without doubt the most dangerous lie that they have told is that i somehow boasted about the number of people that i killed in afghanistan. newcastle ease past leicester at st james park and book their place in the league cup semi finals. good morning. it is going to be a colder day to day than yesterday. although some of us are starting with some sunshine, already there are showers in the west. they will develop widely. some will be heavy and thundery, and it is going to be windy. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 11th january. our main story. more than 20,000 ambulance workers in england and wales are on strike today, for a second time over pay. nhs providers, which represents hospital and ambulance trusts, said the pressure facing the health service meant it was in an even more precarious position than the previous strike three weeks ago. paramedics, call handlers and ambulance dispatchers are all taking part in today s industrial action. hea
the action slightly. 0riginally it was 2a hours, it is only 12 hours today, and it is in blocks, six hours and six hours so we are only increasing the pressure slightly for the call handlers. the call handlers. what about an elderly person the call handlers. what about an elderly person who the call handlers. what about an elderly person who falls - the call handlers. what about an elderly person who falls at - the call handlers. what about an i elderly person who falls at home? that is life threatening. thea;r elderly person who falls at home? that is life-threatening. that is life-threatening. they will talk to a call that is life-threatening. they will talk to a call handler that is life-threatening. they will talk to a call handler and - that is life-threatening. they will talk to a call handler and they - that is life-threatening. they will| talk to a call handler and they will have a triage process and they will make a decision. if they decide that they think it is life
in a stable condition in hospital, we have had an updated statement this evening and his injuries now are described as not being life threatening. are described as not being life-threatening. are described as not being life-threatening. are described as not being life-threatenint. , . ~ , ., the chairman of middlesex county cricket club has apologised for comments he made today at a hearing looking into diversity. mike 0 farrell suggested to mps that the afro carribean community were more attracted to rugby and football and south asian people sometimes preferred to go into education, rather than cricket. our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports. english cricket s south asian action plan, one initiative the ecb- was keen to highlight today in front of a select committee. but when it came to explaining the barriers to diversity in the professional game, the chair of middlesex county cricket club said this. the football and rugby world becomes much more attractive to the afro caribb