Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Trump calls Russia reports "nonsense"

President Trump is dismissing as "nonsense" reports that some of his top aides made repeated contacts with senior Russian officials during America's election campaign.


The President blamed "conspiracy theories and blind hatred" of him for claims that the FBI is now investigating at least 4 senior figures who worked on his Presidential campaign.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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UK jobless remains low while wage increases have fallen

Britain's jobless rate remains at an 11 year low, falling slightly in the last three months of 2016.   

However growth in average wages slowed compared to the previous months figures, raising concerns inflation could overtake wage increases.   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Rolf Harris to face a new allegation and retrial



Entertainer Rolf Harris is facing a new charge of historic indecent assault and a retrial on three sex offence charges. The retrial comes after a jury failed to reach a verdict on some charges against him, despite clearing him of others.


Mr Harris was imprisoned in 2014 after an initial trial in which he was found guilty of 12 sex offences, but has always denied any wrongdoing.


UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports.



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Russia tells White House it will not return Crimea to Ukraine

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Moscow says it will not hand Crimea back to Ukraine or discuss the matter with foreign partners.  This comes after the White House said US President Donald Trump expected the annexed peninsula to be returned. The 2014 annexation prompted the United States and the European Union to impose sanctions on Russia, plunging Western relations with the Kremlin to their worst level since the Cold War. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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New US defence secretary James Mattis to meet NATO counterparts

The new US defence secretary James Mattis is in Brussels on Wednesday for meetings with his NATO counterparts.
He's the first senior member of the Trump administration to visit Europe - and allies are hoping for clear signs the US government is committed to the transatlantic alliance. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports.


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Russian lawmakers claim Michael Flynn fell victim to anti-Russian ‘paranoia’

Senior Russian MPs deny Russia played any role in the US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's recent resignation. They claim the scandal was a provocation targeting Russia-US relations and expect the "witch hunt for Russia" to continue. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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HATE CRIME SPIKES AFTER EU VOTE

Hate crime surged in the UK after the EU referendum, according to the latest figures.

Data suggests most police forces in England and Wales saw record levels of hate crime between July and September last year.

Over 14 000 were recorded in that period.

Police monitoring suggests hate crime incidents have levelled out again after the initial spike.

But Mike Ainsworth of Stop Hate UK says it's important that witnesses continue to report what they see.

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UKIP LEADER APOLOGISES OVER HILLSBOROUGH CLAIMS

The leader of British anti-EU party UKIP has had to apologise over claims on his website about the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 in which 96 football fans died.

One of Paul Nuttall's aides has offered to resign after taking responsibility for claims that he lost close friends in the tragedy.

It comes as he campaigns for a parliamentary seat in the Stoke Central by-election on 23rd February.

Holly Harris reports.

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European Parliament Set to Approve CETA

The European Parliament is expected today (Wednesday) to approve the EU-Canadian trade deal known as CETA.

With the new US administration critical of a proposed trade deal with the EU, this is seen as another example of how the US and the EU seem to be diverting on some values.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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Various Trump campaign team members had contact with Russian officials

Several US media outlets are reporting that members of Donald Trump's
campaign team were in regular contact with Russian officials in the
lead-up to the US elections.

This comes after the resignation of President Trump's National
Security Advisor Michael Flynn who was forced to step down after
failing to disclose the full details of his interactions with a
Russian diplomat.

US correspondent William Denselow reports.


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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Calls For Ethics Enquiry Into Top Trump Aide Conway

A US government ethics body has recommended that a senior adviser to President Trump be investigated over her promotion of Ivanka Trump's products.

Kellyanne Conway urged Fox News viewers to buy items from the President's daughter's range, which the Office of Government Ethics believes breaks ethics rules.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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White House concedes Trump knew of Flynn duplicity in January

The White House has confirmed that President Trump kept his National Security Adviser in place for nearly three weeks after he first learned that Michael Flynn might be a national security risk.


President Trump's spokesman insisted that Mr. Flynn had acted legally in his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to the United States, but he said the President's confidence in his top aide had "eroded"


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Lawmakers call for investigations into Michael Flynn

Congressional lawmakers are calling for an investigation into what contacts Michael Flynn had with Russian officials.

The White House insists the National Security Adviser resigned due to a lack of trust over what he said when to U.S. Vice Presidential Mike Pence.

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Pres. Trump to meet PM Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

Earlier, President Trump indicated support for more Jewish settlements and moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, but since becoming President, has changed direction on Middle East policy.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer previewed the discussions.

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Congress demands answers about Mar-A-Lago dinner

Congressional lawmakers are demanding answers about whether security protocols were violated during U.S. President Donald Trump's dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-A-Lago.

According to photos posted on social media, it appears that Presidnt Trump and Prime Minister Abe were consulting about the North Korean ballistic missile launch in the public restaurant.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer insists all protocols were followed.

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A Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility or SCIF (skiff) is a super secure yet portable briefing facility provided to the President by the U.S. military.

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Pres. Trump no longer trusted Michael Flynn

The White House maintains that the resignation of Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser was a matter of President Trump having trust concerns.

The New York Times is reporting that the FBI questioned Michael Flynn about his contacts with Russian officials shortly after inauguration.

White House Spokesman Sean Spicer denied that Michael Flynn did anything illegal.

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Senators urge investigation of Michael Flynn

Lawmakers from both parties are calling for investigations into Michael Flynn, who just resigned as President Trump's National Security Adviser.

The New York Times reports, during the earliest days of the Trump Administration, the FBI questioned Michael Flynn about his phone conversations with Russian officials.

Senator Roy Blunt, a Republicand and a long time member of the Joint Intelligence Committee, says he expects they will call Michael Flynn for public testimony.

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Rep. Pelosi calls Pres. Trump incompetent

U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did not mince words in reacting to the news of Michael Flynn's resignation from the post of National Security Advisor.

The White House insists there were no legal problems with Michael Flynn's conversations with the Russians, but the Democrats are calling for an investigation.

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi:

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Man convicted of kidnap & murder of Etan Patz

A man has been convicted of one of America's most high profile missing
child case, which has remained unsolved for almost 40 years.

A jury in New York has convicted the man of kidnapping and killing
six-year-old Etan Patz.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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60 known fatalities of UN personnel from deadly attacks in 2016

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The United Nations has reported 60 of its workers were killed in the
line of duty in 2016.

UN staff were killed by explosive devices, shootings, grenades and
deliberate violent attacks during field operations, mostly in Africa
and the Middle East.

UN correspondent Laura Cantekin reports.

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