The Security Personnel across the country, we assess the cost of keeping britain safe. And balancing the books within a decade thats the promise from the Trump Administration as it reveals its Spending Plans for 2018. Hello and a very warm welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme the Credit Rating agency moodys downgrades china well have the details in a moment. We will be talking to rico hizon. As weve been hearing, britain is now on a Critical Terror Alert with the military set to bolster the police amid fears the manchester bomber, salman abedi, did not act alone. Earlier, Prime Minister theresa may raised the threat level to the highest possible, meaning that another attack could not be ruled out. So how well funded is britains Security Operation . Well, the uk has seen an increase in anti terror spending in recent years. Heres how things looked in the last Financial Year the uks annual Terrorism Policing Budget was i 594 million, thats around 770 m
£700 million to settle allegations of bribery and corruption. They re quite naughty, rebellious books, i suppose. There are a lot of naughty, rebellious children around. And tributes to the childrens author and illustrator babette cole, whos died at the age of 67. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News andy murray gets off to a winning start in melbourne as the world number one sets his sights on the first tennis major of the year, the australian open. Good evening. Theresa may has been finalising her long awaited statement on the governments ambitions for the forthcoming talks on leaving the European Union. In tomorrows speech the Prime Ministers expected to spell out what kind of brexit deal she wants, and the future trading relationship with the eu. Donald trump says his promise to negotiate an early trade deal between america and the uk should strengthen mrs mays hand. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports on what we might expect, based on the evidence so far. Heard the on
We are having Breakfast In America and apparently this is what President Obama has at this restau ra nt. President obama has at this restaurant. We are talking to voters about what his legacy will be in the week that he leaves the white house. In sport the british number one Johanna Konta moves safely through to the second round of the Australian Open, beating Kirsten Flipkens in straight sets. And are we swapping Two Fat Ladies for a Skinny Cappucino . The research looking at how our high Street Entertainment venues are changing. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It isa it is a cold start to the day across east anglia and the south east with some frost and patchy fog but we will see some sunshine. For the rest of the uk it is cloudy, much milder at patchy rain and drizzle around. Ill have more details in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. The Prime Minister will today set out her vision for the terms of britains departure from the European Union. Th