this is bbc news. the headlines at 103m: a setback for donald trump as an appeal court denies his emergency appeal against a suspension of his controversial travel ban on people from seven countries. a scathing report into the way britain's train system is organised — mps says it lets down passengers and isn't fit for purpose. the race to become france's new president heats up as a former economy minister launches his campaign. national front leader marine le pen will begin her bid later. a father from scarborough who has motor neurone disease becomes the first person to use a computer—generated voice with a regional accent in a bid to keep his identity. it's amazing to know now that my girls, lilly and poppy, and my wife will be able to talk to me and hear my voice back.

and a bbc investigation exposes a secret network of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, a us federal appeals court has rejected a request from donald trump's administration to immediately reinstate his controversial order banning immigration from seven specified countries. mister trump signed an executive order to pick the ban into place last week, a federaljudge then

planned rescinded it on friday. a request by mister trump to reinstate the ban has been denied. thejudgment read: it said a reply from the department in support of the emergency appeal was due on monday. but this is not the end of the line for the restrictions — this case was just part of the government's efforts to maintain its ban on travellers from seven predominantly muslim countries that have been named as a terror risk. mr trump himself has attacked the federaljudge who had suspended the migration bans countrywide, calling the judgment "ridiculous" in a series of tweets. earlier on, vice president mike pence defended president trump's criticism of thejudge. in an interview with abc he was asked whether it was appropriate for the president

to question the legitimacy of a federaljudge by referring to him in a tweet as a "so—called judge". president trump has made it clear that our administration is going to put the safety and security of the american people first, and the executive order that he put into effect was legal, it was appropriate, and our administration is going to be using all legal means at our disposal to challenge thejudge‘s order. i understand that, but is it right for the president to say "so—called judge" ? doesn't that undermine the separation of powers in the constitution written right next door? well, i do not think it does. i think the american people are very accustomed to this president speaking his mind and speaking very straight with them, and it is very frustrating when scholars on the left and the right, people as distinguished as jonathan turley of george washington university, has said, while he doesn't agree with the executive order, he recognises the president has the full authority to put

the security of the homeland first in determining who comes in... right, but this judge was appointed... but to actually suspend that order across the country is frustrating all of us. this is a judge that was nominated by president bush, 99—0 confirmed. how is he a so—called judge? well, again, we face a dangerous enemy inspiring people to come into this country, and frankly inspiring people who are already in this country, and the president is determined to use the authority that he has under the constitution and under the law, but we will go through the courts to challenge... but doesn't thisjudge have the authority to do what he did as well? he certainly does, and that is why the administration is complying with that as we speak, and we will go through the process in the courts to get a stay of that order so that, again, we can implement this action that is entirely focused on the safety and security of the american people. look, we have got to do things differently. that is vice president mike pence defending donald trump's remarks.

another setback for the president, in the last hour or so the federal appeals court denying thejustice department's request for an immediate bean statement of the travel ban. here's our reporter jane frances kelly with the latest. within hours, airlines were told that the restrictions had been dropped. this iraqi family travelled back quickly to take advantage of the ban being lifted. we're really excited, we are really happy that we have been cleared and are allowed to enter the united states. an appeal by the us department ofjustice to have the travel ban immediately

reinstated has been rejected by a federal appeals court, which has given the administration until monday to challenge the decision. donald trump says it is not about religion but combating heroism. for those arriving for now, the signs mean what they say. this man from yemen quickly picked a flight back from turkey where he had been visiting his fiancee. he has a right to be in america but said he could not stay away. i feel safe now, i am very happy. donald trump had treated tweeted. the white house argues the president has the constitutional authority to protect the american people. critics argue it is the constitution which is being violated, a claim which

president trump denies. with me is simonjones, bbc news correspondent. he has been following the latest legal developments. it is quite complicated, but the bottom line is, another setback for donald trump. donald trump has been making these executive orders and people predicting that the". they have entered "not once but twice. the travel ban has beenjudged entered "not once but twice. the travel ban has been judged to entered "not once but twice. the travel ban has beenjudged to be unconstitutional. when the band was temporarily lifted, the trump administration were not going to ta ke administration were not going to take that lying down. it went to the appeals court, a late—night ruling effectively means that the stop on the ban remains in place. what this court is saying is that the trump administration had argued that the president does have the power to make this travel ban, because it is

