sarah s car was hit from behind last month. there was a big bang and a little little car had been shunted into the back of me by a transit van. it was a really big shock at the time and my daughter was absolutely crying her eyes out. her neck was hurting, and she said her back as well. got a stiff neck and shoulders, i m having to take medication for that, and both of us are due to see a physio shortly. the anxiety of, are you going to be able to do yourjob or not because of your aches and pains, yeah, it is amazing howjust a bump, a shunt from behind, can impact your life. some scientists say more representative crash test dummies are an important step in improving car safety. engineers here in sweden have been busy working on the first crash test dummy that represents the average woman. dr astrid linder is leading the research. in order to ensure that you identify the seats that have the best protection for both part of the population, you definitely need to have the part o
at 10pm we will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, ourworld: svalbard s climate change fight. deep in the arctic circle, there s a place under threat like no other. this is svalbard, the fastest warming spot on earth. it s out of control. it s. it s really impacting our lives and the wildlife around us. it s scary. it s climate change on fast forward. we know that the clock is ticking, but i choose to stay hopeful, actually. yeah. i can t do anything else. we want to know what s being done to save svalbard as we know it. we are testing new technology, new systems. but even here, are they really ready to give up fossil fuels in the middle of an energy crisis in europe? they haven t found the perfect substitute yet, so coal - are still here to stay. and now the war in ukraine is undermining the international fight against climate change. one of the consequences is that the official exchange with russian institutions is not possible at this time. it s a dange
ukraine is continuing, despite a claim from wagner mercenaries that they were in control of the town. mp andrew bridgen is susupended from the conservative party after appearing to compare covid 19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because now call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister says it s terrifying people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff say they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls, where there s a threat to life. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports from manchester. ambulances are still responding to life threatening emergencies. but the picket lines outside ambulance stations across wales and almost all of england tell their own story. i always wanted to be a paramedic from being a child and i wanted to help
# tonight, thank god it s them instead of you.# live aid lives on. one of the most famous concerts of all time is being turned into a musical. live aid the musical happened 40 years live aid the musical happened 40 years ago. live aid the musical happened 40 years ago, it was at wembley, you know a cloudy day four wales, when developing later, some and blustery showers for scotland and northern ireland. all the details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday the 2nd of october. our main story health leaders are warning of extreme disruption to services in england, as doctors begin their most significant industrial action so far. the three day walk out is the longestjoint strike byjunior doctors and consultants in the history of the health service. they re arguing for above inflation pay rises, but the government says this year s increases are fair and final. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has more. full pay restoration! doctors of all levels o
and a fatty liver. and taking flight, how pigeons are becoming the latest way to tackle air pollution in our cities. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. facebook has been strongly criticised after a bbc investigation found it is still failing to remove inappropriate and sexualised images of children. after a series of sexually suggestive pictures and comments were reported to the social networking site, more than 80% of them still remained online. the nspcc described facebook‘s response as appalling . facebook says it takes the matter extremely seriously and is continuing to improve its system of removing such content. our correspondent angus crawford reports. the rules are simple. facebook says it removes nudity or sexually suggestive content. but our investigation last year found paedophiles using secret groups to swap obscene images of children. we informed the police, and this man was sent to prison forfour years. facebook told us it had improved its systems, so