what there was by way of planning from departments. the e mail sent from departments. the e mail sent from dominic cummings and text messages, well, what messages he sent, it s clear that the civil contingencies secretariat had not been able to, firstly, provide it essential plan other than this action document or been able to obtain plans from the other departments and provide them to number ten. that was a serious error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to hold error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to hold these - error, was it not? the secretariat l wasn t resource to hold these plans a resource to hold these plans across many departments. it was lead governing departments that were responsible not only for their own plans but for ensuring that the departments who would be supporting them on a risk area for which they were responsible had p
no chemotherapy throughout the pandemic. i don t have much of a choice. and john lewis has warned of further store closures after it made a record annual loss of more than £500 million. good afternoon. prince william has insisted the royal family is not racist, in his first comments since the duke and duchess of sussex told us television that a member of the family had questioned what colour their child s skin would be. william also revealed he hasn t spoken to his brother since harry and meghan gave the interview to oprah winfrey, but said he would do. the duke and duchess of cambridge were visiting a school in east london when they were asked by a reporter about the controversy. have you spoken to your brother since the interview? no, i haven t spoken to him yet, but i will do. and can you just let me know, is the royalfamily a racist family, sir? no, we are very much not a racist family. our royal correpsondent, sarah campbell, joins me now. they are the first comments th
The express is worried about a killer arctic blast it says is on the way. The mirror says mr Trumps Hotels contain all kinds of products imported into the us, despite his America First policy. The independent focuses on the question of when theresa may knew about mr tumps Immigration Policy order. The guardian says there is domestic uproar in britain over mr trumps policy. And the times reports that a former senior official at the Foreign Office believes theresa may has put the queen in a Very Difficult Position over the offer of a state visit foertrump. Now its time for hardtalk. This is hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The Uk Parliament is about to vote on the governments plan to trigger article 50, the formal process which will end in britain leaving the eu. Theres little doubt mps will give Prime Minister theresa may a green light, but much has changed since lastjunes brexit referendum. The government has clarified its vision of what brexit means, while President Donald Trump is shakin
The express is worried about a killer arctic blast it says is on the way. The mirror says mr Trumps Hotels contain all kinds of products imported into the us, despite his America First policy. The independent focuses on the question of when theresa may knew about mr tumps Immigration Policy order. The guardian says there is domestic uproar in britain over mr trumps policy. And the times reports that a former senior official at the Foreign Office believes theresa may has put the queen in a Very Difficult Position over the offer of a state visit foertrump. Now its time for hardtalk. This is hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The Uk Parliament is about to vote on the governments plan to trigger article 50, the formal process which will end in britain leaving the eu. Theres little doubt mps will give Prime Minister theresa may a green light, but much has changed since lastjunes brexit referendum. The government has clarified its vision of what brexit means, while President Donald Trump is shakin
It is not a Great Service as it is. When things like this happen, it only makes it worse. The diplomatic row between turkey and the netherlands shows no sign of abating, with ankara accusing the dutch of breaking the Vienna Convention by Expelling A Visiting turkish minister. Netherlands upholds a general election this week. Holds. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The queen is launching the Commonwealth Games baton relay today at Buckingham Palace. The relay marks the start of the countdown to the games which will be held in april next year. Over 388 days, the baton will visit all 71 commonwealth countries, before arriving at the Australian Gold coast for the opening of the 2018 games. And later, members of the royal family will attend a service at Westminster Abbey to mark Commonwealth Day. Lets join simon mccoy now, whos in canada gate. Thank you very much. Im keeping an eye on the flag behind me because we are expecting the queen to arrive here at Buckingham Palace any mo