‘ america ‘america and into from flowing out of america and into mexico. out of our country and out of the united states and it goes right into mexico. they have to stop bits, we have to stop it. we are going to stabilise on both sides of the border. we also understand a strong and healthy economy in mexico is very good for the united states. we wa nt is very good for the united states. we want that to happen. by by working together on positive trade, safe borders and economic operation, i believe we can enhance the relation between two nations to a degree not seen before, certainly not ina a degree not seen before, certainly not in a very, very long time. i think our relationship with mexico is going to get better. here is a brief summary of what actions are contained in my executive orders. the secretary of homeland security, working with myself and my staff, will begin immediate construction of

a border wall. applause you folks know how (inaudible) it is. very badly needed. this will also help mexico by deterring illegal immigration from central america and by disrupting the violence cartel networks. as i have said repeatedly to the country, we are going to get the bad ones out, the criminals and the bad ones out, the criminals and the drug dealers and gangs and gang members and cartel leaders. the day is over where they can stay in our country and recovered. —— wreak havoc. we are going to get them out, we are going to get them out fast, john kerry is going to lead that way. cheering and applause.

our order also does the following, and the policy of catch and release at the border. requires other countries to take back their criminals. they will take them back. cracks down on sanctuary cities. and powers eyes officers to target and remove those who pose a threat to public safety. calls for the hiring of another 5000 border patrol officers. calls for the tripling the number of ice officers. applause you both do an incrediblejob, but you need help, you need more. creates an office of homeland

security dedicated to supporting the victims of illegal immigrant crime. applause for years, the media has largely ignored the stories of americans and lawful residents victimised by open borders. to all of those hurting out there, i repeat to you these words. we hear you, we repeat to you these words. we hear you , we see repeat to you these words. we hear you, we see you and you will never, ever be ignored again. applause asi as i travel the country i had the chance to get to know mothers who have lost their children to violence spilling over the border. i want to thank the remembrance project, such incredible people, for

giving these families a boys. they are called angel mums for good reason, they are a voice to protect all of america's children. their children have not died in vain, believe me. applause it's talked about how enforcing immigration laws can separate illegal immigrant families, but the families they don't talk about are the families of americans. forever separated from the people they love. they don't talk about them. ever. as your president, i have no higher duty done to protect the lives of the american people —— van to protect. applause first these families lost their

loved ones, then they endured a system that ignored them while at the same time constantly rewarding those who broke the law. for these families it has been one injustice after another. but that all turns around, beginning today. applause we arejoined here we are joined here this afternoon by pa rents we are joined here this afternoon by parents whose children were horribly killed by individuals living here illegally. i will now read these parents‘ names, and ask them to stand. many have become friends of mine over the last two years and have supported me so dearly, and i appreciated. maryanne mendoza, who lost her son,

police sergeant brandon mendoza. applause and his st james, and his stjames, who lost billy, billy was fred's sun and james‘ brother. billy's wife natalie was also killed by an illegal immigrant, somebody that should never, ever have been here. applause laura wilkerson, who lost her 17—year—old sun, beautiful josh, josh was special. where is laura? applause kerry ruiz, who lost her young

daughter phylicia. applause thank you very much. stephen beck, who lost his 21—year—old son, grants. applause and we have many overs with those from remembrance and many other groups, these are incredible people andi groups, these are incredible people and ijust groups, these are incredible people and i just want to thank them for being with us, very, very special. applause nothing can ever make their pain go away, but i want you to know your children will not have lost their lives for no reason. they've set this incredible goal for so they've set this incredible goal for so many. these were great young

people, and they will always be remembered. always. we will never forget them. applause and to the parents and loved ones, you kept the flame of justice and to the parents and loved ones, you kept the flame ofjustice alive with your activism. keep it going. and no together we will save thousands and thousands of lives. when it comes to public safety, there is no place for politics. no republicans, no democrats, just citizens, and good citizens. we want safe communities and we demand safe communities for everyone. we want respect, we want great schools, we

wa nt respect, we want great schools, we want equality for everyone. and i will be a president, i promise you, for everyone. applause we will bridge our divisions, heal wounds and unify our country. and if we do that, if we work together, then there is nothing we cannot achieve as americans. the future is... good luck to our brilliant leader at dhs, john kelly. god bless you and god bless america. congratulations tojohn. applause studio: president donald trump addressing some of the staffers and workers at the department of

homeland security, where he made it clear that a nation without borders is not a nation, beginning today, he said, america gets back its borders, and he outlined very broadly the two executive orders that he signed that he believes will save money and lives. the first and perhaps one of the most important of his campaign pledges was the immediate construction of a border wall, and it will disrupt, he believes, violence cartel networks, drug trafficking and illegal immigration across the southern border of the united states. he said that other countries must take back their criminals, so he will clamp down on so—called sanctuary cities, these are cities dotted around the united states where people who are illegal immigrants can get shelter and help to try to be allowed to stay in the country, stay in america legally, but under the terms of being a century city the police don't

