Fighter in afghanistan was reduced hell be out in weeks and well speak to his wife Claire Blackman in her first tv interview. Relief initially. I think it took a little while for the news to sink m, little while for the news to sink in, but absolutely delighted. The result we were hoping for. And the dangers of co sleeping with your new baby. When i woke up, id discovered that she wasnt breathing. I remember like lifting her up and then just running through to andy and screaming that she was gone. Health professionals tell us they fear parents are lying about sleeping with their children forfear of being judged. Well bring you the full story before 10am. Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the morning really keen to hear your views as article 50 is triggered and a little later in the programme well introduce you to an incredible man this is 53 year old Bill Kochevar hes paralysed but hes been able to feed himself by using his thoughts to send messages from implants in his brain to ones in his arm. Well bring you his full story before iiam. Do get in touch on everything were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today theresa may has signed the letter that will formally begin the uks departure from the European Union. The letter will be delivered by hand to the president of the European Council, donald tusk, at 12. 30 this lunchtime. At the same time, the Prime Minister will make a statement to the commons in which shell urge the country to Come Together as it embarks on a momentousjourney. Alex forsyth has this report. More than four decades ago the uk first signed up to the then european community. Today, those years of membership will start to come to an end. David camerons promise back in 2013 was key in getting to this point. He said britain would get to choose whether to stay in or leave the European Union, hoping to end years of debate about the relationship. It is time for the british people to have their say. It is time for us to settle this question about britain and europe. So last year, politicians of all persuasions took to britains streets, making the case for leave and remain and then injune, the country decided. The british people have spoken and the answer is were out. The consequences were immediate. For some, there was jubilation. For others, contemplation. Even devastation. And for him, resignation. I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. The new Prime Minister pledged from the start to honour the referendum result. Brexit means brexit and were going to make a success of it. And that process will begin in earnest today with a letter sent from here to brussels formally saying the uk wants to leave the eu. Then some two years of negotiations will follow for a whole host of issues to be resolved. Everything from the rights of eu citizens living here and elsewhere to britains financial commitments to the eu and its future trading relationship and there are decades of eu legislation and regulations that need to be unpicked. The process of leaving is unprecedented. It will be complex and at times, uncertain. There will be challenges and opportunities and with the Prime Ministers signature on this letter, it all begins today. In a moment well speak to our correspondent, dan johnson whos at the European Council buildings in brussels but first lets head to Downing Street and our political guru, norman smith is there for us. There is a Cabinet Meeting going on. Presumably thats when theresa may is telling her colleagues whats in the letter . This letter has been a closely guarded secret which mrs may and only her closest circle have been involved in. So for many Cabinet Ministers this is the first time to see what mrs may has written. A lot of the letter, i think, we can guess. Its going to bea think, we can guess. Its going to be a beefing up of what mrs may has already said about taking back control of immigration, not being pa rt control of immigration, not being part of the Single Market, those sort of things will be familiar. The really interesting pa rt sort of things will be familiar. The really interesting part of the letter will be what it doesnt say. Are those areas where there is may is vague or ambiguous because those are the area where she has got flex and room to give, those are the areas where she is prepared to do a deal. The sort of things we will be looking at today is whether there is any talk about money or financial contributions or will mrs may be prepared to make some bill, pay a bill for the budget. People are going in and out. That was Boris Johnsonjust going in and out. That was Boris Johnson just leaving there. Will she be prepared to make financial contributions to ensure key sectors of the british economy can still trade with the Single Market . What will she actually say about immigration . Will eu nationals continue to be able to come here for the next couple of years . Might they be given priority in any new Immigration Rules . Will the European Court ofjustice still have some sort of role perhaps as a trade body andi sort of role perhaps as a trade body and i suppose lastly, will there be any room for a transitional time . In other words we wont have to leave in two years, it could be a slightly slower process. So we will be examining that letter in minute detail to get some clues as to the sort of areas where mrs may might be prepared to strike a deal and a compromise. Thank you, for the moment, norman, more from norman throughout the morning here on the programme. Lets