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In sport, officially the best footballer in the world Christiano Ronaldo wins fifas best male player award for the second year running beating messi and neymar. And we meet the man who wants to become the first person to walk across the antarctic alone and unaided. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Today for many of us, its going to be a fairly cloudy day. There is rain or drizzle in the forecast, but there are bright spells and ill tell you where in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our m...

Of settle to carlisle rail line. The world famous train is back on its scenic route through the Yorkshire Dales and the eden valley, a year after a major landslip closed the line. And, Recycling Rockets a Californian Company has made history by launching a rocket into space for a second time. Good morning. Its friday, 31st march. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The eu has outlined its strategy for brexit negotiations, suggesting talks on a trade deal could begin once sufficient ...

Our top story of this hour lip is declaring itself ebola free after a victory over the virus appears evident. The World Health Organisation saying the african nation is free of the disease. Theres no new cases in 42 days. After nine months fighting the disease, the feelings are hard to describe. They are largely emotional. As you probably know liberia was hard hit by the epidemic. Close to 5,000 died from the virus. The countrys president saying its no time to let down their guard. More from car...

A second man exited that van and began to run from police. They chased him a block. Chief inspector scott smalls picks up the chase from there. The officer ordered the male to stop, drop the weapon show his hands stop running. The male refused. He turned, he point the the weapon in the direction of both officers and thats when one officer discharged his weapon. Striking the suspect in the torso. The suspect is shot in the groin area left torso and his left shoulder. He collapsed in the 1700 bloc...

Was all because he was a bad businessman who was battling addictions. His attorney and prosecutors spoke out about the out come. My goal which i think weve a accomplished to get him incarcerated so he can start paying restitution even fit means hes making license plates for 50 cents an hour to start paying that back. Thats what we expect from him. Reporter well, tollefson originally agreed to a plea deal that would have sent him to jail for just seven months. Half of which he had already served ...

Im lucy noland. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is at the scene. Dave. Reporter lucy wild seen here in nicetown tonight. It all started around 7 20 again showing the dangers Philadelphia Police come up against almost every single day. Roll you some video. 20 shots fired at two separate shooting scenes. The first shooting seep, 17th and kayuag around 7 20. A gunman opened fire into a van. That van riddled with gunfire. One victim shot there. As Police Arrived on the scene a second man exited that van a...

Benefits, whether to continue to restore benefits for the unemployed. Not clear if therell be support from the republicans to push the measure forward. The Supreme Court put samesex marriage on hold in utah. A federal judge ruled the ban was unconstitutional. But utah asked the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling in favour of states rights. Marriages will not be allowed during the appeal process. Those are the headlines. Consider this with antonio mora is next, and for the latest news aljazeera...

America to help. Consider this with the u. S. Promising military aid and troops, can iraq solve the problem on its own, and what is the reality story. 50 years after lbj launched the war on poverty, where are we and why is there disagreement over the governments role to solve the problem . Anxiety succeed. Downtown abbey is a hit, but does it accurately portray the relationship between the masters and their many servants. We begin with the fall of fallujah, the battle for the city in 2004 was th...

Overturn it. Reporter a state july in chicago ruled the bananas unconstitutional. The assault weapons ban is still in effect. Iraq and fallujah to, with major fighting. Fallujah had the capital of ramadi and the Anbar Province were overrun by al qaeda fighters last week. Those are the headlines, and you can catch the latest online at aljazeera. Com. America to help. Consider this with the u. S. Promising military aid and troops, can iraq solve the problem on its own, and what is the reality stor...

Officials are urging people to use caution and perhaps skip the swimming. While we wait for that update george joins me on the phone, the director of the program for Shark Research. This is the third shark attack in this area in four days. Whats going on here . Well jose cleary theres one or more dangerous sharks in the area. And the attacks yesterday so close in time and space is pretty suggestive that there could be a single individual thats been involved. The important thing at this point is ...