Stalemate where Civil Servants, not elected politicians, have been running departments and will be asking whether it is possible to restore the power sharing assembly. And gary oldman is up for best actor in this years baftas for his portrayal as Winston Churchill in darkest hour. Our good morning. It isjanuary our good morning. It is january the 9th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may has held herfirst meeting with her new cabinet this morning as she prepares to finalise her ministerial reshuffle. This morning, more ministers are understood to have said theyre leaving government including International Trade minister mark garnier. Government sources say his departure isnt related to recent allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Meanwhile, the journalist toby young has resigned from his role with the new Higher Education regulator the office for students. Hed faced a growing campaign against his appointment by the government because of his history of derogatory comments about w
Beyond100days. Figure skaters, cheerleaders and artists are the subject of talks between north and south korea but Nuclear Weapons are off the table as the two countries celebrate pyongyangs decision to compete in the Winter Olympics but there are questions about where this will lead when military talks will not even include nukes. But it is a step towards easing tensions. It is the first time with the north has participated in any olympics since 2010 and now there of a scramble to work out how to get the athletes are there and how to make sure they return home again afterwards. The skiers on the slopes today were moving a little slower than they will be in a months time. Then, the worlds best will be flying down these slopes. And now we know that when the Olympic Games open here on february the 7th, there will be a full north korean team competing. They will march in side by side with their south Korean Company dreads. Translation i think we can put Everything Else aside and everyone
Thousands told to leave their homes in california as the first major winter storm of the season moves in. Dangerous flash floods and mudslides on the way headed right for those spots devastated by the wildfires while out east, the great thaw begins. And abc news exclusive, Tonya Harding, done apologizing. Why . What shes saying about that attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Competitors, yes. Rivals, no. What did she know beforehand . Now nearly 25 years later, shes telling her side of the story only on abc. And we do say good morning, america. Great to have michael back here in the fold. Great to be back. That didnt was working. Able to find the studio. I when it was zero. I know. I dont blame you at all. How about that game last night . Were playing sweet home alabama, roll, tide. Down at the half, freshman quarterback comes in, go on to win in overtime, 2623. There you see them lifting the trophy for the fifth time under coach saban. A gutsy call he made switching quarterbacks in the second ha
And gary 0ldman is among the nominations for this years bafta awards for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in darkest hour. Our main story at 5 theresa mays cabinet has met for the first time after a reshuffle that triggered a resignation and was dismissed as a lacklustre pr exercise by labour. Today she carried out the second stage of her ministerial reshuffle with new roles for dominic raab, jojohnson and alok sharma. Mark garnier, who was cleared of inappropriate behaviour towards a member of his staff, has lost his job as trade minster. Separately, the journalist toby young resigned as a member of the new universities watchdog, the office for students, after criticism of derogatory comments hed made in the past about about women, gay people and disabled people. 0ur Political Correspondent alex forsyth reports. The new look top team, gathered at the cabinet table for the first time today. Theresa mays reshuffle was meant to be something of a reset for the government, but it was far
Welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has appointed more women and mps from ethnic minority backgrounds as ministers, at the end of a two day reshuffle designed to recharge her government. The Prime Minister said her reshuffle makes the government look more like the country it serves. But labour described the changes as lacklustre pr exercise. Our deputy Political Editor john pienaar has more. Allowed through the door at number ten today for a quick peek at the new look cabinet. Nobody moved. Almost nobody moved yesterday, because theresa may couldnt make them. Where is she . There she is. Jeremy hunt, the health secretary, was in the way and wouldnt budge, just like yesterday. The new faces in the top team were happy enough, though. Theres lots of energy, lots of ideas. It was a really important meeting this morning, with a sense of renewed vigour. And the losers . I did what i thought the right thing to do was. Justine greening, now ex education secretary, had no regrets. She wouldnt swit