, latvia, lithuania, only estonia is meeting the 2% minimum. think that countries that went to such lengths to try to be pa rt went to such lengths to try to be part of the nato alliance would meet the minimum requirement and they're not. it is quite disgraceful. looks as if the americans have had enough, frankly. and now mr mattis suggests that the us will moderate its commitment to nato. what do you think that means, if other states don't pay their way? i think it means that mr mattis and mr trump are good negotiators. let's remind ourselves what nato means. we can't have a situation as we had in the run—up to the first world war and the second world war, when an aggressorfought the second world war, when an aggressor fought —— thought it could pick of one country after another in isolation, without the heavens falling in. what nato means is, you attack any of nato's 28 countries, and you are straightaway at war with the united states. so if you want that guarantee, you've got to pay your minimum contribution. it's an insurance policy. and pe

they‘ll play turkey, latvia and portugal in round robin matches.it is a very tough zone and the format is very taxing, it is days and days. not quite the same as a weekend, home always tie and it gives a different dimension, a different challenge but we got a great group of girls and a great support system. i‘m looking forward to being a part of the team environment again and giving it our best shot because that is what we will do, we will give it our best shot and hopefully create some opportunities to move forward. ronnie o‘sullivan is through to the second round of the world grand prix after a 4—2 win over china‘s yan bing—tao at preston‘s guild hall. bing—tao levelled the score at two games all and 0‘sullivan needed this bit of luck in frame five to help him on the way to victory. the five—times world champion then finished the match with a 128 break and will face either neil robertson or ricky walden next. in netball, wales were thrashed 92—27 by new zealand in the first of two tests in cardiff. the silver ferns showed their dominance througho

president trump about nato, initiatives that was welcomed by the governments of the czech republic, latvia, and lithuania. does my right honorable friend agree with me that the way to engage with trump's fire and when such agreement is by not insulting our close ally but by bringing him close and not doing, as the leader of the opposition demands, that we reject our closest ally, would this not leave britain and our european partners less safe and less secure? >> my honorable friend is absolutely right in the point he makes. we should never forget that america is our most important ally. it is a long-standing relationship. american men and women served alongside and died alongside you came in and women into the world wars to protect our security and the security of europe, and if we were not able to have that relationship, not able to see that commitment to nato particularly, then we would leave this country and europe less safe. thatny were surprised immediately after this cozy images with donald trump, the prime minister chose to meet with the turkish president, who has been running an i

their place was sealed after lativa beat portugal in britain's group their place was sealed after latviagroup c having won all three ties under new captain anne keothavong. turkey were the latest team to be defeated withjohanna konta and heather watson earning singles victories before laura robson and jocelyn rae won the doubles. right now i guess i am just really happy, definitely, it wasn't easy and she definitely played herself into the match. to come through that and to give us the opportunity to go into the play—off tomorrow, i'm very happy for us and the team. barry hawkins is into the final of snooker‘s world grand prix in preston. he eased past liang wenbo of china 6—1 — finishing in style with a break of 127. he'll now face either marco fu or ryan day on sunday. that's all from sportsday. a bit of snow overnight, so fans are truly disappointed by what you might have. 0vernight a mixture of rain and snow coming in, brew with the best chance of picking elation over the pains, —— pennines. the biggest risk will be on saturday morning. widespread frost but they will be some sunshine

they will play turkey, latvia and portugal in round—robin matches.e of topping the group but british number one johanna konta says it will not be easy. the format is taxing, and it gives a different dimension and challenge. but we have a great group of girls and great support system around us soi and great support system around us so i look forward to being a part of that team environment again and give it our best shot. that is definitely what we will do, go out and give it our best shot and hopefully create opportunities to move forward. rafa nadal will warm up for wimbledon by playing in the ageon championships at the queen's club in london injune. the 1a time grand slam champion joins andy murray at the event. it's the start of another week of preparation for the home nations as they look ahead to the second round of fixtures in the six nations this weekend. wales topped the table on points difference at the moment but ahead of the crucial match against england, captain alun wynjones has been preparing a little differently. he's been pulling pint

