surely this is a matter of public interest. " well, we put that to bbc news and they told us: "bbc news has covered this story and jeremy corbyn‘s response in a range of our output. the bbc correspondent in prague interviewed both the director of the czech secret service archive and the former agent who made the original allegations." every now and again, we are posed a question put here a couple of weeks ago by pascal freeman who describes himself as an incredulous licence fee payer. can you please tell me why regional news is not broadcast in high definition in this day and age? my mobile phone can record video in ak resolution. it seems very antiquated that the bbc cannot afford the technology so that broadcasts are not interrupted with the message bbc one hd cannot yet show programmes from your area. as a middle—aged person i thought test card interruptions were consigned to history. we tried to find out an answer for mr freeman and bbc news told us: "upgrading the 15 regional versions of bbc one across england and the channel islands to full hd is a priority. however, this woul

andy moore reported on the story for bbc news. the two men ca ptu red story for bbc news. the two men captured by kurdish forces last month and captured by the americans. together with another two men, they formed the kidnap gang known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. the reference there and on the bbc knew whether —— website of the gangs nickname of the beatles, annoyed some viewers. over the past few years, reports of sexual exploitation and abuse are those in powerful positions have hit institutions such as parliament, the church, the film industry, the world of sport and the bbc. and on saturday the headlines in the times newspaper focused on the charity sector. their investigation found that in 2011 four members of staff at oxfam had been sacked and three others resigned over charges of using local women, some under age, sex after the earthquake in haiti. further revelations followed and the bbc has been following up the story with angus crawford reporting on sunday evening. the government is

we tried to find out an answer for mr freeman and bbc news told us... now, the winter olympics come to an end this weekend and for the next four years, most of us will probably forget what the difference is between the skeleton and the luge and exactly how russian competitors there are not competing for russia. but for the past fortnight, the games have occupied a lot of airtime on bbc one and two, online and also on bbc news, with much focused on british performance — some of which was pretty poor. let's look at examples from the news at ten and breakfast. so, it's heartbreak for elise christie yet again. after failing to win a medal at the last olympics four years ago, history has repeated itself here in pyeongchang. morning from pendle ski club in lancashire, where we've been up all night cheering on the local hero, dave ryding, who started on the dry slopes here, and as you can tell they are so proud, he came in the top ten in ninth, so well done to dave. clarke goes fourth! yarnold wins gold again! laura deas has won bronze as well! the bbc‘s c

amol rajan, bbc news. a woman has been found dead in a flat in manchester following reports of a manjumping from a second 5torey window. he's thought to have leapt from a building in the ancoats area before "a number of people" were assaulted 5hortly after 7.30 this morning. police say a 37—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. ajudge has upheld the uk arre5t warrant for the founder of the wikileaks website, julian assange. it was issued when he breached bail conditions in 2012 and sought refuge at the ecuadorean embassy, where he's been ever since. he was facing sexual assault allegations in sweden, which have since been dropped. mr a55ange says he now fears extradition to the us. two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a 5ix—week—old baby boy in southampton. police were called to a house in the wool5ton area last weekend after the baby fell ill. he later died in hospital. a 16—year—old boy and 18—year—old woman are being questioned on suspicion of

james landale, bbc news. has been jailed for 32 years. of a child. sima kotecha reports. so, what, what — what was it i've done? what is it i'm supposed to have...? dr matthew falder being arrested at his workplace last year. pictures of themselves. it sounds like the rap sheet from hell. distributing indecent images of children. more obscene images. to film them in the shower and using the toilet. falder contacted more than 300 people worldwide. one of his victims told us she can no longer trust anyone. i was ashamed of what i've done. all relationships broke down. you and i didn't trust them. there was no trust anymore. and possessing a paedophile manual. today, he was sentenced to more than 30 years. is truly horrific. and the team probably for the rest of our lives. a 4—year investigation. by the national crime agency. to find the man who was behind the messages. or even in the us. .. was something we had never seen before. falder lived in this block of flats. he worked at birmingham university. now, officers say his motivation was power and control. and he was co

this is bbc news. the headlines: 13 russian nationals and three russian companies have been charged by the fbi, with interfering in the us 2016 presidential election. the defendants allegedly conducted what they called information warfare against the united states the stated goal, spreading distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general. the fbi has admitted it failed to act, after receiving a warning last month from someone "close to" florida school gunman, that he was a danger. 0xfam has agreed to withdraw from bidding for funding until the government is satisfied it can meet the expected standards. the number of young people in the uk who own their own home has fallen dramatically over the last 20 yea rs.

