halifax. thank you for speaking to us. how was it? very stormy.died down. things are now picking up again. it is expected to get worse because the eye of the storm is headed for nova scotia. overnight tonight the winds are anticipated to pick up quite a bit. we actually expect to see hurricane force winds overnight. we tend to think that canadians are laughing and saying, you think this is bad, wejust call it winter. at even for canada this is pretty bad 7 it winter. at even for canada this is pretty bad? it definitely is. the wind is what is concerning to most people. things have been cancelled all day today. we already have cancellations rolling in for tomorrow. there have been hardly any flights in or out of halifax all day. that is set to continue tomorrow. the confederation bridge, which links new brunswick and prince edward island, that has been com pletely edward island, that has been completely shut down to traffic as well this evening. it is a very significant storm, and a storm surge overnight tonight is anticipated also to be bad for co

he was even more disturbed because lord halifax, when he first met hitler in 1937 as british foreign minister, arriving at, in berlin at hitler's -- i was going to say headquarters, but it's not. it's his official residence. gotis out of the car and assumed that the f turks -- fuhrer was a valet and started to happened his hat and coat -- [laughter] and only with great difficulty was it finally explained the lord halifax that this was the fuhrer. [laughter] hitler, therefore, convinced himself -- because all politicians are good at convincing themselves as well as other people -- that the british would not attack if he attacked poland. and he was also sure that the french would not, and the french did not want to attack, in fact. but chamberlain's view was different. he had tbiive a promise to the poles -- he had given a promise to the poles. we had made no promise to the czechs. that was a french concern and one which they were eager to run out a of and did, and we along with them. but chamberlain had given not a promise, but a written document saying that great britain would go to

and they took thanksgiving with them and they would celebrate in halifax. so i've never been able to find the links between those halifax thanksgivings and the canadian thanksgivings today, but there might have been some connection there. hi, you may know there is a theory that general mcclellan has won the war for the union in 1862, that ms a patient might not have come as early -- emancipation might not have come as early as it did. but what about thanks giving? if it wasn't one in a density to come up with sarah hale get lincoln to call it? >> thanksgiving would have continued because it was expanding wildly around the country. and the individual space would have called it, and i can tell you sarah joseph a hail would never have given up. she was persistent and she lived to be 90. if she were alive today, she would still be campaigning for it. i don't know. they would've had to found a president who was open to the idea. the other president xi wrote to rejectedncoln either her treaty out right on the grounds that it wasn't up to them to do so, that the p

most of the trains between halifax and bradford, and halifax to leeds, like this, are like an old bus crossrail in london, with crossrail 2 now been proposed. and hs2 from london to birmingham and beyond is still on the cards. the strong feeling in the north is that it is time for some simultaneous big projects there too. improving transport links across the pennines is nothing new. this is the leeds liverpool canal built more than 200 years ago. but instead of taking a few days by water, the hope is, for example, getting from leeds to manchester by train down to about half an hour. after years of discussion about improving things, there is now a plan the northern cities agree on. there used to be a train tunnel between sheffield and manchester. that's long gone. but a new road tunnel, like this one in norway, is proposed, and could halve the current journey between the cities. and a new trans—pennine railway line will link leeds and manchester by bradford. i think we also need to make sure that we cover hull, sheffield, newcastle and manchester, of course — so all our major city regi

most of the trains between halifax and bradford, and halifax to leeds are like this, like an old bus.e pennines is nothing new. this is the leeds—liverpool canal build more than 200 years ago. but instead of taking a few days by water, the hope is for example getting leeds to manchester by train down to about half an hour. after years of discussion about improving things on the twisty hilltop roads, there is now a plan the northern cities agree on. there used to be a train tunnel between sheffield and manchester. that's long gone, but a new road tunnel like this one in norway is proposed and could halve the current journey between south yorkshire and greater manchester. and a new trans—pennine line will link leeds and manchester via bradford. i think we all need to make sure that we cover hull, sheffield, newcastle, and manchester of course, so all of our major city regions. this is vitally important for the north. today's launch of the plan was about helping businesses as well as individuals. we want to work more with our near neighbours, that's both sides of the pennines, and furthe

