Are into the last four of the Champions League. Lucy bronze scores to book citys place in the semi finals after a 2 0 Aggregate Win over danish side Fortuna Hjorring. After the most challenging Railway Repair ever, today the Settle Carlisle train line reopens to customers. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Grey skies and rain might greet the day for many of you but things will brighten up quite nicely i have details coming up and a full weekend broadcast. Good morning. First, our main story. Patients will have to wait longer for routine operations, such as hip and knee replacements, as a trade off so improvements can be made in other areas, like a e. Thats according to the head of nhs england, simon stevens, who is today setting out a new strategy for the next two years. Alexandra mackenzie has more. How have you been feeling . Not too bad, thank you. Iris ram is 96 and is recovering from a recent illness. Youre doing really well. Her gp called a local nhs Service Based in nottin
Were live until am this morning. Are you waiting for a non urgent operation . If so, wed love to hear from you this morning about how long youve been waiting. Are you one of the many people whove arrived at hospital only to have your operation cancelled on the day . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. We are going to go and live now to hear from donald we are going to go and live now to hearfrom donald tusk, the president of the European Council. You can see the podium there, he is waiting to speak in malta in the next few minutes, he will of course be talking about those brexit negotiations, so we will go back to that live as soon as it happens, you wont miss anything at all. Our top Story Today Patients will have to wait longer for routine operations, such as hip and knee replacements as a trade off, so that improvements can be made in other areas like a e. That
Of settle to carlisle rail line. The world famous train is back on its scenic route through the Yorkshire Dales and the eden valley, a year after a major landslip closed the line. And, Recycling Rockets a Californian Company has made history by launching a rocket into space for a second time. Good morning. Its friday, 31st march. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The eu has outlined its strategy for brexit negotiations, suggesting talks on a trade deal could begin once sufficient progress is made on a Separation Settlement with the uk. The Draft Guidelines, issued by the president of the European Council donald tusk, argue for a phased approach in talks. The document will now be sent to the 27 Member States for approval. The Draft Guidelines, seen by the bbc, will outline the tone of the talks ahead and say a non member of the union, that does not live up to the same obligations as a member, cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member. They also r
As a theatre show where Audience Participation is essential. And tomasz has the weekend weather. The squeaked looking a little mixed. I think some of us might have to run for cover today from a few showers the weekend. Tomorrow is looking mostly sunny. Good morning. First our main story. Tensions are rising over gilbraltars position during brexit, after the eu gave spain a potential veto on any future deal for the british territory. Last night, the government said it would stand up for gibraltars interests during negotiations. The enclave has accused spain of trying to manipulate discussions, in order to further its 300 year old sovereignty claims. Mark lobel reports. Gibraltar has been in british hands in 1713. It shares a border with spain, but rejects any spanish claim of sovereignty. The current proposals mean a deal between the uk and the eu would not apply to gibraltar without an additional agreement between the uk and spain. Gibraltars Chief Minister has fiercely rejected this a
As a theatre show where Audience Participation is essential. And tomasz has the weekend weather. The squeaked looking a little mixed. I think some of us might have to run for cover today from a few showers the weekend. Tomorrow is looking mostly sunny. Good morning. First our main story. Tensions are rising over gilbraltars position during brexit, after the eu gave spain a potential veto on any future deal for the british territory. Last night, the government said it would stand up for gibraltars interests during negotiations. The enclave has accused spain of trying to manipulate discussions, in order to further its 300 year old sovereignty claims. Mark lobel reports. Gibraltar has been in british hands in 1713. It shares a border with spain, but rejects any spanish claim of sovereignty. The current proposals mean a deal between the uk and the eu would not apply to gibraltar without an additional agreement between the uk and spain. Gibraltars Chief Minister has fiercely rejected this a