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. Its 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. Were 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 walkout, and marg
53 according to the latest Statement Released in the last hour from the maui county government. Joe biden has already issued a major disaster declaration and the governor has said it is the deadliest Natural Disaster for generations. Thousands have been forced to leave their homes and hospitals have been treating patients for burns and smoke inhalation. Nomia iqbal has this report. Much of the Hawaiian Island of maui is now scorched earth. A pilot can hardly believe what hes seeing. Oh, my gosh look at the harbour this looks like baghdad or something. The Historic Town of lahaina barely exists anymore. Since the fire began on tuesday, it has ripped through, fuelled by Hurricane Force winds, leaving burnt out cars on once busy streets and instead of historic buildings, there are Smoking Piles of rubble. Everybody still out here, its time to go for anyone still in the town, the message is clear get out. If anybody s still here, the fire is on front street and it is time to go this Satell
Hi there, thank you for being with us. We begin with an ongoing tragedy in hawaii. At least 36 people have died in wildfires and President Joe Biden has issued a major Disaster Declaration. Hawaiis governor says it was the deadliest Natural Disaster for hawaii for generations and he expects the number of deaths to go up significantly. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and hospitals are treating patients for burns and smoke inhalation. Our North America correspondent nomia iqbal has this report. Much of the Hawaiian Island of maui is now scorched earth. A pilot can hardly believe what hes seeing. Oh, my gosh, look at the harbour this looks like baghdad or something. The Historic Town of lahaina barely exists any more. Since the fire began on tuesday, it has ripped through, fuelled by Hurricane Force winds, leaving burnt out cars on once busy streets, and instead of historic buildings, there are Smoking Piles of rubble. Everybody still out here, its time to go for
cheering making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. how are you feeling? feeling great! jon goodwin and mother and daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. then at 8.30 local time, lift off, on schedule and in perfect conditions. this is the momentjon goodwin has been waiting for a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic s first private passenger flight. three, two, one. release, release, release. and this is what it s all about, as the spaceship unity hit apogee more than 50 miles above the earth s surface. congratulations tojon, to keisha, to ana on becoming astronauts today. and a special congratulations to our unity pilot kelly for her first space flight. ..three minutes of weightlessness and views of our planet that only astronauts have ever experienced. you are so much more connected to everything
have become virgin galactic s first space tourists. the trio were flown to the edge of space and experienced zero gravity, before returning to earth. sophie long reports from the spaceport in new mexico. cheering. making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. how are you feeling? feeling great! jon goodwin and mother and daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. then, at 8.30 local time, lift off on schedule and in perfect conditions. this is the momentjon goodwin has been waiting for a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic s first private passenger flight. three, two, one, release, release, release. and this is what it s all about. as the spaceship unity hit apogee more than 50 miles above the earth s surface. congratulations tojon, to keisha, to ana on becoming astronauts today. and a special congratulations