called the failed interventionist policies of the past. president trump has called for a 20% tax. relations have plunged to an all—time low. president pena nieto cancelled his meeting with donald trump. theresa may said britain and america will no longer attempt to make the world in the image. the uk economy grew faster than forecast. hoping to failed downturn. how india's poorest are being hit hard. black money is where taxes go i'm paid. many families say they are unable to afford the basics. as we saw in the ft, consumers choosing to buy luxury goods at home as opposed to making overseas shopping trips. joining us is funke abimbola, senior lawyer and diversity leader. good morning. i think with -- would begin every review with donald trump that this is an interesting story. 20% tax on imports from mexico. it isa 20% tax on imports from mexico. it is a proposal but... this was bound to lead to a stand—off, the idea of the warand to lead to a stand—off, the idea of the war and who could blame the president, president pena nieto, from meeting president trump. it is very ins

, however president—elect trump has tweeted "there should be no further releases". the gulf news has data suggesting india's demonetisation policy is leading to a slowdown in the country's economic growth. the paper says it could cause a political backlash. the daily telegraph has concerns that uk households are borrowing too much money during financial uncertainty. figures show consumer debt is at the highest level since 2008. a study in canada has found that living near a busy road increases the risk of developing dementia. scientists say those living within 50 metres of a major traffic hub are most affected. that's in the times. and he may not be the fastest, but he is easily one of the oldest. robert marchand of france now holds the record for the furthest distance cycled in one hour by someone aged over 105. he's seen here in le figaro. fantastic. joining us is financial analyst alpesh patel. he's the chief executive of praefinium partners. good morning and happy new year. good morning and happy new year. good morning, happy new year. good morning and happy new year. good morning, ha

overseas leader to hold face—to—face talks with president trump. trade was top of the agenda, as well as strengthening the special relationship between the uk and the us. a free and independent britain is a blessing to the world and our relationship has never been stronger. i am convinced that a trade deal between the us and the uk is in the national interest of both can trees and will cement the special relationship that exists between us. president trump also said he'll visit the uk later this year as both leaders look to rekindle the special relationship. also in the next hour, the two men jailed for 12 years after a tipper—truck killed four people. a four—year—old girl was among the victims. the truck was said to have serious faults that were obvious to anyone. tesco's shares rise sharply after it says it's buying the food wholesaler booker, including its chains of convenience stores. and on newsnight, as theresa may becomes the first foreign leader to meet donald trump at the white house we ask what she is risking and what his most hoping for. —— what she is most h

trade with president trump. we have the opportunity, indeed, the responsibility to renew the special relationship for this new age. suicide rates in prisons in england and wales have reached record levels with 119 inmates taking their own lives during 2016. no signs of a post—brexit slowdown as the uk economy grows faster than expected. how will theresa may conduct her relationship with the leader of the free world when he is promising britain a new trade deal and he backed exit? will this trump everything else? and we revisit train—spotting as the sequel finally hits the cinema. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has arrived in america at the start of a trip which she hopes will pave the way for a post—brexit trade deal with the united states. she'll be the first foreign leader to hold talks with donald trump when she meets the new president at the white house tomorrow. this evening, she addressed a republican conference in philadelphia in a speech where she sought to find common ground with mr trump. but the prime minister's bid to launch a new era of co—oper

interview with the times. in it donald trump said he'd offer britain a quick trade deal, he'd agree to a nuclear weapons reduction deal with russia and he'd start off by trusting vladimir putin and germany's angela merkel, but he said that may not last long. the world economic forum in davos is being held this week. the china daily looks at president xi jinping's attendance, reporting that he hopes to inject positivity into the recovery of the global economy. facebook is trying to crack down on fake news in germany, with fears false reports may sway voters ahead of elections there this year. the ft reports questionable articles will be analysed by a third party factchecker. with india's hopes to be a more cashless economy — to halt black market money — the business standard looks at whether cheaper smartphones can be made for the mass market. a meticulously prepared meal service is becoming more sought after in china. part inspired by british tv show downton abbey, china's seen a sharp rise in people training to be butlers. that's in the international new york times. and after near

are leaving their single market. immigration trumps anything else, really, in terms of the politics of this. and you know what, it would suggest we are not going to have a divorce, because britain doesn't want to hold on to the family silver of the single market. for a lot of businesses i think that means we can quickly get on to looking at what the transitional arrangements look like, with what we have now and what it will look like in future. lots of questions but she has set out a framework. there are so has set out a framework. there are so many angles to this. when it comes to the city of london and rights and so on, some banks have said, that is it, we are moving people to europe, we have to. they we re people to europe, we have to. they were thinking of it anyway. will we see a big shift? february will be an interesting month. lots of the banks will be asked questions, what is your brexit plan? lots of organisations will be looking to rerisk from the politics. the suggestion is what theresa may have set out, the high brexit, we won't be part of the single market —— derisk

