Like rwanda. Hs2. The Prime Minister is going to effectively say in his speech today, its not going to happen. That link from london to manchester. The mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, says cancelling it will tell the people north of england people in the north of england theyre class citizens theyre second class citizens when transport theyre second class citizens when belief transport theyre second class citizens when belief in transport theyre second class citizens when belief in some ort theyre second class citizens when belief in some ways that beggars belief in some ways that they are about to do this, to pull that plug here in manchester would show complete contempt for the people of this city, region and of the north of england as a whole. More strikes today is the first ever joint strike action by rail workers and the train drivers. Junior doctors and hospital consultants are all taking industrial action. This morning and changing the status quo. And changing the sta
Calm after the storm, lucy . It certainly is. A quieter day on the cards. But there are heavy showers to look out for. Ill have more of the detail also on extreme weather temperatures across the globe. Also, water on tap plans to set up thousands of free water refill points in a bid to cut the number of plastic bottles that we use. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live. Im simon parole board coy. Just a couple of hours ago in a bbc interview theresa may said the uks relationship with the United States was as strong as it ever has been and right now, shell be finding out if thats true as she talks to donald trump for the First Time Since their transatlantic twitter spat over extremism. Theyre both in davos in switzerland for the World Economic forum. Shes just finished a speech there telling her audience that britain is at the forefront of Digital Business and ai. She also told the Big Tech Companies to clean up their act. We need to go further, she said, to prevent the spread of harmf
The UK s new leader has antagonised Brussels by spearheading the move to override the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland, and analysts fear relations will remain fractious.