could all be a myth. researchers looked at the health record of more than 3 million people, casting doubt on the theory that some people can be healthy, despite being overweight. and she was famous for her trademark headscarf and pinny, now coronation street s hilda ogden s trademark items are going under the hammer, good morning. it s wednesday 17th may. i m annita mcveigh welcome to bbc newsroom live the white house has denied reports that donald trump asked former fbi directorjames comey to stop an investigation into the alleged links between one of his senior advisers and russia. mr comey, who was sacked last week, is said to have recorded the comments in notes taken after a meeting with the president in february. david willis reports. following a meeting of his security advisers back in february, president trump waited for other officials to leave the room before taking then fbi director james comey to one side. the previous day, his national security advisor, michael fl
point where it is of watergate size and scale. unemployment falls again it s now at its lowest level since 1975. but for the first time in three years pay is lagging behind inflation. also coming up the sexist world of horse racing. it s a sport worth more than three billion, but why do women looking for a career, rarely get to the finishing line? and she was famous for her trademark headscarf and pinny now coronation street s hilda ogden s trademark possessions are going under the hammer. the liberal democrats are putting another eu referendum this time on the actual deal that has been struck , at the heart of their general election manifesto. the party said it would let the people decide whether brexit happens, once negotiations have finished. the party s leader, tim farron, says the decision to leave the eu could wreck the lives of future generations. here s our political correspondent chris mason. tim farron went back to school this morning. the lesson? how
on the campaign trail. but he has been out and about in bristol. a campaign asset or a ticking time bomb? what about you? and we speak to the human and animal residents of dumfries and galloway to find out whether scottish independence would be a deciding factor in their vote. no coalition of chaos here. we will be getting the pet theories of our panel, stephen bush from the new statesman, and the sun on sunday s dave wooding. let s catch up on the latest developments from the campaign trail today. the liberal democrats have launched their party manifesto in east london. leader tim farron called on voters to support his party and ensure they get a choice about britain s future relationship with europe. i believe that our children will have a brighter future if we are inside the european union. that they will be safer and better off. that our economy will be stronger and our country will have more influence in the world. butjust because i believe that doesn t mean i think peop
the financial crisis hit. wages fell sharply and inflation rose as things like the cost of petrol went up. that led to this long period of pay squeeze and that didn t come to an end until september 20 14. and until today wages have stayed above the cost of living but the gap has been closing and today those lines crossed. individual incomes on average are going down again. donna spicer is a teaching assistant from south east london. she has faced a pay freeze for four years. south east london. she has faced a pay freeze for four yearsli struggle pay freeze for four years.” struggle to eat sometimes. i have no social life. there is no money to go out. and it is a choice of heating and eating. so, one winter we were sitting with blankets, hot water bottles, jackets, jumpers. low unemployment used to mean higher wages as firms chased good workers. i inflation meant workers demanded increased pay rises but people are still concerned about asking for a pay rise while the public
the torture of a mentally disabled man in chicago, streamed on facebook live, as a despicable hate crime. also, the winner of the bbc‘s sound of 2017 has been announced. ray burke. greg burke. 22 year old south londoner, ray black, has been described as embodying female black britishness. and a more ancient noise. how stonehenge may have sounded, thousands of years ago. good morning. it s friday 6th january. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the us president elect, donald trump, has voiced fresh scepticism about claims that russia tried to interfere in the american presidential election, just hours before he s due to receive a detailed briefing from intelligence chiefs on the alleged cyber attack. he appears to be sticking to the opinion. the in a series of tweets overnight, he said: the three intelligence heads have collectively insisted the kremlin ordered the attack to undermine mr trump s opponent, hillary clinton and have warned the president elect ag