The week in parliament. Coming up theres a rare standing ovation in the house of lords as a labour former minister talks of her battle with brain cancer and explains why shes campaigning for more innovative treatment. So that we can live well together with cancer, notjust dying of it. At Prime Ministers questions, Jeremy Corbyn and theresa may go into battle overjust how much money should go to englands nhs. The Labour Government would not be underfunding the nhs, a Labour Government would not be privatizing the nhs, a Labour Government would not be underfunding social care. This is a government that recognises the priorities of the british people. Priorities to ensure the nhs remains a world class Healthcare System indeed, the best Healthcare System in the world also on this programme david davis makes his first appearance of the year in front of the Brexit Committee and rejects the accusation that britain is to become a vassal state in europe. And theres fury in the commons over the
A sign Language Interpreter for two support acts. Also, the former cabinet minister baroness tessa jowell, who has brain cancer, calls for innovative cancer treatments to be made available on the nhs. I feel every single ifeel every single bit i feel every single bit of my determination to go on creating better opportunities for people managing cancer. And more success for ant and dec as they claim the best presenters award for the 17th time at the National Television awards. Good morning. Its wednesday 24th january. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Lets start with some breaking news coming in on that story we were telling you about, the organisers of a men only Charity Dinner saying they are appalled by allegations of Sexual Harassment, and we are hearing that, in the wake of that, great ormond street hospital said they will return previous donations from the president s club after those allegations of Sexual Harassment at allegations of Sexual Harassment at a fundraiser, and also that t
As an explosion rocks the Afghan Capital kabul. It comes a week after a Major Taliban attack on a high profile hotel in which more than 20 people died. Three teenaged boys have died after being hit by a car, at a bus stop in west london. The collision involved a black audi. A 28 year old man, who was inside the car, has been arrested. There is relief for a thousand workers at Aerospace Firm bombardier, as massive tariffs will not now be imposed by the us by the us authorities. The Prime Minister has welcomed the landmark ruling. The release of serial sex attacker, john worboys, has been put on hold. It comes after two of his victims won the first stage of a legal challenge. Paris is on high alert for flooding. Record rainfall has caused the river seine to burst its banks, in one of the wettest januarys in paris in more than a century. Hundreds of homes have been evacuated, and tunnels and roads have been sealed off. Now on bbc news its time for the week in parliament. Hello and welcome
Collapsing in england and wales because of mistakes with sharing evidence. 20 years after dolly the sheep, scientists clone monkeys in china. It raises ethical questions about the experiment. The former labour minister Dame Tessa Jowell talks for the first time about her aggressive brain tumour and the way cancer is treated in this country. I am not afraid. I feel very clear about my sense of purpose. Its 5 oclock. Our main story one of the organisers of a Charity Dinner where women were reported to have been groped, propositioned and sexually harassed has stepped down from the department for education. The businessman, david meller, was a non executive board member at the department. Mr meller has also resigned as a trustee of the mayors fund for london. Undercover journalists from the Financial Times say they were harassed and propositioned at the president s club annual Charity Fundraiser in london last week. The organisers of the men only dinner have said theyre appalled by the all
Hear. Get in touch with us using the hashtag beyond0nehundreddays. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london, jane obrien is in washington. He had fooled his employer, he had fooled the parents, some of whom were doctors themselves, some of them serving Police Officers. He was so well practised in his abuse that larry nassar believed he was untouchable. But this week the former doctor of usa gymnastics was unmasked for the monster he is. And today he was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison on top of the 60 years he was already serving for possession of child pornography. The young women whove faced larry nassar in the Michigan Court have delivered some powerful and heartbreaking testimony, over 150 impact statements. Many of the victims, we already know. They are some of the most decorated american gymnasts. And one after the other, they have taken the stand and faced down theirformer doctor and serial abuser. The tables have turned, larry. We are here, wehave ogrvoices and we