he secures back to back titles for britain in the men s 1500 metres after a thrilling race at the world championships in hungary. at the world championships # why don t you, why don t you.# at the world championships can you remember the rest? at the world championships it s been 50 years since the show that encouraged kids to turn off the tv and do something less boring first hit our screens. today, sunshine and showers, some showers sundry, especially this morning, cross some southern counties. more persistent rain pushing up into the northern isles. all the details later. it s thursday, the 24th of august. our top story. russian authorities say the leader of the wagner mercenary group, who led a coup against vladmir putin this summer, was on a plane that crashed near moscow, killing all ten people on board. the kremlin hasn t confirmed yevgeny prigozhin s death, but a social media account linked to his organisation has accused russian air defences of shooting down the airc
hello, i m 0lly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday. after the sydney celebrations, now all focus is on the final. we ll have the latest from the lionesses. two days after he was cleared to play, the england captain 0wen farrell could still miss the start of the rugby world cup. eilish mccolgan is definiutely out of the world athletics championships, but that s not the only problem for the british team. also coming up on sportsday making a splash in paris beth potter comes out on top in the olympic triathlon test event. yeah, i actually got there in the warm up i think because i was so prepared for it. i was running up the chanson lisee, and it wasjust unreal. evening. it s under three days to go to the women s world cup final. england have had a well earned day off after yesterday s win over australia. the co hosts have to pick themselves up for the third fourth play off game on saturday against sweden, but for the lionesses, all theirfocus is now on spain. jane
yesterday was the warmest day of the year, 28 celsius, a month. today feeling fresher with sunny spells and showers. the full forecast throughout the programme. it s friday, the 11th of august. our main story. the latest round of strikes byjunior doctors in england will start in just over an hour, as a long running dispute involving half of all doctors working in the uk continues. nhs leaders are warning it means more significant disruption to the health service, with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. we re now into the fifth round of strikes byjunior doctors in england with little sign that their union, the british medical association, or ministers are prepared to yield. but the continuing industrial action is having an impact on patients. former teacher margaret is trying to plan a holiday, but she also needs to get a new pacemaker battery fitted. one nhs appointment was cancelled because of an earlier walko