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

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

mexico and the us and suggested taxing their goods to pay for it. word so has bbc news been getting a bit carried away by the new presidency rosie victoria wells thought so, writing: brian gardner had this question: meanwhile, teresa reilly wrote to us on monday after she had settled down to watch a report on the supreme court decision about brexit: do let us know your thoughts on the bbc‘s coverage of donald trump's presidency or any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us coming up at the end of the programme. now for some of your other concerns this week, starting with the bbc coverage following a report in the sunday times that an unarmed missile went offcourse during a test lastjune. on his show that morning, andrew marr asked the prime minister about this several times. when you made that first speech injuly times. when you made that first speech in july in times. when you made that first speech injuly in the house of commons about our trident nuclear defence, did you know that misfire had occurred? i had absolute faith in our trident missiles, when i made that speech

news, it's phoney stuff, it didn't happen. if that's the case, why is bbc news devoting so the case, why is bbc news devoting so much airtime to the allegations about the president elect? anything donald trump says, does or tweets has been intensely scrutinised in the buildup to his inauguration next week so on wednesday all eyes were on his first news conference since november's election and in terms of spectacle, it didn't disappoint. take the moment when a reporter from cnn tried to ask a question. since you're attacking us can you give us a question. mr president—elect, since you're attacking our news organisation can you give us a chance? not you, your organisation is terrible. give us a chance to ask a question. mr president-elect, can you state categorically... can you give usa you state categorically... can you give us a question, you're attacking us, can give us a question, you're attacking us, can you give us a question, you're attacking us, can you give give us a question, you're attacking us, can you give us a give us a question, you're attacking us, can you give us a

record nine gold medals through no fault of his own. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, serena williams says britain'sjohanna konta can be a future grand slam champion, after knocking her out in this good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been a sharp increase in the number of homeless people — with more than half the councils in england recording a rise. on a single night last year more than 4,000 people were sleeping rough — that's according to the government figures. it amounts to a 16%jump on the year before — campaigners say it's an appalling rate. 0ur midlands correspondent sima kotecha reports now from birmingham — one of the areas with the largest number of homeless people. as the darkness creeps in, the wind chill begins to bite. those who have nowhere to go look for shelter. volunteers roam the streets, making sure nobody has died because of the cold. one of those workers is paul aitken. the young man there, i'm just checking that he is breathing and he is ok. he's fine, he is fast asleep, so i'm not going to wake him up. paul is just checkin

protesters too. but it doesn't signify a unified nation. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. and president putin. is in the interests of america and the wider world. the view from there. for the west wing, perhaps. a gift from russia with love. canvas for us—russian relations. "the american people made the right choice," he says. "we hoped trump would win. but did moscow do more than just hope? internet trolls, and a media campaign. the kremlin‘s principal international propaganda outlet. today, it hit back. on such bad, bad, sloppy and just funny intelligence. is rt putting out kremlin propaganda? here in russia. and that moscow has managed to compromise him. these claims are unsubstantiated, but potentially explosive. so donald trump, a kremlin stooge? fake news, say his supporters, and moscow says the same. large over america's new president. and from the kremlin today, this call for cooperation. but it takes two to tango. is the question. the donald trump burger. and for some, difficult to swallow. a closer relationship. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. mostly drug offenders. a second

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 23:00: the government has said that its timetable for leaving the eu will not be changed by its defeat in the supreme court — ministers are expected to introduce legislation to parliament on thursday this judgment does not change the fact that the uk will be leaving the european union, and it's ourjob to deliver on the instruction the people of the uk have given us. the devolved administrations will not be consulted over the brexit process — nicola sturgeon has said the views of the scottish people are being ignored. with every day that passes right now, it is becoming clear that scotland's voice cannot and is not able to be heard within the uk on this question. president trump has angered environmentalists and native americans by signing orders intended to revive two controversial oil pipeline projects. shares in bt have seen a dramatic fall in value after an accounting scandal at the company's italian division. coming up on newsnight, the losers in the supreme court may end up being the winners because brexit needs to

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting at home and around the globe. our top stories: the israeli ambassador to the uk apologises — after an official is secretly filmed saying he wants to ‘take down‘ some british mps. in the wake of those hacking claims — donald trump defends his pro—russia stance, saying the country will respect the us more when he takes office. the iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a florida airport is formally charged as the fbi face serious questions about the attack. and a cold wave blows over some european countries, bringing freezing temperatures, deaths and transport chaos. the israeli ambassador in london has apologised after an official at the embassy was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" some british mps — including the foreign office minister, sir alan duncan. the israeli ambassador said the comments did not reflect the views of his embassy or the israeli government. jane—frances kelly reports. the emergence of the footage is highly embarrassing for the israelis. it shows shai masot dining with, among others

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: caught on camera — cctv footage of the moment the gunman launched his attack on party—goers in an istanbul nightclub. a huge manhunt continues. questions for indonesia, after 23 people are killed when fire breaks out on a crowded ferry. others are still missing. queen elizabeth has missed a second church service as she continues to recover from a "heavy cold". and will the world's scientists come up with desperately—needed antibiotics to fight super bugs in 2017? we'll look at the big global health issues of the year ahead. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers — killing at least 39 people. another 69 were wounded, four of them critically, in what istanbul's governor described as a "terrorist attack". officials say some 15 foreign nationals were killed in the shooting at one of the city's most popular nightspots. the attack marks a bloody end to a year that saw ankara and istanbul targeted by s

in the bbc news, tributes to the pioneering baroness rachael heyhoe flint. the former england captain who helped transform women's cricket has died at the age of 77. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. eu leaders meeting in strasbourg have been giving their first formal reaction to theresa may's brexit speech. the prime minister of malta, which holds the eu presidency, said any deal had to be inferior to the relationship britain enjoys at the moment. with both british and eu politicians trying not to antagonise each other borisjohnson has been blamed for doing the opposite. he's been accused of inappropriate language when he appeared to compare france's president hollande to a world war ii guard administering punishment beatings. our political editor laura kuennsberg explains. watch out, foreign secretary more light. it is hisjob to bring friends and influence around the world. on tour in india today. the delicate process of leaving the eu begins, rather in delicate words about our old friends and foes, the french. mr hollande wants to administer punishment beatin

chelsea, at anfield. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6. the home secretary amber rudd has taken the government's criticism of president trump's controversial ban on citizens from seven mainly muslim countries from travelling to the united states a step further today. she told mps it's notjust divisive and wrong, but could end up helping so—called islamic state in its mission to recruit supporters to its cause. her words came amid worldwide protests against the ban, and a petition here, signed by nearly 1.7 million people, calling for a state visit by mr trump to be cancelled. here's our diplomatic correspondent james robbins. days of protest across britain focused first on president trump's travel bans, then on the early state visit offered to him by theresa may. the government calls the travel bans divisive and wrong, now the home secretary has gone further, suggesting the president's actions might play into the hands of the extremists, so—called islamic state or daesh. isil and daesh will use any opportunity they can to make difficulties to create the environment tha

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00. sir tim barrow sir — a former ambassador to russia — becomes the uk's new top civil servant at the eu, where he's expected to play a major role in negotiating brexit. a vigil‘s held on the m62 slip road where a 28—year—old man was shot dead by police, as his father speaks out for the first time. how can you kill someone like this ata time how can you kill someone like this at a time like this without giving him a chance to get out or anything? a bullet through the windscreen and that's it? and coming up on newsnight, we'll be looking at what's in store for france — our nearest neighbour and closest rival. the presidential election there could end up as a contest between the far right and a thatcherite — making for interesting times. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has moved fast to appoint a new ambassador to the european union after the surprise resignation of britain's top diplomat in brussels yesterday. sir tim barrow — a former ambassador to russia — will begin work next week on the c

this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. cctv footage shows the moment gunmen launched an attack on a nightclub in istanbul killing 39 people. moments earlier, revellers were welcoming in 2017 and in the chaos, the gunmen managed to escape. mourners lay flowers for a 12—year—old girl who was killed by a hit—and—run driver in oldham. her 11 year old cousin remains seriously injured in hospital. the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. also in the next hour. hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. thousands of people watched the opening installation ahead of a giant fireworks display later this evening. and a goal of the season contender helps arsenal to victory at the emirates. we will have that and the rest of the action in cat—macro sports day. —— sportsday. good evening and welcome to bbc news. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers — killing at least 39 people. anothe

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: with hours to go until he's sworn in, donald trump makes a promise to america. we're going to do things that haven't been done for our country for many, many decades. it's going to change. we take a look at what the trump administration taking power means for moscow. tragedy strikes as firefighters rush to put out a blaze at a high—rise in iran. and former ira leader turned peacemaker martin mcguinness quits politics. he says he's seriously ill. on the eve of his inauguration as 45th president of the united states, donald trump has been speaking to tens of thousands of supporters in washington, in front of the lincoln memorial. after a hugely divisive election, and with mass protests planned even on inauguration day, mr trump said he would bring the whole country together. he addressed the crowd at the end of the make america great again concert, in the grounds of the memorial. he said he was merely the messenger, the means by which people wo

the bbc coming from? it's time you reported the real news. george michael's was of course not the only death to be reported on the bbc over the past couple of weeks, as other viewers pointed out to us. it's the 27th of december and today, the bbc news and channel 130 has four obituaries. an enormously long one for carrie fisher, there's still contributions on george michael, the author richard adams and about the royle family actress liz smith. there's so many important things happening in this world. it's absolutely ridiculous. good morning, every time i switch on the news to find out what's happening in the world, all i see is an endless film of yet another pop star who has taken himself to an early grave. sad for friends and family but, please, could you please give us some news. thank you. thursday saw the death ofjill saward, a long—term campaigner for the rights of survivors and victims of sexual violence, having herself been raped at the age of 21. the news was widely and prominently reported at the bbc. with george alagiah tweeting that he was proud that tv‘s six o'clock bu

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: president trump has signed an order to build a wall on the us border with mexico, one of his main of his main campaign promises. construction could begin in months. nation without borders is not a nation. beginning today, the united states of america gets back control of its borders, gets back its borders. mps will get a chance to scrutinise the government's brexit strategy after theresa may said she'll produce a white paper. the royal bank of scotland is to set aside another $4 billion to pay fines for miss—selling. british scientists have identified 1a new disorders affecting children after analysing the genes of thousands of children with rare, undiagnosed conditions. and on newsnight we find out what the mexicans think about donald trump's proposed border wall and speak to the playwright david pair about his film on holocaust denial. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has signed an executive order to build a wall along the us border with mexico. it was one of his key pledges during the election cam

welcome to bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: in the wake of those hacking claims — donald trump defends his pro—russia stance, saying the country will respect the us more when he takes office. the iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a florida airport is formally charged as the fbi face serious questions about the attack. at least 43 people are killed in a huge truck bomb attack in the northern syrian town of azaz. the ivory coast president says he's reached a deal with mutineering soldiers but it's not clear if all of them will accept the settlement. donald trump has given more reaction to the intelligence report released on friday, which accused russian president vladimir putin of ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. on twitteertrump said: "having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. only "stupid" people, or fools, would think that it is bad! we have enough problems around the world without yet another one. when i am president, russia will respect us far more than they do now and both countries wil

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: in the wake of those hacking claims, donald trump defends his pro—russia stance, saying the country will respect the us more when he takes office. the israeli ambassador in london apologises after saying he wants to ta ke apologises after saying he wants to take down some british mps. the iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a florida airport is formally charged, as the fbi face serious questions about the attack. at least 43 people are killed in a huge truck bomb attack in the northern syrian town of azaz. the ivory coast president says he has reached a deal with mutineering soldiers, but it is not clear if all of them will accept the settlement. donald trump has given more reaction to the intelligence report released on friday which accused russian president vladimir putin of ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. on twitter, mr trump said... our correspondent barbara plett—usher, who is in washington, has bee

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11: boris johnson comes under attack for accusing some european leaders of wanting to punish the uk for leaving the eu. if mr hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who chooses to escape rather in the manner of some world war two movie, then i don't think that is the way forward. meanwhile, the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, promises to seek a "balanced" brexit deal while warning of difficulties ahead. in his final news conference as president, barack obama calls on donald trump's administration to lead by example, to prevent big countries from "bullying" smaller ones. scientists declare that 2016 was the warmest year on record, and man made climate change is to blame. newsnight, the head of the imf, christine lagarde, looks at the brexit strategy. and military support to the gambia. will be defeated but defiant president stand down? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has been criticised for his choice of language after appearing to c

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's gavin grey. our top stories: keeping it in the family — jared kushner is to be appointed as a senior adviser when the incoming president enters the white house. and as he prepares to leave the white house, we look at obama's legacy as america's first african american president. europe's deep freeze — after temperatures plummet and icy conditions bring misery to millions. and building brazil's mega—dams — we visit the amazon rainforest to assess the impact from one of the world's biggest civil engineering projects. hello and welcome. president—elect donald trump has announced plans to hire his son—in—law as a senior adviser. jared kushner was part of donald trump's campaign team and helped propel him to the white house during the campaign. democrats immediately called for a review of the appointment, citing nepotism laws and potential conflicts. but members of mr trump's team have argued that a law barring officials from giving governmentjobs to relatives does

