In the us courtroom as he defends the origins of facebooks Virtual Reality headset. Weighing up the wish list Business Leaders give us their take on theresa mays plans for brexit, as the pound starts to sink again. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. We will be live in davos in just a moment to speak to the boss of wpp about what theresa may had to say on tuesday. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has denied allegations his companys Virtual Reality unit stole its technology from a rivalfirm. He faced hours of tough questioning in a us court on tuesday. Our north America Technology reporter dave lee provided more details about the case. Mark zuckerberg was on the stand wearing not his typical grey t shirt but a full suit and tie and while he was there his Company Facebook was accused of essentially stealing technology from a firm which works very closely with oculus, that oculus. They say it was their input that may be oculus headset and early success that may be oculus h
Infrastructure and agriculture. Also this morning Natalie Portman on playing Jackie Kennedy in her new film, and preparing for the oscars hype. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For some of us it is a cold and forest the start. Patchy fog but in the south and south east in particular there will be some sunshine frosty start. For the rest of the uk, fairly cloudy with some light rain or drizzle but some sunshine. I will tell you where in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story the Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with britain when it leaves the european union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our Political Correspondent tom bateman has more. Theresa mays Brexit Speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach to the negotiations
It comes as ee is fined for overcharging Tens Of Thousands of customers who called its Customer Service number. Well have more details on that shortly. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our Political Correspondent tom bateman has more. Theresa mays Brexit Speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach to the negotiations. She told ministers and european diplomats she wanted ambitious trade deals with the rest of the eu, but she confirmed britain would leave the unions formalf
Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say
As Britains Dan Evans pulls off the best win of his career, beating seventh seed, marin cilic. And coming up in sport comes ryder cup captain thomas bjorn gets an extra world ca rd cup captain thomas bjorn gets an extra world card wild card choice in a revamped accommodation for next year. Revamped competition for next year. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker has told the European Parliament that he will do everything he can to ensure that the negotiations over britains exit from the European Union end in a good result for all concerned. But he also admitted the negotiations would be very, very, very difficult. Our europe correspondent gavin lee reports. A clear view from westminster, cold comfort to eu officials meeting in strasbourgs European Parliament today. A sad, surrealist state of affairs, that was the brief tweet from donald tusk, and when the sudden clarity was welcomed here, seven months after the b