train, we do want the train service to be a bit more quicker than what it usually is. and, well, halifax old bus, draughty, hot, old. recent key infrastructure projects have included crossrail in london, with crossrail two now being proposed. and hs2 from london to birmingham and beyond is still on the cards. the strong feeling in the north is that it is time for some simultaneous big projects there too. improving transport links across the pennines is nothing new. this is the leeds liverpool canal built more than 200 years ago. but instead of taking a few days by water, the hope is, for example, getting from leeds to manchester by train down to about half an hour. after years of discussion about improving things, there's now a plan the northern cities agree on. there used to be a train tunnel between sheffield and manchester. that's long gone. but a new road tunnel, like this one in norway, is proposed, and could halve the current journey between the cities. and a new trans—pennine railway line will link leeds and manchester by bradford. i think we also need to make sure that we cover h

most of the trains between halifax and bradford and, well, halifax to leeds are like this, like an oldng a few days by water, the hope is, for example, getting leeds to manchester by train down to about half an hour. after years of discussion about improving things, there's now a plan the northern cities agree on. there used to be a train tunnel between sheffield and manchester, that's long gone, but a new road tunnel, like this one in norway, is proposed and could halve the current journey between the cities. a new transpennine railway line will link leeds and manchester via bradford. i think we also need to make sure that we cover hull, sheffield, newcastle and manchester of course, so all our major city regions. this is vitally important for the north. but remember, this is a 30 year plan and it's still only at the ideas stage. former transport secretary, john prescott, walked out of the launch in hull today unconvinced. it'll have no powers. it can talk to the treasury along with the strategic bodies, but it can't make a decision. it doesn't get any money. it's a bloody fraud. and

our system is now up in halifax, nova scotia. there's not much left even in northern maine.t time. this is a monstrous system that develops rapidly. and it also moved fast. not before it made a huge impact. now the cold air is coming in. i think it's about time. northeast maine there may be a little left but the rest of it has moved out of the picture. now we can assess the damage. our system to the west will not be remotely close to that although next tuesday it does look impressive for us. nothing like that but it could be our best rain of the season. this would not be. this system will bring in some rain and for the russian river area in prosser marin county come this could be a steady rain that just keeps going. for others maybe a little rain. mostly cloudy today. this will also be a decent setup for the santa cruz mountains. this is very mild. we had a south breeze yesterday. the submit latitude system. this does not have any cold air. this will not help the sierra. 58 in vallejo. even spots that are usually very cold or warm. 57 and 58 seems popular. bodega bay and ame

the difficult weather reached into parts of england too — in halifax in yorkshire, the public helping99 call got stuck. in northern ireland, some of those missing classes took to their sledges instead. nearly 300 schools there were shut. a similar number in scotland were also closed for the day. scotland's gritters, with affectionate nicknames such as sir andy flurry and sir salter scott, have been working round the clock, but with warnings of much more snow to come, drivers tonight are being urged to stay off the roads. lorna gordon, bbc news, abington. we'll be speaking to the scottish transport minister about how the disruption is being caused. one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england every year — according to the latest figures. and the gap between the number leaving and those joining has widened to 3000 — the highest for at least 5 years. the royal college of nursing says the nhs is haemorrhaging staff but the government says it has plans to boost recruitment. our health editor hugh pym reports. voices from the front line. nurses on the challenges of their jobs in the 70th

the difficult weather reached into parts of england too — in halifax in yorkshire, the public helpingtuck. in northern ireland, some of those missing classes took to their sledges instead. nearly 300 schools there were shut. a similar number in scotland were also closed for the day. scotland's gritters, with affectionate nicknames such as sir andy flurry and sir salter scott, have been working round the clock, but with warnings of much more snow to come, drivers tonight are being urged to stay off the roads. lorna gordon, bbc news, abington. a man who was abused by the former football coach barry bennell has told a court that the former wales manager gary speed was one of four men who went on to take their own lives after being coached by bennell. the 64—year—old is on trial at liverpool crown court. he denies 48 counts of sexual abuse against 11 boys between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, is there. well, we are now into the second week of this trial, and today the jury week of this trial, and today the jury heard from a victim who barry bennell has admitted abusing back

