do you find yourself sometimes still having quite an emotional response to what you see on the ground? 0verwhelming sometimes when you see a wall of fire that you can't touch. i mean, we attack the edges, we do anything we can you re watching bbc newsroom live — to try and help the guys. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: huge crowds have gathered in tehran for the funeral procession it must feel good, though, john, for the slain iranian general qasem to have those victories? soleimani. well, we have had a view, and especially when you can the country's supreme leader, save somebody's house and be part of that whole system ayatollah khamenei, led the prayers, of saving a property. at one point breaking down in tears. i am just heartbroken to think about all of the local people that have unfortunately lost their home. this is the scene live in tehran — soleimani was hailed as a national hero in iran what has impressed you, john, and was widely considered the second about the australians? most powerful man in the country. the hard work. they are volunteers, most of them, and i don't think they expected this president trump threatens to happen and they go out everyday, sanctions against iraq, if it tries to expel us forces over day, every day. the killing of a senior iranian jim and i can escape general near baghdad airport. in the helicopter — they are in vehicles in australia — officials warn that on the fire grounds. if a road gets blocked, fires there will "take off" again, despite rain and a drop it can be hard for them to get out, hence we can come in temperatures — the australian prime minister says the repsonse to the disaster in with the buckets sometimes is unprecendented. and may put it out for them,

allow them to get out of an area if they are trapped. what they go through on the ground is incredible this is the largest single call out and i take my hat off to them. ever of defence force with service working together with our full—time defence forces to provide support which this country has never seen they work ethic here of people is before. labour's ruling body meet to agree incredible. some of the firefighters the timetable for the party's leadership race and the rules i speak incredible. some of the firefighters ispeak and incredible. some of the firefighters i speak and to have not had a day for the forthcoming contest. and sir sam mendes all since september. just a few days here and there, —— just a few hours receives two awards for his world war i epic 1917 at this year's here and there, —— just a few hours here and there, —— just a few hours here and there. the sheer size and golden globes. scale of this bushfire crisis. we have just heard this evening that 6.3 million hectares of land have been affected in australia. for us to understand, that is half the size of england. the pictures you are good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. staying now from a town here in new president trump has said he'll impose harsh sanctions on iraq, south wales. can you imagine if the government there tries returning come to this? your house to make us forces leave absolutely raised to the ground, the country. some members still smouldering, the iraqi parliament called for foreign troops com plete some members still smouldering, to leave the country. complete devastation. community is the us president has told reporters:

able take years and years to "we have a very extraordinarily recover. in towns like this, bigger expensive air base that's there. it cost billions evacuations have taken place. but of dollars to build. other communities are still cut off. we're not leaving unless they they would shout, they do not have pay us back for it". in neighbouring iran, mourners have packed the streets any power or electricity. the deal of the capital, tehran, as the body of a senior iranian supplies are running low, even in military commander, was returned. some places there is a huge shortage iran's supreme of. we are hearing stories of leader ayatollah khamenei led prayers and at one point elderly people having to sleep in was seen weeping. tensions between the united states ca rs elderly people having to sleep in cars to buy the water. but also just and iran have escalated dramatically not knowing what tomorrow will bring after president trump ordered about the future holds for them. the killing of kassem sulemani. simply waiting to get out of the he was killed by a us drone communities that they in. as strike as he travelled in a convoy everybody heads to bed here in in iraq, near baghdad's international airport. australia, i think but still with iran has declared three days of mourning and threatened severe those communities and waiting to see what the heat in the next three days revenge for the killing. will bring, as well. very much still previously, president trump a sense of crisis here in australia. has defended his actions on twitter, saying the general was plotting thank you very much, lucy. to kill many more americans and was responsible for the deaths of millions of people. the secretary general of the united nations says leaders need to exercise maximum restraint. mudslides and power blackouts are hampering the search for missing last night, people in indonesia's capital, jakarta.

