this is bbc news. the headlines at half past six: storm doris brings widespread disruption and damage to parts of the country with gusts of wind up to 95 miles per hour recorded. hundreds of passengers were stranded at london's euston station as trains to the north west were halted. a woman has died in wolverhampton city centre after being hit by debris during high winds. rehabilitation as well as punishment, radical new plans are set to change the prison system in a bid to drive down re—offending rates. ministers also plan to release performance league tables. net migration to the uk has fallen below 300,000 for the first time in 2 years, this included the highest level ever recorded of romanians and bulgarians coming to live here. figures also show that a near—record number of eu nationals were granted british citizenship last year. iraqi forces recapture mosul airport — a key part of the offensive against so called islamic state in the city. despite heavy mortar fire from is positions within m

virginia langerberg, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... north korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan. the launch is the first since president trump was elected. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, is facing renewed criticism after a video has emerged of him declaring that he voted remain in the eu referendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, has said the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". thousands of operations are being cancelled, with highly—skilled surgeons left "kicking their heels" because of a shortage of hospital beds. that's the warning from the royal college of surgeons today, the organisation that represents nhs trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a "shocking waste" and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. nhs england says only 1% of operations are cancelled. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. over the past few weeks, the bbc two documentary serie

david campanale, bbc news. set this is bbc news. the headlines: north korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea of japan. the south korean military said the flight distance was about 500 kilometres. side by side with president trump: japan's prime minister says the missile launch is "absolutely intolerable". european union countries could struggle to maintain a united front during brexit negotiations, according to the president of the european commission. jean claudejuncker has told a german radio station that the challenge of britain dealing with each country individually will inevitably put pressure on the bloc. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. so so often inevitably we focus on the conversation here in written about the forthcoming brexit negotiations, the forthcoming brexit negotiations, the excitement of some and the fear of others. —— britain. at this interview is an insight into the hopes and fears on the other side of the channel and jean—claude juncker acknowledging a potential vulnerabili

the latest headlines from bbc news. kimjong—nam, the the latest headlines from bbc news. kim jong—nam, the half the latest headlines from bbc news. kimjong—nam, the half brother of the north korean leader was killed bya the north korean leader was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent according to police in malaysia. the exes classified by the united nations as a weapon of mass destruction. iraqi forces have moved into western mosul as they intensify their battle in driving so—called islamic state from the last major stronghold in iraq, they are responding with mortars and sniper fire. donald trump said that america will be bigger, stronger and better than ever before, speaking to the conservative wing of the republican party, she also said that the mexican wall is ahead of schedule. the french financial prosecutors have opened people enquiring, into the french presidential candidate, fillon, and he's family receiving payments. he denies it. tempi, rita chakra barty is here with a full round—up of the day ‘s news, first it is on his watch. and there and welcome t

nick thorpe, bbc news, bucharest. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the speaker of the house of commons since an uncompromising message to president trump about his state visit to britain later this this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, after 27 years injail, is to be set free unconditionally. the aircraft was returning from belgrade, where manchester united had entered the semi—final of the european cup. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachstwoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sail

and that's all from the bbc news at six. wejoin the news and that's all from the bbc news at six. we join the news teams where you are, goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. southern rail passengers face more rail misery — as members of the train drivers' union, aslef, reject a deal backed by their leaders — to settle their long—running dispute. i pay ipaya i pay a lot of money to travel to brighten every day. i think the service we get is ridiculous. the business secretary, greg clark, has travelled to paris as fears for the future of thousands of jobs at vauxhall‘s uk plants grow. he will meet ministers, and members of the peugeot board. thousands of homes have been evacuated in christchurch in new zealand — after two separate fires combined — covering nearly five thousand acres. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have more on the collapse of that southern rail deal and be getting reaction from labour's transport spokesman,

this is bbc news. the headlines: cases brought by the human rights lawyer phil shiner, against british soldiers, will be reviewed by the government, after he was struck off for dishonesty. a deal to end the dispute over driver—only trains the decent thing for him to do now would be to apologise properly. a deal to end the dispute over driver—only trains on southern rail has been reached, but with just one of the two unions involved. the driver's union aslef may now call off future industrial action, but no deal‘s been reached with the rmt union, which represents conductors. the bank of england says the economy will grow by 2% this year, more than twice as fast as previously thought. forecasts failed to factor in continued strong consumer spending. the government has set out its vision for the uk outside the european union. in a white paper it says britain can become "independent and truly global." labour says any deal on brexit must be properly scrutinised by parliament. an inquest has heard how