the halifax says prices rose by 2.7%, compared with a 6.5% increase in 2016.hree days of disruption as staff at five train companies begin strikes over what they say is rail safety. rmt members at northern, merseyrail, south western and greater anglia will strike on monday, wednesday and friday. while union members at southern will also stage a 24—hour walkout today. so britain's manufacturers are feeling pretty confident about the coming months — more and more of them are saying the stronger global economy is going to boost orders and growth. the optimism comes from a survey published today by the manufacturing group, the eef. its chief economist is lee hopley and she told us why firms were starting to feel more upbeat. growth, particularly in the second half of last year, was pretty good and it feels like there is enough momentum to carry the sector through this year. i think a lot of the positive sentiment has been driven by what is happening in the rest of the world. companies in particular recording much more confidence about the global outlook than they

in halifax, in yorkshire, the public helping out after an ambulance responding to a 999 call got stuckn ireland, some of those missing classes took to their sledges instead. nearly 300 schools there were shut. a similar number in scotland were also closed for the day. some areas have already had more than a foot of snow, a white blanket is now covering much of the land. but with warnings of extreme conditions, more snow to come, the message for drivers is clear — do not travel weather worst of the weather is expected to hit. ——where the worst of the weather is expected to hit. lorna gordon, bbc news, abington. the challenge of recruiting and retaining nursing staff in nhs england has been underlined by figures obtained exclusively by the bbc. one in ten nurses are leaving the nhs in england every year, and the gap between those leaving and joining has widened to 3000. the royal college of nursing says it's a crisis, but ministers say they have plans to boost recruitment, as our health editor hugh pym reports. voices from the front line, nurses on the challenges of theirjobs in the 70th

cheltenham five times the national increase of 2% according to bank of scotland's halifax division. manufacturing pmi shows strong momentum with a reading of 51.5 in december, beating all estimates. it comes after the official gate 0.6.at 5 here. a bit of divergence all three major averages are higher. click of the difference between the gain in the dow and the nasdaq. the dow only up .25%. the nasdaq rising more than 1% as we get a rally in big cap tech. the s&p 500 is on track to close at a record. looking at the winners we are watching on an individual basis, the auto parts retailers are doing well. there's not a very strong outlook for new auto sales in 2018. if cars. a on the road -- will stay on the road longer, they will need more service. the advance auto parts ceo talked about a good outlook for this year sing the number of miles driven in the u.s. will grow 1-2% into 2018. there are the underperformers from last year. we tend to see rotation at the beginning of the year. these are the three worst-performing in the doubt last year. ge fell the most in the dow, bouncing back

the nor'easter is up halifax scotia.n i and we'll later sun will not help much,h valley sunny and frigid frigid, 24 windchill around zero at the height of the afternoon warming. 17 is the high in philadelphia, mostly sunny a bitter wind running 20 to 30 miles per hour and the windchills belowero. clear skies tonight going down to a near-record l tonigh subur tor at are 15 to 25 miles per hour. future tracker 6 shows you the windchills will be severe the rest of the way between now and 3:00 p.m. when it's typically the best part of the day in terms of how it feels, it will feel like 2 below in philadelphia. 7 below in allentown. it worst later tter: cesily tynhail doublshow y region and m sat morning. s sowut tennas bad as 17 below in allentown saturday day saturday, generallyeaking, it wille aay ke soup watch tv build a puzzle and learn needle point and repeat. we're going for a high of 17 degrees, 15 tomorrow, an accuweather alert both days and have the windchills below zero. keep in mind frostbite can happen in a hurry probably in 30 minutes in the philadelphia and the lehigh valley. 1

