The profession thanjoining it. A court has heard claims that the former manager of the Wales National football team, gary speed, was one of four men, who took their own lives, after working with the coach Barry Bennell. He denies 48 counts of child sexual abuse. Mps have approved a bill to sever ties with the eu, paving the way for the house of lords to have its say on the brexit bill. And a Charm Offensive or a genuine push for peace . North and south korea pledge to compete under one flag at the Winter Olympics. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres some relief tonight for thousands of people affected by the collapse of the construction and services giant carillion. The Governments Insolvency Service says most private companies carrying out work for carillion like catering and cleaning will continue to pay their workers until new suppliers can be found. The companys collapse prompted angry exchanges in parliament. Labour said it was unbelievable that ministers continued awardi
Of the Wales National football team, gary speed, was one of four men, who took their own lives, after working with the coach Barry Bennell. He denies 48 counts of child sexual abuse. Mps have approved a bill to sever ties with the eu, paving the way for the house of lords to have its say on the brexit bill. Is it a Charm Offensive or a genuine push for peace . North and south korea pledge to compete under one flag good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres some relief tonight for thousands of people affected by the collapse of the construction and services giant carillion. The Governments Insolvency Service says most private companies carrying out work for carillion like catering and cleaning will continue to pay their workers until new suppliers can be found. The companys collapse prompted angry exchanges in parliament. Labour said it was unbelievable that ministers continued awarding contracts to the firm despite a series of profit warnings. The Prime Minister said it would have be
Where mps demand to see leaked documents which reportedly show the uk will be worse off after brexit. For the government to not publish this is deeply irresponsible and dishonest. This is a cover up, pure and simple and it stinks. We have an analysis which is involving continuing. But this Economic Analysis is not an impact assessment. Meanwhile in the lords, peers begin two days of debate on the eu withdrawal bill, a former brexit minister calls for more clarity in the governments position. At this Pivotal Moment in our history, we cannot, we must not, indulge in that very british habit ofjust muddling through. And more questions about the collapse of the Construction Firm, carillion. But first mps have urged the government to release a leaked report predicting the uk would be worse off after brexit. According to news website buzzfeed, the leaked document, titled eu exit analysis Cross Whitehall briefing, was drawn up for the department for exiting the eu. It looked at scenarios rangi
Sounds a bit like home yes, more of that income, a combination of heavy snow and strong winds overnight. We will also be looking further afield where gita, a cyclone, is currently hitting tonga. Thanks. Also coming up. Thats cool scientists release the first video of a giant iceberg thats broken off the Antarctic Ice shelf its four times the size of london and weighs i trillion tonnes. Well be talking to a member of the British Antarctic survey. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. As though dealing with a sex scandal on its own wasnt bad enough now oxfam is facing claims of a cover up claims it denies. Senior officials from the charity are in emergency talks with the International Development secretary, to try to prevent government funding being cut, following the scandal involving some of its aid workers and prostitutes. Its claimed the charity failed to give full details of what happened in the wake of the devastating earthquake in haiti in 2010. All this as many do