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
jeremy corbyn has told the bbc he doesn t believe that immigration in the uk is too high. in a major speech, he is expected to suggest that labour is no longer wedded to the principle of freedom of movement. when asked if he had changed his mind about the numbers coming to the uk this morning, he said no. he also addressed the issue of pay, saying he wanted to put a cap on the maximum amount people can earn in the uk, to create a more equal society. our political correspondent reports. he has criticised the prime minister for not having a plan for brexit but he has been under pressure to set out his stall. today, he reached out for labour voters worried about eu immigration by saying his party wasn t wedded to freedom of movement. in a bbc interview he didn t suggest any new restrictions, so didn t suggest any new restrictions, so how would he d tackle the level of unskilled immigration? ending exploitation of migrant workers, ending on cutting existing pay conditions, and en
nominations and be speaking to a director who is up for an award. in the next hour, we ll talk to a bafta nominee hollywood musical la la land leads the way with 11 nods. and getting bigger. the world cup will expand to 48 teams in less than decade as 16 more nations are allowed in. welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has told the bbc that he does not believe that immigration in the uk is too high. in a major speech this afternoon he is expected to suggest that labour is no longer wedded to the principle of freedom of movement. but when asked this morning if he had changed his mind about the numbers coming to the uk he said, ‘no . mr corbyn also addressed the issue of pay, saying he wanted to put a cap on the maximum amount that people can earn in the uk to create a more equal society. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. he has criticised the prime minister for not having a plan for brexit. butjeremy corbyn himself has been under pressure to s
criticises the head of anti doping for undermining an investigation into anti doping revelations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s been a steep increase in the number of people arriving at accident and emergency departments in england with mental health problems. the latest official figures analysed for the bbc show that last year there were over 165,000 psychiatric attendances at a&e. that s a rise of 47 per cent over the last four years. that includes a rise of 89 per cent in the number of children and young people under 18 attending a&e. emergency doctors describe the figures as the tip of the iceberg. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports from birmingham. it s another day of unrelenting demand in the emergency department of birmingham s queen elizabeth hospital. is there any movement in terms of beds? patients are lining up on trolleys in the corridor, and the waiting room is packed. next customer, counter one, please. she s taken an
good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has been under pressure to spell out labour‘s position on immigration today one of the major issues in the eu referendum. in a speech in peterborough he was expected to say that the party could ditch its support for the freedom of movement rules that allow eu citizens to move to the uk. but he later said he wouldn t rule it out, and told the bbc he did not think immigration was too high. here s our political editor laura kuenssberg. welcome for him on the platform, but will you welcome what was billed as his vision for britain after brexit? kelly whether you voted to leave or remain, everybody voted for a better future. how many eu citizens can keep moving freely? we are not against the movement as point of principle but i don t want be misinterpreted it. we want the power to intervene decisively, to prevent workers from here or abroad being used and exploited to undermine pay and conditions at work. the original vers