The is front cover focuses on this weeks Brexit Debate in the house of lords, where some of the new Labour Grandees could resist the governments plans for withdrawing form the eu. The express also picks up the story, urging the lords not to weaken or delay the governments brexit approach. The nhs has cut 15,000 beds in six years according to the mail. The guardian reports that eu leaders are telling theresa may that, what they call, Blackmail Tactics will backfire on the uk. The times says no ten is on a Collision Course with Small Businesses over its reforms to business rates. A warning from the Defence Secretary makes the telegraphs front page. Sir Michael Fallon says britain must maintain a Military Presence in afghanistan to avoid millions of afghans migrating to europe. Meanwhile the mirror is leading with the story that former boxer Michael Watson has vowed to find the people who attacked him as they tried to steal his car. Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im steph
The is front cover focuses on this weeks Brexit Debate in the house of lords, where some of the new Labour Grandees could resist the governments plans for withdrawing form the eu. The express also picks up the story, urging the lords not to weaken or delay the governments brexit approach. The nhs has cut 15,000 beds in six years according to the mail. The guardian reports that eu leaders are telling theresa may that, what they call, Blackmail Tactics will backfire on the uk. The times says no ten is on a Collision Course with Small Businesses over its reforms to business rates. A warning from the Defence Secretary makes the telegraphs front page. Sir Michael Fallon says britain must maintain a Military Presence in afghanistan to avoid millions of afghans migrating to europe. Meanwhile the mirror is leading with the story that former boxer Michael Watson has vowed to find the people who attacked him as they tried to steal his car. Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im steph
Coming up in the sport on bbc news its understood leicester have held informal talks with roy hodgson over the vacant managers position, following Claudio Ranieris sacking last week. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has used his first Speech To Congress to declare A Renewal Of The American Spirit and a new chapter of american greatness. He adopted a more measured tone than in his inauguration address, condemning the recent vandalism ofjewish cemeteries and the Fatal Shooting of an indian man in kansas. Heres our washington correspondent laura bicker. Donald trumps trip to Congress Gave him a few last moments to practise his speech. The president of the United States. Yet again, the president delivered what few had expected the most president ial of speeches. What we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. Our allies will find that america is once again ready to lead. He softened his tone on immigration, talked of reform and a new me
Today. Its five oclock. Our main story. Two british medical students who travelled to join so called Islamic State almost two years ago have been killed in fighting in the iraqi city of mosul. They were pa rt of a group of british medics, many of them of sudanese origin, whojoined is in 2015. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. The Young British medic who travel to join so called Islamic State, then made a Propaganda Video to encourage others to follow. Ahmed sadi khider was seen in 2015 a p pa re ntly sadi khider was seen in 2015 apparently pitching is medical stu d e nts apparently pitching is medical students anatomy and appealing for other doctors tojoin the self declared caliphate. Other doctors tojoin the selfdeclared caliphate. All the people who specialise, surgeons, anything where you can help would be great, there will be great reward. And this isjihad. He was one of a group of around a dozen british students, mostly from sudanese families, who all studied
Be a lonely place, defying conventional wisdom and the powers that be. My guest today has known that loneliness. Irish journalist david walsh was convinced that cyclings untouchable champion Lance Armstrong was a drugs cheat long before the sport revealed the scale of his deceit. Armstrong is now history of course but doping continues to devalue elite sport. Maybe its a problem that no amount of truth telling journalism can fix. David walsh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. I wonder if you could cast your mind back to starting as a Young Journalist in ireland, working on sports. You memorably described yourself then as a fan with a typewriter. Do you still regard yourself as a fan . In certain respects, yes, but in a general sense, no. I think a journalist has to leave that behind. I think the predominant reason why people want to be Sports Writers is because they love sport. In my case, i knew from a very early stage i wanted to be a Sports Writer and its because i liked writing essays