as hello you're watching bbc world news. i'm ben bland. our top story this hour: south korea's president park is dismissed in disgrace, brought down by claims of corruption. angry crowds mass on the streets of seoul, there'll be new elections within 60 days. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: more american states join the legal action against president trump's new immigration ban on six mainly muslim countries. and is this the welcome that awaits football fans in russia? we look at security ahead of a major tournament in june. i'm jamie robertson. in business: clearing the air. volkswagen to plead guilty to us fraud charges, as it tries to put dieselgate behind it. plus, we send a trillion a day but could social media soon consign them

to the recycle bin? we celebrate 25 years of the email attachment. south korea's president park guen—hye is to be removed from office — the first time in the country's history such action has been taken. a constitutional court has ruled the impeachment imposed on her last year after being embroiled in a corruption scandal should be confirmed. the decision was met by cheering in the streets from opponents of ms park. but her supporters were also demonstrating and there have been clashes between the two sides. this is the moment the judge this is the moment thejudge handed down the decision. translation: the benefit of other —— maintaining the

constitution are large. it is a unanimous decision to remove park geun—hye from office. our correspondent stephen evans is in the south korean capital, seoul. a situation that divides the country but clearly not the highest court? no, it was an absolutely unanimous decision that she had engaged in corruption and that it was so serious she should be stripped of office. in the centre of soul it is split. this is where the antique park geun—hye practice have been and they are jubilant. the effigy of park geun—hye president and next to her in the head of samsung and the slogan of arrested. she becomes an

ordinary citizen and that means she is subject to ordinary courts of law which means she can be tried for the same things as the head of some saying, lee jae—myung. she becomes the first president in the democratic era, which means ever, to be kicked out of office. it is a disgrace ina be kicked out of office. it is a disgrace in a major way. how is this felt among south koreans? it is a sensitive time given the tensions arising with north korea and china and grappling with the new administration in the us? there is a consequence not that far away... all they may be. an election will be held in 60 days time. we do not know

who is going to win the election but the polls at the moment indicate a shift to the left. if a left wing government or a centre—left government or a centre—left government gets in the indications are it would be more pro— talking to north korea. may be reopening joint industrial ventures with them and being more cooperative with them. that one imagines counters to the mood in the white house particularly as kim jong—un launches mood in the white house particularly as kimjong—un launches missiles in as kimjong—un launches missiles in a pretty provocative way. this country is divided on the anti—missile system installed here. left wing government would not be pro— that system and it might even be anti—it. pro— that system and it might even be anti-it. thank you very much. a

freelance writer based in south korea joins us from arizona. we have seen these protests on the streets. there is an element of personal tragedy about this. you have the supporters and opponents at a divisive figure park geun—hye. supporters and opponents at a divisive figure park geun-hye. she isa divisive figure park geun-hye. she is a very divisive figure and there is a very divisive figure and there isa is a very divisive figure and there is a personal tragedy that often does not get out. president park geun—hye is the daughter of the original president who took power in a coup d'etat and was credited with laying the foundation to build south korea as an industrial power, as a true nation bound together. when the current president took office she really, in her campaign trail,

talked about continuing this miracle on the hunger river as they call it off building the nation and acting against north korea and against national security and the economy. now that she has been in peak the whole legacy is questioned. it is not clear whether they will look to her father all to not clear whether they will look to herfather all to her as not clear whether they will look to her father all to her as someone to ever be revered. —— or. her father all to her as someone to ever be revered. -- or. where does south korea go next because this is a wide—ranging scandal. not only has it resulted in the impeachment of the president, there is a trial to the president, there is a trial to the de facto head of samsung which is so huge in terms of the economy. where does south korea go?‘ is so huge in terms of the economy. where does south korea go? a snap election will be held in 60 days and

the left wing party of moonjae—in its currently ahead. it needs it may be harderfor its currently ahead. it needs it may be harder for companies like samsung. the president has been impeached for corruption which despite no one having being convicted of a crime — i have to stress that — this trial for the samsung leader is kicking off and it is horrible timing because it suggests there was some sort of money exchange, some bribe for political favours and we will figure around here with the guilty and innocent but it is a big blow to samsung at the moment. in terms of the future for the impeached president park geun—hye — what did she do now? she has been stripped of her powers. she was temporarily

