in coming up on bbc news, know that novak djokovic on course to defend his french open title and through to the third round after being roberto in straight sets. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the man who was until last night the conservative mp for bolton north east in greater manchester has joined the labour party. mark logan is not standing at the general election but he says he is now backing sir keir starmer as the next prime minister. this afternoon he told the bbc the conservative party was unrecognisable from the party hejoined a decade ago. it comes amid continuing confusion and division over the fate of one of labour s longest serving and best known mps, diane abbott. she says she s being banned from standing next month. keir starmer has been saying no decision has been taken. but today labour s deputy leader angela rayner said she sees no reason why she shouldn t be allowed to stand again for her seat in east london. our political editor chris mas
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. five bulgarian nationals have been sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison after being convicted of the biggest benefit fraud ever in britain. the gang stole almost £54 million by making thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit. the judge said they d systemically plundered the state s support mechanism to steal eye watering sums. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. taxpayers money thrown around like confetti by a multi million pound fraudster. the scale of the scam astonished investigators. now the gang behind it have been sentenced. the full story of britain s biggest benefit fraud can be told. prosecutors say thousands of people were flown from bulgaria to london, that ids were then used to make claims for the main benefit universal credit. police officers. when the fraudsters various premises were raided, investigators found an extraordinary amount of evidence. 900 mobile phones
news of another cyber this time affecting several large london hospitals, being described as a major cyber attack. services including the delivery of blood transfusions have been affected, according to memos are sent to nhs staff. we know that the king s couege staff. we know that the king s college hospital and guy s and saint thomases are amongst the hospital is experiencing problems, with some operations reported to have been cancelled or redirected. we will talk to one of a health correspondence about this shortly. more on that story, the breaking story coming up for you. let s continue with the general election campaign. the big news today is rishi sunak and sir keir starmer will go head to head in their first televised debate of the general election campaign tonight. the hour long programme on itv will be filmed in front of a live studio audience. it comes as the conservatives have promised to introduce a yearly cap on the number of migrant visas, while labour has accus
Im taking a look at how to improve that. In sport, could mike ashleys days at newcastle be numbered following a formal bid for the Football Club . And its only november, but could getting in the festive mood early but help improve your winter wellbeing . Its like celebrating joy. Like, i was so its like celebrating joy. Like, i was so excited to come to the Christmas Markets this evening. Christmas markets this evening. Christmas trees up at ridiculous times. Everyone is waiting to put pictures of Christmas Trees on facebook. And carol has the weather. You can see the lights of Regent Street behind me. It is mild around london, mile across many parts of the uk. Some rain in the north and the uk. Some rain in the north and the west so that further east you are, the dry conditions are here but more details on 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may looks set to offer the eu a bigger divorce bill payment in return for starting trade talks next month. The bbc understan
Financial education should be compulsory in schools. This school in manchester is a centre for excellent when it comes to teaching young people about money, so i will chat to them a little bit later. In Sport England bowl out australia in adelaide. Theyve just started batting and need 354 to win the second test and level the ashes. Come on and carol has the weather. It isa it is a fairly quiet day weatherwise for most of us. It will be cloudy with a little brightness and showers in the west. Later, persistent rain across the north west of the country accompanied by strengthening wind. Then it is all change. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you. See you later on. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will meet with her cabinet this morning after returning from brussels last night with no deal to push forward the brexit talks. Negotiations came to a halt after the Democratic Unionist Party, who support the conservative government, rejected a proposal to avoid a ha