Newsroom. The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high of 7. 68 million. Its the highest number since records began in august two thousand and seven. Earlier, the government announced the nhs will receive. £200 million to will receive. £200 million to help the service in the coming winter. Labour says the monies are sticking plaster, but the Prime Minister says the government is trying to improve waiting times. Waiting times. Well winter is always a challenging time for the nhs and this year we started planning for winter earlier than ever before. Today were announcing before. Today were announcing £200 million, which will go to the nhs to help build extra capacity and resilience for this winter season, making sure that patients can care that patients can get the care that they need. Earlier this year, we also announced the long term workforce plan , making sure that workforce plan, making sure that for the first time we train more doctors a
Great rivalries although one sided recently so can rangers finally got the better of celtic in their lunchtime showdown . And can Old School Training create a new World Champion . Well look at how hughie fury is preparing for tonights big fight and helen has the weather. Good morning. It may be a little grey and damp first thing but for many it is a bright picture today with the lot of dry weather on offer. All the details for today and the rest of the weekend in around 15 minutes. European leaders have given a guarded welcome to Theresa Mays Brexit proposals. Brexit secretary, david davis will begin fresh talks with eu leaders on monday. The Prime Minister wants to secure a two year transition period which means we wont technically break away from the eu until 2021. Gavin lee is in brussels but first lets speak to our Political Correspondent Susana Mendonca in london. Susana, how was mrs mays speech received by her own party and her opponents . There has not been a settled atmosphere
And can lumberjack skills help create a new World Champion . We will look at how hughie fury is preparing for tonights big fight. And helen has the weather. Good morning, it may be grey and damp first good morning, it may be grey and dampfirst thing, good morning, it may be grey and damp first thing, but a brightening picture with a lot of dry weather on offer, all the details for the weekend if you canjoin me in around 15 minutes. Good morning, first our main story. European leaders have given a guarded welcome to Theresa Mays Brexit proposals which she hopes will pave the way for future negotiations. Brexit secretary david davis will begin fresh talks with eu leaders on monday. The Prime Minister wants to secure a two year transition period which means we wont technically break away from the eu until 2021. Susana mendonca, our political correspondent, is in our london newsroom. This was billed as a major moment in the brexit process, we had those talks starting again on monday, the b
Britains Prime Minister has tried to inject new energy into the brexit talks with a distinctly warmer tone in a key speech in italy. Theresa may says she wants the uk to be the eus strongest friend and partner, and has called for a two year transition deal after britain officially leaves the eu. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has this report from florence. Waiting, waiting and waiting. Its months since the Prime Minister gave anything away on brexit. And if youre in a hurry to disentangle completely, you might just have to wait some more. She came to florence to confirm that for as long as two years after were technically out, not that much might change. A period of implementation would be in our mutual interest and that is why im proposing that there should be such a period after the uk leaves the eu. Clearly people, businesses and Public Services should only have to plan for one set of changes in the relationship between the uk and the eu. So during the implementation period,