i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: theresa may defends plans to increase national insurance contributions for the self—employed, outlined in yesterday's budget. the shift towards self employment is eroding the tax base, it's making it harder to afford the public services on which ordinary families depend. the health secretary says it's essential that a & e departments in england hit their target for waiting times, now that extra money has been pumped into care and health services. the queen unveils a memorial in london to service personnel and civilians who served and worked in iraq and afghanistan. and on newsnight — pledges promises and vows. the fall out from the budget continues as david cameron's former director of communications tells us being perceived to have broken a manifesto promise over national insurance is very difficult for the government. good evening and

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall.ly triggered britain's exit from the european union, saying the government was following the democratic will of the british people. britain is leaving the european union. we are going to make our own decisions and our own laws. we are going to take control of the things that matter most to us. britain's ambassador in brussels handed over the letter to the president of the european council at lunchtime today. so, here it is. six pages... donald tusk said he missed the uk already, and promised to defend the remaining 27 member states in the negotiations. there is no reason to pretend this is a happy day. neither in brussels nor in london. in other news, a week on from the terror attack in westminster, a vigil has been held to remember the victims. hello, and welcome to an ask this brexit special. theresa may has finally fired the starting gun on the process of britain leaving the eu.

martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm. this is bbc news. martine croxall. the headlines at "pm. the prime minister has triggered britain's exit from the european union, say the government was following the deal credibility people. britain is leading the european union. we are going to make our own decisions and oui’ going to make our own decisions and our own laws. we are going to take control of the things that matter most to us. donald tusk said he missed the uk already and promised to defend the remaining 27 member states in the negotiations and had. —— ahead. there is no reason to pretend this is a happy day, neither in brussels, not london. a week on from the terror attack on parliament and a memorial was held in westminster bridge. stay with us on bbc news for a look at how the front pages are reporting the coverage of article 50. clever good evening and welcome to bbc news. the united kingdom has formally served notice that it is leading the european union. a letter, signed by theresa may, was handed to be president of the and council. the primus told mps she wa nted coun

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: the government steps up pressure on internet companies over access to encrypted messages. the westminster attacker, khalid masood, is thought to have used whatsapp moments before he killed four people. the home secretary says firms must act. we need to make sure that organisations like whatsapp, and there are plenty of others like that, don't provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other. as the investigation continues, there's been another arrest. a 30—year old man from birmingham is being questioned. it's emerged people living close to the site of a major explosion on merseyside last night reported smelling gas at least 2a hours beforehand. more than 30 people were injured, two seriously. sinn fein says it's the end of the road on power sharing in northern ireland as talks break down ahead of tomorrow's deadline in moscow, hundreds of people are arrested after the biggest opposition rallies in russia for years. good evening and welcome t

this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines. the plight of the civilians of western mosul in iraq — survivors of islamic state now in desperate need of aid. a man has been arrested in east london on suspicion of murdering a one—year—old boy and attempting to murder his twin sister. north korea's leader is celebrating a successful rocket test, but the launch has stoked tensions across the region. george osborne's latest job as the editor of the london evening standard has led to calls for a rethink of parliamentary rules. it means the former chancellor now has five roles as well as his job as an mp. # deep down only zero down in new orleans... tubs; has filed at. tfieagéfiffii: father of rock and roll. remembered as a founding at you couldn't see it, but chuck berry caused a little shimmy on one side of the table at! lucy fisher, correspondent for the times, and star of the latest papers trail, and eve pollard,. hello and welcome to our look ahead t

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the brexit secretary urges mps to back the bill for exiting the eu to pave the way for the triggering of article 50. what we can't have is either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. gunfire. explosion. we've heard three car bombs going on in the distance, we've also had a lot incoming mortarfire, you can hear now the sounds of battle. the iraqi army continues to make gains against so—called islamic state. following a night of violence in rotterdam, turkey's president warns the netherlands it will "pay the price" for expelling his foreign minister. at least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump in ethiopia. and at 11:30 we'll have a look at tomorrow's papers, many front pages look ahead to next week, when the government is expected to begin the formal process of the brexit. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the brexit secretary david davis has called on mps to back the government's brexit bill when it

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8:00: the westminster attacker — police make two more arrests, as they try to find out if khalid masood was working alone. four people are still being questioned, while seven have been released, one on police bail. in the us, president trump is battling to get his new healthca re bill through congress. and sportsmen and women join industry insiders in ten minutes, for a bbc debate on the state of british sport. there's confusion in washington tonight, after republican party leaders in congress postponed a vote on president trump's controversial healthcare plan — the measure designed to replace what became known as obamacare. it had apparently been heading for defeat — and there are reports that the president has now withdrawn the legislation altogether. we are expecting the speaker of the house, paul ryan, a republican, to hold a press conference very soon, but we are reading there will not be a vote as planned tonight on this bill. according to reports from the reute

