laura kuenssberg, bbc news, derby. for abusing 12 young footballers who he trained in the 1980s. includingcrewe alexandra. by his crimes. our sports editor dan roan reports. of british sport's most notorious paedophile. after being found guilty of 50 counts of child sex crimes. as he was handed a 31—year prison sentence. as his punishment was read out. inside court, the cries of "yes" from the public gallery were hushed. outside, the emotion able to flow. today, we looked evil in the face and we smiled. because, barry bennell, we have won. back to you. it should never have been ours to carry in the first place. "to these boys, you appeared as a god. in reality, you were the devil incarnate. to satisfy your perversion. his abuse, the judge said, was sheer evil. impact statements in court. for a manchester city junior team. asking, "why, barry, why? before being led away by an official. what was that experience like for you? was my moment, i didn't want to regret not doing it. i said those words directed towards him. manchester city and crewe alexandra youth team coach. both are among the cl

but at a news conference on wednesday, the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg had matters closerngs done, leaders have to be able to lead. the prime minister says she will fight on but concedes something has to shift. prime minister, on the journey here, you acknowledged that you and your government have to do more to be convincing. what is it that you plan to do differently and will you stand up to your critics? several viewers felt that was not the time and place for such a question. barbara fierek put it like this: and paul smith added: on friday, and paul smith added: on friday, laura kuenssberg pursued the same theme in an interview with the prime minister. people are asking you again and again to be clearer about your priorities. how long can you stay on, do you believe? well, let's be very clear about this. i've set out what my vision is. i've set out and i've said to people that at every stage where we can fill in the detail, we will do so and that's exactly... but how long can you stay on? that line of questioning prompted more complaints, including this from tony webb:

laura kuenssberg, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at westminster.en speaking this evening. is there any more clarity for those who believe there is not enough, on the position of the uk regarding brexit? she is quite robust about what she was saying, speaking at a fundraising functions of the conservative party. that she was reiterating the government position. there is talk about the customs union but downing street has tried to kill off this week. the prime minister did that again this evening saying that when we leave we leave the customs union and the single market. we take back control of our money, the border. immigration is quite important. she stresses time and again what she does not want from the final brexit deal. what she does want is difficult to discern and that is why we are having subcommittees and meetings with cabinet members sitting around a table behind closed doors, trying to discuss what the endpoint should be. what sort of negotiations we want on the future relationship with the eu and what is the emphasis on the northern irel

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. man accused of hacking into us government computers has won a high court challenge against his extradition to the united states. lauri love, who has asperger‘s syndrome — a form of autism, is alleged to have carried out a series of cyber—attacks against agencies including nasa and the us army. butjudges in the uk said it would be oppressive to send him for trial in america, where he could have faced a 90—year prison sentence, as our correspondent daniela relph reports. for four years, the threat of extradition to the united states had hung over him. lauri love described it as "gnawing away at his soul". today that threat was lifted. the reason i've gone through this ordeal is notjust to save myself from being kidnapped and locked up for 99 years in a country i've never visited, but it is to set a precedent whereby this will not happen to other people in the future. the appeal courtjudges ruled that lauri love was vulnerable, that extradition to america could lead to severe depression,

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. what are we expecting in the next 2a hours?w important is getting this transition period right for the government? it is their imperative at the moment, rebecca, this is what businesses around britain are wanting clarity about as quickly as possible. wanting to know that life continues as it does now in the two yea rs continues as it does now in the two years after we leave the eu next march. that is what the transition really is, it is a snapshot, a standstill agreement. where we remain members of the customs union, what we don't have is voting rights are any say in how the big decisions in the eu are made. it is the continuity that companies are looking for and the government wants to give to businesses now. it matters a lot that they get this agreed and signed off by the end of march. it is going to be a big european council meeting in brussels. there are little bits of disagreement. for instance, around naming the exact date that the transition period will end. the eu have said they think it should only last for 18 months,

laura kuenssberg, bbc news.vily influenced by the outcome of the coalition talks in germany, where a long period of political deadlock is set to be resolved. chancellor merkel‘s conservatives have agreed a deal with the centre—left social democrats. to discuss that, we're joined by our europe editor katya adler. and to examine the brexit process here in britain, our political editor, laura kuenssberg. lawro, lots of calls again today, including from business, for clarity around the next stage. will they get that? not any time soon. the message is, don't hold your breath. the brexit committee were locked away in talks today and they will again tomorrow. i'm told the conversations we re tomorrow. i'm told the conversations were productive, they went through all the potential options, the ways they foresee solving the issue around the northern irish border. but tonight there is not suddenly white smoke drifting across number 10 with, here is the government's true desire for brexit. it may be another few weeks befor

she was speaking in shanghai to our political editor, laura kuenssberg.here is that we have seen has happened here is that we have seen the businesses i have brought with me on this trip signing deals that mean more jobs for people back in britain, that is good news for britain, global britain in action. on top of doing business around the world, everybody wants to know do you favour a really close relationship with the european union once we are out, or a more dramatic break? i favour a deal, an arrangement, for trade, which is going to be good for trade for the uk and the european union and jobs in britain. fundamental choice here, your chancellor has said, he believes changes may be very modest, one of yourformer believes changes may be very modest, one of your former brexit ministers one of your former brexit ministers on your side has said, the government is yet to make clear choices, and you are risking ending up choices, and you are risking ending up with something that looks like meaningless waffle. the point is the deal, which many people said wo

