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With just hours to go before junior doctors begin their first all-out

strike in NHS history, the Health Secretary makes a final

The dispute over a new contract will see junior doctors refuse

to provide emergency care at hospitals in England.

Whatever their differences with me, whatever their differences

with the Government, to think about patients.

It would be an absolute tragedy for the NHS if something goes wrong

The way the Government has handled this dispute is the political

equivalent of pouring oil on to a blazing fire.

Senior doctors will be providing emergency cover,

and we'll be looking at how patients could be affected and whether

The adminstrators are called in at BHS.

11,000 jobs are on the line at the failing retailer.

It was Britain's worst sporting disaster, now the jury

in the Hillsborough inquest say they're ready to deliver their

conclusions. On the trail of Turkey's most-wanted man.

We meet the leader of the Kurdish militant group, who's threatening

to escalate the PKK's campaign of violence.

And is this the moment Spurs allowed Leicester to run away

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: Could five-time champion,

Ronnie O'Sullivan, turn things around against Barry Hawkins

to prevent himself from dropping out of the World Snooker Championship?

The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has made a last-ditch

appeal to junior doctors, to call off their all-out strike,

For the first time in the history of the NHS, they won't be available

for emergency calls in England, though senior doctors and

Mr Hunt says particular risks are being created for A

It's nearly 38,000 members of the British Medical Association,

who are preparing to walk out in protest at new working contracts.

As a result, nearly 113,000 outpatient appointments have been

put back, in the two-week window surrounding the strike.

And nearly 13,000 planned operations have been rescheduled. Our health

Back in the 1970s doctors walked out on nonurgent work over pay and

conditions. The last few months have seen a series of strikes by junior

doctors, again affecting routine care. The escalated action in

England over the next two days hitting all care, is unprecedented

in the NHS. Junior doctors protesting at the Department of

Health today say the Government was wrong to end talks and impose a new

contract on them. I asked how they justified the planned, full-scale

walkout. Of course, I don't want to be on strike tomorrow. Of course, I

want to be looking after my patients. For me, the greater harm

that will occur to patients in the future of this contract being

imposed vastly outstrips the risks of tomorrow. The Health Secretary

says the British Medical Association wouldn't negotiate so he had to

press on with the contract, which he argues will provoid a better NHS

service over seven days in. The Commons he made a final plea to

doctors to go into work tomorrow. I urge them as well, tomorrow,

whatever their difference was me, whatever their differences with the

Government to think about patients. It would be an absolute tragedy for

the NHS if something goes wrong in the next couple of days and they

have a duty to make sure it doesn't. Labour said Mr Hunt had lost the

trust of doctors. Mr Speaker, the way the Government has handled this

dispute is the political equivalent of pouring oil onto a blazing fire.

In previous strikes, routine operations and appointments were

affected. This time, junior doctors will strike in areas like Accident

Emergency units, urgent maternity services, intensive care units and

mental health crisis care, though all will stay open during the

action. Once again, routine work has been postponed. Kevin has an arm

injury, but twice appointments with consultants have been put off

because of junior doctors' strikes. He's not against their action but

he's frustrated. It's not knowing when or whenever it's going to be

done I just want to know. The main thing is how long I'm going to be

off work. That's the main thing. How's preparations for the

industrial action going? It's going very well. The message from

hospitals like this one, Royal Blackburn, is that senior medical

and nursing staff will cover gaps left by junior doctors on strike.

People are asked not to go to A unless they need urgent attention

This is unchartered territory. We have done the best planning we can.

We cannot predict what the day will be like. We are making sure that

patients will be safe. We are putting the consultants at the front

door and every ward as a consultant member presents all day. Zblt plans

may be in place, whether they hold up under pressure during the

walkouts is another matter. NHS leaders can only wait and hope

things are all right on each strike day.

And Hugh joins us from outside the Department of Health now.

