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Theirfinal twenty20 match in Bangalore Isjust getting underway. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Donald trump has made one of the most significant decisions of his presidency nominating a Conservative Judge to fill a vacancy on the us Supreme Court. The nomination of neil gorsuch a 49 year old federal appeals judge restores the courts conservative balance but will have far reaching consequences for americas most contested social issues from abortion and gender to gun control. His nomination will have to be confirmed by the senate, where democrats have threatened to block any candidate seen as too conservative. Our correspondent Richard Lister reports. A prime time announcement on one of the biggest decisions of his presidency, dom will trumps pick for the Supreme Court will influence american lives long after he leaves the white house. Donald trumps pic. Today i am keeping a promise to the american people, by nominating judge neil gorsuch. The judge and his wife were brought To Washington In Secret and another potential candidate was later sent home. Mr trump candidate was later sent home. Mr tru m p clearly candidate was later sent home. Mr trump clearly relished the game show theatrics. Wasnt that a surprise . But also the reputation of his nominee. Judge or such has earned bipartisan support. 49 he is the youngest appointed and it is a job for life. He stuck to it carefully neutral script. Does for the congress are not the court to write laws. It is for the judges to apply and not alter them work of the peoples resent it is. Ajudge who likes all the outcomes he reaches is very likely a bad judge, stretching for the result he prefers rather than as the law stands. Since the death ofjudge Antonin Scalia last year, the court has been split down the middle. He was a conservative so some see this as restoring the status quo. We do not know how future Justice Gorsuch status quo. We do not know how futureJustice Gorsuch will vote on every issue. Some say he will be more Conservative Thanjustice Scalia in some areas. What does that mean . On gun control Casesjudge Gorsuch is likely to protect the historic and right to bear arms. On abortion rights is expected to take the position that all sacred life all life is sacred. Same sex marriage may also come before the court. There were protests outside the Court Last Night and the democrats leader in the Senate Charles schumer said judge gorsuch has repeatedly sided with corporations over working people and demonstrated a hostility to win ins rights which makes me sceptical he can bea rights which makes me sceptical he can be a strong, independent justice. It is not clear the democrats can defeat the nomination and there will be other battles, with two justice is now over 80, President Trump may get the chance to set the courts direction for generations to come. Well, our correspondent kim ghattas is outside the Supreme Court. President trump has chosen his man, but the question is, when will he be able to take up hisjob . But the question is, when will he be able to take up his job . This will not be a quick or smooth process. Democrats are already calling this nomination intolerable, hostile. Some even saying Thatjudge Gorsuch would be sitting on a stolen seat, stolen because they say the seat should have gone to merit garland, a judge nominated by President Obama last year, to replace the late Antonin Scalia. But republicans at the time shut down the nominations process so the time shut down the nominations process so the question is what will democrats do this time . Will they tried to seek revenge by filibustering the nomination process. In reaction, will republicans then tried to ram it through the senate . As i said, not quick or easy because so much is at sta ke. Quick or easy because so much is at stake. Affirming judge gorsuch to the state will change the balance on the state will change the balance on the court, tilting it back to a conservative majority on the court, and that is what this election last year was all about for social conservatives, and donald trump says he knew that. At a rally last summer he knew that. At a rally last summer he told supporters speaking in the third person, you may not like donald trump, you may think he is the worst, but you are going to vote for him. You know why, because supreme for him. You know why, because supremejustices of for him. You know why, because supreme justices of the court. That is what he had on his mind when he nominated judge gorsuch yesterday, delivering on a Campaign Promise and hoping to make a Lasting Impact on the court. And it may not be the last time he nominates a judge to the Supreme Court, with two other justices on the Supreme Court at least eyeing retirement. Thank you. Well, here teresa may has insisted she wasnt given any warning by President Trump that he was planning a ban on refugees entering the us and travel restrictions on people from seven mainly muslim countries. She told Prime Ministers questions that mr trumps decisions which were announced shortly after she met him at the white house last week were wrong and divisive. Our Political Correspondent tom bateman reports. In a week when the opposition to President Trumps travel ban