ed thomas, bbc news. as we heard, thejustice secretary, liz truss, has outlined her thinking on tackling the problems in prisons in england and wales. and she focused on high rates of re—offending, which she said was the biggest single factor in creating overcrowded prisons. our home editor mark easton looks at the range of challenges faced by the prison authorities. the prisons of england and wales are struggling to keep control, as these exclusive bbc news pictures from last year revealed. mostjails are officially designated as overcrowded. the number now locked up, at around 85,000, is among the highest populations in history. if we take the long view and go right back to 1900, we can see how the prison population has been rising for more than a century. in fact, it has doubled in the last quarter of a century. obviously, the population has risen, but the proportionjailed back in 1901 was 86 people in 100,000. today, it's well over double that. british incarceration rates are the highest in western e

hugh pym, bbc news. ministers have been forced to defend their decision to abandon a scheme to bring vulnerable refugee children to bring vulnerable refugee children to britain from europe. the home secretary, amber rudd, said the project designed by lord dubs risked ringing in people traffickers. it was cancelled after 350 people were brought in. campaigners hoped to bring in 3000. laboursaid it was shameful and the archbishop of canterbury said he was saddened and shocked. stranded at a hostel in athens, this 17—year—old afghan refugee is travelling alone. he wants to come to britain and was being helped by the charity, safe passage. but the government scheme to assist unaccompanied child refugees in europe with no family in the uk, which has taken 200 so far, will now only take 150 more. he could be stuck. if i am stuck here, it's really hard to me to achieve my aims, to achieve my goals, because here there is no perfect school or perfect college for the refugees. newsreel: 200 girls and boys wave

yalda hakim, bbc news. plenty of all our stories on the bbc news website, not least the iraqi government assault to try to retake western mosul. bye—bye. hello there, good morning. 12 or 13 degrees quite widely on sunday. the north—east of scotland got to around about 1k degrees. our air has come in from the middle of the atlantic, and will continue to do, although we are going to see temperatures drop away from the north as we get to the latter part of the week. a lot of cloud out there. overnight tonight it will be spilling its way in from the west. some of the cloud will be really quite low across western areas and there will be at least some rain to be had in the far north and west first thing in the morning. but it will be a mild night. nine or ten degrees fairly typical for most major towns and cities. those are the sorts of temperatures we should see by daytime at this time of year. but quite a grey old start for many. the weather front is not particularly intense in terms of rainfall, but there

now on the bbc news channel it is time for the film review. hello, and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news, and taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. mark, what delights do you have for us this week? well, we are, as you know, in awards season, so we have loving, an oscar—nominated drama. we have gold, the new film starring matthew mcconaughey. and toni erdmann, oscar—nominated two—and—three—quarter—hour german comedy. i look forward to hearing what you have to say about that. loving first of all — a true story about a couple who helped to change the law in america. it is a true story, absolutely. ruth negga is up for a best actress oscard —— ruth negga is up for a best actress oscar for her portrayal of mildred, the pregnant bride of richard loving. this is in the 1960s in virginia. the couple get married in washington, dc, because there is less paperwork. they come back to start building their home only to be arrested, imprisoned, and forced to leave the state, which does not agree with th

reeta chakrabarti, bbc news. next week, northern ireland returns to the polls, just nine months after its last election. the power—sharing government fell apart last month after the deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, resigned amid a complete breakdown of relations between the unionist dup and the nationalists of sinn fein. bitter words between the former coalition partners have fuelled memories of divisive elections from northern ireland's troubled past, as chris buckler reports. well, one place that the polls so far and our own computer can't really help us is northern ireland. how elections are reported has changed over the decades. the real issue before the ulster voters has not been power—saving, but power—sharing. but in northern ireland, it sometimes feels like the politics haven't changed much. throughout the years, votes have often been presented as a battle between irish nationalism and british unionism and it's clear those old divisions run deep in the bad blood of this current campaign. we

