this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 2pm. theresa may tells the world economic forum that britain faces a period of momentous change and must forge a new global role after brexit. britain is and will always be open for business, open to investment in oui’ for business, open to investment in our companies, infrastructure, universities and entrepreneurs. open to those who want to buy our goods and services. at least three people have died and 30 are still missing after an avalanche hits a hotel in central italy. the search for survivors is continuing. translation: the hotel was reached at 430 in the morning by courageous men who face unbearable situations. they reached a place and saved two people. they are now working to bring the means of transport, that are difficult to bring. america prepares to swear in president donald trump —we'll be live in washington as his incoming press secretary prepares to meet the media ahead of the inauguration ceremony tomorrow. surrey council announces it

will hold a referendum on a proposed council tax increase of 15% — which would be used to pay for social care. i'm rebecca jones. and in the next hour a shock exit for the defending champion novak djokovic at the australian open tennis. he's beaten in five sets by the world number 117 denis istomin of uzbekistan. and british sailor alex thomson heads towards a second place finish in one of the toughest yacht races in the world. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has outlined her vision of a "truly global britain" during an address to business

leaders at the world economic forum. the prime minister said the uk is facing a period of "momentous change" and must forge a new role. and she urged international businesses to behave more responsibly, by paying their fair share of tax, and recognising their duties to their staff. mrs may said the world economy must be made to work for everyone, as our business editor simonjack reports from davos. theresa may stepped out to face the global elite she has been so scathing about. an audience she acknowledged was still struggling to understand the referendum result. i know that this, and the other reasons britain took such a decision, is not always well understood internationally. particularly among our friends and allies in europe. some of our european partners feel that we have turned our back on them, and i know that many fear what our decision means for the future of the eu itself. but she reassured them

it was about taking back control rather than turning our back and said the uk remained a faithful partner. britain is and will always be open for business and open to investment in infrastructure, open to businesses, open to those who want to buy our goods and services, and open to businesses. and open to talent and opportunities. speaking straight afterwards, the dutch prime minister insisted there would be a cost for leaving. the uk is making a choice, to control migration, and they are paying a huge price, the economic growth rate of the uk will be impacted negatively, they will be leaving the biggest market in the world. after hsbc and ubs announced jobs will be leaving the uk, better news today from barclays. i think the uk will continue to be the financial lungs for europe. we may have to move certain

activities and we may have to change the legal structure that we use to operate in europe but it will be at the margin and will be manageable. she saved her sternest language for business. at the same time as promoting this openness, we must heed the underlying feeling that there are some companies, particularly those with a global reach, who are playing by a different set of rules to ordinary working people. and so it is essential for business to demonstrate leadership. did the audience get the message? business leaders i speak to really do understand that not everybody gets the benefit of globalisation in a practical sense or an understandable sense, but i sense a real determination to fix that. she made it clear that the government will intervene to improve behaviour if necessary, a hint, perhaps, of what we get from her industrial strategy unveiled next week. that wasn't simon jack. we'll

that wasn't simonjack. we'll be in davos with kamal ahmed shortly. —— that was simon jack. specialist mountain rescue teams are shovelling through huge mounds of snow and debris after a hotel in italy was hit by an avalanche. at least three people have died and 30 more are still missing from the mountain resort in the central region of abruzzo. the area was hit by four earthquakes yesterday — and further tremors were reported overnight. bad weather from recent storms has brought down power lines and cut off villages. the first rescuers arrived at the hotel on skis because all the roads were blocked. frankie mccamley reports. buried in snow, barely visible, this is the 3—storey hotel hit by last night avalanche. unrecognisable to what it had looked like before. now

inside, the extent of the damage is becoming clear. hear what looks like a reception with corridors leading to nowhere. packed full of snow and debris. up to 20 people were staying in the hotel along with seven members of staff. but faced with bad weather, it took rescuers hours to get here. translation: the hotelwas reached at 4:30am by courageous man who faced unbearable situations. they reached a place and saved two people. they are now working to bring the means of transport that are difficult to bring. on skis, in the early hours, mountain rescue teams faced snowstorms to get to the area hit. with routes blocked to emergency vehicles, only manpower could save those trapped. one man is led to safety. nearby, relatives faced an agonising wait for news.

