the bit that i'm responsible for, the very small part of the bbc news website, bbc trending, has also recently reported on russian interference in the uk election, we had a viewer, a reader who mentioned australian bushfires, well, we published a story that was very popular about miss information online about the australian bushfires, about a discussion on social media in iran about the downing of the ukrainian airliner. so, you know, there is a whole range of material. now, i want to actually address what's actually in the story, because i feel like a lot of the reaction came, not necessarily about the story itself, but about the headline. you can say, oh, its a silly thing about a post about a woman and her relationship with her cats. but if you frame it in a different way, if you say that it's actually about grief, relationships, break—up, and mental health, which essentially is what the story was about to come and got into those issues and spoke to experts about those issues, than it looks a little bit less like fluff or light or click bait. 0k. and suppose people might say, yes

paul, in the past week it has been in the headlines of bbc one bulletins every day. have you been overdoing it? ithink bulletins every day. have you been overdoing it? i think first of all it isa overdoing it? i think first of all it is a serious story. it is a major story around the royal family and their future. and there is huge audience interest in the story. at the same time i completely take tara's point but what i would say is across bbc news, i think we lead on the story when it was a legitimate lead story. but we also had the crisis surrounding iran on our website and radio bulletins last friday, we lead the news on stormont and the return of the northern ireland executive, what is going on regarding climate change and the changing planet has been the lead story and highly prominent as well so story and highly prominent as well soi story and highly prominent as well so i think in the round, the balance has been about right. tara, to be fair, it is a big story, isn't it? he seemed concerned partly about the speculation rather than the story?|j speculation rat

for the bbc, the repeat of newswatch on bbc one undermined their case. cheering and clapping samira ahmed always argued that this wasn't just about a single individual but a systemic injustice. now she's been vindicated. no woman wants to have to take action against their own employer. i love working for the bbc, i'm really glad it's been resolved. vine was paid £3,000 per programme for points of view, more than six times as much as ahmed for newswatch. we're doing a show. welcome to the first newswatch of 2020 and a happy new year. the burden of proof fell on the bbc to show that the difference was not explained by sex discrimination but other factors, such as skill or charisma. it failed. we've always believed that samira and jeremy vine's pay was not based on their gender. presenters, female as well as male, have always been paid more on points of view than on newswatch. we are sorry the tribunal didn't think the bbc provided enough evidence about specific decisions in this case. gender and equality issues have led to many bad headlines for the bbc i

fergus walsh, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. prince harry has made clear his disappointment at the outcome of royal talks about his and meghan‘s future. beales one of britain‘s oldest department stores has collapsed into administration, putting more than a thousand jobs at risk. the transport secretary has asked for more data, before making a decision on hs2 as it‘s emerged the new high speed rail link could cost £106 billion. an update on the market numbers for you here‘s how london‘s and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. both up. thousands of gun rights activists marched to protest against proposed new firearms laws the us state of virginia. earlier, the state‘s governor declared a state of emergency and banned all weapons from the area directly outside the state‘s capitol building in richmond, over fears about safety. the measures proposed by the democrat—controlled house would limit the number and size of the guns people can buy in the st

fergus walsh, bbc news. one of britain's oldest department stores, beales, has gone into administration after failing to find a buyer. the chain, which began trading in bournemouth in 1881, employs more than 1000 people in 23 shops across the country. it's understood that none of the shops will close immediately and it will continue trading for the time being. our business correspondent emma simpson reports from bournemouth, where beales began. beales — it's stood been on this same spot for nearly 140 years. rebuilt after the war, a cornerstone of bournemouth‘s high street. and also in other provincial towns, 23 locations from the south of england all the way up to the city of perth. well, there are 400 attentive staff here... it was once at the top of its game, a go—to destination from fashion to homewares, but beales failed to move with the times. it's very sad, it was part of our childhood. you know, we both grew up locally, and it's always been here, and we worked locally, and it was somewhere we c

he said that he has left the bbc ina bbc? he said that he has left the bbc in a stronger position than when he came. i think the thing to understand about tony holt is that... there are three distinct parts. crisis management. he arrived after entwistle who was a disastrous leader. it followed the revelations aboutjimmy leader. it followed the revelations about jimmy savile and the disgraceful treatment of lord mcalpine by bbc news. he had to steady the ship and there was an enormous crisis. as a former bbc news hand he was effective. the second stage was a big negotiation with the coalition government over the new terms of the royal charter and the new governing structure. the people who keep the bbc doing its job properly changed from being the bbc trust to be ofcom. there is a question over that negotiation with the government. members of the former government to expected the bbc to be tougher. lord hall argued that he was effective and got a good deal. one spillover. that bbc had to prevail much more information about sal

