a furious donald trump denies claims russian intelligence has compromising information about him. in his first press conference since becoming president elect he said the claims are entirely fake. it was a group of opponents that got together. sick people, they put that crap together. a leaked report alleges mr trump was filmed in a compromising situation in a russian hotel and his campaign team had secret links with the kremlin. mr trump tried to talk at his press conference about his future priorities in office. he said he will be the greatestjobs producer god ever created. also tonight: mounting pressure on the nhs — the head of hospital trusts in england says we can't keep pretending the nhs can do everything. after the death of seven—year—old katie rough, a 15—year—old girl has appeared in court charged with her murder. gale force winds close the forth bridge and cause damage across scotland and northern england. you took on a roll you did not get

us you took on a roll you did not get us to do with grace and wit and style. and president obama bows out in his final speech with an emotional tribute to his wife. and coming up in sportsday: england's greatest goal—scorer and arsenal ladies striker kelly smith has retired. she says her body has told her it's time to stop. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. donald trump has condemned as nonsense allegations that russian intelligence has compromising material about him. the claims published on the internet last night, and which are so far unverifiable, say his election campaign communicated secretly with moscow and also contain suggestions

of unusual sexual practices by mr trump. the president elect said us intelligence agencies could be responsible for leaking allegations and try to concentrate instead on his priorities in office including dealing with so—called islamic state. donald trump is nine days away from inauguration, but his path to the white house is tangled in controversy. what might well the kremlin and president putin have played to help donald trump undermine hillary clinton and to gather compromising material to gather compromising material to gather against donald trump whilst he is in power. my friend and the president elect of the united states of america, donald trump. this afternoon, donald trump was blunt.

the allegations against him are totally untrue, designed to undermine him. it is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it did not happen and it was gotten by opponents of hours, as you know, because you reported it and so did many of the other people. it was a group of opponents that got together, sick people, and they put that rubbish together. so what could moscow's row have been? in shadow we we re moscow's row have been? in shadow we were both to promote donald trump and also gain a hold over him? here he is visiting the russian capital in 2013 for the miss universe pageant, then co—owned by him. the most lou reed claim is he used the same hotel suite which president obama had stayed in for unusual at involving sex workers, all of it allegedly recorded by russian spy cameras and microphones.” allegedly recorded by russian spy cameras and microphones. i was in russia years ago with the miss universe contest which did very well

in the moscow area. and i told many people, be careful, because you do not want to see yourself on television, cameras all over the place. and again notjust all over, does anyone really believe that story? i am also very much somebody who has a phobia about germs. the source of the claims is said to be an ex—mi6 officer who was once based in moscow. today president putin's spokesman said the allegations were pulp fiction, a clear attempt to damage relations. donald trump says he is in no way compromised by vladimir putin's preference for him as president. if putin likes donald trumpi as president. if putin likes donald trump i consider that an asset, not a liability. russia can help us fight ices, which is number one tricky. i do not know i can get along by the mere putin. i hope i do, but there is a good chance i

will not. if i do not, do you honestly believe that hillary clinton would be tougher on vladimir putin than me? give me a break. the press c0 nfe re nce putin than me? give me a break. the press conference got most heated when cnn, one news organisation that has covered the allegations extensively, try to put a question. not you! not you, your organisation is terrible. give us a question. i am not going to give you a question. you are fake news. these papers are just... donald trump also used the occasion to display some of the legal documents turning his business is over to his family. it is his response to accusations of future conflicts of interest. but the controversy surrounding donald trump and russia are not going away. those who voted for him and those who rejected him know his presidency will be a stormy one. our north america correspondent

paul wood is in washington. paul, this dossier of allegations against mr trump and his campaign staff, you've been following this story for some months, how long have these allegations been known about and what are we to make of them? this is a series of reports, the first one was written injune, the last one in october. they were commissioned by an opposition research company funded by democratic party donors, but written bya democratic party donors, but written by a british former mi6 agent and he spoke to members of the russian security service, the fsb, paying them for information and several of those officers told him there was a black male tape. i understand the cia believe it is credible and takes it seriously. that is not the same as them endorsing it was saying it is accurate, but i pass a message to the intermediary dealing with this file and the message came back there was more than one take, there was

audio and video and on more than one day and in more than one place, not just the ritz—carlton in moscow, but in saint petersburg as well. it is not just the in saint petersburg as well. it is notjust the mi6 officer who is the source for this. i was told by a retired spy back in august that the head of an east european intelligence agency had told him also of the existence of a blackmail tape on the republican presidential candidate. having said all that, these are allegations and nobody has seen the tape and donald trump is correct when he has said so far this is not substantiated. with me is our north america editorjon sopel. mr trump's first press conference since winning the election, it was certainly an unusual one. what's your assessment of it? i think we have got used to the bizarre standards by which we accept communications from donald trump and this one was way beyond anything we have ever seen because of these

