Ireland. Gordon strachans scotland side kept alive their hopes for russia 2018 with a 3 0 win in lithuania. And tomasz has the weather. Well, the weekend is looking a little mixed. A nice, bright day today. Tomorrow, one for the sunday papers. A lot of grey cloud, and some rain on the way as well, but not for everyone. Good morning. First, our main story more heavy rain is falling in south asia, where this years monsoon season has left millions of people displaced. It is now believed more than 1,400 people have died. Parts of indias financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water. 0ur south asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt is in the eastern state of bihar, one of the worst affected areas. Just in this one state in northern and eastern india, we are talking 17 Million People affected, more than 500 people killed. And as you say, across the region, 1,400 people killed. 41 Million People affected. Now, as you can see, the rains have stopped here. More rain is forecast but even
David, thank you very much and a very good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the last session of today, one that i know will end the first day on a high. I am sure you, as i, marvel at the continuing volume of books about Winston Churchill that emerge year after year. What more could there be to say now, even about Winston Churchill, we might ask . David lough has managed not only to say new things but to add great detail and provide a fascinating exposition of churchills finances, a topic as you know, and as david demonstrates, that had its peaks and indeed its troughs, much like churchills own political career. Davids book is thorough and engaging and offers new churchillian epithets. One of my favorites taken from his volume sees churchill seeking new funds for yet another expenditure and lamenting, had i not been so foolish as to pay a lot of bills, i shouldve had the money available right now. [laughter] david lough is well qualified to write on this topic, a former memb
Have changed. The situation has changed with the new owners coming in and actually we have one or two things coming our way. Its the start of another week of preparation for the home nations as they look ahead to the second round of fixtures in the six nations this weekend. Wales top the table on Points Difference at the moment but ahead of a crucial match against england, captain Alun Wynjones has been preparing a little differently. Hes been pulling pints of ale wyn, which is being served in pubs around wales in his honour. His side have a tight turnaround to prepare for that england game on saturday they have some Injury Concerns and only six days to recover. We could make a big fuss and say its going to make the difference but that would be an excuse. As domestic teams and regions we do that quite often, short turnarounds with more games. Its something you have to deal with. It is an added intensity, physicality at International Level but we experience it in the season and weve jus
And it is a very, very serious situation so we look forward, as i just said, to receiving them in court. A firm of london plumbers loses legal Battle Over Whether to give freelance plumbers the same rights as full time staff. And england prepare to take on wales this weekend. And coming up in the sport, the russian athlete stripped of her gold medal and banned for doping. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, says its completely unacceptable that some patients in england are waiting up to 13 hours in a e. Figures show that Waiting Times in Casualty Units are worse than at any time in the last decade. Mr hunt says he does have an improvement plan, but admits it will take time, and says theres no Silver Bullet. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. Nhs england figures this winter show the worst waiting time performance ina e the worst waiting time performance in a e units since records began more than a decade ago. Jeremy hunt paid tribute to
No deal, Canadian Pacific walking away from the Norfolk Southern bid after norfolk resisted talks forever. And another Company Reportedly enters the fray for yahoo . The ted line for bids this week. Stocks are looking to rebound for the worst week since february. Alcoa due tonight. The president set to meet with fed chair yellen today to discuss the economy and wall street reform. And la and larry fink saying certain actionsi actionsi actionsi may lead to reduced spending and growth. An echo of what hes said in the past. Right. I think that were getting actual success in europe. No one seems to recognize that. I think three months from now, germany will say enough is enough. We want rates to go higher. Germany will prevail. The numbers that im getting, car registrations, employment, pmis from europe, theyre all strong. I think this is a backward looking letter. Really . Yeah. Other than japan. Japan, i dont know. I cant figure them out. Nothing seems to work. Tenyear negative 0. 796 fo