this is bbc world news today. our top stories. democrats say they've urged donald trump not to hold millions of americans hostage, in talks to end a government shutdown. but the president insists he wants money to build a wall. this is national security were talking about, we're not talking about games! were talking about national security. this is national security were talking about, we're not this should've been done by all of the presidents that preceded me, and they all know it! germany hacked, including the chancellor angela merkel. private details of hundreds of politicians, journalists and celebrities are posted online. the uk warns russia not to use people as pawns, after moscow charges a former us marine with spying. and why are some women letting their body hair grow out? we hear from two of those binning their razors for thejanu—hairy campaign. hello, and welcome to world news today.

donald trump has once again met with congressional leaders, including nancy pelosi, the democrat who's back at the helm of the house of representatives. the house has passed legislation aimed at stopping the shutdown, which is now in its fourteenth day. it has left around 800,000 federal employees working without pay. but it would have to get past the senate, and the president's desk. nancy pelosi came out of the meeting with trump saying that the government needs to be reopened before any discussion is had on the funding for a border wall that donald trump is demanding. we just completed a lengthy and sometimes contentious conversation with the president. we agreed that we will continue our conversations, but we all, we recognise on the democratic side that we really cannot resolve this until we open up government, and we made that very clear

to the president. donald trump meanwhile said that the meeting had been very productive, and re—stated why he thinks a border wall is needed. these coyotes and human traffickers, they make a right turn before they get to the port of entry, they go as far as the wall is, or as far as the barricade is, and then, they make a left, "welcome to the united states". and what they do with usually the women, sometimes children that they're trafficking, you don't want to know about. so the only way you'll stop that is by having a solid steel structure or concrete structure. whether it's a wall or some form, of very powerful steel. now the steel is actually more

expensive than the concrete, but i think we are probably talking about steel, because i really feel the other side feels better about it, and i can understand what they're saying. it is more expensive. we mentioned the price that we want, $5.6 billion, very strongly. because numbers are thrown around, 1.6, 2.1, 2.5... this is national security we're talking about, we aren't talking about games, we're talking about national security! there it up —— on a bit of a stalemate, and gary 0'donoghue is in washington. the mechanics are that this weekend, they have agreed to keep talking, not at that level, but they are nominating people on either side to get together over the weekend to find a way forward. so that is what practically speaking this will happen, but the president in the rose garden knows, he's been freewheeling for some time over the last hour or so, possibly more, actually, on other issues related to this, as well. for example, he has said that he's

considering using emergency powers to build the wall without congressional approval, possibly using funds from the department of defence. he's suggested that idea before, he's actively considering, saying he doesn't want to do it, but he will. he has urged people, landlords, for example, to go easy on federal employees who might be finding it hard to make their rent payments because they are getting paid, but also suggesting those federal employees will be quite happy that he's making a stand on the border wall, even if they aren't getting paid. he's also suggesting in some ways that the shutdown could last for as much as a year. he was asked if he'd said it would go on for a year, and he said yes. i think most people would find that a completely appalling prospect, and pretty unlikely, i think the political pressure would be so great after a few months, that really could not happen.

but the fact that he's suggesting that all is quite shocking to a lot of people. gary, just briefly, what kind of timetable are we looking at? when does the pain of the paycheques not coming through really start to bite for the 800,000 workers? next paycheque goes out friday, a week from today. so that'll be a big moment. these employees are likely get their money back when the government reopens, but in the meantime, there are bills to pay, as i said before, rent, car payments, all that kind of thing. and credit unions, banks are reporting federal employees are coming to them for loans, payday loans and that kind of thing. but also, there's a whole clash of people, federal contractors who will not get paid during this process and probably won't earn that money back, and they may be laying off individuals connected to theirjobs. so there's a lot of knock on here.

gary 0'donoghue on the standoff in washington. another day, another massive data breach. this time it's in germany, where hundreds of politicians have had their personal details hacked. contact information, private chats, and even credit card details have all been published online. only members of the far right afd party appear unaffected, and it remains unclear who might be behind the hack. 0ur correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness, says the large—scale hack targetted very personal information and chats of high—profile people. this is the largest breach of personal data that germany has ever seen. hundreds of politicians have been hit by this attack, including german chancellor angela merkel and germany's president. also top celebrities have been affected, including an actor, a tv comedian, various singers and rappers. what they all have in common is that they are all vocal in politics, they're all politically active in some way.

