option for the uk. >> we should stick to what we heard from the plan, the government recognized the inconsistency of the previous position, trying to remain in the single market and yet have restrictions on freedom of movement, having control of our own rules. there really is only one option here, withdraw entirely and negotiate the best trading arrangements from outside the single market. >> nancy is at the supreme court in london. assuming that viewers may just be joining us from the states, pau paint a picture for us on why today is so crucial. >> well, a simple answer there is that the supreme court will make a landmark decision on whether or not the uk government needs the approval of parliament to go ahead and trigger article 50, which is the legal mechanism for formally leaving the european union. the government has appealed a previous decision in the high court that they do need parliamentary approval. but the government would prefer to go it alone because they want to trigger article 50 by the end of march. they don't want any delay by remain proponents in parliament. what'

minister says the uk cannot remain a member of the single market after it has left the eu. the united kingdom is leaving the european union, and myjob is to get the right deal for britain as we do. mixed reaction to the speech. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called on the premised to be clearer about her long—term objectives on the uk's withdrawal from the eu and say she wa nts to withdrawal from the eu and say she wants to have her cake and eat it when it comes to the single market. lib dem leader tim farron said the plan would be bad for britain. this is a festive democracy, a presumption that the 51.9% of people who voted to leave injune last year meant the most extreme version of brexit possible. more on the bbc news channel, but thatis more on the bbc news channel, but that is all from us. goodbye from me, now the news where you are. good afternoon. time for the latest sports news with me jessica creighton. start with rugby union, where we've had confirmation this lunchtime that alun wyn jones will captain wales instead of sam warburton in the upcoming six nations. let's cross

programme. we start in the us, where, as you have been hearing, uk prime minister theresa may will become the first world leader to meet president trump when they hold talks later today. mrs may has called on the president to renew the special relationship between the two countries. she is keen to show britain can prosper outside the european union, so lining up a post—brexit trade deal is high on her agenda. but is it really a priority for the us? take a look at this... in terms of individual countries, the united states is the uk's top export destination. britain sold goods and services worth $125 billion to the us in 2015. that's17% of all its exports. taken together, though, the european union is by far britain's top export market, worth $280 billion, 44% of britain's total exports. any drop in those exports as a result of brexit could see britain relying far more on the us. britain is far less important to the us than the us is to britain. america sold $65 billion of goods and services here in 2015, half the amount that went the other way. and to put that in the context of t

on a press conference with the irish and british leaders. if you are watching in the uk, we are on the news channel so we can bring this to you in its entirety. welcome to all of you watching an bbc world news and the bbc news channel. if you want the six o'clock news, it is on bbc one. let's turn to the us. these are some of the scenes we have seen to the us. these are some of the scenes we have seen in the last couple of days. protests against mr trump's executive order on administration. 16 attorney general have said the ban is unconstitutional. judges have halted the ban on visa holders but mr trump is not wavering. mr trump said if the ban was announced with one—week notice, the bad would rush into our country. a lot of bad dudes, he says. he is also blaming the chaos we have seen at the ports, —— the airports, the big problems were caused by a delta computer outage. that was on sunday night, mr trump's immigration ban started on friday. let's bring in cantonese lurker. who comes out on top? the federaljudges are supposed to come out on top. -- anthony zurcher. there are

first time ever, a freight train from china will arrive in the uk. it wasn't intended as a symbolic statement, but with the british prime minister now confirming the uk must leave the european single market, the train‘s arrival does illustrate that post—brexit britain may need to look further afield for its trading partners. theresa may used her much anticipated speech yesterday to announce the uk's priorities for upcoming brexit negotiations. leaving the single market means britain will lose the right to trade with the european union without restrictions. despite this, the uk prime minister says the government will negotiate for the best possible access to the trading bloc. mrs may also said britain will aim for a new customs union agreement with the eu. this would allow the uk to form new relationships with non—european trading partners, but it could impose higher costs on businesses based in britain. the market reaction told another story with the value of the pound rocketing after theresa may said she would allow parliament joining me now is allie renison, head of europe a

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. seven months after the uk voted to leave europe, the prime minister has laid out her plans for britain's relationship with the eu. not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. we do not seek to hold onto bits of membership as we leave. no. the united kingdom is leaving the european union. we will look in detail at what theresa may said and have reaction from across politics and strasbourg and brussels as well. simonjacks is and strasbourg and brussels as well. simon jacks is in and strasbourg and brussels as well. simonjacks is in davos where the chinese leader has made a heartfelt case for globalisation. our middle east editor is in aleppo and we will play you the latest report from jeremy bowen on the destruction he has seen there. vladimir putin has made his first comments on unverified allegations that russia has compromising information on donald trump. the uk is going to leave the eu's single market. and you can argue that had become politically inevitable. many people supported brexit because of concerns about im

