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in syria s third city of homs, killing dozens of people. some reports put the number of dead at more than a0. also coming up: the national trust receives an unexpected gift. the island that inspired its creation. grasmere island in cumbria has been held in private hands for 124 years but has 110w private hands for 124 years but has now been gifted to the organisation ina now been gifted to the organisation in a will. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon. the former labour foreign secretary david miliband says the party is the furthest it s been from power in 50 years. he was responding to labour s by election defeat in copeland in cumbria where the conservatives overturned a majority of more than two thousand to oust labour from a seat it had held for 80 years. jeremy corbyn has said he won t step down as leader. here s our political correspondent, matt cole. if these scenes in store, where labour held the seat, had been repeated there would be few ....
wild campers are ruining the environment with a letter and anti social behaviour. critics say it undermines the right to roam. and a premature baby becomes the youngest patient ever to undergo and survive major abdominal surgery anywhere in the world. good morning. we will have coverage of the francois fillon news conference as soon as it begins. it is due any time. stay with us for that. first, news of donald trump s first speech to congress. he said he was there to deliver a message of unity and strength and that a new year of strength was beginning. he condemned recent threats aimed jewish centres and the shooting of two indian immigrants in kansas. and he called on republicans and democrats to work together on the issue of immigration. our washington correspondent laura bicker watched the speech. donald trump s trip to congress gave them a few last moments to practise his speech. the president of the united states. again, the president delivered what few had expecte ....
of public funds, but he rejects calls to step aside. karen pence, 350, not content is, 256, so the contents have it. contents. the british government suffers a first defeat on brexit legislation. the house of lords backs an opposition amendment which could delay theresa may s timetable. and read my lips. a rare glimpse into the president s big speech preparations. you re watching one hundred days with katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. it was a very different donald trump who addressed congress last night less flame thrower, more president. he was still tough on immigration and terrorism but there was a surprising splattering of optimism, too. even the odd call for unity. and it seems people here liked it. in fact, so favourable were the morning headlines even from what he calls the failing new york times that an often irascible president could find nothing to moan about. on his twitter page was this thank you, and in bold type, too! ....
spending announcements in the budget on wednesday, saying that britain needs ‘fuel in the tank‘ as it prepares to leave the european union. with labour calling for increased spending on public services including health and social care, the chancellor says that although the economy is performing well, spending sprees would be reckless. he s also warned the eu that britain will fight back if brexit talks end without a deal. here s our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. these days a long shadow casts itself over westminster and whitehall. brexit is dominating politics and, as the chancellor makes spending plans, it dominates his calculations. i regard my job as chancellor is making sure that our economy is resilient, that we have reserves in the tank so, as we embark on the journey will take over the next couple of years, we are confident we have enough gas in the tank to see us through the journey. but domestic pressures are building up but domestic pressures a ....
with the self employed and drinkers bearing the cost of extra help for social care and business. and in the film review mark kermode gives us his verdict on the ‘viceroy‘s house‘ and the rest of this week s top releases. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor phillip hammond has played down expectations of big spending announcements in the budget on wednesday, saying that britain needs fuel in the tank as it prepares to leave the european union. with labour calling for increased spending on public services, including health and social care the chancellor says that although the economy is performing well, spending sprees would be reckless. he s also warned the eu that britain will fight back if brexit talks end without a deal. here s our political correspondent eleanor garnier. these days, a long shadow cast itself over westminster and whitehall. brexit is dominating politics, and as the chancellor makes his spending plans, it dominates his calc ....