Spying practices. There was a secret memo circulating. Freedom caucus members like mark meadows and jim jordan insist the American Public deserves to read that memo. Agencies and operatives overstep their bound when they continuinger in almost near secrecy without accountability. It has explode on social media and devin nunes is leading the charge. Which is laughable because he misled people about the phoney reforms that were supposedly in the legislation and put limit on the unconstitutional mass spying. The memo reportedly outline how fisa lawyers lied to a judge to obtain a warrant to fire what tap carter page. If the dossier was the basis for such a warrant that led to such a wiretap and that was predicated on both the lying witness and agents who committed seasons of omission on his pea half, then accountability is in order. Let us read the memo and let due process follow. Then let heads roll. Im kennedy. A republican congressman said the memo will shake our democracy to its very
On the streets in england reaches the highest level since current records began. And, after his best performance in a grand slam today, britains kyle edmund stops at the semifinal in the Australian Open. Its 5 00. Our main story is that president trump, at the start of his visit to the World Economic forum in davos, has predicted a tremendous increase in trade between the uk and usa. He spoke after he held talks with theresa may and insisted that both countries were joined at the hip on military matters. Mr trumps trade policies, and his America First approach , are under scrutiny at the gathering of the worlds political and business elite. Its rare for a serving us president to attend the forum, and the president , who recently cancelled a visit to the uk, also rejected claims that there were growing differences between britain and america, no least on the global terror threat. Our correspondent Richard Lister has the latest. Sweeping in across the mountains, the first sitting us pres
Their prey become more agile so they can escape at the last minute. And does this womans face look familiar . It turns out the basel mummy is a distant relative of borisjohnson. Good morning. Its january the 25th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Official figures show that recorded crime in england and wales rose by 14 in 2017. In the 12 months to last september, knife crime rose by 21 , sex offences by 23 and robbery by 29 . Knife crime rose by 21 . However, the separate crime survey based on interviews with 35,000 households suggests that crime continued to fall. Lets speak to david jamieson, the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands. Thank you forjoining us. The figures in the West Midlands, 431,000 total recorded crimes, and thatis 431,000 total recorded crimes, and that is an increase in line with whats happening across the country. What do you put it down to . Crime has risen in the West Midlands in accord with the rest of the country. We have lost over 2000 of our uni
Spying practices. There was a secret memo circulating. Freedom caucus members like mark meadows and jim jordan insist the American Public deserves to read that memo. Agencies and operatives overstep their bound when they continuinger in almost near secrecy without accountability. It has explode on social media and devin nunes is leading the charge. Which is laughable because he misled people about the phoney reforms that were supposedly in the legislation and put limit on the unconstitutional mass spying. The memo reportedly outline how fisa lawyers lied to a judge to obtain a warrant to fire what tap carter page. If the dossier was the basis for such a warrant that led to such a wiretap and that was predicated on both the lying witness and agents who committed seasons of omission on his pea half, then accountability is in order. Let us read the memo and let due process follow. Then let heads roll. Im kennedy. A republican congressman said the memo will shake our democracy to its very
From the World Economic forum. Thats in the world debate davos, the fake news challenge to politics. Thats in 15 minutes. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. President trump has predicted a tremendous increase in trade between the uk and the usa. After a meeting with theresa may at the World Economic forum in davos, the president dismissed talk of growing differences between britain and america, not least on the global terror threat. Our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from davos. In a blur of rotor blades, a swirl of snow, and a near avalanche of expectation, donald trump blew into davos today. Not his natural environment. Its very exciting to be here, we are very happy to be here. The United States is doing very well. But he came with a message. He had come to spread peace and prosperity. This is not exactly daniel into the lions den. Donald trump and the davos set are not exactly natural soul mates, but nevertheless, the World Economic forum has come to a virtual standst