Always a challenging time for the nhs and this year we started planning for winter earlier than ever before. Today were announcing £200 million, which will go to the nhs to help build extra capacity and resilience for this winter season , making sure that season, making sure that patients the care that patients can get the care that they need, but also the work were doing improve nhs were doing to improve nhs performance, results performance, which the results today is delivering for today show is delivering for patients with big improvements in ambulance times and a e times since the winter. Since the winter. Well, also today , sir keir well, also today, sir keir starmer says he would seek an eu wide returns agreement for those who cross the English Channel and come to the uk illegally. The labour leader says the deal may involve a quid pro quo approach to accepting migrants from the eu bloc. Sir keir and the shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper met with the eus policing body europol
Has been indicted and hes been indicted on criminal gun charges. Its the first ever prosecution of a sitting president s chief failed. Hes facing three criminal counts now related to making false statement. Its in connection statement. Its in connection with the purchase of a firearm and illegally possessing the weapons. As a drug addict. So these are serious charges for joe bidens son, hunter biden, whos pictured here. If youre watching on television and it follows the collapse of a plea deal after it fell apart so that breaking news just into us this evening. Well, also the news evening. Well, also the news tonight around 1 in 7 brits are waiting for routine treatment from the nhs in england. New from the nhs in england. New figures show 7. 68 Million People are currently on the waiting list. And theres also been a rise in waits of over a year earlier, the government announced the nhs will be receiving £200 million to help with the coming winter. But with the coming winter. But labo
The European Court ofjustice decides that the taxi hailing app, uber, should legally be considered a transport company. It means that the firm should be subjected to tighter eu regulation in the countries in which it operates. And we are spending more on ourFurry Friends operates. And we are spending more on our Furry Friends at christmas than ever before, with clothes and toys for pets. Good morning. Its wednesday 20th december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The metropolitan police is launching a review of all current sex offence investigations, after the collapse of a second rape case in a week. The prosecutions were halted because of the late disclosure of evidence. Scotland yard confirmed the same officer was involved in both investigations. In the last hour, the metropolitan police have said around 30 cases that are about to go to trial will be reviewed with the crown prosecution service. I think it is important to draw a distinction between the two reviews. The
Now vital for her to use that moral capital and that authority to make the point about the suffering of the people being persecuted. Nobody wa nts to people being persecuted. Nobody wants to see, nobody wants to see a return to military rule. In burma. Nobody wants to see a return of the generals. But its also vital that the civilian governments and that is, for whom i say, i have a great deal of admiration, but it is vital for her now to make clear that this is an abomination and that those people will be allowed back. Those people will be allowed back. Those people will be allowed back to burma, and the preparation is being made, and that the abuse of their human rights and the killings. Hundreds, perhaps even thousands, that the killings. First, with respect to the administrations of the nuclear deal with iran, the Trump Administration is continuing to review and develop its policy on iran. Its under way. There have been several discussions internally among our nsc along with discus
The rest of the world may have been talking about the eclipse but for citys blue moon an opportunity to blot out everton s superstars. The visitors withstood early pressure, Sergio Aguero taking the short, everton Sergio Aguero taking the short, eve rto n ca n Sergio Aguero taking the short, everton can thank their lucky stars that the frame stood in the way. Rooneys 200th premier league goal launching the funds into orbit. The atmosphere worsened, walker, already booked, so read on his home debut. City something out of this world and injordan city something out of this world and in Jordan Pickford everton city something out of this world and inJordan Pickford everton seemed to have that. Yet resistance crumbled and Raheem Sterling was on hand to add the necessary force. Morgan schneiderlin can perhaps consider himself unlucky forgetting a second yellow card and with city seeking a late winner it could have been all three points were it not the tip of these toes. James bbc news. Mike j