this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera. our top stories: we've had very good steps in good faith from the north koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves, and so we releasing the hostages and other moves, and so we are releasing the hostages and other moves, and so we are going to continue those conversations, and the president looks forward to his next meeting. meanwhile, the president is fighting new claims about russia, rejecting reports he ordered his former lawyer to lie to congress about a business deal in moscow. hello and welcome to bbc world news.

the white house has announced a second summit between president trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un, will take place at 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. the new location is yet to be announced, but one option could be vietnam. lastjune, president trump and kimjong—un agreed a vague statement about denuclearisation, but there has been little movement since. pyongyang also wants relief from punishing sanctions. as well as meeting president trump, special envoy kim yong—chol also met the us secretary of state, mike pompeo. our correspondent barbara plett usher has been following developments in washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of

february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy, kim yong—chol, beginning with his secretary of state, mike pompeo, moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message - north kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message - i" so h kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message - i" so they kim, who was said to be carrying a personal mi there 3? i" so they kim, who was said to be carrying a personal mi there 3? indication y summit but there was no indication break the has persisted - the met in june. leaders last met in june. look we've continued to make progress, where to have states 1ave states is ve states is going to continue sanctions on see ctions on denuclearisation. sanctions of main united 2 says lifted only lifts have 1 the lifts have i” jong—un says

be 7” in'” be % in phases, should be lifted in phases, beginning now, and it seems that he wasn't getting anywhere with the emissary is the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wa nts to sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mr trump, wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mrtrump, he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mr trump, he may also welcome the chance to have made television moment with the north korean leader to distract from his troubles at home. the white house says allegations that president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress about his business links with russia before he took office are categorically false. if substantiated, they could trigger impeachment proceedings. mr cohen already faces a three—year jail sentence for violating campaign finance laws. here is our north america editorjon sopel. the subject that just won't go away, the president and russia, that wasn't true, and a lie that

earned him time injail. but, according to a detailed buzzfeed report, the lie wasn't his idea. the special counsel's office learned about trump's directive for cohen to lie to congress through interviews with multiple witnesses from the trump 0rganisation and internal company e—mails, text messages, and a cache of other documents. and the report goes on. the president's current personal attorney rudy giuliani has categorically denied this. the white house has been more circumspect. this isjust another in a long line of ridiculous charges without any corroboration or credibility whatsoever.

you're saying the president did not tell michael cohen to do that. i's telling you right now, this is exactly why the president refuses to give any credence or credibility to news outlets, because they have no ability to corroborate anything they're putting out there. instead, they're just using innuendo and shady sources. well, that was not a denial of my question. no, but the premise is ridiculous. and the president's press secretary stuck rigidly to quoting rudy giuliani's words. well look, that's absolutely ridiculous. f3! 5:5; eagseegg; $114; as}; §77 and said in a statement earlier today that it's categorically false. the chairman of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, tweeted this. "suborned perjury" — that phrase has been used a couple

of times before. it is the charge that brought richard nixon down. it is the accusation that led to bill clinton, too, being impeached over lies that he told about his relationship with monica lewinsky. the week started with the bizarre spectacle of the president feeling it necessary to come out before the cameras and say that he wasn't working for the russians. it ends with him facing serious allegations of obstructing justice. the reason this is so significant is that obstruction ofjustice is considered a high crime and misdemeanour — something that can lead to impeachment. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. let's get some of the day's other news: rescue workers in southern spain are preparing to dig a vertical tunnel in an effort to reach a two—year—old boy who has been trapped in a deep well since sunday. the child fell into the well, which is just 25 centimetres wide and 100 metres deep, as his family walked through a private estate near malaga. the family suffered another trauma in 2017 when their three—year—old son died suddenly while walking along a nearby beach.

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 hundreds more central american migrants have crossed into mexico i they are joining the caravan that is heading towards the us border. most come from honduras, and say they are escaping poverty and gang—related violence. hundreds of central american migrants who arrived at the us the british prime minister, theresa may, has been meeting members of her cabinet to discuss how to move the brexit process forward. she has also held talks with senior

officials in brussels, including the european council president, donald tusk. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. mr gove, are you confident of getting the brexit deal that you want? so what now? today the prime minister continued to listen, with cabinet ministers trooping in and out to share their advice with the prime minister, who has a brexit deal the house well, i don't believe we could have an independent trade policy iiwe stayede e7 in parliament for a new deal. but, if there is no deal, there are no trade agreements nailed

