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
ready already here as their team gets ready to already here as their team gets ready to face fiorentina in the europe ready to face fiorentina in the europa conference league final as they look europa conference league final as they look to win their first trophy in 43 they look to win their first trophy in 43 years in 43 years. good morning, another cloudy an 43 years. good morning, another cloudy start today. like the last few days it will burn back towards the east coast and many of us will see some sunshine. if you are fed up with this weather, it is changing at the end of this week. # you can leave your hat on.# we catch up with the stars of the full monty good morning. it s wednesday, the 7th ofjune. thousands of people have fled their homes in southern ukraine, after a huge dam on the dnipro river collapsed and flooded towns and villages downstream. the un described it as one of the most significant attacks on civilian infrastructure since the start of the
convicted of 12 charges. assault against young women and girls over a period between 1968 and 1986. he was stripped of the cbe, his australian medal of honour as well. the only way to describe it is the most extraordinary fall from grace, as people wondered how was it that we could have had him so much a part of life are so many years and only the details to come out after so many years. he was in prison for three years. he was in prison for three years. there was another trial, an inability to reach a conclusion but his reputation had been destroyed. the only statement we have today from his solicitor saying this is to confirm that rolf harris recently died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest. no further comments will be made. . ~ , rest. no further comments will be made. . ~ , . the number of dentists working in the nhs in england has fallen, according to the british dental association. it says there are nearly 700 fewer dentists than
Investigation is launched. Iran releases an alleged confession of spying by a British Iranian man whos facing the Death Sentence he says the confession was forced. The social media personality andrew tate investigated in relation to organised crime, we investigate his popularity with young people. And the Brit Award Nominations are out with a notable absence of women in the category of artist of the year. And stay with us here on Bbc News Channel for continuing coverage in analysis with our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. Ambulance response times in england and waits in accident and Emergency Departments have reached the highest levels on record. The latest figures have exposed the Alarming State of Emergency Care in the National Health service. For some emergencies, including suspected strokes and heart attacks, the average wait was over 90 minutes. The target is 18 minutes. More than a third of patients waited more than four hours to be assessed a
Accused of persuading women not to have abortions. Crisis pregnancy centres are not upfront about who they are and what theyre there to do. No one else should be made to feel how i felt that day. So how many women like me has there been . Im on my way to meet a woman who contacted me about her experience with a Crisis Pregnancy advice service. She was 25 when she became pregnant last year. It was absolutely unplanned, unexpected. And i think i was unprepared for having to deal with that. I googled Pregnancy Crisis Line or pregnancy helpline, just to talk to somebody for impartial advice. And ifound Pregnancy Crisis Helpline. The Pregnancy Crisis Helpline says its supported more than 2,000 women in the last year. But melanie was unhappy with the advice she got. There were things that were with an aim to make me question why i wanted to have an abortion, whether i should. She definitely did some Fear Mongering around the process of a medical abortion, you can heavily bleed for months o