strong winds and heavy rain have affected many parts of the uk, causing severe disruption. it's all down to storm bronagh moving across the country. parts of wales and northern england have been deluged with half a month's rainfall injust21i hours. in sheffield there was severe flash flooding, and speed restrictions were out in place for trains across the network, due to high winds. time for a look at the weather. louise lear is here. how is it looking? you are right, it was miserable, especially in sheffield, they had a month's especially in sheffield, they had a months worth of rain yesterday so pretty miserable, and there's more wet and windy weather to come this weekend as well. the good news is storm bronagh has moved off into the north sea but it's quite windy, plenty of isobars on the charts, so quite a blustery afternoon to come for many and you will have noticed if you've been out and about the wind direction has changed. it's cooler, driving that cool down from

the north rest right across the country so a real difference to the feel of the weather as well. resilient in the afternoon particularly through the cheshire gap running down into the midlands towards lincolnshire, here we'll see ghosts of 30—a0 miles an hour. the weather is straightforward, sunny spells and scattered showers for the rest of the afternoon but it will be cooler into the weekend, 11—18d at best. the winds will start is slowly but surely as we go through the evening and overnight, so the showers will fade away. the exception perhaps the far north of scotland, here, breezy and showery. with the clear spells temperature is falling away, so it could be a chilly start to saturday morning. but we should see some decent spells of sunshine. as we go through the morning the cloud will start to gather from the south—west and turn that sunshine increasingly hazy. the best of the weather like they in scotla nd best of the weather like they in scotland and northern ireland in terms of sunny spells and scattered showers and by the end of the afternoon real wet weather in the

south—west, along the south coast, into wales, ii—isd. i can't stress enough across england and wales if you have the cloud and rain and temperatures only at 14 degrees, that's down almost 10 degrees on where we were at the beginning of the week so it's going to be a shock to the system. a real autumnal flavour. as we move out of saturday night into sunday, another deep area of low pressure starts to show its hand. this is going to moving across england and wales for the second half of the weekend. it's going to bring very heavy, relentless rain across england and wales and some strong winds. a level of uncertainty how far north and south it is sitting, the best of the weather further north but as the rain clears we could see further gales as well. keep watching the forecast if you have plans across england and wales for sunday, another cool field in the day as well. for the weekend it looks likely the best of the weather perhaps not where you expect it but it will be further north, sunshine and showers in the north, wet and windy at times in the south, but

please bear in mind cool for all of us. please bear in mind cool for all of us. autumn is here, or is it? sunshine returns next week. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. theresa may prepares to make alive statement about the future of brexit talks after the eu summit in salzburg. that's it. it's goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. hello there, you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. golf history has been made at the portugal masters. englishman oliver fisher has shot the first sub—60 round on the european tour. this is the 18th hole in villamoura, he had this birdie putt for a round of 58. he just missed out on that but left himself a tap in for a 59.

that's a round of 12 under par. io birdies and eagle, no bogies in his second round. the 30—year—old from bracknell has one just one tournament and reached a caree high of 51st in the european rankings 10 years ago. today's round is all the more remarkable because he could only go round in par yesterday. anthony joshua and alexander potevkin are weighing in ahead of their heavyweight world title fight at wembley tomorrow nightjoshua is putting all his titles on the line against his russian opponent. potevkin failed two separate drugs tests two years ago. one of them for meldonium, the drug that maria sharapova fell foul of and he also tested positive for a steroid—like substance. because of boxing's different doping protocols, he avoided a lengthy ban. my

myjob is to show the nondrug cheat is the better fighter. ijust i just have to ijust have to deal with that. sergio aguero has signed a one year contract extension with manchester city to take him through to 2021. the 30—year—old joined the club in 2011 and is their record goalscorer. the argentine has scored 204 goals and won three premier league titles with three different managers. whereas manchester city lost in the champions league this week, manchester united had a comfortable win in switzerland against young boys. after back to back defeats in august, they have now won three in a row and spoeaking today ahead of tomorrow's match against wolves, the manager says they have fixed their defensive issues. i think the team is more compact, more solid. the spirit and

corporation and empathy, the communication, all of that has improved in the team. good results bring confidence and i think we are improving as a team. the scotland full—back stuart hogg is going to miss all four matches in the the autumn international series. he's had surgery on an ankle problem and will be out for up to three months. he was injured playing for glasgow against munster. he'll miss the november matches against wales, fiji, south africa and argentina. wada's decision to lift the ban on russia's anti—doping agency has faced stinging criticism from several leading sports organistations and prominent athletes from around the world. rusada have been suspended for the best part of three years following evidence of state sponsored doping on a mass scale. wada have been accused of making too many compromises on the original criteria laid down for their reinstatement. i'd love to know what went on into

