i think this is a big challenge. we ve got a vacancy rate at the moment of around 10% across the nhs. that is 100,000 staff doctors, nurses, health care so, that s a good start in terms of thinking about what we need to fill. there are big numbers out there. and that s not even thinking about future demand. so, with pressure on hospitals growing, later this morning the bbc is launching an nhs tracker to show people how services in england, scotland and wales are coping. by entering a postcode, it will allow patients and families to track any ambulance delays, waits on a&e and to get on to wards, vital information about the state of nhs emergency services through this, the most challenging winter they have faced. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. that nhs tracker will go live on the bbc website later this morning.
jong-un pubically mourned his father, state media referred to him as head of the ruling party. sunday a group of visiting south korean visitors met with the assembly. two swedish journalists have been sentenced to 11 years in prison in ooet yoethiopia. they were found guilty of supporting terrorism. britain s prince philip will leave hospital today. a buckingham palace says the 90-year-old will rejoin the queen and members of the royal family. prince philip spent christmas in hospital following a successful surgery to open a blocked artery in his heart. those are the top stories. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london. i m charles hodson. welcome to world business today. our top stories on tuesday, the 27th of december. hospital patients are put in pearl in india. 10,000 state doctors are on strike for a seventh day, calling for higher wages. rue pert murdoch s media empire made its own headlines in 2011. we explain why the ph