the headlines from bbc news. president trump has supported the decision of his former national security adviser to seek immunity in exchange for testifying about alleged russian interference in the us elections. mr trump has called the inquirya us elections. mr trump has called the inquiry a witchhunt. the eu is published draft guidelines for negotiating britain's departure, pulling at trade talks before outstanding issues were cleared up. the president of the european council made citizens rights a priority. authorities in europe and australia have announced a sweeping tax evasion probe. there have been coordinated raids in countries including britain, france and the netherlands. and most members of the union of south american nations have condemned the solution of the venezuelan supreme court court to ta ke venezuelan supreme court court to take powers away from the congress. at ten o'clock will have a full round—up of today's news. in a moment the last film review from my colleague gavin esler. first, time f

if the bbc losing perspective on this sort of thing? itjust dominated breakfast and it dominated the whole of the news for the rest of the day and in fact the next day! i was sick to death of hearing about it! come on bbc, get a grip. no awards from viewers of the best news broadcaster there. the disgru ntlement viewers of the best news broadcaster there. the disgruntlement continued through the week. bbc news reported on thursday that the two accountants from pricewaterhousecoopers held responsible for the fiasco would not be working on the oscars again and on friday they would be given bodyguards following threats on social media. stuart reynolds was another viewer who thought bbc news was living in la la land, tweeting. .. well, another viewer who contacted us well, another viewer who contacted us this week was mary kavanagh. she is in our oxford studio. also we have the bbc control of daily news programming. mary, what was your objection? i felt exactly the same as those to viewers that have just given their views. there was so much

this is bbc news. the headlines: 14,000 1a,000 civilians 1a, 000 civilians have 1a,000 civilians have left mosul in the last one to four hours, as iraqi coalition forces try to defeat so—called islamic state —— the last 24 so—called islamic state —— the last 2a hours. results are coming in as diverse members of the new northern ireland assembly are elected it seems the dup and sinn fein will remain the largest parties —— results are coming in as new members. prosecutors said thatjuan thompson was also charged with cyber his girlfriend. the main centre—right candidate in the french presidential race has suffered a further blow with the resignation of his spokesperson and another party withdrawing its support. at ten o'clock we have a round—up of the day's news, but now it is time for newswatch. welcome to newswatch. on this week's programme, they got their envelopes mixed up, but did bbc news get its news priorities the wrong way round? we discuss complaints that the embarrassment of

to discuss how bbc news has covered the attacks and joined by gavin allen, the bbc controller of news programmes. it was a terrible attack, and viewers are say, what was to be gained by all of these outside broadcasts, given there were no further developments. there were further developments on the morning after, for instance, and it remained after, for instance, and it remained a situation which was unfolding and there was a minutes silence about to happen and mps were coming back for a special statement by the prime minister later that morning. it is partly about the nature of news, and to be ata partly about the nature of news, and to be at a location, where something has happened, you do get a better understanding as a journalist, rather than when you are sitting at a desk, and it conveys to the audience that this is a major event and this will have a huge impact on the uk. there is a concern about co pycats. the uk. there is a concern about copycats. i don't think responsibly reporting what has happened is encouraging people to repeat it. we are very aware of the responsibilities

this is bbc news. the headlines: more than 20 million people are at risk of starvation in yemen, nigeria, south cezanne and somalia in what the un says is the biggest humanitarian crisis since the end of the second world war. —— south sudan. ajudge the second world war. —— south sudan. a judge has the second world war. —— south sudan. ajudge has been criticised for warning women they put themselves at greater risk of rape if they drink too much. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said it would be absolutely fine for scotland to hold a second referendum on independence. how to buy tickets online and seldom for inflated prices are to face unlimited fines. the crackdown follows pressure from mps. and england have beaten scotla nd mps. and england have beaten scotland 61—21 to win rugby's six nations. now on bbc news, in path to pyeongchang, nick hope brings

