this is one in moscow, in fact, in support of the opposition leader. a lot of demonstrations against the president putin regime, one in saint petersburg at the moment and this one in moscow. in the capital. in the last hour we have heard the news that the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, the leader of these demonstrators has been arrested as he was attending a demonstration that was supporting a boycott of the presidential election in march. alexei navalny has said he believes that presidential election will be rigged. that's the latest from russia, more on that as it comes in. the cabinet office minister david lidington has urged the conservative party to "come together" amid growing rifts in the party over brexit. his comments come as the former northern ireland secretary and prominent leave campaigner, theresa villiers, has said she fears the uk is heading towards "a dilution of brexit." our political correspondent, susana mendoca, told me that ms villiers' comments add to pressure on the prime minister from some other conservative mps. th

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. there's new doubt surrounding the security of so—called cryptocurrency exchanges, which handle digital cash systems like bitcoin. one ofjapan‘s biggest exchanges, coincheck, has offered to refund half a billion dollars in currency stolen by hackers on friday. japan is one of the world's most enthusiastic traders in crypto currencies. this report by rhodri davies contains flash photography. as many as 10,000 businesses injapan are said to accept cryptocurrencies. this virtual heist is bound to increase concerns about their security. at the centre of this, tokyo—based coincheck, one of the largest digital currency exchanges injapan. it said on friday it had been hacked, resulting in the loss of $500 million — the biggest ever. translation: there are some troubles in one of our systems. i am sorry for causing much trouble to clients and relevant parties. cryptocurrencies don't have a centralised register. their strength, in theory, comes from having a connected, distributed regis

mr navalny‘s headquarters in moscow were raided by police earlier today. our correspondent, steve ro5enberg, is at the demonstration in pu5hkin square in central mo5cow. that is where a demonstration has been taking place. alexei navalny has been a thorn in the side for the kremlin for quite a while? he has. he is russia's mo5t kremlin for quite a while? he has. he is russia's most prominent opposition voice, opposition leader. he's also the most critic of president putin. he has been barred from running in the presidential election, which takes place in march. the reason, a suspended prison sentence, which he and his supporters say is politically motivated. we were standing right next to mr navalny earlier this afternoon when he was detained. it was afternoon when he was detained. it wa5 dramatic. he was walking up the main street in moscow towards pu5hkin square when police bundled him intoa pu5hkin square when police bundled him into a police van. he was driven away. quite dramatic. his supporters on pu5hkin square square, when they heard this, they wer

the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been detained by police in moscow. another 185 people have been detained in support of him in a number of russian cities. he was arrested as he attended a demonstration supporting a boycott of the presidential election in march, which he claims will be rigged. this was what he had to say to his own online news channel before he was arrested. translation: i'm the head of the anti—corruption fund and i was a presidential candidate, but first and foremost, i'm a citizen, who wants to have normal election and who is not prepared to take, any longer, all this nonsense that's been going on for the past 18 years. and to extend this nonsense for another six years. our correspondent, steve rosenberg, has been at the demonstration in pushkin square in central moscow. he is russia's most prominent opposition voice, opposition leader. he's also the most vocal critic of president putin, and he has been barred from running in the presidential election which takes place in march. the reason? a suspended prison sentence he says, and

police in moscow detained mr navalny as he took part in a rally in the city centre. he's now been released without charge. the bbc‘s steve rosenberg was at the protests and witnessed mr navalny‘s arrest. it isn't easy taking on the kremlin. alexei navalny has been jailed three times in the last year. he has been barred from the upcoming presidential election. so today, mr navalny called his supporters onto the streets. alexei navalny is russia's most prominent opposition figure, and president putin's most vocal critic. he has been barred from running in the presidential election. he is now being arrested by police. this was no "softly, softly." we saw mr navalny surrounded by police. seconds later, he was thrown onto the ground. then, the politician vladimir putin cannot bring himself to mention by name was dragged into the police bus. his supporters called on voters to boycott the election. all the candidates, they believe, are hand—picked by the kremlin. they are candidates that putin approved, and we do not have candidates that we want to have. there is litt

