tonight at ten — donald trump's state visit to britain will go ahead, despite mounting opposition. the government says the visit will take place sometime this year, despite an online petition, now signed by 1.5 million people. i have issued that invitation, formally issued that invitation for a state visit for president trump here to the united kingdom, and that invitation stands. in towns and cities across britain tonight, thousands oppose the president's travel ban on refugees and immigrants from some muslim countries. if refugees are sent home, they will literally die. and that donald trump is making life worse for refugees, not better, is unforgivable. in washington, the president claims the ban has not affected many people but some of america's biggest companies have condemned the policy. and some of those firms — including microsoft and amazon — are supporting legal action against the travel ban. we'll have the latest. also tonight... baby chimpanzee whoops. we have a special report on the

traffic is selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. the real tragedy of this trade is that to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family have to be killed. in cardiff, leaders of the devolved governments of wales, scotland and northern ireland, meeting with theresa may, demand a greater say in the brexit process. and, true or false? why mps have decided it's time to tackle the phenomenon of "fake news". and coming up in sportsday on bbc news... the lowest ranked side left in the fa cup, sutton united of the national league, will host the 12—time winners arsenal in the last 16. good evening.

a state visit to britain later this year by president trump will go ahead, despite mounting opposition. an online petition objecting to the visit has now attracted more than 1.5 million names, and there've been demonstrations in several cities this evening. the row was prompted by mr trump's decision to ban entry to the us for people from seven mainly—muslim countries. the ban does not affect any british passport holders, according to the foreign office. our north america editorjon sopel reports on the growing chorus of criticism in america. in 21st—century america, it is airports that are the gateway to this nation of immigrants. but that changed this weekend amid scenes of chaos, anger and anxiety. people who thought they had a right to come are suddenly not welcome. families separated. it was emotionally exhausting, not just for separated. it was emotionally exhausting, notjust for those directly affected. this is chuck

schumer, the leader of the democrats in the senate. this executive order... was mean—spirited and un—american. order... was mean—spirited and un-american. but was president trump moved by this? no and he mocked. un-american. but was president trump moved by this? no and he mockedlj noticed moved by this? no and he mocked.” noticed chuck schumer yesterday with big tears. i would ask him who was his acting coach. because i know him very well and i don't see him as a crying man. he defended his policy on social media tweeting, there's nothing nice about searching for terrorists before entering our country. this was a big part of our campaign, studying the word. if the band had a one—week notice, a lot of bad dudes would rush in. a lot of americans are standing by him. whatever needs to be done, has to be done. this is for the safety of everybody. we live in a dangerous

world and donald trump's number one job is to protect american people. we live in a country of democracy and if the majority of people feel they are threatened and want to have things in place, then we should be able to have things in place. but across the country there have been spontaneous protests bringing thousands out onto the streets, not just to disagree with the policy and the way it was implemented, but to argue that the values in the travel ban were profoundly un—american. highly unusually, president trump's predecessor has made his feelings known. barack predecessor has made his feelings known. ba rack obama's predecessor has made his feelings known. barack obama's spokesman saying, the former president was heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country. he fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion. and opposition to the travel ban will switch this evening to the capitol where democrats want to introduce legislation that would make it illegal. they are united.

the republicans as well are deeply uneasy. last week donald trump's first visitor to the white house was this man, the boss of ford. today he spoke out against the ban. notjust bored, goldman sachs, nikkei, starbucks, amazon and google, the biggest names in global america speaking out. even the diplomats in the state department are organising against the ban by signing what's called a cabal of dissent. for their effo rts called a cabal of dissent. for their efforts they have been given a right old kicking by the president's spokesman. these bureaucrats have a problem with it? they should either get with the problem or they can go. the protests have been intense, but the president is not backing down. he says this is about making america safer and the measures are temporary. but that's little solace to the demonstrators who fear that a piece of their america is going, perhaps no longer the land of the

free and the home of the brave. john sobel free and the home of the brave. john sobel, bbc news, washington. ——jon sopel there have been protests in towns and cities across britain this evening against the plans for a state visit by president trump. earlier, the uk government had sought to clarify the position of british passport holders in relation to the us travel ban. ministers said travellers with uk passports would not be affected, as our political correspondent ben wright reports. an invitation to protest — theresa may's decision to roll out the red carpet for president trump tonight drew a backlash to her door. there are plans for a state visit later this year. no way! it shouldn't be a state visit, because it would be embarrassing to the queen and also to the rest of the uk. we want trade with everybody else, but we want trade with people who have values and things that we support, and certainly trump's leadership of america is not going along those lines. the scale of the protest we're seeing is not the kind of people who want to smash things up or, you know, any kind of extreme views.