allegations about his business activities and his personal conduct that we heard paul wood talking about. it is worth underlining, is this fake news or not? we are reporting this because the intelligence agencies thought it was serious enough to bring it to the attention of the president elect and the president himself. i thought what was a remarkable scene in that news c0 nfe re nce what was a remarkable scene in that news conference was the extent of his distrust, not towards the press, you would expect that, but towards the us intelligence services, the cia and the fi the us intelligence services, the cia and the f! i —— the us intelligence services, the cia and the f! i -- fbi, the us intelligence services, the cia and the f! i —— fbi, whosejob it is to keep america safe. it seemed he was more sympathetic to what vladimir putin was saying than his own intelligence services. that could be a source of great tension going forward. the other thing was that donald trump has sought to put his business interests into a blind trust, but he will still retain

ownership of those businesses and ethics lawyers will want to take a look at that. donald trump has been brilliant on social media at biting, today he was bitten. the mounting pressure on the nhs has been underlined by the head of nhs hospital trusts in england who's told mps it's time to stop pretending the nhs can afford to do everything with the money it's given by government and that if the current situation continues, the nhs may become unsustainable. his was one of a number of stark warnings today about the strain on the health service today, as our health editor hugh pym reports. if there is one story that sums up the current state of the nhs, it is pat's. she could not get a doctor's visit and fearing she had pneumonia had to go to her local a&e, but then she had to wait 19 hours for a bed. when i was actually in the hospital, through tiredness of being there, as

long as we were... pat has this message for politicians. there are loads of hospitals in the same position. go and see them and say, we will sit down and see what we can do to make it better. the local hospital trust said on the day in question the pressure was higher than usual, but safety was monitored closely. some hospitals are managing better than others. in exeter senior co nsulta nts better than others. in exeter senior consultants are at the front door of a&e, ensuring only the sickest patients are admitted. they send some home, keeping beds free for others. there is a risk they will deteriorate when they are admitted, they will lose muscle power and we do more and more investigations. there is no doubt of the huge strain on the nhs. figures leaked to the bbc show a big increase last week in the number of patients in england waiting 12 hours or more on trolleys

because beds were not available. several hospitals fell far short of targets for waiting times and medical professional leaders are warning lives are at risk. our members have said to me this is the worst they have ever seen. there are patients all over the hospital, we do not know where to put them and they do not feel they can provide they do not feel they can provide the standard of care they have been trained to do. the main representative of england's hospitals had a stark warning for mps. the biggest concern is if we carry on on the current trajectory, what we begin to bring into question is the entire sustainability of the nhs model. the nhs is always very busyin nhs model. the nhs is always very busy in the new year. this time even more so than usual. the question is, we'll all the pressure is off any time soon? a burst of cold weather oran time soon? a burst of cold weather or an upsurge time soon? a burst of cold weather oran upsurge in time soon? a burst of cold weather or an upsurge in flu cases could add to the high levels of pressure being

experienced right now. adding to the pressure on the prime minister, dozens of health and social care experts have called on the prime minister to find a long—term solution for the millions of older people who are being badly let down. the labour leader accused theresa may of being in denial over a crisis in the nhs. the health service needs help and needsit the health service needs help and needs it now. overworked, understaffed, despite extra doctors and nurses, resources are always stretched. is this a winter crisis as bad as any we have seen? today the blame, claim and counterclaim reached a new pitch. prime minister, will you put more money into the nhs? theresa may came wrapped up and ready for a row, ready to savage the british red cross for saying the nhs

faced a humanitarian crisis. to use that description of the national health service which last year saw 2.5 million more people treated in accident and emergency than six yea rs accident and emergency than six years ago was irresponsible and overblown. and critics seized on this as complacency. i accept there have been a small number of incidents... were unacceptable practices have taken place. the labour leader, fairly or not, had an obvious target today and he hit it hard. earlier this week the prime minister said she wanted to create a shared society. we have got that, more people are sharing hospital corridors on trolleys, more people are sharing waiting areas in a&e departments, mayor more and more people sharing in anxiety created by

this government. our nhs is in crisis, but the prime minister is in denial. doctors, nurses, charities and patients in a&e queued up to ward off a crisis. in the here and now there are very real pressures. over the next three years funding will be highly constrained and in 2018, 19, real terms on nhs spending per person in england will go down. here was a tabloid headline about the nhs falling behind in europe and a reminder to theresa may, these we re a reminder to theresa may, these were problems tougher than those she was used to. it is quite different than the criminaljustice system. winter health crises are as predictable as winter, but there is a warning crisis and there is never enough cash and changing the way treatments are delivered is a