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: mexico's president condemns the decision by america's new president to build a border wall. donald trump says mexico will end up paying. in his first interview since taking office, the us president insists torture works, but there's unease in the intelligence community. chile suffers its worst wildfires in half a century, the us sends the world's biggest air tanker to help fight the flames. and mary tyler moore, the groundbreaking american television and film star, dies at the age of 80. mexico's president has condemned the decision by us president donald trump to build a fortified wall along the us—mexico border. he repeated that his country would not pay for it. in a video message, president enrique pena nieto did not address reports that he was considering cancelling next week's visit to washington. president pena nieto said, "i regret and reject the decision of the us to build the wall", and he added that he would consult with top aides before decid

hello. i'm kasia madera, with a bbc news special programme on donald trump's first hours as 45th president of the united states. president trump signed his first executive order in the oval office after taking oath earlier in the day. to protect the constitution of the united states, so help me god. to protect the constitution of the united states, so help me god. congratulations, mr president. tens of thousands gather to watch as mr trump vows to give power to them — to the people. a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward it is going to be only america first. america first! i'm laura trevelyan in the freedom plaza. we are waiting president trump was mac arrival at the first of three inaugural walls he is attending tonight. —— trump's arrival. there's violence before and after the inauguration. more than 200 people are arrested. others make their point more peacefully. welcome to the special programme. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: donald trump's choice to lead the cia talks tough on russia and defends america's spy agencies, hours after mr trump attacked them. i have seen their morale through tough times, where they have been challenged before, and i have seen them walk through fire to make sure they do theirjobs in a professional way. russia describes the deployment of thousands of us troops in poland as a threat to its national security. a big change for cubans entering the us as washington ends its long—standing open—door policy. and the bromance lives on. president obama surprises his deputyjoe biden with the highest civilian honour. hello. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on several vital questions facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president—elect. and in contrast to mr trump's fond and admiring

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: donald trump fires america's top legal adviser, acting attorney general sally yates, for questioning whether his immigration ban is legal. a white house statement accuses her of betrayal. there is a growing outcry against the travel restrictions, from the public, politicians, and now former president obama. police in quebec charge a french—canadian student with shooting dead six muslim worshippers at a mosque. and a special bbc investigation into the traffickers selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. the real tragedy of this trade is that, to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family have to be killed. within the past half—hour donald trump has fired america's most senior legal official, his acting attorney general, sally yates. she had taken the rare step of defying the white house, and ordered justice department lawyers not to defend in court the president's travel restrictions targeting seven muslim—majority nati

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: after worldwide protests, the home secretary calls president trump's travel ban "wrong," saying it could help so—called islamic state to recruit supporters. islamic state and daesh will use any possibility they can to create the environment they want to radicalise people and bring them over to their side. it is a propaganda opportunity for them potentially. but after sacking america's top legal officer for disagreeing with the ban, donald trump is holding firm. mps are debating the bill that will begin the process of britain leaving the eu. when and what did lord coe know about russia's doping scandal? m ps wa nt a nswers after new revelations. and in newsnight, we bring you a story that goes right to the heart of the brexit campaign. did a feud between the then prime minister and the editor of the daily mail help to shape the referendum? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the british government has delivered its strongest criticism so far of the travel ban imposed by president trump on seven mainly muslim countries. the home secretary, amber rudd, said it was "divisive," and could be used as propaganda by the islamic state group. she spoke after the president of the european council, donald tusk, had listed the trump administration alongside china, russia and islamic extremism as a threat to the future of the eu. this report from washington by our north america editor, jon sopel. four days since president tramp signed the extreme vetting policy and the administration is trying to clarify whether it was a ban or a pause, who was consulted, who will be affected and what the executive order is and is not. it was left to the secretary of homeland security to offer reassurance. this is not, i repeat, not a ban on muslims. the homeland security mission is to safeguard the american people, our homeland, our values, and religious liberty is one of our most fundamental and treasured values. donald trump was today meeting leaders from the pharmaceutical industry after last night delivering a lethal injection to the country's most senior law officer, the acting attorney general. it's already being dubbed the "monday night massacre." the offence of sally yates was to issue this memo to her staff at the department ofjustice. she said she wasn't convinced that the executive order was lawful and went on, consequently, for as long as i'm the acting attorney general, the department ofjustice will not present arguments in defence of the executive order. this is what america looks like! this drama was unfolding as once again protesters had taken to the streets to oppose the ban on refugees coming to the us. that she was fired for defying the president was hardly surprising, but the language used by the white house was. "the acting attorney general, sally yates, has betrayed the department ofjustice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the united states." the word "betrayal" is more usually reserved for spies, for people who have committed acts of treachery. sally yates would say she was doing what she thought was right and upholding the law, but what this episode shows us is how the trump administration sees dissent, and how it's going to deal with it. in essence, you're either with us or against us. the whole truth... but look at this from her confirmation hearing back in 2015. the man asking the question is none other than donald trump's choice as attorney general. if the views the president wants to execute are unlawful, should the attorney general or deputy attorney general say "no?" i believe the attorney general or deputy attorney general has an obligation to follow the law and the constitution and to give their independent legal advice to the president. but in a few hours‘ time, for all attention will switch here. this is the supreme court, the highest court in the land, the body that decides all the most contentious social issues. gun laws, abortion rights, gay marriage. and there is a vacancy that donald trump must fill, possibly the biggest decision you make as president. because whoever he chooses is there for life and notjust a fixed term. one thing you can be sure of, it will be someone deeply conservative. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the number of names on a petition opposing a state visit to the uk by president trump exceeded 1.7 million. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, has the latest. hey—hey, oh—oh, donald trump has got to go! refugees are welcome here! days of protest across britain focused first on president trump's travel bans, then on the early state visit offered to him by theresa may. the government calls the travel bans divisive and wrong, now the home secretary has gone further, suggesting the president's actions might play into the hands of the extremists, so—called islamic state or daesh. isil and daesh will use any opportunity they can to make difficulties to create the environment that they want to radicalise people, to bring them over to their side. so, it is a propaganda opportunity for them, potentially. and the home secretary told a committee of mps that, seen from britain, the countries which are the subject of president trump's travel ban are not the main problem. the difficulties to the uk over terrorism are not caused by people largely coming from the sort of countries that the us has named, but from people becoming radicalised here. downing street tonight seems to be distancing theresa may from her home secretary's remarks. number 10 is saying that the extremists will twist any policy from any government for their own propaganda purposes. but unease in britain about president trump's visit is the more than matched by stark warning from mainland europe. the president of the european council listed as key threats to europe assertive china, russia's aggressive policies towards neighbours and radical islam. he said the united states this catastrophe in europe by weakening transatlantic ties. particularly, the change in washington puts the european union in a difficult situation. with the new administration seeming to put into question the last 70 years of american foreign policy. we should, today, remind our american friends of their own message. "united we stand, divided we fall." all this anxiety seems to be fuelling protest against theresa may's early invitation to donald trump for a state visit, delivered personally only seven days after his inauguration. president obama only enjoyed the ultimate british accolade in his third year of office. no president has ever been asked so speedily, but the government says the invitation to donald trump stands, dismissing criticism from a former head of the foreign office and national security adviser. the petition against the state visit is steadily gaining support and has now triggered a parliamentary debate next month. the wider doubts about the president's policy raised by the home secretary makes the government balancing act between wooing donald trump and warning him of risks all the harder. bbc news. mps have been debating the bill which gives the government the authority to start the formal process of leaving the eu. the legislation allows for the triggering of article 50 of the lisbon treaty, and it looks set to be approved in a vote tomorrow, with labour mps being ordered byjeremy corbyn to back the bill. but some labour mps say they willjoin the snp in voting against, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. our political correspondent, chris mason, is westminster for us. it is good to see you are awake. are you hearing anything that suggests that perhaps this deal could be voted down? is it basically a foregone conclusion? it is a foregone conclusion? it is a foregone conclusion. it is a curiosity. in myjob usually we talk about the process of all ethics because we are uncertain about the outcome. in this instance it is all about the process because the outcome is pretty much predetermined. the government will win in the vote around about seven o'clock tomorrow night. it will win bya mild o'clock tomorrow night. it will win by a mild because it has a majority on the conservative benches, though, a small one, but labour are saying their mps should also backed the government endorsing the triggering of 50. a good number of labour mps will not have a pressing excuse to do something else. some will abstain. others will vote against figures guest at tonight ranging from 30 upwards, with some thinking they cannot endorse something they never advocated in the first place. the snp and liberal democrats will also reject the government's advice on what it wants to see happen. this will happen. the parliamentary stages of this has been managed by the supreme court and will be done so the supreme court and will be done so in the supreme court and will be done soina the supreme court and will be done so in a week. several more weeks to go before it clears all its hurdles, giving theresa may the power to trigger article 50 before the end of march. indeed. having said all that, it will go through in the vote tomorrow more than likely. the snp will put forward amendments and so will put forward amendments and so will labour. there is a sense that while the vote may be lost, these mps, they can still weak this legislation to a form more in keeping with their constituents. —— twea k keeping with their constituents. —— tweak the pillar absolutely. that is the argument we have heard repeatedly denied. for example, there has been a labour backbencher who has given this a lot of thought, saying we should leave the eu, but this is not what the people had mandated. there should still be discussions about our relationship in the single market, the customs union, and a good number of other eu institutions. crucially, this whole parliamentary process, which is why the minister wanted to avoid it, ta kes the minister wanted to avoid it, takes the time to buy out of the government's hand. they have plenty of time to clear the hurdles before theresa may wants to trigger article 50 before the end of march, you cannot be certain she will stick to the time. it may slip a little bit. there will be some buffering with some ping—pong between the commons and lords and some amendments and she could still meet the deadline. but she will have another date in the diary to keep an eye on, the 25th of march. just days before the end of the month. that is the 60th anniversary of the signing of the treaty of rome, if you like, the lighting of the pilot light of european integration. i suspect she will realise it would be diplomatic to probably avoid that date for triggering article 50. indeed. thank you very much. chris mason. sebastian coe, the head of world athletics' governing body, has denied misleading a parliamentary committee which is investigating doping in sport. e—mails have been released which appear to show that lord coe was aware of corruption allegations in athletics before they were made public, raising questions about evidence he gave to mps last year. this report by our sports editor, dan roan, does contain some flash photography. as both athlete and administrator, lord coe has been at the very top of his sport for decades. but tonight, fresh concerns over whether he misled mps about what he knew and when over allegations of a russian doping scandal. when coe appeared in front of a parliamentary select committee, in december 2015, he was asked if he knew about the corruption crisis before it became public the previous year? i was certainly not aware of the specific allegations that have been made around the corruption of anti—doping processes in russia. but since then, there's been evidence coe may have known more than he initially suggested. first, the bbc‘s panorama programme last summer reported allegations he'd been alerted to the scandal months before it became public. reporter: did you mislead parliament? lord coe? the programme revealed that former world champion distance runner, david bedford, had sent coe an email about the scandal, coe said he hadn't opened attachments detailing the allegations. today, a twist. in this email, sent by coe to the iaaf‘s ethics chief, in august 2104, he says... "the purpose of this note is of course to advise you that i have now been made aware of the allegations." looking at the evidence we have before us today, i think it's clear to us that he was far more aware of serious allegations around doping and corruption in athletics than he let on when he came to the committee in december 2015. coe denies there's any discrepancy between his evidence and what the e—mail says he knew and that he was not asked specifically by mps about when he first heard of the corruption. lord coe agreed to release this e—mail after demands for him to be recalled to that parliamentary select committee to give more evidence, but the pressure on athletic‘s most powerful figure is intensifying, and tonight, yet more controversy. his former right—hand man, kicked out of the iaaf, in disgrace. nick davies, who served as coe's chief of staff, admitted accepting secret payments from the governing body's former president and then lying about it. he was cleared of corruption, but sacked with immediate effect. coe has vowed to salvage the credibility of the sport he now rules, but the past continues to blight his attempts to look to the future. dan roan, bbc news. in france, the centre—right candidate in the presidential election, francois fillon, is facing new questions over a salary paid to his wife from public funds. there are new allegations that penelope fillon was paid close to three—quarters of a million for her role as parliamentary assistant with no evidence of her actually doing the job. mr fillon says he'll withdraw his candidacy if a formal investigation is launched. nearly 50,000 gay and bisexual men, who were convicted of sexual offences which have since been abolished, have been given posthumous pardons. another 15,000 men who are still alive can also apply to be pardoned under the so—called turing's law which was named after the second world war codebreaker, alan turing. the irish novelist, sebastian barry, has become the first person to win the prestigious costa book of the year award twice. at a ceremony in london tonight, he won for his historical novel, days without end, set in 1850s, telling the story of two irish soldiers in america. he said he was inspired to write about a gay relationship after his son came out. that's a summary of the news. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis. tonight, we bring you a story

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's tom donkin. deadly shooting at a mosque in quebec city. five people are reported to have been killed with many more injured. after protest and confusion, the white house clarifies president trump's immigration policy, insisting he's not targetting muslims. seniorfigures in donald trump's own party say the measures have been poorly implemented, but the president stands firm. meet the candidate. benoir amoh, a politician from the hard—left, he'll represent the french socialist party in this year's presidential election. we start with breaking news from canada. shots have been fired at a mosque in quebec city. at least four people have been killed. police said two people have been arrested during evening prayers. a0 people were inside the building. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau has issued a statement on social media: jessica murphy is a news editor with bbc news in canada, she's on the line from toronto. jessica, what more do we know at this stage? well, there's still not too many