many of them have been very critical of right wing extremism. that has meant that many people are now thinking that possibly the people behind this attack are indeed right wing extremists. the other reason for that supposition is that the only political party not to be affected by this hack is the right populist right—wing afd, alternative for germany. so some people are saying, what does this mean? possibly that right wing extremists are behind this leak of data. however there is no concrete proof of that. another theory is that actors, whether they be state actors or individuals from russia or china, could be behind this attack. again, no proof of that so far. but what we do know is that this is a serious breach of personal information, and it could be a security risk for people involved, given the sensitivity of this information. no sense of political documents that have been released so far, but there is a fear that more

documents could still be released, and that this is not the end of this particular breach of data information. the uk has warned russia not to use people as diplomatic pawns, after paul whelan, a former us marine with joint british and us citizenship was charged with spying in russia. britain's foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said washington was taking the lead, but britain had offered consular assistance. sarah rainsford has the story from moscow. this is paul whelan. just charged in russia as a suspected spy. a former us marine, the 48—year—old is also a british citizen. he arrived in moscowjust before christmas for a friend's wedding. the guests were staying at this prestigious hotel. 0n the day of his arrest he had been showing them round the kremlin just metres from here. his twin lives in canada, where the two brothers were born to british parents.

it's very hard for me to understand how anyone would consider paul to be someone who would be a lawbreaker and take those sorts of risks, particularly in countries where they are less maybe flexible about lawbreaking. paul whelan has run this russian social media page for over a decade. he last checked in on the day he was detained. some friends have military connections like him. this post congratulates them on defenders of the fatherland day. but all those we have spoken to say his behaviour was never suspicious. mr whelan‘s lawyer says he is now in solitary confinement in this former kgb prison. ever since paul whelan was detained and brought here, russian officials have given very few details of what he is actually accused of. the fsb security service his implied only that he was caught red—handed carrying out what it called spying activities. 0utside russia is increasing speculation that this arrest is part of a far bigger political game.

one theory links his fate with that of this woman. last month, maria butina admitted to conspiring to act as an agent of influence in america for the russian government. president putin is among those protesting her innocence. so is russia trying to negotiate a swap? for now, the british government is ruling nothing out. we need to see what these charges are against him, understand whether there is a case or not. we are giving every support that we can, but we do not agree with individuals being used in diplomatic chess games. this arrest is bound to cool relations between russia and the west even further. the charge of espionage against mr whelan carries a possible sentence of up to 20 years. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we hear from the very happy couple in northern ireland who won big, at the euromillions. the japanese people are in mourning,

following the death of emperor here at ito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century, delighting fans across 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 the majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological for best prices. through weeks ago, authorities constantly assured these areas that oil from the tanker would

head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. it is easily overtaking its other rivals. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. democrats say they've urged donald trump not to hold americans hostage, in talks to end a government shutdown. the president says he'll veto plans unless they include funding to build a wall on the mexican border. hackers have leaked the personal data of hundreds of german politicians and journalists, including the chancellor, angela merkel. thousands of people in southern thailand are fleeing the path of the worst tropical storm to hit the area in 30 years. storm pabuk made landfall in the early hours of the morning local time, sending trees crashing into houses. thousands of people

have left the islands of koh samui and koh phangan. the storm is now moving across the south of the country, affecting popular tourist spots. over one million british tourists visit thailand each year. our world affairs editor, john simpson, reports from the north of koh samui island. this was just the start of it. super storm pabuk, meaning "giant catfish", is, in the words of thailand's meteorological head, simply huge. it hit the two northerly islands hard early on in the day. by noon, it was starting to close down the island of koh samui, as well. the roads were empty of traffic, and winds of 50 mph or more were blowing down trees close to the sea. the emergency services were out in force though in the hours of daylight, the number of injuries was still quite small and only two deaths had been reported.

yesterday, thousands of visitors, thai as well as foreign, tried to get off the islands while they still could. but some stayed, either because they couldn't leave, or perhaps because they wanted to see what was going to happen. sam and miranda from cheshire came to koh samui to celebrate his 30th birthday. we were able to get out and stock up pretty quickly, so we filled the room full of food and got as much mattresses taped to the windows, doing whatever we can to keep the room safe. and reallyjust riding it out. to be honest, no one really knows what's going to be happening here in the next few hours. the weather seems to be changing all the time. the rain, which was drenching just a few minutes ago, has suddenly stopped but the wind has come up pretty fiercely. tonight, the storm proper isjust about to hit koh samui. what is certain is that this super storm is highly unusual

for this time of year. more evidence, people here believe, that climate change is starting in earnest. john simpson, bbc news. a man has been stabbed to death in front of passengers on board a train in surrey. a search is now under way for the murder suspect who got off the train in the clandon area. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is at horsley station where the train came to a stop. throughout the afternoon, police have been searching an area just a few miles from guildford to try and find the murderer who carried out this brutal attack. forensics teams have also been searching the train itself where a man thought to be in his 50s was stabbed two death in what the bbc understands was a vicious fight. the men had boarded the train at london road station in guildford just after 1pm this afternoon.