boris johnson, angela merkel flooding has killed at least and emmanuel macron issued a joint 60 people and there are fears that statment — the leaders are calling more torrential rain is on the way. thousands of people in the city on "all parties to exercise utmost restraint and responsibility" are still unable to return to their waterlogged homes. and say the "current cycle of british talent enjoyed a night of celebration at the golden globes with phoebe waller—bridge and olivia colman winning violence in iraq must be stopped". in the tv categories. rocketman star taron egerton and 1917 director sam mendes the statement continues "we stand were triumphant in the film awards. ready to to continue our engagement the bbc‘s sophie long was there. with all sides in order to contribute to defuse tensions and restore stability to the region". it comes as iran announced it will it was the first major award no longer abide by the restrictions ceremony of the season, of the 2015 nuclear deal. and the stars came out to shine. with ricky gervais the former foreign secretary jeremy hunt has warned hosting for a fifth time. of the peril being faced. standing ovation for eltonjohn set what we have at the moment is a very the tone for what became a big night dangerous tinderbox situation, because both sides have for british business. they won the fundamentally underestimated golden globe for best song. and best the strength and resolve on the other side. the iranians have thought for some time that america just wants to get out of the middle east and is not actor went to the star of rocket really committed long—term to the region and they can get away man. 18 leonardo dicaprio.|j with their proxy wars. actor went to the star of rocket man. 18 leonardo dicaprio. i am so honoured to be nominated alongside a

but the americans, too, bunch of legitimate icons. and also have been predicting for some time that iran will come to its knees, because of economic pressure roman, he is the sweetest kid and it and the regime has held out. was an incredible performance in that vellum and diane honoured to be that is the real danger that we face at the moment. nominated alongside you to. 1917. that risk of unintended consequences, because neither side wants war. i do not think they will be a war, but both sides will feel the need to retaliate when they are attacked. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe for best drama, lina sinjab is our and sam mendes took the award correspondent in beirut. for best director too. phoebe waller—bridge, fleabag! hundreds of thousands took there were two golden globes for to the streets over the past few phoebe waller—bridge and fleabag. this is really heavy and cool. days and today we continue this really comes down with the final burial to andrew scott, really, of the soleimani in his hometown. because that man... we have seen also today the supreme applause. leader ayatollah khamenei leading ..there was a lot of talk about the chemistry of us the players and weeping over in the show but really, soleimani. this is a man of power, this is a man of icon. he can have chemistry with a pebble! a leader that was seen by the shia community in iran and across the region as an icon who defended their own interests. these are the first major awards he was someone who take the politics of the season and of the decade

and present influence and those going home clutching golden globes tonight will be hoping of iran across the region. this is time of mourning and grief, but also of anger against american administration, who conducted this assassination. but also, probably a time netflix disappointed with what it of reflection and thinking ahead of how to respond came away with last night. film critic siobhan synnot says it to regain their pride remains to be seen whether streaming and reinforce their presence giants like netflix will be more successful at the other award shows of the season. yeah, a good night for british and power in the region. talent, a good night for traditional studios. a bad night for netflix, which had at 34 nominations professor fawaz gerges but only took away two. is a middle east expert a good night for sir at the london school of economics. sam mendes and the trench war movie 1917. hejoins me now from kuwait. bad night for martin scorsese and the irishman, which took home no awards at all. obviously this is the biggest, let us also take a look at the the first of the big awards pictures coming in from iran of that ceremonies in the season and these movies are alljust about out funeral procession. as we speak, now in this country, thousands and thousands of people so fresh in the minds of anyone that are out on the streets of tehran. has been perhaps going the funeral takes place today and to the cinema over christmas. in terms of predicting the remains of the general soleimani whether the momentum stays will go to one of the centres of

with the winners at the globes, islam tomorrow for a ceremony ahead what does history tell us? ofa islam tomorrow for a ceremony ahead of a burial in his home town. thank well, there is quite a spread, isn't there? i would say if you were a betting you forjoining us. how fragile is woman — and i know you are — you could do worse than put money on renee zellweger for best actress awards from here on in. the situation at the moment? she was a strong favourite you forjoining us. how fragile is the situation at the moment7m you forjoining us. how fragile is the situation at the moment? it is in best comedy or musical extremely risky. and dangerous. both and came through with her performance in judy. sides are locked in, in a cycle of alsojoaquin phoenix, who won best actor for the joker film, and again, he seems to be escalation and counter escalation. the entire region, really, is on a bit of a shoe—in. edge. even america's alleys were i elsewhere, though, there is still a lot to play for. as i say, the irishman got no awards at all at the hollywood foreign press awards. am, they are extremely quiet. they but, you know, he is well respected will not consult about the attacks, by the british academy and the oscar voters, they are anxious about being in the line of fire. the question is not so that could change. 1917 is a really interesting one. it was screened relatively late whether iran will retaliate, but and i wonder if that benefited when and how? the consensus in the the film, that you are seeing something fresh after long campaigns region that this will be a for the likes of the irishman