stripped of her powers already awaiting this court ruling. now that she is no longer going to be president she is going to be tried in the courts, possibly the same as everybody else, and this is also problematic because she could be subpoenaed to give evidence in other files, in the lee jae—yong trial as someone files, in the lee jae—yong trial as someone involved. lots of big things happening now. it is a situation we have not seen in south korea before and it could shake up a lot of the foundations of how this country works. thank you very much indeed. seven people have been injured in an attack at the main train station in the german city of duesseldorf. police say a man with a history of mental problems assaulted commuters with an axe before jumping off a nearby overpass.

he's suffered serious injuries. caroline davies reports. crowds gather outside duesseldorf central station in germany. it was cordoned off after a man with an axe attack commuters. the random assault took place just before nine attack commuters. the random assault took placejust before nine p.m.. translation: as far as we know one attacker approached one person on the s 28th direction cars and hit him with something, apparently an axe. there were two injured on other platforms. one person was seriously injured and had to be treated in hospital. in total, seven people we re hospital. in total, seven people were injured. one seriously although none are in a life—threatening condition. the same at described as being from the former yugoslavia thanjump ofa being from the former yugoslavia thanjump of a nearby being from the former yugoslavia than jump of a nearby overpass and suffered serious injuries. the

police have said he had and history of mental illness. witnesses we spoke to say they heard helicopters overhead. germany is on high alert for terror attacks, overhead. germany is on high alert forterrorattacks, memories overhead. germany is on high alert for terror attacks, memories are still fresh of the lorry each drove through a christmas market. the authorities of the clear not to describe this incident as terrorism. the man has been arrested and police are investigating as the station and the city start returning to normal. in other news: a19 year old man is in police custody after the murder of a 9—year—old boy in the german city of herne. police have also recovered a second body from the same apartment. the murders came to light after a post on the dark web by the victims next door neighbour. police know the identity of the young victim but are yet to confirm the name of the second. presidentjimmy morales has called for a restructuring of guatemala's youth shelter system after a fire killed at least 35 young girls at a childrens home on the outskirts of the capital.

the fire started when some of the youths set fire to mattresses to protest at their treatment inside the homes which are known to be overcrowded. sir howard hodgkin — one of the most celebrated figures in british contemporary art — has died aged 8a. he drew inspiration from everything from the french impressionists to the landscapes of india. his well—known pieces included this poster, on the theme of swimming, commissioned for the 2012 london olympics. and jamie robertson is here with all the business news. vw still making headlines? we start in detroit in the usa — where in a few hours' time volkswagen is due to plead guilty to charges of fraud and obstruction of justice by cheating diesel emissions tests. the formal plea will draw a line under the us side of the scandal — following a plea bargain reached in january.

but it's far from over. let's just remind you of the details. vw has admitted 11 million vehicles worldwide had software installed to beat regulators checks on emissions — in some cases they were up to a0 times higher than the us legal limit. so far that's led to around $20 billion in settlements and fines in the us alone — where just half a million of the cheating diesels were sold. but the vast majority — 8 million — were sold here in europe. this week the european commission agreed to oversee action from 22 different consumer protection authorities in the region. so there could be another huge compensation bill on the way. meanwhile vw is working on reinventing itself for the future by investing in electric and self—driving cars. today it's also scheduled to unveil a partnership with indian carmaker tata — which will see the companies work together on vehicle development in one of the fastest growing car

markets in the world. so can vw out dieselgate behind it? lots more in 20 minutes time. also this friday — are you old enough to remember using a fax machine or even sending a document in the post? 25 years ago today all that came to an end — with the invention of the email attachment. we now send around a trillion of them a day — from simple documents to pictures to videos. but could their days be numbered too? our tech correspondent has been meeting the inventor nathaniel borenstein. we'll have that for you in 20 minutes time backin back ina back in a few minutes time. we look forward to it.