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lloyds, which includes halifax and bank of scotland, have closed or announced they will close 250 andr announced they will close a71. that's a total of 948 branches gone or going in a little over a year. for most towns, the story would end there, with empty buildings and a sense of decline. and so it might have done for holywell had it not been for a chance conversation between the local mp and a tech executive. i met david hanson, the mp for the yeovil constituency and we were talking about the issues that holywell was facing and as square is a relatively new business to the uk, we only launched in march of this year, we were really keen to get close to a town like holywell to understand the problems that small businesses have there and see if there was anything we could do to help. i have a three metre one, which is a bit on the long side. square is already big in the us, it allows small businesses like philjones' computer store in holywell to take card payments with a smartphone. there's no contract and there is a fixed fee. in partnership with the town council, square has given fr

ursula keogh, who is from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform.picious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. around 1500 people have been evacuated from a nightclub after a gas leak was discovered in central london this morning. the area around the strand has been cordoned off. motorists have been advised to avoid the area as firefighters investigate the area as firefighters investigate the cause. neil diamond has announced his retirement from touring after he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who is 76, said he had made the decision with great reluctance, and apologised to fans who had already bought tickets. he said he would continue writing and recording. and yesterday, remember our minnie mouse news? now, yesterday we told you about one of hollywood's leading ladies finally receiving her star on the walk of fame. well, here is minnie mouse seeing her accolade for the first time. she was presented with the award by singer katy perry, a0 years after her on—scr

bringing two feet of snow for parts of new england and halifax and nova scotia getting whacked by this just getting grazed by inches here. as we look at future tracker 6 at 11:00 the snow is coming in from the south and west and 7:00 tomorrow morning the miest snow falls during the morning rush and fights dry air to the west. we'll see how much dry air punctures into the storm. by 1:00 that steady snow lifts out and gone by late tomorrow afternoon. how much to expect? they range from a few inks, coating to an inch far north and west. most philadelphia counties 1 to 3 inches of snow. if the moisture wins out it's like 3 inches. same for wilmington and trenton near the 3 inch mark and 6 to 10 inches along the immediate shore line where they get most of the snow but again it's not like your typical nor'easter with feet of snow but inches of snow. travel delays at the shore and coastal flooding winds 50 to 55 that could create power outages at the shore. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 20s tomorrow and snowy at times and very windy. and then that deep freeze settles in on frid

around h around halifax getting some rain. this is why the wind has been so strong, we're seeing winds upwards of 40 miles per hour, 38 right now in d.c., 38 leesburg, 38 in frederick, too. we still have a wind advisory in effect until 7:00 tonight. you see the areas here highlighted but that's for winds at 50. we haven't seen those over the last hour or two. wouldn't be surprised if they dropped this a little bit early. but the big deal, not just how strong the winds are. it's how cold the winds are with the wind chill. you add in the temperature. it gets messy out there, messy for sure for amelia and everybody else out there. it's going to be frigid. >> it's hot coco or grill cheese tomato soup weather through the weekend. especially tomorrow and saturday. we're not talking about a little bit of cold. it's been cold here the past few weeks. we've gotten used to it. but this is air we have not felt yet this season. take a look, everybody under a wind chill advisory. this goes into effect tonight at 10:00 p.m. and is going to

in halifax in yorkshire, the public helped out after an ambulance responding to a 999 call got stuckplaces have had more than a foot of snow. the views are stunning. but there are warnings of more bad weather, snow and ice, to come. lorna gordon, bbc news, abingdon. let's cross live now to our correspondent catriona renton, whojoins us from abington in lanarkshire. it's still coming down, and that forecast - worry many, because it forecast must worry many, because it is going to get worse again? just for you, simon, it is going to get worse again? just foryou, simon, it has is going to get worse again? just for you, simon, it has got an awful lot worse while we have been waiting to go on air! you will see that the road is clear at the moment, and thatis road is clear at the moment, and that is of course a very different picture to what lorna was just telling you about. now we have an amber warning telling you about. now we have an amberwarning again telling you about. now we have an amber warning again for the south—west of scotland for the parts of the country, strathclyde, lanarksh

according to the bank's halifax division, -- a 13% jump in 2017, 5 times the national intrigue -- increasehest with prices rising more than 11%. news, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. thank you. 2017, another active year in the pharmaceutical space, highlighted by diverging performance among drugmakers. what does 2018 bring? bloomberg intelligence senior pharmaceutical analyst joins us on set. happy new year. let's start off with science and then we will work our way through. what is going to be the science story going into 2018? going to see several large phase three trials. these are the largest trials were companies find out how well the drug worked in large populations, and that is requisite for regulatory approval. cancer companies in oncology today, this mode of treating cancer and trying to entice the immune system to attack the cancer, are going to report major trials. drugs them are combining for different combinations to see which one works best. -- has the most number of trials in 2018. it will be interesting, by t