go to brussels. It has to bear a wet signature. So the stroke of mrs mays pen. Danjohnson, Wubz The Letter is received. What is after that . Once the letter is received, what happens after that . We will get reaction from politicians in brussels, eu politicians in brussels, eu politicians about what is in the letter and what they think about it, but we wont get detail until a few weeks down the line when the other european nations have had a chance to consume whats in the letter to think about what their in thing position is going to be and then to come up with a set of guidelines that they want to be implemented as this negotiation goes forward. Hopefully, that signature has dried on that letter, the uks ambassador to the eu has come into the Council Building with a bag, we dont know if the letter is in that, but we suspect it is. He has got a couple of meetings to attend and then he has got a small window when he will physically hand over the letter to donald tusk, the connell president and thats the moment when the clock sta rts and thats the moment when the clock starts tick that the two years of negotiation begin, unless everyone can agree on an extension. Lots of politician in brussels think that two years isnt long enough to get the detail worked out and to reach a deal so its possible they will seek an extension, but everyone would have to agree on that. If they cant agree then in two years time the uk would drop ut of the eu, suddenly the so called hard brexit, thats what everyone is trying to avoid. They say they want to negotiate a deal, and they want a smooth divorce, but there is so much complex detail to be worked out. It will be tough and it will take a long time and there is a lot of talking to go on and most of it will go on Behind Closed Doors after the symbolism and the images that will go on around the world, we wont hear a lot of what is going on in the negotiations. In two years time, we will have a deal on the table. Supposedly for politicians to approve or not. And than that will be it, britain will be out of the eu. So although practically, nothing actually changes today, no one will notice any difference, there is a huge change on the way in two years time and it all starts here today. Cheers, dan. We will talk to voters in the next half an hour. Let us know your views. How are you feeling today . Once the letter is received from theresa may in brussels at 12. 30. Let us know. Get in touch in the usual ways. Community leaders and children plan to link hands across Westminster Bridge this afternoon as a memorial to those killed and injured in the attack there a week ago. Khalid masood ran over and killed three pedestrians, before stabbing a policeman to Death Outside the houses of parliament. Inquests into his victims deaths will also begin today. The former boss of the Language School in luton where Khalid Masood taught for two years, has told the bbc that he doesnt believe the attack was motivated by religious extremism. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, has not seen masood since 2012, but says he wouldnt have believed him to be capable of such violence. An american man, who was paralysed from the shoulders down, has been able to feed himself and hold onto a cup of coffee, after surgeons placed implants in his brain and arm. Bill kochevar was unable to use any of his limbs, after he hit a lorry while riding his bike. Doctors say it is the first time that implants controlled by the brain have been used to help someone reach and grab objects once again. Health professionals have told this programme they think parents are lying to them about sleeping with their babies for fear of being judged or told off. In the uk, just under 300 babies die suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep every year and nhs guidelines say there is an association between those sudden deaths and co sleeping. The language being used by the Health Service is simply gobbledygook. It means the public dont understand what is going on. Conservationists say theyve found a new Breeding Population of a critically endangered species of tiger. Hidden cameras filmed a small population of the indochinese tiger. A mother and at least six cubs were found in the jungle in eastern thailand. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news more at 9. 30am. Thank you very much. You are telling us your views today as article 50 is triggered. Get in touch using twitter. Lets get some sport now withjohn and the Video Referee played a key part in the match between france and spain last night. Following another successful trial in the match between france and spain. The outcome could have been different were it not for the use of the Technology Employed by the on field referee. France thought they had ta ken on field referee. France thought they had taken the lead when they scored and that goal was given by the on field referee, but as you can see it was overturned following some assistance by the Video Referee who sat ina assistance by the Video Referee who sat in a truck outside the ground. The second one was that one, as well, that goal was given for off side, but was then overturned using that technology which meant spain came away with a 2 0 win. It would have been very different had the technology been used. It goes to show that it is likely it will be used Going Forward quite considerably. Do you think we will see it in the british game . There is talk of that, yes. The fa said they would be really interested in using the