the debate over funding for the nhs, has seen some of the most intense exchanges between the main parties in the election campaign. so what are the critical issues the health service is grappling with? here s our health editor, hugh pym. 70th birthday celebrations for the nhs last year reflecting its status as a much loved institution. no wonder it s always at the heart of an election campaign. this time, even more so. the front line of the nhs is under immense stress with longer waits for patients and a fierce debate about what s now needed. so what s the background to all this? well, first of all, let s look at health spending after inflation in england going back to 1979. the conservatives under margaret thatcher and john major raised it on average more than 3% per year. then, under new labour, average annual increases were around 6%. but from 2010 first under the coalition government and then under the conservatives it was below 2%. the conservative government has alr
the protests passed off peacefully, but police arrested 11 people ahead of the demonstration. at 1030 we will be here with a full round up of the news for the day, but first it is our world. qandeel baloch was pakistan s first social media superstar. she was loved and loathed. for conservative pakistan, her videos were provocative. too provocative. injuly 2016, she was murdered for bringing shame on herfamily. six men, one of them are brother, stood trial for the killing. my name is hani taha and for the last three years, i have filming with the parents as they seek justice for the daughter. as the trial concludes, i m returning to multan for the verdict and to find out how qandeel‘s life and death have changed my country. multan high court, central pakistan. qandeel‘s parents have been coming here almost weekly for the last three years. waseem, qandeel‘s youngest brother, confessed to killing her sister straight after the murder. anwar, qandeel and waseem s mother, is
but the number of in store shoppers around the uk fell for the third year in a row, as joe miller reports. archive: prices slashed, goods aplenty, bargains galore. it is a yuletide ritual that stretches back decades, and one that shoppers in cardiff queued in the early hours to perform. lured by the promise of bumper discounts, they turned out in their droves, from liverpool to belfast to gateshead. boxing day s great, because you can decide what you want. from, like, christmas presents, you can see what you want to, like, match them. i mostly spend christmas indoors watching movies with my family, so boxing day is nice to come out and get some fresh air. millions more are estimated to have hit the high streets across the country. but the starting gun for seasonal sales was fired a few weeks ago. black friday, an american import, is increasingly popular, both online and in stores, and it has taken the wind out of boxing day sales. the number of shoppers out and about this mor
killing in pakistan. in this programme, our world returned to ask whether there s been justice for kandeel. a warning there are adult themes and descriptions of violence in this film which some viewers may find upsetting. this is a story about justice and honour. qandeel baloch was a girl who rose from nowhere and became pakistan s social media superstar. her highly provocative videos shocked many in pakistan, but brought her fame. two years ago, qandeel was murdered. her own brother said he had done it because she brought shame on the family. at the time of the murder, qandeel‘s parents wanted justice for their daughter. amid an international outcry, the pakistani government quickly passed a law against honour killings. my name is hani taha, i have reported on this story from its very beginning. two years on from her murder, are we any closer to justice for qandeel? in the city of multan, in the punjab region of pakistan, the trial of qandeel baloch‘s murder is enterin
david sillito looks back at his life. 1954 and the first ever bbc television news bulletin began with the voice of richard baker. here is an illustrated summary of the news. it ll be followed with the latest film of events and happenings at home and abroad. in those early days, newsreaders were never seen because it was feared that our facial expressions might not always look impartial. and worse still that we might turn the news into a personality performance. richard baker for more than a quarter of a century he helped define the calm, clear voice of bbc tv news. police reinforcements have been drafted into downing street denied as the crowd outside number 10 built up to about 300. good evening. and first the big fire. he was a presenter, rather than a journalist. but this veteran of the wartime arctic convoys was also a writer. his great love music. a panellist on face the music, he presented radio programme is and for many years he was the tv face of the proms. good e