Crashes into the side of a house and bursts into flames. Welcome to bbc newsroom. The Foreign Secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the Public Sector pay cap. The limit is due to be in place by 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson 2020, that a Government Source says Boris Johnson strongly 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson strongly believes pay writers can be achieved without putting undue pressure on public finances. How would this pay cap be paid for. I think what it tells us is the chances of being able to stick by the Public Sector pay cap for the next couple of years looks increasingly remote because we have now had up to six Cabinet Ministers weather themselves through their intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this i intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this 1 cap. Borisjohnson suggesting this can be done without what he calls fiscal pressure, without
The main news in westminster, thejudges have spoken. Its up to parliament to make a decision on triggering brexit. I can announce today that we will shortly introduce legislation allowing the government to move ahead with invoking article 50, which starts the formal process of withdrawing from the european union. Some mps want to be clear about what they are voting for. I would like a white paper which we can debate. It will bring us together, i would say to my right honourable friend. What does my right honourable friend have to lose with a debate on it . Also on the programme, the government is refusing to talk about a failed Trident Missile Test, but there are other sources. I could phone up mr putin can i did a favour for him once rescuing his submariners when they were drowning and im sure he would tell me. I surely would know the date. But first, the Supreme Court has ruled that parliament would need formal approval before leaving the european union. Explaining the decision of a
The government is expected to publish the Brexit Strategy in an hours time. The white paper will set out its priorities for negotiations with the European Union after Parliament Takes the First Step Towards britain leaving the union, as mps vote overwhelmingly in favour of triggering article 50. Last night mps voted 498 to 114 in favour of approving legislation which gives the Prime Minister the power to start negotiations with european leaders. 47 labour mps, one in five, voted against the bill despite a three line whip imposed by the party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. And what will happen next . As mentioned, at around noon, Brexit Secretary david davis will announce the governments white paper on exiting the eu. This will allow parliament to send the bill on Forfurther Amending and scrutiny, before it becomes law. Our assistant Political Editor, norman smith, is at westminster with the latest. What are we going to find out . Probably very little. I think most people expect it to simply fl
Conservation staff and volunteers are battling to save 100 that are still alive, in one of the areas worst Whale Standings in living memory. Good morning, its friday 10th february. Im rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, has conceded the Nhs In England is facing completely unacceptable problems. He said there was no excuse for some of the difficulties highlighted during the bbcs nhs week. A series of reports have revealed Lengthening Waits in a e and patients being left for hours on trolleys. In an exclusive interview with the bbc, mr hunt told our Health Editor hugh pym that the government has a plan, but it will take time to deliver. Nhs england figures this winter show the worst waiting time performance in a e units since records began more than a decade ago. Jeremy hunt paid tribute to the work of staff, but said the problems of high Patient Demand were not unique to the nhs, and all leading Health Systems were grappling with the same c
The Academy Award for best picture. Oh you come on. La la land. The team behind la la land had already started the Victory Speeches when the mistake was uncovered. This is not a joke. Moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight. Best picture. A moment i will never forget. It has never happened in of the oscars. It was a little awkward the british people are being offered an unreal and over optimistic vision of what brexit will look like, Sirjohn Major has warned. The former tory Prime Minister also called for more charm and a lot less cheap rhetoric from the uk government towards the rest of the eu. And he said the costs of leaving would be substa ntial and unpalatable. Downing street said the government was determined to make a success of the uks departure from the eu. Sirjohn major warned. Sirjohn major warned that the brexiteers had been overly optimistic about britains future as i voted on the losing side in the referendum, ive kept silent since lastjune. This evening, i dont wish to