An estimated 620,000 people in the uk have a faulty gene that puts them at risk of sudden death, the British Heart Foundation has warned. Mps will vote tonight on legislation that would allow the Prime Minster to formally start the process of leaving the European Union. The government is expected to win the vote quite comfortably, despite opposition from some labour rebels. Well be looking to see exactly how many. Plus the Liberal Democrats and the snp. Yesterday saw impassioned speeches for and against the bill in the House Of Commons. The debate went on right up till midnight and will continue today with a vote around 7pm tonight. If the bill is passed, it will continue its passage through parliament and ultimately allow theresa may to trigger article 50 of the lisbon treaty. 0ur Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Heading home into the winters night after nearly 12 hours of debate. Midnight in westminster with another afternoon of discussion to follow today. This is a debat
Blustery diet on the roof of Broadcasting House and across the uk we have early showers. Blustery start. For others even windy and more wet weather on the way. The Weather Forecast for the whole weekend coming up. Thank you. Good morning. First our main story. A chaotic handling of personal Data Breaches is undermining confidence in the governments ability to protect the uk from Cyber Attacks. Thats according to the commons public accounts committee, which says ministers have taken too long to consolidate the Alphabet Soup of agencies tasked with stopping attacks. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Dominic Casciani reports. The russians have engaged in Cyber Attacks against the us. The russians have engaged in Cyber Attacks against the us. The president ial campaign rocked by a hack. Hillary clintons team were targeted in a cyber attack. The resulting leak of staff personal e mails was devastating. But it is not just e mails was devastating. But it is notjust us e mails was devastating. Bu
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
News, tiger woodss injury woes continue. He has dropped out of the second tournament since his return with back spasms. A very good afternoon to you. Theresa may is attending a European Union summit in malta, where shell brief leaders on her recent meeting with President Trump. Downing street says she wants relations with the eu to be more constructive and positive. Ahead of the talks, the german chancellor, angela merkel, said the leaders needed to focus discussions on europe, rather than dealing with other parts of the world. Our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas is in malta. Yes, you join us in On Ancient Fortress Perched on the edge of malta. The island sits in the mediterranean on the edge of the eu, and this feels a very apt place for leaders to be meeting today to discuss the many challenges they see facing them. Multis ancient canons. Europe feels threatens again. So this volley was an appropriate welcome to a summit that feels besieged, challenges on every side, migratio