an eyesore and an expensive problem fly tipping. it happened more than a million times in england last year but what can be done to stop it? a five goal thriller in the fa cup, with nottingham forest needing extra time to see off league one blackpool in their third round replay. good morning. further heavy snow to come across northern scotland today with blizzards and also drifting. across northern ireland, uk will see snow showers as we well across some of our coasts. in between, there will be sunshine. all of the details later on in the programme. it s thursday, 18th january, our main story. the prime minister has succeeded in getting his key rwanda bill through the house of commons, after a conservative rebellion failed to materialise. it s been called a major step forward in the government s plan to stop migrant boats crossing the channel. 0ur political correspondent peter saull has more. the ayes to the right 320, the noes to the left, 276. a government victory in th
allegations are and what questions have yet to be answered. did you switch off your lights in the last hour? up to a million people are paid to use less electricity to avoid blackouts. and manager frank lampard is sacked by everton after just a year as the team faces relegation. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. no stopping novak djokovic chasing a record extending tenth title in melbourne he cruises into the quarter finals of the australian open. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. rishi sunak has asked his independent ethics adviser to look into the tax affairs of the conservative party chairman and former chancellor nadhim zahawi. the prime minister has resisted calls to sack mr zahawi but says, clearly, there are questions that need answering. mr zahawi paid a penalty believed to be around £5 million to the tax authority hmrc for unpaid tax while he was chancellor. mr zahawi says he made a careless error and is confident he has acted prop
to south africa. and britain s prime minister orders an investigation into how the chairman of the governing conservative party settled a multi million dollar tax dispute. let s start with the war in ukraine. eu foreign ministers have been meeting in brussels amid an ongoing row about whether to send tanks. member countries are putting pressure on germany to provide some of its leopard two tanks, to help fight off russia s invasion. estonia s foreign minister has been at those talks in brussels he s been speaking to the bbc. decisions need to be implemented and the decisions need to be done and there is a moment of leadership which needs to be created. and my strong message is indeed, to all countries, who have weapons and stockpiles to give them immediately without any political caveats or any further considerations or hesitance of the russian s reaction. so let s take a closer look at germany s role in all this. the leopard 2 is operated by about 20 countries worldwide
died at the age of 93. legal history will be made later today as broadcasters will air judges sentencing remarks from crown courts in england and wales for the first time time following a change in the law. # everybody needs good neighbours.# and farewell to neighbours after four decades teary eyed fans in australia prepare to watch the show s final episode. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through com
The World Economic forum in davos to get the inside track on how the worlds biggest institutions are dealing with the challenges of Cyber Security. The chief Technology Officer at Bank Of America will be joining us. Also Cambridge University is recruiting a professor of lego. So we want to know if the ubiquitous Building Blocks are now more than just childs play . Are you a Master Builder . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Today, for the first time ever, a Freight Train from china will arrive in the uk. It wasnt intended as a symbolic statement, but with the british Prime Minister now confirming the uk must leave the european Single Market, the trains arrival does illustrate that post Brexit Britain may need to look further afield for its trading partners. Theresa may used her much anticipated speech yesterday to announce the uks priorities for upcoming brexit negotiations. Leaving the Single Market means britain will lose the right to trade with the European Union without