are also off the shelves. in new york, the singer r kelly is given a 30 year sentence for sexually abusing women and children. and on day three of the championship, britain s andy murray and emma raducanu are both out of wimbledon. and coming up on the bbc news channel: late wickets help england s women s cause in their one off test with south africa, but they have just one day left to salvage a result. welcome to bbc news at ten. leaders of the nato defence alliance have declared russia to be a direct threat to their security, and said that ukraine can count on nato s support for as long as it takes. today s words, at the leaders summit in madrid, mark a significant beefing up of nato s approach. a quick reminder about the importance of nato here. the north atlantic treaty organization is a military alliance between 30 member states founded in 1949, whose members agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. nato is now on track to comprise 32 countries, as
Its apparently the unforgivable sin in todays politics. Working with the other side of the aisle. So unforgivable, in fact, it may earn you the political death penalty. As republicans begin the autopsy on what happened to Kevin Mccarthy, they are now doctoring some of the results. Good evening. Tonight the fallout intense phase after the historic ouster of Kevin Mccarthy as House Speaker. There is a race underway to replace him but even more intense is the blame game. Some republicans are pointing the finger at matt gaetz. Others appointment to mccarthy and the deal that he himself cut to neuter his own power in january. But increasingly, we are hearing more of this. That democrats are the one to blame for not saving mccarthy. The Republican Committee said democrats on the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus have the spine of a boiled noodle of spaghetti. Mccarthy himself echoed that. I think today was a political decision by the democrats. And i think the things they have done in the pa
Well get advice from other mums who gave birth at the age of 50. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 00 this morning. As always, well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and were really keen to hear from you. A little later well be hearing how four days into january some fat cat bosses have already earned more this year than the average british worker will earn in the entire year your thoughts on that welcome. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Britains outgoing ambassador to the European Union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the governments preparations for brexit. In his Resignation Letter he said he didnt know what ministers Negotiating Objectives were and called on his colleagues to challenge what he called Muddled Thinking. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. Sir ivan rogers has been britains ambassador to the eu for three years, and
By romain yen tourist. Andreea christea was on holiday from romania. She was catapulted into the thames during the attack. Ambulances under pressure. Theres a sharp rise in the number being turned away by A E Departments in england. And, its ladies day at aintree on the second day of the grand national festival. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Lee westwood is the leading british player after the opening round of the masters. He is third, five shots off the lead, at augusta. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The us has carried out a Missile Strike on a Syrian Air Base in response to the Chemical Weapons attack earlier this week in idlib province. It is the first direct us Military Action against forces commanded by syrias president. The kremlin, which backs the assad regime, has condemned the move. The Missile Strike hit the shayrat airbase in the west of syria, north of the capital, damascus. Six people are thought to have been killed, and the pentagon says ai
To know for the trading week ahead. Investing in the future. Later in the programme well speak to the boss of a company hoping to develop the next generation of coding geniuses. And also today, do you hate mondays . Ido the green party in the uk want to introduce a three day weekend. Would you want one, and would you work longer hours to get one . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. How about if you still work longer hours but you still have to do a five day week . That sounds like what we do here welcome to the programme. We start in italy where the Foreign Ministers of the worlds biggest economies are meeting in the historic city of lucca. This year italy holds the presidency of the g7 group and rome has already made it clear that one of its priorities is fighting all forms of protectionism. But why does it matter . Well, its important because the g7 accounts for just over 46 of the worlds wealth. And this meeting is important because it comes before next months leaders summit. Last mon