in halifax, yorkshire, the public helping out after an ambulance responding to a 999 call got stuck. the day will stop scotland's gritters, with affectionate nicknames, have been working around the clock. but with warnings of much more snow to come, drivers tonight are being urged to stay off the roads. everyday on outside source we try to distil the biggest stories. we have heard from scotland, canada, south africa and the us. now we turn to ethiopia. couple of weeks ago we told you about ethiopia's announcement that hundreds of political prisoners will be released. that was significant, because they hadn't even acknowledged many of these political prisoners existed. there was some doubt about whether the process would begin, but it has. 500 prisoners were freed — among them was the prominent opposition leader, merera gudina. he's been held for a year — but says he wants talks with the government. he says he is ready for dialogue. emmanuel igunza's spent the day reporting from just by his house. he is regularly based in ethiopia. today, supporters of merera gudina have thronged the

the halifax says prices rose by 2.7% — compared with a 6.5% increase in 2016.begin strikes over what they say is rail safety. rmt members at northern, merseyrail, south western and greater anglia will strike on monday, wednesday and friday. while union members at southern will also stage a 2a hour walk out today. some positive noises coming from uk manufacturing? we had figures last month as well for the whole year which look pretty good manufacturing. manufacturers generally done well because of a fall in the value of the pound, but they added thing coming in here because they are looking forward to growth in europe and the us, and asia, it all looks pretty good. they've got good markets out there. we talked about the e e they this survey. —— eef. this is what the hopley, who is from there, said to us. gross, particularly in the second half la st gross, particularly in the second half last year was good and it feels like there is momentum. a lot of the positive sentiment is driven by the re st of positive sentiment is driven by the rest of the world, companies

in halifax in yorkshire, the public helped out after an ambulance responding to a 999 call got stucka foot of snow. the views are stunning. but there are warnings of more bad weather, snow and ice, to come. lorna gordon, bbc news, abingdon. let's cross live now to our correspondent catriona renton, who joins us from abington in lanarkshire. tell us about the conditions and prospects for the next 2a hours. tell us about the conditions and prospects for the next 24 hours. we are standing just above the 74, the road that was so badly affected last night. this runs right through the middle of the amber warning and it is predicted to start around nine o'clock this evening and once again concerns that the road could be affected. preparations had been made through the day, the grifters have been out, and some of them have got great names well. salter scott, one of the grifters out here. many of them out today trying to avoid problems as we had last night for the scottish government has apologised to those stuck in their ca i’s apologised to those stuck in their ca rs last apologised to thos

the halifax says prices rose by 2.796, the halifax says prices rose by 2.7%, compared with a rise of they say israel's safety. members of the rmt will strike on monday, wednesday and friday. union members at southern rail will also stage a walk—out for 2a hours later. parting is such sweet sorrow, at least if she expected to be believed. but do not take his word for it, there were nearly 107,000 divorces in england and wales in the year 26. a staggering number of divorces across the country. according to the office for national statistics, that accounts for a3% of all marriages that end in divorce. while the process can be pretty unpleasant emotionally but also economically. today there are the largest number of divorcing choirs compared to other —— any other day in the uk. a law firm says nearly fourin in the uk. a law firm says nearly four in ten married couples save financial pressures of the biggest challenge the marriage faces. a fifth are saying money is the reason most of them argue with their partner. let's speak to a senior family law solicitor. welcome to the programme. let

ursula keogh, who's from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform.ple have been evacuated from a nightclub and hotel after a gas leak was discovered in central london earlier this morning. the area around the strand has been cordoned off. the london fire brigade say they are still investigating the precise cause. more now on that thrilling victory for kyle edmund in the australian open. the 23—year—old is set to face his first ever grand slam semifinal on thursday, having beaten third seed grigor dimitrov in the quarterfinals. we can speak now to one of kyle's coaches, mark hilton, who is in roehampton his morning. you must be feeling fantastic? yes, it has been a good start to the day! you watch the game from here in the uk. where you living and breathing every second with him? you do, really. ultimately, we had to have some early starts. you get involved with it, he has done exceptionally well under massive pressure. and what do you think has been the key to his success in this tournament? he had a fantastic pre—season, we spent a lot of time toget

