the latest headlines from bbc news. the latest headlines from bbc news. the british prime minister, theresa may, has become the first foreign leader to meet president tra nsference leader to meet president transference is in operation. at a news conference, president trump paid tribute to the special relationship between the two countries. mrs may said they had reaffirmed their confidence in nato, despite the recent comments from mr trump: the transatlantic alliance obsolete. mr trump said he has had a friendly conversation with this mexican counterpart. the men had riled about the wall. the vice president has told a rally that they will reckon —— that they will push for a supreme courtjudge was opposed to abortion. at 10pm, fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up of judo‘s news. fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up ofjudo‘s news. first of all, it is news watch. hello and welcome to news watch. it has been a long week in us politics but did bbc news go overboard and how it covered donald trump's inauguration and his first few da

ian pannell from bbc news. bbc news, that's another beauty! if there was more than a hint of sarcasm in that description the president—elect may not have thought the bbc‘s subsequent coverage allegations passed on to us intelligence agencies last year wasn't exactly beautiful. the dossier they were investigating was an open secret. journalists had been working on it for months too. it's a story of sexual escapade, russian espionage and multimillion dollar cash payments allegedly funnelled to the trump campaign. the question for washington insiders is whether it is fact, part fact or pulp fiction. it's not currently known whether those rumours are fact or fiction, but we do know the bbc heard last year from multiple sources of the existence of a blackmail tape. so why didn't it broadcast that news then? that was a question bothering roger: others' work and turned about the extend the bbc were reporting the allegations now. —— were concerned. jo greenhorn said: john brooks also wondered: andrew garrett asked: it was the website buzzfeed

the latest headlines from bbc news. donald trump has promised to issue a report within 90 days and allegations of russian hacking. us intelligence agencies have been briefing hem on russian interference in the russian election. a woman in america has died of old being treated by 26 different antibiotics. this data is a warning of antibacterial problems that are resista nt to antibacterial problems that are resistant to biotics. i'll win and that was abducted 18 years ago as a baby has been found alive. she was taken when she was eight hours old. the women she grew up with has been arrested. the un refugee agency says that migrants are facing huge risk due to the winter and the fact countries are refusing to grant them asylum. at 10pm fiona bruce will be here with a round—up of the news today, but first it is time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. the tables have turned as donald trump accuses the media of spreading untruths about him. it is all fake news, it is funny him. it is all fa

we put this to bbc news, and they referred to a 2004 bbc interview in whichjill saward said that she had no complaint about being described as the ealing vicarage rape victim, as it enabled her to challenge politicians and work for change. a bbc spokesman added: we are always very careful to report sensitively on the news of someone‘s death and we covered in detail ms saward's extensive work as a sexual assault campaigner. ms saward was the first person in the uk to be raped and waive her right to anonymity, and hers was one of the most high—profile criminal cases of the decade, the reason why she is so well—known and which led to her campaigning work. well, another issue of language cropped up at the end of last year in relation to the death of another woman. georgina symonds was killed a year ago by peter morgan, who was sentenced four days before christmas to life in prison for her murder. this was the headline on the news at six that night. life for the property developer millionaire who murdered his escort girlfriend. he told the police what happened. once i'd sort of atte

this is bbc news. the headlines. the first full day in office begins for president trump as the new american leader begins to follow through on his campaign pledges. meanwhile, around the world nearly 700 demonstrations are taking place in support of women's rights and against trump's presidency. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. a man has appeared in court in sheffield charged with the murder of 16—year—old leonne weeks. her body was found on a pathway near rotherham on monday. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. this week, is the bbc broadcasting too much bad news about brexit? hello. welcome to newswatch. coming up hello. welcome to newswatch. coming up on this programme. the prime minister reveals more of the government's plans for leaving the european union. but is the bbc obsessed with the potential downsides of brexit? and the bbc trust says a report aboutjeremy corbyn‘s policies on shoot to kill was inaccurate but the corp