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11: a great thing for the american worker what we just a great thing for the american worker what wejust did a great thing for the american worker what we just did stop donald trump signs an order free—trade deal with pacific rim countries. theresa may has reaffirmed her absolute faith in the trident nuclear deterrent, and has refused to confirm or deny reports that an unarmed missile veered off course during a test last year. i'm regularly briefed on national security issues. i was briefed on the successful certification of hms vengance and her crew. we don't comment on the operational details for national security reasons. an independent report into the death of dean saunders, a mentally—ill man who took his own life at chelmsford prison last year, has found staff failed to do enough to protect him. on newsnight, day one of the trump administration here in washington sees anti—abortion legislation and the dumping of a major trade deal. but what will the next 99 days bring? good evening and welcome to bbc news. president tr

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

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: donald trump's choice to lead the cia talks tough on russia and defends america's spy agencies, hours after mr trump attacked them. i have seen their morale through tough times, where they have been challenged before, and i've seen them walk through fire to make sure they do theirjobs in a professional way. russia describes the deployment of thousands of american troops in poland as a threat to its national security. a big change for cubans fleeing cuba. the us ends its longstanding open—door policy. and the bromance lives on. barack obama surprises his deputy with america's highest civilian honour. hello. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on several vital questions facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president—elect. and, in contrast to mr trump's fond and admiring words for president putin, his nominee for defence secretary accused russia of trying to break up nato, and described it as a threat to europe. nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy that you will find on capitol hill, where next friday they will be playing hail to the chief as donald trump takes centre stage. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front—page allegations swirl that russia has compromising information about the president—elect, that could make him susceptible to blackmail. do you solemnly swear to give the committee the truth... today, donald trump's choice as the new cia director was on capitol hill, claiming the new allegations are unsubstantiated, but agreeing the kremlin tried to interfere with the election. it's pretty clear about what took place here, about russian involvement in efforts to hack information, and to have an impact on american democracy. i'm very clear—eyed about what that intelligence report says, and have every expectation, as we continue to develop the facts, i will relay those not only to the president, but to the team around him and to you all, so that we all can have a robust discussion about how to take on what is an enormous threat from cyber. as for the latest allegations contained in the unverified dossier... i promise i will pursue the facts, wherever they take us. also on capitol hill, the incoming defence secretary, james ‘mad dog' mattis, taking aim at vladimir putin, putting russia at the top of his list of threats to america. i'm all for engagement, but we also have to recognise reality, and what russia is up to. and there's a decreasing number of areas where we can engage co—operatively, and an increasing number of areas where we're going to have to confront russia. clapping. from trump tower yesterday, the president—elect rejected the unverified allegations russia has dirt on him, in strong and colourful language. you are fake news. go ahead. and after speaking last night to america's director of national intelligence, james clapper, he was just as vehement on twitter. but intelligence chiefs have made no determination about the credibility of the claims. "the intelligence community has not made anyjudgement the ongoing rift with the intelligence community and the open disagreement with senior appointees over russia aren't donald trump's only problems. he has also been slammed by the us government's ethics chief. it is over his plan to hand control of the trump business empire to his sons. but for a0 years presidents have created independent blind trusts to avoid conflicts of interest. the presidency is a full—time job, and he would have had to step back anyway. the idea of setting up a trust to hold his operating businesses adds nothing to the equation. this is not a blind trust. it's not even close. washington is a city used to ethics questions and alleged scandal, but nothing like this on the eve of an inauguration. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. a former mi6 officer, named as the source of the latest allegations against donald trump, has gone into hiding. christopher steele produced the dossier which included allegations that mr trump had been caught in compromising financial and sexual activity. the allegations are unproven, and us intelligence chiefs say they have made nojudgement on their credibility. our security correspondent gordon corera on the british connection. the murky world of intelligence—gathering in moscow. a secret dossier of allegations about donald trump and russia, all written by a former member of mi6, the british secret service. this is christopher steele, the author. a man used to keeping a low profile, but who is now at the centre of international controversy. his house was unoccupied today. the 52—year—old was supposed to have told neighbours to look after his cats. he is said to be lying low, fearing for his safety. in the 1990s, he worked in moscow, undercoverfor mi6, and became one of their russian experts. in london, after leaving mi6, he and a former colleague founded orbis — a private intelligence company. orbis are headquartered here. there is no sign of chris steele, though. companies like this normally try and keep a low profile. they rely on their contacts, sometimes from their past in the intelligence world, to gather information. last year, donald trump's opponents, republican and then democrat, commissioned investigators to see what damaging material they could find. among those was christopher steele, whose work unearthed allegations about trump's sex life, business dealings, and his campaign's relationship with the kremlin. these were passed to the news media, who tried to investigate, but couldn't confirm the allegations. details were also passed to the fbi and to politicians, who began asking questions. last week, us intelligence briefed trump about the existence of the memos, without saying they were true. and that led to a news outlet publishing the memos two days ago. because he was an ex—mi6 officer, steele is unlikely to have been able to travel to moscow himself, so instead will have relied on intermediaries to gather information. moscow's a difficult place to work in. the russians have a habit, because of their history, of secrecy and deception. the other complicating factor is money. people — if you're going to give someone money to tell you something, there is a strong possibility that they will tell you what you want to hear. alexander litvinenko also investigated the kremlin for private intelligence companies, and was working with mi6 when steele was there. litvinenko was poisoned by radioactive polonium on the orders, it is thought, of the kremlin. his widow told me these investigations carry real risks. i believe it's very dangerous, particularly after the death of my husband. because, when you just approach very specific information, particularly when this information is very close to very powerful people, you might be on this line, and you just easily might be killed. the russian dossier was not written for public consumption, and its extraordinary allegations have not been proven. its author also never expected to be in the spotlight. but, in the feverish atmosphere of american politics today, secrets are no longer as safe as they were. gordon corera, bbc news. as if there wasn't enough happening in washington, the justice department is opening an investigation into the fbi's activities in the run—up to the election. in particular, they will look into directorjames comey‘s decision to reopen an inquiry into hillary clinton's e—mails just 11 days before polling day. democrats believe that helped hand donald trump his victory. the president—elect maintains it had no impact. the united states has scrapped its decades—old policy granting residency to cubans who enter the us by land without a visa. it is another step to normalising relations between the two cold war enemies. president obama restored diplomatic ties in 2015. our correspondent in havana, will grant, told me a policy encouraging cubans to flee cuba had been looking out of place with the diplomatic thaw. i think that it was the cornerstone of the policy towards cuba from washington for 20 years or so, a sort of carrot, if you like, to the stick of the us economic embargo. but it makes no sense, as you say, under these new terms, the fresh relationship between washington and havana, seen under president obama, to be encouraging cubans to sort of abandon the country, with the carrot of finding they will have the right to remain with residency in the united states when they get here, the wet foot, dry foot policy. it always had a slightly inevitable feel it would come to an end sometime under president obama and it has come right at the very end. there is no saying what a donald trump administration would make of this change, or the thaw in general. absolutely, we're waiting to get more clarity on what he will make on the entire thaw. to be honest, the situation does not look good in terms of continuing and deepening the thaw. he's already made clear noises that he thinks it's not a good deal for the united states. he's appointed somebody who is a staunch supporter of the economic embargo. it looks like you will roll back on certain advances made by the obama administration towards cuba. but exactly what he will do when it comes to this wet foot, dry foot decision, that, among many things, we will find out on 20 january. briefly, presumably donald trump will be under pressure from business friends to make a lot of money in cuba. that's right, and i think we'll see it begin to divide into two camps. will he see this as trump the emerging politician, playing to the audience in miami, and south florida, taking a hard line with the castro government, or will he align with the businessmen who can see clear business incentives in cuba, especially in the tourism industry in the hotel industry and with international flights recently reinstated, of course. hamas security forces in gaza have broken up a protest by thousands of people demanding an end to chronic power cuts. it was one of the largest unauthorised protests in the territory since the islamic militant group took power a decade ago. sarah corker reports. the demonstration began in this refugee camp, and quickly grew in size. protesters chanted we want electricity, and the crowd marched towards the headquarters of the state—run electricity company in northern gaza. tension mounted, stones were thrown, and then the sound of gunshots. gunfire. followed by panic. with just two or three hours of electricity a day, people here have learnt to improvise, stocking up on wood in this bakery. translation: the electricity used to come for eight hours. now we don't even get two hours. this demonstration is a rare sign of dissent in the territory, which the hamas militant group has ruled it for the past decade. translation: the electricity crisis in gaza has been worsening for ten years. year after year, due to the population growth and increasing demand on electricity, while the power available is the same, and hasn't changed for more than 16 years. for weeks, local people have been enduring cold wintry conditions. for this man, no power means his utility scooter, his only way of getting around, is useless. the local power plant was damaged during fighting with israel, and is only working at half capacity. and, for gaza's 2 million residents, this electricity crisis shows no sign of easing. sarah corker, bbc news. police in el salvador saved the country has had 2a hours without any murders. it is the first day in two yea rs murders. it is the first day in two years without any killings. diggers from united nations give el salvador the highest murder rate in the world. since the new year more than 100 people have already been killed. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we speak to the writer and director of la la land, the man who has brought the art of the musical back, very successfully, to hollywood. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws, passed by the country's new multiracial government, and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc news. i'm mike embley. the latest headlines: donald trump's choice to lead the cia has praised us intelligence agencies, hours after mr trump attacked them. russia, much in the news in the us, of course, has reacted strongly to a significant american military build—up in poland. the kremlin is calling it a threat to russia's national security. more than 3,000 troops are being deployed, together with tanks and armoured vehicles, along nato's eastern front. it is the biggest american military reinforcement in europe for decades. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has been watching the american contingent arrive. the americans are coming, back in europe in force. we joined an armoured convoy as it crossed from germany into poland, nearing the end of theirjourney that started in colorado. eagerly awaited in a nation that's been waiting for us support. what signal do you think it will send to moscow? that we are ready to do everything. it's a normal militaryjob to defend a country, to defend family, to defend the world. they came by road and by rail, an entire armoured brigade of 3,500 troops and hundreds of vehicles. three years ago, in less tense times, the last american tanks left europe. now they've brought more than 80 of them back. but, while they've been welcomed with open arms, the decision to send them was taken by president obama and, as he prepares to hand over power, the question — will the next president soon be telling them to return home? you don't expect to get an order to turn round from the new president? no, sir, we're focused here on this mission right now and we're very proud to be here. the soldiers are very proud to be here and the formation is great, very strong. it's going great and we're going to remain committed to that because it's important. over the next few days, a steady stream of trains carrying us heavy armour will be arriving here in western poland, all part of the largest us military build—up in europe since the end of the cold war. and, while america says this is all about reassuring nato allies, russia sees it as a direct threat. translation: it is obvious the goal of these efforts, as well as hasty deployment of heavy military assets in europe, is an attempt of the outgoing 0bama administration to complicate as much as possible these bilateral relations. britain, too, is boosting its defence of eastern europe, taking command of nato's high readiness force and with plans to send hundreds of troops to estonia and poland. the nato alliance wants to send a strong message to russia, but that will largely depend on donald trump. jonathan beale, bbc news, western poland. the new secretary—general of the united nations, antonio guterres, has said cypriot leaders seem determined to make progress in talks to re—unite the former british colony. the island has been divided for a0 years since turkey invaded the north and declared it an independent country. it's not internationally recognised. in 2004, a un plan to re—unify the turkish—controlled north and the republic of cyprus in the south was put to a vote. greek cypriots rejected it. one of the main obstacles now is the presence of 30,000 turkish troops, which greek cypriots say is unacceptable. our special correspondent fergal keane has been to the island to see what is at stake. at nicosia's abandoned airport today, remnants of europe's longest unresolved conflict. an escalating civil war that led to invasion and partition. every 20 minutes there is an air attack on the airport of nicosia. with a deal now possible, this is a reminder of why the geneva talks matter so much in a place where memories are still vivid. we were gathered at the garden of the hospital, turkish hospital, and they took all the men to prison. they burned the turkish flag and they put on the greek flag. for more than a0 years, the conflict on cyprus defied the best efforts of the united nations and the european union at resolution. the result was a generation that grew up knowing only the division of this island. and listening to their parents' stories of dispossession. the un patrols a buffer zone between the two sides. here in nicosia, turkish—occupied cyprus is a few metres away across no—man‘s land, still scarred by old battles. but now the talks have given maria hope she can go home to the village she was driven from four decades ago. everybody left, all the greeks left? yes, of course. we crossed the green line to see her old house, now occupied by a turkish family. do you think you will ever, even with the peace deal, be able to come back here? among turkish villagers we also found good will, though some worry about property being reclaimed and fear extremists on both sides could try wreck a deal. an abandoned turkish village, a vision of the old cyprus. but this peace choir of greeks and turks, a symbol of the new. of what so many here are willing their leaders to achieve. la la land was the big winner at the golden globes last weekend, taking a record seven awards, including best musical or comedy. it's a nod to old—time hollywood, against the backdrop of modern la. will gompertz met the film's writer and director, damien chazelle. # city of stars # are you shining just for me? welcome to la la land, the hollywood musical starring emma stone and ryan gosling which looks like it's going to sing and dance itself to 0scars glory. it's a genre of film—making that its 31—year—old writer and director thinks is unfairly derided as being a bit naff. this idea of musicals as being vibrant and vital, i don't think that they're the outdated think they get labelled as sometimes. they're also notjust the purely fantastical thing that people sometimes label them as. i think musicals can actually say a great deal about real life and human emotions and humanity and also where we are now. and the need for dreams. # here's to the ones who dream, foolish as they may seem.# but from a writer and a director's point of view, what can you do in a song that you can't do in a script? i think of a song as... ..in a musical as a reflection of a person's innermost feelings. it's feelings that can't be described in dialougue or in kind of action. it's feelings that need the outlet of a song. # the look in somebody's eyes. we had about a 3—a month rehearsal period of prep where everyday ryan and emma were in dance lessons, singing lessons, piano lessons. i think it's also part of fun, if you're going to work with movie stars like that, to put them outside their comfort zone, to see the vulnerability. maybe it means something. i doubt it. yeah, i don't think so. damien chazelle is not yet 32 but is already being widely lauded and applauded for his talents. he's a young film—maker living his own la la land dream. will gompertz, bbc news. finally, the internet is full of memes celebrating and sending up their bromance, and there's been a real touching moment in washington, as president obama caught his vice presidentjoe biden by surprise at a white house ceremony. for the final time as president i am pleased to award the highest medal of honour, the presidential medal of freedom. you can see mr biden having trouble holding things together there. it is the highest civilian honour. and it was, clearly, an emotional moment. the pair have served together for eight years, and now refer to each other as brothers. as they prepare to step down, president obama said he was bestowing the honour for mr biden‘s faith in his fellow americans and a lifetime of service. this also gives the internet one last chance to talk about our bromance. laughter and for that of course. briefly, the top story. donald trump was my choice to lead the caa has praised the intelligence community, hours after mr trump had attacked it. —— cia. much more on that and all of the news on the bbc website. you can also reach me and most of the team on twitter. hello. thursday always did offer up the prospect of more wintry fair more widely across the british isles than we've seen of late. it took a while, but eventually these were the sort of scenes many weather watchers recorded across parts of the midlands for example and then down into the south—east parts of east anglia too where several centimetres of snow fell on particularly the higher ground, with temperatures just that little bit lower. it took a while before all of that combination of rain, sleet and snow gradually pulled its way of back towards the near continent. all the while still plenty of showers in northern and western parts and that's part of the problem because, as the skies cleared, so those wetted surfaces are going to be really quite slippery in the first part of friday. there will obviously be lying snow for some and fresh snow to come if you're exposed to the north, north—westerly breeze. but it's the strength of the wind that's causing us concern. 0n the eastern shores, anywhere from yorkshire down towards north norfolk, because the waves will pile up there could be some over—topping and a storm surge on the go as well. in that flow we may well have another band of rain, sleet and snow so watch out for that, that could be close by to you for your particular school run 01’ your commute. 0nce that's away, a decent enough sort of day. look at that, a lot of fine weather around, some sunshine doing absolutely nothing for the temperatures. i should say straightaway that there will be further showers in the western side of scotland, parts of northern ireland and western fringes of both england and wales and there you see what i mean about the temperatures really struggling and when you add in the strength of the wind across eastern parts, it will feel really raw. once we get the sun down and we get into saturday morning, ice again could be a significant issue. but for the most part saturday is a decent sort of day. yes, still further showers to be had in northern and western parts of the country but many central and eastern areas, yes, you still have the wind to content with and a sprinkling of wintry showers in some exposed eastern parts but it will be a decent day. so i don't have too many issues with the premier league football matches. it's the lower leagues that may have an issue with frosted pitches. i'm sure many a clerk of the course with the race meetings will be keeping a close eye on the conditions indeed. saturday perhaps the last of the really cold air dominating. the isobars beginning to crank back as we bring in somewhat milder conditions from the atlantic, but it does mean we import more cloud and there will be enough about the cloud for there to be quite a bit of rainfall about as well. so milder, yes, but not as sunny and quite a dank day for many of us. the headlines on bbc news: donald trump's choice to lead the cia has strongly backed us intelligence agencies, a day after they were lambasted by the president—elect. mike pompeo, the man nominated to become the next head of the cia, said he valued the professionalism of staff and their efforts to ensure that truth reached policy—makers. moscow says the build—up of american military in poland is a threat to russia's national security. more than 3,000 us troops, as well as tanks and armoured vehicles, are being deployed along nato's eastern front. it is the biggest us military reinforcement in europe for decades. the united states has ended a longstanding policy that granted special status to cuban immigrants, allowing them to enter and remain in the country without a visa. president obama said the immediate scrapping of the measure marked an important step in the normalisation of relations with cuba. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages of the morning's papers. the daily express says new snow chaos is on the way.