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.29 people as part of a crackdown on protests against the compulsory hijab. it started after a woman take off her headscarf in central tehran. we ta ke off her headscarf in central tehran. we take up the story. across the rhine, it is... to talk to us about what you are thinking today, with the markets around the world bobbling extremely. we will have more in business briefing, which is coming up injust a moment. banks are your thoughts. we will have more in the next half hour. see you in a moment. halloo. it will remain cold for all of us this week, pretty typical early february weather. tuesday start of cold and frosty and there will be some so in the forecast. it should improve through the day with good spells of sunshine. there is the weather front lying across northern england and parts of wales, the so first thing. it would have cleared northern ireland scotland during the overnight period. a cold and frosty start. plenty of wintry showers to the north—west of scotla nd showers to

from beijing here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. watch what i do, not what others say.dge her actions, not her critics‘ words. taking tea with her husband and one of the most powerful men in the world. lapsang souchong, no less. maybe that's what they drink in numberten. herjourney of thousands of miles has been for more than a cup of tea, but a shake on billions‘ worth of business deals. despite frank talk on hong kong and north korea too. i've been pleased to bring a very large business delegation here. we've had a very successful visit. the convoy held up the traffic, a big charm offensive to help business sign on the dotted line. a brexit—friendly diplomatic visit, complete with bags. there's a real success story here. we've signed agreements on financial services. bp have signed a £750 million deal. one of the biggest chinese e—commerce sellers has signed a deal to sell £2 billion worth of uk goods over the next two years. all of this adds up. we've got to get away in britain from our obsession with europe in terms of its relation to the global economy. is that eno

laura kuenssberg. emma vardyjoins us laura kuenssberg. emma vardyjoins us from westminster. well. where are the areas where there is less unity than they would like? well, we have been hearing rumours and evidence of division within the conservative cabinet. we have been hearing this for weeks about brexit. the tricky bit is trade. how closely will re—remain aligned with the eu rules and regulations after we leave, after we brexit, and in what areas might we break away? the sort of trade—off here is what ground might be given in terms of abiding by certain rules and regulations to retain greater access to the single market, or where might we want to go oui’ market, or where might we want to go our own way? broadly speaking, harder or softer brexit. that is what the cabinet has been divided on through these weeks and months. now it is crunch talks where they are looking to form some sort of agreement between the two sides. you will see them trying to bridge that gap between ministers to set out for the eu a clear vision of what britain once going forward. it is just that, it

our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. in a hurry.on. we have not a minute to lose, because we want to achieve a deal. but the eu's chief negotiator wants to press on. it is time for bargaining, he says, as the next round of brexit talks loom. the first priority for him and his host david davis is to agree what happens straight after brexit. do you know what the british government wants? the two years or so timeframe, not much will change but the real posturing is about the longer term. theresa may popped in for a drink after reminding her party that she wants out of the single market free trade area and the current customs union. but she knows, along with these two, there might be mishaps along the way. our negotiating team is starting straightaway, tomorrow certainly, on an intensive period of negotiation and are confident we can get that agreement. yet while this might sound elegant in a french accent it is still a warning. without the customs union, outside the single market, barriers to trade and goods and services are unavoidabl

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news.e targeted by a suspected chemical attack at the weekend. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, 1. 1125711125 ;; jet; rt; 3 §7 the wgfld ngnzstgp'; —— share prices plummet in the united states and asia: the dowjones finished 4.6% down. japan's nikkei sank 5 per cent in early trading. the maldives arrests a former president as a crackdown on the opposition intensifies. maumoon abdul gayoom was detained after the declaration of a state of emergency. in syria, government and russian forces have intensified air strikes against rebel—held areas. 0pposition forces shot down a russian fighter jet over the weekend. there are reports that chemical weapons were used in one of the government assaults

