i‘m clive myrie.ed to address parliament on a state visit. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump to speak in the royal gallery. donald trump has been defending his travel ban, which remains suspended by the courts, saying it keeps out people who "want to destroy" america. and we‘ll have a special report highlighting the enormous pressures facing nhs staff. we visit one a&e unit that‘s struggling to cope with demand. and coming up in newsnight: we are in paris where the leading candidates in the remaining presidential election are already slogging it out. it looks like it

i'm clive myrie, the headlines at eight. move away from me unless you want me to use it on you.ad drug abuse and security failings at one of britain's biggestjails. there are calls to reduce the prison population, but the justice secretary says there are no easy solutions. this will not be fixed in weeks or months. but if we are resloute we will see our society safer and we will see our prison population reduce. president from the canadian prime minister have stressed their resolution to working together at a summit meeting. four people have been killed in an avalanche in the french alps, while skiing off piste. tesco has promised urgent action, after a bbc investigation found many advertised promotions,had actually expired.

this is bbc news i'm clive myrie, the news at eight o'clock.ail commuters? 0ne union is still holding out. it has been very disruptive, in my journeys still holding out. it has been very disruptive, in myjourneys for the last couple of while. it is good a shame it took so long. the government has published its plans for brexit which promises new laws on immigration. a human rights lawyer has been struck off for acting dishonestly in bringing abuse claims against british soldiers in iraq. the anglican church has admitted terrible failings after a former head of a christian holiday camp was accused of abusing boys. also coming up after a reportedly frosty fromm, sage and, donald trump has suggested he

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11: president trump has met with the israeli prime minister, saying he will work very hard on what he called a great peace deal between israel and the palestinians. i'm looking at to state and one state, and i like the one that both parties like —— two state. the new us defence secretary, james mattis, has warned nato members that washington will moderate its commitment if other allies fail to spend more on defence. malaysian police have arrested a woman in connection with the suspected poisoning of the half—brother of north korea's leader, kim jong—un. on newsnight, president trump taxes own security apparatus and the us media on twitter. where will the russia row go next? —— attacks his own. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump's public dispute with his own intelligence agencies has intensified. he's accused them of breaking the law by leaking classified information, and he blamed them for the resignation of his national security adviser michael fly

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm.li prime minister, saying he will work very hard on what he called a great peace deal, between israel and the palestinians. i'm looking at two state and one stage... and i like the one that both like. meanwhile the president has lashed out at us intelligence officials and the media, after new allegations between members of his campaign team and russian intelligence. here the church of england's general synod has voted to reject a report which called for the church to adopt a "culture of welcome" for gay people — but not to change its opposition to same—sex marriage. malaysian police have arrested a woman, in connection with the suspected poisoning of the half—brother, of north korea's leader, kimjong—un. and thousands of tata steelworkers have overwhelmingly backed a deal to protect theirjobs.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines...he victims shotin white malco relatives of the victims shot in tunisia are suing the company saying they were unlawfully killed. today the coroner described the police response as shambolic and cowardly. it is in recent reports that i found the police waited, fated, they hid. —— fainted. that is that the goal —— that is unforgivable. the former owner of bhs, sir philip green, is to pay £363 million to plug the gap in the collapsed retailer's pension scheme. britain's most senior child protection police officer, says paedophiles who pose no physical threat to children shouldn't be prosecuted.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: the commons speakerjohn bercow has been applauded by mps, for saying donald trump won't be allowed to address parliament on a state visit. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump to speak in the royal gallery. donald trump has been defending his travel ban, which remains suspended by the courts, saying it keeps out people who "want to destroy" america. and we'll have a special report highlighting the enormous pressures facing nhs staff. we visit one a&e unit that's struggling to cope with demand. and coming up in newsnight: we are in paris where the leading candidates in the remaining presidential election are already slogging it out. it looks like it will be a battle between a fres hfa ced will be a battle between a freshfaced liberal and anti—immigrant, antiestablishment populism. the ultimate showdown. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has expressed his strong opposition to any plans for

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: a bbc undercover investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain's biggestjails. the co—op bank is up for sale. the chief executive says its ethical stance shows its potential for success. president trump and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, have stressed their commitment to working together, at their first meeting in washington. and coming up on newsnight, the battle between the generations. we will ask whether the baby boomers have snaffled all the pies, or at least pensions and homes. should the young feel aggrieved or grateful for smartphones and streaming movies and things the old never had. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a bbc investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain's biggest prisons. an undercover reporter from the panorama programme spent two months working as a prison officer at a privately—run jail in northumberland. he found inmates threatenin

i'm clive myrie.nister, saying he will work very hard on what he called a great peace deal between israel and the palestinians. i'm looking at to state and one state, and i like the one that both parties like —— two state. the new us defence secretary, james mattis, has warned nato members that washington will moderate its commitment if other allies fail to spend more on defence. malaysian police have arrested a woman in connection with the suspected poisoning of the half—brother of north korea's leader, kim jong—un. on newsnight, president trump taxes own security apparatus and the us media on twitter. where will the russia row go next? —— attacks his own.

this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie.exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain's biggestjails. the co—op bank is up for sale. the chief executive says its ethical stance shows its potential for success. president trump and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, have stressed their commitment to working together, at their first meeting in washington. and coming up on newsnight, the battle between the generations. we will ask whether the baby boomers have snaffled all the pies, or at least pensions and homes. should the young feel aggrieved or grateful for smartphones and streaming movies and things the old never had.