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: donald trump fires america's top legal adviser, acting attorney—general sally yates, for questioning whether his immigration ban is legal. a white house statement accuses her of betrayal. there's a growing outcry against the travel restrictions from the public, politicians and now former president obama. police in quebec charge a french—canadian student with shooting dead six muslim worshippers at a mosque. and a special investigation in the sale of baby chimpanzees. all the apples and its family have to be killed to get one chimpanzee out of thejungle. killed to get one chimpanzee out of the jungle. —— adults. within the past half hour donald trump has fired america's most senior legal official, his acting attorney—general, sally yates. she had taken the rare step of defying the white house and ordered justice department lawyers not to defend, in court, the president's travel restrictions targeting 7 muslim—majority nations. she said in a statement she wasn't convinced they were legal. a white house statement accuses her of betraying the justice department. mr trump has now named dana boente, us attorney for the eastern district of virginia, to replace sally yates, as acting attorney—general. he has also been dismissed the act —— acting director of immigration is an customs. a short time ago i spoke to the bbc‘s david willis in washington for the latest. the trump white house, clearly affro nted by the behaviour of sally yates, her writing to thejustice department lawyers to basically say that they shouldn't be defending challenges to the donald trump executive order in court, because she's not convinced that it's lawful, that met by swift sacking on the part of the trump administration. and they issued a statement in the last few minutes, saying the acting attorney—general, sally yates, has betrayed the department ofjustice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the united states. and the statement goes on to say, this order was approved, as to form and legality, by the department ofjustice office of legal counsel. i mean, what all this basically conjures up is the thought that, had they waited just a few days before introducing this executive order then, presumably, jeff sessions, the alabama senator who is donald trump's pick for attorney—general, would have been in place, and they would have avoided some more damaging headlines. and it has been a day of damaging headlines, with barack obama breaking his silence afterjust ten days, to say that he doesn't approve of this travel ban, and various american diplomats around the world also expressing disquiet, mike. and two more thoughts, i guess, occurring to many of our viewers. first of all, will dana boente enforce the executive order? but before all that, can president trump do this? well, yes, i mean, there are a lot of questions here. of course, ultimately, what is going to happen with this executive order? it does appear that there are going to be legal challenges, there were more advanced today, and that ultimately the fate of that very controversial move to basically prohibit the arrival into the united states of refugees, syrian refugees, indefinitely, and other refugees for several months, could end up going all the way to the united states supreme court. and in the past few hours senior democratic politicians have gathered at a rally outside the supreme court. house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate leader chuck schumer called mr trump's executive order un—american. all of us take an oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. what the president has done is not in the interest of security. it is reckless. it is reckless and rash. america, for its history, has been a shining beacon, and it has said we welcome you if you are oppressed because of your religion, because of your political beliefs, because of who you are. the lady in the harbour, in the city in which i live, holds a wonderful torch. that torch has stood for the greatness of america, to all americans, and to the citizens of the world. we will not let this evil order extinguish that great torch. mr trump's executive order has led to demonstrations outside the us — including here in london. an estimated 10,000 people gathered outside downing street and there were similar, smaller protests across the uk. more than 1.5 million people have signed a petition calling for the uk to not extend an official state visit to donald trump. there has been plenty of outcry against mr trump's travel ban across the middle east. in iraq for example, the parliament has called for a ban on americans. and in lebanon there's been despair among refugees, fleeing the war in neighbouring syria. last year the us admitted some 12,000 syrians. 0ur middle east correspondent alex forsyth has spent the day with some of those affected. baby crying. a desperate sound, but all too familiar at the un's refugee reception in beirut. this is where hundreds of thousands of those who have fled syria come for aid and advice. this morning, along with the usual queues and quiet resignation, there was added frustration, now syrian refugees have been banned from the us. for two years, yasser mohamad has wanted to find a new country in which he can settle, but said today, even if given the chance, he would never go to america. translation: i don't want to go to a racist country, that discriminates against arabs and muslims. for others, it is another hope fading, like wahida ismail, desperate to leave lebanon and get medical help for her child, who has cancer. "as a syrian, ijust wanted to be treated like any other human being," she told me, "welcomed in a country that keeps my rights and protects my children." only a fraction of syrian refugees would have been eligible for resettlement in the united states, those deemed to be the most vulnerable. yet still, here, news of president trump's executive order has increased the sense of hopelessness. many feel another door is now closed to them. elsewhere there is anger, as cases emerge of legitimate residents being stopped from returning to america, like ali diwan. from iraq, he has lived near la for three years. but he is stuck injordan, after leaving the us for work. yesterday he missed his six—year—old daughter's birthday. translation: today i went to buy a new ticket, but companies advised me not to travel. travellers are still trapped in airports, since yesterday. as the confusion is played out across the middle east, the scale of those affected is still unclear. world—renowned clarinet player kinan azmeh is in lebanon for a concert. born in syria, living in new york, one of many unsure if he will be able to return. i haven't been able to go back to damascus for a few years. and now this other home, and all my friends, you know, and family, also in the us, now that's also been blocked. the consequences of america's immigration changes are echoing around the region, in many places leaving behind questions and growing discord. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. the us is saying iran has test launch a missile on sunday. it is said to have exploded a thousand kilometres. iran has not made any official claims. the security council is due to hold talks. canadian police have charged a french—canadian student over the shooting dead of six muslim worshippers at a mosque in quebec. a number of others people were injured in the attack and five remain in a critical condition. alexandre bissonnette made a brief appearance in court in handcuffs. he faces six counts of murder and five of attempted murder. from quebec city, aleem maqbool reports. it is a quiet, suburban corner of quebec city that was the site of this bloodshed. a gunman burst into the islamic cultural centre during evening prayers, spraying the worshippers with bullets. police say the victims were all men aged between 35 and 60, including, according to locals, a university professor, and the owner of this butcher's shop, close to where the attack took place. translation: quebec is the most secure city. for me, it's beautiful. so, to have an attack like this here... police said one man was detained close to the scene, but he is now thought to have been just a witness. the suspected gunman fled in his car across a bridge, in the centre of this city, but pulled over and called police to turn himself in. he waited, and appears to have been detained without a struggle. he has now been named as alexandre bissonnette, in his late 20s. well, the police haven't talked about a motive, as yet. but, even though this is known to be a peaceful place, with very little crime, that same mosque here in quebec city has been targeted with islamophobia before. injune, during during the muslim holy month of ramadan, a pig's head was left on the doorstep, but mosque leaders say there were no threats of late. prime ministerjustin trudeau called the killing a terrorist attack on muslims. to the more than one million canadians who profess the muslim faith, i want to say directly, we are with you. 36 million hearts are breaking with yours. and know that we value you. in recent days, the prime minister has stood up against some of the anti—islamic rhetoric coming from the us, saying canada would continue to welcome those fleeing persecution, no matter their faith. aleem maqbool, bbc news, quebec city. in other news: the leader of a group allegedly linked to the 2008 attack in mumbai has been placed under house arrest in pakistan. hafiz saeed is wanted by the us and india — who accuse him of being implicated in the raid, in which more than 160 people died. he has denied any involvement. wildfires are still raging in chile as the search continues to find those responsible behind the blazes that have killed 11 people, burnt more than a thousand homes and wiped out an entire town. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of arson. a huge air and ground operation is underway to contain 61 forest fires. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a bbc investigation exposes a global network of traffickers selling baby chimpanzees. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened its biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. our main headline: donald trump has fired his acting attorney general, sally yates, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban. a white house statement accused her of betrayal. david kaye is the un special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression. he's also clinical professor of law at the university of california. he told me what he thought about the political and legal dispute over the executive order. my my guess is that it is legal for him to replace the acting attorney general and the question is less about the law and more about the optics of his firing and the purpose to hide it, but his ability to have an attorney general who works for him is probably something he is able to do. and on the point of the immigration ban, well, the executive order as a whole, what chance of challenges being successful? we have to look at it from two different perspectives. the first is the narrow specific challenges we saw over the weekend. it is clear that courts understand that the executive order is questionable, at the very least, and these temporary restraining order is that block the operation of the orders with respect to those already in the united states, at us airports and other border crossings, i think it suggests a very serious uncertainty about the legality of these executive orders. on the other hand they don't say anything about the constitutionality of the orders, it doesn't say anything about their consistency with domestic law. those challenges could take a couple of yea rs. if we challenges could take a couple of years. if we look back to the guantanamo bay litigation, it took a couple of years before any of those issues were actually resolved in the first instance. so a lot of people could be left in limbo. looking at the figures, i think seven countries targeted responsible for 82% of muslim refugees to america last year. broadly speaking a band that discriminates against people because of their faith would be unconstitutional, wouldn't it? one would think. this is an area where the president has a significant amount of discretion, the area of immigration law. so i think the president, the white house generally, believes it has the authority and the discretion to implement these kinds of rules. on the other hand, domestic law and international law for that matter has long stated that discrimination on the basis of religion or national origin is prohibited, so i think thatis origin is prohibited, so i think that is where the essential legal contest will be, the discretion of the president versus these fundamental principles of nondiscrimination as a matter of domestic and international law. you are also the special rapporteur on freedom of opinion, so what would you say to the diplomats who have expressed dissent about government policy through recognised channels and have been told by the president's spokesman, if you don't like it you can leave. how are their employment rights balanced with their constitutional right to free—speech? their constitutional right to free-speech? my message is more power to them. these are individuals who have devoted their lives to serving the united states government, serving the united states. the state government created this dissent channel, it is a whistleblower— like mechanism allowing individuals who don't have another mechanism to raise their concern about a policy matter directly with senior officials to do so. directly with senior officials to do so. and more than that, it provides them with the ability not only to challenge or raise a dissent over particular policy, it protects them from any kind of retaliation, so the press secreta ry‘s from any kind of retaliation, so the press secretary's statement is deeply unfortunate and it seemed like it was designed to intimidate individuals, civil servants, against raising their voices and these are critical voices critical to having open debate and for a president, more than anyone else, to understand the dissenting views within his government. david kaye, professor of clinical law at the university of california. a global network of traffickers selling baby chimpanzees has been exposed in a bbc news investigation. the tiny animals are seized from the wild in west africa and sold as pets in places as far away as the gulf states and china. according to the united nations, at least 400 animals have been traded since 2005. the bbc worked undercover in ivory coast to produce this special report from our science editor david shukman. a baby chimpanzee. captured from a jungle in west africa. orphaned after poachers killed its family and now looking for reassurance. during a year—long investigation, we were sent these videos by dealers offering to sell the tiny animals. our research led us to ivory coast and a secret animal—trafficking network. a dealer called ibrahima traore sent us a video of a crate specially made for wildlife smuggling. animals that you can trade hiding a chimpanzee down below. he then met a colleague of ours who was pretending to be a buyer and using a hidden camera. ibrahima spelled out his prices in dollars. our undercover colleague went to see the animal for himself. our colleague took pictures. his cover story was that he needed proof for a client in indonesia. at this point, the police moved in. ibrahima traore was arrested. he's facing charges related to wildlife trafficking along with his uncle, mohammed. the police then ordered everyone onto the ground. and they found the chimpanzee, a young male. so the police have just made all of these arrests. it's pretty edgy here, the atmosphere, and it's all about this, a baby chimpanzee taken from the jungle. the real tragedy of this trade is that to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family have to be killed. that's as many as ten adults slaughtered just to get one chimp here ready for trade. we'd been advised not to touch the chimpanzee until a vet had checked him. so, for a few agonising moments, he was all alone. before being handed over to wildlife officials. the detective in charge said trafficking threatened the survival of chimpanzees. the baby chimp is now in safe hands. he's been given a name, nemli junior. and the traffickers trying to sell him are awaiting trial. david shukman, bbc news, in ivory coast. last year's us election campaign was marked by persistent claims that millions of american voters were influenced by so—called ‘fake news,‘ a mass of false or misleading reports posted online and widely circulated mainly on social media. household names such as facebook and google are now being asked to take more responsibility for verifying stories. our media editor amol rajan reports. fake news rose to prominence during the american presidential election, when outrageous stories about endorsements of donald trump went viral on social media. some of these stories were read by millions. but none were true. now mps will investigate how to disrupt the economics of fake news, and what tools users of social media need to separate reality from lies. it's a big and growing problem, and when in america, during the presidential election, we saw a scenario where the spreading of fake news stories was reaching bigger audiences than legitimate news stories, that's got to be a big threat to our media and our democracy. the fake news inquiry will examine the impact of fake news on traditionaljournalism and the implications for public life, advertising and whether the drive for clicks is fuelling the spread of fake news, and social—media platforms and how young people who use them are influenced by unreliable information. as fake news rises up the political agenda, the question now is what to do about it. one answer is fact—checking organisations like this one. it looks likely that their role in the fight against fake news is about to get bigger. full fact is a charity in which a team of analysts verify claims and counterclaims online. this month, they received funding from google to support their work. in years gone by, traditional media could devote greater resources to sifting truth from falsehood. but with their business models under pressure, new organisations are emerging to fulfil a smaller role. i think we're at a pivotal moment. we've just had a year in which everybody‘s realised, "hang on, this is a really big problem." and for the first time, all of the people who could play a role in solving it are really thinking about what is their role. this year will tell us whether they stand up to that challenge or not. the tech giants who control so much of the information in our lives today are waking up to their responsibilities. for all that mps may investigate the problem of fake news, they know that ultimately it is the likes of facebook and google who will develop any long—term solution. amol rajan, bbc news. some important news for sci—fi fans: the current owner of the tardis has decided to move on. actor peter capaldi, who has played doctor who since 2013, has announced he is quitting. the 58—year—old actor is the 12th person to have played the timelord since the series debuted in the 1960s. capaldi will reprise the role for this year's doctor who christmas special. an international team of researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest known ancestor of humans — along with a vast range of other species. they say that fossilised traces of the 540—million—year—old creature are exquisitely well preserved. the microscopic sea animal is the earliest known step on the evolutionary path that led to fish and — eventually — to us. details of the discovery from central china have been published in the journal nature. saccorhytus was about a millimetre in size, and is thought to have lived between grains of sand on the sea bed. it apparently had only one orifice. a reminder of our top story. president trump has fired his acting attorney general, sally yates, hours after she told justice department lawyers not to defend his controversial travel restrictions in court. a white house statement accused her of betrayal. sally yates, who was appointed by barack obama, had said she was not convinced mr trump's temporary ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim countries was legal. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. in a week when our weather's turning wetter and windier, let's celebrate a bit of sunshine and the best of that again on monday was in scotland. contrast scenes like this with the view on the south coast of england and for tuesday we're going to narrow these differences. it's this sort of weather that's going to win out as this weather system works very slowly from west to east across the uk. not a huge amount of sunshine on offer but plenty of cloud and most of us will see rain at some stage. quite a wet start to the day in northern ireland although here something a bit drier and brighter for the afternoon. down the eastern side of england where you start dry eventually we'll get to see some outbreaks of rain moving in here. a lot of the rain will be light but some heavy bursts in scotland, especially in the southern iplands and grampians. maybe some highest routes could be a little bit slippy as we see some sleet and snow and rain falling onto frozen ground but conditions will gradually improve. a lot of the cloud is low cloud so there's hill fog around too. eastern england starting dry, many of us here, but cloudy and feeling quite cool in that breeze. where we've got milder air already into south—west england, starting to move through more of wales as well, eventually into northern ireland. but it is a messy picture for tuesday as we take outbreaks of rain gradually further east. again the heavy bursts into scotland and drier and brighter weather for northern ireland into the afternoon. again all the while taking something a little bit milder into the uk from the south—west. 11 in belfast. but it is going to feel qute cool in eastern scotland and eastern england with the cloud, outbreaks of rain and the breeze. more rain to come in parts of england and wales especially on tuesday night and into wednesday morning. clearer spells into scotland and northern ireland. so some spots getting cold enough for a touch of frost and a few fog patches. england and wales, though, with all this cloud around, temperatures holding up. on wednesday the weather system still dragging its heels, especially into england and eventually the rain pulling away from the east quite late in the day. a bit of a brighter interlude between the two weather systems before another one comes into northern ireland to parts of wales and the south—west of england later on wednesday. and again, some of us getting into double figure temperatures. on thursday, it looks like a windy affair, some bright and sunny spells around but bands of showers, some may be heavy with the risk of hail and thunder spreading north—east across the country. and the winds look like picking up further towards the end of the week and into the weekend. still a lot of uncertainty about the detail but look at this, there's the growing sense some of us will be facing some quite stormy weather by the end of the week and into the weekend. we will, of course, keep you updated. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm mike embley. donald trump has fired the country's top legal adviser — acting attorney—general sally yates. she had ordered justice department lawyers not to defend the president's travel restrictions in court, saying she wasn't convinced they were legal. a white house statement accused her of betrayal. the restrictions, banning travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries from entering the us, have prompted mass protests. canadian police have a charged french—canadian student over the shooting dead of six muslim worshippers at a mosque in quebec. alexandre bissonnette faces six counts of first—degree murder and five of attempted murder. british mps are to conduct an inquiry into "fake news" on social media. they'll consider what it defines as stories of uncertain provenance and accuracy, examining where they come from, how they spread, and their impact on democracy. let's have a quick look at the headlines in the papers: the metro's front page has a picture showing the huge protest in whitehall, against president trump's immigration policies and his invitation to britain. the telegraph reports that a minster has told mps that parents have

