this comes after pressure from mps on that defence select committee. q inquiry team will be closed or simply as early as the summer, and a separate investigative body will be created. that will see the royal navy police reabsorb the remaining investigations. and that could be completed as early as next year." that is the latest. the government effectively falling into line with what that defence select committee have suggested with that damning report saying that it should be discontinued as soon as possible, and the government look like they have listened and that is what they will do. the headlines on bbc news... the defence secretary has announced that the iraqis direct allegations team will close as early as this summer. it follows a scathing report by an influential group of mps. record waiting times in a&e, as the health secretary concedes the nhs in england is facing "completely unacceptable" problems. "see you in court". the message from president trump as a federal appeals court blocks the attempts to reinstall the travel ban. and in sport... t

the commons defence committee has accused the iraq historic allegations team of acting with almost totalgard for the welfare of soldiers and their families. it says the £60 million inquiry has taken up more than 3,500 allegations of abuse, many of which were not supported by credible evidence. -- it is —— it isa —— it is a multi—million pound enquiry. the investigation had looked at allegations against british troops between 2003 and 2009 — from the major combat operations of the coalition invasion, to the counter—insurgency in the years that followed. but last week the lawyer who brought many of the allegations was struck off for miscounduct. the defence secretary michael fallon announced in the last hour that the inquiry will close within months. i am very pleased to confirm that the iraq historical allegations team, that was set up to look into thousands of allegations that had been brought forward against british troops in iraq, is now going to be wound up this summer. this will be a huge relief to hundreds of british troops who had these unfair allegations hanging over them and they

really some devastating criticisms there by the defence committee.ry has been the erosion of the bonds of trust between those who serve and their civilian masters. and it talks about being quieter in —— the inquiry, actually many of the claims that were made to the inquiry we re claims that were made to the inquiry were not supported by credible evidence. and those under investigation have suffered unacceptable investigation have suffered u na cce pta ble stress investigation have suffered unacceptable stress and had their lives put on hold and their careers damage. there is a quote from the chair of the committee inquiry, johnny mercer mp, in which he says, throughout this process there has been an almost total disregard for the welfare of soldiers and their families. we need to hold our people in the highest esteem, and a repeat of eye hat must never be allowed to happen again. real strong condemnation. all following the news that phil shiner, the human rights lawyer, has been struck off after dishonest handling of those cases in iraq. we'll bring

julian lewis, chairman of the house of commons defence select committee.s he will work very ha rd president trump says he will work very hard on a great peace deal between israel and the palestinians. speaking at a news conference alongside israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, he said both sides would have to make compromises, but suggested the two state solution may not be the only way forward. i'm looking at two states and one state and i like the one both parties like. i'm very happy with the one both parties like. i can live with either one. i thought the two states looked like it may be be easier. but honestly, if the prime minister and the palestinians, if israel and the palestinians are happy, i'm israel and the palestinians are happy, i‘m happy israel and the palestinians are happy, i'm happy with the one they like the best. he also addressed the issue of settlement building on the west bank. under international law, the settlements are illegal. the israeli parliament has retrospectively activated 400 homes. as far as settlements, i would lik

over the course of the last 12 months as part of the defence committee i have had the opportunity lookst our service men and women, not only for those of us who have served but for many others across this house it has been a disturbing experience. will the prime minister commit to redouble her and her government's effo rts redouble her and her government's efforts to get a grip with this process so that never again will our service men and women be exposed?” am sure the whole house want to join me in praising the bravery and commitment of all those who serve in our armed forces and i would like to thank my honourable friend for the work he is doing on the defence committee because he brings personal expertise to that work. those who serve on the front line deserve our support when they get home and i can assure my honourable friend of the government's to that. all troops facing allegations receive legal aid from the government with a guarantee this will not be claimed back. we are committed to reducing the caseload to a small number of credible cases as quickly as possible and i recogn

the defence select committee, in 2015, noted the government is only meeting the 2% figure by includinguch as pensions, which have not been included before. and goes 0h not been included before. and goes on to say this redefinition of defence expenditure undermines, to some extent, the credibility of the government's assertion that the 2% figure represents an increase. labour has been unequivocal that it is within this government's gift to guarantee the rights of eu citizens to remain in this country. there is no need to wait for negotiations to begin. the government could do it how. begin. the government could do it now. this is not a question about brexit. it is a question about human rights, democracy, and decency, towards people who have lived and worked in these countries, and many families here have children born here, andi families here have children born here, and i think we must guarantee their rights. did the prime minister remind european colleagues that in scotland we voted by 62% to remain within the european union, and that only one, only one, member of parliament represen

last week, the commons defence select committee heard from another former interpreter.our government and there will be one person to blame. the ministers of the crown and the government. in what is, i think, an act as shameful as any i can remember the british government taking. we're going to refer to the fact that all these other foreign governments have changed their opinion, lifted the interpreters out of afghanistan and given them leave to remain. javed is making a renewed asylum application later this month. based on new evidence. i think it's really unimaginable to put yourself in a position like him, and being really let down by a government that is supported by working in the most dangerous circumstances. for now he finds himself living illegally in the west midlands relying on friends for a roof over his head. this is not a life. we are not living. we are suffering. but the people who work with the us and the european countries, they fully support those people who worked for them in afghanistan and they welcome them to their countries with theirfamilies. if yo

