New figures reveal cancer survival rates in the uk are on the up, but still lag behind other high Income Countries. Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. The Prime Minister has insisted that he didnt lie to the queen over the suspension of parliament. Hes been speaking this morning. Heres what he had to say. Prime minister, your announcement today, whats the aim behind it . Well, the uk is one of the great centres of shipbuilding and were expending that now. I think that shipbuilding is an area of industry, which is of massive promise for this country. We are exceptionally good at it, we make loads of frigates used in australia, the canadians are buying them and we are now announcing another five type 31, a new type of frigates that will be built at shipyards around the uk, so they drive high qualityjobs here in they drive high qualityjobs here in the uk, the shipbuilding programme, but they also represent a massive export opportunity for this count
Front feeling humid, behind it something fresher. This afternoon, cloud with patchy outbreaks of rain in Northern England pushing into wales and the midlands. Ahead of it largely dry with sunny spells, turning cloudy through the afternoon. It looks dry for the cricket. Behind it feeling fresher, one or two showers, a blustery day with temperatures at a maximum of 211 in the south east. This evening and overnight, that cloud and rain pushes south and east. Clearer skies feeding in behind, one or two isolated showers in the north west of scotland. Temperatures in the north falling into single figures, staying fairly mild in the south and east where we could see the cloud lingering. As we move into tomorrow, High Pressure is dominating the weather front ahead of it, clearing and there could be some early cloud across the south coast. Once that clears a good deal of dry and fine weather with a risk of a few showers in the north and west. One or two feeding into Northern Ireland and parts o
Ashes. Australia have already reclaim the urn but if england could them win by a wicket. He has gone pull something out of the bag, they forjust 20. Them win by a wicket. He has gone for just 20. Stokes them win by a wicket. He has gone forjust 20. Stokes was brought into this match as a specialist batsmen could even level the tie. Because he has a shoulder injury so thanks. Cannot bowl at the moment. England darren has the weather. We re cannot bowl at the moment. England were doing so well, digging in, that could be a Storm Brewing down building up the runs, hoping to to the middle of the bahamas. We level the five test series. It is to will look at that later. Also the one to australia. They have tropical influence some of us are already retained the ashes. England have lost three wickets on this feeling today. Really . 0k, see you first day of the final ashes test. Later on. It is first day of the final ashes test. It is too one to australia. Joe denly went forjust 18, also coming
Advised her to prorogue to suspend parliament . Absolutely not. The number of people investigated for rape who go on to be convicted has fallen to its lowest level since records were first compiled more than a decade ago. A baby boy who died after being pulled out of a river in Greater Manchester has been named locally as the kari bennett. His father has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Five people have been arrested in response to proposed plans to illegally fly drones near heathrow airport. New figures have been revealed that the cancer survival rates in the uk remain below those of other high income countries. Sports day is in a moment, but first a quick look at what else is coming your way this evening here on the bbc news channel. And lets take you through what we have following the publication of the operation Yellow Hammer documents. We will be talking toa hammer documents. We will be talking to a Crisis Management consultant about no deal brexit contingency planning. That