the latest headlines: the british government is revoking the citizenship of a london teenager who joined the islamic state group in syria. a very warm welcome to bbc news — shamima begum ran away broadcasting to our viewers four years ago aged 15, but is now seeking in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. to return to the uk. our top stories: her family say they're very disappointed by the decision and hope to appeal. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in 60 french cities to condemn a rise in the london teenager who ran away anti—semitic attacks. hours earlier, almost 100 graves to join the so—called islamic state in syria has her citizenship revoked were found to have been by the uk. protesters take to the streets in 60 french cities to comdemn desecretated with swastikas the rise in anti—semitic attacks. at a jewish cemetery. the vandalism prompted a visit bernie sanders fires up his second from president macron, bid for the american who vowed to punish the offenders. presidency — will the democrats bernie sanders is making a second still feel the bern? bid for the american presidency. the fashion world pays tribute the vermonet senator to the designer karl lagerfeld, is the best—known name in a crowded who's died at the age of 85. democratic field for next year's election, but his campaign team say they raised $1 million within three and a half hours of his announcement.

hello. shamima begum, the teenager who left britain to join the extremist group the so—called islamic state, is to lose her british citizenship. she was 15 when she left. now 19, she's in a refugee camp in syria, with a newborn baby. a statement from her family in london says they are "very disappointed" at the news, and will consider all legal avenues to challenge the home office decision. daniel sandford has more details. shamima begum escaped from fierce fighting this month as the islamic state group she went to join as a teenager slowly loses its last piece of territory in syria. but returning to the uk became much harder today, as the government moved to take away her british nationality. a letter sent to her mother by the home office said... if apparently you show little

remorse, if you join a death cult that has killed british citizens, beheaded british citizens, maimed thousands of our people, there is no return from this. she caused outrage yesterday by equating the children killed in the manchester bomb two years ago with people being bombed by coalition forces in is—held areas of syria. like the women and children in baghuz that are being killed right now, unjustly by the bombings? it's a two—way thing. at the weekend, shamima begum gave birth to a baby boy, who she was carrying under her clothes when the bbc interviewed her, but that doesn't seem to have affected the home office's decision. it seems to be a bit of a knee—jerk reaction. the family are very, very surprised at that. essentially, she has never been to bangladesh. there was a lot in the social media

saying that she was born there, she's never been there. she has only been in britain. so it seems to be a bizarre decision, and i'm not entirely sure how that will stand up legally. in order to deprive someone of their british citizenship, the home secretary needs to be satisfied that doing so is... and that they've conducted themselves in a manner that is... he must also be sure that they are... it now transpires that the mother of ms begum appears to be a bangladesh national. by bangladesh law, that would mean that ms begum is a bangladesh national. that means that she doesn't have only british nationality. therefore, if her british nationality is removed, she is not stateless. tonight, the home office said it wouldn't comment on individual cases, but that any decisions to deprive individuals of their citizenship are based on all available evidence and are not taken lightly. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the home office. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has interviewed shamima begum. he's in northern syria.

when i spoke to shamima begum yesterday, she was still intent on returning to the united kingdom. she managed to make it all the way here to syria without a uk passport. she used her sister's passport to get from britain, travel to turkey, and then crossed into syria, joining the islamic state group. when i asked if she had a second passport, a bangladeshi passport, she avoided the question. she said she avoided the question. she said she had never been to bangladesh. of course, britain has stopped other british is supporters here in syria of their citizenship but only dual nationals. —— stripped. but they can only do that to them if they have rights to another citizenship. while shamima begum has been here she has had a baby boy, he is three days old and his name is jarrah. his citizenship is probably ok because he received his, he was born a few days before his mother lost hers.

but this whole issue of what to do with these is women and other is supporters isn't going to go away. we know that in the last week alone, 12 british women have arrived at displacement camps here in northern syria. so for the british government, the problem of what to do doesn't thousands of people have taken to the streets of paris and other french cities in protest at a rise in anti—semitic attacks. on tuesday, more than 80 gravestones were daubed with swastikas at a jewish cemetery in eastern france. french president emmanuel macron called it an act of absurd stupidity. jon ironmonger reports. france has a glowing, glaring problem with anti—semitism, but the desecration of this jewish cemetery in quatzenheim, near strasbourg, marks another low. some 96 gravestones daubed with swastikas. scrawled on one of them, the name of the far right militant group, black alsatian wolves. he told jewish leaders that he would pass new laws to punish anti—semitism. —— the president. the reason i'm here is first of all show the solidarity of the entire nation, a shame at seeing this. our determination to be together in these moments, and

pledge here my full determination to fight anti—semitism. pledge here my full determination to fight anti-semitism. the vandalism was discovered just hours before rallies across france in protest at the recent wave of anti—jewish attacks. thousands gathered in paris, their message, it is enough. translation: and is something that strikes fear, that brings back bad memories. we want to show younger generations that there is another path to take on this one. —— it is something. i do not exactly know why they are angry at the jewish people. they were angry at jewish people and continues till today, it is enough. that is what is written here, it is enough. politicians are many different partiesjoin enough. politicians are many different parties join the demonstrations, although the leader of the national front marine le demonstrations, although the leader of the nationalfront marine le pen said she was not planning to attend.

