iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
schools are closing early and there is a warning that the bad weather is going to last until the weekend. # instead i wrote a song bout how you did me wrong # i could ve cried at home and spent the night alone # instead i wrote a song i feel much better now and i wrote a song becomes the uk s eurovision entry. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england have lost their first t20 international since winning the t20 world cup, with hosts bangladesh power into a six wicket win. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. at least nine people have been killed in ukraine as the country has again come under sustained russian missile attack. there s been severe damage to parts of its energy infrastructure as well as residential areas. the mayor of kyiv says 40% of the capital s residents are without heating. shelling overnight in southern ukraine has damaged the only functioning power line used for electricity to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is occupied by
Shelters are overcrowded and water cannot be pumped orfiltered because of his roles block on fuel and bottled water is now unaffordable for most families. Rishi sunak will continue his tour of The Middle East today amid growing fears in the region that the conflict in gaza could spread. Chiara bleeders gallery in egypt ahead of the summit this weekend to discuss the crisis. In saudi arabia last night the Prime Minister met the crown prince. Number 10 said the pair agreed that the loss of innocent lives in israel and gaza over the last few weeks has been horrific. He said he will encourage saudi arabia to use its influence in The Middle East. As you have been Hearing Withjo votes continue to be counted in the Mid Bedfordshire and tamworth by elections. We could have declarations in the next hour. Turnout in tamworth was 35. 9 cent that is low even for a by election. The vote followed the resignation of the former conservative deputy whip chris pincher in september. Our team in tamworth
Good morning. It is october the 10th. Israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has warned his country will use enormous force against the Hamas Militant Group as the conflict enters its fourth day. It comes as israels Defence Minister ordered a complete siege of the gaza strip, cutting off food, electricity and water supplies. Almost 690 people have lost their lives on the palestinian side while around 900 people have now died in israel. Hamas insurgants are now threatening to start killing hostages, if israel carries out more strikes without warning. 0ur International Editor jeremy bowen reports. Inside gaza, it looks every bit as if palestinians are feeling the full force of Israeli Military power. Israel says hamas is responsible for the suffering of gazas civilians. And its retaliation for the hamas attacks has onlyjust begun. Hamas has threatened to start killing its israeli hostages. The air strikes rolled on, hour after hour. Palestinian armed groups, undeterred, kept up thei
Long term decisions for a brighter future, or short term jockeying for advantage . Rishi sunak sets out his stall for the coming election. The northern leg of h52 is cancelled. The Prime Minister insists that every penny of the £36 billion intended for that rail link will be spent on other projects. There were a raft of other announcements too, sold like this. Politics doesnt work the way it should. Weve had 30 years of a political system which incentivises the easy decision, not the right one. 30 years of vested interests standing in the way of change. 30 years of rhetorical ambition, which achieves little more than a short term headline. Weve gathered politicians to weigh up whether the reformist pitch is credible for a party already in government. Could it even be an election winner . And speaking of 30 years ago. Things can only get better now ive found you. With so many Big Government schemes especially in education and health reliant on private finance deals, we reveal the soari