a huge response to the tv drama about the post office scandal that saw hundreds of innocent branch managers wrongfully prosecuted for theft. we ll hear from one who s fought forjustice for 20 years. whilst there are some brighter skies ahead for us all there is still some rain in the forecast today particularly across the south, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 4th january. our main story. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. yesterday nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to return to the wards and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system, which is known as derogation. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here s more from our health editor hugh pym. # hey, vicky, ooh, ahh # i wanna know when you ll pay u
A General Election has been called and the countdown to polling day on July 4 has begun. Here are the candidates that we know, so far, will be standing for the Banbury seat - and their reactions to the news. Here are some words from the candidates that we have heard back from so far. We will add more as we get them through.
that means planned operations like hip and knee replacements and check ups will be hugely disrupted. eileen wilson, who s a local lib dem councillor, has been waiting for a hip operation at addenbrooke s in cambridge she says she s in a great deal of pain and to have it done privately will cost her £17,000, money she s not willing to pay when she can get it on the nhs. every time i ve rung up the hospital i m just way down the waiting list. like, at one point they said there were 80 people in front of me waiting to see a consultant orthopedic surgeon, and then when i rang back again about a month or so later, there were 90 people because of the impact of the strikes. but eileen doesn t blame junior doctors for walking out. instead, she feels let down by the government. health secretary victoria atkins has said that if the strikes