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

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

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

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. another 69 people were wounded — four of them critically — in what istanbul's governor described as a "terrorist attack". a police manhunt is underway after the attacker left his gun before "taking advantage of the chaos" and escaping the scene. the shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by several attacks carried out by the so—called islamic state group, and separately, kurdish rebels. mark lowen reports from istanbul. the mood was of celebration, one of istanbul's top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two... they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start — not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. inside, his killing spree continue — turks and foreigners murdered, others jumping into t

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we look at what is behind the rising number of hotter, destructive ‘megafires‘ in the united states. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest riv

sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we speak to the writer of la la land, the man who's brought the art of the musical back 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 ca

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

james reynolds, bbc news, penne, central italy. stay with us on bbc news. a week of violent riots. the people of saigon have just heard there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home! i'm going home. upon by police dogs. throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. committed in wartime france. there he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. broken all records. this is bbc news. i'm mike embley. the top story this hour. done for many, many decades. more on that now. at the centre for strategic and international studies. hejoins us from chevy chase, maryland. good to talk to you. administration so you might have to be careful what you say. be careful what you say. been done for america for many decades and how will they be done? decades and how will they be done? are claiming it as china's territory, 300,000 kilometres. territory, 300,000 kilometres. them or either tell the world —— the obama administration. obama administration. it would don't own their own satellites. own their own satellites. of all the destruction of

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

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: mexico's resident has contend the decision to build the border wall within months. donald trump says mexico will end up paying. a giant super tanker aircraft on loan from the united states has arrived in chile to help tackle the worst wildfires in the country's modern history. more on our top story, president trump's order for a wall to be built on the mexican border. clarissa martinez—de—castro is the deputy vice president of national council of la raza a latino civil rights and advocacy organisation in the us. which told you. we will talk about the war in a moment. on the deportations, this executive order expands the definition of the so—called criminal aliens, people due for debilitation. but the dreamers, those people who came to the us and legally as children, will be ok. barack obama deported millions of people. is this really that much of a change on the deportations specifically?m that much of a change on the deportations specifically? it is. the r

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

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

this is bbc news. hello there. well, as forecast, dense, freezing fog caused some problems to travel for monday morning, and it really was quite extensive and dense in places, like this photograph proves in eccleshall, in staffordshire, and it lingered on across parts of the south—east. and where it did linger, it really felt quite cold, temperatures hovering around freezing. but there was some sunshine around, and the return of clear skies overnight means freezing fog will make a return, so we're likely to see some further travel disruptions on tuesday morning. keep tuned to bbc radio and head online for the latest updates. so widespread, freezing fog developing overnight across england and wales. more of a breeze across scotland and northern ireland, and some milder air pushing in here, with outbreaks of rain. but it really will be a cold start for england and wales. you can see most us temperatures freezing or below, and that fog really will be dense, so take care, and give yourself time if you are heading out

catriona renton, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the british red cross hasjoined senior doctors in warning of a crisis in nhs accident and emergency departments in england. a former american army soldier has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. a survey suggests the cost of repairing potholes in england and wales could reach £14 billion. wildfires in north america are getting bigger, more frequent and more destructive, according to official us government statistics. scientists say a warming climate combined with a century of fire suppression by the people who settled the west has produced the perfect conditions for so—called megafires. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports from the colorado rockies. welcome to the furnace. across large swathes of north america, this is the new terrifying normal. in the united states last year, there were more than 60,000 wildfires, and the trend is towards bigger and more destructive blazes. huge fires are transforming the landscape of

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a huge manhunt continues in turkey for a gunman who opened fire on revellers celebrating the new year at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. there has been another arrest in the unfolding corruption scandal in south korea. the daughter of the president's best friend has been held by danish police, and will return to seoul to face questioning. more than 50 moroccan and spanish security officers have been injured trying to prevent migrants storming a barrier protecting the spanish territory of ceuta, in north africa. the enclave is often targeted by sub—saharan africans trying to get into the eu. greg dawson has the latest. this is the moment where their struggle to enter europe was stopped. at the top of the six metre barbed wire fence, facing rows of spanish officers waiting to turn them back to morocco. authorities say the attempt to storm this border had been extremely violent, with migrants armed with wire cutters, iron bars and rocks. one bor