order this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti, the headlines at 12: average rail fare increases of 2.3% across britain are condemned by passenger groups as a kick in the teeth for travellers. it's already expensive, so if it goes up, i don't know. i think it's a disgrace, particularly as the railways aren't that efficient. well, around the rail network there's a lot happening, billions of pounds being spent, and nobody wants to see a fare increase, but costs rise. ands funerals are held for victims of the gun attack ands the so—called islamic state claims it was behind it. in which a 12—year—old girl was killed and her 11—year—old cousin left fighting for her life. tackling food waste with an app that's selling like hot cakes. restaurants, cafes and bakeries use the app to sell off meals at the end of the day. hungry bargain—hunters can buy them for a couple of pounds. and hull's year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched a fireworks display from the banks of the humber estuary. and as the international olympic committee creates a new team of refugees, we've been following some of the hopefuls. that's in half an hour on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long—suffering rail passengers. but the transport secretary, chris grayling, said the government was delivering the biggest rail—modernisation programme for more than a century. here's our transport correspondent richard westcott. punctuality across britain is well below target, strikes have brought one of the busiest operators to a standstill, but none of it stops rail fares going up again today. i think it's a disgrace. particularly as the railways aren't that efficient, you know, there's always delays. in terms of the increase, well, that's fair. you've got to pay for things, and if it includes paying for wages and people earning more money. across britain, the average ticket will be 2.3% more expensive. season tickets, which are amongst the fares regulated by the government, go up a little less — at i.9%. it follows years of stinging rises — even allowing for inflation, fares have risen 25% since the mid—1990s. season tickets in the south—east of england are now regularly over £4000 or £5000. successive governments have put the prices up because they want passengers to pay a bigger proportion of the rail bill so that other taxpayers pay less. ministers say they're reinvesting billions of pounds to improve the service with new stations, better signals and electrified lines. around the rail network there's a lot happening, billions of pounds being spent. nobody wants to see a fare increase, but costs rise, pay rises, and right now fares are rising less fast than wages, so that's a step in the right direction. but campaigners are calling for a freeze or even a price cut, claiming that ordinary people are being priced off the trains. richard westcott, bbc news. reports from turkey say the gunman who killed 39 people celebrating the new year at a nightclub in istanbul fired more than a hundred shots. the authorities are continuing their hunt for the man who escaped after opening fire on party—goers. officials have now identified all but one of the victims, and they say nearly two thirds of them were foreign nationals. the so—called islamic state group claims it was behind the attack. seref isler reports. captured on camera, the moment bullets hit the nightclub in istanbul as attackers approach. security guards scramble as bullets ricochet around them. some try to run away — in vain. the victims had all gone to reina to celebrate the new year. now some will never go home. this funeral was for ayhan arik, a tour guide who had just been dropping off some tourists at the nightclub. turkey, once a beacon of stability in an otherwise volatile middle east, is facing its worst period of violence in decades. the attacks in 2015 and 2016 have hit military and civilian targets alike. turkey now says most of the dead at the reina nightclub were foreign nationals. the attacker remains at large. the prime minister says they will leave no stone unturned to find him. translation: terror cannot intimidate us. we will intimidate terror. we will continue to fight against it. our biggest insurance is to see our people standing in solidarity and supporting our resolve. turkey has vowed to fight terrorism — again. in 2016, almost 400 people lost their lives in terror attacks. this brutal start to 2017 is an ominous sign for the year to come. seref isler, bbc news. our correspondent rengin arslan is in istanbul. at least 35 people have been killed in a car bombing in a busy square in baghdad. more than 60 others have been injured in the blast in the sadr city district. many were labourers waiting forjobs at a crossroads. it comes as three bombs killed 29 people across the city on saturday. five men have been arrested after a 12—year old girl was killed in an apparent hit—and—run in oldham in greater manchester. it happened on new year's eve. another girl is in a critical condition in hospital. richard lister reports. police say the five men, aged from 18 to 59, are still in custody and are being questioned about the crash which killed 12—year—old helina kotlarova and critically injured her cousin, zaneta krokova, who's11. when we ran there, she was on the floor. she had blood all over herface, and i was touching her, i was trying to see if she's going to breathe or something, but she couldn't breathe or nothing. and i've seen herface, this face was all, you know, bleeding and... there was nothing...to do. helina's sister said the two girls were crossing ashton road and holding hands when they were hit a black vw golf which sped away. police want to speak to anyone who saw that car or a dark—coloured peugeot 807 seen in the area. they have also appealed for the driver of a white van which was on the same stretch of road to come forward. greater manchester police said specially trained officers were supporting the girls' families. richard lister, bbc news. let's cross to oldham and speak to our reporter, peter harris. bring us up to date with the investigation so far. pique thing to update on from the package there is the condition of zaneta, the 11—year—old who was badly injured by the car here. her condition, there has been no further update from the hospital this morning, where she had been described as in a critical condition previously. we have also heard from the school that was attended by the girls, and we have been speaking to a man called richard michael greaves, the teacher of helina, the 12—year—old girl who was sadly killed here on new year's eve, and he paid this tribute to helina. very popular, very popular, had a lot of friends, well— known, very outgoing. likeable, likeable pupil. as for zaneta, in a very bad way in hospital, a question of hoping that she pulls through. definitely, the academy, our thoughts and prayers will be with herfamily thoughts and prayers will be with her family throughout this sad time, and we pray that she pulls through and we pray that she pulls through and makesa and we pray that she pulls through and makes a full recovery. it has hit everyone hard at oasis, staff are deeply saddened by it, and it has really affected the demo over this new year period. obviously a difficult situation for the school with the children due to return later this week, coming to terms with the last there of helina. as for greater manchester police's investigation, the situation stands that they have five men in custody, they are aged between 18 and 59 yea rs of they are aged between 18 and 59 years of age, and they are being held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. they continue to be questioned, and it is very much delay live investigation, they are looking at people who can provide information, in particular, to reiterate, anybody was way vw golf here and new year's eve evening, and also a peugeot 807. they are also keen to speak to the driver of a white van that was in the area at the time. peter, thank you, peter harris there. back to our top story, the rise in railfares. laura trott is at king's cross station in central london, what have people said to you as they faced the news of higher fares this evening? very much not the news that passengers wanted to begin their new year travel plans with. the average rise in railfares has gone up by 2.3%, on average, as of this morning. passengers across the country have faced disruption and cancellations last year, so passengers can now expect to pay more for theirjourneys, passengers can now expect to pay more fortheirjourneys, but passengers can now expect to pay more for theirjourneys, but it does depend on who the train operator is. the highest rise is virgin train is east coast, where fares are up by 4.9%. east coast, where fares are up by 4.996. -- east coast, where fares are up by [i.9%. —— virgin trains east coast. the operator says that 10,000 tickets are made available at discounted rates, but many passengers cannot book in advance. season tickets are on the up as well. public transport campaigners for questioning how these rises can be justified. the rail for questioning how these rises can bejustified. the rail delivery group, which represents train operators, says that for every 97p of £1 in ticket prices, that goes towards running the trains and improving services. this comes during ongoing industrial action by southern, day three of a three—day strike by the rmt and aslef unions. so for many passengers, they are questioning exactly how their money is being spent, so much so that protests have been organised at some train stations tomorrow, certainly here at king's cross tomorrow morning. back to you, reeta. thank you, laura. one ofjeremy corbyn's closest allies has suggested the labour leader could step down if the party's fortunes don't improve before the next general election, due in 2020. len mccluskey, the head of britain's biggest union, unite, has described labour's standing in the opinion polls as awful. i'm joined now by political correspondent chris mason, has there been reaction to these comments? there has within the last hour, and it is very striking. the context is vital — there is a tussle within the country's biggest union, unite, over who will lead it. len mccluskey is standing again, up against gerard coyne, the leader of unite in the west midlands, and he has given a speech this morning reacting to these remarks from len mccluskey. so both men are seeking votes, the votes of their members. equally, because unite and labour are so close, they have been huge donors to the party, this is a proxy battle over the direction of the labour party. so what did len mccluskey say? this was in the daily mirror, he said that if the opinion polls in a couple of years' time still, in his words, awful, the truth is everybody would examine that situation, including jeremy corbyn, and he adds that he is not an egomaniac desperate to cling to power. now, mr coyne has said that len mccluskey‘s problem is that he is too interested in party politics, rather than representing unite members. so what has he said this morning? he has said he is astonished by what he has heard from len mccluskey, effectively issuing an ultimatum overjeremy corbyn's leadership of the labour party, and the problem, as he sees it, is not that he has backed the wrong person to be leader of the labour party, but he sees his job as being labour's puppet master. he says millions of people are facing job insecurity, and it should not be the focus of len mccluskey to worry aboutjeremy focus of len mccluskey to worry about jeremy corbyn's job insecurity. so that is the background and reaction from within the union, but what about the wider question for the labour party? this cannot be helpful. it cannot be helpful at all for mr corbyn in the short—term. yes, there have been rumblings among some labour mps who have posed the question, will he ta ke have posed the question, will he take the party into the election if it happens in 2020, if the opinion polls are still as dire as they currently a re polls are still as dire as they currently are for labour? butjeremy corbyn has made the committee has won the election twice, to be party leader, and he will stick around for as long as he wants to do the job. the reaction from team corbyn, they are not leaping at the chance to come and sit nac to like this and have a conversation with you! they are aware of what has been said, and at least for now they are saying nothing. —— sit in a seat like this. more now on the aftermath of the shooting in istanbul. our correspondent rengin arslan is in istanbul. where is the investigation going now? so—called islamic state says it claims responsibility, what is the response from the authorities? we haven't had any official confirmation about this yet, but as you said, so—called islamic state has said that they carried out the attack. one of their soldiers, as they put it, has carried out this brutal attack. now we also heard from the police headquarters, the turkish state and media is reporting that eight suspects who were thought that eight suspects who were thought that they had links with the attacker have been just detained, and now this is the latest on the ongoing operation, the manhunt. but still the attacker hasn't been caught yet, he is still at large, and turkish officials as saying that there is another operation going on about this, and we don't know what kind of links they are looking at. and i have to say, the officials are quite tight—lipped when it comes to that kind of operation. also, saying that kind of operation. also, saying that kind of information into the press ca n that kind of information into the press can help the attacker who was trying to escape at the moment. so this is what we know so far. and the mood in the country must be very sombre indeed, the people have been subject to terrorist attacks last year, and to open the new year in this way must be very sobering. year, and to open the new year in this way must be very soberingm is, it is quite shocking actually, this country is getting tired of that kind of attack, that kind of thing, and on twitter i was following reaction, what people are saying about this, and a few of them we re saying about this, and a few of them were saying that the whole country looks like a funeral home. it is quite true, actually, in the last year we have mourned for people that we have lost in these terrible attacks, which was carried out by either kurdish militants or the so—called islamic state. they were targeting the police forces, they we re targeting the police forces, they were targeting military points, targeting civilians. but some people who had nothing to do with any of those things, nothing to do with politics, nothing to do with syria, they died at the airports, they died at the gatherings, they died at the nightclub when they were trying to celebrate the new year. and u nfortu nately, celebrate the new year. and unfortunately, when i remember that exact moment when i heard about that shooting, we didn't know that much detail, and i really wanted to think, because it is a nightclub, that it think, because it is a nightclub, thatitis think, because it is a nightclub, that it is a kind of mafia linked attack or something like that. but we we re attack or something like that. but we were quite unfortunate, this attack claimed innocence people's light, including several tourists, who came to turkey despite several warnings, which was made by their families and loved ones. when i look at the profiles of those people, for insta nce at the profiles of those people, for instance one person writing to her friends saying, yes, it is quite u nfortu nate to friends saying, yes, it is quite unfortunate to visit turkey after the russian ambassador's assassination. she was concerned, but she says, you know, this is the kind of thing they have experienced, that those people have died in turkey while they were expecting to have a great night with their loved ones in this beautiful city, looking over bosporus at the great view of istanbul. this is quite unfortunate and quite shocking. rengin, thanks very much indeed. the headlines on bbc news: rail fares across britain increase by an average of 2.3%. passenger groups condemn it as a kick in the teeth for travellers. funerals are held for victims of the gun attack on an istanbul nightclub. the so—called islamic state group claims it was behind it. five men are arrested after a hit—and—run in oldham in which a 12—year—old girl was killed and her 11—year—old cousin left fighting for her life. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. thanks, reeta, hello. breaking rugby union news in the past few minutes, richard cockerill has left his position as director of by has left his position as director of rugby at leicester tigers. chris jonesjoins me now via skype, more info on this, he had been on the coaching staff since 2004, but results had not been going their way, not too much of a shock. no, in that sense, as you say, the results have not been great, so the sacking as...| have not been great, so the sacking as... i would have not been great, so the sacking as... iwould not have not been great, so the sacking as... i would not say it has been coming, but there has been an uneasiness around leicester tigers for the last few years, they last won the title three and a half years ago. last season they did reach two semifinals, in the premiership and the champions cup, they lost both. leicester tigers are the manchester united of rugby in england, they are expected to win trophies, the crowd expects the very best from leicester tigers. the fact that they have not been at there with the likes of saracens does perhaps make this inevitable in one sense, but on the other hand this is a man, richard cockerill, who is part of the fabric at welford road. he has been involved with leicester as a player and a coach since 1982, after retirement and playing a bit in france, he returned as an academy coach, then the forwards coach, head coach, then the forwards coach, head coach, director of rugby. he won coach, director of rugby. he won coach of the year awards, and for a man like him, so indelibly etched into the very soul of leicester tigers, for him to be sacked by the clu b tigers, for him to be sacked by the club is a very significant moment. but go back to the original point, leicester have not been the force they were ten years ago or so in the last couple of seasons, and perhaps there has been a tension over the past year or so, and on that sense, almost inevitable that he has gone, but still a sad day for him and the club. so the end of an era, where do they go from here, i guess they look for a replacement, but how do they get back to the top? very good question, and you are right to call at the end of an era, this is one of the biggest rugby managerial sackings that has taken place over the past 5—10 years or so. where they go next is interesting, because they go next is interesting, because they have a man in aaron major, who is the head coach, he will now be the interim director of rugby, i suppose, and whether they decide he is the man to head up the coaching operation at leicester, they may go down that route and look to bring in another coach or two working under aaron him. whether they need someone overseeing issues, there are a number of names in the frame, you can never look past stuart lancaster, doing a brilliantjob with leinster, but perhaps wants to come back doing this rugby. jake white, the former south africa coach, he is a free agent come the summer. so it is up in the air at the moment, i wonder whether the clu b the moment, i wonder whether the club will see whether they have the man to drive them forward over the next few months until the end of the season, and then take stock in the summer. chris jones, thank you very much forjoining us. the premier league gets under way in the next quarter of an hour with champions leicester travelling to middlesborough. leicester haven't won an away match in their past nine attempts and will still be without theirjoint—top goal scorers jamie vardy, who's still suspended, and islam slimani, who's ill. riyad mahrez starts up front in what will be his last game for the club before he leaves for the africa cup of nations. lots of other premier league action today, with five matches following that game in middlesbrough. fresh from five wins on the bounce, manchester united make the trip to play west ham. awinfor a win for middlesbrough would seep —— see them but before that, jurgen klopp's liverpool side could trim the gap on leaders chelsea to three points if they can beat sunderland at the stadium of light. thatis that is all the sport for now, more in the next hour. a phone app tackling food waste set up by some students in leeds is spreading across the country. restaurants, cafes and bakeries can sell off meals at the end of the day and hungry bargain—hunters can buy them for a couple of pounds. it's an idea that's selling like hot cakes, asjudith moritz reports. lunchtime in leeds, and the restaurant rush is on. customers queuing up for pizza, salads and wraps. the chefs expect a brisk trade, but they never know exactly how many dishes they'll sell, and there's almost always food left over. sometimes you may walk in, and everybody will have spicy chicken, and you are left with a lot of lemon chicken left, you can't guess. you can guess the number, but you cannot guess what they're going to have. cooked food which hasn't sold is destined for waste. but now there's a way to buy it before it's binned. this is how it works. the lunch rush here is finished, but there's still plenty of fresh food available. i can see minced pork and spicy chicken. having paid a couple of pounds on the app, you can come in and choose whatever is available. this is perfectly good food that would have gone in the bin, and that's changing their perception. maybe they'll go, we have saved 12,000 meals so far from restaurants, but then how many countless more people have gone home and said that food in their fridge is perfectly good? why notjust give that food away, say, to the homeless? for us, we'd love to be able to do that. if we had an infinite number of volunteers working 24/7, monday to sunday, that would be great. hiya, i've ordered some food on the app. there's no such thing as a free lunch, but this way it's cheaper if you are flexible about when and what you eat. ijust ordered some food on the app, it's reduced price, and you get to choose from a variety of different things. what have you chosen? a bit of pasta and spicy chicken and vegetables. it looks pretty nice. seven million tonnes of food and drink are thrown away each year in the uk. now catching on in several cities, this app aims to cut down on waste one meal at a time. judith moritz, bbc news, leeds. the first 14 areas in england to be selected for so—called garden villages have been announced in a bid to create tens of thousands of new homes. the new villages must include green spaces and good transport links. the government says that the plans will help provide vital homes. but rural campaigners have warned there is still strong opposition to some of the projects. stephanie inglis was given just a 1% chance of survival when she was in a motorbike accident last year. now the judo star says she's hoping to win one more medal. the crash in vietnam left her in a coma, but people all over the world raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to get her back home. lorna gordon went to meet her. one, so keep the chest out for your spine, two. back in the gym and working her way back to good health. nice long strides, just focusing on the bannister. last summer, stephanie inglis was in a coma with a serious brain injury. go for eight, ok? her training to become an elite athlete, she says, made a real difference to the speed of her recovery. the doctors told me if it wasn't for the fact i was so physically strong and fit before, my recovery probably would not have been so good. it is because of my background that's helped boost my recovery on so quickly. stephanie had been in vietnam teaching english when she was injured travelling on a motorbike taxi. she remembers teaching her class, but little else of that day and nothing from the weeks after. now it's about looking ahead. i don't want to let myself get down. i have not cried since finding out about the accident. i think that's a waste of my time. if i spent time feeling down or sorry for myself, it could be easy for me to do that, but it will not help with my progression and could set me back, so i tend not to dwell on it. silver medal, stephanie inglis! years of training led stephanie to a place on the podium at the last commonwealth games. that drive and determination is still evident. what did ancient civilisations believe about the sun? there was a god that passed through the heavens each day. her sister stacey helping her with exercises that are part of her rehabilitation. she's doing her speech and langu

