a huge response to the tv drama about the post office scandal that saw hundreds of innocent branch managers wrongfully prosecuted for theft. we ll hear from one who s fought forjustice for 20 years. whilst there are some brighter skies ahead for us all there is still some rain in the forecast today particularly across the south, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 4th january. our main story. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. yesterday nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to return to the wards and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system, which is known as derogation. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here s more from our health editor hugh pym. # hey, vicky, ooh, ahh # i wanna know when you ll pay u
former new zealand rugby international campbell johnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. music and we remember the man behind many motown hits, barrett strong, who has died at the age of 81. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east, where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, later. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. injerusalem the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in it wache. israel s knew far right elise minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied eastjerusalem was bulldozed east jeru
official handover today. hello and welcome to the programme. the fire department in the us city of memphis has sacked three people in connection with the fatal police beating of tyre nichols earlier this month. an investigation found two paramedics and a driver failed to provide mr nichols with adequate care. five police officers have been charged with second degree murder. two others have been suspended. a number of premature s have been held in multiple cities across america. community leaders and locals coming together to honour the life of tyre nicholls. our north america correspondent david willisjoins me now. more and more individuals now having to take the committee for what happened that night? the circle of punishment is widening in regard to the death of tyre nicholls, that s for sure and today it was announced that two more police officers from the memphis force have been disciplined in regards to their allegedly involvement in their allegedly involvement in the in
i think the thing about ty golfers is that we re very fortunate. the region is betting big on golf, as a symbol of economic development in a rising middle class. there s no gender. no age, no limitation and golf. everybody can play together. on this months living golf, will visit asia s first replica course. check out the action of a tournament in thailand. and find out why vietnam is angling to become the world s best golfing destination . more than ever before, elite golf is a young person s sport. at present, the average age of the world s male top ten players is just 28. and nowhere is that better exemplified than with thailand, where we caught up with the teen sensation who was having a massive impact, and really building out his country s proud legacy. it was just this perfect storm that led to this shortage. elizabeth cohen, appreciate it, thanks so much. some parents who can t find formula have been forced to bring their kids to the hospital. for insta
Now, the president s arrival in hanoi marks a major Turning Point in diplomatic relations between the two former adversaries. Well have much more ahead on the significance of this visit and how it came about. But first, we want to see if we can catch the president as he actually deplanes Air Force One here. Hes in asia and vietnam specifically to promote his relations and diplomatic relations in those countries, in the context of the tensions with china. Hes going to go to a welcome ceremony and make some remarks later on. Were going to be following this in vietnam with a live reporter coming up later. All right. Now to morocco, where a nation is in shock and grief after being ravaged by its deadliest earthquake in decades. More than 2,000 people have died since the disaster struck friday night. And many of the victims are already being laid to rest. There are also fears that the death toll will continue to rise as Emergency Crews Dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings, but many