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

hugh pym, bbc news. thousands of people living on the east coast of england are being evacuated after the threat of severe flooding caused by high winds and high tides tonight. preparations have been underway since yesterday, with the army helping police forces and volunteers. this is the latest picture tonight issued by the environment agency, with those living in norfolk, suffolk and essex most under threat. the red triangles down the coast here, 17 of them, denote severe flood warnings, which mean there is danger to life. and where you can see a black house inside the triangles, those are 90 flood warnings that require people in the area to take immediate action. sophie long is in great yarmouth tonight. sophie, what's the scene now? well, fiona, it is raining and windy. people are still coming to fill sandbags. it is just over three hours until high water in great yarmouth, and that is the crucial moment. that is when the high tides will combine with high wind, creating the conditions that could caus

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 9

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

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.

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

this is bbc news. the headlines: the first full day in office begins for president trump, as the new american leader begins to follow through on his campaign pledges. to follow through on his meanwhile, hundreds of demonstrations are taking place across the world in support of women's rights and against trump's presidency. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. a man has appeared in court in sheffield, charged with the murder of 16—year—old leonne weeks. her body was found on a pathway near rotherham on monday. i'm back at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for reporters. hello, welcome to reporters, i'm christian frazier. from here, in the bbc‘s newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme... putting their trust in trump. as the united states enters a new political era, john sudworth has been finding out how china is reacting to the new american pre

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

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

the news was widely and prominently reported at the bbc. with george alagiah tweeting that he was proud that tv‘s six o'clock bulletin led on her life and influence. but when the story broke the bbc news alert and the website headlined its report of her death like this, using the word victim. prompting many complaints, like this one from becky stevens, on twitter. christopher oxford called it: and eleanor hill thought it was an appalling headline. we put this to bbc news, and they referred to a 2004 bbc interview in whichjill saward said that she had no complaint about being described as the ealing vicarage rape victim, as it enabled her to challenge politicians and work for change. a bbc spokesman added: we are always very careful to report sensitively on the news of someone‘s death and we covered in detail ms saward's extensive work as a sexual assault campaigner. ms saward was the first person in the uk to be raped and waive her right to anonymity, and hers was one of the most high—profile criminal cases of the decade, the reason w

catherine armstrong, bbc news. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the us president—elect, donald trump, has posted a series of tweets condemning those who oppose good relations with russia as ‘stupid‘. the suspect in the fort lauderdale florida airport shooting has been formally charged after five people were killed on friday. a week of heavy rains and floods has left at least 12 people dead and thousands of villages submerged in southern thailand. according to the country‘s interior ministry, 700,000 people have been affected. forecasters are warning that the unseasonal downpours will continue for at least another two days. as david campanale now reports, the deluge has also disrupted beach holidays in several destinations popular with tourists — the islands of ko samui and ko phangan. heavy rains are hammering thailand‘s flood—ravaged south, taking the death toll higher and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged. in some parts, the water has risen to the rooftops. the rain is turning roads into rivers

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

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: president trump praises the intelligence community,denying he's had a feud with them and accusing the media of making it up. as you know, i have a running war with the media. they are among the most dishonest people on earth. more than a million protesters take to the streets of cities in america with an estimated 600 demonstrations around the globe to rally against the new us president. former gambia president, yahya jammeh, has left the country by plane after finally agreeing to relinquish power. and in sport, wayne rooney breaks sir bobby charlton's 44—year—old mark as he becomes manchester united's record goal scorer. hello, and welcome. donald trump has marked his first full day in office by announcing that he has a "running war with the media." the remarks were made during a speech at the cia headquarters in virginia, where the new president described some members of the press as "the most dishonest people on earth." he also accused the media of making it so