making that decision. why did they make such a rapid u—turn. so many of the athletes and people on the committees say they don't want russia back in unless they can prove that they are making the right steps forward and they are turning her agency around. that has not happened andl agency around. that has not happened and i can see there is so much frustration and anger about that. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the prime minister is is due to give an update on the brexit

negotiations fro downing street in the next few minutes. an update after that rebuke some would say from other eu leaders to the brexit lands. we are expecting that in the next six or seven minutes. some victims of the worst treatment scandal in nhs history may still be living with a life threatening disease, undiagnosed, the victoria derbyshire programme has learned. thousands of adults and children, many of them with the blood disorder haemophilia, were infected with hepatitis c and hiv after being given contaminated blood in the 1970s and 80s. but others were also affected, having been given donated blood after childbirth or an operation. next week a major public inquiry starts into the scandal. jim reed reports. you have to face your demons. that is what this inquiry is about. getting the answers and moving on. jackie britain outside the hospital in portsmouth that saved her life.

in 1983 she gave birth here. her baby daughter was fine but jackie started haemorrhaging and needed donated blood. i thought everything was fine and in 2011 i discovered the units of blood that had saved my life were killing me. the blood jackie was given was infected with hepatitis c. the virus went undetected in her body for years, slowly damaging her liver. she didn't notice any symptoms until she was in her mid—50s. it was absolute fatigue. it was like i had run a marathon. i would feel physically sickjust trying to cook a meal. a new generation of drugs means jackie now has cleared the virus itself from her body. but the damage has already been done. she has cirrhosis of the liver

and needs checks every six months to make sure it hasn't lead to cancer. how many six—month tests can i be lucky for. when is my time going to be up? the contaminated blood scandal of the 70s and 80s is often called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. two major groups were affected. first, people with the blood disorder haemophilia. almost 5,000 were given a treatment contaminated with hepatitis and in many cases hiv. then a second group, those like jackie who received a blood transfusion after childbirth or an operation. exactly how many were infected, we just don't know for sure. estimates range from 5,000 right up to 28,000. it is thought there will be some living with hepatitis c today who have not yet been diagnosed. the sad reality of this scandal is that many of those infected are no longer here.

alan lost his wife sally last summer. she loved living. but she thought she would have longer than what she had. sally vickers was infected in 1982 after being given donated blood as part of an operation. she died suddenly of liver cancer caused by the hepatitis c. people say you must hate the nhs, but the staff were great and the nurses were great. it was the department of health, they arranged for the blood to come in. i want someone held accountable for it. next week a public inquiry finally opens into this scandal. the start of a long process that families hope will finally answer at least some of their questions. we're expecting the prime minister to give an update

on the brexit talks shortly, and we'll bring that to you live here on the news channel. but a little earlier, the brexit secretary, dominic raab told the bbc‘s brexitcast programme, that the government is resolute in achieving an final agreement with the eu. we will proceed to negotiate in good faith. i think the uk is going to stick to the course that we set which is to find a deal that addresses the three key issues. first of all, frictionless trade at the border. secondly northern ireland and if we're not met halfway and no serious movement on the eu side then frankly what looked like an attempt at the last minute to try and trip up the prime minister, i don't think that's going to move a

country like the uk. equally i think we all keep our call and there will be more twists and turns and we will keep resolute and cubical shooting. our political correspondent, ben wright is at westminster. dominic raab making it clear that he still feels a deal is possible but it's the eu that needs to make some movement. that's right. we are expecting a statement in the next boom in it but i'm hearing it could be delayed somewhat. an unusual thing for the prime minister to do, making a statement inside number ten on live tv. i am sticking my neck out and say they won't be a general election. i think it will be an

update on how negotiations are going. there was clearly a snub yesterday from eu leaders in salzburg. my hunch is that really —— theresa may will double down on her cheque is blank and explain in more detail why she thinks it is the best thing to do. dominic raab is clearly going along that line but he feels the government feels that they are not going to move any more. it's up to the eu to give some ground. there are two main sticking points. the first is on the northern ireland backstop which is an essential part of the withdrawal agreement. the prime minister has already said the uk working on fresh proposals to put before the eu but the uk is adamant that aren't that front they will not accept anything that puts a border down the middle of the irish sea. that is where the real focus of the talks is going to be over the next four or five weeks. there talks is going to be over the next four orfive weeks. there is talks is going to be over the next four or five weeks. there is then the separate connected discussion of

