this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: after the first talks between north and south korea in two years, the north offers to send a delegation to next month's winter olympics. we'll have the latest from seoul. the prime minister of malta tells the bbc about the impact the death of investigative journalist daphne caruana galizia has had on his government. the trump administration cancels the permits that allow 200,000 people from el salvador to live and work in the us. the latest intel on spectre and meltdown chip vulnerability — the boss says fixes will be rolled out by the end of the month and there are no signs customer data has been put at risk. we'll be live at the ces tech show in las vegas where our correspondent rory cellanjones has been following the intel story. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. with so many gadgets on offer at the ces show that say they will solve all sorts of problems, we are asking what would you like technology to do for you? do get in touch, just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. there's optimism at the start of the first talks between north and south korea in more than two years. the discussions are limited in scope, but north korea has agreed to send a delegation of high—ranking officials,

athletes, and a cheering squad, to the winter olympics next month. tensions on the korean peninsular are at their highest in decades, following a series of nuclear and missile tests by pyongyang, and not forgetting the war of words between donald trump and kim jong—un. live now to the seoul in south korea and our correspondent sophie long. some progress today. tell us more about these talks. yes, the meeting has been going on forfour hours about these talks. yes, the meeting has been going on for four hours and we have just ita to get details of what has been agreed during peace talks. the first government level talks. the first government level talks to take place between north and south korea in more than two yea rs. as and south korea in more than two years. as you pointed out, the north has agreed to send a delegation to the winter olympics to be held in pyeongchang in south korea next month. we are also hearing other south korea has proposed meetings of divided families, so families divided families, so families

divided by the korean war decades ago and haven't seen siblings for many years, they propose meetings to ta ke many years, they propose meetings to take place over the lunar new year which coincides with the winter 0lympics. so that is where we are at this stage. that meeting has been going on forfour hours. in terms of the delegation sent to thejohn chang games, that is not unexpected, the ground work was done, the united states and south korea had already ahead of the talks agreed to suspend joint military exercises taking place on a regular basis in south korea —— pyeongchang games. we heard from the south and north korean leaders that they were both willing for that to happen. so it seems a delegation from pyongyang will attend the winter olympics and it is hoped that that could provide a period, even a finite period, of stability here on the korean peninsular and ease tensions that we re peninsular and ease tensions that were at the highest point in decades so were at the highest point in decades so that perhaps further conversations could take place. those talks ongoing at the moment.

we are not sure how long they are set to last. we will bring you any more details that we get. thank you so more details that we get. thank you so much. and for more on those talks, including in—depth analysis from our correspondents, just go to our website. that's bbc.com/news. the prime minister of malta has taken to the bbc about the impact the death of investigative journalist daphne ca ruana the death of investigative journalist daphne caruana galizia has had on his government. in the months before her death, she had been looking into panama shale companies owned by two of the prime minister's closest aides. she also alleged the prime minister's wife had received $1 million fire —— via a panamanian company. what has been the effect of your assassination on your own journalist? bad, definitely, because

that's not something that any prime minister would want. she was a very fierce critic of many people. i might have been the top of that list. and this doesn't look good on me. iam list. and this doesn't look good on me. i am very realistic on this. besides herfamily, me. i am very realistic on this. besides her family, i me. i am very realistic on this. besides herfamily, i think, me. i am very realistic on this. besides herfamily, ithink, if there is one person that has suffered from this assassination, it is us, just because this long shadow has been cast. one week after daphne's assassination, where were you and what were you doing? one week a swipe the week after. you we re week a swipe the week after. you were in dubai selling passports for 650,000 euros. we don't sell. we have other european jurisdictions, other european countries, systems and programmes, and this is the most open programme. people can invest in

oui’ open programme. people can invest in our country, can have residents and even citizenship. who is buying these passports? well, various people, wealthy people, wealth doesn't buy the right to citizenship. it would help if you have 650,000 euros. it helps, but it doesn't mean you would get access to oui’ doesn't mean you would get access to our programme. the law, though, says the minister responsible, i believe thatis the minister responsible, i believe that is you, the prime minister, can override a problem, for example if someone override a problem, for example if someone has a criminal record or is under criminal investigation. this has never been done. tell me about your family's relationship with the first family. i met president ali i believe twice in baku. a number of times when we were at the eu partnership summit. that is it, that