that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello i'm 0lly foster these are our sportsday headlines tonight. flying high in championship...it‘s the seagulls against the magpies tonight, first against second. it's a first match in five weeks for andy murray and there's no drama in dubai as he reaches the second round. and we'll hear from james taylor as he continues to adapt to life after cricket following his life threatening heart condition. good evening, in a moment we'll have more on leicester's managerial situation after that stunning win against liverpool last night, but as the champions think about survival, two teams odds on for promotion to the premier league go head to head tonight. championship leaders brighton and hove albion are one point clear of newcastle united. the magpies are looking to go straight back up after last season's relegation while brighton haven't played in the top division for 3h years. john young is at the amex stadium for us evening. little doubt that for both teams this is the match of the sea

, and as part of a documentary shown on bbc world news. the driving force behind it was jamie angus, the deputy director of the bbc world service. hejoins us now. first, can you tell us how did you get that angelina jolie interview? yes, of course, we decided that it would be editorially interesting and important to take the advantage of being able to go to cambodia and make a feature about the film. and it's good that you explained that this is part of a longer documentary, because one of the important things to bear in mind about this piece is that we are going to be producing a 23 minute documentary, which will run on the bbc world news channel and on the news channel here in the uk and indeed on a radio documentary. so what we did was gather quite a lot of material and we cut down some of it, broadcast ahead of time. so that the audiences who watch those main bulletins on bbc one would see the news piece if they didn't see the longer documentary. just to be clear, getting that interview with angelina jolie, were their deals or conditio

quentin sommerville, bbc news, west mosul. this is bbc new. the headlines: president trump and his administration have stepped up their attack on what they call the "fake media". among the targets, cnn and the bbc. theresa may has hailed a historic victory for the conservatives in copeland. labour lost the seat in cumbria they'd held for 80 years. past problems are continuing to haunt the royal bank of scotland. the bank, which is over 70% owned by the government, warned today that it made a loss of nearly £7 billion last year. that's three times more than the loss they made the year before. our business editor simonjack takes a look at what's happening at rbs. not so much a lost decade, as a decade of losses. 2008 was the big one. £24 billion. since then, four billion, one billion, two billion, six billion, nine billion, three billion, two billion, and today, seven billion. £58 billion in total. for the ninth time in a row, fines and compensation for sins of the past have laid waste to any profits made, and further cost—cutting could mea

greg dawson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the seven—time grammy award—wining s aljarreau has died. we look back over his long career. and back there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. the latest headlines: the united states, japan and south korea have requested an urgent meeting of the un security council, following north korea's launch of a ballistic missile on sunday. a record—breaking heatwave in new south wales

nikki fox, bbc news. the supreme court has upheld a controversial rule preventing british citizens on below—average incomes from bringing their foreign spouses into the country from outside europe. judges rejected an appeal by families who argued the threshold of £18,600 a year breached their human rights. but the court criticised the law as "defective" because it didn't prioritise the welfare of children. police in northern ireland to an improvised bomb has exploded outside the home of a special officer outside londonderry. the device discovered under a car was described by police as more intricate than a pipe bomb and they believe it was planted by violent distant republicans. there were no reports of any injuries in the explosion. the government will bring forward help for companies in england and wales hardest hit by business rate rises in next month's budget. the announcement was made after ministers were accused of misleading their conservative party colleagues over the effect of the revaluation

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thousands of people are protesting for a third night in romania — after the government pledged to release dozens of officials charged with corruption. after president trump and prime minster malcolm turnbull‘s difficult phone call — reports the australian ambassador has had a productive meeting at the white house. in the era of trump's ‘america first‘, will china step up to become the global leader? with its rapidly growing economy and strengthening military — some see china taking on a new role of world leadership. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie gives her assessment. in the new donald trump era, strange things are happening. is the world is turning upside—down? this white house is in beijing, and this theme park a good place to ask whether china and the us are changing places. america once defined itself as a melting pot for immigrants. it forged alliances in europe and asia. it built the capitalist system. it was always china that was the

mark easton, bbc news. a man who murdered his ex—girlfriend and her partner outside the shop where they worked, has been jailed for life. zoe morgan, who was 21, and 33—year—old lee simmons were stabbed outside the matalan store in cardiff last september. for weeks beforehand, 21—year—old andrew saunders had searched the internet for "the easiest way to kill someone." 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd, is in cardiff for us now. sian. in the days after the attack, hundreds of flowers and candles were left outside this matalan store. the murders took place here in the street and touched the wider community of cardiff. now, the families of zoe morgan and lee simmons said they are disappointed that andrew saunders will be eligible for parole after 23 years. the court heard that he was given credit for his early guilty plea and that his age and emotional distress at the time of the killings were mitigating factors. andrew saunders arrived at court knowing he faced a life sentence. the 21—year—old