the president's responsibility to protect the country from aliens, is the word that the use, as a matter of national security. the trump administration argued that the court in seattle were overstepping their power, by saying that the travel ban could not remain in place. but the court in san francisco has said that they are not going to stop the halt at the moment. we are seeing that legal decision there are no tweet that was put out. what happens next? isn't it interesting that you get most information now on twitter! i think what we will be expecting is for donald trump to give his views on twitter because he has been very outspoken about this issue. what the court in san francisco has said is that it wants both sides, the states that it wants both sides, the states that a trial and doing —— that are

challenging the travel ban, and the administration, to present their cases. it is not going to be a simple issue to resolve. all eyes are on twitter to see how the president reacts to this recent development. we will bring you the news as it comes in. the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. the commons transport committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. they're calling on the department for transport to give up some of its powers. rob young reports. chris grayling has been giving his reaction to the andrew marshall today. we wa nt today. we want to have joined up today. we want to havejoined up nature between track and train. people do not understand why somebody runs the

tracks and somebody runs the trains. they want one team planning for the future, planning to make things better, and dealing with problems when they happen. when the tax is paying, some people believe that you did this because you wanted to break the unions. no, it was done because of the london bridge investment. if you had seen the senior management tea m you had seen the senior management team over the last few months, nobody would believe that they wa nted nobody would believe that they wanted this to happen. one of the biggest train operators has been taking a huge hit because of the strike action. i do not think that you can say that anybody wanted this. i'm glad they have reached an agreement, i hope that as a way forward for the future, and every

much hope that the rmt will now come back to the table and sort out the arrangement that looks after its own members. my commitment to them and everybody involved in this railway, ido everybody involved in this railway, i do not believe that we need fewer people on the railways. they may do slightly differentjobs, but a railway that is bursting at the seams, in my view, needs staffing. that is very interesting. new balls, the labour mp louise ellman is chair of the transport select committee, and joins us from our merseyside newsroom. the what is your committee recommending? morant more people are using trains, so morant more people are using trains, so the railways popular, but the franchise system is not delivering all the benefits that were anticipated. smaller franchises

could perhaps be used for a longer time. the department for transport is not enforcing the promises made by the franchises. if the department cannot do it, maybe someone else should, maybe the rio regulator. the whole system needs to run together ina whole system needs to run together in a better way. so all the track and train operators should work together in a much more co—ordinated way, that is not happening now. you say that it should work better together, but at the same time you we re together, but at the same time you were seeing smaller franchises, more franchises and smaller franchises. i do is to not contradictory? more franchises could give an opportunity for more companies to enter the market and be part of the competitive system that all of this is based on. that could be considered, but that then brings the

problems of more operators, so a bigger charge in running the system. that is something the department for transport should be looking at, it is not doing that properly now. let me tell you what the real companies are saying. they are saying that underfranchising are saying. they are saying that under franchising rail companies work together to transform britain's ra i lwa ys work together to transform britain's railways into a success story, doubling the number of passengers and creating the safest railway in europe. the number of passengers certainly has doubled and more people want to travel by train, so thatis people want to travel by train, so that is a great success, but if we look at what passengers are actually seeing about the experience, the satisfaction is actually going down. whether it is about rising fears, overcrowded carriages, the leaves, postponements, passenger satisfaction is going down and that has to change. the passengers should be at the centre of all this. good to talk to you.