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: after a 13—month stalemate, talks to restore power sharing in northern ireland collapse — the dup says there's no prospect of a deal. jacob zuma says there's no reason for him to resign as president of south africa. the governing anc party warns he will face a motion of no confidence if he doesn't step down. a man has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of a0 years, for kidnapping, raping and murdering his 20—year—old niece. foreign secretary borisjohnson says brexit isn't something to fear and he appeals for people to come together behind his vision of britain's future. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, getting the latest on two scandals engulfing the white house — one involving a porn star, the other an alleged domestic abuser. we'll bring you more reaction to the collapse of power sharing talks in northern ireland as the dup admits there is

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten: brendan cox, the widower of the murdered mp, jo cox, resigns from two organisations set up in her memory after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. president trump criticises the fbi for missing the signals about wednesday's school shooting, describing it as unacceptable. 66 people are killed in a passenger plane crash in iran, the airline says there are no sui’vivoi’s. a major review of university funding is to be unveiled by ministers tomorrow, as mps claim interest rates on student loans are "unjustifiable". also: emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. we'll have all the latest action from the winter olympics as skeleton winners, lizzy yarnold and laura deas prepare to receive their gold and bronze medals. we will be meeting the man tried to rid

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. earlier i spoke to dr ahmad tarakji. organisation for syrians in need. i asked him if he was pleased the resolution had passed. i think this is a very good first step. to humanitarian needs and treatment. by the citizens in that part of syria? dropped to about 40% of its status a week ago. bring in any surgical supplies to eastern ghouta. pushing the hospitals to black markets, that's unacceptable. and we are not going to accept that. and civilian structures, and that will be needed. as places for them to hide. providing live streaming from he hospitals. strikes? 0k. from attacks on hospitals in syria. in south korea later on sunday. under their own flag. at the olympics in pyeongchang. into south korea to take part in the closing ceremony. general, kim yong chol. killed 46 sailors. names. following monday's attack on a boarding school. and has promised additional troops and aircraft to help find the girls. with more from nigeria, stephanie hegarty reports. from the girls‘ boarding

this is bbc news. the headlines: victims‘ families demand that two british members of an islamic state execution cell should answer in court for their actions. if it goes to trial, i'll certainly be there. i certainly want to look them in the eye and let them know that i am who i am and they have destroyed a big part of my life. a warning from the eu's chief brexit negotiator — a transition period isn't a foregone conclusion, because of continuing disagreements. the handshake of history — the sister of north korea's kimjong un meets the south korean president at the stunning winter olympic‘s opening ceremony. is building on brownfield sites is the answer to britain's housing crisis? also tonight: dippy the diplodocus goes on tour.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump says a republican memo alleging the fbi abused its surveillance powers shows the agency is biased against him. the father of three sexual abuse victims has lunged at the disgraced usa gymnastics team doctor larry nassar during his final sentencing hearing. the afghan capital kabul has seen three large attacks over the past fortnight, with more than 120 people killed. two were carried out by the taliban, one by the so—called islamic state group. despite controlling less territory than the taliban, is has launched more major attacks in kabul than any other militant group over the past year. is is growing in influence in afghanistan just as it's being pushed out of syria and iraq. 0ur correspondent, secunder kermani, was given exclusive access to one jailed is member in kabul. inside an afghan prison, a man who was once willing to kill in the name of the islamic state group. translation: i took part in fighting and executing people. we used to make

sophia tran—thomson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. helping earthquake victims in the country, paid for sex. moscow and washington. county antrim, has died in hospital. by north korean leader kinjong—un‘s sister, for talks with the south. sport now. and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. wins out of two in the six nations. while ireland kept up their perfect start with a 56—19 win over italy. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. if you can't do can you want a good view. can you see them? out the background noise. by england. we'll get the camera is ready. two minutes played, highball, rhys patchell didn't make it. was kicking it, right in the path ofjonny may who did the rest. joe launchbury. the ball to his team—mates. how could wales respond? followed. touched the ball down with control. no, he said. wales needed a try and this is how close they came. the line was there and so was sam underhill to grab his man. this kind of commitment wins this kind of match. 12—6 to england