the difficult weather reached into parts of england too — in halifax in yorkshire, the public helpingo a 999 call got stuck. in northern ireland, some of those missing classes took to their sledges instead. nearly 300 schools there were shut. a similar number in scotland were also closed for the day. scotland's gritters, with affectionate nicknames such as sir andy flurry and sir salter scott, have been working round the clock, but with warnings of much more snow to come, drivers tonight are being urged to stay off the roads. lorna gordon, bbc news, abington. nick millerfrom bbc nick miller from bbc weather centre is here with me. sir double scot working hard overnight. assist in driving snow, how unusual is that for a place like scotland in the middle of winter? funny you should say that, not that unusual. clearly there are impacts from them. still 36 centimetres of white stuff on the ground. it is a persistence of the snow showers that have come in and just how much snow each one of these have dumped in some of the same areas, which is why there has been such a rough 2a hours. great

he will come to your site for a small fee, sean halifax, and he will run your interpreters through thisrogram. it is great. you can put as much or as little into it as you want to. what it does is it makes you think about your own internal biases and helps you unpack that and it makes you think about how your visitors are coming with those biases, and how you as an interpreter do not have to agree with them or disagree with them, you just have to realize where they are coming from and start the conversation from that point. at some point you have to recognize you're never going to move some people. maybe the best thing to do in that case is disengage and let them go away and be mad and that is fine. for everybody else, you have to realize where you are in that relationship with your guest, where they are coming from and then walked the ball down the field as slowly as it takes, which is hard if you are under the gun of a 45 minute tour. there is no great answer to this. this is something that the field of interpretation is wrangling with in the present day. we are all working to find a

. >> well a bunch of canadian cities did not make the cut, halifax, vancouver but do you feel like you have a bit of a handicap in a sense that president trump has obviously made his distaste for jeff bezos and amazon well-known do you feel like the potential for a backlash if amazon came to toronto is an anchor around your ankle. >> i have enough trouble of the politics of canada and let alone the united states. we'll put our best foot forward. we offer an unparalleled kwau s kwaults -- quality of life and that is important to amazon and we offer the deepest most diverse talent pool anywhere in north america in terms of tech talent and a.i. and a welcoming environment for people around the world so we are trying to get the best and the brightest to come here and welcome them. 50% of the people who live in the region were not born in this country and they have built up our city and our country and have done wonders for us and we've now put in place immigration measures to speed up the time when -- within which we could get people to come here. so all of those things plus our main card

according to the halifax division, southwest england saw a jump in 2017.time with prices rising 11%. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. i'm sebastian salek and this is bloomberg. francine: we are just getting manufacturing figures and they are worse than expected with manufacturing flowing more than forecasts for the month of december, falling to 56.3. the forecast was 57.9. this means it is retreating from a four year high. if you look at the long-term trend rates, we seem to be in expansionary mode and that does not seem to be slowing down too much. if you look at some of the things leading up to this, it could be a little bit of the pound may be, it could be some of the bank holiday falling. overall, i would suggest it's due to. brexit uncertainty. let's get back to vasileios gkionakis. christian, the u.k. manufacturing, that growth, slowing more than forecast in december. is that something we should worry about, or is it something that could have been expected? christian: i'

the latest house prices for the uk are out, and they will be a surprise for some according to halifax but in london the news is not so positive, with prices growing at their slowest pace in six years. and according to a new report out today from the higher education policy institute, international students are worth £20 billion to the uk economy. the analysis says on top of tuition fees, their spending has become a majorfactor in supporting local economies. london alone gains £4.6 billion — with sheffield the biggest beneficiary in proportion to its economy. christmas results have been pouring in today. and they're a bit of a mixed bag. marks & spencer has reported a fall in sales, tesco has reported solid growth, and john lewis has warned of a tough 2018, with the weaker pound likely to effect future profits. to affect future profits. let's get more on this with maureen hinton, group research director, globaldata retail. let's first they speak about tesco. there are reporting a rise in sales but the share price has fallen. i is that? it will be challenging in future. seals are being

