welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: claims in the gambia that $11 million in state money is missing after departure of long time leader yahya jammeh. we have a special report. this is what democracy can look like, a dictatorial leader of 22 years peacefully leaving the country after a general election. the white house begins talks to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. the battle for the french left — benoit hamon emerges as favourite to be the socialist party's candidate in the upcoming presidential election. choose life, choose a job, choose a career. the drug—fuelled movie that defined a generation. two decades later the train—spotting gang are back for more. troops from neighbouring countries

have entered the gambia to help improve security for the returning new head of state adama barrow. it follows the reluctant departure of his predecessor. former president yahya jammeh was flown out of the small west african country after pressure from regional presidents and the threat of military force. our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports from the gambia. it was the first chants gambians had to celebrate in the country's only ever peaceful change of president in half a century. at the gates of

state house they gathered, knowing a new guard is on its way into power. the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regionalforce the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regional force led by the senegalese. the threat of military action helped remove a president who refused to accept a election defeat. now their extra security will help smooth the transition. 2a hours earlier, former president yahya jammeh had come to the airport, finally persuaded by regional heads of state it was time to leave the gambia. this is what democracy in africa can look like, a dictatorial leader of 22 years peacefully leaving the country after a general election. it has taken a longer than many people thought, it took the persuasion of president of neighbouring countries and the threat of force but he is going. with an eccentric flourish he boarded a plane ultimately taking him on to a new home in equatorial guinea, but there is concern over how much state money he took with

him. it was an emotional moment for those waving him off. yahya jammeh still has many supporters here, just not enough to win an election. what he did is the best thing for the country and we thank him for that, we are saying thank you president ya hya we are saying thank you president yahya jammeh for leaving the gambia with our blood, coming in without bloodshed and going out without bloodshed and going out without blood jet, so we say thank you to president yahya jammeh. blood jet, so we say thank you to president yahya jammeh. with their old president gone, the streets are getting busy again after days deserted amid the fighting, and there is one must have item amid the market, they could have beenjailed for selling these a month ago. musician silky chris had to avoid the authorities as he and his crew spray—painted the city. the authorities as he and his crew spray-painted the city. that was really, really, really unsafe, and then, like, iwas really, really, really unsafe, and then, like, i was going to be one of those people that has been tortured or killed or missing and all that,

at then i and my team didn't care about that, we just wanted to free oui’ about that, we just wanted to free our people. president adama barrow is still in senegal. he says he will be that when it is safe. others who had fled across the border are already heading home to a new country led by nu democratically elected leader. —— led by a new. well, as alastair leithead mentioned, it's being claimed the exiled ruler yahya jammeh plundered state coffers in his final weeks in power. an adviser to the new president says nearly 500 million dalasis — that's just over 11 million dollars — has gone missing. even in the period of two weeks alone, nearly 500 million dalasis were withdrawn by the president. within two weeks, nearly 500 million dalasis. that's a lot of money. considering we spend about 200

million dalasis in relation to payment of civil services and so forth. that is a lot of money. there's more on situation in gambia on our website including the latest from the capital banjul — and profiles of the new president — adama barrow and his predecessor — yahya jammeh. that's at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. the white house has begun talks to move tojerusalem. the palestinians want eastjerusalem as the capital of their future state. president trump spoke to the israeli prime minister by telephone on sunday evening and invited him to washington next month. for more on this issue i'm joined by david schenker, middle east analyst at the washington institute for near east policy.

