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break the glass and windows. we saw chaos. searchers are continuing for a missing baby whose parents, concert more and mark gordon, were arrested and held on suspicion of gross negligence constance marten. we are expecting a news conference and if you moments. this is the scene, awaiting the two police officers leading the current investigation. and new data shows more than 700 sex offenders slipped after police radar in three years just by changing their names. and a record number of people volunteering to train guide dogs of the bbc highlights a national shortage. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. iam i am with you until 5pm. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it s obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show mr hancock decided against advice to test all residents going into care ho ....
operations likely to be impacted so cancer treatment for example we know that 140,000 operations have had to be cancelled over the winter because of a range of strike action but what are they calling for? well, it is all about pay and conditions and the british medical association is calling for a 35% increase in wages and they say it hasn t kept up with inflation of the last 15 years and they ve essentially had a pay cut. junior doctors as well themselves say that people are leaving the profession to find better paid jobs elsewhere. joining me is doctor robert levenson who is co chair of thejunior robert levenson who is co chair of the junior doctors committee on the british medical association. people will be wondering why you are not at work and you are here on the picket lines. . , u, work and you are here on the picket lines. . , , , , lines. there are significant issues that face junior lines. there are significant issues that face junior doctors, - lines. there are s ....
picket lines if lives are in immediate danger. under trade union laws, life and limb cover must be provided. live now to london s trafalgar square, where we can speak to nickjohnson, who s at the rally there. what are people saying to you? things are just getting under way here. the rally itself starting in the next few minutes. this will be ground zero for the junior doctors strike in england. this is the second track byjunior doctors in the space of a month. the bma says patrons haven t been met. they are still pushing for about 35% pay increase. in the past hour or so we have heard from downing street who say that that pay increases completely unrealistic and they are not prepared to sit down with the british medical association until they can come to what downing street says it s a bit more realistic. the man in charge of nhs england has said that this week is expected to cause unparalleled levels of disruption within the health service. it is thought that more than ....
severe gale and a pretty blustery winter northern ireland. as well as that, aside from the wind, all these showers to come. lengthy spells of rain for some, hail showers to come. lengthy spells of rainforsome, hailand showers to come. lengthy spells of rain for some, hail and thunder as well. really unsettled and i have mentioned snow so it is going to be chilly tomorrow, temperatures between seven and ten for most of us. more showers taking us into thursday. perhaps not quite as voracious as wednesday. but we have got more rain waiting in the wings to come in on friday but slightly less chilly thursday with a bit more brightness between the showers but some nasty weather. thanks, helen. that s it. more analysis of the day s top stories is over on newsnight news where you are. have a very good night. as england s junior doctors strike for 96 continuous hours, hospital bosses worry about what overnight cover there will be tonight. and with the government and bma union b ....
stefanos tsitsipas is through to the semi finals of the australian open for the fourth time. the third seed maintained his unbeaten record in grand slam quarterfinals claiming a 6 3 7 6 6 4 victory over 21 year oldjiri lehecka. the czech had defeated britain s cameron norrie to make the last eight but was broken in his first service game and failed to take a set from tsitsipas. he s now made the last eight in a major, six times on the bounce. tsitsipas will play russian karen khachanov in the semi finals after his american opponent sebastian korda retired from the match through injury. korda was two sets down and trailing 3 love in the third when he threw in the towel. at the end of the second set when i pushed through and ticket, it is extra pressure to the guy especially he has some issues physically and with health. i think at the beginning of the third, when we take this lead, the attitude changes. i think all those things together, i was quite focused, i knew what i had ....