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, derby. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys is with me.nced the review now? theresa may knows she has to address the perception the system is not just expensive but also to many people feel is unfair. the way it works is the cost of running universities is split between stu d e nts universities is split between students taken out their loans taxpayers who pick up the cost of any loan is not repaid at the end of 30 years. but student debt is growing. by 2021—22 it will reach £160 billion. that is around 7% of the nation's wealth or gdp. so how is this review going to get more fairness into the system? it will look at how much students borrow, for how long and crucially also the interest rates they pay. because in england it is the poorest students who end up borrowing most because they take out loans for living costs. around £57,000. a lot of money by any normal family's standards. so theresa may was going to try and moved the moving parts within the system to try and put back a sense of fairness. but by the end of this, students in england

that was theresa may speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg at the end of her three day visitensify a "golden era" in relations between london and beijing. robin brant is in shanghai. if you look at the figures in terms of trade, still more of a bronze era and a golden era. china seems to be the world's biggest economy. only the uk's eighth biggest export market, so there is a huge room for improvement. a nation of 1.4 billion people, and ever growing middle class, the potential is huge. the uk and thinks it is impossible from an economic point of view to avoid that. she has come here on this trip and will be content heading home. trade deals of $13 billion from companies like bp, aston martin. she has had reassurances from china whatever happens with brexit, they believed the relationship with the uk and china will not change. for china, there is an eye on deepening the strategic longer term plans. asian markets swung around on friday with some recovering from early losses but traders remaining on edge as us treasury yields rise to four—year highs. in particular, tokyo stocks

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.the eu's chief brexit negotiator — warned that leaving the customs union would bring added trade barriers for the uk. so how would trade between the uk and the european union be affected by leaving the customs union? our economics editor kamal ahmed is here with more details. trade matters to the uk economy — and ourjobs. we export 28% of everything we make. our biggest customer is the eu. 43% of all uk exports go there. and to help that trade we are a member of what is called a customs union. that means that goods and services can circulate freely throughout the eu with no import taxes and few border checks. uk farms are able to integrate themselves into supply chain networks so farms can have their manufacturing networks extend across countries. the second main benefit is that large multinational companies who have located their investment and jobs in the uk in the first place, to take advantage of not just the uk market but also the european market, the third benefit is that as a pa

laura kuenssberg, thank you.ving the uk reached its highest level for a decade last year. but official figures also estimate that overall, there are still more people coming to britain than leaving. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. ever since the brexit vote as mrs and politicians have been keeping a close eye on the number of eu citizens coming to and leaving britain and today's figures did reach something of a milestone. in the year to september the number of eu citizens leaving britain for good reached 130,000, that is the highest figure for a decade, the highest figure, in fact, figure for a decade, the highest figure, infact, since figure for a decade, the highest figure, in fact, since the financial crash. however, it is worth saying that at the same time in that same year, 220,000 eu citizens moved to britain to work, and so the figure, the number of people who are moving here still out stretches the number of people leaving by around 90,000. although, that 90,000 overall figure is t

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, beijing.uighur like to shanghai and robin brant. we should first acknowledged that everything you say is pretty much what the prime minister is saying, and it is being monitored by authorities. —— we go live to shanghai. iam authorities. —— we go live to shanghai. i am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the bbc, for instance, is monitored and censored. viewers in shinjang and 20 sea and enjoy everything. given what is a had to say about hong kong, not all about got through to chinese viewers? there are subjects of the chinese consider very sensitive. xinjiang is one, hong kong was another. hong kong was discussed yesterday in the meeting. we are not told who brought it up, but there was an agreement about what is known as the one country, two systems, which treats hong kong as, or is supposed to treat hong kong as different to the rest of mainland china. but the view, certainly from the chinese, and increasingly from people like theresa may, emmanuel macron, the fren

laura kuenssberg, bbc news., seen by bbc news, has found that infeasible financial targets to cut costs led to patients being harmed, suffering fractures and having the wrong teeth removed. a review into the activities of liverpool community health found a management team that was seriously out of its depth, caused severe staff shortages and bullying. despite the problems, the trust‘s chief executive was found anotherjob in the nhs. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has this exclusive report: personally, it destroyed me. iwas suicidal. i was held against my will bya suicidal. i was held against my will by a patient‘s relative at knife—point —— knife—point and sexually assaulted. the lady died six hours after she was admitted to the ward. it was absolutely the most horrific time of my life. around three quarters of a million people in merseyside relied on liverpool community health to provide services such as district nursing, dentistry and diabetes care. but the report we have seen, looking at

she was speaking in shanghai to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. few last glimpses, then to china a final wave goodbye. the prime minister on her way home, business deals in britain's pocket, but she'll return to the next round of much bigger deal making. how, precisely, will she broker brexit, is she ready to decide? what's happened here is that we have seen the businesses that i've brought with me on this trip, signing deals which mean morejobs for people back in britain. that's good news for britain. it's global britain in action. but on top of doing business around the world, your party, the public, business, they want to know — do you favour a really close relationship with the european union once we're out or a dramatic break? what i favour is a deal, an arrangement for trading with the european union, which is going to be good for trade between the uk and the european union and good forjobs in britain. so there's a fundamental choice still here, isn't there? your chancellor has said he believes the changes might be very modest. one of your f