jon kay, bbc news. a 26—year—old woman has been arrested after an abusive hand—written note was left on the windscreen of an ambulance which was responding to an emergency call in stoke—on—trent. the note said the vehicle had no right to be parked where it was — and ended by saying: "now move your van from outside my house." drivers employed in haiti by 0xfam after the earthquake in 2010 were forced to deliver prostitutes to the charity's premises or risk losing theirjobs. that's what the bbc has been told by a source. it's also claimed that one 0xfam employee involved was allowed to resign with a month's pay instead of being sacked. it comes as an 0xfam report revealed that three of its employees accused of sexual misconduct in haiti physically threatened witnesses during an investigation. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. 0xfam and its operations have become an industry that's spread into 80 countries. for more than half a century, 0xfam's been helping those in need, such

bbc news. we‘d like guilty about liverpool community health. —— we would like to talk to you about liverpool community health. we would like to ask you a couple of questions. are you a bully? are you a bully? and as you can see, she didn‘t want to answer any questions. she resigned from liverpool to work ata she resigned from liverpool to work at a trust in manchester. we have learned her newjob, which maintained her 6—figure salary, was actually arranged by an nhs regulator. labour mp rosie cooper, whose father was let down by the trust, is appalled. i don't understand why anybody would want to keep a failed chief executive and or any other members of the board if they fail that badly, they should have been disciplined and fired. liverpool community health is now providing good services to the people of merseyside, a significant improvement on its troubled past. michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool. a coalition deal has been struck in germany, between the centre—left social democr

dan roan, bbc news, liverpool. the leader of the african national congress, cyril ramaphosa, has been sworn in as south africa's new president. it follows the resignation ofjacob zuma last night after pressure from his party over numerous corruption allegations. our africa editor fergal keane reports. in the place they call the mother city of the republic, exaltation at what they felt was nothing less than deliverance. and, inside, the words that signalled the arrival of a new and very different order. i declare the honourable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. he knew this moment was coming, yet seemed abashed. in his first words as president, the tone was consciously humble. when one is elected in this type of position, you basically become a servant of the people of south africa, and i'll seek to execute that task with humility, faithfulness and with dignity as well. that is what i will seek to do. for now, his party enemies are defeated and the country is broadly behind him.

you're watching bbc news. aftershocks continue to hit taiwan, after a powerful earthquake killed at least six people and injured more than 200 others. rescue efforts are continuing to free others still trapped in buildings that could collapse, after the 6.4 magnitude quake struck the city of hualien. cindy sui has more. taiwanese people are used to earthquakes, but this one shocked many. it forced several buildings to near complete collapse. new cctv footage has emerged of the moment when the earthquake struck. this terrified woman escaped without injury. the quake shook many people out of bed. they scrambled to save those still inside. more than 100 people were rescued by residents, firefighters and soldiers. miraculously, an employee of a hotel was found alive after being trapped for 15 hours on a collapsed floor. but many remained unaccounted for more than 12 hours after the quake struck. some of them are feared to be tourists, staying at a backpackers hotel on the second floor of the building. it was crush

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — syrian rebels say they shot down a russian fighter jet in north—western idlib province. moscow says the pilot ejected, but was killed in a ground fight. italy's prime minister has urged the country to reject hatred and violence after african immigrants were injured in a drive—by shooting. president trump says a declassified memo vindicates him — and his campaign team — in the investigation into russian involvement in the us election. the republican—drafted memo alleges pro—democrat bias within the fbi. david willis reports from washington. (all) chant: usa, usa, usa! his supporters believe he struck a blow for justice. but by releasing a secret memo alleging bias on the part of officials who are currently investigating him, others believe the president is undermining a vital branch of government. the memo, written by republicans, describes a politically biased justice department and fbi, which was determined to ensure donald trump lost the presiden

