this is bbc world news today with me karin giannone. our top stories... donald trump stands firm on the border wall but says he'd be willing to call it something else as talks go on to try to end the government shutdown. a young saudi woman fleeing to australia — is stranded at bangkok airport when her passport is taken away. she says she fears for her life if she's forced to return to herfamily. britain's prime minister insists a delayed vote on her brexit deal will take place — and warns of ‘uncharterd territory‘ if parliament rejects it. there is one way forward which is to ensure we leave with a good deal and there is a good deal on the table. and hollywood gets ready for the first big awards of the season — we'll have a full rundown of what to expect at the golden globes. the partial shutdown of the us government

is entering its third week — but president trump says he thinks a deal can be made with democrats to bring it to an end. he's still insisting on the need for a border wall — the whole issue that sparked the stand off over its funding. there will be a fresh attempt to end the stalemate when lawmakers meet later. we need a strong border, we have criminals coming in, we have human traffickers coming in, we have drugs pouring in, we have things happening that you don't even want to know about and it's been that way for decades and we can't have it anymore. senator dick durbin highlighted the hardships faced by workers involved in the shutdown, this is the first president in history who has shut down his own government. a lot of people will

suffer, it is clear he does not clear —— here. let's get more now from david willis in washington — — any indication how the latest talks are going? ican i can tell you that the vice president has been holding further talks today with congressional aides but president trump himself said he did not expect much to come from them. he said the real discussion would take place on monday, tuesday oi’ would take place on monday, tuesday or wednesday. congress does not reconvene until tuesday so there will not be any breakthrough until then at the very earliest. we're in then at the very earliest. we're in the third week of this shutdown. if it extends to the end of this week, it extends to the end of this week, it will become the longest government shutdown in us history. — new white house chief of staff has been talking about this in the last few hours — let's hear what he had to say — he was willing to agree,

he mentioned this in the press conference to take a concrete wall off the table. if that is not evidence of our willingness to solve the problem, 0k? because again what is driving this is the president's desire to change conditions at the border and if he has to give up a concrete wall with a steel fence so that the democrats concede, he is not building a wall anymore. how important are a different name for this project be? there does seem to bea for this project be? there does seem to be a feeling on the part of the truck administration for finessing the wording —— tromp administration. this change of world would change the mind of the democrats and they will grant the 6 billion that the president wants to build his border wall. i do not think it is realistic. nancy pelosi has been very clear as the speaker of the

house that she does not want anything to do with this order wall orany anything to do with this order wall or any construction, steel or concrete, she sees the whole thing as un—american and immoral soul trying to finesse it may not have very much trying to finesse it may not have very much success trying to finesse it may not have very much success i think. given this is such a big campaign issue for donald trump, how is that limiting his ability to manoeuvre out of this? you might say he has painted himself into a corner over this. it was the clarion cry of his run for office two years ago. he has already been castigated by those on the right for appealing to step aside from it briefly and now he knows he cannot do that, there is a lot of support among his base for this project, this 2000 mile wall

along the us border with mexico. the problem is, how did he bring it about if he is not getting the funding from congress that he needs? he extended the thought of a national emergency today, a controversial proposal which would circumvent congress and enable funds from the department of defence to be siphoned into the wall building project but that is not something that the democrats would take lying down. you can guarantee there would bea down. you can guarantee there would be a flood of legal challenges to it. very briefly, what does a government shutdown mean in practice? at the moment, the tangible effects of these are not as apparent as they might be perhaps two or three more weeks down the line. we are seeing museums here in washington closed, rubbish is piling up washington closed, rubbish is piling up at national parks, outside the

white house even. but it will start to really hit home i think leeds in the week when those first paycheques which were due to go out. —— later in the week. thank you very much. thank you very much. staying with president trump — and his national security adviser has said the withdrawal of us troops from syria depends on certain conditions — in a further indication that the process is being slowed down. during a visit to israel, john bolton said the us wanted assurances from turkey that us—backed kurdish fighters would be safe — and said he wanted to ensure remnants of so—called islamic state had been defeated. last month, president trump made a surprise announcement, saying that the troops were "all coming back and they're coming back now". mr bolton's comments came as the chief of staff at the pentagon, kevin sweeney resigned — becoming the third senior official at the pentagon to go since president trump made that announcement. a young saudi woman says she is stuck at bangkok's main

international airport, after running away from her family, who she believes will kill her for renouncing islam. 18 year old rahaf al—qunan was on a day trip to kuwait with her family, when she fled 2 days ago. (00v map) arriving at bangkok airport, she says her passport was seized by saudi embassy officials as soon as she got off the plane — while in transit to get on a flight for australia — where she says she had a visa. thai officials say they will send her back to kuwait tomorrow morning. she's been speaking to the bbc from her hotel room at bangkok airport to explain what happened. when i come, someone said to me that we will have the visa, then he took my passport. then he came to me with five or six people, i think they are police. and they told me my father wants me to go back to saudi arabia. and he is so angry.