great britain have beaten latvia to make it two wins out of two in their fed cup round robin group.their singles matches in straight sets. so britain had an unbeatable 2—0 lead heading into the doubles rubber, which they‘ve also won. the final pool c fixture is against turkey tomorrow. a year today, and the winter olympics kick off in south korea. team gb have high hopes that they will have their best ever winter games, beating the four medals they won in sochi three years ago. david mcdaid has been finding out how the preparations are shaping up. in pyeongchang, preparations are into the home straight. south korea is ploughing more than £8 billion into their first winter olympics, and great britain are aiming to send around 60 athletes. overall the impressions are really good. the stadiums look great, the villages went quite at the same stage of construction, about 55% i would say. the build quality looks fantastic. i think our athletes are in for a treat. but south koreans may not be so confused. political corruption scandals that have led organisers to express concerns over publi

this is the eu summit that happened in latvia last year. everybody had the same idea about what kind of tie to wear. he didn't let them forget it. but it's this next interaction i want you to watch. this is jean claude juncker again and check out how he says hello to this guy. this part has sound. the first part is in english. watch. >> the dictator is coming. dictator. >> "the dictator" is coming. whap. then he slaps the dictator upside the head. the man the president of the european commission is calling a dictator in that video is the prime minister of hungary and when they march against him in the streets of hungary they actually call him not the dictator, they call him the victator because his name was victor. he started an anti-communist movement in his country. by the time he was 35 years old he was the youngest every prime minister of his country. he was elected prime minister when he was 35 years old in 1998 but it's interesting, he only served one term. he lost in the next election and that apparently made an impression on him. he

at the munich security penceence, vice president mehta with leaders from iraq, latvia, lithuania, estonia, and turkey. he also spoke with u2 singer bone no. -- bono. he discussed the u.s. transatlantic relationship and nato. this is about 20 minutes. vice pres. pence: thank you. chancellor merkel, distinguished colleagues, honored guests, i bring greetings on behalf of the 45th president of the united states, donald trump. in my new capacity as vice president i'm honored and humbled to have the privilege to address this annual forum. i'm pleased to have with me to members of the presidents, one of which you have heard from. our secretary james mattis of the department of defense, and secretary john kelly of homeland security. we're joined by a distinct delegation of senators and congressmen, led by senator john mccain. in welcoming my fellow americans. [applause] it is an honor to be with you all. the 1963 munich security conference has played a role in international affairs. bringing together social leaders from both sides of the atlantic to promote peace and prosperity for our nations a

david davis, he wasn't trying to blackmail anybody, he was going to chat to our friends in estonia, latvias about this conversation! the blackmail line doesn't appear to be anywhere else on the front page, but i'm happy to be corrected by some ways better than me at reading, but i can't see it. it's within his rights to speak to everyone of the 27. there's only going to be one person at the negotiating table and not 27, the eu will have a negotiator and their employers that going round and talking to some of the 27 to pressure the negotiator is not going to work —— they're implying that. it's not going to work as a divide and rule tactic. implying that. it's not going to work as a divide and rule tacticm will be very interesting! very interesting. the daily mail, nhs cuts... let me repeat that with the right emphasis. nhs cuts 6000 beds in six years, one in ted, the equivalent of closing 21; hospitals. "15,000 equivalent of closing 21; hospitals. ——15,000 beds. in real terms funding has gone up year on year and it hasn't kept pace with demands. —— one in ten. the bbc ran its own series abo

earlier today, they beat latvia to make it two out of two following victory over portugal, and they are yet to drop a rubber. new team captain anne keothavong is confident of a clean sweep in her first competition. i know the opposition pretty well, they are not to be under estimated at all. the step up to the plate when it comes to the duty. but i have belief in my players and i feel they are playing well, keep spirits high and we will come out and get them again tomorrow. ronnie o'sullivan is out of snooker‘s world grand prix in preston after losing in the second round to australia's neil robertson. o'sullivan could only sit and watch as the world number seven knocked in a break 83 to take the match 4—1. robertson went on to play barry hawkins in the quarterfinals — both of them playing two matches in one day. hawkins came out on top in this one, 4—2. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. finally! hello and welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. if front pages then in english. the mail warns of council tax rises comes most ar