technology, a trial of their own, from the third round of the fa cup onwards next year and as well, the fifa president , desperate as well to implement this at the next cup. You might remember, of course, there was that big incident, wasnt there . We all remember it, the goalfrom Frank Lampard at all remember it, the goalfrom frank lampa rd at the all remember it, the goalfrom Frank Lampard at the 2010 world cup, that led to the introduction of goal line technology. They want to go a step further and we could see the use of this technology and an Ouf Field Referee being able to overturn the decisions on the field of play, and not just decisions on the field of play, and notjust goals, decisions on the field of play, and not just goals, but decisions on the field of play, and notjust goals, but red card incidents. We could see it at the world cup as well. Cheers, john. A viewer, brexit day. Wonderful. Independence once again. Europe needs us more than we need them. A day of history, today marks the day when the uk serves its divorce maips on the rest of the eu. The Prime Minister has already signed the letter. A day of history, of freedom, of stepping into the unknown call it what you want today marks the day when the uk serves its Divorce Papers on the rest of the eu. The Prime Minister has already signed the letter that will trigger article 50 and our two year countdown to exiting the eu and itll be delivered to the eu in just over three hours time. Well reflect a range of your views throughout the programme this morning. But first, are we heading towards a conscious uncoupling or a bitter brexit break up . Brexit, britains divorce from the European Union. As seismic for the country as this marriage split, as closely watched as theirs, will it be as smooth as a conscious uncoupling . Or will it be a bitter break up instead . There is a lot to sort out, like money. The eu is likely to slap an exit bill on the table for money the uk has already promised to pay to eu coffers, and brussels opening bid could be as much as 50 billion quid. Where are the family going to live . More specifically, eu citizens living in the uk and uk citizens living in the eu. Are they going to be able to stay where they are and what rights will they have . Both sides say they want this side of the divorce deal sorted out pretty quickly. Ok, so we are splitting up, but what sort of future relationship are we going to have . How will the uk and the eu do business . A full Trade Agreement between the two is going to take years to figure out, but if there is a divorce deal that might help smooth over the split. This is also a divorce with a deadline. There are just two years to hammer this out, and the clock starts ticking now. Its 279 days since the uk voted to leave the eu at the time there were lots of promises about what lay ahead but what is the reality now . Lets speak to our political guru norman smith who is in Downing Street for us where theresa may has been holding a Cabinet Meeting. It has just finished. Fill us it hasjust finished. Fill us in. Thank you very much. It is blast of day, the big day when we begin our departure, but what sort of deal might we get . What is it that Brexit Britain might look like . Well, to Getan Britain might look like . Well, to get an idea, we have to go back and look at some of the promises that we re look at some of the promises that were made to voters in the run up to the referendum about how britain might be different and the sort of opportunities and benefits we might gain from leaving the eu. Here is a brief reminder. There it is, five things we could do on day one. We can reform our Immigration System so it is fair and balanced, and keeps the numbers down toa balanced, and keeps the numbers down to a sustainable level. Threw if we wa nt to a sustainable level. Threw if we want to cut vat to help families who their homes, we should be free to do so. Their homes, we should be free to do so. We want our country back. If we leave the European Union, can we give the nhs millions more each week . Yes we can. Can we create more trade deals . Yes we can. Can we have a new fair points based Immigration System . A new fair points based Immigration System . Can we a new fair points based Immigration System . Can we deport dangerous foreign criminals, can we deport the very poorest in our society by making give them a tax cut that will transform their lives for the better . Yes we can. Promises, promises, promises, that is all i get from you. Lets go through those pledges in a bit more detail to nail them down. Legend one was money, the famous pledge to get £350 million every week to put into Health Service. Pledge number two was the economy, that we would be able to strike our own trade deals with countries beyond the eu to create new job opportunities. With countries beyond the eu to create newjob opportunities. Pledge number three, borders, to take back control of immigration. So it is the British Government to decide soon comes in and we end eu freedom of movement. Pledge number four, security, we would be able to kick out violent foreign criminals because they could no longer use eu rules to stay here. Lastly, taxes. We would be able to Cut Vat On Domestic Fuel which at the moment eu stops is doing. But how easy will that be to deliver . I suppose one of the big difficulties facing purposes may, we know that european leaders are cobbling together a brexit bill for our departures, some suggesting it could even come to £50 billion to leave