Of collusion, so why is the Mueller Probe still going on . The Trump Administration announcing harsh new shipping sanctions against north korea. The president calling the sanctions quote the heaviest ever and warning about phase two if those measures dont don. All that and more coming up. The president s triumphant return to cpac. For more than an hour the president did what he does best, speaking directly to supporters in a campaignstyle speech that touched on everything from the Second Amendment to north korea. John roberts has our report. John there was a lot in the president s cpac speech. But his support for raising the minimum age to buy a rifle from 18 to 21. The National Rifle association, a big sponsor of cpac is firmly opposed to the idea. At the conservative Political Action conference President Trump doubled down on his calls for staff to be trained and armed to respond to a school shooting. President trump well trained adept teachers and coaches who were in the marines, th
The Six Nations Rugby tournament, and wales are on target for beating scotla nd and wales are on target for beating scotland in the opening game. And at 4. 30pm, foreign correspondents currently posted to london look at events in the uk through outsiders eyes eyes in dateline london. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. President trump says his decision to release a classified memo accusing the fbi of political bias has totally vindicated him in the inquiry into his alleged links with russia. The memo, which accuses the bureau of an abuse of power, was written by republican members of congress. It says the fbi received permission to tap the phone of one of mr trumps advisers, by using evidence which had been paid for by his political opponents. In a tweet, the president again denied collusion with russia, calling the probe a witch hunt and an american disgrace. Daniela relph reports. The memo is out. A controversial gop document on the russia investigation is released. They are the
Of collusion, so why is the Mueller Probe still going on . The Trump Administration announcing harsh new shipping sanctions against north korea. The president calling the sanctions quote the heaviest ever and warning about phase two if those measures dont don. All that and more coming up. The president s triumphant return to cpac. For more than an hour the president did what he does best, speaking directly to supporters in a campaignstyle speech that touched on everything from the Second Amendment to north korea. John roberts has our report. John there was a lot in the president s cpac speech. But his support for raising the minimum age to buy a rifle from 18 to 21. The National Rifle association, a big sponsor of cpac is firmly opposed to the idea. At the conservative Political Action conference President Trump doubled down on his calls for staff to be trained and armed to respond to a school shooting. President trump well trained adept teachers and coaches who were in the marines, th
Split up deliberately a bad romance forfans of a bad romance for fans of lady gaga after illness forces her to cancel the last ten dates of the european leg of her world tour. Wales gets to a flying start in the six nations rugby, as beat scotland 34 points to seven in the opening match of the tournament. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A local council has taken the rare step of imposing emergency spending controls because of what it describes as severe financial challenges. No new expenditure will be allowed at the conservative led Northamptonshire County Council except for work protecting Vulnerable People. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn said austerity was causing chaos in local government. Jane Frances Kelly reports. Northamptonshire county councils new headquarters cost £53 million and was opened just last year but the building could be up for sale soon to help the authority balance its books. It is now banning all new expenditure although services safeguarding Vulnerable
Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emergency spending controls after saying its facing severe financial challenges. The move by Northamptonshire County Council means a ban on all new spending apart from whats used to protect Vulnerable People. The councils conservative leader, heather smith, says the move is a result of rising demand for services, and cuts in government funding. Our Political Correspondent matt cole reports. Like so many others across britain, people in northamptonshire have watched their council manage multimillion pound budget cuts since 2010, and now theyve run out of cash, meaning a host of services from subsidised buses to libraries are threatened. Ill be absolutely devastated if it closes. Weve been here forjust over a year and i was delighted that this is kind of ten minutes down the road from us. We just feel, i suppose, let down, and why wasnt anything in place to prevent this situation happening