Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say
Of the runners who took part in last yea rs event of the runners who took part in last years event said they thought the course was shorter than usual. Many runners carry their own personal mobile devices which measure the distance they are running. Thousands of people took part in last yea rs half thousands of people took part in last years half marathon. Todays news that the course was too short by nearly 150 metres, or 164 yards, means all of their times are now invalid. The Company Behind the run says it mate mistakes. The course had to change in 2016 duty is scheduled Scottish Water Works across the city, we found this out relatively late in the day and as a result with a changed the traditional route. We worked on those plans and a measurement was taken but those plans and a measurement was ta ken but unfortunately those plans and a measurement was taken but unfortunately it transpires that this measurement was incorrect because it was taken on live roads rather than when the roa
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in kilburn on friday. another teenage boy, and a women in her 20s received hospital treatment but were discharged. the defence secretary ben wallace has said he ll leave government at the next reshuffle, and won t stand as an mp at the next election. mr wallace, who s held the post for four years, has played a key role in britain s response to the war in ukraine. our political correspondent ione wells has more. this is a significant announcement. ben wallace has told the sunday times that he will be standing down as the defence secretary at the next reshuffle. we don t know when the next reshuffle will be though there has been lots of speculation that rishi sunak might be looking to reshape his top team in september. ben wallace has also said it will not be seeking re election as an mp at the next general election either. we don t have a date for when that will be. allies of his have said this isn t a reflection on the prime minister and this isn t a reflection on the prime ministerand