laura kuenssberg with the latest light at chequers. figures on immigration appear to confirm that the vote to leave the eu has had an impact. more eu citizens left britain in the year to last september than at any time for a decade. but overall nearly 250,000 more people from the eu and the rest of the world arrived here than went abroad. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here to look at the figures. yes, huw, ever since the brexit referendum businesses and politicians have been tracking the number of eu citizens coming to and from the uk with great interest. and in today's release of immigration figures we have reached a bit of a milestone. in the year to last september, an estimated 130,000 eu nationals have left and no longer live in the uk. that is the highest number for ten years, the highest in fact since the financial crash. however, in that same time — despite brexit — around 220,000 eu citizens moved here. which means that still, overall, 90,000 more eu citizens moved to the uk than left in the year to septembe

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, shanghai.ice are patrolling the french port of calais, after fighting erupted yesterday between crowds of migrants. four eritreans are in a critical condition in hospital, after they were shot during violence between afghan and african migrants. 18 people were injured. officials say the increase in violence is due to smuggling gangs. a 51—year—old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of two schoolgirls in sussex more than 30 years ago. the bodies of nicola fellows and karen hadaway, both aged nine, were found in bushes at wild park near brighton in 1986. russell bishop, who appeared via video link from prison, will stand trial in october. there have been chaotic scenes at a court in michigan during the sentencing of the former team doctor of the american gymnastics team, larry nassar, who's been found guilty of sexually abusing girls in his care. nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month, after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them. for one father

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.ssar, has been sentenced to an additional a0 to 125 years in prison. the sentence relates to the sexual abuse of young female athletes. nassar carried out the abuse over two decades under the guise of medical treatment. the sole surviving suspect of the paris attacks in 2015 has gone on trial in belgium in a separate case linked to his arrest in brussels. 29—year—old salah abdeslam is accused of attempting to murder police officers during a gun battle, four months after the paris attacks. if you know the story of rocky balboa you will know that philadelphia is a sucker for a good underdog story. last night it was their own football team that overcame all the odds. the eagles beat the new england patriots to win the trophy for the first time. and with a back—up quarterback who nearly gave up the game entirely. nick foles got his chance in december when the regular quarterback sustained a season—ending injury. on sunday night, facing the patriots' tom brady, one of the greatest quarterba

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.nts in florida have been protesting in the state capital, to demand stricter controls on gun sales, after last week's school shooting, when 17 students and teachers were shot dead by a former pupil. it was the first organised protest by a movement led by young people, calling itself "never again", which was established after last week's attack. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is in tallahassee. a school trip like no other. these stu d e nts a school trip like no other. these students from marjory stoneman douglas high school have not come to the florida state capitol to listen, they have come to speak and the man change after 17 of their classmates and teachers were killed last week. and they are determined to be heard. no one needs these weapons that are taking children's no one needs these weapons that are taking child ren‘s lives. no one needs these weapons that are taking children's lives. they should ban them because all they are used for is destruction and they are just not ne

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, coventry.t make to trade if britain stayed in a permanent customs union with the eu? our reality check correspondent chris morris is here to explain.. being ina being in a customs union after brexit would mean a common external ta riffs brexit would mean a common external tariffs on goods brought in from elsewhere in the world and it would mean there would be no tariffs for goods crossing between the uk and the eu. that is important for companies based in the uk which operate complex manufacturing processes a cross operate complex manufacturing processes across europe. this is the bmw factory in oxford, mentioned by jeremy corbyn, the components cross borders many times. a crankshaft cast in france crosses to a plant here to be finished and goes to austria to be built into an engine which then comes back to oxford. half the cars built in oxford are exported back to the eu and it is all tariff free. the government says the problem is you can't negotiature own trade deals around the world — a key

here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. ina in a hurry.o catch the 1056 from brussels to london. we have not a minute to lose, because we wa nt have not a minute to lose, because we want to achieve a deal. but the eu's chief negotiator wants to press on. it is time for bargaining he says as the next round of brexit talks loom. the first priority for him and his host david davis is to agree what happens straight after brexit. do you know what the british government wants? in the to years or so government wants? in the to years or so time frame not much will change but the real posturing is about the longer term. theresa may popped in for a longer term. theresa may popped in fora drink longer term. theresa may popped in for a drink after reminding her party that she wants out of the single market free trade area and the current customs union. but she knows, along with these to, there might be mishaps along the way. our negotiating team is starting straightaway, tomorrow certainly on an intensive period of negotiation and we can get that agre

