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Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is under pressure tonight to explain why mps were not told a Trident Missile test went wrong last summer. It happened just weeks before a crucial commons vote on the future of britains nuclear deterrent, when theresa may urged parliament to back renewal of the weapons system. Today, she repeatedly declined to say whether she knew of the malfunction, when an unarmed missile failed to reach its target. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. This is what the launch of a Trident Missile looks like. Lastjune, the royal navy carried out what it calls a Routine Un Armed Test Launch from Hms Vengeance but we now know that something went wrong. Hms vengeance was about 200 miles off the florida coast. It was to fire the missile around 5,000 miles across the atlantic. But a malfunction occurred during its flight and it didnt reach its target. The speaker i call the Prime Minister. Yet, just weeks later, theresa may was asking mps to vote on spending £40 billion to renew the weapons system. Mr speaker, weve waited long enough, it is time to get on with building the next generation of our nuclear deterrent. Today she was asked four times if she knew then thered been a problem. Did you know that misfire had occurred . Well, i have absolute faith in our Trident Missiles. Did you know it happened . I think we should defend our country. I think we should play our role in nato with an independent nuclear deterrent. Did you know about it when you told the House Of Commons . And the issue we were talking about in the House Of Commons was a very serious issue. It was about whether or not we should renew trident. Whether we should look to the future and have a replacement trident. Thats what we were talking about in the House Of Commons. Thats what the House Of Commons voted for. I believe in defending our country. Jeremy corbyn voted against it. He doesnt want to defend our country with an independent nuclear deterrent. Prime minister, did you know . There are tests that take place all the time, regularly for our nuclear deterrent. What we were talking about in that debate that took place. Im not going to get an answer to this. We understand the Prime Minister chose not to inform parliament about this and its come out through the media some months later. Its a pretty catastrophic error when a missile goes in the wrong direction. While the Ministry Of Defence has publicised past Success Launches of the Trident Missile, in this incident they say they would give no further details of the test injune, because of National Security reasons. In a statement, the mod would only say that the submarine Hms Vengeance and her crew were successfully tested and certified. But significantly, officials do not deny that there was a problem with the missile, or that it might have veered off course. The former head of the royal navy says ministers should have come clean. The missiles have been fired now, since 1990, regularly, and they work all the time. This clearly was a problem. Thats why you have tests. Just to check it. There was some minor problem. I dont think it would have made any difference at all. By not publicising it, it immediately makes you think are they hiding something . Is there something wrong . It was a stupid thing to do. The government still says it has absolute confidence in britains Nuclear Weapons system but this incidentjust raises questions about its reliability. Earlier, i spoke with rear admiral chris parry, former navy officer and nato commander who said it was extremely unusualfor a failure like this to happen. Whats really being tested here is the launch procedures and the mechanisms by which the submarine actually gets the missile out of its hull, through the water and obviously into independent flight. And i think it is fair to say this was proved during this trial. I think the subsequent telemetry revealed what went wrong with the missile. What do you think did go wrong, if it veered off course and headed towards america . Well, we dont know it headed towards america. I think that is probably a bit of rumour. It certainly didnt go on its preprogrammed flight path. Now, that could be anything to do with a tiny component, a small transistor, or Something Like that. Do remember this is an inner missile covered with Telemetry Indicators and things like that. It doesnt have a warhead, and its designed obviously to go somewhere where there isnt any land. Anything could have gone wrong. It could have been a component failure, or indeed it could have been a software glitch, or Something Like that. And i think, as lord west said just now, this is really unusualfor this to happen, and if it did im sure the engineers and the geeks are all over it at the moment. I suspect at the time the politicians werent told because the analysis hadnt been done. But lord west also said it is much better to come clean and to tell parliament. Do you agree . Well, yes. I mean, if there is something to tell. If the simple fact of life is that we had a problem and we think it is down to analysis we havent done yet, it would be crazy to go to parliament when you dont know about it. The other thing i think it is worth stressing is