matches. today turkey, latvia and portugal in round-robin matches.he other teams. it is an incredibly tough zone. it is very taxing. it is days and days and days. it is not quite the same as a weekend home or away tie. it gives a different dimension, a different talents. but we have got a different talents. but we have got a great group of girls and a great support system around us. i'm really looking forward to be a part of that tea m looking forward to be a part of that team environment again and give it oui’ team environment again and give it our best shot, because that is what we'll do. we will go out there and give it our best shot and hopefully creates opportunities to move forward. that is all for now. i will be back with sportsday at 10:30pm. thank you. tonight we bring you the second of our special reports on the mounting pressures facing the nhs in england. it comes as the latest economic forecast from the influential institute for fiscal studies says spending on the health service is struggling to keep pace with population growth and agein

but how much protection can poland plus estonia, latvia, and lithuania actually expect?ixed messages from the white house. presidential candidate donald trump says he supports nato, but also claimed the alliance is obsolete. now president trump favors better relations with russia. that does not appear to be good ukraine, where fighting has flared recently between government t troops and separatists.d europe is under increasing pressure to demonstrate unity. germany is working to improve strained relations with poland. earlier this month, chancellor merkel met the prime minister in warsaw to try and patch things up. -- our presesident trump's polilicies a wake-up call for europe? karnitschnig,ew that report asks how much u.s. support the eastern european countries can count on, but the statement we heard before that from the defense secretary, he mentioned strong support. that doesn't sound like a wholesale rejection of nato. matthew: not at all, but this is part of the problem. you have not is coming over and saying how nato is his second home. shoulds, the europeans pay

in latvia for example one of the first things they did after latvia became independent again was changed the street names in the city, people were asking the mayor at the time why are you focusing on street names when people need to adapt to an entire new type of lifestyle and people need to eat and his response was public symbols matter. public references and cultural sphere matters in the way that you perceive the water and digest information so that is why there are memorials in dc, a step in the right direction. as much as i hope this panel is seen by a lot of people, i hope this film is seen by a lot more. that is a step in the right direction. in russia, that step haven't been taken. if you walk through the streets in moscow, you see hammers and circles all over the metro stations. and post-soviet warsaw pact, the giant, monstrous statues of stalin have been torn down. day have been torn down but moved to a pocket in moscow. you can still go and see it. and textbooks haven't changed. the way schoolchildren to commemorate their own history is unapologetic. ukraine on this cultural s

left away and you and latvia will soon meet the 2% target within a year or two, so we are making progress. toin, i expect all allies keep the pledge they made together in 2014. let me saypence: again, the president and i are grateful for the secretary-general's focus on burden sharing and for our nato allies, germany or other countries, to meet the commitments that the treaty allies made to one another. it is a demonstration of president trump's leadership that before taking office he was speaking about the fact that the united states provides more than 70% of the costs of nato today, continuee committed to to do our part, but the time has, for our nato allies to step forward, and the secretary general strong message on this is that it is in all of our collective interests. i had a very productive discussion with chancellor merkel. we spoke about just this issue. we look forward to continue dialogue. our hope is that we will have a date very soon where chancellor merkel will come to the white house. i expressed the president will talk about it with her as well. this is simply about all of

in latvia, one of the things they did after latvia came to -- became independent, they changed the streetames. people ask why are you focusing on street names when people need to adapt to an entire new type of lifestyle and people need to eat? and his response was public symbols matter. your public references and your cultural sphere matters in the way that you perceive the world and i just information. so that is why the memorial here in d.c. matters and is a good step in the white -- right direction. that is why the film matters. panel iss i hope this seen, i think the film will be seen by a lot more. that is a step in the right direction. in russia, that's that has not been taken. if you walk through the streets in moscow, you see hammers and sickles all over the metro stations, whereas in post--soviet and warsaw pact capitals, the giant monsters statues of stalin had been torn down. they have been toward down but moved to a park in moscow. you can still go and see them. been changed.have the way that schoolchildren commemorate their own history is ped.ologetic, even prep ukraine on th

the sphere of the next step will be similar sportss plots in the balkans, in estonia, lithuania and latviang else. it is was like fiction but it is fact. martin is right. that is formed for this. but also not to support vladimir putin in any way are endorses worldview, but from the russian perspective it will of course look very threatening that montenegro wants to join the eu. that it has application in play and also wants to be part of a call. it will see it as a european judgment on its territory. —— encroachment. this idea of a russian plot led by two intelligence office rs plot led by two intelligence officers to lead a revolt against the democratically elected leader. this is from the united states textbook on the cia was involved in all sorts of plots to do the kind of thing. it even had a school of the americas which is a school for political clues. —— coups. we see what has happened in the ukraine with the orange revolution and the pushback and people being thrown injail because the opposition leaders. russian opposition leader suddenly had these investment charges against them. a