headlines: mps will debate whether president trump should be granted a state visit to britain. the petition against the plan continues to gain signatures. a second petition calling for the visit to go ahead will also be debated. john kelly has defended president trump's controversial travel ban. he insists it is not designed to target muslims. mps have begun two days of debate on the bill that will help begin the process that will take the uk out of the eu. lets get more on the news that thousands of homosexual and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences have been posthumous pardon. it has been described as a momentous day. this government made a commitment in its manifesto to deliver on it. this is a momentous day. we are delivering and righting a wrong. i am sad that there was a time our great country was blind to the fact that love is love. that has been righted today and we should be cheering. with me is owen jones. thank you for coming in. did you think you would ever hear a conservative ministers say something like that? frederick douglass said power can see i

—— win. this is a not very glorious legacy of obama and mr trump with great aplomb effectively ripped up the us part of it, so he's aan ripped up the us part of it, so he's a an election promise to the us people. whether it matters the average us citizen i think remains to be seen. assumedly that would be the fate of the transatlantic trade investment partnership as well, the us-eu investment partnership as well, the us — eu negotiations that are still ongoing. still struggling along, yeah, the acronym, the lawyers have made hay out of this one. but again, complicated deals, and as you said in the intro, it is about where the shift in power is moving in terms of world trade, is it moving to asia? mrtrump is trying world trade, is it moving to asia? mr trump is trying to pull it back to north america. this is his attempt to. the ft says it puts protectionism at the height of his policy, that is what everybody fears. that depends on who they are and what they do in the us. there are critics of both tpp and ttip, they say it is protectionism via the back door because of these agreement

giving them a first—day test. the class quiz of 2017. the big questions for the year ahead. on trump and the shifting structure of super—power politics. when do you see the united nations solving problems? they don't. they cause problems. on britain, brexit and politics here. we have set ourselves on a new direction. and on the european project: is it populism and retreat this year,

ahead of his inauguration on friday. mr trump's doppelganger replaces ba rack obama's waxwork in the london tourist attraction. he willjoin several other world leaders, including vladimir putin and the late south african leader, nelson mandela. in the next few minutes, barack obama is expected to answer reporters' questions at the white house, two days before leaving office. mr obama is likely to use his final news conference as the outgoing us president, to defend his decision to shorten the sentence of convicted lea ker chelsea manning. you can watch live coverage on the news channel from 7. before that time for the weather. hello, a very quiet weather picture here in the uk at the moment. which means that nothing really will change very significantly for most of us and certainly not very quickly. so here we are, looking at oui’ quickly. so here we are, looking at our weather watchers from norfolk. beautiful mottled sky. very bright and dry. we have had sunshine further south, that is where we had the frosty start this morning. for the frosty start this morning. for the major

first overseas leader to hold face—to—face talks with president trump. trade was top of the agenda, as well as strengthening the special relationship between the uk and the us. a free and independent bulletin is a blessing to the world. a free and independent britain is a blessing to the world. the relationship has never been stronger. i'm convinved that a trade between the two countries as of the national interest on both. not the president trump says he will visit the uk this year as the two nations attempt to rekindle the special relationship. also tonight — jailed. the owner and mechanic of a haulage firm whose tipper truck crashed, killing four people in bath. afouryearold girl was among the victims — the truck was said to have serious faults that were obvious to anyone. tesco‘s shares rise sharply after it says it's buying the food wholesaler, booker — including its chains of convenience stores. and an east midlands derby kicks off another weekend of fa cup football as leicester city make the short trip to derby county. good evening and welcome to bbc news. donald trump a

trump's travel ban "wrong," saying it could help so—called islamic state to recruit supporters. islamic state and daesh will use any possibility they can to create the environment they want to radicalise people and bring them over to their side. it is a propaganda opportunity for them potentially. but after sacking america's top legal officer for disagreeing with the ban, donald trump is holding firm. mps are debating the bill that will begin the process of britain leaving the eu. when and what did lord coe know about russia's doping scandal? m ps wa nt a nswers after new revelations. and in newsnight, we bring you a story that goes right to the heart of the brexit campaign. did a feud between the then prime minister and the editor of the daily mail help to shape the referendum? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the british government has delivered its strongest criticism so far of the travel ban imposed by president trump on seven mainly muslim countries. the home secretary, amber rudd, said it was "divisive," and could be used as propaganda by the islamic state group. sh

