the case of mr belhaj, assuming it goes ahead and he does not get the apology and the £1 compensationink we will have to wait to see how they respond. it is really, really quite devastating a ruling from the supreme court. what do you want to hear from the prime minister when she delivers her speech on brexit. let's talk to a mix of people who voted leave and remain the you heard from them briefly already. it is time to get into the nitty—gritty. so welcome again all of you. introduce yourself. tell us what you voted and tell us what you want to herfrom voted and tell us what you want to her from theresa may? i'm linda and i'm interest orpington and i voted to leave. you were able to vote because you have lived here since 1979? that's right. what do you want from theresa may? to hear her say that she is going to invoke article 50 and get on with the process of moving us away from the european union. happen happy with a clean break? and look at opportunities in other countries to do direct deals with them. ok, what about yourself, sir, what do you want to hear?|j wa nt sir, what do you

a court will now be asked to consider whether the uk was involved, but mr belhaj and his supporters say they‘ve really wanted is an apology, an acknowledgement from britain that what happened to mr belhaj and ms bouchar, a pregnant woman at the time of her rendition, was wrong. that‘s all they want. labour‘s jack straw was foreign secretary at the time and is now lead defendant in the case. he says he acted within the law and was never complicit with what might have gone on abroad. tom symonds, bbc news, at the supreme court. the european commission president says he will talk to today‘s may after she confirmed she was britain to leave the single market after brexit. as we were just heating, a libyan man has won the right to sue the former secretary jack straw and connection with claims of kidnap and torture. inflation hit its highest rates since july 2040 last torture. inflation hit its highest rates sincejuly 2040 last month as food places and it feels rose. inflation hit its highest rate since july 2014 last month as food we have that inflation news before theresa may‘s speech at the

a court will now be asked to consider whether the uk was involved, but mr belhaj and his supporters say they've really wanted is an apology, an acknowledgement from britain that what happened to mr belhaj and ms bouchar, a pregnant woman at the time of her rendition, was wrong. that's all they want. labour's jack straw was foreign secretary at the time and is now lead defendant in the case. he says he acted within the law and was never complicit with what might have gone on abroad. tom symonds, bbc news, at the supreme court. it's a month since syrian government forces re—took rebel areas of the country's second city, aleppo. now new peace talks are due to begin next week between the syria government, and some of the rebel groups, who've been fighting against president assad's regime for the last six years. our middle east editor jeremy bowen sent us this assessment from aleppo. the battle for aleppo was the most decisive of the war so far. it is syria's biggest city, it's the key to the north of the country, and both sides were prepared to destroy it. possess it. the cost has been very

in this jail, mr belhaj says he was tortured after he and his pregnant wife were intercepted by us agents charges, but speaking in istanbul today, he insisted britain was involved. translation: they've got to admit that this act, committed by individuals in the british government, is a criminal act encroaching on ourfreedom and rights and rendering us to a regime they know is they know is a a dictator regime. my wife was pregnant then and she was kept for months in prison. if they apologise, we will drop our demands. the crucial evidence could be the document found in libya in which an m16 officer appears to write to a gaddafi official, welcoming the safe arrival of mr belhaj, using his alternative name, but also describing him as " ' the letter says the intelligence that led to his capture was british. labour's jack straw, foreign secretary at the time is one of those accused, but said today he acted within the law and was never complicit with what might have happened abroad.

mr belhaj intends to sue the former foreign secretary, jack straw, who was responsible for mi6 at thevement. concerns about security at a tunisian resort where 30 britons were killed by an islamist gunman were raised months before the attack took place. the inquest has heard that a report in january 2015 for the uk government suggested there was a low standard of protection at some hotel entrances in the area of sousse. president putin has dismissed allegations that russia had gathered compromising material on us president—elect donald trump as ‘total nonsense'. the russian president said the leaked information, which appeared last week in the us media, was obviously fake. one of donald trump's closest advisers has told the bbc that the united states would win any trade war with china. anthony scaramucci has warned that retaliation over tariffs will hurt china more than the us. china's president spoke today about the benefits of globalisation, saying protectionism was ‘like locking oneself in a dark room'. the speech was delivered at the world economic forum in davos. our economics ed