the headlines: there is a setback for donald trump in united states as judges refused to immediately reverse the suspension of his controversial travel ban on people from seven countries. as giving report into the way that britain's train system is organised. mps say that it lets ten passengers and is not fit for purpose. the race to become the new french president heats up. now time for a full round—up of the sport. defending champions england survived a scare in their opening six nations match but managed to beat france 19—16 at twickenham. they overcame a disjointed first half and a resurgent france to come from behind. ben te'o scored the crucial try

with ten minutes to go. it's england's 15th win in a row, which is a national record. scotland won their opening match of a six nations championship for only the second time in history after surviving a thrilling comeback from pre—tournament favourites ireland. scotland put three tries past ireland in the first half — fullback stuart hogg touched down with two of them. but ireland came fighting back in the second half — this converted try from paddyjackson gave them a one—point lead. but two late penalties from scotland captain greig laidlaw ensured his side got the win — 27—22 the final score. the final game of the opening weekend takes place in rome this afternoon when italy face wales. it gets under way at 2pm, with commentary on 5 live and highlights later on on bbc two. the women's six nations has also

started this weekend. straight after england's win at twickenham, the english women did the same — they came from 13—0 down at half—time to win 26—13. amy wilson—hardy's late try sealed it for the home side. wales' women got their campaign off to a winning start. they beat italy 20—8. captain carys phillips secured the 12—point lead in the final ten minutes. they face england next saturday. liverpool's terrible start to 2017 continues with a fourth defeat, this time at the hands of hull city. alfred n'diaye scored the first during his debut for hull. oumar niasse, on loan from everton, scored the second and secured victory. final score 2—0. bottom club sunderland scored four first—half goals as they thrashed crystal palace at selhurst park. didier ndong's goal was the pick of the bunch as david moyes' side

drew level on points with palace. in the day's other matches there were plenty of goals at goodison park as everton beat bournemouth 6—3. there were wins also for west ham, watford and west brom. today manchester city play swansea city, and manchester united are at champions leicester. in the scottish premiership, rangers slipped to third after being held to a 1—1 draw against ross county. meanwhile at fir park, hearts overcame ten—man motherwell 3—0. esmael gonsalvez scored twice, his first goals for the club. elsewhere aberdeen beat patrick thistle 2—0 to move up to second in the table. leaders celtic move 27 points clear if they beat stjohnstone later today. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against canada after winning yesterday's doubles. jamie murray and dom inglot beat daniel nestor and vashek pospisil in four sets in ottawa.

dan evans could also clinch a tie in the first singles rubber of this afternoon. the winners face france in the quarterfinals. it's been a good weekend for british athletes in germany. laura muir has continued her recent record—breaking form by setting a european 3,000 metre indoor record. muir broke the british indoor 5,000 metre indoor record in glasgow last month, and took kelly holmes' british 1,500 metre record outdoors lastjuly. sprinter dina asher—smith and hurdler andrew pozzi also set world—leading times. the european indoor championships takes place next month in serbia. that's all sport for now. well, as we heard there marine le pen is officially launching her campaign later today.

emmanuel macron has been rising fast in the opinion polls, as this report explains. he's young, he's handsome and, if things go his way, he could be the next president of france. emmanuel macron attracted huge crowds at this rally in lyon. a former socialist finance minister, now an independent, he vowed to unite the nation. this is one of the most open presidential elections in decades, ever since francois hollande announced he wouldn't seek re—election. his socialist party then nominated benoit hamon to be their candidate. the frontrunner had been francois fillon from the conservative opposition, but a scandal involving alleged payments to his wife has led to calls for him had to withdraw. that may have benefited monsieur macron, seen as a centrist alternative. if the polls are right, likely to be waiting in the second round of vote is marine le pen from the national front.

she was also in lyon, where she will officially launch her campaign later today. she wants france to leave the euro, hold a referendum on eu membership, and introduce a tax on foreign workers. an election victory for her would no doubt upset the existing order, but emmanuel macron hopes victory will be his instead. tim allman, bbc news. pro—european conservative mps will press the government this week to give parliament a meaningfulfault on the brexit deal. they imply that if the government does not give way then they will fault with the opposition.