they are extracting them from the hotel and bringing them to hospitals, i think, hotel and bringing them to hospitals, ithink, but hotel and bringing them to hospitals, i think, but i don't know because it's impossible for us to go up. others text to loved ones inside, urging them to stay calm. this morning, ropes to the site are slowly carved out, reopening the area which is popularfor skiers. it's thought yesterday's avalanche was caused by four major earthquakes ina region was caused by four major earthquakes in a region already fragile. last year, three magnitude six tremors hit villages here between august and october. one of which left nearly 300 people dead. for those who have managed to reach the hotel, conditions have begun to ease, but doesn't come including children, are still missing, as the extent of this tragedy begins to unfold. we can speak now to alessandro marchetti, journalist at the italian broascaster,

ra i news24. he is at a centre in rieti set up by the authorities to support those affected by the avalanche. what's the latest information that you have? good afternoon. i talk to you have? good afternoon. i talk to you from rieti, the operating centre. in the last 2a hours we have three dead confirmed from the earthquake in central italy but there is a missing man, two, four and avalanche in the province of blackadder. the little mountain town is about 200 kilometres far from the little mountain town is about 200 kilometres farfrom here. the building collapsed yesterday for the earthquake and the snow. about 30 persons missing. we have to say that they came here in this building.

inaudible the prime minister metjournalists for a short press conference. he talked about... do not forget the same area, between abruzzo, latvia and cumbria, in october, a strong earthquake. —— lazio and umbria. the hope is to avoid more death and damages. we're seeing dramatic pictures from inside the hotel. 30 people still missing. and a huge rescue effort underway to try to reach those people. that is correct. the rescuers are carrying on now

this moment. there are dozens of persons, firemen. and the army, too. we will know in the next hours if there will be dead or other results. how common, how unusual, is an avalanche like this one that we have seen, caused by a tremor? it's very usualfor seen, caused by a tremor? it's very usual for this seen, caused by a tremor? it's very usualfor this area, for seen, caused by a tremor? it's very usual for this area, for the centre of italy, because we know this area, this part of italy is not very sure for mountains, in particular, the last autumn, we know by the experts, there is an emergency for earthquakes very, very strong. thank

you very much. news just into us from the foreign office. six britons have died in a road crash in saudi arabia. unconfirmed reports suggest victims we re unconfirmed reports suggest victims were from manchester and glasgow. indeed there is one report the dead include five people from one family in manchester. but that is, i stress, unconfirmed. we understand they were travelling in a minibus between mecca and medina. what is confirmed by the foreign office is the families of six british people, who have sadly died following this road accident, are being supported. the foreign office says it is also supporting several more british nationals who were injured in the

crash. more on that as it comes into us. that's the latest from saudi arabia at the moment. six british citizens dying in that road crash. we'll try to talk to the foreign office for more information through the course of the afternoon. conservative—controlled surrey council is to hold a referendum on whether to increase council tax by fifteen per cent — to fund improved social care in the county. the council says it has a "huge gap" in its budget as a result of cuts by westminster. the area includes the constituencies of the chancellor philip hammond and the health secretaryjeremy hunt. let's get reaction to this: our political correspondent, carole walker, is at westminster. shejoins us now. she joins us now. how to pay for social care is one of the big political challenges of the day. we know there are increasing numbers of

elderly people seeking social care, and that the lack of places is feeding into the difficulties facing the national health service. as you mentioned, surrey county council is going to hold a referendum locally to see if taxpayers are prepared to see 15% hike in their council tax bills to pay for social care locally. i'm joined by gareth thomas, who speaks for the local government issues for the labour party. gareth thomas, is it a good idea? it's party. gareth thomas, is it a good idea ? it's clearly party. gareth thomas, is it a good idea? it's clearly going to provide a lot more funding for social care in at least one part of the country. local authorities like soriano caught between a rock and a hard place, either they cut funding going into social care such is the paucity of funding they get from the government for helping the elderly and other vulnerable people. 0r government for helping the elderly and other vulnerable people. or they have to put up council tax in a way surrey are contemplating at the moment. it's not just surrey are contemplating at the moment. it's notjust a situation facing sorry, it's a national problem, and the government needs to look at how it can solve the

national problem rather than allowing local authorities on their owfi allowing local authorities on their own to dream up solutions themselves. nonetheless, if you have a comparatively affluent part of the country that thinks it can improve matters for local elderly people seeking social care by getting local taxpayers to pay a bit more, surely thatis taxpayers to pay a bit more, surely that is a sensible solution? that is a judgment the people of surrey will have to come to. my point is problems around social care in surrey are not just confined to. there are problems in terms of social care funding across the whole of england and the government does need to act. yet ministers not making any more money available and thatis making any more money available and that is the big problem the government has to get a grip. that is the big problem the government has to get a gripm you're going to improve social care it means more money from somewhere, doesn't it simply come down to whether people want to pay for it

