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welcome to bbc news. the uk s most senior diplomat in brussels, sir ivan rogers, has resigned. sir ivan was criticised for warning the government that it could take a decade to reach a trade deal with the european union once britain has left. he told his office today that he would be stepping down as ambassador early just two months before formal brexit talks are due to begin. he was appointed by the then prime minister david cameron in november 2013. the reason for his resignation has not been revealed. let s get more from our political correspondent iain watson at westminster. we still don t know, we still haven t heard anything from him? i m afraid we haven t. what is interesting is the downing street statement, a pretty anodyne couple of lines from number ten, effectively saying the reason he stood down in fact was to give a successof stood down in fact was to give a successor the chance to be in place before the brexit negotiations took place. of course we expect ....
donald trump s campaign for the presidency. that is according to a report from us intelligence officials. the report was released after they had briefed mr trump on their findings. after they had briefed mr trump on theirfindings. while after they had briefed mr trump on their findings. while the after they had briefed mr trump on theirfindings. while the president elect insisted any espionage by russia, china or anyone else had not influenced the result that he has ordered a plan to be delivered within 90 days of taking office on developing an aggressive response to cyber attacks. american intelligence tonight released its explosive report, claiming that vladimir putin personally ordered what it called an influence campaign to help donald trump s chances of winning the presidency by denigrating hillary clinton and harming her electability. it concludes, the kremlin had a clear preference for the billionaire. donald trump today described the investigation as a political ....
coming up in sport on bbc news, andy murray gets a winning start in the australian open and was made to work, but is through to the second round. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. just days before taking over the white house, president elect donald trump has promised a quick trade deal with britain. the former cabinet minister and brexit campaigner, michael gove, who interviewed mr trump for the times newspaper, said the president elect was enthusiastic about britain leaving the eu and that the offer of a us trade deal would strengthen theresa may s hand in the brexit negotiations with brussels. speaking to reporters on his way into a meeting of foreign ministers in brussels, borisjohnson described mr trump s comments as very positive. our political correspondent ben wright reports. by by friday, he will be president, the most powerful politician in the world. and getting a visit in first, formerjustice secretary and brexit campaigner, michael gove, pre ....
about their reunion. answer andy murray wins his first grand slam match since becoming world number one. here s a flea through to the second round of the australian open. he is safely through. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. just days before taking over the white house, president elect donald trump has promised a quick trade deal with britain. the former cabinet minister and brexit campaigner, michael gove who interviewed mr trump for the times newspaper said the president elect was enthusiastic about britain leaving the eu and that the offer of a us trade deal would strengthen theresa may s hand in the brexit negotiations with brussels. speaking to reporters on his way into a meeting of foreign ministers in brussels, borisjohnson described mr trump s comments as very positive. our political correspondent ben wright reports. by friday, he ll be president, the most powerful politician in the world. and getting a visit in first, formerjustice secretary and ....
britons on a beach in tunisia in 2015 hears that the shooting could have been stopped sooner. and a young woman abducted as a baby 18 years ago has now been reunited with both her biological parents. it s five o clock. our main story is the political crisis in northern ireland, where the power sharing executive has collapsed following sinn fein‘s refusal today to nominate a new deputy first minister to replace martin mcguinness. the first minister and dup leader, arlene foster, has accused sinn fein of risking northern ireland s stability for political self interest by forcing an election. the northern ireland secretary is expected to make a statement within the hour. the crisis was provoked by the mishandling of an energy scheme which could cost the taxpayer half a billion pounds. sinn fein have accused arlene foster of failing to take responsibility for it. my colleague annita mcveigh is in stormont for us. thank you very much. good evening from stormont, where in t ....