a few minutes later at clandon, the next stop on the line to waterloo, the murderer is believed to have got off and fled. the train went on to horsley station, where ambulance crews found the victim dead. in a statement, detective superintendent gary richardson of british transport police said this was a shocking and violent attack which took place on board a train in broad daylight. he went onto say that we know this was an incredibly frightening incident for passengers travelling on the train. as the police continue their investigation this evening, the man who carried out this fatal stabbing is still on the run. lizzie greenwood—hughes has all the sport. hello, starting with football, fence —— manchester's caretaker believes

his side could win every single day asking. 0n his side could win every single day asking. on wednesday he became the only second manager in... to when... the next host reading in the english fa cup third round on saturday. obviously when you come into a club like this, you expect to win games. when you win four years, you expect to win the next four, as well. sol don't look at these games and think, well, we can't win that. i think we can win everything again. but it is early, and when i came in, they were open and honest about having a process for the for the next manager. but the more you are here, the more you enjoy it. today they announce the next manager, it gives

me someone announce the next manager, it gives me someone else good luck. i don't get distracted easily. i'm very focused, i know what myjob is, my job is now reading, and as we go to divide to prepare for taubman, that is myjob. it is not up to me to read myself and decide whether i'm up read myself and decide whether i'm up to or not, that is for someone else. i was like that as a player. just try to focus on what myjob was, so that is the way i am as well. the fa cup third round is when premier league teams enter the competition and there's no giant killing in the opening match on friday as tottenham are thrashing league two's tranmere rovers. the latest score is 6—0 to the premier league team at prenton park with 15 minutes left, two goals from serge aurier, a hatrick from from fernando llorente and one from son—heung min. arsenal play blackpool on saturday, and there are a few other premier league teams in action too, all hoping to avoid an upset at this early stage in the competition.

india are on the verge of an historic first series win in australia. they're in complete control of the fourth and final test thanks in part to rishab pant‘s unbeaten century. along with ravinderjadeja, he put on 204 runs in sydney to help steer india past 600. earlier, cheteshwar pujara fell agonisingly short of a double century, caught and bowled by nathan lyon, on 193, capping a maginficent series. australia survived 10 overs before stumps, but they still trail by a massive 598 runs. india just need a draw to win their first ever series down under. every goal on an international level is special for every goal on an international level is specialfor me, every goal on an international level is special for me, because every goal on an international level is specialfor me, because ijust entered my career. but the main thing is that i don't think about it, ijust thing is that i don't think about it, i just always thinking thing is that i don't think about it, ijust always thinking about one thing, what the team needs from me, thatis thing, what the team needs from me, that is the only goal i have. to be honest, i was in india when we were

playing the west indies in the last two innings, i got out on 92 and 92. soi two innings, i got out on 92 and 92. so i was slightly scared, but i got through that phase early, i guess. the head of the united states anti—doping agency travis tygart has called for immediate action, after russian officials refused to grant their investigators access to a moscow laboratory amid the doping scandal. he said the situation was a "total joke" and has urged wada, the world anti—doping agency, to declare russia noncompliant with the world doping code once again, which would reverse the recent decision to allow russian athletes to compete in international competition. when are we going to wake up, stop getting played by the russians who perpetrated this scheme, and put an end to it, and at least give clean athletes a clear message that we have their back, and their decision to compete clean is the right decision? and we are sorry the russians did this. make no mistake, it was nobody‘s fault but the russians

that they attempted to pull this original scheme off to begin with. they got away with it, but now is the time to hold them accountable, that is what the olympic values absolutely demands. that is what the rules, when enforced fairly but firmly, that is what it demands. that's all the sport for now. we all know about movember, and many of us would have heard about veganuary, too. well now we have januhairy to add to the list. and it is exactly what it sounds like, a campaign encouraging women to grow out their body hair. a student from exeter in the uk came up with the idea to help raise money for the charity "body gossip", which teaches young people about positive body image. earlier i spoke with the founder of januhairy, laura jackson, about why she's doing it. it's an important project. it's raising money for the charity, which

is the main thing. but as well, it's challenging social norms and stereotypes of women and femininity and other people bustling views on that. and because i've experienced it myself, i think it's great to have a community of supporting women come together and work on it with each other, and support one another. iagree. i each other, and support one another. i agree. i think there are two levels to it. on the first level, it's about self acceptance and allowing yourself to do something which i think for a lot of people, they feel pressure not to do. and they feel pressure not to do. and the second level of it is not being apologetic for it, and trying to encourage other people to have mauer wide views on a. honestly, how nervous were you about doing it? originally i was not going to take part, iwas

