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welcome to bbc news. the uk s most senior diplomat in brussels, sir ivan rogers, has resigned. sir ivan was criticised for warning the government that it could take a decade to reach a trade deal with the european union once britain has left. he told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to begin. he was appointed by the then prime minister david cameron in november 2013. the reason for his resignation has not been revealed. let s get more from our political correspondent iain watson at westminster. we still don t know, we still haven t heard anything from him? i m afraid we haven t. what is interesting is the downing street statement, a pretty anodyne couple of lines from number ten, effectively saying the reason he stood down in fact was to give a successof stood down in fact was to give a successor the chance to be in place before the brexit negotiations took place. of course we expect ....
with sir ivan‘s resignation, reporting that theresa may plans to pick a brexiteer to replace him. someone who backs the brexit cause wholeheartedly, it claims. more on that story on the front of the times, quoting sources saying downing street has been caught on the hop by the resignation. the metro focuses on executive pay, and has calculated that by lunchtime tomorrow bosses at the top ftse 100 companies will have earned as much as most people do in a year. the daily mail carries a warning from the head of the nhs to hospitals apparently colluding with as it puts it, ambulance chasing lawyers. the story of the chelsea football fans convicted of racism in paris is on the front page of the guardian. and the sun says a would be homeowner has been prevented from buying his dream home, because developers won t let him park his work van outside. now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the military threats facing the western world have c ....
and a bbc investigation into private ambulance staff training. some crews responding to emergencies say they ve had just one hours training in so called ‘blue lights driving. and dismantling a dinosaur a team at the natural history museum will take three and a half weeks to prepare dippy the diplodocus for his nationwide tour. a bit sad that he is going but maybe i can see other dinosaurs. and what do you think of dippy? he goes, rawr! hello and welcome to bbc news. the european commission has expressed regret over the departure of britain s eu ambassador, sir ivan rogers, saying he was very knowledgeable and always defended his government s interests. sir ivan issued a strong resignation email warning of muddled thinking over brexit. but leading eurosceptic conservative, iain duncan smith, said he d undermined ministers trust when his private advice that a brexit deal could take ten years was leaked. our political correspondent ian watson reports. camera shy ....
for your kids, only worse. it s the film that helped define the 19905 now train spotting returns for a new generation. foggy start for parts of the uk. carol has the weather. good morning. yes, we have dense fog, particularly across southern england. it is freezing fog thomas some will be slow to clear. for many, it will be dry with sunshine but i will have more details and 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. prime minister, theresa may will today introduce the government s vision for a more interventionist, industrial strategy for britain. the proposals will be unveiled at her first regional cabinet meeting, taking place in north west england. our industry correspondent john moylan has more. how can the government ensured that the economy is fit for the future. but the business secretary greg clark, places like this are part of the answer. it is a new automotive centre, backed by government and industry money, designed to keep our carmakers are firing on ....
let s take a look at the weather. good evening. a little bit of snow across the hills of wales, and some icy patches tonight as well. that mix of weather continues into tomorrow. some of us will have sunshine, of us will have rain. in the short term it is very hit and miss and it is unclear whether around as well but it is the northern half of the uk with the temperatures will dip away a bit tonight, perhaps one or two degrees above freezing in towns. the forsyth staying frost free for sure, so no ice for the south the far south staying. if you live in the north east, newcastle and the lowla nds north east, newcastle and the lowlands of scotland, and northwards, it should be a sunny crisp day for you. down south, it should be grisly and unpleasant and that will continue into sunday and even monday to be honest is looking pretty great as well across most of the uk. the week ahead will be a mishmash of weather. from sunny too rainy or the other way around. that is it f ....