that our Nuclear Technology is shared amongst very few people indeed, and unless the politicians are very inquisitive about what is going on theyre not going to be told unless there is something significant that affects National Security. But this isnt because of the nuclear content of this particular system, is it . It is because it is all to do with the direction, the telemetry, as you described it. Everyone seems to be trying to minimise this. Why shouldnt we worry . Well, i mean, as lord west said again, the reason we do testing is so that we can actually find out faults. One of the things i would say is quite a lot of these shots nowadays are being done to test the limits of the system so we can get the next generation of Ballistic Missiles in, and on this occasion it may well be that they were testing this missile close to its flight limits, so they could see where it wasnt going to work. We dont know that. And one thing i know amongst my own fellow professionals is they scare politicians silly about the Security Arrangements for this such that politicians are really terrified to talk about it. I think, to be honest, the Prime Minister should have actually said, yeah, we had a problem. When weve got the analysis sorted out well tell you about it, but right now its just speculation. That would have been sensible. Might it have been the case, though, that everyone wanted to keep this quiet because the vote in parliament to renew the system, at a cost of £40 billion, might have gone a different way . No, i dont think so. I think over the period of its Lifetime Trident has shown itself to be incredibly reliable. Its the best system on the market at the moment. Its the rolls royce of deterrence systems. We want to keep it, and obviously when the next generation comes in its got to be proved to be just as good, if not better, as well. And also value for money. I doubt if the analysis of that incident back injune was actually shared immediately with either David Cameron or theresa may, so at the time of the debate i doubt if the information was available to actually brief on it. The Prime Minister has also confirmed that shell visit washington for talks with President Trump on friday, the first foreign leader to meet him since his inauguration. Mrs may said she would build on the Special Relationship between britain and america, but would challenge any opinions she finds unacceptable. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. 0n the surface the Special Relationship that he is almost intimate, as the Prime Minister the first foreign leader to meet the new president but that relationship with donald trump may have to become extra special after brexit. The Special Relationship between the uk and us has been strong for many yea rs. We and us has been strong for many years. We will have the opportunity to speak about a Trading Relationship and some of the challenges we will face. It all sounds positive but the leaders will have to square this circle. |j sounds positive but the leaders will have to square this circle. I want us have to square this circle. I want us to be a truly global britain. America first, america first. The president s critics say that his emphasis of protecting american jobs might makea emphasis of protecting american jobs might make a favourable deal difficult even with the uk. Recent figures show we sell more to america than we buy, we sold £88 billion of goods and services butjust brought in £52 billion of imports. The reverse is true with the eu. We sell less to them than they do to us, but as you can see, business with eu partners is worth far more than our trade with the United States. No trade with the United States. No Trade Agreement with america, however ambitious, can replace or match what we are potentially going to lose on our doorstep in europe. It is well known at westminster that the team around theresa may were not Donald Trumps biggest fans when he was a candidate, but as soon as he was a candidate, but as soon as he was elected her officials were dispatched to the states with the Foreign Secretary following quickly behind to try to mend ridges quicker than workers on overtime, but now the Prime Minister in cis she is not afraid to raise really difficult issues with the new leader of the free world. Yesterday, millions of women across the world and thousands in london marched against a president they see as disrespectful. Theresa may was a little coy on what she was going to say face to face with donald trump, but. I think the biggest game of that will be made about the role of women is the fact i will be there as a female Prime Minister. Directly talking to him about the interest we share. In the 80s, mrs thatcher and Ronald Reagan had a close and candid relationship. It is likely to take a lot of diplomacy and good grace to form a similar partnership. The white house has vowed to fight the news media tooth and nail,over the white house has vowed to fight the news media tooth and nail, over what officials see as unfair attacks on donald trump. The new president has taken issue with estimates of the size of the crowd at his inauguration on friday. His Press Secretary says it was the biggest in history for such an event, but as our north america editorjon sopel reports, the evidence doesnt support the claim. The weightiest issues on the planet were discussed at Donald Trumps inaugural address, but what the president is in a white rage about are suggestions that the crowds for him were not as big as they were for barack 0bama eight years ago, even though the evidence is incontrovertible, as these two photos, each taken 45 minutes before the inauguration started, make plain. But last night, journalists were summoned to the most extraordinary White House Briefing to be told they were lying. