story is, it may be true, but the story is, why do you need them? we have mobile phones. the nuisance call thing influenced my decision.” phones. the nuisance call thing influenced my decision. i don't have a landline but in the story, most people have missed calls from their parents but 5% of people said that they missed calls from a long lost love who may only have their landline. maybe that is an incentive? so long lost that they we re incentive? so long lost that they were together before mobile phones! 0k...! finally. were together before mobile phones! 0k. . .! finally. the were together before mobile phones! 0k...! finally. the inside of the times newspaper, a big statue in the middle there. that is baroness thatcher. apparently, it still does not have a home. yeah... you don't care? apparently not! they say one of the reasons it doesn't have a home is because it hasn't been

rubber—stamped by margaret thatcher's family, the objection is that she does not have her famous handbag. is that the objection? apparently... is there any reason as to why the sculptor did not put the handbag in? the sculpture was a freelance trust and raised a lot of money soon after lady thatcher died in 2013. offering back they commissioned the sculpture. it isn't just the handbag but the family are anxious about the risk of it being vandalised. even winston churchill, perhaps a less divisive figure, his statue in parliament square, where they want to put it, has repeatedly been vandalised. what is worth noting is she is a divisive figure but still, there isn't a statue of a

woman in parliament square but that will be looked at in the coming yea rs, will be looked at in the coming years, more female statues. when the application was first submitted the royal parks association, managing parliament square, they objected it on the grounds that it was not supported by lady thatcher's family. was that on the grounds of possible vandalism? yes, i think the handbag thing is a funny story but to me it feels like the key objection is they are worried that if the statue goes up are worried that if the statue goes up in are worried that if the statue goes upina are worried that if the statue goes up in a place like parliament square, the site of a lot of demonstrations, both of us work in parliament, there is usually some sort of demonstration or meeting or gathering in that space every day. with margaret thatcher, although she was the first female prime minister of this country, she is a divisive figure and i can imagine that a statue would be a target for vandals and why it could be a target in a

place like that. thank you to both of you. apologies for the late start again. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you, seven days a week. and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer... thank you jessica elgot and henry zeffman. goodbye. right, it is 12 minutes to midnight. this marks the first anniversary of donald trump's inauguration as the us president. it's a turbulent 12 months with repeated controversies about the president's words and actions. jon sopel analyses the wider impact of the trump presidency on the world and us politics, as well as the economy... to some it

may sound like a warning alarm, but the president this clanging is music... for all of the noise and the scandal since donald trump came to office, the dowjones is up roughly 30%. every day seems to bring another eye watering high. just look at these happy faces... and if you are an investor, if your pension is in the stock market, you will forgive an awful lot from this president. but what goes up must come down, no? are you worried that there is a bubble? no, not per se. could a correction happen? certainly. but there is enough money out there which could fill any kind of correction. they say that success has many parents and failure is an orphan. on the success of the stock exchange, donald trump wants to be the only parent. take that alongside the only parent. take that alongside the tax cuts recently introduced. there is a growing sense of optimism in the us economy. and what

politician doesn't like that? does the sentiment stretch beyond wall street in downtown manhattan? well, it seems too. this is wall street in a town called new nin in the southern state of georgia. in november 2016, it overwhelmingly voted for donald trump and if there is by‘s from morse, it is hard to find here... daniel owns a building firm in the area and says he cannot find a time when business was so good. i am excited for 2018 and what's coming up ahead of us. the course, as i said, are out there and we are trying to figure out how to get this work done, that's the next age but that means it is going to be age but that means it is going to be a strong year! does this optimism stretch beyond construction? is it anything to do with donald trump? this is an attractive town built around the historic courthouse in the town centre. what is the verdict of voters ? the town centre. what is the verdict of voters? we brought together trump supporters and opponents... what i

like about trump is what you see is what years... he isn't putting on a show for the public. hull what he has done is phenomenal. for the economy, it is exceedingly growing. he had inherited a great economy from barack obama. tax cuts will do long—term damage to the economy. after neo—nazis clashed with antiracism protesters in charlottesville, antiracism protesters in cha rlottesville, the antiracism protesters in charlottesville, the president located on who was responsible. you had people who were very fine people on both sides. when black american footballers protested, this... get that son of a... off the field now! he described enemies of the people, he boasted that his button was bigger than kim jong—un‘s and declared himself a very stable genius. i think he is a buffoon. why? he doesn't seem to have a full

