. imogen foukes reports from geneva. so much snow, literally tonnes of it. its sheer weight forces it down to the valleys. this was the scene in switzerland. no one was hurt here, but the avalanche risk is the highest it's been for almost a decade. over a metre of snow fell in parts of the alps on monday alone. in the italian resort of sestriere, residents were evacuated when snow poured down into their homes. villages are cut off, many schools are closed. this is les houches in france. translation: we heard a big noise at first. no tremor, but a very big noise, a huge growl. then i saw the cloud coming down, so we ran back and into the basement. it's always a shock, always. it's not nice to see. we thought the house would explode. when you see that, your heart sinks. in the shadow of the famous matterhorn, over 13,000 tourists in the swiss resort of zermatt cannot leave. snow has blocked road and rail links. skiing isn't possible, slopes are closed because of the avalanche danger. residents and holiday—makers alike are being warned to avoid high alpine roads and to follow all sa

news, geneva. life on the road can be challenging for any reporter. ow! you little nipper! spare a thought for this reporter who was covering the annual stock take of animals and unsurprisingly the clip has gone viral. now time for a look at the weather. sunny skies on the way back many of you. this will move slowly northwards and eastwards. patchy light rain and drizzle by the time we get to dawn. temperatures could drop low enough for some frost. some icy conditions on thursday morning. patches of four could linger. a bit ofa patches of four could linger. a bit of a misty start for eastern parts of a misty start for eastern parts of england. one or two struggling to brighten up, but for many, sunny spells will develop throughout the day. feeling a good deal better than it has the past few days, temperatures around 5—10. on wednesday night, with clear skies and light winds, if you showers towards the south—west. england and wales, northern ireland especially seeing fog. where you get the sunshine with light winds, again, shouldn't feel too bad. this is bbc news, our latest hea

united nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents. the allegation has gone unanswered by the president. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. after signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, mr trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions. mr president, are you a racist? the president left without responding. he earlier tweeted that he'd used tough language in a meeting with senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him. peter bowes, bbc news. hawaii's emergency management agency has been forced to send out a tweet reassuring citizens there is no missile threat to hawaii. it comes after residents allegedly received emergency alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile. it was later revealed to be a false alarm. david willis is in washington. this must have been absolutely petrifying for people.

valued partner for the africans, this is quite a shock. from the united nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents. the allegation has gone unanswered by the president. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. after signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, mr trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions. mr president, are you a racist? the president left without responding. he earlier tweeted that he'd used tough language in a meeting with senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him. peter bowes, bbc news. meanwhile, a speech this morning by the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has been disrupted by protesters shouting support for brexit and president trump. mr khan's address to the fabian society in london was suspended for several minutes while the demonstrators were taken out of the building by

. i remember going to geneva airport the following day and sitting in the departure lounge on my own, you know. and i could see the newsstand over there. they had british newspapers. there were pictures of bluebird up in the air like this. and "campbell dead." you look at them, but it seemed surreal. i couldn't associate those pictures and that moment with my father. he got his wish. he died a hero. he somehow, in those few moments, immortalised himself. and him talking on his comms, all the way through, you know, what was going on. "i'm going, i'm going, i'm going... i'm don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @duncangolestani. weather now, with sarah keith—lucas. hello there. sunday is set to be another very cold day. we have clear skies which is set to bring us a good deal of sunshine by day, but dawn could well look something like this. a lot of sharp frost around, the potential for temperatures close to —15 degrees across the sheltered glens of scotland. so a very cold start with some icy stretches to watch out for as well. a lot of sun

quite a shock. from the united nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents. the allegation has gone unanswered by the president. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. after signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, mr trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions. mr president, are you a racist? the president left without responding. he'd earlier tweeted that he'd used "tough" language in a meeting with senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him. peter bowes, bbc news. the leader of the liberal democrats, vince cable, said the president's visit to the uk should not go ahead. if that is the case the government will have to work harder to make sure it doesn't happen because it would be appalling if this man, in view of everything he has said and done, would come and be treated as a state visit. con

united nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. the president left without responding. peter bowes, bbc news. iran has said the us has crossed a "red line" by imposing sanctions on the head of itsjudiciary and has vowed to retaliate. ayatollah sadeq amoli—larijani is among 1a individuals and bodies targeted. and bodies targeted. and the pressure over thejudiciary, and the pressure over iran's nuclear programme? thejudiciary, and the pressure over iran's nuclear programme ?|j thejudiciary, and the pressure over iran's nuclear programme? i don't think they are that much linked, and these new sanctions are a consequence of the recent protests we have seen in iran. and the fact that the white house wanted to show a reaction. donald trump and the white house were very vocal, trying to offer support to the protesters, while they were in the

nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents. the allegation has gone unanswered by the president. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. after signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, mr trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions. mr president, are you a racist? he earlier tweeted that he'd used tough language in a meeting with senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him. peter bowes, bbc news. despite the furore over the president's comments, the political analyst eric ham says mr trump's words will resonate with his republican base. we know how the president feels about courting his base and making sure they stay in the fold. in fact coulter, a very conservative provocateur has said upon hearing these comments that she feels validated and now she has a reason to turn back to president tru

that the council in geneva. we must not become silent. the people act one crying out for freedom. freedom loving people must stand for the cause. the international criminal tea m cause. the international criminal team made the mistake of failing to do that in 2009. we must not make that mistake again. i am joined do that in 2009. we must not make that mistake again. i amjoined by do that in 2009. we must not make that mistake again. i am joined by a journalist from the guardian. talking about the situation in 2009 there. the suggestion 0bama's administration stood by. didn't do anything. trump has been forthright. condemning what has been going on in iran. any sense, do you believe, the donald trump administration has strategy to back that up?” donald trump administration has strategy to back that up? i do not think so. playing into the domestic audience in the us, and frankly i do not think the words will be listened to by protesters in tehran and other cities. months ago, the president of the native states imposed the blanket travel ban. not popular inside iran. but of course