locally or nationally? many local authorities have already asked local people to pay more for social care in recent years. the social crisis hasn't gone away. indeed figures within the national health service, charities, and within local government, say the situation is getting worse. i think it is now time for the government to look at finding a national solution to the crisis. they haven't provided any extra money to local government, just allowing councils to take money away from sorting out the housing crisis in many areas to put into social care. it's not helping to solve the crisis, a national solution is needed. that referendum in surrey will be seen as something ofa in surrey will be seen as something of a test case as to whether taxpayers are prepared to dip into their pockets to pay hundreds of pounds more for their council tax bills in order to help the elderly locally. of course surrey will be a different matter from some of the other councils which are much less affluent, which might have to put up

council tax bills by even greater extent is to provide the social care needed. an interesting test case for an important national issue. thanks for that, carole walker, an important national issue. thanks forthat, carole walker, political correspondent. the latest bbc news headlines. britain is facing a period of momentous change and must forge a new global role after brexit, says theresa may. at least three people have died and 30 still missing after an avalanche it's a hotel in central italy. surrey council will hold a referendum on a proposed council tax increase of 15% which would be used to pay for social care. in sport, novak djokovic conceded he deserved to lose after his shock defeat in the second round at the australian open. he was beaten in five sets by the wild card denis istomin from uzbekistan. england is making good

progress as they chased 382 for victory in the second one—day international against india. jason roy made a half—century but has just got out. england 170—3 after 26 of their 50 overs. britain's alex thomson looks certain to finish as runner—up in the solo round the world yacht race. i'll be back with more on those stories just after half past. to the world economic forum in davos, more reaction from those comments from theresa may that britain is open for business post brexit. she also said the uk faces a period of momentous change and to forge a new role. she urged international businesses to behave more responsibly by paying their fairshare of more responsibly by paying their fair share of tax and recognising their duties to their staff. let's

go to our economics editor, ahmed, who is there for us. how has the message gone down with the people in davos? as you can see, the sun is out, but still pretty chilly here. it pretty much sums up where theresa may is. on the sunny uplands side, she came here with a big, positive message. and for a lot of businesses here they think... of course, there are also lots of concerns on the chilly side of the ledger. a number of banks here, goldman sachs, h p morgan, have said they will have two move jobs out of london on to the european continent. frankly, to new york, the financial sectors like singapore and hong

kong, has britain is leading the single market and banks will need to change their business models. we've had a number of warnings from european commissioners, saying there really is no way to say there could bea really is no way to say there could be a dealfor britain really is no way to say there could be a deal for britain outside the eu that could be as good economically at least as the deal it has now. some welcome for theresa may's comments. understanding she says business has to change, issues of globalisation one very heavily throughout this world economic forum, people being left behind. but also uncertainty around exactly what the relationship will be between britain and the european union, and will britain, frankly and quickly, be able to sign these free trade deals? what is the mood in davos? the world economic forum represents the established economic order. the brexit result, the trump victory. they've been seen as victories for

populism, which is a populist tide, against the world economic order potentially. of the people here don't really do humility, let me put it that way. i think they are well aware they are under a good and high level of scrutiny. as you say, some people have linked the vote for britain to leave the eu, the election of president elect donaldj trump, the growth of popular movements across europe in different countries, arguing for a new structure. some from the far left or far right. but many saying we need to change the way the economy works. a number of businesses here to get that. but they are probably feeling a little bit battered, bruised. i don't expect anybody to get the violins out. people here are mostly millionaires, and quite a light sprinkling of billionaires. it can seem quite ridiculous, we're here

talking about inequality amongst some of the richest people in the world. christine lagarde, head of the international monetary fund made an interesting point to me when i interviewed her last night. it's better to talk about this stuff with global banking leaders, investment leaders, politicians, than not. for a number of countries that don't feel top of the table, south africa, mexico, other south american countries, asian countries, this is a chance to talk to the big bankers and get investment into their country. there is a point to davos but i understand some viewers at home might think the whole thing is ridiculous and shows just how much the global elites are out of touch. looks glorious weather there. if a little chilly. thank you very much indeed for the time being. economic editor, ahmed in davos. we have pictures from india where boris