with me to explain is robert mackenzie, the editor of bbc news labs, which leads innovation across bbc news. thank you for coming on newswatch. how did you use automation in the general election then? so what the viewers will have seen is they will have seen stories that were compiled by a computer but written by a human being. so it all started months ago. we sat down and we tried to work out what possible combinations of stories might come out of every single constituency. so large majorities, smaller majorities, changing from one party to another, independents winning, independents losing — all the possible permutations we could think of. right. all of those into a piece of software that allows you to go to huge day number crunch not. yes, exactly. so you you have sent different sentences or phrases will appear according to the results. so what you do is you write it in advance. and then as the results come in, the results then control which stories get written. and then it's manually checked by you? exactly. yes. everything manually checked. there's always a a human in the loop,

this is bbc news. the headlines: two of the candidates for the labour party leadership emily thornberry and rebecca long bailey launch their campaigns today. and i know that i can do the women who stand up and loosely fight back against a boris johnson. who stand up and loosely fight back against a borisjohnson. we are going to need to have somebody tough, somebody resilient and battle hardened to win that fight. my kind of socialism is the kind in which we all rise together. my kind of socialism as a kind of a britain in which everyone is free to dream, free to climb and free to succeed.

like this: bbc news theme plays that countdown sequence familiar to all viewers of the bbc news channel is a pet hate of rosy bubb. she explains: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, do e—mail us, and do have a look at our website, where you can watch previous discussions and interviews we've broadcast. that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. despite some strong winds in the far north of scotland on friday was a better day in terms of sunshine across the country. you can see this from the weather watch picture in surrey, hardly a cloud in the sky. those clear skies by day, they have stayed with us through the night so it means a chilly start to saturday morning, particularly in the south—east — something we have not had for a time — word and they could even be light, patchy frost. modify the north and west because there has been more of a breeze and more cloud around. that is because these weath

because, actually, the audiences of the bbc are the biggest supporters of the bbc. if you look at what they think is wrong, not much is wrong. so we're really talking about an institution that is loved and be loved by the uk population but politicians are seeking to impact its future. we will watch with interest. obviously around here. thank you for your thoughts on the future of the bbc under a new director—general. the governor of the state of virginia has declared a state of emergency and banned all weapons from the area directly outside the state's capitol building in richmond as hundreds of gun rights activists march to protest against proposed new firearms laws. the measures introduced by the democrat—controlled house would limit the number and size of the guns people can buy in the state, but the protesters say this violates the constitutional right to bear arms. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in richmond. well, the governor here in virginia has declared a state of emergency. people here, though, who are coming out already in their thous

tuesday's early evening bbc one bulletin. and dazzling displays light up the night skies across the globe to welcome in the new decade. but is this, in fact, a new decade, as was repeated several times across the bbc this week? a viewer called amy said not, begging... and alan mcintyre reiterated that. that same new year's eve programme contained another error, though this time it was corrected in time for the late bulletin. new year — a new decade and new zealand kicked it off, with auckland the first major capital to welcome 2020. sue barnard pointed out... on wednesday, when the new year arrived in the uk, there were more fireworks on our screens, this time with helena wilkinson reporting on the crowds by the thames in london. tens of thousands watched from the banks of the river as the capital's skyline burst into colour. in his new year's message, the prime minister, who is on holiday in the caribbean, said, "we can start a new chapter in the history of our country, in which we come together and move forward, united, u

with me to explain is robert mackenzie, the editor of bbc news labs, which leads innovation across bbc news. thank you for coming on newswatch. how did you use automation in the general election, then? so what the viewers will have seen is they will have seen stories that were compiled by a computer but written by a human being. so it all started months ago. we sat down and we tried to work out what possible combinations of stories might come out of every single constituency. so large majorities, smaller majorities, changing from one party to another, independents winning, independents losing — all the possible permutations we could think of. right. write all of those into a piece of software that allows you to go to use... number crunch. yes, exactly. so you you have sent different sentences or phrases will appear, according to the results. so what you do is you write it in advance. and then, as the results come in, the results then control which stories get written. and then it's manually checked by you? exactly. yes. everything's manually checked. there's always a a human in the l

join us live at ten on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. good morning. a ban on children heading footballs could come into force in just a few weeks in scotland because of fears of a link between head injuries and dementia. the scottish fa could announce the ban on under—12s heading the ball soon, after it highlighted a report that said former players are more at risk of dying from the disease. our sports correspondent chris mclaughlin has more. commentator: as usual, billy mcneill will be up for this. there's mcneill, it's a goal! billy mcneill scoring for celtic in 1969 typically with a header. commentator: brilliantly taken by mcneill. the club's former captain and manager died last year after suffering from dementia. this just months before a study revealed former players are 3.5 times more likely to die of the disease. they've been discussing the issue here at the national stadium for months, and although there's no firm evidence linking heading a ball to dem