necessarily have the right to go after these people. donald trump says he will clamp down on those so—called sanctuary cities. he said that along the southern border with mexico there will be 5000 more border patrol officers, he will triple the number of so—called ice officers, immigration and customs and officers, basically immigration officers or agents, he will triple the size of that force. he said that the size of that force. he said that the department of health and security would also set up a special section looking after the victims of crime —— the department of homeland security would also set of the special section looking after the victims of crime perpetrated by illegal aliens. and rivera to some of those victims he pointed to some people he was addressing in the audience at the department of homeland security who were victims of crime perpetrated by immigrants. quite a wide—ranging and important speech at the department of homeland

security by president trump, let's go to washington and talk to james sagbo, the founder and president of the arab american institute. —— let's go to washington and speak to let's go to washington and speak to let's james zogby, he's the founder and president. there is this idea that a wall needs to be built to keep people out, particularly on the southern border, what is your view? it is unnecessary and i think it is wrong—headed, it is a form of misdirection. not unlike the argument that the president makes on the of voter fraud, it is based on phoney numbers. grounded in prejudice and fear. in the case of voterfraud, prejudice and fear. in the case of voter fraud, the prejudice and fear. in the case of voterfraud, the idea is that illegal ‘s and black people and poor

people are flooding to the polls and turning elections around. in the case of the wall, he made the argument that we have rapists and murderers coming across the border, killing our people. the wall, he said, will save thousands of lives. it is impey not the case. he can point to some families, some tragic stories, but to select out six or seven tragic murders committed by undocumented people and pretend that thatis undocumented people and pretend that that is somehow defining the story of our southern border is simply not true. 0bama and george bush added thousands of border security agents to the southern border, they built a significant part of the area which has a wall where it is needed, and the numbers of people crossing have dropped significantly in the last five years. it is a phoney case. he is playing to people's fears, but

those fears are potent, and the stories of people dying at the hands of people who are immigrants are real. there is a constituency out there for this kind of message, how do people like you combat bad? about 60% of the american people do not wa nt to 60% of the american people do not want to deport people who are here undocumented, so he has reached about a0%, that was about his voted total in terms of the overall adult population, that is his favourability rating, he has a real hold on that call vote group. but we lost a n hold on that call vote group. but we lost an election because we did not, i think, pursue as vigorously a counter arguments, and i think now the case has to be made over the next couple of years to movement was of congress to see how dangerous of these proposals are. he says it will save thousands ofjobs and billions of dollars, it will actually cost us tens of billions of dollars to build

this war and tens of billions of dollars to build this warand maintain tens of billions of dollars to build this war and maintain this wall, mexico will not pay for it. a lot of it is based on a phoney case, it is u nfortu nate it is based on a phoney case, it is unfortunate that you are right, there is fear and prejudice and it won an election, we are dealing with the consequences. you are founder and president of the arab american institute, what do you think of his ideas on limiting or making it even more difficult for people from certain african and middle eastern countries, including syria, yemen, iraq and so one, to get into the united states because they come from countries that have been blighted by terrorism? we will see that executive order come out tomorrow, i have read it and find it very dangerous, it is based on a fraudulent case. he says hundreds and hundreds of people since 9/11 have been arrested who have been immigrants and refugees from those countries, simply not true. ideal

with this issue on a daily basis with this issue on a daily basis with homeland security and the department ofjustice, i know how many people have been arrested, i know how deep and series the problem is andi know how deep and series the problem is and i know it is not as serious as the president makes it out to be. it will keep literally hundreds of thousands of syrians who are american citizens from being able to have theirfamilies, american citizens from being able to have their families, visit then, same with yemenis and iraqis, same with iraqi americans. it will breakdown relationships when we ought to build them and it is based ona ought to build them and it is based on a phoney case that these people area on a phoney case that these people are a threat to our country. on the issue of refugees, which he is really insistent that we put a hold forfour months really insistent that we put a hold for four months and deny refugees access to america, again, he says until we can get a vetting process in place, the vetting process in place for refugees is the most

intense and most onerous of any country in the world. these are not migrants coming into america, these are people who go through a two yet vetting process. we don't accept people who are a danger to our country, regardless of what he says, andi country, regardless of what he says, and i think he plays on prejudice and i think he plays on prejudice and fear to make a case that is simply not warranted and will hurt america in the eyes of the world, i can imagine the statue of liberty is crying right now because the promise of america has been sustained. but isn't it fair, right and proper for a new president to want to look at vetting and visas for people coming in from outside in a time of crisis? we know we live in an age of international cross—border terror, we know that, for instance, after the iranians revolution and 79, jimmy carter looked at the situation with iran and put restrictions on. this is not a republican or democrat