johnson is currently on an official visit. he's been playing cricket in calcutta today but yesterday the foreign secretary made comments which were interpreted as him comparing francois hollande to a nazi guard. after the french president said the uk would get a worse trade deal with the eu after brexit negotiations. as you can see here, mrjohnson, there he is, at the wicket. resolutely refusing to a nswer the wicket. resolutely refusing to answer questions on the issue. mr johnson, do you stand by your comments about president hollande? foreign secretary, do you stand by your comment about president hollande yesterday? foreign secretary, your comments were described as clueless and crass by critics, do you stand by them? the prime minister asked that there was no word astray, do you feel bad

you've not managed to do that? mr johnson, do you stand by your comments? boris johnson playing a straight bat at the wicket in india. a thousand british holidaymakers have arrived back in the uk from the gambia — amid concerns of a worsening political crisis. the foreign office is continuing to advise people to avoid all but essential travel to the country, after its outgoing president refused to meet a midnight deadline to hand over power. thousands more tourists are due to be brought home in the coming days. our correspondent jonny dymond reports. nigerian troops prepare for the worst. they are moving into position in gambia's neighbour, senegal. the plan, to intervene with force if gambia's president doesn't leave office. power is meant to be handed over in gambia today, but the four—term president yahya jammeh won't let go.

in manchester, evacuated british tourists spoke of tense times in the west african state. last night it got a bit serious. all the restaurants shut down, all the shops shut down. it got really scary. and then this morning, because we had heard that 15 planes had come out to get the dutch people. and we were like, "what about the english?", you know. where the ferry was, everyone was getting on the ferry, all the gambian people, carrying all their possessions, suitcases on their heads and everything. it was a real struggle to get on the ferry. everybody was just fleeing. in the gambian capital, the president of mauritania flew in. the region's leaders have called for presidentjammeh to stand down, and peacefully hand over power. he insists he will go on. in neighbouring senegal, the winner

of the election is in talks too, he says he will take power today, in a ceremony at the gambian embassy, in senegal‘s capital, dakar. one country with two presidents, one of them has to blink or bloodshed looks unavoidable. the chief inspector of constabulary sir tom wynter has warned fraud and cybercrime have reached epidemic levels. he was speaking as figures released by the office for national statistics estimate there were more than 5 million frauds and computer misuse of fences in the 12 months to september. sir tom said police response to tackling fraud was often an acceptable. with just one day left until donald trump is sworn

in as the 45th president of the united states, this is how the abc news channel's flagship programme, good morning america, showed how the president—elect is spending his final hours before the ceremony. one day to go, donald trump has been flying from new york to washington. every night, to attend these parties. as of tonight he's here in washington for good. president—elect donald trump landing in his soon—to—be home waving and hitting begin your krul party circuit, crossing town in a motorcade, attending exclusive black—tie dinners, including one for his vice president mike pence. topping it off with a stop at trump's washington hotel, just a few blocks away from his future home, the white house. inside, trump was showered with applause. now, trump preparing for his biggest audience yet, treating this photo of himself at what he calls his winter white house, mara

lago. writing his speech on his desk next to him, a bronze eagle. the speech about 20 minutes long. trump has been studying past inaugural addresses and practising daily. the scenes, uniting the country and america first. his aides call it very personal. the first line of thinking everybody, all of the presidents, including, by the way, president obama and michelle, who have been absolutely nice. ivanka trump also ready for the big day, tweeting out the official invitation, saying, the amazing journey is just getting started. she and the whole trump family are expected to spend trump's first night as president at the white house. velani, baron, all of my children will be in the white house, which is sort of a tradition. malala near “— which is sort of a tradition. malala near —— melania. which is sort of a tradition. malala near -- melania. i'm not asking for his birth certificate but he has to

go with legitimacy. hillary clinton is going. why can't you? going as the wife of clinton. she's the woman who ran against him and lost. it's going to be hard for her. donald trump is expected to use the lincoln bible while taking the oath of office, only president obama and lincoln himself have it. the concert tonight and trump will speak on the steps of the lincoln memorial. you can watch coverage of the inauguration as the 45th president of the united states of america here on bbc news, coverage beginning tomorrow afternoon at 3pm from washington. with katty kay and the new president is due to be sworn in at 5pm uk time. we expect a news conference from donald trump's spokesman, sean spicer, live from washington shortly. this is the scene and we'll

