12/01/2016 BBC News at Six

Thousands of junior doctors in England take part in their first

The 24-hour strike began this morning.

Doctors oppose the government's latest plans for weekend working.

We are here to promote patient safety.

We do not want to enter a contract that will make us tired.

One in ten planned operations have been cancelled.

Ministers say the strike is unnecessary.

The right thing to do is not to strike, but actually sit

round the table, talk to the government about how

We'll be looking at the deal on offer and the doctors'

A terror attack in the heart of Istanbul.

The G4S security firm fires four workers after the BBC exposed them

The archaeological find that's being hailed as Britain's own Pompeii.

BP is to cut 20% of its North Sea workforce blaming the continuing

And months of disruption for rail travellers as major building work

is announced for one of the country's busiest stations.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

Junior doctors across England are in the middle of a strike.

The first time they have taken such action in 40 years.

Emergency care should not be affected but about one in ten

planned operations and procedures are believed to have been postponed.

The 24-hour strike follows a break down in talks with the government

about how best to provide consistent, seven-day care

Support from drivers buoyed up this hospital picket line in Harrogate.

It was the same in Exeter where doctors were protesting. And they

gathered at a hospital within sight of Westminster as the strike action

by junior doctors across England unfolded. What do you remember of

yesterday? Routine but not emergency care was affected, consultants like

this one ready to cover where needed for their striking colleagues. Every

patient who comes into hospital needs drugs prescribed, the sort of

job a junior doctor would do. But some members of the public made

plain their anger at the doctor 's actions. You swore a Hippocratic

oath to protect people's lives. Not to split your dummy out and come out

here. Some planned operations did not happen. Michelle sympathises

with the doctors but she is upset that, after preparing to go into

hospital, last night she got a call saying it been postponed. Really

upset over it. Waited quite a while for my hysterectomy to be approved,

gone through quite a few months of hell with injections and hormones

and all the rest of it. hell with injections and hormones

Secretary and the doctors union meanwhile continued their verbal

exchanges. In the end, this is a completely unnecessary dispute. We

have some disagreements with the BMA overpay, but we all want to promise

all patients who use the NHS the promise of the same high-quality

care every day of the week. The government wants to introduce a

contract that they say makes it easier to roster doctors around the

clock. Well, I guess it would because they would remove a lot of

the protections against overwork that are being put into contracts

over the last 20 years or so and which, in that way, have helped

protect patient safety. One hospital, Sandwell in the West

Midlands, declared a major incident because of high patient numbers and

said striking doctors should return to work. The union said that was in

breach of a national agreement and the trust later said things were

under control and dropped its request. The 24-hour action began

today covers routine and nonemergency care. It will be

extended to 48 hours on January 26. The one NHS chiefs are concerned

about, assuming there is no breakthrough in talks, if a planned

all-out strike on February the tetanus, covering all care including

emergencies. -- the 10th. It may not come to that. Talks of ACAS are set

to continue. Right now, there are a few signs of movement towards a

lasting settlement of the doctors contract row.

So, as we've heard, the argument is over how best to make sure that

a patient admitted to hospital at the weekend gets just as good

care as one who falls ill during the week.

The government says the way junior doctors are paid will have

to change, but the doctors argue that the current proposal will mean

they are overstretched, putting patients in jeopardy.

Our Home Editor Mark Easton looks at both sides of the argument.

Both sides in this dispute say that patients are at the heart of what

they are doing, accusing the other lot of only caring about money. So

who is right? Let's look at what's involved. Who are the junior doctors

first of all? There are actually 55,000 of them and they are not

necessarily that junior. The term covers any qualified doctor who was

not yet consultant or GP full the or been working in the NHS for just a

few days or ten years. What they get paid varies hugely two. A salary of

?23,000 is what's on offer for some newly qualified medics but there are

top ups for anti-social hours, and, at the other end of the scale,

salaries of more than ?70,000 plus extras across the board for

registrars working with consultant taking life-and-death decisions.