tom symons, bbc news. parents are always warning their children to be careful about who they speak to online — but for one teenager in cheshire, talking to a stranger may have saved his life. 17—year—old aidan jackson was chatting to a woman in texas — 5000 miles away — when he suddenly fell ill. his family were downstairs and had no idea. what the woman in america did next may have saved his life as judith mortiz reports. aidanjackson spends hours playing video games against opponents from around the world. 0nline gaming can be a test of fast reflexes. luckily for him, it was one of his gamer friends from texas who did the quick thinking and called for help when aidan started to feel unwell. police? hello, i'm calling from the us. i'm currently in a call with my friend. he had a seizure and he is not responding any more. he lives in widnes, cheshire, cheshire, sorry, i'm shaking. that caller lives 5000 miles away from aidan‘s home in cheshire. today, we spoke to her online. i could hear and se

you're watching bbc news. i'm ben croucher with an update from the bbc sport centre. we're waiting to hear from tottenham managerjose mourinho to see how he plans to deal with the absence of his leading striker. england captain harry kane will be absent until april as he undergoes surgery to repair an injured hamstring. he's their leading scorer with 27 goals in all competitions but ruptured a tendon in his leg during their new years day defeat at southampton. he's not expected to return to training until april and will miss spurs‘ champions league last 16 tie against leipzig and england's friendlies against italy and denmark in march. liverpool have picked up the double in the december‘s premier league awards. trent alexander arnold won player of the month with managerjurgen klopp picking up the manager's award for the fourth time in five months. no premier league manager has ever won five in a single season. former premier league referee bobby madley has been speaking to the bbc about his fall from grace. he was sacked for filming a video in which he appeared to

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: doctors have confirmed that a new virus in china can be transmitted from human to human as the outbreak continues to spread from wuhan to other major cities. a court in canada has begun hearing the united states' request for the extradition of meng wanzhou, huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of the compa ny‘s founder. the director general of the bbc is to leave the corporation in the summer. lord hall said leaving after seven years had been a hard decision to make. there are many challenges for whoever succeeds him, like competing with streaming services such as netflix, the future funding of the bbc including the future of the licence fee and the ongoing issues over fair and equal pay. here's our media editor, amol rajan. there have been countless crises for the bbc since lord hall, seen here at a staff leaving do today, was appointed in the aftermath of thejimmy savile scandal — from the corporation being co—opted into welfare policy t

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: end of the line — troubled rail operator northern will lose its franchise and be taken back into public hands on the 1st of march as the coronavirus worsens in china, britons being evacuated from wuhan from tomorrow will be placed in compulsory quarantine for 14 days. road blocks and ghost towns: the virus has caused more than 130 deaths in china and has now spread to at least 16 other countries. restructuring for bbc news — 450 job loses are announced to help save 40 million. sport now on afternoon live with chetan and you can tell us about a major shock at the australian open. cash —— a shockerfor cash —— a shocker for mad cash —— a shockerfor nad i'll who has gone out of the tournament —— nadal. he has been beaten in the quarterfinals by dominic who has beaten two french open finals but this time, managing to get the job done and what was a four set thriller that went late into the night in melbourne. our reporter john watson was watching.

the salary not the same as most bbc stars! laughter it does not seem he has potentially thought it through if he thinks about the potential pay cuts that could be coming their way of some stars, if the corporation did have a dramatic reduction in the amount of revenue it had. i think he has also said if it hits the bbc‘s income, they might have to put the licence fee up, which again would suggest he is not following the logic of his argument because surely that will make people less inclined to voluntarily cough up for the licence fee, and given that is where he gets the bulk of his income, it seems a rather short—sighted approach, though i'm sure it will win the favour with a lot of particularly conservative mps who would dearly love to see the back of the bbc licence. the over 75s, obviously it is difficult all round, it was imposed by the government as a change, making the bbc liable, but it wouldn't go down well to force pensioners, even if they were not so financially in need, to make them pay it if they didn't want t

