And we pay tribute to the journalist who first reported the outbreak of the second world war, who has died at the age of 105. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news weve had the first of the league cup semifinals, with wayne rooney given the chance to break the Manchester United all time scoring record. Good evening. There has been a significant increase in the number of people with Mental Health problems asking to be seen at accident and Emergency Departments in england. Figures from nhs digital, analysed for the bbc, show that in the year 2015 16, there were over 165,000 Psychiatric Attendances at a e departments, a rise of 47 over the past four years. And it includes a rise of 89 in the number of children and young people attending a e. Doctors say the reality is even worse than the figures suggest. 0ur social Affairs Correspondent alison holt has the story, and reports from birmingham. Its another day of unrelenting demand in the Emergency Department of Birminghams Queen Elizabeth hosp
Welcome to bbc news. Jeremy corbyn has been accused by some of his own mps of creating confusion after declaring that labour was not wedded to Freedom Of Movement for eu citizens and then adding that he wasnt ruling it out either. The Labour Leader insisted that the party did understand voters concerns about immigration. Earlier, mr corbyn had prompted further criticism from his own side when he suggested that Capping Earnings would be a way to tackle inequality. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has more details. A welcome for him on the platform, but will you welcome what was billed as his vision for britain after brexit . Whether you voted to leave or remain, everybody voted for a better future. On the biggest question how many eu citizens can keep coming to britain to move freely, what was his verdict . Were not wedded to Free Movement of the eu as a point of principle, but i dont want to be misinterpreted, nor do we rule it out. Well demand that these negotiations give us the
Face a Mental Health problem at some time in ourlives, face a Mental Health problem at some time in our lives, but is business doing enough to support its staff . Im here at the rather grand Institute Of Directors, it represents thousands of companies, to find out if they could be doing more. In sport, im at a golf club to find out how proposed major rule changes could affect the game. And British Cycling admits serious failings as they are criticised by the uk anti doping agency. After the biggest blunder the oscars has ever seen, two accountants behind the mix up are told theyll never work there again. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Currently we have a band of rain, sleet and snow in the central swathe of the uk, fading through the morning. A lot of dry weather and sunshine around today and wintry showers in the north, and the gusty winds weve had in the south will also slowly ease. More details later on. Carol, thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Victims are be
but let s not pick apart legislation that reflects the hard fought and hard won protections given to women, to trans women, and to all sorts of people from protected characteristics. the conservatives have been accused of trying to stoke tensions, not least in other political parties. they say it s a point of principle. this is a complex and sensitive area that can involve balancing the rights of those involved, and it s already been proven this issue is not easy to navigate. tensions were brought to the fore when the scottish government tried to change the law to make it easier for people to change their legal sex, only to be blocked by uk ministers. now the tories say decisions on this issue should be taken in westminster not something welcomed by the snp. it s just another example of undermining the powers of the scottish parliament. now, obviously i don t want to see that, because i believe we should have a parliament with the full range of powers to tackle all of the issues that
the conservatives have been accused of trying to stoke tensions, not least in other political parties. they say it s a point of principle. this is a complex and sensitive area that can involve balancing the rights of those involved, and it s already been proven this issue is not easy to navigate. tensions were brought to the fore when the scottish government tried to change the law to make it easier for people to change their legal sex, only to be blocked by uk ministers. now the tories say decisions on this issue should be taken in westminster not something welcomed by the snp. it s just another example of undermining the powers of the scottish parliament. now, obviously i don t want to see that, because i believe we should have a parliament with the full range of powers to tackle all of the issues that affect the people of scotland. so, a policy change that s needed, or an issue being used as a political football? another point of contention in this campaign. alex forsyth, bbc news