now on bbc news, dateline london looks forward to 2018. hello, and welcome to dateline london.'m jane hill. today, we're taking time today to look ahead to the world in 2018 in britain, the rest of europe, the us, and around the world. with me to discuss these weighty matters, is the british commentator and columnist for the sunday telegraph, janet daley, the writer on arab affairs, abdel bari atwan, from germany's die welt, stefanie bolzen, and from the us, stryker mcguire from bloomberg. and a warm welcome to you all. thank you for being with us in between christmas and new year. we begin in europe. january is a time for talks — phase two of the brexit negotiations will finally get underway between the uk and eu, while in germany, angela merkel has to resume discussions about forming a government after her attempts to do so failed in the wake of september's election. well, janet, my goodness, it took long enough to get through phase one of the brexit talks. how optimistic are you going into the next round? me personally, ortheresa may? yes, optimistic ultimately, but it is go

hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.a and the middle east. let's find out what my guests have made of a turbulent year. with me, the british political commentator and columnist steve richards, the american writer and broadcaster jef mcallister, marc roche from france's le point magazine and also belgium's le soir, and the arab affairs qriter abdel bari atwan.

now, dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.rat in alabama really is a blow to donald trump. my guests this week, the american writer stephanie baker

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london hello, and welcome to dateline london.h, after the us senate passed tax cuts in the early hours of saturday morning. should he be looking over his shoulder now his former national security adviser has admitted lying to the fbi about contacts with russia? we'll also discuss why ireland's border could be a brexit barrier come monday. with me in the studio: the irish writer and broadcaster brian o'connell. the algerian journalist nabila ramdani. jeffrey kofman, who spent many years working for the us networks and the uk political commentator steve richards. welcome to you all. robert mueller, the special prosecutor examining alleged links between the trump presidential campaign and russia,

hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.oday we're taking time to reflect on 2017 as it draws to a close — the highs and lows in europe, america and the middle east. let's find out what my guests have made of a turbulent year. with me, the british political commentator and columnist steve richards, the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister, marc roche from france's le point magazine and also belgium's le soir, and the arab affairs qriter abdel bari atwan. welcome to you all. what a year in british politics. an election that didn't need to be called, a reduced majority for theresa may's conservative party, the rise of labour'sjeremy corbyn. and what of policy and legislation? that's on the backburner. to adapt the famous american political phrase, it's all about brexit, stupid. steve, did you think, come december, theresa may would still be prime minister? to be honest, i did. british politicaljournalism is punctuated on a daily basis with speculation that the prime minister is about to fall and they usually stay. so

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley.ent days have tested the proposition that in relations between nations it's negotiation rather than innovation that wins the day. on friday, after brexit talks went to the wire and beyond, theresa may appeared to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. has she improved the odds for a successful departure for the uk from the european union? on wednesday, president donald trump went the other way, declaring that the united states would unilaterally recognise jerusalem as israel's capital, ending 70 years of studied neutrality on one of the issues that has prevented a settlement of the conflict between israelis and palestinians. could breaking out of positions adopted more than a lifetime ago be a catalyst for change? team dateline this week are: ned temko, political commentator and former editor of thejewish chronicle. agnes poirier of marianne, the french magazine. nesrine malik, who analyses arab affairs. and michael goldfarb, the america journalist and podcaster welcome to you all. in

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london, i'm jane hill.s week we are reflecting on some movement, finally, in the brexit talks and ask whether the election of a democrat in alabama really is a blow to donald trump. my guests this week, the american writer stephanie baker from bloomberg markets, the british political commentator yasmin alibhai—brown, suzanne lynch from the irish times and thomas kielinger from germany's die welt to you all. we've seen the end of the beginning! it was confirmed this week that the brexit talks between britain and the eu can finally move to the second phase. what a week for britain's prime minister theresa may — losing a parliamentary vote in london, but getting a round of applause from leading eu figures in brussels. althuogh by friday, jean claude juncker and angela merkel were among those pointing out that phase two of the negotiations will be much harder than phase one. talks move injanuary to discussion of the transition period. yasmin, theresa may very much soldiers on... you have to admire her when you

it is time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley.in relations between nations it's negotiation rather than innovation that wins the day. on friday, after brexit talks went to the wire and beyond, theresa may appeared to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. has she improved the odds for a successful departure for the uk from the european union? on wednesday, president donald trump went the other way, declaring that the united states would unilaterally recognise jerusalem as israel's capital, ending 70 years of studied neutrality on one of the issues that has prevented a settlement of the conflict between israelis and palestinians. could breaking out of positions adopted more than a lifetime ago be

