A tough act to follow. And while the build up was far from ideal, with political scandals, a financial crisis and worries about the zika virus, brazil was always going to offer a spectacular setting for south americas first ever olympic and Paralympic Games. Thered be plenty of time for selfies after the success, and team gb had big ambitions hoping for their best ever foreign olympics. Paralympics gb hoping to better their medal haulfrom london 2012. More on their Success Stories later, but first to athletics. And Super Saturday, part two the stadium erupts three gold medals for gb what a night sydney 2000 heptathlon champion denise lewis was there in rio as mo farah, Jessica Ennis hill and Greg Rutherford bid to defend their respective olympic titles. We were all looking forward of Super Saturday from london 2012. We had mo farah going in the 10,000 metres. Not without its drama. Falls. Fallen, clip there. Bumps, barges. But mo still came through. The atmosphere in the stadium was el
Good morning from westminster. The bill giving theresa may the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the eu has cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and will now become law. The Brexit Secretary, david davis, said the uk was on the threshold of its most important negotiation for a generation. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Contents, 118, not contents, 274, so the not contents have it. With those words the government achieved what the Supreme Court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. The debates here in the House Of Lords and in the House Of Commons are, for now at least, done. One thing came out very clearly in all the debates. It is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. I think the quicker we get on with this process the better. The House Of Commons had overturned two suggested changes to the plans new Law Guar
Of the United Kingdom, including scotland. This report from our Political Correspondent alex forsyth. When will you trigger article 50 . Arriving in downing street, the government that has won the power to push the brexit button. But now ministers face another political battle. Is brexit breaking britain, mr davies . They dont want a second referendum on Scottish Independence certainly not soon. Will you agree to Nicola Sturgeons timetable . But the snp insists scotland should have another say over its place in the uk because the brexit. They want the uk because the brexit. They want the uk because the brexit. They want the uk government to grant the legal right for a second ballot a section 30 order. If the Scottish Parliament vote next week to request a section 30 order, then the Prime Minister of the whole of the United Kingdom should absolutely grab that. In previous discussions with the first minister and as the Secretary Of State has said, there would be no sense or reason of blo
That wont be known until a future mission, maybe decades away. But with tonights new findings, this becomes one of the likeliest places in the solar system to find life beyond earth. David shukman, bbc news. Incredible. That is it from us. Here, on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Have a good easter weekend. Good night. Welcome to sportsday. Coming up on the programme tonight, Manchester United dominate but draw in belgium after anderlechts late equaliser. Chris latham lands another medal for Great Britain at the world track cycling world championships. In warrington win again as they continue to try to make amends for their shocking start to the super league season. Manchester united have an away goal but not the win which could looks like they were going to get. A late equaliser from anderlecht means it is 1 1 going into the second match one week tonight at old trafford. Wherever you are in europe, there is something about a visit to Manchester United which rouses a litt
That wont be known until a future mission, maybe decades away. But with tonights new findings, this becomes one of the likeliest places in the solar system to find life beyond earth. David shukman, bbc news. Incredible. That is it from us. Here, on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Have a good easter weekend. Good night. Welcome to sportsday. Coming up on the programme tonight, Manchester United dominate but draw in belgium after anderlechts late equaliser. Chris latham lands another medal for Great Britain at the world track cycling world championships. In warrington win again as they continue to try to make amends for their shocking start to the super league season. Manchester united have an away goal but not the win which could looks like they were going to get. A late equaliser from anderlecht means it is 1 1 going into the second match one week tonight at old trafford. Wherever you are in europe, there is something about a visit to Manchester United which rouses a litt