About the arena attack, please . The older brother of the Manchester Arena bomber refuses to say why he wont co operate with the Public Inquiry. A warning that Animal Welfare standards could suffer, under new legislation on trade deals after brexit. And the royal ballet gets ready for its first performance with a Live Audience in seven months. And coming up on bbc news. Could scotland and Northern Ireland secure the wins that would keep their hopes of qualifying for next summers european championships alive . England and wales are also in friendly action. Good evening. The damage being done to many Hospital Services in england in the wake of the pandemic is exposed by new nhs figures. More than four million patients are now waiting for routine surgery and treatments. Nearly half have been waiting for longer than the official target of 18 weeks. Doctors are warning that a second wave of the pandemic, especially during the winter months, could make things even worse. In fact, more than 1
Refuses to say why he wont co operate with the Public Inquiry into the attack. And Prince William says he wants to bring optimism and positivity to efforts to solve Climate Change, as he launches a new environmental award with Sir David Attenborough. Hello and welcome. Almost 3,500 people with coronavirus are now being treated in hospitals in england. The number of patients being admitted has been doubling every fortnight since the start of september. Hospitals that have been quiet over the summer are making preparations for a second wave. Some are already dealing with large numbers of covid patients. Its all had a huge knock on effect on other services. New figures reveal that more than 4 Million People are currently waiting for routine operations on the nhs in england. Half of them have been waiting at least four months. And more than 110,000 people in england have been waiting longer than a year. Thats the highest figure since 2008. More than 20,000 Cancer Patients did begin treatme
Tonight at ten, the pressure mounts still no breakthrough in the talks to get a post brexit trade deal with the eu. The Prime Minister paused his telephone talks today. Hell travel to brussels later this week to try to find a breakthrough. After todays conversation with the European Commission president , the two leaders said the conditions for finalising an agreement were not there, and eu leaders sounded increasingly pessimistic. Id like to be giving more positive news but at the moment, these negotiations seem stalled, and the barriers to progress are still very much in place. With the talks essentially exhausted, what can the Prime Minister hope to achieve in person that has eluded the negotiators for months . Well have the latest from both westminster and brussels on the 11th hour rush to find common ground. Also tonight. From tomorrow morning, people in different parts of the uk will start to be given their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The brother of the Manchester Arena
Than a million pounds. Borisjohnson is expected to head to brussels in the next few days, in a last ditch effort to break the deadlock over a brexit trade deal. Talks between the uk and the European Union have again failed to produce a breakthrough. Ajoint Statement Issued by the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, and the European Commission president , ursula von der leyen, says. We agreed that the conditions for finalising an agreement are not there due to the remaining significant differences on three Critical Issues level playing field, governance and fisheries. We asked our chief negotiators and their teams to prepare an overview of the remaining differences to be discussed in a physical meeting in brussels in the coming days. Lets speak to our political correspondentjessica parker. Shejoins us now she joins us now from westminster. Do we know when because of course there is a Council Leaders meeting on thursday, presumably before that . Yeah, i mean, ithink people on thursday, presuma
Welcome to bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories back to work. Donald trumps doctor says he has completed his course of treatment and could return to public engagements from saturday. In michigan, the fbi arrests six men in an alleged plot to kidnap the states governor, gretchen whitmer. More fighting and more deaths in the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh, but peace talks are imminent. And the acclaimed us poet louise gluck wins the nobel prize for literature. Donald trumps doctor says the president has completed his treatment for covid 19 and can return to public engagements this week. Dr conley released a statement saying that the president has remained stable since returning to the white house and responded extremely well to treatment. Our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has been reading the memo. Well, its interesting what the memo doesnt tell us, to be honest, lewis. While dr conley says that donald trump is on the road to recovery and he should be able to res