france has the largestjewish population in northern europe, at figures show recent anti—semitic attacks increased by a0%. last week, protesters shouted abuse at a french philosopher, calling him a dirty zionist and telling him to go back to tel aviv. any claim the rise of the yellow vest has helped to galvanise a minority of anti—semitic extremist, a link the wider movement is keen to avoid. let's get some of the day's other news for you. brazil's government is to deliver aid to its border with venezuela within days, at the request ofjuan guaido, the venezuelan opposition leader who's declared himself president. other aid shipments are waiting there but have been refused entry by the venezuelan military, still under the command of president nicolas maduro. the power struggle between the two presidents will decide whether the aid reaches the struggling population. pakistan's government has said it will retaliate if delhi responds

to the latest militant attack in indian—administered kashmir. the islamist group jaish—e—mohammed says it carried ou the attack, but the indian government believes pakistani intelligence was involved. prime minister imran khan says india should provide evidence for its allegations. joan ryan has become the eighth member of the uk parliament to leave the opposition labour party within 48 hours. she's blamed what she calls its tolerance of a "culture of anti—jewish racism". the enfield north mp will now sit with the seven backbenchers who resigned on monday to form an independent group. in the swiss alps, nearly 250 emergency workers have searched into the night for skiers feared trapped under more than two metres of snow. four people are confirmed injured in the avalanche at crans—montana. the race for the democratic party's presidential nomination has got even more crowded, as bernie sanders joins the field. the vermont senator is running for the white house again. in the four hours after his announcement,

he raised $1 million, but can bernie sanders prevail? this from our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue. so, it is official. there is no end to what the great people of our nation can accomplish. and 77 years old, the independent senatorfrom vermont is once again looking for the democratic nomination and has donald trump firmly in his sights. the democratic nomination and has donald trump firmly in his sightslj think it is unacceptable and un—american, to be frank with you, that we have a president who is a pathological liar and it gives me no pleasure to say that, but it is true. we have a president who is a racist, who is a sexist, who is a xenophobe, who is doing what no president in our lifetimes has come close to doing, and that is trying to divide us up. he'll be hoping to reignite the kind of enthusiasm he generated last time around, particularly among the young and

those on the left of the party. let us those on the left of the party. let us think big, let us transform this country! that message portion winds in more than 20 states of the hillary clinton, pushing policies such as medicare for all, free couege such as medicare for all, free college tuition, and a $15 minimum wage. but he will have to work harder to get himself heard this time around, with others in the race such as the massachusetts senator elizabeth warren embracing many of the same policies. he was not the only candidate to feel the wrath of the black lives matter movement, but bernie sanders did have a wider problem with african american voters, who make up around 20% of the democratic primary electorate. he performed badly with last time, picking upjust14% he performed badly with last time, picking up just 14% of the black vote in the south carolina primary. in the end, the insurgency was not strong enough to be the party establishment, but now with a whole network of donors and organises around the country, bernie sanders

will enjoy a significant advantage over many in the already crowded field. president trump has said he's looking forward to a good meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un. ttheir second summit will be at the end of february in vietnam. mr trump said he wants pyongyang to ultimately denuclearise, but is in no particular hurry. well, i would just like to see ultimately the neutralisation of north korea. i think we will see that ultimately. i have no pressing time schedule and i think people would like to see it go very quickly from the other side. i really believe that north korea can be a tremendous economic power when this is solved. the first summit was in singapore lastjune, and was the first time the two countries's serving leaders had met. our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, have more. well, kim jong—un‘s butler

well, kimjong—un‘s butler is well, kim jong—un‘s butler is said to be in the north by now, looking at places for kim jong—un to visit when he is at the summit next week. perhaps more substantially, the us envoy to north korea and his counterpart are also on the way to hanoi to hold discussions. it is understood that the two will be agreeing some kind of framework, some kind of deal, that donald trump and kimjong—un some kind of deal, that donald trump and kim jong—un had some kind of deal, that donald trump and kimjong—un had discussed during theirsummit and kimjong—un had discussed during their summit next week. after the summit in singapore, theirfirst meeting last june, summit in singapore, theirfirst meeting lastjune, there was a lot of criticism that the agreement reached on the neutralisation was very vague. it has led the kind of a seven—month stalemate, but this time certainly speaking to those who have knowledge of these discussions, it does seem that substantial negotiations are under way. it will bea negotiations are under way. it will be a tough task at this time for the two sides to agree something on that. it may well be that they are looking out a framework, a timeline for that kind of sight to be totally