this is bbc news. the headlines at 9am: # deep down in louisiana close to new orleans # way back up in the woods among the evergreens # musicians around the world pay tribute to rock'n'roll pioneer chuck berry, who's died aged 90. a one—year—old boy dies and a girl of the same age is in a critical condition, after both were seriously injured in north london. a bbc investigation finds that skin creams that contain paraffin are linked to dozens of fire deaths across england. alleged rape victims in england and wales may not have to be cross—examined in court, under new government proposals. introduced in september. f/ if eé : le , 5/:l£rzif: ~5l~ w—ij-au; for people on the isle of wight. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35am, this morning's reviewers are the deputy head of sport for the sun, martin lipton, and the evening standard's columnist, rosamund urwin. good morning and welcome to bbc news. tributes are being paid to chuck berry, the singer and guitarist who's died at

is that bbc losing perspective on this sort of thing? it dominated the news for the rest of the day and in fact the next day. i was sick of hearing about it. get a grip. no awards from viewers for best news broadcaster there. the disgruntlement continued through the week. bbc news reported on thursday that the two accountants from pricewaterhousecoopers held responsible for the fiasco would not be working on the oscars again and on friday they would be given bodyguards following threats on social media. stuart reynolds was another viewer who thought bbc news was living in la la land, tweeting. .. well, another viewer who contacted us this week was mary kavanagh. she is in our 0xford studio. also we have the bbc controller of daily news programming, gavin allen. mary, what was your objection? i felt exactly the same as those to viewers that have just given their views. there was so much time spent on this one silly item and i think my views were, from the breakfast programme where dan walker and louise were trying desperately to keep the

hywel griffith, bbc news. an investigation by bbc news has found that facebook is failing to remove many sexualised images of children — even when alerted to them. facebook says nudity or other sexually suggestive content is not allowed on its platform. but of 100 such images and content that the bbc reported to facebook, only 18 were deleted. a senior mp now says he has grave doubts about the effectiveness of facebook‘s ability to monitor its content. 0ur correspondent angus crawford has the story. the rules are meant to be simple — facebook says it removes nudity or sexually suggestive content. but our investigation last year found paedophiles using secret groups to swap obscene images of children. we informed the police, and this man was sent to prison forfour years. facebook told us it had improved its systems. so, a year on, we put that to the test. but we still found whole groups dedicated to sexualised images of children, where men posted obscene comments. in every single one of these images, ther

hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight. no comment from sir bradley wiggins on a day that british cycling admits to more failings. andy murray says he's never experienced anything like it. seven match points saved in a half hour tie break as be scrapes into the dubai semi—finals. and hear the tigers roar. they have thrashed the rhinos tonight to stay top of the super league. good evening, what a terrible few days it's been for british cycling. today they apologised for ‘failings' at the conclusion of the review into a culture of bullying and discrimination at the organisation.

bbc, you can do better than this. repeating things over and over again, highlighting the terrorism, is on that exact the what the terrorists want? i would suspect it is. -- isn't that exactly. many other viewers felt the same way. of course, degree speculation is inevitable in the reporting of this kind. but other viewers objected to the joys may buy bbc news to broadcast extensively since the attack, not from its usual studious, but from the streets of westminster, near the scene of the crime. wednesday's news at 10pm, thursday and's practice programme, victoria derbyshire, and much of the channel's output, some felt could have disrupted police work and was the opposite of the carry on as normal approach that the prominence to herself has described as the right response to terrorism. why on earth do the angers me to run the programme from energy street, reframe makeshift prompt? what is the latest from there? this is one of five hospitals... why would they repeating visits to reporters outside hospitals with nothing

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this is bbc news. famine in parts of africa and the middle east could lead to the world's biggest humantarian crisis since 1945 according the united nations. turkey's president calls the dutch "nazi remnants and fascists" us secret service agents arrest an intruder trying to enter the white house. a retiring femalejudge is criticised for saying women can protect themselves against potential rapists by not getting too drunk. critics say her remarks blame victims for the crime. also in the next hour. the government cracks down on ticket touts. computer software which buys hundreds of tickets within seconds is to be made illegal with law breakers facing unlimited fines. and at twickenham. ..

