Welcome to bbc news. Theresa may is coming under increasing pressure, to adopt a tougher line during brexit negotiations, as she prepares to travel to brussels tomorrow for talks with the president of the european commission. An Influential Group of brexit supporters has written an open letter urging the Prime Minister to refuse to settle the uks so called divorce bill unless brussels agrees to a series of new demands. Heres our political correspondent, alex forsyth. They have met plenty of times before, always appearing friendly, but there is a lot riding on their get together tomorrow. Whether eu leaders can be persuaded to move brexit talks on later this month. While back home, some of her mps have upped the pressure. A handful of brexit backing tories have written to the Prime Minister, laying down conditions they want met, including a promise that the European Court of justice will cease to have any jurisdiction over the uk. For some, this goes to the heart of the brexit debate. T
Remembering the victims of Grenfell Tower. It has been six months since 71 were killed in the fire. They will be honoured at a service at st pauls cathedral. Good morning. It will be the busiest day of the year for the royal mail. We are at manchester, and they will deal with 3 million letters and parcels airline. How are they coping . I will find out. In sport, england lose big names find out. In sport, england lose big na m es early find out. In sport, england lose big names early in the crucial third ashes test as they fight for survival in the series. And we have the weather. Good morning. A bit icy. A bright day ahead of you. Rain, sleet, and snow showers. The full forecast is coming up. Thank you. Good morning. The first story is theresa may has suffered her first significant defeat in the commons since the election. 11 conservatives sided with labour to make sure they get a say in the deal before it is finalised. We can speak to our political correspondent, ian watson, in westmi
Through to the semi finals of the Australian Open. Boris johnson arrived at downing street this morning determined, it seemed, to demand more money for the nhs in england, but instead, it is understood that the foreign secretary was rebuked by the Prime Minister for his highly publicised push to get an extra £100 million a week. Theresa may told the cabinet that such conversations about the future of the nhs should remain private. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports from westminster. She can come out in a wheelchair. Thats our treatment room anyway, so thats not going to free up a bed. Long waits. This gentleman hasjust come in. Long days, another glimpse of the pressure at the university of north tees hospital, like wards around the country. We need more beds in the hospital. We need more beds for them to go to. Number ten knows hospitals, patients and the public looks at them for answers. However unwelcome visitors making demands really are. Reporter do you want to be th
Pressure has been ramped up on send banger. Also, golf, men and women will be playing side by side on the European Tour. There is snow out there. It is all about knowing where to look. There is more Severe Weather to come through the rest of this week. More Severe Weather warnings and more travel warnings. If you thought it was cold today, just wait until tomorrow. Also coming up, the warning that Global Warming could have a devastating impact on king penguins. Heavy snowfall is hitting parts of the uk, causing road, rail and flight disruption in many areas. Police say driving conditions are treacherous in places three people have died in lincolnshire after a crash involving a car and a lorry. Hundreds of trains are cancelled, many schools are shut and forecasters say some Rural Communities may be cut off. And theres a warning from the met office that if you havent seen snow yet by the end of the week you will have. Lets get the latest from our correspondent in North Yorkshire. First,
Enough to crank those windshield wipers at some point stho it will be but most people wont be out on the roads it will be late tonight and into the start of the morning tomorrow. Most of us will be sleeping at that point. Look at how far north it is now as we get a look at the radar and some of the showers moving out of washington into oregon and you can see the trail of those clouds starting to approach far northwestern california. While it may not be until 4 30 when we see some of the rain in santa rosa. You are going to see some of the lighter showers about i this evenings commute with some of the heavier downpours by about 8 00 to 9 00 tonight. San francisco seeing some light rain and then it moves into the east bay and south bay around midnight and we will start to see that winding down very quickly for early tomorrow morning. We will talk about temperatures, how much rain we can see, a lot to talk about and the weekend forecast in just a few minutes, but mike is tracking the driv