quickly go for the latest headlines from bbc nears —— now for the latest headlines on bbc news... police in florida say five people were killed during a shoot out at fort lauderdale airport. the gunman was wounded, he is in police custody and is said to have acted alone. it eight people were injured. pollution in china has reached such high levels that residents have been warned against going out in the snow because of fears it is dangerously contaminated. michelle obama has made her last speech as people might first lady richey said the role was an honour. at ten o'clock there will bea an honour. at ten o'clock there will be a full round—up of the news but now it is time for the turn of newswatch with samira ahmed looking at the role of language in news headlines. hello and welcome to the first newswatch of 2017 with me, samira ahmed, where we'll be rounding up some of the comments you've made about bbc news since we went off air before christmas. coming up: jill saward died this week, but should the bbc news website have described her in its headline as a campaigner rather tha

ian pannell from bbc news. bbc news, that's another beauty! if there was more than a hint of sarcasm in that description the president—elect may not have thought the bbc‘s subsequent coverage of allegations passed on to us intelligence agencies last year was exactly beautiful. the dossier they were investigating was an open secret. journalists too had been working on it for months. it's a tale of sordid sexual escapade, russian espionage and multimillion dollar cash payments allegedly funnelled to the trump campaign. the question for washington insiders is whether it is fact, part fact or pulp fiction. it's not currently known whether those rumours are fact orfiction, but we do know the bbc heard last yearfrom multiple sources of the existence of a blackmail tape. so why didn't it broadcast that news then? that was a question bothering roger urquhurt: others were concerned about the extend the bbc were reporting the allegations now. jo greenhorn said: john brooks also wondered: andrew garrett asked: it was the website buzzfeed which publis

danny savage, bbc news, york. our top story this evening: donald trump has hit back at allegations of russian intelligence compromising information —— has compromising information —— has compromising information —— has compromising information about him. still to come... should you be able to binge watch sherlock? new plans for the bbc iplayer. and coming up in sportsday: after six years, sam warburton is set to hand over the captaincy to concentrate on keeping his place in the wales side with the six nations championship. after eight years in the whitehouse, president obama has given his farewell speech. in it, he looked back on his achievements in office, warned of present and future threats to us democracy — and paid emotional tribute to his wife. our north america correspondent nick bryant was watching. he is one of the most gifted speakers ever to occupy the white house. the poet laureate of his own presidency. and his farewell words were uttered in his adopted city of chicago, where he worked a

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm... donald trump has hit back at allegations that russian intelligence has compromising information about him, and he's suggesting the us intelligence agencies are to blame. it was a group of opponents that got together. sick people, they put that crap together. the president—elect had wanted to talk about his business interests, but his forceful rejection of the claims against him prompted angry exchanges with journalists. reporter: since you are checking news organisation, can you give us a chance to ask a question, sir? can you state... 7 studio: mr trump's first formal news conference for nearly six months included praise for some and witnessed angry exchanges with others. we'll continue to assess what he had to say. and coming up... theresa may has acknowledged that the nhs is under pressure this winter but she's rejected calls for extra funding. it comes after a warning from health chiefs that more than a million elderly and vulnerable people aren't getting the social care they ne

this is bbc news. i'm gavin esler. the headlines at ten. a political advisor at the israeli embassy has been secretly recorded saying he wants to "take down" the foreign office minister sir alan duncan — who's a strong critic ofjewish settlements. theresa may is promising a far—reaching programme of social reform to tackle what she calls the "everyday injustices" experienced by working families. nicola sturgeon says she's not bluffing about the prospect of a second scottish independence referendum if the terms of brexit are not right. the average amount of unsecured debt has reached a record—high of almost £13,000 per uk household. parts of europe and the eastern united states ahead by a cold spell. more than 20 people dead and this transport chaos. —— there is transport chaos. —— there is transport chaos. hollywood is gearing up for this year's golden globes — the bbc drama, the night manager is up for four awards and at half past ten — bbc wales investigates sepsis and discovers wh

