A british woman held in egypt on drug smuggling charges is due to appear in court. Laura plummer is accused of importing illegal painkillers shell hear this morning if the authorites want to pursue the case, which could result in the Death Penalty. Good morning, its saturday 11th november. Millions of people prepare to fall silent on Armistice Day. Events will be held across the uk to mark the 99th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Almost 40 of Battery Powered smoke alarms fail to go off in home fires according to new figures. A lynx which escaped from a zoo near aberystwyth has been killed by the authorities. They say they acted for the safety of the public. In sport, a young england side hold their own against world champions germany. Goalkeeperjordan pickford is outstanding on his international debut, as he keeps a clean sheet. A lucky escape at nearly 90 miles an hour for the British Bobsleigh Team as they crash out of the world cup event in the us. And susan powell ha
Shark in majorca sends out of the sea. Good morning. Its monday 26th june. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A deal between the conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party to support theresa mays Minority Government in parliament is expected to be announced very shortly. The Prime Minister is meeting senior dup figures inside Downing Street now, to finalise the details for a so called Confidence And Supply arrangement under which the dups ten mps will vote with the 317 conservatives to form a majority in the House Of Commons. We will bring you the latest on those talks. Lets go to chris mason in Downing Street. What are you expecting . Well, they arrived, the dup, around 15 or 20 minutes ago, greeted by the Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street. Lots of beaming smiles on the expectation is that we should get details pretty soon, that we should get details pretty 0011, once that we should get details pretty soon, once that meeting breaks up, as do the exact na
Out of 30 cabinet ministers who backed a leave vote back in june. She joins us at 9 40 u. K. Time. First things first. Lets check on your markets. We are just three days away from davos. To a lot ofpeaking former Prime Ministers, current Prime Ministers, heads of state, and ceos. The dollar set for a weekly loss. Stocks climbing. Gold a touch on the up. Be the mood in the market that investors are trying to assess whether markets move higher since the u. S. Election may have gone a little too far. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Heres sebastian salek. Sebastian chinas exports remained subdued last month as weak Global Growth laid on demand. Overseas shipments fell in december while imports rose more than 3 to leave a 41 billion trade surplus. The Worlds Largest exporter faces challenges as it braces for potential trade frictions with the u. S. Under a Trump Presidency. Fiat chrysler milan shares are on the up having plunged yesterday after it was accused of cheating
Citizens have a right to clarify important questions. The judges have no right to interfere with the democratic wishes of the electorate, lets stop wasting time and get on to repealing the European Community act. As always, really keen to hear from you do get in touch throughout the morning. That ruling is in 30 minutes hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11. As youd expect, the programme will be dominated by reaction to that Supreme Court ruling, due in just under half an hours time. As always, do get in touch use victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today in half an hours time, the Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on whether the Prime Minister needs parliaments approval before she can start the process of leaving the eu. The long awaited judgment will decide how the eus Article 50 Exit Clause is triggered. The government argues that ministers have the power to do that, but opponents say they need parliaments
Are performing a mysterious Synchronised Flying ritual. Good morning from westminster, where later today the bill giving theresa may the power to start the process of leaving the eu is due to reach its final stages in the commons. Last night, the government saw off a potential rebellion from conservative backbenchers, but todays debate could cause more labour rifts. Its mps have been told to back the bill. Heres our Political Correspondent tom bateman. A battle for control over the process of brexit. How much say Will Parliament have . Last night mps ended more than seven hours of debate which contained what some saw as a concession from the government. I can confirm on the final agreement to be approved before both Houses Of Parliament before its concluded. In other words mps will get to vote on any Future Brexit deal before it is signed off by the government and the eu, but theresa mays negotiations with other eu leaders are likely to be complex and some mps are worried about her thr