Will take them to the euros. Holidays are coming, and that means so are the christmas ads. Nearly £7 billion will be spent on them this year, so as thejohn lewis film is revealed, ill have a look whether the focus is on tv or online. Westlife are back with a new album, with a helping hand from ed sheeran. They will be here after 8 00am to tell us how it happened. It isa it is a cold start to the day, for some of us a frosty one, but also some of us a frosty one, but also some heavy rain extending through wales to central and south eastern england. That will move northwards today towards Northern England. U nfortu nately today towards Northern England. Unfortunately it is also going to rein in areas where we already have some flooding. I will have more details in 15 minutes. It is thursday 1a november. Our top story the army is preparing fresh defences for flood stricken parts of South Yorkshire as more heavy rain is forecast across the uk. The village of fishlake near doncaster has be
Raids across london to rescue women thought to have been trafficked from romania. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Its a big night for england. The match against montenegro at wembley this evening will be their 1,000th international fixture. Theres no Raheem Sterling, remember, but can they qualify without him . Thanks, connie, and nick miller has the weather. More rain falling where it is just not needed. How much and for how long . Plus going in search of snow. I have also found some in africa. Thanks, nick. Also coming up as we get the first glimpse of this years John Lewis Christmas tv ad, well look at what the others are like and ask whether the millions of pounds spent on on them is money well spent. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. One senior doctor has warned Emergency Care is imploding. The governments target is for 95 of a e patients to be treat
Tonights latest headlines. Michelle, thank you. Well, good evening to you. Michelle is right. Todays top story is the home secretary has been saying migrants are arriving in small boats, has put an unsustainable pressure on the uks asylum system and that the british taxpayer delivering a speech in washington earlier on today. Suella braverman also argued that being discriminated against for being gay or a woman was not enough to qualify for asylum. Where individuals are being persecuted. Persecuted. And it is right that we offer sanctuary, but we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if, in effect simply being gay or a woman or fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection in. But the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has commented on the speech and accused the government of failing to set out any new plans to tackle the small boats crisis and says the government is looking for a scapegoat to try and target lesbian and gay people
The main news from westminster The Labour Leader says the government has put englands nhs and social care in a state of emergency. We need a government that puts the nhs first, and will invest in our nhs. But the Prime Minister says Labour Policies would leave no money to pay for anything. That doesnt help doctors and nurses, it doesnt help patients, it doesnt help the nhs, and it doesnt help ordinary, Working Families up and down this country. Also on the programme the local government secretary says he understands only too well the pain caused by increases to Business Rates. Growing up above the family shop, i saw for myself the impact an increase in rates can have on Small Businesses. A rise in the costs lowered the mood of the whole family. Even as a child, i knew it wasnt good when i found a stack of bright red final reminders hidden away at the back of the drawer. A fortnight ago, The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn sprang a surprise on theresa may at Prime Ministers questions. He re
The main news from westminster The Labour Leader says the government has put englands nhs and social care in a state of emergency. We need a government that puts the nhs first, and will invest in our nhs. But the Prime Minister says Labour Policies would leave no money to pay for anything. That doesnt help doctors and nurses, it doesnt help patients, it doesnt help the nhs, and it doesnt help ordinary, Working Families up and down this country. Also on the programme the local government secretary says he understands only too well the pain caused by increases to Business Rates. Growing up above the family shop, i saw for myself the impact an increase in rates can have on Small Businesses. A rise in the costs lowered the mood of the whole family. Even as a child, i knew it wasnt good when i found a stack of bright red final reminders hidden away at the back of the drawer. A fortnight ago, The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn sprang a surprise on theresa may at Prime Ministers questions. He re