dan rowan, bbc news, twickenham. dan roan, bbc news, twickenham. cricket and england have won the third test against south africa. they're now 2—1 up in the series. the relatively inexperienced side beat south africa by an innings and 53 runs in port elizabeth. it's their biggest away win for nine years. the key to happiness can be found on a course, apparently. academics at oxford university and the london school of economics have been carrying out controlled trials aimed at raising mental wellbeing among adults. the course — run by volunteers from the charity action for happiness — is being conducted in 19 countries. the results, they say, are "staggering". our home editor mark easton has more. if you're searching for the secret of happiness, you might look upstairs at the norbiton. because this pub in south—west london hosts evening classes which an academic study reckons really do boost your well—being. quite a lot. my new year's resolution is to restart my gratitude diary. actually, today, i made a bit of extra time to spend some tim

woman: and, bbc world news. ♪ >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am not a traffic. officials in chinad sai the number of people infectehas top 6000, is the impact of the virus spreads. >> with airlines canceling flights and whole villages cutting themselves off from the outside world, the lonomic cost ely to be severe. >> the question and answer phase of president trump's impeachment trial s impeachment trial gets underway. but all"bbc world news america. the w.h.o says the whole world and is to be alert as thein coronavirus cos to spread. officials will meet on thursday to discuss whether it constitutes a global health emergency. the numb of cases in china has top 6000, which is more than the sars outbreak. prit hasd from china to 15 other countries, including the u.s.. our china correspondent starts or coverage. john: safely outf wuhan a plane ou arriving at a california airbase with over 200 americs on board. earlier, japan got its citizens out, touching down in tokyo. but the brits are still only preparing to leave.

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. the headlines: prince harry says he is taking a leap of faith in stepping back as a senior member of the royalfamily, stepping back as a senior member of the royal family, but stepping back as a senior member of the royalfamily, but that stepping back as a senior member of the royal family, but that there stepping back as a senior member of the royalfamily, but that there is no other option. at a summit on libya in berlin, world leaders have agreed to uphold a un weapons embargo as part of efforts to resolve the nine—year conflict. and the space company space acts successfully carries out a test to determine if its astronaut capital can be returned safely to earth in the event of an emergency. —— spacex. sport now, and let's cross to the bbc sport centre. good evening. liverpool are now 16 points clear at the top of the english premier league after beating rivals manchester united by 2—0 at anfield. jurgen klopp is looking to guide the club to their first league title in 30 ye

john simpson, bbc news, auschwitz. one of those who did manage to survive her time at auschwitz was anita lasker wallfisch, who's now 94. she was destined for the gas chamber, but escaped death by saying she was a musician and — in this place of mass murder, torture and starvation — was signed up to play in the women's orchestra. i went to speak to the woman who came to be known as the cellist of auschwitz at her home in north london. there's a funny picture of me sitting on the floor, with a children's broom and a comb, and i was scraping that thing, and i think my parents must have seen that and said "i think she wants to play the cello." anita lasker wallfisch arrived in auschwitz “119113, fearing she was destined for the gas chamber. prisoners sit and do the work of shaving your head and tattooing a number on your arm, so this girl asked me, "where do you come from? what did you do before the war?" and like an idiot, i said, "well, i used to play the cello." she said, "fantastic, you will be saved." ourjob wa

jonny dymond, bbc news, bethlehem. you are watching bbc news. multipack tends are a staple of most supermarket shopping, and it does mean you save a bit of money. but multipack some wrapped in plastic, and that is doing nothing to save the planet. now, tesco is to ditch all its plastic wrapping from multipack tends in an effort to eliminate an estimated 67 million pieces of plastic in the uk every year. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. multipacks — we love ‘em. buy more, save more, from baked beans and tinned tomatoes to pasta, tuna and soups. they're a big seller — we buy more than 200 million multipacks a year at our main supermarkets alone. tesco is now getting rid of this wrapping from every single tin, saving 350 tonnes of plastic waste a year. it will require you and i to change the way we shop, because we've got used to the convenience of picking one six—pack of tuna, and now we'll have to pick up the number of tins that we want. same tuna, same value, but with no plastic. goodidea? very good idea. i really do get

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: president trump has been formally impeached in the us senate. he's described the allegations against him as a hoax. the world has now reached the point of climate change crisis — that's the stark warning from the world famous environmentalist, sir david attenborough. cocaine—related deaths are at record levels in britain. they've doubled in england and wales and tripled in scotland since 2015. at the same time more people are ending up in hospital after taking the drug and it's putting a lot of pressure on the nhs. this report, by our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan, preventing cocaine from getting here is heavy work. the border force check containers, gather intelligence, seize drugs. though not this time. yet cocaine has never been more available. do you ever get impressed with some of the thinking that goes into the smuggling? absolutely. yeah, that's part of the challenge that we face as a border force is trying to stay one step ahead o