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, coventry.ifference could it make to trade if britain stayed in some kind of permanent customs union with the eu? chris morris, of the bbc‘s reality check, is here to explain more. being in a customs union with the eu after brexit would mean there would still be a common external tariff — in effect the same tax — on goods being brought in from elsewhere in the world. but it would also mean — like now — that there would be no tariffs for goods crossing borders between the uk and the eu. that is important for companies based in the uk, which operate complex manufacturing processes across europe. this is the bmw factory in oxford, mentioned by mr corbyn, where they make the mini. its components cross eu borders multiple times. a crank shaft cast in france crosses to a plant in warwickshire to be finished. it then goes back to austria to be built into an engine, which then comes back to oxford to be put into a completed car. half the cars built in oxford are then exported back to the eu and it is al

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, derby.rime minister described the university system in england as one of the most expensive in the world, prompting a question about the funding systems used by other countries and the high levels of debt amassed by some of the most disadvantaged students. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys is here. 0ur universities have a global reputation. but the cost of teaching in england is among the highest in the world. in england, tuition fees are £9,250 a year. in the us, publicly funded universities charge £7,650, although fees at elite institutions like harvard or yale are much higher. france charges students up to £540 and germany has abolished tuition fees completely. in england, the system is designed for the taxpayer to pick up some of the bill. loans are written off after 30 years. by 2021—22, there will be £160 billion of outstanding student debt. some now think there needs to be more honesty about how the burden is shared. we know this money is being paid out, we know that we're not goin

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, beijing.he will fight a demand by the european union that eu citizens who move to the uk during the transition period after brexit in march 2019 will still be given full residency rights. theresa may argues that there has to be a difference between those arriving after the uk leaves and those who came before. here's our home editor, mark easton. eu migrants arriving in the uk today enjoy all the rights of free movement, but what will happen after brexit in march next year? the prime minister says that moment should mark a real change, and new eu migrants should no longer be guaranteed their right to live in britain. we'll have left the european union and the eu can't expect the same provisions to prevail after we've gone. the uk proposal applies to the hundreds of thousands of eu migrants expected to arrive during the so—called transition phase that follows brexit in march 2019. during that period, they will have to register with the home office but they won't necessarily know what rights they

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, beijing.d that she will fight a demand by the european union that eu citizens who move to the uk during the transition period after brexit in march next year will still be given full residency rights. theresa may argues that there has to be a difference between those arriving after the uk leaves and those who came before. here's our home editor, mark easton. eu migrants arriving in the uk today enjoy all the rights of free movement, but what will happen after brexit day in march next year? the prime minister says that moment should mark a real change — new eu migrants should no longer be guaranteed their right to live they will. be tested tweed; ~ , ~ w , ~ ~ ,. that will undermine our economy. the plan is opposed by eu negotiators, but was greeted enthusiastically by the most vocal supporters of brexit. we will have left the european union and the eu can't expect the same provisions to prevail after we've gone. the uk proposal applies to the hundreds of thousands of eu migrants expected to ar

on friday, laura kuenssberg pursued the same theme in an interview with the prime minister. people are asking you again and again to be clearer about your priorities. how long can you stay on, do you believe? well, let's be very, very clear about this. i've set out what my vision is. i've set out and i've said to people that at every stage where we can fill in the detail, we will do so and that's exactly... but how long can you stay on? that line of questioning prompted more complaints, including this from tony webb: on tuesday night, donald trump addressed a joint session of the united states congress in his first state of the union address, just over 12 months since he took office. to say it's been a newsworthy and controversial first year as president is something of an understatement. the weightiest issues on the planet were discussed at donald trump's inaugural address, but what the president is in a white rage about are suggestions that the crowds forhim weren't as big as they were for barack obama eight years ago, even though the evidence is incontrovertible. many peo

our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. birdsong what could break the calm of the country? birdsong twittering across the home counties valley? spring's plucky early buds bravely making their way? the zooming arrival of the cabinet's cars — that's what. darting into chequers, hoping perhaps the rural peace for more than a year, this group have been attempting to hammer out a compromise. but for decades, arguably, the tory party has been trying and not always succeeding. so, can they find one today? they were at it for eight hours. the prime minister, surrounded by her close colleagues and advisers — some who were pitted against each other during the referendum. next week she wants to tell the rest of the world more of her brexit plan. but the inner cabinet has struggled to agree how closely we should stick to the eu after brexit. some compromise perhaps today, but not a dramatic breakthrough. if you look at what happened back before the december european summit there was a lot of speculation that the cabinet would not reach agreement. we all agreed a position that the prime

on friday, laura kuenssberg pursued the same theme in an interview with the prime minister. people are asking you again and again to be clearer about your priorities. how long can you stay on, do you believe? well, let's be very clear about this. i've set out what my vision is. i've set out and i've said to people that at every stage where we can fill in the detail, we will do so and that's exactly... but how long can you stay on? that line of questioning prompted more complaints, including this from tony webb: on tuesday night, donald trump addressed a joint session of the united states congress in his first state of the union address, just over 12 months since he took office. to say it's been a newsworthy and controversial first year as president is something of an understatement. the weightiest issues on the planet were discussed at donald trump's inaugural address, but what the president is in a white rage about are suggestions that the crowds for him weren't as big as they were for barack obama eight years ago, even though the evidence is incontrovertible. many people a