still to come: from moscow to bethlehem and beyond, orthodox christians are beginning their celebrations of the eastern christmas. an ambulance service has apologised to the family of a pensioner who died after waiting nearly four hours for help to arrive. the 81—year—old woman had rung 999 complaining of chest pain. the east of england service said it was stretched, and had warned of the pressures its staff and the nhs were facing. our correspondent, sarah campbell, reports from clacton in essex. we don't know the name of the woman who died, but we do know some of the details of her tragic death. she rang 999 on tuesday evening, and waited and waited. after around an hour and a half, the ambulance service did ring her, but it wasn't for a further two hours before a crew finally arrived. they had to break into her house. they found her unconscious, not breathing, and she couldn't be saved. the paramedics who found her are said be devastated. sirens. the period over new year was, according to the local ambulance service here in essex, the busiest ever. on the day in question, they rec

still to come: from moscow to bethlehem and beyond. 0rthodox christians are beginning their celebrations of the eastern christmas. germany and turkey moved a step closer to reconciliation on saturday when germany's foreign minister hosted his turkish counterpart. the sides are attempting to improve relations, which over the last few years have been strained. seref isler reports. the turkish foreign minister had come to germany with an offer of new beginnings, and he stayed for tea. his german counterpart offered a warm welcome, but it might take more than germany's famous kugel to restore relations completely. but the body language was friendly, and both men spoke of the need for dialogue, better co—operation, and mutual understanding. after all, germany is turkey's biggest export market, and has the world's largest turkish diaspora. the two countries are nato allies, and mevlut cavusoglu was careful to stress the closeness of the two countries. translation: turkey and germany are both proud and honourable states. these two peoples do not give in to pressure, or threats. now, you could

still to come: from moscow to bethlehem and beyond — 0rthodox christians are beginning their celebrations of the eastern christmas. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that the oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: more than 30 cities in the eastern united states,

mr navalny has tweeted that there is a heavy police presence in moscow, ahead of the rally in the russian capital. paris remains on high alert, with water levels continuing to rise along the river seine. the country has seen some of the heaviest rain for a century, and the river is expected to rise six metres higher than normal. predicting extreme weather is always problematic. the river level is continuing to rise above the maximum to rise, but the maximum point it is now expected to reach is not as high as it was a couple of days ago and it's thought not likely to reach the levels we saw during the floods of 2016, for example. the people of paris and tourists are adjusting to the swollen river. are adjusting to the swollen river. the police here have issued a warning that you shouldn't swim or go canoeing in the river, not a warning that most of us, of course, have needed. this has been a winter of exceptional rain in france, some regions have seen levels they have not seen since the 1950s. so, the peak of the river seine's flooding is likely to be reached some point between sunset on s

turkish media earlier said moscow had started pulling its personnel out of the enclave, which is controlled by kurdish fighters. but the russian foreign minister said these reports had been refuted. pope francis has sounded a stark warning about the future of the amazon and its communities. addressing a group of indigenous people in the peruvian amazon, the pope said the region had never been so threatened. he lamented the pressure being exerted on indigenous communities by business interests keen to exploit the region for oil, gas, food and gold. the number of venezuelans fleeing a severe economic crisis to take up residency in colombia has jumped by more than 60% in the last six months. officials say more than 550,000 venezuelans are now living in colombia, mostly illegally. the influx is putting pressure on the government to provide the migrants with food, shelter and medical care. europe is recovering from a major storm which has left nine people dead. planes struggled to land in dusseldorf in germany where winds were up to 140 km/h. the ferocity of the winds caught some forecasters by

he was walking up the main street in moscow towards pushkin square. then he was bundled into a police van and driven away. quite dramatic, and when his supporters on pushkin square heard he had been detained, they were shouting "freedom for navalny, and putin is a thief. they maintained the supporters didn't have the right to be on pushkin square. they may say they don't need to get special permission to come out and express their opinion and denounce the presidential election. the kremlin maintains this election in march is free and fair and that voters will have a choice of candidates to vote for but i think it's important to say that in the system of power which vladimir putin has constructed over the past decade and a half or so, it is often referred to as managed democracy. here we have managed election. it is putin who dominates airtime on russian tv, and also only those candidates who don't pose a risk to vladimir putin's power have been allowed to take part in this collection. —— election. more than 100 people are now confirmed dead — an

