retailers have been fair to customers amid accusations they profiteered from the rising cost of living. good morning from old trafford where england s cricketers have work to do and fast on day two of their must win ashes fourth test. whilst in new zealand, kick off is not far away now for the women s world cup can anyone stop defending champions the usa? can anyone stop defending many can anyone stop defending will get a dry day today there many will get a dry day today but there will be showers to dodge. i will have the forecast here. it s thursday the 20th ofjuly. in an hour, senior hospital doctors in england will go on strike for 48 hours in a dispute over pay. nhs bosses have warned of severe disruption, with thousands of appointments postponed. it s the first time consultants have taken part in industrial action in more than a decade. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. we locked ourselves away. we did everything we should have done in covid to protec
pricing could be hampering people s ability to compare products. the cma said retailers should make the necessary changes, or risk facing enforcement action. it also called on the government to bring in reforms to tighten the law. our business reporter peter ruddick is in salford with the details. what does this report mean for consumers? what does this report mean for consumers? . , , ~ , consumers? that will be the very key auestion i consumers? that will be the very key question i think consumers? that will be the very key question i think the consumers? that will be the very key question i think the chancellor, - question i think the chancellor, jeremy hunt, will be asking. the timing he was really interesting. we have fresh inflation figures out yesterday suggesting that the average headline inflation rate had eased a little, but that food inflation remained incredibly high. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, he directly question supermarkets questioning whether they were
last few days. she is the favourite to win another gold at the world para athletics. a championship record on her way to tonight s final in paris. hello. junior doctors in england have begun a five day strike, in a major escalation of their pay dispute. the industrial action is described by their union as the longest in nhs history, with patients being warned that severe disruption is inevitable. downing street says the strike, by members of the british medical association, will put patient safety at risk. the union has urged ministers to follow the example of scotland, where a new pay deal was offered, a 17.5% increase over two years. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has our top story. claps don t pay the bills! junior doctors back on the picket line for theirfourth walk out this year. but the nhs is braced itself for today, the start of a marathon five day strike. like many hospitals, here at the royal berkshire in reading, they know they ll be stretched. our fo
australia s six point lead. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bbc presenter who s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs is facing further allegations in today s papers. the sun says it has spoken to a 23 year old who claims the male presenter broke covid lockdown rules to travel to meet them after making contact on a dating site. there have been more calls today for the presenter, who s not being named for legal reasons, to come forward. 0ur media correspondent david sillito reports. the bbc on day five of this media storm and the headlines keep coming. today, more allegations that the bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger. it follows the original story which featured allegations about payments for explicit photos, and another revealed by bbc news about messages that were felt by the recipient to be abusive and threatening. for one fellow bbc presenter, who was today speaking on his show on channel 5, there was concer
was pictured in his underwear, on a video call to the teenager. it s understood the corporation is investigating the allegations and the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. bbc news impartially covers stories about the wider corporation and like other news organisations is seeking further clarification on the story. the bbc has issued a statement about the claims. it says it takes any allegations very seriously and it attempts to speak to those who ve contacted them to get further details. but it pointed out if it gets no reply or receive no further contact that can limit its ability to progress things but that doesn t mean the enquiries stop. live now to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, whojoins me now from outside the bbc headquarters in central london. what more can you tell us? well, es, what more can you tell us? well, yes. these what more can you tell us? well, yes, these serious what more can you tell us? well, yes, these