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

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: 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

bbc news, -- that vanished. bbc news, sydney. katty: donald trump calls to keep manufacturing in the u.s., it has not gone unnoticed by american car makers. general motors became the latest to announce an investment, $1 billion affecting 1500 jobs. general motors left one town in ohio. the factory left behind is alive thanks to chinese investment. laura trevelyan went to take a look. trump'shis is donald american now. not surprisingly, the factory is run by a -- surprisingly, the road is run bye a company with its headquarters in china. fuyao makes windshields. factory floor, donald trump's anti-globalization rhetoric meets reality. this chinese-managed company is determined to become the largest manufacturer of car wind shields in the world. >> to be able to achieve that goal, you have to combine the resources, manpower. i believe we have to have two feet, one in china and one in n -- managers aremany chinese, more than 2000 jobs have been created locally. work for general motors and is grappling with the cultural differences. >

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,

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

this is bbc news. the 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

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

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. 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

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. more than 30 people have died over the weekend as a cold snap from the arctic circle took hold in much of central and eastern europe. temperatures dropped to as little as —30 degree celsius. in kosovo, for example many, areas are without power. this is the mirusha waterfall, a popular tourist attraction, you can see it's frozen over. in russia, temperatures are below —40 degrees celsius. two people have died in moscow, and nearly 200 people are in hospital suffering from severe hypothermia. and charities are concerned for refugees crossing the continent on foot or living in informal settlements. there are 2,000 of them in the serbian capital, belgrade, where temperatures have been down to —20. 0ur central europe correspondent, nick thorpe, has more. strange scenes in istanbul. the fourth consecutive day of snow here has closed the bosphorous to shipping and given the city's ferry operators alternative work. traffic on another major waterway, the danube, has also been suspended b

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, and then 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 lead

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

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

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 do

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

aleem maqbool, bbc news, quebec city. jessica murphy is a news editor with bbc news in canada. she joins us from quebec. what more is emerging on this? at the moment there really isn't that much to learn about alexandre bissonnette. as you know, there are 11 charges, six first—degree murder, five attempted murder. we know that he isa five attempted murder. we know that he is a 26—year—old quebecois. he is studying in quebec city. he did not enter a plea when he appeared recently in court and began, police so recently in court and began, police so farare recently in court and began, police so far are offering no motives. mr alexandre bissonnette himself not speaking at his court hearing. that said, there are some hints, suggestions, perhaps, as to why he may have... allegedly may have attacked this mosque, reports that on facebook, for example, he liked french national front leader marine le pen, donald trump on facebook as well. and that is not a lot of information about him, it has even now sparked an early discussion about right—wing politics here in quebec. jessica,

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 el

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 of the temperatures freezing or below, and that fog really will be dense, so take care, and give yourself time if you are heading

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 c

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

danny shaw, bbc news. serbia has defended its response to the extreme cold weather that has claimed dozens of migrants' lives. the minister responsible, ivan miskovic, told bbc news, that many have refused shelters, fearing they would be deported. 15,000 people are living in tents as far south as greece, including the islands of lesbos and samos. aid agencies warn they are at risk of freezing to death. tim neilson reports. for the balkans there was no letup in the icy grip of winter, so far. fresh no—fault and freezing temperatures cause further misery. for the thousands of migrants stuck in serbia, the situation is dire. some have already died and now there is warning that more lives will be claimed by the temperatures. many are living in disused warehouses with no heating or electricity, waddling around fires and eating hot food to trying keep the cold at bay. officials here say they are doing everything they can to help the migrants but some are refusing any assistance. somehow they are distrustful to

rebecca morelle, bbc news. british sprinters, james ellington and nigel levine, have been involved in a motorbike accident in spain. british athletics said the pair were injured in the crash yesterday in tenerife but are "conscious and stable". it is believed they have both broken their pelvis. james ellington has written on his facebook page that they are lucky to be alive. police say a 16—year—old girl found on a path, in rotherham, had been stabbed to death. the body of leonne weeks was found on monday. her family said they were "devastated" at the loss of their "beautiful daughter and sister". an 18—year—old man is being questioned over her death, and a 26—year—old woman is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. southern rail services will run a full timetable from next tuesday after the driver's union, aslef, called off a planned three—day strike. fresh negotiations in the long—running dispute over the role of guards on trains are due to take place tomorrow. this friday, donald t

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

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

this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk's ambassador to the eu, sir ivan rogers, has abruptly resigned, with formal brexit negotiations due to begin in less than three months. the labour party says it's ‘deeply worrying,‘ but some have welcomed the news. clearly the wrong man for the job andi clearly the wrong man for the job and i only regret he did not go the day after the referendum. a police operation has ended with the fatal shooting of a man on the m62 in huddersfield. yasser yaqub died yesterday. the independent police complaints commission is investigating. there have been more arrests in turkey after the new year's eve nightclub shooting, but the gunman who killed 39 people, is still on the run. a man from west sussex has died after fighting

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

greg dawson, bbc news. in other news: it's being reported that the convicted mass murderer charles manson has been taken to hospital. media reports say that manson, who is in his eighties, has been moved to a hospital about an hour away from california's corcoran state prison where he is being held. an unnamed source told the la times that manson is seriously ill. he's serving a life sentence for his role in the infamous murders of seven people including one unborn child in 1969. a court in france has handed suspended terms to chelsea passengers for abusing a passenger on the paris metro. they have been ordered to pay the victim10,000 euros in compensation. they had been filmed pushing a black man out of a carriage and shouting, we are racist, before a champions league game in 2015 —— to chelsea fans. in yemen, there's been more fighting, with 11 civilians, including 5 members of one family, reported to have been killed in clashes between pro—government forces and rebels. the conflict pits houthi rebe