multifaceted, very significant and quentin tarantino's once upon retaliation. the iranians are a time in hollywood. talking about hitting american it is also a tremendous artistic and technical accomplishment. targets, keep in mind for your so sam mendes has shot this audience, where i am in kuwait, you adventure through the trenches have multiple, many american of the first world war military bases here. almost 60,000 as if it is in one continuous take, and, you know, we all love a bit of difficulty against the odds. american troops here. not to mention and this is certainly something very hard to pull off the ships and the naval armada, it and that i do think works. it is out in the uk this week. is highly dangerous and the and the awards themselves presented by a brit, ricky gervais. pre—emptive move by president trump controversial as ever. did not take into account not only yes. would they have known the script before? the unintended consequences, but what are the producers know also the determination of iran and the script before it gets delivered? because there is quite a lot its allies in the region to in there that was very punchy. yeah, certainly they would be aware of most of the content. retaliate. seeing the number of who knows if he improvised people out on the streets of tehran any extra lines. it was interesting to see gives an indication as to the the response because ricky gervais affection with which he was was a real breath of fresh air when he first hosted the golden globes. regarded. give us more about this time around, interesting to see soleimani and why he is such an the room, as some of the guests looking almost worried enormous figure there? we have not about laughing at some

of the more out—there jokes. seen, almost millions of people, not maybe, maybe he has lost his audience. just in the past few days. many he has said this is going to be his last time, but he did say last time as well. cities in iraq, lebanon, he is seen now it's time for a look at the weather. as an iconic symbol of resistance and martyrdom. an image he cultivated any past 20 or 30 years. we have got some cloud across many parts of the uk at the moment and he was the architect of the iranians expansion in the region in iraq, in some rain moving eastwards. the rain still lagging in parts of eastern lebanon, in yemen, in syria. he is areas of northern ireland, it will seenin spread further east into scotland lebanon, in yemen, in syria. he is seen in particular is a symbol of resista nce seen in particular is a symbol of resistance to the americans and the and england and wales. a few brighter skies ahead of that rain in israelis in particular. he was not the south—east, the rain does not arrive until much later in the just a military commander, he was also the second most powerful man in afternoon. brighter skies developing in western parts. it is here where we will have the strongest of the iran. many iranians believe, even wind. gusts up to 60 miles an hour the ones who oppose, i have spoken in the north—west of scotland and to many iranians, they think this temperatures this afternoon getting was an attack against iranian to 7012 celsius. this area around dignity. iranians prestige and will continue to spread by evening rush—hour. it will clear and there

pride. his killing, farfrom really will be some clear spells taking us into tuesday morning, before the weakening iran, it has united irate next area of rain starts to move its radiance. it is given the iranians way in. temperatures down to a government space, because it was rather chilly to 24 celsius to start under tremendous pressure inside as a result of the economic sanctions on tuesday. we will see that rain turning quite heavy in scotland and imposed by tram. so, the calculations that president trump northern ireland, northern england. strong winds, potentially damaging bases on his decision to kill soleimani, work not only wrong, but and destructive wind particularly in scotland. it'll be a mild day, imean soleimani, work not only wrong, but i mean terribly, terribly misguided. temperatures will be getting out americans are no longer safe in this into the mid—teens. goodbye for now. pa rt americans are no longer safe in this part of the world. the potential for more has become much higher. iran now is as strong as ever and iranian allies are bracing themselves for a retaliation is against the americans. so, i mean, but the gs secretary of state says that iraq and iranians are dancing in the streets in celebration of the killing of soleimani, it is always thinking. ideological nonsense. it tells you a great deal about

detailing out of the american decision making process. president trump loses all humility. he has surrounded himself with second and third raters. that is why the m ista kes third raters. that is why the mistakes and blunders that president trump seems to be getting himself into. ayatollah khamenei has been leading the prayers at this funeral procession into iran. he has been seen weeping at that ceremony. he of course is going to be the person he will be weighing up iran's response. do you believe war is inevitable? hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. cannot be avoided? of course it can the headlines... be avoided. but you need adults in huge crowds have packed tehran for commander qasem soleimani's funeral. the room. where are the adults in the general was assassinated the room. where are the adults in the room? the room. where are the adults in the room ? where the room. where are the adults in the room? where is the role of the in a us drone strike, on the orders of president donald uk? where is the european union? trump. president trump has threatened where are the european nations? they "harsh" sanctions against iraq, if it tries to expel us forces over the killing. have become a passive. donald trump