they face latvia tomorrow and turkey on friday and they'll playgroup b winners on saturday.y happen to to get the match under my belt. it was a high level match. got better and better as the match went on. really happy to have come through for the team. are you enjoying your time with the team under ann and her first enjoying your time with the team under ann and herfirst fed cup tie as captain? for sure. she's doing a tremendousjob. yes, she is. she's just behind us. doing a tremendous job bringing us together as a team. it is always tricky. we spend most of the years as individuals travelling. for her to be able to do such a good job with us, it says a lot about her. we've lots of team bonding in the evenings. lots of funny things going on. in the fa cup, leicester city are at home to derby county in theirfourth round replay tonight. leicester are only a point off the premier league's relegation zone after their 3—0 defeat to manchester united at the weekend. derby forward david nugent is back in training following injury and could be involved against his former club. krou

canada is responsible for latvia the united states is and poland is. we did invoke article five where we are ensuring each other of a standby agreement in the case of conflict. we are in a major mission in afghanistan, and this basically started after 9/11. germany is continuing to work together with nato here. with 20 other nations in the north of afghanistan. i had the opportunity to talk to the afghan president. a political solution also is absolutely necessary in order to ensure a peaceful future for afghanistan. when we speak of nato these days, we also always talk about the financial contribution each and everybody puts on the table. germany and all other member states of nato committed itself to reach the 2% goal. just ask the defense minister as already insured you, we will do everything we can in order to fill this commitment. let me add, however, i believe nato is very much in the european interest, it is very in the german interest, but i also believe it is in the american interests. where we are all allied together, united together. we see

great britain have beaten latvia to make it two wins out of two in their fed cup round robin group.hanna konta won their matches in straight sets... so britain had an unassailable 2— nil lead heading into the doubles rubber. the final pool c fixture is against turkey tomorrow. that's all the sport. you can find out more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. in fact, we will pick up on one of the stories you mention, there. mps will debate the way the football association is run this afternoon. the culture, media and sport committee has tabled a motion of no—confidence in the fa's ability to reform itself. mps want greater representation for fans and more diversity in top positions at the fa. one man who knows what goes on behind closed doors at the fa is its former executive director, the broadcaster david davis, who's in our central london studio. good afternoon. is it fair enough that there is going to be this debate, that it has reached this point that it is necessary? i'm sad that it has reached this point. but it is historic. it is unprecedented for the parliament to d

have both won their matches in the fed couples morning, so that great britain have a lead against latviaicky at there, and i know the scoreline does suggest that it was as difficult as i felt, because it suggest that it was as difficult as ifelt, because it was hard. suggest that it was as difficult as i felt, because it was hard. more sport in the next hour. thank you ray match. —— very much. as we've been hearing throughout the week, the nhs is under considerable pressure as it balances a change in funding against an increase in demand. there's a lot of focus on the burden of the elderly, but nhs is also needed by children. these children are being encouraged to talk about their feelings. a leading are being encouraged to talk about theirfeelings. a leading children's charity said this week that up to two thirds of children, 63%, even at primary is global, worry all the time about things that happen at home and at school, and even though these children are young, this session could prevent issues in the future. that's dr lisa, a psychologist who put this class together. why is it so im

. >> morris hillquit, from latvia was the only time socialism seemed to be going somewhere in america. it had 100,000 newspapers all over the country, able to win up to 16% of the vote in states like oklahoma and nevada. hi hillquit spoke many languages in touch with socialists who supported the war in europe and opposed the war. he wrote every important statement from 1914-1917 and the statements the socialist party put out, unlike most socialists in europe decided to oppose going to war. he ran for mayor in new york and for a while the wilson administration thought he would win. he did not win, came in a close third but won almost 35% of the vote, to give you some sense how unpopular the war was in certain parts of the country, once the u w -- once the u.s. was in it. finally, represent claude dit kitchin majority leader of the house and chairman of the ways and means committee. he had his hands on all the revenue creating measures before the war and during the war, to decide whether the military -- how to raise the money for the war or try to stop raising money for the war, if that