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: a serving royal marine pleads guilty to stockpiling weapons for use by dissident republicans. french prosecutors say the man who tried to carry out a machete attack at the louvre museum was an egyptian in the country on a tourist visa. at the eu summit, theresa may offers to help relations with president trump and says she wants to be a good friend to europe. how sheffield council failed to stop a sex offender abusing his victims in the town hall for decades. and on newsnight, president trump introduces sanctions against iran following backcountry‘s ballistic missile test on sunday. just a skirmish or the start of the unravelling of ba rack skirmish or the start of the unravelling of barack obama's historic nuclear deal with iran? and in the era of fake news and alternative facts, technology that can make you say anything you don't wa nt to can make you say anything you don't want to say. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a serving marine with links to dis

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump reignites a public feud with his own intelligence agencies over the resignation of his national security adviser. police in malaysia detain a second woman in connection with the killing of the north korean leader's half—brother. there was a moment in president trump's news conference with the israeli prime minister that appeared to undo decades of american foreign policy in the middle east. mr trump suggested the us would no longer favour a palestinian state, the so—called two—state solution, which for so long was seen as the best hope of any peace settlement between israel and the palestinians. this report from our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. when mr and mrs netanyahu arrived at the white house there seemed to be real warmth. the israeli prime minister certainly hopes so. he had a sour relationship with president obama and wants this visit to be a new start. before he was elected president, mr trump seemed ready to give israel a blank

jenny hill, bbc news, koblenz. it's thought to be the los angeles police department's biggest ever operation to find girls, some as young as 11, and young women who have been forced into a life of sexual exploitation. officers made almost 500 arrests and rescued more than 50 people. angus crawford was given exclusive access to the operation to free them. look beyond the handcuffs and the painted nails, these aren't adults. just girls aged 16 and 17. a place of safety where young people can get help and support. we find minors every day that we are out here working, 11 is the youngest. on the street they call the blade, in the richest country in the world, children are bought and sold at any time of day, every day. a car approached us... sergeant brian gallagher heads the area vice unit. his job tonight — find those girls, get them off the street. they stop a man they recognise. he has a passenger. it's cold and she's shivering. it is 4:00am and a routine patrol of the vice squad has pulled over a car driven by a

amol rajan, bbc news. cameroon‘s football team have returned home to a hero's welcome after winning the africa cup of nations. they were met by crowds right from the plane. with their captain, benjamin moukandjo, holding the trophy as they paraded through the streets of the capital yaounde. as you can see they were embraced by some very happy supporters. final preparations are being made for the largest—ever exhibition of art by david hockney, one of britain's most influential artists. it opens to the public at tate britain in london this week and it features more than 250 pieces, including paintings, drawings, photos and videos, tracing his work from his student days in the 1960s. david hockney has been talking to our arts editor will gompertz. it's all about looking. how do we see? do we see like photographs? no, we don't, i don't think. photographs see geometrically. we must see psychologically, mustn't we? do you recognise the artist from these early years, with the artist today? yes. yes, i do. ye

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11: president trump has met with the israeli prime minister, saying he will work very hard on what he called a great peace deal between israel and the palestinians. i'm looking at to state and one state, and i like the one that both parties like —— two state. the new us defence secretary, james mattis, has warned nato members that washington will moderate its commitment if other allies fail to spend more on defence. malaysian police have arrested a woman in connection with the suspected poisoning of the half—brother of north korea's leader, kim jong—un. on newsnight, president trump taxes own security apparatus and the us media on twitter. where will the russia row go next? —— attacks his own. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump's public dispute with his own intelligence agencies has intensified. he's accused them of breaking the law by leaking classified information, and he blamed them for the resignation of his national security adviser