katharine carpenter, bbc news. accident and emergency departments in wales have recorded their worst ever waiting times. only 72% of patients were seen within four hours in december. the target is 95%, but it's never been met. the figures are worse than the latest in england and scotland, but better than in northern ireland. more from our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. the front line for a service that's struggling. every winter brings pressure on these wards, but december saw a record number of patients arrive here at newport‘s royal gwent. only half were seen in a&e within four hours. some in beds, many on chairs or wherever the staff could find space. you have nowhere to go and you cannot do yourjob to the best of your ability. it is extremely difficult but it feels... how can i explain? i suppose it feels like you're in a place where you have no control but you're trying to just deal with what's right in front of you right at that time. this was the fourth month in a row where a&e waiting times in wales

gareth barlow, bbc news. glasgow — which is hosting a major un climate change summit later this year — is aiming to go completely carbon neutral by 2030. it aims to achieve this by radically cutting emissions and planting enough trees to absorb the carbon in any remaining fumes. 0ur science editor david shukman — reports from glasgow — in the latest part of the bbc‘s our planet matters series. from a proud history as an industrial powerhouse, glasgow now wants a future that is carbon neutral. no easy task in a city that depends on fossilfuel. its motorways encourage commuters to use their cars. the council's first move is with its gritting lorries. they run on diesel and are now being adapted to use cleaner hydrogen as well. they are as clean as possible... just one step, says the councillor in charge, anna richardson, of many needed in the next ten years. we need to work as quickly as we can to decarbonise this city, as do all cities across the world. a 2030 target is hugely challenging, certainly.

welcome to bbc news, i'm mike embley. our top stories: chinese authorities impose further travel restrictions in hubei province, where a previously unknown respiratory virus has killed 25 people. day two of the us senate hearing the case against president trump in the impeachment trial, as he mocks the idea of trading witnesses. world leaders join holocaust survivors to mark 75 years after the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. humanity is closer to annihilation than ever before — scientists alter the doomsday clock due to concerns over climate change and global tensions.

daniela relph, bbc news. people accused of stalking are to be prevented from contacting or approaching their alleged victims while they're being investigated. from tomorrow, police will be able to apply to magistrates for a stalking protection order before someone is charged — if they break it, they could be jailed for five years. charlotte gallagher reports. the global superstar rihanna and hollywood actors john cusack and sandra bullock, just some of the high—profile victims of stalking. this kind of harassment usually only makes the headlines when celebrities are involved, but it's frighteningly common. in england and wales, one in five women and one in ten men will experience stalking at some point in their lives. campaigners say victims are usually targeted by an ex partner or someone they've had contact with. zoe dronfield was subjected to an eight—hour ordeal by a former boyfriend and nearly died. in 2014, i was almost murdered by an ex—partner. i'd entered the relationship and he was starting

very little input from the bbc. none at all from the public, notwithstanding the fact the bbc is there to serve the public. welcome and good morning, everybody. 0ne petition demanding the government pay for the benefit in full has achieved over 634,000 signatures. the west midlands pensioners' convention have strong feelings on the matter. this should not be the responsibility of the bbc. this is the responsibility of national government, so to be penny—pinching for £154 a year for an over—75—year—old sitting at home, lonely and isolated, is an absolute scandal. the bbc faces two enormous structural challenges. first, there is the hyperinflation in the cost of entertainment, and then there is the flight of younger audiences to alternative platforms. but being a public service broadcaster, it has got to ride both horses, it has got to appeal to young people whilst also respecting the wishes of loyal, older audiences who have paid their licence fee for so long, and all while staying true to the values of its

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: we are live on day one of the australian open where the defending champion in the women's singles, naomi osaka, has begun with a victory. kansas city chiefs are through to the superbowl for the first time in 50 years — but who will they play? and who else but cristiano ronaldo, as he scores twice forjuventus, taking them four points clear at the top of serie a. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that the first tennis grand slam of the year, the australian open, is underway. the big names are immediately onto the court as well on day one and john watson is there for us.

if the licence fee is taken away then that is the end of the bbc. that is what the bbc is. otherwise it becomes american television, i know a lot about that and it's not nice. let's speak to the top agent professorjonathan shalit. i have met tony many times and i think he has been fantastic but to put it in context, he has done the job for six or seven years, and that's normal time for a big boss at the head of a company. moving on after that time is quite normal. he was going to be moving on soon and i think the point he makes about making sure one person overseen is the midway path of the licence fee is important. i think the job would overwhelm anyone. i don't think it's necessarily personal to tony. it's one of the biggestjobs in the uk. who do you think should take over? that's too big a question for me to answer. i think samira ahmed could run it. seriously? i'm not being facetious. i think she could run this organisation. it has incredible challenges in terms of streaming. the competition there. it has to think very seriously about diversity. it has to think about pg

