iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
is now tasked with bringing the financial turmoil under control what can he do? he will hope things can get better, the prime minister hasjunked he will hope things can get better, the prime minister has junked two key planking of her programme for government. and her chance, the big question tonight, can she survive? also on the programme. police investigating the murder of leah croucher say a convicted sex offender who died three years ago is the murder suspect. almost a month since the death of mahsa amini in iran over her headscarf, 200 people are reported to have been killed. and robbie coltrane has died at the age of 72. and robbie coltrane has died at the age of 72. and coming up on the bbc news channel. hailed at the most inclusive rugby league event ever, we bring you all the build up to the world cup ahead of tomorrow s opening game. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in hisjob as chan
with bringing the financial turmoil under control. also in the programme. iran s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic as protesters again fill the streets of zahedan. communities in 3 australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. and the actor, robbie coltrane, who played hagrid, in the harry potter films has died aged 72. welcome to downing street, where it s been a day of high drama. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in his job as chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. 3 weeks of turmoil on the financial markets has culminated in this another dizzying day in politics. the prime minister has announced a second major u turn on her economic plans for growth corporation tax will now rise from 19 to 25% in april after all. liz truss has sacked the chancellor and named a new one, jeremy hunt, the 4th this year. our politi