arrested a 31—year—old man in east london the body of iuliana tudos — who was 22 and originally from moscow — was discovered last wednesday in finsbury park. police say she died of a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury. it is believed she was attacked on christmas eve. air accident investigators in australia say it may take many months before they know why a seaplane carrying a prominent british businessman and four members of his family, crashed on new year's eve. richard cousins who ran the catering giant compass was killed along with his two sons, his fiance, her daughter and the pilot. phil mercer reports. the wreckage of the seaplane lies 13 metres below the surface of the hawkesbury river. one of the victims was the british businessman, richard cousins, the chief executive of the world's largest catering firm, compass, who was due to retire later this year. the company confirmed his death in a statement. mr cousins, who was 58, died alongside his fiancee, emma bowden, and her 11—year—old daughter, heather. also on board the seaplane that crashed intojerusalem bay, willia

and moscow sparkled. in new york, thousands watched in times square as the new year's eve ball dropped. in rio, more than 2 million people gathered on copacabana beach, welcoming in 2018 with high hopes of a bright year to come. caroline davies, bbc news. that's it from me. the next news on bbc one is at 6.30, bye for now. hello. the first day of the new year has brought sunshine in between the rain and that will be the story through the rest of the week. it is going to be a windy week. n'gales are likely and when the rain arrives it may be heavy. this was taken in kent, where it has been wet all morning. there is more rain to come. this lovely picture taken in belfast with sunshine ahead of the showers. those have been developing on gusty winds across northern ireland. there is the rain in the south—east. we have this rain coming eastwards across the midlands to join forces with the rain in the south east and spelling to east anglia. over the irish sea and into northern england and wales. though shower

some of the scenes from moscow early. and tonight mr navalny‘s lawyer said he had been released without charge from police custody after the rally. last year we reported on claims by gay men in the russian republic of chechnya that they were being detained and tortured by the regime of ramzan kadyrov — a controversialfigure, and an ally of president putin. now, human rights campaigners who've been trying to investigate the allegations say they too are being targeted. our correspondent sarah rainsford travelled to chechnya and obtained exclusive access to mr kadyrov — and this is her report. this is ramzan kadyrov, whose security forces are accused of abduction and torture, with gay men among their recent targets. here in chechnya, he's greeted like a tsar. we found ramzan kadyrov opening a ski resort. but his latest grand project was shrouded in fog. he's spent years clearing these mountains of islamic extremists. now, fiercely loyal to president putin, ramzan kadyrov is left to run this russian republic by his own

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: america's disgraced olympic gymnastics team doctor, larry nassar, has been jailed for 175 years for molesting young gymnasts. donald trump has said he'd love to be questioned under oath about allegations of russian meddling in the presidential election. north korea's ice hockey players have arrived in south korea ahead of next month's winter olympics. they're taking part in joint practice sessions for the first time as part of a unified team at the games. laura bicker reports from seoul. the north korean hockey players will inspect the venues. this is just an advanced party, this isjust an inspection, but the decision to merge the two teams has proved to be controversial here in south korea. there's a feeling here they may be jeopardising their own medal chances to engage with the north, however, they wi

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. welcome. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has told the world economic forum in davos that he's putting america first, but that doesn't mean america alone. aircraft manufacturer bombardier has won a trade case in the us, overturning a decision to impose an almost 300% tariff on imports. britain's future relationship with the european union is again causing tensions in the country's governing conservative party. the chancellor of the exchequer philip hammond had suggested the relationship post—brexit might only be a little different from now. that sparked an angry reaction from those in the party who want a clean breakfrom europe. the minister in charge of brexit has denied a split, and today outlined plans for the transition period after britain leaves the eu. alex forsyth reports. in teesside today, the brexit secretary