long—term project and it is uncomfortable for a project being delivered day after day on a server is closest to people's pass. responsibility and blame for the nhs rests squarely on theresa may and her ministers. a 15—year—old girl has appeared in court charged with the murder of a seven—year—old girl in york. katie rough was found critically injured near a playing field in the woodthorpe area on monday afternoon. she died later in hospital. our correspondent danny savage reports from york. some of katie rough‘s family left court in tears this morning after listening to a brief outline of the case against the 15—year—old girl accused of murdering her. the teenager, who cannot be named publicly because of her young age, said nothing during the brief hearing here at york magistrates' court. the two charges are that on monday she murdered katie rough and that on the same day she had with her in a public place an offensive weapon, namely a knife. katie's headteacher said she was a kind and thoughtful child,

well liked by everyone. many more people have been to leave flowers and messages where she was found with fatal injuries. people are just shocked that a seven—year—old could die in such a way. my daughters were friends with katie and, you know, we wanted to pay our respects. how difficult is it to talk with your own children about what has happened when they are so young? very hard, yes, it's a very hard thing to deal with at the moment. the teenager accused of murdering this little girl will appear before leeds crown court on friday morning. danny savage, bbc news, york. our top story this evening: donald trump has hit back at allegations of russian intelligence compromising information —— has compromising information —— has compromising information —— has compromising information about him. still to come... should you be able to binge watch sherlock?

new plans for the bbc iplayer. and coming up in sportsday: after six years, sam warburton is set to hand over the captaincy to concentrate on keeping his place in the wales side with the six nations championship. after eight years in the whitehouse, president obama has given his farewell speech. in it, he looked back on his achievements in office, warned of present and future threats to us democracy — and paid emotional tribute to his wife. our north america correspondent nick bryant was watching. he is one of the most gifted speakers ever to occupy the white house. the poet laureate of his own presidency. and his farewell words were uttered in his adopted city of chicago, where he worked as a community organiser, where he celebrated becoming commander—in—chief. it's good to be home!

he came here to define and defend his legacy. if i told you eight years ago that america would reverse a great recession... shut down iran's nuclear weapons programme without firing a shot... take out the mastermind of 9/11, you might have said that our sights we re set too high. but that's what we did! "four more years" came the chant. i can't do that! crowd chants "four more years". there were no direct attacks on donald trump, but much of the speech read like a rebuttal to the billionaire's campaign to the president—elect‘s twitter feed. democracy can buckle when it gets into fear. —— gives in to fear. that is why i rejected discrimination against muslim americans... applause cheering ..who arejust as patriotic as we are. seldom has there been such

a photogenic presidency. it has had the look of a black camelot, and the thank you to his wife michelle left him struggling to contain his emotions. you took on a role that you did not ask for. and you made it your own — with grace, and with grit and with style, and good humour. the great wordsmith rendered speechless, expressing himself with tears. and, he ended with three famous words which brought such hope that created such expectation. yes we can. yes we did. yes, we can. thank you, god bless. it was a presidency which began with a mountaintop experience of becoming the first black man to live in a white house built by slaves. but it ended in the valley, with the knowledge that donald trump will try to strangle his signature achievements, and tried to demolish his legacy. ijust hope that president—elect trump will take on some of his pointers

and carry the torch of being fair to all people. but i know that will take some work, so we will wait on it. barack obama is a leader who will have the word "era" attached to his name, but some will see it as a great failing of his presidency — that the name "trump" now looms so large. nick bryant, bbc news, chicago. the ftse 100 has continued its record—breaking winning streak, closing at an all—time high for the tenth day in a row. and the head of the bank of england, mark carney, says brexit no longer poses the single biggest risk to financial stability. the bbc iplayer will be reinvented in a bid to be the top online tv service in the uk by 2020, that's the pledge by the bbc‘s director general. tony hall says he wants the bbc to "reinvent public broadcasting for a new generation". the plans will see the bbc competing with services such as netflix and amazon prime — as our media editor amol rajan reports. it was the bbc drama sherlock

that was the ratings winner over christmas and new year. but millions of us are now watching these shows online. for the bbc, that means using its iplayer service. in a speech to bbc staff in birmingham today, the director—general tony hall said he wanted to double the iplayer‘s reach. it's been the number one video on demand service in the uk, reaching more people than any other. now we need to make it, we need to make the leap from a catch—up service to a must visit destination in its own right. are you my wife or my queen? i'm both! i want to be married to my wife. but there's another reason why the bbc wants, and needs, to adapt. the crown on netflix shows how new digital competitors invest lavishly to lure in viewers. do you suppose i could borrow it? for a couple of days? just to practice.

is there an event on? is it always this busy? amazon are also spending big, using former bbc starjeremy clarkson. looking good is more important than looking where you're going. new technology is rapidly changing the way we watch television. a younger generation do not want a fixed schedule decided by somebody else. viewers prize convenience. and that means watching what we want, when we want. # in a perfect world... gogglebox has been a huge hit for channel 4. 0h! many television executives say it would be wrong to write off traditional television channels just yet. 95% of all the hours viewed of television in the country are still to linear channels. and so what we as public service broadcasters must pay attention to is the balance between reaching audiences in new ways, but making shows big and famous by using the strength of our linear channels at the same time.

