john bercow is a bit ofa quiet man down. john bercow is a bit of a showman, he likes the stage.asked again today about the clapping and he said perhaps i could have acted a bit more quickly to stop it. the thing is he likes all the attention. and i do not think he is worried about whether he gets sat next to the president at the state banquet, to be honest. he really does not have much to lose because i think he is not thinking of staying on much longer. he said he wanted to go after nine years so perhaps the action of a man with a bit of a missionjust to get action of a man with a bit of a mission just to get things offjust before he goes. and think there was a lot of grumbling this morning but everything was moderated when they spokein everything was moderated when they spoke in the chamber. thank you very much. israel has legalised around four thousand jewish settler homes built on private palestinian land in the occupied west bank. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, says it's an attack against his people. from jerusalem, yolande knell reports. settlers protesting last

there are many people who did applaud what john bercow said.he has done the right thing. all mps can do now if they disagree and if he has overstepped the mark is to bring forward a no—confidence vote. i think he would win that, so they probably think there is no point pursuing that. moving away from that, more discussion of brexit this afternoon? that's right. ministers trying to head of a rebellion on their own side, particularly on the issue of what kind of said this place has went theresa may has done a deal with the rest of the eu. they are pointing out, many of them conservative, that the european union gets to look at the deal before it is signed off and surely displace should have the same right. they are trying to come up with a form of words, some tory mps looking form of words, some tory mps looking for a concession. the form of words is doing and throwing, trying to appease some of those on the tory side. if not, the government face difficulty if the other parties coalesce around the idea of a meaningful vote at the end. also, if no

john bercow is no stranger to controversy. so it is very interesting.have we got? 1.5 minutes. bermuda. what do you make of this? this is where people go to pay... go on holiday! that's right. the rich people leave their money there and the less rich people go on holiday there, if they can afford it. they say the uk is being hypocritical? that's right and turning a blind eye to these tax havens. in fact, turning a blind eye to these tax havens. infact, bermuda hasjust become the head of the uk's overseas territories and it's a famous harbour of insurance and financial services. —— famous hub. it makes a lot of money out of that. it is also famous for offshore companies. the whole furore is about whether they should be registered. authorities in bermuda are defending their position firmly because in the uk and indeed around the rest of the world tax havens have come under increasing scrutiny. there is really no argument when you look at it and indeed the non—dom resident in the uk this year, the greater scrutiny within the uk and the argument is whether

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow has made an unprecedented intervention in the row overonald trump's state visit to britain later this year. he said he's strongly opposed to the president addressing mps and lords in westminster. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. better times ahead. toyota revises its profit forecast. we find out why. and how much of your household budget goes to your kids? good morning, asia. hello, world. guy could you still might go you could join us for asia business report, i'm rico hizon —— glad you could join us. toyota is looking at a stronger 2017 after its latest earnings numbers showed profits are down for the world's second—largest carmaker. the company raised its full—year profit forecast by nearly 10% on expectations of a weakening yen against the us dollar, that would boost exports and profits even further. but in the past quarter it fell from 5.6 billion to $4.3 billion. why is toyota feeling so optimistic? earlier i posed the question to a journalist from automotive news. at toyota it's all about the foreig

the speaker of the commons, john bercow, insists he's impartial, after video emerges of him revealing how he voted in the eu referendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, dismisses speculation about jeremy corbyn‘s future, saying the leadership is "settled for this parliament". a group of retired bishops accuse church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — pilot whales in new zealand make their way back on course. more 200, stranded on a beach, are re—floated and returned to sea. la la land leads the way, with 11 nominations ahead of tonight's bafta awards ceremony and in half an hour, here on bbc news, with the start of brexit talks just weeks away, politics europe looks at who the uk will be negotiating with. a very good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the united states and japan have condemned north korea for test—firing a ballistic missile — the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said the launch was "intolerable" and president trump said the us stood behind japan 100

renewed pressure for speaker, john bercow, after a video emerges of him talking about his vote in the eu referendum. i voted to remain, personally. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. more than 200 pilot whales — stranded on a beach in new zealand — are re—floated and have swum away. 1a retired bishops accuse church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. 1a sailors are rescued from their racing yacht in the atlantic ocean by a royal navy warship. also in the next hour, the stars will be out in force on the red carpet tonight for this year's baftas. la la land leads the way with 11 nominations. and in half an hour — we take a look at this we will take a look at the winter olympic prospects for medals for great britain. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe, has described the launch of a ballistic missile by north korea, as "absolutely intolerable". it's the first such launch since donald trump took office as us president. he says america is 100 percent behind japan. the missile was fired from an air base in north pyongan province — a

