With the biggest gambling losses. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And, as the likes of facebook, twitter, google are grilled about extreme content on their platforms, were asking how should these Companies Police the web, or should they be regulated . Join in the conversation, send your comments to hashtag bbc the briefing. The Catalan Parliament opens today for the First Time Since the regional separatist government was dismissed in october last year for attempting to break away from spain. Three separatist parties are now attempting to re form a Coalition Government following the snap elections in december. On the eve of the scheduled opening session, thousands of people attended a rally in barcelonas city centre in support ofjailed catalan separatists. Our europe reporter gavin lee reports from barcelona. The Catalan Parliament where the only official business for the last two months has been clearing the cobw
Hello to you. Foreign ministers from 20 countries have been meeting, to try to exert concerted pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. The group is made up solely of countries which were involved in the korean war more than half a century ago, but two Key International players, north koreas neighbours russia and china, are not there. A press conference has just got under way after the days session of talks, in vancouver. The Canadian Foreign minister, chrystia freeland, said that countries agreed sanctions on north korea would be strictly enforced. The 20 nations represented here in vancouver have agreed that we must Work Together to ensure that sanctions imposed on north korea are strictly enforced. We also agree that we must take significant steps to keep north korea from invading sanctions and to sever financial lifeline for the countrys weapons of mass destruction. I do want to say that we as a group harbour no hostility whatsoever towards north korea or its peopl
Newsday. It is seven in the evening in washington dc. The politicians have agreed to ensure that the Us Government is open on agreed to ensure that the Us Government is open on oui agreed to ensure that the Us Government is open on our at least. Republicans and democrats had been locked in a stand off that threatens to keep tens of thousands of federal workers at home. The primary cause, the fate of young Illegal Immigrants who the democrats want to help. Mondays deal is only a temporary measure as issues are yet to be resolved. Here is laura trevelyan. The scene in the senate was the result of the high end doors negotiation. In return to funding the government for the next two weeks, democrats got this. The government remains open. It would be my intention to proceed the legislation that would address darker, Border Security and related issues. The childrens temporary permits start to expire in march. They got a vote to vote on other things. The government says the president was no me
Open more details at half past. Alina has all the weather. Is that the last of the snow . Maybe the last day for a while that i talk about snow, things turning milder but also wetter and windier. All the details later. Thank you very much. Also coming up. What could be better than one Royal Wedding in one year, well, two, of course. Buckingham palace announces prince andrews daughter Princess Eugenie is getting married. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live. Pressure is continuing to mount on the ukip leader henry bolton after a string of resignations of senior members this morning. The partys assistant deputy leader, and its immigration, trade, education, and local government spokesmen have all quit, joining the deputy leader margot parker, who resigned last night. Theyve all stood down in protest at henry boltons refusal to quit as leader following a string of revelations about his private life even though the Party Executive backed a vote of no confidence in him. Our Political Corr
Refusing to return but minister says it is ready to start bringing persecuted muslim but if you call. That a hot thanks so much for your Company Everyone all right we begin our broadcast with a scientific breakthrough in china the baby monkeys that you see right here behind me they look alike but they are identical researchers created them using the same cloning method that produced dolly the sheep almost two decades ago but monkeys up primates just like us humans and now the question is being asked are we next me chills sean and while they might just look like two cute baby mechanics but they also represent a breakthrough that has excited scientists around the world the monkeys are clones the very First Successful clones of a primate using the method to produce dolly. Research is that the Chinese Academy of sciences presented them to the public this week the purpose of doing it and the use of his experimental animals is really for the human health for the cure in a few meant izzys the