of the government s plans. hundreds of thousands of workers go on strike in uk today more could be the biggest walk of industrial action since last year. a state of emergency has been declared in malawi with more than 200 people now confirmed dead after storm freddy hit southern africa for the second time in a month. and a small number of wolves have started to settle in belgium, for the first time in more than 100 years, as numbers increase across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. let s begin today with the latest from pakistan, where the police appear to have stopped the operation to arrest the former prime minister imran khan. it appears to be due to a cricket match taking place. they say they will resume trying to arrest him afterwards. unrest continued in lahore through the night as imran khan s supporters clashed with security forces after police made another attempt to arrest him on a court order. he has accused the authorities there of acting outside the law in t
in london, 13 14 along the north sea coast, and 15 or so in northern ireland. the low pressure is still with us on friday, a rather large area of low pressure, so i think on friday it will be of a bit of a mixed bag with sunny spells and heavy showers and possibly a crack of thunder. again, very mild. south westerly winds. even the possibility of it getting up to 15-16 in possibility of it getting up to 15 16 in one or two spots. is it going to stay mild and wet? yes, it is, as far as the eye can see, into next week, temperatures in double figures, often cloudy, with rain at times. and that s all from me this evening. plenty more, as always, on our website. from the six team goodnight. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. a 1% chance butjurgen klopp says liverpool will give it a go anyway at real madrid tonight. this was his first there would be four more. we look back at another record breaking night for erling haaland. energumene
the week, it turns increasingly unsettled but milder, so i m not sure whether you will appreciate that. the cold air being pushed out of the way and the milder air moves with a south westerly wind but that means lots of rain around as we head towards the weekend. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday it s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. constitution hill runs a rule at the cheltenham festival in the champion hurdle. british players from the. up against the current us open champion. harry s home run makes history for great britain as they secure their first ever win at the world baseball classic. also coming up we speak to the ukrainian fencer standing up to ioc plans. it will always be in our hearts and our souls, and we will never forget and neverforgive. hello and welcome long. the course of a generation, according to tony mccoy, after constitution hill s stunning race in the cheltenham festival
of asian men is jailed for eight and a half years. china and russia have denounced a defence pact, agreed by the us, uk and australia, that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and danger, calling the deal a violation of the aims of the international non proliferation treaty. here s the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin speaking at the daily press briefing. translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus pact - and the three countries efforts to advance cooperation on nuclear submarines and other cutting edge military technology is typical cold war mentality. it will only spur an arms race and undermine the international nonproliferation regime and harm regional peace and stability. peace loving countries have expressed their serious concern and opposition. the three countries lates
i had my first cancer diagnosed about six or seven years ago. that waiting time is very, very hard. i don t think until you have been through it, you can actually understand it. despite the walk out, some hospitals are able to continue with some routine operations, but it is a mixed picture. the full impact on cancellations will not be known for a few days. one thing we re seeing that is different from other strike days is that demand for care has been sustained. in previous strike days, we saw that drop. it means the nhs is trying to keep things going, it was already overstretched, but it has fewer resources at its disposal. the government says the bma s pay claim is completely unaffordable. it s urged officials to call off the strike and enter into pay talks along with other health unions in england, and help bring this ongoing dispute to an end. katharine da costa, bbc news. new employment figures showjob vacancies in the uk have fallen for the eighth time in a row. the of