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened its biggest restaurant. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up in pushkin square will not find it cheap with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: america's disgraced olympic gymnastics team doctor, larry nassar, has been jailed for 175 years for molesting young gymnasts. donald trump has said he'd "love to" be questioned under oath about allegations of russian meddling in the presidential election. the new president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has told the bbc he will ensure transparent elections byjuly and will respect the result if the opposition wins. the election will be the first big test of his legitimacy since he took power after the military ousted robert mugabe. he was speaking to mishal husain at the world economic forum in davos, his first tv interview since the inauguration. let's talk about zimbabwe's relations with other countries. now, president trump is on his way to davos, i wonder what you thought when you heard about h

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un warns one and a half million people are on the brink of famine in south sudan. president trump has been accused of leading the middle east towards chaos, after he warned the palestinians he'd cut aid unless they cooperated with the us. now to some breaking news, at least 31 people are reported to have been killed in a fire at a hospital in south korea. dozens more have been injured and officials say they expect the number of dead to rise. the fire is thought to have started in the emergency room of the hospital in the city of milyang in the south east of the country. about 100 patients are believed to have been inside the building. we will bring you more as soon as we can confirm it. a group of mostly us scientists has moved the hands of its so—called doomsday clock — a measure devised to ill

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the afghan government is blaming a taliban—linked group, said to be backed by pakistan, for a suicide attack in kabul that has left more than 90 people dead. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has said he will campaign for ireland's abortion law to be liberalised in a referendum on the issue. a vote is expected this summer on whether to repeal an amendment of the irish constitution which in effect bans terminations. mr varadkar was at the world economic forum this week, where he took a break from trade talks to set out his plans to the bbc‘s mishal husain. as i've said on many occasions, i believe ireland's abortion laws are too restrictive and need to be liberalised. we do however, unlike other countries, have a constitutional ban on abortion, in our constitution. and the only way we can chan

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the head of the cia has been telling the bbc about the threat from russia in this yea r‘s mid—term elections, and defending president trump's mental faculties. after years of argument, the irish government has agreed to a referendum at the end of may on whether to reform the republic's near—total ban on abortion. after years of talks between the vatican and beijing about who runs the roman catholic church in china, details are emerging about a possible deal. the authorities want all unregistered congregations to join the state—approved official church, and they want the right to appoint bishops. the pope seems willing to consider these demands, and that is drawing criticism from china's most respected cleric. david campa nale reports. unregistered church congregations like this one are a thorn

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has defended his policy of america first but says he accepts open trade as long as it is reciprocal. the entire board of the us gymnastics authority is to resign in the wake of the sexual abuse of 100 athletes by the former doctor larry nassar. the indian premier league auction this year is likely to be the biggest ever. top players on the option list, including star players joe root, chris gayle, mitchell sta rc joe root, chris gayle, mitchell starc and sing. joining me from mumbai is our correspondent. how does this work? unlike other major sporting leagues in the world, it is different in terms of buying it started ten years ago and every tea m it started ten years ago and every team is allowed to keep a player for a maximum of ten years after which the players have to come back into

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. nassar this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has defended his policy of america first but says he accepts open trade as long as it is reciprocal. the entire board of the us gymnastics authority is to resign after the sexual abuse of 100 athletes by the former doctor larry nassar. it's more than a month since iraq's prime minister declared victory in his country's fight against the militants of the islamic state but, despite that, the battle is far from over, with attacks on iraqi soldiers taking place on a daily basis. much of the fighting occurs on the porous border with syria, where is fighters are able to take refuge. bbc persian's nafiseh kohnavard travelled to the station of al-qaim, where the is invasion of iraq began and continues to this day. al-qaim station has seen many battles pass through, the invasion of iraq,

from moscow to bethlehem and beyond, orthodox christians begin their christmas celebrations. the east coast of north america is shivering in a record—breaking freeze. it comes after a massive snowstorm that reached as far south as florida. in parts of the us, temperatures are forecast to fall below minus 30 degrees celsius. the extreme weather has been linked to up to 19 deaths in the us so far, and two more in canada. andrew plant reports. a new year, a new low for north america's east coast, bracing itself against sub—zero temperatures and several inches of snow. it is those who live outside who are now the most vulnerable to a weather event that is exceptionally rare. in chicago, the thermometers are still falling. those on the streets encouraged to come inside. in boston, homeless shelters are bringing in more emergency beds as dozens flee from the biting cold. and in washington, dc, as volunteers serve hot meals to the homeless here, the fear is that the frozen ground and the forecast for record lows this weekend could become a lethal combination. i don't know that w