these targets may include our ,ato allies estonia and latvia part ethnic russians comprised 25% of the population. we verified all -- we have a vital interest in stopping these policies before they moved to other countries and especially our nato allies. while we conduct a dialogue with moscow we need to strengthen the presence of nato in the balkan states and other eastern members of the alliance. because of administration should endorse this decision taken at the warsaw nato summit less summer to do just that. it should reaffirm our article five commitment to defend each main -- nato member under threat and should take the lead in enhancing nato capabilities. to underscore our commitment to the alliance, it would make sense for the president to first meet with his nato colleagues before seeing president putin. the administration which understands the value of negotiating from strength should adopt a position of that in dealing with the kremlin. it should support ukraine against kremlin aggression. the obama commissioners was blocked and provide ukraine with defense necessary. the new

but lithuania and latvia had puppet governments, led by former military leaders. all of these areas had local administrations and local police forces, they were all thickly staffed with local collaborators through which thgermans worked. the reason why the killing starts here, look at the dots. the reason why the killing starts here is because this is where germany intended the expand. this is where the largest population of jews was. this is where the rest of the -- the germans expected the rest of the population to come lie or to help with the killing -- to comply or to help with the killing of the jews. and this is where the approximate sumty of the fighting -- proximity of the fighting. remember, they're still invading, there's still war going on here unlike in western europe. and this is where the fighting activated german air now ya about so-called partisans and the jews being guerrilla fighters behind their lines of which there were, in fact, very few in 1941. in other words, the reason why the killing here first is so intense is because german ideological

early today they beat latvia, to make it 2 out of 2 following victory over portugal and they are yetent of a clean sweep in her first competition... i really have belief in my players andi i really have belief in my players and i feel that everyone i really have belief in my players and ifeel that everyone has been playing well, the team spirit is high and we're looking forward to tomorrow. i team gb will be favourites against turkey tomorrow. that is all the sport for now. i will have more free in the next hour. ——i will have more free in the next hour. —— i am sure that team gb will be favourites. studio: mike, thank you very much. jeremy corbyn has made four appointments to the labour front bench, following yesterday's rebellion during the commons brexit vote. our political correspondent, eleanor garnier has the latest. whatjeremy corbyn has done this evening is put four people into new positions or shovel them around and this is in fact his fourth reshuffle since he has been in thejob, which isi since he has been in thejob, which is i have to say pretty unprecedented —— shuffle t

morris hillquit, the immigrant from latvia, a secretary of the nationalist already. this was the only period with socialism seemed to be going somewhere in america. they had over 100,000 members. they had newspapers all over the country. they got up to 60% of the vote in places like oklahoma and nevada. he spoke three languages. he was in touch with socialists, those that were for the war and against the war. he wrote every statement by the socialist party from 1914 to 1970 and also the statements put out after. unlike socialists in europe who were opposed to war. in 1917, he ran for mayor of new york on an antiwar platform. he did not win. he came in close third. but he won almost 25% of the vote on an antiwar platform during the war. to give you some sense of how unpopular war was at least entered in parts of the country once the u.s. was already in it. finally, this southern democrat from northeastern north carolina second district of north carolina. he was the majority leader of the house. he had his fingers on or his hand on all the revenue creating measures bot

announced that they will now meet the 2% target this year, and i expect the countries like india and latvia to be at 2% next year. we have started to move, and i welcome the strong message, firm message, from president trump on the importance of continued increased defense spending across europe. >> what happens if they don't? you heard the vice president, mike pence, say the patience of the american people will not endure forever? what happens if rich countries like france, germany, italy, canada, if those countries don't step up and meet that 2% threshold? >> my focus is on what can we do to make sure that we succeed? what can we do to make sure that we continue and keep up the momentum, continue to increase defense spending? i'm not focussing stw insing ac what will happen because i think the only focus now should be to increase defense spending, and we are -- it is quite encouraging to see that defense spending has started to increase. the picture is still mixed, but it's much better than it was just a year ago. we have a long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction. we have

great britain's fed cup team have won their second tie, beating latvia. is on serve in the second. tiger woods has admitted he will never feel great again. tiger woods has admitted he will neverfeel great again. he returned to golf after more than a year out in december, after a second major back operation, but he had to pull out of the dubai desert classic earlier this month because of spasms. as long as i can function at a good enough level, i'm fine with that. there have been plenty of times when i thought i would never play the game again at the elite level. you put in the legwork, you've got to hit the gym, you've got to hit balls, you've got to refine your game and not make dumb mistakes, and to do that you've got to play a lot, and i couldn't play. playing once every three or four weeks isn't going to cut it. britain is aiming to become one of the world's top five skiing and snowboarding nations by 2030 will stop ina snowboarding nations by 2030 will stop in a year, the winter olympics start in south korea and great britain believes it can achieve

