Bringing us tomorrow. With me are kate andrews, news editor at the institute of Economic Affairs and sebastian payne, whos political leader writer at the ft. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. The times says allies of the labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn are planning to deselect 50 labour mps. The telegraph leads with comments from the foreign secretary Boris Johnson, arguing the uk should welcome a visit from donald trump. The sunday express says more than a 100 tory mps will demand the Prime Minister Ends Free Movement and leaves the Single Market as soon as the uk exits the eu in march next year. The new look observer leads with a pledge from the Prime Minister to punish bosses who fail to protect their Workers Pension schemes. And the mail on sunday leads with an investigation carried out by channel four into three former conservative cabinet ministers, in what the paper calls a cash for brexit controversy. Well, as usual a mixed bag of stories in tomorrow mornings papers poli
The Winter Olympics in south korea. And in sport, fans at stadiums across the country remember Cyrille Regis the former england player described as a trailblazer for black footballers. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down, a year to the day after Donald Trump Took Office as president. Senators failed to agree a stop gap budget amid a bitter dispute between President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. David willis reports from washington. The ayes 50 and the noes 49. With a midnight deadline looming, they came up short of the 60 votes needed, and without a Funding Agreement in place, the government of the largest economy in a world was now only minutes away from shutdown. Three fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. That after the democrat leader in the senate, chuck schumer, had an hour long meeting with Presiden
Figures in the eu say britain can a lwa ys figures in the eu say britain can always change its mind about brexit. The uk government said it isnt going to happen. So what is the eu playing at . Irish Prime Minister leo varadkar throws his weight behind deeper eu integration after brexit and spells out his vision for the future of the block. We speak to one of his key allies. And the eu gets tough on plastic but it shies away from the plastics tax, so will its strategy work . All that to come, and more in the next 30 minutes since joining me for all of it is kate andrews of the london based institute of Economic Affairs and alex barker, Brussels Bureau chief of the financial times. Welcome. First it is our guide to the latest from europe injust 60 first it is our guide to the latest from europe in just 60 seconds. First it is our guide to the latest from europe injust 60 seconds. Big news this week as the eu declared war on plastic. The commissions new strategy aims to outlaw the use pla
The Us National Government has officially shut down after senators failed to agree a stop gap budget. It follows a bitter row between President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. Senators are tonight trying to broker a deal to get the Us Government working again. It comes as thousands of women joined protest marches across the country on the First Anniversary of President Trumps inauguration. David willis reports from washington. Marking the First Anniversary of President Trumps inauguration, protesters took to the streets in washington and across the country as the government of the largest economy in the world went into shutdown. The ayes are 50 and the noes are 49. A stop gap funding measure came up ten votes short after the democrat leader in the senate met with President Trump. Progress was made he said, before the deal maker in chief changed his mind. Negotiating with this white house is like negotiating with jello its next to im
Against discrimination and harassment outside downing street. And in politics europe we look back at the top stories of the week in brussels and strasbourg. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. Afghan special forces have ended a siege in a luxury hotel in the capital kabul, twelve hours after it was stormed by gunmen. Six civilians five afghans and one foreign woman were killed along with all the militants. 160 people were rescued from the hotel by the security forces. The taliban says it carried out the attack. Our correspondent Zia Shahreyar reports from kabul. The final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. Gunfire and explosions, as Afghan Special forces battled to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. One soldier throws a grenade. He moves away. Then the explosion. The room is soon on fire evidence of the struggle that had taken place. The Afghan National flag waving from the roof proof that the building has been reta ken. More than 150 people, including some forei