Wednesday 25th january. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. President trump has promised a significant day ahead on National Security, including an announcement about his plans for a wall on the Mexican Border. He tweeted big day planned on National Security tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall building a 2,000 mile wall along the Mexican Border was one of trumps key election promises. Hes said the wall would cost 8 billion and will be up to a0 feet high. The new president is also expected to approve Immigration Restrictions on seven mostly muslim countries in the middle east and africa iraq, iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, and yemen. And trump wants to make all us cities co operate to deport Illegal Immigrants a move aimed at so called Sanctuary Cities like san francisco, where local police do not help with most deportations. Our washington correspondent david willis has more. Were going to have our borders nice and strong. Were going to build a wall. Were going to
Boss cant tell the difference. This is lego. This is lego, youre telling me . This is not lego. Its trying to be lego, is my assessment of it. Out of vogue after 25 years at the helm, the editor of british vogue, alexandra shulman, says shes stepping down. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Serena williams has backed britainsjoanna konta to be a future Australian Open champion despite knocking her out in the quarter finals in straight sets. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Donald trump is promising a big day on National Security today, as he makes good on his pre election promises to crack down on immigration, and tighten internal security. Hes expected to give details of how america will build its wall along the border with mexico. Hes also expected to halve the number of refugees allowed into the us, and tighten Visa Controls on visitors from a number of predominantly muslim countries. 0pponents have reacted with alarm to the plans, as david willis now reports
Women are experiencing widespread discrimination when it comes to dress codes at work, say mps. Good afternoon. The top story, President Trump is expected to reveal details later today of how he will fulfil a Major Campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border of america and make the mexicans pay for it. Today he signalled it was important for national security. He is expected to sign several orders aimed at restricting immigration. He has already launched an investigation into voter fraud looking at Illegal Immigrants who were not eligible to vote. Lets have a closer look at the border between the us and mexico. There it is crossing an entire continent and joining the Gulf Of Mexico with the pacific ocean. It passes along four us states and six mexican ones and a wide range of geographical hurdles so any new wall would be a feat of engineering. And heres what it looks like close up. The us border with mexico spans 1,989 miles a Central Plank of President Trumps Election C
A cheerleaderfor the British Fashion industry for 25 years, now she says she wants to experience a different life, away from vogue. Rebecca jones, bbc news. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres emily. Tonight, on newsnight, we find out what the mexicans think about Donald Trumps proposed border wall and we speak to the playwright david hare about his new film on holocaust denial. Join me now on bbc two. Thats newsnight, starting over on bbc two. Hello and welcome to sportsday im jessica creighton. On a busy day of sport, heres what weve got coming up. Southampton reach the League Cup Final for just the second time in their history, after beating liverpool at anfield. Bolts triple triple is no more. The Sprint Legend is stripped of one of his nine olympic gold medals, through no wrong doing of his own. And konta well beaten in the Australian Open, but she vows to come back even stronger. Thanks forjoining us. As well as all of that, well have the latest from todays six nations launc
Its gold again, the triple triple usain bolt is to hand back one of his olympic gold medals because a team mate tested positive for a banned substance. And the woman in charge of British Vogue is to step down after 25 years at the heart of the fashion industry. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Will Liverpool make it to their second wembley final in two years . Theyre playing southampton in the second leg of the league cup semifinal. Good evening. We start tonight with a Special Report on the marked increase in knife crime. An investigation for Bbc News At Ten has found that, last year, a knife or blade was used in a crime every 16 minutes somewhere in the uk. The number of incidents involving machetes has risen by over 60 in the past the years. The information was provided by Police Forces in england and wales. And records show there were at least 2,300 victims of knife crime last year aged 18 or younger, a rise of 45 over three years in england and wales. Our special correspond