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king charles has carried out his first state opening of parliament as monarch. the speech, written by the government, has set out the plans for year ahead. proposed laws include tougher sentences for some crimes, a phased ban on smoking and more licensing for oil and gas fields in the north sea. our political correspondent helen catt has more. just before 11.15, the royal carriage drew into the sovereign entrance, carrying for the first time in seven decades, the king, to formally open parliament. while the monarch had changed, the pageantry remained the same. as is tradition, black rod went to the commons and had the door slammed shut against her by mps. before she summoned them to the lords. on the way, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition appeared to be having a friendly chat but this speech, written by the government, was in part about drawing dividing lines between them ahead of an election. but first, the king acknowledged the significance of this ....
because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. it s a shame, he said, because his actions during the transition were lawful, there was nothing to hide. many people are asking why michael flynn, a former three star general, did not tell the truth to the fbi about his meetings with the russian ambassador, as the president said, his actions were not against the law, but mr trump s tweet leads to a bigger question, did you know michael flynn have lied to the fbi? this is a problem because the former head of the fbi james comey has testified under oath that the president asked him to drop an investigation into michael flynn. legal analysts are now wondering if the president was trying to stop an inquiry into his former adviser, knowing he was guilty, in other words, was he trying to obstruct justice? on this vote, 51 in favour and 49 against. it should have been a momentous day for donald trump, republicans had finally united by a tax bill a welcome distraction and at ....
a government that is not fully on track, where people have differing views, don t always agree with each other. it does portray, paint a picture, of a other. it does portray, paint a picture, ofa prime other. it does portray, paint a picture, of a prime minister who is not in full control. it is damaging for theresa may. alan milburn is an ex labour minister. he was due to step down next year anyway. is this grand standing from the labour side with delahey has gone suddenly. he says he will not be replying. it is it obvious that since 2012 when he was appointed by the coalition government. and it is notjust in resigning. it is three other commissioners as well. one a conservative cabinet minister, two others, one academic and one a chief social mobility. this is bigger than party politics. the government has commented, thanking mr bellbird for his work. mrmilburn. and thanking mr bellbird for his work. mr milburn. and with everyone to have the opportunity to go a ....
president and the fbi. it s a shame, he said, because his actions during the transition were lawful, there was nothing to hide. many people are asking why michael flynn, a former three star general, did not tell the truth to the fbi about his meetings with the russian ambassador, as the president said, his actions were not against the law, but mr trump s tweet leads to a bigger question, did you know michael flynn have lied to the fbi? this is a problem because the former head of the fbi james comey has testified under oath that the president asked him to drop an investigation into michael flynn. legal analysts are now wondering if the president was trying to stop an inquiry into his former adviser, knowing he was guilty, in other words, was he trying to obstruct justice? on this vote, the yays are 51, and the nays are 49. it should have been a momentous day for donald trump, republicans had finally united behind tax bill, a welcome distraction and at last a legislative ....
forced from their homes. the island of mindanao has been the worst hit area so far and a state of emergency has been declared in several locations there. the storm has now begun to travel west, hitting the popular resort islands of palawan. andy moore reports. clinging to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. there was little sign of official help here, just villagers doing their best to rescue each other with fragile ropes. in a country used to devastating storms, this took many by surprise. the authorities said too many people had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and riverbanks. many of the casualties were on the main southern island of mindanao. this man said houses were getting flooded, but people couldn t escape, so they got caught in the strong currents and swept away. many places were hit by landslides. flimsy houses were buried beneath tons of debris. the red cross is helping co ordinate the relief effort. we ve already p ....