a huge response to the tv drama about the post office scandal that saw hundreds of innocent branch managers wrongfully prosecuted for theft. we ll hear from one who s fought forjustice for 20 years. whilst there are some brighter skies ahead for us all there is still some rain in the forecast today particularly across the south, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 4th january. our main story. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. yesterday nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to return to the wards and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system, which is known as derogation. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here s more from our health editor hugh pym. # hey, vicky, ooh, ahh # i wanna know when you ll pay u
And heartbroken by the deaths. The foreign secretary David Cameron said its a dreadful event, and he paid tribute to those killed, calling them brave, humanitarian workers. World central kitchen released these pictures of the seven aid workers who killed when a Convoy Carrying Staff from the charity was hit by an israeli strike on monday. The seven were made up of people from britain, australia, poland, a dual us canadian citizen and a palestinian driver. The three british men, john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby, were working as security advisers. Israel said the strike was unintended and promised to investigate. The family Ofjames Kirby one of the three British Nationals killed in the strike said they were heartbroken and they are demanding answers from the israeli government. Theyve been speaking to danjohnson. Humanitarian aid relies on people like this, the three british men killed providing Security Advice in gaza. He has died a hero. You know, they all have. James kirb
A lifeline to gazans. It is not known whether foreign Passport Holders and dual nationals will be allowed to leave. The Palestinian Health ministry now says 4385 gardens have been killed in the last two weeks, including 1756 children. These latest pictures show the first trucks entering, loaded with food, water and medicine, which are desperately needed by civilians inside gaza. Its not clear how long it will remain open. Israel has agreed to let just 20 trucks through. The un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed a day. Israel sealed its borders with gaza imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. The Rafah Crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. 0ur reporter Rushdi Abualouf has the latest from the Rafah Crossing. 20 trucks are carrying food, medicine, and we understand Operation Room for the Nasser Hospital in khan yunis. This convoy is the first 20 trucks that crossed from a coming from the egyptian side to the palestinian side today.
Bringing heavy rain and winds to the north and east of uk and this shows the storm moving northwards on wednesday, parking itself across the north of the uk on friday but low pressure is close by and brings further heavy rain even further south so it will be a very unsettled week for the rest of the week and into the weekend and rainfall totals mounting up, you can see on the scale, the brighter echoes in Eastern Scotland and North East England is where we have concerns for the risk of localised flooding but because of the heavy rain which we have seen in scotland in the past week or so, the ground is saturated so the met office have an Amber Warning in force but this could be extended further south but that caters for the persistent heavy rain and the risk of localised flooding. Heading through tonight, many places will be dry, central, northern and eastern areas have a strong outhwaite south easterly wind. Temperatures, no problems with frost, 9 12 point we start the day on a fine no
Says its preparing for a major Ground Offensive into gaza. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a Cabinet Meeting of the countrys expanded Emergency Government and has promised to destroy hamas, the group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, which was behind last weeks massacre of nearly 1,500 israelis. The Military Response from israel has already seen more than 2,600 People Killed in gaza, according to the Health Ministry there. The United Nations says gaza is now witnessing an unprecedented human catastrophe. Along the border, it looked like the eve of battle. In the next few days, israel will send its armed forces into the gaza strip. Israel declared its war aims even before the tanks arrived here. First, demolishing hamas, so it can never be a threat again. And avenging more than 1,300 people, mostly its own civilians, massacred by hamas. In the last few days, the border has become an armed camp. Israel says its offensive is anch