is sacked over complaints about his behaviour at work. preparations in belfast ahead of president biden s visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. a vast area of ukraine is covered in landmines officials say it will take many years to clear. # thank you for being a friend. #. and singer tony christie diagnosed with dementia this year unveils plans to sing for britain s carers. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a huge night for manchester city and pep guardiola as he comes up against his former team, bayern munich, in the champions league quarterfinals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a four day strike in support of their demand for a pay rise of 35%. the bma union says the figure would make up for 15 years of below inflation wage rises. the government says the claim is unaffordable and has urged the bma to come to the table with a realistic approach. more than 250,000 appo
sport, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. well, over to you. well, overto you. hello well, over to you. hello again, matthew. there are 100 days to go until the 2023 fifa women s world cup gets under way in australia and new zealand, and organisers say they re on course to sell a record 1.5 million tickets. co hosts australia are in action in a friendly against the european champions, england. kick off in brentford is just a few hours away. our reporterjo currie is there. jo, the countdown to the tournament is on. absolutely, it is now three and a half they will be a host of stars on display tonight notjust they will be a host of stars on display tonight not just with the but a large number of those players also playing the football here in england also playing the football here in enaulan . also playing the football here in en [an a ., ., also playing the football here in en. ian. ., ., , , also playing the football here in eni [ani ., ., , , ., england and th
i mean, vaping is a very good way for smokers to quit, we know that if you give pregnant smokers shopping vouchers that will encourage them to quit and increase their success rate too, but we are talking about a pittance, you know, tens of millions compared to the hundreds of millions that are needed to end smoking. whilst giving out vapes to adults, the government is also cracking down on vape sales to under 18s, earmarking £3 million to tackle this. the new vaping policy is expected to be rolled out over a two year period. aruna iyengar, bbc news. we are back in belfast a moment, first let s catch up with the weather. hello there. we ve got some very windy weather on the way tonight and into wednesday. an area of low pressure is developing along the atlantic jet stream. this is causing the pressure to drop explosively. drops of pressure by over 30 millibars in the space of 2a hours, well, these areas of low pressure are sometimes referred to as weather bombs . it will certainly be
but we are talking about a pittance, you know, tens of millions compared to the hundreds of millions that are needed to end smoking. whilst giving out vapes to adults, the government is also cracking down on vape sales to under 18s, earmarking £3 million to tackle this. the new vaping policy is expected to be rolled out over a two year period. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the singer tony christie, who announced injanuary that he d been diagnosed with dementia, has unveiled plans to record thank you for being a friend on behalf of the music for dementia campaign. the track will be used to mark the third annual thank you day, which aims to recognise the work done by britain s unsung carers. tim muffett went to meet him. she s my greatest help, so, you know, i m very fortunate. he is very loved. tony christie has been married to sue for 55 years, but there are new challenges ahead.
The Biden administration is making a first-of-its-kind ask of the health-care sector: to act on climate change. However, the pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is voluntary, making researchers and advocates question how effective it will be.