our main story: in a few hours‘ time, theresa may is expected to become the first world leader to meet america s new president when she addresses congressional republicans in philadelphia. tomorrow the prime minister will travel to the white house for formal talks. it is his first talks with another world leader. mrs may is expected to tell her audience tonight that a sovereign, global britain wants to enhance ties with its old friends . but some politicians here have expressed misgivings, after mr trump said he supported the use of waterboarding during interrogations. here s our political correspondent, carole walker. theresa may says her meeting with president trump will be an opportunity to renew the special relationship, to discuss a future trade deal and the importance of strengthening defence and security cooperation. but how will she respond to the new president s latest remarks? though some of his advisers don t agree with him but donald trump says he would consi
welcome to bbc news. the government has published a white paper setting out its aims when negotiating britain s exit from the european union. brexit secretary david davis told mps that the uk will approach the talks in a spirit of goodwill. but shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer was heavily critical of the way the paper had been published. here s our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. we re on our way out, that much is clear, but what will life outside the eu look like? the prime minister s long asked for plan, finally presented to parliament. secretary david davis. the brexit secretary spelled out 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 eu. controlling our own laws and ensuring a smooth, orderly brexit was just part of a series of priorities for the government. these 12 objectives amount to one goal, a new, positive and constructive partnership betwee
by a deal to plug the bhs pensions back by coal. £360 million to be paid. it endsa by coal. £360 million to be paid. it ends a long running dispute with regulators. newcastle take a big step into returning to the premier league. they go to the top of the championship. and the not so bonny banks of loch lomond why wild campers are no longer welcome. it looks like they are. cowell has the rest of the weather. happy st david s day. it is a chilly start, the risk of ice. already some rain coming into the south west. behind it in the south, it will become very windy later on. i will have more in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. donald trump has promised a new chapter of american greatness in his first speech to congress. he also appealed for unity, saying the time for trivial fights had passed. in an hour long speech he promised extra spending on infrastructure, the military, and pledged to tackle illegal immigration and terrorism. our corresponden
going on in the financial world, i can tell you that sally is here with world business report. today politicians in the european parliament get a chance to debate brexit with meps well aware they have a final say once negotiations are complete. another brick in the wall: the bidding process for the building of president trump s controversial wall along the us mexico border has ended. we talk you through the proposals. hello and a very warm welcome to world business report. i am sally bundock. also in the programme we ll be live in mumbai for the latest on the uk finance minister s trade trip to india. but first, let s start with the news that it has been a week since the united kingdom finally gave the european union formal notice that it wa nts to european union formal notice that it wants to leave. and in a few hours‘ time, today, the european parliament is starting discussions on what it wants to see from the negotiations. and this matters because the parliament can veto
Situation on the border with mexico the final vote was fifty nine to forty one with twelve of trump s own republicans crossing party lines to join the democrats in rebuking the president tried his pledge to veto this resolution it would be his first veto he declared the emergency access billions of dollars in funding for a border war with mexico which he says is urgently needed. our for more on this let s go to washington now our very own helen humphrey is on the story for us tonight good evening to you helen and so i mean it is is it looks bad for truong how bad of a setback is it for his wall project brant i would say that it s a setback that the president himself knew was coming when he declared this national emergency on the lawn of the white house a matter of weeks ago he said that he anticipated resistance that he anticipated