frailty had led his decision. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together leading british journalists with foreign correspondents based in the uk who write, blog, podcast and broadcast from the dateline london. ballot papers will be sent out in the coming week to the 160,000 or so people who will, in effect, choose the next british prime minister. the candidate debates have not been without incident the host of one brought it to an abrupt end by fainting. has it sent our panel to sleep? has europe yet woken up to the prospect of energy rationing this winter? and are the democrats slumbering whilst donald trump is back, thundering? here in the studio are jef mcallister, an american lawyer, who was london bureau chief for time magazine. the french author and journalist, agnes poirier and adam raphael, who has been commentating on british politics since the 1970s. thank you very much for being with us. adam, let s s
Wednesday in parliament, where mps give initial approval to the bill beginning the process of exiting the eu. Ayes to the right, 498. Noes to the left, 114. So the ayes have it, the ayes have it. Also on this programme Jeremy Corbyn demands the Prime Minister retracts the invitation for donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. Just what more does the President Trump have to do before the Prime Minister will listen to the 1. 8 Million People who have already called for his State Visit Invitation to be withdrawn . But theresa may rejects that call and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. He can lead a protest. Im leading a country. And the Trade Secretary dismisses accusations that his department has been putting out fake news. Do you regret the title to your Press Release . Because it wasnt really your department that secured that 16 billion. I dont regret it at all. I think the more good news we give to the public, the better. But first after two days of debate and passio
Weve long fantasised about the possibility of life on other planets. But it was only in 1995 that we found the first planet outside our solar system. These exoplanets are hard to find. Of course they are, theyre relatively tiny. And so far theyve mainly been detected indirectly, either by the incredibly slight dimming of a stars light as a planet moves in front of it, or by the wobble of the star caused by something orbiting it. In the last 20 years weve detected about 2000 exoplanets, but we havent actually seen many at all. This is why. Well, the planets are very, very faint compared to a star and theyre very close to a star. The kind of planets where we might find life, an Earth Like Planet Orbiting A Star would be 10 billion times fainter than a star. But if you can see the planets, you can start to look for evidence of life on their surfaces. What you need is something to block out the light of a star. What you need is a star shade. Due to go into space in the middle of the next d
Brexit, round one. As eu leaders gather in malta. Maltas Prime Minister calls for a fair deal for britain, but warns it will pay a price for leaving. Plus, small talk, big money. Snapchat files for a stock market flotation, that could be the biggest tech ipo since facebook. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron hesslehurst. In a minute well have, World Business report. But first this. We start in the maltese capital, valletta, where eu leaders are gathering for a special summit, two days after the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly to start the process of brexit. Prime minister theresa may will be holding one on one talks with various eu leaders. So, what is she up against . Malta holds the rotating presidency of the eu. Its Prime Minister, joseph muscat, has been clear britain cant have its cake and eat it too. He has told the European Parliament this. We want a fair deal for the United Kingdom. But and its a big but that deal necessarily needs to be inferior to membership.
Well look ahead to super bowl 51 and the growing popularity of america football, here in the uk hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We also want to hear from you this morning if youve had trouble getting hold of fresh vegetables. Poor Growing Conditions in europe are causing a shortage and tesco has started to ration Iceberg Lettuces. To stop Smaller Stores buying from them in bulk. Well have the details on this and find out if its going to get worse. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today theresa may has arrived in malta for an informal one day summit of eu leaders. Shell brief European Union leaders on her meeting with donald trump, and is expected to stress that she wants a positive and constructive relationship with the eu after brexit. Kevin connolly reports. The cannons will welcome the eu leaders to their fi