Well look ahead to super bowl 51 and the growing popularity of america football, here in the uk hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We also want to hear from you this morning if youve had trouble getting hold of fresh vegetables. Poor Growing Conditions in europe are causing a shortage and tesco has started to ration Iceberg Lettuces. To stop Smaller Stores buying from them in bulk. Well have the details on this and find out if its going to get worse. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today theresa may has arrived in malta for an informal one day summit of eu leaders. Shell brief European Union leaders on her meeting with donald trump, and is expected to stress that she wants a positive and constructive relationship with the eu after brexit. Kevin connolly reports. The cannons will welcome the eu leaders to their fi
English football is governed, including a motion of No Confidence in the fa, as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Guilty to hoarding explosives and making bombs. 31 year old Ciaran Maxwell was arrested last year after police found two arms dumps in county antrim. Unknown to the army, while serving he had also been preparing for acts of terrorism, including compiling a list of targets, to be used by Dissident Republicans. Daniel sandford has the story. He was a member of the uks elite Royal Marines unit a0 commando, after passing the gruelling 32 week training course. But today, Ciaran Maxwell and admitted that for five years he was also helping Dissident Republicans in Northern Ireland to build up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. Ciaran maxwell grew up in larne, some 20 miles north of belfast, a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. A bmx fan who came from a catholic family
Coming up in sportsday we will have the latest from the davis cup. And, irelands women beat scotland in the six nations. Scotland havent won in the tournament since 2010. Good evening. Eu leaders have made a show of unity at a summit in malta against what they see as a potentially hostile us president. Donald trump has previously praised the uk for voting for brexit. Today, eu leaders declared the importance of a strong europe in the face of a newly uncertain relationship with america. Theresa may offered to act as a bridge with the us following her visit to washington though one eu leader responded its impossible to build bridges with the us when communication is done mostly on twitter. Our deputy Political Editor John Pienaar Reports from malta. This report contains some flashing images. A stroll in the sun among europes leaders, but soon theresa may will be walking alone after brexit, then shell need all the friends she can get. Friends, she believes, like donald trump. She took his
To the week in parliament as mps take the first parliamentary step on the road to brexit. The ayes to the right 498. The noes to the left 114. So the ayes have it, the ayes have it. At Prime Ministers questions, Jeremy Corbyn demands theresa may retracts her invitation to donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. Just what more does President Trump have to do, before the Prime Minister will listen to the 1. 8 Million People whove already called for his State Visit Invitation to be withdrawn . But theresa may rejects that call, and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. He can lead a protest im leading a country. And, in a debate on the damage done by drinking, a former Minister Talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. I know what its like to feel that cold nausea, when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. But first the result was never in doubt, but there was still a sense of drama in the commons when, after two days of debate, the moment finally cam
No surprise that as the week went on coverage of Donald Trumps presidency continued to exercise newswatch viewers. In particular, the bbcs reporting of the petition urging the government to call off the president s proposed state visit to britain, which those complaining described to us as excessive and hysterical. And of the ban on travellers from seven countries to the United States. Some felt certain aspects of that ban had been largely ignored by bbc news. The list of countries facing the travel ban were originally drawn up by the obama administration, and not invented by trump. Second, many muslim countries themselves impose a travel ban on the citizens of many, many countries, including uk citizens, simply because they have visited israel. There has been little evidence of fair unbiased reporting showing both sides of the story. Its blatantly obvious the Current Issue is not anti muslim but anti terrorist, or anti isis. But the reporters keep trying to push this question into the