originally i was not going to take part, i wasjust going to give moral support from the sidelines for laura and some of the other people taking part. and then someone asked me why i wasn't doing it myself, and i honestly didn't have an answer. that made me realise it was something i was in currently self—conscious about, so i started questioning why what —— about, so i started questioning why what — — why about, so i started questioning why what —— why was of conscious about it, and could not come up with any answers. so i think for me, it is something that over the next month, lam something that over the next month, iamjust something that over the next month, i am just going to be challenging myself and exploring howl i am just going to be challenging myself and exploring how i feel about it, as well. i'm not 100% sure of my own views of body hair. that's really interesting, i appreciate your honesty on that. i want to go to the reaction that you had, obviously you had social media talking about it quite a lot, just one social media comment here says "it is her body, but yuck, not for me". is that the kind of reaction you are getting, or is a more

supportive or worse is a lot it is a com plete supportive or worse is a lot it is a complete mix. 50—50. a lot of support we're getting, which is fantastic, but the bad comments are a negative thing for this project. it is remind all of us why we are trying to prove this point people. these are the sort of people that we are doing this campaign for to try to change opinions and show people that this is normal. i think even from discussing it with my friends when i told them i'm doing it, their initial response is to ask why would you want to do that? and after discussing it with them and explaining my reasoning behind it, even explaining my reasoning behind it, evenjust talking explaining my reasoning behind it, even just talking about it, explaining my reasoning behind it, evenjust talking about it, they felt quite empowered, even from just listening to us talk about it, which is really nice. it is really nice to see is really nice. it is really nice to see the change in our immediate fire meant —— environment. overthe see the change in our immediate fire meant —— environment. over the last few days, there's been lots of support. it's the extraordinary news that

we'd all like to receive: a couple from northern ireland say they are overwhelmed at winning almost $150 million in a euromillions. i don't blame them for the celebrations. well frances and patrick connolly say they want the money to have a huge impact not only on their own lives, but those of other people they know and love, as well. the win is the fourth biggest euromillions win in the uk, and the biggest in northern ireland. congratulations to them, i say to gritted teeth. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter at... you're watching world newsday on bbc, i'll be back with the headlines ina minute. bbc, i'll be back with the headlines in a minute. —— world news today. good evening.

it was a largely dried but often quite cloudy, a lot of cloud feeding its way across the british isles as we go through tonight. some clear skies across parts of the west country here, we could see some frost for eastern scotland in northeast england, but elsewhere, generally a lot of cloud. the mildest weather across the far northwest of scotland with a feed of winds coming off the atlantic. we start saturday for most of us on a chilly note, but cloudy note, best chance of sunshine across parts of the west country early in the day. also for north east scotland and down the east coast of england. temperature wise, we will struggle a bit, 5—8d at best. a bit of rain to move through during saturday night in the north, sunday cloudy day,

largely dry. 0f in the north, sunday cloudy day, largely dry. of those temperatures a little bit higher. at ten 0'clock reeta chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. first on bbc news, who's looking after mum and dad? in this special programme, riaz khan explains why looking after his gravely ill father and bedridden mother in their home is a family duty, bound to his culture. i was no model son. going up in leicester, i was a nightmare for my mum and dad. i was a football hooligans. , buta mum and dad. i was a football hooligans. , but a lot has changed since then. have turned things around. today, they've even made my life into play. check this out. applause. and this is all down to my parents never giving up on me. but now, the

roles are reversed. ifind myself worrying about my elderly parents. as a british asian, i believe it's my duty to look after them. and the care home is not a option, but it's hard work. don't lie about it, every two weekends. i think you're getting dementia, as well. people underestimate the pressures that are put on families to look after parents at home. it is ready difficult, and you get arguments all the time. it's notjust my family, elderly care raises difficult questions for us all. the most important one, who is looking after mum and dad? the elderly care system aims to keep us in our homes for as long as

possible, but as our population ages rapidly, the nhs and social services are struggling to keep us there. there you go, dad. there you go. that's it. even when there's a big family to help caring for mum and dad is a challenge. from seeming strong, talkative, healthy, even having a laugh and joke with you, they sort of revert back to being the baby, we end up looking after them, taking them to the toilet, feeding them. when we were kids, they would do the same thing for us, so it's kind of revert back to us helping them out now. he was diagnosed with dementia in 2013. he started showing signs 2012. do you remember when we wrote down things for him to... 2011 — 2012, he started... yeah, it was mild. it was forgetful, he forgot to lock the door behind him, when he goes out the house, or he left the cooker on. that time, do you remember?

or the shower... just simple little things which you think, please let itjust be old age? before, he used to be really respondant, now he's not. no one can prepare you for this. dad's care is the most urgent, and we are all worried he's not got long left. and at the same time, mum's health is getting worse. we feel, it's our duty to look after them in their own home. now and again i think back to how it used to be. look at dead there. —— look at dead there.