rain and cooler temperatures have seems to have paralysed the role of given parts of australia some respite from the bushfires which have been ravaging many europe and particularly the uk. you parts of the country. would expect the uk, being very close to the united states, to voice labour's ruling body meet today to agree the timetable criticism. this risks not only for the party's leadership race and the rules for the forthcoming contest. american interest, it risks western interest and purchase interest. british purchaser in the region and british purchaser in the region and british interests. the gravity of sir sam mendes has won two awards for his world war i epic 1917 the situation. regardless of what at this year's golden globes. also coming up — unhappy new year. you think of soleimani, i mean, he the first working monday was a military commander he was after the festive period typically engaged military activities and sees a rise in couples helps the iraqis to kill american soldiers during the invasion and seeking divorce. lawyers dubbed it occupation of iraq. but let us divorce stay. remind our audience that's basically sport now, and a full round—up. what were the americans doing in from the bbc sport centre. iraq in 2003 to 2007? who invited good morning. let's start with the cricket, the americans to iraq? did they have because we've got a maiden test century to tell you about. any legal cover? the ethical question that is involved, soleimani was involved in the fight against dom sibley‘s unbeaten on 126

as england have taken full control of the second test isis from 2014 to 2017. he was in against south africa in cape town. the same trenches as the international coalition, biting they have just declared on 331—8. isis. i'm not defending soleimani. soleimani is a bad guy, but the their leader is now 437 thanks to reality is you cannot conduct on policy by assassination. that is by him. europe and uk, i hope the uk steps and a quick—fire 50 forward and place a positive role, from ben stokes scored off just 34 balls. he was eventually out for 72. its close relation with the united they just trying to theyjust trying to win their fifth states. so far, the adults in the test match in the last year. room and about to be seen, but the exception of tentative efforts by staying with cricket, plenty of celebrities have backed the french president and by the the huge effort to raise money for people affected by the terrible bush fires in australia, japanese. 0n the part of europe, to and the australian legend shane warne is doing his bit — by auctioning off his baggy green. step in, to try to really help the the caps are stuff of australian sporting legend, and its expected two sides climbed down from the to fetch an awful lot of money. trees, i'd be at that the chances of the former england captain war in the middle east are probably michael vaughan made a bid of $25,000, but the 55 or 60% at this particular moment. current highest bid isjust over $300,000 — because the iranians are going to retaliate and we know that trump had threatened to basically escalate his that's just short of £160,000.

retaliation and this is a recipe for jurgen klopp called his young side sensational as they beat everton miscalculation and a wider conflict in the third round of the fa cup. in the region that not only impacts this stunning strike from 18—year—old curtisjones was enough to win the region, but world peace and the merseyside derby at anfield. harmony, as well. thank you very much forjoining us. klopp made nine changes to the side that beat sheffield united the labour party's ruling body in the premier league last time out. will meet today to decide the rules everton still haven't won at anfield for the contest to choose jeremy corbyn‘s successor as leader. five mps — in more than 20 years. clive lewis, lisa nandy, the game was so intense jess phillips, sir keir starmer and emily thornberry — for the kids, unbelievable. it was for sure the most intense have so far entered the running. game they have had so far shadow business secretary rebecca long—bailey is also expected in their career, in to announce her bid. a derby, incredible. with me now is our assistant it was decided by a sensational goal bya it was decided by a sensational goal by a scouser. couldn't wish former. political editor — norman smith. elsewhere the only real shock on sunday came as derby of the championship beat norman, how important is this premier league side crystal palace. meeting? what are the potential the big talking point implications of what they are of the game though was var, with the pitch—side screens were used for the the first talking about? it is important. it time this season — could even shape the outcome, as referee michael 0liver decided to issue a red card. it was welcomed by match potentially, because what they will of the day's alan shearer. do today is draw up or confirm the it is about time it happened because roles and the timetable. now, the

crucial point is the timetable. that it can't be a coincidence that it will include deciding how much time has never happened in the premier league. we started in august, we are former party members and indeed now injanuary, not one referee has so—called registered supporters have been to the pitch side monitor and thatis two rejoin or re—sign up to the been to the pitch side monitor and that is what is needed. we're not labour party, to take part in this saying they should go there contest. by that mattered is because regularly, but the correct decision and his on field a decision from a number of the non—core bean that referee, i think it is key and candidates are hoping to attract hopefully that is the first of many. former party members who left disenchanted with the corbin years, the draw for the fourth get them back in the hope that they round will be held tonight — will support them as a sort of ahead of the final third round tie. different direction to team corbyn. that's arsenal against leeds united, the problem is the nec is still and you can watch it live on bbc one from 7:30 tonight. heavily dominated by supporters of you can also listen jeremy corbyn, so it is entirely on bbc radio 5 live. it looks like rhys webb's likely they will not pay sympathetic made his final appearance for the french side toulon. to this and make over a much tighter the club's owner says webb has shown window for these people to sign up a "dishonest attitude" over his move back to wales. the scrum half will rejoin 0sprey‘s as supporters or come back as next season after being released members. because if you have a long early from his toulon contract forfamily reasons. time frame, then i can spend my time for those people to join us during johanna konta's out of the brisbane internataional, the non—jeremy corbyn camp against

