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
there has been criticism, though, some worry children are missing out on formal skills, but after four years of no shoes here this school believes others should be following in their footsteps. frankie mccamley, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. it s one of those weeks where we are looking at unsettled weather conditions and as the week goes by it is going to turn increasingly windy, as well. a succession of areas of low pressure lining up to come oui’ areas of low pressure lining up to come our way. this one might become a named storm. further west this one over the great lakes is probably cause for concern here in the uk. today we have big temperature contrasts, south westerly winds working in to south west england bringing mild weather, temperatures up bringing mild weather, temperatures up to 13. with the cold winds coming in from the continent temperatures struggling in eastern england and there is a significant wind chill, it isa there is
towards my wife, she got kicked, thumped, things like that, quite a lot. a lot of emotional abuse to her, as well. a legal battle over whether parents should be allowed to take their children on holiday during term time gets underway at the supreme court. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump has sacked his acting attorney general, accusing her of betrayal after she told government lawyers not to defend his controversial travel restrictions in court. sally yates, who was appointed by president obama, had said she was not convinced mr trump s temporary ban on travellers from seven muslim countries was legal. richard lister reports. it s a battle over american values and it s going on all across the county. in columbus, ohio last night it was met with pepper spray. in dallas, texas there was a silent vigil and concern over what the future holds. we came from mexico. things aren t great there now. to deny somebosy an opportunity to build a future seems complete
millions say they feel lonely but won t admit it a campaign s launched to tackle it, in memory of murdered mpjo cox. and a legal battle over whether parents should be allowed to take their children on holiday during term time is under way at the supreme court. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. parliament has just announced a date for mps to debate donald trump s invitation for a state visit to the uk. it s scheduled for monday 20th february. nearly 1.7 million people have signed a petition calling for the state visit to be downgraded. another petition calling for the visit to go ahead has been signed by more than 100,000 people. james robbins told us controversy on this scale in relation to a state visit has not been seen before. i don t think there has been a row on this scale about a state visit ever. it s clearly unprecedented. but then this is shaping up to be an unprecedented state visit. why do i say that? well, partly because the scale of public opposition, so
little money, very little resources, and to be honest, it is quite demoralising. i am a patient in the nhs. i had great care before my operation, but afterwards it has gone downhill. the staff are demoralised and tired and it affects us as demoralised and tired and it affects us as patients. my mum was diagnosed with cancer not long ago. i think the nhs is absolutely fantastic. the ca re the nhs is absolutely fantastic. the care is amazing. i would fight to keep it. with us this morning is an audience of around 80 people who we re audience of around 80 people who were all either work for the nhs or have direct experience of it as a patient. you can share your experiences. here is how to get in touch: welcome to the programme. we are live until 11. later, we will talk about some of the really difficult decisions the nhs may need to make in the future. should it begin to charge for more services? should we pay more in national insurance fund the nhs? your views are welcome. nhs