is the relationship. nothing more? daphne said there was a lot more.- million. well, you no, i don't think you can hide $1 million. definitely not in the bank. definitely not anywhere else. does malta have a problem with money laundering?” don't feel comfortable saying no, we don't feel comfortable saying no, we don't have any problems, or yes, we have problems. i would say we have as many problems as any other jurisdiction, be it the city of london, b at luxembourg, be it the when it comes to making sure that we comply with the rules —— be it. and a nyway comply with the rules —— be it. and anyway i am quite uncomfortable in this situation having to criticise someone this situation having to criticise someone who has been killed

brutally. but i hope we are not in a situation where in any democracy situations are such where if someone write something on social media it is taken as a fact. but you are doing exactly that, though, she was killed brutally and you say some of the time she was running gossip. yes. she had evidence, you don't agree with it, you don't think it is right, she has evidence, she had a whistleblower. i totally disagree. right, she has evidence, she had a whistleblower. itotally disagree. i have read what she said. first of all, there is not a shred not only of proof, of truth in what she said in all this. she based herself on a person, calling herself a whistleblower, and the account of this whistleblower is dubious, to say the least. what i am saying is that not only if there is evidence, if there is even a whiff of any evidence to this, i would resign on the spot. and, yes, iam evidence to this, i would resign on the spot. and, yes, i am sorry. the issue with daphne caruana galizia is

she said things that were facts, she wrote stories that were cutting edge, then these were coupled with things that were false. i don't know whether she knew that what she was saying against me or about me was false. whether she was part of this invention or whether she was fed the story from this whistleblower or someone story from this whistleblower or someone else, and maybe it looked too true, too good not to be true. because it fitted the narrative some people wanted to portray. the charge ina people wanted to portray. the charge in a nutshell is that you are the art for dodger of europe. # artful dodger. well, if that is the charge, iam dodger. well, if that is the charge, i am definitely not guilty of that. i think it is, you know, preposterous. i do believe that too true success story as a country —— i do believe that our success story as a country might not go down well

with others but it is a success story that will continue for a long time. after daphne caruana galizia's assassination of son matthew wrote if institutions were already working, there would be no assassination to investigate and my brothers and i would still have a mother. what do you say to that? well, i have made it very clear that i would never take issue... with people who have lost their mother in such a brutal assassination. i have said... isaid such a brutal assassination. i have said... i said that if my mother was killed in such instances i would say much worse things than that. prime minister, thank you. thank you very much. thank you. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. white house lawyers are reported to have held talks with the man leading the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. the white house would not comment, but us media says that following discussions late last month it's possible that the special counsel robert mueller will meet

president trump within weeks. the british prime minister theresa may will finalise her ministerial reshuffle later, with a shake—up ofjunior roles, despite a series of upsets to her plans for the cabinet on monday. last night, justine greening quit the government, refusing to move from the department for education to work and pensions. protests over rising prices and tax increases in tunisia have continued to spread across the country, and one demonstrator has been killed in clashes with the security forces. anger has been building since the government announced the increases in its new year budget, and protests have now been staged in at least ten towns. a google employee who was dismissed after defending the gender gap in us technology sector as a matter of biology is suing his former employer for discrimination. james damore alleges that white, male conservative employees at google are "ostracized, belittled, and punished". google said it was looking forward to defending itself in court. and we look forward to covering a

story as it progresses. now, let's talk about intel. the boss made his first public appearance since a security scandal that has potentially left millions, possibly billions of machines vulnerable. potentially left millions, possibly billions of machines vulnerablem is called meltdown and spectre, he said they would have processors by the end of the month installed and so the end of the month installed and so far there is no sign that customer data has been put at risk. he was speaking at the ces tech show in las vegas, where we have lianna brinded, who is with me now, it is nice to see you. you have been looking at what he had to say. what are your thoughts? he had to say something, didn't he? he was forced

to. he was giving the opening speech at ces which is why he was saying something then. the good thing that people should take away is the fact that he was saying there is no evidence that anyone is taking advantage of that security flaw, or hack anything, so that is a good ta keaway hack anything, so that is a good takeaway here. and that is causing people to breathe a sigh of relief, but four intel there is so much more to say at this event and this is overshadowing it. absolutely, it is the one thing everything is looking towards, and so all we can hope now is that there is no actual hacks to come out of this. indeed and that they get a fix out as quick as possible. we have all sorts of stories to get our teeth into. and still to come on the programme:: making history on their wedding day. the first gay couples tie the knot in australia, just weeks after a quality laws were passed. the japanese people are in mourning

following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. you're watching the briefing.