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period. This kind of dishonesty in the media, the challenging, the bringing of our nation together, is making it more difficult. There has been a lot of talk in the media about the responsibility to hold donald trump accountable, and im here to tell you that it goes two ways. We are going to hold the Press Accountable as well. No questions were allowed. Earlier in the day from donald trump, on a visit to cia headquarters, a similar attack, though this time the target different. As you know, i have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. They sort of made it sound like i had a feud with the intelligence community. But, hang on a minute, how do you reconcile the suggestion that its all got up by the journalists when he tweeted this 11 days ago . He accused the Intelligence Services of Leaking Material against him, and suggested their behaviour made it seem as though we were living in nazi germany. And today, key lieutenants were intensifying their attacks. There is an obsession by the media to delegitimise this president , and we are not going to sit around and let it happen. 0ur Press Secretary gave alternative facts to that. Look, alternative facts are not facts, they are falsehoods. Part of this can be put down to Donald Trumps obsession with the size of his crowd, but there is deliberate strategy here too. It seems the white house wants to undermine the conventional media so that donald trump is able to present his own version of reality through twitter and facebook without any mediation, and say to the public, who do you believe, me or the establishment media . And while this battle plays itself out, the satirists are making hay. This is their take on what Vladimir Putin makes of it all. I am glad to see so many people showed up to your inauguration. Oh, wait, thats the womens march. Here is the inauguration. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. From monday we will have a new programme covering Donald Trumps first acts as president. Its hosted by katty kay and christian fraser. Thats at 7pm on the bbc news channel and bbc four. The headlines on bbc news labour is calling on the government to make a statement tomorrow about problems during test firing of a missile from a Royal Navy Trident submarine lastjune. The Prime Minister has confirmed shell talk to donald Trump On Friday about the importance of nato when she visits the new president in washington. The white house accuses the American Media of dishonestly reporting the size of the crowd at fridays inauguration of President Trump. Sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. In the past hour, hull city have said that their midfielder ryan mason is in a stable condition in hospital, following an operation on a fractured skull which he sustained during his teams match at chelsea this evening. The club say that he is expected to remain in hospital for the next few days. Chelsea won the match 2 0, with diego costa scoring on his return to the side. Afamiliar a familiarface a familiar face making a familiarface making a a familiar face making a familiar entrance. Diego costa back in chelseas side, whether after injury, a bus stop over his fitness, ora injury, a bus stop over his fitness, or a proposed move to china, he has been the subject of much speculation but he wasted no time in demonstrating his worth, whether the chelsea or elsewhere. Just ten seconds gone and almost on the scoresheet. There was a sobering delay after hulls ryan mason clashed heads with cahill, carried off the field to a Standing Ovation from the crowd. During the nine minutes of added time chelsea made the breakthrough. Business as usual resumed for diego costa, and presumably Everyone Else can say what they like about that. Hulls second half started with a penalty, and they were right in the game until cahill popped up ten led the relief and the home sides celebrations. Rings were quite finished, with marco silva. 