Leader, mitch mcconnell. Thank you so very much for coming. Your book is called the long game, that is what getting this tax victory was, you played the long game. It has been 31 years, you cannot rush these things. What was the turning point . I think there were a number of turning point. I think senator mccains decision to some what us early, was very important as a signal that we were not going to have the same kind of coalition that ended up being troublesome on health care. I take it that you have a hand in that area how did you convince him, how did you get that advance . I think john believes in a robust america. Reporter you said you had a turning point after senator mccain . Sen. Mcconnell along the way, there were a number of points but i think that that was a folks likeveryone, you and others, that this was not likely to end the way the last episode ended. Cut as you seen the tax what is popular then tarp, the bank a loud, 538. Less popular than some tax increases. How do yo
Their prey become more agile so they can escape at the last minute. And does this womans face look familiar . It turns out the basel mummy is a distant relative of borisjohnson. Good morning. Its january the 25th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Official figures show that recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14 in 2017. In the 12 months to last september, knife crime rose by 21 , sex offences by 23 and robbery by 29 . Knife crime rose by 21 . However, the separate crime survey based on interviews with 35,000 households suggests that crime continued to fall. Lets speak to david jamieson, the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands. Thank you forjoining us. The figures in the West Midlands, 431,000 total recorded crimes, and thatis 431,000 total recorded crimes, and that is an increase in line with whats happening across the country. What do you put it down to . Crime has risen in the West Midlands in accord with the rest of the country. We have lost over 2000 of our uni
Dame tessa jowells message, in herfirst interview since being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport, including. Phil neville, a rather controversial appointment . Absolutely, and definitely not the best start for the new england win ins manager. He has apologised for comments he made about women on social media and says they are not a true representation of his character. More on that later. See you later, holly. And the weather. Yes, hail storms, severe gales blowing through scotland. Things will get better later on but more on that in about half an hour. Thanks very much, tomasz, and coming up, whats with the big pout . 1000 camels a dozen camels have been disqualified from a camel beauty pageant in saudi arabia for receiving botox injections. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live and i am simon mccoy. I thought things had changed and it is absolutely clear that they havent. We have to send a clear message that this is unacceptable. The words of g
Tone. The new role for tom hanks everyone will be talking about. We do say good morning on this tuesday. Well start with that bitter partisan fight erupting in washington. Republicans as you know have voted to release a classified memo on the russia investigation despite dire warnings from the Justice Department. That memo written by a republican allegedly details fbi misconduct and the secret surveillance of a Trump Campaign aide but democrats say it is just an attempt to discredit the special counsel and comes as the second in command abruptly steps down. Serena marshall has the latest. Reporter good morning. That memo release and news that Andrew Mccabe often was the recipient of the president s ire announcing he will leave his post six weeks early this as the president was preparing for his first state of the union. Andrew mccabe stepping down early from his role as fbi Deputy Director after learning he was going to get slammed in an upcoming Inspector General report on the actions
To explain his presence. Tens of thousands of free water refill points will be set up across england in a bid cut the number of plastic bottles being thrown away. Three Million People fall victim to scams, tricked out of millions of pounds a year. So theres a new scheme launched today to warn people of the dangers and how to spot dodgy deals. Ill look at how it works. Im Still Standing after all this time. A long goodbye from sir eltonjohn as he announces an end to touring after 300 more concerts. And matt has the weather good morning. Nowhere near as work and indie out there this morning but cooler, most start dry but showers developing later. Details on that and yourfull developing later. Details on that and your full weekend forecast coming up. Thanks, matt, see you later. Good morning. First our main story theresa may will use a speech at the World Economic forum in switzerland to put more pressure on Technology Companies like facebook and twitter to tackle extremist material onlin