0ur headlines: north and south korea have held talks for the first time in two years. the north says it will send a delegation including athletes and journalists to next month's winter olympics. the prime minister of malta has told the bbc about the impact the death of investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia, has had on his government. the united states is to cancel residence permits for nearly two—hundred thousand people from el salvador. they were given permits in 2001 when two earthquakes in the central american country caused massive destruction and loss of life. but the trump administration says the disruption caused by the quakes has now ended. similar permits for people from nicaragua, haiti and sudan have already been cancelled. sarah corker reports. donald trump!

crowd: shame on you! in front of the white house, salvadorians staged a noisy protest. they are angry because the trump administration has given them 18 months to leave, or face deportation, unless they find a legal way to stay. it is a move affecting 200,000 salvadorians, living in large numbers in california, texas, and washington, dc. these people have been living by the rules, getting background checks every 18 months, getting theirfingerprints for more than 20 years. time to give salvadorians, and all tps holders, citizenship. since 2001 they have had temporarily protective status, or tps, after two major earthquakes in el salvador killed more than 1,000 people. but the us department of homeland security says the disruption caused at that time no longer exists. however, there is concern about what impact cancelling the permits will have on families. it is devastating.

we kind of were expecting this news, because of the administration, and the work that they've been doing to kind of separate families. so every day we've been living in fear. money sent from the us back to el salvador makes a significant contribution to the country's weak economy, and salvadorian ministers say they are trying to find a solution. translation: we will work tirelessly with the congress to reach a solution, for these compatriots who live and work in the united states. cancelling these permits is part of a broader crackdown on illegal

immigration in the us. supporters describe it as a long overdue move, but critics say it ignores the violence in el salvador, which has one of the world's highest murder rates. some of australia's first same—sex marriages have taken place, following a 30—day notice period after new legislation was signed into law in december. it has been a day of celebration. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffith, joins us live from sydney. plenty of couples lined up to take the plunge. some desperate to be the first. some happened a few minutes after midnight including two australian athletes, both sprinters, who wanted to be the first. they married in new south wales. there we re married in new south wales. there were some early ones in melbourne and in perth as well. and through

the day—to—day, more couples were getting married, all having waited 30 days, the notice period. —— day today. some were given special dispensation and waivers because families had travelled all the way to australia, but now, same—sex couples in australia can marry in just the same way as any other. the wedding industry and across australia is pretty thankfulfor that. they may get an economic boom. we should watch this space. thank you. and now for some key events happening later today. in a short time, the bafta film nominations will be announced. the winners will be revealed at the british academy film awards which will take place on sunday the 18th of february. meantime, over in berlin, chancellor angela merkel will press on with talks with the social democrats to form a new government and drag germany out

of a political stalemate. and later this morning, we'll be keeping an eye on downing street as british prime minister theresa may holds her first cabinet meeting since yesterday's reshuffle. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. coming up in your tuesday sport briefing, manchester city continued their bid forfour briefing, manchester city continued their bid for four trophies this season, playing the first of the league cup finals. what happens when training for the winter league cup finals. what happens when training for the winter olympics does not go to plan. that is coming up. it may seem unlikely and even impossible, the quadruple is very much on if you ask some manchester city fans. they are 15 points clear in the english premier league. they are still in the champions league as

well at the same time along with two others. city fans dare to dream. pep guardiola is keeping his feet on the ground. in general, people will talk about it. it is unrealistic. you never know what is going to happen. in sport, the most important thing is to see what is next and visualise what is next. when you are far away, big mistake. the england cricket tea m big mistake. the england cricket team are still licking their wounds after the ashes defeat. attention will turn to the tour of new zealand. the test squad will be announced later. england will cross the tasman sea for two test matches in march. conditions will be more to the liking of the visitors. new zealand will be tough to beat on home soil, though. like them, the la kers home soil, though. like them, the