on allegations made by one woman of sexual abuse committed against as a child predominately in the halifaxthe livers of two patients jullien transplant operations. he was convicted of assaulting these two patients so let me just repeat that, he has been sentenced to a 12 month community order and fined £10,000 for assaulting two patients by burning his initials onto their liversjullien burning his initials onto their livers jullien transplant operations. —— during transplant operations. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: donald trump cancels his visit to the uk next month — but downing street insists the "strong and deep" partnership "will endure". dozens of firefighters have been battling a huge blaze at nottingham railway station. the station is shut causing major travel disruption. and a breakthrough in talks to form a new government in germany between chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats and their former coalition partners, the social democrats. the role played by the media is to be examined by the manchester arena bombing inquiry. 22 people were killed at the end of an aria

prices, a english spa town and two coastal areas saw the biggest increases last year according to halifaxest england, saw a 13% jump in 2017, almost five times the national increase. london south coast saw the next highest gain with prices rising more than 11% each. u.k. car sales suffered their biggest slide since the global recession. it is based on lingering skepticism of the performance of diesel cars. preliminary figures indicate 2017 sales fell 5.6% to 2.5 million vehicles and the steepest drop since tween. the demand for diesel dropped 17% and back to petro vehicles which prompted carbon emissions since records began in 1977. gel ferrier is to meet barnard next week. he is the lead vote to lead the e.u. and is to submit questions to ask. the meeting scheduled between farage and barn yea on monday. bloomberg powered by more than 2,700 journalists in 120 countries. francine? francine: the pound will shake off the bronxity woos, according to a foreign exchange strategist at i.n.g. sterling gained 10% against the dollar in the last year after a sharp drop following the brexit vote. i.n

ursula keogh, who's from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform.n jazz trumpeter hugh massa kaler has died in hospital in johannesburg. trumpeter hugh massa kaler has died in hospital injohannesburg. he was 78 and had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer. a leading anti—apartheid campaigner... that's a summary of the latest bbc campaigner... news — more at 10.30. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. time now for sport with holly. we begin with the news that kyle edmund has reached the semifinal of the australian open, making him only the australian open, making him only the sixth british man to do that in the sixth british man to do that in the open area. he beat grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach the last format in just two hours and a9 minutes. he said afterwards that it is an amazing feeling and he now knows what it feels like to be andy murray. the british number one, who is recovering from a hip operation, tweeted simply, wow

the director of the health law institute at -- you know matt -- how do you say -- the university in halifax, nova scotia. he's been working with our group at yale, c.r.i.t. thank you to everyone who's here and i'll transition to kay. >> thanks very much, joe, and hello to all of you. and thanks to dr. gottlieb for the announcement about the csr. so, my job is to lay, in ten minutes, the groundwork for what you'll hear the rest of the day, and i think a lot of what i said was geared to why we need csrs public. now, you can see just how much information they'll give us. right. okay. and i'm going to speed through these. the idea was that if the slides are made public, then you all will get to see a story, and the full story is here, but you may hear me say, and i'm going to skip this slide, and it's because it summarizes a piece of the story. okay. so, declaration of interest, the usual things. it's federal grants for the most part. so, most of you are aware of this. you may or may not have seen a slide like this, but the evidence generation piece of what we're talking about, the clinical tri

most of the trains between halifax and bradford, and halifax to leeds are like this, like an old bus.is nothing new. this is the leeds—liverpool canal build more than 200 years ago. but instead of taking a few days by water, the hope is, for example, getting leeds to manchester by train down to about half an hour. after years of discussion about improving things on the twisty hilltop roads, there is now a plan the northern cities agree on. there used to be a train tunnel between sheffield and manchester. that's long gone, but a new road tunnel like this one in norway is proposed and could halve the current journey between south yorkshire and greater manchester. and a new trans—pennine line will link leeds and manchester via bradford. i think we also need to make sure that we cover hull, sheffield, newcastle, and manchester of course, so all of our major city regions. this is vitally important for the north. today's launch of the plan was about helping businesses as well as individuals. we want to work more with our near neighbours, that's both sides of the pennines, and further north.