stars of the silver screen are getting ready for the baftas later tonight. we ll look at which films might take home the awards. good morning. we are looking at a brighter day, with a few more cloudbreak surround, so some sunny spells developing for many. probably quite a nice sunrise for some of you. in scotland we have to get cloud with rain on the way and here it is going to turn progressively windier, with severe gales on the way, tonight across the north. more on but a bit later on. it s sunday, the 19th of february. our main story: the british medical association says the government is standing on the precipice of a historic mistake by failing to stop strike action in the nhs. 16,000 junior doctors in england are being balloted over industrial action. that vote closes tomorrow, when a large number of ambulance workers in england and wales will also walk out. vincent mcaviney has the latest. escalating strikes across the nhs. ambulance workers in england, wales and nor
scattered here and there, probably a little bit lighter, 19 to 24 celsius, summer temperature values. that sort of weather would be more comfortable mates and days continues into the weekend, we have more rainfall to come, particularly across scotland winds again, but high pressure, the azores high will keep things very dry, particularly where we need that rain across southern and eastern areas, leaving this weekend most likely in the north and west, and we may see more in the north and west next week, but not further south. clive. thanks, helen. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 3rd august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. welcome to sportsday. i mjane dougall, live from birmingham on the sixth day of action at the commonwealth games, with plenty of gold medals. what a win for emily campbell, a
archie battersbee s parents apply to the european court of human rights to try to postpone the removal of his life support, which was due to begin today. a review has found former met police chief, dame cressida dick, may have breached professional standards during an investigation into the murder of the private detective daniel morgan. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed, after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people s votes. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. hello, good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. foreign ministers from the g7 have said there is nojustification for what they called china s aggressive military drills in the taiwan strait. the exercises which are taking place over the next four days from tomorrow are in response to a visit to taiwan by the speaker of the us house of representatives
dangerous marnus labuschagne. joe root with the catch. scoring was quick on his fast pitch. steven smith smashing a six as he moved to 22 but, in an exhilarating opening session, broad returned to the attack to get smith caught behind. the headingley cloud treated to a fascinating two hours of play. the players will be coming back out in the next five minutes or so. australia will resume on 9i a. travis head was dropped on nine by jonny bairstow two. he is ten not out, mitchell marsh isjust getting going as well. you can listen to commentary from test match special. england women s captain heather knight says her side are going to fly after winning theirfirst points in the women s ashes. the hosts won a nail biting second t20 by three runs at the oval, but still trail 6 2 in the multi format series. danielle wyatt s 76 helped england amass 186 in their 20 overs their highest total against australia.
of last summer. it s england s first overseas win in a pink ball match. the second and final test of the series is in wellington starting on thursday night uk time. england women s captain heather knight says she feels like things are building nicely after a significant win over india at the t20 world cup. it was their biggest test so far and it showed, with england losing four early wickets before a half century from nat sciver bru nt. they rallied after that though, winning by 11 runs clinching top spot in their group. england only have pakistan left to play in the group stages and, importantly, will avoid reigning champions australia in the semi finals if they stay top. there was a minute s applause before kick off between newcastle united and liverpool in tribute to the former newcastle striker christian atsu, who was amongst those killed in the earthquake in turkey this month.