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why do so many south korean men use beauty products? we will hear from a youtube vlogger who is trying to change perceptions about men and makeup. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, after 27 years injail, is to be set free unconditionally. the aircraft was returning from belgrade, where manchester united had entered the semi—final of the european cup. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given the yachstwoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the wor

on bbc news. jeremy corbyn has laid out labour's approach to britain's trade relations after brexit. he says he wants the uk to enter into a permanent customs union with the european union, a deal which he says would put people's jobs and living standards but theresa may has already ruled out staying in the single market or a customs union, as our political editor lauren kuenssberg reports. cheering and applause bit by bit, piece by piece. a clearer view on brexit, ifjeremy corbyn was in charge. labour wants to keep our customs deal with the eu essentially the same for good. so, labour would seek to negotiate a new, comprehensive uk — eu customs union to ensure that there are no tariffs with europe and to help avoid any need, whatsoever, for a hard border in northern ireland. but listen very carefully, there is a big if in there. the option of a new uk customs union with the eu would need to ensure that the uk has a say in future trade deals. a new customs arrangement would depend on britain bei

dominic hughes, bbc news. a 51—year—old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of two schoolgirls in sussex more than thirty years ago. the bodies of nicola fellows and karen hadaway, both aged nine, were found in bushes at wild park near brighton in 1986. russell bishop, who appeared via video link from prison, will stand trial in october. 337 people who worked for the collapsed company carillion president trump says he has approved the river release of a report that cruises the fbi of irregularities into possible russian interference of the us election. he said the 4—page memo told a disgraceful story and that a lot of people should be ashamed of what it revealed. the fbi has already warned against publication of the document, saying it contains material inaccuracies. chaotic scenes in michigan at the sentencing of a former teen doctor of larry nassar, who's been found guilty of sexually found guilty of sexually abusing girls in his care. standing alongside his three daughters who were preyed on by t

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: syrian rebels say they shot down a russian fighter jet in north—western idlib province. moscow says the pilot ejected — but was killed in a ground fight. italy's prime minister has urged the country to reject hatred and violence — after african immigrants were injured in a drive—by shooting. archaeologists in egypt have unveiled the newly discovered tomb of an ancient priestess that dates back more than 4000 years. the vast mausoleum, found near cairo, is adorned with colourful and well—preserved wall paintings. duncan kennedy reports. discovered near the pyramid of giza, south of cairo, the tomb was found under 300 cubic metres of earth. archaeologists were astonished to see how well preserved the paintings on the wall of the l—shaped room were. they depict a high priestess, hetpet, in a variety of settings. she's seen in hunting and fishing scenes and receiving offerings from children. hetpet was known to be a priestess to the goddess of fertility,

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there is mounting international concern after israel launched a wave of airstrikes against what it calls iranian targets in three r. —— syria. the uk has threatened to cut funding for oxfam following claims the charity covered up a scandal involving aid workers and prostitutes in haiti. in 1996, the racist, white minority leaders of south africa had replaced by the country‘s first democratic government led by nelson mandela. but after so many years of brutality and abuse, the past threatened the future peace of the new "rainbow nation." the truth and reconciliation commission aimed to help south africans bear the burden of their history. judge sisi khampepe shared her memories of serving on the commission with our witness team. we are charged to unearth the truth about our dark past, to lay the ghosts of that past so that they will not return to haunt us. i was a member of the truth commission and also a member of the amnesty committee. south africans face

lucy manning, bbc news. police investigating the deaths of at least three people in a fire at a house in county fermanagh have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. the 27—year—old was taken to hospital for treatment after being detained at the scene of the blaze in derrylin this morning. a local councillor has said those who died were members of one family. shares in sky have risen sharply today after the american media giant comcast made a surprise takeover bid for the british broadcaster, pitting itself against rupert murdoch's 21st century fox, which had already agreed an £18 billion deal. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, is here. how significant is this latest bid for sky? hugely so. we have three active bids for the broadcaster. we have rupert murdoch's 21st—century fox trying to get full control, which is stuck in a regulatory quagmire because of concerns over media plurality was not the second is this fresh bid from the us giant comcast, a huge company, but unlikely to face the same regulatory h

