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Also this morning rage boils over in court. A father of three girls abused by the doctor of the American Gymnastics Team apologises for his actions and says hes no hero. Talk is cheap. The boss of the fbi hits back at donald trump in a row over a memo that accuses the bureau of bias. In sport, scottish hopes soar as they start the six nations in wales today, and theyre both hoping to snuff out englands hopes of becoming the first side to complete a hatrick of titles in 130 years. Ireland kick off in france. Theyre back, the spice girls say the time is right to explore new opportunities, but what will those those opportunities be . Well try and find out. And ben has the weather. Good morning. Your saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places. There will be snow in some high ground in the north and then the weather looks set to stay cold through the rest of the weekend and into next week. All the details on the way. ....
The head of the fbi has defended its work after a classified memo was released accusing it of bias against president trump, and abuse of power. The memo, written by republican members of congress, says the fbi got permission to wiretap one of mr trumps advisers in 2016 by using unsubstantiated evidence which had been paid for by his political opponents. Our correspondent peter bowes reports. This is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the fbi to a new low. The document, written by republicans, makes the case that the Justice Department and the fbi showed bias towards donald trump while buying on one of his advisers. A warrant for the surveillance operation was based on a dossier of information compiled by a former British Intelligence agent who was desperate for donald trump to lose the election. I think its a disgrace whats happening in our count ....
Is being looked at by the airlines regulator. Its after complaints passengers are being split up deliberately. And ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the last kick of the game in the Six Nations Rugby as they beat france by fifteen points to thirteen in paris. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emergency spending controls, after saying its facing severe financial challenges. The move by Northamptonshire County Council means a ban on all new spending, apart from whats used to protect Vulnerable People. The councils conservative leader, heather smith, says the move is a result of rising demand for services and cuts in government funding. It follows warnings that other authorities are also struggling to remain solvent. Im joined no ....
To the 6 nations. And ben has the weather. Good morning. Its shaping up to be a brighter day for most today, quite a lot of sunshine around but some wintry showers too brought in on a cold north easterly wind. All the weather details you need to know on the way. Cheers, ben. Talk to you later. Good morning. First, our main story. Scotland yard is looking into two more allegations of Sexual Assault against the hollywood Film Producer harvey wine steen. It brings the total number of women who have reported him to British Police to nine. The actress uma thuman has also alleged he assaulted her at a hotel in london in the 1990s. Our correspondent simon jones has more. She starred in several films produced by the disgraced movie mogul. It was after the success of pulp fiction that uma thuman it was after the success of pulp fi ....
As they start the six nations in wales today, and theyre both hoping to snuff out englands hopes of becoming the first side to complete a hatrick of titles in 130 years. While ireland kick off in france. Theyre back, the spice girls said the time is right to explore new opportunities but what will those those opportunities be . Well try and find out. And ben has the weather. Saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places, snow over some high ground in the north and then the weather looks set to stay cold through the rest of the weekend and into next week looks great. All the details on the way. Thanks, ben, see you in a bit. Small businesses affected by the colla pse Small Businesses affected by the collapse of carillion are being offered the chance to apply for government backed loans from high street lenders. Thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the firm went into liquidation in january. 0ur firm went into liquida ....