thank you very much indeed for joining us. it has been mentioned during the election, of course, as well, that this was what donald trump wanted to do. do you think it is going to happen, though?” trump wanted to do. do you think it is going to happen, though? i think it is gonna happen, i think that donald trump is a president unlike the united states has ever had before, there have been half a dozen us presidents who have pledged to move the embassy to westjerusalem and never followed through with it. i believe that he is committed to it for better orfor worse. i believe that he is committed to it for better or for worse. what might the ramifications because —— because your heart to tell. there are a number of potential ramifications. jordan has a $15 billion national gas contract with israel. egypt is getting along with israel in a way that it never has, having strategic

cooperation with fighting terrorism in the sinai. that could be at risk. israel has ties with saudi arabia and countries in the gulf that it hasn't had because of mutual concerns about iran and those at the headway made in that regard could dissipate. but we don't know. there are things that can be done potentially to mitigate all of those downsides. of course, this is done because, or it is going to be done because, or it is going to be done because donald trump was to show his support for israel, but there is another theory as well, isn't there, that it could upset their neighbours so that it could upset their neighbours so much that it might end up being a bad thing for israel? yeah, it is unclear to me whether israel wants this, andi unclear to me whether israel wants this, and i think fundamentally, let's be clear here, the issue of westjerusalem isn't let's be clear here, the issue of west jerusalem isn't in let's be clear here, the issue of westjerusalem isn't in debate here, right? nobody, ithink, whether it is palestinian negotiators, yassir arafat, debated whether west jerusalem was in question about

whether it would become israeli territory, and so let's put that aside. but there are downsides here and there are popular... there is no way around this, and there are protests that may cause leaders to ta ke ste ps protests that may cause leaders to take steps that we don't know. nonetheless, i think, take steps that we don't know. nonetheless, ithink, this take steps that we don't know. nonetheless, i think, this is not for trump nonetheless, i think, this is not fortrumpa nonetheless, i think, this is not for trump a domestic audience issue, i think he really believes, based on his relationships with americanjews and christians that this is the right thing to do, and so he undoubtedly is going to move forward with it. thank you. my pleasure. staying with president trump, he says talks on renegotiating the nafta free trade pact will begin soon. mr trump said he'd already discussed the matter with the leaders of canada and mexico, and that the process would also address border and security issues.

we're gonna start renegotiating on nafta, on immigration, and on security at the border, and mexico has been terrific, actually, terrific. the president has been really very amazing, and i think we're going to have a very good result for mexico, for the united states, for everybody involved — it's very important. united airlines have issued a statement in the past hour saying that they have grounded all domestic flights due to an it issue. angry passengers have taken to social media to express their frustration. it's not clear how long the ground stop will remain in effect. international flights have not been affected. the mobile phone giant, samsung, has said faulty batteries and problems in the manufacturing process are behind some of its phones overheating and bursting into flames. the galaxy note 7 phone

was permanently dropped in october last year after a number of handsets malfunctioned and in some cases burst into flames. it's estimated the problems have cost samsung over $5 billion. france's socialist party will be choosing between a former prime minister and a staunch left—winger for it's candidate in april's presidential elections. initial results from the first round of voting suggest the centrist, manuel valls, will take on benoit hamon, who says he wants to legalise cannabis. but the eventual winner won't be the only left wing candidate, as lucy williamson reports from paris. he was the liberal prime minister who divided the socialist party. now, manuel valls wants to unite it as its candidate for president. his opponent for the run—off, benoit hamon, is offering voters a very different brand of socialism, including a monthly payment of 750 euros to every french citizen, regardless of income. translation: by putting me ahead of the other candidates,

you are sending a message of hope and renewal. you want to write a new page for the left, and for france. today's result is the verdict of a party divided, and also disillusioned. turnout was much lower than in the socialist primary five years ago, a sign that few here believe they are choosing the next president. it's going to be very little chance for the left wing, because i think people are so disappointed in francois hollande's presidency. but there is still hope. even if we don't win in the next election, it will set the mood for what's going to happen, and what type of a position we can do. when it comes to finding a left—wing candidate for the presidency, the socialist party race is only part of the story. after five years of president hollande's unpopular government, interest in this primary is low, and two of the most popular left—wing politicians aren't even taking part.

