i m sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as you ve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for many decades, healthcare spending in western economies as a share of gdp has always risen, but recent research carried out by the economist claims that is no longer the case. so what is the cost of providing healthcare? an issue that will dominate in the run up to a general election here in the uk and a headache for most governments around the world. let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you on the
i have always said nala saved teddy s life and that is how i wanted to think about it. and, new official figures show price rises slowed in the uk for a third month in a row but inflation remains near a ao year high. good morning and welcome to bbc news. first, some breaking news this morning, as two teenagers have been charged with the murder of brianna ghey. this morning cheshire police confirmed two is year olds, a girl from warrington and the boy from leigh, were charged. the 16 year old transgender school pupil was stabbed to death at a village park in cheshire, on saturday. our correspondent yunus muller is in warrington for us this morning. we warrington for us this morning. hope to cross to hi he we hope to cross to him any moment. he is able to join us we hope to cross to him any moment. he is able tojoin us now. good morning to you. bring us up to date, first of all, with the latest news. cheshire police had arrested two teenagers on suspicion of the murder of br
To light when it settles in. So, who is to blame . Did you put profits before people . It is day three for Paula Vennells at the public inquiry. Time for the sub postmasters lawyers to ask questions. You still continue to live in a cloud of denial. And they didnt hold back. I didnt know, nobody told me, i cant remember, i wasnt shown this. I relied on the lawyers. I have tried to do this to The Very Best of my ability. Looking under that rock youre going to find a problem it will devastate the post office. You couldnt let that happen, could you . I loved the post office. I gave it. I worked. As hard as i possibly could to deliver. The best post office for the uk. She was asked about this episode of the one show and the case ofjo hamilton. She discussing it in an e mail. Did the mask slip . I made a mistake in this e mail. Is the reality what you said here reflected the Behind Closed Doors attitude to these postmasters . No. She has been rude to all of us. If she just sorted it out i sh
No suchjoy for no such joy for england cricketers after a surprise defeat to afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup Group stage, but england beat fiji at the rugby world cup. Clement named the new rangers boss. What named the new rangers boss. What Michael Beale named the new rangers boss. What Michael Beale did named the new rangers boss. What Michael Beale did wasnt acceptable. Hello and welcome along to the programme. Lets begin at the Rugby Union World cup in france, where england have booked their place in the semi finals, after a narrow 30 21; win over fiji. Andy swiss watched on in marseille. The england fans celebrating into the night in marseille because they are through to the world cup semifinals but only after the most extraordinary drama, an excellent start against fiji, two first half tries mike from first tuilagi, First International try for two years and after marchant scored, in control, seemed like a straightforward victory. Back came fiji and how. Two tries in quick su
Aood to and the months ahead. joshua, good to get and the months ahead. joshua, good to get your and the months ahead. joshua, good to get your take and the months ahead. joshua, good to get your take on - and the months ahead. joshua, good to get your take on what i good to get your take on what is ahead. we will see you again soon. now let s talk about microdosing. it s when you take a tiny amount of psychedelic drugs, lsd or magic mushrooms, usually, as part of your ordinary day. the drugs are illegal, and currently there is insufficient medical evidence to tell us what the long term harm may be. but some are choosing to do it anyway, arguing it makes them more productive at work. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury reports from new york. singing in the 60s, psychedelic drugs such as lsd or magic mushrooms were associated with long, mindbending trips, hallucinations and hippies. exploration and transformation. today in america, some are taking such drugs