according to a report by the children s commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. president trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nation s prime minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the government has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 railway project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. the first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. the second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032 33. in 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. but borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. this morning the transport secretary grant shapps didn t rule out scrappin
i think it s a fundamental change and a very important decision. trustees say it s time to end the toxic association with slavery. if i ve got members of staff who are uncomfortable coming in the building, if there are people, bristolians, and people from further afield who feel that this place isn t for them because of perceived associations, then that s something i can t be doing with. like other ports around the uk, this city is still struggling to come to terms with the role that it played in the brutality of the slave trade. a period which brought wealth and influence, but which also caused lasting shame. so for some, today s announcement was a pointless attempt to air brush history. for others, it s a moral victory. i d look at that and think a disgusting man. he could have been involved in the transportation of my ancestors to a life of hardship. i think it s far too pc. i think it s ludicrous. i mean, it s at colston hall for donkey s years. that s the brand and that
created the chances. i think they didn t shoot. and it was fantastic. very pleased. congratulate the players. and i think the three points we got and we have again reduced the gap to four points with chelsea. elsewhere, arsenal beat leicester 1 0, with an own goal from robert huth. arsenal are now back up to sixth four points off the champions league places. and in the battle of the bottom two, middlesbrough recorded their first victory of 2017 by beating sunderland i o. the black cats on the brink of relegation which could come as early as this weekend. they re rock bottom and i2 points from safety. in spain, barcelona and real madrid remain level on points at the top, after they both won, and scored 13 goals between them. lionel messi scored twice as barca thrashed osasuna 7 i, with gomes and alcacer also scoring two each. javier mascherano got the other his first goal for barcelona in 319 games for the club. and real madrid won 6 2 at deportivo la coruna, where james rod
in sport: still in the title race. tottenham beat crystal palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. a boom for books as the publishing industry has a surge in sales and a record year. and carol has the weather. a chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. but here we ve got early sunshine. most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. more in about 15 minutes. thank you amcu bend. see you then. tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its nuclear weapons programmes. last night, president trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. but washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. the us is piling on the pressure. this is a military exercise just north of the north korean border. a message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fa
by the fa to ban players who dive orfeign injury. venus williams gets the better of britain sjohanna konta in rome. and they drew crowds of 50,000 in their hey day now nearly 100 years later, these stars of women s football have been paid tribute to. good evening. the football association has agreed to introduce retrospective bans for players who dive or feign injury from next season. the decision was made at a meeting of its shareholders this afternoon when a range of reforms was also passed which means the governing body will continue to receive public money. our sports correspondent katie gornall is here. we will start with these diving bands. how exactly will they be enforced? this is something that has been on the mind of the fa for some time. they have created a new offence of and this system has been placed in scotland since 2011. they have punished three players this season have punished three players this season for this kind of offence. in england, it will wor