this is bbc news, the headlines at 3pm... this is bbc news, the headlines at 3pm. .. this could be at least a silverfor 3pm. .. this could be at least a silver for lizzy yarnold! gold for lizzy yarnold and bronze for laura deas taken in the women's skeleton, as britain equals its winter games record, to the delight of yarnold's parents. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she said that she would come and do this for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in, at all! earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk by refusing to cooperate on security after brexit. ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader. also in the next hour... president trump meets survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida. the president declined to answer a reporter's question on gun control. and — click goes skinny dipping in the himalayas, as a remote village receives electricity for the first time.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: south africa's president jacob zuma comes under further pressure as top anc officials try to persuade him to stand down. two trains collide in the us state of south carolina, killing two people, with more than 100 injured. talks in germany between angela merkel‘s christian democrats and the social democrats on forming a coalition government will now run into another day. both parties had been aiming to finalise a deal during talks over the weekend but its understood they still have outstanding issues to resolve. 0ur berlin correspondent damien mcguiness said the uncertainty could have wider consequences for the eu. she's already tried once to form government with the liberals and the green party. those talks collapsed in november. the potential government now with the centre—left social democrats is their only chance. if those talks fail, her credibility will be seriously undermined. the most likely outcome then will be fresh elections, a long period of insta

hello and welcome to bbc news. after days of deadlock, the un security council has unanimously voted for an immediate 30—day ceasefire across syria. it's hoped the truce will allow aid to reach areas including rebel—held eastern ghouta, where more than 500 civilians are said to have been killed in government air strikes in the past week. the vote had been delayed repeatedly to avoid drawing a veto from russia, an ally of the syrian government. french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor angela merkel will speak by phone on sunday with russian president vladimir putin to push for the truce to take hold in the coming days. nick bryant reports. the people of eastern ghouta woke up this morning to continued aerial bombardment and the news from new york that the security council remained deadlocked and still couldn't reach agreement on how to bring about even a temporary halt to the killing. delay in syria always brings more death. at least 120 children have been killed since sunday, according to human ri

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump says a republican memo alleging the fbi abused its surveillance powers shows the agency is biased against him. the father of three sexual abuse victims has lunged at the disgraced usa gymnastics team doctor larry nassar during his final sentencing hearing. the man who drove his van into muslim worshippers outside a mosque in north london has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 43 years in prison. darren osborne killed makram ali, who was 51, and injured 12 other people during the attack in finsbury park lastjune. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports from woolwich crown court. back! everyone back now! darren osborne was seized at the scene of the finsbury park attack after ploughing his van into a group of muslims, trying to kill as many as possible. just have a seat for us up there, mate. convicted of murder and attempted murder yesterday, his 102 previous convictions for violence, dishonesty and drugs offences were outlined to t

keith yorked, bbc news. keith york, bbc news. i think he is really greedy on goals, roberto, not bothered too much. and the difference is that mo had an assist and a goal tonight so it is nice both of them had that, because they both worked very hard. and they make a difference, the players. klopp's old friend, the huddersfield boss david wagner fi5i§€§f§fl§l€ agree bé§1§¥§§§3§£ a huge win for his over bournemouth. fantaftffmtba"and ”ks" f , , ~ , ~ of the season so far, offensively and defensively, and if you know the players played 120 minutes on tuesday, and that bournemouth is on a fantastic run as well, it makes this result and performance even greater. on teams wanting to come up to the premier league... 0nto teams wanting to come up to the premier league... aston villa are up to second place in the championship having beaten birmingham city 2—0 in the second city derby. both sides had hit the woodwork before albert adomah cut in from the left wing to give villa the lead on the hour mark. steve bruce's

this is bbc news. the headlines: tensions between israel and syria have intensified after israeli fighter planes launched bombing raids across the border following the shooting down of one of its jets. israel says it‘s been targeting iranian positions on syrian territory used to fly drones over israeli airspace. the us and russia have expressed concern over the attacks while the un has called for an immediate de—escalation. the uk has threatened to cut funding for oxfam following claims the charity covered up a scandal involving aid workers and prostitutes in haiti. penny mordaunt, the international development secretary, condemned what she called the "horrific behaviour" of some oxfam staff. a double—decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing 19 people and injuring 62 others. reports suggest the bus was going too fast. police have arrested the driver and charged him with causing death by dangerous driving. now on bbc news, click.