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has fired his acting attorney general, sally yates, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban. a white house statement accused her of betrayal. let's stay with that story. david kaye is the un special rapporteur on freedom of opinion & expression. he's also clinical professor of law at the university of california. very good to talk to you and thank you for giving us your time. i want to talk to you as a law professor first, two thoughts, can donald trump do what he has just done? what do you make of this executive order on immigration, the chances of a legal challenge. 0ne us attorney general and hundreds of us diplomats think it's not lawful. thanks for having me. on the first question, my first reaction is really actually one of uncertainty as to the scope of the president's authority to do this. my guess is it is legalfor him to replace acting attorney general and the question is less about the law here and more about both the opti

stay with bbc world news. hello. in a week when our weather's turning wetter and windier, let's celebrate a bit of sunshine and the best of that again on monday was in scotland. contrast scenes like this with the view on the south coast of england and for tuesday we're going to narrow these differences. it's this sort of weather that's going to win out as this weather system works very slowly from west to east across the uk. not a huge amount of sunshine on offer but plenty of cloud and most of us will see rain at some stage. quite a wet start to the day in northern ireland although here something a bit drier and brighter for the afternoon. down the eastern side of england where you start dry eventually we'll get to see some outbreaks of rain moving in here. a lot of the rain will be light but some heavy bursts in scotland, especially in the southern iplands and grampians. maybe some highest routes could be a little bit slippy as we see some sleet and snow and rain falling onto frozen ground but conditions wil

will gompertz, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. tonight, the losers in the supreme court may end up being the winners because the government says brexit is still on and on time. so can labour or the snp force any change of course? we'll be hearing from alex salmond and emily thornberry of labour. join me now on bbc two. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello, you're watching bbc news, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight: jose mourinho is doing a greatjob and has got to grips with manchester united. that's the endorsement from none other than sir alex ferguson. what now for formula one? no bernie, we hearfrom brawn and his plans for the sport. and tonight's the night. konta prepares for serena williams in the australian open quarterfinals. sir alex ferguson has given jose mourinho the thumbs up for his 8 months in charge of manchester united. they are 1a points off the top of the table in sixth, but he says they are unlucky not to be closer to the leaders

and now, "bbc world news america." katty: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. on the eve of his inauguration, donald trump promises immediate action on his campaign pledges and starts carrying out the duties of commander-in-chief. so what do trump's supporters want from his presidency? in america's rust belt, they are hoping he can reverse the economic tide. and dozens are feared dead after an avalanche buries a hotel in central italy. we will bring you the latest on the search. katty: welcome to "world news america." tomorrow, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states, and today he arrived in washington to begin that process. he started with a solemn ceremony of laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. on friday comes the official inauguration. on saturday, work begins. mr. trump will visit the cia to address an agency he has been very critical of. jon sopel starts our coverage. jon: no longer a playing with plane with trump emblazoned on the side. the president-elect arrived

the same live feed provided by c—span but without the bbc commentary. it was all too much for leo mccann and kate reed, who wrote: nick bishop had also had enough before the end, e—mailing: well, we put those points to bbc news and they told us: since last friday we've heard further complaints about the prominence in news headlines of the activities and pronouncements of the new president. the white house is accused of telling falsehoods in a battle with the media about president trump's inauguration. the president opens his first full week in office by signing an order withdrawing the us from a major free—trade deal with pacific rim countries. he meets business leaders at the white house and once he will penalise american companies that movejobs penalise american companies that move jobs overseas. more executive orders signed by president trump, this time he

tim allman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with donald trump preparing to be sworn—in as president, we visit the pennsylvania rust—belt to meet his supporters who now want theirjobs to return. the people of saigon have just heard there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home! i'm going home. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with teargas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity which is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. i'm mike embley. the latest headlines: at the celebrations on the eve of his inauguration, donal