emmanuel macron left the government last year, and is drawing big crowds to his own independent presidential campaign. and the leader of the france's far—left party, jean—luc melenchon, is also running on his own ticket. whoever wins the socialist nomination next sunday will leave left—wing voters with a choice — split their votes among three different parties, or unite behind one of the candidates on offer. they might be celebrating now, but to stand any chance of keeping the far—right front national from power, the socialist candidate may have to choose who they want to help, their opponents on the right or their rivals on the left. at least 18 people have been killed after powerful storms tore

through the south—eastern united states. authorities say georgia was hardest hit, where1li people died. a tornado also swept through southern mississippi, killing four and injuring 20 people. more fierce storms, including tornadoes, are being forecast for southern georgia, and parts of florida and alabama. the chinese government says it has ordered the closure of more than 100 golf courses as part of a campaign to tackle illegal expansion. there has been a ban on building new courses since 2004 to safeguard resources but they continued to be built. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we find out why this billboard ad has sparked a row in australia. the people of saigon have just heard there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home!

demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with teargas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity which is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, i'm gavin grey. the latest headlines: allegations in the gambia that millions of dollars could be missing from state coffers following the departure of long—time ruler yahya jammeh. a white house spokesman says the us

is in the early stages of talks to move its embassy in israel tojerusalem. another effort to bring an end to syria's six—year—old war begins on monday in the kazakh capital, astana. for the first time, talks have been convened by russia and turkey, as well as iran. also for the first time, representatives of syria's main armed rebel groups are leading the opposition delegation. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports now on why astana was chosen as a place to host the latest negotiations. this is kazakhstan. at the start of the new year, another new effort to try to resolve the syrian crisis. and we have come to the foreign ministry here to meet the deputy foreign minister, roman vasilenko,

to find out why it should be the capital of kazakhstan, astana, as they call it here, that should be hosting this new round of talks. why do you want to be hosting such a difficult round of negotiations? well, astana was chosen as a part onto housed these talks because kaza khsta n onto housed these talks because kazakhstan is objective and neutral, and kazakhstan has built very good relations with all nations. we have very good friendly ties with russia, turkey, iran, the european union and the united states and over the 25 yea rs of its the united states and over the 25 years of its independence, kaza khsta n years of its independence, kazakhstan has truly built a reputation as an honest broker in international diplomacy, across issues such as the iran nuclear talks for the crisis in ukraine. and just last year our president played a key role in helping russia and turkey meant the rift in their relations. and it wouldn't be a stretch to say that if this didn't happen last year, the talks we are about to witness would not have been

happening. but it is widely seen as a geopolitical shift as well, as russia assumes the dominant role as an external player in syria. the talks have moved to the russian orbit. well, as i said, we are an independent nation. kazakhstan has built very good ties with both russia and the united states. we are a neutral ground. we are an honest broker so we hear provide platforms for talks which are to be seen as a stepping stone for the relaunch of the geneva process under the un auspices. and we neverforget that oui’ auspices. and we neverforget that ourjobis auspices. and we neverforget that ourjob is to create the most conducive environment for the talks, so conducive environment for the talks, so that they succeed in moving forward the process. and we don't particularly pay attention in whose area of interest it is. it is in common interest to help syria and the war. but you will pay attention to who is coming, and this is what else is different. this time, on the opposition side, it is the military commanders rather than the representatives of the opposition.

do you see a value in this? of course. this is the first time in the military commanders and the civilian government are about to sit at the same government oh, my god! table. so again, our role is to help them talk, tell help them find the solutions, help them strengthen the ceasefire. it is spartan, but it is there. and this is the best we can do as the host, to provide the best conditions for all of them. it is a risk, though. it is the name astana will be on these talks. if they fail, at your capital's name will be identified with them. we never shy at taking a risk. kazakhstan has already hosted talks from the iran nuclear programme in 2013, which took place at the very time of those talks. eventually it led to the resolution of the un nuclear issues that we don't think this is perhaps a 1—off event. we are ready to host future talks of there is a need, and we are never shy to try. roman