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: in his first news conference as president—elect — donald trump rejects claims he might be vulnerable to blackmail by the russians. trump's choice for us secretary of state hits out at china in his confirmation hearing — calling it aggressive, expansionist and unreliable. the taliban release a video of two abducted professors — one australian, the other american — as they plead for donald trump to help free them. and drawing a line under the obama presidency — we talk to the artist who's painted him every day since he took office. donald trump's first press conference in six months has been dominated by the issue of whether the us president—elect might be vulnerable to blackmail by the russians. he angrily denied allegations in a leaked report that russian intelligence might have gathered compromising information about him. he attacked america's intelligence agencies — and suggested they might have leaked the report. he criticise

this is bbc news. the headlines: doctors criticise the government for warning gps that they should stay open for longer. found after 18 years, the teenagers that from a hospital in florida when she was eight years old. in the next are hundreds of people along the east coast are returning home after a predicted storm surge failed to materialise in most areas. however, the residents in east yorkshire are counting the gust of last night's see storm. joe phillips and nigel nelson will be here to help me review the papers, including the observer who say patients with cancer are having their operations cancelled with increasing frequency. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is warning gps they could face of funding cuts if they do not keep surgeries open for longer to meet demand from patients. the government says many people are going to accident and emergency departments because they cannot get gp appointments. doctor leaders feel the government of failing to address a funding crisis. our hill fog correspondent has first report. hospitals have faced a winter crisis like none before. unprecedented pressure in the new year, led almost half to declare a major alert doctors warning patient safety was being compromised. today the government said gp surgeries were partly at fault, failing to provide the access patients need, forcing them into accident & emergency departments instead. the government wants surgeries to open from 8am until 8pm and open seven days a week unless they can prove there is no demand. they said they will withhold extra funding unless gps comply. i have worked as a nurse for many years in the nhs and i know every winter is difficult, but this winter in particular, i have seen the highest number ever attending a&e so we have to make best use of resources. funding is tight and if gps will not be open when the public need them to be open, the funding can be directed to other places in the nhs, such as a&e. but gps say they are being made a scapegoat for the government's failure to fund the nhs sufficiently. if all practices were expected to open seven days a week using five days worth of funding and staffing, all that would happen is we would undermine the quality of care we can provide to the vast majority of our patients and we would stretch an already overstretched service more thinly. some health experts have supported claims by doctors that congestion in a&e department has been caused by finding beds for more seriously ill patients than overflow from gp surgeries. they say medically fit patients are clogging up badly needed beds because of the shortage of money to care for them at home. today, jeremy corbyn took the opportunity to announce a new labour proposal to ease the pressure on social care. a labour government would give social care the funding it needs and give a firm commitment to take failed private care homes into public ownership to maintain the social care protection that our people need. research suggests three in ten people in a&e would be better treated elsewhere and the government insists gps are vital to stopping them going there. it is now ready to take tough measures to see that they do. a teenager who was stolen as a newborn 18 years ago has been found in south carolina. kamiyah mobley was discovered after a tip—off and dna tests confirmed her real identity. the woman who raised her has been charged with kidnapping. our washington correspondent laura bicker sent this report. this is kamiyah mobley, with a woman, who for hall and her life she believed was her mother. but the 18—year—old has discovered the truth. and today that woman, gloria williams is behind bars. you have been charged with kidnapping. kamiyah was stolen from a hospital in florida eight hours after she was born, by someone posing as a nurse. her family pleaded for help to find her and police received thousands of tip—offs. but it was only in the last year they had a breakthrough. she had an inclination beginning a couple of months ago, she may have been involved in this in some way. a couple of months ago, she may have she has a lot to process and a lot to think about. she had an inclination beginning a couple of months ago, she may have been involved in this in some way. she has a lot to process and a lot to think about. kamiyah‘s family in florida have never forgotten the baby that was snatched from them in 1988 and they have been in touch over the internet. she sounds so intelligent and she said she will be here to see us. every day you get up, there is always hope. there was always hope. for kamiyah herself, there is shock and disbelief, as she watches the woman she thought was her mother, jailed for being her abductor. and laura bicker, has more details, about how it all came to light. tt seems to be an anonymous tip—off to the national missing children's service. we are not quite sure who that tip was, but they informed the police. the police then looked at south carolina, this town where she was growing up, where she was brought up. there, they asked her to take a dna test. at the same time, as you heard from the police there, she had a suspicion for a few months that she had been kidnapped. we are not sure where that has come from. but when she took the dna test, they discovered that she was in fact kamiyah mobley and not in fact alexis. she had been brought up in quite a small town in south carolina. her parents went to church there. she was known in the neighbourhood. they were said to be a quiet family. by all accounts, it seems like she had quite a nice time as a teenager. but now she has had to find out that all of those 18 years were in fact a lie. the us president—elect, donald trump is suggesting he will consider lifting sanctions imposed on moscow by president obama in retaliation for russian cyber attacks. in an interview with the wall streetjournal, mr trump said he would retain sanctions "at least for a period of time" but could scrap them if russia was helpful to the us. catrina renton reports. it's been a week where donald trump has found himself dealing with a set of extraordinary allegations about his political and personal life. it is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it did not happen. but now he is trying to take back the agenda, outlining what his presidency might look like, in particular, his relations abroad. he has said he is willing to work with russia and china, provided they cooperate. in an interview with the wall streetjournal, the president—elect said, "if russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions?" and when asked about the one china policy, in which the united states no longer acknowledges taiwan, he said, "everything is under negotiation." but this has been a turbulent time with damaging claims about the president—elect that are not going away. just over a week ago, us intelligence released a report claiming the russian president vladimir putin had ordered the hacking of democratic party e—mails to damage donald trump's rival, hillary clinton, and influence the presidential election. now the senate intelligence committee. is set to investigate, saying they will follow the evidence wherever it leads. lawmakers have also been briefed on the unproven dossier which alleges russian security officials have compromising material on mr trump, which he vigorously denies. the next big event is supposed to be on friday. rehearsals are underway in washington for donald trump's inauguration as the 40th president of the united states, but as this week has proved, a lot more could happen between now and then. catriona renton, bbc news. much of europe continues to be hit by icy weather and strong winds. more than 65 people are known to have died over the past week. there's now growing concern for refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps, as simon jones reports. the cold snap is tightening its grip. claiming more than 65 lives across europe. causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays. this is sarajevo. the balkans have been particularly hard hit. temperatures have been as low as —15 for several days. there is major concern about the plight of refugees, particularly in serbia. some are being sheltered in reception centres. but 1200 are living in a derelict warehouse in belgrade, according to the unhcr. it's very cold, and we are just making fire. but still we can keep warm ourselves. we don't like to say here. we're trying to leave this country and go to european countries. but we are stuck because of the borders. there are calls for governments across europe to do more. it will only take one more snow storm or another cold snap and we're going to see some, some children, you know, in a very dire situation. children are particularly prone to respiratory illnesses at a time like this. we do not want to see this happen. it's about saving lives, not about red tape and keeping to bureaucratic arrangements at the moment. river traffic along the danube, one of europe's main waterways, has largely been suspended in eastern europe due to the ice. in wengen in switzerland, a famous downhill race in the skiing world cup had to be cancelled because of too much snow. more than a0 centimetres fell overnight. powerful winds added to the complications, with organisers eventually having to admit the race could not be held safely. and the warning is that more bad weather is on the way. simon jones, bbc news. in a few minutes' time we'lljoin viewers on bbc one for a round up of the day's news with kate silverton. first, the east coast of england escaped largely unscathed from a tidal storm surge during the night. thousands of people had been advised to leave their homes, but the high tide failed to breach many flood defences. one area that did experience flooding though was the east yorkshire town of hornsea. today people were surveying the damage and starting a clean up, as jo makel reports. the destructive force of last night i now clear. it was not enough to keep out the sea. stat that this amusement arcade said they did not have a chance. there were sandbags everywhere. the waves took the shutters through the doors. we will have to start again. the whole place will be gutted, lots of people rely on this money. sorry, i'm really very upset as you can see. white—mac on the seafront last night, a grandmother and two children had to be rescued from this car moments before it sank. ten homes and businesses have been flooded and people and pets had to be rescued. we evacuated a man who was a serious diabetic and we had to usable to ta ke diabetic and we had to usable to take him to safety. but this time they were waist deep in water. our thoughts are with the families that have to clear this up and we will be there to help them. lets see what there to help them. lets see what the palace looks like. ok. it is a bit of a mess. to say the least. this is the first and cathy had been back to her house, but she knew what to expect. it is the second time she has been flooded. where do i start? until it is dry you cannot shift anything and until the insurance people are being. there was relief to find her rabbits upstairs which she blessed before evacuating. the environmental agency was there today to help residents and assess the floor and spread of the flood water. after a ny floor and spread of the flood water. after any flooding event information is taken back to our engineers so they can work out how to better manage flood defences in the future. council workers were out beginning the clear up, but for those whose homes and businesses were affected there will be months of work ahead. theresa may tells gps to keep their surgeries open longer orface cuts in funding. doctors say they're being made scapegoats for the nhs crisis but the government says the move will reduce pressure on a&es in england. funding is tight and if gps aren't going to be open when the public need them to be open, then that funding can be directed to other places in the nhs, such as a&e. an american teenager abducted at birth defends the woman who claimed to be her mother for 18 years. and what's the cost for chelsea without their star striker as speculation grows over his future? good evening. gps are being warned they could face funding cuts if they don't keep their surgeries open for longer. the prime minister says many people are going to hard—pressed accident and emergency departments