this is bbc world news today. i'm geeta guru murphy. our top stories... a second summit for president trump and north korea's kimjong—un. the white house says the meeting will take place at the end of next month, with reports that it could be held in sweden. meanwhile, the president's fighting new claims about russia — rejecting reports he ordered his former lawyer to lie to congress about a business deal in moscow. was left sheckedandshakem , fl ,, , he was able to turn over and that was the first time i saw his face andi was the first time i saw his face and i realised i was holding the duke of edinburgh. and, please don't go. the woman tipped to be germany's next leader pleads with britain not to leave the eu. plus much more on all our news in

the next half hour. the white house has announced a second summit between president trump and the north korean leader kimjong un, it's planned for the end of february. it follows talks in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys, kim yong chol. the new summit follows last year's historic meeting in singapore. its location is yet to be announced, though reports say preparations could begin in sweden very soon. lastjune president trump and kimjong un agreed a vague statement about denuclearization, but talks had made little progress since. let's get the latest from barbara plett—usher in washington. it is quite big news, isn't it,

given the threat and security terms that washington sees in north korea? yes, it is big news for a number of reasons and that is because there has been a diplomatic process for the last eight months or so but that has stalled. this summit is named to restart that in some form or breathe new life into it and this is going to happen again at the highest level which happened lastjune. that is interesting and it is happening just as the americans have put out their new missile defence strategy in which the north koreans are still called an extraordinary and ongoing threat. that report says there is a chance for a peace arrangement but it still remains a threat and that is always in the back drop as these talks take place and as diplomacy ta ke talks take place and as diplomacy take place. we do know that mr trump has dial back on his fire in theory

rhetoric for some time and has been talking very much about wanting another summit and talking very much about wanting anothersummitand kim talking very much about wanting another summit and kim jong—un wants one as well. will people be more cautious in their expectations given the hype last time that has led to very little relatively? i remember it last time there was quite a bit of caution as well and express wondering about a leader to leader meeting and there have been no negotiations to agree on and they agreed to something very vague which both sides defined in different ways, denuclearization and demands that came from different views and that came from different views and that has led really to no progress oi’ that has led really to no progress or concrete steps to dismantling the north korean nuclear programme. there will be a summit but how will we prepare for this to make sure it will have a concrete objective obtained. donald trump is under

pressure on many fronts domestically at the moment and is the sense that he is really committed to this? yes, he is really committed to this? yes, he is really committed to this? yes, he is under a lot of pressure domestically and has the case now with his former lawyer saying he was told to lie to congress about a russian business project and the shutdown of the government over demands to fund the wall on the border with mexico so there is a lot of negative domestic news and it could be that something like this, a foreign policy issue, one that involves made for a television event with a reclusive pariah leader that donald trump sees himself bringing in from donald trump sees himself bringing infrom a donald trump sees himself bringing in from a gold might be a distraction for him and perhaps he is hoping it is a distraction for others from his domestic woes but i think he will... this is certainly something that he has been wanting and it will happen towards the end of february. thank you very much

indeed and we have been... we will confirm it is in sweden once it is announced. there are number of pressure points on donald trump at the moment. democratic politicians in the us say they will investigate allegations that president donald trump directed his ex—personal lawyer to lie to congress. a buzzfeed news report claims mr trump instructed michael cohen to lie about plans to build a trump tower in moscow, at a time when the president denied having any business ties to russia. the story alleges "trump received 10 personal updates from michael cohen and encouraged a planned meeting with vladimir putin." mr trump has denied ever directing his former lawyer to break the law. he responded on twitter ,, j e? '; i correspondent kevin corke, "don't forget, michael cohen has already been. cent-listed ~ ~ to reduce his jail time!" michael cohen was president trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer.

