in the american presidential election. it is as conclusive as it is damning, pointing the finger directly at vladimir putin and saying he ordered an influence campaign aimed at undermining public faith in the us democratic system. it states their understanding that the russian government developed a clear preference for president elect trump over hillary clinton, and backed what private cyberspace companies have long concluded that a russian group known as fancy bear was behind the leaked emails of top democrats. the report emerged shortly after a meeting between trump and his top spies this afternoon. donald trump called the meeting constructive and appeared to admit foreign spies could be behind some of the hacking. but he refused once more to believe the outcome of the election had in any way been affected. this is where it all started so publicly, the democratic national convention injuly, a chance for a presidential candidate to shine in front of an adoring party c
ona the trump administration is intent on a radical reset of america s energy and environment policies. the implications will be profound on everything from fossil fuel production to climate change policy. my production to climate change policy. my guest today is myron ebell, who led the trump transition team on environment policy and has long been an advocate of radical reform of the federal environmental protection agency. in america s new politics, will the interest of big business consistently trump environmental concern? myron ebell, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for let s ask a simple question to start with, in your opinion does the drum residency represent a fundamental reset of environmental and energy policy in the united states? trump. everything that he has said in the campaign, it seems to me suggests that it campaign, it seems to me suggests thatitis campaign, it seems to me suggests that it is a fundamental reset and that it is a fundamental reset and that w
$33: the trump administration is intent on a radical reset of america s energy and environment policies. the implications will be profound on everything from fossil fuel production to climate change policy. my production to climate change policy. my guest today is a man who led the trunk donald trump transition team and has been keen on reform of energy. in america s new politics, will the interest of big business consistently trump environmental concern? welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. let s ask a simple question to start with, in your opinion does the trump presidency represent a fundamental reset of environmental and energy policy in the united states? everything that he has said in the campaign, it seems to me suggests that it is a fundamental reset and that we will be turning a corner and moving to a much brighterfuture. yes, i mean, you obviously have the inside track on this, because you were part of the transition team very much involved with drawing up a roa
laboratory during a search. in the next hour: the legal victory for the self employed plumber which could affect thousands of workers. a firm of london plumbers loses its legal battle over whether to give freelance workers the same employment rights as full time staff. and, first it was beyonce and jay z, now the clooneys celebrate as well, as george and amal announce they re expecting twins. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the health secretaryjeremy hunt says it s completely unacceptable that some patients in england are waiting up to 13 hours in a&e. figures show that waiting times in casualty units are worse than at any time in the last decade. mr hunt says he does have an improvement plan, but admits it will take time, and says there s no silver bullet. our health editor hugh pym reports. nhs england figures this winter show the worst waiting time performance since records began more than a decade ago. jeremy hunt paid tribute to the work of staff, but said tha
energy and environment policies. the implications will be profound on everything from fossil fuel production to climate change policy. my guest today is myron ebell, who led the trump transition team on environment policy and has long been an advocate of radical reform of the federal environmental protection agency. in america s new politics, will the interests of big business consistently trump environmental concern? myron ebell, welcome to hardtalk thanks for having me. let s ask a simple question to start with, in your opinion does the trump presidency represent a fundamental reset of environmental and energy policy in the united states? everything that he has said in the campaign, it seems to me suggests that it is a fundamental reset and that we will be turning a corner and moving to a much brighterfuture. yes, i mean, you obviously have the inside track on this, because you were part of the transition team very much involved with drawing up a roadmap forfuture policy on