in devastating wildfires. about 1,000 remain unaccounted for. damage to communication lines is making it difficult to locate people. large parts of maui have been totally devastated. have a look at these drone pictures from the historic coastal town of la haina. burnt out wreckage of so many homes there. the governor of hawaii, josh green, estimated that 80% of the town was gone in what he said was probably the us state s largest ever natural disaster. some properties have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. local people have been left sifting though the debris. they say there were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. authorities say, it will take many years and billions of dollars to repair the damage. this map gives you a better idea of where the fires have ripped through over the last few days. they are marked in orange. as we have said lahaina was worst hit with that s
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
welcome to three hours of checking out the truth behind stories. we start in hawaii, where 55 people are now known to have died in devastating wildfires. about 1,000 remain unaccounted for. damage to communication lines is making it difficult to locate people. to give you a sense of the utter devastation on maui, i first wanted to show you these pictures. they were taken by a passenger on a plane landing on the island. they really capture the extent of the wildfires as they burn out of control. the governor of hawaii estimated that 80% of the town is gone. he said it was probably the us state s largest ever natural disaster. we can also show you these pictures. they show that some buildings seem to have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. locals have been left to just look in horror at what they ve lost. there were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. authorities say it will take
and coming up on bbc news. bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself? hello. the nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7.5 million people. the figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. nhs providers, which represents health trusts in england, says the numbers aren t surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. this includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs waiting lists one of his key priorities this year. the government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved ambulance response times. to dig into the figures and look at whe
of the 2019 finallists. harry kane is set to have a medical at bayern munich. the tottenham striker has been given permission to fly to germany ahead of potential move to the german champions. bayern and spurs agreed a deal worth more than 100 million euros for the england captain and the decision was left up to kane. the transfer is expected to happen before the new bundesliga season, which starts next week. another potential huge move is on the cards. liverpool have agreed a british record transfer for moises caicedo from brighton for £111 million. caicedo s been on the radar of several premier league sides for the last few months, after a standout season for brighton, who had rejected a series of bids from chelsea. the ecudorian midfielder is now free to go for a medical. the new premier league season starts later on and the treble winners, manchester city, are at turf moor to take on newly promoted burnley, who are managed by their former captain vincent kompa ny. city b