Midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where injust two hours donald trump will address a joint session of the us congress for the first time. Its a much anticipated event with ramifications for policy and politics. Lets go straight to washington and speak to our correspondent Laura Trevelya n. Speak to our correspondent Laura Trevelyan. We know this president ial address to both houses of congress is not a State Of The Union but it sounds and looks like one. What are we expecting . It is in effect a State Of The Union, were expecting an optimistic speech from the president. He was widely criticised for the dark apocalyptic tone of his Inauguration Address when he talked about American College but tonight the white house says he will be upbeat and lay out a vision for all americans despite interest groups, but this will be a uniting speech, this is what the white house is aiming at. Republicans in congress are saying they dont want to hear about the president s twitter account or fa
By a deal to plug the Bhs Pensions Back by coal. £360 million to be paid. It endsa by coal. £360 million to be paid. It ends a long running dispute with regulators. Newcastle take a big step into returning to the Premier League. They go to the top of the championship. And the not so bonny banks of loch lomond why wild campers are no longer welcome. It looks like they are. Cowell has the rest of the weather. Happy st davids day. It is a chilly start, the risk of ice. Already some rain coming into the south west. Behind it in the south, it will become very windy later on. I will have more in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has promised a new chapter of american greatness in his first speech to congress. He also appealed for unity, saying the time for Trivial Fights had passed. In an hour long speech he promised extra spending on infrastructure, the military, and pledged to tackle illegal immigration and terrorism. Our correspondent laura bicker has t
Midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where injust two hours donald trump will address a joint session of the us congress for the first time. Its a much anticipated event with ramifications for policy and politics. Lets go straight to washington and speak to our correspondent Laura Trevelya n. Speak to our correspondent Laura Trevelyan. We know this president ial address to both houses of congress is not a State Of The Union but it sounds and looks like one. What are we expecting . It is in effect a State Of The Union, were expecting an optimistic speech from the president. He was widely criticised for the dark apocalyptic tone of his Inauguration Address when he talked about American College but tonight the white house says he will be upbeat and lay out a vision for all americans despite interest groups, but this will be a uniting speech, this is what the white house is aiming at. Republicans in congress are saying they dont want to hear about the president s twitter account or fa
So proud of the bravery of Pc Keith Palmer, so grateful for what he did to keep us safe and i would like to add my tribute to all the policing here At Westminster and the parliamentary staff who acted with such calmness and professionalism yesterday, and i would like to pay tribute to the Emergency Trauma Team at Kings College hospital who are caring the injured. This was an horrific crime and it has cost lives and caused injury, but as an Act Of Terror, it has failed. It has failed because we are here and we are going to go about our business. It has failed because despite the trauma that they witnessed outside their windows, our staff are here and they are getting on with their work. It failed because as the Prime Minister so failed because as the Prime Minister so rightly said, we are not going to allow this to be used as a pretext for division, hatred and islamophobia. This democracy is strong and this parliament is robust. This was an horrific crime but as an Act Of Terror, it has
Consumer and actually say, to cricket fans, we have the ability to make that proportion of cricket fans that care about our sport much, much bigger than what it is now. We need to be more open, we need to be more representative, and we need to connect more with more people. This is how the new tournament may look. From 2020, there will be eight teams, as yet unnamed, based around regions instead of counties. Each will field a squad of 15 players, including three from overseas, and in a crowded schedule the competition will consist of 36 games over the 38 days, building towards a final. The counties, meanwhile, are preparing for the new season yorkshire taking on lancashire in a friendly this week in the warmth of dubai. These two clubs know theyll at least host matches of the new tournament at their grounds. Others, however, will miss out. I think they might be quite disappointed that theyve not got a franchise, say it is one of the smaller grounds, but on the other hand, i think ill b