the house of commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the eueferendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — hollywood royaltyjoin british royalty at this year's baftas. they've braved the winter weather to attend the biggest awards night for uk film at the royal albert hall. and france beat scotland in their six nations match in paris — we'll have full details of this and all of today's other action in sportsday at 7.30pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea, for test—firing a ballistic missile, the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said it was "intolerable," while mr trump said the us would back japan 100 percent. the missile flew for about three hundred miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. this report from our tokyo

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromiseded showing him commenting on political issues. the uk parliament website states that "spea kers must be politically impartial." mr bercow is already facing calls to stand down after saying last week that he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump. the latest comments, published in the sunday telegraph, were made at an address to students at reading university three days earlier. this may not be popular with some people in this audience, personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not, partly for economic reasons, part of being within a trading bloc, and partly because we are in a big power bloc and because it is better to be part of a bigger power bloc in the world. earlier i spoke to the conservative mpjames duddridge, who has called for a motion of no confidence in speaker bercow. i asked him what he thought of these latest comments. i am incredibly surprised that the speaker now has expressed views on a number of the

so john bercow spoke on behalf of many of us. bercow spoke on behalf of many of us.tional to keep an eye on president trump's twitter account. no response from him yet. but some of his allies have noticed. that is disappointing, if everin noticed. that is disappointing, if ever in recent years there have been a more pi’o ever in recent years there have been a more pro british president of the united states it is donald trump. next up, this man, the lords speaker will weigh in with his view. this i’ow will weigh in with his view. this row is not over yet. let's speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. how much trouble is the speaker in and could his position be overturned? you can almost see the stea m overturned? you can almost see the steam coming out of ears of tory mps who are angry with the speaker, but does that mean his position is in jeopardy or the ban will be overturned? i think not. because although tory mps think he has exceeded his position and adapted a partisan approach and under mined theresa may's approach, but none of them seem ready to

we havejohn we have john bercow, we havejohn bercow, on his relationship with other mps.he other story is new pressure on labour. i have tom watson to reflect on what happens to the labour party. i've got chrissie hynde from the pretenders and adjudged talking about pressures on the nhs. so lots to talk about at nine a.m.. thanks very much. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. anand menon from the thinktank uk in a changing europe is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'll speak to anand in a minute. first, let's look at the front pages. starting with the observer. all sorts on the front page, including a picture of the rugby yesterday. the attitude to gay relationships. we've just been talking about that. the general synod meeting on wednesday. they aren't expected to make any change on the stance on same—sex marriage. for this morning's sunday express row, recalled this trump aid, ahead of the visit of donald trump the uk they say what he would choose to do is speak to the people with a stadium rally while he is here, a ti

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromised emerged showing him commenting on political issues. the uk parliament website states that "spea kers must be politically impartial." mr bercow is already facing calls to stand down after saying last week that he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump. the latest comments, published in the sunday telegraph, were made at an address to students at reading university three days earlier. this may not be popular with some people in this audience, personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not, partly for economic reasons, part of being within a trading bloc, and partly because we are in a big power bloc world and because it is better to be part of a bigger power bloc in the world. let's get the latest now from our political correspondent, susana mendonca who is in our london newsroom. susana does this put the speaker in more hot water? yes, this is the second time in a week where we have accusations of the speaker being im

the commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the eu referendumlabour's deputy leader, tom watson, denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses the church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — hollywood's biggest names are flying into london for this year's bafta film awards. and i hope they are wrapped up well. join me,jane and i hope they are wrapped up well. join me, jane hill, live at the royal albert hall for the biggest night in british film, the british academy film awards. we will have a special programme coming up at quarter past. and star performances on the rugby field. we will have the latest on the match between france and scotland. france beat them 22—16 in paris. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the united states and japan have condemned north korea for test—firing a ballistic missile — the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said the launch was "intole

john bercow was applauded by some on the opposition benches who feel he is standing upfor oppositions place but one tory mp just said to me he has completely overstepped the mark. vicki, thank you. meanwhile, some of america's biggest companies have joined the opposition to president trump's controversial travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries. almost 100 firms, including apple, google and facebook, have filed legal papers arguing it would inflict significant harm on their businesses. their action follows a flurry of legal activity over the weekend which means the ban is, for the moment, suspended. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. # god bless america... in a country as deeply divided as america, even patriotic songs aren't as unifying as they seem. # stand beside her... lady gaga kicked off a super bowl half—time show last night lady gaga kicked off her super bowl half—time show last night with god bless america, written by a jewish immigrant, and another song often heard at protests in the 1960s. she didn't make an explicit political statement, b