the non—jeremy corbyn camp against as the preparations for the thejeremy the non—jeremy corbyn camp against the jeremy corbyn camp. australian open later this month. the non—jeremy corbyn camp against thejeremy corbyn camp. today matters in terms of this basic gives she lost in straight sets to ba rbora strycova, to former party members and a player who konta's failed to beat in their three previos meetings registered supporters to rejoin. including in the quarter finals when you talk about the non—carbon of wimbledon last year. konta has been struggling with a knee injury, which she'll camp and corbyn camp in terms of the want to improve before melbourne. leadership contenders, how does it breakdown? at the moment there is and over the last few weeks we've shown you the various states not a clearjeremy corbyn the zlatan ibrahimovic candidates, the expectation is that it will be rebecca log bailey as the staue was left in. favoured person to take forward the toilet seats left on it, flame of corbyn. she has been a its nose was cut off. loyal supporter ofjeremy flame of corbyn. she has been a loyal supporter of jeremy corbyn flame of corbyn. she has been a now severed at the ankles! loyal supporter ofjeremy corbyn in the shadow cabinet, she stood in for it's had to be taken away for repair. the vandalism a result him at prime minister questions. of the players investment in a rival swedish club. during some of the leadership debates during the election. so, she apparently the local authority in malmo plans to bring it back. is seen as the person, t corbyn are perhaps for even more punishment! that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for likely to rally around. albeit, you in the next hour. there are some on the left who are the mother of a british teenager favouring in leave array, the party found guilty of lying chairman. he is seen as a much more about being gang—raped in cyprus has forceful candidate if you like. backed calls for a tourism boycott of the country. might that instinct is that the end the 19—year—old's mother said

she wanted foreign secretary dominic they will rally around rebecca long raab to get involved personally bailey in the belief that she has in the case, which could perhaps the best chance of winning see her daughterjailed for as long as a year. and it may come down in the end to a lucy williamson reports. straight tussle. we will say, but it why a british teenager came may converge a straight tussle to cyprus for a holiday last summer isn't hard to see. between rebecca lohan bailey representing the corbyn continuity why she's been kept here since then is a question that's cap and sir keir starmer, who i'm divided the island. not criticising jeremy corbyn, last week she was convicted of lying nevertheless i think others think he to police after she withdrew a rape will charge a different direction accusation against 12 israeli men. for the party. thank you very much, she's due to be norman. the headlines on bbc news... sentenced on tuesday. huge crowds have packed tehran for commander qasem 0ne formerjustice minister believes soleimani's funeral. the general was assassinated it was too harsh to prosecute in a us drone strike, on the orders and convict her for retracting of president donald trump. a rape allegation. rain and cooler temperatures have given parts of australia some he's called for the attorney—general respite from the bushfires which have been ravaging many to show leniency. parts of the country. we believe that she has been punished enough. labour's ruling body meet today she's suffered enough. to agree the timetable for the party's leadership race and the rules for the forthcoming contest. therefore, it's time that her case is being closed and young lady returns to her home in england.

but others believe this isn't dom sibley‘s scored a century about a single case, for england as they've pushed their lead over south africa beyond 400. but a deeper problem in cyprus — they're 375—7 on day four of the second test. that police here routinely encourage teenager curtis jones stars women to drop allegations of sexual for liverpool as they beat everton in the third round of the fa cup. or domestic violence. i feel ashamed, i feel this stunning strike from the 18—year—old the only goal of the game at anfield. embarrassed, i feel angry. i feel that the withdrawal and the touchline var screen was used for the first time of her testimony, what is called this season as luka milivojevic was sent off in crystal palace's 1—0 defeat to derby. retraction was obtained under referees have been urged to use the system to make more immense force and all of us decisions for thmselves. i'll be back with more in the network, talking with women, victims of rape, have seen this happening again and again and again. on those stories later. the hotel where she stayed is now the trial of the disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein closed by the window. a part of the begins in new york today, more than two years costing as little as 10 euros a after allegations of sexual assualt night, it attracts groups of young emerged against him. people from around the world, drawn the proceedings relate to just two of his accusers — to the party culture. but the in all more than 80 women have made teenager's mother has said this area allegations of sexual misconduct against him. simply isn't to say. british is of he has pleaded not guilty, as nick