came to the Prime Ministers door, the pressure has built on ministers. The government said the policy is divisive and wrong, but that has not gone far enough for its critics. Will you roll out the red carpet for trump, Prime Minister . Mrs may left for the commons ready to face more questions about the ban. Crucially, did she find out during her trip to the white house . Was the Prime Minister told about the ban during her visit, and did she try to persuade President Trump otherwise . If hes asking me whether i had advance notice of a ban on refugees, the answer is no. If hes asking me if i had advance notice that the Executive Order could affect british citizens, the answer is no. As mrs may spoke of maintaining the relationship with mr trump, anger grew from some labour mps. The president of the United States has advocated torture, misogyny, racial discrimination, sexual assault, isolationism. The leaders of canada and germany were able to respond robustly, but your response was to jump on a plane as soon as possible to hold his hand mr speaker, doesnt this country deserve a leader who is willing to stand up for British Values . And the Labour Leader said President Trump had incited hatred against muslims. Just what more does President Trump have to do before the Prime Minister will listen to the 1. 8 Million People who have already called for his State Visit Invitation to be withdrawn . Lets just see what he would have achieved in the last week. Would he have been able to protect british citizens from the impact of the Executive Order . No. Would he have been able to lay the foundations of a trade deal . No. Would he have got a 100 commitment to nato . No. He can lead a protest, im leading the country. The government says it disagrees with the travel ban, even that it could be exploited by extremists. But some ministers believe some of the criticism has been alarmist and even overblown. And they have made a calculation too. That building a close relationship with mr trump and his team will prove more important to britains long term interests. But labour want ministers to go further, to call for the travel ban to be scrapped. So far they seem unlikely to get their way. Tom bateman, bbc news, westminster. All this comes on the day that mps will vote on the legislation giving the government the go ahead to trigger article 50, which formally starts the process of leaving the eu. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Mrs may seems to be heading towards victory . Here we are on the cusp of a massive vote that will begin brexit and team may are wandering around supremely relaxed as if they arejust popping down around supremely relaxed as if they are just popping down to the shops for some milk. The reason for that is they believe the vote is in the bag, and it probably is. Why . Because most mps, even if they are opposed to brexit accept the result of the referendum and mrs nee had another titbit, a concession for her critics this lunchtime, promising her long awaited plan for brexit, her long awaited plan for brexit, her white paper will be published tomorrow mrs may. Most mps are on board to back mrs may tonight. However, it seems a very, very different story in brussels, where our former ambassador to the eu this morning told mps that eu leaders are poised told mps that eu leaders are poised to slap a £60 billion bill on britain for quitting the eu, because they believe brexit, in his words, has put a bomb under their seven year budget, and that britain, having entered into financial agreements over seven years, will still be expected to pay for them, even after we leave the eu. More than that, eu leaders think it will not be possible to get a deal by 2020, and not much interest in transitional arrangements and they believe that mrs nee will walk away from the table if she cant get a deal. This is may may be on Cruise Control here but she is facing a right old battle ahead in brussels. The inquests into the deaths of 30 british people, who were killed in tunisia in 2015, have heard how three generations of the same family were murdered at a hotel. Our correspondent Richard Galpin reports. The bodies of a father, his son and grandson arriving back in britain after the attacking tunisia targeting british holiday makers two yea rs targeting british holiday makers two years ago. The lives of three generations of the same family destroyed by a lone gunman trained by so called Islamic State. 78 year old charles evans, with his Grandson Joel who was 19, and 78 year old charles evans, with his grandsonjoel who was 19, and his son adrian who was 49, had all gone on holiday together, but were shot dead just 12 hours after arriving at the tunisian resort. Today, the surviving Grandson Owen and his mother came to give evidence at the inquest. Mrs richards gave moving tributes to each of those killed. Mrs richards described how her family had been very close and loving. Her Voice Breaking with emotion, she said part of her had died when she said she learned her sonjoel had died when she said she learned her son joel had been died when she said she learned her sonjoel had been killed. He was a bright, shining star, she said, who had a promising future as a football referee. This wasjoel speaking about refereeing just a month