Thank you sarah. Now let us welcome from northern ireland, manchester francesca drumm. Francesca the world around us is changing fast. That just our Political Landscape but also on a social, geographical and cultural level. We all agree that the past months have been amongst the most chaotic and confusing that we as young people have witnessed. And yet we strive to raise our voices, the argument and the discourse. As bystanders and observers. Disregarded by the debates. Generation cryur for recognition. We seek to be had. Heard. We seek integrity. Values that we believe to be a cornerstone to any political argument. And we have been overlooked among state beer mongering and recent times. Today, as we consider the prospect of a kinder, there were democracy, we have the crucial task of young people to communicate the values that are integral to our generation. Hope, possibility and vision for a new world where boundaries between them and us must be breached. A society that looks in on it
The diplodocus. Good morning. Its the 4th of january. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Britains outgoing ambassador to the European Union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the governments preparations for brexit. In his Resignation Letter he said he didnt know what ministers Negotiating Objectives were and called on his colleagues to challenge what he called Muddled Thinking. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. Sir ivan rogers has been britains ambassador to the eu for three yea rs, ambassador to the eu for three years, and his criticisms about the governments preparations for brexit will be hard to ignore. In his Resignation E Mail he said there is a short supply of Serious Multilateral Negotiating Experience in whitehall and he said the structure of the uks Negotiating Tea M Structure of the uks Negotiating Team need rapid resolution. He reveals that even he does not know what the governments Negotiating Objectives for brexit will be. But it is sir ivans implic
Anna very warm welcome to bloomberg daybreak. Rallied,e yuan has 2. 21 . The biggest weekly rally on record. What do you do when the dollar drops and you want to get control of your currency . Bit less thantle what the market expected. What we have for you this morning i want to bring you back to january of last year. Rateis when the borrowing ratcheted higher. They are squeezing. Is rising andrate the fixing rate is rising and the probability of the market taking the dollaryuan above 70 has dropped from 65 to 36 . Is a veryave here active Interventionist Movement by the pboc. Perhaps they are sending a message to donald trump. Anna china says they are doing some expectation management. Lookesting that when you back to january of last year and what this spike in overnight lead to,yuan deposits it led to a strengthening in the chinese currency over the next two months. Whether that will occur again we will see. Hasus bring it into what been happening overnight in the asian equities sess
Has told this programme that eu Member Countires have so far been discplined and prevented from making any meaningful Pre Negotiations with the uk. He also confirmed it would not be possible to agree all of the issues during the two year negotiation period, and he foresaw the distinc possibility of political and economic turbulence. Well hear his interview with our diplomatic editor mark urban in full in a moment, but first, to our Political Editor nick watt. What are you hearing tonight . Snp sources said that theresa may told Nicola Sturgeon that the uk government is confident they can do an overall deal within 18 months. So it means the future trading relationship. Number ten doesnt believe the future trading relationship can be done and dusted them, it will need what it described as an implementation phase. But it shows that the uk is accepting the timetable by the eu, which is a greek it by the autumn of 2018 so it can be fully ratified. But the eu Chief Negotiator is saying, if y
Fighter in afghanistan was reduced hell be out in weeks and well speak to his wife Claire Blackman in her first tv interview. Relief initially. I think it took a little while for the news to sink m, little while for the news to sink in, but absolutely delighted. The result we were hoping for. And the dangers of co sleeping with your new baby. When i woke up, id discovered that she wasnt breathing. I remember like lifting her up and then just running through to andy and screaming that she was gone. Health professionals tell us they fear parents are lying about sleeping with their children forfear of being judged. Well bring you the full story before 10am. Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the morning really keen to hear your views as article 50 is triggered and a little later in the programme well introduce you to an incredible man this is 53 year old Bill Kochevar hes paralysed but hes been able to feed himself by using his thoughts to send messages f