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has expressed his strong opposition to any plans forresident trump to address both houses of parliament when he makes his state visit to the uk later this year. mr bercow said his opposition had hardened following mr trump's decision to impose a travel ban on seven mainly muslim countries. our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. it's an honour that's been bestowed on popes and presidents, a speech to both houses of parliament in the splendour of westminster hall was part of the itinerary for these dignitaries when they visited britain. but the same invite may not be coming president trump's way. in an astonishing intervention, the commons speaker said recent decisions by the president had made him uneasy about issuing an invitation. i feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. rare applause from snp and labour mps who have been highly critical of the american president.

the commons speaker, john bercow, dismisses claims his impartiality has been compromised, after revealing he voted remain in the eu referendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses the church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour: new zealand's stranded pilot whales find their way again. more than 200, stranded on a beach, are re—floated and head out to sea. la la land is in the running for a record—breaking haul at tonight's baftas, with 11 nominations. and in half an hour, we'll bring you the highlights from our inside out teams across the uk. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the united states and japan have condemned north korea for test firing a ballistic missile — the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said the launch was "intolerable", and president trump said the us stood behind japan, 100%. the missile flew for about 300 miles and landed in the sea ofjapan. r

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has expressed his strong opposition to any plans forp to address both houses of parliament when he makes his state visit to britain later this year. mr bercow said his opposition had hardened following mr trump's decision to impose a travel ban on seven mainly muslim countries. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young has the story. it's an honour that's been bestowed oi'i it's an honour that's been bestowed on pope 's and presidents, a speech to both houses of parliament in the splendour of westminster hall was pa rt of splendour of westminster hall was part of the itinerary for these dignitaries when they visited britain. but the same invite may not becoming president trump's way. in an astonishing intervention in the commons speaker said recent decisions by the president had made him uneasy about issuing an invitation. i feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. rare applause

commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial, after a video emerges of him talking about his vote in the eu referendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". a group of retired bishops accuse church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — pilot whales in new zealand make their way back on course. more 200 — stranded on a beach — are re—floated and returned to sea. and in half an hour, here on bbc news — click visits 500 years of robots at the science museum in london. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe, has described the launch of a ballistic missile by north korea, as "absolutely intolerable". it's the first such launch since donald trump took office as us president. he says america is 100 per cent behind japan. the missile was fired from an air base in north pyongan province — and flew about 500 kilometres east into the sea of japan. the us military, which tracked the rocket, says it believes it was a medium or intermediate r

the house of commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the eueferendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — la la land is named best film at the baftas. emma stone won a best actress prize for her role in the musical, which picked up a total of five awards. and caroline frost, entertainment editor at the huffington post uk, and tony grew, parliamentary journalist, are here to help me review the morning papers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. america and japan have strongly condemned north korea, for test—firing a ballistic missile, the first since donald trump entered the white house. japan's prime minister shinzo abe said it was "intolerable," while mr trump said the us would back japan 100%. the missile flew for about 300 miles, eventually falling into the sea of japan. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes cont

the commons speaker, john bercow, insists his impartiality hasn't been affected after revealing he votedemain in the eu referendum. his spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mps. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". he played down reports that mr corybn has been encouraged to improve his popularity ratings and that the party is vetting potential leadership successors. german police have evacuated hundreds of passengers at hamburg airport after an unknown substance caused breathing problems amongst passengers. fourteen retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church of england's stance on same—sex marriages. the letter said that marriage in church should remain between a man and woman. there will be a debate in the general synod on wednesday. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, we're looking for love on the west coast of ireland. is there anybody out there? yes! we're high in the alps at a french resort that's