fergus walsh, bbc news. laws to prevent women being discriminated against when it comes to dress codes at work aren't being enforced properly — according to a group of mps. the report was commissioned after a receptionist was sent home for not wearing high—heeled shoes. when mps began to investigate, they were inundated with complaints from women with similar experiences. emma simpson reports. meet nicola thorpe. she was told to wear high heels on herfirst day temping at a city firm. scarlet harris is the women's equality officer at the tuc. melanie bramwell runs a recruitment agency. i caught up with them to hear about dress code discrimination and how nicola refused to toe the line. when i realised that they were insisting that all women wore high heels to portray their desired image, it made me realise that, actually, my employer didn't want me to just look smart and professional, they wanted me to look attractive and i didn't want to be seen as attractive in the workplace. ijust wanted to do myjob. s

katie gornall, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight, donald trump lashes out at those who publish unverified allegations as news, is he right? we talk to glenn greenwald. and, we hearfrom the doctor fired for questioning whether transgender children really know their own minds. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with emily. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight: another cup wobble for liverpool. it's advantage southampton in the league cup semi—final. it's the end of an era with warburton set to hand over the wales captaincy. and will it be luckyjim? the us ryder cup team turn to furyk to lead them against europe next year. it's advantage manchester united and southampton after the first legs of the league cup semi—finals. jurgen klopp admitted that southampton deserved their victory tonight. liverpool were poor at st mary's. klopp will be thankful that they only lost 1—0 and of course that the

defense secretary and bbc global affairs analyst, william cowan. n. william cohe how would you sum up the tone of president obama's presidency? william: the familiar ring is no drama obama. his foreign policy reflects that . he is highly intelligent and well spoken. very calm and cool. a lot of people would like to see more passion at times, and less professorship. think that that reflects the way that he has conducted his foreign policy, very cool and analytical. not engaging in the passion of the moment, but taking such a coldly distant position looking at aleppo and what could be done to help people reflects the sentiment that we are disengaged, not as committed as having a robust foreign policy, shaping events rather than being shaped by them. disengagement made the world or america a safer place? william: i think it has made it a less safe place. the notion we would have allowed russia to enter the middle east, to be seen as the new power broker, is not in the best interest of the region or the united states and others. i think the world is less

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stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: the defence secretary, michael fallon, has refused to tell parliament whether an unarmed trident missile misfired off florida last june. he said the test had been successful and safety wasn't compromised. labour mps have accused ministers of a cover—up. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. it is official. us president donald trump tears up the trans—pacific partnership deal and looks to renegotiate nafta next. we just officially terminated the trans—pacific partnership. applause . samsung, a scandal applause .samsung, a scandaland a corruption row. good morning, asia. hello, world. thank you for investing your time in asia business report. i'm rico hizon. it's a tuesday. we start off with us president donald trump. he has formally pulled the us out of the tra ns—pacific partnership, has formally pulled the us out of the trans—pacific partnership, a major trade negotiation between 12 countries. it is part of his c

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a huge manhunt continues in turkey for a gunman who opened fire on revellers celebrating the new year at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. danish police have arrested the daughter of choi soon—sil, a friend of the embattled south korean president park geun—hye. the daughter, a medal—winning dressage rider, is wanted for questioning in south korea over allegations that she got preferential treatment at a top university. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong, demanding full democracy. they accuse the government of cracking down on pro—democracy legislators and say beijing has interfered in hong kong's affairs by interpreting its local laws. helier cheung has more. it may be new year's day, but hong kong's protestors aren't celebrating. instead, they're marching through hong kong streets calling for democratic reform. activists hold pro—democracy marches every year in hong kong, but this time there is a new source