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm.ver health service funding — a leading nhs executive says many trusts will struggle to meet targets. police are hunting a man over the death of a one—year—old boy in north london. the boy's twin sister was also critically injured in the incident. i would like to urge the help of the general public in trying to trace the following male. he is bidhya sagar das, a 33—year—old male of asian heritage. the liberal democrat leader tim farron calls on tory mps opposed to theresa may's vision for brexit to defect to his party. also in the next hour, the water main in derby that burst with such force it damaged houses and cars. residents said they thought a bomb had gone off, as water crashed through their bedroom windows in the middle of the night.

iam martine i am martine croxall. the headlines at 8.00pm. jailed for 12 years after running over and killing a 10—year—old boy and his aunt. but the family express disappointment with the sentence. the education secretary is heckled over her plan for new grammar schools. teachers say they're having to drop courses due to a lack of funding. a judge orders the columnist katie hopkins to pay 24 thousand pounds in damages — after she libelled a blogger on twitter. bt bows to demands for a legal separation with 0penreach — which runs the uk's broadband infrastructure. rivals sky and talktalk cautiously welcome the move. the singer ed sheeran makes chart history — he's the first artist to get every single song from his new album into the top 20.

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at eight.must have access to encrypted messages. khalid masood is thought to have been using whatsapp moments before he killed four people. there should be no place the terrorist to hide. we need to make sure that organisations like what sapp do not provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other. sinn fein says it's the ‘end of the road' on power sharing in northern ireland — as talks break down ahead of tomorrow's deadline residents evacuated on the wirral are told it will be several days before they can go home. in russia, police clamp down on anti—corru ption protests held across the country, more than 700 people

i'm martine croxall.he brexit secretary urges mps to back the bill for exiting the eu to pave the way for the triggering of article 50. what we can't have is either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. gunfire. explosion. we've heard three car bombs going on in the distance, we've also had a lot incoming mortarfire, you can hear now the sounds of battle. the iraqi army continues to make gains against so—called islamic state. following a night of violence in rotterdam, turkey's president warns the netherlands it will "pay the price" for expelling his foreign minister. at least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump in ethiopia.

i‘m martine croxall. the headlines at 7pm: "no place to hide". is thought to have been using whatsapp moments before he killed four people. there should be no place for terrorists to hide. we need to make sure that organisations like whatsapp, and there are plenty of others like that, don‘t provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other. more than 30 people have been injured, two seriously, after a suspected gas explosion on merseyside. in russia, police clamp down on anti—corru ption protests held across the country. more than 700 people are arrested in moscow. among those detained is the country‘s main opposition leader. sinn fein says it‘s the "end of the road" on power—sharing in northern ireland, as talks break down ahead of tomorrow‘s deadline. and england take the lead over lithuania at wembley

i'm martine croxall.h service funding — to meet targets. police are hunting a man over the death of a one—year—old boy in north london. the toddler's twin sister was also critically injured. i would like to urge the help of the general public in the search for the following man. he is bidhya sagar das, a 33—year—old male of asian heritage. liberal democrat leader likens theresa may to donald trump — saying the prime minister will be to blame ifjobs are lost because of brexit. also in the next hour, fans around the world pay tribute to the rock. and roll legendlhugk.’ former president barack obama leads the tributes to the star, who has died aged 90 — tweeting "we'll miss you chuck. be good."

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the battle to seize the iraqi city from mosul intensifies. we speak to some of the tens of thousands fleeing the street—to—street fighting. a drug addict is jailed for 12 years after running over and killing a 10—year—old boy and his aunt. he had more than 53 convictions to his name. the education secretary is heckled by headteachers over her plans for new grammar schools. ed sheeran makes chart history, as the first artist to get every song from his new album into the top 20. and on newsnight the woman who was raped as a teenager and then, years later, sought him out to discuss forgiveness. we'll talk to her and the man who raped her. good evening and welcome to bbc news. fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraq's second city of mosul as government forces try to recapture it from so—called islamic state. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. after five months of fighting and heavy casualties

i'm martine croxall.ment steps up pressure on internet companies over access to encrypted messages. the westminster attacker, khalid masood, is thought to have used whatsapp moments before he killed four people. the home secretary says firms must act. we need to make sure that organisations like whatsapp, and there are plenty of others like that, don't provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other. as the investigation continues, there's been another arrest. a 30—year old man from birmingham is being questioned. it's emerged people living close to the site of a major explosion on merseyside last night reported smelling gas at least 2a hours beforehand. more than 30 people were injured, two seriously.

