for a brexit heavy queen s speech without a majority we talk you through what s at stake. remember the romantic days of supersonic air travel? the days when the concorde was the choice of the jet set. well its back to the future at the paris air show. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock, also in the programme toshiba has just announced who will buy its prized chip making unit. we ll be live in tokyo for the latest. the british government sets out its legislative programme for the coming year today, and the economy looks set to take centre stage. ancient custom means it s actually announced by queen elizabeth, hence the name of the occasion the queen s speech. the recent general election left the governing conservative party without a parliamentary majority. so it is currently working on a deal to get the support of northern ireland s democratic unionist party. but that minority status could limit how bold the government wants to be, at a time when economic
of care to the public. matthew gordon had no transport manager and effectively flouted every regulation laid down to ensure safety. peter woods signed off vehicles as safe when clearly they were not. as the evacuation of eastern aleppo continues, we ll be speaking to the head of the international rescue committee and former foreign secretary, david miliband. and, prince charles warns of the growing danger of religious persecution, comparing it to the dark days of the 1930s. it s 5.00pm. our main story is the continuing investigation by german police into the attack on the christmas market in berlin on monday evening, in which 12 people were killed and dozens injured. the chancellor, angela merkel, has said that she is hopeful of an arrest very soon. police raids have been carried out across germany as they search for the main suspect, anis amri, a tunisian, whose identification papers were found in the lorry which was driven into shoppers. a europe wide warrant for the susp
of the dark days of the 1930s. and the words of a child who moved thousands we speak to seven year old bana who took to social media to describe the bombing of aleppo. coming up in the sport on bbc news. after one win in 11, palace give alan pardew the christmas sack. sam alla rdyce is favourite to replace him at selhurst park. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the owner of a haulage company and his mechanic have been found guilty of the manslaughter of four people, who died when a tipper lorry ploughed into them in bath. the court heard that the vehicle had been poorly maintained on the day of the crash its brakes failed. the driver, philip potter, who had onlyjust started working for the firm, was cleared of the charges he faced including causing death by dangerous driving. three men and a four year old girl died in the crash in february last year. jon kay is at bristol crown court. jon? jon? george, the court heard that this truck was in such a bad state
with the rise of populism are the elite in retreat? just before midday here in the uk this tuesday, prime minister theresa may will set out the clearest vision yet for the terms of britain s departure from the european union. she s been pm sincejuly, after the country voted to leave the union, and having been criticised for not providing enough of a vision of the country s future outside the bloc, this is a hugely anticipated speech. one of the things theresa may will say is that the uk shouldn t be half in, half out, something being taken as a hint she s prepared to take the country out of the single market in order to control its borders and laws. carol walker reports. after months of pressure to tell us more about her brexit plan, theresa may will strike an optimistic note, telling us she wants a truly global britain, which gets out into the world. the prime minister may not be explicit, but she will again signal that she s ready to take britain out of the european single
the prominent human rights lawyer amal, are expecting twins. reports suggest that they are due thisjune. the news was confirmed by clooney‘s fellow actor and close friend matt damon, who said he was thrilled for the pair and that they were going to be awesome parents. david sillito reports. congratulations are in order for george and amal clooney! the news was broken by entertainment tonight. it is twins. it is confirmed the 55 year old superstar and his highly accomplished 39 year old attorney wife, are expecting twins. at 55, george clooney has hung back a bit before taking on fatherhood, but close friend matt damon has no doubts as to how suited he will be to his new role. he is a good man, incredibly smart, loving, funny guy, married to a spectacular woman who will be an amazing mother. and, uh. again, those kids will be incredibly lucky. they re all gonna be fine. george clooney‘s marriage just over two years ago to the lawyer, amal alamuddin, finally took him off th