change in the law to give effect to the referendum must be made in the only way permitted by the uk constitution, namely by an act of parliament. to proceed otherwise would be a breach of settled constitutional principles stretching back many centuries. downing street says today's ruling will not affect it's plans to trigger article 50 by the end of march. but one of those who brought the case against the government says mps will now have their say. only parliament can grant rights to the british people and only parliament can take them away. no prime minister and no government can expect to be unanswered or unchallenged. the government will comply with the judgment of the court and do all that it can to implement it. brexit secretary david davis is due to make a statement later setting out how the government will respond. good morning from the supreme court which today has made legal, constitutional and political history. with this judgment by eight to three, it is parliament that has to three, it is parliament that has to trigger article 50 to begin the formal process of the unite

lagarde, who has been negative about brexit in the past, and i started by asking her if the uk leaving the single market would be bad for britain. you have to look at all the parameters. you have to look at the monetary policy, the exchange rate, the interest that would be charged. you have to look at the engines for growth, whether that very solid uk consumption which has held the economy together, and better than we had thought, will last. whether investment, both domestic and from the rest of the world, will persist, or whether there will be a significant reduction, and under what terms the exports will eventually take place between the uk and the rest of the world. what i know for sure is that there's a lot of work to be done in the coming weeks, months and possibly years. risks to economic growth, then, for britain and for the european union through this process? uncertainty is always a risk, and we know where we are at the moment. as you pointed out, the uk is still in the european union, and trade and movement of capitals and operations of banks are still being conducted under t

. and she confirmed that the uk would not remain in the eu's single market. we are leaving the european union but we are not leaving europe, and thatis but we are not leaving europe, and that is why we seek a new and equal partnership between an independent self—governing global britain and oui’ self—governing global britain and our friends self—governing global britain and ourfriends and self—governing global britain and our friends and allies in the eu. not partial ownership of the european union, associate membership of the european union or anything that leaves us half in, half out. we do not seek to adopt a model held by other countries. we do not seek to hold onto other bits of membership as we leave. the united kingdom is leaving the european union, and my job is to get the right deal for britain as we do. the prime minister also said that no deal is better than a bad deal on the uk's withdrawal from the european than a bad deal on the uk's withdrawalfrom the european union. while i am confident that this scenario need never arise, while i am sure a positive ag

. protests against the president's policy have taken place across the uk, as an online petition, calling for his state visit dropped, attracts more than 1.5 million signatures. canadian police have charged a french—canadian student over the killing of six people at a mosque in quebec. the actor peter capaldi has announced he is stepping down from the role of doctor who. and coming up on newsnight. copper ore at those travel restrictions. we will hear from the most senior diplomat to come out of the us, what is his reaction to his president's travel bans? —— uproar at those travel bans? —— uproar at those travel restrictions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a state visit to britain by president trump will go ahead later this year, despite mounting opposition. an online petition objecting to the visit has now attracted more than 1.5 million names, and there have been demonstrations in several cities this evening. the row was prompted by mr trump's decision to ban entry to the us for people from seven mainly—muslim countries. the foreign office says the ban does not affect

minutes. a petition to stop president trump's state visit to the uk gathers more than 1 million signatures, but downing street says it will still go ahead. despite the protests, president trump defends his action banning people from seven muslim—majority countries — saying there are a lot of "bad dudes" out there. in the next hour: six people, including two former hbos bankers, have been found guilty of bribery and fraud. the scam cost the bank's business customers and shareholders hundreds of millions of pounds. six people are shot dead in a terror attack at a mosque in quebec. two people are arrested. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. more thani million people have signed a petition calling on the government to cancel a planned state visit to the uk by president trump. it follows his temporary ban on visitors from seven, predominantly muslim, countries from entering the usa. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the visit should be postponed. but downing street said that would "undo everything" achieved in mrs may's recent visit to washington. here's our political corresp

ensure this. there will be exercises realises 2017 to ensure this, so anyone going to the uk or coming to turkey, will have even safer travel. madam prime minister, we have realised certain meetings today and in those meetings, she confirmed her support to the government, first and foremost you know that we have experienced a treacherous onjuly stop currie... after this the united kingdom had an open stance and she showed her allegiance with the national will, with democracy, and with his excellency mr ambassador. top authorities of the british government wants more. —— again was shown to techie. they were very clear in their stance with their support to turkey. this was highly welcomed by the turkish people. i would like to extend my gratitude to their support. more over, would like to extend my gratitude to theirsupport. more over, our countries fight against terrorist organisations. each and every day there is a new terrorist organisation with a new abbreviation. no matter what abbreviation. no matter what abbreviation they have, what paper they have come activities remai

today at five. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, warns eu leaders not to give the uk "punishment beatings" for brexit "in the manner of some world war two movie". he said it was not in the interests of the uk friends and partners. he said it was not in the interests of the uk friends and partnersm francois hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anyone who chooses to escape in the manner of some world war ii will be, ido manner of some world war ii will be, i do not think that is the way forward. meanwhile european commission presidentjean—claude juncker promises to seek a "balanced" brexit deal — but warns of difficulties ahead. we want a fair deal with britain and a fair day for britain, but a fair deal means a fair deal for the european union too. it comes as the supreme court announces its ruling in battle over brexit will be delivered next tuesday. we'll have the latest from westminster and from brussels. the other main stories on bbc news at five. thousands of british holidaymakers are flown out of the gambia amid safety concerns over political unrest. unemp