russia's actions in last year's race for the white house. mr clapper, who will brief donald trump about his findings tomorrow, said the hacking of democratic party emails had been ordered by the kremlin. here's our north america correspondent nick bryant. washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break—in since watergate. in the ‘70s, it was the building belonging to the democratic national committee that was burgled. in 2016, it was the computer system at the party's present headquarters. a robbery in cyberspace, rather than in person. and us intelligence believes it was orchestrated by vladimir putin, from the kremlin, to help donald trump win the election. i want to welcome all our members back to the committee. today, those allegations were aired publicly on capitol hill at this republican—controlled congressional committee. every american should be alarmed by russia's attacks on our nation. there is no national security interest more vital to the united states of america than the ability to hold free and fair elections without foreign interference.

trump's state visit to the uk to be called off. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — you are watching bbc news. time now for the sport. for the first time in 11 years, three british men are inside tennis‘s world top 50. dan evans is the new british number two after his impressive run to the fourth round of the australian open last week. he's up to a career high 45th — two ahead of fellow brit kyle edmund. evans beat seventh seed marin cilic and bernard tomic in melbourne during his best ever run in a grand slam. evans and edmund will play in the davis cup against canada this friday. andy murray retains his world number one ranking despite that early exit in melbourne. meanwhile, several bookmakers have made 35—year—old roger federer odds on to win another grand slam tournament after his amazing australian open victory over rafa nadal yesterday. federer ended his five year wait for an 18th major in that five set win. when i heard that in switzerland people were following me and i saw people being generally really happy for me that i won a slam again

hello and welcome. donald trump has ended his first week as us president with a promise to maintain the special relationship with britain. hosting his first foreign visit with the british prime minister theresa may, mr trump said the two countries were what he called a "beacon for prosperity and the rule of law." rajini vaidya nathan reports from washington. attention! a week since he took office, president trump welcomed his first foreign leader to the white house. british prime minister theresa may, who came to power after the brexit vote in the uk last year. both new to theirjobs, both keen to strengthen the much lauded special relationship. the pair took a moment to pose next to a bust of winston churchill, which president trump had removed. it is an honour to have him back. at a special reminder of what relationship stood for. this new political couple seemed in a enamoured with each other at times, but behind the handholding are some serious differences. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and the prime minister... those divisions were highlighted in one f

this is bbc news. the headlines: lawyers challenge donald trump's order restricting entry to the united states for travellers from seven mainly muslim countries, as iran says it will ban americans in retaliation. the president himself is holding a dealfor the cause the president himself is holding a deal for the cause with other world leaders, including president putin. the prime minister says the uk will enhance trade relations with turkey, as a £100 million deal to develop fighterjets is signed in ankara. this is more than a trade deal. it is the start of a deep defence partnership that will contribute to our overall security. also this hour, a call to ban lorry drivers from using sat—navs meant for cars. it's after scenes like these where vehicles got stuck in narrow roads and wedged under low bridges. and serena williams beats sister venus at the australian open to secure a record 23rd grand slam title. the us president donald trump is facing a growing backlash both at home and abroad over an executive order to halt immigration from a number of muslim majority countries. t

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

, donald trump will be sworn in as america‘s 41st president. they forgot about a lot of us. on the campaign, i called it, "the forgotten man and the forgotten woman." well, you‘re not forgotten any more. and since we have been on air, a woman has been pulled out alive and rescu e rs woman has been pulled out alive and rescuers are trying to pull out seven other survivors including two children, after two days i read in the wreckage after the earthquake in italy. there is full coverage of the inauguration ceremony from 4pm on bbc one. that‘s all from the bbc news at one, so it‘s goodbye from me, this is bbc news. dan evans is into the fourth round at a grand slam for the first time. fresh from beating the seventh seed marin cilic, the british player beat the australian 27th seed bernard tomic in straight sets. ben croucher reports. a british man into the fourth round of a grand slam, a domain usually reserved for a chap named andy murray but not any more. dan evans had already dispatched a former grand slam winner. the last remaining australian, bernard tomic was in theory an

hello. you're watching bbc world news. i'm james menendez. our top story this hour: president trump says he could impose taxes of up to 20% on imports from mexico to pay for his border wall. but mexico's government warns that a tax will only make products from avocados to appliances more expensive for americans. britain's prime minister will meet mr trump later on friday, to press the case for even closer political and economic ties. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: celebrations in the gambia for the first peaceful transfer of power in the country's modern history. commemorations will be held across europe on friday to mark international holocaust remembrance day. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business: talking up transatlantic trade. but these days — is the ‘special relationship‘ simply more special to britain than it is to the us? and when is a $5.3 billion profit in three months just not enough? we'll tell you why investors are not happy with google and also find out if its parent company alphabet‘s other bets will pay off? hello. there's been sharp