down with a0 major economies to replace the existing ones we have as members of the eu. liam fox said other countries needed to put more work in. while some in theresa may's divided cabinet are telling her that leaving the european union without a deal would be ok, others, particularly a camp dubbed the gang of five, are urging the prime minister to find a cross—party solution to this crisis, to compromise, and to rule out what they think will be the disaster of a no—deal brexit. and, of course, there is very little time left. on monday, the prime minister will make a statement in the commons setting out the government's plan b, and mps will start to put forward their alternative ideas as amendments to that motion. the following tuesday, we will then see a series of crunch votes on all of that. and as things stand, exactly two months later, the uk is set to leave the eu, whether parliament has agreed a brexit deal or not. touring a brexit—supporting business, borisjohnson dug himself

membership during the referendum. but the former foreign secretary was here to tell the prime minister telling the british public, after all this hooha, that we've abandoned the project of leaving the european union would be so utterly pathetic, it would reinforce people's view that there's some kind of plot going on at westminster to stop this thing. here, competing ideas to break the political paralysis are being argued over, and many mps do see the merits in asking for some more time. if we need further negotiation and article 50 is extended for a few months, let's say ‘til the summer, then i don't have a problem, or a few months, and i don't think the public, who are fairly reasonable on this, would have a problem either.

before leaving downing street for a working weekend, theresa may spoke to eu leaders. but her headache is here, trapped between the demands of her divided party and a fractured parliament. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the banksy on the side of a garage that could become the focal point for a new artistic hub in the steel—making town. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. r. ., um va, ml. , ”in xr — they called him

klaus altmann is being held here on a fraud charge in bolivia, but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump and north korea's leader kim jong—un are to meet for a second summit — the white house is hoping to make progress on denuclearisation. let's stay with that story. earlier, i spoke to governor bill richardson, former cabinet secretary under bill clinton. and_lasked_i1'ln1 in the right way. well, i am a bit troubled by the

announcement that there is going to bea summit announcement that there is going to be a summit in six weeks, at the end of february, because the last summit injune has of february, because the last summit in june has produced of february, because the last summit injune has produced nothing of substance, especially from the north koreans. they have not been nuclearised, they have not done anything about their missiles, the nuclear weapons, absolutely nothing. not even disclosed the number of weapons or not even disclosed the number of weapons oi’ where not even disclosed the number of weapons or where the weapons are. so i think we're putting the cart before the horse, as we say here in america. i would before the horse, as we say here in america. iwould have before the horse, as we say here in america. i would have wanted the president and the north koreans to announce some steps that the north koreans have ta ken announce some steps that the north koreans have taken since the last summit, and that hasn't happened. so i'm a bit troubled. e'" a bit tfiab'edft‘atbemere'fl” w 7 will emerge, but what details will emerge, but what can mug. details will emerge, but what can north korea do in six weeks to shoe; ,. , . ,, north korea do in six weeks to show progress on denuclearisation? not very much. so do you think that this

is more about showmanship and something for the cameras, rather than something of substance?” something for the cameras, rather than something of substance? i do believe so. i believe both leaders wa nt believe so. i believe both leaders want another summit where there is a lot of photographs, there is a lot of pageantry, lot of photographs, there is a lot of pagea ntry, but lot of photographs, there is a lot of pageantry, but very little substance. but there is a better situation on the korean peninsula. the north koreans have not detonated a nuclear weapon, they have not shot a nuclear weapon, they have not shot a missile. there is more human rights progress with south korea, family reunification. so that's good, and you want to keep that momentum going. but another summit where the north korean leader gains an awful lot with his people and around the world, he is on the world stage with the president of the united states, without producing what he said he would in the summit injunein what he said he would in the summit injune in singapore, which is steps towards denuclearisation. that hasn't happened. the president is being advised. why, in that case, it

is this going ahead? well, it could be that there is a lot of domestic issues that the president wants to forget about, and a lot of american presidents, whenever there is trouble with the congress, various scandals, there is issues that they don't want to deal with domestically, they take a foreign trip. they do a summit where they are —— they are basically u nco ntested, are —— they are basically uncontested, the presidents are u nco ntested uncontested, the presidents are uncontested doing big summits, especially with north korea. and it could be that the president wants to get out of town. you know, we've got the shutdown going. we've got other problems he's having with the mueller in greek, so it could be that they want a distraction. but look i want the president to succeed, i want the summit to succeed, i want the summit to succeed, but i wish we had not given kim jong—un this summit without kim jong—un taking some steps —— mueller inquiry. he's taken no steps except

