could he be so stupid? the line went dead and he did not contact us again. not for another three weeks. we will have an interview with the pa rents we will have an interview with the parents about the last time they spoke to their son. will the government stand firm on its spending plans when their legislative programme is debated in the commons again today? we are live until 11, as we are each weekday morning. the question today: is it time to relax their pay cap on firefighters, teachers, nurses and eve ryo ne firefighters, teachers, nurses and everyone else who works in the public sector? if you re affected by the pay cap which was debated in the commons last night, and there was a movement to try to get that lifted but it was defeated, if you want to see that happen, do let me know how you think it should be paid for. it is expected that the retired appeal courtjudge, sir martin it is expected that the retired appeal court judge, sir martin moore bick, will be appointed t
will keep happening. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: celtic try to make the champions league group stage for a second season in a row. good evening. after britain leaves the eu, people and goods should be able to move freely across the border between the irish republic and northern ireland, much as they do today. that s the government s ambition outlined in a paper published today. ministers says they want no return to checkpoints and border posts. at the moment there are about 110 million border crossings every year. northern ireland exports £21; billion worth of goods south of the border, that s nearly a third of all its exports, and imports £2.7 billion worth. critics of today s proposals say they lack credible detail and have raised concerns that an open border could become a back doorfor immigration from the eu. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports from the border, in narrow water. for more than 300 miles, crossing fields and bridges, roads and riv
while following a story on a danish submarine. good evening and welcome to bbc news. condemnation of president trump is growing after his comments blaming all sides for the deadly violence in charlottesville, virginia at the weekend. two former republican presidents, george bush and his son, george w bush, have released a joint statement calling on the american people to reject racial bigotry, anti semitism, and hatred in all forms. one woman was killed and 19 people were wounded in the clashes on saturday. our north america editor jon sopel reports. # amazing grace. the memorial service for heather heyer, a protest and moan down by a white supremacist in cha rlottesville on and moan down by a white supremacist in charlottesville on saturday. but farfrom an in charlottesville on saturday. but far from an occasion when a nation comes together, america seems more bitterly divided than ever. they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what? you just magnified her! th
nearly 50,000 british women had breast implants made by the french company pip when they were revealed to be at risk of rupturing. the patchy record keeping had made it difficult to trace the patients at the time. police in cornwall are investigating what they say are the unexplained deaths of two men. their bodies were found yesterday evening at a block of flats in st austell. one man was in his early 30s, the other was in his 20s. keepers at chester zoo are celebrating the arrival hello. you re watching bbc news channel with simon mccoy. let s get more now on the announcement that a ceasefire will come into force in syria at midnight. the russian president vladimir putin said that the syrian government and the armed opposition are ready to start fresh peace talks. three documents have been signed. the first document, between the syrian government and armed opposition on cessation of fire on the territory of the syrian arab republic. the second is a set of measures on contro
and first pictures of a rare giraffe born at chester zoo discovered by staff when they arrived on boxing day morning. if hit him with a right hand! and in half an hour we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year including muhammed ali in review 2016: we remember part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. let s get more now on our top story this lunchtime the announcement that a ceasefire will come into force in syria at midnight. the russian president vladimir putin said that the syrian government and the armed opposition are ready to start fresh peace talks. the deal was brokered by russia and turkey, who are on opposing sides in the conflict in syria. mr putin said they had signed a number of documents outlining the details of the deal. translation: three documents have been signed. the first document between the syrian government and armed opposition on a cessation of fire on the territory of the syrian arab republic. the second document isa arab