to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of tax fraud and lying to congress. the intelligence committee will investigate the claims, says its chairman adam schiff, who wrote on twitter: "the allegation that the president of the united states may have suborned perjury before our committee is among the most serious to date." the bbc‘s senior north america reporter, anthony zurcher, says this is potentially very damaging for the president. i think the key detail in the buzzfeed report that is causing a lot of people to say this is very serious allegations as the fact that according to the buzzfeed article, robert mueller does notjust have michael cohen's word that donald trump directed them to live but there is documentary evidence supporting this in the form of e—mails and text messages as well as corroborating the accounts within donald trump's business organisations. so it is notjust a case of michael cohen who as donald trump's team rightfully pointed out has already

been admitted to lying to congress and is facing a lengthy prison sentence, it is notjust his word against donald trump. there is also substantiating evidence according to buzzfeed saying that this direction did in fact happened. that would constitute a pretty good case of obstruction of justice if it were true and in the past, allegations of obstruction ofjustice on the part of the president half led to state bill clinton's impeachment proceedings. and proceedings heading towards impeachment for richard nixon before he resigned. earlier this week, president trump's nominee for attorney general, william barr, agreed during sworn testimony that a president who persuades someone to commit perjury is committing the crime of obstruction ofjustice. in your memo, you talked about the james comey decision and you talked about obstruction ofjustice and you went over that which i appreciate

it, you said that the president persuading someone to commit perjury is obstruction, is that correct? yes. any person who persuades another. you also said a president orany another. you also said a president or any person committing a witness to change his testimony is obstruction, is that correct? yes. if there is a reason to believe that a president trying to cope somebody not to testify or testify falsely, that could be obstruction of justice. the yes under the obstruction statute, yes. i asked anthony if calls for impeachment were getting louder. i think when it comes to impeachment there have been with berries and congress that something like that could happen but democratic leadership and house of representatives have been quick to top—down speculations and say it is best to wait for more evidence to come out. after last night's report you're hearing some members of congress, some democrats talk about

ita congress, some democrats talk about it a little more loudly because they view this as being an impeachable offence if it is substantiated. as far as where we are in robert mueller‘s investigation, it has been opaque for the last two years and we do not know what is going on behind the scenes and only through court filings that are heavily redacted and anonymous people who report that they have ties to the investigation. robert mueller could have a viable report sometime as early as february but these are anonymous accounts and not coming from the spokesman for the special counsel office at all and the reality is that there are ongoing legal cases such as sentencing of paul manafort that are going to stretch out well into the summerand going to stretch out well into the summer and the idea that all of this will be wrapped up soon no matter what happens in next month or so and when the final report comes out, i think those are unrealistic. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. thousands of poles have taken part in a procession,

following the coffin of pawel adamowicz. the 53—year—old mayor of gdansk died after being stabbed at a concert 1&5 in r' “é‘ £3? 5:33 ‘72’ w ’ ’ the court ordered them to be remanded in custody for thirty days as investigations continue. the somali islamist militant group al—shabab said it was behind the attack, which killed twenty—one people. the wife of meng hongwei, the interpol president held in china since september, has sought asylum in france for herself and her children. grace meng and the seven—year—olds live in lyon, the international police agency's headquarters. mr meng disappeared during a visit to china last year and in october authorities in beijing said he was being investigated over suspected bribe—taking. buckingham palace has announced

that the duke of edinburgh has been to hospitalfor a check up, after being involved in a car crash near queen elizabeth's country residence, sandringham, last night. doctors have confirmed that he had no injuries of concern. police say they're investigating the crash and will take ‘any appropriate action'. daniel sandford, reports. it was the devastating car crash that the queen's 97—year—old husband simply walked away from. his land rover ended up on its side and a nine month year old baby boy was taken from the other car. he was the first at the scene and telling me what initially caught his eye. first at the scene and telling me what initially caught his eyelj first at the scene and telling me what initially caught his eye. i saw a car, somersaulting across the road from my right. over. g over. hee rushed to help the

