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comes our way. all the details later on in the programme. it's thursday the 13th ofjuly. our main story. junior doctors in england will begin a five—day strike this morning, described by their union as the longest in nhs history, in a major escalation of their pay dispute with the government. downing street said the latest walkout by members of the british medical association would put patient safety at risk, while the union has urged ministers to follow the example of scotland and produce what it calls a "credible" offer. sophie hutchinson reports. picket lines are now a familiar ...

these strikes work? britain's defence ministry already says the strikes have already affected their ability to threaten merchant shipping. the real risk is that the conflict in gaza will escalate throughout the red sea region. that could affect the price of oil and the price of good, even further, because of shipping lanes in the region. so far the houthi have attacked 27 sheets to date disrupting commerce on a key route between europe and asia. that accounts for about 15% of the world's shipping traffic. the boss of a shipping giant, maersk, has said why it is so important to global...

the boss of shipping giant maersk has told the bbc why the waterway is so important to global trade. our intention back to tylenol. one of the first things the winning party will need to deal with after the election, is to answer this question — how to deal with china? in the lead—up to the polls, the world's second largest economy has warned of the "extreme danger" of electing a frontrunner from the ruling democratic progressive party, while the opposition kuomintang is viewed as being more friendly with beijing. china — taiwan's biggest trading partner, also claims the selfâ€...

us will not allow houthi attacks to imperilfreedom of navigation and britain's prime minister rishi sunak saying the uk will always stand up for freedom of navigation and free flow of trade. the big question is will the strikes work? britain's defence ministry says the strikes have already been a blow to the hootie�*s ability to threaten merchant shipping. the real risk is that the conflict in gaza will escalate throughout the red sea region. major shipping lines and oil giant bp have already diverted vessels around southern africa adding time and cost to journeys rather than risk ...

and coming up on bbc news... nottingham forest confirm nuno espirito santo as their new head coach. he takes over from steve cooper, who was sacked yesterday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the rate at which prices are rising fell again last month. inflation was down to 3.9% in november, that's compared to 4.6% in october. the office for national statistics said the drop had been driven by falls in the cost of fuel and food but that prices remain "substantially above" what they were before the russian invasion of ukraine. here's our chief economic correspondent dh...