test. staying with test cricket, australia are looking to complete a 3 0 series whitewash as they take on pakistan in the final test in sydney. pakistan got off to the worst possible start on day one, losing two wickets inside the first two overs josh hazlewood and mitchell starc doing the damage. but the visitors did recover, muhammad rizwan hitting two sixes on his way to a top score of 88. australia eventually bowling them out for 313, and the hosts ended the day six without loss. novak djokovic s 43 match winning run in australia is over after he was beaten by alex de minaur in the united cup quarterfinals in perth. de minaur, the world number 12, took full advantage of an out of sorts djokovic, who s been struggling with a wrist injury, taking the first set 6 4. de minaur showed few nerves in the second as he eventually closed out the match 6 4. it s djokovic s first loss in australia since the 2018 australian open. i think i will be ok, to be honest. but it did have q
in a us drone attack. it happened in the southeastern city of kerman, it s not clear at the moment what caused the explosions and if they were some sort of attack. we ll bring you more on that when we have it. explosions in iran are a ceremony where i ceremony was being held. in gaza, israel s military continues its campaign with shelling and air strikes of residential areas. the army also said it raided a weapons storage compound in the southern city of khan younis. and the israel defense forces are again dropping leaflets there, urging people to leave specified areas, designating them combat zones . the palestinian red crescent society says its headquarters was struck twice by israel bombardment killing at least five people, including a new born baby, and injuring three others. the chief of the world health organization condemned the attacks on tuesday, described the bombing as unconscionable. hundreds of displaced palestinians were seeking shelter at the premises. let s
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
of the greatest night of his darts career. we will see where it all started for the 16 year old. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the longest strike in nhs history is in under way afterjunior doctors in england began their six day walk out in the long running dispute over pay. thousands of routine appointments and operations have been postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. the strike started at 7am this morning and will end at 7am next tuesday january 9th. doctors in wales will also go on strike for three days from january 15th. a pay increase of 8.8% has been awarded by the government and they have offered an extra 3% on top of that. but the doctors union the british medical association says that is still not a credible offer that reflects the rise in inflation. the government says the union s demands are unrealistic. in scotland, doctors have already agreed to a 12.4% pay rise. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been at university college hospita