We will be speaking to the former ambassador to north korea about todays show of unity at the Winter Olympics and as scientists grow the first human egg in a laboratory, we will ask how significant it could be to help the fertility of young cancer patients. And we look at the latest film releases, including black panther. That is all ahead on bbc news but now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up on this evening s programme. A show of unity. The Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics brings southland north korea together. The athletes by marching together send a powerful message of peace to the world. And im live at twickenham ahead of the second round of six nations matches. England against wales tomorrow the big one. England coach eddiejones tomorrow the big one. England coach eddie jones ramping up tomorrow the big one. England coach eddiejones ramping up the pressure. They can be confident but it will be difficult for them to come to twickenham a
Its thursday 8th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Within the next half hour the leader of the house of Commons Andrea leadsom will be presenting the results of a cross Party Investigation into Sexual Harassment at westminster. Well be taking you there live when it starts, but first the findings show that nearly a fifth of people working in parliament have experienced or witnessed Sexual Harassment in the past 12 months. And the report recommends a new code of conduct and compulsory training to help mps understand and prevent harassment. The review was set up last year after several harassment claims against mps and staff. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is at westminster. We now have a set of proposals which mps will vote on, to revamp procedures for pursuing complaints of Sexual Harassment, a new investigating process, a new code of conduct, but nothing particularly new in terms of sanctions, and that is what will concern many people who work at w
Tea m Lizzy Yarnold, she has been named as team gbs flag bearer. More from her later. Louise has the weather. that is 1; our l. That iseeeizz they that is ; they are they are glorious start, cold and frosty, 6 vii; fiifc in southern england. Unfortunately, the cloud has arrived and we have a weather front. It is the cloud has arrived and we have a weatherfront. It is bringing rain, if we look at the Lake District, we ¥ w 7 12 ; ii can see rain pushing east overnight. More coming up. Thanks, louise. Also coming up well be giving a warm handshake and not in any way a dodgy one to the head of the freemasons in england and wales. Hell tell us why he thinks theyre getting an unfair press. We always seem to talk in a negative way when we discuss seen on the ie Interest Rate rises, have seen on the banknotes, is the seeing eye, but for millions of savers efi ourselves z z ~ of course they are good news. They, at least, will take cheer from bank of england chief mark carneys suggestion that
Our main story is the bank of englands view that Interest Rates will probably rise earlier than expected because of strong growth in the global economy. The key lending rate has been left unchanged at half of one per cent. But the banks governor, mark carney, said that increasing growth in the year ahead meant that action would be needed to control inflation. The pound surged leapt in value against the dollar, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. If the whole economy performed like this manchester maker of branded clothing, its biggest problems would be almost solved. Its growing fast, exporting to europe and boosting productivity through investment. And while inflation caused by the weak pound boosted its costs, its been able to absorb out and carry on winning new orders. The last 12 months, weve grown by 20 in the uk but europe has been much stronger than that, so we have more than doubled the growth rate in the uk. Im cautiously optimistic about the future. We are mak
Played into the politics. All the politicians i saw out on the stump and that various demonstrations and things, they seemed very obviously engaged with the public and were there amongst the public and the ones ive met seemed to be great. I mean, from all parties they all have there own passions and beliefs and they were talking to the crowd about that. So that was great. I think individual mps are very lowly paid for a pretty greatjob. Most of that was positive. Meanwhile, i would for a pretty greatjob. Most of that was positive. Meanwhile, iwould be walking to the tube are would get off the train in scotland and i couldnt stop photographic Homeless People. It seemed like there were 1596 people. It seemed like there were 15 more Homeless People in the street than last year. I got bound up those sorts of issues the end. The general public profile. Im curious to know whether at the end of this you felt more optimistic, positive, about politicians, the press, the democratic process, all