And england get ready for the clash in cardiff, in their crucial six nations game against wales. And coming up in sportsday in bbc news tom varndell becomes the premierships all time leading try scorer as he beats mark cuetos record with his 91st try. Good evening. A controversial investigation costing tens of millions of pounds, into claims of the abuse of iraqi civilians by british troops is to be shut down within months. It follows a scathing report by mps into the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, which it described as An Unmitigated Failure, Investigating Thousands of claims unsupported by credible evidence and that soldiers under investigation, had suffered u na cce pta ble stress. 90 of investigations into abuse allegations from afghanistan are also being dropped. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the story. Its almost 1a years since british troops invaded its almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq and the legacy of the war is still causing controversy.
A decision on the future of arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wont be made until the end of the season, the bbc understands. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. President trumps most senior diplomat, the Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, is making his debut on the International Stage. Hes attending a meeting of Foreign Ministers from the 620 countries in germany. He will have talks with the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, among others. State Department Officials say mr tillerson wants to listen, and to offer reassurances about president trumps approach to international affairs. David willis reports. Americas Secretary Of State has a lot on his plate. Rex tillersons top priority will be reassuring nervous allies that the government he is part of is not in fact descending into chaos. Given the evidence that exists to the contrary, however, it might prove a difficult message to sell. Not yet four weeks into his term in office, mr trump has had his travel ban blocked, his National S
They received £3 million for the last paralympic cycle. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise Council Taxes in the coming year, most of them by 5 , to help meet the rising cost of social care. But the local government association, which represents councils, has warned that deep cuts to other services will still have to be made because of the huge cost of looking after growing numbers of elderly and disabled people. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Yes, and youll be fine. This is social care in action. Good girl. And i will be behind you. After several falls, 80 year old Maureen Edwards is being given support that will mean she regains some independence and rebuilds her confidence. It means she and her husband can cope at home. According to todays survey, the sheer demand for this sort of care is the reason why most local authorities in england plan to raise council tax. That was wonderful. Wev
Of reassurance to eu leaders, saying that his country remains committed to continued cooperation. And what a night ahead for non League Sutton united, as they host premier League Giants arsenal in the fa cup. Its five oclock, our main story members of the House Of Lords have begun debating the legislation that will allow the government to begin the process of withdrawing the uk from the European Union. In a mark of the significance of the debate, theresa may was present. The leader of the house, baroness evans, said she was confident the lords would not ignore the result of the referendum and the vote in the commons. Joining me from the House Of Commons lobby is our Political Correspondent leila nathoo. 100 peers want to talk, what have we been hearing . This is a first chance we have heard to hear from been hearing . This is a first chance we have heard to hearfrom peers, a range of views this afternoon, both supporters and opponents of brexit and the governments plans and strategy fo
Aircraft at airport in california. Good morning. It is wednesday, february 22. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The government has won its legal battle to Stop Thousands of british citizens from bringing their foreign husbands or wives to live in the uk without a Minimum Income. For the last five years, the uk based spouse has had to prove they earn at least £18,600, for them to support their migrant spouse. That figure is £22,000 for couples with a child. But the Supreme Court also ruled that the rules, as they currently stand, are defective and need to be changed, because they do not take enough account of the welfare of children affected by them, and do not take all sources of earnings into consideration when calculating income. 0ur Correspondent Dominic Casciani is at the Supreme Court. It is not an entirely clear decision . No, it is very complicated. There is a belief that the couples have been degraded by this fear income rolling. The Supreme Court has in practice ruled in favour