hugh pym, bbc news. arsenal look almost certain to be knocked out of the champions league after they were heavily beaten in germany this evening. despite scoring an away goal in tonight's first leg, arsene wenger‘s side fell apart in the second half, eventually losing 5—1 to bayern munich. our correspondent, david ornstein, was watching the match. for arsenal a familiar stage, 1a straight years through to the champions league knockout phase, but that is where it tends to end. for arsene wenger, would this be a final tilt at european glory? the way his team started was ominous, allow arjen robben time and space and witness the stunning result. arsenal barely had a kick in the opening half—hour until this poorly timed kick gave them a life line. alexis sanchez was denied from the spot, though deadly from the rebound. it was a precious away goal, but after half—time, arsenal capitulated. robert lewandowski rose to restore bayern's lead and, just three minutes later, thiago raced clear to make it 3â€

hello, i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top stories: the us imposes new sanctions on iran following a recent ballistic missile test. tehran says they breached the deal to curb its nuclear programme. a man shot and injured after trying to attack french security forces in paris has been identified as a 29—year—old egyptian. a fourth night of protests in romanian. hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets again demonstrating against government orders to free dozens of officials jailed for corruption. and we meet a man in kenya who is making it his mission to ensure people don't forget about vinyl records. hello and welcome to the programme. the united states has imposed new sanctions on iran to punish it for a recent ballistic missile test and what it calls tehran‘s continued support for terrorism. they will target 12 companies and 13 individuals in iran and elsewhere. let's hear from sean individuals in iran and elsewhere. let's hearfrom sean spicer. today's sanctions represent a strong stand against

hugh pym, bbc news. more than 3000 people are trafficked into the uk every year, according to official statistics, and that number is rising. they come from all over the world, but by far the biggest share are those from albania. in 2015, this relatively small country accounted for over 600 potential victims, about a fifth of the total. of those, the vast majority were female, and most of them were forced into prostitution. the authorities in albania have been criticised for failing to crack down on the problem with just 18 convictions last year. i've been speaking to some of the victims. blessed with natural beauty, but the centre of a dark trade. albania has over two decades built up a brutal industry, with human beings the commodity. translation: i hate them, and i want them to get the punishment they deserve. this girl, still a teenager, was just 1a when she was sold into a trafficking ring by a man that she thought was her boyfriend. she was forced to sleep with several men a day and tells of a bewi

thanks for watching bbc news. well, friday was a much quieter and calmer day than what thursday brought, thanks to storm doris, but as we head into the weekend things turn more unsettled again. we have loads of weather systems, weather fronts, i should say, ganging up on us, bringing bouts of rain, and isobars tighten up as we head into saturday. during the night it will turn much wetter and windier across the uk. the rain eventually reaching the far south—east towards the end of the night. some of the rain across the western upslopes over higher ground will be quite heavy and persistent, and the winds quite a feature. gale force across the north and west. but it's bringing mild south—westerlies across the uk. so it does mean it'll be mild this weekend. unsettled, there will be some rain at times. most of that in the north and west. it will continue to be blustery both on saturday and sunday. that said, there will be some sunshine in the forecast. i'll show you in just a moment. through saturday morning it loo

hugh pym, bbc news. this week has brought many calls from staff and patients for more spending on the nhs. but some experts insist that the current problems are not being caused solely by financial factors. branwenjeffreys has been to germany, where spending on health is the highest in the european union, to see how the system works there. doctors on their ward round. they never worry about a lack of beds. germany has almost three times as many as the uk. one day after the operation, i can walk. for george, that means almost no waiting. he'sjust had a hip replacement. in england, patients wait several months. for george, it's been just a few weeks since the decision was made. the doctor said to me, i have to decide when i want to take the operation. normally, it takes three orfour weeks to get a date for an operation. all of this paid, for by health insurance, 14% of george's salary, split between him and his employer. germany's health system is convenient, but expensive. and that worries doctors like ma

