a huge response to the tv drama about the post office scandal that saw hundreds of innocent branch managers wrongfully prosecuted for theft. we ll hear from one who s fought forjustice for 20 years. whilst there are some brighter skies ahead for us all there is still some rain in the forecast today particularly across the south, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 4th january. our main story. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. yesterday nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to return to the wards and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system, which is known as derogation. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here s more from our health editor hugh pym. # hey, vicky, ooh, ahh # i wanna know when you ll pay u
Of the exchequer. President zelensky says hell keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. Hundreds of people have been protesting for the right to wild camp in Dartmoor National park in the uk. Last week the Uks High Court ruled that the permission of landowners was required before camping on dartmoor. Millions of people Around The World are preparing for the start of the lunar new year. You are watching bbc news. Political thinking with nick robinson. Hello and welcome to a new series, conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guess this week is the leader of britains second largest trade union, Sharon Graham who replaced the rather better known mark. We are at a time restriction on the health service, strikes on the railway, strengths and schools, strikes in the civil service. Foryears, and schools, strikes in the civil
obese when she died at the family home in october 2020. and bp announces record profits of £23 billion, more than double that of the year before. and, the great british fighting plane, one of the most famous from world war two, known as the mosquito, could soon fly again in the uk thanks to a group of volunteers. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. more than five thousand people are now known to have died after yesterday s devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria. many more have been injured, as thousands of buildings collapsed. the homeless are now having to endure freezing temperatures without shelter, as rescue teams and local residents scramble to free others trapped in the rubble, with some people being heard crying out in pain for help. the uk hasjoined dozens of countries in promising aid for turkey s gaziantep province, near the epicentre of the quakes. with more, here s richard galpin. almost 36 hours after the huge earthquake struck this region, survi
and palestinians. there has been deadly violence in recent days, with palestinians and israelis being killed on the west bank and in eastjerusalem. now on bbc news bbc 100 women in conversation: rita moreno. there is a rare status only a few achieve in hollywood. it s called egot when you win all four of the major american entertainment awards, an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony. it s even more rare if you re an ethnic minority. legendary actress rita moreno is the only latina who holds that status. many would recognise her from anita in west side story, but she has a career spanning seven decades. it s not been an easyjourney, though, as she tells me in this interview for bbc 100 women. hi, rita. hi, there. how are you? i am so terrific it s disgusting. that s good. i am one of the happiest 90 year old persons you ve ever met. well, we re so excited to talk to you. so, welcome to this conversation with bbc 100 women. why are you so happy? tell me. well, think of it t