dismantled and fork inspectors to get in to verify that. north korea does want sanctions lifted that they will have to offer something substantial, as far as i understand it. -- substantial, as far as i understand it. —— for investigators. that could include the dismantling of its nuclear plants before those sanctions will be lifted, and that is certainly something that the two sides will be looking to agree on when donald trump and kimjong—un meet next week. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the catholic church in india is hit by allegations of sexual abuse, and claims that top clergy have failed to address them. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect

on the morale of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the british government's revoking the citzenship of a teenager who ran away to join the islamic state group in syria. in france, thousands of people have taken to the streets protesting a recent rise in

anti—semitic attacks. the us is rushing to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to saudi arabia, according to a report released by the house congressional committee. whistle—blowers within the trump administration have come forward, afraid this could trigger a nuclear arms race in the middle east. they also warn of a ‘conflict of interest among top white house advisers'. for more, i'm nowjoined by our correspondent in los angeles david willis. tell us more. what are the concerns here? this report alleges an attempt to sell highly sensitive nuclear information to the saudis on the pa rt information to the saudis on the part of a consortium of us businesses, a close friend of donald trump's, a man who was head of his inauguration committee, and the former national security adviser michael flynn, a man who was sacked

from the trump administration and who has no of course since attracted the attention of the fbi. the main concern here is that in the absence ofan concern here is that in the absence of an agreement by the saudis not to turn nuclear materials into the production of weapons, that this could constitute a breach of the us and tomic energy act which prevents, 01’ and tomic energy act which prevents, or seeks to prevent, the development of nuclear weapons. ——. or seeks to prevent, the development of nuclearweapons. ——. it or seeks to prevent, the development of nuclear weapons. ——. it is something the democrats are now determined to look into. —— atomic energy act. saudi arabia simply saying they want to diversity their energy resources? exactly that that is what has prevented previous us administrations from dealing with this way with the saudis because there hasn't been that guarantee, that these will not be used for the creation of nuclear weapons.

especially at a time when president trump is backing away from america's involvement in the iranian arms deal. a lot of concern that this could lead to a buildup, and nuclear buildup, in the middle east. the president will be asked why members of democrats on these —— this committee, to assure them that this is not something that has been cooked up as a way of him and his cronies profiting but is something thatis cronies profiting but is something that is actually in the national interest. it is all part of an enhanced oversight on the part of the democrats, of course, who is looking to hold this administration to account following their success in the mid—term elections last november. thank you very much, david. the catholic church has been hit by allegations of sexual abuse in india after a nun in the country accused a bishop of raping her multiple times. he's been arrested and released on bail and denies the claims. there have been concerns raised about the vatican's overall handling

of numerous sex abuse allegations and pope francis is due to host a conference this week, focusing on how the church tackles the issue. the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports from the southern indian state of kerala. a religious minority in india — close—knit, devout. it's a community that's now facing troubling questions about abuse and silence. in september last year, five nuns in the southern state of kerala started an unprecedented protest. they were demanding justice for a fellow nun who had accused a bishop of raping her 13 times. under indian laws, the complainant can't be identified, and so these nuns have been speaking on her behalf. they say she sent letters to top church officials, but not one replied.

translation: it's the church authorities that have brought us out onto the streets. if they had given us one word of reassurance, we would never have come out in public. even now, they've closed their eyes. and it's notjust top indian priests they reached out to. this letter was given to the vatican's ambassador in the country more than a year ago. another one was sent months later. the nuns say both went unanswered. the ambassador is also yet to respond to the bbc on what was done once the vatican became aware of the case. the accused is this man, bishop franco mulakkal. he was arrested and released on bail. when he returned to his church, he was given a grand welcome. he declined to be interviewed, but sent this statement to the bbc.

this comes at a time when the catholic church is battling allegations of abuse in many other parts of the world, too. so much so that the vatican has called for a conference on the issue. but here in india, which millions of catholics call home, the church is yet to acknowledge or address the problem. that's despite a number of cases being reported from different parts of india. i remember very clearly how it started... i met one woman who only recently came out with her story. she says she was repeatedly abused by a member of a catholic institution as a child. at the age of five, when i had just started school, i was taken to this religious place for extra lessons, and that is when the abuse started. it went on for seven years. it was definitely more than once at least a week. it has affected me in, like, so many ways.