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 auth

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

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

that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm damian johnson. ahead on the programme. mission accepted — former derby boss paul clement replaces bob bradley with the aim of preventing swansea from dropping out of the premier league. the bull fight‘s over — former super league and world champions bradford go into liquidation after administrators reject last minute bids to save the club. and sir andy murray continues his preparations for the australian open this month with a first round victory over frenchman jeremy chardy in qatar. sir andy murray has extended his winning streak to 25 matches on the atp tour as he beat jeremy chardy in straight sets at the qatar open. it was murray's first competitive match since becoming a knight in the new year's honours list. ben croucher watched the action. andy murray barely had a more simple first set. his opponent used to be ranked inside the top 30 but the frenchman managed just seven points inafirst frenchman managed just seven points in a firs

carter this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said he believes torture "absolutely works" — but he would defer to his defence secretary and the director of the cia on whether to reinstate interrogation techniques such as water—boarding. the mexican president, enrique pena nieto, has condemned president trump's order to build a wall along the us—mexican border and says his country won't pay for it. more on our top story, president trump's order for a wall to be built on the us—mexican border. let's speak to charlotte laws, who's in los angeles. she voted for donald trump, and generally supports his immigration policies. iam not i am not here in you very well. you think the world is a good idea? can you hear me? can you hear me? ok, we will try to re—establish the line. we will stay with the theme. more than $1 million worth of goods cross that border every day. no country has more to lose from donald trump's presidency than mexico. for weeks now, the country has been in the grip

sally nabil, bbc news, algeria. nearly three years after ebola hit sierra leone, killing thousands, millions of dollars in funds, raised to fight the deadly virus have still not been accounted for. an internal audit of the first six months of the outbreak found a $3 million short fall in funds pledged by state and private donors. health services are struggling, ambulances which have been paid for have not been supplied. many health care workers haven't been paid. reporters have been trying to find out what happened to sierra leone's missing millions. the dark days of ebola have ended but there are still debts to be paid. government hospitals in eastern sierra leone was the front line in the fight but health care systems were weak and quickly overwhelmed. here i saw human misery unfold. a make—shift morgue, so overstretched that there were piles of corpses lying everywhere. i saw a seven—year—old boy walking through this doorway like he was walking to the gallows, he never came back. a quarter of the country's

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump begins his first full day as america's new leader and starts to see through on his campaign pledges. inauguration day ended with a series of balls, with the president pledging to fight for the american people. we are going to do a really good job and i will be fighting every single day for you. meanwhile a day of protests is taking place around the world in support of women's rights and against trump's presidency. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche almost three days ago. british tennis number one johanna konta storms into the last 16 of the australian open. and coming up in half—an—hour, inside out explores whether time rationing is crippling the nhs. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the 45th president of the united states, donald trump, has used his first hours in office to start unpicking his predecessor's policies. he's targeted obamaca re, ordering officials to reduce the ‘economic bu

stay with us on bbc news. this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. the latest headlines: president donald trump has signed his first executive order in the oval office. tens of thousands of people watched the ceremony in front of the us capitol. but there have also been clashes in washington between police and people opposed to mr trump's presidency. as we've seen, tens of thousands of trump supporters witnessed the billionaire property tycoon‘s swearing in as president. but away from the ceremony at capitol hill and along pennsylvania avenue, violent clashes have been taking place between police and protesters opposed to president trump. ian pannell has spent the day with americans on both sides of the argument. # every little thing is gonna be all right # when american presidents are sworn in, it's usually a time at least to talk about healing divisions, but few have had such divided states to try to reunite. on one side is team trump and hundreds of thousands of them turned out from across the land. once people see, give him a year, they'll see

anne soy, bbc news. let's go back 100 years now to one of the bloodiest and the mightiest battles of the first world war. more than 325,000 allied troops and 260,000 german soldiers were killed in three months of fighting at passchendaele. to honour those who fell and to mark its 100th anniversary this year, two special events will be held in the belgian town of ypres injuly, where much of the fighting took place. robert hall has been there to see how they are preparing for the commemorations. my wound was slight and i was hobbling back, than a shell burst, slick upon the duck boards, so i fell into the bottomless mud and lost the light. there was not a sign of life of any sort, not a bird, not even a rat or blade of grass. the words of those who tried to sum up the hell of passchendaele. three months, when more than half a million men died. three months, when the allied army fought an enemy, the mud and the cold, to gain a few miles of ground. a century ago ypres was under siege. the roads leading north