but the truth, so help you god? donald trump's choice for head of the cia praises the intelligence community, hours after mr trump had criticised them. i have seen their morale through tough times and i have seen them walk through fire to do theirjobs ina walk through fire to do theirjobs in a rational way. the footballing world pays tribute to the former england manager, graham taylor, who's died at the age of 72. and on newsnight, we learn more about the leaked trump dossier. what did british authorities know about the memo and the impact it could have on the president—elect? join me at 11.15. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. freezing weather is causing disruption across much of the uk, with snow showers and strong winds across scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales, and the north of england. in southern britain heavy rain turned to snow causing icy roads. coastal flood warnings have been issued, and residents are being moved out of a village in essex. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, has the latest. scotland, where the gorgeous meets the treacherous. and the place

a million people havejoined a protest led by women against the new trump administration. similar marches are taking place in the uk and across the world. the new us president is expected to meet theresa may in washington next week. ukip‘s candidate for the upcoming by—election in stoke—on—trent central will be the party's leader, paul nuttall. nine people have now been rescued from the italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago — 23 people are still missing. also in the next hour: wayne rooney overtakes sir bobby charlton. the striker becomes the all—time leading goal—scorer for manchester united, with his 250th goal for the team. and in half an hour here on bbc news, talking business examines the economic consequences of the trump presidency. good evening and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people havejoined protest marches around the world, on this the first full day of donald trump's presidency. the demonstrations are to highlight women's and minority rights, which protesters say are under threat from the new administration. tens

and the shadow of president trump looms large in london and dublin. they we re large in london and dublin. they were both talking about how they do not share some of his approaches, i think was the phrase used, i do not agree with his policy, said the irish prime minister, but that is something he says he will raise with him. but for both of them, there is this big question, first of all, theresa may has the issue of the official state visit, the invitation to donald trump to come to the uk. she said the invitation stands. vember enda kenny mother is the question of his invitation to the white house on st patrick's day. —— then for enda kenny, there is. there are some here saying, should he still make that visit? he says he will, but it is important to keep up those strong relationships between ireland and america. chris, many thanks. downing street says a plan to state visit to britain by president trump will go ahead despite calls for a cancellation. more than 1.3 million people have signed a petition saying the invitation should be withdrawn because of the white house's cont

. my name's mike embley. our top stories: the diplomatic rift over the border wall — president trump wants to tax imports from mexico. president pena—nieto cancels a trip to washington. u nless unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. britain's prime minister will meet mr trump on friday, looking to revive the special relationship and talk about a free trade deal. celebrations in the gambia for the first peaceful transfer of power in the country's modern history. and it may not seem much but this rough diamond is the largest uncut stone ever found in rough diamond is the largest uncut stone everfound in north america. we can give you a special close—up look. hello. if mexico had hoped donald trump's promises on the campaign trail had just been bluster and bravado, it looks like the country's in for a disappointment. first he ordered the building of a border wall. now the white house is threatening a new tax on imports. mexico's president, enrique pena nieto, has cancelled a meeting with his american counterpart —

american nation. and on newsnight tonight, donald trump's son—in—law will be in pole position in the white house but what are his politics? and should the late carrie fisher be inserted into a new star wars film with the help of cgi, or is there something distasteful about resurrecting the dead on—screen? good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has been accused by some of his own mps of creating confusion after declaring that labour was not wedded to freedom of movement for eu citizens and then adding that he wasn't ruling it out either. the labour leader insisted that the party did understand voters‘ concerns about immigration. earlier, mr corbyn had prompted further criticism from his own side when he suggested that capping earnings would be a way to tackle inequality. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. a welcome for him on the platform, but will you welcome what was billed as his vision for britain after brexit? whether you voted to leave or remain, everybody voted for a better future. on the biggest question — how many eu citizens can keep c

and the election of president trump. tomorrow, the prime minister will become the first world leader to hold face—to—face talks with the new president at the white house. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster. downing street were delighted when theresa may was invited to the white house — the first international leader who's going to meet the new leader who's going to meet the new leaderjust a week leader who's going to meet the new leader just a week after leader who's going to meet the new leaderjust a week after his inauguration. but of course there'd been troublesome words overnight from donald trump, where he talks about waterboarding, about torture, suggesting that he did think it's a technique that can work. this can be difficult for the prime minister. there's been a backlash here with many people saying she has got to robustly stand up to him and tell him that is not the way united kingdom works. to discuss this further, i'm joined by the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry. we've always had a close relationship with america. t