Is the NHS confident it can secure patient safety tomorrow? Well,

Clive, as junior doctors continue their protest tonight here at the

Department of Health, I think NHS leaders are as confident as they can

be that essential care will be provided for patients at hospitals

in England tomorrow and the next day, but this is a completely new

situation for them. There is some apprehension, I think, some private

fears that maybe some of the smaller hospitals might struggle to cope. If

that happens, in each local area, the BMA have an arrangement with NHS

leadership to discuss whether the pressure is so great or if there's a

major incident, for example, that junior doctors need to be called

back in. That's an untested system. So where does this dispute go from

here? I think a lot depends on public opinion. A poll appoint Ipsos

MORI tonight shows a bit of reduction of public support for the

action. The last time the question was asked it was about what people

thought about the junior doctors strikes affecting routine care. This

time, it's been asked about the action this week, affecting all

forms of care, including emergencies and public support is still not far

short of 60%. I think that's going to be extremely important in the

weeks and months ahead, because it does seem clear this dispute is

going to rumble on for some time. Both sides seem as far apart as

ever. There doesn't seem to be any prospect of further talks. The

Government feels it needs to introduce this contract, which it

thinks is fair. It's angry about the way it sees the BMA has handled this

dispute. The BMA says its members are very aggrieved about the way

they've been treated and about the whole contract situation. The

question now is what the BMA does next and whether it decides to

escalate its action even further. Hugh, thanks for that.

There will be extensive coverage of tomorrow's

For more information and analysis of the issues in this dispute,

go to the BBC News website: bbc.co.uk/juniordoctors

After 88 years on the high street, the department store BHS has gone

into administration, with debts of more ?1 billion.

There's also a ?571 million hole in the pension fund.

The current owners bought the firm from the billionaire Philip Green

last year for ?1 and say trading across the 164 stores will continue

for now, but if a new buyer can't be found, 11,000 jobs will have to go.

Our business editor, Simon Jack, looks at

It all started here in Brixton in south London 88 years ago, but

retail is an unforgiving arena. Times change, this BHS is long gone.

Today the entire company is at risk. Worried staff were informed today

that new owners had failed to raise enough money to keep the company

going and it was put into administration. What do you do? Look

for another job, I think. That's the only think we can do. I'm a shop

assistant, been here 30-odd years. Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green owned

BHS for 15 years as part of an empire that made him sip and a

friend to the stars. Though he sold it last year for ?1, he has not

insulated himself from criticism, particularly on the pension deficit.

There's been a lot of comment and speculation about British home

stores' pension scheme. It is the fact that the pension regulator is

investigating a number of concerns and indeed allegations. BHA staff

and the public -- BHS staff and the public will want to know whether the

former owner will have to pay his fair share of the liabilities which

accrued during his stewardship. Philip Green maintains in the 15

years he owned BHS he actually lost money. There are questions to be

asked about the big dividends he took in the early years and how he

let the pension deficit go out of control to a whopping ?571 million.

The pensions regulator is launching an investigation. Philip Green

wasn't available for comment today, but it means that as this company

slides into administration, pensioners will lose out. Pensioners

like Mark, who worked for BHS for ten years. That man is a

billionaire. He could quite easily afford to pay that pension scheme up

front. He hasn't. He sold it for ?1 thinking it, sort of, really clever

to do. You know, I'm sure it's perfectly legal. Was it ethical? Is

it moral? It isn't at all. The people who bought BHS last year are

also under scrutiny. Meet the majority shareholder, former racing

driver and twice before involved in insolvencies. His letter to staff

today, he said, was with a heavy heart, but also a heavier wallet. He

and other executives paid themselves at least ?8 million from the

struggling company. The administrators hope a buyer can be

found for the whole business, but that depends on tempting disaffected

buyers back into the stores, a tall order.

This goes back a very long way. Over the past ten years or so, where BHS

hasn't been invested in as a business, it looks dated. The range

looks tired and people haven't gone to the shop. That's pushed the

economics into negative territory.. Stores will continue to open for

now, But how long before the doors of BHS close for good?

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has used her first major speech

of the EU referendum campaign to argue Britain should

She insists the UK is better able to fight crime and terrorism

within the EU and says it's wrong to think leaving would be the single

bullet that could solve the country's immigration problems.

But she did suggest the UK should leave the European Convention

Here's our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg.

As many people as live in Middlesbrough came to live

in the UK from other EU countries last year.

The Home Secretary believes that is just too many,

but it is not enough to make her want to leave

There are certainly problems caused by EU membership, but of course

Our decision must come down to whether, after serious thought

about the pros and the cons, we believe there is more

in the credit column than the debit column for remaining on the inside.