sat down with ambassadors from ball tick countries, estonia, latvia, lithuania yesterday to see the feart their country has because they are experiencing serious russian interventions, trying to undermine their democracies. this is one of the worst actors on the global stage that is doing very serious things. now not just globally where in the european parliament is taking action, but also here in the united states. and we need to treat it that way. i do not understand, i have no explanation why our president seems to be cozying up to someone who is causing so much global chaos, terror, violence, and crimes. i do not understand. there is no explanation possible for why we should be doing this. what we should be doing right now is stepping up our actions against russia, whether it be added sanctions or more continued support for those trying to literally defend themselves from russian encroachments like the ukraine. >> senator cory booker of new jersey, thank you so much for your time. we always appreciate it. don't be a stranger, sir. >> thank you very much. >> the white house is demandi

the fact is donald trump understands, whether it be crimea, lithuania, latvia, es stone ya, how to protect but also, you don't go in in a verbal war the first day in office. if you don't like the way he talks about him, that may be one thing. but there's no indication here that this president is going to somehow go weak on russia. there's nobody around him, including nikki haley and others around him at the white house, that have somehow implied that they're going to go weak on russia. i think he understands that vladimir putin is a guy that's going to be there probably throughout his entire presidency. so if you're going to deal with him, why not deal with him in a way that at least maybe gets us the best-case scenario for both countries instead of walking in there and already having a we don't speak to each other, we negotiate through the media-type mentality, which has not worked for the last 12, 15, 18 years. >> i agree with ben that we shouldn't get overanxious about the language and that donald trump should have, as president, the right to see if there's a way to work with russia. i'

and these players were in italy when i was in italy, and they were playing in napoli, in milan, in latvia with the top teams, i am even more pleased because these reports are very important. last week sunderland won their match 4-0, this last week sunderland won their match 4—0, this week they lost with the same score. southampton's first two goals came from gabbiadini. we made a couple of defensive mistakes, but overall when the expectation goes on us to win, i think that is when we have not taken it. we had a chance to move out of the bottom three today, and we just did not... we were not quite good enough to do it. crystal palace remain just one enough to do it. crystal palace remainjust one point above sunderland, after their defeat to stoke city. stoke have moved back into the top half of the table, and crystal palace are left still looking for their second league win since sam alla rdyce looking for their second league win since sam allardyce took over. second place tottenham havejust kicked off against liverpool, and it is still 0—0 at anfield. just coming up is still 0—0 at anfiel

. >> taking part at a winter training course in latvia yesterday. the goal is to perfect survival techniques in frigid conditions. they practiced pulling themselves out of the lake. their captain says this tactical maneuver could end up saving lives. >>> okay, we're glad we're not that cold but we might end up getting that wet today if you don't have your proper rain gear on. >> some of us do that for charity, the polar plunge. yeah. how about that. but yes, it's not nearly that cold here. nor is it going to be and that's why we're seeing so much more moisture coming out of the clouds this morning because we've got that mild southerly flow. you can see it's wet at sfo. as soon as they lit me know, i will let you know via social media, @mikeniccoabc7 how long those delays will be. here's a look at walnut creek, lafayette especially getting hit heavy right now so if you're trying to get on to 680 or 24, it is a slippery one from pleasant hill. this is going to fill in the san ramon valley. some heavier downpours there. right through the dublin grade i

great britain, have beaten latvia, to make it two wins out of two, in their fed cup, round robin groupnbeatable, 2— 0 lead, heading into the doubles rubber which they've also won. the final pool c fixture, is against turkey tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in sportsday at half past 6. let's get more now on the safety failures that forced several edinburgh schools to close. an independent report has highlighted a lack of proper scrutiny of the construction work and criticised the council and the partnership which managed the building contracts, as well as the construction company. the city of edinburgh council said lessons would be learned. there were dozens of recommendations and council leader said they would work their way through those recommendations. joining me now from edinburgh is msp kevin stewart, the ministerfor housing and local government. what is the most worrying part of this report? this is an extremely concerning report. ispoke this report? this is an extremely concerning report. i spoke to the chief executive of the city of edinburgh council last