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: america's disgraced olympic gymnastics team doctor, larry nassar, has been jailed for 175 years for molesting young gymnasts. there's been a week of harrowing testimony from nearly 160 people. earlier we spoke to one of the victims about what happened and what it was like seeing him. the never scared me, he was in this big prestigious doctor, he was never like that to me. at home he was kind of lame is the best way to put it. so going in there, i already felt, like, powerful over him so seeing him and him not even able to look at me for most of my statement was more in powering. how angry do you feel about the fact that not only did he sexually abuse you but he sexually abused you when you were so vulnerable? children just don't understand, you know? they don't understand, you know? they don't understand

and moscow sparkled. in new york, thousands watched in times square as the new year's eve ball dropped. in rio, more than 2 million people gathered on copacabana beach, welcoming in 2018 with high hopes of a bright year to come. caroline davies, bbc news. the festivities have carried on through today — around half a million people have turned out for the annual new year's day parade, which is well under way in central london. thousands of performers, many of them from the united states, have been entertaining the crowds. ian palmer has been taking it all in. there is a very distinct american feel to this parade with dozens of marching bands and one of them, the alabama mobile marching band has just gone through. i'm with a couple of their participants katie sullivan is the alabama try made, how was it? great, so much fun. just explain what you are wearing and what the culture of the trial made means? this is a southern antebellum dress that is handmade and on the top 50 at high school seniors that you g

turkish media earlier said moscow had started pulling its personnel out of the enclave, which is controlled by kurdish fighters. but the russian foreign minister said these reports had been refuted. pope francis has made his first visit to the amazon on the final leg of his trip to chile and peru. speaking to thousands of indigenous people on the edge of the rainforest in peru, he said amazon tribes had "never been so threatened" and that they "bore deep wounds". now on bbc news, it's time for the week in parliament.

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. the un warns one and a half million people are ‘on the brink of famine' in south sudan. more than 40 people have been killed in south korea — after a fire sweeps through a hospital in the southern city of miryang. the oscar—winning actor, casey affleck has pulled out of this year's ceremony, where he was expected to present the academy award for best actress. he won best actor last year, for manchester by the sea, but has settled out of court claims of sexual harassment by two female crew on his mock documentary, i'm still here. he has always denied the claims. i spoke earlier to the entertainment journalist kj matthews, in los angeles, and asked her what she made of casey affleck pulling out. i will be honest, many people in hollywood were not surprised that casey affleck did not want to do this

and moscow sparkled. in new york, thousands watched in times square as the new year's eve ball dropped. in rio, more than 2 million people gathered on copacabana beach, welcoming in 2018 with high hopes of a bright year to come. caroline davies, bbc news. the festivities are continuing to grow the day. half a million people have turned out for the new year ‘s parade in central london. reformers have been entertaining the crowds and ian palmer is there. everyone looks like they are well wrapped up and enjoying themselves. very much so, we had a bit of rain earlier but it has cleared up nicely. as you say, there is a distinct american feel to this parade with dozens of marching bands. one of them, the alabama mobile marching band, has just gone through and i've got two of their participants with me. one is katie sullivan, the alabama trails name. how has it been? great, lots of fun. can you explain what you are wearing? yes, this is a southern dress, handmade and on the top 50 high school seniors get to p

