i'm annita mcveigh.ion resign — the chairman says theresa may's rhetoric on healing social divisions is not matched by reality. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation was in tatters and "the worst in history." a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant — the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated.

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2.00pm: all four board members of the government's social mobility commission resign — the chairman says he has little hope of achieving anything when the government is so focused on brexit. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant — the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. i was a second—year medical student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president kennedy being shot in dallas. severe disruption for rail passengers on routes to and from london euston, due to emergency repairs on downed overhead power lines. and in half an hour, the week

i'm annita mcveigh.ities must protect free speech and "open minds, not close them", or face the consequences. a warning that prices for many everyday items will rise unless the government focuses on replacing trade agreements after brexit. boxing day sales have begun, but a bbc survey suggests that they won't be as popular as they used to be. here on oxford street there are plenty of shoppers out, hoping to bag a bargain. also in the next hour: monitoring territorial waters. a royal navy frigate spent christmas day escorting a russian warship through the north sea — one of several russian ships to pass close to the uk in recent days. how a mum from norfolk managed to capture the perfect image on her phone ahead of all the official photographers waiting to snap the royal family. and australia's batsmen get the better of england's bowlers yet

i'm annita mcveigh.ing reports that six people have been killed after a seaplane crashed into a river north of sydney. it's thought four of the victims may be british. criminal gangs who claim benefits under false identities are to be targeted by the government using artificial intelligence. we are going to use new technology, artificial intelligence, to identify patterns and networks of behaviour ina way patterns and networks of behaviour in a way that would not be possible for humans to do. after three days of political protests, iran's revolutionary guards warn demonstrators they face the nation's "iron fist". political leaders reflect on the past 12 months in their new year's messages, theresa may says 2017 was a "year of progress" for the uk. jeremy corbyn says the hope of a new britain is closer than ever.

i'm annita mcveigh.rd members of the government's social mobility commission resign — the chairman says he has little hope of achieving anything when the government is so focused on brexit. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant — the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. i was a second—year medical student in london, and it was of similar

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 9am: we are getting reports that six people have been killed after a seaplane crashed into a river north of sydney. it's thought four of the victims may be british. criminal gangs who claim benefits under false identities are to be targeted by the government using artificial intelligence. we are going to use new technology, artificial intelligence, to identify patterns and networks of behaviour ina way patterns and networks of behaviour in a way that would not be possible for humans to do. after three days of political protests, iran's revolutionary guards warn demonstrators they face the nation's "iron fist". political leaders reflect on the past 12 months in their new year's messages, theresa may says 2017 was a "year of progress" for the uk. jeremy corbyn says the hope of a new britain is closer than ever. thousands of rail travellers face disruption as workers from two train companies stage 24—hour strikes. in halfan in half an hour, join me as i take a look back

i'm annita mcveigh.ility commission resign — the chairman says theresa may's rhetoric on healing social divisions is not matched by reality. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwidth to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. a new scheme to make it easier for children in england to access mental health services is outlined by the government. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant — the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. i was a second—year medical student in london, and it was of similar impact to people walking on the moon for the first time, or president

hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh.es: all four board members of the government's social mobility commission have resigned in protest at what they see as a lack of progress towards a fairer britain. the government, probably for understandable reasons, is focused on brexit and seems to lack the bandwith to be able to translate the rhetoric of healing social division and promoting social justice into reality. donald trump hits out at the fbi in a series of angry tweets, claiming the agency's reputation was in tatters and "the worst in history". the government sets out plans to make it easierfor children in england to get access to mental health services. schools and colleges will be encouraged to appoint staff who'll work with the nhs to provide specialist support. it's 50 years since the world's first successful heart transplant. the surgery revolutionised the way heart disease is treated. now on bbc news in an exclusive interview, the bbc catches up with former fi world champion nico rosberg to hear about his plans for

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at nine: universities must protect free speech and "open minds, not close them", or face the consequences. a warning prices for many everyday items will rise unless the government focuses on replacing trade agreements after brexit. millions of shoppers are expected to head out to the boxing day sales today. but a bbc survey finds them not as popular as they used to be. the doors are opening here at selfridge's on oxford street in central london. these shoppers have been queueing here before dawn, but have these sales lost their allure? also in the next hour, monitoring territorial waters. a royal navy frigate spending christmas day escorting a russian frigate through the north sea, one of several russian ships to pass close to the uk in recent days. how on mother managed to get the best snap of the royal family. and australia's batsmen get the better of england's bowlers yet again as they take command on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. and sir bruce forsyth, li