of the negotiations. sitting in the audience were some of the ambassadors to the uk. mrs may emphasised she didn't what to undermine the eu, but she also warned against those who wanted to see the uk punished for voting to leave. while i am sure a positive agreement can be reached, i am equally clear that no deal for britain is better than a bad deal for britain. the opposition labour party said mrs may wanted to leave the single market, yet still have access to it. that, they said, was like having your cake and eating it. they warned against her negotiating position. throughout the speech, there seemed to be implied threat that somewhere along the line, if all her optimism of a deal with the european union didn't work, we would move into a low—tax, corporate taxation bargain basement economy on the off shores of europe. that implication of a warning was picked up implication of a warning was picked up by implication of a warning was picked up by the european parliament's chief negotiator on brexit. up by the european parliament's chief negotiator on brexiti up by the europ

consumer spending helped the uk's economy to grow faster than expected at the end of last year. a record number of prisoners committed suicide in jails in england and wales last year. a dna breakthrough — police finally solve the mystery of a body found on saddleworth moor a year ago. and british astonaut tim peake on his plans to return to space, as the soyez capsule which carried him there and back goes on public display. coming up in the sport on bbc news: roger federer reaches his first grand slam final in two years with victory over swiss compatriot stanislas wawrinka at the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may is expected to become the first world leader to meet america's new president this evening when she addresses republican congressmen in philadelphia. tomorrow, she will travel to the white house for formal talks. the prime minister is expected to tell her audience tonight that a "sovereign, global" britain wants to enhance ties with its "old friends". but some politicians here have reacted to the meeting with misgivings, after mr tr

agenda. in a speech to us republicans last night, mrs may said the uk and america could not return to "failed" military interventions to try to "remake the world". here's our correspondent, richard lister. as she began her day in arlington cemetery, paying her respects to america's war dead. security is at the heart of the meeting but so is trade, it is hope of the future deal driving this visit. in liverpool, ca i’s driving this visit. in liverpool, cars down for the united states and construction equipment as well. president trump has promised a building boom in britain wants a pa rt building boom in britain wants a part of that. if week and get a slice of that weekend export the goods he needs. britain's trading relationship with the united states is already a healthy one. the value of our exports to the us is £45 billion. that's a fifth of uk global exports, and we sell them more than we buy with imports totalling £35 billion. we export more to the us than we do to any other country. but we are only america's fifth biggest market. we need them more than they need us. in his fi

affected much of the uk, causing travel chaos and school closures in some areas. the other headlines this afternoon: under increasing pressure — nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of the year. tristram hunt resigns as a labour mp — triggering a by—election in stoke on trent central. and british tennis number one johanna konta cruises to victory in herfinal warm up tournament before the australian open. good afternoon. severe flood warnings are in place along much of england's east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit much of the uk. the risk of high tides has led the environment agency to issue severe flood warnings — meaning danger to life. this is the environment agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations along the east coast at risk. evacuations are under way injaywick in essex, and here in great yarmouth. 17 severe flood warnings across england and wales and 18 flood warnings —— 86 flood warnings where immediate action is required. there are also 56 alerts

theresa may sets out her objectives for withdrawal from the european union — saying the uk will leave the single market. the not partial membership of the european union, associate membership or anything that leads as half in and half out. scotlands first minister says the move could be move could be economically catastrophic — labour claims the prime minister is trying to have her cake and eat it. she has said that to leave the single market, but did the same time city wants access to it. how is that going to go down in europe? inflation went up sharply last month, pushed by rising food prices and air fares. winger secretly at beach hotels in tunisia was criticised in a report from the government months before 38 people were killed in a terrorist attack. and we will report about how donald trump's latest week brought unsuspecting fame to a women in brighton. and, the rambling reptile. what happens when a giant alligator crosses your path? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has the uk believe the eu singer market when it quits the european union. in his

leaders that it would be an act of calamitous self—harm to impose a punitive settlement on the uk to deter others from leaving. china's president, xi xinping, has told the world economic forum in davos that his country wants to be a champion of free trade and stability. in his speech he made no direct reference to us president—elect donald trump, but warned against a trade war with america, saying there would be no winners. now on bbc news it's time for tuesday in parliament. welcome to tuesday in parliament. coming up the next half—hour: as theresa may sets out to brexit plans, in the commons mps are told both houses will have a vote on the final deal. the northern ireland secretary calls for a respectful election following the breakdown of the stormwater assembly. and is it time foran the stormwater assembly. and is it time for an overhaul of business rates 7 time for an overhaul of business rates? when you look at high streets, they are full of charity shops, estate agents and the odd copy shop. the prime minister says the uk will leave the eu single market as a result of brex

