i m sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as you ve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for many decades, healthcare spending in western economies as a share of gdp has always risen, but recent research carried out by the economist claims that is no longer the case. so what is the cost of providing healthcare? an issue that will dominate in the run up to a general election here in the uk and a headache for most governments around the world. let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you on the
hello. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, says he s carefully reviewing the initial findings of the israeli military investigation into how its forces killed seven aid workers in gaza on monday. three of the dead were british nationals. the israeli defence force inquiry found there d been a catalogue of errors leading up to the air strikes on the aid convoy, with the idf saying the deaths were a grave mistake and a serious violation of procedure. several senior officers have now been dismissed. the people who died were working for the charity world central kitchen, which has called for an independent inquiry, and there s been worldwide condemnation of the killings. israel has now opened up more aid routes, in response to the criticism. in a moment, we ll take look at the dire humanitarian situation in gaza, where more than 33,000 people have died in the last six months, according to the hamas controlled health ministry. but first, here s lucy williamson injerusalem. israe
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