that's all from the bbc news at one, goodbye from me on bbc one. hello there. you're watching bbc news, and i'm jj chalmers with a round—up of the latest sport. bbc sport understands that leicester city will offer craig shakespeare the manager'sjob until the end of the season. leicester have won both matches since shakespeare was named interim manager after claudio ranieri's sacking. you're watching bbc news, and i'm jj chalmers with a round—up of the latest sport. bbc sport understands that leicester city will offer craig shakespeare the manager'sjob until the end of the season. leicester have won both matches since shakespeare was named interim manager after claudio ranieri's sacking. ranieri guided leicester to the premier league title last season, but the club managed only five league wins under the italian this campaign arsenal will need to make champions league history tonight and become the first club to overhaul a four—goal first—leg deficit when they line up against bayern munich at the emirates tonight. we may be seeing a different side to ars

this is bbc news. the headlines: the chancellor philip hammond has increased national insurance bills for self—employed people in his first budget, leading to accusations he has broken a manifesto pledge not to raise taxes. the budget included an extra £2 billion for the social care system in england, as the chancellor said he was putting the economy on a solid footing. as we start our negotiations to exit the eu, this budget takes forward oui’ the eu, this budget takes forward our plan to prepare britain for a brighterfuture. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said the budget was built on unfairness and provided tax breaks for the few and public service cuts for the many. utter complacency about the crisis facing our public services, and complacent about the reality of daily life for millions of people in this country. in other news, police searching for missing airman corrie mckeague say they are "confident" his body will be found at a landfill site. the raf serviceman has not been seen since a n

bbc news. and joining us is amelia, a reporter for bbc radio one. she is in airlie on the coast of queensland. can you hear me? just fine. how are you and are you in a safe place?” hear me? just fine. how are you and are you in a safe place? i am. we we re are you in a safe place? i am. we were originally in a hotel on the seafront. but two days ago that was declared dangerous we move further up declared dangerous we move further up the hill to a much safer location ina up the hill to a much safer location in a place designed to withstand up to category 5 storm is. we are safe where we are. —— storms. to category 5 storm is. we are safe where we are. -- storms. that is good to know. we are currently seeing pictures of airlie beach and the strong rains and winds currently battering the area. and, amelia, you are right there on thursday and had no idea that the cyclone was on its way. —— arrived. where you are now, describe what is happening around you. i retreated up to my room. it is so windy it is not safe to be outside or on my balcony.

lyse doucet, bbc news, homs. remember, you can find extensive information about the syrian conflict on the bbc news website. yesterday the uk began the formal process of leaving the eu. today the government is settings out its plans to ensure european law no longer applies in the uk. it's being called the great repeal bill — you can find it online. here's the brexit secretary, david davis. we have been clear we want a smooth and orderly exit, and the great repeal bill is integral to that approach. it will provide clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. it will mean that as we exit the eu. it will mean that as we exit the eu. it will mean that as we exit the eu and seek a new deep and special partnership with the european union, we will be doing so from a position where we have the same standards and rules. it will also ensure we deliver on our promise to end the supremacy of european union law in the uk as we exit. our laws will be made i

rebecca morelle, bbc news. jane: still tonight -- still to come on tonight's program, it is something every parent has experienced but not usually on live television. we will show you the interview that has been shared around the globe. nigeria's president return to abuja today after two months in london on medical leave. there has been speculation about his health, but officials refusing to dive relatives condition. he is expected to formally return to work on monday. martin: back in time, but is it business as usual? every step the president takes in the coming days will be carefully scrutinized. he will need to convince the country he is fully in charge. a short helicopter ride and he returns to the capital after nearly two months. the best way for me to -- war is to dedicate myself -- protecting interests and keeping your trust, i thank you very much. officials say he will be formally back at work next week leaving the vice president still in charge, but some nigerians are questioning whether the president

angus crawford, bbc news. asi as i was saying there is more information on angus's investigation online and on the bbc news website. in the last few seconds of this programme, let me tell you that arsenal are not having much fun at home to bayern munich in the second leg of their last 16 champions league tie, they are losing 4—1. they are going out to a huge deficit. find out more on os sport inafew deficit. find out more on os sport in a few minutes time. if you were watching yesterday you will know there was a variety of impactful weather occurring around the world, let's start with the main event, the cyclone ploughing its way into north—eastern parts of madagascar, it made landfall in early morning, you can see the distinct lines of the storm, this was a powerful storm and made la ndfall was a powerful storm and made landfall with violent winds. the winds are still an issue but in terms of impact over the next day or two the winds will become less of an issue but the rainfall will not, major flooding l