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: five people have been killed in a shooting at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. vladimir putin tried to boost donald trump's campaign for the us presidency according to a report by american intelligence officials. let's get more on that us intelligence report. earlier, i spoke to former cia director, james woolseyjunior, who on thursday, resigned from president—elect trump's transition team. i began by asking him if he thought there could be any doubt that russia was involved in hacking. it depends exactly how you phrase it. russia was involved, looks supportable as a proposition, in no small measure i think because they were able to come up with the identities of the intermediaries between the russian government and the people who did the hacking. they didn't have that before. that, i think, was one thing that got the attention of many people, including me. how different is what you are suggesting to the usual espionage that you would expect fr

lizo mzimba, bbc news. congratulations to her. this is bbc news. hello there. compared with some other parts of europe our weather is very quiet indeed. we had some rain and drizzle pushing southwards during the day yesterday. some breaks in the cloud later, perhaps in scotland, so here it could be a little bit chilly to start the weekend but on the whole, it will be milder. we don't really need to worry about frost. there will be a lot of cloud around and probably not much rain. most of the rain we will be seeing overnight across the southern parts of the uk. that's keeping the temperatures up. it could turn chilly across the glens of scotland where skies are clear. central and eastern scotland will see sunshine and a bit more cloud in the west. a pretty cloudy start and maybe a bit misty too across the northern ireland and for most of england and wales that's the way it will be as well. a lot of low cloud, it's quite low cloud sitting on the hills. there will still be some rain and drizzle left over from overnight along the south coast and into the south—we

word so has bbc news been getting a bit carried away by the new presidency rosie victoria wells thought so, writing: brian gardner had this question: meanwhile, teresa reilly wrote to us on monday after she had settled down to watch a report on the supreme court decision about brexit: do let us know your thoughts on the bbc‘s coverage of donald trump's presidency or any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us coming up at the end of the programme. now for some of your other concerns this week, starting with the bbc coverage following a report in the sunday times that an unarmed missile went offcourse during a test lastjune. on his show that morning, andrew marr asked the prime minister about this several times. when you made that first speech injuly times. when you made that first speech in july in times. when you made that first speech injuly in the house of commons about our trident nuclear defence, did you know that misfire had occurred? i had absolute faith in our trident missiles, when i made that speech, what we were talking about is whether or not we should renew our t

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dan roan, bbc news. a leading official at interpol has told the bbc that more funding is needed to try to prevent the trafficking of chimpanzees. last night, we brought you the results of a year—long investigation that exposed an international network smuggling baby chimps to wealthy buyers in the gulf states and asia. chimpanzees are an endangered species and a baby chimp can fetch around £10,000 on the market. in order to capture one infant alive, up to 10 adults in the rest of its family may have to be slaughtered in the process. around 400 chimps were found by authorities while being trafficked between 2005 and 2011. tonight, in the second of his special reports from ivory coast, our science editor, david shukman, looks at the way this illegal trade is being conducted. a baby chimpanzee, hungry but safe, he's just been liberated from wildlife traffickers. poachers had killed his family, now he's at a zoo in ivory coast and the keepers have named him, nemleyjunior. yesterday, we revealed how the ch

that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello i'm olly foster — these are our sportsday headlines tonight. sir alex ferguson calls rooney a true great and can't see anyone beating his club record. what now for formula one? no bernie, we hearfrom brawn and his plans for the sport. and federer is still a force to be reckoned with. he's one match away from the final in melbourne. good evening. we have heard from sir alex ferguson today. manchester united's greatest maanger has been paying tribute to wayne rooney's goalscoring feats. he signed rooney as a teenager in 200a. he has also been speaking aboutjose mourinho's start to life as manchester united maanger, but first, here is sir alex on rooney's 250th goal scored last weekend that saw him surpass sir bobby charlton as the clubs record scorer. the potential was there and that is why we bought him. the best young player in britain it was said and thatis player in britain it was said and that is exactly right. you could never have imagined it to be honest. with the modernâ