the separate connected discussion of the chequers plan, the future eu and uk trade deal. it was a pretty blunt snub from their yesterday because they don't like the idea of the uk trying to have that remain in the single market goods but separate relationship and independent policy on services. but talking to eu officials again, i think there is room for compromise there. the eu wa nt room for compromise there. the eu want that part of the brexit deal to remain fairly vague. wyatt backfired yesterday is i think eu leaders were angry that theresa may was belligerent in the forcefulness and she said the chequers proposal was the only thing on the table. for the eu they hoped it would be the beginning of a discussion. i think it was that misunderstanding on both sides which caused the row

yesterday. is there any suggestion that there might be a bit of softening from the british side as to whether of not chequers is able to whether of not chequers is able to be modified? if they are going to getan to be modified? if they are going to get an agreement to get this over the line there is going to have to be but dominic raabe was pressed on that this morning and he refused to a nswer that this morning and he refused to answer the question. clearly, that this morning and he refused to answerthe question. clearly, if that this morning and he refused to answer the question. clearly, if the chequers agreement is going to remain and etiquette will, the bedrock of the uk's offering here, there will have to be compromise from the uk side and the eu side. that is by no means impossible and that could be enough to get the broad outline of a political declaration in place by the end of october. that is possible. equally,

it's possible this entire thing brea ks it's possible this entire thing breaks down in acrimony and recrimination and we look at the no deal scenario. the brexit ears are saying we told you so. david davies said for weeks he thought the tipping point moment would come and reset moment where the reality would have to dawn on the uk side that chequers was never going to fly in the eeo and they would have to go for something else. they think that reset moment has come now and they would love the prime minister to say this afternoon that she has heard what the eu leaders are saying and she will ditch the chequers plan. that is incredibly unlikely because she was hammered a reputation to the cha pters she was hammered a reputation to the chapters proposal and it would be political leader is to know to decide in favour of something else. dominic raab today has also said he

believes the behaviour of some of their leaders has not been businesslike. a suggestion from iain duncan smith this morning was that some of these discussions had god a little personal in salzburg. is there a measure of sympathy for theresa may that perhaps the behaviour of some of those in the european union has not been as gallant as a trigger pain. definitely. stephen crabb criticised the way the eu are gone about this yesterday. he didn't like their manner 01’ yesterday. he didn't like their manner or their overly aggressive stance. there was an instant run picture that donald tusk put out showing theresa may looking at the

tea rs of showing theresa may looking at the tears of cakes and said underneath, no cherries. seeming to mock the prime minister. so the way they went about making their points about chequers yesterday i think has gone —— has got sympathy amongst some of her own mps and she won't mind that. it's better than constant criticism. is there a sense that as a result of the seeming rebuke that theresa may received that it's pretty clear now that the integrity of the single market is fundamental to the way the european union is actually going to negotiate britain's withdrawal? absolutely. it's a phrase we have heard again and again. it's quite a

ha rd heard again and again. it's quite a hard concept to understand. you can thing as of the single market as a legal construct that what the eu is worried about is goods they don't think much of their standards are slipping in across the irish border into the eu compromising the single market and standards. potentially harming eu citizens. if total chicken that the meet the standards get into the eu that way that is what they are worried about. they are also worried about the chequers plan, its potential for are also worried about the chequers plan, its potentialfor uk manufacturing to potentially undercut eu manufacturers. that is something they're worried about. the integrity of the single market is framing their approach to this entire question which is why they are so entire question which is why they are so uncomfortable about the chequers plan and this idea of separating goods with everything

else. a slight delay in the prime minister giving that statement from number ten. as soon as we get it we will bring it to hear on the news channel. we caught up with our correspondents across europe, damien mcguinness in berlin, adam easton in warsaw, and hugh schofield in paris to get reaction to the fallout from salzburg. hugh started with the french president's reaction. president macron has been cast as the hard line in the negotiation. the bogeyman who went out of his way to humiliate theresa may and make sure her plan was rejected. his words yesterday saying that the british politicians who promised brexit would make britain richer we re brexit would make britain richer were liars, those words seem to be a death nail in the chequers plan because they applied that he will do whatever it takes to make britain suffer simply as a point of

principle to make sure the message gets out to other waivers in europe thatis gets out to other waivers in europe that is no easy way out. he sees himself as a european visionary and a standard—bearer in the battle against the populist and for him brexit is fundamentally a populace idea. does it mean that a deal with britain is a hopeless cause? maybe maybe not because the point —— nobody knows what's going on inside his mind and his words seem to the te na nt his mind and his words seem to the tenant at —— an interpretation of honour on hand if he wants to skip approaching mrs napalm—like plans simply because it preaches those caught eu principles with its much about but on the other hand this is just also may be part of a giant game of chequers chicken. in high—stakes game of chequers chicken. in high—sta kes negotiations you game of chequers chicken. in high—stakes negotiations you don't wind down the rhetoric at this stage, you keep pushing until the very end. that is the view from

