have been pulled out of the debris of a hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe s right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union, thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, a woman on a roll, and yohanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going, by knocking out a former world number one out of the australian open. she s taken the first set. and in from the cold. i ve been training with the british long speed skating team, who s sport has been revived in the netherlands. and nick has the weather. the weekend is getting off to a frosty start. a hard frost in some parts. patchy fog around as well. a mostly dry day, and i ve got all your weekend weather in the next half an hour. good morning. first, our main story. president donald trump has wasted no time in getting to work. shortly after his inauguration parade ended, the new man in charge signed an executive order to begin d
of an italian hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe s right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union, thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, yohanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going, by knocking out a former world number one out of the australian open. and in from the cold: i ve been training with the british long speed skating team, who s sport has been revived in the netherlands. and nick has the weather. the weekend is getting off to a frosty start. a hard frost in some parts. patchy fog around as well. most places will see the sun shine, with a dry day ahead. more in the next half an hour. first, our main story. president donald trump has wasted no time in getting to work. shortly after his inauguration parade ended, the new man in charge signed an executive order to begin dismantling barack obama s affordable care act, known as obamaca re. in his first sp
story before 10am. it isa it is a must watch. and, a legal battle over the rights of parents to take their children out of school for holidays during term time reaches the highest court in the land today. we ll speak to the father at the centre of the case. hello, welcome to the programme. we re live until 11am. throughout the morning we ll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. and as always, really keen to hear from you. after 10am we ll be hearing how a primary school in bournemouth has started allowing pupils to wear their comfy slippers in class, after research found it helps them to get better grades and generally improve their performance. if you work from home, you might already know that s the case. do get in touch with your views. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. donald trump has sacked the united states‘ top legal advisor after she questioned the legality of his
we ll look ahead to super bowl 51 and the growing popularity of america football, here in the uk hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until ”am this morning. we also want to hear from you this morning if you ve had trouble getting hold of fresh vegetables. poor growing conditions in europe are causing a shortage and tesco has started to ration iceberg lettuces. to stop smaller stores buying from them in bulk. we ll have the details on this and find out if it s going to get worse. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today theresa may has arrived in malta for an informal one day summit of eu leaders. she ll brief european union leaders on her meeting with donald trump, and is expected to stress that she wants a positive and constructive relationship with the eu after brexit. kevin connolly reports. the cannons will welcome
penalties for corruption. and the town of tadcaster in north yorkshire will be reunified today when its only road bridge reopens, more than a year after it was destroyed by severe flooding. good morning. it s friday 3rd february. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. first to paris where there has been an attack at the louvre museum in the heart of the city. it s been described the french prime minister bernard cazeneuve as being of a terrorist nature . police say a man carrying two machetes and two backpacks shouted allahu akbar and tried to enter the underground shopping area outside the museum. a soldier opened fire and the man was seriously wounded. the backpacks did not contain any explosives. a huge security operation is underway, and the louvre has been evacuated. it s the latest security alert in a city which has become well used to them. the louvre museum houses some of france s most famous works of art, and is one of paris s most iconic landmarks a