Theresa may says donald trump was wrong to share tweets from a british far right organisation. Despite them and his subsequent tweet about her effectively telling her to mind her own business, she insists the special relationship continues. But britains ambassador to the us has visited the white house to raise concerns. The president s spokesperson has brushed off any criticism saying he is only expressing his concern about islamist extremism. More from our correspondent alex forsyth, whos been with the Prime Minister on her visit to jordan. This was a trip focused on building relationships around the world. But while theresa may was meeting kings and ministers injordan, a major diplomatic row was brewing elsewhere. President trump had been personally rebuked by downing street for sharing far right videos online. His response to theresa may, on twitter, of course madame Prime Minister. Her tour of the middle east suddenly required diplomacy of a different kind. The fact that we Work To
They put 8 goals past them to set up a 5th round tie Sheffield Wednesday. And meet the ancestors dna analysis of the oldest skeleton found in britain shows he had dark skin and blue eyes. Carol has the weather. Good morning. Its a cold start to the day. Cold gcioss its a cold start to the day. Cold across parts of Northern England but across parts of Northern England but afair bit across parts of Northern England but a fair bit of sunshine. There is also going to be some snow in the forecast. As you can see, my spanking new graphics. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The worlds most powerful rocket, the falcon heavy, has successfully launched for the first time. American billionaire elon musk, whose Company Space x is behind the project, has called it a game changer for space travel. Keith doyle reports. This is Ground Control to major tom. This is not a scene from a film. This actually is a car and an astronaut dummy in space with david bowie playing on its musi
Coming the new bellwethers it could be argued that ge has not been a bellwether for a very long time. Meantime tesla shares also under pressure today over under certainty around whether the electric vehicle maker will be opening a new factory in china were going to separate fact from fiction on this one. And after the bell, soon youll be able to order takeout directly from the amazon app the head of amazon payments will be joining us exculusively to talk about the ecommerce giants latest announcement. Everybodys getting into the Payment System business right now apple pay, amazon pay. International, too. Alibaba pay, ali pay. Absolutely. Lets get to the top story out of washington. That would be tax reform and a major change being floated by republican lawmakers that could have a huge impact on your Retirement Savings cnbcs ylan mui is in washington with that story. Ylan reporter bill, a capitol hill source told me they were looking at lowering the limit on how much you can contribute
Im finding out what that means for the millions of borrowers who are used to cheap credit. In sport, the toughest test for england in the opening game of the Rugby League World cup. They face hosts and reigning champions australia in melbourne this morning. And, with halloween just a few days away, sarahs at a pumpkin festival with the weather. Good morning. Yes, im at hampton bridge this morning bringing you a fall in uk forecast but also looking at some amazing pumpkin installations here and were also going to have a live pumpkin carving throughout the morning. I will be backin throughout the morning. I will be back in 15 minutes. Be careful, sarah. See you later. See you later. Good morning. First, our main story. An investigation into the cyber attack that brought down parts of the nhs in may has found that it could have been prevented if basic security measures had been in place. The National Audit office says that the Health Service wasnt prepared for the attack in which criminal
Now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. Hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament. The headlines at westminster the Health Secretary has laid out the governments strategy for coping with coronavirus. The situation facing the country is increasingly serious. Globally and at home the number of cases continues to rise. But labour says some workers wont be able to afford to take time off if they suspect they have the virus. Does he accept, people should not be forced to make a choice between the health and Financial Hardship . Also, mps are alarmed at an outbreak of violence in delhi. We must learn from history, not to be fooled by those an insidious aim is to divide society, hell bent on killing or destroying religious places, all in the name of religion. Up to a fifth of the workforce may be off sick during the peak of a coronavirus epidemic in the uk, the government has said in its latest plans. Speaking in downing street, borisjohnson said the government was committed to doing Everyth