i don't have rights in saudi arabia and my family treats me so bad. so you are scared to go back with your family? yeah, they will kill me. the independent‘s middle east correspondent joins me in the studio now. how concerned are you for her welfare ? how concerned are you for her welfare? i think the case is not a lot of positive things that can come out of this. there has been previous exa m ples of out of this. there has been previous examples of saudi and other gulf officials bringing such people back home, under abnormal circumstances. in 2017 there was the case of

another girl who was 2a, taking off another girl who was 2a, taking off a flight another girl who was 2a, taking off aflight in another girl who was 2a, taking off a flight in manila at the request of saudi officials. allegedly tied up with duct tape and forcibly dragged back to saudi arabia and she has never been heard of since so yes, there is a lot of concern there. we have not heard a response from her family but if she does end up back in kuwait, how fearful are you about what could happen to her? we do not know what happens to people when they go back in the circumstances. the bottom line is the track record for saudi arabia in terms of treatment for women is not very good, that is not a lot of recourse to she has when it comes to our family. that is no system whereby she can protest against her treatment under her family dominion so that is not a lots of good outcome is possible, if she is

forcibly taken back home. the bbc has seen a copy of her australian visa, she was in transit when she was detained in bangkok, what do you think went on here? i was detained in bangkok, what do you think went on here?_ in terms a more interesting issue. in terms of what has gone on behind the scenes. it really is abnormal. i think that is an issue of women's rights at play here. and prejudice on the part of both saudi and thai officials that this woman is somehow the property of her appearance, even though she is 18 years old and considered an adult in our understanding of the legal sense of the term but she is being treated as if she is a runaway child. that is disturbing and disturbing that the thai authorities are also abiding by this. given that we have a young woman locked up in a hotel room

saying she is afraid to go back to herfamily saying she is afraid to go back to her family because they will kill her, who can actually help right now? i think the thai authorities have in obligation to take his accusations seriously. there are un officials in thailand to could address our concerns and she deserves a hearing before a court, at least in thailand. if they are not able to do that, they should let her proceed to australia where she can try and apply for asylum. thank you very much forjoining us from istanbul. here in the uk the brexit debate restarts in parliament this week after the christmas break — ahead of a meaningful vote earmarked for the middle of the month. prime minister theresa may says she's been seeking assurances from europe, which might sway mps who plan to vote against her agreement. but she gave little away on what those assurances might be, or what would happen if her deal is defeated. here's our political correspondent ben wright.

it's time to pack up the baubles and chuck out the tree. christmas brought a brexit lull, that is now abruptly over. and the prime minister begins the new year as she ended the last, trying to find a way to persuade parliament to back her deal. but there's no sign of a new approach, only reassurances that she hopes might win over her critics. the first is measures that would be specific for northern ireland. the second is a greater role for parliament, as we take these negotiations into the next stage for our future relationship. and the third, and we are still working on this, is further assurances from the european union to address the issues that have been raised. but many tory brexiteers remain angry about the deal, as are a number of conservatives who want a closer relationship with europe or another referendum. 0pposition parties are poised to vote against the deal, too. so, if it's defeated, what on earth happens then? then, actually, we are going to be in uncharted territory. i don't think anybody can say exactly what will happen in terms of the reaction

we will see in parliament. well, i was hoping you could. if the prime minister has a plan b, she's not letting on. and theresa may didn't rule out asking mps to vote again. i've always said that no deal was better than a bad deal. what we have on the table is a good deal. the chances of the prime minister's deal getting through parliament still look pretty dismal. theresa may says we would then be in uncharted territory. we would also be in a deep political crisis, with even less time to go until the uk is set to leave the eu at the end of march. many mps believe that mrs may's tactic is to run down the clock, piling pressure on the house of commons to back her deal eventually or risk a damaging no—deal brexit. but as mps argue and agonise, there's currently no clear majority in this deadlocked parliament for a different course of action. i think there is a growing groundswell in the country, and in parliament, for accepting