i'm martine croxall.ind out if khalid masood was working alone. four people are still being questioned, while seven have been released, one on police bail. in the us, president trump is battling to get his new healthca re bill through congress. and sportsmen and women join industry insiders in ten minutes, for a bbc debate on the state of british sport. there's confusion in washington tonight, after republican party leaders in congress postponed a vote on president trump's

martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm.iggered britain's exit from the european union, say the government was following the deal credibility people. britain is leading the european union. we are going to make our own decisions and our own laws. we are going to take control of the things that matter most to us. donald tusk said he missed the uk already and promised to defend the remaining 27 member states in the negotiations and had. —— ahead. there is no reason to pretend this is a happy day, neither in brussels, not london. a week on from the terror attack on parliament and a memorial was held in westminster bridge. stay with us on bbc news for a look at

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall, the headlines at eight.r the self—employed as a number of conservative mps call for a rethink of yesterday's budget announcement. the shift toward self employment is eroding the tax base and is making it harder to avoid the public services on which ordinary working families depend. those comments came at theresa may's final eu summit in brussels. the health secretary said it is essential that a&e departments in england hit their target for waiting times now that extra money has been pumped into care and health services. and in the next hour, remembering those who served in iraq, afghanistan and the gulf war. may this memorial commemorates the lives and service

i'm martine croxall.tacker is named as 52—year—old, khalid masood, a british—born man who'd been living in the west midlands. the islamic state group say he was one of their soldiers. his victims have been named as kurt cochran, an american tourist, spanish teacher, ayesha frade, and pc keith palmer. tonight, the police have confirmed a 75—year—old man has died in hospital. a minute's silence held in trafalgar square as hundreds gather in a sign of solidarity with those caught up in yesterday's attack. 0ur response to this attack on our city, to this attack on our way of life, to this attack on our shared values, shows the world what it means to be londoner.

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall.k at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines. the home secretary says intelligence services must be able to access encrypted messages. khalid masood is thought to have used whatsapp moments before the westminster attack. meanwhile another arrest has been made as part of the investigation. it's emerged people living close to the site of a major explosion on merseyside last night reported smelling gas at least 2a hours beforehand. more than 30 people were injured, two seriously. it may be days until residents can return home. sinn fein says it's the "end of the road" on power sharing in northern ireland, as talks break down ahead of tomorrow's deadline. dup leader arlene foster has criticised the move, saying her party was ready to form a new administration. in moscow, hundreds of people are arrested after the biggest opposition rallies in russia for years. the country's main opposition leader is among those detained. wada on meet the author, i will be talking to kate h

this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: the prime minister has officially triggered britain's exit from the european union, saying the government was following the democratic will of the british people. today, britain is leaving the european union. we are going to make oui’ european union. we are going to make our own decisions on our own laws. we are going to take control of the things that matter most to us. britain's ambassador in brussels handed over the letter to the president of the european council at lunchtime today. so, here it is, six pages. the notification from prime minister theresa may, triggering article 50. donald tusk said he missed the uk already — and promised to defend the remaining 27 member states in the negotiations. in other news, a week on from the terror attack in westminster, a vigil has been held to remember the victims. the united kingdom has formally begun the process of leaving the european union. shortly after noon, a six—page letter from the prime minister was handed to the pr

i'm martine croxall. from mosul intensifies. we speak to some of the tens of thousands fleeing the street—to—street fighting. a drug addict is jailed for 12 years after running over and killing a 10—year—old boy and his aunt. he had more than 53 convictions to his name. the education secretary is heckled by headteachers over her plans for new grammar schools. ed sheeran makes chart history, as the first artist to get every song from his new album into the top 20. and on newsnight the woman who was raped as a teenager and then, years later, sought him out to discuss forgiveness. we'll talk to her and the man who raped her.