paris. although it to berlin. brexit is not playing in the headlines today in the german press. that's because the german voters don't think it's much of an issue. they all agree pretty much with the line taken all agree pretty much with the line ta ken by all agree pretty much with the line taken by brussels. that is that the eu and the single market and customs unit should not be split up. that has been something that angela merkel has been categorical about prolonged time. she feels you are either in the eu or you're not. that is something she has repeated again and again and german business agrees with that. even though german exporters definitely want to keep selling cars and bits to britain and they want to keep trade going with britain but at the same time what's more important for both of those

people is keeping the single market intact. that's why it was always a given that germany would reject the chequers proposal as it stands right fiow. chequers proposal as it stands right now. for berlin, that stands for splitting up the freedoms within the single market and it also is seen as unworkable by billing. manufacturers say you cannot split up services and goods. you cannot split up what is a service and what is a good within manufacturing. germany regards its wealth is based on the integrity of the single market to anything that seems to pull that apart or jeopardise that will be knocked back. that's why the reaction of eu leaders in salzburg has not been a surprise here in germany. that is the view in billing. over now to my colleague in poland. here in warsaw the polish prime minister that

poland wants to break the impasse between the eu uk over brexit negotiations. that is partly because poland is a big friend of the uk. they have similar views about free trade and taking a strong stance against russia. but it's mainly about polish interests. what poland wants is to avoid at all costs in no deal scenario. that's because there are deal scenario. that's because there a re two deal scenario. that's because there are two major issues the poland. what the polish government wants more than anything is to be seen to be securing the rights of the 1 million polish citizens living in the uk and it's also about money. poland is the biggest recipient of eu funds and the uk is a significant contributor to that budget. it does not want to know deal scenario jeopardising the amount of cash gets from that budget. then there is the

issue of trade. the uk is the third—largest market the polish goods so the government does not wa nt goods so the government does not want any sort of uncertainty to affect knowledge business which a no deal scenario might bring about. does this mean that poland will break ranks with the eu and side with the uk? we don't know. they have been off the record comments that poland could support chequers but we don't know whether that's official or not. poland benefits a lot from its membership in the eu and it is unknown at this stage whether it would be prepared to sign up whether it would be prepared to sign up to any agreement which could strengthen or compromise the integrity of the single market. we are expecting that statement from theresa may but now time for the weather. it's been a busy week. wednesday was

all about storm ali and then it was all about storm ali and then it was all about storm ali and then it was all about rain. parts of sheffield had a month's all about rain. parts of sheffield had a months with a brain before that system cleared. it has done so. it's moving off into the north sea but behind it quite a squeeze on the isobars which means it's still pretty windy. the wind is now coming from a north—westerly direction and that really is driving across the country and making a noticeable difference in the feel of the weather. it is a windy afternoon in the cheshire gap through the midlands done under parts of lincolnshire. eventually those winds will ease and sunny spells and scattered showers for the rest of the day. the showers will fade away overnight. lighter winds and fewer showers. temperatures are likely to fall away. single figures in row

spots and a cooler started saturday. we start off on saturday on a cooler note but hopefully with some sunny weather around as well. the exception is the far north of scotla nd exception is the far north of scotland and despite early morning sunshine cloud will gather from the south—west. that will bring some west whether into the south—west along the south coast and into wales. it will feel pretty miserable. top temperatures only 11 degrees. in the south i want to illustrate its going to feel noticeably cooler. at the beginning of the week we saw temperatures into the low 20s. a good 10 degrees down on where they have been. as we move out of saturday into sunday we have got another area of low pressure starting to fall off —— form and that could bring more significant wet and windy weather. still a level of uncertainty about how north or

south this will be sitting but we will see some pretty strong gusts of wind. as the rainy zoo —— eases away we could get gales into the south—east. some of that rain on sunday could be miserable and it's going to exacerbate the cooler feel. further north, it's bright and breezy. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm rachel schofield. today at 2. theresa may prepares to make a live statement, about the future of brexit talks, after the eu summit in salzburg. the health service could save hundreds of millions of pounds every year after two drug firms failed in their legal efforts to block the use a cheaper treatment for an eye condition. we plan to offer patients that choice. we believe they will support having a cost—effective, very safe treatment and saving the nhs germany a lot of money. for the first time police admit they did know an undercover officer was having a sexual relationship with an environmental activist, and bosses were aware. coming up on afternoon live all the sport.