what you are seeing is very ordinary, straightforward people. chanting refugees are welcome here! there were also protests tonight in glasgow, manchester, cardiff and other cities around the uk. online, a petition has so far been signed by more than 1.3 million people, calling for the us president not to receive a full state visit. thousands of people are pouring into westminster after work, disgusted by donald trump's order, adamant that a state visit shouldn't happen. and in the commons, mps are holding an emergency debate. where there was condemnation across the chamber of mr trump's policy. president trump is a bully, and the only course of action open to us in relation to his bullying is stand up and be counted. there's a real role for our government to challenge the american president and to take him on in his views and to seek to change them. hours after theresa may and donald trump met in washington on friday, the us president announced his ban. protection of the nation from foreign terrorists...

but despite cross—party calls for the state visit invitation to be pulled until the restrictions are lifted, in dublin today, theresa may insisted it stood. i have issued that invitation, informally issued that invitation for a state visit for president trump here, to the united kingdom, and that invitation stands. the foreign secretary was under flak to justify the visit too. i'll be talking to you in the house of commons, that is the place, the house of commons, be there! telling mps that although donald trump's policy was divisive and wrong, the state visit was right. he is the elected head of state of our closest and most important ally, and there is absolutely no reason why he should not be accorded a state visit, and every reason why he should. and the former ukip leader and a friend of donald trump said scrapping the state visit would be absurd. this man is a friend of this country and, frankly, all this student—style politics does is damage our national interests. state visits are special —

they're meant to impress. they can also be controversial, as the protests that greeted the chinese president in 2015 proved. but as the uk plans its future outside the european union, having the closest relationship to the us will trump these calls for a snub. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. the region that's affected most by the president's travel ban is the middle east. politicians and refugees have united in their opposition to the policy. in iraq, the parliament in baghdad has called for retaliation and a ban on travel by americans. this somali family in kenya told us their hopes of a new life in the us had been crushed. and in lebanon, there's been despair among refugees fleeing the war in neighbouring syria. last year, the united states admitted almost 85,000 refugees.

more than 12,000 of those were from syria. 0ur middle east correspondent alex forsyth has spent the day with some of those affected. baby crying. a desperate sound but all too familiar at the un's refugee reception in beirut. this is where hundreds of thousands of those who've fled syria come for aid and advice. this morning, along with the usual queues and quiet resignation, there was added frustration now syrian refugees have been banned from the us. for two years, yasser mohamad has wanted to find a new country in which he can settle but said today, even if given the chance, he'd never go to america. translation: i don't want to go to a racist country that discriminates against arabs and muslims. for others, it's another hope fading, like wahida ismail, desperate to leave lebanon and get medical help for her child, who has cancer. as a syrian, "i just want to be

treated like any other human being," she told me, "welcomed in a country that keeps my rights and protects my children." only a fraction of syrian refugees would have been eligible for resettlement in the united states — those deemed to be the most vulnerable. yet still here, news of president trump's executive order has increased the sense of hopelessness. many feel another door is now closed to them. elsewhere, there's anger as cases emerge of legitimate residents being stopped from returning to america, like ali diwan. from iraq, he has lived near la for three years but he's stuck in jordan after leaving the us for work. yesterday he missed his six—year—old daughter's birthday. translation: today i went to buy a new ticket, but companies advised me not to travel. travellers are still trapped in airports since yesterday. as the confusion‘s played out across the middle east, the scale of those affected

is still unclear. world—renowned clarinet player kinan azmeh is in lebanon for a concert. born in syria, living in new york, one of many unsure if he'll be able to return. i haven't been able to go back to damascus for a few years, and now this other home, and all my friends and family, also in the us, now that's also been blocked. the consequences of america's immigration changes are echoing around the region, in many places leaving behind questions and growing discord. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. what is your sense of where this criticism is now going?” what is your sense of where this criticism is now going? i think we

have to disentangle two things. one is the row over the policy itself and america is deeply divided on that. there are many americans who think donald trump is absolutely right, his first duty is to keep the people safe and they trust him to do what he says. there are many others, as we have seen, who feel it's com pletely as we have seen, who feel it's completely un—american to pursue what he's doing. the other element is the way it has been implement it. if you are standing up to defend him on that front. it has been shambolic. he has used up valuable political capital and it could embolden his critics going forward. i think that's the worry of the white house now, that people will 110w white house now, that people will now feel emboldened to go after the way donald trump is going about doing his business. and this in a week where the president is now preparing to make his biggest announcement to date. the biggest announcement to date. the biggest announcement that a president gets to make is who should fill a vacant seat on the supreme court. it's so important. that decision was due on thursday evening. it's been brought

