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
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: mission to the moon america prepares to test launch a rocket, heralding a new era of space exploration. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that s killed more than 1000 people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss s tax cutting policies as worrying and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs. french police launch an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he s the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. and gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by queen victoria. now on bbc news, click. this week, we will catch up with an olympic superstar hoping to help women exercise smarter. i m trying to run for a gold medal here, but i m also very aware that i ve just started my period. chris is braving the cold. still, he has some furry friends to ke
is surrounded by a lot of grassland and farmland. it was a place that few people outside the local area would ve heard of until disaster hit, when a devastating wildfire swept through the village at the end of the day when the uk hit a0 degrees celsius for the very first time. tonight at 10:00, the uk has today recorded its highest ever temperature 40.3 degrees celsius in lincolnshire. july the 19th the day the uk reached a temperature that once seemed impossible and with extreme heat, fire. in wennington, a small blaze soon became an inferno that destroyed 19 homes. i needed to leave and so, i left and went to my local church, cos we ve got a community church. but after spending a few minutes in the church, then we realised that the church ground was also on fire, so we were told to evacuate the church. i was sunbathing in my garden and then, a massive black cloud s come across. i looked up, that side of wennington was on fire and within an hour, it spread all the way t
An urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with Sickle Cell Disease. We will speak to two families of those living with the disease. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you reassured by what you hear . Were also talking about fire safety this morning. If your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. German chancellor Angela Merkel has described theresa mays offer to give european Citizens Rights after Brexit Living in the uk is a good start. At a summit last night, the Prime Minister said nobody in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, nor did she want to split up families. In return the eu would have to