lakers know home soil, though. like them, the la kers know about losing. home soil, though. like them, the lakers know about losing. and they will hope their game against atlanta could be a turn for the better. they face of sacramento later on tuesday. in case you missed it, he is good at keepy uppies, but he should be for how much he is paid. philippe coutinho was showed off to the fans at camp. he wanted to join the cata la n at camp. he wanted to join the catalan club. committed $15 million of his own money to help the deal go through. translation: it is barcelona. it is the best team in the world with the best players. great idols of mine play here. and others are playing here right now. it was an easy decision for me. andy murray looks in good spirits. this was on monday after undergoing hip surgery was on monday after undergoing hip surgery which he hopes will allow him to compete at the highest level

again. the former world number one has not played a competitive match sincejuly. he will be hitting balls again in 7—8 weeks. but he could not play until midyear at the earliest. with a months ago until winter 0lympics, katie is getting ready. she has posted videos of her preparations. but things do not a lwa ys preparations. but things do not always go to plan, as her latest social media update shows. district will not get her anywhere near the podium in south korea. she has broken a few bones. this is an earlier post. it shows what she is capable of. she became the first

briton to win a world cup title and get a 1080, that is three 360 degree flips. not bad. you can get more on the website. but from me, that is the website. but from me, that is the tuesday sport briefing. what is happening in santiago? it is being grouped by popemania one week out from his visit. merchandise has hit the shelves. you can get pope francis souvenirs, including cushions, statues, calendars, the works. they have also been given a peak at what he will be wearing while he is there. religious leaders unveiled a special garb he will wear during regional ceremonies. i guess you can guess the kind of thing he will be wearing while he is out and about. stay with us, because we have

more. that includes your comments. ces 2018 is under way in las vegas. we have a whole website dedicated to it. the disobedient robot derailing lg's event. they had a huge event to show off this robot what it would not do what it was told when it was supposed to be performing. you cannot guarantee they will be doing what you want. what would you like technology to do for you? we have some replies. this one is from india to pick he says technology should alert us to foresee and prepare for shortfalls of raw materials and production. and how to write in multilingual summaries. i am sure thatis multilingual summaries. i am sure that is out there already. so many things happening that ces. you can read more on the website. hello there.

tuesday's looking very cloudy across the board, limited amounts of sunshine. in between weather systems, high pressure to the east and low pressure to the west and this weather front will encroach into bring rain and strengthening winds to the south—west of england later on, but we're in a run of south south—easterly winds, feeding in a lot of cloud from the near continent. there will be some hill fog, mist and murk as we head on through the afternoon, for most it stays chilly and great. there will be some favoured spots to see some sunshine here and there. in a south south—easterly wind, one of the best places to see some sunshine is the north—west of scotland, sheltered here from the highlands and grampians, so good sunny spells here through the afternoon and parts of the north—west of england, in particular cumbria and the north—west wales but that's about it. you will be very lucky if you see any brightness elsewhere. in the south—west, strengthening winds and outbreaks of rain so here temperatures going up a bit by the end of the day, ten, maybe 11, but elsewhere, quite chilly. as we headed on to tuesday night, most places stay cloudy and dry for the first part of the night but that weather front across the west will move dramatically north and east

and quite fragmented by the time it reaches eastern parts. provided, skies turning clear, cold, maybe the risk of ice, some showers packing into the south—west of england by around dawn. on wednesday we have showers across the south—west, outbreaks of rain across northern and eastern areas, slowly clearing off into the north sea, maybe the hang back of cloud across eastern england but for many a nice, bright, sunny afternoon. feeling a bit better as well, temperatures ranging from seven to ten in the south. that area of low pressure clears away and takes showers away from the south—west and the channel islands and then we're under a slack area of high pressure from thursday onwards. that means by the end of the week we're going to see a hazard of overnight frost and fog because of the light winds. thursday starting cloudy, could be some fog around, touch of and there but when it clears we should see some breaks in the cloud and sunny spells but feeling on the cool side. a similar picture on friday, weather front slowly encroaching and that will arrive on the weekend, but for most,

dry, on the chilly side with a little bit of sunshine. this is business briefing. i'm sally bundock. the latest intel on spectre and meltdown chip vulnerability — the boss says fixes will be rolled at by the end of the month and there are no signs customer data has been put at risk. despite having its boss behind bars, samsung electronics goes from strength to strength, predicting record profits in the months ahead. we will be live at the ces show. you can see the markets are all higher.