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fundamental rights this is bbc news. the headlines at four. president trump begins his first full day as america's new leader, and starts to follow through on his campaign pledges. inauguration day ended with a series of balls, with the president promising to fight for the american people. we're gonna do a really good job, and i will be fighting every single day for you. meanwhile, women's groups are holding protest marches, across the uk and around the world, against trump's presidency. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. 23 people are still missing. british tennis number one johanna konta storms into the last 16 of the australian open. and coming on bbc news in half an hour is reporters. good afternoon and
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welcome to bbc news. donald trump's first full day has been marked with protests around the world. the president himself is preparing for a visit to the headquarters of the cia as commander—in—chief. he has been critical of the organisation in the past, and its belief that russian hackers meddled in the us election. elsewhere, he used his first few hours in office to start on picking his predecessor's policies. —— unpicking. he's targeted obamaca re, ordering officials to reduce the "economic burden" of the affordable healthcare plan, but hasn't said what he'll replace it with. the revamped white house website is also now highlighting mr trump's new six—issue agenda — energy, foreign policy, jobs and growth, military, law enforcement and trade deals.
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the new president's cabinet is beginning to take shape. retired generaljames mattis has been sworn in as defence secretary. and john kelly, a retired marine corps general, has also been sworn in as the head of homeland security. however, mike pompeo, president trump's choice as director of the cia, hasn't been sworn in yet after his confirmation was delayed by the us senate. the russian government has confirmed that president putin will call donald trump in the next few days but that preparing for any future meeting will take months of planning. our washington correspondent laura bicker reports. and now, the president and first lady of the united states will take their first dance. # and now the end is near #. never has a song been more appropriate for a president. donald trump got here by doing things very differently, a trait he shows no sign of losing as commander—in—chief.
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# i did it my way #. should i keep the twitter going or not? keep it going? i think so. cheering. donald] trump and the first lady of the united states. he beamed as he arrived at galas across washington, clasping the hand of his wife and first lady. inaugural balls are part of the choreography of this historic day. and mr trump invited supporters from across the country. well, we did it. cheering. we began this journey, and they said we — we and me — we didn't have a chance, but we knew we were going to win. and we won. # i did it my way #. as he shuffled around the floor, word spread that he had already made his first executive move.
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this is an executive order minimising the economic burden of the patient protection and affordable care act. an action that will help repeal obamacare, his predecessor's signature health care law. across the country, gatherings of a more hostile nature sprung up from coast to coast. in washington, over 200 people were arrested after a handful of small anti—trump rallies turned violent. in chicago, hundreds peacefully voiced their concerns at donald trump's agenda, and in seattle, they marched through the streets. further demonstrations are planned over the weekend. but the new president will shrug off this criticism, just as he did during the campaign. surrounded by family and friends, he is taking a moment to enjoy this particular piece of pageantry before the real work begins. in his first address to the nation
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as president, donald trump spelt out his vision of the future for the people of america. the oath of office i take today is an oath of allegiance to all americans. for many decades, we have enriched foreign industry at the expense of american industry. subsidised the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military. we've defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own. and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while america's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.