bring it to you once he starts speaking. 0k, ok, all of that to come here on the bbc news channel. first, let's see what the weather is doing. then the rich. there has been a bit of a split in fortunes, the northern two thirds of the country covered in town for the most pa rt the country covered in town for the most part whereas the best of the sunshine today has been in southern areas. as we go into the evening and tonight, where we had sunny skies by day, clear skies by night, and hard frost. further north too much clout to see frost, though one or two places across north—eastern scotland could keep clear spells long enough to see a touch of frost. the coldest weather in the south where one or two places in the countryside could get —6 minus seven. the odd for patch across wales and the midlands. gollini whether to start, but should brighten up, we expect this bright lights of whether to edge its way further north. probably staying

cloudy for a good part of the day in the north. it will be chillier in the north. it will be chillier in the north, another chilly day in the south. into the weekend pretty quiet, fair amount of cloud, but mainly dry, and we'll see some brightness. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may outlines her vision of a "truly global britain", during an address to business leaders at the world economic forum in davos. the prime minister says the uk is facing a period of momentous change and must forge a new role in the world. the foreign office has confirmed that six british citizens have died in a road accident while on a pilgrimage in saudi arabia. they were reportedly travelling in a minibus rescue efforts are underway. troops from senegal are reported to have entered the gambia to enforce the transfer of power. the winner of the gambian election adama barrow says he'll be sworn in this afternoon in the capital of senegal, dakar. the is preparing to be sworn in as

45t h the is preparing to be sworn in as 45th us president. —— donald trump is preparing. time for the latest sports news now. novak djokovic said there wasn't much he could do as wildcard denis istomin from uzbekistan shocked him in the second round of the australian open. six—time winner djokovic was beaten in five sets, as jim lumsden reports. it is one of the biggest upset in australian open history. defending champion overstayed by an unseeded wild card. denis istomin played a match of his life. the 12 time grand slam winner was packing his bags. from the start, the omens were not

good. he lost the first set 7—6. he appeared to regain control in the second and third. but denis istomin was far from second and third. but denis istomin was farfrom done. he second and third. but denis istomin was far from done. he levelled at two sets all. djokovic was rattled as denis istomin's resilience shone through. denis istomin played like a man possessed. he completed a memorable victory. for some, man possessed. he completed a memorable victory. forsome, it man possessed. he completed a memorable victory. for some, it was time to lie down in a dark room with the curtains closed. for others, not so much. it is just one of these days when, those days when you don't feel that great on the court and you don't have much rhythm, and a player you are playing against is hitting the ball very well, so that's sport.

him playing this well, it's amazing. he played obviously above his level but you have got to give him credit for that. many things came together for him today, and he was a well—deserved winner. johanna konta was the only british player to make it through today, after heather watson and kyle edmund were both beaten. konta had a comfortable win over japan's naomi osaka, and will face former world number one caroline wozniaki in the next round. i definitely looked to leave my stamp on the match from the very beginning and to dictate and impose myself on her. if i was giving her any breathing room or opportunity, she was going to become more and more dangerous, so i tried to make sure that didn't happen. after getting the break in the first set i did a good job and i got the momentum a bit. there was bad news too forjamie murray.

he and brazilian doubles partner bruno soares were knocked out in the men's doubles first round by americans sam querrey and donald young. the defending champions and second seeds lost in straight sets. england's steady progress has been halted by the loss of quick wickets in the second one day international against india at cuttack. fast bowler chris woakes reduced india to 25 for three but yuvraj singh and skipper ms dhoni both made centuries as india set a target of 382. in reply, england were 128 for i butjoe root, jason roy and ben stokes went in quick succession. england, now 206 for 5 after 31 of their 50 overs, needing victory to avoid a series defeat. british world champion rebecca galla ntree has retired from diving. gallantree — furthest away from the camera —

competed in herfirst international event in 2004 and went to three olympic games. she won gold at the 2014 commonwealth games in the women's 3 metre synchronised springboard alongside alicia blagg. gallantree also won the team event at the 2015 world championships with tom daley. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. a new initiative has been announced to fight three deadly diseases scientists believe could spark the next global epidemic. it aims to develop vaccines quickly for mers, lassa fever and the nipper virus. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has more. what will hit us next in the great global lottery of disease outbreaks? maybe a virus we already know about, or perhaps a totally new one. the ebola outbreak in west africa exposed how utterly unprepared the world is for new epidemics. more than 11,000 people died,

partly because there were no vaccines to protect them. the research charity the wellcome trust is part of a new coalition which is concerned that the next outbreak could be even deadlier, especially if it's an airborne virus. we've got lucky so far, but the world has major gaps for infections we know about which could cause ebola—like events, but then spread around the world very quickly, and that puts the world in a very, very vulnerable place. scientists have identified three obscure viruses they want to fast—track vaccines for. nipah virus spread to humans from fruit bats. the disease can cause swelling of the brain. outbreaks have mainly occurred in bangladesh. lassa fever is common in west africa. it kills around 5,000 people every year. the last one is mers — middle east respiratory syndrome. it is believed to be spread by camels. it's killed more than 650 people, mostly here in saudi arabia.

