and it s transfer deadline day in england as premier league spending nears a january record. good morning. it s tuesday january the 31st. welcome to bbc newsroom live. donald trump has sacked the united states top legal advisor after she questioned the legality of his travel ban. sally yates, who was acting attorney general, said she couldn t defend his decision to temporarily stop refugees and citizens of seven mainly muslim countries from entering america. but the white house said in a statement that she had betrayed the department ofjustice. in the uk a former head of the horror foreign office has criticised theresa may s state invitation to the president. he said the offer had been premature and put the offer had been premature and put the queen in a very difficult situation. protests have been held in cities across the uk as of last night including in cardiff, seen here. an online petition calling for the state visit to be cancelled has gathered more than 1.6 milli
his controversial travel ban, preventing people from seven mainly muslim countries from entering the united states. it was a judge in seattle who d originally put a temporary stop to the policy, and the president has accused him of putting the country in peril. our north america correspondent nick bryant has more. the rush to reach america arrivals from mainly muslim countries making it through immigration after an appeals court rejected a move by the trump administration to reimpose its travel ban. so, impromptu celebrations at us airports, and relief for those looking to head across the atlantic. tonight, atjfk airport in new york, this family from iraq finally made it into the country. they d spent two years obtaining us visas, and had packed up their lives in iraq. the embassy contacted me and they said, we are sorry, you are able to travel. it was a red carpet welcome for the president at a gala last night, the colour he clearly saw when the so called judge , as he
to the week in parliament as mps take the first parliamentary step on the road to brexit. the ayes to the right 498. the noes to the left 114. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. at prime minister s questions, jeremy corbyn demands theresa may retracts her invitation to donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. just what more does president trump have to do, before the prime minister will listen to the 1.8 million people who ve already called for his state visit invitation to be withdrawn? but theresa may rejects that call, and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. he can lead a protest i m leading a country. and, in a debate on the damage done by drinking, a former minister talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. i know what it s like to feel that cold nausea, when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. but first: the result was never in doubt, but there was still a sense of drama in the commons when, after two days of debate, t
later on this week. before we reach that point, a wet and windy spell moving in off the atlantic. a cold and frosty start with the eastern areas holding onto drier and brighter weather for most of the day. wet and windy weather moving in through the course of the afternoon. it bit of wintry mess over high ground, because the air is really cold. as you could imagine after the morning frost. wet in the south west of england and over wales as the afternoon wears on. in the east, the clouds are. northern ireland turning wet and windy as the weather front moves in. just moving into western scotland. turning wintry over the high ground. eastern scotland, apart from a few showers, staying dry until after dark. an atrocious evening commute across much of the north and west, certainly for northern ireland, western scotland and northern in wood, heavy, driving rain, standing water on the roads with gusts of 60 mph. rain turning to snow over high ground of scotland and pennine routes do
the queen should become the first british monarchy to celebrate 65 yea rs british monarchy to celebrate 65 years on the throne. as she becomes the first. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter that s according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up to date figures aren t available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondent, jane dreaper, has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. it s been a very difficult winter at yeovil hospital in somerset. like many other hospitals in england, they ve had to battle behind the scenes here to find enough free beds in recent weeks. you can