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a number of people killed in a taliban bomb attack in afghan capital of kabul has risen to 95. president trump has called for decisive action against the taliban. an investigation‘s been launched into the conduct of officials at michigan state university, where the former usa gymnastics doctor, larry nassar, who was convicted of sexual abuse, was based. one of the world's richest men, prince al—waleed bin talal has become the latest high—profile figure to be released in saudi arabia after a major anti—corru ption drive was launched in november. a saudi official has said that prince al—waleed was released after a settlement was approved by the state prosecutor. our arab affairs editor sebastian usher reports. that is the dining room. just hours before his release, prince al—waleed bin

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the entire board of the usa gymnastics authority is to resign in the wake of the scandal involving the wake of the scandal involving the sexual abuse of 150 female athletes by the former team doctor larry nassar. and president trump has defended his policy of america first and says he accepts open trade as long as it is reciprocal. donald trump made that statement at the world economic forum in davos. among world leaders attending the summit was the irish prime minister. last year he became the first openly 93v last year he became the first openly gay person to hold the post and in march he will be in washington to celebrate st patrick's day at the white house. what will his discussions be like with vice president mike pence, whose views have come under criticism from lgbt communities? that's the quest

as city after city around the world rang in the new year, hong kong erupted, athens glowed, and moscow sparkled. there are still some countries to go. now new york has marked the moment, the last inhabited island, american samoa, will celebrate 25 hours after neighbouring islands first began the party. what other whether prospero ‘s —— what are the weather prospects like. the 20 team ? lots of low pressure systems moving into our shores, meaning things are u nsettled into our shores, meaning things are unsettled with spells of gales and heavy rain. sunshine in between. and improving picture across southern parts of the uk into the afternoon with the area of wet weather clearing away. windier weather across northern ireland and south—west scotland pushing into northern england and maybe the north midlands through the afternoon. best of the sunshine in central and southern areas but it is cooler than we have had of late. 0ver might, winds will fall light and it will be quite chilly. temperatures coming up across the west because the next weather system moves in. it brings a risin

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un warns one and a half million people are ‘on the brink of famine' in south sudan. president trump has been accused of leading the middle east towards chaos — after he warned the palestinians he'd cut aid unless they cooperated with the us. emergency services are helping evacuate victims of flooding in areas around paris — as the seine's rising levels continue to cause havoc and inundate parts of the french capital. the river isn't expected to peak until the weekend, as reged ahmad reports. this is an area east of paris. suburbia submerged. fields, streets and parts of houses underwater. emergency services and even soldiers have been enlisted to rescue residents. this is just one area hit. the misery is being caused by the river seine which goes through the capital of paris. record rainfall h

meteorologists in russia have confirmed moscow has had its darkest december on record. they say the sun shone forjust six december on record. they say the sun shone for just six minutes shone forjust six minutes in the whole month compared to a december average of 18 hours. the scientists put the gloom down to warmer than normal weather generating cloud cover. the central philippine province of albay has declared a state of calamity as a volcano spewed lava that reached the limits of a no—go zone and spread ash on nearby villages. mount mayon has been erupting since saturday. people have been fleeing their homes as tourists have been descending on the area to watch the spectacular lava display. a reminder of our top story.... a meeting of 20 foreign ministers look at ways to curb north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes has agreed to ensure that un sanctions are strictly enforced. the canadian foreign minister, chrystia freeland, who hosted the meeting in vancouver, said they could not stand by as the nuclear threat on the korean peninsula intensified. h

and moscow sparkled. in new york, thousands watched in times square as the new year's eve ball dropped. in rio, more than 2 million people gathered on copacabana beach, welcoming in 2018 with high hopes of a bright year to come. caroline davies, bbc news. darren bett has the weather. the first week of the new year looks like being very unsettled. windy with some gales at times and spells of rain. and when the rain comes along it could be heavy. we had some rain today. we did see some improvement further west across hampshire and many of us become dry overnight. but at the moment we still have heavy showers driving south. later on they tend to fade away and the wind will ease as well. soa away and the wind will ease as well. so a bit colder tonight. frost likely in scotland, some patchy frost elsewhere in rural areas but quickly tomorrow morning, the weather changing again, rain arriving from the atlantic so wet start across northern ireland. some frost early on in the north—east of scotland. wetter weat

