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by a deal to plug the bhs pensions back by coal. £360 million to be paid. it endsa by coal. £360 million to be paid. it ends a long running dispute with regulators. newcastle take a big step into returning to the premier league. they go to the top of the championship. and the not so bonny banks of loch lomond why wild campers are no longer welcome. it looks like they are. cowell has the rest of the weather. happy st david s day. it is a chilly start, the risk of ice. already some rain coming into the south west. behind it in the south, it will become very windy later on. i will have more in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. donald trump has promised a new chapter of american greatness in his first speech to congress. he also appealed for unity, saying the time for trivial fights had passed. in an hour long speech he promised extra spending on infrastructure, the military, and pledged to tackle illegal immigration and terrorism. our corres ....
is going to pick up their phone behind the wheel today without even thinking about it? don t do it because picking up a phone, no matter how nice you are or good you are, accidents like this can happen to anyone on the road by using a phone. and a test which is almost 100% accurate in telling mums to be whether the child they re carrying has down‘s syndrome is being made available on the nhs from next year. this morning there are yet more warnings it could lead to an increase in the number of abortions. we ll get reaction. hello and welcome to the programme. we re live until iiam. throughout the morning, we ll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. a little later in the programme we ll ask what s going on with ukip and hopefully speak to nigel farage who is annoyed that his only mp allegedly tried to block him getting a knighthood. should mr farage get a knighthood? tell me what you think. our top story today, drivers caught using their phone behin ....
welcome to bbc news. the education secretary justine greening has been heckled by angry headteachers after she defended government plans for more grammar schools in england. ms greening was addressing the association of school and college leaders conference in birmingham. she insisted that grammar schools helped disadvantaged children close what she described as the attainment gap . but the headteachers general secretary attacked the grammar school plans, saying there was no evidence they would raise standards or improve social mobility. ms greening also faced criticism from heads over schools funding. they say lack of money is pushing up class sizes and forcing them to cut gcse subjects. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaves reports. peter woodman at the weald school might be a head teacher, but he still likes to work at the chalk face, partly because he enjoys it and partly because it saves money for the shcool. the only reason we can survive is we are car ....