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And make sure that there is a change in the future. The education secretary says University Tuition fees should reflect the economic benefit graduates will give to the country, ahead of a review of Higher Education funding in england. Ministers rejects pleas to issue a medical cannabis licence to a six year old boy whose rare form of epilepsy improves after taking the drug. A plane with more than 60 people aboard has crashed in iran its not clear whether there are any suivivois. Its not clear whether there hour. Are any on iivois. Choose wi fi, choose snapchat, choose a pre ordered macchiato with almond milk, choose likes, choose follows, choose pizza delivered by drone, swipe right, swipe left, follow, follow, follow. We are constantly being bombarded with updates, tweets, information and fake news. Were glued to our phones, addicted to digital status. Were even smashing up our gadgets, obliterating them to pieces in a violent quest to rid ourselves of these virtual assistants. Our se
Are. Highs of 7 iid. Dry and bright. This is bbc news, our latest headlines commentator Lizzie Yarnold goes to the front Lizzy Yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the womens skeleton laura deas took bronze. Earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the womens ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. Theresa may warns European Union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. The Prime Minister said britain would no longer be able to help europol, as it does, or extradite suspects quickly. Ukip members are to vote on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader. The Partys National executive committee backed a vote of no confidence in him last month, after his former girlfriend had sent a series of racist messages. The president of haiti says the sex scandal involving some 0xfam workers may be just the tip of the iceberg. Jovenel moise says hes concerned that medecins sans frontier
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Claims are assessed. Also in the wake of Harvey Weinstein, actor emma watson talks about new british Film Industry standards to tackle bullying and Sexual Harassment. And great britains men edge out switzerland to make a winning start to their curling campaign at the Winter Olympics in pyeongchang. Good morning. Its wednesday, 14th february. Welcome to bbc newsroom live borisjohnson is about to set out his vision for how britain can seize the opportunities of brexit in an attempt to reassure remain voters who feel angry and alienated by the decision to leave the eu. In a speech in central london, the foreign secretary will argue that its a project of tearing down barriers rather than erecting them, and promoting globalfree trade. The foreign secretarys speech is the first in a series of speeches by government ministers which they have dubbed the road to brexit ahead of key talks on the uks future relationship with the eu. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is outside the venue