clearly elderly driver from the land rover but his legs were trapped. clearly elderly driver from the land rover but his legs were trappedm his left leg moved, leg his left leg moved, his right leg was and his left leg moved, his right leg was - and he was able to turn was free and he was able to turn over and that was the first time i was free and he was able to turn over and thatv realised rst time i was free and he was able to turn over and thatv realised ist time i saw his face. i realised i was holding of and i to something blimey but % bit like blimey but probably a bit stronger. he then helped the duke like blimey but probably a bit strong the -ie then helped the duke like blimey but probably a bit strong the car zhen helped the duke like blimey but probably a bit strong the car zhen hel the the duke gut of the car th’r’gggh'thssgnrggf? away from his car gut of the car th’r’gggh'thssgnrggf? away from "3; all asked if other people were all right. so his immediate concern at that point seem to be for the well—being of the people driving... he was much more concerned about other people than about himself. he was much more concerned about other people than about himselfm the aftermath he told the police at the aftermath he told the police at the low winter sun had been a problem yesterday afternoon. he mentioned that he was dazzled by the sun which would have been directly

in front of him from the direction of his travel, wright and his eyes and her eyes and level. —— right in his eyes. police are going to investigate the crash just like any other road traffic accident but it seems what happened was the sun low in the sky, the duke of edinburgh pulled out onto this busy road and was ina pulled out onto this busy road and was in a collision with a blue kia and his car tumbled down the road and his car tumbled down the road and be happier with the driver's door on the ground and he had to be helped out of the vehicle. whatever the outcome of the investigation, there will now be questions about whether the duke of edinburgh should driving. all drivers in the uk stop driving. all drivers in the uk over 70 have to renew their licence every three years. this notorious stretch of road claimed five lives and six years, by chance it was up at discussion in a council meeting today where it was agreed that the speed limit should be reduced from

6250. -- speed limit should be reduced from 6250. —— from 60 two 50. stay with us on bbc—r‘g’gggg donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states and was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washingtonm capitol hill in washington. it is going to be only america capitol hill in washington. it is cricket team - attacked cricket team were attacked with tear and cricket team were attacked with tear

em gas and police dogs. date called him the picture of leon, he is held on a charge and bolivia. westerman is one to extradite him for crimes in wartime france. millions claimed to w’ ”w7 w www to bathe close w wwww to bathe close to this spot, —— came to bathe close to this spot, a tide of humanity that people believe have broken records. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines... the white house says it is planning a second summit between president trump and north korea's kim jong—un, next month. the location hasn't been announced. president trump has rejected reports he ordered his former lawyer to lie to congress for him about business links with russia. the british prime minister theresa may has spent the day speaking to other european leaders, and meeting members of her cabinet, to discuss the future of her brexit deal, overwhelmingly rejected by mps earlier this week.

mrs may is due to present new plans to parliament on monday. here's our political correspondent ben wright. mr gove mrgove are mr gove are you confident of getting the brexit - you want? so the and g"? ;.rcli.éériilr il: l”; f . some red lines on trade must change. some red lines on trade must stay. i did not believe we can have an independent trade policy and a customs union, we would have to apply european trade law. he will not sign up to a customs union compromise that will lead to a new

deal. some entries in theresa may's divided cabinet in theresa may's divided cabinet in theresa may's divided cabinet in theresa may's divided cabinet and are telling her that leaving the european union without a deal would be ok, others particularly of the game of five are urging fora particularly of the game of five are urging for a cross party solution to this process, to compromise and reel out what they think would be the disaster of a new deal brexit. and there is very little time left. the prime minister will make a statement in the comments setting out the government's plan b and mps will put forward their alternative ideas to that motion. the following to say will see a series of crunch votes on that. two months later, be a case to leave the eu, whether parliament has a great a brexit deal or not. the formerformer a great a brexit deal or not. the former former secretary toward a business this morning and under no circumstances, to delay the uk's departure. telling the british