this lab in oxford is one of the research facilities trying to come up with a vaccine to protect people against mers. people against mers. this is the clinical bio manufacturing facility and this is the basis for the mers vaccine. now, it will be scaled up over the coming months, and its expected that hundreds of vials of this will be ready for human trials by the end of the year. if this vaccine does work, it could still take a decade or so to get it to those who need it. historically money for these obscure viruses hasn't been forthcoming, and the regulatory process is long and complex. this sort of research takes years and costs hundreds of millions of dollars. these labs also worked on the ebola vaccine. we got safety data in oxford, yet those vaccines were not being used in west africa where the ebola outbreak

was happening and people were dying of the disease while we were testing the vaccines. we don't want to be in that situation again. this sort of research takes years and costs hundreds of millions of dollars. it may not be any of these three viruses that cause the next epidemic, but if it is, putting time and money and now could stop small outbreaks becoming the next global health emergency. a pedestrian has died after being hit by a fire engine that overturned while answering a 999 call in hertfordshire. police are investigating the crash, which happened on a roundabout in royston last night. the vehicle was turning right when the collision occurred. officers say four firefighters suffered minor injuries. kate bradbrook is following the story for us at hertfordshire fire and rescue service headquarters. details have been emerging

on this throughout the day. we now know this crash happened around 8:45pm last night in royston and involved a fire engine and a pedestrian. we know the fire engine was responding to an emergency call to a house fire in royston. it was attempting to turn right on a roundabout but instead it overturned and struck the pedestrian, who sadly died. in the last hour i have spoken to the chief fire officer in hertfordshire. he has expressed his condolences to the family of that pedestrian, who has not yet been named. i have been speaking to people in royston who have been expressing their shock. i heard that coming down the road and ijust wondered what on earth it was. i heard all the commotion. after it happened we saw the blue lights flashing at the house. and you can see all the fire engines and police coming along. and we heard the air

ambulance coming in as well. it must be devastating for the family involved and obviously the fire crew, obviously the driver. everyone who was dealing with it. it has left the town in shock, really. a police investigation is now underway, to determine exactly what happened here. at the same time, the fire service is conducting own investigation but, is conducting its own investigation but, clearly, and very sad time for all those involved here in hertfordshire. tv commercials — you either love them or hate them — but which ads were the most complained about last year? well, the advertising regulator says moneysupermarket‘s tv commercials got the most with almost 2,500 complaints about the series of ads which feature dancing builders and businessmen in hotpa nts and stilettos. our media correspondent david sillito reports. it's been all over the ad breaks, the man in the suit with the hot pants and high heels.

in the list of most complained about adverts the various different dancing commercials appear not once, not twice, but three times. moneysupermarket, 2500 complaints. what were the problems people had with it? they had three places in our top ten and the complaints were all about provocative dance moves. some people perceived the moves to be too overtly sexual for the time of day it was shown. and crucially for us, the test is does it cause serious and widespread offence. we thought in this case some people might think is in bad taste, other people might think it's fun, but we thought it didn't cross the boundary into serious and widespread offence, so we didn't uphold those complaints. so lots of complaints but no ban. it was the same for this, in which blind footballers mistake a ball with a bell for a cat's jangling collar. it topped the complaints list in 2010.

six years later the complaints are still pouring in. we came to the conclusion it's fine firstly because the english blind football team were actually very complimentary about how it presented blind people. but they were not unhappy, but what about the cat? crucially on the cat, the advert was shown after kids' programmes had finished and very few kids would be watching it so we came to the conclusion it's the right side of the line and happily the cat is shown alive and well. both then are choices about the boundary of offence, but some complained about adverts that were not on the list, the hard—fought referendum campaign drew anger from both sides, but the advertising standards authority doesn't do politics. an international assessment led by british scientists has found that 60% of primates are now threatened with extinction because of human activities. the researchers say without urgent action, our closest biological relatives face an extinction crisis.

