Celebrations marking the 70 anniversary of the countrys independence from britain. Singer taylor swift wins her Sexual Assault case against a former radio dj. Good morning. It is tuesday, the 15th of august. Welcome to bbc newsroom alive. The Brexit Secretary has confirmed that the government wa nts to has confirmed that the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Relationship with the eu for when the uk leaves, similar to current arrangements. The Eu Commission has welcomed the proposals, but Opposition Parties here save the document lacks detail. Britain would also seek to be allowed to negotiate trade deals with countries outside the eu. Although members of the Eus Customs Union are barred from striking such agreements. Adam fleming explains. Under the Customs Union, the eu has one external border for the import of goods from abroad. If import taxes, known as tariffs, are paid, they are paid when that product enters this area. It can then move around between countries with
Mode. Well tell you why. And. Can economists be compared to Weather Forecasters when it comes to prediciting the future . Our economics editor kamal ahmed will be here with that and a look back at the rest of the business week. And following the impact of Donald Trumps toyota tweet, we want to know whats the biggest twitter storm youve ever sparked 7 just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. We start with samsung because in the last few hours the South Korean Tech Giant has said its on track for the best quarterly profits in more than three years. Its a major boost for the company after the exploding Smartphone Scandal that put a serious dent in its reputation. In the three months to the end of december, samsung is forecasting profits of 7. 8 billion. Thats up by half on the same period last year, much better than expected and the best quarter since mid 2013. That might come as a surprise, as we know samsung was forced to scrap its top of the range phone, the galaxy note 7, after a spate of exp
Infrastructure and agriculture. Also this morning Natalie Portman on playing Jackie Kennedy in her new film, and preparing for the oscars hype. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For some of us it is a cold and forest the start. Patchy fog but in the south and south east in particular there will be some sunshine frosty start. For the rest of the uk, fairly cloudy with some light rain or drizzle but some sunshine. I will tell you where in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story the Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with britain when it leaves the european union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our Political Correspondent tom bateman has more. Theresa mays Brexit Speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach to the negotiations
Others make their point more peacefully. I think theres a lot of people in our country who are vulnerable who are going to suffer under this presidency. End of an era president obama boards a helicopter for the last time and leaves washington. The walk to the white house in the last hour President Trump and family make their way to their new home. In sport on bbc news dan evanss winning run at the Australian Open continues. The british players into the fourth round at the grand slam for the first time. Good evening. Donald trump is now the president of the United States. He was sworn in on capitol hill in a ceremony that attracted hundreds of thousands of supporters but also angry protests 90 people have been arrested. In an uncompromising inauguration speech, he pledged to put america first, to protect american families, jobs and borders. As four former president s sat nearby listening, he attacked politicians who prospered while factories closed. He also pledged to end what he called
0h, say can you see by the dawns early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad striped and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watch. I will faithfully execute. The office of president of the United States. The office of president of the United States. Congratulations, mr president. From this day forward its going to be only america first, america first. Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave. A lovely sunny day in many areas of the country. This was sent in from one of our weather watchers, beautiful skies. For most it was like that but in east lothian, for example, quite a bit of cloud. That cloud is starting to be eroded away and it is a very thin area now. I think scotland will fare better and probably Northern Ireland as well because underneath that High Pressure it is squeezing out the moisture that could potentially form into fog overnight. And again across eastern parts of england, as Well Scotla Nd Acros