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brailsford insists there s been no wrong doing, but admits the current process is uncomfortable. restoring his team s reputation could be another uphill struggle. andy swiss, bbc news, majorca. the international cycling union has given paralympic athletes seven weeks to prepare for their world championships in los angeles. the march date was only confirmed today. for it to be such last minute, it s literally seven weeks, i mean for athletes preparing? that s not really time to do it. organisations and teams to sort out logistics, visas, transport, hotels, flights, you name it, it sjust a bit crazy. i don t know whether there s a motive for it but it seems a bit strange that it s so late in the day. after almost 150 years of horse racing, kempton park is set to be closed to make way for around 3,000 new homes, helping raise £100 million towards a £500 million ten year investment programme. should the proposal go ahead, in 2021 at the earliest, the king george vi chase ....
welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has been accused by some of his own mps of creating confusion after declaring that labour was not wedded to freedom of movement for eu citizens and then adding that he wasn t ruling it out either. the labour leader insisted that the party did understand voters‘ concerns about immigration. earlier, mr corbyn had prompted further criticism from his own side when he suggested that capping earnings would be a way to tackle inequality. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. a welcome for him on the platform, but will you welcome what was billed as his vision for britain after brexit? whether you voted to leave or remain, everybody voted for a better future. on the biggest question how many eu citizens can keep coming to britain to move freely, what was his verdict? we re not wedded to free movement of the eu as a point of principle, but i don t want to be misinterpreted, nor do we rule it out. we ll demand that these ne ....
us car manufacturers, put your new factories on american soil. rolf harris won t be giving evidence at his second trial for indecent and sexual assault as his legal team claims thejury in his previous trial ‘got it wrong . the man who turned formula one into one of the world s biggest sports, bernie ecclestone, is replaced as chief executive after nearly a0 years in charge. and la la land tops the oscars race with a record equalling 1a nominations, including best picture. in a landmark ruling, the government has lost its appeal at the supreme court over who has the authority to start the process of taking the uk out of the european union. eight of the 11 supreme court judges ruled that only mps and peers not the government have the authority to trigger article 50 and begin two years of negotiations. the president of the supreme court said that leaving the eu would change uk law and the rights of uk citizens which meant parliament must be consulted. a short tim ....
that this was a sport run by men for men. we will put up some copy cat has come into the bbc newsroom and show this. it concerns the us senate foreign relations committee. there is no copy to show you. what i was going to say was that the south carolina governor, nicky healy, has received approval from the relevant committee to be donald trump s ambassador to the united nations. confirmation in the full senate should follow. nicky healy was overwhelmingly approved. it has to be said it has been a less easy ride for rex tillerson, nominee for secretary of state. all the democrats considering his nomination voted against the appointment. it still went through. let s go live to the state department. for those getting to know nicky healy for the first time, give us an introduction. well, she is the daughter of indian immigrants. she is one of the few people of colour and, frankly, women in mrtrump s cabinet. people of colour and, frankly, women in mr trump s cabinet. she is ....
it s newsday. it s 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in the morning in beijing where china has warned the united states that it won t back down over its territorial claims in the south china sea. on monday, donald trump s spokesman said the united states would protect its interests in the region, a shift from president obama s more neutral position. but a chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said china will safeguard its own rights. our china editor carrie gracie reports on the growing tensions. there are three key flashpoints between the new trump administration and beijing trade, taiwan and the south china sea. the last two involve the risk of military confrontation between a fast growing naval power and the world s superpower. china lays claim to most of the south china sea, of the one of the busiest commercial waterways in the world, and one where several of its neighbours have competing claims. areas in the south china sea that are part of international ....