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we've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. one by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores. with not even a thought about the millions and millions of american workers that were left behind. the wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. but that is the past. and now, we are looking only to the future. applause. we assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be
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heard in every city, in every foreign capital and every hall of power. from this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. it's going to be only america first. america first. i spoke to the london editor at bloomberg markets earlier, he gave me his thoughts on president trump's inauguration address. in a sense, we weren't surprised. we knew where he stands. i mean, that's one of the things he has always had going for him. he's very, very clear. i guess i was astonished in the sense that what sometimes happens is, when a
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campaigner becomes president elect and then president, he attempts to broaden his appeal. the magic, in a sense, of trump is he has gone through the entire campaign and the run—up to the presidency basically singing the same song to the same people. what can we expect, then we will look at the first 100 days, of course. is it going to be the same? the same arguments in that campaigning the same arguments in that ca ' ' the same arguments in that campaigning to? i think we will. of course we will see actions too. 0bamacare, beginning to attempt to pick away at trade agreements. but these things all take time. it's extremely difficult. if you think of
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the fact that health care is the largest industry the united states, so largest industry the united states, so whatever you do to it, you have to do it very carefully because it's hugely important to the economy. the same is true with trade. a lot of people think of trade in terms of ta riffs people think of trade in terms of tariffs and so forth. to some extent, it's about that, but it's also about standards. in the uk, you have nice, overseeing the drugs and so have nice, overseeing the drugs and so forth. in america, you have the fda. so if you're going to have free trade, you have to somehow bring all of these things into equilibria. how good or bad do you think president trump will be for the uk? for the uk? that's a good question. visitation... —— er... i don't think he's necessarily going to be bad for the uk. he's not going to rescue the uk. uk trade with the united states,
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first of all it's not that much out of balance. secondly, it's not that big. england, the rest of the uk looks more to scotland than the united states with exports, for example. the main point would be, look, don't think that trump, because he is a fan of the uk, that he somehow is going to make it easierfor the uk he somehow is going to make it easier for the uk to get across the next couple of years as it extricated itself from europe. are we still special to the united states ? we still special to the united states? 0r we still special to the united states? or is everybody special to donald trump depending on the moment? the special part, when you are talking about the military, the intelligence community and so on, there's a foundation of specialness from today back to world war ii that is not going to go away. but it
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could be said that trump is looking more to this part of the world than he is to asia. 0bama's focus, when it came to trade especially, or is looking towards asia, not this part of the world. big crowds have gathered across the world to protest against trump's presidency. katrina renton reports. thousands have flooded into america's capital, washington, before today's march. and it's not just women. many men havejoined in solidarity. in london, the march began at the american embassy as thousands made their way to trafalgar square. the reason? concerns that women's rights would be eroded under donald trump's presidency. i'm hoping people who
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previously lovably wouldn't have spoken to each other, connected to each other on are now connecting and we re each other on are now connecting and were mobilised to take positive action to rally around the issues that they think is important, racism, islamophobe year, fundamental rights for immigrants. —— islamophobia. fundamental rights for immigrants. -- islamophobia. among the first of the marches was this in sydney, where around 3000 women walked to the us consulate. the message today is not just to the us consulate. the message today is notjust to trump, it's to all the regressive political agendas around the world, including in australia, that we are not going to be silenced while there is still bigotry and sexism and racism. and as the day has gone on, marches have circled the globe from nairobi in kenya to all over europe, like here in the hague in amsterdam. and in edinburgh. we have bigotry on our doorsteps. we may be taking a stand
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today against donald trump, but what we are saying is we will not have it here either. the sentiments were echoed in copenhagen in denmark. as donald trump's presidency gets under way, so it appears as a mass movement in protest. 0ur correspondent sian grzeszczyk is in london. thousands marched from grosvenor square to trafalgar square, a number of speakers from amnesty international to politicians to union members. people in the crowd telling me how frustrated they are at the election of donald trump, and their concern moving forward at the protection of women's rights. they are urging the white house, the new administration there, to protect women's rights. but notjust that. lots of people in the crowd came to
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talk about women's rights in general. things like pay and gender equality. this is one of more than 60 marches going on across the world. the headlines: president trump begins his first full day as america's new leader and starts to follow through on his campaign pledges. a day of protest is taking place around the uk and the world, in support of women's rights and against trump's presidency. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel buried by an avalanche three days ago. in sport, a huge blow for liverpool's title challenge, as gylfi sigurdsson and swa nsea stu n challenge, as gylfi sigurdsson and swansea stun jurgen challenge, as gylfi sigurdsson and swansea stunjurgen klopp's side 3—2 at anfield in the premier league. some stunning tennis from johanna konta helped her to ease into the australian open fourth round with a straight—sets win over caroline wozniacki. next, 30th seed ekaterina
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makarova. defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan is en route to a place in the masters snooker final, leading marco fu 5—4, with six the target for victory. exeter chiefs have failed to reach the last eight of the rugby union champions cup after a heavy defeat at home to clermont—auvergne. ronnie 0'sullivan is now through to the final, winning 6-4. i is now through to the final, winning 6—4. i will be back with more at 6:30pm. an 18—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a teenage girl near rotherham. shay heeley was remanded in custody. the body of 16—year—old leonne weeks was discovered on a path in dinnington on monday. she'd been stabbed a number of times. 0ur correspondent megan patterson reports from sheffield magistrates' court. shay heeley, 18, appeared for a matter of minutes in the courtroom buildings behind me in sheffield. he is from dinnington and stood
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in the dock wearing a grey t—shirt and grey jogging bottoms. he spoke only to confirm his name and age. he is charged with the murder of 16—year—old leonne weeks, who is also from dinnington. her body was found in an alleway in the village there on monday. police say she died after being stabbed several times. the courtroom, courtroom two at the magistrates in sheffield, was very busy. there was no extra space in the public gallery with both families attending this very short hearing. mr heeley was told that the matter will be referred to crown court. he was held in custody and will appear at crown court here on 17th february. 16 people have been killed in a bus accident near corona. —— verona.