before flying out to tunisia. His mother told the inquest he had already achieved more than many people achieved more than many people achieve in theirfull achieved more than many people achieve in their full lifetime. Achieved more than many people achieve in theirfull lifetime. When the gunman began his rampage through the gunman began his rampage through the resort in sousse two years ago, Joel The Resort in sousse two years ago, joel, his brother owen, his grandfather and uncle tried to run and hide. Owen, who survived the attack, provided evidence describing how his grandfather kept falling. They picked up and eventually reached the indoor swimming pool, but the gunman was behind them and opened fire. Of the four of them who went on holiday together, to celebrate owen finishing his gcse exams, it was just owen returned home. Police in germany have arrested a tunisian man on suspicion of recruiting for the Islamic State group to carry out a Terrorist Attack. He was taken into custody in franfurt during a series of raids involving more than 1000 officers in the central state of hesse. Mosques, flats and offices were targeted. Our correspondent Damien Mcguinness is in berlin. A big police operation. What more can you tell us . That is right. In total 54 raids were carried out this morning. This 36 year old tunisian man has been arrested because police say he recruited for so called Islamic State and he had set up in germany over the past two years, a major islamist network, that was planning, according to police, a Terrorist Attack here in germany. They say it was only the early stages of that planning process, and there was no concrete a target as yet, but one of the more chilling pieces of information that police Haveissued Pieces of information that police have issued today in germany is that this Tunisian Suspect was also wa nted this Tunisian Suspect was also wanted in tunisia for another attack earlier in 2015, on a museum, in which 22 people were killed, many of them tourists, including british tourists. This all links up to the attack we heard about in Richard Report just now, meaning attack we heard about in Richard Reportjust now, meaning there are also reports and investigations going on right now, that possibly that attack on the museum early in 2015 was carried out in the same group that possibly carried out the group that possibly carried out the group later in 2015 on that beach resort near sousse. So that is why right now police are investigating this tunisian man to see if he had anything to do with either of those attacks in 2015 in tunisia. Thank you. Train operators have announced an overhaul of the Ticketing System which they admit is baffling customers. Trials of a new system, which they say will ensure passengers pay the cheapest possible fares, will start in may on crosscountry, virgin and east midland trains. Well our correspondent Simon Gompertz is at londons kings cross station. Even the Train Operators now recognised that the system is baffling. People have been paying too much and they are confused at the 16 million possible permutations of tickets that in theory they can buy. And angry when they find after the event that they could have got a discount. But it is now too late. These trials will affect passengers mainly of cross country, verging east and west coast and East Midlands passengers. They are the beginning of the response from the railway companies. Its been a long time in coming. Trials to get rid of old practices which means you can end up paying too much for a ticket. There are already cheap deals but it relies on websites and we want to make the system simpler to make sure that people can trust it and know they are always getting the best there every time. One of the targets is absurd tickets like the one from wick in scotland travelling the length of the uk costs over £340 to par in cornwall, butjust £80 if you buy different sections of the journey separately. So the trials will involve cheaper multi leg fares, more good value singles with a single can cost as much as a return, and better information on discounted tickets from vending machines. All things mps have been calling for. What has been happening is absolutely outrageous. People have been paying over the odds for their journeys, theyre not told what is the cheapest and often when they purchased from machines theyre not getting equity, different machines sell different ticket and it has got to stop. Among travellers, theres huge frustration about fares. It is challenging, there are so many different ways to purchase a ticket. I would like it to be easier to navigate and clearer. So the pressure will be to make sure that passengers actually end up paying less. This trial is so farjust for a small number of Train Companies and we need to spread right across the country and only then will we see that kind of trust from passengers that kind of trust from passengers that things are improving on the railways. Cheaper, more understandable tickets are welcome. But there are also calls for Rail Companies to follow a simple rule, just to sell everyone the cheapest ticket in all circumstances. People have been posting on the intranet today after hearing of these trials. Photographs of the multiple tickets they have had to buy in order to do a lengthy journey. In some cases up to 50 different bits of ticketing in order to do what should be covered in future by a single ticket. So hopefully the problem will be dealt with but it is part of a package of measures that are being brought in over the next year or so. Our top story this lunchtime. Squaring up for a fight as democrats voice their fierce opposition to Donald Trumps latest appointment. And still to come. A Ground Breaking study the doctors whove communicated with patients suffering from Locked In Syndrome. Coming up in sport at 1. 