In the third test in perth. Massive win. Good morning. Its monday 18th december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A review into building regulations following the Grenfell Tower fire says there should be a culture change to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. Dame Judith Hackitt, who is carrying the review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. In her first report out this morning, she also says regulations are confusing and open to interpretation. The interim report tells us that what we have in place today is a system which has evolved over a number of years. It is overly complex and that complexity does not lead to it being as effective as it needs to be. What sort of things specifically are we talking about . Were talking about a system where there is too much prescription, where there is a very heavily layered system of guidance currently, which is not helpful in terms of leading pe
What now for the tourists . And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news the deal is done. Phillippe coutinho has completed his dream move to barcelona. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A couple who met on an internet dating website have been convicted of planning a devastating christmas terror attack inspired by the Islamic State group. Munir mohammed, an Asylum Seeker from sudan who was living in derby, had stored up bomb making components with the help of a his girlfriend Rowaida El Hassan, a pharmacist. The court heard the pair were also researching how to make the deadly poison, ricin in the foiled attack a year ago. Heres our home affairs correspondent, june kelly reports. This is a story which stretches to the streets of sudan. The couple now convicted both had roots here, but they linked up thousands of miles away in the uk. Munir mohammed entered britain illegally and then sought asylum. A couple of years later, although married, he went on a muslim
Has quit over equal pay, saying she couldnt collude with an unfair pay structure. A new day is on the horizon. And at the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey led the calls for change in hollywood, following recent Sexual Harassment scandals. Its five oclock. Our main story the Prime Ministers reshuffling her ministerial team, with a handful of announcements made so far. With the top post holders including philip hammond, Boris Johnson, amber rudd and david davis keeping theirjobs, theresa may has promoted Brandon Lewis to conservative Party Chairman. Shes also moved thejustice secretary David Lidington into the cabinet office, to take on some of the responsibilities carried out by the former first secretary of state, damien green. From westminster, ben wright reports. A new year, a new cabinet. Morning, Prime Minister. Will this rejuvenate the party . She will hope so. After the tories botched election last year, the question is, who will she choose to chop, rejig and remove in her team . Thi
It is the monday after a particularly tumultuous weekend in the trump administration. The journalist whose book prompted the president to insist he is really smart and a very stable genius has defended his reporting on tv. Michael wolff said mr trump may not have realised their conversations were going to be included in the book. Mrtrump has received an apology from his former aide steve bannon, now known by the president as sloppy steve. Mr bannon says he regrets his remarks to mr wolff but he doesnt deny their accuracy. I have spent about three hours talking to the president over the course of the campaign, the transition, and in the white house. But the important point i want to make is that this book is not about my impression of the president. I came into this with no agenda, i continued to have no political. Fairenough, but there continued to have no political. Fair enough, but there is a running narrative. As you say, you were a semipermanent fly on the wall in the white house,
Thousands told to leave their homes in california as the first major winter storm of the season moves in. Dangerous flash floods and mudslides on the way headed right for those spots devastated by the wildfires while out east, the great thaw begins. And abc news exclusive, Tonya Harding, done apologizing. Why . What shes saying about that attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Competitors, yes. Rivals, no. What did she know beforehand . Now nearly 25 years later, shes telling her side of the story only on abc. And we do say good morning, america. Great to have michael back here in the fold. Great to be back. That didnt was working. Able to find the studio. I when it was zero. I know. I dont blame you at all. How about that game last night . Were playing sweet home alabama, roll, tide. Down at the half, freshman quarterback comes in, go on to win in overtime, 2623. There you see them lifting the trophy for the fifth time under coach saban. A gutsy call he made switching quarterbacks in the second ha