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today and we will find out how some of the biggest names fared over christmas. are voters willing to pay more taxes to boost spending on the nhs? a survey suggests nearly a half of them are. we ve a special report. plans for a billion pound project to use the tides in swansea bay to generate electricity are backed by a senior government advisor. in sport: southampton lead liverpool in their league cup semi final. nathan redmond gave the saints a 1 0 win in the first leg. carol has the weather. good morning. there is snow in the forecast today, wintry showers and windy conditions for the north in particular, and also parts of the west. in the south we have rain initially with hill snow but later in the day some of that will readily turn to sleet and snow even at lower levels. i ll have more details in 15 minutes. thanks, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the us director of national intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that official agencies leak ....
hello, good morning. iam annita mcveigh and welcome to bbc newsroom live. the us director of national intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that official agencies leaked claims russia had compromising material on him. in a statement, james clapper said he had called the president elect to say the information had not come from the us security services. meanwhile the bbc understands the ex mi6 officer who is believed to have prepared the memo containing the unsubstantiated claims is now in hiding. christopher steele, who runs a london based intelligence firm, is believed to have left his home this week. our washington correspondent laura bicker has the story. donald trump s not a huge fan of the press corps, but he had a message to send to the media and to us intelligence agencies. he believes they leaked unsubstantiated allegations that his election team colluded with russia. it is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it didn t happen. there are al ....
prices have been rocketing in china. is that suddenly we should be concerned about? rico hizon will make sense of that for you in a moment. but we start in seoul, where the trial of the century is getting started. the head of the biggest company, samsung, is on trialfor bribery. samsung might be a household name, globally, but his bossis household name, globally, but his boss is not. so what we know about him? he is the boss of the company, jay y lee, but is known by south korean media as the crown prince of samsung . that is because he is the only son of the chairman, lee kun hee, who was convicted of bribery and tax evasion himself, but was pardoned. so jay y lee has been in charge since his father had a heart attack in 2014. he has been the de facto boss. so the lee family are phenomenally wealthy. you can see the figure behind me. forbes magazine ranking them asia s richest family last yearfor magazine ranking them asia s richest family last year for the second yea ....
in sport, they re calling it one of the greatest european ties ever. barcelona make history by coming from 4 0 down against paris st germain to win with the last kick of the game. and two years after historic clandon park house was gutted by fire, we report on the start of the huge restoration task. and carol has the weather. good morning. for many this morning it s a fairly cloudy start, also a damp one with showers or some rain but by mid morning, for most we ll have some lovely springlike weather with a fair bit of sunshine except across the channel islands and the south west, where it will be cloudy and damp, and it will be quite a windy day for some of us. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the chancellor phillip hammond is facing accusations of breaking an election pledge by increasing national insurance contributions for many self employed workers in yesterday s budget. he s facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some backbench ....
including the staff the the congressional black caucus, and staff throughout various committees. we ve used this work period as an opportunity to invite staffers from both sides of the aisle to come to the white house and discuss shared priorities and find common ground on the way forward. and we re not just reaching out to capitol hill. we have actively engaged with key leaders and policy makers around the country. it s critical to gather information from states and from people throughout the country rather than just leaders in washington. so to discuss specific action he can take. they leaders, many of whom represent some of the country s largest manufacturers, cabinet members and key aides of the president s staff. the working group will engage in a deep-dive conversation on the attendees specific areas of expertise. topics of discussion include deregulation, tax and trade, and infrastructu infrastructure. after the gripes conclude their discussion, the president s it is st ....