and you know, um... the institution in question has started an inquiry. but she says her attempts to reach out to higher authorities ahead of the conference have gone unanswered. a global spotlight is on the catholic church and how it deals with sexual abuse. here in india, it's yet to start the conversation. yogita limaye, bbc news, in kerala. a chinese busineswoman who led one of africa's biggest ivory smuggling rings has been sentenced to 15 years injail in tanzania. she was convicted of trafficking 860 tusks — that would have required the slaughter of dozens of herds of elephants. munira hussein reports from the court in dar es salaam. this woman was nicknamed the ivory queen. she has lived in tanzania since the 1970s and was even secretary general of the tanzanians

africa council. but today, she was found guilty of smuggling more than 250 elephants. —— smuggling the tasks. she was smuggling ivory between 2000 and 2014 from tanzania. instead of sentencing her to jail, the court said they will try to recover a ll the court said they will try to recover all proceedings from her business. demand for ivory from asian countries has led to a surge in poaching across africa. environmental activists say this is the beginning of a new era against poaching. i think tanzania as a whole for the last years has been doing very good work and has turned the tide. this is testament to the good work they are doing, not only out in the field but in the court rooms, too. the chinese woman said she would appeal the sentence. the fashion world is

mourning the loss of one of its most brilliant designers. karl lagerfeld has died after a short illness in paris. the creative director for chanel and fendi was known for his iconic clothes, sharp wit and personal style. he was also coy about his age: lagerfeld's website says his year of birth was 1938 — though most placed his age at five years older. our paris correspondent, lucy wiliamson, looks back at his life. in a world that worships brands, karl lagerfeld enjoyed the status of a god. a workaholic with a sharp tongue and a brilliant eye for what would sell, he rescued the iconic fashion house chanel from its conservative tweed image, as well as turning out lines for fendi and his own label. his trademark dark glasses and white ponytail, in contrast to his lavish fashion shows and elaborate sets, including one year a full—scale beach reconstructed inside a paris gallery.

ijust do what my inner voices tell me. i'm thejoan of arc of design. karl otto lagerfeld was born in germany, but moved to paris where he studied fashion alongside fellow student yves st laurent. for decades, they remained rivals in work, but where st laurent reinvented the classics, lagerfeld focused on modern wearable designs. he teamed up with hmm to make his designs more accessible. and before yellow vests became a protest symbol, he was photographed wearing one for a road campaign. there was fears that his show when he missed a show in paris. his death marks the end ofan show in paris. his death marks the end of an era, notjust here at the

labels where he worked but across the fashion world. at london fashion week today, the tributes came pouring in. you know, he would say this is how it's going to be or this is how it should be and he always did things with such style. and, well, he just had a wonderful aura about him. the man remembered as an icon and a genius left behind his own kind of tribute. i am like a caricature of himself, he was once reported as saying, and i like that. more on karl lagerfeld and more of all of the news any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley.

hello again. our weather has been mild over recent days but we are about to turn up the heat. yes, we will be dragging up some area coming off the north—west of africa, pushing past spain and towards the uk into the weekend. that will boost temperatures and we could see highers, given a bit of sunshine, getting as high as 18. that is possible. it depends on how much sunshine we see and the next few days look cloudy even though we will be mild. the weatherfront days look cloudy even though we will be mild. the weather front is pushing north and east, bringing wet weather. over the next few hours, we have some rain around across scotla nd have some rain around across scotland and northern ireland but it is largely dry in the south. some showers following to northern

ireland. you will notice a mild start to wednesday. temperatures in the range of seven — 11. once again, a cloudy start for most with outbreaks of rain particularly across north—western areas. the rain could be heavy at times for northern wales, western scotland but they could be sunshine coming out in the afternoon. the best chance of that is in the north—east of scotland, and east anglia. slowly brightening up and east anglia. slowly brightening upfor and east anglia. slowly brightening up for northern ireland. temperatures between 11 and 14. through wednesday evening and overnight, most of the rain will ease for a time but there could be more spits and spots of light rain and drizzle a round western coasts and drizzle a round western coasts and hills. another mostly mild night but with clearer skies towards the south—east and the countryside gets cooler. for thursday, a greater prospect of seeing a little bit more in the way of sunshine breaking through. the best chance of that is the east of high ground, the midlands and eastern wales, not doing too badly. the east of the

pennines and parts of scotland, where is the west of the —— whereas in the west, a bit more clout. temperatures on thursday up to 17 in paris and richard and across parts of spain as we head through the weekend. —— more clout. —— paris and madrid. the pressure builds a bit further across england and that will punch a few more holes in the club on friday. perhaps some more mist and fog to start but more in the way of sunshine to go around. the sunshine will boost the temperatures 14- 15 sunshine will boost the temperatures 14— 15 degrees at least. you could see high is going a bit higher, given the decent cloud breaks. the mild weather is set to continue through the weekend and for many of us through the weekend and for many of us it looks drive through the week ahead. that's your weather, goodbye.