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the fiance of the children's author helen bailey is found guilty of her murder, dumping her body in a cesspit, in the hope of inheriting millions of pounds. astronomers discover seven earth—sized planets. they could harbour conditions to support life. cressida dick is appointed as the metropolitan police commissioner, becoming the first woman in the job in its 188—year history. the white house will scrap guidelines that allow transgender students to use bathrooms which match their chosen gender identity. the bbc is to launch a new television channel in scotland next year, with an annual £30 million budget. and david bowie has been named best male artist at tonight's brit awards just over a year since his death. the fiance of the children's author helen bailey has been found guilty of murdering her and dumping her body in a cesspit under their garage in hertfordshire. ian stewart, who's 56, drugged ms bailey over several weeks before smothering her in april la

jenny kumah, bbc news. and the parliamentary by—election in the constituency of copeland takes place on thursday. here's a full list of the candidates, which is also available on the bbc news website. an israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded palestinian attacker has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for manslaughter. elor azaria was convicted by a military court of killing abdul fatah who was lying on the ground, badly injured, after stabbing a soldier. the case has divided israel — the prime minister benjamin netanyahu had led calls for the soldier to be pardoned. police have begun excavation work at two properties in swindon in wiltshire, one of which is believed to be the former home of christopher halliwell, who's serving a life sentence for the murder of two young women. halliwell, who's 53, murdered becky godden in 2003 and sian o'callaghan in 2011. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, is in swindon. explain what's been happening today? we have had a police operation going on since late last n

carole walker, bbc news. jeremy corbyn has said he is proud to continue as leader. he's not given any indication he'll be changing his approach. carole walker, bbc news. i spoke to the veteran political observer michael white, and the former mayor of london, ken livingstone — who believes mr. corbyn should stay on as leader. we will win the next election on two grounds. a economic strategy to create good jobs for working—class people, building council housing, reversing all the things we neglected today when we were in power under blair and brown. and having a leader that is honest and you can trust. building council housing, reversing all the things we neglected today when we were in power under blair and brown. and having a leader that is honest and you can trust. although a lot disagree withjeremy corbyn‘s policies, like people in copeland did with nuclear power, but they recognise he is not someone who came into politics to get rich. he has served his community and says what he believes and comes ac

catharina moh, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a reign of terror on the poor — condemnation from the catholic church of the philippines president's war on drugs. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, after 27 years injail, is to be set free unconditionally. the aircraft was returning from belgrade, where manchester united had entered the semi—final of the european cup. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachstwoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world rec

in the sport on bbc news. director of cricket, andrew strauss, says alastair cook has stepped down as england captain because they lacked the energy and drive to continue. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tonight we bring you a special report that highlights the unprecedented pressures facing nurses and doctors in the nhs. over the past week bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital — which was once in special measures but is now rated good. its a&e department receives more ambulances than any other in the north west of england. in the first of two reports, our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff and the patients they treat. there are distressing images in what comes next. inside the royal blackburn hospital. the bbc was given unrestricted access to witness the pressures facing the nhs. they've had patients here for six, eight hours. can't find a bed for them. queueing for five hours in the corridor. it is not what we expect from a country

and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. record numbers of patients in england spent longer than the target waiting time in a&e in december, figures leaked to the bbc suggest january was even worse. every patient stacked on a trolley in a corridor, not getting to the ward they need to be in, not getting the treatment they need is, for any of us, an individual system failure. the government denies abandoning the vulnerable after it stops a scheme allowing unaccompanied children into the uk. a new law designed to help protect people renting homes from rogue

greg dawson, bbc news. swiss voters are going to the polls on sunday to decide on a proposal to relax switzerland's traditionally strict rules on citizenship. it would make it easier for third—generation immigrants, people who were born in switzerland, and whose parents and grandparents already lived permanently in the country, to become swiss nationals. imogen foulkes reports. becoming swiss is long and often costly. candidates must typically live 12 years in switzerland before they can apply, speak a swiss language, and show they are integrated in interviews and tests. the fee can run to several thousand pounds. supporters of the plan to simplify the process say it is ridiculous to ask people who are born and have lived all their lives in switzerland to prove they are integrated. translation: we're talking about a lot of young people who live in switzerland, who were born in switzerland, and even their parents were born here. their grandparents once immigrated in switzerland. these are actually people w

this is bbc news. the headlines: in her first public remarks as the united states' new representative at the united nations, ambassador nikki haley has condemned russia's aggressive actions in ukraine and pledged strong us support for the government in kiev. an estimated 200,000 protesters have staged a third night of demonstrations in romania against a government decree that decriminalises some types of corruption. the prime minister says he won't withdraw the decree. europe's migrant crisis, the election of donald trump, and britain's exit from the european union are all likely to dominate the eu's first summit of the year. the meeting of the group's leaders is taking place in malta. the new american defence secretary has said the us will deliver an effective and overwhelming response if north korea uses nuclear weapons. generaljames mattis said any attack on the us or its allies

