Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 billion worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal, post brexit, although the recently leaked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xijinping said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. A short time ago i spoke to the bbcs robin brant in shanghai and i put it to him that everything anyone says in china is closely monitored or censored. Yes, i mean, im free to stand here and say what i like, but certainly for viewers in china, getting the bbc back, that is certainly monitored and is often censored. And i think i thinkJohn Sudworths reports this morn
They put 8 goals past them to set up a 5th round tie Sheffield Wednesday. And meet the ancestors dna analysis of the oldest skeleton found in britain shows he had dark skin and blue eyes. Carol has the weather. Good morning. Its a cold start to the day. Cold gcioss its a cold start to the day. Cold across parts of Northern England but across parts of Northern England but afair bit across parts of Northern England but a fair bit of sunshine. There is also going to be some snow in the forecast. As you can see, my spanking new graphics. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The worlds most powerful rocket, the falcon heavy, has successfully launched for the first time. American billionaire elon musk, whose Company Space x is behind the project, has called it a game changer for space travel. Keith doyle reports. This is Ground Control to major tom. This is not a scene from a film. This actually is a car and an astronaut dummy in space with david bowie playing on its musi
Worlds companies has been falling overnight as Global Stock Markets ta ke overnight as Global Stock Markets take a tumble. In sport, the pressure is mounting onjosie in sport, the pressure is mounting on josie manager Antonio Conte. In sport, the pressure is mounting onjosie manager Antonio Conte. His side suffered the biggest defeat of their season as watford beat them 41. Their season as watford beat them 4 1. Chelsea. 100 years since the first women got the vote we celebrate the achievements of those who campaigned to make it happen. As debate over gender equality and at attitudes towards women are in sharp focus today, we look at how son, society has changed or not over the past century. Charlotte was six years old when i went back to work and i really felt i was missing out. Having paid Maternity Leave and having flexible hours means as a Maternity Leave and having flexible iiouis means as a woman Maternity Leave and having flexible hours means as a woman in the workplace i can ac
Parliament. The main news from westminster the Prime Minister vows to demands for a Policy Document on brexit. I can confirm to the house that our plan will be set out in a white paper published this month. The Labour Leader is worried about what the government has in mind for brexit britain. The Prime Minister, mr speaker, is threatening the eu that unless they give in to her demands she will turn britain into a Bargain Basement tax haven of the coast of europe. Also on the programme rousing words from the Chief Minister of gibraltar. My blood is red but im red, White And Blue inside out and so is that rock and we will never ever come to us changing that countenance. Come and see for yourself but first, when the brexit secretary david davis came to the commons on tuesday after the government lost its case in the Supreme Court, mps from all parties call for a white paper, setting out a strategy for brexit. David davis batted away their requests, pointing to a speech the Prime Minister
The government loses the brexit case in the Supreme Court, but seizes the initiative in parliament. I can confirm to the house that our plan will be set out in a white paper, published to this house. Ministers produce a brexit bill mps complain about a lack of debating time. I was astonished at the amount of time it that the leader of the house has given this parliament to debate it. And doubts over whether theresa may can stand up to donald trump. How confident is she getting a good dealfor Global Britain from a president that wants to put america first, buy american and build a wall between his country and mexico . Its been a particularly fast moving week for brexit. On tuesday, the government lost a legal battle over who should authorise starting the formal process for leaving the European Union. The government argued that it could use the Royal Prerogative a power left over from the days of medieval monarchs. But the Supreme Court thought otherwise. The president lord neuberger sai