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in sport, he s done it luke littler s dream run continues, as the 16 year old becomes the youngest person to reach tonight s world darts final. tha nkfully thankfully not as windy today but there are now over 300 flood warnings across the uk following storm henk. at least the prospects are a little bit drier. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. it s wednesday, 3rd january. our main story. junior doctors in england are about to begin a six day strike the longest in nhs history. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. the government says that is unrealistic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk out is their longest yet, and ....
energy bills say they urgently need a decision from the government on how it will help them this year. the current support is due to end in march, with no clarity yet on what will replace it. how brentford s brilliance left jurgen klopp frustrated as liverpool are well beaten. the urgent need to find more people willing to train guide dogs and the lengthy wait for the blind and visually impaired people who desperately need them. walking with a cane is like walking with one hand tied behind your back. it is really, really difficult. good morning. it isa it is a wet and windy day ahead today. a period of transient snow in the hills in the north. it will turn milder. details later. good morning. it s tuesday, the 3rd of january. millions of people are returning to work and school after the festive break today, but a fresh wave of rail workers strikes mean most of those who travel by train will need to make alternative arrangements. rmt members have started a 48 hour stoppage, ....
hello and welcome to bbc news. more than 250 million people are facing life threatening conditions as plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds grip much of the united states and canada. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. driving was banned. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone, an enormous winter storm. while further south, there have been floods. we have had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything that mother nature could wallop at us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road, bringing down power lines, with temperatures so low, getting stranded can be life threatening, as residents of midwestern states know well. ....
The flood warnings may be creeping up the flood warnings may be creeping up but at least there is not as much rain around. the winds are lighter and the outlook is looking drier. details on breakfast. good morning. it s wednesday, the 3rd of january. our main story. in the past few minutes, junior doctors in england have commenced the longest consecutive strike in nhs history, in a dispute over pay and working conditions. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as a result of six days of industrial action, as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay rise which the government says is unrealistic. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors ....
Good morning. it s tuesday, the 3rd of january. millions of people are returning to work and school after the festive break today, but a fresh wave of rail workers strikes mean most of those who travel by train will need to make alternative arrangements. rmt members have started a 48 hour stoppage, with another two day walkout planned for friday and saturday. some drivers will also strike on thursday. it s part of a long running dispute over pay and conditions, as our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. a new year, but no end in sight in this bitter dispute. train passengers returning to work after the festive period are facing delays, disruption and cancellations. just 20% of the uk s rail network will operate today and tomorrow. if you re lucky enough to have trains running near you, they ll be starting much later, and will finish by early evening. it s a headache for people like corinne, who s on a zero hours ....