And children over a three day period earlier this year. Three thousand Fire Fighters are battling catastrophic conditions as wildfires continue to rage in australia seventy fires burning in New South Wales as the flames close in on sydney shrouding the city in smoke and Raheem Sterling is dropped from the england team ahead of a euro 2020 qualifier after an altercation with teammatejoe gomez coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, captain Andy Robertson has pulled out of scotlands final two euro qualifiers over the next week. Ryan fraser and Scott Mctominay are also injured. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news at one. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has heavily criticised the government for what he has described as a woeful response to flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Five days after the flooding began, the Prime Minister will this afternoon chair a meeting of the governements Cobra Emergency Committee to discuss the issue. About 400 homes have been flooded and 1
The home secretary, priti patel, will meet her french counterpart in paris today, to discuss ways to deal with the rise in illegal migrant crossings to the uk by boat. At least 25 people have been killed in a firebomb attack on a nightclub in mexico. Several more are seriously hurt. And the survival of Bolton Wanderers has been secured after Football Ventures limited completed its takeover of the club. The League One Club had been facing liquidation. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The government has insisted that mps will have time to debate the uks departure from the European Union despite plans to suspend parliament for five weeks into october. Yesterday, the queen approved the Prime Ministers request to close parliament until 14th october less than three weeks before the uk is due to leave the eu. But the move has sparked protests around the country a legal challenge is underway and a petition against proroging parliament has attracted more than one million signatur
A former girlfriend. Although a former girlfriend. The chief executive of womens although the chief executive of womens knight has said celebrating a man. Womens knight has said celebrating aman. | womens knight has said celebrating a man. I dont give a toss about her, love, it was 25 years ago. Violence erupts in londonderry as petrol bombs are thrown at the police after they find a suspicious device. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. We live, all the sport. Will be hearing from Jimmy Anderson we will be hearing from Jimmy Anderson who tells us he has no plans to retire any time soon. After his injury problems during this ashes series, he says he will be back and he still hungry for the game. And mel has all the weather. For most of us are brief respite from the rain we saw yesterday but it will be short lived and turn wetter and windier into the evening. Also coming up, the story of the us spy pulled out of russia. It happened just after a meeting in which President Trump u
National security advisor, his third in three years, john bolton. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well be live in southampton ahead of tonights euro qualifier bewteen england and kosovo. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Hundreds of thousands of people in england are getting hooked on prescription drugs, according to a new report with half of all users taking them for a year or more. The study by Public Health england shows that one in four adults use strong painkillers, antidepressants or sleeping tablets. Opioids, the strongest type of painkillers, were prescribed to over 5. 5 million adults outside hospital in 2017 18. And more than half a Million People in england received opioid prescriptions for three years or more. Health Officials Say long term use shows too many people are becoming dependent. Our Health Editor hugh pym has been to meet some of those affected by addiction. I was gripped by these painkillers. I got into a routine where i
Well have more from our correspondent in berkshire in a moment. Also this lunchtime hope for 4,500 British Steel workers, after a tentative deal is reached to rescue it from insolvency. 50 year old Vincent Fuller pleads guilty to the attempted murder of a bulgarian teenager by stabbing him in a supermarket car park. Concerns about facial Recognition Systems. Privacy campaigners say theres now an epidemic of them in public places. Cheering. And englands bowlers have begun a fightback against australia, taking early wickets in the ashes test at lords. And coming up on bbc news, former world number one andy murray says he will play no part in this months us open as he wants to focus on his singles comeback. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Murder Investigation has been launched after a Police Officer was killed as he attended a reported burglary in berkshire. Thames Valley Police say pc Andrew Harper died following a serious incident on a road near the village of ufton