sold all these tickets, it is great to see people investing in the game. it is only getting better, isn t it? it is only getting better, isn t it? it is only getting better, isn t it? it is really exciting to see. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website at that s bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. welcome back to bbc news. as we ve been reporting, thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a four day strike. their union says they ve had 15 years of below inflation wage rises. the government says the pay claim of 35% is unaffordable. across england there have been picket lines outside hospitals, while more senior doctors including consultants are drafted in to fill staffing gaps. the british medical association says there are plans to pull doctors off
cardiff arms park and that they have sold all these tickets, it is great to see people investing in the game. it is only getting better, isn t it? it is only getting better, isn t it? it is only getting better, isn t it? it is really exciting to see. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website at that s bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. welcome back to bbc news. as we ve been reporting, thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a four day strike. their union says they ve had 15 years of below inflation wage rises. the government says the pay claim of 35% is unaffordable. across england there have been picket lines outside hospitals, while more senior doctors including consultants are drafted in to fill staffing gaps. the british medical association says there are plans to pull doctors off
available for emergencies. the industrial action began at 7am, and will run until one minute to seven on saturday morning. the uk s health secretary, steve barclay, said earlier that asking for 35% was not fair or reasonable . but the bma union says it wants to make up for 15 years of below inflation wage rises. here s our health editor, hugh pym. overworked! underpaid! junior doctors on the picket line at milton keynes university hospital. what do we want? pay restoration! the strike is set to be the most destructive so far. nojunior doctor cuts! so why are they out for a second time this year? do you know, it s a really difficult decision as a junior doctor to strike, and i ve actually felt a lot of agony about deciding, as have many of my colleagues. but at the end of the day, we have had significant pay degradation. is it reasonable to ask for a 35% pay rise?
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 appointments and operations could be cancelled, and some hospitals say up to half of planned treatment is affected. junior doctors who are qualified doctors in clinical training previously went on strike between the 13 and 15th of march. that led to 175,000 outpatient appointments and operations being rescheduled. professor sir stephen powis, nhs england s national medical director, has warned services will be stretched , adding the strikes will cause significant disruption . the health secretary steve barclay
walls separate both communities tower over the houses and run through back gardens, peace is not something that is a certainty. also tonight writer and journalist hadley freeman on her descent into anorexia as a teenager. anorexia makes you behave in quite disgusting ways, wells would be hiding bags of vomit under that bad, smearing butter under the table. it is not some romantic disease, it will destroy you. good evening. no pay talks untiljunior doctors across england drop their demand for a 35% pay increase that s what the government said today as medical professionals walked out on strike for an unprecedented 4 days. for their part, junior doctors say they d be prepared to suspend their strike action if the government put a credible offer on the table. the british medical association union says it wants pay restoration because junior doctors have had 15 years of below inflation wage rises