if you want to in your own time, there are extensive articles on the bbc news website and the bbc news app explaining every aspect of the brexit process. i will be back in a couple of minutes. good evening. if you're watching this time yesterday, thomas will have told you about the powerful cyclone that made landfall in queensland. it has brought some record—breaking weather with waves recorded a mile offshore at ten metres high. that is the height of two double—decker buses. it has brought a colossal amount of rain. we had 1.3 metres of rain in the clark mountain range. still more rain ahead. in the popular tourist destination, hamilton island, which bore the brunt of the strongest winds, we have had more than 300 millimetres of rain. although it has been downgraded to a tropical low, we have still got some nasty weather. it is a slow—moving area of low pressure. it is around thursday into friday. there will be another 100 to 150 millilitres of rain. it may even get into parts of new south wales, where we have another weather system joining it. you can imagine all that rain has

this is bbc news. the headlines: the head of the french car company psa has played down fears of british plant closures, after its takeover of vauxhall. he says he has faith in the uk's 4,000 workers. as long as we improve the performance and we become the best, there is no risk they should fear. president trump has signed a new executive order, imposing a ban on travellers from six mainly muslim countries. iraq is no longer on the list. 13 potential uk terror attacks have been prevented in almost four years — according to counter—terrorism police — as the public is urged to be vigilant. a zoo in cumbria has lost its license — after almost 500 animals died there in the last four years. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll bring you the latest reaction to president trump's newly revised travel ban — that's coming up in the 100 days programme at seven. in france — pressure grows for francois fillon to withdraw fro

hell, this is bbc news. the headlines at 6.30pm: theresa may has announced she'll start the process of negotiating britain's exit from the european union an eu spokesman said it was "ready and waiting." we're going to be out there, negotiating hard, delivering what the british people voted for. the fbi has confirmed for the first time that it's investigating links between russia and donald trump's presidential campaign. the president has denied the claims. 95 companies that provide care in the home have cancelled 95 contracts with council saying they cannot provide care at the level they are currently being paid. m&s has become the latest top brand to pull its adverts from google after they appeared next to extremist websites. it means the retailer might have unwittingly helped fund hate preachers. # we'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when #. and it's a very happy birthday for dame vera lynn, in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc

a bbc team has been to meet him.

where do you see the bbc in ten or 20 years?|i when you want it. where do you see the bbc in ten or 20 years? i want to be great programme makers, to continue to be great programme makers and as much in people's lives as we are now, and that means you thinking the bbc is an important pa rt of thinking the bbc is an important part of my life and also, i want us to be recognised globally, notjust in the news through the world service, but also in terms of the programmes we make. it's notjust news that schools and reporting on today. they've also been taking on being presenters at the bbc sports centre. hello, you're watching bbc news and now on score report news day, my collea g u es now on score report news day, my colleagues peter and ryan from wyvern academy in darlington can bring you the latest sports stories. the cheltenham festival is underway. there have already been two races and our sports reporter can tell us more. the school reporters working behind the scenes and so we are literally behind—the—scenes here of bbc s

rebecca morelle, bbc news, mt etna. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: singing. it was a bipartisan road trip streamed live for all to see. we speak to the us congressman whojumped in the carfor quite an adventure — complete with snacks! today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself is on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand there now that the search for it has become an international search. above all this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. i'm mike embley. the latest headlines: the us senate intelligence committee has said there's no evidence that trump tower was under surveillance by any part of the government during last year's presidential election. britain's communications intelligence agency