the guardian‘s take is that senior figures have accused john bercow of "grandstanding."he israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu‘s visit to downing street. while the metro leads with the death of stefano brizzi in prison, the man jailed for murdering a police officer and dissolving his body in acid. the ft says french bond prices have fallen to their lowest levels in 18 months, coming amid fears that a scandal surrounding the centre—right candidate for the elysee palace francois fillon paying family members for work they allegedly didn‘t do, could bolster populist candidates in the upcoming election. and finally, the daily express reports on a terminally ill man with cancer, being cured by a new wonder drug. so let‘s begin... let‘s begin with one of today‘s big talking points. john, the speaker‘s bid to silence trump. it is extraordinary. it is, notjust him saying, i will not have this guy speaking in front of the houses of parliament, but it is because he is sexist, racist, and unfit to speak before mps? it was outstanding, many people believe that the speaker of the

the commons speaker, john bercow, insists his impartiality hasn't been affected after revealing he votedemain in the eu referendum. his spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mp5. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". he played down reports that mr corybn has been encouraged to improve his popularity ratings and that the party is vetting potential leadership successors. now on bbc news it's time for dateline london, with gavin esler. hello and welcome to dateline london. president trump's travel ban ruled out by a court — mr trump responds with "see you in court." is he now the litigant in chief? and russian intervention in libya — another tactical victory for putin? my guests today are... abdel bari atwan, who is a writer and broadcaster on arab affairs, stephanie baker of bloomberg news, yasmin alibhai brown, the author and commentator, and vincent magombe, who is an african commentator. president trump's own nominee to the us supreme court was said to have criticised t

the commons speaker, john bercow, insists his impartiality hasn't been affected after revealing he votedain in the eu referendum. his spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mps. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have re—floated themselves and swum away. around 350 whales died over two days at the beach at farewell spit, in one the worst whale stranding events in new zealand. 1a retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church of england's stance on same—sex marriages. the letter said that marriage in church should remain between a man and woman. there will be a debate in the general synod on wednesday. now on bbc news, path to pyeongchang. with a year until the winter olympics in south korea, nick hope and david mcdaid bring you all the build—up, from team gb‘s leading medal prospects to the events to watch out for. historically, at the winter olympics, british athletes have often found themselves left out in the cold. the dominating figure at these games... he is only 21. po

john bercow.lier and stated publicly that he voted remain and that immigration was good news for the uk. once again, that picture of yesterday's rugby in cardiff. the front page of the sunday times is interesting. a fantastic picture yesterday, though, maybe not if you are welsh to be heartbreaking for them. the main story is the labour search. they are looking for secret succession planning. we had jeremy corbyn on the sofa a few days ago saying there are no plans for him to stand down. he is not looking ahead toa stand down. he is not looking ahead to a future of not being labour party leader. but this leaked report shows that the labour party will potentially be facing a disaster in the polls should there be an election. a quick look at the sunday mirror with entirely different news from last week. tara who passed away last wednesday. she spoke to friends earlier predicting her death. much more on the papers coming up in the programme. great stories from inside the papers later on. exactly. lat

our international viewers, just setting out whojohn international viewers, just setting out who john bercowcow is. the prime minister has made it clear she wants the state visit to go ahead so, does he have it within his power to stop him addressing parliament? everyone has been taken by surprise, even politicians who are in the house of commons as the speaker stood up. the speaker of the house of commons is basically like a referee in the house of commons. they are in charge of mps when they are in the house of commons and therefore, they are in a neutral position. that is why this is so unprecedented and it really is a sort of dramatic snub, if you like. he attacks the president has effectively being racist and sexist and for having a lack of respect for judges. there were even cheers, as we heard, when he made the comments in the house of commons. we know there has been this growing opposition to the planned state visit later this year, more than 1.8 million people have signed a petition outside parliament, so there will be mps in the house and also people among the public who will be pl

the commons speaker, john bercow, insists his impartiality hasn't been affected after revealing he votedain in the eu referendum. his spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mps. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". he played down reports that mr corybn has been encouraged to improve his popularity ratings and that the party is vetting potential leadership successors. german police have evacuated hundreds of passengers at hamburg airport after an unknown substance caused breathing problems amongst passengers. now on bbc news, time for...click. this week, swan eats fish, cat ignores mouse, and mountain moves man. few things say the future better than robots. we seem to be in an era of massive advances at the moment. this week, a leaked video from boston dynamics shows off its latest machine, called handle, something its founder described as "nightmare—inducing". rolling on with the wheel theme, piaggio, known for its desperate — vespa motorcycles, has revealed a new robot

the speaker of the commons, john bercow, insists his impartiality has not been compromised. objection to mr trump addressing parliament and the revelation that he voted to remain have in the eu referendum have lead to calls for him to be replaced. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have re—floated themselves and swum away. around 350 whales died over two days at the beach at farewell spit, in one the worst whale stranding events in new zealand. 1a retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church of england's stance on same—sex marriages. the letter said that marriage in church should remain between a man and woman. there will be a debate in the general synod on wednesday. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning's reviewers are broadcaster and journalist shyama peireria and foreign editor for the sunday times peter conradi. before the papers, sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. england head coach eddiejones said his team's grit and determination was the diff

