in the number of cancer operations being postponed, because of a shortage of beds. the combination of increased admissions through accident and emergency, combined with difficulties in getting patients home because of lack of support in social care, means hospitals are too full. ministers and diplomats have been urging israel and the palestinians to reaffirm their commitment to a two state solution in the middle east. the outgoing director of the cia says donald trump doesn t understand russia s actions, intentions and capabilities. john brennan said that when in office mr trump should be very careful about lifting sanctions against moscow. those are the latest headlines. now it is time for sportsday. now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry. the headlines this eveving: zlatan rescues a point for united, who are held by liverpool at old trafford. two everton teenagers turn on the style at goodison as manchester city are thrashed on merse
earlier the manchester mystics won the inaugural women s bbl cup, with a 71 60 victory against nottingham wildcats. that is all from sportsday. coming next, meet the author. how much do we still live in tune with the rhythm of the seasons, and why does that matter? in his much admired novels, tim pears has consistently worked to explore our relationship with the land, the old habits, an inherited feeling for how nature works, and maybe to try to rediscover an understanding that could be slipping away. it s one of the themes of his new book, the horseman. set in the west country before the first world war, telling the story of an unlikely and almost forbidden relationship, and the coming loss of innocence. welcome. one of the most powerful elements of the horseman is the sense of the force of nature, the cycles of the seasons and so on, and it s obvious that that s not a device. have you always been conscious of that closeness to the way, frankly, the earth works? i have, yes,
cut the number of seagulls on britain s beaches. coming up, song, dance and romance, good lala land to be one of the big 0scar good lala land to be one of the big oscar winners. we will get the verdict in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has accused the government of threatening a trade war with europe if it doesn t get the deal it wants over brexit. he was responding to comments by the chancellor, phillip hammond, who told a german newspaper that britain wouldn t lie down wounded if it no longer had access to the single market and hinted that corporation tax could be cut in response. on tuesday, theresa may is due to reveal details of her brexit strategy. 0ur political correspondent tom bateman reports. under pressure to reveal a plan for brexit, theresa may will hope to answer her critics this week, calling for unity and an end to insults or relieving the eu. insults over leaving the eu. injune, people voted for
oi’ of the uk, temperatures around nine orio of the uk, temperatures around nine or 10 degrees, may be mild in one or two places. further south than these, it will be brighter, but chilly as well, particularly across east anglia and the south east, daytime highs of 5 degrees. where the skies are clear overnight, we could see some quite sharp frosts. mind you, that is nothing in comparison with the cold weather which is set to dominate across much of continental europe, with a quite severe frost here, and daytime highs remaining below freezing even down across spain and portugal. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says the government risks a future trade war with europe, following comments by the chancellor which implied the uk could use its corporate tax rates to stimulate investment after brexit. the royal college of surgeons says hospitals around the uk are reporting sharp increases in the number of cancer operations being postponed,
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