What's on offer now? An 11% increase in basic pay. But a 25% cut in the

extra payments for those anti-social hours. And the scrapping of

automatic incremental pay rises. The government calculates that three

quarters of junior doctors will actually be better off, many see no

difference at all, and just 1% will be worse off, that's the government

says. The doctors dispute those numbers. Since the birth of the NHS,

the relationship between government and doctors

the relationship between government cool side. Aneurin Bevan said he

only won the backing of consultants for the new health service by

stuffing their mouths with gold. The last doctors pay strike in 1975 was

over a proposed contract which would have forced them to abandon

lucrative private practice, medics tend to be fiercely independent and

hate being told what to do by politicians. And once again, the

government finds itself at odds with doctors over funding their ambition

for a seven day a week NHS in England. The government wants to

continue to improve and develop services but hasn't really got the

money to invest in that, and pay is a big part of NHS costs, more than

two thirds of hospital budgets go on pay and hospitals are in deficit and

heading for a deficit of about ?2 billion this year. The BMA says the

proposed contract will be weakened and actually threaten patient

safety. The government believes Sunday working weeks prove the

patient experience -- improve. Today the NHS has been frustrated at best.

That was Mark Easton. For her assessment on today's

strike, we can speak to our Political Editor

Laura Kuenssberg. Laura, the stoppages over in the

morning but the argument will go on, isn't it? It certainly is, George,

but when you talk to people inside government, they said they all know,

the doctors, are going to lose. If you listen carefully to the words of

politicians like the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, talking about

how plans to change the NHS were in the Conservative manifesto and they

are determined to stick to what they set out, saying this strike is

unnecessary, there's a sense the end they believe they will get their

way. It's worth noting also that the government does actually have the

power to impose these changes, even if doctors continue resisting. They

could just start changing contracts, maybe as early as next month, ring

in new contracts rather than changing ones which exist, but they

have the power to bring in these new terms and conditions even if there

is not agreement. We are not yet at the stage where ministers are

somehow throwing up their hands and just saying we want to put this

through with brute force. There is a sense in government wants today's

protests are finished, there's a couple of weeks before the next

strike is planned, when they may be able to make some progress in the

talks. There is no sense the government is about to abandon their

efforts here. They are not in a mood to back down. They say the doors

open to doctors leaders but are the turban to get, maybe not all, but

certainly most of their way. Laura, thanks very much.

In Turkey, there's been a terror attack in the heart of the tourist

Nine German visitors were killed and several

The Turkish Prime Minister says militants loyal to so-called

Islamic State were behind the attack.

Our Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen is in the city now.

George, we heard it from Istanbul this morning. A huge blast which

rocked the city and has profoundly shaken this nation. The Turkish

Gutman has blamed it on Islamic State, the fourth such bombing in

less than a year. Istanbul was expecting a very large attack but

when it came, it still had devastating consequences.

The old town rocked by a massive explosion beside the Blue Mosque.

Security forces rushing to the scene as casualties mounted.

and fearing a possible second strike.

11 were killed, mostly German tourists.

The government blamed a suicide bomber, a Syrian man who it said

The quick identification suggests he was known.

TRANSLATION: As with all terrorist organisations, we will not pull back

against Daesh in our fight against terror.

The connections of the assailant will be revealed and they will be

It's the fourth attack in Turkey blamed on IS in the last year.

A country accused of being too slow to clamp down on the group,

allowing jihadists and weapons to cross its border into Syria.

Turkey was long considered the pillar of stability

But in the past year there have been attacks across the country.

Soaring violence in the mainly Kurdish south-east and now a suicide

Turkey's image has suffered immensely.

This country feels more exposed than ever.

Tourism, vital to Turkey's economy, will take a hit.

But those we met at the scene said they were determined to stay.

I'm proud that a lot of people are actually showing up

solidarity because of people start to panic, not visit Turkey,

One of the world's great cities now feels vulnerable.