vasilenko, thank you very much for joining us here. so it is a new venue joining us here. so it is a new venue here on the catholic step, in below freezing temperatures, to resolve the very old and stubborn problems of the syrian crisis —— kazakh steppe. the deputy foreign minister of kazakhstan, roman vasilenko, speaking to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. the british prime minister is under pressure to explain why mps were not told a trident missile test went wrong last summer. it happened just weeks before a crucial vote in parliament on the future of britain's nuclear deterrent, when theresa may urged parliament to back renewal of the weapons system. on sunday, she repeatedly declined to say whether she knew of the malfunction. i have absolute faith in our trident missiles. when i made that speech in the house of commons, what we were talking about was whether or not we should renew our trident. a court in iran has rejected an appeal against a five—year prison sentence given to a woman with dual british and iranian citizenship. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is accused of security offences.

she was detained while trying to leave the country with her two—year—old daughter, after visiting relatives in april. the bbc‘s nick higham spoke to nazanin's husband, richard, about the latest turn of events. there was a sinking feeling when today the bad news came. have you managed to doctor who? and if so, what was her reaction?” managed to doctor who? and if so, what was her reaction? i haven't talked to nazanin, no. it is very controlled. i don't know how he is. certainly her mum and dad are distraught. she worked for the bbc's persian television service, which is the best have reported four. yes, not true. way back when nazanin first finished uni she worked for bbc media action, and a training project which was for afghan and uranium years. she would have been an assistant on that, so booking tickets and chasing kids do their homework and that sort of things ——

uranium youth. i think that is not true. given that in this most recent court hearing the fact of your campaign, and the coverage it has generated, was introduced as evidence, or implied evidence of her guilt. do you regret that? do you think it would have been better not to have made such a noise? no, i mean, it is a fair question but no. i think if i am honest it is what she would have wanted. it is obvious the nonsense that the idea that, because she protest her innocence she must be guilty. now it feels like a whole new phase, and i need to find some new energy and the new strategy. and the campaign goes on. a campaign to reinstate an australia day advert featuring two girls in hijabs has raised more than 100,000 australian dollars in donations. the ad was taken down from a street in melbourne after threats were made to the billboard company. it was accused of being propaganda and not reflecting australian culture. campaigners have now raised funds to pay for multiple billboards across australia. dee madigan is the creative

director behind the advert. she gave her thoughts on why she thought her ad had caused such a reaction. it feels, with the rise of a political party over here, and the whole trump thing, that there seems to be more permission for people to be overtly bigoted, and that seems to have come out. and there's this narrative that they're pushing, almost that they're speaking up for the silent majority. and i guess what this crowd—funding campaign did was prove that there is actually — these racist bigots aren't all australians at all, and there's a lot of really good people who understand that, apart from indigenous australians, we're all boat people here, and none of us have any more right or less right to be here than anyone else. when the film trainspotting came out in the 1990s,

its blend of drugs and petty crime in edinburgh became an unlikely global hit. now, more than two decades later, the original cast and director have reunited for a sequel, catching up with the characters as they reach middle age. the film had its world premiere in edinburgh on sunday evening. colin patterson was there. after more than 20 years, the trainspotting gang back together, on the orange carpet of the long—awaited sequel. how does this compare to 1996 premiere? i don't remember the 1996 premiere! i really don't, i mean... yeah, for probably a very good reason! aside from all the fun stuff in the first movie, i think people found it relatable. even though it was maybe about subjects they weren't involved in, it was still relatable in some way. this is carrying such a cultural weight associated with it, that it feels like no event that i've been to before. choose life, choose a job, choose a career... trainspotting was the defining film of mid—‘90s cool britannia. the movie poster was on students' walls, the soundtrack

in their cd players. it dealt with addiction, hedonism, and friendship. so that — what you're looking at is that. i think they've changed the wall, haven't they? earlier in the day the director, danny boyle, took us back to where it all began. we implied that they rushed straight from prince's street, where they were being chased by store detectives, into this road, and renton gets hit by a car. what have you been up to for 20 years? since trainspotting, danny boyle has dominated the oscars with slumdog millionaire, and triumphed with the 2012 olympic opening ceremony. so why now, for a sequel to the film that made his name? since we made the first movie, people constantly come up to you and talk about the characters like they know them. that made you think we had a kind of duty to perhaps turn to it again. here we are, more than 20 years later.