She is on David Cameron's side in the big argument over stay

or go, but the speech was full of subtle swipes.

Although the Government is meant to have a target

Do you concede as long as we are in, we cannot put a limit on the overall

numbers of people coming here from the European Union,

There is only one area in which we have a numerical limit

on movement of people into the United Kingdom.

That is the tier-two workers coming from outside

So, no, you cannot limit the numbers.

The Home Secretary pitched herself as reluctant Remain,

challenging David Cameron on new countries like Turkey joining

the European Union, calling for us to quit the legal agreement,

the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty

If we want to reform human rights laws in this country it isn't

the EU we should leave, but the ECHR and the jurisdiction

The Home Secretary was following a week where the Prime Minister

and Remain side felt they were in control,

after the President's hefty swing of a nine iron,

but her qualified support might raise as many

The Home Secretary wants you to vote to stay in the European Union,

but it seems there are almost three positions on this at the top

Remain, which is what David Cameron is arguing, Leave, being pushed

by people like Boris Johnson, and the Home Secretary's apparent

position, stay through gritted teeth.

Her arguments are enough to persuade me to vote Leave

and should be enough persuade most people to vote Leave because you can

only control those areas she spoke of by leaving the European Union.

Isn't the fact you're losing the argument here, and Theresa May's

speech gives you something convenient to focus on?

I think you would have expected the Government has everything

at their power, they have all the money, the civil servants,

they have taken the Remain camp and stuck it in Downing Street.

They have everything in their favour at this phase of the contest.

That is how the Government will approach this campaign

and say hang on for, fear of something worse.

Until now the Outers were accused of struggling to contain

differences among themselves, but there might be cracks

In the heat of political campaigns, all kinds of things can happen.

Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Westminster.

As we've heard, immigration was one of the key issues

for campaigners on both sides of the EU debate today.

The Leave side say the UK faces a migration free for all unless it

breaks away from the European Union, while those who want Britain to stay

say an exit wouldn't solve the immigration problem.

Our home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford, has been

First of all let's look at the big picture.

Net migration into the UK was 363,000 in the year to September

- that's the number of people arriving minus the number

Just under half - 172,000 - were European Union citizens.

They're part of the free movement of persons, which was one

of the cornerstones of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty.

It means any EU citizen can live and work in any EU country.

Britain is attractive because people from Eastern and Southern Europe can

It's not just builders and farm workers, but doctors and bankers.

They have certainly made some British towns very different places

to live, but do they cost the British taxpayer?

Most of the evidence that is available suggests that EU

migration has a small positive net impact on the public finances.

So EU migrants are paying in roughly the same amount,

perhaps a little bit more, than it costs to provide them

Well, if the UK remains in the European Union then

the borders will stay open to EU citizens, making the Government's

original target of reducing net migration to the tens

More countries could join, like Albania and Turkey, though that

However the Government has negotiated a partial reform of EU

welfare rules in an attempt to reduce the pull-factor

But what might happen If the UK leaves the EU?

Certainly we would be able to close the borders.

But in negotiating any trade deals with the EU, we're likely to be told

that freedom of movement has to be part of the package.

That's what happened to Switzerland when it

And look at this - in 2014 just over 4% of the UK

population were citizens of other EU countries, whilst in Switzerland -

not even an EU member - the number was 15.6% .The Leave

campaign insists that with a larger economy,

Britain could cut a better deal than Switzerland.

But it just shows there aren't really any easy solutions

to the difficult issue of EU migration.

After a hearing lasting two years, the jury in the Hillsborough

inquests has reached a decision on whether 96 Liverpool

football fans who died in the stadium disaster in 1989

There'll be a formal announcement tomorrow.

Let's get more now from our correspondent

Judith, this has been a long and difficult process for the jury? Has,

they have been coming here to court since 2014, they have heard evidence

from more than 600 witnesses. They have viewed thousands of documents

and hundreds of hours of video footage. Their task has been to

answer a questionnaire which explores whether the failings of

organisations including the police and Ambulance Services led to the

tragedy in which 96 Liverpool fans died. We know that the jurors are

unanimously decided on virtually everything. But on the critical

point of whether the 96 were unlawfully killed, they were stuck

until this morning, when the coroner told them he would accept a majority

decision. He indicated they were ready to come back with that, but

there has been a delay over night. The court will convene tomorrow.