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, coventry.n to have died in an explosion and fire in a building in leicester yesterday has risen to five. search and rescue teams recovered a body from the rubble earlier today. five people remain in hospital, one is critically ill. emergency crews have been continuing to search the ruins of the property, as our correspondent sima kotecha reports. the damage, fully exposed, in daylight. last night, just after seven, an explosion. a shop and the flat above it were destroyed. flames shot up into the air, around seven metres high. towering over the surrounding buildings. ijust heard a big bang. the owner of the shop was inside at the time. rubble? under the bricks and rubble. how are you feeling at the moment? i don't know how to tell you. never i feel how i am now. the shop was a polish supermarket. it had only been open since january. today, firefighters spent hours inside, wading through the rubble, trying to find survivors. police have confirmed that five people died inside the building, and se

she was speaking in shanghai to our political editor, laura kuenssberg.a, the final wave goodbye. the prime minister on her way home, business deals in britain's pocket. she will return to the next run a much bigger deal making, how precisely will she broke brexit? is she ready to decide? what has happened here is that we have seen the businesses i have bought with me on this trip signing deals that mean morejobs have bought with me on this trip signing deals that mean more jobs to people back in britain. that is good news for britain, it is global britain in action. but on top of doing business around the world, the party, the public, business, they wa nt to party, the public, business, they want to know do you favour a really close relationship with the european union once we are out or dramatic break as yellow what i favour is trade with the european union which is going to be good for trade between the uk and the european union. ash what i favour is. there isa-- union. ash what i favour is. there is a —— what i favour is. there is a fundamental differ

second referendum. lines are unrealistic. speech as "riddled with errors". 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg! stop brexit. up a permanent place in westminster might have a new ally. might have a new ally. deal will give you second referendum. referendum. nobody can truly know what the will of the people may then be. of the people may then be. what the will of the people may then be. will of the people may then be. what the will of the people may then be. the will of the people may then be. 0r put the issue back to the people. i don't enjoy being out of step with so many of my party. so many of my party. pleasure at all in speaking out as i have today. have today. to speak truth to the people as it is to speak truth to power. is to speak truth to power. decision is far more than a party issue. issue. united kingdom and everyone who lives in it. lives in it. is trapped by her brexiteers, the current plot has a bad ending. current plot has a bad ending. for her to jump and very difficult for the european union tojump. for the european union tojump. leave with no agreement and a very hard brexit

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, beijing.that some parents and religious leaders are trying to "actively pervert" education. she says inspectors are worried about some people using faith to try to narrow children's horizons and they mustn't be allowed to dictate school policy on dress or behaviour. sima kotecha reports from birmingham. you just wrap it around like a long, long scarf. these teenage muslim girls have been wearing a headscarf for a few years now. their reasons are varied. this is one way i feel modest because i'm not showing off my hair or worrying about my makeup or whatever. people who see me, they instantly recognise me as a muslim and also if i see other people then i know that they're muslim if they're wearing a hijab. but in recent weeks there's been a row over whether schools should be allowed to ban the hijab. in london, the head teacher of st stephen's primary school was heavily criticised for banning girls under the age of eight from wearing it. she then reversed her decision because of the uproar. now

but at a news conference on wednesday, the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg had matters closerney here, you acknowledged that you and your government have to do more to be convincing. what is it that you plan to do differently and will you stand up to your critics? several viewers felt that was not the time and place for such a question. barbara fierek put it like this: on friday, laura kuenssberg pursued the same theme people are asking you again and again to be clearer about your priorities. how long can you stay on, do you believe? well, let's be very clear about this. i've set out what my vision is. i've set out and i've said to people that at every stage where we can fill in the detail, we will do so and that's exactly... but how long can you stay on? that line of questioning prompted more complaints, including this from tony webb: on tuesday night, donald trump addressed a joint session of the united states congress in his first state of the union address, just over 12 months since he took office. to say it's been a newsworthy and controversial first year as president is

