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we ll look back on a career that spanned eight decades of showbusiness. in sport: an alastair cook masterclass puts england in control of the day night test against west indies. and matt has the weekend weather. after the heavy showers and thunderstorms of yesterday, there are fewer today, a bit more sunshine. full details coming up. good morning. our main story: police in spain believe the driver of the van which ploughed into pedestrians in barcelona killing thirteen people could still be at large. a man hunt is now underway for moroccan born younes abuyaqub. a teenager shot dead by police after a second attack in cambrils had previously been identified as a key suspect. investigators now think that he was responsible for hiring the van. last night crowds gathered to pay their respects to the victims, as simon jones reports. on the boulevard where, on thursday, bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers and candles to mark the lives lost and those injured from 3a dif ....
donald trump s first full day as american president has been met with protests around the world, while the president himself is preparing for a visit to the headquarters of the cia as commander in chief. in the past, he s been critical of the organisation and its belief that russian hackers meddled in the us election. elsewhere, the newly sworn in president used his first few hours in office to start unpicking his predecessor s policies. he s targeted obamaca re, ordering officials to reduce the economic burden of the affordable healthcare plan, but hasn t said what he ll replace it with. the revamped white house website is also now highlighting mr trump s new six issue agenda energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals. the new president s cabinet is beginning to take shape. retired generaljames mattis has been sworn in as defence secretary. and john kelly, a retired marine corps general, has also been sworn in as the head of ....
of demonstrations taking place gci’oss of demonstrations taking place across the world in support of women s rights and against donald trump s presidency. the bbc understands prime minister theresa may will travel to washington this week to meet the president. nine people had been arrested, rescue from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. a man has appeared in court in sheffield charged with the murder of the 16 year old. her body was found ona the 16 year old. her body was found on a pathway near rotherham on monday. now it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday with me hugh woozencroft and james pearce. the headlines this evening. rooney the record breaker. wayne rooney s injury time equaliser at stoke makes him manchester united s leading scorer. a shock defeat for liverpool. they re beaten at home by swansea. johanna konta eases into the fourth round of the australian open. also coming up in the programme: another wi ....
say their teaching on marriage shouldn t change, and that gay clergy should remain celibate. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may is preparing to meet donald trump in the white house in a few hours time, the first foreign leader to visit since mr trump became president. global security and a trade deal after brexit are likely to be high on the agenda. in a speech to us republicans last night, mrs may said the uk and america could not return to failed military interventions to try to remake the world . here s our correspondent, richard lister. as she began her day in arlington cemetery, paying her respects to america s war dead. security is at the heart of the meeting but so is trade, it is hope of the future deal driving this visit. in liverpool, ca i’s driving this visit. in liverpool, cars down for the united states and construction equipment as well. president trump has promised a building boom in britain wants a pa rt building boom in britain ....
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar during the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to regain sovereignty of the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won t cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. here s our political correspondent, matt cole. the imposing rock at the mouth of the mediterranean has been in british hands since 1713. its fortified location, ten miles from north africa s coast, has made it a key strategic base for britain s military, as well as home to 30,000 british subjects. the outpost shares a border with spain which has long sought to reclaim it, but this week, theresa may made it clear that would not happen as part of brexit. gibraltar is not a separate member of the eu nor is it a part of the uk for the purposes of eu law. but we re very clear that it is covered by our exit negotiation ....