our countries and for the prosperity president trump signs an order banning all refugees from entering the united states — there's also a three month ban for citizens from seven nations with a muslim—majority population. tributes to one of britain's most respected actors, sirjohn hurt, who has died at the age of 77. also in the next hour a call to ban lorry drivers from using sat—navs designed for cars. it's after a number of lorries got stuck in narrow roads and under low bridges. serena williams rewrites tennis history, beating sister venus to capture a record—breaking 23rd grand slam title in the australian open. and, in half an hour — the click team blasts off to space to explore the latest gadgets making high—tech adventures. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk and turkey have signed a defence deal worth more than £100 million to develop turkish fighterjets. theresa may has been visiting ankara for talks on a post—brexit trade deal. at a news conference in ankara with the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, mrs may also announced the creation of a jo

speech tomorrow. ahead of the prime minister's keynote address tomorrow, donald trump tells journalists he wants to help make brexit a beautiful thing. obama said you'll go to the back of the line meaning, if it does happen, that was a bad statement. and now we're at the front of the queue? i think you're doing great. the northern ireland secretary has announced a snap assembly election for march 2. it follows the collapse of the power sharing executive. no—one should underestimate the challenge faced to the political institutions here in northern ireland, and what is at stake. an inquest into the deaths of 30 britons in a terror attack on a beach in tunisia in 2015 has heard security forces deliberately responded slowly to the shootings. and coming up on newsnight, we'll try to make sense of what we know of that big brexit speech tomorrow, closer to a full english than a continental brexit we think. we'll hear from michael gove and from labour's brexit secretary keir starmer too. good evening and welcome to bbc news. reports in turkey this evening say that the man suspect

only have donald trump as president — they'll also hold majorities in the house of representatives and the senate. the us president—elect has already disrupted republican plans to gut an independent congressional ethics watchdog, saying it wasn't a priority. he says tax reform and health care should take precedence. but president obama is fighting to preserve the changes of the last eight years. the controversial affordable care act, or obamacare, was passed in 2010. the law aims to bring health insurance coverage to some of the 15% of the us population who lack it — around 22 million people. under the law all americans must have health insurance — but the government offers subsidies to make coverage more affordable. it also means that more businesses have to provide health insurance for their employees — and it's easier for customers to shop around and compare policies. but republicans have strongly criticised the law saying it's too expensive for business. many have called it a "job killer". they have said it is an unwarranted intrusion into the affairs of private busines

the london marathon. marco fu came from 3—nil down to beat the world number 4 judd trump in a thriller at the masters snooker at the alexandra palace. trump had been only one frame away from victory, but after drawing level at 5—all, a fluke from fu put him in contention to steal the win. he went on to secure his place in the quarter—finals with a break of 102. he'll play mark allen on thursday. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news. theresa may sets out her objectives for withdrawal from the european union — saying the uk will leave the single market. inflation went up sharply last month — pushed by rising food prices and the fall of the pound. a libyan man has won the right to sue former foreign secretary, jack straw, over claims of kidnap and torture. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's return to our main story this evening. the prime minister has given

theresa may is to become the first foreign leader to meet donald trump in the white house this afternoon. hoping to wade to a trade deal after x brexit. but will, in mrs may's words, "opposites attract" after president trump's controversial support for waterboarding? we'll be live in washington and in westminster, asking what each side hopes to achieve in this crucial first meeting. also this lunchtime: plans to ration knee and hip surgery in worcestershire to save money to save money are described as ‘alarming' by surgeons. tesco‘s share price has risen sharply after the supermarket chain said it was buying the food wholesaler, booker. six years injailfor the six years in jail for the former judge and his assistant who defrauded their own law firm art out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. and could rafa nadal be the latest comeback kid — as he fights for a place in the men's grand slam final in australia? and coming up in sport on bbc news, anthonyjoshua's fight against wladimir klitschko at wembley in april will be watched by the biggest post—war british boxing crow

in office for the new president of the united sates, as donald trump pledges to fulfill his campaign promises he's already signed his first orders as president, including changes to barack obama's healthcare act, which mr trump said he will repeal. we want to make america great again, and we will. inauguration day ended with a series of balls, before the president and first lady returned to the white house to spend the first night in their new home. good morning. it's saturday the 21st of january. we'll look back on president trump's inauguration, and what's in store for his first few days in power. also ahead: four more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of an italian hotel, almost 72 hours after it was swamped by an avalanche. leaders of europe's right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. in sport, a woman on a roll, and johanna konta is aiming to keep her winning run going by knocking out a former world johanna konta breezes into the fourth round of the australian open by kn

