millions say they feel lonely but wouldn t admit it a campaign s launched to tackle it in the name of murdered mpjo cox. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump has sacked his acting attorney general, accusing her of betrayal after she told government lawyers not to defend his controversial travel restrictions in court. sally yates, who was appointed by president 0bama, had said she was not convinced that mr trump s temporary ban on travellers from seven muslim countries was legal. richard lister reports. no fear refugees are welcome here! it s a battle over american values and it s going on all across the county. in columbus, ohio last night it was met with pepper spray. in dallas, texas there was a silent vigil and concern about what the future holds. we came from mexico. things, unfortunately aren t great there now. to deny somebody the opportunity to build a future seems completely wrong. the most significant protest came from sally yates, an 0bama app
and coalition air strikes. god will have revenge on isis. the deadline forforming a new devolved government in northern ireland expires injust under an hour, with no agreement in sight. the new £1 coin is released tomorrow, but are everyday machines ready for it? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news theresa may will meet nicola sturgeon in scotland later for the first time since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. at the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the prime minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. tomorrow, the scottish parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new scottish independence referendum which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. it is a week in which two unions will dominate the prime minister s agenda. one, the eu that th
government in northern ireland expires injust under two hours, with no agreement in sight. sinn fein is refusing to be part of an executive led by the democratic unionist leader, arlene foster. the northern ireland secretary will have to decide whether to call a snap election. and the new £1 coin is released tomorrow but are these everyday machines ready for it? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may will meet nicola sturgeon in scotland later for the first time since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. at the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the prime minister will say she wants to build a more united nation . tomorrow, the scottish parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new scottish independence referendum, which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. our scotland correspondent lorna go
Testimony will occur. we know she was back to work yesterday. congress is in recess until january the 21st. so she may have to technically stay on as secretary of state for another week or so after the president s inauguration in order to do this testimony. senator john kerry of course has been nominated as her replacement. all right. we are just getting word of a tragic accident. five americans are among the dead in a horrific helicopter crash that has happened in peru. authorities say that the chopper went down and exploded minutes after takeoff. seven people were onboard. only three bodies have been recovered. according to the reports they were all employees of a canadian-based oil exploration firm that con straits their work in latin america. no word yet on what caused this awful chopper crash. bill: it is. martha: just days after raising taxes on more than 77% of americans democrats say that they want even more