Robert Black has died in prison in County Antrim. He was jailed for

murdering four girl from across the UK during the 1980s. The Northern

Ireland prison service confirmed a 68-year-old prisoner had died at the

high security prison. The energy company BP plans to cut

600 jobs in the North Sea because of the falling

international price of oil. They are among 4,000 posts the firm

wants to shed worldwide. Scotland's First Minister Nicola

Sturgeon described the job losses as a crisis for those affected

but said the oil sector had New official figures show

that the number of women leaving the UK to travel to Syria

continues to rise. Counter-terrorism officers say many

are unaware they will probably never To try to discourage more

women from travelling, police have now released a short

film featuring three Syrian refugees who talk about the harsh realities

of life in the war zone. Our correspondent

Sian Lloyd reports. Three mothers who fled Syria

for the safety of Britain sharing their stories of brutality

and reaching out to mothers Don't risk your own safety or that

of your children by travelling This film has been shown to groups

of women across the country Counterterrorism officers hope

they will take the message back A lot of the women who have decided

to go to Syria have done so because of the situations

and circumstances and their own vulnerabilities which have not been

addressed within this country. This message will actually counter

that narrative and provide them with a greater understanding

of why it's not safe. Why are people getting to the point

of being radicalised? It's not something that

happens overnight. There are a lot of issues around it

and it's about tackling the root causes before someone

gets to that point. This has got to be impacted properly

through the right channels. If it's through the education

system, if it's through schools, through teachers but

also with the parents. Mothers have a massive role

with their children's upbringing and the teachings of their children,

so we do have to target our mothers, definitely, to get

that message across. There is growing concern

about the number of women and girls These London schoolgirls

were thought to be on their way to join up with Islamic militants

and the numbers are rising. There is a wide range

of women who have travelled. 56 women and girls were reported

missing in 2015 by their families Counterterrorism officers hope

the accounts of these women will make others think twice

and help encourage mothers here to play their part

in determining their children here to play their part

in deterting their children Thousands of junior doctors

in England are on strike - they disagree with ministers over

how best to improve weekend care. Hell Mexican police stormed the

building to capture their most wanted drug lord. -- and how Mexican

police. Scottish serial killer

Robert Blackdies in jail. He was serving life

for murdering four children. And a strike by teachers closes

all secondary schools It's being described as the "best

preserved Bronze age dwellings ever Archaeologists in Cambridgeshire

have discovered the remains of a settlement of circular wooden

houses, built on stilts. The site holds clues

into what people ate Here's Jo Black for a glimpse

into life some three Under a giant white tent, perched on

the Cambridgeshire Ferns, lies a settlement thought to be about 3000

years old. Idiomatic fireproofing to the site. -- a dramatic fire ruined

the site. Archaeologists are so excited

by this find, they are saying these are the best Bronze Age dwellings

ever found in Britain. We will be looking at the Pops, so

we will be able to tell you what they ate. We will be looking at the

garments, so we can tell you what clothes they were all. It feels just

like yesterday, somehow. -- pots. The Bronze Age came after

metalworkers discovered how to make bronze. This was a farm dated

towards the end of the era might have looked. -- this is how a farm

dated towards. Not all of them were built over a river. It was the water

here that is partly built over a river. It was the water

the site's good condition, offering a frozen moment in time. Normally

when we dig we see the decay a frozen moment in time. Normally

settlement. We see it going a frozen moment in time. Normally

use. We see the back fellow the see snapshots. This is almost like

you get see snapshots. This is almost like

archaeologists, we are really nosy, and

archaeologists, we are really nosy, see what people are doing.

archaeologists, we are really nosy, of the artefacts

archaeologists, we are really nosy, those years ago. We have a dagger at

just here. Then this sort. And if you take a look here,

just here. Then this sort. And if from some sort of decoration. If you

look at these clay from some sort of decoration. If you

such good condition that somebody has left their dinner inside.

Whether the fire was an accident or a potential end of the dwellings

remained a mystery. But after 3000 years the life of our prehistoric

ancestors is now becoming clearer. -- remains a mystery.

The security firm G4S has sacked four of its staff following last

night's BBC Panorama programme, which exposed the alleged abuse

of inmates at a young offenders institution in Kent.

The Justice Secretary Michael Gove has been meeting with managers

Our Special Correspondent Lucy Manning is outside

What is the latest? There have been some serious

repercussions today after the broadcast of that programme. The

allegations made in that programme were that some of the young

offenders at the Young offenders centre were restrained in a way that

they claimed it would stop them breathing properly, and there are

allegations that staff were saying they have mistreated some of the

people they were supposed to be supervising. And also that the staff

were not reporting all of the incidents at the centre because they

did not want G4S, the company they were working for, to be fined. The

repercussions is that G4S have sacked four members of staff. Four

other members of staff either suspended or on restricted duties. A

caretaker has also been suspended. G4S executives were brought in to

meet Michael Gove. We caught up with one of those executives. He said it

had been constructive. He said he had been shocked and appalled by

what he had seen in the panorama report last night. I said, is G4S

still a fit company to be running prisons, to be running these

detention centres? This is what he had to say. Everything is under

review. We are looking at making sure we first of all cooperate with

the police, make sure the children are safe, and once we have done that

we will have a complete review of how this occurred and how we can

make sure it doesn't happen again. Labour says all of the centres, all

of the prisons, G4S run should be put into special measures. Somebody

from a charity connected to prison reform has written to the Serious

Fraud Office asking whether they should investigate whether public

money has been wasted if the allegations are true, that the staff

haven't been reporting what has happened there for fear of the

company getting fine. I think there is certainly developments on this.