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. as the fighting intensifies, syrian rebels begin to leave the city of homs, after a four—year battle against government forces. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. applause so proud of both of you. with great regret the committee have decided that south africa be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers in fiji. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. the latest headlines: people living in low—lying parts of north—eastern australia are in lockdown — as cyclone debbie sweeps across northern queensland. government forces in iraq are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. the campaign is raising further concerns about civilian casualties. amnesty international are getting reports of civilian casualties after they were told not to leave mosul. thank you forjoining us, donatella. first of all, the us and iraqi government will argue th

sarah corker, bbc news. our correspondent, anna holligan is in rotterdam where clashes took place last night. give us a sense of what happened. we arejust outside the give us a sense of what happened. we are just outside the consulate now, you can see the turkish flag flying behind me. the street sweepers and police are still patrolling the streets. we have some deep breathe that has been left behind. we have heard reports that protesters were throwing rocks, and police were responding with batons. there's no doubt about who those protesters we re doubt about who those protesters were supporting. these leaflets featuring president erdogan‘s face, they were scattered all over the ground this morning. speaking to people here, they are very disappointed by what they have seen. they believe these rallies supporting president erdogan should be taking place in turkey, rather than he did the netherlands. that's something the dutch prime minister has been repeating. it started off asa has been repeating. it starte

david sillito, bbc news. this is bbc news — the headlines: thousands of civilians try to flee mosul as iraqi forces reclaim the city block by block, from islamic state militants. a 23—year—old man jailed for killing a boy and his aunt during a police car chase in london, had over 50 previous convictions. bt has bowed to demands to hive off the part of the business that runs the uk's broadband infrastructure, 0penreach, into an entirely separate company. it's in response to demands by the industry regulator 0fcom and follows accusations that it prioritised its own customers over rivals like sky, talktalk and vodafone. but will the move make any difference to customers in terms of a better service and faster broadband? technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. 90% of british homes can now get fast broadband. but in this part of rural arcing show you can't get any connection at all from bt. —— buckingham shah. gary ashworth, who has campaigned get his village connected, says the company and

jane dreaper, bbc news. a mother and her 13—year—old son have died, after being stabbed at their home in stourbridge in the west midlands. the woman's husband is in hospital. police say a man, in his 20s — who is known to the family — has been arrested. our correspondent sima kotecha is there. just after 8am this morning emergency crews turned up at the property behind me to find a family who had been seriously stabbed. the mother who was in her 50s was pronounced dead at the scene, the boy, a 13—year—old, was taken to a hospital and died a short while later. the father is in hospital and said to be in a critical condition with serious stab wounds to his chest and his back. they are being named locally as peter and tracey wilkinson while the boy neighbours say was called peers piers. police say was called peers piers. police say they intervened in a land rover and a man was arrested on suspicion of murder and and a man was arrested on suspicion of murderand winding. the duke and duchess of cambri

dan roan, bbc news. "battling" barbara buttrick was known as the mighty atom and became the first ever female boxing world champion, back in the 1950s. she moved to the states, eventually retiring undefeated. now, aged 87, she's returned to her home county of yorkshire, to meet young boxers and see her pioneering career honoured. david sillito went to hull to meet her. battling barbara, they used to call me. the mighty atom. barbara buttrick is 87. her sparring partner today, former wbc champion tommy coyle. i was what they would call a tomboy, i guess. she began more than 70 years ago. she decided, aged 15, to give up football and try boxing. it was a career choice that was met with more than a little disapproval. and a shortage of opponents. the answer was america. she took on all comers in carnivals and she won a world title. she has, over the years, faced more than 1000 people in the ring, a world champion, a pioneer in boxing. but even in her hometown of hull, few had heard of the mighty atom. howev

bbc news, queensland. tim: you are watching bbc "world news america." throughout history clothing has created perceptions of what we are. an exhibition at the national museum of the american indian in new york reveals how native americans today are developing their own contemporary look in changing the way we think about style and identity. jane o'brien reports. jane: from couture just read wearo streetwear, day to costume, it is almost impossible to design native fashion, but that is hardly surprising. after all, each tribe is a nation with its own identity and culture, and there are hundreds of artists working across the vast american continent. they are all doing their own thing. what is the artist trying to do here? these are not clothes i would wear. >> these dresses are really an expression of the creation story, the connection to the stars. she has chosen this mylar. i don't believe they are really meant necessarily to be worn, because the material. they are really a statement an explosion of these ideas. this one, by contrast, you could wear. it

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tribal chic. new feathers in the cap for native american fashion. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister has signed a letter kick—starting the uk's depa

