Us you took on a roll you did not get us to do with grace and wit and style. And president obama bows out in his final speech with an emotional tribute to his wife. And coming up in sportsday englands greatest goal scorer and Arsenal Ladies striker kelly smith has retired. She says her body has told her its time to stop. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Donald trump has condemned as Nonsense Allegations that russian intelligence has Compromising Material about him. The claims published on the internet last night, and which are so far unverifiable, say his Election Campaign communicated secretly with moscow and also contain suggestions of unusual Sexual Practices by mr trump. The President Elect said Us Intelligence agencies could be responsible for leaking allegations and try to concentrate instead on his priorities in office including dealing with so called islamic state. Donald trump is nine days away from inauguration, but his path to the white house is tangled in co
Himself, kim jong un. Also, the sound of success for adele who cleans up at the grammys. The way you make me and my friends feel, the way you make my black friends feel is empowering and you make them stand up for themselves andi make them stand up for themselves and i love you. But the star was reluctant to accept the award for best album, saying it should have gone to her idol beyonce. And the ecb have Just Announced that joe route is to be englands new test captain, replacing Alistair Cooke who resigned last week after four and cooke who resigned last week after Fourand A Cooke who resigned last week after four and a half years in charge. Good morning. Its monday 13th february. Im ben brown. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Widespread drug use, door alarms that didnt work and a hole in a perimeterfence just some of the discoveries made by a bbc Undercover Reporter at a prison in the north east of england. Panorama discovered evidence of major Security Failings during secret filming at
Well talk to some disabled workers about their experiences in the workplace. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. This valentines day were asking, are you single and proud out of choice . We will be talking to some of the singletons who say they are happily single. Does that sound like you . Or are you longing to find that special person . Do get in touch with your thoughts and experiences on that and any of our other stories. Use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. In a severe blow to president trumps new administration, his National Security adviser general Michael Flynn has been forced to resign. Mr flynn is accused of illegally discussing us sanctions with the Russian Ambassador to the United States. But the conversation about sanctions happened before mr trump assumed office. Under us law, private individuals cannot carry out official government diplomacy. Barely three weeks into
Platform unable to meet the needs of the population, a warning from the Chief Inspector of hospitals. British Cycling Bosses promise changes after accusations of bullying and sexism at top levels of the sport. I am to be the last Viceroy Of India and i shall carry out my role with great pride. And, the new blockbuster on the final days of british rule in india. Well be talking to the british director, Gurinder Chadha. Today at five. Our main story is that policing in england and wales is in a potentially perilousstate with forces putting the public at risk by rationing their response. Thats the warning from the Police Watchdog, the inspectorate of constabulary. The report did say most of the 43 forces were providing a good service, but others were letting victims down. The government has said it expects to see a rapid improvement, but Police Leaders say forces are having to prioritise more because of a sharp fall in their budgets, as Dominic Casciani reports. The cornerstone of british
Cuts to policing in some areas are putting the public at risk thats the warning from the Police Standards watchdog. It says there are now too few detectives, leaving a third of Police Forces in england and wales in a potentially perilous state, with victims being let down, criminal cases not investigated and suspects not followed up. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. From Bedfordshire Police, raiding the home of a suspected drug dealer this morning. On a day that inspectors graded the force as inadequate, the worst place in england and wales, a grading the Chief Constable blames on chronic underfunding. This grading is not correct grading for bedfordshire. If you are going to talk about inadequate, talk about inadequate resources and funding, which has been the case in this force for ten yea rs been the case in this force for ten years now. Among the many failings, the inspectors found that anti social behaviour, like this motorbike riding in a park in dunstable,