forward to tomorrow. that might show the huge momentum donald trump's administration has got and the speed with which they are getting things done, or it could just be a way of divert in attention away from 48 hours of calamitous publicity over the way he has handled this issue and the issue itself. the canadian authorities have named two men detained in connection with a suspected terror attack at a mosque near quebec city. six people were shot dead, and five others were injured. the police say that, after questioning, only one of the men remains a suspect. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool has this report. it is a quiet suburban corner of quebec city that was the site of this bloodshed. a gunman burst into the islamic cultural centre during evening prayers, spraying the worshippers with bullets. police say the victims were all men aged between 35 and 60, including, according to locals,

a university professor and the owner of this butcher's shop, close to where the attack took place. translation: quebec is the most secure city. for me, it's beautiful, so to have an attack like this here... police said one man was detained close to the scene, but he's now thought to have been just a witness. the suspected gunman fled in his car across a bridge in the centre of this city but pulled over and called the police to turn himself in. he waited and appears to have been detained without a struggle. he's now been named as alexandre bissonnette, in his late 20s, and he could appear in court as early as today. well, the police haven't talked about a motive as yet, but even though this is known to be a peaceful place with very little crime, that same mosque here in quebec city has been targeted with islamophobia before. injune, during during the muslim holy month of ramadan, a pig's head was left

on the doorstep. but mosque leaders say there were no threats of late. prime ministerjustin trudeau called the killing a terrorist attack on muslims. to the more than one million canadians who profess the muslim faith, i want to say directly, we are with you. 36 million hearts are breaking with yours. and know that we value you. in recent days, the prime minister has stood up against some of the anti—islamic rhetoric coming from the us, saying canada would continue to welcome those fleeing persecution, no matter their faith. aleem maqbool, bbc news, quebec city. a global network of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees is exposed tonight in a bbc news investigation. the tiny animals are seized from the wild in west africa and sold as pets as far away as the gulf states and china. our research, conducted in half a dozen countries over the past

year, shows that a baby chimp can be bought for around £10,000. according to un figures, at least 400 chimpanzees have been the victims of trafficking since 2005. 0nly baby chimps are trafficked, and for each baby caught, around ten adult chimps get slaughtered. this comes as scientists estimate that 60% of all primate species — including chimpanzees — are threatened with extinction. the bbc worked undercover in ivory coast to produce this report by our science editor, david shukman. a baby chimpanzee. captured from a jungle in west africa. 0rphaned after poachers killed its family and now looking for reassurance. chimps are endangered, so exporting them is illegal.

but they're so adorable that they're wanted as pets on the black market. during a year—long investigation, we were sent these videos by dealers offering to sell the tiny animals for about £10,000 each. the chimps are destined for a life of captivity in the gulf states and asia. it's a cruel trade, and we've worked to expose it. our research led us to ivory coast and a secret animal—trafficking network. this is the boxes, you see? we got in touch with a dealer called ibrahima traore. he sent us a video of a crate specially made for wildlife smuggling. he'd use animals that you are allowed to export to provide cover

for a chimpanzee hidden below. he then met a colleague of ours who was pretending to be a buyer and using a hidden camera. ibrahima spelt out his prices in dollars. he showed videos of baby chimpanzees. negotiations continued over social media. the video confirmed that ibrahima had a chimp ready for export. 0ur undercover colleague went to see

the animal for himself. we were following. we'd briefed interpol and the ivory coast police, and they'd prepared a sting operation to catch the dealer red—handed. 0ur colleague secretly filmed his arrival at the dealer's house. 0ur colleagues took pictures. his cover story was that he needed proof for a client in indonesia. at this point, the police moved in. initially, there was confusion. the chimpanzee had been hidden, and ibrahima, the dealer, had run away. detectives charged through the streets to try to catch him.

0h, they got him. 0ver there, they've got him. ibrahima traore had been caught. one minute he was planning a deal worth thousands of pounds, the next he was under arrest. the police then ordered everyone at the house onto the ground. and they found the chimpanzee, a young male. so the police have just made all of these arrests, it's pretty edgy here, the atmosphere, and it's all about this, a baby chimpanzee taken from the jungle. the real tragedy of this trade is that to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family had to be killed. that's as many as ten adults slaughtered

just to get one chimp here ready for trade. we'd been advised not to touch the chimp until a vet had checked him. so for a few agonising moments, he was all alone. the police then discovered that this was a major hub for chimp trafficking. for years, when investigators have been looking for clues about smuggled chimpanzees, they've often seen these blue tiles in the background of the videos offered to the traders. well, this is it, what everyone calls the blue room. it's like a holding centre for animals on their way to be trafficked abroad. it's time to go, it's time to go. ok, let's go. the chimp was taken away into the care of wildlife officials. the cops are getting worried.

a crowd outside became more agitated, starting to take the side of the men who'd been arrested. the police told us to leave. the baby chimp watched nervously. a new chapter in his short life was about to begin. at the interpol headquarters in abidjan, ibrahima face charges related to wildlife trafficking. so did his uncle, mohammed. the chimpanzee was yet again searching for reassurance. he clambered towards the only people he knew — the men who'd been holding him captive. the police colonel in charge said trafficking threatened the survival of chimpanzees. the baby chimp is now in safe hands.

