Good morning. It is a fairly cloudy start to the day for many parts of the uk. It is mild as well, drizzly conditions and patchy fog. In scotland, something brighter but it is cooler. I will have more details on 15 minutes. In 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies, has been sacked from the cabinet after an inquiry found he had breached the ministerial code. He was asked to quit after he was found to have made inaccurate and misleading statements. It was in relation to what he knew about claims that pornography was found on his Office Computer in 2008. 0ur Political Correspondent alex forsyth reports. Side by side yesterday, the Prime Minister and her close ally damian green, her deputy in all but name. But, hours after they sat together in the commons, he was sacked. It stems back to this police raid on mr greens parliamentary offices nine years ago. 0fficers said legal pornography was found on computers. Mr green has always and
Sporting event since the olympics. And the official engagement portraits as prince harry and Meghan Markle prepare to spend christmas at sandringham. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The sacking of damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies, has prompted a furious backlash from conservative mps who are angry about how confidential material gathered during a Police Investigation came into the public domain. The first secretary of state was sacked from the cabinet last night after a government inquiry found he made inaccurate and misleading statements about the pornography on his Parliamentary Office computer. He is the third cabinet minister to leave their role in the space of two months. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright has this report. Sacked from the cabinet and out the door. The third senior minister to leave theresa mays team in less than two months. Reporter why did you liethe public, mister green. This morning, damian green wasnt keen to talk, but fo
That crisis looks set to continue. Catalonia is barely more than 6 of spains territory. But it accounts for around a fifth of the spanish economy, and almost a quarter of exports, as well as 16 of the population. Last week the bank of spain cut its National Economic growth forecast for next year from 2. 5 to 2. 4 , citing the uncertainty around catalonia as one of the main reasons. Businesses arent waiting to find out the impact. Many are moving their legal headquarters out of catalonia. Some reports suggest 3,000 have done so since the referendum, although politicians have been arguing over the numbers. Take a look at the spanish stock market. It was rising strongly in the first half of the year. Since 0ctobers referendum its been on a downward trajectory. Lets get more on this story. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe is in barcelona. Hejoins me via webcam. You have been living in spain for some time. Do you think that what we see today will be the end of the independence question . inau
Property developers. Also victory for bristol city after the club beat Manchester City in the efl cup last night. Bristol citys chairman, steve lansdowne, says he feels vindicated for sticking with manager leejohnson after their struggles last season. And a car park in leicester, where the body of king iii was unearthed five years ago, has been protected as a nationally importa nt archaeological site. Good morning. Its thursday, 21st december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Prime Minister has expressed deep gret at the departure of her first secretary of state, damian green. But said his actions fell short of the conduct expected of a cabinet minister. Theresa may sacked her close colleague and friend after an inquiryfound her close colleague and friend after an inquiry found he had breached the ministerial code by making inaccurate and misleading statements about pornography found on his Office Computer in 2008. Downing street said there wont necessarily bea stre
For the troubled retailer. Birmingham. Cheering and, birmingham is confirmed as host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. It will be the most expensive sports event in britain since london 2012. Its 5. 00pm. Our main story is that the forced resignation of damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies in government, has prompted a furious response among a number of conservative mps. They have renewed their condemnation of former Police Officers who revealed that pornography had been found on damian greens parliamentary computer, nine years ago, before be became a minister. Scotland yard says it has asked the information commissioner to investigate the retired officers and whether Data Protection laws have been broken. That decision has been welcomed by theresa may, whos on a visit to poland. Our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. Sacked from the cabinet and out the door. The third senior minister to leave theresa mays team in less than two months. Reporter why did you lie