hello, i m lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now, we are going to start in the uk with events in parliament and the last 2a hours or so. calls for the speaker to resign. accusations of the labour party put pressure on the speaker to break with usual practices. the leader of the snp in westminster has come out with some strong comments. we will get to those in just a moment. all of this was about a debate on the israel gaza war, calling for a ceasefire, and the way the debate was run was seen pretty universally as chaotic by the end of it. 59 mp5 universally as chaotic by the end of it. 59 mps now say they have no confidence in the speaker, lindsay hoyle, the person in charge of running debates in parliament. on wednesday, take a look at this. this was of the debate and we had mps appearing to walk out from the snp opposition party, the conservatives, and the speaker apologised and apologised again in the last hour or so so we will take a look at what actually happened.
significant breaking news coming to us from europol, just word of a us from europol, “ust word of a large-scale us from europol, just word of a large scale operation involving law enforcement and judicial authorities from three countries, belgium, france and germany, all coordinated by europol, leading to the dismantling, they say, one of the most active networks involved in the smuggling of migrants across the english channel in small boats. the investigation focused on iraqi kurdish network suspected of smuggling made in eastern and east african migrants from france to the uk, with the use of low quality inflatable boats. and of course that story has dominated the british political scene for many, many months, one of rishi sunak s five pledges, but those are the pictures of the operation. now, the operation itself happened yesterday, let me give you the details of what they are telling us. 19 arrests have been made in germany, they also tell us that five high value targ
it follows an accounting scandal and its warnings about where the economy is heading. formula one s bernie ecclestone is forced off the grid the sport s new owners want a fresh start. #to # to open the world. and la la land equals an oscar record, with m nominations. coming up in sportsday on bbc news, roger federer rolls back the years at the australian open. he s nowjust one match away from his first grand slam in over a year. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in a ruling of huge constitutional significance, the judges of the supreme court have said that only parliament can trigger the brexit process. it s not the decision that theresa may wanted. she d argued that it could be done by ministers alone. thejudges also said that the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland do not have to be consulted. tonight, the bbc has learned that the government will present a brexit bill to parliament as early as this thursday. and the brexit secre
and in edinburgh, a warning that the decision not to require the approval of the scottish parliament is proof that the devolution settlement is worthless. with every day that passes right now, it is becoming clear that scotland s voice cannot and is not able to be heard within the uk on this question. we ll have the latest on this landmark ruling by the supreme court and what it could mean for the brexit process. also tonight: a record fall in bt‘s share price, after news that its italian subsidiary tried to cover up huge losses. more executive orders signed by president trump this time he revives plans to build two oil pipelines, despite environmental concerns. # sta rs # stars are you shining just for me.# and leading the oscars race is la la land with a record equalling 1a nominations, including for best picture. and coming up in sportsday later on bbc news, sir alex ferguson gives us his progress report onjose mourinho. he says the portugese is learning to control h
win this for moonlight. he s playing a drugs kingpin, but against all odds, he s tender, he s fatherly. it s quite a surprise. best supporting actress? i would like naomie harris to win this for britain, for moonlight. she s usually miss moneypenny, here she is playing a crack addicted mother. it s a great surprise. i think it will be viola davis. and then, finally, best director? damien chazelle really, really deserves this for pulling all the stops out on la la land. last year s awards were dominated by the oscars so white campaign. the 2017 shortlist is more diverse, but we can still expect politically charged speeches with the name donald trump likely to crop up. will gompertz, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. tonight, the losers in the supreme court may end up being the winners because the government says brexit is still on and on time. so can labour or the snp force any change of course? we ll be hearing from alex salmond and emily thornberry of labour. join