Into service the royal navys largest and most expensive warship hms Queen Elizabeth. And celebrations in the west midlands, as the title of uk city of culture 2021 is sent to coventry. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news, the best player in the world, cristiano ronaldo, is named the winner of the ballon dor for the fifth time. Good evening. The number of cases of Domestic Violence reported to police in england and wales is on the rise. Now the childrens commissioner for england has called on the Prime Minister to put in place greater protection for children who are exposed to the problem, at home. The latest figures show an increase in the number of cases police in england and wales are involved in almost 650,000 in the year to march. Its estimated that one in seven children and young people under the age of 18 will have lived with Domestic Abuse at home at some point. And its when children are involved that theres added pressure on the police to respond quickly. Jeremy cooke has this s
We start in washington where congress has passed a last minute bill to stop the government running out of money but only for two weeks. Now President Trump and the house have until december 22nd to thrash out long term deal on spending. Its all about whats known as the debt ceiling the countrys Borrowing Limit set by congress. Its a huge number around 20 trillion at the moment but apparently not huge enough. The government spends more than it makes in taxes and the treasury is very close to hitting that limit. If its not raised, bills will go unpaid, from medicare to salaries of federal employees like the armed services, to interest on the debt itself. That last ones a big problem as it would also dent confidence in us debt which investors regard as among the safest. When the us inched toward its Borrowing Limit in 2011, Standard Poors cut the countrys triple a rating for the first time. And if all this sounds familiar it should. Since 1960, congress has acted 78 times to raise, extend
I am manus cranny. Coming up on the pulse, well be speaking to the former a tie in finance minister and the bank of italy director general emeritus the british co simon money emeritus fabrizzio saccomoni. Angela merkel warned that the clock is ticking. Time is running out. Where emphasizing the social cause they need to be made. And on to resolve the situation as it is. Manus let us get to our team. Guy johnson in athens. Once nichols in brussels. Hans nichols and brussels. Guy, let us go to you. It is about the banks. European Central Banks is holding Europeans Bank is holding firm on what they loaned to the banks so far. Guy paul will give you the details of what is happening. The Banking System remained shut. This economy is grinding to a halt. The agency said about depression. That is what it feels like at the moment. Businesses are shutting up. They cannot get more credit. Npls were already bad. They are going through the roof at the moment. The greek tagging system has enough cas
Cash officer with his own car in a robbery gone wrong. Welcome to the roundhouse in north london, the Riba Stirling prize, the hunt for best new britain in britain. Fixing mega best new building in britain. We have an attempt to give further education new status and can you reinvent the british pier . Thats like other nominees for the prize. Lets look at the nominees. Whoa, look at that city of dreams its like walking to the gates of heaven. It looks seriously so dope. It looks so cool. It has got lights, like, notjust regular lights. Purple lights. And its a tremendous fun, its like a haven of quietness and freedom. And madness. Its just brilliant, for me, its excellent. Wow. I think whats unique about this building is its a strikingly modern building and a very sensitive conservation environment. I love this building because it reflects so many elements of the historic dockyard. It gets you in here, and you just think, why . What are your thoughts looking out on this now . Oh, i love
And coming up in the sport on bbc news Johanna Konta continues to impress. She becomes the first british woman to make the final of the miami 0pen. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The European Union has given its first formal response to the uks decision to trigger article 50, and begin the process of leaving the eu. The president of the european council, donald tusk, warned the talks would be complex and sometimes confrontational. And he said negotiations on Future Trade Relations would only start after there had been what he called sufficient progress on the Separation Settlement between the eu and the uk. He was speaking at a meeting of eu leaders in malta, from where our europe correspondent, chris morris, sent this report. Trying to get serious. Two days ago donald tusk expressed emotion at the prospect of the uk leaving the eu. This morning it was down to business. He has sent Draft Negotiating Deadlines to the other 27 countries setting up tough tone for two y