bryant reports from new york. the teenager have called for a boycott of cyprus and some people if hollywood were to stage the trial of harvey weinstein, maybe it would look here say an appeals process are an something like this. investigation into policing could the once all—powerful movie mogul harm cyprus's reputation and its looking feeble and using a walking tourist economy. 0n frame as he appeared at a manhattan court house in december ahead harm cyprus's reputation and its tourist economy. on tuesday we will hear whether the legal process that of his criminal trial. has gripped this island is over. will it end with the judgement weinstein has been charged of one british woman with raping a woman in a new york or the judgement of cyprus itself? hotel room in 2013 and sexually lucy williamson, bbc news, cyprus. assaulting another woman in 2006. he has repeatedly denied all allegations of non—consensual sex. some more reaction to what is happening in iran. let's go live to just because a woman makes a claim does not mean that it is true tehran where the funeral of the and just because mr weinstein is accused of a crime does not mean iranian military commander is under he is guilty. some of the biggest names in hollywood have accused him way. thousands and thousands of of harassment and assault — people at packing the streets there angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow, and ashleyjudd among them. for that ceremony. the supreme leader of iran i had tyler, ne has writerjasmine lobe is also one led the prayers and iran has... has of the silence breakers who has accused weinstein of sexual assault. cases are sometimes hard to prove.

her fear is he could be acquitted. also pulled back from the nuclear i would be really afraid if he is not held accountable. ca rd and i think a lot of silence also pulled back from the nuclear card agreed in 2015 which limited breakers will be, and just, the nuclear capabilities in the you know, survivors in general. lifting of economic sanctions and it will hurt. here borisjohnson lifting of economic sanctions and here boris johnson has lifting of economic sanctions and here borisjohnson has been reacting to that. he has said iran's it will hurt to know that we have been hurt and that announcement on the nuclear deal is nothing would happen. concerning. he has said that it is so, i hope the court reciprocal and we are urgently speaking to parties about the next does the right thing. the fall of harvey weinstein didn't steps. so boris johnson only up—end hollywood. it spawned a global metoo movement on the streets, speaking to parties about the next steps. so borisjohnson has been in the workplace, and online. speaking to other leaders, the european countries involved in that one that ignited a conversation about consent, equal pay and toxic deal, germany, france and the uk masculinity, one that demonstrated have already publicly urged iran to the magnitude of the sexual stick to the terms of the agreement harassment problem around the world. and boris johnson saying stick to the terms of the agreement and borisjohnson saying they are harvey weinstein has apparently told discussing the next steps, pointing out it is reciprocal, the deal friends he is planning a post—trial limiting what iran was able to do comeback, but that seems delusional, was in exchange for the lifting of given the number of women who have economic sanctions. sanctions are accused him of sexual assault. the charges in his trial relate also being threatened by donald to just two of his accusers and,

if found guilty, he could face the rest of his life in prison. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. trump against iraq, which has voted to expel foreign troops from iraq after the assassination happened on iraqi soil in baghdad. those are the latest developments for stock we will keep you updated as at the funeral continues in tehran. the first working monday of the year after the festive period typically sees a rise in couples feeling disillusioned about their relationships, leading to lawyers dubbing it divorce "day". crisis so far. with i have been speaking to amanda days of the crisis so far. with hundreds more properties destroyed. mcallister who specialises in family 0ur correspondence illicit hocking law. isjoins us live there is an increase in general inquiries in relation to how to go 0ur correspondence illicit hocking is joins us live now in the eastern state of new south wales. lucy, tell about divorce, or we see a spike in children disputes, primarily us state of new south wales. lucy, tell us what it is like where you are. it following on from the christmas period. and a lot of people obviously in need of advice, is about 20 past ten in the evenings so what would your key bits of advice be to couples here and we were actually standing who might be thinking right now, in the rural fire service command "0k, we want to go our separate ways"? centre. we have mentioned they have i think the most important thing is it's a decision that you think had a much quieter day here today,

