Closer to a Coalition Deal despite failing to meet a deadline on sunday negotiations have resumed again today an agreement would move germy a step closer to a continuation of the grand coalition between chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives and the center left social democrats but there are still Sticking Points including labor law and health care and to help explain what exactly keeping them from reaching that much anticipated result chief Political Correspondent linda crane is joining us shes been following the talks so are the is the finish line in sight melinda. From what we hear from the negotiators who are in fact still working toward getting to that finish line it is in sight but it name may not be reached today there have been hope that in fact Party Leaders would be able to announce. Agreement this evening now were told the talks could go well into the night possibly even into tomorrow morning but generally were hearing some pretty optimistic statements from those involved i
Miserable out there. Its a picture from leicestershire, from one of our weather watchers. Look at this one from york. The river has burst its banks. Its very windy across other parts of the country. Really unpleasant weather across the uk right now. This is quite an interesting one from london, the effect of raindrops on the window. Gales and heavy rain are the story of the day across northern parts of the uk. This is spawned georgina which has been sweeping to the north west of scotland storm georgina. Even over the hills of scotla nd georgina. Even over the hills of scotland we had gusts well in excess of 100 mph. Quite scotland we had gusts well in excess of100 mph. Quite a potent scotland we had gusts well in excess of 100 mph. Quite a potent storm sweeping the far north of the country. To the south of that we are feeling the effects of the storm in terms of a breeze, really gusty weather. Many of us have experienced a short lived downpour. There have been hailstorms around as well
As an explosion rocks the Afghan Capital kabul. It comes a week after a Major Taliban attack on a high profile hotel in which more than 20 people died. Three teenaged boys have died after being hit by a car, at a bus stop in west london. The collision involved a black audi. A 28 year old man, who was inside the car, has been arrested. There is relief for a thousand workers at Aerospace Firm bombardier, as massive tariffs will not now be imposed by the us by the us authorities. The Prime Minister has welcomed the landmark ruling. The release of serial sex attacker, john worboys, has been put on hold. It comes after two of his victims won the first stage of a legal challenge. Paris is on high alert for flooding. Record rainfall has caused the river seine to burst its banks, in one of the wettest januarys in paris in more than a century. Hundreds of homes have been evacuated, and tunnels and roads have been sealed off. Now on bbc news its time for the week in parliament. Hello and welcome
Blues on the banks of the niger river. Own way aloha great to have you along everywhere germanys two biggest Political Parties appear to be inching closer to a Coalition Deal despite failing to meet a deadline on sunday negotiations have resumed again today an agreement would move germy a step closer to a continuation of the grand coalition between chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives and the center left social democrats but there are still Sticking Points including a labor law and health care. Chief Political Correspondent linda crane is joining us shes been following the talks so are the is the finish line in sight melinda. From what we hear from the negotiators who are in fact still working toward getting to that finish line it is in sight but it name may not be reached today there had been hope that in fact Party Leaders would be able to announce agreement this evening now were told the talks could go well into the night possibly even into tomorrow morning but generally were hea
They would not underfund social care. This is a government that recognises the priorities of its people, ensuring the nhs remains a World Class Health care system indeed, the best Health Care System in the world. Theres fury over reports of hostesses being groped and harassed at an all male charity fund raiser. Organisers chose to make this a men only event and chose to treat the hostess like this, and to parade them around and wear skimpy outfits and specify the colour of their underwear. And mps wonder how conditions at liverpooljail, reported the worst in england, got so bad. But first ahead of a Cabinet Meeting on tuesday, it was widely reported that the foreign secretary, borisjohnson would pitch for a £100 million a week brexit dividend for englands nhs. Although in the end its thought he didnt mention a specific figure he was apparently backed by some colleagues and the principle that the nhs would get some of the money which will become available after the uk leaves in march 2