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.tical correspondent alex forsyth at westminster. what is clear is that nothing is clear. what progress, if any, has been made? this was never really about any sort of future relationship. the phase of the brexit negotiations at this point, and looking at the awards immediately the transition period, what happens after the uk officially leaves the european union. that will be what is negotiated next, and only after that will talk turned to future relationships and trade. but in the back and now we have is about what the uk wants to achieve, and the government is coming under pressure, yes, from our souls, but from mps in the house of commons including several conservatives to offer some more clarity about what it wants. and that is why we have this repeated statement from theresa may, in which she made clear the uk would be leaving the customs union, so would be leaving the customs union, so that hasn't really changed the position. it confirmed what we already knew, but what that is the

laura kuenssberg, bbc news.spondent iain watson is at westminster as these figures continue to dribble out. the so—called brexit war cabinet met today, talked about northern ireland and immigration. immigration. it will meet tomorrow. does that mean for those that believe there isn't enough clarity in the government's position on what a future relationship with the eu could look like, for them, for those critics does that mean that some point quite soon we made get an idea, of what that future relationship could be?” think we will get a better idea, i am not sure how soon think we will get a better idea, i am not sure how soon it could be, we are not expecting out of these two days of talks, to get necessarily any firm guidance. those who have taken part any firm guidance. those who have ta ken part have any firm guidance. those who have taken part have been fairly tight—lipped so far, but for good reason probably, because they have to try to discuss where the end point of brexit might be of these important talk

mr corbyn's been speaking to our uk political editor, laura kuenssberg.pean union on this have been that if we want to have a customs arrangement with them, they set the rules. there would be 27 countries against us, we wouldn't have a say. they have interests in this country, we have interests in europe. there is an interest all around in not sending this country off into a sort of donald trump style of transatlantic trade and investment partnership economy dominated by tax cuts and deregulation. we're not going to do that. chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check is with us. a lot of concern in britain at the moment because we do not know what the government plan is. how did it relate to business and the customs union? yes, it is a big issue for many companies based in the uk because they have become used to having, as you described, this tariff free access for the whole of the european market. when she bought goods, you can move them across borders without any other payment of tariffs. a lot of companies rely on that with what they called just—in—time

written to theresa may to insist the uk make a clean break with the eu. 0ur political editor laura kuenssbergure it is a big week for the prime minister to show she's making progress with her plans. prime minister. we want to ensure this is a country that can negotiate free—trade deals around the world. we want to ensure that we have a good trade agreement with the european union and that is what we will start to negotiate. we want to make sure we have a good security partnership with the eu. it isn't clear from today's exchanges this government is not on the road to brexit, it on the road to nowhere. for all the arguing, what matters to the government right now is this, the government right now is this, the guidelines with the implementation phase, or transition. that is the period of time after we've left the european union when broadly not very much will change for quite some time. the uk thinks it'll take about two years to make all the changes, but brexiteers are nervous about this phrase, that the time frame could be shaped simply by how long it'll take to prepare and implement the new

following days of criticism of her leadership from her own supporters. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberger. even the most carefully planned entrance can go a touch awry. a bit of pushing and shoving — not the political kind, this time. asia's red carpets, though, hardly provide a rest. theresa may is here to do business, but the tories are trading in her future at home. although i may be visiting in winter, i have had the warmest of welcomes, for which i am very grateful. but her chinese counterpart provided cheer, dangling the prospect of a future trade deal after brexit, with the start of formal conversations to scope it out. she isn't a naturalfan of chinese opera, perhaps, or the diplomatic schmooze. there were some tricky moments today. conversations turned to human rights, north korea, and the brute force of china's steel industry. but these very excited students could be joined by many others. deals for universities, exchange programmes, and others were announced. have a nice day in china. thank you, well done to you. nice to see you! and this group used their high—tech skills to

our political editor laura kuenssberg is travelling with the prime minister.n the most carefully planned entrance can go a touch awry. a bit of pushing and shoving — not the political kind, this time. asia's red carpets, though, hardly provide a rest. theresa may is here to do business, but the tories are trading in her future at home. she, envious perhaps of that kind of discipline, is trying, well, as she might say, to get on with the job. although i may be visiting in winter, i have had the warmest of welcomes, for which i am very grateful. but, to get things done, leaders have to be able to lead. the prime minister says she will fight on, but concedes something has to shift. prime minister, on the journey here, you acknowledged that you and your government have to do more to be convincing. what is it that you plan to do differently, and will you stand up to your critics? i think that there are many people in the united kingdom who want to ensure that they and their families can achieve the british dream, of ensuring that each generation has a better future

laura kuenssberg reports.ime ago i spoke to the bbc‘s robin brant in shanghai and i put it to him that everything anyone says in china is closely monitored or censored. i am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the bbc, for instance, is monitored and censored. i am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the bbc, for instance, is monitored and censored. i am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the bbc, for instance, is monitored and censored. i think i thinkjohn sudworth's reports this morning of his experience in xinjiang added the western china are definitely being censored, and he was here in are not getting to see that and enjoy it. even what theresa may had to say about hong kong, did not get through to chinese viewers? yes, there are subjects that the chinese consider very sensitive. human rights, xinjiang, the list is a long one. hong kong, hong kong was discussed in the meeting, yesterday, we are told by downing street officials.

speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg, theresa may said her visit to china will help boosttish trade prospects. this trip is an example of global britain. it's about britain getting out around the world, and, yes, enhancing our trade links and crucially what happened here is that we have seen the businesses i have brought with me on this trip signing deal which means more jobs brought with me on this trip signing deal which means morejobs for people back in britain. that's good news for britain, it global britain in action and that's what we are seeing here. on top of doing business around the world, your party, the public, business, they wa nt to party, the public, business, they want to know do you favour a really close relationship with the european union once we add or a more dramatic break? what a favour if a deal, an arrangement for trading with eu which is going be good for trade between the uk and the european union and good forjobs in britain. it's a fundamental choice here, isn't there? your chancellor has said he believes the changes might be very modest and one

speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg, theresa may said her visit to china will help boost it is global britain in action. that is what we are seeing here. wright but intent of doing business around the world, people want to know do you favour a really close relationship with the european union was out, or a break? whati with the european union was out, or a break? what i favour is a deal thatis a break? what i favour is a deal that is going to be good for trade between the uk and the european union, and good forjobs in britain. so, there is a fundamental... one of yourformer brexit so, there is a fundamental... one of your former brexit ministers who is on your side has said that the government is yet to make clear choices, and you're risking and linked up with someone that looks like meaningless waffle. my choice is very simple. we take back control of our money, our borders, our laws. you know very well then, that the decision time is fast approaching, which is more important to you, less disruption to the economy, or more control for our parliament and our politicians,

speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg, theresa may said her visit to china will help boost trip is an example of global britain. it's about britain getting out around the world, and, yes, enhancing our trade links. and crucially what happened here is that we have seen the businesses i have brought with me on this trip signing deal which means more jobs for people back in britain. that's good news for britain, it's global britain in action and that's what we are seeing here. on top of doing business around the world, your party, the public, business, they want to know, do you favour a really close relationship with the european union once we're out or a more dramatic break? what i favour is a deal, an arrangement for trading with the eu which is going be good for trade between the uk and the european union and good forjobs in britain. it's a fundamental choice here, isn't there? your chancellor has said he believes the changes might be very modest and one of your former brexit ministers who is on your side has said the government is yet to make clear choices and you are risk

she was speaking in shanghai to our political editor, laura kuenssberg.ve goodbye. the prime minister on her way home, business deals in her pocket, but she will return to a next round of... is she ready to decide? your party, the public, business, they want to know do you favour a christian nation ship with the european union once we are out, or do you want a break?|j european union once we are out, or do you want a break? i want a trade deal which would be good for... there is a fundamental choice, that. your chancellor has said he thinks the changes will be very modest. one of yourformer exit the changes will be very modest. one of your former exit ministers on your side has said that the government is yet to make clear choices, and you are risking ending up choices, and you are risking ending up with some in that looks like meaningless waffle? fact is that that deal was done. we got what we wanted, we ensured that we got what —— dealt with those issues that first phase. now we start negotiations in the second phase. there might not be much serenity wh

let's have an update from laura kuenssberg.the tory party. but from his point of view he chooses his interventions and words carefully and rarely and clearly for those inside the tory party and around the country who don't think this battle is over, it may well give some comfort. you've got a lot more detail on this and full coverage on president tran's discussion with democrats and republicans about gun control on our website —— president trump. russia's olympic suspension has been fully lifted by the international olympic committee. it means russia will be able to fully compete in future olympic games. russia was banned from february's games by the ioc over state—sponsored doping. despite that, 168 athletes who proved they were clean ahead of the competition, did compete as neutral athletes under the banner, olympic athletes from russia. two of them failed drug tests. here's what the president of the russian olympic committee said about their athletes. translation: the letter we received today says the international olympic c

but there's no mention of changes to immigration. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports.gners who wa nt no, not bat red bus! campaigners who want brexit to get stuck brought their own bus to westminster. under pressure, it is a big week for the prime minister to show she's making progress with her plans. prime minister. we want to ensure this is a country that can negotiate free—trade deals around the world. we want to ensure that we have a good trade agreement with the european union and that is what we will start to negotiate. we want to make sure we have a good security partnership with the eu. it isn't clear from today's exchanges this government is not on the road to brexit, it on the road to nowhere. for all the arguing, what matters to the government right now is this, the guidelines with the implementation phase, or transition. that is the period of time after we've left the european union when broadly not very much will change for quite some time. the uk thinks it'll take about two years to make all the changes, but brexiteers are nervous about this phrase, that