about very carefully. there has been light rain falling and the temperatures are much and the key is to get independent cooler. still, there are 150 fires legal advice to start with, to see what your options are, because you don't have to go burning across the state of new down the litigious divorce route initially. south wales, so there is absolutely there are options such as mediation and obviously things no pin for complacency. but for the like marriage guidance. so it's about exploring the options first time in a very long time, and only if you know or believe there is no immediate threat to that divorce is right for you should you go ahead and take homes where home is. psychologically that course of action. why do you think it is that it is been a huge boost to people after christmas sees this spike and also, not only working to batter the i gather, after the summer holidays as well? fires, but living here. most days he i think it's predominately... tallied their wake up at the real divorce is not something that people enter into lightly. sense of their possibly panic, that i think people tend to have given it they or their loved ones could be a lot of thought prior they or their loved ones could be to the christmas period. the ones that are affected today. and then it's a new start. so, there has been a real sense of new year — new start. respite as people are taking stock i think it's more to do with, you today but the rain. some light rain know, new beginnings rather than, falling on me now. not nearly "oh, it's january. enough, this round. they need about 00:21:50,149 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 200 mills in "we must get divorced now." also, people have spent a lot of time together over the christmas period, and it's given time for reflection. sometimes there is a spike in arguments

and domestic violence, children disputes. but very often in the january period, it's "enough's enough, "we want to move on". and i wonder whether the start of a new decade will be exacerbating those thoughts for some as well. possibly. and we're very much surrounded by social media and influences about "life is too short" if you're unhappy. but as i said, it's something that i would advise people to think about very carefully. don't ignore options such as marriage guidance. and also people do focus on the negative of divorce, but obviously there are a lot of positives in there, as we've seen from stars like gwyneth paltrow, chris martin — they've done it very well. and people come out the other side feeling quite positive. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... huge crowds have packed tehran for commander qasem soleimani's funeral — the general was assassinated in a us drone strike, on the orders of president donald trump. rain and cooler temperatures have

given parts of australia some respite from the bushfires which have been ravaging many parts of the country. labour's ruling body meet today to agree the timetable for the party's leadership race and the rules for the forthcoming contest. i'm egon cossou with the business news. bosses at the country's top companies will earn more in three days than the average person does ina year. that's according to a report by hr professionals and the high pay centre. it says the boss of a ftse 100 company who started work onjanuary 2nd will have earned the average wage of £29,500 by the end of today. new car registrations fell to their lowest level since 2013,

last year, according to the trade body the smmt. it's the third consecutive annual fall. weak consumer confidence and confusion over clean—air laws are being blamed. the uk services sector stabilised in december according to a survey by ihs markit. it's important because services make up three quarters of the entire economy. last month showed the sharpest rise in new orders sincejuly and points to a possible recovery in the sector. christmas is over — and the new year celebrations are just a memory. so for many of us, it's back to work with a vengeance. does that fill you with joy — or with dread? well, a quarter of us look for a newjob injanuary, with many of us starting today. but if you're unhappy with your currentjob, is switching companies always the best idea ? mara klemich runs heartstyles which is company specialising in staff development. thank you for coming in. is it sometimes a case if you are unhappy at work it is better to stay put and

change things rather than going out of the bowl off elsewhere? the grass is always greener is a wonderful anecdote because you tend to when you feel a bit out of control, you tend to cope with that by helping that there is something else further away from you that perhaps you may or may not know is something that can help you. is it the case therefore that rather than going off to the greener pastures, you stay put and try to change things in your currentjob? at least you have a better idea of what you are dealing with, it is a known quantity, you are a known quantity in that environment, so i would say most of the time it is probably a better idea to at least try to de—stress yourself because what we can happen is we get ourselves so stressed out running on adrenaline that we don't see

clearly, our brain doesn't allow us to see clearly because it goes into flight to see clearly because it goes into flight or flight. —— flight or fight. if you decrease the stress levels, you can make better decisions. what does that mean in practice in terms of deadlines to meet, expectations, a demanding boss. how do you practically go about reducing your workplace stress ? i think the first thing would be to try to determine if you are going to be really authentic with yourselves, thatis be really authentic with yourselves, that is the first thing, try to determine whether it is internally induced stress or it is actually a real case of scenario, the environment is putting undue pressure on you. really quickly, is there anything employees can do to make things better for their employees so they don't go elsewhere?

