Good morning. In sport, stuart hogg is out of the lions tour with injury. But Sam Warburton is back to captain them in their latest warm up match, they kick off against highlanders later this morning. Aint aint nobody loves me better. From singing superstars to a capella amateurs we take a look behind the scenes of new bbc show, pitch battle. And carol has the weather in just a few minutes when we can find her. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will meet the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, today, to thrash out the details of a deal that would secure their support for a minority conservative government. Opposition parties have criticised the talks, with sinn fein suggesting a deal with the dup would undermine the Good Friday Agreement. Meanwhile, with Brexit Talks Due to begin in less than a week, the eus Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier has called on britain not to waste time. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright, has more. If the Arlene Foster,
Well get reaction from Conservative Mps shortly. Also on the programme this is the House Of Lords. Brexiters the most important single issue which has faced the country for decades. We also have the terrible situation of losing an empire at the same time. How deep is oui grasp, empire at the same time. How deep is ourgrasp, if we empire at the same time. How deep is our grasp, if we are honest, of what is actually going on in the eu Machinery Operating below us . 800 unelected politicians get paid to sit here, but its been rocked by another scandal after claims that some members collect their Daily Allowance whilst contributing absolutely nothing. That is an allowance of £300. Well bring you the story. And this is the dramatic moment a crying girl was rescued from rubble after an air strike in syria. Well bring you the story. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the morning well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. After 10am well cro
To have been injured. A former speaker of the House Of Lords tells the bbc that many peers contribute absolutely nothing to parliament. Good morning. Its tuesday, 21st february. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Hospital services in nearly two thirds of england could be cut or scaled back according to bbc analysis of local plans in different areas. Ministers argued that patients will benefit as care is brought closer to peoples homes but a major Health Think Tank has questioned the credibility of the plans. Protests outside Horton Hospital in oxfordshire just a few months ago where there are concerns about bed closures and cuts to stroke and critical care. And its not the only place. Right across england proposals for big changes are afoot in the nhs. The bbc has analysed 44 of the transformation and sustainability plans. Two thirds include either Hospital Closures or moving treatments to a different site. More than a third involve cuts to the number of hospitals providi
In two weeks, despite the setback created by that vote. The Daily Express says the House Of Lords will fail in its bid to derail the governments plans for a hard brexit. The times leads with record highs. Highs for stockmarkets on both sides of the atlantic after President Trumps first speech to congress. The i has a Police Watchdog warning about the perilous state of policing which it says is on the verge of a National Crisis because of cutbacks to services. And the daily mail takes up that issue too claiming Tens Of Thousands of Crime Suspects are on the loose because of substandard policing. Now its time for hardtalk welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. For years, the Israeli Palestinian conflict has been stuck, condemned to repeat itself year in, year out. But now, something has changed. The two protagonists remain deaf to each others demands, but there is a new us president , who seems to care little for washingtons long established quest for a Two State Solution. So what does
In two weeks, despite the setback created by that vote. The Daily Express says the House Of Lords will fail in its bid to derail the governments plans for a hard brexit. The times leads with record highs. Highs for stockmarkets on both sides of the atlantic after President Trumps first speech to congress. The i has a Police Watchdog warning about the perilous state of policing which it says is on the verge of a National Crisis because of cutbacks to services. And the daily mail takes up that issue too claiming Tens Of Thousands of Crime Suspects are on the loose because of substandard policing. Now its time for hardtalk welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. For years, the Israeli Palestinian conflict has been stuck, condemned to repeat itself year in, year out. But now, something has changed. The two protagonists remain deaf to each others demands, but there is a new us president , who seems to care little for washingtons long established quest for a Two State Solution. So what does