A collision course with spain. Schools meant to be pounding stations defying the ban on its referendum. Flight to follow the u. S. Health secretary resigns following a scandal over his use of private jets. And two years after a devastating earthquake in the pool people are still trying to rebuild their lives. The u. N. Human Rights Council is sending a team to investigate alleged war crimes in yemen and examine possible Human Rights Violations by all sides in the conflict the resolution follows intense closed door negotiations and represents the highest level of scrutiny of a largely overlooked war in one of the poorest countries. Reports. The decision has been described as a game changer the uns human Rights Council will send a delegation to investigate a possible war crimes in the yemen more than ten thousand civilians have died since the countrys devastating war started in two thousand and fifteen and that number could rise the International Community faces several urgent tasks in y
Penalties for corruption. And the town of tadcaster in North Yorkshire will be reunified today when its only road bridge reopens, more than a year after it was destroyed by severe flooding. Good morning. Its friday 3rd february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. First to paris where there has been an attack at the Louvre Museum in the heart of the city. Its been described the french Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve as being of a terrorist nature. Police say a man carrying two machetes and two backpacks shouted allahu akbar and tried to enter the underground Shopping Area outside the museum. A soldier opened fire and the man was seriously wounded. The backpacks did not contain any explosives. A huge Security Operation is underway, and the louvre has been evacuated. Its the latest Security Alert in a city which has become well used to them. The Louvre Museum houses some of frances most famous works of art, and is one of pariss most iconic landmarks a place which is a must
Defence and overseas aid together. Barack obama has denied accusations by President Trump that he ordered phones at trump tower in new york to be tapped during last years us election. A rally aimed at rescuing Francois Fillons bid for the french presidency is getting underway in paris. His future will be debated by grandees in his Centre Right Party tomorrow. Now on bbc news the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. A setback for the government, as the lords gives the brexit bill its first defeat. Peers demand guarantees for eu nationals in britain. These people are not bargaining chips. Will we say, take your children out of the schools . Will we say to the elderly, please go away from our care homes . These amendments are at the wrong time, in the wrong bill, on the wrong subject. Peers make their mark in a week when a Tv Documentary discloses what life is really like in the House Of Lords. Complete with its rather odd ceremonies. Visitors from overseas go
Defence and overseas aid together. Barack obama has denied accusations by President Trump that he ordered phones at trump tower in new york to be tapped during last years us election. A rally aimed at rescuing Francois Fillons bid for the french presidency is getting underway in paris. His future will be debated by grandees in his Centre Right Party tomorrow. Now on bbc news the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. A setback for the government, as the lords gives the brexit bill its first defeat. Peers demand guarantees for eu nationals in britain. These people are not bargaining chips. Will we say, take your children out of the schools . Will we say to the elderly, please go away from our care homes . These amendments are at the wrong time, in the wrong bill, on the wrong subject. Peers make their mark in a week when a Tv Documentary discloses what life is really like in the House Of Lords. Complete with its rather odd ceremonies. Visitors from overseas go
Strong, especially in paris. And well be getting the inside track on a business thats been able to draw on the artistic talents of its founder. Were going to be speaking to co founder and Creative Director of wrendale designs. Today we want to know, as uk politicians consider offering a price cap on energy bills, we want to know what purchases would you like to see a price cap on . Maybe your daily cup of coffee . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. Centrist Emmanuel Macron has gone through to the second round of the french election, where he will face far right leader Marine Le Pen. Mr macron, a former banker, is seen as a political outsider, having never run an Election Campaign before. The euro rose by 2 on the news its highest level in five months before giving up some ground this morning. Investors had worried that far leftjean Luc Melenchon would beat mr macron, giving voters a choice between two eurosceptic candidates. Macron is now considered