marches higher after the uk retailer reports robust results for the christmas quarter and its first sales growth in clothing and home wear in two years. >>> a different picture for tesco. shares dipping after sales growth of 0.7% fail so impress investors. and clack action. shares of novo nordisk sink after a u.s. law firm files suit against the danish drugmaker over allegations of concealing pricing pressures in its earnings release. good morning. welcome to "street signs." we want to kick off with breaking data out of germany for the full 2016 gdp data. we are looking at an increase of gdp of 1.9% year on year. some forecasts were looking for something as high as 2%. looking at the components breaking down the picture, private consumption higher by 2%. government spending by 4.2%. now, looking at the household consumption, that was also 2% higher on the year. this follows disappointing retail data we had out a while ago from germany. overall the gdp figure is higher by 1.9%. that compares to a forecast coming from reuters for 1.8%. when you look at the comparison, this figure slig

guards in its attitude towards the uk leaving the european union. two investment banks have said they'll relocate some staff from london the mainland as a result of brexit. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. coming up: after her brexit speech the labour leader challenges theresa may on her eu exit plan. can i urge her to stop the threats of the bargain basement brexit? i have a plan, he does not have a clue. mps demand the government do more to help a persecuted minority in myanmar. according to reports the minority group have been subject to arson, rape and murder. mps try to find out why we waste so much food. and: pretty much everyone hates theirs — but could we be about to enter a new era for the passport photo? any of us can send essentially a selfie to the passport office for our passport. but first: there'd been mutterings in the commons on tuesday after theresa may decided to make her big brexit speech not in the chamber but to an outside audience. so prime minister's questions was the first chance for mps to grill her direc

president—elect donald trump,says the uk is "doing great" following its vote to leave the eu. trump,says the uk is "doing great" he was speaking in his first uk interview, with the former justice secretary michael gove writing for the times. mr trump added he thought the uk was "so smart in getting out". the times also says he's promising a quick trade deal between the us and britain, when he becomes president in five days time. when he becomes president his comments came as the chancellor, phillip hammond, told a german newspaper, that the uk wouldn't "lie down," if access to the single market was "closed off." down," if access to the single mr hammond hinted at steep cuts in business taxes, to regain competitiveness. cuts in business taxes, here's our political correspondent vicki young. theresa may is thinking about life outside the european union and is determined to make a success brexit. i thought the uk was so smart and getting out. tonight there was a boost from ministers when the times reported donald trump was offering britain a quick and fair trade deal within weeks. an interv

uk, temperatures around nine or 10 degrees, maybe milder in one or two places. further south and east, it will be a bit brighter, but chillier as well, particularly across east anglia and the south—east. daytime highs of around 5 degrees, and where the skies are clear overnight, we could well see some quite sharp frost, this could well be the scene to the early to mid part of the coming week across these south—eastern areas. mind you, that is nothing in comparison with the cold weather which is set to dominate across much of continental europe, with quite a severe frost here, and daytime highs remaining below freezing, even down across spain and portugal. the chancellor's accused of threatening a trade war with europe if the uk is shut out of the single market after brexit. philip hammond says the government will do whatever it takes to keep the country competitive. will do whatever it takes to keep but labour says slashing business taxes could damage the economy. it's been revealed large numbers of cancer operations are being delayed because of the current pressures on the nhs. y

stephen sackur. the uk parliament is about to vote on the government's plan to trigger article 50, the formal process which will end in britain leaving the eu. there's little doubt mps will give prime minister theresa may a green light, but much has changed since lastjune‘s brexit referendum. the government has clarified its vision of what brexit means, while president donald trump is shaking up global politics. what place will post—brexit britain occupy on the world stage? my my guess is that today is conservative mp domin raab. domin raab, welcome to hardtalk. you area domin raab, welcome to hardtalk. you are a westminster mp who took the somewhat difficult to understand position of having the right to give a green light to article 50 taking the view that that was wrong and it should not be allowed.” the view that that was wrong and it should not be allowed. i took the view it as did all the mps who passed the referendum legislation by 61. we gave this decision to the english people and by the way all parties agreed to this and having done that we need to respect it. the commit

more than a million people have now signed a petition to stop donald trump's state visit to the uk. momentum has grown since the us president announced a clampdown on immigration over the weekend. following the executive order, the american embassy in london has now told citizens of the seven countries affected not to apply for visas to the states. donald trump says only 109 people were detained over the weekend and airport problems were caused by computer issues and protestors, not his travel ban. we'll have the latest from washington. and also from westminster where the foreign secretary will address parliament this afternoon. also this lunchtime... six people are shot dead at a mosque near quebec city. canada's prime minister calls it a terrorist attack against muslims. theresa may holds talks with political leaders from scotland, wales and northern ireland on her brexit strategy. finally identified — an american with dementia found in the uk lost with no id two years ago — he'd been abandoned by his family. and mapping the mood of urban britain. we hear from the man who's w