——john bercow.g influence on mr trump and estates a nd calming influence on mr trump and estates and we saw that by the prime minister's visit ten days ago. i think people are beginning to think the situation in the world and relations with russia and china are very delicate, and it has possibly damaged the uk as a whole. do you think his position is injeopardy?” think his position is injeopardy?” think the labour party will realise this has not gone down well in the constituencies, and he will not have the support he initially thought he had. 0ne the support he initially thought he had. one very prominent high—profile labourmp said to had. one very prominent high—profile labour mp said to me last night, 0k, what he has done, the process may not have been right. he did, after all, welcome the leader of kuwait with open arms, so there is a lot of hypocrisy. labour like the outcome of mrtrump not hypocrisy. labour like the outcome of mr trump not coming here, but they are not so confident this morning

is john bercow so unusual. has he done things differently? to modernise the place. he has brought in a young family. that is something people do not remember before. i think it is rather uncomfortable for him. he has tried to do that. what he has achieved quite a bit is to stand up for the right of backbenchers. we have made sure they can get their voices heard and it is notjust the top was a good classes in government and opposition. will he still be in and opposition. will he still be in a year's time question i think he will. if they voted no confidence in him in the next week it would fail. in the observer, the church of england is back. the synod. simek with a meet this week, that is the ruling body of the church of england. —— they meet this week. this is a row which has come from quite a group of retired bishops, actually very prominent bishops, including people like peter selby, the former bishop of worcester and the former bishop of worcester and the former bishop of worcester and the former bishop of oxford. that is why most people

john bercow said the migrant travel ban has made that opposition stronger. that an address was not an automatic right, but an earned honour. before the imposition of the migrant ban, i would myself have been strongly opposed to an address by president trump in westminster hall. after the imposition of the migrant ban by president trump, i am even more strongly opposed to an address by president trump in westminster hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerned, and again, i operatésk — 77777 hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerned, and again, i egerate on 7 77777 hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerr i d, and again, i egerate on 7 77777 hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerr i do and again, i egerate on 7 77777 hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerr i do not again, i egerate on 7 77777 hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerr i do not perhaps energize on 7 77777 hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerr i do not perhaps have be on 7 77777 hall. so far as the royal gallery is concerr i do not perhaps have as on 7 77777 advice

the house of commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the eu labour's deputy leader, tom watson, denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — hollywood royaltyjoin british royalty at this year's baftas. they've braved the winter weather to attend the biggest awards night for uk film at the royal albert hall. and in half an hour we'll be high in the french alps

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, insists he remains impartial in performing his duties eu. chris mason reports. the speaker — a role with a history dating back to at least the 1ath century. 0rder, order. sitting between the political parties, chairing debates. but, for the second time in a week, it isjohn bercow‘s opinions that have generated attention. talking to students at the university of reading, he said eu migration had been a good thing, and added... this may not be popular with some people in this audience. personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. mr bercow had already irritated some by accusing president trump of racism and sexism. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump. some mps loved that, but his critics are repeating he must be replaced. i'm incredibly surprised that the speaker now has expressed he is incapable of impartially chairing debates in the house of commons now, and must go. a spokeswoman for the speaker told me he decided not to say anything during the referendum campaign,

the house of commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the euhas been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — la la land is named best film at the baftas. emma stone won a best actress prize for her role in the musical, which picked up a total of five awards. and caroline frost, entertainment editor at the huffington post uk, and tony grew, parliamentary

the commons speaker — john bercow — insists his impartiality hasn't been affected after revealing he the eu referendum. his spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mps. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". he played down reports that mr corybn has been encouraged to improve his popularity ratings and that the party is vetting potential leadership successors. fourteen retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church of england's stance on same—sex marriages. the letter said that marriage in church should remain between a man and woman. there will be a debate in the general synod on wednesday. the award—winning jazz and pop singer, aljarreau, has died in a los angeles hospital, just days after announcing he was retiring due to exhaustion. he was 76. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'mjohn watson. coming up tonight: are the champions heading for the championship? the threat of relegation looms for leicester after another de