hateful things and he said them repeatedly. from the united nation, in geneva, came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i am sorry but there is no other word one can use but racist. you can not dismiss entire countries and continents as "shitholes". across africa there has been a furious response. the botswana government called donald trump's comments "reprehensible and racist". it may be just words, maybe in another part of the world, but on this continent, that word is an insult. chant: build the wall, build the wall. "build the wall" was the cry of voters who loved donald trump's hardline stance on immigration during the election. we are going to build the wall, folks, don't worry about it. and he was said to be doing a victory lap at the white house last night, believing this row will rev up his base. donald trump launched his campaign for the white house with an attack on mexican immigrants and rose to political prominence by claiming, falsely, that barack obama was not an american. this latest racial contro

is quite a shock. from the united nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents. the allegation has gone unanswered by the president. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. after signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, mr trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions. mr president, are you a racist? the president left without responding. he earlier tweeted that he'd used tough language in a meeting with senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him. peter bowes, bbc news. dentists have accused the government of not doing enough to tackle tooth decay in england. new figures indicate there were nearly 43,000 operations to remove children's teeth last year — a i7% increase on four years ago. the british dental association says england now provides a second—class service compared to scotland and wal

years in syriac, hospitals have been a target under the giroud can then —— under the cheever geneva convention, hospitals are not supposed to be a target. ghouta is it last big on clear that the syrians and russians have not defeated, and it appears that they are having a final push. we are all hopeful that peace talks will start again. i think a lot of us very closely involved have been devastated by the silence of on politicians and western politicians and already calling on president trump, who we just and already calling on president trump, who wejust had, president macron and others to get behind a ceasefire. we feel if a ceasefire can be encouraged, this humanitarian aid for these people can get in and save them. and the un peace process will develop to allow free and fair elections for some time. but at the moment, things are absolutely desperate. we have been in direct contact with the russians, with president putin and with president assad, and they have in the past and load ceasefires, and i think what we really need that is a countrywide ceasefire. otherwise, we are going

geneva airport the following day and sitting in the departure lounge on my own, you know. and i could see the newsstand over there. they had british newspapers. there were pictures of bluebird up in the air like this. and "campbell dad". you look at them, but it seemed surreal. i couldn't associate those pictures and that moment with my father. he got his wish. he died a hero. he somehow, in those few moments, immortalised himself. and him talking on his comms, all the way through, you know, what was going on. i'm going, i'm going, i'm going... i'm gone. gina campbell talking about her father donald. anjou sport. —— on to. the brazilian forward, philip coutinho, is leaving liverpool for barcelona for one of the highest transfer fees in football. the spanish giants are thought to be paying $192 million for the player, making it the world's third most expensive move. after joining liverpool from inter milan 4.5 years ago, coutinho became a firm favourite with fans, playing 201 games for the club. stoke city have sacked their manager, mark hughes after a poor run of form. he leaves t

ought to go back to the geneva convention, the basic principles on refugee status. people claim it in the first safe country they come to.|j status. people claim it in the first safe country they come to. i fail to see how that would help the traffickers. if you are allowing a legitimate passage for unaccompanied minors that would surely mean the traffickers business is lessened? minors that would surely mean the traffickers business is lessened7m it legitimate in greece where they land or in spain. 0r legitimate when they cross the border to france or only legitimate when they move to britain because the french don't wa nt britain because the french don't want the problem. the point of rules is people need to abide by them. france frankly have dealt with this badly and gives the impression it's happy to shovel the problem on to the united kingdom. can i ask you about the ukip leadership and where you stand on the position of henry bolton. i think for former leaders to get involved in the workings of a party would be a huge, huge mistake. are you worried that again the question of the

killed instantly. i remember going to geneva airport the following day and sitting in the departure lounge on my own, you know. and i could see the newsstand over there. they had british newspapers. there were pictures of bluebird up in the air like this. and "campbell dead." you look at them, but it seemed surreal. i couldn't associate those pictures and that moment with my father. he got his wish. he died a hero. he somehow, in those few moments, immortalised himself. and him talking on his comms, all the way through, you know, what was going on. "i'm going, i'm going, i'm going... i'm 0rthodox christians have been celebrating christmas eve. these pictures show the midnight christmas mass being held in moscow, in the presence of patriarch kirill. in st petersburgh, russian president, vladimir putin, also celebrated mass. the ritual of the holy cross retrieval in greece and turkey was also observed. here, the patriarch of costantinopole throws the crucifix into the golden horn, in istanbul. swimmers then braved freezing temperatures to retrieve the cross from the water. and in beth

disciplines in pyeongchang. our correspondent is in geneva where she says this feels like quite a moment. yes, it did. in fact it took place here in this room at the international olympic committee, thomas bach called it a milestone, he reminded us who were listening, that he too was from a divided country, he is from germany, which has only been reunited in the last two decades or so, so i think he personally took it as a real achievement that the two koreas will march under the same flag, they will field one unified team, ice hockey, and 22 north korean athletes despite they missed the deadline to register, they will now be allowed to ta ke register, they will now be allowed to take part in the olympics next month. church bells and music venues in england are to be offered extra protection against attempts to silence them by people living in newly built housing nearby. the government is changing planning—guidance so that long—standing, but noisy, community facilities won't have to make expensive changes because of complaints from new neighbours. instead, housing developers will be