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: jeremy corbyn has told supporters he isn't wedded to the idea of keeping freedom of movement for eu citizens during brexit negotiations. record numbers of nhs patients in england have faced long waits in a&e departments. a white supremacist has been sentenced to death for shooting dead nine black church—goers in the us state of south carolina. president obama is heading to chicago where he's due to deliver his farewell address to the american nation. and on newsnight tonight, donald trump's son—in—law will be in pole position in the white house but what are his politics? and should the late carrie fisher be inserted into a new star wars film with the help of cgi, or is there something distasteful about resurrecting the dead on—screen? good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has been accused by some of his own mps of creating confusion after declaring that labour was not wedded to freedom of movement for eu citizens and then adding that he was

the bbc has to compete. making them work with these fundamental financial changes is something that david clementi will have the support of the bbc in doing. thank you. a reminder of the headlines today on bbc news... jeremy corbyn has told supporters that labour is not wedded to the principle of free movement from the european union. record numbers of patients are facing long waits in a&e to get a bed, as documents leaked to the bbc show the full extent of the nhs winter crisis in england. police questioned a 15—year—old girl in connection with the death of a seven—year—old girl in york. in sport, the football world cup will expand from 32 teams to 48. consideration has to be given to 48. consideration has to be given to the teams and leagues. lord coe will face the commons committee to give evidence about doping in athletics. the president of the iaaf is asked to explain what he knew about historic allegations. and kempton park race course is to be closed for housing. sandown and newmarket to gain

jon sopel, bbc news. katty: for more on what we heard today and what we can expect from the trump administration, i spoke a short time ago with former virginia governor and republican presidential candidate himself, jim gilmore. thank you very much. i want to ask you about the president's inaugural address. it has raised quite a lot of concern around the world. this is going to be about america and america first. should america's allies be worried? mr. gilmore: i don't think so. i don't think the message is america only. it's that this president intends to take care of the forgotten people in this country, who there is a sense that the previous administrations have not necessarily looked after them. now it is time to put them first. but just because america intends to look after its own interests, every other country in the world does the same thing. the fact of the matter is, their allies can come together and it does not have to be mutually exclusive. katty: imagine, for a moment, a german leader making

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a huge manhunt continues in turkey for a gunman who opened fire on revellers celebrating the new year at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. and a fire on board an indonesian ferry has left 23 people dead, with many others still missing. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong, demanding full democracy. they accuse the government of cracking down on pro—democracy legislators and say beijing has interfered in hong kong's affairs by interpreting its local laws. helier cheung has more. it may be new year's day, but hong kong's protestors aren't celebrating. instead, they're marching through hong kong streets calling for democratic reform. activists hold pro—democracy marches every year in hong kong, but this time there is a new source of tension. these protesters are furious that the government is trying to disqualify four democratically elected legislators. the government says the legislators gave invalid oaths and so shoul

james robbins bbc news. the president of the european council donald tusk has called president donald trump a "threat" to the european union. in a strongly worded letter to member states, mr tusk said america had joined russia, china and radical islam among threats to europe — and called on europeans to stick together. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels. it was. what's interested is that donald tusk has done this just before a meeting of european leaders at the end of the this week. he chairs those sum its. he prides himself on being a tough talking, straight talking sort of chairman of those meetings. likes to lay out what he sees as the biggest issues facing the eu. he identifies threats externally, china assertive, russia, also the united states saying worrying declarations by the new american administration make our future highly unpredictable. he talks about the new administration putting into question 70 years of american policy. there is a sense of real concern. some disorien

richard conway, bbc news zurich. arlene foster, northern ireland's former first minister, says northern ireland is "undoubtedly" heading for a period of direct rule from westminster. under the rules of the power—sharing government, she was forced to step down as the first minister yesterday after her partner in government, sinn fein's martin mcguinness, resigned his post as the deputy first minister. the problems stem from a bitter row about a mismanaged energy scheme. nicholas witchell reports. the speaker: the secretary of state for northern ireland. it all has echoes of unhappier times. in the house of commons, a british minister was making an emergency statement. right honourable and honourable members should be in no doubt, the situation we face in northern ireland today is grave and the government treats it with the utmost seriousness. the situation to which he was referring was the collapse of the power—sharing government at stormont. a decade of broad consensus between republicans and unionists have broke

