Story before 10am. It isa it is a must watch. And, a legal battle over the rights of parents to take their children out of school for holidays during term time reaches the highest court in the land today. Well speak to the father at the centre of the case. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. And as always, really keen to hear from you. After 10am well be hearing how a Primary School in bournemouth has started allowing pupils to wear their comfy slippers in class, after Research Found it helps them to get better grades and generally improve their performance. If you work from home, you might already know thats the case. Do get in touch with your views. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Donald trump has sacked the United States top Legal Advisor after she questioned the legality of his travel ban. Acting
And its Transfer Deadline Day in england as premier League Spending nears a january record. Good morning. Its tuesday january the 31st. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Donald trump has sacked the United States top Legal Advisor after she questioned the legality of his travel ban. Sally yates, who was Acting Attorney General, said she couldnt defend his decision to temporarily stop refugees and citizens of seven mainly muslim countries from entering america. But the white house said in a statement that she had betrayed the department ofjustice. In the uk a former head of the horror Foreign Office has criticised theresa mays State Invitation to the president. He said the offer had been premature and put the offer had been premature and put the queen in a very difficult situation. Protests have been held in cities across the uk as of last night including in cardiff, seen here. An online petition calling for the state visit to be cancelled has gathered more than 1. 6 million signatures. His
The scientists heading off to antarctica to find an answer that could unlock the secrets of the universe. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news a massive night in the premier league. Seven matches including liverpool against leaders chelsea, at anfield. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6. The Home Secretary amber rudd has taken the governments criticism of President Trumps controversial ban on citizens from seven mainly muslim countries from travelling to the United States a step further today. She told mps its notjust divisive and wrong, but could end up helping so called Islamic State in its mission to recruit supporters to its cause. Her words came amid worldwide protests against the ban, and a petition here, signed by nearly 1. 7 million people, calling for a state visit by mr trump to be cancelled. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james robbins. Days of protest across britain focused first on President Trumps travel bans, then on the early state visit
To trigger the process of leaving the eu. At the core of this bill lies a very simple question. Do you trust the people or not . I believe this house does not have a choice, but has a duty to withhold from the government the right to proceed with brexit in the way that they have planned. Our second report on the trafficking of baby chimps from west africa we have the latest on the efforts to stop the trade. And why a team of british scientists is heading for antarctica in search of a certain kind of meteorite. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. All the results on a busy night of the premier league, with chelsea at anfield as they looked to extend their lead at the top of the table. Good evening. The British Government has delivered its strongest criticism so far of the travel ban imposed by President Trump on seven mainly muslim countries. The Home Secretary, amber rudd, said it was divisive and could be used as propaganda by the Islamic State group. She spoke after
First, our world. Baby chimpanzees, just a few months old, seized from the jungles of africa to be sold as pets. Its a shocking and illegal trade. Animals that are our closest relatives in the Natural World are suffering terrible losses. To get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family have to be killed thats as many as ten adults slaughtered. We infiltrate an animal Smuggling Network that spans the globe. During a year long investigation, we went undercover. How old is he . Two months . Are you still able to follow . We discover that there is far more trafficking than the authorities suspect. You may find some of the scenes in this film disturbing, as we reveal the secret trade in baby chimps. 0urjourney into an underworld of Animal Smuggling began in cairo. For centuries, egypt has been one of the worlds great trading centres. ground floor. Going up. posing as buyers and filming secretly, we found two dealers who said they could get us Baby Chimpanzees.