30. Usain bolt says he is resigned to the fact that hes lost one of his nine olympic gold medals, but isnt holding any grudges against Jamaican Relay Teammate nesta carter. A committee of mps says the nhss systems for recovering money from patients visiting from overseas appear chaotic. The Public Accounts Committee says the Health Service is failing to identify patients who should be charged, and the government isnt doing enough to recover debt from European Countries where agreements are in place. Our Health Correspondent jane dreaper reports. These tiny babies illustrate a challenge for the nhs. One of the quadruplets did not survive the premature birth and a second died at the weekend. They had needed intensive care. Their nigerian mother went into labour at three months early while travelling home from america to london. Months early while travelling home from america to londonlj months early while travelling home from america to london. I have journeyed for two days to get to chicago. When i went to chicago they said they would not allow me in. The hospital looking after priscilla and her babies has to be cooked the cost of care for overseas patients. In a bbc documentary tonight she is giving news about her mounting bill from the nhs. It quickly reaches six figures. The thing is priscilla, the bills are going to be quite high. It isa bills are going to be quite high. It is a difficult time for you, i understand. We do need to talk about the charges for treatment. The next stage is to let her know that we have got to start Raising Invoices Ona have got to start raising invoices on a regular, weekly basis. Those invoices are going to be huge. 20 grand a week for each baby. Mps said the Department Of Health must get better at recovering costs from foreign visitors who end up as patients. Because a hard pressed nhs is missing out on vital funding. Patients. Because a hard pressed nhs is missing out on vitalfunding. The government has set a target to collect half £1 billion per year from overseas patients by 2018 but currently is only managing to recover just under £290 currently is only managing to recoverjust under £290 million. One of the biggest areas of concern is getting money back from European Countries where agreements are in place. Latest figures show the uk recovered £50 million from these countries but paid out £675 million. Overall the nhs budget is much less than not. 0 but every Pound Councils of the key thing is the government has not set up a system for hospitals and other Health Providers to collect the payments that overseas patients are owing. Priscilla caesar to surviving babies every day and has been helped by a charity. Her medical bills are currently underpaid. Doctors leaders said systems for charging patients from overseas are important but they should not jeopardise from overseas are important but they should notjeopardise people who need care from getting it. Scientists say patients with absolutely no control over their bodies have been able to communicate. A computer has helped to analyse the Brain Signals of four patients in switzerland who all have complete Locked In Syndrome and they were able to answer basic yes or no questions. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh is here. Just for people but it is incredible that they have been able to communicate. These patients have a Progressive Neurological Disorder that makes them completely paralysed. They are aware and bacon think but cannot move, they cannot even blink. So what scientist did was they got them to wear a cap which uses infrared sensors to measure very subtle variations in blood flow and when you give a yes or no answer. I think we can see one of the participants, 26 year old kerstin. She was asked a series of simple yes or no questions. First is berlin the capital of france, no. Is your mother called margaret, in her case, yes. And when they get the a nswe rs case, yes. And when they get the answers they move onto more complex questions with a yes or no answer for that this method was devised by a british neuroscientist adriaan elin and some years ago he showed if you put patients in an mri scanner to measure their blood flow you could give a yes or no response. The great thing is this can be done at the bedside of the patient. And the a nswe rs the bedside of the patient. And the answers they got were surprising in many ways Question Mark all the patients said they were happy with their lives and that is quite a challenge to the preconceptions that many people have about Being Com Pletely many people have about being completely paralysed, being tube fed and ona completely paralysed, being tube fed and on a ventilator. And then somebody answers that came out where