Also coming up in half an hour on bbc london. The mother of a seven year old who died after being electrocuted by faulty wiring at a Pub Near Romford is calling for stricter regulations. And coming up on bbc news. Paris Saint Germain agree a deal to sell brazil forward neymar to Saudi Pro League side al hilal for a fee understood to be over £77 million. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Two thirds of nhs cancer waiting time targets are expected to be scrapped in england in a move the Health Service says is designed to catch the disease earlier. Its thought that the nine current targets will be reduced to three. The proposals have been worked on by clinicians and have been out for consultation since last year. Some Cancer Charities, though, say more investment is needed in treatment capacity. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has the details. Nhs england says it wants to simplify and update cancer Waiting Time Standards following the advice of expert doctors. The
Staying with cricket, the former england fast bowler steven finn has retired from professional cricket at the age of 34. It brings an end to an 18 year career in which in took 125 wickets in 36 test appearances between 2010 and 2016. He won three ashes series in that time. He hasnt featured in red ball cricket for over a year after suffering a knee injury. Finn says hes been fighting a battle with his body for the last 12 months. Theres been another coup for the Saudi Pro League. Brazilian star neymar is leaving Paris Saint Germain to join alhilal. The fee is understood to be around 90m euros, plus add ons. The two year deal is subject to the 31 year old completing a medical and all the necessary paperwork. It comes after it became clear neymar was not part of new coach luis enrique 5 plans for the new season at psg. Solves a problem for psg because i dont think they really wanted name are there any more. Also it is good news for the Saudi Pro League because amongst a number of start n
for new sd scanners. in sport, taking control in the title race as liverpool sweep aside bournemouth to move five points clear in the premier league what yer starin at? ain t yer never seen a toff? and consider yourself entertained we head to the theatre with fundraisers and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie, as hughie lands his dream role in oliver the musical. it s monday, the 22nd of january. our main story. storm isha has caused disruption across the uk overnight, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing extensive travel problems for the morning rush hour. trains have been suspended and flights cancelled. flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, and wind speeds of up to 99 miles per hour have been recorded in northumberland. sellafield nuclear power station also suspended operations overnight as a precautionary measure. aru na iyengar reports. storm isha has hit hard. wales saw winds reaching 90 miles per hour. this was th
a russian court has sentenced one of president putin s most prominent critics to 25 years in prison for treason. vladimir kara murza has also been convicted of spreading false information about the russian armed forces and co operation with an undesirable organisation . he played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the russian british former journalist and politician is the latest of a number of putin opponents to have been arrested or forced to flee russia. he had denied the charges and been vocally critical of his trial. let s get more on this story now with sergei goryashko from the bbc russian sevice. could you start by telling us what happened, what we know about what happened, what we know about what happened in court today? todd? happened, what we know about what happened in court today? happened in court today? today in court, in happened in court today? today in court. in a happened in