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 6pm: the chancellor phillip hammond rejects calls for ‘huge spending sprees‘ in his first budget on wednesday. as we embark on the journey that we will be taking over the next couple of years we are confident that we have enough gas in the tank to see us through thatjourney. the white house demands that congress investigate whether barack obama ordered wire—taps on president trump before last year's election. a former director of national intelligence denies the claims. there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president elect at the time, as a candidate or against his campaign. also in the next hour — francois fillon attempts to rescue his presidential bid. the centre—right french presidential candidate tells supporters at a rally in paris that he shouldn't have hired his wife. and, another gold medal for and, another gold medalfor britain in belgrade as asha philip claims the women's 60 metres title at the european indoor championships. good e

andrew harding, bbc news, baidoa, somalia. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: police call it a brutal harvesting operation. the bbc meets some of the victims of pakistan's illegal trade in human organs. also on the programme: disney postpones the opening of its new film beauty and the beast in malaysia. is it because of a controversy over gay character? the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much do you

put it out bbc, you can do better than that. finally, back to the budget and to numbers — specifically, the amount of extra funding for social care announced by the chancellor, philip hammond. you will spend 2 billion on social ca re you will spend 2 billion on social care in england. a billion available in the next year. there is a longer—term review off to pay to look after the elderly. with that plea, we leave you this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us on 0370 010 6676 or e—mail newswatch@bbc. co. uk. you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc, and do have a look at our website: bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. comic upa comic up a detailed forecasting weather for the week ahead. followed by the day's main stories in the news at ten and then at 1040, a look at tomorrow's headlines. coming up in sports day as the penultimate weekend of action

richard galpin, bbc news. turkey and the netherlands are locked in a furious diplomatic row tonight after turkey's president erdogan described the dutch as "nazi remna nts" and "fascists" after his foreign minister was banned from travelling to rotterdam to attend a rally on his behalf. the dutch prime minister said mr erdogan‘s remarks were "crazy". from istanbul, our correspondent mark lowen sent this report. they love his nationalism, his bluntness, his standing up to the west, and today recep tayyip erdogan doled it out. after his foreign minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands, president erdogan hit back at the dutch, his diplomacy typically undiplomatic. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous and cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the foreign minister had wanted to rally turkish voters in the netherlands before a referendum on boosting mr erdogan‘s powers. but with the dutch election next week, the governmen

that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, will perry. the headlines this evening: a former british cyclist has told the bbc that he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with vitamins when riding for team sky. ruby walsh rides four winners on day three of the cheltenham festival, including victory on nichols canyon in the feature, the stayer‘s hurdle. and three and half years after his last international appearence, 34—year—old jermain defoe is called up to the england squad. hello and welcome to sportsday. live to the cheltenham festival shortly, but we start with cycling because a former british cyclist has told the bbc he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with vitamins when riding for team sky. josh edmondson says he admitted it to team sky in 2014, but that it was covered up. team sky say edmondson denied ever self—injecting, and they didn't report him because they were concerned about his mental state. our sports editor dan roan joins me

frankie mccamley, bbc news. joining us now is jackie hall, a breastfeeding consultant for the nhs, and emma blinkhorn, who's been breastfeeding her daughter since she was born five months ago. lily—may. isn't she gorgeous? how is it going? how are you? brilliant. thank you. five months now. it was tricky at the start, but we have overcome obstacles the start, but we have overcome o bsta cles to the start, but we have overcome obstacles to get where we are today. did you always think you would breast feed? i have. i always wanted to give it a go. at the start, i was not sure what it would entail or how difficult it would be. i thought it would just come naturally. difficult it would be. i thought it wouldjust come naturally. because nobody else in your family had breast—fed? nobody else in your family had breast-fed? no. i had not been around anyone had breast—fed before. so it was a new experience. i disorder would come naturally. and i did not know that there would be so many issues to overcome at the sta

that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm tim hague, and here's what's coming up this evening... can lincoln city pull off another stunning surprise, when they take on arsenal in the fa cup sixth round tomorrow? a leaked draft report into british cycling has described a "culture of fear", with more focus being placed on winning medals than on the well—being of staff and athletes. and motor racing loses one of it's legends, as former f1 and motorcycling world championjohn surtees, dies aged 83. coming up this week, we live in cardiff where ireland know they must beat wales to keep alive their hopes of winning this year ‘s‘s six nations title. it's the quarter finals of the fa cup this weekend, and it has a non—league side in it for the first time in over a century. just five years ago lincoln city were saved from administration by the clubs chairman bob durrian who put £500,000 by the club's chairman bob durrian who put £500,000 of his own money to save the club, and here they are

