direct entry to the australian open later this month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. junior doctors in england have begun a six day walkout in their dispute about pay the longest strike ever to take place in the nhs. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. the strike started at 7am this morning and will last for six days. it will end at 7am next tuesday january 9th. members of the doctors union, the british medical association, have asked for a 35% pay increase but the government says its demands are unrealistic. let s speak to sharon barber who is at the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. you have been there during the morning. what is the mood on the picket line? on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out i on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out on i on the picket line? around 50 �
are into the last four of the champions league. lucy bronze scores to book city s place in the semi finals after a 2 0 aggregate win over danish side fortuna hjorring. after the most challenging railway repair ever, today the settle carlisle train line reopens to customers. and matt has the weather. good morning. grey skies and rain might greet the day for many of you but things will brighten up quite nicely i have details coming up and a full weekend broadcast. good morning. first, our main story. patients will have to wait longer for routine operations, such as hip and knee replacements, as a trade off so improvements can be made in other areas, like a&e. that s according to the head of nhs england, simon stevens, who is today setting out a new strategy for the next two years. alexandra mackenzie has more. how have you been feeling? not too bad, thank you. iris ram is 96 and is recovering from a recent illness. you re doing really well. her gp called a local nhs service
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