-- getting fined. The boss of G4S says that they are, operating with

the police and that they will then carry out their review.

Thanks very much. The Mexican authorities have

released footage of the moments marines raided a hide-out used

by the country's most Joaqin Guzman - also

known as El Chapo - was on the run after escaping

from a maximum security The pictures were taken

on the marines' helmet cameras. This was the moment Mexican Marines

closed in on one of the world's Bursting into the property of drug

boss Joaqin El Chpo Guzman. They met fierce resistance

and responded with heavy In the firefight five

of El Chapo's men were killed. Four days later and the media

was allowed in to see The first thing you see

when you come into El Chapo's house is this kitchen that has been

totally turned upside down There are cans in there that have

just exploded from the force, And if you look over there,

it is still an active crime scene. There is blood on the floor

when someone died. Unbelievably, El Chapo almost got

away. It was through this he escaped down

the tunnel which led out to a storm I walked about a kilometre

from where El Chapo was hiding into what looks like

a pretty ordinary junction. But when the marines came

and El Chapo escaped, he escaped through the city's storm

drains and he came up in there. Speak to neighbours here

and they cannot quite believe TRANSLATION: It is a very quiet

part of town. About six months ago

you could see mounds of earth, about a metre and a half high,

not much else going on. It has taken everybody by surprise

that without even knowing there is this hugely

important person there. El Chapo is now in a high security

jail following his arrest. It is the same one he escaped

from six months ago, but the authorities insist security

has been toughened up since. It'll need to be, it is thought

the process to extradite him The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has

announced his engagement The couple were first seen in public

together last October. Our Entertainment Correspondent

David Sillito has more. Jerry Hall, model, actress,

former partner of Mick Jagger. Rupert Murdoch, three times married,

global media tycoon. And on page 53 of today's Times,

a happy announcement. Just over a year ago Jerry Hall

was perfecting her wicked laugh 12 months on, the future Mrs M

was said by Dame Joan Collins Of course the couple have already

been seen out and about over And for those championing

the joys of life after 50, the 84-year-old Mr Murdoch

is seen as a role model Divorce figures are higher

for the baby boomer group than for people

in their 30s and 40s. But equally, so is now

the remarriage rate. Of course it is not first time

around for the happy couple. Rupert Murdoch's previous wife,

the formidably protective Wendi Deng, leapt to his defence

when a custard pie headed his way Jerry Hall was, before Mick Jagger,

the partner of another rock star, They have between them more

than enough experience, Now, after leaves on the line

and the wrong type of snow, how's this for the latest weather

related excuse for a late train? south-east London were today

disrupted because of the angle of the sun, train operator

Southeastern said. Passengers were told: "The low

winter sun has been hitting the dispatch monitor which prevents

the driver from being able to see." Their customers were not

overly impressed - one asking how companies

in sunny climes managed There has been sunshine today. There

has also been some showers. You can see the hint of a rainbow as one of

our Weather watchers sent in this photograph today. It has been a day

of showers. Some heavy ones today, but they will fade out tonight. It

will be very cold tonight. This is coming through, showers can find to

the eastern parts of England and Scotland. It could turn icy as the

temperatures really drop. Many towns and cities hovering around zero. Raw

areas, below. -- rule. It will be a sparkling start of the day. Cold but

plenty of sunshine. We will see changes in the West, cloud

thickening, and showers coming in, particularly across Northern Ireland

which will be wet for a time with sleet and snow likely. Temperatures

again in single figures. But we should hang onto some sunshine.

Eight to nine Celsius across the West. Scotland needs to keep an eye

on this system. As it comes in it could provide snow. There is the

chance, through the central belt of Scotland, and other areas of

southern Scotland, even to lower levels, there could be snow. Then

this area is not done, it meanders across the UK on Wednesday and

Thursday, still providing some snow. Chiefly over the hills on Thursday

morning, but increasingly across parts of East of England as it

clears away. Still some uncertainty about that, so stay tuned to the

forecast. Definitely the potential of something interesting over the

next couple of days. The weather is calming down over Friday and the

weekend. Someone to be showers. But largely dry and staying