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it s thursday 19 january. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. several people have been killed and many are missing after a hotel was hit by an avalanche in central italy. up to 30 guests and staff we re italy. up to 30 guests and staff were in the rigopiano hotel in the abruzzo region at the time. a major rescue operation is underway. frankie mccamley reports. buried in snow, barely visible, this is the hotel hit by last night s avalanche. inside the extent of the damage is becoming clear. what looks like a reception leading to corridors now unrecognisable, full of snow and debris. up to 20 people we re of snow and debris. up to 20 people were staying in the hotel rigopiano hotel along with seven members of staff, but bad weather meant a difficult overnight rescue operation. translation: the hotel was reached at 4:30am by courageous men who faced up variable situations. they saved two people, they are working to bring the means of transport that are diffic ....
are performing a mysterious synchronised flying ritual. good morning from westminster, where later today the bill giving theresa may the power to start the process of leaving the eu is due to reach its final stages in the commons. last night, the government saw off a potential rebellion from conservative backbenchers, but today s debate could cause more labour rifts. its mps have been told to back the bill. here s our political correspondent tom bateman. a battle for control over the process of brexit. how much say will parliament have? last night mps ended more than seven hours of debate which contained what some saw as a concession from the government. i can confirm on the final agreement to be approved before both houses of parliament before it s concluded. in other words mps will get to vote on any future brexit deal before it is signed off by the government and the eu, but theresa may s negotiations with other eu leaders are likely to be complex and some mps are wo ....
news, leicester manager claudio ranieri denies there is a crisis at the club who have given him a vote of confidence ahead of the fa cup replay against derby. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. joining up health and social care services in england is one of the government s big ideas for easing the pressures on the health service. but according to a report out today, efforts to treat more patients in the community have neither saved money, nor taken pressure off hospitals. the scheme called the better care fund was meant to save the nhs half a billion pounds in its first year. the department of health insists it s too soon to judge the success of its plans. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. bringing together the care received in homes like this one and the wider nhs is more complicated than it seems. the aim is to prevent people from being admitted to hospital in the first place, but when they are, get them home quicker. some solutions ....
and alan simpson, one half of the writing duo behind classic sitcoms including steptoe and son, has died at the age of 87. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has accused the government of doing a sweetheart deal with a conservative led surrey council to avoid a controversial referendum. mr corbyn asked theresa may to come clean about how much money had been offered to surrey county council to drop a vote on a fifteen per cent rise in council tax to pay for social care. the local authority has denied there was deal. our political correspondent ian watson is in westminsterfor us. what are they saying about theresa may s reaction and what has happened since? it is the case that she was wrong footed and prime minister s questions, it does not happen often, it happened today because she expected questions on nhs care and social funding and she had preprepared answers, suggesting that the labour party was dealing with alternative facts ....
one half of the writing duo behind classic sitcoms including steptoe and son has died at the age of 87. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has accused the government of doing a sweetheart deal with conservative led surrey council to avoid a controversial referendum. mr corbyn asked theresa may to come clean about how much money had been offered to surrey county council to drop a vote on a fifteen per cent rise in council tax in order to pay for social care. the local authority has denied there was deal. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminsterfor us. norman smith is in westminster. simon, thank you very much. well, social care has dom thateed the headlines fore weeks now with growing concern about the pressure that those services are under. today it took a political turn with a suggestion of a sweetheart deal between the government and conservative surrey council to avert a referendum surrey are planning to hold ....