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best interests of the country. we ll have all the details and plenty of reaction from westminster and beyond. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the inflation rate hits a 2.5 year peak largely due to higher prices for fuel and food and the fall in the pound. the libyan man who claims that british agents took part in his kidnap in 2004 is given permission to take legal action. and alun wynjones becomes the new wales captain for the 2017 six nations, ending sam warburton‘s six year tenure. it s five o clock. our main story is the prime minister s first major speech on the government s strategy for leaving the european union. she s underlined some of the key aims of the forthcoming talks, and promised that members of parliament at westminster will be able to vote on the final deal when it emerges. let s run through some of the main points. mrs may said the uk cannot possibly remain within the european single market, because staying in would mean in effect but t ....
welcome to newswatch. later on the programme: this man was on our screens again this week. is the bbc giving nigel garage too much air time? was coverage of the new us administration s travel ban balanced and impartial, or did it panderto a growing anti tromp hysteria ? and impartial, or did it panderto a growing anti tromp hysteria? nigel farage. the prime minister s visit the us at the end of last week to meet president trump was the subject of considerable media analysis. not least the moment when the two appeared briefly holding hands. but some people were more exercised by a question put at a news by the bbc‘s correspondent. you said before that torture works, you ve praised russia, you said you wa nted you ve praised russia, you said you wanted to ban some muslims from coming to america, you ve suggested there should be punishment for abortion. for many people in britain those sound like alarming beliefs. what do you say to our viewers at home who are worried ....
no surprise that as the week went on coverage of donald trump s presidency continued to exercise newswatch viewers. in particular, the bbc‘s reporting of the petition urging the government to call off the president s proposed state visit to britain, which those complaining described to us as excessive and hysterical . and of the ban on travellers from seven countries to the united states. some felt certain aspects of that ban had been largely ignored by bbc news. the list of countries facing the travel ban were originally drawn up by the obama administration, and not invented by trump. second, many muslim countries themselves impose a travel ban on the citizens of many, many countries, including uk citizens, simply because they have visited israel. there has been little evidence of fair unbiased reporting showing both sides of the story. it s blatantly obvious the current issue is not anti muslim but anti terrorist, or anti isis. but the reporters keep trying to pu ....
in sport with the start of the six nations tournament and great britain s opening davis cup tie. kyle edmund s beaten in the second match as canada level things after day 1 in ottawa. and as heavy metal legends black sabbath prepare to play their last ever gig ozzy osbourne admits to feeling emotional it is just a whirlwind of emotions going on. i hope it is ok. nick has the weekend weather. good morning. the weekend is getting off to a fairly chilly start with a few showers around. most places will see at least one fine day this weekend. good morning. first, our main story. ajudge in the us has put a temporary nationwide block on president trump s immigration controls. it means travel restrictions on people from seven mainly muslim countries should be lifted immediately. the white house is expected to appeal against the ruling by a judge in seattle. greg dawson reports. on america s east coast, another day of prayer and protests at new york s kennedy airport as peopl ....
welcoming justin trudeau at the white house a little bit elliott. satin chairs next to each other posing for some pictures and exchanging pleasa ntries. posing for some pictures and exchanging pleasantries. clearly, while those two were getting on in that situation they disagree on a lot, immigration, security probably been top of the list. both issues came up at the joint press conference, here are the answers. came up at the joint press conference, here are the answerslj said we would get out the criminals, the drug lords, general kelly he was sitting right here said he he is doing a fantasticjob. i ve said from the beginning we would get the bad ones, the really bad ones that is exactly what we are doing. i think that in the end everyone will be very happy and i will tell you now, a lot of people very happy right now. canada has always understood that keeping canadian safe is one of the fundamental responsibilities of any government and that is certainly somethin ....