that she was determined to use brexit as an opportunity to build a ‘global britain , with new trade alliances across the world. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in downing street tonight. she has the latest. in the last few moments number ten has released images of theresa may putting her name to the letter that will formally begin this process. she will go down as the tory occu pa nt of she will go down as the tory occupant of the building behind me who pushed the button on the process of extricating ourselves from the institution the european union, with which britain has had such a complex and sometimes tortured relationship with for more than four decades. that institution that has infuriated and inspired this, divided public and inspired this, divided public and political opinion and ultimately been rejected by the decision of the british people. but in the coming yea rs british people. but in the coming years it will notjust be her cou nterpa rts years it will
scottish parliament has voted in favour of making a formal request to the uk government of making a independence referendum. our top story in the uk: britain formally begins the process to exit the european union, what should asian companies be looking for? are we set to the higher oil prices? we will hear from the international energy agency. hello. later today prime minister theresa may will be triggering article 50 and that will officially start the process of brexit. japanese businesses were some of the most vocal against brexit ahead of the referendum last year. their comments are not surprising considering japan is the biggest asian investor in the uk. and its companies account for about 140,000 permanentjobs. companies account for about 140,000 permanent jobs. carmakers such companies account for about 140,000 permanentjobs. carmakers such as nissan, toyota and honda are major employers. theirfactories nissan, toyota and honda are major employers. their factories ma
by romain yen tourist. andreea christea was on holiday from romania. she was catapulted into the thames during the attack. ambulances under pressure. there s a sharp rise in the number being turned away by a&e departments in england. and, it s 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 syria s 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 pen
because of overcrowding in many hospitals. and a lot of hot air trying to beat the world record for crossing the channel. and coming up on bbc news: we ve got the latest from the second round of the masters, where the weather has been far more friendly to the players, including england s lee westowood, at augusta. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. russia, an ally of syria, has condemned a missile strike authorised by president trump on a syrian government target. 59 tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from us warships in the mediterranean at the shayrat air base from where mr trump said this week s deadly chemical weapons attack in northern syria was launched. in a moment, we ll get the latest on russia s response and how the strike could affect the long war in syria. but, first, here s our north america editorjon sopel and a warning, his report does contain some distressing images. it was after dark on the east coast of america and before the sun had risen
the westminster terror attack last month, has died. the violent husband who was spared custody is now sent to jail after his claims to be a professional cricketer are proved untrue. and could the yorkshireman who won last year s masters be about to crash out of this year s competition? and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: two defeats on day one in france mean great britain is on the verge of going out of the davis cup in the quarterfinals. good evening. russia, an ally of syria, has condemned a missile strike authorised by president trump on a syrian government target. 59 tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from us warships in the mediterranean at the shayrat airbase. it was from there, according to mr trump, that this week s deadly chemical weapons attack in northern syria was launched. in a moment, we ll get the latest on russia s response and how the strike could affect the long war in syria. but first, here s our north america editorjon sopel. and a warning, his re