Philadelphia as the eagles win the trophy for the first time in their history. Good morning. Its monday 5th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Michel barnier will be in downing street later for talks about a transition period after britain leaves the eu. He will meet the brexit secretary, david davis, in the first of a series of discussions this week. It comes after the government indicated it remains determined to leave the Customs Union when brexit takes place next year. That is being seen as an attempt to defuse a growing row within the conservative party. Mps to back brexit say membership of any Customs Union would restrict british businesses ability to trade freely. Adam fleming is in brussels for us. Looking through what Michel Barnier said this morning, he didnt seem to be drawn very much on this message from downing street saying that britain would not be staying in the Customs Union. No, he batted away all questions about the stuff that is in todays new
Increased its payroll by 2,000 jobs. However, this firm has been inadvertently caught up in unnecessary s. E. C. Registration because with sbic assets undermanagement being counted, it exceeds the 150 million exemption threshold we established in doddfrank. Without undermining the key Systemic Risk and Investor Protection requirements, we established under doddfrank, h. R. 432 provides escalot Capital Partners and similarly situated sbics with targeted relief. So i applaud the bipartisan coauthors and urge members to support this bill. I will reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from california reserves the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition . Mr. Luetkemeyer mr. Speaker, i yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Garrett, the member of the Financial Services committee and distinguished chairman of the subcommittee on Capital Markets. The speaker pro tempore the gen
Shock. Dan higens had just finished lunch. He was excited for the concert and excited for his friend who stayed behind and met band members including gentry. His friend brian called him in a panic. He said youre not going to believe this. Evan is up with the lead singer and the throttle stuck. Hes going to have to come in hard and heavy. Reporter he believes the chopper was a twoseater, bubble style with no doors. He rushed back to the scene praying somehow the two would be able to safely touch down. He said i dont know how it happens, but hes going to be crash landing. He said the paramedics are on the way and fire trucks are on the way. The airport is all on alert. We have to push back behind the building in case it blows up. Reporter tonight people who plan to attend the show were shaken and in tears when stopped by police. He says the pilot taught lessons at the flying w and was very experienced. Evan was a heck of a guy to hang out with. You get a lot of laughs with him. I can gua
Luxembourg. And its 60 years to the day since the first man made satellite sputnik one was launched by the russians, marking the start of the space race good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In the next half an hour theresa may is expected to tell her party to shape up when she addresses the conservative conference in manchester. She will set out her vision for the uk, while emphasising the need to improve the lives of ordinary working people. Other speeches are going on at the conference. We will bring you that speech live when it begins. The leader of catalonias devolved government has told bbc news that his region will declare independence from spain in a matter of days. The dispute over Catalan Independence from spain escalated on sunday with violence and protests as voters went to the polls for a controversial referendum. Our correspondent jon donnison reports. In barcelona last night a show of strength in numbers. Hundreds of thousands of catalans protesting the central gov
More women in work than ever before with over 11000 more doctors in our nhs and over 11000 more nurses in our hospitals, Free Childcare for three and 4year old. 1. 8 million more children in good or outstanding schools. 3 million more apprenticeship, crime down by more than a third. More young people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university than at any time the history of our country, britains leading the world in tackling climate change, eradicating global poverty and countering terrorism wherever it rears its head. Samesex marriage on the books so people can get married no matter what their agenda and a National Living wage giving a pay rise to the lowest earners. Introduced not by the labour party, but by as the conservative party. [applause]. So, let us never allow the left to pretend they have a monopoly on compassion. [applause]. This is the good conservative government and we should never let anyone forget it. But, its easy when you have been in government for a while