he's been given a name — nemlijunior. and the traffickers trying to sell him are, for the moment, out of action. david shukman, bbc news, in ivory coast. we'll bring you the second part of that investigation tomorrow night, looking at how the trafficking might be stopped. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. a former employee of halifax bank of scotland has been found guilty and another admitted his part in a multimillion—pound fraud. banker lynden scourfield conspired with businessman david mills

to supposedly provide loans to small businesses if they took advice from mills' company. but much of the money was spent on luxury holidays and cruises, prostitutes and fast cars. four others were also convicted, they'll be sentenced on thursday. the metropolitan police say they're now investigating more than 250 allegations of sexual abuse at 77 football clubs in the london area, including all of the capital's five premier league teams. but the bulk of the allegations involve amateur and youth teams. police in france have interviewed the centre—right presidential candidate francois fillon and his wife over allegations that she was paid for work she never did. an investigation was started last week into reports she earned 500,000 euros as her husband's assistant in parliament. they've both denied the claims, which mr fillon has called political sabotage. leaders of the devolved governments in scotland, wales

and northern ireland have demanded a greater role in brexit negotiations during their talks with theresa may in cardiff. the scottish and welsh governments have published plans that would allow them to keep full access to the european single market. nicola sturgeon said time was running out, as the brexit process was due to start by the end of march. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. cardiff — the latest stop for the well travelled prime minister, and yet another tricky meeting, this time with the leaders of the governments in scotland, wales and northern ireland. they've all complained that the uk government's not living up to promises to keep the devolved nations fully involved in brexit preparations. after the meeting, nicola sturgeon warned time is running out to reach agreement. i'm very clear today that this period now, in the run—up to the triggering of article 50, is crucial to determine whether or not there is any hope of getting a uk—wide position, and i've been very clear to the prime minister,

i wasn't the only voice around the table in terms of the devolved administrations who made the point about the importance of the period in advance of triggering article 50. you seem to be suggesting that, in april, once article 50 has been triggered and we know what the uk government's approach is, that's when you'll make up your mind about whether or not you're going to have another referendum on scottish independence. well, look, i think i've been very clear about the critical importance of the period between now and the triggering of article 50, but i'm also clear that we just agreed to try and intensify that work, so i am not going to close the door on that. but it stands to reason that if the people of scotland are to be given a choice, then, you know, the time for that is finite, this process can't go on for ever. the scottish and welsh governments have proposals that would allow them to maintain free trade with the eu single market, allow free movement of people, controlled by work visas, and would see more powers devolved to edinburgh and cardiff. we've put forward a suggestion, they haven't done yet. what we want is for our suggestion

to be taken on board by them. but uk government ministers appeared to reject any part of britain remaining inside the single market. you can't be a member of the single market if you're not a member of the eu, and the united kingdom is leaving the eu. i think that if we can get that best possible access, that actually will be what is in scotland's best interests. no matter how tense and difficult this meeting may have been, theresa may knows it's only a taste of what's to come when she has to start negotiations with 27 eu member nations. pulling up in dublin a couple of hours later, she promised the irish taoiseach a seamless border between the republic and northern ireland, exactly the kind of special deal that will be carefully scrutinised by the devolved nations of the uk. sarah smith, bbc news, cardiff. the actor peter capaldi

has announced he's stepping down from the role of doctor who. he said he'll leave the bbc show this christmas. he was cast as the 12th doctor in 2013, first appearing in the 50th anniversary special. in a brief statement on social media, he said there was still epic stuff to come and that he wasn't done yet. last year's us election campaign was marked by persistent claims that millions of american voters were influenced by so—called fake news, a mass of false or misleading reports posted online and widely circulated, mainly on social media. household names such as facebook and google are now being asked to take more responsibility for verifying stories, and a parliamentary inquiry at westminster is to look at the trend and suggest possible responses, as our media editor, amol rajan, reports. fake news rose to prominence during the american presidential election, when outrageous stories about endorsements of donald trump went viral on social media. some of these stories were read by millions.

but none were true. now mps will investigate how to disrupt the economics of fake news, and what tools users of social media need to separate reality from lies. it's a big and growing problem, and when in america, during the presidential election, we saw a scenario where the spreading of fake news stories was reaching bigger audiences than legitimate news stories, that's got to be a big threat to our media and our democracy. the fake news inquiry will examine the impact of fake news on traditionaljournalism and the implications for public life, advertising and whether the drive for clicks is fuelling the spread of fake news, and social—media platforms and how young people who use them are influenced by unreliable information. as fake news rises up the political agenda, the question now is what to do about it. one answer is fact—checking organisations like this one.