The mobile phone app that could save lives by detecting potentially fatal kidney conditions. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport gavin. Angling take early wickets in the first ashes test, but australia are rallying at edgbaston. And Helen Willets has the weather. Still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about that just after still the risk of showers. Ill tell you more about thatjust after half past, well talk a little bit about theice past, well talk a little bit about the ice melting in greenland as well. Thanks, helen. Also coming up hows that for a renaissance . A painting attributed to a minor north italian artist is being upgraded to titians workshop and even to the grand master himself. Hello, everyone. This afternoon live im simon mccoy. A countdown clock has just been delivered to downing street and, with just three months to go until the uk is scheduled to leave the eu, it will be displayed in the Prime Min
In the yorkshire dales, the army is helping with the clean up after several roads and bridges collapsed. An explosion in the number of older children going into care over the last five years is stretching resources and leaving kids more vulnerable thats the warning from the Childrens Commissioner. Well be speaking to her about that warning, as well as two people with direct experience of the care system. One man was moved between over 20 Foster Carers and 20 social workers. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Feel free to get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victorialive. And if youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you, maybe youd like to take part in the Programme Please do include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, its over to rebecca who has the news. Thank you, good morning and good morning to you. Female students, who use University Counselling s
On the wrong end of it as a captain makes me very hungry to be on the podium at the oval as captain hopefully with a massive smile on my face. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The government has announced additionalfunding to prepare the uk in the event of a no deal brexit. The chancellor, sajid javid, says the extra two point one billion pounds was necessary to ensure the uk is prepared for leaving the eu on october 31 with or without a deal. Nearly £350 million will be spent on upgrading border and transport infrastructure at the biggest uk ports. This will include an extra 1,000 borderforce officers double the number previously announced when mrjavid was home secretary. A further £434 million will be spent on the stockpiling of vital medicines. Lets get more from our political correspondentjessica parker. Brexit preparations cost money, and today the man now in charge of the publics finances signalled that hes willing to turn on the taps. The chancellor, sajid jav
Was introduced in 2015 has decreased by 90 . And on the first day of the ashes series heroics from captain, steve smith, rescue australia from a first innings collapse and put england on the back foot. Good evening. Thousands of people are being evacuated by police tonight in the derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge. Earlier today, flooding caused the partial collapse of a dam wall at a nearby reservoir. Emergency services are working to secure the dam and members of the public are being warned to stay out of the area around the toddbrook reservoir. The Environment Agency has warned that there is a danger to life. The reservoir contains 300million gallons of water which weighs i. 3million tonnes. Theres been 112. 1; millimetres of rainfall in the local area in the past week far higher than the average 68 millimetres in normally gets in the whole month of july; infact, abouti. 6 times the Monthly Average has fallen since last thursday. Judith moritz is in Chapel En Le Frith where some of th
A year after the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republ of congo, 1800 people have died and neighboring countries are worried the disease may spread. The second night of ic debates is full of sharp attacks, most of them aimed at the front runner, joe biden. Mr. Castro it looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and onof us hasnt. Laura plus, President Trumpre sl tariffs on chinese goods. Four americans already in need, n the trade war is a burdeey just cannot afford. Laura for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. It has been a year since the democratic republic of congo declared an outbreak of the ebola rus. Since then, 2700 people have become infected and 10 have died, making it the worst unoutbreak in the ys history. Neighboring nations are taking more precautions, fearing the disease may spread further. The world health orgization has declared an International Health emergency. Our south africa correspondent anne soy reports.