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You and you getjealous. And coming up in the sport on bbc news joe root is expected to be named as alistair cooks successor as england test captain. Roots coach at yorkshire thinks hell take more risks in thejob. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A Growing Number of conservative mps have criticised the speaker of the House Of Commons, john bercow, after he publicly opposed the idea of President Trump addressing parliament during his state visit. He told the House Of Commons yesterday that addressing mps was not an automatic right, but an earned honour. Its prompted calls for him to consider his position, with some conservativing accusing him of ignoring the tradition that the speaker should stay neutral. But the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said it was the duty of the speaker to stand up for parliament. Heres our political correspondent, chris mason. The ultimate accolade on a state visit. The red carpet and the chance to address both houses of parliament. So this is President Trump might have got to stand and now he wont. It is the oldest part of parliament, westminster hall, dating back to the 11th century. dont think he wants to play politics, but that is how it is being interpreted. He prides himself on being able to speak for the whole house and remain neutral. I think this. Statement that he made takes him away from that position and exposes him to the accusation of hypocrisy. Ininvite you to address us hypocrisy. Ininvite you to address usi hypocrisy. Ininvite you to address us i invite you to address us. There was gushing words and the hand of friendship for the president of china, despite criticism of his countrys human rights record. But the speakers view of President Trump. Our opposition to racism and to sexism. Good on you say some mps, what you said was music to oui some mps, what you said was music to our ears. I was in the hall at the time and brilliant. Respect to him. He did a fantasticjob and articulated the way the british people feel, not necessarily about the president of the United States, but the tones in which he has used in his campaign to become the president and i have not seen him roll back from that yet. So john be rcow roll back from that yet. So john bercow spoke on behalf of many of us. Bercow spoke on behalf of many of us. It has become traditional to keep an eye on President Trumps twitter account. No response from him yet. But some of his allies have noticed. That is disappointing, if everin noticed. That is disappointing, if ever in recent years there have been a more pio ever in recent years there have been a more pro british president of the United States it is donald trump. Next up, this man, The Lords Speaker will weigh in with his view. This iow will weigh in with his view. This row is not over yet. Lets speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. How much trouble is the speaker in and could his position be overturned . You can almost see the stea m overturned . You can almost see the steam coming out of ears of tory mps who are angry with the speaker, but does that mean his position is in jeopardy or the ban will be overturned . I think not. Because although tory mps think he has exceeded his position and adapted a partisan approach and under mined theresa mays approach, but none of them seem ready to take him on. Partly because if they do so they feel they wont be called to speak again and if they put down a motion of no confidence in the speaker he may win, because he has the back of opposition mps. So if he stays in place, the ban will stay in place, because he has a veto on who gets to address mps in westminster hall. But there is one wrinkle and it is. The House Of Lords this afternoon, we will hear from john bercows counter part the speaker in the House Of Lords, who will give his view and it may be he says, im relaxed about donald trump speaking in the House Of Lords. The question is in the House Of Lords. The question is would donald trump really want to do that knowing he could face a boycott by many mps and peers including the speaker of House Of Commons . Thank you. Meanwhile, the latest round of Donald Trumps legal battle with the courts over his temporary Immigration Ban continues today. A federal Appeals Court is due to decide whether to restore the president s block on people from seven mainly muslim countries a decision thats led to protests in america and elsewhere. From washington, Richard Lister sent this report. President trump returned to the white house with the fate of one of his signature policies still unclear. He wants to temporarily close all americas border to all refugees and to travellers from seven predominantly muslim countries, but his move has been blocked by the courts. Earlier, he told members of military that controlling access to america was the key to its security. We need strong programmes so that people that love us and want to love our country and will end up loving our country are allowed in. Not people that want to destroy us and destroy our country. This Appeals Court is due to hear arguments for and against the ban before making itjudgment. In motions filed by the two sides, the Department Ofjustice said the Executive Order is a lawful exercise of the president s authority to decide who can enter the country. But the states of washington and minnesota, which brought the case, argue the list of countries targeted by the order is intended to disfavour muslims, which is a breach of the constitution. When we first created the constitution, one of the things we said was there would be no religious tests for office. This goes even further and erects a religious test for entry. And that just goes beyond what the constitution has. This Executive Order was done in the best interests of protecting the america people and this is something that has broad support from American People from one coast to the other and we are going to continue to do what we have to do and this president s committed to making sure this country and it is people are safe. Around 130 Tech Companies are also opposing the ban, arguing they need access to foreign talent. Among then are two companies owned by elon musk spacex and teslar. He has now chosen to resist the ban, despite being on the president s Business Advisory