the findings are published in the journal, science advances. victoria gill has more. our closest biological relatives. but while the human population continues to grow, most of our fellow primates are now sliding towards extinction. this international team of scientists trawled through the data on more than 500 primate species, revealing a looming extinction crisis. they estimate that 60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction, and 75% have populations that are in decline. these guys are ring—tailed lemurs, and they are just one of the primate species that's been assessed in this new global study. and as nice as it is to see them thriving here in captivity, their natural habitat is disappearing fast. and its human activity that's driving that. forest habitat that these animals rely on is being destroyed, primarily for agriculture and logging. the animals are also hunted,

particularly for their meat, at a rate that's faster than populations can recover. while all of this most acutely affects our primate relatives, destroying their habitat is something scientists say we just cannot afford to do. these forests provide essential services for people. they help mitigate climate change by being carbon stocks. they help in providing clear water for people, pollination services, so people can grow their crops. reversing these declines means looking closely at where we source products like timber, palm oil and meat, making sure destruction of tropical forests is not part of their production process. because our current, very human demands, are coming at the costs of very many human—like animals. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour but first the headlines on bbc news: theresa may has told the world

economic forum in davos that britain is facing a period of immense change and must forge a new global role after brexit. at least three people have died and 30 others are still missing after an avalanche hit hotel in central italy. surrey council is to hold a referendum on a proposed council tax increase of 15% to pay for social care. barclays bank gives london the thumbs up — as its chief executivejes staley says the city will continue to be the financial lungs of europe even after the uk leaves the eu. he says that most of the bank's european business can stay put in the uk. shares in toshiba have fallen 16% — bigger than expected losses at its us nuclear power business are to blame. toshiba declined to comment on reports it had approached the development bank

of japan for support. the former chief executive of volkswagen, martin winterkorn, has said he did not know about the carmaker‘s emissions cheat until it became public. his comments came as he faced a german parliamentary committee, which is looking into the issue. the scandal first came to light in september 2015 when us regulators said the company had installed software to cheat emissions tests for diesel cars. lloyds banking group has been named the most include —— inclusive employer. joining me now is sarah foster, head of global programmes at stonewall. inclusivity is a word we use a lot regarding practices in the

workplace. what do you define to be? we're looking at the organisations that have really made an effort to damp out discrimination and inequality right across their organisations. but also really celebrate the value of diversity and go above and beyond to make sure all their staff can perform to the best of their ability. in the years you have been doing the survey, have you seen a change in the make—up of staff? has that helped with inclusivity? definitely. having visibility of diverse staff has a direct impact on have included people feel. for example, as part of the research we published today, we looked at 90,000 responses for people employed in the firms on the west. we see at direct correlation between where they see diverse role models, they are more likely to feel

included at work. lloyds, jp morgan, these companies people ordinarily might not expect them to be as inclusive or diverse as they are. these organisations are doing a range of activities to make their place at the top of the west. lloyds have come in at number one. this year, they made a real concerted effort to use images of same—sex couples in advertising, a huge amount of charity work, donated time to different charities working on lg bt to different charities working on lgbt equality issues, and they have made a real effort to make sure the benefits they provide to staff are fully inclusive. these are not quick wins. these deals these organisations have been working on for a long time. but they put time into these activities because they recognise people perform better when they can be themselves so there is a

real business benefits of getting this right. do you think companies who have not done so well, do you think they should look for people from the lg bt think they should look for people from the lgbt community to help them improve? having a diverse group of people around the table means you're going to have a more creative discussion. there is lots of research to support the fact that diversity leads to better business outcomes. but it is notjust about ticking boxes. it is about creating an environment where everybody, whoever they are, is supported and can contribute to the best of their ability. and wear something like your race or sexual orientation is not a barrier to you progressing as far as you can for your

organisation. thank you. let's go live to washington. sean spicer, the spokesman for the president—elect is talking to reporters. firstly, let's listen in to mike pence. the progress we have made at the president—elect‘s direction, preparing a team ready to serve the american people and make america a great again on day one. i'm grateful to be with you all today. for a brief summary, let me first express our thoughts and prayers on behalf of of the president—elect and myself for president—elect and myself for president bush and barbara bush. this morning, we understand they had a good night last night. we encourage every american to remember them. 72 days ago, we elected donald