this is bbc news with martine croxall.dlines: the organisation representing nhs trusts in england has warned that frontline services won't be able to meet performance targets set by the government over the next year. detectives from the homicidal and major crime command have arrested a 33—year—old man on the suspicion of the murder of a one—year—old boy and the murder of a one—year—old boy and the attempted murder of a girl of the attempted murder of a girl of the same age at a flat near finsbury park in london. the liberal democrat leader tim farron has accused theresa may of following "aggressive, nationalistic" politics like those of donald trump and vladimir putin. he called on tory mps opposed to the prime minister's vision for brexit tojoin his party. some residents in derby have been offered temporary accommodation after their homes were damaged when a water mains burst, sending plumes of water three storeys high. now on bbc news, the travel show. india. a vast country, home to over a billion people, birthplace of i

i'm martine croxall.e republicans threatened to rebel. the westminster attacker: police try to find out if khalid masood was working alone. four people are still being questioned, seven have been released, one on police bail. a £50 billion bill for the uk to leave the eu: the head of the european commission puts a price tag on brexit. can you go to your mummy and shaker for me? she's not waking up. -- shake your. the quick—thinking four—year—old twins who helped unlock

i'm martine croxall.efends plans to increase national insurance contributions for the self—employed, outlined in yesterday's budget. the shift towards self employment is eroding the tax base, it's making it harder to afford the public services on which ordinary families depend. the health secretary says it's essential that a & e departments in england hit their target for waiting times, now that extra money has been pumped into care and health services. the queen unveils a memorial in london to service personnel and civilians who served and worked in iraq and afghanistan. and on newsnight — pledges promises and vows. the fall out from the budget continues as david cameron's former director of communications tells us being perceived to have broken

i'm martine croxall. stories this hour: thousands of people have gathered in londonderry for the funeral of martin mcguinness, the former deputy first minister of northern ireland. we are standing close to westminster abbey and the police had just removed the cordon. you can see people walking down to the palace of westminster, this is the first time this road has been open since three o'clock yesterday. forensic police have been working quite intensively just there, where keith palmer was murdered yesterday, they are trying to co m plete murdered yesterday, they are trying to complete their investigation as quickly as they can because this is a very busy part of the city. you would expect the traffic would start to flow down this road in the next hour or so. about 20 minutes ago we had a controlled explosion, 200 metres from where we are standing. but nothing to worry about, the police say these things are routine, but in the context of what happened yesterday there are no risks being taken. thousands of

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: the westminster attacker is named as 52—year—old, khalid masood, a british—born man who'd been living in the west midlands. the islamic state group say he was one of their soldiers. his victims have been named as kurt cochran, an american tourist, spanish teacher, ayesha frade, and pc keith palmer. tonight, the police have confirmed a 75—year—old man has died in hospital. a minute's silence held in trafalgar square as hundreds gather in a sign of solidarity with those caught up in yesterday's attack. our response to this attack on our city, to this attack on our way of life, to this attack on our shared values, shows the world what it means to be londoner. in other news, thousands of people gathered in londonderry for the funeral of martin mcguinness, the former deputy first minister of northern ireland. the un estimates 400,000 iraqi civilians are trapped in the old city of mosul as government forces try to capture it from islamic state militants. good evening, a

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: president trump is forced to abandon his healthcare bill after some republicans threatened to rebel. the westminster attacker: police try to find out if khalid masood was working alone. four people are still being questioned, seven have been released, one on police bail. a £50 billion bill for the uk to leave the eu: the head of the european commission puts a price tag on brexit. can you go to your mummy and shaker for me? she's not waking up. -- shake your. the quick—thinking four—year—old twins who helped unlock their mother's mobile and call 999 when she collapsed at home. and on newsnight: did the government give sweeteners to nissan to keep its factories in the uk after brexit? we have exclusive new information. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has suffered a major defeat tonight over one of his biggest campaign pledges — his vow to reform america's healthcare system, known as obamaca re. mr trump was facing opposition notjust from demo

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i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 9:00. president trump is forced to abandon his healthcare bill after some republicans threatened to rebel. obamacare is exploding. we arejust a few shorts —— votes short in terms of getting our bill passed. the westminster attacker — police try to find out if khalid masood was working alone. four people are still being questioned, while seven have been released, one on police bail. he went to school in tunbridge wells — one of his former classmates says he was shocked when he realised what he'd done. he was genuinely a nice guy, and i was upset today to think that he would have turned the way he has. an absurd to think that what —— at what he has done to these poor families. —— and upset to think. a £50 billion bill for the uk to leave the eu — the head of the european commission puts a price tag on brexit. also in the next hour, the quick—thinking twins who helped save their mother's life when she collapsed at home. roman and samuel sharma worked out how to unlock their mother's mobile pho

i'm martine croxall. our headlines tonight: the primus has officially triggered britain's exit from the european union. she said the government was following the people's democratic world. britain is leading the european union. we are going to make oui’ european union. we are going to make our own decisions and our own laws. we will take control of the things that matter most to us. —— the express. the letter requesting departure from the european union was handed over at lunchtime. donald tusk said he missed the uk already and promised to look after the 27 memo states that remain. there is no reason to pretend this is a happy day in brussels, nor in london. —— member state. one week on from the terror attack in westminster, a vigil has been held for the victims. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be pretty tomorrow. we arejoined by henry manse, political correspondence with the financial times. he has taken to this on his first occasion like a duck to water. and alongside him, ca