the defence select committee in 2015 noted that the government were only meeting the 2% figure by including areas, such as pensions, not previously included. and goes on to say this undermines to -- thextent th credibiliy of the government's assertion that the 2% figure represents an increase. to add to this disarray, this weekend, the sunday times uncovered a series of equipment failures and bungled procurement deals, including apparently ordering light tanks that are too big to fit in the aircraft that are supposed to be transporting them. this really does cast some doubt on the government's competence in this area, so perhaps it is not such a good idea to go lecturing other countries on defence spending and procurement. labour has long been concerned about poor planning and short-sightedness by the ministry of defence and long delays in delivering projects. the extent to which the mod appears to have lost control of some of its biggest equipment projects is worrying, and it would be nice to know what action the prime minister is taking on this matter. earlier today, the prime minister ha

undermined the rule of law, and he said the politicians who should have let to the defence of the independentjudiciary committeea statutory duty to defend the independence of the judiciary, was not quick or clear enoughin judiciary, was not quick or clear enough in doing that. this is pretty strong stuff and for a serving seniorjudge to say these things is significant. and quite unusualfor him to speak out like that in these terms. it is very unusual. judges do not like to do this sort of thing, they do not feel they can enter into public debate in this way but occasionally if the issue is big and important enough and it relates to the rule of law, a seniorjudge will speak out and lord neuberger feels he had to do that today. the headlines on bbc newsroom live... us secretary of state rex tillerson is to make his debut on the international stage at the g20 meeting as he holds stocks with borisjohnson. the president of the supreme court has criticised sections of the media for its coverage of the judiciary during article 50 court ruling. two more people have been arrested in connection with the airport poisoning

defence, so for example in the upper house of the russian parliament one senator this morning tweeted that flynn was the victim of paranoia and a witchhunt. at the head of the foreign affairs committeeat either donald trump had been driven into a corner or his administration has been permeated with russiphobia from top to bottom. the language is angry and colourful. they saw mike flynn as someone colourful. they saw mike flynn as someone who champion closer ties between washington and moscow. he attended a gala dinner here a couple of years ago and sat at the same table as vladimir putin, but i protect not only disappointment from moscow but also a little embarrassment, because as late as yesterday the kremlin was continuing to insist that before donald trump stepped into the white house there had been no discussions, no conversations between moscow and washington, about sanctions, and today the kremlin's comment on all of this was "no comment." steve rosenberg from moscow, thank you very much. inflation has risen to its highest level since june 2014. the rate, as measured by the consumer price index, rose from 1.6 in december to 1.8. the office for national statistics says the incr

defence. for example, at the upper house of the russian parliament one senator this morning tweeted that flynn was the victim of paranoia and a witch—hunt. the head of the russian parliament's foreign affairs committeenald trump had been driven into a corner or his administration has been permeated with russophobia from top to bottom. so the language is colourful and angry and it is because the russians had high hopes for flynn. they saw him as someone who championed closer ties with moscow and washington. he was known to moscow, he had attended a gala dinner here a couple of years ago and sat at the same table as vladimir putin. i detect not only disappointment in moscow but also a little embarrassment because as late as yesterday the kremlin was continuing to insist that before donald trump stepped into the white house there had been no discussions, no conversations between moscow and washington about sanctions. and today the kremlin‘s comment on all of this was no comment. dr max abrahms, is an assistant professor of political science at northeastern university, in boston, massachusetts, where hejoins me from now. why did it take so long, because there were questions raised in january about this,

defence. the upper house to the russian parliament saw one senator this morning tweet that flynn was a victim of paranoia and a witchhunt and the head of the russian affairs foreign affairs committee trump had been driven into a corner 01’ trump had been driven into a corner or his administration has been permeated with russophobia from top to bottom. the language is colourful and angry and it is because the russians had high hopes for michael flynn. they saw him as someone who championed closer ties between moscow and washington and he was known to moscow and he had attended a gala dinner here a few years ago and sat at the same table as vladimir putin. i detect not only disappointment in moscow but also embarrassment. as late as yesterday the kremlin was continuing to insist that before donald trump stepped into the white house there had been no discussions 01’ conversations house there had been no discussions or conversations between moscow and washington about sanctions and today the kremlin ‘s comment on all of this was no comment. let's speak to michael schueur who worked for the cia for more than 20 years. hejoins me on webcam from north virginia. this is not what any presi

improve its defences against cyber attacks, there's been scathing criticism this morning of government plans to improve britain's cyber security. a report by the commons public accounts committeet people and electronic systems from online attacks. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. the russians have engaged in cyber attacks against the united states of america... a presidential campaign rocked by a hack. hillary clinton's team were targeted in a cyber attack. the resulting leak of staff personal e—mails was devastating. but it's notjust us politicians who are being embarrassed by cyber security breaches. this teenager, daniel kelly, is awaiting sentencing in london for a major cyber attack on talktalk. personal data belonging to almost 160,000 customers was stolen. now mps warn the uk's national efforts to counter these threats isn't inspiring confidence either. in its report, the powerful public accounts committee says ministers haven't consolidated an "alphabet soup" of agencies. they are struggling to find enough people with the right skills and there's been a chaotic response to personal data breaches, such as loss of tax records. if something goes wr

committee, which says ministers have taken too long to consolidate the different agencies tasked with stopping attacks. and russia has been accused of using cyber attacks to destabilise western governments and nato by the defencees to cope with a shortage brought about by bad weather in spain. tesco is limiting customers to three iceberg lettuces and they‘re not the only ones limiting what people can buy. limiting letters in winter it in such a problem, but there are problems with supply and demand? new claimants with disabilities could be unable to meet essential living costs if government plans to cut unemployment benefit go ahead, a group of mps has warned. the employment and support allowance is set to be reduced by nearly a third from april. the work and pensions select committee is calling for a delay to the cut but the government says its changes are helping to get disabled people back to work. the average car insurance premium has reached a record high of £a62. that‘s according to the association of british insurers, which says part of the increase is due to the rising cost of repairs as well as whiplash claims and higher insurance premium tax. buying in spare parts is also getting more expensive, due