campaign" surrounding last year's american election. president—elect donald trump, who is due to be briefed on the issue, has voiced scepticism about the allegations. the guardian reports the bank of england's chief economist has admitted his profession is in crisis, afterfailing to predict the 2008 financial crash and the impact of brexit. andy haldane says criticisms of economist are "a fair cop". it was last year's election, of course. it was! it is 2017, so that was last year. the financial times reports china is flexing its muscles over south korea's decision to deploy a us ballistic missile shield. it says a chinese government official has visited seoul, threatening south korean companies by saying their business in china could suffer. the international new york times writes about how china is investing heavily in the beautiful game. it has the world's biggest football boarding school, boasting 48 fields, and the country's offering multi—million dollar contracts to top players. sushi anyone, or everyone! 7 the japan times has this enormous fish and its flamboyant owner. the sushi re

power a decade ago. time for our daily news review. the times front page reports on donald trump's incoming defence secretary mike pompeo who has accused russian president vladimir putin of plotting to break up nato. he called it the biggest threat to the western military alliance since the second world war. the daily telegraph leads with claims that the uk government gave permission to the fbi to speak to the former m16 officer who compiled the unverified dossier on us president—elect donald trump. the ft says america's environmental protection agency has accused the italian—american car manufacturer fiat chrysler of violating pollution laws by installing software which could help vehicles beat diesel emission limits. the guardian financial section carries a warning form the un labour agency that globaljob shortages and inequality is fuelling a rise in social unrest. also, the international labour organisation said that said such levels of discontent could lead to more migration over the next decade. also in the guardian, one of the uk's best known fund manager has likened the

is happening on the market and many analysts are tying it to donald trump. it is actually a very interesting question. 0ur market is just hard factual machines or a day in emotional? i think plainly they are emotional. a lot of expectation and hope and optimism for growth has been built into market evaluation and investors expecting trump to deliver growth, tax cuts which should be good but now, since the inauguration, there has been a bit ofa inauguration, there has been a bit of a change in inauguration, there has been a bit ofa change in pain inauguration, there has been a bit of a change in pain and sentiment. there are to ways of looking at trump, one is the positive growth story and the other is the more destabilising trump against free trade and the trump saying as the only things that about other countries around the world and markets swing pendulum a wise and they have swung. to be fair, when your market goes up 9.5% since he w011 your market goes up 9.5% since he won the election, in november, and goes above 20,000, you are going to ta ke goes above 20,000, you are goin

trump. hello, i'm sally bundock. in business: weighing up the wish list. business leaders give us their take on theresa may's plans for brexit as the pound starts to sink again. and mark zuckerberg gets a real grilling in a us court room, as he defends the origins of facebooks virtual reality headset. president obama has commuted the sentence of chelsea manning, formerly bradley manning, the american soldier who was found guilty of providing us intelligence documents to wikileaks and sentenced to 35 years in prison. she has served seven years. it's a high profile and controversial move just days before mr obama leaves office. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan, who covered the original trial, has the story. chelsea manning was responsible for one of the largest leaks of government secrets in american history. born bradley manning, it was while serving in iraq that the low—ranking private hacked government databases, handing more than 700,000 classified documents to julian assange‘s wikilea ks organisation. request permission to engage. it included this classified video, showing u

trump sets his plans on immigration control. reliving the horror of italy's avalanche — we speak to a couple who survived — as the search for five of those missing goes on. two girls born with a disorder no—one could explain — now scientists unlock the causes — and offer hope to other families. commentator: it's gold again! the triple triple. it made him one of a kind. now usain bolt loses one of his record nine gold medals through no fault of his own. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, serena williams says britain'sjohanna konta can be a future grand slam champion, after knocking her out in this good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been a sharp increase in the number of homeless people — with more than half the councils in england recording a rise. on a single night last year more than 4,000 people were sleeping rough — that's according to the government figures. it amounts to a 16%jump on the year before — campaigners say it's an appalling rate. 0ur midlands correspondent sima kotecha reports now from birmingham — one of the areas with the la

president trump at the white house. a little earlier — the two leaders held a news conference — let's hear in full what they had to say. lam i am honoured to have prime minister theresa may here for our first official visit from a foreign leader. this is ourfirst official visit from a foreign leader. this is our first visit. official visit from a foreign leader. this is ourfirst visit. so, a great honour. the special relationship between our two countries has been one of the great forces in history, forjustice and for peace. and by the way, my mother was born in scotland, stornoway, which is serious scotland. today, the united states renews our deep bond with britain, military, financial, cultural and political. we have one of the great bonds. we pledge our lasting support to this most special relationship. together, america and the united kingdom are a beacon for prosperity and the rule of law. that is why the united states respects the sovereignty of the british people and their right of self—determination. a free and independent britain is a blessing to the world and our relation