thing, is it? surely it is incumbent ona thing, is it? surely it is incumbent on a new president to want to get all the facts and look at things afresh? with george bush on barack 0bama, the two presidents we have had since 9/11, we did not have presidents who painted with a broad/ islam and muslims as a problem, or all muslim countries as a problem. there were some excesses in the bush yea rs there were some excesses in the bush years president 0bama made some mistakes, but if you read this executive order that says we cannot have people come to america who adhere to a religion that is based on, and it goes on to describe in very prejudicial terms what islam is about, that is wrong. it is fundamentally an untruth, and i think that this president, like his predecessors, has a responsibility. not only to keep america safe but

also to keep america and the image of america bright and shining to the rest of the world. if we come off like a two bit dictatorship that will punish people because they are different, be afraid of people because they worship in a different way than we do, whatever has been america is lost. that is something that donald trump as to deal with. he is not running a campaign any more, he is now the head of america, and he has to represent america and its ideals better than he is doing today. james zogby, thank you for joining us from washington. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0pm in the papers. my guests tonight are the guardian's chief leader writer randeep ramesh and lucy fisher, who's senior political correspondent at the times. the headlines...

president trump has signed an order to build a wall on the us border with mexico, one of his main campaign promises. construction could begin in months. mps will get a chance to scrutinise the government's brexit strategy after theresa may said she'll produce a white paper. the american actress mary tyler moore, who became a household name with the us television appearances in the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 80. now the sport with jess. it isa now the sport with jess. it is a busy day, we will start with football. liverpool are under way against southampton at anfield in the second leg of the efl cup semifinal. the reds are trying to overturn a 1—0 deficit, a place in the cup final at wembley is at

sta ke. the cup final at wembley is at stake. it is still 0—0 after 20 minutes. two matches are going on in scotland as the premiership returns after its winter break. if celtic win they will be 22 points clear of second placed rangers. that raith rovers hearts game is a replay from the draw at the weekend. usain bolt will lose one of his nine olympic gold medals after the ioc disqualified his jamaican relay team—mate nesta carter over a doping violation at the beijing games. 0ur sports news correspondent alex capstick has the latest on carter. kieran butler ‘s leg of the jamaican sprint relay team, all with the fast starter, it helped him win several titles, two 0lympic

starter, it helped him win several titles, two olympic and three world. the iuc has retested hundreds of frozen samples from london and beijing and his sample from the 2008 in mpeg showed traces of a banned substance, and nasal decongestant which is commonly found in dietary supplements. it is a banned substance, he was disqualified but under the rules it means the whole jamaican team has been disqualified, meaning usain bolt has lost one of the night got medals, a huge disappointment for him and jamaica. the winners from 2008 no trinidad and tobago. britain'sjohanna konta has described her quarterfinal defeat by serena williams at the australian open as the best experience of her life, and says she will come back stronger. konta, who was playing the 22—time grand slam champion for the first time, was beaten 6—2 6—3 in melbourne, bringing to an end her run of nine matches unbeaten. williams will now play unseeded croat mirjana lucic baroni in the semi finals. dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next month's six nations.

it comes just two days after his return from a six week suspension for striking. he led england to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues, and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh, fit, ifeel fresh, fit, focused. i think in any walk of life, especially in sport, if things like injuries or setbacks like i havejust sport, if things like injuries or setbacks like i have just had, sport, if things like injuries or setbacks like i havejust had, time out of the game, are good for you, especially in a contact sport. it has given me the chance to get some good work done. the women's six nations tournament will be running concurrently alongside the men's, with ireland the most recent home nation to lift the trophy back in 2015. this year, in particular though, is a huge year for ireland's women — as well as the championship to prepare for, they're gearing up to host the world cup in august. if we were to win the six nations it

would not define our world cup, and vice versa. it is important that we see them, we haven't really spoken about the world cup as such, we know it is there and it is at the end of the gate, but we haven't really spoken past scotland. i know it sends cliched but it is the truth, i don't think everything we have done in the build—up to this and november for us was a huge building block, that was building block against really good teams, so this championship for us has to be about results and performances. that's all the sport for now. it is still 0—0 between liverpool and southampton in the league cup semifinal at anfield. i'll have more in the next hour. the prime minister says the government will, after all, publish a detailed policy document setting out its plans for leaving the eu.