interview with donald trump, who says he will offer the uk a quick and fair trade deal. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us president—elect, donald trump, says the uk is doing great following its vote to leave the eu. he was speaking in his first uk interview, with the former justice secretary michael gove writing for the times. mr trump added he thought the uk was so smart in getting out. the times also says he is promising a quick trade deal between the us and britain, when he becomes president in five days‘ time. his comments came as the chancellor, phillip hammond, told a german newspaper that the uk wouldn't lie down if access to the single market was closed off during brexit negotiations. mr hammond hinted at steep cuts in business taxes, to regain competitiveness. here is our political correspondent vicki young. theresa may is thinking about life outside the european union. she says she wants to make a success of brexit, and the economy will be all—important. and tonight there was all—important. and tonight there was a boost of ministers when the times reporte

influence in the middle east. this is a priority for the uk as well, as we support our allies in the gulf states, to push back against iran's aggressive efforts, to build an ark of influence from tehran through to the mediterranean. the nuclear deal with iran was controversial, but it has neutralised the possibility of iranians gaining nuclear weapons for more than a decade. it has seen iran removed 13,000 centrifuges as well as the associated infrastructure and as the associated infrastructure and a stock of 20% enriched uranium. that was vitally important that the agreement must now be very carefully and rigorously policed and any breaches dealt with firmly. to deal with the threats of the modern world, we need to rebuild confidence in the institutions upon which we all rely. in part, that means multinational institutions, because we know that so many of the threats we know that so many of the threats we face today, global terrorism, climate change, organised crime, unprecedented mass movements of people, do not respect national borders. so we must turn towards those multinational insti

schedule, visiting the arlington national cemetery, the last resting place of a number of uk troops who lost their lives fighting alongside american forces. we can now speak to our correspondent who is at the white house. all the attention will be there later, barbara, for a hugely important day for theresa may and donald trump? yes, that is right. i asked his spokeswoman about an hour ago how important this is to mr trump, how important this is to mr trump, how important the special relationship is to america, and she insisted it was as important to the united states as it is to britain. she said he would be telling that to mrs may and assuring hair that that would continue under his presidency, but frankly, i think that is kind of obvious that britain really needs this relationship more than america does at this point, especially as it is negotiating its exit from it other main strategic relationship with the european union. that is something mrs may will be pursuing today, trying to get the closest possible ties with the united states. for mr trump, it possible ties with the united s

taking the uk out of the european union, saying britain will leave the single market and seek new trade agreements. lam sure i am sure a positive agreement can be reached, but i am equally sure that no dealfor be reached, but i am equally sure that no deal for britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. parliament will get a vote on the final brexit deal. labour says mrs may's approach involves "enormous dangers". if all her optimism of a deal with the european union didn't work, we would move into a low tax corporate taxation, bargain basement economy. in scotland, where voters backed remain, the first minister said a second independence referendum was still on the cards. i'm not prepared for scotland to be taken down a path that i firmly believe is going to be damaging. ajump in the cost of living: inflation hits a two and a half year peak, largely due to higher prices for fuel and food and the fall in the pound. in one of his last acts in office, president obama commutes the prison sentence of chelsea manning, the former us military analyst who passed classified files to wikileaks.

in control of the uk's divorce proceedings from the eu. i will be reporting live problem the supreme court, we will bring you the decision as it happens, and all the reaction from the court. we'll bring you that decision live as it happens, and throughout the programme we'll bring you plenty of reaction and explain what it means. iama i am a professor of public law, i am going to explain the meaning of the judgment, not about whether we leave, about how we leave the european union. plus, we'll bring you reaction from senior politicians, and our audience of voters are here to give their verdict on the decision. judges are not hell—bent on dismissing the views of british people, they just want to ensure dismissing the views of british people, theyjust want to ensure it is carried out with the correct mandate. it is correct thatjudges clarify the detail of the law, citizens have a right to clarify important questions. the judges have no right to interfere with the democratic wishes of the electorate, let's stop wasting time and get on to repealing the european community act. as always

going without a fight — we'll live in washington. the uk has chosen this man — sir tim farrow to be its new top diplomat at the eu. the day after the current man with thejob resigned. there have been protests in tel aviv after an israeli soldier was convicted of manslaughter for killing a disarmed palestinian attacker. we will tell you what benjamin netanyahu we will tell you what benjamin neta nyahu has said we will tell you what benjamin netanyahu has said about that. more videos have emerged of the shocking scenes in bangalore on new year's eve. a number of women were sexually assaulted by groups of men. we'll have the latest on the investigation. and if you want to get in touch at any point #bbcos is the place to go. a huge political battle is playing out in washington dc. here's president obama arriving on capitol hill earlier. he was there to talk to democrats in congress about trying to save his affordable care act, or obamacare as everyone calls it. it's a complicated law — but at its heart is a requirement for all americans to have health insurance — and for some to get

merkel. she said a short while ago that she believes there have to be close co—operation with the uk. she is willing to work with theresa may and she spoke to her yesterday on the phone and when it comes to the unity, she is with the 27. with the difficulty of, you know, the clear message from theresa may saying don't take punitive action against the uk. if you are worried about the staout of the union and other countries, france, holland, forthe risk of keeping the union, don't ta ke risk of keeping the union, don't take it out on the uk. the others would come back to say this is not about punitive action, this is about saying we try to make sure that you don't get a better deal than we've got already. i think already, you know the lines have been drawn in the sand for that. we heard from the prime minister of malta along those lines and the difficulty for the uk and for britain, it only takes one of the 27 to object and we go no further? it takes, ithink, splinter moments. moments where something can happen where suddenly there is a big aning zit about it. a small trigger today. th

