#beyond100days. figure skaters, cheerleaders and artists are the subject of talks between north and south korea but nuclear weapons are off the table as the two countries celebrate pyongyang s decision to compete in the winter olympics but there are questions about where this will lead when military talks will not even include nukes. but it is a step towards easing tensions. it is the first time with the north has participated in any olympics since 2010 and now there of a scramble to work out how to get the athletes are there and how to make sure they return home again afterwards. the skiers on the slopes today were moving a little slower than they will be in a month s time. then, the world s best will be flying down these slopes. and now we know that when the olympic games open here on february the 7th, there will be a full north korean team competing. they will march in side by side with their south korean company dreads. translation: i think we can put everything else asid
and gary 0ldman is among the nominations for this year s bafta awards for his portrayal of winston churchill in darkest hour. our main story at 5 theresa may s cabinet has met for the first time after a reshuffle that triggered a resignation and was dismissed as a lacklustre pr exercise by labour. today she carried out the second stage of her ministerial reshuffle with new roles for dominic raab, jojohnson and alok sharma. mark garnier, who was cleared of inappropriate behaviour towards a member of his staff, has lost his job as trade minster. separately, the journalist toby young resigned as a member of the new universities watchdog, the office for students, after criticism of derogatory comments he d made in the past about about women, gay people and disabled people. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. the new look top team, gathered at the cabinet table for the first time today. theresa may s reshuffle was meant to be something of a reset for the gov
welcome to bbc news. theresa may has appointed more women and mps from ethnic minority backgrounds as ministers, at the end of a two day reshuffle designed to recharge her government. the prime minister said her reshuffle makes the government look more like the country it serves. but labour described the changes as lacklustre pr exercise. our deputy political editor john pienaar has more. allowed through the door at number ten today for a quick peek at the new look cabinet. nobody moved. almost nobody moved yesterday, because theresa may couldn t make them. where is she? there she is. jeremy hunt, the health secretary, was in the way and wouldn t budge, just like yesterday. the new faces in the top team were happy enough, though. there s lots of energy, lots of ideas. it was a really important meeting this morning, with a sense of renewed vigour. and the losers? i did what i thought the right thing to do was. justine greening, now ex education secretary, had no regrets. she w
be known that he wanted substantial new spending on the nhs in england. at today s cabinet meeting, theresa may reminded colleagues that discussions should be held in private. and the chancellor pointed out that he d already allocated extra resources in last year s budget. the row underlined concerns among some conservative mps about the government s handling of the winter pressures on the nhs as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. so, she can come out in a wheelchair. that s our treatment room anyway, so that s not going to free upa bed. long waits. this gentleman hasjust come in. long days, another glimpse of the pressure at the university of north tees hospital, like wards around the country. we need more beds in the hospital. we need more beds for them to go to. number 10 knows hospitals, patients, and the public looks to them for answers. however unwelcome the visitors making demands really are. reporter: do you want to be the chancellor, foreign secretary?
we report from the remote waters of antarctica, where scientists are demanding protection for the unique ecosystems they ve found. and the south african jazz musician, and campaigner against apartheid, hugh masekela, has died at the age of 78. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: manchester city look to reach wembley for next month s league cup final but it s anothger tough match against bristol city. good evening. the foreign secretary boris johnson, has been rebuked by both the prime minister and the chancellor after he let it be known that he wanted substantial new spending on the nhs in england. at today s cabinet meeting, theresa may reminded colleagues that discussions should be held in private. and the chancellor pointed out that he d already allocated extra resources in last year s budget. the row underlined concerns among some conservative mps about the government s handling of the winter pressures on the nhs, as our political editor laura kuenss