to do it without gareth biro. and the weatherforecast? gareth bale. this is what we have had this is what we would like, are we going to get? later, a face you would insta ntly to get? later, a face you would instantly recognise, but is day bright forecast for the artist behind it? is there a bright forecast. he will be here to talk about it later. good afternoon, this is afternoon live. theresa may is to tell mps it is time for the european union to show flexibility when she gives parliament an update on the brexit negotiations this afternoon. the prime minister will say the ball is in the court of the eu, although a spokesman for the european commission said the ball is entirely in the uk s court. we could have got oui’ in the uk s court. we could have got our tennis correspondent to report on this! staying put and ploughing on theresa may arrived back in number ten this morning after a difficult few days, but ahead of her statement in commons on brexit later, cab
if they begin their careers in towns and villages which struggle to attract family doctors. in sport, england all rounder ben stokes has been dropped by one of his sponsors following his arrest outside a bristol nightclub, and then an ill judged online video, for which he has apologised. and matt has the weather. good morning. yes, got details on what s coming up today after a day of flooding in parts of north west england, dry and bright for many. details on hurricane 0phelia, what that means for us and why i m here in the beautiful surroundings of 0sterley house. see you in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the government is expected to announce a cap on energy prices for 12 million households later this morning. the business secretary greg clark will publish a draft bill which gives the energy regulator new powers to limit customers‘ bills. sean has more. it s been a big political potato, energy bills, of late. so, consumer groups have been saying for quit
on bbc news. the champions league returns with tottenham in spain to take on the european champions, real madrid. liverpool and manchester city also feature. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prices are rising faster than at any time in the past five years. the office for national statistics says inflation rose to 3% last month up from 2.9% in august. rising food and transport costs are mainly to blame. it s good news for pensioners, who are in line for a 3% pension increase from next april. but for the working population and people on benefits, it will put more pressure on already stretched household incomes. here s our economics editor, kamal ahmed. running almost to stand still. as prices have gone up, our wages have remained stagnant making the income squeeze that little bit harsher. over the last year inflation has risen above the increase in our wages, making ends meet is becoming harder. the basics i get all the timei harder. the basics i get all the tim
where later this evening we will announce who has won the man booker prize. good evening and welcome to bbc news. britain faces the highest rate of terror attacks in the last 30 years, with some plots hatched in just days and 3,000 extremists currently being investigated. that s according to the head of mi5, andrew parker, who s given a rare interview and defended the service s record, after four terrorist attacks this year. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, reports. four terrorist attacks in britain, inspired by so called islamic state, in the space of six months. most of the attackers were already known to mi5, the security service. today, its director general addressed journalists on the extent of the current threat. we ve seen a dramatic up shift in threat this year. it s at the highest tempo i ve seen in my 34 year career. i asked him why mi5 was unable to stop those attacks by known extremists. the likelihood is that sometimes attacks can happen, we ve seen tha
raqqa, the syrian city once claimed as the capital of so called islamic state, has fallen to a kurdish and arab alliance. the head of mi5 says there are 3,000 individuals linked to extremism in the uk. he says the service is facing an intense challenge. in china, they re getting ready for the biggest event in the the communist party calendar, the national congress, as the president tightens his grip on power. and, we ll be talking to this year s winner of the man booker prize announced this evening. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: could tottenham spring a surprise in spain against the holders real madrid? one of three english sides in champions league action tonight. good evening. prices are rising at a faster rate than at any time in the past five years, according to the latest official data. inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, rose to 3% last month, driven up by increases in transport and food prices. the cost of living is rising faster than wages for