the remains of american soldiers. that's important, we want that. but you know, there's just that's important, we want that. but you know, there'sjust very little movement on their part, and this is how they negotiate. i've negotiated with them for years. they want you to make the first move, they hold off, they dillydally, they pause, and then nothing happens. that's my worry about this summit so soon, in virtually six weeks. now again, in your experience, of course, it had so much experience in negotiating with the north koreans. this soft diplomacy, the showmanship, they like that. so maybe, who knows? may be donald trump is doing the right thing. well, the north koreans love it, because for years the north koreans have said we are the big players in asia. you, the united states, and us. we should negotiate everything here. and kimjong—un can say to his people, i am in summits

with the president of the united states, on the world stage, i'm a big shot. yes, we have sanctions and a lot of countries are taking advantage of us and don't like us, but here i am in this summit, negotiating with the president of the united states, the most powerful country in the world. so it's good politics for kim jong—un and for president trump. but where is the substance, where is it before the showmanship and the glamour and the shaking hands and the nice talk, whereas the substance; is whereas the substance? that is what troubles me right governor bill richardson their sharing his experience. police in the sudanese capital, khartoum, have opened fire at mourners attending the funeral of a man killed during clashes with the security forces. dozens of people have died since protests began last month against one of africa's most repressive regimes. here's our africa editor fergal keane. %

$3“ morning and the ‘s a still can still inflict death, whose capacity to impose a blanket of fear is being challenged as never before. here a police car is overturned. a symbol of a state accused of brutal torture and killings. translation: he was returning from present the mosque nearby. as he approached the house, a policeman rushed at him. he resisted, but the policeman shot him through the door. the worst of the violence was here in this khartoum neighbourhood. he sharing vinegar, used to do with the after—effects of tear gas. —— khare. shots echoing across the streets. here one of the savage beatings meted out during house raids. and

there's the tragic moment when security forces opened fire on a stone throwing a crowd. a young protester was killed. this doctor, here undergoing emergency treatment. he was allegedly shot after pleading with police to stop firing outside a house where he was treating the wounded. he started explaining that he's a medical doctor, but the response he got was in the "you are a medical doctor, well, we are looking for you." and they took two said that, they shot him, and they went away. the doctor died of his wounds. the protest began last december, - the wounds. the protest began last december, the of wounds. the protest began last december, the e of wounds. the protest began last december, - the e§f days was tripled. 0n the following days they spread to the capital, was tripled. 0n the following days they spread to the caj are, - of

was tripled. 0n the following days they spread in the caj are, - of last night scenes outside this hospital were - most £33? yet. hospital were the most defined yet. 0mar al—bashir came to power in a military coup in 1989. it was the brutality of his crackdown into four, part of which we documented in 2005, made him notorious and prompt they charge of genocide by the international criminal court. we filmed the president recently when he visited the reformist prime minister of ethiopia. 11 days later, driven by economic despair, the people rose up. it is probably the endgame for the president. how long he will stay in office, whether it isa he will stay in office, whether it is a week or a year is almost irrelevant. he has lost all credibility. hated irrelevant. he has lost all cred wantéfiiated i for g

their -§ resista nce resistance it seems only crackdown, resistance it seems only to be growing. fergal keane, bbc news. us car maker tesla, which is hoping to bring electric cars to the masses, is cutting its workforce by 7%. the company has around 115,000 staff, which means 3,000 people will lose theirjobs. tesla says it needs to reduce costs despite making a profit in recent months. company founder elon musk says tesla's most affordable car is still too expensive. for more on this i've been speaking to samira hussain in new york. the model three tesla electric car was meant to be the one that is more affordable and the pricetag that they wanted to put this car as was $35,000 us. but right now if you wa nt to $35,000 us. but right now if you want to get the most basic version of that car it would actually cost you $44,000. and it therefore pushes

the car away from being somewhat affordable to in that more luxury kind of zone. so it was elon musk is a lwa ys kind of zone. so it was elon musk is always wanted to do with the model three is to allow people to get access to it. what is is, look, if i wa nt to access to it. what is is, look, if i want to make is affordable, i will have to cut costs. tesla has been hugely successful in many ways. is it surprising to see them how to make this announcement? now tesla is facing a loss of more competition. when tesla first started they were the newest game in terms of electric ca rs. the newest game in terms of electric cars. “— the newest game in terms of electric cars. —— and not more. now there are more companies making electric cars. there are tech companies that are now hooking up with automakers, traditional automakers, and they are really investing a lot of money into the electric car market. tesla, right now, has two tried to ramp up its production and try to make

