and around the world. i m samantha simmonds. we begin here in england, where thousands ofjunior doctors have started a four day strike that threatens to bring the worst disruption in the history of the health service. it runs all the way through to saturday morning, and could mean the cancellation of 350,000 appointments and operations. the doctors union is in a row with the government over pay forjunior doctors, with the british medical association sticking to its demand of a 35% pay rise and the government refusing to negotiate until what it sees as a more reasonable pay demand is met. what do we want? pay rise! how do we get it? strike! this winter, we ve got used to seeing nhs staff waving banners on picket lines. we re now into the fifth month of industrial action, but this walk out byjunior doctors in england is bigger in scale than anything that s come before. a four day strike from this morning through to saturday morning. rbma is being accused of picking dates to ma
hello and welcome to the programme. an attempt to make british space history by launching a satellite from uk soil has ended in failure. a jumbo jet carrying a rocket took off from newquay airport, in cornwall, with hundreds of people watching. but when the un manned rocket was released at 35,000 feet or 11,000 metres it didn t make it into orbit. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle reports. the mission started so well. at it was time for the jet to take off at spaceport cornwall. it is left for the plane but this is left for the plane but this is just the beginning. is left for the plane but this isjust the beginning. the next step is to release of the rocket and start a new era for uk space. rocket and start a new era for uk space- uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on this uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on this historic. uk space. launcherone, two cosmic girl on th
Strike by the us on syria. We will get the inside track on how facebook is stepping up the fight against fake news and the rest of the weeks big tech stories including a story on tesla. Talking of fa ke including a story on tesla. Talking of fake news its currently a hot topic so today we want to know which stories have caught you out and how did you realise . Let us know, just use the hashtag bbc biz live. A warm welcome to the programme. The us president has been holding his first face to face meeting with his chinese counterpart. Trade and north korea were supposed to be at the top of the agenda but the summit has been overshadowed by the us carrying out missile strikes on Syrian Government air bases. Those were in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack this week. In florida, donald trump said discussions with xi had been long and he was confident they would develop a great relationship. They are the leaders of the worlds two biggest economies and they have been expected to
thank you for updating us. thank you for being with us on bbc news, stay watching. hello again. after a fairly dry and sunny start to the day, things are changing for many others through the afternoon. it will be wet and windy, some of us already have this combination and some had it coming. lots of dry weather across parts of scotland and eastern england but the rain already in the west and the south west will continue to push northwards and eastwards on some of this rain will be heavy. the wind is also increasing in areas adjacent to the irish sea. temperatures nine in the irish sea. temperatures nine in the north to about 14 in the south. as we head through the latter part of the afternoon the wind to really
frames to three. it was also a first ever win at this event for the world number 12. you can get all the latest sports news at our website that s bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that s your sports news for now. thank you. hollywood is gearing up for the 80th golden globe awards on tuesday, and organisers will be hoping that celebrities return in droves. crews of builders, joiners and cleaners are hard at work, making sure everything is in place for the glitzy show that kicks off award season in the entertainment industry. steven spielberg s the fabelmans, top gun: the maverick and the avatar sequels are just some of the films that will compete for the top prize. that s it from me for the moment. stay watching. i ll be back with the day s top business stories and we will have the reaction, as you can see online, to one of the top business stories that firms are