theresa may has been under pressure from labour and some of her own mps to lay out her plans in what's called a white paper. legislation to trigger the formal process of leaving the eu is set to be introduced tomorrow. remember him in the goggles? a once dominant pm out on his ear when britain chose brexit. what happens next? david cameron's doing charity work now, today visiting a medical research lab. are you worried about the prime minister? now, his successor‘s got her hands full with the tactical battle for brexit. and today theresa may kept a half step ahead of her critics. she'd outlined her brexit game plan in a big speech. they wanted it in black and white. and as the time came for questions... a concession. she had held off promising mps a policy paper but now... i can confirm to the house that our plan will be set out in a white paper published in this house. jeremy corbyn was caught on the hop. could we know when this white paper is going to be available to us? but he ploughed on. will they withdraw the threats to destroy the social structure

of this country by turning us into the bargain basement she clearly threatens? but the prime minister's kept the initiative and the brexit paper is unlikely to tell mps more than they know now. it was an easy concession for theresa may to make but tory mps worried about brexit welcomes it. she is also keen to appear ahead of the game when she visits donald trump in the white house later this week. and she told mps she won't duck policy differences. i'm not afraid to speak frankly to a president of the united states. i'm able to do that because we have that special relationship. mps queued to offer issues where she could take on the new president. he must abide by and not withdraw from the paris climate change treaty. president trump has repeatedly said he will bring back torture as an instrument of policy. when she sees him on friday, will the prime minister make clear that in those circumstances she will not permit britain to be dragged

into facilitating that torture? will the prime minister tell president trump that she is not prepared to lower our food and safety standards or to open health systems for privatisation? her answer. she and her government would stand their ground. we will put uk interests and uk values first. anotherformer prime minister's been in brussels. tony blair knows getting close to the white house at the wrong time can end badly, and mps on all sides are anxious theresa may remembers that lesson. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's talk to the conservative mp and former cabinet office member john penrose. you must be very pleased that a white paper will be published, it means parliament can have proper scrutiny of this vital issue, and parliamentary sovereignty, after all, was what

brexit was about? i think the prime minister has done the right thing, i think probably, as your piece said, it was a sensible point to make. she has already laid out quite a lot of detail in her speech last week and she will have to provide more detail to brussels when the negotiations begin in earnest and we will know that when it is sent to brussels it will leak ina that when it is sent to brussels it will leak in a nanosecond, so it makes sense for her to get more detail now and make sure people in parliament had seen attended the standard and have had chance to debate it. as a result of putting up the white paper, all the opposition parties who want to make sure they have proper input in this, the scottish nationalists, labour, the lib dems and some backbench tory mps, the opposition parties will be able to put forward amendments, properly scrutinising this. that is a good thing, too? i think anyway that i was going to happen, not least because we will have a full series of more active parliament

june because of the next year, year and a half, to change the law is ready for when we do come out of europe. there will be all sorts of other opportunities, some created by the opposition, some by backbenchers, lots greater by the government. they would happen anyway, this will add to it and democratic debate has to be good. when the scottish nationalists say they are thinking of 50 amendments, thatis they are thinking of 50 amendments, that is good ? they are thinking of 50 amendments, that is good? i will wait to see what the amendments say, the number is less important than whether they are sensible, some might be brilliant answer may be very silly. all 50 could be sensible?” brilliant answer may be very silly. all 50 could be sensible? i think they will have a hard time trying to amend this bill a great deal because it is very sensible and small, just trying to do one thing, to give ministers the power to exercise article 50. lots of the their issues, many very, very important, will have to be parked until we get to the other acts of parliament later in the when they will become

releva nt later in the when they will become relevant and we will need to have a proper democratic debate at that point. through the use of amendments, the possibility that perhaps the start that the government seems to be taking —— the stance that the government seems to be taking towards ha rd government seems to be taking towards hard brexit, leaving the single market and having a looser relationship with the customs union, they would be good? tabling an amendment is different from agreeing to and passing an amendment. indeed. it is important to understand that the vast majority of mps are trying to make sure that we get brexit under way, i think most of them would vote for article 50 to happen. all these other bits and pieces will have to come later. quite a lot of us have to come later. quite a lot of us rather like the notion of trying to make sure we have access to the single market, which is what the prime minister has already said she would try to do when she made the speech last week. this is crucial, she says she wants to do it and many people would say who want to change

it and why, its entry sensible to us. it and why, its entry sensible to us. access to the single market as far as the other 27 countries is concerned might not be as good for the uk if it does not involve immigration? it is well for different people in different parties to demand this and that but this is a negotiation, it ta kes that but this is a negotiation, it takes both sides to agree and we have to set out what britain needs clearly but we must then in mind that this will be the art of the possible, to persuade the other 27 countries that is in their interests in many cases, there are jobs countries that is in their interests in many cases, there arejobs in spain and germany and italy which depend on a good deal. and there is a cost to them from walking away from this album is something here that will work for all of us if we can keep level head and make this work. you would like access to the single market but immigration is the red line? it was very clear during

the referendum campaign and since that people want to have control over immigration, we may decide to let in on a few people, with different levels of skills or whatever, but that will be our decision and that is the crucial point. the precise numbers we will have to work out as a country collectively, democratically, but we must first get control and make sure we can change those numbers rather than being told about them or having no control because of brussels. thank you forjoining us. time for a look at the weather forecast with helen willetts. some of us are beautiful sunshine through the day but for others, we were blanketed in foggy grey weather, you can see that on the satellite picture. that will expand through the evening and overnight and initially but was concerned with fork but as even it wears on and the wind picks up, it will lift onto the hills with some

