now, many of us remember the tv drama grange hill for its gritty storylines and very catchy theme tune. it first aired in 1978, running for 30 years, and now it is going to be turned into film with some of the original characters expected to return as grandparents. jayne mccubbin has been chatting to some of the original cast members. grange hill theme music plays. there was the theme tune. bom bom bom bom, ba na ba na nah nah, bam ba na ba na na, bow bow bow. there was the gritty realism. move your arm, fat man. it was just like a real british show, wasn t it? showing, like, kids in their natural habitats, so to speak. yeah, cheeky and naughty. what s he talking about? it s not true. controversial storylines. did you just say no in school? idid. good girl. just say no! now, like an unheard of decent school dinner, there is going to be a second helping. my name is neil mattocks. i am a higher level teaching assistant. i run a podcast about grange hill called sausage on a fork
western areas through the day. on sunday looking bright but showery. bye bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. 200 armed forces personnel are being sent to london hospitals to help with covid related staff shortages. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements. they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so, and border force will actually facilitate that. labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s austin halewood. england are trying to salvage a
doing that indefinitely. given the pressures that hospitals are facing given the pressures that hospitals are facing around the country, especially workforce pressures with their work especially workforce pressures with their work for us like other workforces, if the have to suffice lead, workforces, if the have to suffice lead. this workforces, if the have to suffice lead, this is understandable but it is all lead, this is understandable but it is all part lead, this is understandable but it is all part of trying to work together, providing the nhs every support together, providing the nhs every support that it needs. two former prime ministers back calls for a so called hillsborough law to ensure fairer treatment for bereaved families. novak djokovic has thanked fans for their support and remains in this hotel. the australian government rejects claims the grand slam champion is being held captive after failing to meet vaccine entry requirements. and coming u
pressure mounts on the government to step in and help struggling households. with energy bills expected to rise by as much as £700 next month what are the options to help cover the costs? i ll take a look. cover the costs? england dig in as they fight to stay in the 4th ashes test, after another woeful start earlier, which saw wickets tumble including captainjoe root out for a duck. and it is a snow and ice to start your friday morning across parts of the country but into the weekend it is rain that will dominate at least four saturday morning. i will have all your forecast details on breakfast. it s friday the 7th of january. our main story. more than 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed across london and the thames valley today to help plug the staff shortage caused by a surge in covid infections. both hospitals and ambulance services will be supported by troops. it comes as 17 hospital trusts in england are still in critical incident mode. here s more fr