hard pressed finally, it seems some good news for ha rd pressed commuters were finally, it seems some good news for hard pressed commuters were you are? yes. that s right. commuters i have spoken to this evening say they are tentatively optimistic that this might see an end to the months and months of misery that they have been through. just trying to get to work. it began in april with the rmt beginning there are strikes, the aslef drivers joined in beginning there are strikes, the aslef driversjoined in december. commuters have been telling me about how difficult their lives have become. one man i spoke to earlier isa become. one man i spoke to earlier is a teacher in his first year. he says he is regularly late for work. you can imagine the impression that is making on his pupils. another man said he and his wife are barely seen each other at the moment. she has to regularly stay overnight with friends in london. he said it sjust as well they don t have children, otherwise
of parliament in westminster. plans to make britain an independent, sovereign nation will be published this morning just one day after theresa may started the process of brexit. the great repeal bill will outline how the government plans to repatriate more than a0 years worth of powers from the european union and convert thousands of eu rules into british law. yesterday, theresa may described britain s departure from the eu as an historic moment from which there can be no turning back . eleanor garnier reports. cometh the hour, cometh the moment, in westminster, belfast, edinburgh and cardiff the exact moment the uk took a new and different course. this is an historic moment from which there is no turning back. the letter, hand delivered by our man in brussels, telling the eu we are on our way out. written in a deliberately conciliatory tone. but a hint, too, of the steel in mrs may s stance. no overt threat to walk away, but a serious warning, as she wrote a failure
of settle to carlisle rail line. the world famous train is back on its scenic route through the yorkshire dales and the eden valley, a year after a major landslip closed the line. and, recycling rockets a californian company has made history by launching a rocket into space for a second time. good morning. it s friday, 31st march. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the eu has outlined its strategy for brexit negotiations, suggesting talks on a trade deal could begin once sufficient progress is made on a separation settlement with the uk. the draft guidelines, issued by the president of the european council donald tusk, argue for a phased approach in talks. the document will now be sent to the 27 member states for approval. the draft guidelines, seen by the bbc, will outline the tone of the talks ahead and say a non member of the union, that does not live up to the same obligations as a member, cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a mem
Going to be busy today. this is garry roden, the general manager of co 0p live. this is a big one for you. a very big one, yeah. the testing process is incredibly important to what we re doing here. but as you can see, we re about to open europe s largest new arena, which we re incredibly excited about. now, explain about what makes this difference. well, aside from the size, we can do 23,500 people in the round. if you look around, this is in completely a black bowl. so it s been designed around the idea of these kind of like small music clubs of the old days, but on a massive, massive scale. and then on top of that, we ve got this incredible acoustic treatment that goes all around, there s four layers of it on the roof. there s panelling all around the walls. it s almost like a radio studio in here. what surprised me was this is 23,500 people, the biggest in the uk, but it feels quite intimate when you look up at the very final seats. apparently, they re 23 metres closer to the stage
A new enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit to what we do as a company here. that will include theatres and clubs once i get this beast open. colin paterson reporting and we can cross to him live in manchester. it s a little empty at the moment? it s a little empty at the moment? it will be busy here tonight, it opens officially on tuesday with peter kay doing a stand up set but tonight, there is a test event, 7000 people will come into night to make sure everything works and i can speak to a man busy today, gary, the general manager, this is a big one for you? general manager, this is a big one for ou? , , ,, general manager, this is a big one for ou? , ,, , for you? the testing process is incredibly for you? the testing process is incredibly important for you? the testing process is incredibly important to - for you? the testing process is incredibly important to what i for you? the testing process is| incredibly important to what we for you? the testing process is - incredibly i