The conservatives lay out plans to train and employ thousands more gps, despite failing to meet a previous recruitment target. Labour and the liberal democrats promise more hours of free child care but providers are sceptical overfunding. Germany marks thirty years since the fall of the berlin wall with a call for people to stand up forfundamental values. Indias Supreme Court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus after a decades long dispute. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me holly hamilton and chetan pathak. The headlines this evening charging up the table, chelsea go second after beating Crystal Palace at stamford bridge. Can englands women beat germany on home soil for the first time at a sold out Wembley Stadium . Another medal for Great Britain on day three of the world para athletics championships in dubai. Also coming up in the programme the kiwis inflict a third tour defeat on the Great Britain Rugby
Chilly start to the night, temperatures heading up again with the cloud. A spell of rain across all parts, moving east on monday morning. Clearing the south east on monday but showers fall on this brisk north westerly wind. Most will be towards the north west of the uk. There will be some sunny spells, especially to the south and east. Feeling chilly on monday because the wind is stronger. Temperatures in single figures as they will be throughout the week ahead. Low pressure close by on tuesday. Easing away. Not so many showers on tuesday. Something a little quieter going in on wednesday morning. We do have another weather system coming in on wednesday. Low pressure dominating, and there will be further rain at staying chilly. More on the website. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines the Environment Agency says flooding still poses a danger to life in south yorkshire, with seven severe flood warnings in place along the river don. The conservatives lay out plans to train and employ tho
Up to 200 firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze at a student accomodation block in bolton. It must be love. A star studded line up helps children in need raise nearly £48 million for good causes. Great britains Rugby League Lions are heading for another tour defeat. A spectacular try sets off a Papua New Guinea fightback, in their final game in the Southern Hemisphere. Still some rain around for some of you this weekend but there is a window of drier weather coming in for the start of next week. The details right here on breakfast. Its saturday, 16th november. Our top story. In an unprecedented interview, Prince Andrew has told the bbc that he let the royal family down by staying at the home of the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. He spoke to Emily Maitlis at Buckingham Palace, addressing accusations that hed had sex with a 17 year old american girl. He said he couldnt remember meeting Virginia Roberts the prince denies allegations of inappropriate conduct. Our royal co
At the time he felt it was the right and honourable thing to do. The year is 2010. Prince andrew was in new york. He is videoed staying at the mansion of a convicted child sex offender called Jeffrey Epstein who had just been released from an 18 month prison sentence. Andrews presence gives rise to questions put to him by bbc Newsnights Emily Maitlis. You were staying at the house of a convicted sex offender. Yes. It was a convenient place to stay. I mean, i have gone through this in my mind so many times. At the end of the day, with the benefit of all the hindsight that one can have, it was definitely the wrong thing to do. But, at the time, i felt it was the honourable and right thing to do. I, i admit fully that myjudgment was probably coloured by my, um, tendency to be too honourable, but thats just the way it is. And then, there is andrews alleged friendship with the then 17 year old Virginia Roberts who was onJeffrey Epsteins payroll. She has alleged andrew seduced her. She says
At a Student Accommodation building in bolton after more than 200 firefighters spent nine hours putting it out. Competing on Climate Change policies. The conservatives say they will plant 30 Million Trees a year by 2025 if it wins the general election but the lib dems say they can plant twice as many trees. Meanwhile, leading labour and trade union figures are meeting to decide which policies will be included in the partys election manifesto. And in half an hour, the bbcs Technology Programme click looks at the perils of the gig economy. Good afternoon. The duke of york has told the bbc he has no recollection of ever meeting the woman who says she was made to have sex with him when she was 17. In an exclusive interview with newsnight, to be broadcast tonight, Prince Andrew insisted he didnt remember Virginia Roberts, despite the existence of a photograph showing the two of them together said to have been taken in 2001. He also said it was wrong to stay at the home ofjeffrey epstein, af