good afternoon. a court in america has ruled that donald trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim nations is unconstitutional. the judges in seattle said it amounted to religious discrimination. the court temporarily lifted the ban and several major airlines say they will now allow passengers affected by it to fly to the united states. the trump administration has pledged to overturn the ruling. catriona renton reports. it has been a week of confusion in protest, outside the white house and inside airports. but the most significant opposition to donald trump's immigration ban came from judgejames trump's immigration ban came from judge james robart in trump's immigration ban came from judgejames robart in this seattle court room. ifind court room. i find that the court room. ifind that thejudge court room. i find that the judge should and will grant the temporary restraining order. overruling president trump's executive order that he signed just eight days ago. now, people are free to travel once again into the united

states. the challenge, that this violates a clause in the us constitution favouring one religion over another, was brought by the state of washington and laterjoined by the state of minnesota. judge robart‘s decision, effective immediately, effective now, put a halt to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. i want to repeat that. it puts a stop to it immediately. in the last week, some passengers have still managed to enter the united states due to the state—wide legal challenges, like here in boston. now, the us customs agency has told airlines passengers from the seven mainly muslim countries who were barred can now fly. qatar airways, air france and love fans are say they will begin boarding passengers immediately. —— love times. the white house says they will fight this court ruling. in a

statement, they said: in later, they turned down that ruling. the white house has said they will act to overturn this at they will act to overturn this at the earliest possible time. the confusion of protests seems set to continue. labour has promised to place a cap on the prices charged by energy companies if it wins power. it follows criticism of npower, which has announced a 15% rise in the cost of electricity. here's our political correspondent matt cole. from the cost of cooking to the heating of houses, the prices of everyday things are not getting cheaper, but even with that in mind, yesterday's announcement by npower that it yesterday's announcement by npower thatitis yesterday's announcement by npower that it is putting up dual fuel prices by around 9% was seen as a step beyond. today, labour's shadow chancellor said enough is enough. i would legislate to control them

now. we would have to, because we can't allow this to keep going on. this is huge. people's wages, for many people, have been frozen since 2007, 2008, the economic crash. how would you control them? would legislate to control them. in what way? will introduce legislation in parliament. what would it say? you would limit the amount they can introduce their prices. theresa may said she would stand for people who were just about managing, so by throwing and this challenge, john mcdonnell is testing that challenge, a battle for the hearts of householders. the department for business, energy and industrial strategy said in a statement: the trade association energy uk did not comment on john

the trade association energy uk did not comment onjohn mcdonnell‘s demand, but said the industry is taking action to aid consumers. later this spring, ministers will produce a policy paper which they say will examine a range of markets not currently working for consumers, including energy, but any action could be a long way off. a report from the competitions and markets authority last year ruled out price caps as a viable way of keeping overall prices down, but labour may hope this is an issue to fire up the enthusiasm of voters. 14 people have been arrested by police investigating the alleged misuse of electronic tags used to monitor criminals. it's claimed that staff were paid to attach the devices so loosely that they could be easily removed. the staff from capita are said to have been paid by criminals. the ministry ofjustice said it is urgently investigating the matter. there have been violent clashes between landowners and traditional herdsmen in northern kenya. tens of thousands of cattle are

being illegally driven onto farms and wildlife sanctuaries. the herdsmen say drought is forcing them to move their livestock, but the ranchers say it is politically motivated. in the grasslands below mount kenya, farmers are fighting a daily battle to keep control of their land. wildlife is being killed and tourist lodges hit as herds of cattle are being illegally driven onto private land by traditional herdsmen, in their tens of thousands. this is a game ranch. buffaloes and elephants usually drink here, but traditional herdsmen are driving their cattle through, destroying the land. translation: it's because of drought, and this is the only place there's pasture, the only place we can bring our cows. but farmers say it's less about drought and more about politics — land in exchange for votes. this is a tourist lodge,

set alight by herdsmen, angry after clashes with security forces left one man dead. the owners were forced to flee, and then the looting began. people have been misused and told to go and destroy property, destroy the wildlife, try to destroy the livelihood of the place so they can take over. in verratti many people and too much livestock. it is a global thing, not just kenya. —— the reality is, verratti many people. 0vergrazing destroys a carefully managed environment, but also has other costs. elephants are shot — either because they threaten cattle or amid the lawlessness, for their ivory. we just stumbled across some of the illegal cattle herders on this land, and as we got close to them, shots rang out. one wentjust over the car. until the rule of law and land rights are restored, the herdsmen will continue their march, and the violence and damage will spread.