trump to be the 45th president of the united states of america. 71 days ago, donald trump set an ambitious schedule. prior to this inauguration. i was grateful and honoured to be given the opportunity to chair the transition effort. when we took over, i was impressed with the work that governor christie and others had done prior to election day. i'm pleased to report that as of this morning's announcement for our secretary of agriculture, all 21 cabinet nominees have been named. we have 536 beachhead team members to report for duty at agencies following the inauguration bright and early on monday morning. there

are many people to thank in this regard. iam here are many people to thank in this regard. i am here to do that. there isa regard. i am here to do that. there is a memorandum that will be in your possession by the end of this briefing. that i will be conveying to the president—elect today to give him a full report on the efforts we have made. in addition to the hundreds of interviews and meetings that the president—elect has conducted in the course of this transition, i'm pleased to report conducted in the course of this transition, i'm pleased to rej int ready to land and go to work in these various agencies of the incoming administration. on legislative affairs, were organised 90 volunteers to execute a confirmation strategy to support the 27 confirmed senate nominees. more than 370 visits with senators have taken place. we will support their effo rts taken place. we will support their efforts as the move towards confirmation. has been work on

agency action, as a mention. policy implementation has been brisk. we focused at the president—elect‘s direction on a day one, day 100 and day 200 action plan for putting our promises into practice. 14 teams consulted 90 experts. we formulated executive action and legislative policy to pursue the goals of this administration. in addition to that, we're been listening and we established through the course of the transition the office of nationwide engagement. they have been busy. 20 listening sessions. 22 business days. heard issues and

concerns from 1200 organisations and various interests. there is a lot of people to thank. there are more details in the memorandum. let me begin by expressing my appreciation first and foremost to president barack obama and vice presidentjoe biden. the cooperation that the outgoing administration has extended in this transition effort would make every american proud. i know the president—elect has expressed his appreciation for the hospitality and collaboration in supporting our team's transition efforts. i'm grateful to the administrator and her outstanding team for the work they have done to support our efforts. i'm gratefulfor the vice chairs and executive committee of the transition effort to have put in

very long hours. a number of them are with us today. ben carson is with us. rudy giuliani. jeff sessions. marsha blackburn. tom reid. we express our appreciation on behalf of of the president—elect for the many hours you put in to help us to assemble this day one team. we express appreciation to members of our executive committee who donated literally hundreds of hours in assisting us in preparing the recommendations to the president—elect. lasley, i have two things to team. there is an m there is an old thank my team. there is an old saying back in indiana. when you see a turtle on a friend's post, one thing is for sure, a turtle on a friend's post, one thing is forsure, he a turtle on a friend's post, one thing is for sure, he had help getting there. it has been my

privilege to chair this transition effort, but the team we have had around us and the extraordinary hours they have put into this effort is greatly to the credit. specifically, the executive director has done a masterfuljob. the energetic leadership of our incoming chief of staff. john mcginn has worked literally around the clock in supporting the efforts of this transition effort. jamie burke and elizabeth pinkerton on personnel. a balance of a team that would make anyone proud. the progress we have made in the course of this transition and the extraordinary lay brisk pace with which it has been

conducted is a tribute to the integrity and work effort of these men and women. i know the president—elect is grateful for their efforts. i am as well. the executive director will wind down the transition. we will continue in the transition. we will continue in the weeks and months ahead to fill out the balance of the administration. but this is the team that got us here to this day and in the direction of the president elect. i'm especially pleased that we are wrapping up this transition on schedule and under budget. we will return some 20% of taxpayer funding back to the us treasury and thatis funding back to the us treasury and that is just exactly in keeping with the president—elect‘s expectations going forward. years a businessman who knows how to sharpen his pencil

and i'm pleased to report today we we re and i'm pleased to report today we were able to do that and restore those dollars to the treasury. i have been very honoured. all we have accomplished here, credit goes to a great team and the hundreds of volu nteers great team and the hundreds of volunteers who have put in hours and hours to support this effort. our executive committee, vice chairs and staff. of the credit i can tell you goes to our president elect. sometimes people stop and on the street and say, how are you holding 7 street and say, how are you holding up? ican't street and say, how are you holding up? i can't imagine how busy you are. you have to understand that the energy and enthusiasm of donald trump is contagious. his energy and expectation has driven this transition effort. i'm proud to say we are at a place where we can name our entire cabinet before that historic day tomorrow. ourjob was to make sure the president—elect had the opportunity to make decisions

and assembled a team around him to