i'm annita mcveigh. good afternoon.recess. our assistant political editor norman smith is at the house of commons, waiting for it to start. can we expect brexit to be a focus or perhaps not? i think maybe jeremy corbyn might give brexit a body swerve. he might take the view that he will leave it to tory mps to slug it out amongst themselves and go on something else. he might pick up on the resignation of bob kerslake, the boss of the kings hospital trust, suggestions that the london hospitals are in difficulty and he might choose to go on that. he could go on the wage figures which are up by 2.3% but still below the rate of inflation which means wages are still being squeezed. maybe he will go on president trump and suggestions by the american ambassador that president trump will be coming in the new year. but i guarantee you what will certainly make the headlines are anything mrs may says about brexit and in particular to night's boat because important as it is in terms of the brexit deals struck or the size of parliam

i'm annita mcveigh.will rise unless the government focuses on replacing trade agreements after brexit. millions of shoppers are expected to head out to the boxing day sales today. but a bbc survey finds them not as popular as they used to be. the doors are opening here at selfridge's on oxford street in central london. these shoppers have been queueing here before dawn, but have these sales lost their allure? also in the next hour, monitoring territorial waters. a royal navy frigate spending christmas day escorting a russian

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live.to building regulations following the grenfell tower fire says there should be a ‘culture change‘ to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. dame judith hackitt, who is carrying the review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. in her first report out this morning, she also says regulations are confusing and open to interpretation. the interim report tells us that what we have in place today is a system which has evolved over a number of years. it is overly complex and that complexity does not lead to it being as effective as it needs to be. what sort of things specifically are we talking about? we're talking about a system where there is too much prescription, where there is a very heavily layered system of guidance currently, which is not helpful in terms of leading people to the right answer. my aim for the future is to create a much simpler, and more straightforward, system which will be easy for people

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. prime minister has expressed deep gret at the departure of her first secretary of state, damian green. but said his actions fell short of the conduct expected of a cabinet minister. theresa may sacked her close colleague and friend after an inquiryfound her close colleague and friend after an inquiry found he had breached the ministerial code by making inaccurate and misleading statements about pornography found on his office computer in 2008. downing street said there won't necessarily bea street said there won't necessarily be a new first secretary and an announcement about a replacement cabinet office minister isn't expected until the new year. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. side—by—side yesterday, the prime minister and her close ally damian green, her deputy in all but name. but hours after they sat together in the commons, he was sacked. it stems back to this police raid on mr green's parliamentary offices nine years ago. officers said legal pornography was fo

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. royal bank of scotland has announced it's to close 259 branches resulting in 680 job losses. the latest round of closures at the state—owned bank follows 180 announced in march. will come back to this story in a moment. right now, we're going to ta ke moment. right now, we're going to take you to nottingham, where prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle by due to carry out a patch programme of engagements. their first official visit since their engagement was announced on monday. book ending either end of the working week with the engagement announcement on monday morning and now here they are carrying out their first official visit as an engaged couple. and big crowds gathering in nottingham today for this. wrapped up nottingham today for this. wrapped up against the weather and what they're going to be doing, they will be raising awareness of hiv, aids, effo rts be raising awareness of hiv, aids, efforts to tackle youth crime. they're doing this walkabout and although meghan mark

i'm annita mcveigh and welcome to bbc newsroom live.ut power and freezing temperatures overnight have led to fears of black ice on the roads. the deluge of snow was compounded with freezing temperatures overnight. minus 12 was the temperature in the appropriately named chillingham barns in northumberland. amber weather warnings have been issued by the met office for much of england, scotland and the whole of wales and northern ireland. more than a thousand schools have been closed across the uk, including more than 450 schools in wales, every council—run school in birmingham, plus hundreds more across warwickshire, shropshire and gloucestershire. thousands of homes remain without power, cut off by snow and high winds, although the number was much higher overnight. and dozens of flights have been delayed, with heathrow particularly affected. there are reportedly 50,000 british airways customers stranded in the uk or european airports as a result of the weather. in a moment we'll speak to duncan kennedy, who's in hindhead in surrey. but f

i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the metropolitan police is launching a review of all current sex offence investigations, after the collapse of a second rape case in a week. the prosecutions were halted because of the late disclosure of evidence. scotland yard confirmed the same officer was involved in both investigations. in the last hour, the metropolitan police have said around 30 cases that are about to go to trial will be reviewed with the crown prosecution service. i think it is important to draw a distinction between the two reviews. the case of leah mallon last week clearly went wrong. we are very keen to find out why, so we instigated an immediate high—level review in partnership with the cps, a joint review which started immediately. —— liam allen. that is to see what we can learn from that case and exactly what happened. the other review which you mentioned is the review of all of our current cases, current investigations, where an individual has been charged and we are progressing towards a trial. we are