That is so the families of those who died can come from all over the

country to hear the moment when the conclusions are returned in court,

and we expect that big moment to be one in which the courtroom here is

packed. They are going to relay the proceedings to two other buildings

as well, so many people want to be here for the moment that the

longest-running inquest in British legal history reaches its

conclusion. The deadly conflict

between the Turkish military and rebel Kurdish PKK fighters

could escalate, according In an exclusive interview

with the BBC, Cemil Bayik said Ankara must abandon

what he called genocidal politics, Ethnic Kurds live in

large areas of Iran, Northern Iraq and Syria,

and make up 20% of They've been demanding more cultural

and political freedom for decades. But the breakdown of a ceasefire

last year has re-ignited the armed conflict, with thousands

of militants and hundreds The leader of the PKK has been

speaking to our international correspondent Ian Pannell

in his mountain hideout We were told to be

ready at first light. We should follow him,

no questions asked. Driving across northern Iraq,

where soldiers and spies In these hills is the man who leads

the PKK, a militant group It says it fights for Kurdish rights

and self-rule, but Ankara says it's a terrorist group that

slaughters civilians. At this point, we were told

to turn the camera off, as we met the most wanted

man in Turkey. TRANSLATION: Erdogan

is escalating this war. So of course the PKK

will escalate the war, not only in the Kurdish

areas, but across Turkey. If Turkey gives up its genocidal

politics and chooses This is the battle raging

across the border, with Turkish forces on one side and Kurdish

militants on the other. A peace process gave way

to violence last year. Kurdish towns and cities

were pounded, hundreds of thousands The war's moved into Turkey's main

cities, where Kurdish suicide bombers have brought terror

and death to the nation's capital. More than 1,000 have been killed

in the last nine months. Civilians, police and soldiers,

and Kurdish fighters. Turkey's President has ruled out

talks, threatening instead He's taken the war into

the mountains of Iraq, Local villages have been hit,

but also fighters, training We were just filming in the PKK

cemetery there and we heard The fear is that there could be

another attack coming, so we've been told that we have to leave the area

and try to take cover. The PKK have also joined the fight

against the Islamic State group. The Kurds have been the most

successful force battling Isis. The West works closely with some

fighters, but it says Not just because it's seen

as a terrorist group, But now we've been told

there is contact TRANSLATION: Rather than indirect,

they could be considered direct. There have been talks

from time to time. If you are fighting IS, you have

to be in touch with the PKK. And we're talking about

the coalition, we're TRANSLATION: America,

England and others. America represents

the coalition forces. It's not an issue for us if we talk

to Americans or anyone else. How the West works with the Kurds

is now a very real, Finding a way through will affect

relations with Turkey and how successful the war

against Isis really is. Ian Pannell, BBC News,

in northern Iraq. There have been numerous

tributes to an army officer, who died while running

the London Marathon yesterday. Captain David Seath, from Fife,

suffered a suspected heart attack near the 23 mile

mark of the course. He was a veteran of the war

in Afghanistan, and an officer in 29 His family and friends say they plan

to walk the final three miles of the route in his honour,

starting at the place Any donations they receive will go

to the charity Help for Heroes, which David was raising

money for when he died. So far, more than ?60,000 has been

raised. Now, it's one of the most powerful

positions in British politics, and we'll know who's landed the job

of Mayor of London, replacing With just two weeks to go,

it's been an acrimonious campaign, dogged by personal attacks

and accusations of racism. Our deputy political editor,

John Pienaar, has the story. Trouble is, it's the other guy

who needs the attention. Zac Goldsmith is out to follow

Boris Johnson as London mayor. And now the fight has turned ugly -

accusations of playing Are you comfortable with supporting

a campaign which has been accused now of mudslinging

and even of racism? All political campaigns have

to ask tough questions. Former minister Sidiq Khan

is Labour's candidate. He's a Muslim, an MP and a former

human rights lawyer. And he's stood alongside

and defended hardline Islamists Getting your hands dirty

in a campaign stunt is one thing. Cultivating the idea your main

opponent is unfit for office because of those contacts,

that's worth explaining. No-one, to my knowledge, no-one

serious, has accused my opponent No-one can pretend it's not