parliament for all of this who, after abandoning the project of leaving the european union would be so utterly prophetic it would reinforce people's view that there is some kind of plot going on at westminster to stop this thing. competing ideas to break the process being argued over and some do see the merit and asking for my time.“ we need further negotiation, and extended for a few months, till the summer, no problem. i do not think the public are very reasonable on this, they will not have a problem either. theresa may spent to eu leaders but her headache is here, trapped between the demands of her divided party and a fractured parliament. meanwhile, 31 leaders of german politics, industry and the arts have signed a letter pleading with britain to change its mind, and stay in the european union. "without your great nation, this continent would not be

what it is today: a community defined by freedom and prosperity." a big game in germany has already kicked off the weekend of football. bayern munich are at hoffenheim. a win for bayern would take them to within 3 points of the leaders — borussia dortmund — who play on saturday. there at added time. in spain, getafe in sixth place host the team just above them in la liga — alaves. that game is just coming up to the last 30 mins. jamie mata goal a penalty for getafe 33 mins and jorge molina goals 46 and 55 mins. liverpool can stretch their lead at the top of the premier league to 7 points again on saturday. manchester city, in second, don't play bottom side huddersfield until sunday. jurgen klopp's liverpool are home to crystal palace. we have to be ready for a proper

fight again and that is what we wear, i think. fight again and that is what we wear, ithink. no real concerns fight again and that is what we wear, i think. no real concerns or doubts on sites, a rather positive expectation and in the end we have to deliver. elsewhere, wolves against leicester is the early kick off on saturday in the premier league. striker marko arnautovich has been left out of the west ham squad for the trip to bournemouth. he's expected to be sold. we'll get more on manchester united against brighton in a moment, but united can move up to fifth, if arsenal slip up at home to chelsea. spurs go to relegation threatened fulham on sunday. he may only be the caretaker but 0le gunnar sol—shaar can't seem to put a foot wrong at the moment. if manchester united beat brighton at old trafford that will be 7 out of 7, and six league games in a row. no united manager has done that before. what has probably helped is that solskjaer is no

stranger to the city — and he says he is very settled. i have to say i look forward to getting up in the morning and to start work again, i always am when i work and football. i love working with people, trying to improve people, when you are here, you just wa nt to people, when you are here, you just want to go to bed at night and get up want to go to bed at night and get up in the morning again. still in the hotel here but it will not be too long and i have friends here so it is good to see a few of them so it is good to see a few of them so it is good to see a few of them so it is not like i'm stuck in the hotel on my own. the main upset today at the australian open came as defending champion caroline wozniacki was been knocked out, by maria sharapova. the five—time grand slam winner returned from a doping ban in april of 2017 — and has struggled with injuries since but took a tight third set to secure what she said was a "really rewarding" victory.

i thought it was as usual, expected it to be a physical match and did not have to be and some might but i thought even be longer rallies did a good job of those, put a lot of pressure on her and those other rallies i think many years ago that she used and i thought i did a great job with comic of getting a high percentage of lens of those. birthday girl angelique kerber thrashed australian wild card kimberly birrell 6—1, 6—0, injust 58 minutes. the former world number one turned 31 today. hgppy happy birthday to her. while 2009 champion rafael nadal is also through to the last 16. there was lots of support for his opponent though — 19 year old australian alex de minaur. despite the backing of the home crowd, nadal won in straight sets. he'll play tomas berdych on sunday. ido i do not say i am here to win a

tournament because you never know what is going on. i won three good matches and i had a tough opponent and he is playing great and playing ata and he is playing great and playing at a very high level, so it will be at a very high level, so it will be a good test for me. that is why i am here. finally, a third consecutive half—century from ms dhoni helped india beat australia by seven wickets and win their one day series 2—1. 87 not out from the former captain guided them to their target of 231 with six wickets to spare. the indians are only the third team in the last 30 years to win both a test and 0di series in australia. that's all the sport for now. it is back to you. my children are very happy with that result, thank you very much. the great white shark is the most feared of all predators. but a group of divers in hawaii had a close encounter with one of the huge animals,

