Im a refugee, i came to england at the age of six. He campaigned for more to be brought to the uk. Today he reacts to a government decision to stop receiving children under the scheme he championed, calling it shameful. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11am this morning. 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. Our top story today accident and Emergency Departments in england had their worst waiting time performance last month since targets were introduced 13 years ago. Provisional figures leaked to the bbc also suggest that record numbers of patients have had to wait on trolleys for a bed to become available. The Department Of Health insists the vast majority of patients are treated quickly. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. For months now, accident and Emergency Departments across england have been struggling. Last week, the bbc was gi
To get out and about until it does that to you, that was the scene earlier in merseyside. As in the atlantic, something that has really caught my eye, an awful lot of weather on its way towards the british isles. Through the afternoon, the rain from the merseyside area pushes across the border into scotland, turning more showery. Sunshine north of that, there will be some thunderstorms, sunshine further south, temperatures in the low 20s. At at the same time the weather mightjust do that to you, there could be sharper shallow than thunderstorms. This evening and overnight, much of the activity will fade away, two showers lingering. A mild night, temperatures down to 15 oi mild night, temperatures down to 15 or 16. The first signs of a spell of wet and windy weather towards the south west, which is the theme of the next few days, unusual spells of pretty windy weather with significant rain rather than hit and myth showers. If you have a line of washing to do across england and wales, do
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Two us airbases in iraq are targeted in retaliation, the iranians say, for the death of general soleimani, killed last week in a us airstrike. As President Trump tweets that there were no casualties and that all is well, borisjohnson warns iran not to retaliate further. We of course condemn the attack on Iraqi Military bases hosting coalition forces. Iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pursue urgent de escalation. Wade mystery surrounds the crash of a ukranian passenger plane in tehran more than 170 people are killed including three from the uk. The number of homicides
in the uk fell in 2019, for the first time in five years though killings rose in the capital. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. The Football Association is under pressure to review its broadcasting deals, thats after a betting company streamed fa cup matches live over the weekend. All th
This is bbc news with the latest headlines. Boris johnson comes under fire for reportedly claiming hope on the horizon theres an International Welcome that devolution has been for the news that a Second Company a disaster in scotland. Has developed an effective ministers say its the snp vaccine against the virus. The Prime Minister opposes, good morning. Not devolution itself. The firms fighting back against lockdown. New charity grants are being made available to businesses struggling with restrictions we look at what some of them are doing to survive. Worksheet is feel strongly, and i would agree, is devolution in from hollywood to wrexham. Scotla nd would agree, is devolution in fans of the National Scotland has facilitated the rise of league side have been celebrating after voting separatism and nationalism in the overwhelmingly to allow two movie stars to buy their club. Form of the snp, and that is trying to break apart the United Kingdom what he feels strongly, and i would agree