hill fog and the best chance of staying clear in the north—west, with the strongest wind, but largely frost free except for the countryside and for england and wales, and other cold night with widespread frost in the countryside and because of thick cloud it could give drizzle onto frozen surfaces so it could be icy first thing. and look at that great start. the best sunshine for the north and west, perhaps northern ireland and later in the south. for many it is a grey and cold day, these are the values on the thermometer, significantly colder without stronger wind. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. president donald trump has said his government will immediately start work on a wall between the united states and mexico which would deter illegal immigration and drug cartels. addressing the department of homeland security, mr trump said the united states was in crisis on its

southern border. a nation without borders is not a nation. beginning today, the united states of america gets back control of its borders and it gets back its borders. mps will get a chance to scrutinise the government's brexit strategy, after theresa may said she'll produce a formal white paper on her plans for parliament. there's been a big rise in the number of people sleeping rough in england. while london has the highest number the problem is growing fastest outside the capital. the american actress mary tyler moore who became a household name with her us television appearances in the 1960s and ‘70s has died aged 80. usain bolt has been stripped of one of the nine olympic gold medals which made up his famous triple triple, after one of his relay team—mates, nesta carter, was found guilty of doping at the 2008 beijing olympics. let's return to president trump's

pledges to build a wall on the us border with mexico. this is him speaking to abc news earlier today. are you going to direct us funds to pay for this? will american taxpayers pay for this? ultimately it will come out of what is happening with mexico, who was that those negotiations relatively soon and we will be in pittsburgh are formally reimbursed by mexico. they will pay us back? absolutely. the american taxpayer will pay at first? we will be reimbursed at a later date from whatever transaction we make from mexico. texaco's president said that mexico will absolutely not pay, it goes against our dignity as a country and as mexicans. pay, it goes against our dignity as a country and as mexicanslj pay, it goes against our dignity as a country and as mexicans. i think he has to say that. but i am just telling you, there will be a payment, it will be in a form,

perhaps a complicated form, and you have to understand what i am doing is good for the us and also good for mexico, we want very stable, mexico. when will it start? as soon as we can physically do it. i would say in months. i am can physically do it. i would say in months. iam planning can physically do it. i would say in months. i am planning to start immediately. let's go to washington and speak to david rivkin. he served in thejustice department and the white house counsel's office during the administrations of ronald reagan and george hw bush. thank you for being with us. putting up thank you for being with us. putting up less well on the southern border, will it work? . illegal migration? i don't think that any wall stops 100% record, would—be migrants, but certainly it would be a considerable improvement over the current situation with hundreds of thousands intercepted but hundreds of thousands not intercepted. we're

talking about getting as close to the extremely... it will not be a berlin wall, it will be a pretty formidable wall that. most illegal crossings and i think this is quite a normal thing, i don't know of any sovereign country that would not ta ke sovereign country that would not take this approach. europe has very much taken this approach in dealing with the influx of refugees from syria and other places. it is uncommon to share costs. there are agreements between turkey and the eu with turkey accepting some responsibility, financial and logistics, to help intercept the flow of refugees before they physically cross... 0k. it is interesting to say it will not be a berlin wall. surely it has to be? as john says it will be very high and thick and very tall to stop anyone getting over. if it is not the berlin wall, what is a point? it will be an extension of the border fence you already have and doesn't seem fence you already have and doesn't

seem to be working? perhaps i used the wrong analogy. but even the berlin wall was crossed from time to time. but, it is a question of logistics and terrain, i think it will come in various forms, there will come in various forms, there will be solid barriers and additional fencing, will be solid barriers and additionalfencing, there will be solid barriers and additional fencing, there will be ditches, it is different when you deal with the aquatic environment, to extend the rivers, it is physically impossible to have a continuous solid wall but the best engineering effort would go into it and it would be done the right way and it would be done the right way and would dramatically decrease the number of illegal border crossings, backed up by invigorated border patrols. under the last two presidents, the numbers crossing the border have gone down dramatically and security has increased along the southern region. and defectors, the majority of illegal immigrants crossing from south america into the

north, they go into america legally with visas, most of them overstay their welcome. that is how they end up their welcome. that is how they end up being illegal, nothing to do with crossing a patch of earth on the border in the south? with respect, the illegal border crossings have various facets, people overstay their visas and they have to be addressed with better enforcement of better information where people are going and enforcement efforts in the us interior but the notion that is all we have to worry about, no illegal crossings, is not true. use of conjugated problems in bits and pieces, provided but you are doing is useful. to me it is not a valid criticism to say you're not solving the whole problem. you mention some european countries putting up barriers, not so much walls but wire