because they can't get gp appointments. doctors say they are being made scapegoats and have accused the government of failing to address a deepening nhs funding crisis. our health correspondent, robert pigott, reports. hospitals have faced a winter crisis like none before. unprecedented pressure in the new year led almost half to declare a major alert, with doctors warning that patient safety was being compromised. today, the government said gp surgeries were partly at fault, failing to provide the access that patients need, forcing them into accident and emergency departments instead. the government wants surgeries to open from 8am in the morning to late in the evening and open seven days a week, unless they can prove there is no demand. they say they will withhold extra funding unless gps comply. i have worked as a nurse for many years in the nhs and i know that every winter is difficult in the nhs. but this winter in particular has seen the highest number of people ever attending a&e. and so we have to make best use of oui’ resources. and funding is tight and if gps are not going to be open when the public need them to be open, then that funding can be directed to other places in the nhs, such as a&e. but gps say they're being made scapegoats for the government's failure to fund the nhs sufficiently. if all practices were expected to open seven days a week, using five days' worth of funding and staffing, then all that would happen is we will undermine the quality of care that we can provide to the vast majority of our patients and we would stretch an already overstretched service more thinly. some health experts have supported claims by doctors that congestion in a&e departments has been caused more by problems finding beds for seriously ill patients than it has by overflow from gps‘ surgeries. they say that medically fit patients are clogging up badly needed beds because of a shortage of money to care for them at home. today, jeremy corbyn took the opportunity to announce a new labour proposal to ease the pressure on social care. a labour government would give social care the funding it needs and give a firm commitment to take failed private care homes into public ownership to maintain the social care protection that our people need. research suggests that three in ten people in a&e would be better treated elsewhere and the government insists that gps are vital to stopping them going there. it's now ready to take tough measures to see that they do. robert pigott, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent, chris mason. why is theresa may saying this to gps now? the prime minister wants to be seen to be on the side of patients, but the woman i was chatting to earlier, who had a stopwatch on her mobile phone, she had been waiting for seven hours to get her elderly mother checked into a bed for care. she was full of praise for the staff, they were doing as much as possible, she said, but the problem was that were not enough of them. theresa may is facing criticism from all angles, patience, the opposition and trade unions and the conservative chair of the health select committee who said it was not right to be going after and scapegoating gps. tonight, in the observer, the former head of the civil service, he chairs a london hospital, said there is enormous fragility across the nhs. she might expect politically this would be very dangerous for theresa may, not least because historically the conservatives have polled very badly when it comes to trust in the nhs. tonight, there is an opinion poll, just a snapshot, from the independent and sunday mirror suggesting theresa may is more trusted than labour and jeremy corbyn on the nhs and that, despite the headlines she has faced this week. chris, thank you very much. a man has died after the clifftop where he was believed to have been walking his dog collapsed. police were called to the beach in thorpeness in sussex this afternoon following reports that a man was trapped. despite efforts by the emergency services to locate and free him, he died at the scene. donald trump has said he may drop sanctions imposed on russia for alleged cyber attacks. in a newspaper interview he said he would retain the sanctions "for a period of time" but could scrap them if russia was helpful to the us. a teenager who was kidnapped as a newborn baby from a hospital in florida 18 years ago has been found in south carolina. kamiyah mobley was discovered after a tip—off and dna tests confirmed her real identity. the woman who raised her has been charged with kidnapping. our washington correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report. this is kamiyah mobley with a woman who for all her life she believed was her mother. but the 18—year—old has now discovered the truth. and today that woman, gloria williams, is behind bars. you have been charged with kidnapping and we have an outstanding warrant for you. kamiyah was stolen from a hospital in florida just eight hours after she was born by someone posing as a nurse. her family pleaded for help to find her and police received thousands of tip—offs. but it was only in the last year that they had a breakthrough. she had an inclination beginning a couple of months ago that she may have been involved in this in some way. she has a lot to process and a lot to think about, as you can imagine. kamiyah‘s family in florida have never forgotten the baby that was snatched from them in 1988 and they have now been in touch over the internet. she sounds so intelligent and so respectful and she said she will be here to see us. every day you get up, there's always hope. when i wake up, i believed she was waking up, too. there's always hope. for kamiyah herself, there is shock and disbelief as she watches the woman she thought was her mother jailed for being her abductor. laura bicker, bbc news, washington. iraq has said its forces have taken control of one of so called islamic state's main bases in the city of mosul. it said it's close to capturing the eastern half of the city. a major offensive has been underway since october to recapture mosul from the is extremists. the committee of mps overseeing the brexit process has called on the government to reveal details of its plans by next month. the all—party group of mps also says the government should reach a transitional agreement with the eu to give the economy time to adapt. our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. for months, britain's largest employers have been calling for clarity on what type of deal will emerge post—brexit. many want a transitional arrangement with the eu so they can plan ahead for the future. today, mps on both sides of the brexit argument piled more pressure on theresa may by calling for exactly that. we think that any return to tariffs or bureaucratic obstacles would not be in the interests of british business and the committee believes that transitional arrangements will be needed to smooth the process as we leave the european union, particularly if there were to be any changes to the way we trade or the way we sell our services. this group of mps and business want to know whether britain wants to remain within the single market. and they want to give mps a vote on the final deal. and if a deal cannot be reached within the two—year time frame, they want a transitional phase to smooth the process out of the european union. and one of the key sectors in all of this is the city of london, which provides more than a tenth of uk tax revenues. critics say that is what the government should be protecting. we should spend the two years of negotiations on the financial services and ensuring the city is ok. we don't need a transitional arrangement. and the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, gave his warning today as well. responding to newspaper reports that he wanted a special deal with the city, mr barnier said "non". on tuesday, the prime minister gives a key speech on her plans for brexit negotiations. it's farfrom certain, though, that she'll be able to provide the detail that many on both sides are now demanding. joe lynam, bbc news. some news just some newsjust coming in, aid officials in at least a migrant ship carrying around 100 people has capsized off back the coast of libya but only four survivors rescued. it said a number of bodies have been recovered but poor conditions or hampering the search for survivors. now, with news of how chelsea got on today without star striker diego costa and all the rest of the sport, we can cross to the bbc sport centre. good evening. there were eight matches in the premier league today. if you don't want to know the scores you may want to look away now. there was a notable absentee from the chelsea side that beat champions leicester this evening, the league leaders without their striker, diego costa, amid claims he's fallen out with the club's coaching staff and talk of a multi—million pound offer on the table to move to the chinese super league. here's our sports reporter, patrick gearey. at the home of the current champions, chelsea showed why they are still favourites to be the next ones. a 3—0 win at leicester is some statement. the only questions surround a man not here. premier league top scorer diego costa didn't travel after a row with the coach about fitness. reports suggested there was big—money interest in him from china. diego costa! reports chelsea's manager says he knows nothing about. you can listen to a lot of things. if there are the problems, you solve the problems in the changing room. never during a press conference. yeah. but i repeat — "if". that word again — "if" costa did go, he would be following the likes of oscar in heading for easters riches. he is earning an estimated £a00,000 a week. china has been the next destination for other chelsea players. john obi mikel this year and didier drogba back in 2012. costa has reportedly been offered £30 million a year by an unnamed chinese club. so why stay? he is at his peak. the team is built around him, absolutely, totally. he is a top, top player. if he wants to go to china and be bored for 18 hours a day, good luck with that one. before today's game, costa used social media to support his current team. that, like the league table, makes reassuring reading for chelsea fans. if football's financial power is moving east and china wants a star signing, it's getting harder to turn them down. patrick geary, bbc news. watford have led tributes to former england manager graham taylor, who died on thursday, aged 72. at vicarage road, where he enjoyed two spells in charge, a minute's applause was held before kick—off for the man they called the greatest watford manager of all time. tributes were paid at wolves, who played aston villa, two sides taylor also managed in his 31—year managerial career. the england striker harry kane scored a hat—trick as tottenham beat west brom 4—0 at white hart lane — a result which moves them up to second in the premier league. there were wins for burnley, hull and stoke. arsenal enjoyed a 4—0 win over swansea. watford and middlesbrough finished goalless whilst west ham beat crystal palace. a late try for wasps in their penultimate pool game has put them on the brink of reaching the quarter finals of rugby union's champions cup. it was some quick thinking from dan robson as he crossed over with just 58 seconds remaining as his side beat four—time european champions toulouse 17—111. elsewhere, glasgow and leicester both lost. britain's number three dan evans has lost in the final of the sydney international, the first time he's reached an atp tour final. he led briefly in a first set tie—break before succumbing 7—6, 6—2 to luxembourg's gilles muller. disappointed after the defeat, the 26—year—old is guaranteed to climb to a new career—high ranking — just outside the top 50 — ahead of the australian open, which starts on monday. and that's all the sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. good evening. the weather is getting milder than some of us, but not all of us. weather fronts coming and the atlantic. there will also be some rain pushing across scotland and turning to snow for a time overnight. a cold and icy night. rain will continue to pollution across northern england, wales and the midlands. that will turn to snow later on tonight. it will be cold in eastern areas and milder in the west. tomorrow the rain will continue to edge its way into the cold air presenting an issue. we could see snow in the far south—east for a time. could see snow in the far south—east fora time. in could see snow in the far south—east for a time. in the west temperatures will be above freezing so it will be rain falling out of the sky here. a damp and dreary day. fog on the high ground which means the driving conditions will not be great. 10 degrees in belfast. through the day some of the sleet and snow will ease away from east anglia and the far south—east. some drier weather in western areas as well, but in between there will be wetter weather continuing on and off throughout the day. it will be milderfor continuing on and off throughout the day. it will be milder for many areas, particularly in the west. it will be cold feeling, just three degrees and norwich. tonight and into monday this damp weather will persist across the central part of the uk. on either side of that it will be drier again. the best sunshine