0n the face of it, all seems water under the bridge. Their eighth home win in a row in an 8 point gap over arsenal. Arsenal beat burnley 2 1, but only after some very late drama at the emirates. The home sides winner came in the 97th minute. That came from the penalty sport, Alexis Sanchez the scorer. Earlier mustafi had given arsenal the lead, but burnley thought they had rescued a point when andre gray slotted home a penalty after three minutes of injury time. Arsenal had granit xhaka sent off for a dangerous tackle. Leicester citys problems continue. They are still waiting for a First Premier League away win of the season, after they were beaten 3 0 by southampton. The saints ended their own poor run of form. They had lost their previous four league games. Englands cricketers have finally done something in india which they hadnt managed all winter. They have won a match. Ben stokes was the star for england with bat and ball, as they held on for a five run victory in the one Day International at kolkata. Stokes struck a 39 ball 57 in englands total of 321. Indias run chase fell just short, but they still win the series 2 1. Wasps will play leinster in the Quarter Finals of the european champions cup, after a convincing 111 27 win over zebre in italy. Wasps ran in seven tries, including one for Man Of The Match elliot daly, who was making his 150th appearance for the club. Connaught are out, after a 19 10 defeat to toulouse. Arthur bonneval scored the pick of the three tries for the french side. A losing bonus point would have been enough to see connaught through, but they were just short. Here is the full draw for the Quarter Finals. Saracens will host glasgow. Ronnie 0sullivan has won a record seventh masters title. He beatjoe perry 10 7 at alexandra palace, despite having had problems with the tip of his cue, which he bit off at the end of the match. 0sullivan had been 4 1 down, before winning seven frames in a row to lead 8 4. He had shared the record of six masters wins with stephen hendry, but victory number seven puts him out in front on his own. It is great to get, you know, some records. There is still the World Championships to get so i will try and nick that one of him as well. But listen, when i was young i was just happy to have won one. So to have won seven, someone must be looking after me. Thats all the sport for now. Lets have a quick look at some of the front pages. The Financial Times leads with more reaction to the trump administrations hard line against what it is calling the dishonest media. The i says the Prime Ministers post brexit plan is to reboot british industry. The Daily Express has claims from a leading Brexit Campaigner that up to a million eu migrants may head to the uk over the next two years. The metro says theresa may is ready to challenge President Trump over sexist remarks when she meets him at the white house on friday. The telegraph says a Free Trade Deal with the United States is likely to open the door to us jobs for british workers. The mirror has more on accusations that the Prime Minister didnt share knowledge of a failed trident test ahead of a vote to renew the weapons system. And the times reports that Rural Enterprises will be the biggest losers in upcoming Business Rate rises in england. Police in belfast have made an arrest following the shooting of an officer this evening. The Community Officer was shot in the arm at a Petrol Station in the north of the city. He is now in a stable condition in hospital. Frances Socialist Party will be choosing between a former Prime Minister and a staunch left winger for its candidate in aprils president ial elections. Initial results from the first round of voting suggest the centrist manuel valls will take on benoit hamon, who says he wants to legalise cannabis. But the eventual winner wont be the only left wing candidate, as Lucy Williamson reports from paris. He was the liberal Prime Minister who divided the Socialist Party. Now, manuel valls wants to unite it as its candidate for president. His opponent for the run off, benoit hamon, is offering voters a very different brand of socialism, including a Monthly Payment of 750 euros to every french citizen, regardless of income. Translation by putting me ahead of the other candidates, you are sending a message of hope and renewal. You want to write a new page for the left, and for france. Todays result is the verdict of a party divided, and also disillusioned. Turnout was much lower than in the socialist primary five years ago, a sign that few here believe they are choosing the next president. Its going to be very little chance for the left wing, because i think people are so disappointed in Francois Hollandes presidency. But there is still hope. Even if we dont win in the next election, it will set the mood for whats going to happen, and what type of a position we can do. When it comes to finding a left wing candidate for the presidency, the Socialist Party race is only part of the story. After five years of president hollandes unpopular government, interest in this primary is low, and two of the most popular left wing politicians arent even taking part. Emmanuel macron left the government last year, and is drawing big crowds to his own independent president ial campaign. And the leader of the frances far left party is also running on his own ticket. Whoever wins the socialist nomination next sunday will leave left wing voters with a choice split their votes among three different parties, or unite behind one of the candidates on offer. They might be celebrating now, but to stand any chance of keeping the far right front nationale from power, the socialist candidate may have to choose who they want to help, their opponents on the right or their rivals on the left. A woman with dual british and uranium citizenship has had her appeal rejected in tehran. She hasnt been told the full details of the charges against her but her husband says she was accused of Recruiting Staff for bbc persian and of being a spy. She says she is innocent of