that we are going to have to go back to the public for the final say. while polls suggest labour party members clearly want the party to commit to another referendum its leadership won't — yet. the reason theresa may has had such a botched set of negotiations is because of her red lines. if we, as a new, incoming labour government, were to go to europe without those red lines, we know that we could get a different, better deal. but the uk and eu insist the withdrawal agreement cannot be reworked, and a general election to break the impasse looks very unlikely. theresa may wanted the brexit deal wrapped up by christmas. instead, with time disappearing, the uncertainty grows. ben wright, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: it's revealed that british football star wayne rooney was arrested in the us last month accused of "public intoxication". the striker was later released. teams were trying to scoop up lumps

of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago the authorities confidently assured people that the oil would head out to sea but it does not. the words tallest skies creeper has ove rta ke n words tallest skies creeper has overtaken its nearest rival. —— skyscraper. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines... donald trump is standing firm on the border wall — but says he could compromise and call it something else as talks to end a partial government shutdown continue. a young saudi woman fleeing to australia — has been stranded at bangkok airport, when her passport was taken away. she says she fears for her life if she's forced

to return to herfamily. malaysia's king muhammad the fifth has resigned with immediate effect, less than two years after coming to the throne. it's the first time a ruling monarch has stepped down before completing their five—year tenure. malaysia has a unique power—sharing system between its state sultans. jonathan head reports from bangkok. malaysia's sultans are accorded an officially revered status, which inhibits any open criticism of their sometimes lavish lifestyles. however, rumours and online comment about the habits of king muhammad v have proliferated, since he took up his turn as the country's constitutional monarch, two years ago. these culminated in reports that he'd married a 25—year—old russian model in november, while on a break from his official duties, a marriage the palace has neither confirmed nor denied. an extraordinary meeting of the royal council of rulers took place, earlier this week, at which the king's situation is believed to have been discussed. the king plays a largely ceremonial role in malaysia, but has the power to confirm

the appointment of a prime minister and to dissolve parliament. the current prime minister, mahathir bin mohamad, who returned to office in a shock election victory last may, had a tense relationship with the sultan, during his previous governments, when he attempted to limit their authority. last week, he warned that all malaysians must be bound by the law, whatever their status. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. now we have all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we'll start in spain, where real madrid have suffered a surprise league defeat by real sociedad. the visitors earned their first victory at the bernabeu in la liga for 15 years. they took the lead through a willianjose penalty afterjust three minutes. it went from bad to worse for madrid after that, because lucas vazquez was sent off with around half an hour to play. real sociedad went on to make that extra man count... because, ruben pa rdo doubled their lead it finished 2—0,

to leave real madrid a point and a place outside the champions league qualification spots. elsewhere in la liga... barcelona are on course to extend their lead at the top. luis suarez scored a cracking goal in that one. second—placed atletico drew with third placed sevilla. the fa cup third round ties have continued. while the top teams made it through on saturday, there were some real shocks in the eight games on sunday. no more so than in south wales. where there were great scenes at the full—time whistle, because newport county of the english fourth tier beat former premier league champions leicester city. it finished 2—1 at rodney parade, as county saw off a team 7a places above them in the english football leagues. defeat too for fulham. much to the joy of that man... 0ldham athletic boss pete wild. his side beat the premier league strugglers 2—1. now listen to this... pete wild was meant to be at the game as a fan, but was asked to take over as caretaker manager on boxing day.

meanwhile, fulham boss claudio ranieri was furious afterwards, saying those who'd played for him had shown they were not first choice. no such problems for manchester city. they put seven past rotherham united of the championship. raheem sterling set the premier league champions on their way. nicolas 0tamendi and leroy sane were also on the score sheet. we took it seriously and the result looks simple and easy but you have to do what you have done and again one more time, compliment for the tea m one more time, compliment for the team the way we played. we communicate with each other and that is why we have been in the draw. let's just take a look at the other results from today's fa cup action. millwall came from behind with two goals from sub shane ferguson in three minutes. while, doncaster, qpr and watford also made it through.