perhaps not welcome. There was a daughter who asked her 61 year old father, completely paralysed, is it 0k, father, completely paralysed, is it ok, should i married my boyfriend. Nine times out of ten he said no. I have to tell you they got married anyway police in los angeles have carried out their biggest ever operation to find girls and young women whove been forced into commercial sexual exploitation. Officers made almost 500 arrests and rescued more than 50 young people. Our correspondent Angus Crawford was given exclusive access to the operation and sent this report. Look beyond the handcuffs and the painted nails. These arent adults. Just girls aged 16 and 17, arrested on the street for prostitution. Once inside, no cell, no bars or locks, just a room. A place of safety where young people can get help and support. We find minors everyday who are out here working. 11 is the youngest weve had. On the street they call the blade, in the richest country in the world, children are bought and sold at any time of day, every day. Sergeant Brian Gallagher heads the area vice unit. His job tonight find those girls, get them off the street. They stop a man they recognise. He has a passenger. Its cold and shes shivering. It is four oclock in the morning and a routine patrol of the vice squad here has pulled over a car driven by a man they know is a pimp. When they stopped it, a young woman got out of the car and they are concerned about her. She says she is 19. Her parents have reported her missing. See her tattoo . Its the name of her pimp. Here they call it branding. A lot of these girls, when we talk to them, they tell us theyre out for 20 hours a day working. They get a little bit of food, they get abused physically, sexually. Its barbaric what is being done to these little kids. My cousin grabbed me on the way home from school. America is slowly waking up to reality. Thousands of children are being sexually exploited for money. I am 12 years old. 12 years old. That is why they launched operation reclaim and rebuild, state wide, lasting three days. Prostitutes and customers arrested, processed, some are released with a warning. For others, its jail. Just 18, caught for a second time, treasure. She started on the street in middle school. You were a child when you first started doing this. Yeah. What sort of things have happened to you working on the street . Raped, somebody pulled a knife out on me, a gun, tried to rob me. This is crystal. Crystal is in for an unpleasant surprise. The caller is an undercover officer arranging a sting in a hotel room. This time, the prostitute is an adult, so why is she here . Just listen. My life is falling apart. This is the only thing i can do to survive on these streets right now. For detective Brian Gallagher it seems never ending. Children forced to work the streets turn into women who know only this, a life of violence and exploitation. Angus crawford, bbc news, los angeles. Campaigners in australia are calling for an end to the use of shark nets at beaches, because they are killing dolphins and turtles. Conservationists argue that the nets are damaging the eco system. Our correspondent Hywel Griffith sent this report. In a country where catching a wave is a national obsession, the allure of the ocean is endless. As is the debate over how best to share these waters with some of the locals. Shark nets have been australias answer since the 1930s. Sections are set hundreds of metres out at sea. They dont create an enclosure, but they do offer reassurance. I think theyre a great idea. Weve got to try and protect our kids. Thats what it is all about to me. Im probably against them. You see creatures in the wildlife getting stuck out there. You take the risk if you swim in the ocean, and thats where sharks belong. Thats what the nets are meant to keep out. Great whites are one of ten species targeted by the programme in new south wales. The nets are put in place from september to april when these beaches are at their busiest. Last year, they trapped 130 of the targeted, more dangerous sharks. But they also trapped another 600 marine animals, including dolphins, rays, and turtles. This video shows what happens when one becomes entangled. A group of tourists managed to set this turtle free, but 19 others died in the nets last year. The nets have whale and dolphin alarms. Theyre checked every three days. Around half of the animals are set free alive, but some campaigners have decided to take matters into their own hands. This is their home, thats where they live. We cant exclude them from where they live. Theyre not coming up into the car parks to get us, so lets not go into the ocean to kill them. There hasnt been a fatal shark attack on these beaches in 60 years. The local government says this is a sign the nets do work, and that cutting them is dangerous. It is dangerous for the individuals involved and creates a hazard for swimmers and surfers at these beaches. Finding the right balance between protecting humans and preserving sea life is a challenge and here it seems it is as elusive as ever. Hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. Time for a look at the weather. The atlantic is alive with storm system after storm system

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