britannia — the uk's pm will today say she's prepared to take britain out of the single market as part of an eu exit deal. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday the 17th of january. no "half in, half out." that's the message from theresa may to brussels. the prime minister's speech will set out 12 priorities for the eu exit deal that she hopes to strike, but is she wishful thinking? also in the programme, rolls—royce on the rack, the aerospace giant agrees to pay $800 million fine to settle bribery and corruption cases in overseas markets. and all eyes on the pound sterling. it is steady for now but how will markets react once theresa may delivers her speech? we'll make sure you're prepared. later we'll be live in davos where for the first time in the history of the event a chinese president will attend. we'll be getting the inside track on what this tells us about china's global business ambitions. and it's being reported that flying cars could be about to take off for real. today we want to know what sci fi technology you would like to see becoming a reality? let u

is date for many parts of the uk, particularly across england and wales. this was the scene earlier on in staffordshire. and a short time ago, skipton in north yorkshire, very pleasant if you are out and about, but with the clear skies, temperatures will fall away sharply this evening. temperatures rise further north as the cloud comes down, bringing a few showers. with it, some ice. especially across central and southern england, a widespread frost, could be —5 or so. temperatures will recover in northern england, it should turn milder in scotland and northern ireland. it will turn wet throughout the day across the north and west of scotland. a limited amount of sunshine. there will be more across england and wales, with more cloud around here. one or two like showers coming across england and wales. the best of the sunshine hanging on in the southern counties, but it will be cold after a frosty start. temperatures should be higher than the david somers and northern ireland. —— temperatures should be higher day for and northern ireland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:

billion in other settlements. prosecutors in the united states have charged three uk based former currency traders with trying to rig foreign exchange rates. they worked atjp morgan, citigroup and ba rclays. in 2015 the three banks as well as rbs paid $2.5 billion in fines after pleading guilty to conspiring to rig foreign exchange rates. lawyers for each of the three have denied they did anything wrong. the uk authorities decided not to bring any charges after looking into the allegations. the turkish lira has hit new lows against the us dollar. during asia's morning trade it fell another 0.5% to reach almost 3.8 to the dollar. it's one of the worst performing currencies in the world over the last 12 months. the economy has suffered because of continuing conflicts with kurdish militants and so—called islamic state. on tuesday turkey's central bank took action to try and prop up the lira. some breaking news on our bbc live page. there is a story about food. the uk company whitbread apologised over its beef lasagne. apparently there were reports that its beef lasagne included por

ones in the uk. martin mcguinness is resigning as northern ireland's to be the first minister. this matters not only because it shows the depth of northern ireland's political crisis but because of the man himself. martin mcguinness was crucial to the ira ending its armed campaign to northern ireland to join the republic of ireland. this resignation is over the handling of the controversial energy scheme. more of that in a minute. mr mcguinness gave a statement, he says an election is needed, that seems likely by the way. this is more of what he said. we in sinn fein will not tolerate the arrogance. sinn fein wants equality and respect for everyone, and that's what this process must be about. so today i have told arlene foster that i have tendered my resignation, effective from 5pm today. so i believe today is the right time to call a halt to the dup‘s arrogance. is the right time to call a halt to the dup's arrogance. the bbc's stephen walker in our belfast newsroom has been helping me describe the controversy at the centre of this story. what is at the heart of this dispute is a

causes disruption across many parts of the uk with snow and strong winds affecting travel and forcing schools to close. major retailers including marks and spencer, debenhams, and john lewis, report better—than—expected figures in the run—up to christmas. the world's first tidal lagoon creating green energy from the sea is likely to go ahead in swansea bay. and the former england football manager graham taylor has died at the age of 72. i held him in the very highest regard because of what he gave to me. they gave me my england debut and set me on the road, and i will never forget that. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is the latest twist in donald trump's confrontation with the heads of america's intelligence agencies. mr trump says the director of national intelligence, james clapper, called him last night to condemn a leaked report claiming the president—elect was vulnerable to blackmail by russia. but mr clapper has said he'd made no judgment on whether the report was reliable and he rejected mr trump's suggestion that us intelligence was responsible for the leak. our corres

tasty deal. tesco and booker surge to the stop of the stoxx 600 after the uk's largest supermarket agrees to buy the food wholesale group for 3.7 billion pounds. >>> ubs shares fall after it suffers significant outflows in its wealth management business but the bank's ceo, sergio ermotti tells cnbc he sees improved client confidence. >> we are realistic because we have data points pointing at clients and investors being more optimists and ready to be constructive about the situation. they are really looking for concrete actions by the new administration in the u.s. >>> bt's head of continental europe steps down amid via italian accounting scandal but the company's ceo says the situation is under control. >>> time to raise a glass as lvmh posts record full-year profit and sales lifting the stock towards all-time highs spurring gains throughout the sector. >>> good morning. welcome to "street signs" on the last trading day of the week. enough earnings optimism this morning but that's not enough to lift the overall stoxx 600. we are looking at a bit of weakness across the overall heat

