Hello, good morning. Iam Annita Mcveigh and welcome to bbc newsroom live. The us director of National Intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that Official Agencies Leaked claims russia had Compromising Material on him. In a statement, James Clapper said he had called the President Elect to say the information had not come from the us Security Services. Meanwhile the bbc understands the ex mi6 officer who is believed to have prepared the memo containing the unsubstantiated claims is now in hiding. Christopher steele, who runs a london based intelligence firm, is believed to have left his home this week. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has the story. Donald trumps not a huge fan of the press corps, but he had a message to send to the media and to Us Intelligence agencies. He believes they leaked unsubstantiated allegations that his Election Team colluded with russia. It is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it didnt happen. There are also claims that russian
Who was so close to George Michael they described themselves as cousins at 9 15am. And well meet one of britains most prolific organ donors whos already donated a kidney, 16 eggs and 80 pints of blood to people shes never met and plans to do much, much more. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. We will bring you the latest news and stories throughout the day. What do you want to hear theresa may say in her Big Brexit Speech which is due at around 1145, you will see that on bbc news. If you have donated an organ, tell us if you have donated an organ, tell us what motivated you. If you have received a strangers organ, tell us about that as well. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story. The Prime Minister will this morning set out her vision for the terms of the uks departure from the European Union. Theresa may has a list of 12 demands fo
A travel ban on dual nationality britons. Coming up, choose life, transporting 20 years on. Well get the review on that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump is facing growing criticism tonight both at home and abroad over his controversial order restricting people from seven mainly muslim countries from entering the us. The temporary ban on travellers from countries including iraq, syria and somalia has seen people turned away at airports and detained. Tonight, there are more protests and legal challenges but mr trump has defended his actions, saying America Needs borders and extreme vetting. 0ur Correspondent Nick Bryant reports from New York New York has always been the great gateway into america and demonstrators gathered in a highly emblematic setting. Under the gaze of the Statue Of Liberty but today we have seen gatherings across the country. The fractious Mood Reminiscent of the 1960s. Protest is becoming a permanent feature of the Trump Presidency and the demo
A travel ban on dual nationality britons. Coming up, choose life, transporting 20 years on. Well get the review on that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump is facing growing criticism tonight both at home and abroad over his controversial order restricting people from seven mainly muslim countries from entering the us. The temporary ban on travellers from countries including iraq, syria and somalia has seen people turned away at airports and detained. Tonight, there are more protests and legal challenges but mr trump has defended his actions, saying America Needs borders and extreme vetting. 0ur Correspondent Nick Bryant reports from New York New York has always been the great gateway into america and demonstrators gathered in a highly emblematic setting. Under the gaze of the Statue Of Liberty but today we have seen gatherings across the country. The fractious Mood Reminiscent of the 1960s. Protest is becoming a permanent feature of the Trump Presidency and the demo
A travel ban on dual nationality britons. Coming up, choose life, transporting 20 years on. Well get the review on that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump is facing growing criticism tonight both at home and abroad over his controversial order restricting people from seven mainly muslim countries from entering the us. The temporary ban on travellers from countries including iraq, syria and somalia has seen people turned away at airports and detained. Tonight, there are more protests and legal challenges but mr trump has defended his actions, saying America Needs borders and extreme vetting. 0ur Correspondent Nick Bryant reports from New York New York has always been the great gateway into america and demonstrators gathered in a highly emblematic setting. Under the gaze of the Statue Of Liberty but today we have seen gatherings across the country. The fractious Mood Reminiscent of the 1960s. Protest is becoming a permanent feature of the Trump Presidency and the demo