itself into a mass market, mass—producing car company, some idiot has not had much experience in —— have to try. it will be a tough road ahead for tesla. no pun intended. samira hussain there. a work by the graffiti artist banksy, which appeared on the side of a garage in the welsh town of port talbot in december, has been sold for a six—figure sum. entitled season's greetings, it shows a child apparently under falling snow, which turns out to be ash from a fire. the new owner says he'll keep the work in port talbot for at least two years. here's our wales correspondent, sian lloyd. they're still coming to see this banksy, even in the rain. since it first appeared on the side of a port talbot garage, more than 20.000 neonle.. ... - . .- .-..... -. have been to visit. but now, this work has been bought by an essex—based art dealer. i think this is a phenomenal picture by banksy. it sums up, in a — in one small area, so many things

about social society. banksy confirmed it was genuine on his instagram account in december with a message, "season's greetings". and made an impact on the local community. days because of all of the pollution from the steel company — you'd get smuts all over your washing — so that really speaks to me. i think it's brilliant to bring people in and also to get the people — the good people of talbot talking about art. this is wales' first banksy and has caused huge excitement in port talbot. but, for the owner of this garage, the attention has been overwhelming. one offer, in particular, stood out to me. it was less than the other offers but the man has promised to keep it in the town and i know a lot of good is going to come from it. we're going to move it

from here to protect it, take it into the middle of town, i'm going to bring up about half — four, five, six other banksy pieces tojoin it, so that it becomes a magnet for tourists to port talbot. the price that's been paid for it remains under wraps. sian lloyd, bbc news, port talbot. it is great to think he did not go for the highest bidder, but he sold that work of art to somebody who will keep it at least in the city for a little bit, anyway, for a couple of years. let us hope that loads of tourists go and visit it. lots more on the website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbckasiamadera. it would be great to hear from you. thank you. goodbye. haider. friday was a bit of a

disappointing day, particularly through the afternoon we saw a proud —— outbreaks of rain colmslie, and so pushing in from the west, courtesy of this area of low pressure which is almost grinding to a halt over the uk. for the weekend it will bring us a loss of cloud, and outbreaks of rain, maybe he'll sleet and snow for a while. it is a dying feature. —— illsley. it looks fairly wet across england and wales with some sleet and snow, particularly over the high ground of the east and north—east of england. further north, across scotland, the far north of england, where we have the best of any clear skies. he will be the coldest start the day, but at least you will have the sunshine to compensate. much of the northern half of scotland bright, cold, and crisp through the morning. further south into england and wales are for parts of northern ireland, we will have that weak weather front. it says cloudy for most of us. 0utbreaks says cloudy for most of us. outbreaks of rain and a little bit

ofa outbreaks of rain and a little bit of a hill sleet and snow continuing, particularly across the north—east corner of england. as we head through the course of the day the weather front will continue to weaken. many places turn trite but hold on a legacy of cloud. heavy showers developing across south wales anna cross south—west england was sunny spells. they could pushed average is up to 10 degrees here. elsewhere it will be chilly despite the sunshine across the far north of scotland. through saturday night it turns dry ourforemost, scotland. through saturday night it turns dry our foremost, but again we continue to see quite a bit cloud around, fog and even freezing fog across northern part of the country where, once again, it will be chilly under clear skies with some frost, maybe a risk of ice. as we head into sunday we are between weather systems. prezza will be building across much of the country. this wea k across much of the country. this weak weather front will bring out bricks bring to the north—west corner of the country —— pressure will be building to stop a band of rain spreads southward and begins to fizzle out. there could be. for a while. behind its guides brighten up nicely with sunshine here. for

england and wales it will hold on to fizzle out. there could be. for a while. behind its guides brighten up nicely with sunshine here. for england and wales it will hold onto quite a lot into the early part of next week a weather front sweep southwards bringing outbreaks of rain and snow, followed by a blustery, wintry showers, and sunny spells. as we had deeper into next week we start to lose the cold northerly winds and start to pick up something from the north—east. it looks like this could be even colder. it could dry some snow showers across the north sea into our shores. —— dry. showers across the north sea into ourshores. —— dry. next showers across the north sea into our shores. —— dry. next week is staying cold with sleet and so for some of us. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump will hold a second summit with the north korean leader, kimjong—un, near the end of february. it is expected to focus on the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the white house said the location would be announced later. vietnam has been mentioned as a possibility. the white house has called allegations that president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress

about his business links with russia before he took office categorically false. leading democrats said the allegations were the most serious against the president to date. police in the sudanese capital, khartoum, have opened fire at mourners attending the funeral of a man killed during anti—government clashes with the security forces. countrywide demonstrations calling for president 0mar al—bashir to step daft enough to swim with a great