well, now, it is dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london.his week we are reflecting on some movement finally you might say in the brexit talks. and we will be asking whether the election of a democrat in alabama really is a blow to donald trump. let me introduce you to my guests this week. american writer stephanie baker, suzanne lynch from the irish times, jasmine brown and... a very warm welcome again to all of you. we really have seen the end of the beginning. it was confirmed this week the brexit talks can finally move to the second phase. what a week for prime minister theresa may. losing a parliamentary vote in london but getting a round of applause from leading figures in brussels. although by friday, jean—claude juncker and angela merkel were among those pointing out that phase two will be much harder than phase one. yasmin, theresa may very much soldiers on, more than soldiers on, many would say. you have to admire her, just when you think she is down and out somehow she... adversity seems to bring out something in her. and you have

hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.donald trump. my guests this week, the american writer stephanie baker from bloomberg markets, the british political commentator yasmin alibhai— brown, suzanne lynch from the irish times and thomas kielingerfrom germany's die welcome to you all. we've seen the end of the beginning! it was confirmed this week that the brexit talks between britain and the eu can finally move to the second phase. what a week for britain's prime minister theresa may — losing a parliamentary vote in london, but getting a round of applause from leading eu figures in brussels. though by fridayjean claudejuncker and angela merkel were among those pointing out that phase two of the negotiations will be much harder than phase one. talks move injanuary to discussion of the transition period. yasmin, the pm more than soldiers on... to raise a soldier ‘s honour. to raise a soldier 's honour. you have to add my hurt when you think she is down and out, somehow she brings out something in her. —— admire her. she is al

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hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley.s in the early hours of saturday morning. should he be looking over his shoulder now his former national security adviser has admitted lying to the fbi about contacts with russia? we'll also discuss why ireland's border could be a brexit barrier come monday. with me in the studio: the irish writer and broadcaster brian o'connell. the algerian journalist nabila ramdani. jeffrey kofman, who spent many years working for the us networks and the uk political commentator steve richards. welcome to you all. robert mueller, the special prosecutor examining alleged links between the trump presidential campaign and russia, has claimed an important scalp. mike flynn, who resigned early in the administration because he lied to the vice president about russia has now admitted he lied to the fbi, too. the question being asked in washington is whether his admission is part of a deal with mueller that could take the investigation into the white house. does this now smack of a plea bargain? yes, absolu

hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.t's find out what my guests have made of a turbulent year. with me, the british political commentator and columnist steve richards, the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister, marc roche from france's le point magazine and also belgium's le soir, and the arab affairs qriter abdel bari atwan. welcome to you all. what a year in british politics. an election that didn't need to be called, a reduced majority for theresa may's conservative party, the rise of labour'sjeremy corbyn. and what of policy and legislation? that's on the back burner. to adapt the famous american political phrase, it's all about brexit, stupid. steve, did you think theresa may would still be prime minister this christmas? to be honest, i did. british political journalism is punctuated ona political journalism is punctuated on a daily basis that a prime minister —— with speculation that the prime minister is about to fall and they usually stay. so i am not surprised. she is dog—eared and determined. i'm told t

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley. president donald trump is celebrating his first legislative triumph, after the us senate passed tax cuts in the early hours of saturday morning. should he be looking over his shoulder now his former national security adviser has admitted lying to the fbi about contacts with russia? we'll also discuss why ireland's border could be a brexit barrier come monday. with me in the studio — the irish writer and broadcaster brian o'connell. the algerian journalist nabila ramdani. jeffrey kofman, who spent many years working for the us networks and the uk political commentator steve richards. welcome to you all. robert mueller, the special prosecutor examining alleged links between the trump presidential campaign and russia, has claimed an important scalp. mike flynn, who resigned early in the administration because he lied to the vice president about russia has now admitted he lied to the fbi, too. the question being asked in washington is whether his admission is part of a deal

hello, and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.me is the british commentator and columnist for the sunday telegraph, janet daley, the writer on arab affairs, abdel bari atwan, from germany's die welt, stephanie bolzen, and from the us, stryker mcguire from bloomberg. a warm welcome to you all. thank you for joining a warm welcome to you all. thank you forjoining us. we begin in europe. january is a time for talks — phase two of the brexit negotiations will finally get underway between the uk and eu, while in germany angela merkel has to resume discussions about forming a government, after her attempts to do so failed in the wake of september's election. janet, it took a very long time to get through phase one of the brexit talks. how optimistic are you going into the next round?