legal challenges are piling up against president trump's revised travel ban, on migrants from six mainly—muslim countries. a day after hawaii launched its lawsuit, washington state is also filing a motion to block the ban, and new york, massachusetts and oregon are joining the suit. officials in washington state claim even the new revised travel ban is still unconstitutional. hard on the heels of hawaii, washington state has brought its case forward back by new york, oregon, massachusetts and minnesota. the attorney general of washington state says it is not a new lawsuit, the original injunction still stand so all eyes will be on seattle. it wasjudge robart so all eyes will be on seattle. it was judge robart who so all eyes will be on seattle. it wasjudge robart who originally put the restraining order on the travel ban saying it was unconstitutional. the response for the president was

to call him a so—called judge. remember, or a major new changes. —— there are. these holders will be allowed in. refugees who have a ready had their status determined by the state department will be allowed in. there is not a blanket ban on sirigu refugees and they have a change the language. critics who said christians refugees were given preference said christians refugees were given p refe re nce over said christians refugees were given preference over muslim refugees so they have changed the language so it is not referenced any religious minority. the white house believes these changes will stand up to scrutiny. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the story of how prejudice against people with hiv — is causing problems for a charity—run cafe in china the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief.

this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours in the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years hisjunior. we heard these gunshots from the gym. they came out of the exits and actually fired at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, ages 41, sentenced to 99 years, and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now — is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really, i've never been married before. this is bbc world news.

i'm ben bland. the latest headlines: south korea's constitutional court has upheld the impeachment of president park, forcing her from office. there will have to be new elections within 60 days. a protester has died during a rally supporting the just ousted president. that report coming in. while police maintain a zero tolerance approach to migrants in calais, another camp seems to be developing a0 miles away at the town of steenvord on the belgian border. its doubled in size in recent months, becoming a magnet for people trying get to england, after the so called jungle

camp was dismantled. i20 migrants are now being turned away from calais each day, and the authorities have brought in a ban on food being handed out by charities in some areas. our correspondent peter whittlesea has been to the camps. when the police leave this camp, the migrants return. those living here told us to get out. the landowners told us to get out. the landowners told us to get out. the landowners told us the french authorities are failing to act. translation: i can no longer use the wood. my children cannot go in there. i bought land here because i wanted to enjoy it. they get dismissed and then come back to bite one local charity said since the calais jungle back to bite one local charity said since the calaisjungle was destroyed, the number of migrants in the air has doubled. with no official places to live, they wonder around. in the night—time, they are everywhere. the increased security

and the mayor banning food being distributed in certain areas of the city, is not going to solve the problem of more migrants determined to get to britain. it is not a food ban, but banning distributing it in certain areas. it is becoming a problem. what will happen when that critical mass appears back in calais? how and where will we feed the people? back in britain, the zero tolerance to migrants living in calais is being backed by the mp of dover. we need to make sure that the jungle does not reform and we stop migrants getting into calais and help them to reception centres far

from calais. fight with the french police union saying i20 migrants are still being arrested each day in calais, people are calling for a solution, rather than moving the crisis deeper into france. ——. bbc news. injune, the confederations cup takes place in russia, a key test ahead of the country hosting the football world cup next year. the authorities there say it is doing everything in its power to organise a safe tournament, without the scenes of violence that marred the european championship in france last year. russian hooligans were involved in running battles in the streets then. sarah rainsford has been keeping an eye on preparations, and reports now from st petersburg. the final countdown to the confederations cup. for russia, it isa confederations cup. for russia, it is a dress rehearsalfor the confederations cup. for russia, it is a dress rehearsal for the world cup next summer, and they are planning a party here. but this violence in france last year has

cast a shadow over the tournaments of the russian football hooligans, they fought running battles in marseilles. britain's top football policemen have been visiting russia this week to check how safe it is. this tour was the first step to make sure the scenes were not repeated here at the world cup. awful violence. people were seriously injured. anyone watching thought it was appalling. we need to work on a good working relationship to make sure that anyone who comes to russia for the games is safe. known hooligans will be banned. russia and britain will be sharing data to make sure of that. security will be tight. for russia, posting be games isa tight. for russia, posting be games is a matter of prestige. —— hosting the. they do not want anything to damage that. they said that the past