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump reignites a public feud with his own intelligence agencies over the resignation of his national security adviser. north korea asks malaysia to hand over the body of a man thought to be kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korea's leader. two people are in custody. there was a moment in president trump's news conference with the israeli prime minister that appeared to undo decades of american foreign policy in the middle east. mr trump suggested the us would no longer favour a palestinian state, the so—called two—state solution, which for so long was seen as the best hope of any peace settlement between israel and the palestinians. the president was also asked about the sharp rise in anti—semitic incidents in the us. he talked once again about his election victory, his numbers in the electoral college. this report from our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. when mr and mrs netanyahu arrived at the white house there seemed to be real war

david shukman, bbc news. as france heads towards its most unpredictable election in decades, politicians are preparing to visit the annual agricultural show in paris this weekend. it's a key event in the election calendar, with the french countryside still an influential part of the national identity. as the more mainstream candidates fight not only against each other, but also against the rise of the far—right front national, it's an important election battleground as our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has been finding out. the rural idyll is france's national brand. governments might change, but the countryside, so the story goes, does not, and, at election time, every politician wants to be the farmers' friend. the small town of chatillon sits in a corner of burgundy, with its grand heritage of food and wine. chatillon has had a centre—right mayor for 22 years now but, since 2010, the far—right front national has doubled its share of the vote. the mayor puts that down to a lack of support for

bbc news, delhi. katty: the mystery surrounding the death of the north korean leader's half-brother is getting more mysterious. malaysian authorities have refused to comply. kim jong nam was at the kuala airport when he was poisoned. there one person in custody. reporter: is this one of the female assassins that carried out an attack at kuala lumpur airport? these cctv images have been released in malaysia. a vietnamese woman has been detained. they want to find out what happened to this man. kim jong-nam is the older half-brother of north korean leader kim jong-un. he is believed to have been killed in a poisoning attack. kim jong-nam is known to have visited malaysia often a details of his alleged assassination are murky. between the hours of 9:00 and 10:00 in the morning on monday, the man believed to be kim jong-nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some kind of burning chemical. after that is

greg dawson, bbc news. avalanches triggered by heavy snow have killed scores of people in parts of afghanistan and pakistan. homes have been destroyed and major roads blocked. 0fficials fear more people are trapped under the snow. catharina moh has the story. this is one of the worst—hit areas in afghanistan. the severe snow storms have triggered avalanches, burying entire villages in nuristan province. at least 50 bodies have been recovered but rescue efforts have been hampered as they struggle to reach another village. the mountainous regions, mainly in the northern and eastern parts of the country, have suffered most. translation: during the past 48 hours, 22 provinces have been witnessing heavy snow. most of the transportation routes between main cities have been shut down. 0n major roads and highways, soldiers have rescued hundreds of vehicles trapped by the storm. in the capital, kabul, the international airport is shut down. the rapid snow fall has also caused rooves to collapse. on sunday, a norma

or was it the bbc trying to make the news rather than simply reported? or was laura kuenssberg showboating her questioning skills? whatever the motives, asking that question to donald trump in that forum lacked emotional intelligence. had donald trump taken offence at the question, it could have had an impact on the future health and prosperity of the uk economy as a whole. the bbc and laura kuenssberg are in a privileged position to be able to ask questions at press conferences like this. don't abuse that privilege. no surprise that as the week went on coverage of donald trump's presidency continued to exercise newswatch viewers. in particular, the bbc‘s reporting of the petition urging the government to call off the president's proposed state visit to britain, which those complaining described to us as "excessive" and "hysterical". and of the ban on travellers from seven countries to the united states. some felt certain aspects of that ban had been largely ignored by bbc news. the list of countries facing the travel ban were originally drawn up by th