fencing and someone which is what countries like hungary have been doing. one of the few in europe to doing. one of the few in europe to do that. the majority of the terror attacks that have taken place in europe recently have been from home—grown terrorists, terrorists from the countries in which those a cts from the countries in which those acts of terror have been perpetrated. we know that in the orlando nightclub shooting attack, last year, we know that in the san berna rdino last year, we know that in the san bernardino attack in california, they were home—grown terrorists. one wonders why the president is spending so much time talking about stopping people coming in and dealing with terrorism that way and not dealing with the problems on american soil. guns, for instance, that kind of thing? two answers. back to my point about a cognitive problem. one of the key reasons for stopping illegal migration is because, leaving aside terrorism, invariably illegal migration and transport of people is accompanied

by drug trafficking, sexual travelling —— trafficking etc. solving this site from terrorism is important and undoubtedly they are going to have people who have come here illegally to commit acts of terrorism and the fact you also have individuals who get radicalised, thatis individuals who get radicalised, that is a different issue to be addressed with different methods. there is nothing wrong with solving the problem with visas and there have been a number of attacks in europe, not just have been a number of attacks in europe, notjust terrorist, in germany it is enormously controversial because... i will not get into statistics but a number of people who have been admitted as refugees turn out to be thugs and grope women and rape women and have assaulted woman. that is a huge problem for angela merkel. why is it not the right of any country to protect the safety of its citizens and ensure people coming in are properly vetted and guess what? people come here illegally or zero

vetted, not letting people is not a good situation. how is president trump going to get mexico to pay for this? mexico has said point—blank it will not pay anything?” this? mexico has said point—blank it will not pay anything? i suspect that we... i think he alluded to this in his remarks... it will not be sending this money for the wall but that will be folded into broader discussions of modifying nafta and dealing with a variety of cross—border transactions, goods and services and you can find a way for mexico to save face but come up with some resources that will be used to defray the costs and i agree... both countries would benefit from safe and orderly borders. people die in a desert because they are brought in by smugglers who don't give a dam about their safety. women and children get raped and molested on the way over. if i was a mexican

president, leaving aside political concerns about it being viewed as too accommodating to the north, how can they object to something that makes life safer for their citizens? but the president, even meeting donald trump during the election campaign, his approval ratings dipped considerably. he hasn't got the strength or the political will to go any further than that and that was a disaster for him. to go any further than that and that was a disasterfor him. we to go any further than that and that was a disaster for him. we will see again. there are many difficult problems in foreign policy and domestic policy and one does his or her best to resolve in ways that are consistent with the national interests and i believe consistent with mexican national interest. we have people here who for some reason object to better border security, who act as if this was somehow reprehensible and i don't understand that argument. we have political problems to deal with here and in mexico. there is a revised nafta

that provides forjob opportunities for import opportunities from the mexican side and export for the mexican side and export for the mexican side and for the american side, that protectsjobs mexican side and for the american side, that protects jobs and stimulate the economy. that will create the environment where the mexican president and the governor general would have more elbow room. it is simple, when the economy grows strong you have more political chips to play with. we will leave it there. thank you forjoining us. there's been a big increase in the number of people sleeping rough across england. more than half of local councils have recorded a rise. it's estimated more than 4,000 people a night were sleeping on the streets, a 16% increase on 2015. the homelessness charity, crisis, says the numbers are rising at an "appalling rate". from birmingham, here's seema kotecha. as the darkness creeps in, the wind chill begins to bite. those who have nowhere to go look for shelter.

volunteers roam the streets, making sure nobody has died because of the cold. one of those workers is paul aitken. the young man there, i'm just checking that he is breathing and he is ok. he's fine, he is fast asleep, so i'm not going to wake him up. paul is just checking up on a rough sleeper here. he says he's in a lot of pain, severe pain, in fact. so paul has called an ambulance to make sure he's ok. he says he was stamped on by a couple of strangers in the middle of the night. minutes later, a paramedic arrived and he was taken to hospital with suspected cracked ribs. he was discharged that day. as dawn broke, a rough sleeper expressed his frustration. it's horrible, of course it's horrible out here. what are you supposed to do, you have no prospects, you know. it is horrible. it does torture you. and people walk past

you like you are scum because you have had a problem in life. the future is bleak. really bleak. there needs to be more help out there. some charities blame council cuts for putting more vulnerable people on the streets. local authority budgets have been reduced by around 20% over the last six years. which they say have led to fewer support services. homelessness is affected by austerity, the cuts that have come down from nationally, the cuts to the nhs, local authorities and also those in terms of benefit caps, that has a huge impact on why people are on the streets. birmingham city council are doing a lot to try to reduce this by partnership work, we are working with key agencies, we are doing outreach, surgeries, and we are actually listening to rough sleepers. at this centre, they come for relief from the cold. this place is funded through private donations. paul, who was once homeless, came up with the idea. a lot of these guys in here are skilled people that need a break. need an opportunity, need a chance.

