in england and wales are not acting on complaints of violence against women. we cannot be complacent and we need very robust investigations to take forward and dismiss anyone who we think is working in our organisation that shouldn t be. a22 year old white woman is for 8.5 years for falsely claiming she was trafficked and beaten by a grooming gang of asian men. job vacancies in the uk fall for the eighth time in a row, according to the latest figures published in the run up to wednesday sbudget, when the government is expected to encourage people back into work. and the public swimming pool that s been heated by a tiny data centre. we will explain. hello, welcome to bbc news. china and russia have denounced a defence pact agreed by the us, uk and australia that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. and the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and d
chancellor s budget tomorrow as new figures show wage rises are no longer accelerating. the neonatal nurse accused of the murder and attempted murder of babies a court hear how a consultant raised concerns with hospital bosses, which were ignored. we ll report on why some well known cough medicines sold behind the counter at pharmacies have been withdrawn from sale. and some 36,000 people turned up for the opening day of cheltenham. we ll bring you the latest on the horse racing action. andy murray faces a man he mentored, and emma also aims to reach the fourth round. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a 22 year old woman has been jailed for eight and a half years for making up a series of false rape allegations. eleanor williams posted pictures of herself on social media with injuries she claimed were from being beaten, abused and trafficked by asian men. in fact she had inflicted the wounds on herself using a hammer. the court heard that the three me
of asian men is jailed for eight and a half years. china and russia have denounced a defence pact, agreed by the us, uk and australia, that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and danger, calling the deal a violation of the aims of the international non proliferation treaty. here s the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin speaking at the daily press briefing. translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus pact - and the three countries efforts to advance cooperation on nuclear submarines and other cutting edge military technology is typical cold war mentality. it will only spur an arms race and undermine the international nonproliferation regime and harm regional peace and stability. peace loving countries have expressed their serious concern and opposition. the three countries lates
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
good evening. the three contenders to become the next leader of the scottish national party have been debating tonight in edingburgh. the three candidates the msp ash regan, finance secretary kate forbes, and the health secretary humza yousaf were responding to questions from a live bbc audience. the voting opened yesterday, there are 100,000 snp members, who have just under two weeks left to decide who they think should replace nicola sturgeon as first minister of scotland. at the beginning of her time as first minister, she said judge me on education and tonight each of the candidates outlined what they would wish to be judged on if they become the next snp leader. eradicating poverty is the heart of everything. any inequality we have weathering education or health or in any other area of government, it always comes back to poverty. we must, if not eradicated, we have to substantially reduce poverty. whoever it is the first minister, certainly if i am, the common thread