sarah corker, bbc news. our correspondent, anna holligan is outside the turkish consulate building in rotterdam where clashes took place last night — and has this update. we're just outside the consulate now, you can see the turkish flag flying behind me. the street sweepers and police are still patrolling the streets and we have deeply left behind. we've heard from numerous eyewitnesses reports that protesters were throwing rocks and police were responding with add—ons. there is no doubt about who goes protesters were supporting. these leaflets featuring president erdogan‘s face were scattered on the ground this morning. people here we re ground this morning. people here were disappointed by what they have seen. they believe these rallies should be taking place in turkey, rather than in the netherlands. that's something the dutch prime minister has been repeating. it started as a war of words, but it has escalated and now these actions are expected to make things worse. we've had a response from the t

this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: theresa may meets nicola sturgeon for the first time since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. the pm says she wants the uk to become more united, to make it stronger after brexit. when this great union of nations sets its mind on something and works together with determination, we are an unstoppable force. the family of the american tourist killed in the westminster terror attack say he would not have borne any ill will towards his attacker. he was an amazing individual who loved everyone, and tried to make the world a better place. survivors of the caliphate — we hear from the mosul residents who've escaped the fighting. a record fine for bt — for delays in fitting high—speed broadband. they'll have to pay millions in compensation too. and in the next hour...the deadline for forming a new devolved government in northern ireland expires injust under two hours, with no agreement in sight. sinn fein is refusing to be part

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11:00: the government suffers its first defeat in parliament over brexit as lords back an amendment protecting the residency rights of eu citizens living here. that this is morally right and pragmatic in the interests of the uk and our citizens. if this was put into practice. many people on the leave side have made it clear that they want eu nationals to have the right of permanent residence here, provided they meet the conditions of residence. two british trainee doctors — part of a large group of students who joined so—called islamic state have been killed in iraq. sex education is to become compulsory in all schools in england with children as young as four being taught about healthy relationships. coming up on newsnight that the man behind some great tv satire. he will tell us about comedy and politics and whether he's laughing at politics now. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the house of lords has dealt the government its first serious blow over the bre

that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, these are our sporstday headlines: missing medical records and the mystery package, the questions that british cycling still has to answer as they are criticised by uk anti—doping. there's an fa cup quarterfinal at stake tonight as manchester city and huddersfield play to a finish in theirfifth round replay. and murray has reached the qaurter—finals in dubai after another straight sets win.

angus crawford, bbc news. we are hearing that there were no deaths caused today by the avalanche in tignes so that is an extraordinary outcome from what had seemed to be an awful situation initially, that an avalanche had been triggered over a blue slope in tignes, 20 to 30 people skiing on it at the time and there were fears that people may have been buried but amazingly, no deaths were caused, everybody has been accounted for so a good ending to what at first seemed like a pretty awful situation. back to the facebook story and the 100 images being reported to the spit by the bbc and just 18 were removed by facebook. with me is claire lilley, head of 0nline safety at the nspcc. what do you think about this? we think it's absolutely appalling. it violates the terms of every international and uk based argument... agreement that says that have signed up to in terms of their appetite to clamp down on this kind of material and it makes you wonder, what do they consider inappropriate and offensive? what are their c

frankie mccamley, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: some flipping good news from florida, the sea turtle returning to the ocean after an unhappy accident. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief, this is the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours, the soviet union lost an elderly leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years hisjunior. we heard these gunshots from the gym, they came out ofa gunshots from the gym, they came out of a fire exit, we will all petrified. james ellroy, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years. he travelled from memphis to nashville in an eight car convoy. what does it feel like to be married at last. it feels fine, thank you. is it going to change your life much?” fine, thank you. is it going to change your life much? i don't know, i've never been married before. this is bbc world news today, i'm alpa patel. the latest headlines: the turkish president attacks the du