is sacked over complaints about his behaviour at work. preparations in belfast ahead of president biden s visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. a vast area of ukraine is covered in landmines officials say it will take many years to clear. # thank you for being a friend. #. and singer tony christie diagnosed with dementia this year unveils plans to sing for britain s carers. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a huge night for manchester city and pep guardiola as he comes up against his former team, bayern munich, in the champions league quarterfinals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a four day strike in support of their demand for a pay rise of 35%. the bma union says the figure would make up for 15 years of below inflation wage rises. the government says the claim is unaffordable and has urged the bma to come to the table with a realistic approach. more than 250,000 appo
also on the programme: president biden boards air force one, destination belfast. he speaks of his hopes on the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. make sure the irish accords and - the winter agreements stay in place, keep the peace. - that s the main thing. keep your fingers crossed. one of the uk s biggest business groups, the cbi, sacks its head tony danker after an investigation into workplace conduct. and the wild spring weather continues with warnings of strong winds for western parts of the uk. coming up on the bbc news channel, p9p coming up on the bbc news channel, pep guardiola takes on his old team for the first time since leaving them as manchester s city play good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a four day strike, with nhs leaders warning it ll be the most disruptive in health service history. the dispute over pay is expected to see thousands of operations cancelled, though staff will be av
in the last hour, the president of the united states has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. president biden, who has strong family ties to the republic of ireland, sees the 1998 agreement, which helped end northern ireland s decades long violent conflict known as the troubles, as part of his own political legacy. speaker president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. tomorrow, he ll deliver a speech at ulster university, speaker before travelling to the republic of ireland for the remainder speaker r of his four day visit. the trip will also celebrate his own family s roots in the republic. he ll attend events in louth and mayo, where he will visit his ancestral homes. there ll also be official engagements in dublin. he ll then leave for america on friday. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, is in belfast, where air force one has just touched down. emma. joe b
the health secretary sets out her plan for the nhs in england, but some doctors warn the changes will do little to improve patient care. i think we see some great experiences for patients. i m also conscious that we hear regularly from patients how frustrated they are that they cannot get an appointment with their gp. what do you think should be done to make it easier to get a gp appointment and make the nhs work betterfor you? you can get in touch with me on @annitabbc or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. at least ten people have been killed following another day of protests in iran over the death of a young woman in custody. five british captives who were being held by russian backed forces in ukraine are believed to be back in the uk after being released last night. the prime minister, liz truss, confirmed a prisoner exchange had been negotiated by saudi arabia. before being freed, two of the men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, had been sentenced to death by russian backed