and now, all the sport from here. good afternoon, rita. premier league leaders chelsea have the chance to move 12 points clear if they can beat third placed arsenal at stamford bridge. chelsea to believe in the 14th minute when marcus alonzo reacted fastest from diego costa's header off the bar. it is currently i—0 fastest from diego costa's header off the bar. it is currently 1—0 to chelsea, approaching half—time. in rugby union, the six nations begin this afternoon, with scotland facing ireland in the first match of the tournament. reigning champions england begin their campaign against france. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss is at twickenham. 0ur england going to be the favourites to retain the title? well, the england fans will be hoping for a little piece of history here this afternoon, because if they beat france, it would be their 15th win ina row,

france, it would be their 15th win in a row, and that would be a new national record. they should be pretty confident of doing it. they are the defending champions, the favourites for this year's championship. they have a huge injury problems, but france will only finish second bottom of the championship last year, so england will fancy their chances. before that, the six nations kicked off at murrayfield, scotland against ireland. ireland are widely seen as england's biggest rivals this year, but they are withoutjohnny sexton, one of their key players. scotland are in good form. they have 1a—macro out of their last five matches, and will be optimistic they can spring and upset in front of their homelands. —— they have 1a—macro out of their last five matches. so, the current vision has existed for 17 years in its current form, but should do was be the same six nations taken by? in the build—up to this year, the organisers have ruled out promotion and relegation in the near future, but that leave the outstanding emerging european nation

of georgia? joe wilson has more. the six best rugby nations in europe. well actually, this year, no. according to the world rankings, italy stand below the georgians. into glee c, 50,000 watching georgia beat russia. georgia have one six nations b tournament for six years, outgrown it. in worcester, a granite cornerstone of that success. this hooker. the most modern synthetic pitch, he is still close to the traditional qualities of georgia, warriors. that is the spirit. rugby is like war. you are playing against someone, maybe is your friend, but in these 80 minutes, he is like your enemy. you are playing with a big heart, but everyone knows oui’ with a big heart, but everyone knows our skills are not in the top. how to improve? well, back in november, georgia were well beaten in scotland. that was sheer genius! but they need this exposure.

georgian rugby players have a presence here in england, and there are loads of them in france. as individuals, they are in demand. as a national team, georgia tell us they would love to have a game against the bottom placed six nations team later this year. if not for promotion or relegation, then certainly for the spectacle. six nations are cautious about that idea. and surely would be interesting, but we have to look at it from the integrity of our competition, what's good for us, as opposed to what is necessarily good for georgia. a game like that could involve is also speculation. georgia may have to look elsewhere. they want to macro games of the last world cup and lost bravely against new zealand. —— they were in two games. georgia tell us they are considering becoming a franchise in another petition, perhaps even another petition, perhaps even another hemisphere. as the six nations begin, to police ears still in europe, were still on the edge of it. and that is all the sport for now.

ido and that is all the sport for now. i do very much. —— thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.30. bye for now. hello. you are watching the bbc news channel. it is 1:12pm. les returned to president tom's migration restrictions, which had been temporarily blocked by a judge this morning as protests continue in us cities and around the world. earlier, i spoke to azad ali, from the muslim development and engagement group, outside the american embassy in central london where a protest was being held against the administration. they asked him if he welcomed the news.

it is temporary, mind you process plays out, i think it will be permanently stop. this is nothing but an islamophobic policy, purely based on someone's religion. there are so many inconsistencies, and evenin are so many inconsistencies, and even in that trial, at that hearing, thejudge asked tom's even in that trial, at that hearing, the judge asked tom's lawyer for some rationale, some facts, not fiction. she said, we don't have to provide any, and that epitomises what trump is doing here. it is pure hatred and islamophobia. you are somebody who is a member of liberty, the civil rights group, and you also present a muslim community show. what sort of reaction and getting to people here —— from people here to what is going on in the states?m has been fantastic. as you saw earlier in the week, thousands of people in this country stood up to what our true british values, and a lot of people are disappointed in how our prime minister has handled this, how are foreign secretary has