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five people are now known to have died in the italian avalanche last week. it's thought around 20 people are still unaccounted for. nine people, including four children, have so far been pulled alive from the rubble of the rigopiano hotel in the abruzzo region. james reynolds reports. from the ruins of the rigopiano hotel, in the last moments of light, rescuers pulled a six—year—old girl to safety. she was cold but apparently uninjured. relief workers then carried away a boy who'd been sheltering with her. for 48 hours, these children and two others had managed to survive underneath concrete walls. after these pictures were filmed, rescuers made their way to four more survivors — two men and two women. the rescued hotel guests have been flown to hospital in the coastal city of pescara. doctors say that they are cold and dehydrated but otherwise in good condition. the survivors' family members can now breathe again.
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translation: can't you see it from my face? doesn't my face show how happy i am? it's great. i can't describe it in words. i'd like to see him. for now, the boy is safe. but other waiting relatives have no such relief. this man's son has yet to be found. translation: you need to speak to these ministers here. you need to ask them why they didn't go get the people out the day before the tragedy. they left them trapped in the hotel. italy's rescue services promise to continue their efforts until they find everyone. how many more people might be trapped alive underneath all this? the french national front leader, marine le pen, has predicted that brexit will have a domino effect across europe. she's been speaking at a gathering of far—right leaders from germany, france, italy and the netherlands in the german city of koblenz.
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they're discussing their shared opposition to the european union. addressing delegates, marine le pen declared 2017 will be the year of the awakening of the people of continental europe. translation: the first real blow struck against the old order. the thing that will set off the domino effect that will bring down all of europe is brexit. a sovereign people has decided to leave an agreement of the powerful to decide its own destiny. applause. the second blow came shortly afterwards and that was the election of mr trump to the presidency of the united states, putting the friends of neoliberalism in an even more difficult situation. ukip's new leader, paul nuttall, is to be his party's candidate in next month's by—election in stoke central. the contest was triggered by the resignation of
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labour's tristram hunt. at the last general election, ukip came second in the constituency, which voted strongly in favour of brexit in the referendum. it will be mr nuttall‘s fifth attempt to become an mp. the brazilian football club chapecoense will play its first match tonight after nearly all of its players were killed in a plane crash in colombia. the club made 20 new signings following the disaster, which left 71 people dead. julia carneiro reports. these pictures travelled the world. sheerjoy as the chapecoense football team qualified for the final of the copa sudamerica na last year. the dressing room now stands silent. their finest moment sent them to play in colombia on the doomed flight that killed 19 players, as well as directors and members of the coaching staff. the flight crashed on a mountainous area close to where it was headed.
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a preliminary report by colombian authorities said the plane had insufficient fuel and human error was to blame. only six people survived the crash. defender neto only managed to walk again last week. translation: they told me the truth three days before i came back. it was the saddest day of my life. i asked about my teammates and the doctors said they weren't here any more. the seats have been empty for almost two months now. but today the fans will return to the arena to cheer on a new chapecoense, with new players and new hopes for a successful future, striving to live up to the past. two metal detector enthusiasts have discovered one of the largest hoards of celtic treasure in the world.