tim allman, bbc news. ahead of marine le pen officially launching her campaign later on sunday, the bbc spoke to her father and founder of the national front, jean—marie le pen. mr le pen and his daughter no longer speak after she threw him out of the party for continuing to make inflammatory statements about the holocaust — including saying that he thought the nazi gas chambers were a mere "detail" of history. he spoke to bbc arabic. translation: during the election period we have no enemies, only friends and we tried to bring people together to forget all the quarrels, all the wounds to get the biggest number of people together as possible. by eliminating the founding president and those favourable to him, i think my daughter has undermined her ability to get to the second round and get elected. translation: that you said you get in touch with her from time to time? i have no direct contact with her but everyone knows that the treasurer has made a loan to her and iam the treasurer has made a loan to

virginia langerberg, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... north korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan. the launch is the first since president trump took office. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, is facing renewed criticism after a video has emerged of him declaring that he voted remain in the eu referendum. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, has said the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". and in sport, the six nations game between france and scotland started is between france and scotland started 15 minutes ago, that is a 3—0 lead following a lopez penalty for france. brady scored a stunning free kick to score burnley level will chelsea, chelsea could go 12 points clear at the top of the premier league if they went, with just a couple of minutes left and it is still i—i. hearts and hibernian will need a fourth—round replay to discourage or makes the fourth round after a goalless draw, and it is 1—1 between rangers and greenock morton. details on those and a lot more coming up and

hugh pym bbc news. president trump has hit back after a us court refused to reinstate his temporary ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim countries. this evening, mr trump said there was "no doubt" he would win in the courts and pledged additional security measures next week. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has the latest on the president's confrontation with the legal system. at the white house this morning, a full ceremonial welcome being laid on for the japanese prime minister. even an awkward bear hug for the man he has only met once before. the focus of the conversation was meant to be about trade, not the subject journalists wanted to talk about. i'm curious about yesterday's ruling in the ninth circuit court. has it caused you to rethink your use of executive power? your question was unrelated to what we're here for today but i'll answer it. he steered clear of attacking the judges and promised victory eventually. we'll be doing something very rapidly, having to do with additional secur

keith adams, bbc news. an island which inspired the foundation of the national trust has been gifted to the charity after more than a century in private hands. sitting in the lake district, grasmere island was left to the trust by its former owner in her will. dave guest has been for a visit. it is small but beautifully formed. grasmere island lies at the heart of the lake district. wordsworth is said to have picnicked here frequently. but back in 1893 the island was put up for sale and the thought of this idyllic spot becoming private property outraged a local clergyman hardwicke rwa nsley. canon hardwicke rawnsley had a deep passion that everybody needed access to nature and natural beauty. the journey to grasmere island is an idyllic experience in itself. back in 1893 the new owner decided to make a few additions which did not go down too well with the locals. mr bell erected a flagpole, he planted some shrubbery, which caused a lot of indignation. a respectful letter was written asking him to reconsider

this is bbc news. most of the snow that we've seen build up so far over the last 2a hours has been up over high ground. for example, near the pennines, bramhope in west yorkshire, near leeds, a good covering of snow in the last 2a hours. thanks to our weather watcher for sending that picture. generally a fine line between rain and snow. a lot of what you can see on the charts at the moment is rain coming in, but that said, there is the prospect of seeing an odd centimetre or two of snow maybe in east anglia and maybe across the hills of central southern england through the night. the chilterns and downs at risk of seeing that. but otherwise, for most of us it is going to be another grey, cloudy and cold start to the day, quite damp too, with outbreaks of rain at lower levels. across the pennines there will be ongoing heavy snow through sunday morning. we could see up to ten centimetres of snow above 300 metres elevation. so we're talking about quite high up in the pennines, but there is the potential t

and in sport on bbc news. premier league champions leicester city issue their "unwavering support" for manager claudio ranieri, despite being just one point above the relegation zone. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tonight we bring you the second of our special reports on the mounting pressures facing the nhs in england. it comes as the latest economic forecast from the influential institute for fiscal studies says spending on the health service is struggling to keep pace with population growth and ageing patients. more on that in a moment, but first, bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital. it was built to serve a population of 300,000 people, but now looks after half a million. as our special correspondent ed thomas reports, that is just one reason why doctors and nurses are pushed to their limits as they care for their patients. you may find some of the images in the report distressing. every bed on every ward. never know what is coming through the door. ne