invasion of ukraine. and the lengths people will go to to get around schemes that are supposed to reduce coming up on bbc news the fallout from the grand national is the death of three horses across the three day meeting, protest and arrest part of the best spark debate. good evening. the nhs in england said it had to cancel almost 200,000 operations and appointments last week during the four day strike by junior doctors, heaping four day strike byjunior doctors, heaping yet more pressure on the health service. over the past five months, almost half a million appointments have had to be rescheduled, and the nhs national medical director says with each strike, it becomes harder. and he wants the impact on patients and staff will continue to worsen. he warns. our health editor hugh pym reports. trying to get back to normal. are you comfortable as you are, lying on the bed? they are assessing patients who have come through this hospital s emergency department. fully staf
in russia, one of president putin s main critics is sentenced to 25 years in prison. main critics is sentenced we ll have the latest from moscow. main critics is sentenced for main critics is sentenced vladimir kara murza, the possible for vladimir kara murza, the maximum possible punishment, a quarter of a century behind bars which it sends a chilling message to anyone here thinking of taking on the kremlin. the prime minister under investigation after allegations of a possible failure to declare his wife s financial interest in a business that could benefit from government policy. the un calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan where a power struggle between two military leaders has led to days of fighting. and the rise of the low traffic neighbourhood in england. we report on the heated local debates for and against. and coming up on bbc news, drama at the crucible as a protester vandalizes one of the tables during a match at the world snooker championship. good evening
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in new york city where two men have appeared in court charged with operating a chinese secret police station in manhattan. lujianwang and chenjinping are accused of acting on behalf of china s ministry of public security, to monitor and intimidate dissidents. breon peace is the federal district attorney in brooklyn. unlike typical officers, the mps officers who have been charged today are not focused on preventing crime. rather, the complaints charge these mps officers with engaging in transnational repression schemes, targeting members of the chinese diaspora community in new york city and elsewhere in the united states. and as shown in these complaints, the mps has repeatedly and flagrantly violated our nation s sovereignty, including by opening and operating a police station in the middle of new york city. our new york correspondent nada tawfiq told me more about the reaction from us authorites. what they are alleging here
ambulance staff and some hospital workers, unite, is going ahead and planning strikes in some areas at the same time as the nurses in england, even before their ballot on the payoff has closed, and they say there are signs of it being rejected in many trusts. thank you. the prime minister is under investigation after facing allegations of a possible failure to declare shares held by his wife in a childcare agency that may benefit from the recent budget. the inquiry has been opened by parliament s standards watchdog. under the rules, mps have to be open and frank when declaring their interests. our political editor chris mason reports. laughter meeting parents and toddlers in st austell in cornwall in february, the prime minister and his wife akshata murthy. well done for knowing it s a two! that s clever! the centrepiece of this spring s budget was a big expansion in the provision of free care for preschool children in england. hello, boys and girls! part of that, and boosting the nu
officers who support the army chief, working to be seen visiting the injured. and the fighting is spreading with troops out on the streets and ports are done and reports of unrest elsewhere. sudan. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the uk s prime minister rishi sunak is under investigation by the commissioner of standards over whether a declaration of interest was open and frank . the probe is related to his wife s child care firm that she has shares in. a spokesperson for mr. sunak says the pm is happy to work with the watchdog to clariy his ministerial interest. canada s public broadcaster says it s quitting twitter over a new government funded label it says questions its editorial independence. the canadian broadcasting corporation says twitter had added a government funded