a bit ofa a bit of a dull day for some others but at least it is not windy. that could all change when it comes to the weekend. more details later. also coming up getting himself into hot water. the mp who admits spending an hour in the bath every morning so he can clean his body and clear his mind. hello everyone, this is afternoon live i m simon mccoy. the performance of hospitals has slumped across the uk, with targets for cancer, a&e and planned operations being widely missed, that s according to bbc research. nationally england, wales and northern ireland have not hit one of their three key targets for 18 months. 0nly scotland has hit one of the targets. the findings are revealed as the bbc launches its online nhs tracker, which will allow you to see how your local service is performing on these three key waiting time targets. being seen within four hours at accident &emergency, cancer care beginning within 62 days of diagnosis, and planned operations taking plac
is it going? i ll reveal all a little later on. thanks darren. also coming up: shift like the seasons # chops for no reason. give us an eee by gum. the opera notes sung in a yorkshire dialect. we talk to the writer and composer. hello everyone this is afternoon live. simon mccoy. theresa may is in brussels for an eu summit she s pushing for progress on brexit negotiations and will address eu leaders tonight. but no one thinks it s going to be easy and mrs may is being urged by some in her party to issue this ultimatum: if trade talks don t begin soon britain will settle for a no deal on brexit. this report from our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. are you confident today, prime minister? deal or no deal? but at this stage it s no deal. the pm s jaguar and the talks both making slow progress. gathering in brussels, the leaders from the eu s 27 other countries have made plain they re not satisfied with what the uk s proposing in the brexit negotiations. thei
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 uk s biggest business lobby groups for an urgent brexit transition deal to safeguard jobs and investment. here s our political correspondent alex forsyth.
polluting vehicles will now pay almost double, to drive in central london, in new measures to tackle pollution. the widow of an american soldier, who died in action, says president trump struggled to remember his name, when he called to offer sympathy. the world s coral reefs are being turned into bleached deserts , a warning today from sir david attenborough. if you ve ever seen a coral reef and you think what that once was, that s enough to make you weep. and we talk to a second world war veteran about life at 100 and meeting royalty, as the number of centenarians is expected to rise dramatically. it s 5pm. our main story is the prime minister s report on the eu summit in brussels last week. theresa may told mps this afternoon that the latest talks have made important progress but she said the uk s financial settlement couldn t be agreed until there was clarity on the future relationship after brexit. mrs may said there d be a vote in parliament on the final brexit deal, t
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 couldn t 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. i m 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 uk s biggest business lo