switching to another cup competition, the first international one of the year. because, there was a huge shock in the asian cup asjordan beat reigning champions australia. their opening group b match finished 1—0. the only goal of the game came from anas bani yassen's first half header. syria and palestine played out a goalless draw in the other group b game. syria will playjordan next, while palestine face australia. one other story from football to bring you. police in the united states have confirmed wayne rooney was arrested and fined for public intoxication and swearing. it happened last month, as the dc united striker arrived back in the us from saudi arabia. court documents show the former england captain paid a $25 fine and $91 costs on the 11th of january. a spokesman for rooney says he was left "disorientated" by prescribed sleeping tablets which he took on the

flight whilst drinking. kei nishikori has won his first atp title since 2016 after beating daniil medvedev in the brisbane international. the 2014 us open finalist was pushed all the way by his russian opponent. nishikori had lost nine consecutive atp finals before this. he held firm this time, winning 6—4, 3—6, 6—2 at the pat rafter arena. in the women's final, karolina pliskova has won her second brisbane international title after beating lesia tsurenko in three sets. the ukrainian took the first set and was serving for the match in the second, but lost her nerve, as pliskova turned things around to take it 7—5. tsurenko then rolled her ankle at the start of the decider, allowing pliskova into a 3—love lead, which she never lost. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. let us bring

you some breaking news because a man have been charged with murder after a father was stabbed to death in front of his son on a train here in the uk on friday. the man who is 35 is accused of killing 51—year—old lee pomeroy on a train from guildford report london on friday. chelsea mitchell, 27 has also been charged with assisting an offender. a man has been charged with murder after 51—year—old lee pomeroy was stabbed to death in front of his son onaon stabbed to death in front of his son on a on friday. —— on a train on friday. the awards season begins later in los angeles. the hollywood foreign press will hand out the golden globe awards — celebrating the very best in television and film in its 76th year. among this year's favourites are lady gaga and the actor bradley cooper for their roles in the film ‘a star is born'.

the golden globes are being watched for signs that change will last, that actors, directors and stories of all kinds will be recognised. tv psychopath thriller killing eve is nominated twice after the bbc show did well on both sides of the atlantic. it has been incredible, i've never had this kind of reaction to a show before so it's been amazing. bbc hit bodyguard, the year's biggest tv drama, also has two nominations. what you think the key was to so much success? i've no idea. i mean, if i did know, i'd recreate it in everyjob i did. i can handle the more mundane jobs. in the film categories, vice heads the list after christian bale's full—body transformation into former

vice—president dick cheney. hey. what? ijust wanted to take another look at you. also tipped is a star is born, a tale of finding fame and feeling its cost that's earned both lady gaga and bradley cooper nominations. claire foy coos when for her performance in first. you only win when you maintain your dignity. green book, an account of 1960s segregation, is nominated five times. we're not a monolith and we have different experiences, we are part of the fabric of our film.

you look like a badger. then there's the favourite, the court of queen anne, captured in outrageous style. danjohnson dan johnson reporting, thanks danjohnson reporting, thanks for watching. the weather has been fairly quiet recently and a lot of cloud around but mainly dry with light winds. for some of us, that's about to change, a much windier start to the new week. as the winds ease, it will turn colder for a time, but for much of the working week, mainly dry with a bit more in the way of sunshine. the wins will freshen overnight where we will see the rain

freshening. drierfor where we will see the rain freshening. drier for england where we will see the rain freshening. drierfor england and wales, temperatures are around five to7 wales, temperatures are around five to 7 degrees. temperatures in rural parts could be down to one or 2 degrees. sunshine will be fleeting on monday. wet weather to start within scotland and northern ireland, it moves southwards. sunshine into scotland, away from the north—west when it gets wetter and winter. a mild de everywhere. temperatures in double figures. the main story is the strength of the wind, the strongest winds in northern scotland, gusts of 70 miles an hour. the area of deep pressure sweeps away overnight. it will be windy overnights, wens will ease on tuesday and change direction which will be significant. we draw down more north—west wind which will bring cold air but also more sunshine, a lot of places will be

dry with sunny spells on tuesday. showers into the north—east of scotland, down the coast where the wind will be strongest, further west the wins will be lighter. seven or 8 degrees is typical. into tuesday and wednesday, whether coming in from the atlantic, this area of high pressure will draw in milder air. 0n wednesday morning, we start with a frost across the centre of the uk, sunshine but cloud coming in off the north sea, a brisk wind, showers for the east of england and clouding overin the east of england and clouding over in the west with rain in scotla nd over in the west with rain in scotland and northern ireland. wednesday the chilliest de of the week. —— day of the week. president trump says he could

compromise on building the border war by calling it something else. meeting is to end a partial government shutdown now entering its third week are continuing in washington. a35—year—old man has been charged with murder of a passenger in a train in surrey on friday. the attack happened in front of his 14—year—old son. britten's prime minister has insisted a vote on her brexit deal will go ahead later this month. theresa may told the bbc be country faces uncharted territory of parliament votes to reject it and a young woman from saudi arabia says she is stranded at the international airport in bangkok and her life is