raids across london to rescue women thought to have been trafficked from romania. coming up on afternoon live: all the sport. it s a big night for england. the match against montenegro at wembley this evening will be their 1,000th international fixture. there s no raheem sterling, remember, but can they qualify without him? thanks, connie, and nick miller has the weather. more rain falling where it is just not needed. how much and for how long? plus going in search of snow. i have also found some in africa. thanks, nick. also coming up: as we get the first glimpse of this year s john lewis christmas tv ad, we ll look at what the others are like and ask whether the millions of pounds spent on on them is money well spent. hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. one senior doctor has warned emergency care is imploding. the government s target is for 95% of a&e pati
month unless the country curbs immigration time high across the uk, new research suggests. gp surgery closures are at an all time high across the uk, new research suggests. a seven year old boy who fell from a roller coaster at lightwater valley theme park in yorkshire yesterday is believed to be in a critical but stable condition. a seven year old boy who fell from a roller coaster coming up on afternoon at lightwater valley theme park in yorkshire yesterday is in a critical but stable live, all the sport. condition in hospital, say police. that‘s right, we are starting to hear as you did about ten minutes or so hear as you did about ten minutes or so ago from the two teams involved coming up on afternoon in tomorrow‘s champions league final live all the sport. in madrid. both spurs and liverpool have their final training sessions in the metropolitan know before they good afternoon. the masses are beat tomorrow. thank you, full arriving in madrid. the two teams update fr
the tiger who came to tea, has died at the age of 95. and coming up on bbc news. lewis hamilton was fastest in first practice in monaco. his mercedes team one of many playing tribute to formula one legend niki lauda, who passed away this week. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has decided to delay publication of theresa may s revised brexit withdrawal bill, which was due tomorrow. it will now be made public in the first week ofjune. the news comes as a growing number of conservative mps openly call for mrs may to resign, after revealing changes to her brexit plans earlier this week. but the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has insisted mrs may will still be prime minister when president trump arrives for his state visit onjune 3rd. from westminster, here s our political correspondent nick eardley, and a warning that his report contains flash photography. not everyone at westminster is panicking just yet. larry the cat doesn t seem to have a care
and darren has all the weather. we have got some rain around today. it isa we have got some rain around today. it is a chilly day but over the next few days it mate turn milder. later on in the programme, i will pander to the wins of afternoon live. you have given it all away! thanks, darren. also coming up italy has been battered by fierce winds and rain which have left at least ten people dead across the country. venice hasn t seen flooding like this for ten years. hello everyone, this is afternoon live. i m simon mccoy. the leading think tank, the institute for fiscal studies, says it believes yesterday s budget is a gamble with the public finances and is warning the chancellor may have to borrow more in future. after analysing the figures, the independent research group says the big winner of the budget is the nhs but other public services will continue to feel the squeeze. the ifs also highlighted big gains for two and a half million families on the government s new fl
and crazy things can come true that s the verdict of american billionaire elon musk after the successful launch of his rocket falcon heavy. he says it s a game changer for space travel. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: glenn maxwell s century takes australia to victory over england in the t20 tri series match in hobart. the aussies win by five wickets. good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. two of the victims of the black cab rapist, john worboys, have been given the go ahead for a high court challenge against the decision to release him from prison. worboys appeared in person at the hearing, at the high court in london. last month, the parole board was criticised when it announced he would be freed after less than ten years in prison. police believe he may have carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults. today the judge ordered that he be brought from his cell to the court though his victims were not expecting him to see him there. our home affa