republican congressman how donald trump s doing so far. here in the uk, we have exclusive access to a report on addiction to prescription drugs. we speak to those with first hand experience of a hidden epidemic. my doctor then just upped and dose and upped the dose. that s when it all went slightly wrong. well, actually that s the understatement of the year. it didn t go slightly wrong, it went horribly wrong. hello from paris. our picture post card perfect spot. it s getting noisy here. the build up to the may presidential election is in full swing. two presidential campaigns were launched this weekend in the city of lyon the macron and le pen sides had rallies there. more on that shortly. a third campaign of francois fillon struggled to keep itself alive today. he was the favourite at one point but is ensnared in an expenses like drama. the revelations about his family being on his payroll and the implosion of his campaign is quite something to behold. it s dominated
it s tuesday 7 february. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the commons speaker, john bercow, is facing mounting criticism for suggesting he ll prevent president trump addressing parliament during his state visit later this year. mr bercow who s one of three parliamentary officials who can approve such an event said opposition to sexism and racism, and support for equality, were hugely important. but critics say he should have stuck to the tradition of neutrality with one senior conservative describing his intervention as utterly outrageous . here s our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. it s an honour that s bestowed on popes and presidents. a speech to both houses of parliament in the splendour of westminster hall was part of the itinerary when these dignitaries visited britain. but the same invite may not be coming mr trump s way. in an astonishing intervention, the commons speaker said recent decisions by the president made him uneasy about issuing an invitation.
with the backing of borisjohnson, his rain is coming to an end this month. he can look back with salix satisfaction. but his job month. he can look back with salix satisfaction. but hisjob is month. he can look back with salix satisfaction. but his job is and boiled in controversy, different operations criticised. there has been a growing sense expressed by theresa may herself that policing is not quite it all should be. we will talk about the state of policing first first this report. sir bernard hogan howe was by pointed at a bad time for the police. urban riots started across england in connection with the london police shooting. the political climate has not been easy for the thin blue line. in the last few years, for the thin blue line. in the last few yea rs, we for the thin blue line. in the last few years, we have seen the levenson enquiry, the appalling conclusions of the hillsborough independent panel, the death of ian tomlinson and the sacking of the pc. a
in north east england. now on bbc news all the latest business news live with sharanjit leyl in singapore. the best of friends. us president trump eat and japanese prime minister shinzo abe meet. we find out what it will mean for the markets and the economy. and what do you want to be when you grow up? we find out why themepark that let s kids try out differentjobs is gaining ground here in asia. hello and welcome to asia business report, i m sharanjit leyl. japan s latest gdp figures are in showing the country s economy grew at an annualised rate of just 1% the country s economy grew at an annualised rate ofjust1% in the last quarter of 2016. the latest figures follow a weekend of meetings between these two men, this is japanese prime minister shinzo abe as well as the us president trump eat in the us, and the two leaders agreed to a new economic dialogue that will focus on monetary policy, corporate projects and trade. so what will it mean for markets and the broader econom