an early trade deal between america and the uk. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on what we might expect based on the evidence so far. heard the one about leaving the european union? brexit means brexit. what's that again? brexit means brexit. and in case you hadn't heard. brexit means brexit. but despite what sound like meaningless platitudes, the big decisions on the european union have been obvious since june. there is clearly no mandate for a deal that involves accepting the free movement of people as it has worked hitherto. unlimited eu immigration won't stay, nor the power of european judges. ourjudges, sitting not in luxembourg, but in courts across the land. without them in charge, it means we'll be out of the single market. people talk in terms as if somehow we are leaving the eu but we still want to kind of keep bits of membership of the eu. we're leaving, we are coming out. and she's even dressed up to make plain how doing business outside europe will be more and more important. and a thumbs up for brexit from the man who in 91 hours will be the most power

. theresa may will speak this hour — and rule out a deal which leaves the uk "half in and half out" of the european union. we will be coming out of the formal structures of the customs union and the single market, because that's the way we can really grasp the golden opportunities that brexit presents. the prime minister must not wave the white flag and give up on our membership of the single market. if she cares about britain's future and is going to fight our corner, then she's going to need to be fighting for britain to be in the single market. theresa may will set out her plans for brexit, including a pledge to leave the single market, but there will be no clarity on the customs union or curbing immigration. sorry for that technical hitch. a libyan man has won the right to sue the former foreign secretary, jack straw, over claims of kidnap and torture. an 18—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage girl in rotherham. three years after the malaysia airlines flight mh370 went missing, the search is called off, leaving families devastated. good mornin

has ruled that the uk parliament, not the government, should be responsible for triggering the brexit process. we will get more on that from the bbc news up right now. we are also going to talk about the latest talks on the syria conflict. we are in kazakhstan. there has been a new resolution on how to maintain the current national ceasefire. in its board, we look at allegations from one of uk cycling's biggest stories that this was a sport run by men for men. we will put up some copy cat has come into the bbc newsroom and show this. it concerns the us senate foreign relations committee. there is no copy to show you. what i was going to say was that the south carolina governor, nicky healy, has received approval from the relevant committee to be donald trump's ambassador to the united nations. confirmation in the full senate should follow. nicky healy was overwhelmingly approved. it has to be said it has been a less easy ride for rex tillerson, nominee for secretary of state. all the democrats considering his nomination voted against the appointment. it still went through. let'

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. political and legal opposition is growing in the united states to president trump's restrict immigration. the british prime minister tells her ministers to raise concerns with their american counterparts about the us travel ban. the socialist party in france has chosen a politician from the left to be its candidate in this year's presidential election. and a sweet moment for roger federer. he wins an epic five—set match to claim his 18th grand slam at the australian open. 16 us state attorneys general — some of the country's chief legal advisors — have condemned an executive order from president trump restricting immigration from seven mainly muslim countries. they say the move is unconstitutional, un—american and unlawful. the attorneys general said in a joint statement they were confident the order would be struck down by the courts. one federal judge has temporarily halted meanwhile, there's been more anger and consternation around the world. the german chancellor angela merkel who has said th

for the uk as well, but there is every reason to be positive. with me is stryker mcguire, features editor at bloomberg markets. we've been talking a lot about that speech. what did you make of it? i thought it was astonishing really. ina sense, thought it was astonishing really. in a sense, we weren't surprised because we knew where he stands. i mean, that is one of the things that he has always had going for him. he is very clear. i guess i was astonished in the sense at what sometimes happens is when a campaigner becomes president elect and then president, he attempts to broaden his appeal and the magic in a sense of trump is that he's gone through the entire campaign and the run—up to the presidency basically singing the same song and to the same people. what can we expect them? we'll look at the first hundred days, of course. will it be the same? will we have the same arguments, that campaigning tone?|j think arguments, that campaigning tone?” think we will. we will see actions as well. we will see him to begin to pick various things, including obamacare. he will begin to a

will put a final deal agreed between the uk and the eu in both houses. our second guiding principle is to build a stronger britain. that means taking control of our own affairs, those who voted in the european union demand we must so we will take back control and put an end to the jurisdiction of the european court of justice in britain leaving the european union will mean our laws in belfast, those laws will be decided by judges not in luxembourg but in courts across the country because we will not have truly left the european union if we are not in control of our own laws. a stronger britain demands we do something else, strengthen the union between the four nations of the united kingdom. at this momentous time it is more important than ever that we face the future together, united by what makes us strong, the bonds that unite us as people and our shared interests in the uk, and open successful nation in the future. i hope the same spirit will imply northern ireland in particular. and the responsibility of the uk government, dealing with them, the interests of all parts of the uni

