welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe.my name is gavin grey. our top stories: claims in the gambia that 11 million dollars of state money is missing after the departure of long time leader yahya jammeh. we have a special report. this is what democracy in africa can look like. a dictatorial leader 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 fault that cost samsung five billion dollars — the tech giant admits its galaxy phones caught fire because of battery failures. choose life cover choose a job. 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 chance 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 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 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 presidents 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, mr president, president yahya jammeh, for leaving the gambia without blood, coming in without bloodshed and going out without bloodshed, so we say thank you to president yahya jammeh. with their old president gone, the streets are getting busier again after days deserted amid the fighting. and there's one must—have item amid the market. they could've been jailed for selling these a week ago. musician silky criss had to avoid the authorities as he and his crew spray—painted the city. that was 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, but then i and my team didn't care about that, we just wanted to free our people. president adama barrow

is still in senegal. he says he'll be back when it's safe. others who'd fled across the border are already heading home to a new country led by a new democratically elected leader. 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 former president. within two weeks, nearly 500 million dalasis. that's a lot of money. considering that they spend about 200 million dalasis on expenditure in relation to payment of civil services and so forth. that is a lot of money.

in a radical break from long—established policy, the white house has begun talks to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. president trump spoke to the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, by telephone on sunday evening and invited him to washington next month. israel sees the whole ofjerusalem as its capital — the palestinians want eastjerusalem as the capital of their future state. earlier, israel approved the construction of 560 homes for settlers in occupied eastjerusalem. david willis reports from washington. as his senior staff were sworn in in the east room of the white house, donald trump put aside his differences with the media and turned his attention to foreign policy. one of the most controversial pledges of his campaign was to relocate the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. and while donald trump may not be

the first presidential candidate to propose such a move, he mayjust be the first to follow through. a statement from the white house said the united states was in the early stages of talks on the subject. in a telephone conversation with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday, mr trump affirmed a desire to strengthen what the white house called, "the special relationship between the united states and israel" and is said to have offered his unprecedented commitment to israel's security. the statement went on to say that he had extended an invitation to mr benjamin netanyahu to visit the united states next month. all of which represents a thawing of the somewhat frosty relationship israel enjoyed under the obama administration, yet the very notion of moving the us embassy, while it would be hailed by the israelis, would incur the wrath of the palestinians, who have already taken to the streets in protest. they lay claim tojerusalem as part

of an eventual palestinian state, hence moving the could derail the peace process. translation: we say to mr trump that we hope he will not move embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem becausejerusalem from the israeli point of view is a united city, and this is not correct and illegal. therefore, moving the embassy to any place will be a step ahead of anything that may happen in the future and would damage the peace process. we hope to stop this and to start negotiations depending on international legitimacy. donald trump and benjamin netanyahu also see eye to eye on another crucial issue for the region, scrapping a 2015 agreement for iran to reduce its uranium stockpile in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions. both leaders favour a harder line towards iran.

but their support for relocating the american embassy could prove incendiary, not least to american allies in the middle east, such as saudi arabia, jordan or egypt, countries donald trump may need to rely on if he is to achieve his wider goal of eliminating it islamic state. president trump says talks on renegotiating the nafta free trade pact will begin soon — and 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. samsung says 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 caught fire. the bbc‘s kevin kim has more. when the samsung galaxy note 7 phones started to catch fire last year, the company issued a recall and replaced them with phones with batteries from a new supplier but weeks later, the mobile phones began to catch fire again which baffled both consumers and the company itself and this prompted samsung to discontinue the model altogether. after a three—month investigation, samsung announced in both cases, the batteries were the cause of the products being fire prone and not the hardware, software or the phone

design itself. and of course that will be very good news for the board at samsung because it means the product itself is ok? well i think this was an attempt to regain consumer confidence. samsung said 700 engineers tested at 200,000 devices to come to the result and three independent research companies have also produced similar conclusions. despite the blame on batteries from suppliers, samsung said they felt a strong responsibility for the failure and said nearly all the malfunctioning firms had been handed in —— malfunctioning phones. 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. lucy williamson is in paris —