events were a one—off. they cannot guarantee they will be under control. that has never been a major incident in russia. that proves we can really organise a great atmosphere. the important thing is to find the right balance between atmosphere and festivity and com plete atmosphere and festivity and complete safety. so, russia is gearing up to greet the football fa ns gearing up to greet the football fans of the world like this, not with violence. it is a message that hard—core with violence. it is a message that ha rd—core troublemakers will with violence. it is a message that hard—core troublemakers will not be able to spoil the football party. sarah rainsford, bbc news. it's time now for a coffee, or at least a trip to a coffee shop with a difference in shanghai. here, all the employees are from families with a connection to hiv—aids. apart from giving them a job and skills, the cafe is trying to tackle the stigma still associated with hiv—aids. but as the bbc‘s robin brant discovered, that's not proving so easy.

are we are trying to push them to become street thugs and gangsters? that is really upsetting. let's be honest. firstly, i did not know this, right? now you are telling me. i would talk to them like other people, and not have a second thought about what is going on. am i scared? that is commonsense. everyone would have a first intuition to think about it, whether i am safe or not. not if it is hiv, but anything, if it can be infecting. those who are biased and cannot tolerate their food being served

by someone who is hiv negative but with family members who are hiv positive, just don't come. you never know what you are going to find. we spoke to some people in there. that man in particular spoke very good english and had a bagel in his hand. but when i told him the story about this place, he said he had second thoughts and wasn't sure about coming back. social stigma and discrimination by people is irrational. i think a lot of people understand that hiv cannot be spread by eating a bakery product. somehow, umm, there is still irrational fear. and you can get in touch with me

and most of the team on twitter, i'm @benmbland. and we will have world business report in a few minutes. first, the weather. thanks to a ridge of high pressure, thursday turned out to be a glorious day for many. plenty of sunshine and a top temperature of 17 celsius reached across the south—east of england. during the course of the night, looks like central and eastern areas will hold on to the clear skies. temperatures by friday morning, actually quite chilly here. but further south and west, increasing cloud, some light patchy rain, some hill fog, also a little bit of mist as well. a bit more of a breeze here, so it will be a mild start first thing across southern and western areas. but chilly further east. and further east, closer to this area of high pressure. whereas this area of low pressure will bringing increasingly

unsettled weather to western areas. so for friday morning, it is an east—west split. cloudy, breezy across the west, with spots of drizzle. chilly and bright across the far east. it will also be a bit of a bright, dry start across the north—east of scotland and the northern isles. further west, cloudier, some spits and spots of light rain, particularly acrosswestern up slopes, some too for northern ireland with a bit of mist and murk, and some hill fog. that's also the case for north—west england, wales, the south—west of england. but for east of the pennines, in towards east anglia, and maybe the south—east for a while, it will be a chilly start but at least bright with some sunshine. notice the temperature difference — 6—7 degrees in the east, 10—11 in the west. as the day wears on though, the cloud across western areas will slowly creep eastwards. i don't think reaching the far south—east and east anglia really until after dark. here you should see the sunshine. further west though, it will be very mild but rather cloudy with some spots of light rain. so it means for the six nations rugby, wales v ireland, in cardiff, during the evening it looks like it will be a fairly mild one, rather cloudy and there could be

the odd spit of rain in the air. now, as we head into the weekend, it's a tale of two halves. i think saturday looking dry into sunday looks like we'll see a weather front bringing some cooler and fresher air, mainly across northern and western areas. for saturday though, skies will be brightening up across northern ireland and scotland behind this weather front which will bring some dreary weather to central parts of the uk. sunday is a messier picture. we lose one weather front only to be replaced by another one. and there will be some dry interludes here and there. because for sunday, it looks like there will be more cloud around. and many people seeing some rain at times. it will start to feel cooler and fresher. this is bbc world news. the headlines: seven people have been the south korean president has been stripped of her powers after the country's constitutional court upheld her impeachment. park geun—hye could now face committal proceedings and there will be in

actions within two months. seven people have been injured by a man with an attempt three to —— with an axe to train station in dusseldorf. the man from yugoslavia, with a history of mental problems, then jumped off an overpass. german police have detained a 19—year—old man after the murder of a nine—year—old boy. police have also recovered a second body. the suspect is thought to have posted videos of the killing on the internet. more american states have challenged