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm. another warning over health service funding — a leading nhs executive says many trusts will struggle to meet targets. police are hunting a man over the death of a one—year—old boy in north london. the boy's twin sister was also critically injured in the incident. i would like to urge the help of the general public in trying to trace the following male. he is bidhya sagar das, a 33—year—old male of asian heritage. the liberal democrat leader tim farron calls on tory mps opposed to theresa may's vision for brexit to defect to his party. also in the next hour, the water main in derby that burst with such force it damaged houses and cars. residents said they thought a bomb had gone off, as water crashed through their bedroom windows in the middle of the night. and the travel show heads to two very different parts of india. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the organisation that represents health trusts in england says the nhs faces a ‘mission

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at eight. ‘no place to hide‘ — the home secretary says intelligence services must have access to encrypted messages. khalid masood is thought to have been using whatsapp moments before he killed four people. there should be no place the terrorist to hide. we need to make sure that organisations like what sapp do not provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other. sinn fein says it's the ‘end of the road' on power sharing in northern ireland — as talks break down ahead of tomorrow's deadline residents evacuated on the wirral are told it will be several days before they can go home. in russia, police clamp down on anti—corru ption protests held across the country, more than 700 people are arrested in moscow, among those detained is the country's main opposition leader. also in the next hour, could dinosaurs have roamed the earth much closer to home? a new study suggests the first creatures may have originated in the northern hemisphere, possibly in an area that is now the uk

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 9:00.etting our bill passed. the westminster attacker — police try to find out if khalid masood was working alone. four people are still being questioned, while seven have been released, one on police bail. he went to school in tunbridge wells — one of his former classmates says he was shocked when he realised what he'd done. he was genuinely a nice guy, and i was upset today to think that he would have turned the way he has. an absurd to think that what

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall, the headlines at eight. the chanchellor defends his plans to increase national insurance contributions for the self—employed as a number of conservative mps call for a rethink of yesterday's budget announcement. the shift toward self employment is eroding the tax base and is making it harder to avoid the public services on which ordinary working families depend. those comments came at theresa may's final eu summit in brussels. the health secretary said it is essential that a&e departments in england hit their target for waiting times now that extra money has been pumped into care and health services. and in the next hour, remembering those who served in iraq, afghanistan and the gulf war. may this memorial commemorates the lives and service of all who took part in the operations in iraq and afghanistan. the queen unveiled a memorial dedicated to both soldiers and civilians at a special service in central london. and what happened to the baby chimp rescued by a bbc investigation after being captured by traffi

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this is bbc news with martine croxall.e taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment, first the headlines at 11:30pm. the organisation representing nhs trusts in england has warned that frontline services won't be able to meet performance targets set by the government over the next year. police have arrested a 33—year—old man on suspicion of the murder of a one—year—old boy and the attempted murder of a girl of the same age at a flat near finsbury park in north london. george osborne's latest job as the editor of of parliamentary rules. it means the former chancellor now has five roles as well as his job as gn'mp. .,, f—'." e’ . some residents in derby have been offered temporary accommodation, that's after their homes were damaged when a water mains burst sending plumes of water three storeys high. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, senior political correspondent nice to have you both here. the ft leads with a report on an apparent deal b

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 7. president trump meets german chancellor angela merkel at the white house and says that both countries must protect themselves from the threat of terrorism. we held a conversation about areas where we disagree but we are trying to bring people together, trying to decide which is the german vantage point and the american vantage point, trying to compromise. the white house has agreed not to repeat its claims that british the former chancellor george osborne is facing calls to stand down as an mp, following his appointment as editor of the london evening standard. and in the next hour, the feud over holding another referendum on scottish independence intensifies. nicola sturgeon insists the prime minister's opposition to another scottish independence referendum is unsustainable. schools in england could be facing big funding cuts before 2020 — tor! mps urge thegvernment! the nobel prize—winning poet and playwright sir derek walcott has died aged 87. hello and welcome. each other for the