. my name's tom donkin. here's our top stories: president trump fulfils another campaign promise and signs an executive order authorising tough new vetting procedures of immigrants to the us. britain's prime minister theresa may becomes the first world leader to visit the new us president and reaffirms their backing of the nato alliance. today we've reaffirmed our unshakeable commitment to this alliance. mr president, i think you confirmed that you're 100% behind nato. more international help has been arriving in chile to help the country fight the worst wildfires in its history. and hundreds of millions of people across asia and around the world are marking the start of the lunar new year. president trump has signed an executive order to limit immigration from some muslim—majority countries to the united states. this includes a ban on syrian refugees, until the administration is able to toughen procedures to screen them effectively. mr trump's authorised new vetting procedures for immigrants entering the united states from certain countries, though it's not immediately clear which

hello. 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 sounds like he had a feud with the intelligence community and of publishing misleading information about the number of people who attended his inauguration ceremony on friday. here's a little of what he had to say. the reason you're my first stop is that, as you know, i have a running war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. applause. right? and they sort of made it sound like i had a feud with the intelligence community. and i want to let you know the reason you are the number one stop, it is exactly the opposite, exactly the opposite. they understand that too. i was explaining about the numbers. we did a thing yesterday, the speech yesterday, did everybody like the speech? applause. i've been given good reviews. you

to go until donald trump is sworn in as president of the united states. today another one of his picks for his top team is due to be sworn in by congress. steve mnuchin — a former goldman sachs banker — is being put forward as treasury secretary. joining me now from the new york stock exchange is samira hussain. what kind of reception can he expect to get from congress? when it comes to get from congress? when it comes to being received by democrats, he's not going to get the very warm reception, for sure. the democrats are trying to paint him as someone who benefited from the 2008 financial crisis. and the reason they are painting that kind of picture is because steve mnuchin was pa rt picture is because steve mnuchin was part of a group who bought one of the troubled banks in that, then turned it around, renamed it, turned it around and sold it to cit bang for a hefty profit. the democrats will say this as someone who clearly profited from the foreclosure crisis that crippled so many americans. in fa ct, that crippled so many americans. in fact, there was a small meeting wi

a million people havejoined a protest led by women against the new trump administration — hundreds of rallies have been held worldwide. there is nobody that feels stronger about the intelligence community and the cia than donald trump. president trump visited the cia and told officials he backs them 1000%. the former leader of the gambia, yahya jammeh, flies out of the country, ending weeks of political crisis. and nine people have now been rescued from the italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago — 23 people are still missing. good evening and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people havejoined protest marches around the world, on this the first full day of donald trump's presidency. the demonstrations are to highlight women's and minority rights, which protesters say are under threat from the new administration. tens of thousands of people joined the rally in london and other cities across the uk, but the biggest event was in washington. harmony of the seas officials say an estimated half a million people were on the streets —— estimated hal

deep bond between their countries. donald trump 36 support heine brexit.. free and independent britain is a blessing to the world. the relationship has never been stronger. the first foreign leader to visit the white house, theresa may secures key pledges from the president including his commitment to the nato alliance. today we have reaffirmed our unsha keable commitment to this alliance. mr president, you have concerned you are 100% by nato. president, you have concerned you are 10096 by nato. president president, you have concerned you are 100% by nato. president trump even are 100% by nato. president trump eve n ta kes are 100% by nato. president trump even takes mrs may's and an adorable white house. the president has pressed on with his agenda signing an executive order authorising extreme vetting of immigrants to the us. and rafael nadal rolls back the yea rs us. and rafael nadal rolls back the years to set up a dream final against roger federer in the australian open tennis. hello and welcome. at the end of his first week of us president donald trump has held his first

donald trump to come on a state visit to britain still stands, despite the anger over his travel ban affecting seven mainly—muslim countries. i have issued that invitation, formally issued the invitation for a state visit to president trump, here to the united kingdom, and that invitations stands. protests against the president's policy have taken place across the uk, as an online petition, calling for his state visit dropped, attracts more than 1.5 million signatures. canadian police have charged a french—canadian student over the killing of six people at a mosque in quebec. the actor peter capaldi has announced he is stepping down from the role of doctor who. and coming up on newsnight. copper ore at those travel restrictions. we will hear from the most senior diplomat to come out of the us, what is his reaction to his president's travel bans? —— uproar at those travel bans? —— uproar at those travel restrictions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a state visit to britain by president trump will go ahead later this year, despite mounting opposition. an online petiti

