a libyan man has won the right to sue the former foreign secretary, jack straw, over claims of kidnap and torture. an 18 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage girl in rotherham. three years after the malaysia airlines flight mh370 went missing, the search is called off, leaving families devastated. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. theresa may is due to set out her strategy for brexit this lunchtime. in a speech in central london, the prime minister is expected to signal she wants a full break from the european union rather than a deal that leaves britain half in, half out . her speech comes as new figures show the rate of inflation increased sharply last month, exceeding some economists‘ predictions. the cost of living was 1.6% higher than a year earlier. that s up from an annual rate of 1.2% the previous month. we can go to vishala sri pathma in the city. tell us more about these figures? as you say, it is higher than the previous m
it comes as ee is fined for overcharging tens of thousands of customers who called its customer service number. we ll have more details on that shortly. do get in touch on all the stories we re 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. the foreign secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with britain when it leaves the european union. borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge , despite the new migration controls promised by theresa may. our political correspondent tom bateman has more. theresa may s brexit speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach to the negotiations. she told ministers and european diplomats she wanted ambitious trade deals with the rest of the eu, but she confirmed britain would leave t
you could have a dry and relatively mild afternoon. not a great deal changes through the evening and overnight. further pulses of rain spider ring around that area of low pressure. if your skies stay clear for any length of time, your temperatures may dip below the values i am showing here in towns and cities. friday gets off to a decent start in northern scotland, fairly windy and a decent morning. we are going to spin up this area of low pressure in the western channel, throwing wet and windy weather ever north and east during the day, but many people will get away with a decent day. despite all of the chat we had about storms, where has that all gone? it hasn t exactly gone away, because later in the day, the western channel, south west england, southern wales, through the southern area and eventually into the south east, that strength of the war in the national strength of wind is distinctly possible, and it is gradually pushing north. for the start of the weekend, think
against british soldiers in iraq. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has been giving details of its strategy for leaving the european union. its white paper says the uk wants a bold and ambititous free trade agreement with europe and other countries around the world. the brexit secretary, david davis, told mps that the uk s best days were to come. but labour s shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, said the white paper contained nothing . here s our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. we re on our way out, that much is clear, but what will life outside of the eu look like? the prime minister s long asked for plan finally presented to parliament. secretary david davis. the brexit secretary outlined the details of the white paper. it confirms the prime minister s vision of an independent truly global uk, and an ambitious future relationship with the european union. controlling our own laws and ensuring orderly brexit, part of a series of priorities
montague. the eu seems in greater trouble than ever before and notjust because of brexit. even founding members of the club countries like italy are unhappy about the direction that it is headed in its 60th year. the italian economy has always struggled within the confines of the euro. additionally, it wants its fellow members to help share the burden of the half a million migrants who have arrived on its shores over the past three years. how does the eu need to change if it is to win over the next generation of italians? my my guest here at the italian embassy in london is italy s europe minister, sandro gozi. he is a passionate european. allevi think the eu should change if it to survive and win over the next generation of europeans. how does he think the eu should change. sandro gozi, welcome to hardtalk. you have said that the beginning of european disintegration has started with brexit. if the eu disintegrating? if it remains the status quo, certainly. it must get