And coming up on bbc news. Bayern munich s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself . Hello. The nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. The number of people waiting to start routine Hospital Treatment in england is at a record high nearly 7. 5 Million People. The figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1 in 7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. Nhs providers, which represents Health Trusts in england, says the numbers arent surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. This includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. Yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs Waiting Lists one of his key priorities this year. The government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved Ambulance Response times. To dig into the figures and look at when they migh
0ctober, even november. that s a trend one travel agent who s on her own 11th hour break in portugal is already seeing. i think people have been put off by, a, the cost of holidays in august because they are higher than they have been in previous years, but also the heat and the fires that we ve seen abroad. so people are waiting until september and actually we re getting a lot of those last minute requests for then. all inclusive deals have been in demand as people try to stick to their budgets, but still cost of living pressures mean a holiday isn t an option for everyone. people at this funfair in wales were trying to make the most of staying closer to home. just don t let it get you down, at the end of the day. whatever the weather throws at you, you come and you enjoy it, don t you? you ve got to, with the kids. it s been a summer to forget for many uk tourism businesses. at least today, the sun finally came out. katy austin, bbc news. the lionesses striker
Nearly 82,000 households fell into arrears with their mortgage payments. now, that s not a huge number. in fact, only 1% of the overall number of mortgages. but it is an increase on the previous quarter. and the number of buy to let landlords in trouble with their mortgage payments jumped by even more. and that impacts tenants, too. so if rates have reached a peak, it s a little less pressure on homeowners and tenants alike. colleta smith, bbc news in warrington. it is 18 minutes past six. our top story this evening: the number of people on nhs waiting lists in england has passed 7.5 million for the first time. and coming up. will bayern munich get their man? tottenham s harry kane on the verge of a move to germany. coming up on bbc news, laurenjames is banned for two games with fifa extending the england forward s punishment for being sent off in the world cup against nigeria. the lionesses would have to reach the final for her to return.