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sporting event since the olympics. and the official engagement portraits as prince harry and meghan markle prepare to spend christmas at sandringham. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the sacking of damian green, one of theresa may s closest allies, has prompted a furious backlash from conservative mps who are angry about how confidential material gathered during a police investigation came into the public domain. the first secretary of state was sacked from the cabinet last night after a government inquiry found he made inaccurate and misleading statements about the pornography on his parliamentary office computer. he is the third cabinet minister to leave their role in the space of two months. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has this report. sacked from the cabinet and out the door. the third senior minister to leave theresa may s team in less than two months. reporter: why did you liethe public, mister green. this morning, damian green wasn ....
weather. and this mild run of weather. and this mild run of weather continues? that s right. it may be the winter solstice, but temperatures are above average. pretty grey, but i will keep you up to date this afternoon. also coming up howa up to date this afternoon. also coming up how a daily serving of kale can protect your brain. the sacking of damian green one of theresa may s closest allies has prompted a furious backlash from some conservative mps who are angry about how confidential material gathered during a police investigation nine years ago came into the public domain. the first secretary of state was dismissed from the cabinet last night after a government inquiry found he made inaccurate and misleading statements about the pornography on his parliamentary office computer. he is the third cabinet minister to leave their role in the space of two months. our political correspondent ben wright reports. sacked from the cabinet and out the door. the thir ....
now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. stop the incessant criticism with brexit. that is the message of the trade minister of britain. wall street closes at a record high in the first session of the year. can it be sustained? good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i m rico hizon. it s a wednesday. happy new year. welcome to 2018. it is his first work trip this year. liam fox is arriving in china today. he has a trickyjob. nothing formal can be agreed before britain leaves next year. china is the eighth largest export market with the uk. trade between the two countries is estimated at 80 billion us dollars. what kind of deals are in store? i ask. the internationaltrade secretary cannot begin negotiating new trade deals while the uk remains, for the moment, a member of the eu. but, of course, brexit is the eu. but, of course, brexit is theissue the eu. but, of course, brexit is the issue that looms ....
america today. the president has record low approval ratings but the stock market is hitting record highs. the dowjones smashed through the 26,000 mark for the first time ever than the economists say president trump should take credit. it took the dow just 12 days president trump should take credit. it took the dowjust 12 days to move it 1000 points making it the fastest gain on record. a group of economists says the president s policies on taxes are largely beyond the market s strong performance and donald trump made it clear he is proud of that achievement. we have broken a lot of records and we re breaking another one today. unemployment is the best it has been in recorded history, fantastic and the best number we have had. we have never seen anything close and we are very honoured by that. the phraseology may be odd but clearly the president is happy with what dow is doing and what the level of unemployment amongst african americans which is low, let s get more on t ....
the cost of going private. var had its first real controversy in english football last night, as chelsea s willian was booked for diving against norwich in the penalty area. welcome to bbc newsroom live. strong winds and snow have been causing travel disruption this morning in many parts of the country. winds gusting at more than 80 miles an hour have left more than 60,000 homes without power. police in lincolnshire have appealed to the public to help clear trees which are blocking major roads. fallen trees have also blocked railway lines and roads. commuters in scotland and the north of england have been warned about treacherous driving conditions. the amber warning has been lifted, gales affecting other areas. many of these pictures have been coming to us, travelling conditions are hazardous in many places. we mentioned the delays caused by trees down on railway lines. this isjust one example. these shots in, over the last while. a lot of people trying to clear the pr ....