And britains gold medal winning swimmer adam peaty is honoured with an mbe at buckingham palace. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the chancellor Philip Hammond has rejected calls for him to spend money now on preparing for the possibility of britain leaving the European Union without a formal brexit deal. Mr hammond, wholl unveil his budget next month, told a Parliamentary Committee that hed make money available in a timely manner when needed but he was not prepared to take funding from other areas such as health or education. The bbc has been told that yesterday at the Cabinet Meeting at downing street there was a row between some ministers on this issue of contingency funding in the event of ano contingency funding in the event of a no deal brexit. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo has more details. Still smiles for now but brexit talks are faltering, and so, the no deal scenario has begun to loom. This morning, in the times, the chancellor Philip Hammond, a key remain voi
Weinstein. A sharp rise in young people struggling with debt. We speak to one young woman about the risks of easy credit. Ijust i just used to ijust used to ignore the letters. I would rip them up as soon as i got them and the letters kept coming and them and the letters kept coming and the phone calls and i knew i was way in over my head. And from one storm to another. Its exactly 30 years since the uk was battered by the great storm of 1987. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news england are on the up but they wont be one of the top seeds at the world cup good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. One person has died in ireland as a result of storm ophelia. Gusts of over 100mph are reported off the coast of ireland. Troops have been deployed to coastal areas in the republic in whats expected to be the most severe storm to hit ireland in half a century. More than 20,000 homes and businesses are without power in the irish republic. An amber warning for Norther
White, bleached, crumbling desert. And if you have seen a coral reef and then you see that, that is enough to make you weep. Coming up in the sport, ronald combe and is expected to continue as everton managerfor the and is expected to continue as everton manager for the next match on wednesday despite increasing speculation about his future. Ronald koeman. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister is to update mps this afternoon on progress in brexit negotiations, after her meeting with eu leaders at dinner in brussels last week. But a separate meeting with the president of the European Commission is now the subject of a leaked account in a german newspaper, which claims that theresa may begged Jean Claude Juncker for help, and appeared anxious and tormented. It follows a call from the uks biggest business lobby groups for an urgent brexit transition deal to safeguard jobs and investment. Heres our Political Correspondent alex forsyth. Prime minister, what a
Of any potential suitors coming up shortly. And in the weather, ben has the details. The calendar rises further in the autumn but the temperature is climbing over the next two days. How long can that u pwa rd the next two days. How long can that upward trend last . All the details coming up. Thanks. Also coming up, the british diver who thought things couldnt get any worse separated from his boat four miles from the shore then he realised he was being stalked by a huge shark. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. The Prime Minister is to update mps this afternoon on progress in brexit negotiations, after her meeting with eu leaders at dinner in brussels last week. But a separate meeting with the president of the European Commission is now the subject of a leaked account in a german newspaper, which claims that theresa may begged Jean Claude Juncker for help, and appeared anxious and tormented. It follows a call from the uks biggest business lobby groups for an urgent b
Game last night. Uefa have opened Disciplinary Proceedings and marseille have opened an internal investigation. Ben has all the weather. Eyes to the skies this weekend, fireworks displays across the country. Tonight is soggy. Colder weather in subsequent nights. All the details later on. Thanks, ben. Also coming up a parting gesture the twitter employee who took down Donald Trumps account on his last day at work. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im rebecca jones. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is under pressure to explain why he promoted the mp Kelvin Hopkins into his shadow cabinet, a few months after hopkins had been reprimanded, following allegations that hed sexually harrassed a young activist. The mp for luton north has now been suspended while an investigation is carried out. He was suspended last night while the claims made by Ava Etemadzadeh are investigated. Mr hopkins has not commented but labour says it takes such complaints extremely seriously. Meanwhile, sir Michae