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against british soldiers in iraq. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has been giving details of its strategy for leaving the european union. its white paper says the uk wants a bold and ambititous free trade agreement with europe and other countries around the world. the brexit secretary, david davis, told mps that the uk s best days were to come. but labour s shadow brexit secretary, keir starmer, said the white paper contained nothing . here s our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. we re on our way out, that much is clear, but what will life outside of the eu look like? the prime minister s long asked for plan finally presented to parliament. secretary david davis. the brexit secretary outlined the details of the white paper. it confirms the prime minister s vision of an independent truly global uk, and an ambitious future relationship with the european union. controlling our own laws and ensuring orderly brexit, part of a series of prior ....
investigation into historic allegations of abuse in iraq should be shut down. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. the commons transport committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. they re calling on the department for transport to give up some of its powers. rob young reports. dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. they say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to train companies. the commons committee says competition is meant to drive improvements, but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. national express used to be the biggest train company here, but is quitting the uk railway entirely. the mps say the government is too soft ....
scientists say could be the earliest life on earth. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news it s newsday. in singapore and london, this is bbc world news - it s newsday. good morning. it is a stadium in singapore, midnight in london and seven in the evening in washington. president trump has promised massive infrastructure investment and a renewal of the american spirit and the tone was more measured and there was condemnation of recent hate crimes and a call the democrats and republicans to work together. but how much can he get through congress and how we would all be paid for? they say that practice makes perfect. and when you re singing a new tune, probably best to give it the full rehearsal. the president of the united states! donald trump s tone couldn t have been more different warm, inclusive, unifying and optimistic. what we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. our allies will find that america s once aga ....
good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, 11:00pm in london and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, where the response to donald trump s first speech to the us congress since taking office has been largely positive. the president has himself tweeted to simply say thank you. and the financial markets seemed to approve, with the dowjones closing at a record high, an apparent endorsement of his calls for a massive infrastructure investment programme. the battle now for the president will be how much can he get through congress, and how it will be paid for. here is our north america editorjon sopel. they say that practice makes perfect. and, when you re singing a new tune, probably best to give it the full rehearsal. the president of the united states! donald trump s tone couldn t have been more different warm, inclusive, unifying, and optimistic. what we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. 0ur allies will find that america s once again ready to le ....
its first serious blow over the brexit bill which will trigger the process of leaving the eu. the upper chamber voted by a large majority to give european union nationals who already live here the right to stay in the uk. the prime minister has so far refused to give any such assurances. our political editor, laura kuennsberg, reports. they have voted, contents 358. wow. not contents 256. so the contents have it. wow! you can hear them say. the lords beat the government by more than 100 votes. a bid to force ministers to say people from other eu countries can stay here, and to say so now. it seems to me a win win for principle, humanity, decency and honour. and i hope the house of commons will now follow the example of the lords and make sure that it confirms this improvement to what was otherwise a pretty dire set of legislation. it s very arrogant to assume that your argument is the only one of principle and yours is the only moral one. once people start using words ....