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some 70,000 coins — worth millions of pounds — have now been removed from the site injersey. robert hall reports. a good story needs the right ingredients. this one has a legend of buried treasure and two lifelong friends who never gave up the search. i can still remember the first time we went to the fields and i was probably early 20s, i suppose, late teens, early 20s at the time, and we arrived at the field expecting to find these coins instantly. but of course it didn't happen like that. it's a strange feeling because there was something that drew us to it. every time we drove by on a sunday to go out to a field we would stop and say, the field is empty, and we would go and give it another try. the treasure they were searching for had come tojersey with celtic tribesmen well over 2,000 years ago.
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their coins kept turning up, convincing reg meade and richard miles there was an even a larger hoard to be found here. in 2012, somebody was at the top of the field and they shouted, got one, or words to that effect, and that is when the story took off. reg got down with the shovel and just scooped out some more earth. on the end of it was five coins. so i shouted out, reg, hoard. reg, richard and a team of excited archaeologists had no idea what the 30—year search had actually uncovered. everybody thought it was going to be a pot of coins, so we had some bandage to put around it, and we thought we would be out at the end of the first day, and then it became incredibly exciting because we knew how big it was, but it also became a worry because no—one had actually got something like this out of the ground safely in one piece before. in this story, there were secrets within secrets. the hoard's 70,000 coins enfolded
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even more precious treasures. what we have more of are these gold neck talks which would have been worn by a very important people in these celtic tribes, thin sheet gold over an iron core and then probably wood around that, and they made in two halves so they would originally sort of click apart and go back together. week after week, month after month, more treasures have emerged. after three years' work, the final coin has now been removed. dismantling the hoard has left many mysteries unsolved. how did it come to be here? was it buried as a tribute to gods, or hidden from enemies? and does a large number of objects indicate a hidden settlement? there is so much study to do with the hoard itself
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and what we can learn about events and times 2000 years ago, but in a much broader context, what else is beneath the ground? it is as if the hoard found us, we didn't find the hoard. maybe there is a reason for it in the future. the former president of the gambia, yahya jammeh, who has been refusing to accept his defeat in last month's elections, has said he will now step down. troops from neighbouring west african countries had threatened to remove him by force, in an action backed by the un. sarah corker reports. the man who once said he would rule the gambia for a billion years is finally leaving. yahya jammeh told state television he would relinquish power to keep peace in his country after 22 years as president. i have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation. he refused to accept defeat in december‘s elections
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and it was only after west african leaders came to the gambian capital for 11th—hour talks that he finally bowed to mounting pressure. news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. let's go back to the protests being
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held right across the world, including in washington and london. after president trump's inauguration. in vienna, bethany bell spoke to some of those who have come out in support of the women's march. in vienna, the marchers are out as well, as they have been across europe. i am here with catherine, an american who has been in vienna for 17 years. why did you come out today? because i have three children, this is my youngest, four months old, and the thought that a child anywhere would feel less because of statements made by those in power makes me heartsick. what is your strongest message today? women's rights. continuing reproductive rights. and climate change, that science is real. that was one of the biggest messages today that i supported. it's not
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just women out on the streets today, it is men as well. where are you from? born in vienna in austria, but i lived the last 30 years in los angeles. very important for me to be here to show solidarity, to stand behind women's rights and everything else this march is for. also here today, why did you want to come out today? i was not thrilled when i learned that donald trump had won the elections, but we are here in europe. it is the american people who have to do something, especially the women. because i think he in salted the women. and mexican people a lot. —— he insulted the women. it's not fair. plenty more from those protests across the world throughout the afternoon. now time for the weather. john has the details. frosty, in some places temperatures
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have not got more than a couple of degrees above freezing, and they are now heading down. the frost is reforming. some showers turning up across the south—west of england, in parts of wales and a bit of snow over the high ground. should not amount to much, but potentially some eyes later on. in some spots, temperatures lower than the numbers suggest. —— some ic e. a hard frost for some in south—eastern areas, where the sky will remain clear. a zone of cloudy weather with showers and a bit of sleep and slow perhaps up and a bit of sleep and slow perhaps up over the hills, the welsh mountains, the pennines, drifting northwards. —— a bit of sleet and snow. 4—5 degrees typical, 7—9 in the south. if you are lucky. the fog will be a problem on monday and
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particularly tuesday. it could cause travel disruption. england and wales the worst affected. more details in half an hour.

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