legitimate to ask that someone who wants to be Mayor of London,

with a big security remit, no-one can pretend it is not

legitimate to ask about that person's links to people who wish

to do this city harm. My campaign, my focus,

has to be about my action plan for Greater London,

about delivering for London by working with government,

keeping council tax low, that's a pledge I have made,

keeping London safe, making London the greenest

and cleanest city in the world. Somehow at home in any crowd,

meet Sadiq Khan. He played a part as Minister

with Gordon Brown, got stuck in alongside Ed Miliband

and then Jeremy Corbyn - Back on his old estate,

he says he'll fix the housing crisis, tackle crime,

unite communities in a city where diversity is one reason

London leans to Labour, even if he keeps distance

from his party leader. I'm asking Londoners

to trust my experience, my values and my vision to be

a Mayor for all Londoners. On the question of religious

extremism, as it has been discussed, Could you have done more

to demonstrate your own moderate When I voted for same-sex marriage,

there was a fatwa put out against me and I was

discussing police protection. I'm the candidate with a plan

and a British Muslim who wants to tackle

extremism and radicalisation. There's nothing new about

an election campaign turning nasty, and this one could be

a political game changer. Jeremy Corbyn believes a big win

in London could help him see off mutinous MPs -

and there are lots of them - who want to show that Labour can't

win with him in charge Some Conservatives believe

David Cameron wouldn't break his heart

if Labour won either. He believes, rightly or wrongly,

that with Jeremy Corbyn in charge, The Greens are enjoying

the campaign, perhaps more Like the Liberal Democrats,

kept going by memories of better If only they could tap

into Eurosceptic feeling London is choosing a new face

and the odds say it's Khan, the favourite, or Goldsmith,

who won't give up even if Boris And here's the full list

of candidates, standing in the London Mayoral election,

on May 5th. Donald Trump has denounced his

rivals for the Republican presidential nomination as weak and

pathetic. It follows news that Ted Cruz

and John Kasich have agreed to work together to try to deny Mr Trump

the votes he needs to Live now to our correspondent

Nick Bryant, who's in You need 1237 delegates to win the

Republican presidential nomination, that is the magic number. Ted Cruz

and Tom Kasich know they are not going to reach it, the aim is to

stop Donald Trump from doing so. That would produce a contested

convention, from which it would be much harder for the billionaire to

emerge the victor. For the first time during this entire campaign, a

formal deal between two candidates to try to unite the anti-Trump vote.

Ted Cruz basically said, you go and campaign in New Mexico and Oregon, I

will focus on Indiana. If Donald Trump wins big in there, he becomes

very difficult to stop. It all sounds very simple. But there are

publications. There is no real tradition in America of tactical

voting. Voters do not take kindly, particularly on the right, to being

told how to vote. You have this bizarre spectacle of the most

right-wing Republican in the race telling his supporters to back the

most moderate Republican in the race, John Kasich.

Football and Leicester City are now just one win away

from winning their first ever Premier League title.

Their nearest rivals Spurs were held 1-1 at home by West Brom tonight.

It means Leicester are now seven points clear at the top

with three games to play, as Joe Wilson reports.

The PFA Player of the Year, Riyad Mahrez. They have already decided

that Mahrez is the year's best footballer. So, on Sunday night,

Leicester City walked off with the trophy. On Monday evening, Spurs

were trying to stop them running away with the title. That will do!

Beating West Brom was essential to keep Tottenham's hopes feasible. Did

you catch it? No? Who cares! Here came Spurs, like silk. At speed, and

electric break from Christian Eriksen come onto Lamela, to score?

Well, as long as it stayed 1-0, the game was not safe and Tottenham's

manager knew that better than anybody. Maybe this is exactly what

he foresaw. 18 minutes to go, a clamber in the penalty area and

Craig Dawson, who scored the own goal, scores for West Brom and, in

effect, for Leicester. Spurs still have time. But their touch, so

fluent in recent weeks, deserted them. So, if Leicester win the next

game on Sunday at Manchester United, they will be champions. Tottenham

can only watch them. Joe Wilson, BBC News.

It is one of the big referendum specials tonight. We are discussing

security. Is the EU helping us defend the realm, or getting in the

way? Opening our borders to the wrong people, or working with us to

fight crime? Join us on BBC Two, 11pm in Scotland.