as city after city around the world rang in the new year, hong kong erupted, athens glowed, and moscow sparkled. there are still some countries to go. now new york has marked the moment, the last inhabited island, american samoa, will celebrate 25 hours after neighbouring islands first began the party. hgppy happy new year to everyone watching. it is 10.17am. the headlines on bbc news: the victims of a seaplane crash near sydney are named as britons emma bowden and her 11—year—old daughter heather. the boss of a british company, his two sons and a pilot also died. hundreds of people are stranded in liverpool city centre overnight, after a car park fire damaged or destroyed 1a00 vehicles. iran's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated amid large demonstrations. reports suggest the death toll has risen to four. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning. we're just a couple of hours away from the first premier league action of 2018 after a dramatic end to the old year. there were late penalties in both of

the message from spartak moscow earlier today showed a video, of some black players training in sunny conditions, with a message translating as "see how the chocolates melt in the sun." several anti—discrimatory bodies have highglighted their concerns. the chief executive of the campaign group football against racism in europe says... he went on to say that spartak were sanctioned for islamophobic chanting recently, but clearly the message has not reached the players or the club management." spartak‘s tweet stayed up for a few hours before being taken down. a later video uploaded on the club's twitter account saw midfielder fernando make the following rather short announcement. translation: at spartak there is no racism, we are a friendly family. james haskell‘s six nations comeback has been thrown into doubt after he was sent off in the final minutes of wasps‘ 33—28 defeat at harlequins. his shoulder tackle onjamie roberts means his place in the england squad is a doubt. the 32—year—old had behaskell will appear before a european rugby disciplinary panel this week, with

as city after city around the world rang in the new year, hong kong erupted, athens glowed, and moscow sparkled. there are still some countries to go. now new york has marked the moment, the last inhabited island, american samoa, will celebrate 25 hours after neighbouring islands first began the party. the headlines on bbc news: the victims of a sea plane crash are named. the boss of a british company, his two sons and also the pilot who died. hundreds of people are stranded in liverpool city centre overnight after a car park fire damaged or destroyed 1a00 vehicles. iran's president warns that violence and disorder will not be tolerated amid large demonstrations. reports suggest the death toll has risen to four. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. hgppy happy new year to you. happy new year. the old year, finished with plenty of drama in the premier league. there was late penalty drama in both of yesterday's premier league games. crystal palace missed a late one to snatch a win over leaders manchester city as their 18 match winning run, ca

moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the afghan government is blaming a taliban linked group said to be backed by pakistan for a suicide attack in kabul which has left many dead. paris remains on high alert as water levels continue to rise. the river seine is expected to reach six metres above its usual level. the irish prime minister has said he will campaign for ireland's abortion issue to be liberalised. much is expected this summer on whether the irish constitution segment banning abortions will be repealed. he spoke to us. as i've said on many occasions, i believe ireland's abortion laws are too restrictive and need to be liberalised. we do however, unlike other countries, have a constitutional ban on abortion, in our constitution. and the only way we can change our constitution is by referendum. so we'll have that referendum hopeful

as city after city around the world rang in the new year, hong kong erupted, athens glowed, and moscow sparkled. there are still some countries to go. now new york has marked the moment, the last inhabited island, american samoa, will celebrate 25 hours after neighbouring islands first began the party. some more detail about that story we told you of a few minutes ago from scotla nd told you of a few minutes ago from scotland yard, saying that detectives are investigating the stabbings, the fatal stabbings of four young men in london on new year's eve and in the early hours of this morning. unrelated attacks, they say. the details are that an 18—year—old man was fatally stabbed in enfield on new year's eve. a 20—year—old man, again, fatally stabbed in west ham on new year's eve. a 17—year—old male again fatally stabbed on new year's eve as well. in election to the enfield stabbing, they say that five men have been arrested. at around 2:35am this morning, a 20 old man fatally stabbed and a second man in his 20s taken to hospital suffering from critical stab injuries. command