great britain have beaten latvia to make it 2 wins out of 2 in their fed cup round robin group. nil lead, heading into the doubles rubber... which they've also won. the final pool c fixture, is against turkey tomorrow. it's never easy, whatever match your playing. it can be tricky out there. i know the scoreline doesn't suggest that it was as difficult as i felt it was. ronnie 0'sullivan is out of snooker‘s world grand prix in preston, after losing in the second round to australia's neil robertson. 0'sullivan could only sit and watch, as the world number seven, knocked in a break 83, to take the match, by 4 frames to 1. robertson will play barry hawkins, in the quarterfinals, who knocked out the world number fourjudd trump earlier today. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much, mike. mike busheu thank you very much, mike. mike bushell with the sport. the man accused of murdering the author helen bailey has told the jury he spoke to her five days after she disappeared. ian stewart denies killing helen bailey. he says she was abducted by two

, but more of a guide line for nato, who is donald trump to say well, you know, sorry, estonia or latvia, lithuanian, if you get invaded by little green men we might not come to your defense unless you kick in more cash. this is an-- absurd. >> we still haven't got to the root of this relationship. >> well, we shouldn't ignore that putin has relations with china as well as europe and america, et cetera. the biggest problem from the point of view of chinese government and our geeling with them over the next ten years are xi jinping's power. he is about to be re-elected as it were approximate by the 19th party there is a wide believe that it is going to stop at the end of the second term as he should according to custom and he will going to find a way to per pet wait his power. i compare it in some ways to stalin following lenin. this man is following now but only in a very again technical way. he wants to perpetuate is power. asian dictators have found ways in the past. we had marcos in the pil peens-- philippines, we had park in south kor this, i don't know. but there is a possible conti

during, over the holidays, senators lindsey graham and senator john mccain, they were in lithuania, latviathose countries who really depend on the idea that we will protect them from an expansionist russia. >> look, we cannot make america great again by isolating our allies by weakening our international alliances. this will fire back against the united states and this will allow the enemies of the united states, iran, russia, you name it, to divide and conquer and that's exactly what's happening. we're not only weakening our own institutions internally, but we are weakening our geopolitical alliances in russia -- in asia, in europe, in the middle east and a lot of other places. >> how does that trickle down to the type of work that you were involved in, where you required the cooperation of members of the military, members of the police, members of the intelligence in certain countries. they had to trust that as americans you were fair dealers. >> we're fair dealers and we have their back. that's why they are supporting us. sometimes we both have the same enemy and sometimes the enemy of

they will play turkey, latvia and portugal in round—robin matches. it's days and days and days on end. it is not quite the same as a weekend home or away tie. it gives a different dimension, a different challenge. but we've got a great group of girls, a great support system around us. and i'm really looking forward to being a part of that team environment again, and give it our best shot, because that is what we'll do. we will go out there and give it our best shot and hopefully create some opportunities to move forward. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the second round of the world grand prix, after a 11—2 win over china's yan bingtao at preston's guild hall. bingtao levelled the score at two frames all, and 0'sullivan needed this bit of luck in frame five to help him on the way to victory. the five—time world champion then finished the match with a 128 break, and will face either neil robertson or ricky walden next. in netball, wales were thrashed 92—27 by new zealand the first of two tests in cardiff. the silver ferns showed their dominance through

born in latvia -- it was russia at the time. he came to the united states in 1854. he was trained as a tailor. he came to california in late 1854 and decided to try the whole gold mining thing, and it did not work. he changed his name to davis by this time. he went all over the place, and by the mid-1860's, he was up in canada, got married, started to have a family, ran a brewery -- ran a brewery. in 1867, he was in virginia city, one of the hubs of the mining regions. he described it as a population of 15,000 people of which 5000 were miners, 5000 were gamblers and prostitutes, and 5000 were businessmen, speculators, and -- capitalists in 1860, he moved to reno after reno had been established. it was clustered around the central pacific railroad. local businesses supported mining and agriculture. he set up there as a tailor. he had the reno brewery for a while. he went to the east and did some tailoring. even tried store keeping for a while, but he always came back to reno. by this time, he was making tent covers, horse blankets, and wagon covers. in december a wom