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direct entry to the australian open later this month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. junior doctors in england have begun a six day walkout in their dispute about pay the longest strike ever to take place in the nhs. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. the strike started at 7am this morning and will last for six days. it will end at 7am next tuesday january 9th. members of the doctors union, the british medical association, have asked for a 35% pay increase but the government says its demands are unrealistic. let s speak to sharon barber who is at the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. you have been there during the morning. what is the mood on the picket line? on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out i on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out on i on the picket line? around 50 �
in sport, he s done it luke littler s dream run continues, as the 16 year old becomes the youngest person to reach tonight s world darts final. tha nkfully thankfully not as windy today but there are now over 300 flood warnings across the uk following storm henk. at least the prospects are a little bit drier. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. it s wednesday, 3rd january. our main story. junior doctors in england are about to begin a six day strike the longest in nhs history. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. the government says that is unrealistic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk out is their longest yet, and comes
founders of hamas military wing. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil has this report from jerusalem. a hamas senior official killed in a hezbollah stronghold. this is the aftermath of the blast in the heart of the dahiyeh neighbourhood, beirut s southern suburb. hamas s deputy leader saleh al arouri and several others died in the explosion. local media has said this was an israeli drone strike, but the idf has told the bbc they will not comment on reports by foreign media. this blast comes at a very volatile moment in the region. it was condemned by the lebanese caretaker prime minister najib mikati, who said israel wanted to drag lebanon into a new phase of the conflict. israel has not said it was behind this attack, but government adviser mark regev made this point that whoever did it, this was not an attack on the lebanese state, but rather a surgical strike on hamas leadership. saleh al arouri was a senior hamas figure on both the political and the combat fronts. he help
abandon the euro if she wins. on this week s meet the author, my guest is sofie kinsella. she will be talking about her latest book my not so perfect life. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me is robert fox and former conservative employment minister esther mcveigh. the front pages, starting with the daily telegraph, leading analysis of plans to close a&e units in england in an effort to save money. it reports that up to one in six casualties departments face closure. rent revolution, the headline on the front of the metro, referring to a shift in tone by the conservatives from their right to buy policy towards affordable homes to rent. the independent has a photo of the french far right leader marine le pen as she launched her presidential campaign in france today and attacked a radical islam. blackmailing beckham, the daily mirror reports on a plot over hacked e mails from david beckham. health tourism is the focus of the tim