and lived to tell the tale. a group of underwater photographers were suprised by one of the world's biggest great whites believed to be a 50—year—old female called "deep blue". suzanne lowry has the story. a very close encounter with what is believed to be the biggest great white shark on record —— one of the biggest great white sharks and record. sheet took a photo shoot with the six metre long shark after spotting it i the coast with the six metre long shark after spotting it. the coast of of 2} shew 33 shew and 71: w her way to the she looked at a we back my friend said to me, he said m a riend said to me, he said m a great said to me, he said m a great said t shark. ie said m a great saidt shark. but lid m a great said t shark. but she that is a great white shark. but she did not really pay much attention to us did not really pay much attention to us other than a couple curious passes. j us other than a couple curious passes. but she isjust us other than a couple curious passes. but she is just so focused on eating that it was really kind of a different and very unique

experience. kimberly and another diver realised that the 2.5 tonne shark was actually the largest ever documented. she was last seen in mexico six years ago. we did not know it was her who we were swimming with we saw a great white shark. and it's humbling as a photographer, you dream ofa it's humbling as a photographer, you dream of a moment like this, to come across your lap and after so many days of looking, i finally already had given up hope. during filming, her team also found three pregnant sharks and believes this discovery will provide data that will provide knowledge to these often misunderstood great trace. the stuff of dreams or nightmares, i am not sure. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter. i'm @geetagurumurthy. this has been deep—sea world news.

—— this has been bbc world news. we had a wintry field to the weather today not just because we had a wintry field to the weather today notjust because it was cold but we have seen some sleet and snow plainly over the heels or coming from that area of cloud and moving very slowly ease world so it was not as cold as it was last night when we had temperatures down to —11 in scotland. on the whole a lot of content, and patchy rain around and for a while some sleet and snow over the hills of northern england into scotland. france not too far away at all tonight but not the low temperatures we had last night. temperatures did not rise very much at all today over the hills of scotla nd at all today over the hills of scotland in northern england. some sunshine for northern scotland and some showers towards the northern aisles that will continue today. not much for northern england and wetter weather still there across wells in the southwest with shower eat bursts of rain. it may well be dry for most

of rain. it may well be dry for most of the day and a few showers perhaps in the morning but fine weather for the most part. a dull day for most of us and some sunshine in northern scotland, we could get a bed and east anglia and perhaps in those heavy showers. double figure temperature is here, much colderfor the north and east around 5 degrees or so. we should lose that showers overnight and pressure is building across the uk and at the same time we have a week weather front pushing down from the northwest. broken cloud and more likely to have a touch of frost. temperature is —1 or -2. touch of frost. temperature is —1 or —2. week weather from their producing little rain and perhaps some sleet or snow over the hills. sunnier skies coming in behind her the afternoon, across scotland and northern ireland and the northwesterly breeze and temperature is typically six celsius. cold in the outlook as well and early next

week we have a stronger weather front bringing more rain and more snow over the hills. that should ‘through %:j is enough but. wind cold enough'bu‘t‘thgwtndfiirfitifirr as cold enodgh'bd‘t‘thow'rndeirfitiorr as the week goes on and we changes as the week goes on and we are likely to pull in a northeasterly wind and that will make it feel that bait colder. still a threat of snow and ice. —— feel that bait colder. this is bbc world news, the headlines: the white house says it is planning a second summit between president trump and the leader of north korea, kim jong—un. it'll take place at the end of next month. the location has yet to be announced. a spokesperson for donald trump says allegations the president asked his lawyer to lie to congress are "categorically false". it was in response to a buzzfeed article on michael cohen's testimony about plans for a hotel in moscow. more anti—government clashes have taken place in the sudanese capital khartoum. police reportedly fired live ammunition at hundreds of people who were mourning the death of a man

killed during an earlier demonstration. prince philip has visited hospital for "a precautionary check—up" after a car crash on thursday. doctors found "no injuries of concern". police are investigating the incident, and say they will take "any appropriate action".