david weir claims he was cold a disgrace to his country by the wheelchair coach after he failed to windhe qatar masters. the englishman is tied with nine others on eight under par. those are the sport headlines and i will have more of you just after half past. the shadow secretary for wales, jo stevens, has resigned from labour's shadow cabinet. it comes after party leadership announced it's imposing a three—line whip —— the highest form of party discipline — to force its mps to back a bill triggering the uk's withdrawal from the eu. in her resignation letter, the mp for cardiff central says that she is a passionate european and that triggering article 50 and leaving the eu would be a terrible mistake. jo steve ns jo stevens is the first shadow cabinet member to resign following a three line whip forcing the labour members to support the triggering of article 50. this will be a blow for jeremy corbyn. his mps have different views about what to do. jo stevens said in her resignation that she was a passionate european and she was a passionate european and she believed leaving the eu was a

british athletics say they're confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise them todaysix—time paralympic champion voiced his frustration with the governing body saying he doesn't want to race for his country again. weir wrote "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke." weir had won four gold medals at london 2012, but returned from rio last summer empty handed. he had already said that he'd retire this coming april after the london marathon. marco fu came from 3—nil down to beat the world number 4 judd trump in a thriller at the masters snooker at the alexandra palace. trump had been only one frame away from victory, but after drawing level at 5—all, a fluke from fu put him in contention to steal the win. he went on to secure his place in the quarter—finals with a break of 102. he'll play mark allen on thursday. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news. theresa may sets out her objectives fo

british athletics say they're confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise them todayody saying he doesn't want to race for his country again. weir wrote "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke."

british athletics say they're confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise them today want to race for his country again. weir wrote "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke." weir had won four gold medals at london 2012, but returned from rio last summer empty handed. he had already said that he'd retire this coming april after the london marathon. that's all sport for now. olly foster will have more in the next hour. thank you. theresa may has been outlining her plan for the uk after we leave the european union. let's remind you of the main points from her speech. the prime minister said the final deal on the uk‘s departure from the eu will be put to both houses of parliament. she also said the government's plans cannot allow uk to stay in single market. mrs may has also announced that the uk will seek a free—trade agreement with the eu. the pm went on to say that she will seek an end to uk jurisdiction of european court ofjustice she told the audience at lancast

six—time paralympic champion david weir says he was "gobsmacked" by the way he was treated by the british" after he failed to win a medal in rio last summer. he's confirmed he'll never race for his country again. after the really she sort of lead into me and said i was a disgrace to the country, you have let the country down. i know you have done that on purpose and i know, you know... —— after the relay. there we re know... —— after the relay. there were lots of things going backwards and forwards between me and her, and ijust and forwards between me and her, and i just felt a little little and forwards between me and her, and ijust felt a little little bit. you know, why would i throw a race, to upset her? i am here to win medals for team gb. here's british athletics' response: "we can confirm there was a frank exchange of views between an athlete and the relay coach following the race when the gb men's wheelchair team failed to qualify for the final. we can also confirm that we have met with david weir to receive first—hand his feedback on his experiences in rio, and that we are workin

coming up in sport at half—past, six—time paralympic champion david weir says he'll never race for greatstration with governing body british athletics. the inquests into the death of 30 british tourists at a tunisia beach resort 80 months ago is under way this morning. the court has been hearing from a senior foreign office official who has been defending the travel advice to the country at the time. our correspondent richard galpin has the latest. day two of the inquest, and for the families of those killed, a chance to hear more crucial testimony from the foreign office and from the tourism company which sold them the holidays in tunisia. these are the 30 british holiday—makers who were killed in the attack. could more have been done to warn them of the risks of travelling to tunisia injune 2015, just months after a major terrorist attack in the capital? this video played in the courtroom yesterday shows the gunman, seifeddine rezgui, arriving in the resort near sousse at the start of his attack, proof that he had accomplices who were probably linked to the earlier atrocity in the capi

british athletics say they are confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise themon voiced his frustration with the governing body saying he doesn't want to race for his country again. but this morning, on twitter, weir wrote, "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke." weir had won four gold medals at london 2012, but returned from rio last summer empty handed. he had already said that he'd retire this coming april after the london marathon. you can find those stories on the bbc sport website including the first round of the masters snooker. i will have more for you in the next hour. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. we will hear more about the story that is dominating here today. theresa may outlining her plan for the uk after we leave the european union. here are the main points. the final deal on the uk's departure will be put to both houses of parliament. she said the government's plans can't allow the uk to remain in the single market. she also an

david weir claims he was called a disgrace to his country by the british athletics wheelchair racingl last summer. he confirmed that he will never race for his country again. manor formula 1 team has faltered after administrators did not manage to find a buyer. they have been administration since the first week of january. i will have more sport for you just after half past. the royal college of surgeons says plans to cut knee and hip replacement operations in worcestershire are "alarming". three commissioning groups in the county say very obese patients and those who are in moderate pain will not qualify for surgery. they say the plan will save £2 million a year and bring them into line with other parts of the country. here's our health correspondent robert pigott. at five feet ten inches and weighing a little over 18 stone, gordon wainwright of malvern in worcestershire can no longer expect swift access to the second hip replacement he needs. the pain from his osteoarthritis wakes him up at night and his mobility is badly compromised. but new restrictions on surgery mean he would h

british athletics say they are confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise themoverning body saying he doesn't want to race for his country again. but this morning, on twitter, weir wrote, "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke." weir had won four gold medals at london 2012, but returned from rio last summer empty handed. he had already said that he'd retire this coming april after the london marathon. that's all the sport from no, i will have more for you in the next hour. theresa may has been outlining a plan for the uk after we leave the european union, let's remained you of the main points from that speech. the prime ministers said the final deal on the uk's departure will be put to both houses of parliament. the plans cut below the uk to remain and the single market and an u nsta ble and the single market and an unstable treat sick a free trade agreement with the eu and went on to say that she will seek an end to uk judas diction of the european court

british athletics say they‘re confused as to why david weir has used social media to criticise them todaye doesn‘t want to race for his country again. weir wrote, "i have been let down again. today is the day i officially retire from gb. i will never put a shirt on again. thanks british athletics. what a joke." he had already planned to retire after the london marathon in april. judd trump has been knocked out of the first round of the masters snooker tournament at the alexandra palace by marco fu. the world number was only won frame away from victory, but fu stormed back and clinched the deciding frame with a century break. he‘ll play mark allen next. that‘s all the sport. in four days time donald trump takes over the white house, becoming the 45th president of the united states. it marks the end of barak 0bama‘s eight years in the oval office. all this week, our correspondent, jon kay, is travelling along highway 45, gauging the country‘s mood. today, he‘s in chicago, illinois, where barak 0bama began his political career, and where people have been reflecting on the legacy he leaves be

british athletics say they are puzzled by david weir's critical remarks on social media.gain. thanks, british athletics. what a joke." he had already planned to retire after the london marathon in april. he had, of course, already announced plans to retire so the news he is retiring is not new news. but something has happened to make him very unhappy and disappointed, in order to make those remarks yesterday. i am sure we will find out in due course. thousands of holidaymakers are to be flown back to britain from the gambia, because of the political crisis there. the foreign office advised against all but essential travel to the west african country, after the outgoing president declared a state of emergency. he has refused to accept defeat in last month's election and is challenging the result. let's talk now to the independent‘s travel editor simon calder, who's in our carlisle newsroom this morning. talk about the practicalities. how are they going to get people back, how do they even tell people? right, well let's start with the 985 package holidaymakers who thomas co