joe wilson, bbc news. england‘s women are also the defending champions, but they demolished wales 52—0 to top their table, teenager ellie kildunne scoring two of their eight tries at the stoop. scotland lost to france. there were six matches in the premier league today. match of the day and sportscene are on later, so if you want to wait for the results, you know what to do. sergio aguero scored four goals for manchester city as they extended their lead at the top of the table to 16 points, beating leicester 5—1 at home today. elsewhere, there were wins for everton, swansea, tottenham and west ham. celtic held a minute‘s silence ahead of their scottish cup game to remember their former player liam miller, who died yesterday aged 36. celtic went on to beat partick thistle 3—2 to reach the quarter—finals, james forrest scoring a hat—trick. they‘ll be joined by falkirk, motherwell, hearts, kilmarnock and morton. the winter olympics in south korea are in full flow, and it‘s been a mixed day f

this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines at 11:00: the leader of northamptonshire council, which has had to ban almost all spending, says she warned the government their finances were unsustainable. we have been in what you may call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services at the same time to get reductions in funding coming from central government. the italian interior minister says the drive—by shooting that injured six african immigrants in macerata was motivated by "racial hatred". it's emerged tonight that two more women have reported harvey weinstein to the metropolitan police over allegations of sexual assault. ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the last kick of the game in the six nations rugby as they beat france by 15 points to 13 in paris. and in half an hour, we'll take a look at tomorrow's papers with uma thurman on a number of front pages accuses harvey weinstein of assault. he denies the claims. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a local council has taken the highly

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: cross—border confrontations between israeli warplanes and iranian—backed forces in syria have triggered concern in both moscow and washington. at least 19 people have been killed in hong kong after a double decker bus overturned. the driver's been arrested. the us vice president, mike pence, says washington and seoul are in complete agreement on the need to isolate north korea until it abandons its nuclear missile programme. he's been speaking on his way home from the winter olympics. it comes after north korea invited the south korean president to attend a summit in pyongyang. if it happens, it would be only the third time that leaders of the two countries have met. and it would be watched with keen interest from washington. earlier, i spoke to evans revere, senior fellow at the brookings institute. he told me what the us position is likely to be. iam not i am not so sure washington will be opposed to the notion of a meeting, but i think washington will be q

this is bbc news. our main headlines this hour... us officials say they're considering what action to take after two british jihadis were captured in syria. families of their victims want them to stand trial. north and south korean competitors have marched together at the opening ceremony of the winter have marched together at the opening ceremony of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. more now on our main story: with so—called islamic state on the run in syria, how useful is the capture of the two british jihadists and what information could they provide? 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports. they called it home, and raqqa was their capital, but their caliphate is now a ruin. it's not known yet how long alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh stayed here, but kurdish and arab fighters fought in these streets for months and more than 650 died, freeing the city from the so—called islamic state. the corpses of foreign fighters litter the alleways, but even then we knew that plenty

susana mendonca, bbc news. president trump has criticised the fbi for missing warning signals about wednesday's school shooting, describing it as unacceptable. in a tweet, he said the fbi's failure to stop the gunman, nikolas cruz, were because it was spending too much time investigating allegations of russian interference in the presidential election. he said the fbi needed to get back to basics. thousands of people in florida, including survivors of the shooting, have taken part in a rally to demand tighter gun controls in the united states. the event took place outside the court building in the city of fort lauderdale, a short distance from the school where cruz killed 17 people. laura westbrook reports. chanting: no more! outside the federal courthouse in fort lauderdale, this was the message to lawmakers. among the protesters was emma gonzales, who took cover on the floor of her school's auditorium as a gunman started shooting. she had this to say to donald trump. if the president wants to come up to me an

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has blocked the release of a document which rebuts claims of anti—trump bias in the fbi's russia probe. egypt's army has begun a major operation against terrorist organisations in several parts of the country. the government said a military campaign involving defence forces and the police is being carried out in the sinai peninsula, nile delta, and western desert. security forces have, for years, battled an islamic state insurgency in north sinai that has killed hundreds of soldiers, police and civilians. 0ur egypt correspondent sally nabil sent this report the egyptian army has decided to strike harder than ever against islamist militants in sinai. the army has released footage of a full—scale offensive targeting insurgent groups operating in the turbulent peninsula for more than five years. translation: egyptian air forces have targeted terrorist hideouts and their arms depots in north and central sinai. the forces have been beefing up their