her report contains some flash photography. 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. 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. 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 a 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 platform to host these talks because kazakhstan is objective and neutral, and kazakhstan has built very good relations with all nations. we have very friendly ties with russia, turkey, iran, the european union and the united states. and, over the 25 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 or the crisis in ukraine. and just last year our president, nursultan nazarbayev, played a key role in helping russia and turkey mend 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 here provide a platform for talks which are to be seen as a stepping stone for the relaunch of the geneva process, under the un auspices. and we never forget that ourjob is to create the most 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's 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. mm—hm. this time, on the opposition side, it is the military commanders, rather than the political representatives of the opposition. do you see a value in this? of course. this is the first time when the military commanders and the civilian government are about to sit at the same table. so again, our role is to help them talk, help them find the solutions, help them strengthen the ceasefire,

that is there, and it's sputtering, but it's 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, because the name astana will be on these talks. if they fail, your capital's name will be identified with them. we never shy at taking a risk. kazakhstan has already hosted talks on 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. so we don't think this is perhaps a one—off event. we are ready to host future talks if there is such a need, and we are never shy to try. roman vasilenko, thank you very much forjoining us here. so it is a new venue here on the kazakh steppe, in below—freezing temperatures, to resolve the very old and stubborn problems of the syrian crisis. the deputy foreign minister of

kazakhstan, speaking to our chief international correspondent. let's round—up some of the other main stories: at least 18 people have been killed after powerful storms tore through the south eastern united states. authorities say georgia was hardest hit, where 14 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. united airlines has resumed its domestic flights after a computer glitch caused them all to be grounded on sunday. the airline didn't say how many flights were affected. planes on international routes weren't hit by the problem. in october, thousands of united passengers were delayed worldwide after a computer issue halted departures. 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 talk to her, and, if so, what was her reaction? i haven't talked to nazanin, no. it's very controlled. yeah, we don't know how she is. certainly her mum and dad are distraught. she worked for the bbc‘s persian television service, which she is supposed to have reported for. yes, not true. way back when nazanin first finished uni, she worked for bbc media action for a year, the bbc charity, and they did

a training program, which was for afghan and iranian youth. she would have been an assistant on that, so booking tickets and chasing kids do their homework, and that sort of things. they know it's 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, it's a fair question, but no. i think, if i am honest, it is what she would have wanted. it is obviously nonsense that... the idea that because she protests her innocence, she must be guilty. now it feels like a whole new phase, and i need to find some new energy and a new strategy, and the campaign goes on. a campaign to reinstate an australia day advert featuring two girls in hijabs has raised more than aud $100,000 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 crowd funding campaign, she gave her thoughts on why she thought the 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 like — that they're speaking up for the silent majority. and i guess what this crowd—funding campaign did was prove that there's 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 re—united 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. so i think they've changed the wall, haven't they? well... 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're being chased by store detectives, onto this road, and renton gets hit by a car. so 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 which made his name? since we made the first movie, people constantly come up to you and talk about the characters like they know them. and that made us think that 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 story that people know intimately. 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 latest novel. the chances of a trainspotting 3? in our60s? yeah, when we're all in our 60s, in some scag—house old—folks home or something. i think the chances are good. irvine hasjust arrived. i'm up for it, he's up for it, so i don't think you've seen the last of begbie just yet. plenty more analysis of the main stories on the website. headlines coming up shortly. 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 too, like this weather watch 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, then, 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 your bbc local radio, go online for the latest updates. there is likely to be some travel disruption, and potential disruption to the major airports across the south—east, too,

so give yourself 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, in towards wales. and here, with some 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, 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, particularly 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 little 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 weather fronts will be flirting with western areas to bring some thicker cloud and 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. 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. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the financial times leads with more reaction to the trump