alice lee, thank you, we appreciate it. that wraps it up. i m yasmin vossoughian on the back next saturday and sunday. symone starts right now. sunday. good afternoon. you re watching symone, i m melissa murray in for symone sanders townsend. tropical storm hilary makes landfall. forecasters warn it s packing a dangerous punch. including catastrophic rainfall, flooding, and potential mudslides. guad venegas is live in san diego where hilary is on track to hit max. and the first debate for republican presidential candidates is just a few days away. how the challengers could take advantage of the elephant that will not be in the room. front runner donald trump escaping the debate stage this week. but his attendance is required in fulton county. while his surrender to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. meanwhile, codefendant mark meadows is trying to avoid prosecution in the peach state altogether. we ll have the latest on the tangled web the legal woes for all the for
yesterday was the warmest day of the year, 28 celsius, a month. today feeling fresher with sunny spells and showers. the full forecast throughout the programme. it s friday, the 11th of august. our main story. the latest round of strikes byjunior doctors in england will start in just over an hour, as a long running dispute involving half of all doctors working in the uk continues. nhs leaders are warning it means more significant disruption to the health service, with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. we re now into the fifth round of strikes byjunior doctors in england with little sign that their union, the british medical association, or ministers are prepared to yield. but the continuing industrial action is having an impact on patients. former teacher margaret is trying to plan a holiday, but she also needs to get a new pacemaker battery fitted. one nhs appointment was cancelled because of an earlier walko
cra btree ireland earlier today. why have you decided to call the strike? why have you decided to call the strike? well, because we were stonewalled the strike? well, because we were stonewalled and - the strike? well, because we were stonewalled and we - the strike? well, because we i were stonewalled and we had the strike? well, because we i were stonewalled and we had in earnest, extended 12 days, which is unprecedented, because we know the gravity of what a strike is. and its impacts on not only our members but everyone that is impacted by a strike outside of our membership. and we had hoped that in that extension, there would be deep inroads accomplished but there wasn t. we continue to be cut out of the conversation. they went behind closed doors. they did they cancelled meetings with us. a lot of time was wasted. and frankly, i think, we were duped. so they could keep promoting their summer movies a little bit longer. the promoting their summer movies a little bit
why have you decided to call the strike? because we were stonewalled and we had in earnest extended 12 days, which is unprecedented, because we know the gravity of what a strike is and its impact on not only our members but everybody impacted by a strike outside of our membership. we had hoped in that extension, there would be deep inroads accomplished but there was not. we continued to be cut out of the conversation. they went behind closed doors. they cancelled meetings with us. a lot of time was wasted and, frankly, i think we were duped so they could keep promoting their summer movies a little bit longer. the strike is now on. what would it take for you to call it off? it would take the companies coming forward and making a fair deal. they know exactly what is needed, they have it in hand, they can sign on the dotted line today. the key to this strike was always in the hands of these companies but the fact is they are unwilling to make the deal that would treat our member
will also see religious leaders from otherfaiths play a part for the first time. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world and in that time, i ve seen huge changes many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people. hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i m in the maldives. this seems like paradise but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reefs for income, for protection, and fo