Streamed in the uk alone. Thats almost like every Single Person in the uk streaming music continuously for three days, but video games, tv and film also saw an increase. And a chef receives Death Threats online after claims she deliberately prepared a non vegan dish for a Vegan Customer. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Storm eleanor has swept across the uk, causing flooding, damage to homes and disruption to motorists. Gusts of up to 100mph were reported in the pennines and hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland, wales, the midlands and South West England are without power. Jon donnison reports. As storm eleanor whipped in from the atlantic, the republic of ireland was the first to take a pounding. In galway, theres been severe flooding. Some, though, still prepared to take their chances. In the uk, the met Office Issued an amber weather warning for parts of the country. This is anglesey in wales. Waves driven by winds gusting up to 80mph. Horizontal hail was what greeted anyo
Sweet news for the music industry, the number of streams, downloads and sales in the uk last year rose at its fastest rate for nearly 20 years. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, reports in spain suggest barcelona will bid imminently for philippe coutinho. Liverpool turned down three offers for their brazilian forward in the summer, although as yet they havent had any new bids. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt has apologised to patients affected by a decision to postpone tens of thousands of operations in england until next month. Theresa may acknowledged the decision is frustrating for people, but said the nhs is better prepared this year than ever before. But senior doctors say pressure has escalated rapidly over the festive period. Our Health Correspondent Catherine Burns has the details. Anna is waiting for an operation thatis anna is waiting for an operation that is going to change her life. Herfacial nerve was that is going t
Has quit over equal pay, saying she couldnt collude with an unfair pay structure. A new day is on the horizon. And at the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey led the calls for change in hollywood, following recent Sexual Harassment scandals. Its five oclock. Our main story the Prime Ministers reshuffling her ministerial team, with a handful of announcements made so far. With the top post holders including philip hammond, Boris Johnson, amber rudd and david davis keeping theirjobs, theresa may has promoted Brandon Lewis to conservative Party Chairman. Shes also moved thejustice secretary David Lidington into the cabinet office, to take on some of the responsibilities carried out by the former first secretary of state, damien green. From westminster, ben wright reports. A new year, a new cabinet. Morning, Prime Minister. Will this rejuvenate the party . She will hope so. After the tories botched election last year, the question is, who will she choose to chop, rejig and remove in her team . Thi
2020. It will be an interesting election to see winfrey versus trump. Could it happen . Could she win . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has been carrying out a reshuffle of her cabinet, with a few new faces, but the big beasts mostly staying in post. The education secretary Justine Greening has quit after refusing to move to the department for work and pensions. A previous junior minister in the department, esther mcvey, has stepped into the role instead. The immigration minister Brandon Lewis has been named as the new conservative party chairman, while jeremy hunt continues as Health Secretary but has been given an expanded role, including social care. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssbergs report contains flashing images. Are you confident of staying in government . Two and a half hours to say i quit. The then education secretary Justine Greening rushed into number ten after 5pm. The Prime Minister told her she wanted to move her to look after welfare. Did yo
Live, all the sport. Are we talking about andy murray . Yes, he has had surgery on his hip and expects to be out for at least 14 and expects to be out for at least 1a weeks. And the weather, pretty as a picture as ever . Is that me or what is behind me . i will explain why some others have clear blue skies and sunshine while others are stuck underneath a dense layer of low cloud with little chance of change. More on that in the next hour or so. Also coming up. I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon powerful speeches about hollywoods Sexual Abuse Scandal have dominated the 75th Golden Globe Awards. Well have the latest from la. Hello, this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. The comings and goings at number 10 are, well, still coming and going, but were getting a clearer picture of theresa mays new year reshuffle. None of the bigger names in the cabinet has been affected yet, but theres a new Party Chairman and several new vice chairs. We have