behind the work. welcome back. i said i would keep you up to date with the events in new york and i will show you the live pictures. they are debating at the moment and they are holding a meeting currently on the african union. we are told they would go back into consultations on the gaza draught and a couple of hours time, so i don t think we will get a vote until the early hours of the morning here and perhaps late in the evening eastern time. so that tells you there is something in that text the various parties don t like. junior doctors were back on the picket lines today, the second day of a three day strike. they refuse to back down from a demand for a 35% pay rise and will walk out again for six days in the new year. around 98% ofjunior doctors voted in favour of the strike action, giving the bma a mandate to keep striking until the end of february. and that will put paid to one of rishi sunak s five pledges. the walk out could tip nhs waiting lists above 8 million fo
Good morning. It is a cold start in some parts of the north of the country, temperatures close to freezing. For many, it will cloud over with scattered showers developing and some of those will be heavy and thundery. I will have all the details later in the programme. Its tuesday 21st may. Rishi sunak says the government will pay whatever it takes to compensate the victims of the the Infected Blood Scandal. Details of the scheme are expected to be announced later today. Its been described as the biggest Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs. Yesterday a Public Inquiry highlighted a catalogue of failures over many years, which it said had catastrophic consequences. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Cheering and applause. A moment of relief and joy after years of grief, frustration and anger. Sir Brian Langstaff delivers his findings to just some of the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by the Infected Blood Scandal. Outside, some of them reflected
Emmanuel macron condemned to be but appears to be the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of slovakia. Who did it and why, tonight we will have the latest. Good evening. Slovakias Prime Minister robert fico is said to be fighting for his life after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt. Mr fico had been attending a government meeting. As he spoke to crowds afterwards he was shot five times, before being bundled into a car by security personnel. He has been in surgery for three and a half hours. The suspect has been detained by police. Slovak ministers have said the attack was politically motivated. It took place in the Central Slovakia town of handlova. Slovakia borders ukraine, and mr fico has been a divisive figure considered by some as authoritarian and russia leaning. Tonight well hear from our Europe Editor katya adler in brussels on the significance of this attack on a European Leader, but first bethany bell is in slovakia. Bethany . There is a real sens
Manchester city edge closer to the Premier League title, but is it turmoil at tottenham . Their manager claims the clubs foundations are really fragile, after defeat. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one oclock. The Prime Minister has said no prisoner will be released early if theyre deemed a threat to Public Safety. It comes as overcrowding in englands prisons has led the government to order a delay to some magistrates court appearances, to try to manage the flow of people through the criminaljustice system. From next week, some prisoners will be released up to 70 days early. Labour says that convicted Domestic Abusers could end up being among them. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Across england, prisons are bursting at the seams, almost full to capacity, the result of years of neglect and funding cuts, say solicitors groups. The Ministry Of Justice insists the pandemic and strikes last year by barristers are partly to blame. To cope, in parts of england fo
Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news this is where celtic can win the Scottish Premiership title tonight. But theyve already lost twice at kilmarnock this season. Good evening. Slovakias Prime Minister, robert fico, is in a life threatening condition in hospital after being shot a number of times this afternoon. The attack happened in the central slovak town of handlova, where a Government Meeting had just been held. A man whos said to be 71 has been detained by police. The 59 year old Prime Minister has been a divisive figure a leader who is widely viewed as authoritarian and russia leaning. Jon donnison reports. Just moments after being shot, Prime Minister fico is dragged out of a flower bed and bundled into a car by his security team. Eyewitnesss Report Hearing three or four bullets being fired. A few metres away, amid the panic, police wrestle a suspect to the ground. Translation i heard three shots it was quick, one by one, like if you throw Fire Crackers on the g