Repairs take place at the palace of westminster. A prisoner is stabbed to death at wormwood scrubs prison in west london. And once in a super blue blood moon skywatchers across the globe are getting a glimpse of a rare celestial event as three lunar phenomena coincide. And its footballs transfer deadline day well have full details of all the big name deals in sport. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister on her visit to china has forecast a golden era in trade relations while being dogged by rows over brexit and personal attacks back home. Theresa may says she has won assurance that beijing will further open up its markets to the uk but has also been forced to insist that shes not a quitter following days of criticism of her leadership from her own party. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is travelling with the Prime Minister. Even the most carefully planned entrance can go a touch awry. A bit of pushing and shoving not the political kind this time. Asias red carp
Is being looked at by the airlines regulator. Its after complaints passengers are being split up deliberately. And ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the last kick of the game in the Six Nations Rugby as they beat france by fifteen points to thirteen in paris. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emergency spending controls, after saying its facing severe financial challenges. The move by Northamptonshire County Council means a ban on all new spending, apart from whats used to protect Vulnerable People. The councils conservative leader, heather smith, says the move is a result of rising demand for services and cuts in government funding. It follows warnings that other authorities are also struggling to remain solvent. Im joined now by nick golding editor of the local government chronicle. Thank you forjoining us this evening. First of all, if we start with northamptonshire, whats gone on there . It must be really desp
To the 6 nations. And ben has the weather. Good morning. Its shaping up to be a brighter day for most today, quite a lot of sunshine around but some wintry showers too brought in on a cold north easterly wind. All the weather details you need to know on the way. Cheers, ben. Talk to you later. Good morning. First, our main story. Scotland yard is looking into two more allegations of Sexual Assault against the hollywood Film Producer harvey wine steen. It brings the total number of women who have reported him to British Police to nine. The actress uma thuman has also alleged he assaulted her at a hotel in london in the 1990s. Our correspondent simon jones has more. She starred in several films produced by the disgraced movie mogul. It was after the success of pulp fiction that uma thuman it was after the success of pulp fiction that uma thurman says she was targeted by Harvey Weinstein. Now shes the latest woman to speak out in an interview with the new york times. Uma thurman claims Ha
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In global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Theres plenty of reaction to formula ones decision to axe the glamorous grid girls. So what do you think . Is this progress or Political Correctness gone mad 7 just use bbcthebriefing. The fbi has grave concerns about the accuracy of a confidential memo that alleges bias in Thejustice Department against president trump. The white house is expected to publish the memo later today. The democrats claim the document is an attempt to discredit the fbis investigation into russian meddling in the us elections. Our washington correspondent david willis has more. The fbi, in a rare statement, has said it does not think it is a good idea for this memo to be released, expressing grave concerns over what it says are omissions which therefore render the document itself inaccurate. The democrats say the memo is selective and is aimed, by the republicans, at discrediting the investigation that has been undertaken into collu