we are the bbc news room. at cap story from washington -- president trump saw to deescalate the military confrontation with iraq, saying its missiles caused no injuries to americans in iraq and iran appears to be stding down. here are the main stories from bbc world service. in the u.k., the queen's granddaughter s been been - --band from driving for months. her mother, princess anne, was caught speeding on the same road in gloucestershire 19 years ago. bound 40 tourists had to be rescued from aase in iceland when they got caught in a severe blizzard. me had to wait for nine hours to be brought out. visibility during the storm was so bad they could barely see the skis on this you mobile. -- their skimobile. an incredibly important statement from the duke and duchess of sussex in the last couple of hours. harry and meghan have announced they will step back as senior royals and dividebe timeen the u.k. and north america. here's the statement in bull, release kingham palace. they say "they plan to carve e t a pro

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: prince harry says his decision to step back from royal duties and move his family to canada, hasn‘t been taken lightly. hundreds of lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces in the centre of beirut, after three months of anti—establishment demonstrations. a bbc investigation has seen documents that show how africa‘s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country and corruption. isabel dos santos is the daughter of the former angolan president, eduardo dos santos. the documents show she got access to lucrative deals involving land, diamonds, oil and telecoms while herfather was in power. isobel dos santos has denied any wrongdoing. richard bilton reports. isabel dos santos is africa‘s richest woman. she lives in london with a glamorous life and famous friends. a leak of more than 700 documents from her business power was obtained by the platform to protect whistleblowers in africa and shared with the international consortium

this is bbc news. the prime minister has said he will raise the ‘driving habits' of us military personnel with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, after video footage emerged of another incident of a car being driven on the wrong side of the road, near the army base where harry dunn died. police also revealed details of a third incident in which a police vehicle was struck by a car being driven on the wrong side of the road in october. we are certainly raising all those issues about the driving habits of us personnel at the base and we are continuing to work forjustice for harry dunn and for his family. the areas of australia worst hit by bushfires are now at risk of flash flooding and power cuts as a result of rainstorms. in the state of victoria many fires have been put out by the storms but giant hailstones have also damaged property. john donnison reports. in a year of extreme weather, for australians, it doesn't just rain, it pours. hailstones the size of golf balls in the state of victoria. so

hugh pym, bbc news. bbc news is planning to cut around a50 jobs — under ongoing plans to save £80 million by 2022. bbc two's newsnight, and bbc radio 5 live are among the outlets that will be affected and as previously announced, the victoria derbyshire programme will end. the bbc is also carrying out a major restructuring of its news operation. the uk's departure from the european union passed another political milestone this afternoon when the eu's parliament voted through the withdrawal agreement, which sets the terms for brexit on friday. it also marked the final time that britain's meps will take part in lawmaking in brussels. our europe editor katya adler watched today's historic proceedings. with a resounding yes, the many here with a heavy heart, meps from every eu country gave the green light the brexit divorce deal. that's it, it's all over, finished. there is no stopping brexit now and the uk's most well—known european parliamentarian was never going to go quietly stop i know you want to

and coming up on bbc news... eni aluko retires from football at the age of 32 and says she now wants to drive the women's game forward in the future. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. motor neurone disease affects the nerves in your brain and spinal cord that tell your muscles what to do. it isa it is a devastating illness. it's nearly always fatal and there is no known cure. but now people with the disease are being invited to sign up for one of the most comprehensive clinical trials in a generation. for the first time, it will give hundreds of people across britain the chance to test potential treatments. about 5,000 people have motor neurone disease in the uk, but some 1,500 people are diagnosed with it each year. the reason more people aren't living with it is that about 50% die within two years of their diagnosis. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, has this exclusive report. for three—year—old anna, life with mum and dad must seem pretty normal. a loving family, safe and secure, but

more on the bbc news channel. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. paramilitary groups who have been protesting against u air strikes paramilitary groups who have been protesting against us air strikes in iraq have withdrawn from the perimeter of the american embassy in baghdad. the demonstration took place amid anger over us air strikes that killed twenty five members of the militia — they were carried out in response to attacks on american military targets. jonathan josephs reports. the bitter struggle between the us and iran has again been playing out on the streets of iraq. a sizeable crowd of protesters and iranian—backed militias set fire to the perimeter of the american embassy in baghdad for a second day. but us troops have used tear gas and stun grenades to force them back. just some of the thousands of troops it has in the country. translation: this is not the first time the us have hit us. we will never move from here, i swear on god and on my life, until they leave here. translation: we are holding a sit-in for the souls of our martyr