andy beatt, bbc news. at least 43 people have been killed after a car bomb exploded in northern syria. the bomb went off at a busy market in the town of azaz, which lies on the border with turkey. local residents suspect the islamic state group carried out the attack. alex forsyth reports from neighbouring lebanon. fear, panic and chaos, the aftermath of this morning's explosion. many were killed, others wounded, by the attack outside a courthouse in a busy commercial district in the centre of the city. translation: a car bomb went off in the city centre, near civilians. there are no fighters here. all of them are civilians. as rescue workers searched for both survivors and bodies, no—one had claimed responsibility for this attack. but this city is no stranger to such scenes. azaz is a stronghold of turkish—backed syrian rebels involved in a major operation to clear so—called islamic state from northern syria, close to the turkish border. in recent days, turkish forces and rebels have continued to ta

this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister says says britain cannot expect to hold on to "bits" of its membership after leaving the eu. theresa may insisted she will be able to secure control over immigration to the uk as well as favourable trading terms with the eu during brexit negotiations. a lorry has rammed into a group of israeli soldiers injerusalem, killing four and injuring 15. police are treating the incident as a terror attack. the israeli ambassador in london has apologised after an embassy official was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" the foreign office minister sir alan duncan, who's a strong critic ofjewish settlements. the average amount of unsecured debt has reached a record—high of almost £13,000 per uk household. heavy snowfalls and sub—zero temperatures are continuing across europe and the eastern united states — causing more than 20 deaths — and bringing transport chaos. now on bbc news, reporters. hello and welcome to reporters. i'm karin giannone. from here in t

joe lynam, bbc news. we can speak to caroline siarkiewicz — who is head of debt advice for the money advice service. what do you make these figures? i think these figures are concerning and a great part of the picture because one of the things we know 110w because one of the things we know now is people are falling behind with a number of different debts. people are struggling with their rent and housing costs as well as their utility bills. the picture of debt is quite a complex one made up of secured, unsecured and other debts. could a large proportion of this increase be due to the fact that those of us who know students know that students are taking on more debt because it is much more expensive to go to university because tuition fees have gone up? that is very much part of the picture. what we know about over indebtedness across the uk is that there are nearly 8 million people struggling with debts was a huge number of people. that looks different in different parts of the country so that some are

hanan razek, bbc. you can join the discussion and find out more on the bbc website and our facebook page. the former england manager graham taylor has died at the age of 72. he's thought to have suffered a heart attack. taylor took on thejob after the 1990 world cup and led england forjust over three years. at club level he was best known for title challenges with watford and aston villa, leading both to second—place finishes in the top division. he was later a popular and respected pundit here at the bbc. snow white, cinderella, sleeping beauty, disney animated films have brought many a fairy tale to life. but one disney heroine was based on an actual person. the film pocahontas, released in 1995, was inspired by a native american woman who died 400 years ago. this week special events marking her extraordinary life have got under way, although the location might surprise you. tim muffett reports. boko haram test was a native american who married an english settler called john wolfe. —— poker hun

this is bbc news. the top stories: mps will debate whether president trump should be granted a state visit to britain after a petition against the plan continues to gain signatures. a second petition calling for the visit to go ahead will also be debated. the head of the us department of homeland security has defended president trump's controversial travel ban. john kerry insists it isn't aimed at muslims. mps have begun two days of debate on the bill that will help begin the process that would bring britain out of the european union. thousands of

simon jack, bbc spending money it‘s a worry for the wider company. simonjack, bbc news. the budget airline easyjet says it expects profits to suffer a bigger hit than expected this year. the carrier said higherfuel prices and the weaker pound, since britain voted to leave the european union, was to blame. shares in easyjet have slumped 6% since today‘s announcement. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested after a teenager was stabbed in north—west london and later died. officers were called to capital city academy in willesden before 3.30pm yesterday. police say the area was busy, as children were heading home from school, and have appealed for information. us president donald trump has approved two controversial pipelines. the keystone xl, designed to carry crude from canada to us refineries on the gulf coast, was rejected by obama in 2015 because of environmental concerns. construction on the dakota access pipeline was halted last month amid huge protests from native americans who claim it threatened water resources. he‘s dominated formula one for nearly 40 years