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

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: shots have been fired at a mosque in the canadian city of quebec. at least four people are reported to have been killed and many more injured. police have arrested two people connection with the attack. president trump has defended his temporary travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries in the face of widening criticism and protests. let's stay with that story: i got the latest details on the ban from our correspondent david willis in washington. this does not apply to people coming in with paperwork. those in other owrds who have green cards will be allowed in, they say. the white house issued a statement a few hours ago basically saying that this is not a muslim ban — it has been characterised by some as such. it is all about keeping our country safe and eradicating the concept, the prospect of a terrorist attack. donald trump, of course, has been criticised by some in his own party. senatorjohn mccain, senator lindsey graham earlier describing

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at his final news conference, president obama has said he will continue to speak out to defend what he called "core values" after he leaves office. a deadline has passed for the president of the gambia to step down or face possible military action by west african powers. the united nations officials believe 40,000 people have returned to their homes in eastern aleppo, the syrian city devastated by years of civil war. government forces cut off rebel supply lines and in just a few months were able to take full control. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen sent this report. this is the calm after the storm. the final battle for aleppo swept through the city like a man—made malevolent tornado. all sides in this war were prepared to destroy aleppo to possess it. in the end, the firepower of the regime and its russian and ukrainian allies was too much for the fractious rebel coalition that controlled east aleppo. this city is the key to northern syria. right across the

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan has spoken to protesters in washington. the protest was organised relatively late notice and they managed to get a huge crowd here. what do you think of what has happened here today, it was relatively last—minute thing, this rally happening? yeah and it seems like it is happening in cities all across the country right now. i think it is moving, i think it's tragic, i think it's beautiful and i'm just add it has i think it's beautiful and i'm just sad it has to be because we have so much potential in this country. we have such peaceful people. we are country of immigrants. do you want to show the world what your sign says? yes. what does it say? because i know that mum knows best. there's you mum there, so why does mum know best? what's your message? the message is that this is not american at all and we are standing here today fighting against injustices and oppression, black, brown, yellow, red, we are standing together to send an urgent messa

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

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 to hard—pressed accident and emergency departments because they can't get gp appointments. doctors‘ leaders accuse the government of failing to address an 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 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 & 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

danny savage, bbc news, leeds. let's get reaction from the rest of europe with our correspondent damian grammaticas, who is in brussels. what have they made of the ruling there? here, what we have heard from there? here, what we have heard from the european commission is that they will not comment on internal legal matters of a member state. they are waiting for that article 50 negotiation. but they did make clear in their view, once the 50 trigger happens, there will then first beer negotiation about separating. only after that, negotiations on a trade deal. the eu commission said if you spit and want to remain on good terms, you have to settle things first and then your future relationship. one thing the ruling today has not clarified as whether once article 50 is triggered, it can be revoked. can you go back on that? the assumption in the ruling is that you trigger article 50 after two yea rs you trigger article 50 after two years you are out of the eu am a good deal, bad deal, whatever. there isa good deal, bad

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

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan has spoken to protesters in washington. the protest was organised relatively late notice and they managed to get a huge crowd here. what do you think of what has happened here today, it was relatively last—minute? of what has happened here today, it was relatively last-minute? yes and it seems like it is happening in cities all across the country. i think it is moving, tragic, beautiful and i am just add it has to be because we have so much potential in this country. we have such peaceful people. we are country of immigrants. because i know that itiuiti. of immigrants. because i know that mum. the message is this is not american at all and we are standing here today fighting against injustice and oppression, we sent an urgent message to donald trump that this is not acceptable, it is unconstitutional and we will resist every step of the way.|j unconstitutional and we will resist every step of the way. i think that donald trump has been trying t