to meet president trump when she travels to washington on friday. the prime minister says she won't be afraid to tell the president what she thinks. whenever there is something ifind unacceptable and will not be afraid to say it. after millions took to the streets in protest against the new president, the white house accuses the media of dishonestly reporting the size of the crowd at his inauguration. the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in the uk's nuclear defence system after reports that a trident missile test went wrong. the gambia's defeated leader — yahya jammeh — flies into exile, 22 years after taking control of the west african state in a coup. world number one andy murray crashes out of the australian open after a shock defeat in the fourth round. theresa may will be the first foreign leader to meet the new us president at the white house. they're expected to hold talks on friday and trade, nato and brexit are expected to be on the agenda. the prime minister has been speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show this morning and said the important thing w

this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: president trump begins his first full day as america's new leader — and starts to follow through on his campaign pledges. we're going to do a really good job, andi we're going to do a really good job, and i will be fighting every single day for you. ahead of a visit to the cia headquarters, the new president has attends a multi—faith prayer service at washington national cathedral. meanwhile, women's groups are holding protest marches in washington and around the world, against trump's presidency. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. 23 people are still missing. and british tennis number one, johanna konta, is through to the last 16 of the australian open after beating former world number one, caroline wozniacki, in straight sets. good evening. hundreds of thousands of people havejoined protest marches around the world on this, the first full day of donald trump's presidency. the demonstrations are to highlight women's and minority rights, which protesters say are under t

thousands of people protest across america and around the world against the new trump administration. i'm really glad there's a lot of people who are willing to come and stand up for these things because i think it's important. it's not that we hate trump, but we hate what he stands for. president trump visited the cia and told officials he backs them 1,000%. the first politician to meet him next week will be theresa may. the former president of the gambia, yahyah jammeh, flies out of the country, ending weeks of political crisis. in italy, rescuers still search for survivors at the hotel buried by an avalanche, after nine people were found alive yesterday. also in the next hour, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers. including the mail on sunday, which claims the prime minister is set to use her meeting with president trump to tell him to stop insulting women. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people joined protest marches today across the world to voice their concern over the new us president, donald trump. the aim was to highlight the rights of

was found yesterday on a pathway in rotherham. and how donald trump's latest tweet in praise of his daughter, ivanka, woman in brighton//. woman in brighton. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, another good day for british players at the australian open, with heather watson among those to progress to the second round. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister says the uk will leave the european single market when it quits the eurpoean union. in her long—awaited speech on the impact of britain leaving the eu, theresa may said instead she would seek a bold and ambitious new free trade agreement with europe for a global britain. mrs may also confirmed that any final deal could be phased in, and that both houses of parliament will get to vote on it. we'll be getting political and business reaction, and explaining what it will mean for the uk. but first, our political correspondent, iain watson, on theresa may's vision of brexit britain. good morning, what is the plan? you have had the slogan, brexit means brexit and today we saw some of the substance. t

trump says he has a busy week ahead — with the focus on manufacturing jobs and national security. that's what he tweeted a short time ago at the start of his first full working week at the white house. 0ur correspondent richard lister looks at what else may be at the top of his in tray. this is donald trump's workplace now. he is embarking on a programme of radical change. he had the oval office redecorated, too, bringing in gold curtains and a bust of winston churchill. he said today would be his first proper working day. so what was his to—do list look like? if he sticks to his campaign promises, it looks like this. near the top is repeal of 0bama care. the former president's health—care reforms which trump actually began dismantling on friday. he says he will withdraw from the transpacific trade partnership with 12 pacific rim countries. the white house insists that will happen. mr trump said he would also abolish gun free zones in places like schools on day one. though that will take legislation. then there is this.|j would legislation. then there is this.” would very v

equal partnership, declaring: donald trump's offer of a quick, fair trade deal with the uk got the thumbs up from leading brexiteers, but while the president—elect said the uk was so smart to vote for brexit, those who disagreed want britain to fight to stay in the single market. i think the prime minister must not wave the white flag and give up on our membership of the single market. if she cares about britain's future, if she's going to fight for britain and fight oui’ corner, going to fight for britain and fight our corner, then she needs to be fighting for britain to be in the single market even if we leave the european union. she also needs to indicate the final deal will be put to the british people. theresa may will set out 12 priorities for a deal and she sets up two years of ha rd deal and she sets up two years of hard bargaining with 27 members determined to safeguard the future of the eu without britain. carol walker, bbc news. the whole of the business unit today is like this! everything she says will be important, very much a business story as much as a story abou