bbc two at 6pm. it is also available on the bbc iplayer. he's the man behind some of the most eye—catching tattoos in sport, earning him the nickname the king of ink. bang bang is a tattoo artist based in new york and counts some of the world's biggest sports stars and celebrities as his clients. he's been telling us his story. laughter. you know what i'm talking about? i do a lot of people, man. i must be pretty good. odell beckham junior is always hitting me up for tattoos. i speak to him almost weekly. at first, he started on a cover—up on his back, it's like a planet of the apes theme, a district of new york city. i've done a bunch of things with his hands and neck, and we have a matching tattoo. it's this goat on my thumb. he said he needed that. you don'tjust meet lebron, you meet one of lebron‘s guys. then you meet another one of his guys, and you hear lebron wants to meet you. then you oblige. i got a phone call on sunday night at 8pm that lebron wants to get tattooed tomorrow in cleveland. when lebron says he wants you to go

and it's bruised mps get in there and back on the bbc. it's not about --is and back on the bbc. it's not about ——is nota and back on the bbc. it's not about ——is not a bad thing to say this is the way users are behaving so we have to adapt. i'm sure a few sort of social media but all the blaming tack start—ups for disrupting sectors, stop them they have killed off the traditional ones. it's the ones that this is it's when established bases unit respond to changing customer habits and giving them what they want. whatever sector you're in, you are right. it's dinosaur behaviour. to preserve the offering there is but also to adapt to make sure that respond to changing times. and yet in the front page of the new york times the weather watch may change but there's a huge appetite for nature documentaries. an that's what bbc is famous. where the environment in peril nature shows up. people are loving watching these denture programmes. the love seven welds one planet, there is a huge appetite for this. our pouring lots of money and investing in these programmes but it's a con

simon jack, bbc news. motor neurone disease is a devastating illness affecting the nerves in the brain and spinal cord which direct muscle movement. it's always fatal and there is no known cure. but now people with the disease are being invited to sign up for one of the most comprehensive clinical trials in a generation. for the first time, it could give hundreds of people across britain the chance to test potential treatments. around 5,000 people have motor neurone disease in the uk, with some 1,500 people diagnosed every year. it's estimated that 50% of those diagnosed die within two years. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes has this exclusive report. for three—year—old anna, life with mum and dad must seem pretty normal. a loving family, safe and secure, but there is a deep sadness here, even fear. mum ruth williamson has motor neurone disease, an illness that, day by day, is stealing her future. ruth was an active runner and cyclist when she was diagnosed a little over two years ago. now, the

but also for the bbc. dozens of women have still got outstanding claims against the bbc ever since those top pay differentials were first made public. and the nuj says there is around another 20 tribunal is currently in the pipeline. thank you very much. we have been reflecting all evening on the restoration of power sharing at stormont. we have been hearing from sinn fein in the last few minutes. the dup leader arlene foster has been giving this reaction to sinn fein supporting the deal at stormont. let's hear a little of that. we said last night that we believe that this was a last night that we believe that this wasafairand last night that we believe that this was a fair and balanced deal. that was a fair and balanced deal. that was put forward by the government. we think that looks at those that wa nt to we think that looks at those that want to identify as irish, but importantly recognises that there was a buzz, the majority who live here and her british citizens have a right and need to be recognised

this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 5pm: the queen attends church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. the duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. i think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. in other news, police in england and wales will have more powers to deal with stalkers with new protection orders from this week. world leaders meet in berlin to try to bring to an end nearly nine years of fighting in libya. huge hailstones hit parts of australia, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. battling back — a day after being thrown out of the english premiership, saracens keep their european hopes alive with victory over racing 92. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the queen has attended church near sandringham this morning following the agreement with the duke and duchess of sussex that they'll st

judy hobson, bbc news. joining me now is the head of road policy at the rac, nicholas lyes. just explain to those who are perhaps not fully aware of what will happen, these smart motorways, you don't have a hard shoulder at all? that's right. all lane running motorways where the hard shoulder has been removed and permanently turned into a running lane. the difference is you will have a refuge area and up to half a mile apart. difference is you will have a refuge area and up to half a mile apartm area and up to half a mile apartm a car breaks down, if there is a minor accident, car is pulled over, immediately the name will be shut, but there is a time lag isn't there? —— the lane. but there is a time lag isn't there? -- the lane. yes, in some circumstances it can take between 20 minutes from when the car breaks down and when the lane is actually closed. 20 minutes! i've been speaking to police officers. they have said they won't drive on them. lots of people are feeling these motorways a re lots of peopl

patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news. in the premier league, leaders liverpool are currently beating manchester united 1—nil at anfield, victory would take them 16 points clear the top. leicester are still third in the table after they lost 2—1 at burnley. ashley westwood with the winner for the home side. that's your sport. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. high—pressure brought very different weather to weekend. high pressure brought very different weather to our shores this weekend. a lot of dry weather with sunshine, but it was cold with frost and fog during the mornings. monday, we start the new working week with high pressure and it will stay mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine, particularly gci’oss southern areas. further north, we've got these weatherfronts and more isobars bringing in more cloud and breeze. we start monday on a less cold note across the north and west of scotland than much of central, southern portions of the

