At tomorrows 0peneing ceremony. She will be keeping warm, because this is the scene this afternoon. 20 this is the scene this afternoon. 20 degrees, making it one of the cold est 20 degrees, making it one of the coldest Winter Olympics on record. And well find out how theyre putting the sparkle back into blackpools famous tower ballroom. And carol has the weather. This morning, a cold start in the south east, temperatures as low as minus six. Scotland and Northern Ireland brighter with showers in the north and west. Good morning. First, our main story. The Workplace Culture at westminster is in need of urgent reform. Thats the view of a Cross Party Group of mps who will publish a review into bullying and sexual abuse later this morning. According to a leaked version of the report, almost a fifth of people working in parliament have witnessed or experienced Sexual Harassment in the past year. A new, independent complaints procedure is expected to be recommended to tackle the problem, as
Everton striker wayne rooney is arrested on suspicion of drink driving, the bbc understands. He was stopped by police in cheshire in the early hours of this morning. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. In the last hour, brexit secretary david davis has said that he is adetermined optimist about britains withdrawal from the eu. His comments follows a warning from the International Trade secretary liam fox that brussels should not be allowed to blackmail the uk into accepting a brexit divorce bill. The eu insists issues arising from the uks withdrawal must be dealt with before any talks can begin about future trade relations. In his speech to the us chamber of commerce david davis addressed the issue of the implications of trade imbalance throughout the world. The trick in this is to remember the end of it. One, we want an outcome thatis end of it. One, we want an outcome that is in everybodys interest. This is not a zero sum game. We all know, all of you know, those of you who negot
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. Local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. There are still more than 500 other buildings nationwide that need to
It is as if i have been stabbed with something hot. I dont want to eat. I dont want to venture out too far. It started out being agony, absolutely fire burning agony. Well bring you that exclusive story in about 15 minutes. And look at this. A blue shark terrified Holiday Makers when it appeared in shallow waters off the coast of majorca surrounded by swimmers. Its now been captured. Well hear from some of those in the water at the time. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today the democratic unionist leader, Arlene Foster, has said she believes her party is close to securing a deal with Downing Street which would see the dup agree to support the minority Conservative Government. Shes due to hold talks with theresa may in london this morning. Our Political Correspondent iain watson i
Former Massachusetts Governor mitt romney, talking about his political philosophy at the time he was first considering a run for president. This monday on cspans new series of landmark cases. 1830, the Mississippi River around new orleans have become a breeding ground for cholera and yellow fever. You to slaughterhouses in the area. Nothing thereby products in the river. To address the problem louisiana allowed one government run slaughterhouse. The other houses took them to court. Following the slaughterhouse cases of 1873, they were joined by the former solicitor general and constitutional law attorney author of the book justice of shattered dreams. Help tell the history of this time. In the south, the personal stories and the state of things in new orleans. As well as the attorneys and Supreme Court justices involved in this decision. Be sure to join the conversation as we take your calls, tweets, comments during program am using landmark cases. Live monday on cspan, cspan3, and csp