handled this, that they were not more robust, and as you have seen yourself, over 1.5 million people signed a petition saying no state visit to trump, so i think the people of the united kingdom have shown what british values mean. and yet, you will be aware that in the real world , yet, you will be aware that in the real world, britain does need a relationship with the united states, and that is something, although you criticise theresa may, that she has got foremost in her mind? absolutely, and we should have relationships with everyone. we do have a special relationship with the usa, and that means they are our friends, and we should be able to speak the truth to our friends, and say, what you're doing here is not right. if you want to deal with the issue of terrorism, and terrorists, this is how to do it. if we can't say that to our friends, who can we say that to our friends, who can we say it to? azad ali, speaking to me earlier. america's defence secretary james mathis is in japan,

america's defence secretary james mathis is injapan, seeking to reassure japanese leaders that the us remains committed to its defence treaty with the country, including over its relationship with china. there are worried this could change. iran is carrying out military exercises to test out his military radar systems a day after president trump imposed sanctions on the country for a missile test last sunday. the exercise has come as america said it has not considered increasing the number of its military personnel in the middle east, but warned the world would not ignore iranian activities. shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has been giving a speech in liverpool and smiling, proposing more infrastructure spending to close the north—south divide. it includes support for an hs three rail project, connecting liverpool, manchester, leeds, sheffield and hull. it is part of public spending plans to reverse a system which labour says has disproportionally

benefited london and the south—east. if we are to face the world after brexit, it means every part of the country needs to be prepared, and we need to put an end to the whitehall view that what is good for the city of london is good for the country as a whole. we will and should use legislation to make sure future governments will be charged with auditing their regional capital spend against economic need, and then reporting to parliament on the investment in balances, when they are excessive. it will be a barnett is like formula for the north. labour is absolutely committed to delivering hs3, a crossrailfor the north, and we will start right here in liverpool and connect the great cities of the north of england. we have some breaking news to bring you from the united states. president trump has begun treating. he often starts his day with taking to twitter, and he is talking about the decision to the judge in seattle

to put a block on his ban from migrants from seven mostly muslim countries. president trump says, the opinion of this so—called judge, which essentially takes law enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned. so that is his first immediate reaction to that decision from the court in seattle. president trump calling the judge a so—called judge and saying his ruling is ridiculous and will be overturned. i'm sure we will be bringing you more on that through the afternoon. a man who tried to attack a soldier at the louvre museum early on friday was an egyptian game to paris on a tourist visa from dubai, according tourist visa from dubai, according to the french authorities. the suspect was critically injured after he was shot by french soldiers as he began his assault. 0ur correspondent is in paris were as now. the authorities think you came from egypt, but they don't actually know his identity, or they haven't made it public? —— he came from egypt two no, there are various

names flying around, associated with a twitter feed which had messages posted on it about 30 minutes before the attack to place. but there has been no confirmation of the identity. as you say, it is believed he is an egyptian national, and that information has come up from the french authorities and the egyptian interior ministry, and that he is either 2829 years old. he came ona he is either 2829 years old. he came on a tourist visa from dubai. as to motive, there is none officially yet, although twitter messages suggest a certain degree of high against the west, the like of which we have seen before, and support for so—called islamic state as well. the investigation focuses obviously on his motive, but also whether or not he has associates within the country, the concern being notjust that there might have been people who might have helped or directed toward this attack, but that it it might be the first of a series of

attacks planned. that has been the case in the past, and it is obvious the concern the authorities. they are trying to find out whether others have been working alongside him. and this was an attack that was foiled. the authorities feel somewhat vindicated at having so many armed police on the streets since the previous tax happened ? police on the streets since the previous tax happened? -- previous attacks. yes, i think this is a supreme vindication for what you might call the militarisation strategy, 0peration sentinel here in france. it is notjust police, but heavily armed soldiers here as well. they are patrolling public buildings, cultural sites, tourist sites, and critically, transportation hubs. it is very different here in paris than it was five years ago, say. it feels different. i wouldn't say it was militarised, but it has a military presence to it that is quite surprising compare to, say, towns and cities in london. it is,

however, what stopped the attack yesterday. were it not for armed soldiers, this man may well have been able to make his way into the shops beneath the louvre, which were crowded with two a0 centimetre long machetes. so it is a vindication of their policy, but also troubling turn, because this drumbeat of attack has now resumed. it is a reminder to peruvians, french citizens, and those thinking of travelling to citizens, and those thinking of travelling is a today, met.