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: anti—government protests after the iranian authorities finally admit accidentally shooting down the ukrainian passengerjet. as canada's air accident experts head to iran, prime minister trudeau demands a full and complete inquiry into the crash, in which 57 canadians died. the queen meets other senior royals on monday to discuss harry and meghan‘s decision to step back from their roles. there have been angry protests on the streets of iran after the country's military finally admitted it did shoot down a ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board. iran says it made a disastrous mistake when it wrongly identified the plane as a cruise missile. demonstrators in tehran have been calling for iran's supreme leader to resign, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. almost from the moment the ukrainian airliner crashed, early on wednesday morning, officials i

welcome to bbc news, i'm mike embley. our top stories: is this the momenta ukraine passengerjet was shot down with 176 people on boa rd 7 the us, britain and canada say there's evidence it was accidentally targeted by iran. the us house of representatives votes to limit president trump's war powers against iran, without the approval of congress. leave your homes or risk being trapped, authorities warn residents in victoria, as australia braces for more hot weather and strong winds. a day after the duke and duchess of sussex announce they're stepping back from royal life, meghan leaves the uk for canada. canada's prime minister has said intelligence suggests the ukranian plane that crashed outside tehran this week was brought down by an iranian missile. president trump says the strike may have been a mistake. everyone on board was killed, including dozens of canadians. it was just hours after tehran launched missiles at bases hosting american troops in iraq, in retaliation for the trump administration's assassination of ir

judy hobson, bbc news. and viewers in the midlands and the north west of england can see more on that story on inside out, tonight at 7.30 on bbc1, and it will be available everywhere else on the bbc iplayer the time is... just coming up to 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. prince harry speaks about standing back from royal duties — he described the move as a leap of faith — and made clear that he and meghan had hoped to continue serving the queen — but it wasn't possible. coming up ...as the world tries to tackle climate change — we report from china as it increases its coal—fired power stations coming up on bbc news, england's number eight, billy vunipola, could miss the six nations next month after breaking his arm during saracens' win over racing 92. illegal migration in small boats across the channel will continue to be a challenge for law enforcement bodies, according to the national crime agency. it says that gangs based in france are working together to smuggle people into

james robbins, bbc news. the us house of representatives has approved a largely symbolic resolution seeking to limit president donald trump's ability to pursue military action against iran. the measure was passed by a comfortable majority in the democrat—run chamber but will struggle to get approval in the republican—held senate. democrats accused the president of acting recklessly in ordering the drone strike which killed the iranian general, qasem soleimani. now, you may be able to help spread some light on the iranian approach, and absolute denial, still, that this was brought down by a missile of theirs. absolutely. from the very first hour, it was a mechanical failure, they said, and they had to stick to this narrative. today, again, the head of iranian sites it had been shut down by iranians surface to space missile, they deny it, and the colour to lie and a conspiracy, and warfare by the american allies. they have described it as psychological warfare, playing war games. what has happened at the cr

and i'm one of them, for the bbc as an institution. but the battle lines are being drawn, going back to the general election, and boris is rather surprising and perhaps unexpected intervention, saying, well, we have to look at whether the licence fee is for this generation. and that is what the debate is going to be. and do you think the government are seriously thinking about abolishing the licence fee? they are certainly reviewing it and whether or not this was something that essentially was a headline grabbing statement or something that really has legs, we shall see. i think there are a lot of people within downing street could don't have the warmth of feeling for the bbc that a lot of people in the country do, certainly dominic cummings isn't one of them, the other spinner isn't one of them, and you saw the andrew neil interview, and how even right now the today programme hasn't had a single political interview since this government came in. although the plan is to dig a long interview on bbc breakfast news. that is why they are d

this is bbc news. the headlines: as the lunar new year begins, china has launched a massive campaign to try to stop the spread of the virus that has reportedly killed up to 41 people. the virus has also spread to europe. three cases have been confirmed in france. a powerful earthquake has struck eastern turkey, killing at least 14 people and damaging buildings near the epicenter of the tremor. at least 30 people are believed to be trapped under the rubble.