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 10.00pm.the government has been accused of offering a ‘sweetheart deal‘ to a tory—led council, to help stop a 15% council tax rise to pay for social care. tara palmer tomkinson, the socialite and a friend of the royal family, has died at the age of a5. the parliamentary bill that gives the government the authority

in a few minutes, we'll be joining clive myrie and viewers to bbc one for a news summary.irst — the us appeals court has delivered another blow to president trump's travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries. it has refused to reinstate the ban — which was suspended yesterday by a federal court in washington state. earlier i spoke to dr brian klaas, a fellow in comparative politics at the london school of economics. i began by asking him how vulnerable the travel ban was to legal challenges. it was a slapdash and sloppy, rushed attempt to institute a campaign pledge. given that trump had said on the campaign trail repeatedly he thought muslims shouldn't be allowed in the united states, then the mayor said they were trying to find a legal way to do this, it was obvious it was a muslim ban. beyond that, the secretary of homeland security was not briefed appropriately so the political wing of the white house rushed this through and ended up creating a vulnerability to these type of legal challenges. do you think the white house will learn from this? are you surpr

this is bbc news i'm clive myrie, the news at eight o'clock. could there be light at the end of the tunnel. rail commuters? one union is still holding out. it has been very disruptive, in my journeys still holding out. it has been very disruptive, in myjourneys for the last couple of while. it is good a shame it took so long. the government has published its plans for brexit which promises new laws on immigration. a human rights lawyer has been struck off for acting dishonestly in bringing abuse claims against british soldiers in iraq. the anglican church has admitted terrible failings after a former head of a christian holiday camp was accused of abusing boys. also coming up after a reportedly frosty fromm, sage and, donald trump has suggested he will honour a deal struck with australia to resettle refugees. wide, what is the purpose? so we will see what happens. but you know previous administration does something, you have two respect that. and on nights meet the author, we'd talked to sophie kinsella and her new book. —— and later tonight on

i'm clive myrie. the other headlines this evening: increasing numbers of patients are having to wait more than 100 days to be discharged from hospital because of a lack of social care support in local communities. meanwhile, the government has been accused of offering a ‘sweetheart deal‘ to a tory—led council to help prevent a 15% council tax rise to pay for social care. tara palmer—tomkinson, the socialite and a friend of the royal family, has died at the age of a5. the last letter of mary queen of scots, written just six hours before her execution, has gone on display in edinburgh for one day only. good evening and welcome back to westminster. as we've been reporting, it's another day that could be described as historic at westminster with mps voting on that main motion on the brexit bill, the motion to trigger article 50. after this the legislation heads to the house of lords. most of the amendments to the motion have been comfortably defeated by the government. we are hearing, because of the labou

i'm clive myrie. the headlines... white malco relatives of the victims shotin white malco relatives of the victims shot in tunisia are suing the company saying they were unlawfully killed. today the coroner described the police response as shambolic and cowardly. it is in recent reports that i found the police waited, fated, they hid. —— fainted. that is that the goal —— that is unforgivable. the former owner of bhs, sir philip green, is to pay £363 million to plug the gap in the collapsed retailer's pension scheme. britain's most senior child protection police officer, says paedophiles who pose no physical threat to children shouldn't be prosecuted. a man who murdered his ex—girlfriend and her new partner outside the cardiff shop where they worked has been jailed for at least 23 years. and us space company spacex has revealed plans to fly two private citizens around the moon. it will be the first manned mission to deep space in more than a0 years. and mount etna, europe's most active volcano has erupted for the first

this is bbc news, with me clive myrie. been applauded by mps, for saying donald trump won't be allowed to address parliament, on a state visit. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump, to speak in the royal gallery. president trump has reaffirmed his support for nato, but says other countries must pay theirfair share, as part of the alliance. here, mps have begun three days of debates on the brexit bill, as the prime minister warns potential conservative rebels they'll be "obstructing" the will of the people, if they vote with opposition mps to change the bill. data obtained by the bbc shows the number of patients on hospital wards in england, has reached unsafe levels at nine out of ten hospitals this winter. the situation's getting so dire, even paramedics are forced to queue, and patients are sometimes being treated in corridors. and, a royal salute in central london marks 65 years of the queen's reign. now we have a special report, highlighting the unprecedented pressures facing staff in the nhs. ove

i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 10.00pm. mps vote by a huge majority to allow the government to begin the formal in local communities. meanwhile, the government has been accused of offering a ‘sweetheart deal‘ to a tory—led council, to help stop a 15% council tax rise to pay for social care. tara palmer tomkinson, the socialite and a friend of the royal family, has died at the age of a5. the parliamentary bill that gives the government the authority to begin the formal process of leaving the eu has easily passed its final hurdle in the house of commons. it was backed by a majority of 372, but more than 50 labour mps defied the three—line whip imposed by their leader, jeremy corbyn, and voted against the legislation. they included the shadow business secretary, clive lewis, who has resigned from the frontbench. a short while ago i spoke to our correspondent eleanor garnier, who's been in the houses of parliament for us. a big day, a big moment. it is significant that got through the house of commons with the changes being mad