council. For now though the people that President Trump wants to block are Coming To America as fast as they can. All have been processed by Immigration Officers and have valid us visas and it may finally be that the Supreme Court will have to rule on how much power mr trump has to keep them out. Richard lister, bbc news washington. President trump has taken to twitter again this morning this time on the issue of russia and iran. He says he doesnt know president putin, he has no deals in russia, but the haters as he calls them are going crazy. Yet, he goes on to say, 0bama can make a deal with iran, number one in terror, no problem lets speak to our correspondent in washington, kim ghattas. It wont do much to calm tension between the us and iran . No, indeed, after eight years under the 0bama administration when the us and iran seemed to warm to each other, we are back to a familiar pattern now, the one that dominated the preceding three decades between the preceding three decades between the us and iran and that war of words started last week. It peoples as though Theist Iranians and americans are testing each other. It started with Theist Iranians testing a Ballistic Missile to see thousand new American Administration would react. The white house even slapped Sanctions Onnist iranian groups. And we have a statement from Theist Iranian leader saying the americans, we told you they couldnt be trusted. Donald trump is the true face of the United States. The only danger is that under the 0bama administration, there was a good rapport and now those lines of communication are not there and it could be harder to defuse tensions. Thank you. England is to get a million new homes by 2020, under plans being published by the government this lunchtime. Its setting out its strategy for fixing what it says is a broken Housing Market in england. The plans include building more affordable homes, help for first time buyers, and measures to make rental agreements more secure. Duncan kennedy is in southampton. Well, youre right the government has called the british Housing Market broken and it is not wrong. To give you an idea of problem, take a look at this housing development. It is building 350 homes to meet the governments target of a million new homes in four years, you would need around 3,000 developments like this across th country. It is very ambitious, but today the government said it can be achieved. My report contains some flashing images. Brownsite or greenbelt just one of the grey areas in britains complicated House Building mix. But how to fix what the government today calls a broken Housing Market . Well, its white paper suggests the answers lie in getting the right homes built in the right places, meaning every council must come up with a long term plan, speeding up House Building by giving councils new powers to put pressure on developers, and diversifying the market to get small independent builders back in and stop them being squeezed by the big players. Prices are too high. We are not building enough homes, and this white paper is a radical blueprint to change this once and for all. But the change required is massive. The governments target in all this is1 million new homes by 2020 thats 250,000 every year until then, the equivalent of 3,000 developments like this. Its hugely ambitious. Take this development in southampton 350 homes on a brownfield site. Sounds ideal . It is, but the developer he says its taken two years to get planning sorted, and they simply arent enough brownfield locations around. Brownfield in itself cant possibly sustain the long term Housing Requirements of the uk. It can go an awful long way, but there needs to be a relaxation of some green belt to enable us to deliver the numbers that we are required to. But the government today rejected almost all green belt building, and says the Housing Solutions lie elsewhere. Its expanding rent to buy schemes and supporting more shared ownership. Four years ago, Jennifer Tristram started with a 50 share of this astor homes flat in bristol and has 110w increased it to 100 , but its been a long struggle. When i was looking, i remember, there wasnt that much option out there for what i wanted and what i could afford, and i think, like, anybody whos in that same situation will probably be feeling that struggle, probably even more so than i did when i was looking. The government also thinks premade homes, or modules, could help. Assembled in factories, transported by lorries, and erected in half the time. Its a young industry, but is it really the solution . Let me throw it back. I mean, over the last 20 years, the volume House Builders and the Housing Associations havent sorted the supply mess that were in, so were going to have to find new methods. The government also says older people could downsize to free up their homes, but only if they are offered alternatives. Labour says the Nations Housing policy remains in a mess. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. And labour also says that we havent seen and labour also says that we havent seen low building rates like we are having since the 1920s. Although it admits it didnt get everything right when it was in power in in the nineties. There is no quick fix for this. But reaching a million homes by2020 this. But reaching a million homes by 2020 is a very tall order and a lot will need to change in order to achieve it. Thank you. The appeal has begun for a former royal marine whos in jail for murdering an injured afghan insurgent. Sergeant Alexander Blackman was convicted in 2013, and sentenced to life. His conviction was referred to the Court Of Appeal to establish whether hed been suffering from Combat Stress at the time of the incident. Lets speak to our correspondent, daniel boettcher, whos at the royal courts ofjustice. This is what his lawyers are arguing that he was mentally ill at the time . Yes, the Barrister Acting for Alexander Blackman said it was the impact of fresh psychiatric evidence that was at the heart of the appeal. This is the second appeal. The case was referred back to the courts by the criminal cases review commission, the body that looks into possible miscarriages ofjustice and during todays hearing the court was shown a graphic footage from a Helmet Camera showing a wounded insurgent on the ground. He is moved and shot in the chest and this is the video that led to the initial trial. Now mr goldberg told the court that three experts agreed at the time he was suffering from a Mental Illness called Adjustment Disorder that impaired his ability to exercise self control. Alexander blackman has not been in court and appeared by video link and the case taxes will continue to rise well into the next decade, despite continuing cuts to Public Services thats according to leading economists at the institute for fiscal studies. They say the amount of National Income raised through tax will hit 37 during this parliament thats the highest proportion for more than 30 years. 