the commons speaker — john bercow — insists his impartiality hasn't been affected after revealing hen in the eu referendum. his spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mps. la la land has been named best film at the baftas. emma stone won a best actress prize for her role in the musical which picked up a total of five awards. ken loach‘s drama i, daniel blake won a bafta for outstanding british film. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, has denied the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn — by testing the popularity of shadow cabinet members using focus groups. 1a retired bishops have written an open letter to church of england leaders, accusing them of failing to reflect fully the views of gay christians in an official report on the church's stance on sexuality on the meet the author this week, a double act, sarah crossan and bryan cullen, on the novel for young readers, we come apart, which they roped together. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. wit

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been strongly criticised for speaking out againstcally neutral, has been accused of overstepping the boundaries of his job. one tory mp described mr bercow‘s intervention as ‘utterly outrageous‘. a court in san francisco will decide today whether president trump‘s travel ban on people from seven predominantly muslim countries should be reinstated, or remain suspended. the american justice department has lodged details of its appeal, it says the president acted legally, and the court which suspended the ban had made a mistake. mr trump has urged the courts to act quickly, saying the threat from islamic terrorism is very real. the government will declare england‘s housing market "broken", as it sets out its proposals today for fixing the situation. the housing white paper is expected to promise the building of more homes; extra help forfirst time buyers; and measures such as long—term tenancy agreements to make renters more secure. amnesty international has accused the syrian government of a policy of extermination. the human rights gr

up to 150 mps support a motion to oust john bercow, speaker of the house of commons, who was very partiald trump and he is supposed to be impartial and some mps have taken exception to what he has said about him addressing parliament. exception to what he has said about him addressing parliamentm exception to what he has said about him addressing parliament. it was another trump story because it is regarding the state visit the president trump is to make, theresa may gave that invitation to the white house on the queen and it was accepted by it president trump. the criticism is not that the speaker of the house of commons said he was against the visit, it is the fact he we nt against the visit, it is the fact he went on to say it was racism and sexism, that is the particular parts that some mps are unhappy with, amongst them a conservative mp and former foreign minister who has tabled a motion of no confidence. he did that today. after the speaker said... he wanted to bar the us president from addressing parliament. although there are 150 mps, the vote will not be binding, but it is consi

the house of commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the eu denies the party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — hollywood royaltyjoin british royalty at this year's baftas. they've braved the winter weather to attend the biggest awards night for uk film at the royal albert hall. and france beat scotland in their six nations match in paris — we'll have full details of this and all of today's other action in sportsday at 7.30pm.

story moved to the house of lords a little earlier today, when lord's speaker lord fowler gave john bercowlord's speaker lord fowler gavejohn bercow a little bit ofa fowler gavejohn bercow a little bit of a ticking off, by suggesting it was a breach of protocol. but both speakers should act in consultation and then decide who gets invited to come here when it comes to foreign leaders. he said he had an open mind as to whether donald trump should come here. a number of points of order and were raised in the house of commons about what the speaker had said yesterday. some conservative mps raising their concerns about the fact this had been done. the speaker has an historically impartial role in that seat. but mr bercow stood by his decision. he said he had acted honourably when he said what he did yesterday. thank you for that update. the scottish parliament has voted against plans to leave the european union, though the supreme court has already ruled that the uk government doesn't need to consult the devolved administrations. msps voted by 90 to 3a in favour of a motion put forward by the

while theresa may has launched a charm offensive with president trump, john bercow said he is unfit toe here and speak to mp's. many agree with the speaker, saying he is upholding the values of parliament, but others say bercow has completely overstepped the mark. >> i invite you, mr. president, to address us. >> tory mp's pointing out that mr. bercow has welcomed the leaders to parliament whose values they don't always share. katty: the house of commons speaker may have made his feelings clear on mr. trump's immigration ban, but egypt has been conspicuously quiet on the subject. the country's authoritarian president hopes to build stronger ties with the new american administration. he was the first arab leader to on hisulate mr. trump victory. president trump says that he is "fantastic guy." orla guerin reports on their relationship. orla: a first meeting, and apparently the beginning of a beautiful friendship. egypt's strongman leader sat down with donald trump when he was still on the campaign trail. they had good chemistry, mr. trump said. hardly surprising when you spot the simila

