Licence to fight as soon as january. The british boxing board of control will review his case after he served a ban for doping. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Its being seen as a big blow and personal embarrassment for President Trump. For the first time in 25 years, the Democratic Party has won a senate seat in the deeply conservative us state of alabama. President trump had publicly backed the republican candidate, roy moore, despite allegations of past Sexual Misconduct with teenage girls. The result reduces President Trumps majority in the senate to the slimmest possible margin, as david willis reports. It was a stunning political upset. Doug jones, a former federal prosecutor, is the first democrat to be elected to the senate in this conservative Southern State in a quarter of a century. His victory reduces the already razor thin republican majority in the senate to just one seat. As dr king liked to quote the moral arch of the universe is long but it bends tow
Child to die as a result of mondays house fire in greater manchester. Chris froome the four time Tour De France winner is being investigated over excessive use of an asthma drug against anti doping rules. And the comedian peter kay has cancelled his first stand up tour for eight years due to unforeseen family circumstances. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is tonights vote at westminster on the governments main brexit legislation, where the government is facing the real possibility of defeat. The house of commons will vote on an amendment that would empower both houses of parliament to approve any brexit deal before it can come into force. The Prime Minister theresa may insisted again today that parliament would get a meaningful final vote before the uk leaves the eu in march 2019 but some conservative mps want a guarantee written into the eu withdrawal bill. The former attorney general Dominic Grieve is leading the demands for a vote on any final deal before it is finalised. Our chief Pol
Jerusalem as the palestinian capital well take you live to turkey and israel. A stunning victory for u. S. Democrats as doug jones claims victory in alabama a special election im a just set back for the Republican Party that could alter the balance of power in the us. Also on the program the Central African republic traumatized children goes inside one of the countrys refugee camps to hundreds of thousands of people displaced and one of the worlds most overlooked conflicts. And in the bundesliga cologne face a near impossible challenge stuff on the route and backside is on the box of they havent won a big match this season and they visit the german champions munich tonight. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. Germanys chancellor is launching a second attempt to form a new government following septembers elections im glad michaels previous bit collapsed after three democrats pulled out of talks with the conservatives in the green party a social democrat conference recently gave Party
To get a bit more mild . Isli and we will get the weather. Going to get a bit more mild . Isl am going to be talking about the sport, seemed to be having some problems, we will talk about the controversy around Chris Brennan after double the amount of illegal asthma drug was found in his un, chris brunt says he has not broken any rules but the world governing body of cycling has demanded some answers. Lets see what the weather is doing. We got there eventually. The cold has gone, this is the hard work of those beautiful crafted snowmen, it is less cold out there, in fact its turned to rain, some of it quite heavy, but things could be tricky as we go into the evening, more from me coming up in less than half an hour. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im ben brown. He was the candidate endorsed by President Trump, despite facing a string of allegations of Sexual Misconduct, one of them against a 14 Year Old Girl. Well now roy moore has narrowly lost a Crucial Senate race in alabama a
Exist around the world. Takes the next step protection for our planets biological diversity trailblazing projects. D w dot com slash global ideals. Once again a global audience has watched the United States perform a political flip last year and helped donald trump become president wes night it kept an accused child molester out of the u. S. Senate what was it tonight the toxic trio at the ballot box Trump Twitter and tribal politics im often berlin this is the day. We have. The state of alabama. In the country the way we. Realize when the vote is this close that its not over this year its been the rule of law all weve been. Put in no whole. Part of the problem with this campaign is weve been painted in an unfavorable in on. By full like this entire race has been. Dignity and respect. Also coming up britain is leaving the European Union in two thousand and nineteen but the reason may just lost a key vote in her parliament so will the brakes that negotiations end up being just a rehears