both claims. Now to a film that defined a generation. Train spotting made stars of the original cast, including ewan mcgregor. And now, more than 20 years on, it is back. Trainspotting 2 has had its premiere in edinburgh tonight, and our entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson was there. After more than 20 years, the Trainspotting Gang back together, on the orange carpet all the long awaited sequel. How does this compare to the 1996 premier . I dont remember the 1996 premiere i really dont. I mean, yeah, for probably a very good reason aside from all the fun stuff in the first movie, i think people found it relatable. Even though it was maybe about subjects they werent involved in, it was still relatable in some way. This is carrying such a cultural weight associated with it, that it feels like no event ive been to before. Choose life, choose a job, choose a career. Trainspotting was the defining film of 1990s Cool Brittania The Movie Poster was on students walls, the soundtrack in cd players. It dealt with addiction, hedonism and friendship. So what you are looking at is that . Theyve changed the wall, havent they . Earlier in the day, the director, danny boyle took us back to where it all began. We implied they were straight from princes street, where they were being chased by detectives and he gets hit here. What have you been up to for 20 years . Since trainspotting, danny boyle has dominated the oscars with slumdog millionaire, and triumphed at the olympic opening ceremony. Since we made the first movie, people come up to you and talk about the characters like you know them. That made you think we had a kind of duty to perhaps turn to it again. Here we are, more than 20 years later. How do you make sure this is not the Film Equivalent of dad dancing . The truth is, you cant. The chances of a train spotting three . Yes, when we are in our 60s in sums gatehouse, old folks home. Three . Yes, when we are in our 60s in sums gatehouse, old folks homelj am up for it, he is up for it, so i dont think you have seen the last of begbie just yet. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather forecast. Thank you very much. 0ne thing is for certain. The weekend just gone is called for a sore but we saw big variations in weather conditions. Some areas started off cold and frosty and saw the sunshine throughout the day like this photograph in suffolk. Some areas held on to the cloud and where it was cloudy there was mist and murk and fog as well, like that photograph in monmouthshire. Through the course of the evening for the rest of the night, the light rain, sleet and snow across central areas will continue to fizzle out in many areas will become dry by the end of the night. Looks like see a fairly widespread frost developing. Where you hold on to the cloud, temperatures above freezing and where the sky is clear, one thing we will see the night which we didnt see over the weekend is fog. Freezing fog will become pretty widespread across england and wales by the end of the night, likely to cause some Travel Disruption to parts of england and wales through the monday commute. Notjust the roads, but maybe to the major airports in the south and the south east. So it is going to be freezing fog, it really will be thick in places. Watch out for that, ta ke thick in places. Watch out for that, take extra care if you are heading out. Keep tuned to Bbc Local Radio and head online to see the latest updates. Some areas seeing a little bit of sunshine and that fog will be quite patchy across northern areas. For scotland and northern ireland, i think generally could see a little bit across southern scotland. It will be cold, that is for certain, and we will see some sunshine around as well. Fog could be quite slow to clear through the morning and some areas in the south east may see the fob lingering all day and if it does all stakeholder and grey with temperatures not getting much above freezing but you can see the rest of the country, not a bad afternoon in store. A lot of sunshine, temperatures pushing up to five to seven celsius, but where you keep the fog across south eastern areas it will be more like freezing and quite grey. A Repeat Performance on tuesday, dance freezing fog patches across central and eastern areas, lifting but it could be quite slow to clear. An increasing breeze, a little bit of rain pushing into northern ireland, scotland, potentially into the irish sea and wales as well. Temperatures reaching double figures as slightly milder air moves in but still cold and the south east. The theme this week is the fog will clear thanks to an increasing wind which will be cold at first. Towards the end of the week and into the weekend it looks like most of us will see that milder air pushing into the atlantic. Good night. Hello. This is bbc news. Im martine croxall. You can have a drink, its ok. Dont spill it. Maybe put it down. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First, the headlines at 11 30pm theresa may has refused to say whether she knew about a failed Trident Missile test when mps were voting to renew the weapons system. I have absolute faith in our Trident Missiles. When i made that speech in the House Of Commons, what we were talking about was whether or not we should