the commons speaker, john bercow, insists his impartiality hasn't been affected after revealing he votedn in the eu referendum. his spokeswoman said the way he cast his ballot had no impact on his ability to deal fairly with all mps. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, has said the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". he denied that the party has testing focus groups on possible successors thejeremy focus groups on possible successors the jeremy corbyn. “i retired bishops have written an open letter to church of england leaders, accusing them of failing to reflect fully the views of gay christians in an official report on the church's stance on sexuality. the award—winning jazz and pop singer, aljarreau, has died in a los angeles hospital, just days after announcing he was retiring due to exhaustion. he was 76. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, we're looking for love on the west coast of ireland. is there anybody out there? yes! we're high in the alps at a french resort that's trying to turn its ski slopes green. and in peru, we're cooking a

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, insists he remains impartial in performing his dutiese eu referendum. the revelation has led to renewed calls for him to stand down, as our political correspondent chris mason reports. the speaker — a role with a history dating back to at least the 14th century. order, order. sitting between the political parties, chairing debates, but, for the second time in a week, it isjohn bercow‘s opinions that have generated attention. talking to students at the university of reading, he said eu migration had been a good thing, and added... this may not be popular with some people in this audience. personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not. mr bercow had already irritated some by accusing president trump of racism and sexism. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump. some mps loved that, but his critics are repeating he must be replaced. i'm incredibly surprised that the speaker now has expressed views on a number of issues, on brexit, on immigration, on state visit, on diplomacy

speaker john bercow called the president racist and sexist and hasn't earned the chance to speak. trump has yet to schedule a visit. >>> the "orlando sentinel" reports the sentencing of the man who torched mosque. joseph shriber confessed to setting the fire last september and will face 30 years in prison. the mosque must move because the damage was so extensive. >>> "the washington post" says the ncaa might withhold events from north carolina for years because of its bathroom law. the law forces transgender people to use bathrooms matching their birth gender. and prevents the passage of lb grt anti-bias laws. one estimate says the law could cost the state $200 million in tourism and tax revenue. >>> well, still ahead, if you ever wanted to own a farm. here is your chance. a charming north carolina property is up for grabs. but, of course, there's a catch. but today there's entresto... a breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, i want to see teddy bait his first hook. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven to help more peopl

a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: the commons speaker, john bercow is facing growing criticism he would prevent president trump from addressing parliament. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. that afternoon. —— good afternoon. joe root would be a "very different leader" who's willing to take a lot more risks than alastair cook as england cricket captain. that's the view of his coach at yorkshire andrew gale. the ecb are considering a successor to cook, who stepped down yesterday. gale's told the bbc that root is ready and the time is right for him to step up. hears a different leader, he is willing to try things. he is a lot more risky than alistair cook. the games he has captained in my absence at yorkshire, you could tell he was not worried about taking risks. so i think he will be a very different leader, but i think when he steps up he is ready, the time is right for him. england's director of cricket, andrew strauss has denied that joe root is the only candidate for thejob. there is a process to go through. he isa there is a process to go through.

john bercow cited the house of commons opposition to racism and sexism and its support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary. >> this morning there's a russian journalist who has criticized the kremlin remains in a coma. his wife has a message for donald trump. doctors say vladimir kara-murza was poisoned. his wife doesn't know who did it but feels it is connected to russian leader vladimir putin. she reacted to president trump's comments that he respects president putin. >> it feels like an unending nightmare. he must know that such people as putin are not friends. >> this is the second time vladimir kara-murza has been poisoned, the first in 2015. that episode left him with nerve damage. doctors say he had elevated le >> the u.s. cos decide this had week whether to allow completion of the controversial dakota pipeline. several native american groups and others oppose the $3.8 billion pipeline saying it could damage the water supply and sacred lands. the project sparked protests across the country. supporters say it's needed to transport oil safely and would create jobs

the commons speaker, john bercow, insists he's impartial — no matter how he voted in the eu referendum party has been considering possible successors tojeremy corbyn. a group of retired bishops accuses the church of england leaders of suppressing the views of gay christians. also in the next hour — hollywood's biggest names are flying into london for this year's bafta film awards. and i hope they are wrapped up well. join me,jane and i hope they are wrapped up well. join me, jane hill, live at the royal albert hall for the biggest night in british film,