08/01/2017 BBC Weekend News

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, says the Government will take back

control of Britain's borders when we leave the EU

and hinted that could mean leaving the single market.

But in her first interview of the New Year, Mrs May said

the choice between controlling immigration and staying

in the single market was not a binary, either/or decision.

Mrs May also said 2017 would be the year when the Government will

Here's our Political Correspondent, Suzanna Mendonca.

Ever since she took on the top job there is one subject that has

dominated Theresa May for the premiership. Brexit means that the

ad we are going to make a success of it. The hard and soft grey or what

we want a red, white and blue Brexit. But what form Brexit will

take is the first everybody wants and fifth finalist today made clear

she didn't want to keep of membership, insisted that could

control immigration alongside it on are fit deal. What I'm saying is

that it is wrong to look at this as a binary shoe, either you have them.

Immigration or you have a food trade deals -- finery issue. -- binary.

She did not go so far as to say she was the single market. She had one

question put to her three times as if the answer, which is the ideal

prioritising immigration over access to the single market. That was what

she did not want to answer. Now, ten to 11 weeks from the flickering of

Article 50 and the most important negotiations for a generation, we

need more clarity than that and we don't have it. Any move away from

the single market goods versus ultimatum from the First Minister of

Scotland to have a second referendum on independence. They will be making

a big mistake if they think I am bluffing. We voted to stay in the

EU, we were told that voting no the only way we could stay in and we now

face being taken out. Theresa May does not want the defined by faith

alone is trying to wrestle the agenda towards her domestic policy

-- five Brexit alone. About us recognising our obligations as

citizens within the communities and society we have here in the UK,

about recognising that there is a role for government but government

needs to ensure it is acting as effectively as possible in those

areas where it should be taking action. She will kick that of

tomorrow with plans to target the stigma of mental health and four for

the seas around houses and her industrial strategy still to come --

more policies. Israel's ambassador to Britain has

apologised after a member of his staff was secretly recorded

saying he wanted to "take down" Shai Masot, who's

a political advisor, was filmed by a reporter

during a meeting in London, claiming Sir Alan was creating

"problems" for Israel and was too Our correspondent Christian Frasier

is outside the restaurant Israeli Shai Masot is not on the

diplomatic list so perhaps this is not as serious as it could have been

if he was more senior within the embassy for the is a political

adviser speaking unreservedly about bringing down a senior member of the

British government. That conversation took place at this

restaurant in October day in London, secretly recorded, and you will see

that he is speaking to,, Maria Strizzolo, who is an aid to the

Conservative Minister Robert Halfon and we understand she has resigned

this morning. The question is very embarrassing

for the Israeli ambassador, Mark Qarabag, apologised -- Mark Regev.

But we do know Israelis are particularly adept at lobbying

western governments and we also know that Sir Alan has been a fierce

critic of Israeli policy and the support of a Palestinian state,

referring to settlement policy some years ago as akin to apartheid in

South Africa. Perhaps we should not be altogether surprised that there

are some in the Israeli embassy who are not too keen on him and that he

is the number two in the Foreign Office. Thank you.

A lorry has rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem,

Police say the vehicle veered off course and hit the group

It follows a period of Palestinian attacks

In that same time, nearly 230 Palestinians have

Authorities in America have charged the Iraq war

veteran Esteban Santiago following the shooting

at Fort Lauderdale airport which left five people dead

There are questions about why the 26-year-old,

who'd told the FBI he heard voices and was being controlled

by the US Government, was allowed to keep his weapon

Credit card and personal loan debt is at record levels according

It says unsecured debt - that is money that's not

borrowed against property - has reached ?13,000 per household.

Unions are warning a slowdown in wage growth and increasing

inflation could make the debt more difficult to repay for many.

Here's our Business Correspondent, Joe Lynam.

With Christmas over, many of us will be poring

over our bank statements to check our finances.

But it appears that some of us are taking on increasing amounts

of unsecured debt, including overdrafts, student loans,

Analysis of official data by the TUC shows the average amount

of unsecured borrowing per household has doubled since 2000 to ?12,899.

Furthermore, the proportion of unsecured debt in proportion

to disposable income has dropped from 21% to almost 28%,

leaving a record total of unsecured debt of ?349 billion in Britain.

At that across the board because that is what people end up have paid

and about two thirds of that is from an increase in consumer credit so we

think these figures are cause for concern and they are issues we need

to think about as we go into this quite worrying year for people when

we might see another living standard squeeze. While some types of debt

might be rising, the Bank of England says mortgage arrears and loans

defaults have been steadily declining and the fag's Andy lured

said the regulator was not worried yet. -- the bank's Andy lured.

It is some doubt in fairly sizeable way. And interest rates are still

very low. But policy makers are worried that many of us who have

taken on too much debt could face problems if the economy weakens in

2017. Much of Europe is experiencing

subzero temperatures and heavy snowfalls with at least 20 deaths

over the weekend. Ten people have died in Poland

and several in Italy where snow has covered the mountain regions already

struggling to recover Overnight temperatures hit minus 30

Celsius in Moscow overnight with the freezing temperatures

spreading from there through Europe down to Turkey with the resulting

flight cancellations The Queen has recovered

from her heavy cold and was well enough to attend church

at Sandringham this morning, her first public appearance

since the beginning of December. Our Royal Correspondent,

Daniela Relph, was there to see her. Her report contains

flash photography. It had been a much anticipated

arrival. Driven in a state Bentley, it was the first time the Queen had

been seen in public since arriving on her Sandringham estate before

Christmas. Cheered as she emerged from the car, she arrived just

before 11 o'clock. -- she was accompanied by the Duke

of Edinburgh having missed the services on Christmas and New Year's

Day. Those who were pleased to see her. We saw her very close up and

she looked a little bit frail but it was nice to see her. It was really

exciting. Whenever you see her, you get a little buzz so it was good to

know she was coming. The did look quite right in the car and that was

nice. The Queen's speech, recorded a couple of weeks before Christmas,

had been one of the last time she had been seen. She had also carried

out an investiture in early December but in the past three weeks she had

been laid low. As a precaution she was advised to stay inside and rest

to help her recovery. The Queen's presents at church over Christmas is

a set piece Royal event so her absence inevitably causes concern

and speculation but Royal officials had always said this with a

90-year-old woman with a bad cold and needed time to get better. After

church the Queen was driven back to the main house on the estate. She

will remain in Norfolk until next month. Daniela Ralph, BBC News,

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