this is bbc news. the headlines at 10pm: police in turkey continued to hunt for a police in turkey continued to hunt fora gun man police in turkey continued to hunt for a gun man who launched an attack ona for a gun man who launched an attack on a nightclub in istanbul, killing 39 people. moments earlier, partygoers were welcoming in the new year. a manhunt is underway for the attacker. here, police arrest five men after a car hit two girls in oldham last night, killing one and leaving the other in a critical condition in hospital. the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. and a spectacular fireworks display launches hull's year as uk city of culture. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. funerals have been held for some of the victims. another 69 people were wounded, four of them criticall

sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we love the hindus. we love india! making friends in asia, why donald trump is hoping to forge a strong relationship with india. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. my name's mike embley. the latest headlines: president donald trump has said his

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rebecca morelle, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's emily maitlis. we bring you a story that goes right to the heart of the brexit campaign, did a feud between the then prime minister and the editor of the daily mail help to shape how the nation voted? join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hi ever one ou're watching sport today from the bbc sport centre. what's the cost of a penalty miss, chelsea have drawn at anfield against liverpool. a shock defeat for arsenal means they have still stretched their lead at the top of the table. mps want to see lord coe again after he is accused of withholding information aboutjust how much he knew about russian doping. good evening, it's been a night of missed opportunities at the top of the premier league. it was 1—1 at anfield tonight as leaders chelsea were held by liverpool. despite missing what would have been a winning penalty and drawing for only the second time this season they have still stretched their lead in the table to nine points, as arsen

this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. donald trump has hit back at allegations that russian intelligence has compromising information about him and suggested the us intelligence agencies were to blame. it was a group of opponents that got together. sick people, they put that crap together. the president—elect had wanted to talk about his business interest but his rejection of the claims prompted angry exchanges with news agencies. you are attacking our organisations. give us a chance to ask questions. the first formal news conference for nearly six months included praise for some and witnessed angry exchanges with others. also coming up. theresa may acknowledged the nhs is under pressure this winter but rejected calls for extra funding. it comes rejected calls for extra funding. it co m es after rejected calls for extra funding. it comes after a warning from health chiefs that more than a million elderly and vulnerable people are not getting the social care that they need. following the murder of

dominic hughes, bbc news. the comic actor gorden kaye, known to millions as rene artois the cafe owner in the bbc sitcom ‘allo ‘allo, has died. he was 75. he appeared in all 82 episodes of the show, which was set in nazi—occupied france. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his life. for ten years and 82 episodes, gorden kaye was the harassed heart of one of the most popular comedies of the 80s. ‘allo ‘allo. would you believe it possible that the plot has now thickened? cafe owner rene artois had an unfathomably complicated love life and endless problems with fallen madonnas. can nobody resist me? good afternoon. she'll fix you up. this was not the first time tv audiences had met gorden kaye, in coronation street he played bernard butler. i'm going to miss you when you go back, you know? born in huddersfield, he'd spent years on stage. writer and producer david croft spotted him. after guest appearances in ayew being served and it ain't half hot mum, he sent him a script. it's set ina

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: five people have been killed in a shooting at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. vladimir putin tried to boost donald trump's campaign for the us presidency, according to a report by american intelligence officials. in brazil — prisoners at a jail in the north of the country have killed at least thirty—three inmates. the authorities say the violence was part of an attempt by rival gangs to stamp their authority insidejails. it's the second such incident in less than a week. with us now is a leonardo from the bbc. you expect violence in prisons, but this was particularly vicious. it was. the scenes in the pictures that have been shown, the few that came out, most of the bodies, a p pa re ntly came out, most of the bodies, apparently 30 of them, had been decapitated and dismembered. they we re decapitated and dismembered. they were horrific. a similar instance happened in manaus not long ago we 56 people were killed in similar circumstances. the