theresa may has already promised that there will be a vote at the end of negotiations, but the legal position is that if there is not a deal then we weave. we will go into negotiations with a view to delivering a deal that is good for all of us. if there is not a deal, should not be a vote about what happens next, it will affect everybody in this country at that moment, the house of commons ought to have a proper vote on that, surely? the house of commons voted overwhelmingly for a referendum, we had the referendum, the people of this country gave us a view, parliament footed overwhelmingly to pass article 50, we will go forward in the full expectation that a sensible deal will be agreed which works for both sides. i am actually confident to may will deliver a good deal. that is chris grayling talking to

andrew moore. let us get more from oui’ andrew moore. let us get more from our political correspondent. so this is about a vote at the end of two years of negotiations, if there is no deal. here talking about there is no deal. here talking about the vote that they will get at the end and whether they will actually have a vote if they do not accept the deal. i spoke to some conservative backbenchers, anna soubry one of them, famous for campaigning strongly for remain, he would like there to be a deal at the end of this process which they can vote to accept, but it is what if there is not? chris grayling has said that there will not be direction of travel other than leaving the eu and possibly the wto rules and all of the trading stuff that exists at the moment. but anna soubry has said, but what she wants, and presumably what most of her

collea g u es and presumably what most of her colleagues want, is an assurance from the government that there will bea from the government that there will be a vote in the event of no deal. what our labour saying about this? emily thornberry was saying that the european parliament, behind—the—scenes, has been bidding very strongly to be a part of this because they have a fault in the middle of this process and they have to ratify it. half of the meps they are, plus one, have to vote for this. why should the british parliament not have the same scrutiny? a man with motor neurone disease has been speaking about a voice recognition project. it was really important that i found

my own voice. my voice had to be largely intact, also using similar sounding things gave me the best chants. it should send me me, not just anyone. the accent as they are. was it important to get a yorkshire accent? would you go to get the words? we did an appeal on local radio and television and social media last year and lots of people came forward and they travelled to edinburgh at their own expense to go and to donate their voice to create a synthesised computer voice for jason. synthesised computer voice for jason. what does it sound like to hear your daddy? does it sound like daddy? is it good to hear him? is it important to you whom? yes. what you

think? yes. you do like daddy's voice. it is obviously important to you, jason, that you can communicate with them you used to communicate. it is amazing to know now that my girls and my wife will still be able to talk to me and you're my voice back, especially the girls because they only know my voice now, not like it used to be. motor neurone disease can be devastating. what has it been like in the last year? it has been eating months. the last time that jason came on he was walking. obviously his mobility was much better. now he is not able to walk, you can only stand for a few seconds, he needs

help with washing, dressing, feeding, he needs help with everything. it is a devastating diagnosis. last year you put out this appeal to find the voice donors. it is an amazing thing to be able to digitise the way that people clock. were you surprised by the way that people responded to the appeal that people responded to the appeal that you put out? it is coming. it is interesting, our viewers cannot see the screen, but there is a lot of programming going on without movement of hands. how does here vol!" answer. here 1g answer. we s, the to and which has me how m infrared is tracing his computer? infrared is tracing his eye movements. he needs to look at

each individual letter on the keypad and spell out a word and press the speech button with his eyes and it will speak the sentence. that is brilliant, he has only had this for a week? he has headed for a week, it has takena a week? he has headed for a week, it has taken a bit of getting used. stephen hawking has a thing on his cheek, he uses muscle movement?” think that is maybe because his eyes are not strong enough to control it through infrared. you were diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2013, how difficult has it been for you to deal with the condition? first of all, did not believe it. it is like your whole life flashes before you. i think it took about three weeks to get my head round it. i think that i have dealt with it really well, the way that i have always seen it, not

that the glass is half empty. time for the weather. good morning. icy and foggy for some of us this morning. a lot of dry weather to come, for most areas we will see things braving this afternoon, sunny spells developing. a band of rain and tells no heading northwards through scotland. rain in south west england, particularly sussex and kent —— southeast. any rain in south—east england will gradually move will be deceiving. widespread frost tonight, colder than the several spots, some freezing fog patches developing. the

best of the sunshine tomorrow once the fog clears will be an eastern areas before cloud increases. rain, strong winds and gilles developed in the west. still cold feel, and even cold a field come later in the week. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: a set—back for donald trump asjudges refuse to immediately reverse a suspension to his controversial travel ban on people from seven countries. a scathing report into the way britain's train system is organised — mps says it lets down passengers and isn't "fit for purpose". the race to become france's new president heats up