in sport, he s done it luke littler s dream run continues, as the 16 year old becomes the youngest person to reach tonight s world darts final. tha nkfully thankfully not as windy today but there are now over 300 flood warnings across the uk following storm henk. at least the prospects are a little bit drier. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. it s wednesday, 3rd january. our main story. junior doctors in england are about to begin a six day strike the longest in nhs history. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. the government says that is unrealistic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk out is their longest yet, and comes
in decades, jeremy hunt wants get millions of those seen as economically inactive back working. how? i ll have the details. and former england rugby player tom youngs speaks to bbc breakfast for the first time since his wife died from blood cancer lastjune. the loneliness probably the one which really gets you. and which really gets you. and which really -ets you. you think, i will rin- someo but and you think, i will ring someone, but it s and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still not the same as having but it s still not the same as having someone there to talk to. we are having someone there to talk to. are gearing having someone there to talk to. - are gearing up for the opening day of the chelsea festival mac cheltenham festival, the highlight of the british jump cheltenham festival, the highlight of the britishjump racing calendar. it is a cold start to the day, a risk of ice on untreated surfaces, a
comms, as we have been hearing in that report, at the busiest time of the year for the that report, at the busiest time of the yearfor the nhs. this comms. even those most hardened nhs bosses are really worried. they are worried here in newcastle. the rbi is one of the busiest hospitals in the country. it has a major trauma centre. it takes patience in from the scottish borders and across cumbria. they say that the hospital is already full. they have seen an uptake in the number of flu patients. so they are worried. a huge impact. back to you. patients. 50 they are worried. a huge impact. back to you. sharon, thank yom more of today s top stories now with jon, starting with what more we know about yesterday s plane crash in japan. unbelievable pictures, weren t they? absolutely staggering. an investigation is underway into what caused a passengerjet to crash into a coastguard aircraft on the runway at tokyo airport. five coastguard crew were killed. but everyone on the japan airli
sense ofjourney no. you have, but there is such a sense of journey and no. you have, but there is such a sense ofjourney and inevitability. he was so composed and in control. 16. unbelievable. i6. unbelievable. thank goodness it ended when it did. we both needed to get a little bit more sleep than we ended up getting my thing. matt is nodding. you had a late night as well. morning. night as well. mornin. ,., ., ., night as well. morninu. ., ~ ., ., morning. good morning. and another one to come morning. good morning. and another one to come tonight! morning. good morning. and another one to come tonight! certainly - morning. good morning. and another one to come tonight! certainly worth | one to come tonight! certainly worth it. what an effect match. epic match. the weather has been a big talking point. the good news today is the winds have now eased across most parts of the uk. the bad news is flooding will be ongoing. we have one severe flood warning, immediate danger to lif
we have seen it use in the recent fighting with israel as well. thank you. the teenager who has become a sensation in the world of darts, has become the youngest player ever to reach the final of the pdc world championship. 16 year old luke littler beat the former champion, rob cross, by six sets to two in their semi final at alexandra palace in london. littler plays luke humphries in the final tonight. at half past six we will be chatting to the professional darts player andy hamilton, who knew him when he was even younger than he is now. we will speak to some of his old friends who have played with him over the years. the sense of goodwill and support in that room at ally pally, unbelievable. you ve got to feel a bit sorry for his opponent, haven t you? no. you have, but there is such a