Military personnel. And we are today here in military personnel. And we are today here in poland with british troops, a monument of your commitment to nato, a monument of your commitment to nato, so a monument of your commitment to nato, so thank you to all of you. Prime nato, so thank you to all of you. Prime minister, your announcement today Prime Minister, your announcement today confirms the vital role the uk plays today confirms the vital role the uk plays in today confirms the vital role the Uk Plays In Our today confirms the vital role the Uk Plays In Our alliance. The United Kingdom plays in our alliance. The United Kingdom will spend 2. 5 of gdp on defence kingdom will spend 2. 5 of gdp on defence by 2030, allies agreed at a summit defence by 2030, allies agreed at a summit last year that 2 is the minimum summit last year that 2 is the minimum. And once again the uk is leading minimum. And once again the uk is leading by minimum. And once again the uk is leading by example. Ju
helen and wilkinson has this report. operations have had to be cancelled. blood transfusions and test results have been particularly affected. as have other radio ten tests. guy s and st thomas hospital in the heart of the capital is one of the nhs trusts affected by the major it incident. king s college hospital, the royal brompton, and the evelina london children s hospital as well as other services have been affected. about 6.50 last night, i received an e mail and a text that both had exactly the same information on, confirming that due to circumstances beyond their control, blood tests had been cancelled for the foreseeable future. nhs england describe the impact as significant, adding that emergency care continued on the available. it is is thought the incident happened yesterday, some departments were unable to connect to the main server. the it service partner has said sorry to patients impacted by the disruption, recognising the upset it has caused. it is not clear
Would fight to avoid a hard brexit. The Prime Minister has just left Downing Street for a meeting with Conservative Backbenchers. There will be a vote in the House Of Commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. Weve extended coverage of the Surprise Announcement this hour. Our main story at five the Prime Minister has announced plans for a Snap General Election to be held onjune the 8th. In a Surprise Statement in Downing Street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. She said divisions risked injuring Brexit Negotiations. Defending her u turn, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election, with a vote being held tomorrow. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a statement from the
Will stay with you. Maybe i was a bit over zealous with my support. No it was wonderful it was needed needed to hit home that he was there. And coming up in the sport on bbc news labelled the best player in history by his manager, lionel messi scored his 500th goal for barcelona in a dramatic el clasico victory at real madrid. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Its the biggest political upset in france for 60 years. For the first time neither of frances main left wing or right wing parties has a candidate in the second round of the president ial elections after they were both defeated by two outsiders yesterday. The independent centrist candidate, 39 year old Emmanuel Macron only set up his party a year ago he will become the youngest ever french president if he wins on may 7th. But hes got to beat Marine Le Pen of the Front National, who is campaigning against immigration, globalisation and the eu. Christian fraser is in paris for us this lunchtime. Thank you very much