President trumps cabinet . People with small Bank Balances need not apply. And i love all people, rich and poor. But in those particular positions ijust dont want a poor person. Does that make sense . Welcome to the programme. Im Christian Fraser in london, jon sopel is In Washington. The European Commission supported theresa mays decision to call a snap election. They wanted reassurance the Prime Minister had a mandate for brexit and would be there to see it through to the end. Well, they have no such guarantees. So, the Dinner Conversation tonight might be somewhat strained. Over coffee, mrs may will be explaining to the other 27 leaders how the uk plans to protect the rights of eu and uk citizens once it leaves the union. The commission has already made its counter offer, some weeks ago. We will see how they compare. But president of the european council, donald tusk, stressed brexit wasnt the only thing on the agenda and had this to say about defence. Somebody needs to set up perma
Have turned the way he has. The eu wont try to punish britain over brexit, says the head of the european commission. But he warns there will be a bill to pay. As syrias ancient city of palmyra is liberated again, more evidence of so called Islamic States brutality comes to light. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Lewis Hamilton dominates practise on the first day of the new formula one season fastest in practise in melbourne by more than half a second. Good evening. President trump has suffered a major defeat tonight over one of his Biggest Campaign pledges his vow to reform americas healthcare system, known as obamaca re. Mr trump was facing opposition not just from democrats, but from his own party in congress. The president had staked his personal authority on his scheme, issuing an ultimatum to the republicans that hed drop it altogether, if they didnt back him. But tonight, just minutes before the vote, he was forced to abandon his plans dramatically, after being told he did
Greater manchester into tighter restrictions. Flown to london the conjoined twins from pakistan finally go home after their extraordinary treatment at great ormond street. How cold water swimmers are helping scientists working on a possible cure for dementia. And wasps are stung by four more positive coronavirus tests putting their premiership final against exeter on saturday in jeopardy. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Wales will go into a two Week National lockdown from friday. The first minister, mark drakeford, said he was imposing the firebreak with a heavy heart. But he insisted that the sharp and deep measures were necessary in order to regain control of the virus and to prevent the nhs from becoming overwhelmed. The decision has sparked anger in some parts of wales where the number of cases is still low. The lockdown will last two weeks. It starts at 6pm this friday. Everyone must stay at home unless they are a key worker or cannot work from home. Mixing with other househ
Remote learning has returned for millions of School Pupils across the uk. But questions remain about the assesment of those facing exams. In germany, high coronavirus cases are expected to delay next weeks lifting of the lockdown until at least the end of the month. France promises to catch up with its neighbours after administering only a fraction of its available covid vaccinations. Elections are taking place in the us state of georgia which will shape the course ofjoe bidens presidency. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Im rebecca jones. With almost all of the uk impacted by coronavirus lockdowns, support for businesses worth over £4 billion has been announced by the chancellor in the past hour. Millions of people in england are being told to stay at home once more, in a third lockdown announced by the Prime Minister, in the fight against coronavirus. Borisjohnson warne
Dusting of snow. But nowhere dusting of snow and the so the northlands of scotland. With that i suggested across many Western Areas and cold start to the tuesday morning. That run of rain a little bit of hills the and snow for the Channel Islands, wintry showers Northern England, southern eastern scotland. A lot of dry and bright weather for many as will be of the next few days. Wins latest in north and west quite a stiff breeze blowing and its here where the wind show will make it feel substantially colder with three to five celsius as recorded tuesday evening so those lines of showers across scotland going Northern England and that one towards the southeast corner and the Channel Islands. That will persist through tuesday night into wednesday. Clear skies away from it means there will be another widespread frost and ice around. As we go into wednesday the isobars align in the charts and note the further apart they are the light of the winds will be. So less busy day for many and nota