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afternoon ben, it could go head to head with strictly come dancing under the terms of the new broadcast package. more details coming up. louise has all the weather with snow showers in many some parts? yes, plenty in the north and west, significant snow could threaten on sunday. more details in half an hour. hello everyone this is afternoon live. let s get the latest from brussels with david eades. thank you. when it happened, my goodness that happened fast, talks to the matt done suddenly theresa may was in brussels talking with jean claude juncker the president of the european commission and the deal was done. that was spread from dublin to belfast, everywhere you looked, everyone had some sense of agreement that this would be good enough forjean claude juncker to announce that sufficient progress has now been made on three keyissues progress has now been made on three key issues of this brexit divorce to allow for future trade steel discussions to begin. it has b ....
next? a big moment for a media mogul rupert murdoch is shrinking his empire by selling the majority of his company fox to disney. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with hugh and a rare good day for england at the ashes. indeed, good afternoon, not a bad start at all and a special moment for dawid malan who had to hold back the tears as he scored his first test century and has helped england into a good position. more later on the hour. thanks hugh and darren bett has all the weather getting colder again. yes, we have seen some snow, it s getting colder, probably only briefly, changes on the way this weekend, and in the run up to christmas but don t tell anyone! your secret is safe with us, you know that! also coming up a 70 year old mystery is solved the story of the baby boy who was found in a box on the steps of the bbc. a multi faith memorial service has taken place at st. paul s cathedral six months to the day since the fire at grenfell tower in w ....
open more details at half past. alina has all the weather. is that the last of the snow? maybe the last day for a while that i talk about snow, things turning milder but also wetter and windier. all the details later. thank you very much. also coming up. what could be better than one royal wedding in one year, well, two, of course. buckingham palace announces prince andrew s daughter princess eugenie is getting married. hello everyone, this is afternoon live. pressure is continuing to mount on the ukip leader henry bolton after a string of resignations of senior members this morning. the party s assistant deputy leader, and its immigration, trade, education, and local government spokesmen have all quit, joining the deputy leader margot parker, who resigned last night. they ve all stood down in protest at henry bolton s refusal to quit as leader following a string of revelations about his private life even though the party executive backed a vote of no confidence in ....
with the weather chris, parts of the uk are going to see something special tonight. yes, uk are going to see something specialtonight. yes, it s uk are going to see something special tonight. yes, it s a decent night for spotting some of this. the northern lights, i will be telling you how they form and perhaps more importantly where the best places are for catching a glimpse of this dazzling astronomical display. also coming up, don t try this at home. the british adventurerflying high ina home. the british adventurerflying high in a camping chair strapped to helium balloons. hello, this is afternoon live. i am simon mccoy. the uk s economy grew slightly more than predicted in the three months to september, increasing the likelihood that the bank of england will increase interest rates next week. according to the initial assessment by the office for national statistics, the economy expanded by 0.4%, with strong performances in the services and manufacturing industries. ....
bilic is sacked. he said he was expecting it, and there is no hard feelings. and the weather, it was cold. yes, we woke up to a widespread frost. if it was too cold for you, be careful what you wish for because tomorrow it s all cloud and rain, i will have details later. also coming up one of the 4,000 drivers in england caught committing offences over the last two years by traffic police driving an unmarked hgv. hello everyone this is afternoon live. a british man who was kidnapped with three other people in nigeria in mid october has been killed. the three other hostages have returned home safely. 0ur correspondent is in lagos. stephanie, for a lot of people, news of their kidnap has not been released, so tell us what happened? what we know so far is that these four men were taken from a rural area in nigeria s delta area. they went to assess people for cataract surgery went to assess people for cataract surgery and they perform hundreds of surgeries forfree. ....