senior ukrainian government minister has died in a helicopter crash in kyiv that has killed at least 1a people. we ll be live in somerset where a major incident has been declared because of the risk of severe flooding good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. mr good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon, mr davies! and the 100 year old war veteran whose latest mission is to help children in cheshire learn to read. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the world of snooker reacts as ten chinese players are charged in connection with alleged match fixing allegations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the biggest day of strikes in the nhs so far is now set for monday 6th february, after ambulance workers announced today that they would walk out on the same day as nurses in england and wales. tens of thosuands of nurses in england are already on strike again today in their dispute over pay affecting a quarter of
wards fell silent. emergency care is still being provided hospital bosses say they re hugely concerned. my message and that of many chief executives around the country is that this needs resolution. we cannot continue to go through periods of industrial action and the disruption it s causing to patients and to our staff. the thing is, there is no sign of a resolution tonight. i actually detect resolution tonight. i actually detect a resolution tonight. i actually detect a souring of the mood between health detect a souring of the mood between health unions and the government. also on the programme. one of the ukrainian government s most senior ministers has died in a helicopter crash in kyiv at least 1a people were killed. another slight fall in inflation but food prices continue to soar. the united nations sends its most senior woman to afghanistan for talks with the taliban, who ve stopped women working for aid agencies there. a major incident has been declared i
senior ukrainian government minister has died in a helicopter crash in kyiv that has killed at least 1a people. we ll be live in somerset where a major incident has been declared because of the risk of severe flooding good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon. mr good afternoon, here, too. good afternoon, mr davies! and the 100 year old war veteran whose latest mission is to help children in cheshire learn to read. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the world of snooker reacts as ten chinese players are charged in connection with alleged match fixing allegations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the biggest day of strikes in the nhs so far is now set for monday 6th february, after ambulance workers announced today that they would walk out
limping to the ball but did get there. it s a hip issue of uncertain severity. the score was clear. straight sets defeat. we may wonder if we ll see nadal at the australian open again. but he praised his opponent. mackenzie mcdonald has said he is one quarter scottish, with english and chinese heritage. and yes, he s american. joe wilson, bbc news. we heard from somerset earlier, sunshine over the flood waters today but itjust goes to show that although it has turned drier how wet the first part of the year has been. we are still feeling the impacts of flooding. it is drier and colder too. that part of the weather will change this weekend. if you are in the north and west. the warmer
and he would often makejourneys like this at low altitude, which of course comes with its own risks. you can t go much higher than the tree line to avoid being targeted. as for the obvious question, the cause is not known. in times of war, many suspect the enemy. these are dangerous times to be a ukrainian. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv region. the environment agency has declared a major incident in somerset because of risk of flooding, saying that it is prudent to plan for the worst . pumping began yesterday to clear water off the somerset levels with authorities keen to avoid a repeat of the 2014 floods that devastated the area. our west of england correspondent danjohnson is at northmoor green in somerset. this is one of the pumping stations at the centre of this serious effort to try and clear some of the floodwater before it gets into