0ur Economics correspondent andy verity is here. What does this tell us . We will have another seven more years of austerity. A 10 real terms cut in public spending. The economy starts to grow. It does not really seem to have sorted out the public finances. We are stuck with the highest National Debt since before you and i we re National Debt since before you and i were born. Weve got a deficit which is higher than all but 13 of the last 16 years. It has not helped to sort out public finances. Some people would say weve not had enough of it. There is the question of economic growth. If you dont have the tax money coming in, your finances are going to get worse. They are predicting it is quite modest. Our top story this lunchtime john bercow is criticised by a Growing Number of conservatives for his opposition to donald trump addressing mps. Still to come, a limit on prepay energy bills. Meters will be capped to help low income households. Rafael nadal will warm up households. Rafael nadal will warm upfor households. Rafael nadal will warm up for wimbledon by playing in the year gone championships at queens club. He willjoin andy murray at the tournament. For most of us a doctor is our contact with the National Health service but for a long time gps have been warning about the pressures they are under. The average length of timea they are under. The average length of time a patient spends with their gp is around ten minutes, one of the shortest in the developed world. Doctors are warning that the pressures in the rest of the nhs are making the system worse. 0ur Correspondent has spent the day at the gp surgery in liverpool. The great Homer Street Doctors Surgery in everton in liverpool looks after more than 2,000 people. This is an area with high deprivation and patients with complex needs. Appointments are 13 minutes long. 13 minutes is sometimes enough and sometimes its not. I do tend to adjust. I would normally finish my surgery late anyway. Thats why we have recently increased to 13 minutes in the hope of reducing that. 0n the whole, patients arent too happy to wait. Theyre 0k, they know they get the time that they need. But complex problems cant be done in 13 minutes. 0ccasionally, consultations will last up to a0 minutes. The average length of a Gp Consultation in the uk is ten minutes, thought to be the shortest in the developed world. 92 of appointments here are less than 15 minutes. Compared with 27 across europe. With short appointment slots, time wasting is also an issue. We have less than other european nations. We have one third of the hospital beds compared to germany. Gps spend less time per patient than any other european nation. We need to address these issues as a priority. Time wasting is also an issue. And it sells morrie paul phoned 30 the. Appointments. The governments of england, scotland and wales say the length of consultations is down to gps, but have pledged extra funding to relieve time pressures. Northern ireland have yet to respond, but gps say funding cant come soon enough. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. Another problem facing the nhs is the shortage of gps for rural areas. Recruiting and keeping doctors at smaller surgeries is becoming increasingly difficult, as our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports now from cumbria. Nestled in the eden valley, the town of appleby in cumbria is as pretty a place as you could hope for, but life here isnt quite the Picture Postcard Existence you might expect. Really lovely town, really friendly. Small but nice. Doctor Ashley Liston is a recent arrival here, where the local surgery have struggled to recruit doctors. Long days and the never ending pressures of the job leading many of his peers to think about giving up or getting out. I am 58, and many of my colleagues and contemporaries have either left or plan to leave, and in cumbria the statistics are that in the next three years about 25 of gps will either have retired or are planning to retire, so these are really worrying statistics. Its under pressure at the moment. It is likely to get a lot worse in the next few years. And as gps leave, inevitably, there is a Knock On Effect on remaining gps. There is more pressure on them. I think things are at a tipping point. Gp practices right across the uk do face immense pressures, mainly to do with the Growing Number of patients who need to be seen. But in rural areas like this, there is an additional problem just trying to persuade doctors to come and work in the first place. We live on the edge of the lake district, it is a beautiful place. We are always looking at moving the practice forward, looking at different ways of working, and we have always been recruiting or looking and having vacancies for gps. So i dont know what we can do to attract them further. All of this has an impact on patients, who may struggle to get an appointment or see the doctor they want. At the appleby practice, they are trying new things, so receptionist Linda 0sborne is now trained to take blood samples, relieving some time pressures faced by medical staff. Everyone else doing extra tasks means that the doctor can concentrate on more important, urgent things. And new ways of providing care may be at least part of the answer to the Recruitment Problems facing rural areas. I think a lot of the solutions are actually in our hands. The key thing to do is to make General Practice less dependent on gps. In towns across the uk, the role of the gp is evolving. That means a big change for the doctors, but also for us as patients too. Dominic hughes, bbc news, appleby. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me. The Health Secretary has just been on his feet in the House Of Commons, addressing all kinds of problems facing gps, but making comments that they wont necessarily be happy with. Thats right, jeremy hunt a short time ago announced a couple of measures affecting gps. 0ne follows on from his Health Tourism statement yesterday. 0verseas visitors to hospitals can be charged. He also announced more details of what the Prime Minister plug up a few weeks ago, which was that gps in england who are offered extra money to provide extended access through the day at and so on, could actually close who actually close for a few hours each day will not qualify. This was identified by the National Audit office, which said that there we re audit office, which said that there were numbers of surgeries that were not open all day during working hours, now the mind other times. Never mind. It is a move that the government wants to see more of to extend hours. Gps were annoyed when this was announced the other week, saying they are already working a lot of hours, providing extra access in the evening and at weekends, they worked off their feet, in the evening and at weekends, they worked off theirfeet, huge pressures , worked off theirfeet, huge pressures, their caseload is high. Recruitment is difficult and they often cant fill vacancies. We heard about the problems just now. Actually, these announcements today do nothing to address the Core Problems facing General Practice. Well be looking at the state of Health Services in the uk all this week for the bbcs nhs health check. You can follow the coverage online too, at bbc. Co. Uk health. Householders who have Pre Payment Meters are to have their Energy Prices capped. Its a change that could save them up to £80 a year. Around four million homes have the Pre Payment Meters. And despite the fact that theyre often households on low incomes, the charges they face are higher than other tariffs. Heres our business correspondent, john moylan. For pensioner maggie leach, energy is a big part of her household budget. To avoid unexpected bills, for years, shes been paying over the odds for gas and electricity using Prepayment Meters, so she thinks this price cut is long overdue. I dont think its fair that we should pay more because weve got a prepaid meter. Its good theyve given a reduction, but over the year, its not really a lot. The new prepaid price cap will benefit around 4 million households. Depending upon where they live and their energy use, they should save around £80 a year. Importa ntly, theyll also be protected from sudden price rises, but wont a price cut for some mean a price hike for others . An efficient supplier should be able to meet this price cap without having to cross subsidise from any other area of the market, so if a Company Comes along and says, i have to raise my other prizes because of this, i think that is frankly rubbish. Here in south london, at this tower block, the vast majority of residents use Prepayment Meters, and campaigners have long argued that these sorts of households get a raw deal when it comes to their energy, so the question theyre asking today is whether an £80 saving goes far enough. People on Prepayment Meters are amongst the most vulnerable, and they should not be paying more than any other customer. In fact, many people think they should be paying less because they are paying in advance. The price cap is meant to be temporary, but it will protect maggie until at least 2020. By then, it is hoped that the Energy Market will have changed to make it easier for everyone to get a better deal. John moylan, bbc news. Children as young as ten are feeling the pressure to look good in selfies thats according to a survey for bbc newsround. It found that more than half of 10 to 12 year olds they questioned used social media to share selfies, and three quarters of them said looking good was important. But many also said they didnt like their parents putting pictures of them online, as David Sillito now reports. You get likes, and you get comments. You need to get your good side. Smile, click, share. For more than half of children between ten and 12, this is part of everyday life, and one in five are worrying about how good they look online. Sometimes, people get more likes menu, and you may get a bitjealous. There is that a bit of pressure. you put a really bad picture, people wouldnt like you. It isntjust kids. This slightly older Family Outing was equally being shared online. They do it more than me. And it is not just online. They do it more than me. And it is notjust them, it is the family. You have kids . Yes, five entry. Do you post pictures of them . Yes. Five and three. Entry. Do you post pictures of them . Yes. Five and three. They cant say whether they want you to do that or not. It isjust shared with friends and family. I am quite private. Do you post pictures of the children . Very careful with what we put up. The selfie has become part of everyday life are millions of us, but some children have become unhappy with some pictures. Not their own, but the Parents Meter pictures parents are taking them. Some of them have been upset. My mum ta kes some of them have been upset. My mum takes pictures. When my mum takes pictures of me, shell do it when im not looking, and then shell not ask and shelljust put it on. They just, like, post whatever they can find. Theyjust dont really think about anything. She said locale many likes you got on this photo. They post whatever they can find, they dont think about it. You think about it, they dont. So, selfie culture has spread fast, but the etiquette of how we share and who we share is only beginning to catch up. A Police Camera in the United States has caught the moment that a meteor, travelling at more than 115,000 miles an hour, tore across the sky. People across four mid western states saw the spectacular display, which turned the sky green in the early hours of the morning. Snow there snow heading this way as well, apparently. We have a big mixture of weather across the country today. A good portion of the uk has seen sunshine, but there are showers and even a bit of snow, particularly in scotland. There are reports of snow across the central belt and towards the north east. Windy here, and grey across Eastern Parts of the uk. In the west, and mixture of sunshine and showers. The showers have been pretty heavy for