i had my first cancer diagnosed about six or seven years ago. that waiting time is very, very hard. i don t think until you have been through it, you can actually understand it. despite the walk out, some hospitals are able to continue with some routine operations, but it is a mixed picture. the full impact on cancellations will not be known for a few days. one thing we re seeing that is different from other strike days is that demand for care has been sustained. in previous strike days, we saw that drop. it means the nhs is trying to keep things going, it was already overstretched, but it has fewer resources at its disposal. the government says the bma s pay claim is completely unaffordable. it s urged officials to call off the strike and enter into pay talks along with other health unions in england, and help bring this ongoing dispute to an end. katharine da costa, bbc news. new employment figures showjob vacancies in the uk have fallen for the eighth time in a row. the of
has said very clearly that he wants the chinese military to be able to fight and win wars, but if you re sitting in beijing, you will look at things like the aukus pact, this pact to give australian nuclear powered submarines, and say, they re the ones who are being threatening, not us. let s talk about what has been agreed in terms of the submarines themselves. i m joined now by doctorjonathan gates, former engineering director at bae systems ship and submarine division. thank you so much for being with us. you re welcome. i thank you so much for being with us. you re welcome. you re welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition you re welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to you re welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to design you re welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to design the - you re welcome. i think 20 30s is the ambition to design the new. the ambition to design the new submarine, am i right? would you make of that, the ambition and timescale? timescale? that