An audacious attempt to steal two rembrandt paintings from a south london gallery believed to be worth more more than £100 million a stop in its tracks. And coming up is ita bird . Is it a plane . British inventor, richard browning, breaks his own record for fastest flight in a jet suit. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Accident and Emergency Departments in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. One in six patients waited longer than the four hour target in october and the target for starting Cancer Treatment was missed for the 46th month in a row. The total number of people waiting for routine operations is now nearly 11. 5 million. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn described the figures as disgraceful, and blamed the problems on a lack of staff and funding. But the Prime Minister said they were a result of the huge demand, being placed on the National Health service. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. That was when i thought, right, 0k, s
Forward in the fight against ebola. Well bring you up to date. Welcome to the programme. Here in the uk, the National Health service is rarely out of the news, and its always an election issue. All the major parties say they support it, and polls showjust how important it is for voters. Today official data on its performance was released directly into that campaign. Accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began back in 200a. Targets for cancer operations and routine surgery were also missed. Heres the opposition labour pa rtys reaction. I mean, they are absolutely appalling, arent they . I mean, the worst performance ever in our a e departments. I mean, so many patients will be languishing on trolleys waiting longer and longer and longer for treatment and care. These are the figures he was referring to. Accident and emergency waiting times. The nhs has a target to treat or admit 95 of people within four hours. These blue bars
With more rain on the way. England qualify for euro 2020 in style, thrashing montenegro 7 0 at wembley tonight. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, george eaton, the assistant editor of the new statesman, and the spectators deputy Political Editor, katy balls. Stay with us for that. In the past hour labour has announced it is to promise every home and business in the uk free broadband by 2030 if it wins the general election. The party would nationalise part of bt to deliver the policy and introduce a tax on tech giants to help pay for it. Shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has been speaking to our Political Editor laura kuenssburg. He said that apart from the major cities, everywhere he has been, people and businesses have been telling him that they dont have broadband at the speeds they need. The government has come forward with £5 billion of investment, but actually it is nowhere near enough. So were saying it is going to cost about £20 billi
Minister of scotland. Two metal detectorists found guilty of stealing and concealing a viking hoard of coins and jewellry worth millions of pounds much of which is still missing. And, regrets . Hes had a few butJose Mourinho says he wont make the same mistakes at spurs as he did at his previous clubs. Its five oclock. Our top story labour has launched its election manifesto promising a radical agenda with a hugely expanded role for the state which it says will transform lives. The manifesto includes plans to build 100,000 Council Homes a year by the end of the new parliament. Labour also says thered be a windfall tax on oil companies. And the party promises to create a million greenjobs, although its watered down a Party Conference pledge to make the uk produce net zero Carbon Emissions by 2030. 0ur Political Correspondent, iain watson, reports. They say it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. Labour are lagging in the polls butJeremy Corbyn believed it was a radical manifesto
Could be critical in deciding who wins the title. After the rain and flooding of the last few days and even some snow for some of us yesterday, this remembrance sunday gives us a chance to draw a breath. Mostly dry was sunshine, full details on the way. Its sunday the 10th of november. Our top story. Thousands of people are facing a third day of damaged homes, disrupted businesses and difficult travel as floods continue to affect parts of Northern England. Seven severe Flood Warnings are in place in the river don in yorkshire meaning theres a danger to life. This morning theres also concern water levels are rising on sections of the river trent. Andy moore reports. The village of fish lake on the lower reaches of the river don were almost the entire community, hundreds of people, have been forced to leave their homes. The water here is showing little signs of receding and the levels could remain high for some time to come. Elsewhere, on other rivers such as the lower reaches of the tre