In sport still in the title race. Tottenham beat Crystal Palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. A boom for books as the Publishing Industry has a surge in sales and a record year. And carol has the weather. A chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. But here weve got early sunshine. Most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. More in about 15 minutes. Thank you amcu bend. See you then. Tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its Nuclear Weapons programmes. Last night, President Trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. But washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. The us is piling on the pressure. This is a Military Exercise just north of the north korean border. A message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fail. This is how
Research suggests a simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of glaucoma, a condition which causes irreversible sight loss. Also. Do you prefer to feel the pages of a book between your finger . 2016 was a record year for the Publishing Industry, as printed book sales went up by 8 compared to the previous year. Good morning. Its thursday 27th april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the election borisjohnson has said it would be difficult for the uk to refuse the us if it asks for help on a strike on syria. Borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the Election Campaign to mount the conservatives most personal attack yet onJeremy Corbyn. In an article published in the sun newspaper, the foreign secretary accused the Labour Leader of being a Security Threat to the uk. He accused mr corbyn of being reluctant to use lethal force, opposing Nuclear Weapons and campaigning against nato. He went on to describe the
Was a very manipulative, conniving and ruthless individual. Detectives say harris was driven by greed and lust but thankfully failed three times to kill the woman he had spent his life with. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. Tributes have been paid by members of all parties to the former labour first minister of wales, Rhodri Morgan, whos died at the age of 77. He was widely credited with bringing stability to the National Assembly after it was created in 1999 and colleagues have singled out his ability to communicate with people of all backgrounds in a political career that spanned four decades. 0ur wales correspondent sian lloyd has this report. Rhodri morgan strove throughout his career for wales with the establishment of the National Assembly, his vision was realised and among the many tributes paid today, hes been described as the father of welsh devolution. He was first minister for almost a decade but wasnt tony blairs choice as Labour Leader in wales. He took over following the resigna
Was a very manipulative, conniving and ruthless individual. Detectives say harris was driven by greed and lust but thankfully failed three times to kill the woman he had spent his life with. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. Tributes have been paid by members of all parties to the former labour first minister of wales, Rhodri Morgan, whos died at the age of 77. He was widely credited with bringing stability to the National Assembly after it was created in 1999 and colleagues have singled out his ability to communicate with people of all backgrounds in a political career that spanned four decades. 0ur wales correspondent sian lloyd has this report. Rhodri morgan strove throughout his career for wales with the establishment of the National Assembly, his vision was realised and among the many tributes paid today, hes been described as the father of welsh devolution. He was first minister for almost a decade but wasnt tony blairs choice as Labour Leader in wales. He took over following the resigna
We all look forward to welcoming the queens speechjust as soon as the coalition of chaos has been negotiated. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm Inflation Hits A Nearfour year high, continuing the squeeze on consumers as prices rise faster than wages. And the European Commission is expected to put forward proposals which could strip london of the multi billion pound euro clearing market following brexit. Very good evening from Downing Street, where it is hoped that the deal will eventually be done between theresa may and the Democratic Unionist Party. There were several hours of talks today. The Prime Minister is now in france for that meeting with emmanuel micron. We understand, that there are no outstanding issues between the two, but we do not have that firm conclusion of talks, and any announcement of a deal so far today. We will have more from stormont in a moment. We will also be talking to former Secretary Of State for Northern Ireland, about his views on the potential ri