grasp of world politics or a full grasp of world politics or a full grasp of world politics or a full grasp of how the government works. even though he says certain things i may not like he puts america first and that's what we need. the biggest threat to the president remains in the russian investigation and whether there was collusion in the trump campaign. is it fake news, as the president insists, or something more real? it is absolutely real. the economy and having russians in his office... there always seems to be something there that isn't coming out yet. there has been no evidence that i have heard that there is collusion. what donald trump has done brilliantly is keep his face largely supported —— keep his support but if he does not get that during his midterms, it could turn very ugly indeed for him. and, the trump agenda could ground to a halt... jon sopel, bbc news,

georgia. tomorrow, jon sopel will be looking at the impact on donald trump's first year on the global stage. it's one of the most famous flying teams in british history. 75 yea rs flying teams in british history. 75 years after carrying out the daring dambusters raid, the raf‘s 6—1—7 squadron is being reformed in the year that the royal air force turns 100. my colleague sophie raworth has been to meet one of the last surviving veterans who played a major part in that dambusters raid. amazing aircraft, that, isn't it? absolutely. george johnnyjohnson — he's 96 years old and the last surviving british member of world war ii's famous dambusters raid. hejoined the raf in 1940, one of many teenagers who signed up to fight for their country. he says it was thrilling. i felt i was actually doing

something useful, and doing it well. it was 75 years ago this may that 617 squadron took off in their lancaster bombers, on their mission immortalised in the dambusters film, to attack dams in germany's industrial heartland using barnes wallis' bouncing bombs. the planes johnnyjohnson flew are a world away from the aircraft used by the raf nowadays and he's fascinated, not just by the technology on board, but also, by the pilots learning to fly them. i can't understand any of it. i wouldn't know where to begin. it's a complete stranger. but, er, it's not a lancaster. i've always wanted to do it since the age of four... flying officer stephanie sea rle is one of the raf‘s newest pilots, in awe of the stories from the past. i don't know if i can measure up to it, to be honest. where i've been lucky enough to choose this role for myself, they were thrusted into it, and theyjust took to it and did the best they could. johnnyjohnson was one of 133 men who took part in the dambusters raid. 53 of them never came home. he still remembers

that night vividly. i shall never forget that dams raid. the highlight of that trip, for me, was as we came home, our route was over what had been the mohne dam, and we knew by radio broadcast it had been breached. there was water everywhere. it's gone, we've done it! that raid remains, to this day, one of the most famous in the air force's history. so, as the raf celebrates its centenary, his advice to the next generation? whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability. you'll find it makes you happy. had i had my time over again, i would do the same again, and hope to get the same happiness and enjoyment out of it that i did for those 22 years i served. i have to say thank you to the royal air force for providing that life for me. it was a wonderful life, it really was. sophie bray worth reporting. time

for a look at the weather. hello, more snow and also some strong winds as well. more weather hazards on the horizon. some disruption possible in the morning. some of us with a lot of snow on the ground. on the southern flank, gales, severe gales come on the northern flank, running into colder air. more snow with an amber warning into colder air. more snow with an amberwarning in into colder air. more snow with an amber warning in place. there could be up to 20 centimetres of fresh snow, low levels at 3—8 centimetres. this is where the wintry weather hangs round for the longest, snow to the south, strong winds, severe gales through england and wales. baptism two miles an hour in some spots. a risk of disruption going into the morning, whether it is from

snow overnight. icy conditions left behind by northern parts of the uk as we look overnight. check on the trouble before you leave. the bulk of the weather will have cleared away. problem left behind that we need to be prepared for. icy conditions going further south. for many of us here, we will be going out into the sunshine when the sun is up. it is a windy start of the day. it will take a while for the stronger winds to ease down from england but it will remain globally during the day. chilly winds, the wind moderates a touch. showers in the north—west. rain, sleet and snow. snow not only on the hills, but late in the day. at lower levels in places. with the wind it will feel like it is at or below freezing in northern england and northern ireland, and scotland.

asimilarday on and northern ireland, and scotland. a similar day on friday. a frosty start. i places. more wintry showers running into north—western areas, northern and eastern areas. they should stay mainly dry. quieter on saturday. a gap between weather systems. this net system comes in for part two of the weekend on sunday. many of us will be dry, chilly on saturday. rain preceded by snow in places, heading across the uk on sunday. goodbye for now. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm in singapore. the headlines: is this a thaw in relations? northampton career agree to gestures of goodwill at the winter olympic games. was the cia double agent responsible for a major breach in the us spy network in china? also in the programme, powerful stories of abuse at the sentencing of a former team usa

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