how do you make sure this is not the film equivalent of dad—dancing? well, the truth is you can't. part of the responsibility with what we were doing is embracing the fact that we were making a sequel to a film people know very well. choose life, choose facebook, twitter, instagram, and hope that someone, somewhere, cares. and the cast are already talking about a third film, based on irvine welsh‘s novel. the chances of a trainspotting 3? in our60s? yes, when we're all in our 60s, in some scag—house old folks home. i'm up for it, he's up for it, so i don't think you've seen the last of begbie just yet. our main headline. there are claims in the gambia that $11 million of state money is missing. this is bbc news. some pretty stark contrasts

in weather conditions for part two of the weekend across the uk. some areas saw some brilliant sunshine, again after a cold, frosty start. but other areas stayed cloudy, and, where it was cloudy, it had some mist and murk, and some low cloud as well, like this weather watcher picture shows in monmouthshire. now, through the course of the night things will turn dryer. any light rain, some sleet, snow, clearing away, and then a fairly widespread frost developing. certainly, where you keep the cloud, not quite as cold. but there will be some really cold spots, and one thing we are concerned about through the course of the night is developing fog. freezing fog in places, particularly across central, southern and south—eastern areas, and it is likely to become pretty extensive and dense towards the end of the night, so it could cause a few problems for the monday morning commute. keep tuned to bbc local radio, go online for the latest update. there is likely to be some travel disruption, and potential disruption to the major airports across the south—east, too,

so give yourself some extra time if you are heading out. that fog could really be quite dense, freezing fog as well, so it is going to be really cold. a little less fog, i think, across the far south—west, towards wales. and here, with clear skies, we could see a little bit of sunshine through the course of the morning. a little bit of fog as well further north, quite patchy in nature, potentially not quite as widespread as it will be across the south and the south—east, but a cold start for scotland and northern ireland. but at least here, to compensate, there should be some good spells of sunshine. and then, through the day, winds remain light, the fog may be slow to clear, or even stubborn to clear at all across the south—east, and where it does so it will remain cold and grey throughout the day. but actually, for many areas, central, northern and western areas, it is going to be a pretty good—looking day, i think. a lot of sunshine in the forecast, will be quite chilly, especially where that fog lingers on across central and south—eastern areas. then, into tuesday, almost a repeat performance. we start off with some pretty dense, freezing fog through central,

southern and eastern areas, tending to lift through the day. some sunshine developing across the west. a bit of a change taking place, increasing breeze, maybe a bit more in the way of cloud and a few spots of rain. but slightly milder air pushing in, you will notice. temperatures just making double figures through tuesday afternoon. but again, across the south—east, it could be quite chilly, particularly where the fog lingers on. here is the pressure chart to show you what is going on in the middle part of the week. high pressure just holding on across the south—east. but you can see tightly packed isobars, certainly across the north and the west, where a weather front will be flirting with western areas to cause bigger spells of rain. so we will be losing the fog, it will be clearing away through the course of the week, as we pick up stronger winds. that wind will be chilly at first, certainly for many areas across the south—east, but then turning milder by the weekend. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm gavin grey. a special adviser to the gambia's new president, adama barrow, has said that more than 11 million dollars are thought to be missing from the state coffers following the departure of long—time

ruler, yahya jammeh. the white house says it's in the initial stages of discussions about moving the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. president donald trump and the israeli prime minister, benjamin neta nyahu, discussed by phone on sunday the palestinian peace process and iran. france's governing socialist party will choose between benoit hamon, from the left, and manuel valls, the former prime minister, as its presidential candidate in april, after they came through the first round of a primary contest on sunday. there'll be a run—off next sunday.