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the eu's chief negotiator warns the uk faces unavoidable trade barriers if it leaves the customs union after brexit. without a customs union outside the single market, barriers to trade and goods and services are unavoidable it's perfectly clear what we want to do and there is no doubt about it, as you said yourself, we are leaving the customs union and aiming for a good future for britain. a british man with asperger‘s syndrome, accused of hacking into computers at the fbi and nasa, has won his appeal against extradition to the united states. end of the line for stagecoach. the government cancels the contract of the company that operates the east coast mainline after it gets into financial difficulties. and on newsnight: a leading conservative tells us theresa may should kick out the hardline brexiteers in her party who she says are not proper tories. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may's decision to rule out being a member of any kind of customs

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. mr netanyahu denies any wrongdoing. american intelligence chiefs insist russia's election meddling isn't over. and the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. two months ago, our legal correspondent, clive coleman, lost his sister, sarah, to lung cancer. she was one of a growing number of healthy, non—smokers to contract the disease. lung cancer is one of the most deadly cancers, and yet it receives far less funding for research. the consequences for non—smoking victims can be devastating, as clive has been finding out. when you're first diagnosed with cancer, it's really scary and i was very scared. i was diagnosed with non—small cell lung cancer in august 2015. this is my younger sister, sarah, she died of lung cancer in december, two years after being diagnosed. in the months before her death, she made this film about her c

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: haiti has accused oxfam of covering—up allegations that aid workers helping earthquake victims in the country paid for sex. the fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country without any punishment without even informing the haitian authorities about that, it was a cover—up. cross—border confrontations between israeli warplanes and iranian—backed forces in syria have triggered concern in both moscow and washington. a five—year—old boy who was pulled out of a river in ballymena, county antrim has died in hospital. also coming up: a tough match in the six nations, where england hang on to beat wales at twickenham in a close—fought contest. at 11:30pm, we'll bring you a lively conversation about tomorrow's front pages in our paper review. wait, which side of the road is it? god's sake, just drive! and at 11:16pm in the film review, mark kermode joins jane hill to talk about black panther. good evening and welcome to bbc news. haiti's ambassador

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has confirmed that police are recommending he be charged with corruption offences. mr netanyahu denies any wrongdoing. american intelligence chiefs insist russia's election meddling isn't over. and the head of the fbi contradicts the white house. guyana in south america is one of the smallest countries in the world with a population of less than 800,000, and yet it has the highest suicide rate among women, some five times higher than the uk, according to the world health 0rganization. tiffany sweeney reports from the capital, georgetown, on the scale of the problem and the latest initiatives to tackle it. from the lush greenery of its countryside, to its vibrant capital georgetown, it's a place of beauty and colour. but below the surface, there's a darker under current. underlying all of this is a cultural acceptance that suicide is part of guyana. it's notjust one thing that makes someone think that, you know what, i'

angus crawford, bbc news. an israeli fighterjet has crashed after coming underfire, while attacking iranian forces in syria. the two—man crew ejected and one is said to be seriously injured. the f—16 was part of an air raid on a drone base inside syria, after israel claimed an iranian drone entered its airspace. the government in damascus has accused israel of terrorism and has threatened to retaliate. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is injerusalem. what was left on israeli soil. the plane crashed after the two pilots ejected, said it after a syrian anti—aircraft fire. 0ne pilot was left severely injured. israel has said that it scrambled the planes in response to this... a drone sent allegedly by syria into israeli airspace. it was destroyed. if you hit the site that it said the cabaco come from before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. syrian state tv called it a glorious morning and cleaned the country shot down the israeli plane. israel is aware of the threat a