planet earth i! was watched by millions on tv, but hundreds of millions on social media, via clips like this one. only by adapting to these platforms will broadcasters survive and thrive in the new digital landscape. the forth road bridge is closed after a lorry was blown over and thousands of homes in northern england lost power as gale force winds swept across the uk. met office yellow weather warnings are in place for wind and snow across much of scotland, northern ireland and the north of england. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is at the forth road bridge for us now. how are things looking? the forth road bridge at this time of evening would normally be packed with commuters, but look. it is totally empty and commuters are instead facing a miserable 40—50

mile slog of a detoured to get home. at the hope is the bridge will reopen at 6am because welders in the middle of the bridge are working overnight on repairs. in the darkness of the early hours, and overturned lorry, blown off balance and blocking a key brutal inking edinburgh to the north. —— key route. tens of thousands of vehicles crossed the bridge every day but not now. extensive damage has been done to the middle of the bridge over a0 metres, conditions we re very bridge over a0 metres, conditions were very blustery at that time and the bridge was closed to high sided vehicles from half past midnight but at the time of passage, gusts were recorded at 7a miles power. at the time of passage, gusts were recorded at 74 miles power. the closure led to chaos for drivers, with long detours and delays. on the ropes, there has not been a lot of movement and frustration because

people are late for work —— on the ropes. people are taking risks and cutting one another up. high winds caused damage elsewhere, this house in county durham collapsed, cars beneath were destroyed but nobody was injured. this section of a shopping centre blew off in newcastle, leaving debris strewn across the road. tonight, the winds eased a little and on the forth road bridge, the lorry was cleared. engineers are assessing the damage it caused. with this arctic blast bringing snow, difficult conditions for drivers across the country could be on the way... lorna gordon, bbc news, the forth road bridge. time for a look at the weather. here's jay wynne. there is a lot going on, there are numerous met office weather warnings in force over the next few days, watch the forecast. gales in scotland and northern ireland tonight with frequent snow showers, coming in from that breeze.

a cold night with icy patches in the northern half of the uk. tomorrow, strong winds and snow, further travel disruption is likely. snow tomorrow, it will not only be in the colder air but mild air pushes into words the south. where those two masses meet, we could see wintry weather, an awkward forecast for tomorrow. mild air comes in with cloud and rain. the rain pushes into colder air further cloud and rain. the rain pushes into colder airfurther north cloud and rain. the rain pushes into colder air further north which will turn things into snow in wales, and the south—west of england. then we could see snow in parts of the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. some settling at lower levels. frequent snow showers in central and western scotland, northern ireland and northern england as well. it will feel cold in the north of the uk. 2 degrees, but it will feel like —2 minus three degrees. further snow in east anglia and the cell

—— south—east. this blue tinge is a widespread frost, so by dawn on friday, we are looking at frost and ice as an additional hazard. slippery starts on friday, and a very strong wind as well which will generate large waves along the north sea coast, but inland, there should be some sunshine, that will not change the temperatures. in cardiff and london it will fuel freeze on and london it will fuel freeze on and subzero further north. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. you're watching bbc news. top stories. the us president—elect donald trump has held his first news conference since winning the election, he attacked the intelligence agencies claiming that they were behind the

lea k of claiming that they were behind the leak of the dossier suggesting russian agents have information that they could use to blackmail him. they looked at that nonsense that was released by maybe the intelligence agencies, who knows. but maybe the intelligence agencies. a teenage girl has been remanded into secure accommodation following the murder of seven—year—old katie rough in york. labour has joined senior doctors in calling on the government to put more money into social care to help people living in their own homes. in a bid to make it the top online tv service in the uk by 2020. more money into social care to help people living in their own homes. and the bbc‘s director general promises to reinvent the bbc iplayer in a bid to make it the top online tv service in the uk by 2020. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but, first, look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have more reaction to donald trump's press conference. i'll spoke to a former british ambassador to the us. after 7.00pm. stephen dorrell willjoin us as

pressure on the nhs is discussed in parliament. at 10. a0, pressure on the nhs is discussed in parliament. at10. a0, my pressure on the nhs is discussed in parliament. at 10. a0, my guests on the papers will be here. stay with us for all that. now, the papers will be here. stay with us forall that. now, it's the papers will be here. stay with us for all that. now, it's sports day. with warburton set to hand over the wales captaincy. liverpool's changes in the fa cup didn't work. what will klopp do for tonight's league cup semi—final? and an england and arsenal great hangs up her boots. kelly smith says her body has told her it's time to stop.