Good mornIng. More than 50 pubs closed every month In the fIrst half of thIs year. Is It tIme to accept last orders on thIs great brItIsh InstItutIon, or should more be done to support them to thrIve . Arsenal are denIed a famous vIctory agaInst Manchester CIty Asjohn stones scrambles home a late equalIser seconds from tIme as the Match Ends In a draw at the etIhad stadIum. You dont even have to waIt for the next News BulletIn before you fInd out what the news Is. It next News BulletIn before you fInd out what the news Is. Out what the news Is. It was cuttIngedge out what the news Is. It was cuttIngedge technology. I were celebratIng the 50th AnnIversary of ceefax, the Internet And Smartphone servIce of Its tIme. Good mornIng. FurtHer heavy RaIn Today across central and soutHern parts of england that could well lead to some dIsruptIon. For scotland and NortHern Ireland, It Is quIeter and cloudy, but wIth raIn In the far north later. All the detaIls throughout thIs mornIngs programme. G
currently we have got some rain pushing across the south east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first reported that the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos last week. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they ve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, nothing inappropriat
fights to prevent its collapse. ministers are drawing up contingency plans while the supplier looks to secure extra funding amid debts running into billions of pounds. celia hatton has more. the future of the uk s biggest water company is far from watertight. but the government is reassuring thames water s 15 million customers they won t lose access to water as work continues behind the scenes to try to rescue it from collapse. thames water is £14 billion in debt and in crisis mode after the surprise resignation of its ceo on tuesday. no clear reason has been given for sarah bentley s departure. ministers are considering a plan to bring the utility giant temporarily under public ownership if it can t sort out its debts. we need to make sure that thames water as an entity survives. there s a lot of work that the government is trying to do on resolving sewage. certainly, up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down, but there s a lot of infrastru
to clear. elsewhere on thursday it has a bright day, sunshine, one or two showers, a breeze in western scotland and fresher for all areas, the high teens and low 20s. closer to the seasonal norm. friday, a rather cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, most in the north and west. the weekend is brighter but most of the showers in the north and west and warmer and brighter in the south and warmer and brighter in the south and east. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at ten theres more analysis and that s bbc news at ten. newsnight with victoria derbyshire which isjust getting under way on bbc two the news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. 11 million people are estimated to be experiencing food insecurity in the uk. why? tomorrow the chancellor will summon the five economic regulators in the uk to try to force down prices for consumers. tonight new figures
society to do that. are you getting the right workplace support while going through fertility treatment? more than 50,000 women go through the process every year, but many don t feel comfortable telling their boss. we ask what are your rights? laying it all on the table. we hearfrom ronnie 0 sullivan on how he overcame addiction and anxiety to climb to the top in snooker. friends together the moment kevin sinfield carried former team mate rob burrow who has motor neurone disease over the marathon finish line in leeds. some scattered showers this morning across the far north west of the uk, some rain the south east as well, but then if day of sunny spells. a few scattered showers but not feeling as warm as it stood through the weekend. all the details throughout this morning s programme. good morning. it s monday 15th of may. senior doctors in england will start voting today on whether to strike in a continuing dispute over pay in the health service. their union, the