The 30 year plan to revolutionise transport in the north of england but it gets a rather mixed response. Iceland becomes the first supermarket to say that plastic will be eliminated from its own Brand Products within five years. A new National Health service starts, providing hospital and specialist services. And the changing role of nurses in the nhs we talk about the challenges they face. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Could leicester overcome jamie vardys former club, fleetwood town, in tonights fa cup third round replay . Good evening. Thousands of workers and small firms facing an uncertain future, are demanding answers from ministers following the collapse of carillion, the construction giant which went into liquidation yesterday. Ministers have ordered a fast track investigation into the firms directors, but labour wants an independent assessment of the potential costs facing the taxpayer. Carillion, the uks second biggest construction firm, employs 20,000 people in the
America today. The president has record low Approval Ratings but the stock market is hitting record highs. The dowjones smashed through the 26,000 mark for the First Time Ever than the economists say President Trump should take credit. It took the dow just 12 days President Trump should take credit. It took the dowjust 12 days to move it 1000 points making it the fastest gain on record. A group of economists says the president s policies on taxes are largely beyond the markets Strong Performance and donald trump made it clear he is proud of that achievement. We have broken a lot of records and were breaking another one today. Unemployment is the best it has been in recorded history, fantastic and the best number we have had. We have never seen anything close and we are very honoured by that. The phraseology may be odd but clearly the president is happy with what dow is doing and what the level of unemployment amongst African Americans which is low, lets get more on this. Let me start b
And 4pm in vancouver, where Foreign Ministers from 20 countries are 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, which means that two Key International players, russia and china, are not there. Barbara plett usher has the latest from canada. Members of an exclusive and its your club have gathered again. These other states that sent troops and aid to help the un effort in the 19505 aid to help the un effort in the 1950s korean war. Now they want to show solidarity in the face of a modern day korean threat. Missing from the guest list was china, an enemy in the 1950s war, but now a crucial ally in confronting pyongyang. The absence left many wondering what could really be achieved. And recent talks between north and south korea have eased tensions on the peninsular so the question was how ministers here would respond. The us took a to
Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 4pm in vancouver, where Foreign Ministers from 20 countries are 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, which means that two Key International players, russia and china, are not there. Barbara plett usher has the latest from canada. Members of an exclusive club have gathered again. These are the states that sent troops and aid to help the un effort in the 1950s korean war. Now they want to show solidarity in the face of a modern day korean threat. Missing from the guest list was china, an enemy in the 1950s war, but now a crucial ally in confronting pyongyang. The absence left many wondering what could really be achieved. And recent talks between north and south korea have eased tensions on the peninsula, so the question was how ministers here would respond.
In yourself, if you believe in america, then you can dream anything. William and kate meade well wishers on day two of their trip to sweden before visiting a Mental Health project. Hello, then. And this killer whale can mimic human speech. Scientists say its a sign of huge intelligence. And coming up in the sport on bbc news arsenal have broken their club record transfer fee to sign striker Pierre Emerick aubamayeng from Borussia Dortmund for £56 million. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may has insisted she is not a quitter following days of criticism of her leadership by members of her own party. But mrs may, whos arrived in china for a three day visit aimed at improving trade and investment ties, accepted there is more to do on domestic issues. Our correspondent robin brant reports from shanghai. The cheer and a smile. Who would have thought this was a Prime Minister on the rack . Theresa may has come to china to talk trade and first up in this city that m