and coming up at 11.30, we'll have dateline london. of the cabinet's leading brexiteers has suggested that voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final deal with the european union and to force a future government to change course if they don't like it. the environment secretary, michael gove, makes his comments in the daily telegraph, a day after theresa may's agreement in brussels cleared the way for trade talks. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next fortnight to discuss britain's future relationship with the eu. this was the reaction of andrea leadsom, the leader of the house of commons and a prominent leave campaigner when she spoke to bbc radio 4 earlier. sovereign governments are always in a position to undertake and then subsequently to make different arrangements, should the will of the people be that they do that. i don't really see that this is getting us anywhere. it is the case in a sovereign parliament that the voters can choose to take a country in a different direction. also speaking to bbc

and in half an hour here on bbc news, — dateline london looks ahead to the world in 2018 — in britain around the world. good morning and welcome to bbc news. we‘re getting reports that four british nationals are among six people who died when their sea plane crashed into a river in australia. the plane went down in the hawkesbury river near cowan — which is around 31 miles north of sydney. the single—engine aircraft belonged to the well—known tourism company sydney seaplanes. police say it was on a sightseeing flight ahead of new year celebrations at sydney harbour. the bodies of five passengers and the pilot have been recovered from the wreckage. unconfirmed reports say an 11—year—old boy is among those killed. officers say they don‘t yet know why the plane went down. for reasons that are not known at this stage, the plane had hit the water, and it has subsequently sunk. it is sitting in approximately 13 metres of water. at the time of the collision, the plane had a pilot and five passengers on board. i can confirm the six people on the plane are deceased. i do not have details, or c

and in half an hour here on bbc news, dateline london discusses why ireland's border could be a brexiter, come monday. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. criticism is growing over the actions of two former police officers who leaked allegations that legal pornographic images had been found on a work computer of the cabinet minister damian green. the former chief constable of greater manchester, sir peter fahy, strongly rejected suggestions that it was in the public interest to disclose information allegedly found during the course of an unrelated investigation in 2008. he stressed that the officers were entering "dangerous territory". here's our political correspondent, tom barton. when police raided damian green's parliamentary office in 2008, no—one would have imagined the implications would still be resonating nine years later. the raid was part of an inquiry into home office leaks and no—one was charged. but unrelated allegations, denied by mr green that legal pornography was found on a computer seized by police have sparked a furious row. the allegations were originally made

now on bbc news, jane hill hosts dateline london's review of 2017.

that's it for dateline london for now. dojoin us again in do join us again in 2018.or many of you will take a back—seat over the next 36 hours. pushing into the driving seat is strong, blustery winds. milder air as well. we have still got some chilly conditions over scotland, with hill spoke pushing northwards. —— hill snow. over scotland, with hill spoke pushing northwards. —— hillsnow. it pushes into the north of the mainland. temperatures around two or three degrees across the far north—east, but elsewhere around 8 degrees across parts of dumfries and galloway, sunny spells and heavy showers. lots of sunshine in between and not too many showers for northern ireland. a better afternoon for northern england compared to this morning. strong and dusty winds across the south and south—west. amateurs in double figures —— temperatures. at pics of rain across the far south—west. some minor flooding towards the south—west, and wind strengthening across—the—boa rd with the exception of the far north of scotla nd with the exception of the far north of scotland where there wi

papadopoulous saying it began with a night of heavy drinking in a london bar which included a promise of dirt on hillary clinton. now back to "dateliney around charleston, south carolina, seems to know who the county solicitor is. scarlett is what people call her. solicitor scarlett wilson, officially. a well-known and popular prosecutor. and solicitor wilson had a problem. actually, two problems. for one thing, though heather kamp practically leapt at a deal to turn state's evidence against ethan, her credibility, as you'll soon see, was not exactly aaa. and despite all the information the a-team uncovered, what could be used in court was thin. >> i mean, frankly, we didn't have a lot of evidence. we had a lot of opinions, and we had a lot of conjecture. but actual evidence, it just wasn't there. >> kate's skeletal remains gave the solicitor none of the forensic evidence that juries like to see. and the coroner was unable to establish even a cause of death. as for those personal items of kate's that they found in ethan's apartment, those could just have easily been gifts. the two were supposedly best friends after all. and to top it