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We have heard that phrase this week to do with politics. Absolutely. They were trying to put some blue water between this policy and moving on and certainly the message we were getting at Conference Last Week when we all sit down and have conversations with the ministers about what is coming up is they were not going to do very much about this for some time and they ripped up the ma nifesto for some time and they ripped up the manifesto commitment, they will look at it all again and were not kee...

Its wednesday 25th october. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The uk economy is growing and at a faster rate than economists were expecting. The latest figures from the office for National Statistics paint a more positive picture of the economy. The figures show that the uk economy grew by 0. 4 between july and september. Most economists were expecting growth of 0. 3 which is how much the economy grew in the first two quarters. The bank of englands main Interest Rate is at the rec...

With the weather chris, parts of the uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, uk are going to see Something Specialtonight. Yes, its uk are going to see Something Special tonight. Yes, its a decent night for spotting some of this. The Northern Lights, i will be telling you how they form and perhaps more importantly where the best places are for catching a glimpse of this dazzling astronomical display. Also coming up, dont try this at home. The british adventurerflying high ina home. T...

Have a more detailed picture for you at about half past. In the weather, time to test our heating. It might be that time. Temperatures only heading one way over the next few days, that is downwards. How cold will it get . Ill have the details before half past. Bloodhound is go the supersonic car designed to reach i,000mph is tested in public for the first time. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. The wife of a birmingham man who planned a terrorism attack in the city has been ...

The 30th of october. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The 0scar winning Actor Kevin Spacey has apologised after he was accused of making a sexual advance towards a boy actor in the 1980s. Anthony rapp, who stars in the Star Trek Discovery series, of him after a party. In a tweet, kevin spacey said the incident which he did not remember would have been deeply inappropriate. 0ur los angeles correspondent james cook has been following the story. What we know is that the star trek Actor Anthony Rapp ha...

Programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation today. We are asking for your reaction to the da vinci frenzy the 500 year old painting sold for 400 million, smashing all records. Are you amazed or appalled . Is it worth it or wealth gone mad . Your comments to hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start the programme in zimbabwe. South africas defence and state security ministers have arrived in the country, and they now hope to h...

Data on saturn after diving through the gap between the planet and its rings. And coming up in the sport on bbc news Maria Sharapova is labelled a cheat by fellow player Eugenie Bouchard, as she returns from her 15 month doping ban with a win in stuttgart. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Foreign Secretary has suggested britain could take Military Action in syria without a vote in the house of commons. Borisjohnson said it would be very difficult to say no if President Trum...

And they ask us to help, as i say, i think it will be very difficult to say no. We dont need unilateral action, we need to work through the un but, above all, we need to bend ourselves totally to getting a political settlement in syria. The government loses a court bid to delay publication of its Air Pollution Strategy until after the general election. New figures show a big rise in Violent Crime in england and wales with knife crime at its highest level for six years. And how readers are turnin...

Life changing. Plus, marine a is a free man. Royal marine Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter, has been released from prison. Overnight. He received a life term in 2013 for murder, but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter. His wife spoke to this programme in march when she heard the news that he would be released. I spoke to him shortly afterwards and i think it took a little longer for the realisation to hit. I think he had worked very hard to pr...

Good morning. Its friday 28th april. Im annita mcveigh. Police say theyve arrested six people following a Counter Terrorism operation in North West London, in which a woman was shot by armed officers. The female suspect, whos in her 20s, is under police guard in hospital. Officers believe theyve thwarted an active Terrorist Plot. The raid is not connected with yesterdays arrest near Downing Street of a man carrying knives. Our correspondent andy moore is in willesden at the scene for us now. Wha...