in this jail, mr belhaj says he was tortured after he and his pregnant wife were intercepted by us agentsspeaking in istanbul today, he insisted britain was involved. translation: they've got to admit that this act, committed by individuals in the british government, is a criminal act encroaching on ourfreedom and rights and rendering us to a regime they know is they know is a a dictator regime. my wife was pregnant then and she was kept for months in prison. if they apologise, we will drop our demands. the crucial evidence could be the document found in libya in which an mi6 officer appears to write to a gaddafi official, welcoming the safe arrival of mr belhaj, using his alternative name, but also describing him as, "air cargo." the letter says the intelligence that led to his capture was british. labour's jack straw, foreign secretary at the time is one of those accused, but said today he acted within the law and was never complicit with what might have happened abroad. britain's alleged connection with so—called rendition, official flights to secret prison torture destinations has nev

it is a resounding win for mr belhaj and his wife, 7—0 in favour of the idea ofjustice and his wife,he idea ofjustice and a trial for this family. that was a unanimous judgment from the justices. exactly, they agreed that the family should have a trial over these issues and that it was vital that they have a trial. 0n the eve of the cupboard ministry, a man who has promised to bring back torture, it is not a moment too soon —— on the eve of the trump administration. for many yea rs, trump administration. for many years, there have been all sort of allegation is much of complicity in rendition from the uk. none of them have gone before the courts. the government will fight on in this case. do you think the allegations that mr belhaj and his wife have made will ever be publicly aired before our high court? will we ever find out the full facts of what happened in 2004? we would like to have an open trial. i suspect if it goes to trial, the uk government will try to have a lot of it in secret. but as you pointed out, a huge percentage of the evidence was found in tripoli in 2011 and has

mr belhaj intends to sue the former foreign secretary, jack straw, who was responsible for mi6 at thebout security at a tunisian resort where 30 britons were killed by an islamist gunman were raised months before the attack took place. the inquest has heard that a report in january, 2015 for the uk government suggested there was a low standard of protection at some hotel entrances in the area of sousse. the annual rate of inflation, measured by the consumer prices index, rose more than expected in december to its highest level for two—and—a—half years. it rose to 1.6% last month, driven in part by the fall in the value of sterling after the brexit vote, as well a rise in air fares and food prices. 0ur economics correspondent andrew verity has been looking at the figures. this haulier based near heathrow airport is facing sharply higher costs. fuel had been falling in price, but on today's inflation numbers it's up by 10%. the company can absorb that cost but not forever. if the cost of the fuel starts to bite, eventually we will have to put a fuel surcharge in like everybody else in t

libya in which an mi6 officer appears to write to a gaddafi official, welcoming the safe arrival of mr belhaj, using his alternative name, but also describing him as " ' the letter says the intelligence that led to his capture was british. labour's jack straw, foreign secretary at the time is one of those accused, but said today he acted within the law and was never complicit with what might have happened abroad. britain's alleged connection with so—called rendition, official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. now it may happen. tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. we're just hearing from downing street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the prime minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the single market. among those she spoke to was chancellor merkel, president hollande of france. she told them, according to downing street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the

abdul hakim belhaj, a former opponent of colonel gaddafi, was arrested in bangkok, taken to libya and questioned by agents from mi6 and the cia. mrt. here's our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. coming up in sport at half—past, six—time paralympic champion david weir says he'll never race for great britain again after voicing his frustration with governing body british athletics. the inquests into the death of 30 british tourists at a tunisia beach resort 80 months ago is under way this morning. the court has been hearing from a senior foreign office official who has been defending the travel advice to the country at the time. our correspondent richard galpin has the latest. day two of the inquest, and for the families of those killed, a chance to hear more crucial testimony from the foreign office and from the tourism company which sold them the holidays in tunisia. these are the 30 british holiday—makers who were killed in the attack. could more have been done to warn them of the risks of travelling to tunisia injune 2015, just months after a major terrorist attack in the capital? this video played in the courtroom yeste

abdul hakim belhaj, a former opponent of colonel gaddafi, was arrested in bangkok, taken to libya and questioned by agents from m16 and the cia. mrs correspondent tom symonds has more. libya 2011. colonel gaddafi has been toppled and it is chaos. a document comes to light, suggesting britain played a part in the ab duction and torture of the libyan dissident. he was once regarded as a terror suspect, now here's been told by britain's highest court that he can sue mi6 britain's highest court that he can sue m16 and the government which try to halt the case. the supreme court denies the appeals. normally the english courts cannot keep consider cases involving foreign governments. she the supreme court has concluded that this doesn't prevent because here from considering british involvement in what has happened. these are serious allegations, it says, of torture regarded as a poor it in english law. in this jail, he was tortured after he and his pregnant wife were intercepted by us agents and flown to libya. in the key document, and m16 officer appears to write to a gaddafi official welcoming the safe arrival official welcoming the