the us to the uk, because this is what's happening to the ftse 100 because this is what's happening to the ftse100 indevil —— index. it made history today. it's been going up made history today. it's been going up and up. it closed at a record high for a ninth day in a row, that's the longest streak ever and it's not unrelated to what's been happening to the value of the pound since the uk voted to leave the european union. that's the moment of brexit. but the pound has been making its way down since. a weaker pound is boosting the profits of many multinational companies, when they convert foreign earnings into pounds. that does the world of good for their share price. the uk tech sector got good news today. snap is behind snapchat. it announced its going to set up its international base in the uk. the point is that a lot of social media companies, like facebook and google have run into trouble over setting up tax bases in lower tax jurisdictions in europe and then diverting profits from other large markets into those jurisdictions diverting profits from other large markets into

the uk tries to make itself attractive to big companies once it leaves the european union. the uk rate is currently at 20%. and next door is ireland, which is in the european union and has successfully attracted multinationals like apple, intel and pfizer. it has corporation tax ofjust i2.5%. did demystify all of this and talk through the issues i'm joined by a guest. john cullinane is tax policy director at the uk's chartered institute of taxation. aaron outlining where we are at at the moment. interesting what donald trump has promised. the question is, can he deliver on those promises? it is included in the us, isn't it? can he deliver on those promises? it is included in the us, isn't mm is, because the government is not all powerful, having a majority in parliament. both houses of congress have two agree. obviously they are all now republican, but in the american system they still have very different ideas and proposals as to how to go about these things. that the key difference. in the uk we have a budget, they announced tax changes that can come into affect almost immediate

yesterday, mrs may said the uk and united states could not return to "failed" military interventions to try to "remake the world." her visit comes amid the continuing controversy over president trump's support for waterboarding terror suspects and his war of words with mexico over the building of a border wall. here's our correspondent richard lister. the prime minister began her day in the chill winter sunshine of arlington national cemetery. on the quayside in liverpool, correspond with the united states and construction equipment, too. president trump has promised a building boom and britain wants a pa rt building boom and britain wants a part of that. if we can get a slice of that, we can give him the contribution he is looking at. the uk exports goods to america worth £45 billion, that is a fifth of uk global exports, and britain was maxell elsmore goodson buys, with imports totalling £35 billion. we export more to the us than any other country, but the america's fifth biggest market, we need them more than they need us. in his first because president, donald trump said repeat

asthma patients in the uk could "cost lives," as it suggests over three million people are at risk. good morning. the pay gap between men and women in their 20s has narrowed to its lowest level ever, but if you're in your 30s or 40s men are still earning much more. why? i'll be finding out. good morning. in sport, a fantastic comeback from arsenal, who came back from 3—0 down with 20 minutes left to draw 3—3 at bournemouth. arsenal stay fourth in the table. good morning. the natural history museum prepares to dismantle dippy the diplodocus. after 100 years in the same spot, the dinosaur is going on tour. and carol has the weather. good morning. it isa it is a cloudy start for england and wales cricket board in with some drizzle. it will brighten up, though, particular central and eastern areas. a cold start for scotla nd eastern areas. a cold start for scotland and northern ireland with some clear skies. some sunshine, if you wintry showers but a keen wind down the north sea coast. more details on the weather in 15 minutes. thanks. good morning. first, our main story. britain's

will be good for the uk and the rest of the eu. why should they give the lay allow us to have our cake and eat it? it will be good for both sides. is it achievable, what she said out? we shall wait and see. not exactly nodding along either — the other parties across the uk. the political consequences of theresa may's choices are unclear. i think we have to have a deal that ensures we have access to the market. we have britishjobs access to the market. we have british jobs dependent on that market. we will push for that. whether it is specifically... she seems to be wanting to have her cake and eat it. do we want to be taken down a path that we didn't vote for and is against our interests, all do we wa nt and is against our interests, all do we want to take control of our own future? the choice, scotland has the right to make. waving the white flag, giving up what is best for britain, it is damaging for britain's feature. a theft of democracy. in brussels, the message received clear. but welcome? parliament was told today that they will get a vote on the final deal. but it is pla

uk, after prime minister theresa may confirmed plans to leave the european single market as well as the eu, the so called "hard brexit" option. so, what have we heard already? on wednesday, the boss of hsbc said he's preparing to move around 1000 of his 5000 london staff to paris. that would mean around 20% of its european revenue leaving the uk, worth several billion dollars. swiss rival, ubs, also told the bbc that 1000 jobs may go in london as a result of brexit, again around a fifth of its workforce. and according to a report in the handelsblatt newspaper in germany this morning, goldman sachs may halve its london workforce, moving 3000 staff to new york and continental europe, a thousand of those to frankfurt. goldman though says it has yet to make a decision on the matter however, some believe this could be the tip of the iceberg as far as uk financialjob losses. back in october, consultants oliver wyman warned 75,000 uk jobs are at risk if financial companies based here lose the right to operate across europe. theresa may is addressing the world economic forum in davos today,