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two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the kings coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. the uk saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. it means the country narrowly avoided whats defined as a recession — two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. the...

he shouldnt have been doing that. a critical incident is declared at the british port of dover as holiday—makers face queues for hours for border checks, with the uk blaming french staff for the delays. the french border officers, they didnt turn up to work. they were supposed to be fully manning all of the passport control booths to meet at the holiday surge. hundreds of police in riot gear storm the main anti—government protest camp in the sri lankan capital, colombo, tearing dow...

The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant chal...

The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant chal...

The brexit bill clears the commons and heads for the lords. Plenty of democratic debate . Not everyone thinks so. What is it about the procedures of this place that allow a bill of this constitutional significance to be railroaded through in this disgraceful fashion . The bill goes through unaltered. But there are concessions. A Brexit Minister promises that parliament will get a meaningful vote on the final eu exit deal. I can confirm that the government will bring forward a motion on the final...

Iam i am talking to business is about what impact it might have. Today, we are talking to the Hospitality Sector about what changes to immigration might need to them. Mean. In sport, the changing face of cricket the ecb wants to future proof the domestic game by creating a new eight team, city based Twenty20 Tournament. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Some dense fog for the Morning Commute some of you morning. Once the sun breakthrough, wanders throughout england and scotland. And for th...

Studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in florida, where the leaders of the two economic superpowers have met for the first time. Chinas president xi jinping has been met via donald trump at his florida meeting place. There will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, ispoke there will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, i spoke to a former Us Ambassador to the Asian Development ba...

Im sarah montague. The European Union in greater trouble than ever before. Its notjust because of brexit, even founding members countries like italy are unhappy about the direction its headed. The Italian Economy has always struggled within the straightjacket of the euro. And its wanted its fellow members to help share the burden of the half a million migrants who have turned up on its shores over the past three years. My guest here at the Italian Embassy in london is italys europe minister, san...

Im sarah montague. The European Union in greater trouble than ever before. Its notjust because of brexit, even founding members countries like italy are unhappy about the direction its headed. The Italian Economy has always struggled within the straightjacket of the euro. And its wanted its fellow members to help share the burden of the half a million migrants who have turned up on its shores over the past three years. My guest here at the Italian Embassy in london is italys europe minister, san...

Studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in florida, where the leaders of the two economic superpowers have met for the first time. Chinas president xi jinping has been met via donald trump at his florida meeting place. There will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, ispoke there will be a Working Lunch on friday. Earlier, i spoke to a former Us Ambassador to the Asian Development ba...