fergus walsh, bbc news. kfc says disruption is expected to continue across many of its restau ra nts continue across many of its restaurants for the rest of the week after a change of delivery supplier meant they ran out of chicken. the company said that half of its 900 uk outlets remain closed. the kfc crisis has even prompted calls to the police in london's tower hamlets, they say it is not a police matter. one of scotland's largest councils is going to start providing free lunches every day of the year for thousands of children from low income households. north lanarkshire council says it will use sports centres and other facilities to provide meals when schools are closed. our scotland editor sarah smith has been talking to some primary school children. yeah, there's all different things you can get. my favourite's chicken curry. it's tomato pasta. so this is your favourite meal you've got the day? yeah. you get lettuce, and you have tomato and you have all the pasta. when i was at school, school lunches

this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: lizzy yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton — laura deas took bronze. britain equals its winter games record. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk, by refusing to co—operate on security after brexit. we will not let that happen. we will, together, protect and project oui’ will, together, protect and project our values in the world. we will keep our people safe, now. and in the years to come. ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as the party leader. president trump meet survivors of the high school shooting in florida. india's top—selling author meets rebecca jones in talking books, that is in 30 minutes here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the past hour, lizzy yarnold has won team gb‘s first gold medal at the winter olympics in south korea. she's won the women's skeleton, making yarnold the first british com

mark easton, bbc news. england's chief inspector of schools, amanda spielman, has warned that some parents and religious leaders are trying to "actively pervert" education. she says inspectors are worried about some people using faith to try to narrow children's horizons and they mustn't be allowed to dictate school policy on dress or behaviour. sima kotecha reports from birmingham. you just wrap it around like a long, long scarf. these teenage muslim girls have been wearing a headscarf for a few years now. their reasons are varied. this is one way i feel modest because i'm not showing off my hair or worrying about my makeup or whatever. people who see me, they instantly recognise me as a muslim and also if i see other people then i know that they're muslim if they're wearing a hijab. but in recent weeks there's been a row over whether schools should be allowed to ban the hijab. in london the head teacher of st stephen's primary school was heavily criticised for banning girls under the age of eight from wea

joe lynam, bbc news. idris elba went down on one knee, and asked his girlfriend to marry him, his govern sabrina. that was at the premiere of his new film, yardie, in dalston, is london. finally, back to the winter olympics. you might‘ve seen in the build—up to events in pyeongchang that north and south korea created a combined ice hockey team. well they lost their opening match 8—0, but it was the north korean cheerleaders who stole the show in the arena. people had to change seat in the venue so that they could all sit together, and this was the result... time now for the weather. the weather has turned much colder for most of us. someone to showers. some drifting further eased throughout the day, but the eastern pa rt throughout the day, but the eastern part of the uk will see much fewer showers, comparatively rest of the uk. on showers, comparatively rest of the uk. 0n the hills of scotland, temperatures not much above is freezing. snow accumulating especially, but not just freezing. snow accumu

katie silver, bbc news. live now to singapore and rico hizon from our very live now to singapore and rico hizon from oui’ very own live now to singapore and rico hizon from our very own asia business report. this is odd. the dowjones has been at record highs and is correcting. the data that triggered this was actually good news for the economy. absolutely. economic fundamentals are positive on both that the unemployment rate reported that the unemployment rate is ata 17 reported that the unemployment rate is at a 17 year low of 4.1%. wages saw their largest rise in more than eight years. look at the fundamentals here in asia. it is growing at its best levels in years, with china expanding by 6.5%. vietnam, 6.8%, the philippines, 6.7%. all of this growth is due to strong and rising demand and rising exports. investors are trying to weigh the pros and cons. with all of this growth, will it mean rising inflation? will it lead to more interest rate hikes? the theory is that interest rates in the us will, umm,

john mcmanus, bbc news. a court in pakistan has sentenced a man to death for the murder and rape of a six—year—old girl. zainub ansari's body was found on a rubbish dump in the city of kasur injanuary. 24—year—old imran ali confessed to the killing and to attacks on other young girls. her murder triggered riots across the country over alleged police incompetence in the investigation into zainub‘s murder. our correspondent secunder kermani is following the story for us from islamabad. this was a case that caused outrage across the world, and particularly in the city where the awful murder happened. it was the latest in a spate of killings by one man, it seems. that man was imran ali, a 24—year—old who lived in the city of kasur. the trial lasted only four days and took place in a special anti—terrorist court, set up inside of a jail in the city of lahore. during proceedings, imran ali confessed to having killed zainab. he was arrested about two weeks after her body was found on the basis of dn