and i think we all deserve that. we all deserve to have a kick start again. and try to get our lives back on track. and that's why places like this are so needed. the government says by 2020 it will have invested more than £500 million on tackling homelessness. but with a further squeeze on council spending expected in april, there are concerns that hostels and shelters could be closed down. forcing more people to live rough. seema kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. the headlines on bbc news. president trump has signed an order to build a wall on the us border with mexico, one of his main campaign promises, construction could begin in months. mps will get a chance to scrutinise the government's brexit strategy, after theresa may said she'll produce a white paper. the american actress mary tyler moore, who became a household name with her us

television appearances in the 1960s and ‘70s, has died aged 80. in a moment, mps say women are experiencing widespread discrimination, when it comes to dress codes at work. an update on the market numbers for you. the ftse and the dax doing ok at the end of trading in europe, edi and the nasdaq not bad in the us. the inquests into the deaths of 30 britons killed in a terror attack on a beach resort in tunisia in 2015 has heard harrowing evidence from a woman who survived, despite being shot, though her husband died next to her. cheryl mellor was speaking at the royal courts ofjustice. the court also heard moving tributes to another couple among the victims at the sousse resort. sarah campbell reports. the families of three more british victims arrived at court today, to hear difficult details about the violent deaths

of their loved ones. graphics put together by the police showed the layout of the hotel and beach. photographs marked the places of death. today that of midlands couple suzanne davie and scott chalkley. both suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were identified by their dental records. suzanne had three children. in court her son connor had described how his mother's death meant she had missed one daughter's wedding and her other daughter's graduation from university. it has been very difficult. losing such a key figure in our family life has affected all of us, really. they were both really smitten with each other and again they went to tunisia to celebrate them getting a new house they had just got. so that was sort of a celebration of what they were doing. another victim, 59—year—old stephen mellor, a witty and funny man, the inquest was told, who idolised his children and grandchildren. his mother, seen here in pink, read out the family's

tributes to her son. his wife cheryl, visibly upset in court, had to listen as her statement was read out. the couple had been doing crosswords on the beach when the attack began. they were on sunloungers and saw the suspect. she said, we were clutching each other in fear. steve and i said, if one of us survives, tell the children we love them. mrs mellor‘s statement went on to describe how the gunman approached them. she saw him looking at a blonde lady nearby. the lady had said, please, no, i have got family. he paused for a moment, and shot. another witness statement described him as smiling as he shot from side to side. cheryl was shot first but survived. stephen died on the beach. i'm only here today due to the bravery of my husband steve, we were being shot and he protected me. he sacrificed himself. steve is a hero to me. cheryl mellor has been left with life changing injuries and said she misses her husband every minute of every day. sarah campbell, bbc news,

at the high court. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this afternoon. a man has been questioned in connection with alleged threats against gina miller, the woman behind the brexit legal challenge. the 50—year—old was detained in west london on suspicion of racially—aggravated malicious communications. the arrest follows a complaint last november about threats made online. he's been released on bail until the middle of next month. three people have died inafire next month. three people have died in a fire at a house in reigate in surrey. the bodies of a man, a woman and a child were found in the same bed at a farm cottage. it's thought the fire had burned all night, and the fire had burned all night, and the alarm was raised only when collea g u es the alarm was raised only when colleagues went to check on the man, who had failed to arrive at work. northumbria university has been fined £400,000 northumbria university has been fined £a00,000 after two students nearly died taking part in a science experiment. the students, who were both 20, were mistakenly given enough caffeine for 300 cups of coffee — 100 times the intended dose. they were both admitted to intensive care, and made a full recovery. the university has apologised and says it was an ‘isolated incident‘. rescue teams in italy have found

more bodies in the ruins of a hotel that was struck by an avalanche last week. in all, 2a people were killed with five people still missing. our rome correspondent james reynolds has been speaking to two people who survived — and they say it‘s like being born again. how many of us will ever know what it‘s like to come back to life? on saturday vincenzo forti and giorgia galassi were pulled from the hotel. the couple had been trapped underground for 59 hours. this afternoon we met them at home, they told me what happened when the avalanche hit. translation: it felt like a bomb, i felt glass exploding and it felt as if an entire wall had hit me. somewhere underneath these tonnes of snow and debris, they were jammed together in a tiny space.