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: donald trump has given more reaction about the report released on friday which accused of vladimir putin ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. on twitter, mr trump said having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. relationship with russia is a good thing, nota bad thing. only relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. only stupid people awful is would think that it is bad. he continued, we have enough problems around the world without yet another one. when i am president, russia will respect us for more than they do now. and he continued, both countries will perhaps work together to solve some of the many great and pressing goblins and issues of the world. —— problems. our correspondent in washington, barbara plett—usher, has been assessing mr trump's response to that intelligence briefing. well, mr trump has

kuenssberg, bbc news. our defence correspondentjonathan beale is at the ministry of defence. suggestions night that the british public is being kept in the dark, but some people abroad know the details. the fact is, these tests are publicised in advance, in the sense that aviation, shipping our ward to avoid hazard areas and even in the past, russian spy ships have observed them from a distance, so it is strange that the british public find out about this test when they read in the media that something went wrong. michael fallon in the commons committee refused to confirm that something did go wrong, citing national security reasons, you would only confirm that the actual launch, the certification of the submarine, was a success. the certification of the submarine, was a success. that said, there are problems with this line, in the past the ministry of defence has publicised these tests when they have been a success, so why not this time? wasa have been a success, so why not this time? was a big is of the crucial commons vote on renewing the trident missile system. the other

a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: putting pen to paper. donald trump signs an order to build his border wall and says mexico will end up paying. in his first interview since taking office, the president insists torture works, but there's unease in the intelligence community. chile suffers its worst wildfires in half a century, the us sends the world's biggest air tanker to help fight the flames. and mary tyler moore, the groundbreaking american television and film star, dies at the age of 80. president trump has been outlining how he plans to make good on two of his controversial campaign pledges. he's promised that construction of a new wall, to run the length of the us—mexican border, will begin within months. he's also signed an executive order increasing the number of staff to patrol that frontier. but the white house has distanced itself from suggestions there could be a return to some of the more extreme security measures which were dropped under president obama. james

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

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

welcome to bbc news, i'm ben bland. our top stories: donald trump hits back at a prominent civil rights politician who refuses to recognise the result of the presidential election. struggling through freezing temperatures, aid agencies say thousands of migrants in europe need more help. also coming up: spacex resumes operations. after taking ten communication satellites into orbit, it makes a safe return. ahead of his inauguration next week, donald trump has provoked outrage in the united states by criticising a veteran civil rights campaigner. mr trump took to twitter after john lewis, who is a democratic member of congress, questioned the legitimacy of the president—elect‘s victory in a tv interview. in washington, civil rights protesters held a rally at the martin luther king memorial, chanting "nojustice, no peace". sarah corker reports. another day, and another row on twitter for president—elect donald trump. he sparked outrage after criticising veteran civil rights campaignerjohn lewis, who questioned his election victory. democratic representative mr lewis of georgia

hello. i'm kasia madera with a bbc news special programme on donald trump's first hours as 45th president of the united states. the big moment — mr trump takes the oath of office in a ceremony on capitol hill. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. to protect the constitution of the united states, so help me god. tens of thousands gather to watch as mr trump vows to give power to them, to the people. a musician will govan our land. from this day forward its going to be only america first. america first. there's violence before and after the inauguration. more than 200 people are arrested. others make their point more peacefully. i think there's many people who are vulnerable in our country who will suffer under this presidency. and the walk to the white house. president trump and his wife melania make their way to their new home. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several 100 thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. in his inaugural speech he said that from this day forward, "it's going to be america first".

this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: nhs england rejects claims by the red cross that hospital and ambulance services are experiencing a humanitarian crisis. a former american army soldier has been arrested, after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the governor of florida says the gunman will be brought tojustice. the person responsible for this act will be brought to justice to the fullest extent of the law. when you hurt one of us, you hurt all of us. at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. also the spiralling cost of repairing potholes in england and wales. councils predict the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two yea rs. and coming up in half an hour, the click team visits las vegas. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england has denied claims — from the british red cross — that there's a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. latest figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. the

hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm adnan nawaz. our top story this hour: donald trump insists torture works. he made the comments in his first full interview since taking office. he says the us has to fight fire with fire. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: mexico's president condemns donald trump's order to build a border wall and tells america his country won't pay for it. chile suffers its worst wildfires in half a century. the us sends the world's biggest air tanker to help fight the flames. in business: jumping for trump. wall street puts its doubts aside as the dowjones finally hits 20,000. plus, tax wars. can brexit britain and trump's us beat the likes of ireland at their own game and lure back the multinationals and their billions? donald trump has says waterboarding and other interrogation techniques which are widely seen as torture and prohibited by law absolutely work. but he's also stated he will defer to his cia and pentagon chiefs on whether to reinstate them. his comments came amid reports which suggest his administration may be plannin

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at7pm: the government says gp practices in england must open for longer hours — orface losing some of theirfunding. found after 18 years — the teenager snatched this is trying to encourage gps to open their surgeries all day. if they can't, the extra money should be going to the a&e department instead. found after 18 years — the teenager snatched from a hospital in florida when she was just eight hours old. also in the next hour: hundreds of people along the east coast are returning home after a predicted storm surge failed to materialise in most areas but the residents of hornsey in east yorkshire are counting the cost of last night's sea storm fans pay tribute to the former england and watford manager, graham taylor, who died on thursday. we'll have the details in sportsday at 7:30pm. this is bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is warning gps they could face funding cuts, if they don't keep surgeries open for longer to meet demand from patients. the government says many people are going t

some of you. bye. this is bbc knees. the headlines: this is bbc news. the headlines: labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called on the government to put more resources into the nhs. it comes as the british red cross says hospitals and ambulance services are experiencing a "humanitarian crisis" — a claim nhs england rejects. the governor of florida says the gunman who killed five people at fort lauderdale airport will be brought tojustice. a 26—year—old army veteran has been arrested. at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. local officials have blamed the islamic state group. a 2a hour tube strike scheduled to start on sunday evening will ahead after the rmt union walked out of talks with london underground bosses this afternoon. —— will go ahead. further attempts at talks failed. now on bbc news — reporters. from here in the world —— and the world was like newsrooms, we bring you the best stories from around the globe. in this week's programme: insight istanbul's reina nightclub. 39 people died in the nightclub in a

suggests it helps them do better in class. coming up in the sport on bbc news, claims that lord coe misled mps as questions grow over what he knew and when over the russian doping scandal. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. president trump has sacked his acting attorney general, accusing her of betrayal after she told government lawyers not to defend his controversial travel restrictions in court. sally yates, who was appointed by president obama, had said she was not convinced mr trump's temporary ban on travellers from seven muslim countries was legal. richard lister reports. it isa it is a battle over american values and it's going on all across the county. in columbus ohio last night it was met with pepper spray. in dallas, texas, there was a silent vigil and concern over what the future holds. we came from mexico. things aren't great there now. do deny something an opportunity to build a future seems completely wrong. the most significant protest came from sally yates, an abomb ma appointee asked by president trump to stay on as acting attorney general. she sai