translation: i looked at vincenzo and i was panicking, the first thing he told me was, we have got to be calm. we just have to wait. i touched him to see if we were ok, if we were injured. we were lucky, we were alive. i thought we would be trapped for a week. i did not want to tell her. after two days rescuers made contact with them. translation: when we heard a rescuer it was as if an angel was talking to us. as if someone had come to pick us up literally from under the ground. i was born again. it was a miracle. ifeel as if i‘ve been brought to the world for a second time. and this time not by my mum, but by god. they survived, but many others died. a week on, rescuers continue to search for those still

missing under the snow. james reynolds, bbc news, central italy. laws that are supposed to prevent discrimination against women when it comes to workplace dress codes aren‘t being enforced properly. that‘s the conclusion of a group of mps. their report was commissioned after a receptionist was sent home for not wearing high—heeled shoes. the mps discovered it was far from being an isolated incident. emma simpson has been listening to three women about the issue. meet nicola thorp. she was told to wear high heels on herfirst day temping at a city firm. scarlet harris is the women‘s equality officer at the tuc. melanie bramwell runs a recruitment agency. i caught up with them to hear about dress code discrimination and how nicola refused to toe the line. when i realised that they were insisting that all women wore high heels to portray their desired image, it made me realise that, actually, my employer didn‘t want me

to just look smart and professional, they wanted me to look attractive. and i didn‘t want to be seen as attractive in the workplace. ijust wanted to do myjob. so, scarlet, how widespread is the issue? the committee found lots and lots of women talking about their experiences of being made to wear, notjust high heels, but certain types of make up, being asked to wear sheer blouses, being asked to wear skirts rather than trousers. the government said nicola‘s dress code was unlawful, breaching the equality act. but mps said that the law wasn‘t effective enough, leaving employers to make unreasonable demands. personally, i don‘t feel it‘s clear. it is open to interpretation, as we say, the word reasonable is used there and that is open to interpretation. is it so bad to ask a woman worker to wear a heel when we ask male workers to wear a shirt and tie? i think they are two entirely different things.

they took lots of evidence from women saying they were going home with bleeding fee—t. ' ' "w' " '"' at night to be able to sleep because they were in so much pain from the shoes they'd been wearing during the day. that's just not comparable to wearing a tie or a suit jacket. some might say this is all a bit of a storm in a teacup. they might very well do but you have to look at the bigger picture. i think that's the key thing. it should be about choice. there are plenty of women who like to wear heels to work, like to wear a face full of make—up to work. that should be their choice. it shouldn't be forced upon them. this issue, the high heel thing, is symbolic of a hangover from that 1950s kind of era where women were only seen as secretaries and receptionists, and now we are running the companies. i say to them, get over it. let us wear what we want, as long as we are smart. let‘s get the weather forecast with helen willetts. let‘s get the weather forecast with helen willetts. it

let‘s get the weather forecast with helen willetts. it is let‘s get the weather forecast with helen willetts. it is really let‘s get the weather forecast with helen willetts. it is really chilly, i have just helen willetts. it is really chilly, i havejust come back helen willetts. it is really chilly, i have just come back from a walk in the south—easterly wind is starting to bite. we had some sunshine today, this was cornwall and from many parts of wales and north—west england was sunshine but parts of the east have been stuck under this fog and it is still quite thick. this is a satellite picture earlier, it is starting to expand, this area of fog, moving north and west through the night and it will not sit on the surface, it will not be fully at low levels all the way through the night. it will lift because the wind is strengthening so it will be hill fog. it will feel better because even though this time we have more cloud, it is a chilly going to be cold enough for frost overnight, not necessarily for the north and west with stronger wind but for many parts of england and wales and highland scotland temperatures will fall well below freezing. “11 quite easily. it feels better when you add in that wind and

it is producing a little drizzle, frozen snow grains falling onto that cold surface and it could be quite icy first thing in the morning. across many parts of england and wales and into the central part of scotland, particularly on untreated roads and pavements. we will be scraping the ice. further north there is a chance of good sunshine across parts of scotland, not 13, that was today, more likely about six or seven in the afternoon and for northern ireland it looks cloudier than today. not great news, it looks like leaden skies and hill fog and we will keep the cloud in of areas with some sunshine developing eventually in the south but certainly for northern scotland. perhaps 10 degrees. and that wind, barely above freezing, —54 —6 with that wind. the wind will still be a feature on friday but a slightly different direction these a different direction these a different feel to the day, first thing that is a chance of snow

flurries pushing across eastern areas but later on the wind is coming from the bay of biscay so marginally less cold, with showers coming into the south and west. double figures for plymouth by the end of the day. but heavy showers. through the course on saturday those heavy showers push across the country, a lot of cloud and heavy showers and that is the first significant weather front for quite some time. it is clear by sunday and it looks like a drier, brighter day. but the hint of a change in the air. hello, i‘m ros atkins, this is outside source. donald trump is moving at speed. on monday he pulled out of a major international trade deal. on tuesday he resurrected plans for two controversial oil pipelines. today — well, where to start? perhaps with the wall. he is seeking to fundamentally change homeric operates and fits into our world. the still happening.

i would say i‘m certainly planning on starting immediately. the president‘s also said he approves of waterboarding, that he may send federal agents into cities that can‘t control crime, that some federal agencies can‘t communicate with the press, that he looks set to severely restrict immigration from certain countries. there are reports in us media that the president intends to drastically reduce the role of the