try to create a very positive and effective culture we would call that above the line a culture where there isa above the line a culture where there is a lot of achievement to drive, lots of facility to be your authentic self, to be able to communicate with people effectively and cooperatively rather than competing. as well of the positive things of the physical environment that most organisations these days are actually bringing in. thank you very much joining us. in other business stories we've been following burger king has launched a new plant—based whopper, but it's not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. that's because its cooked on the same grill as meat burgers. it's being aimed at "flexitarians" — people who are trying to cut down on meat. the london stock exchange is denying it sufffered a cyberattack last august. the wall streetjournal reported that the lse was investigating if disruption to trading was caused by hackers. but the exchange insists it was caused by technical issues.

aldi says festive sales hit £1 billion for the first time in the run—up to christmas. that marks a rise of almost 8% on the same period the previous year. other big supermarkets release their christmas sales figures later this week. the ftse has been rattled by tensions in the middle east following the assasination by america of a top iranian military leader. that's led to a spike in oil prices because of fears of possible disruption to oil supplies. oil companies like bp have seen their share price rise. but airlines like easyjet have seen their oil price fall — because higher oil prices could hit their bottom line. that's all the business news. more now on those new car registration figures, which fell to their lowest level since 2013, according to trade body the smmt.

earlier, i asked our business and transport correspondent theo leggett why registrations continue to fall. the biggest factors that seem to be political and economic uncertainty, buying a car is a big thing, it costs a lot, people don't do that lightly and if they are worried about whether they will keep their job, they are not likely to buy a new car. that is a factor. another factor is decline in demand for diesel. diesel car sales over the past few years have fallen off a cliff, half of the cars are sold in 2016 were diesels. now it is 25%. that is an unarmoured strap and the reason is because people are worried about clean air legislation, city saying you will have to pay if you bring your diesel car in the town or in the case of bristol threatening to ban them altogether. people don't know what is going on and it is said that the latest diesels, the euro is six diesels are very clean and

should not be affected by legislation, people don't believe it. they are holding off buying, keeping old cars until they can find out what has happened. the chief executive also talking about concerns about brexit. yes, brexit is going to happen at the end of this month, we leave, then there is a transition period until the end of the year. the concern is what happens after that. whether there will be tariffs on imports and exports of whole cars and whether there will be tariffs on car parts and whether there will be any blockages at borders after the transition period comes to an end. it says it will have a trade deal in place by then, but there is scepticism within the industry whether it can happen. according to the chief executive, that is what keeps him awake at night at the moment. cease says it is still a clear and present danger. in terms of where the market is going, electric vehicle sales are

increasing dramatically, but they are still a tiny proportion. they still make up only 1.6% of the market but sales increased 145% last year. the problem is the industry needs them to increase at a much faster rate because new emissions rules, controlling carbon dioxide emitted by new has come in this year and fully next year. the european royals, but they will be taken on by the uk even after we leave the eu. this means car makers will have to sell a whole lot more electric cars. if we are relying them so then they will have to go to 27% in the market in a short period of time so that is the nature of the challenge ahead and it is said what is needed is we are building the cars now and they are producing lots of new models and they need incentives to encourage people to buy them. that means the government putting money to

encourage it to take off. back to the latest fallout from the assassination of general slimani in in iraq. iran are threatening to pull out of the nuclear agreement which limited ramp's nuclear possibilities. borisjohnson which limited ramp's nuclear possibilities. boris johnson has responded saying it is a reciprocal deal is a stub let's get more from the government's response from norman smith. what is emerging about the government's view today? we are getting a clear sign of this extraordinarily difficult balancing act, borisjohnson extraordinarily difficult balancing act, boris johnson having extraordinarily difficult balancing act, borisjohnson having to perform between supporting the usa whilst trying to restrain the usa. the number 10 spokesman this morning made clear that boris johnson number 10 spokesman this morning made clear that borisjohnson was concerned about the idea floated by

the president of targeting certain iranian cultural and heritage sites. if there is any retaliation by the iranians via the assassination of general soleimani. the fear in government circles in the uk is if the president was to target various cultural sites, it would be a clear breach of the 1954 hague convention and a breach of the 2017 un ruling. there would also be the risk of if you are targeting cultural sites they may well be in potentially civilian areas and therefore a greater risk of civilian casualties. borisjohnson cautioning boris johnson cautioning against that. that comes as we have seen the prime minister trying to adopt this careful balance between being supportive of the usa, recognising their right to protect their service people and others whilst trying to ensure this does not get blown up

into a much wider confrontation because the aim of foreign policy still is to ensure some sort of diplomatic resolution to the crisis. and president trump did this without consulting allies previously. how much does that impact on the balance of the conversations that will be had? that of the conversations that will be had ? that is of the conversations that will be had? that is very unusual for something like this to happen without allies being consulted. exactly, so i guess the brutal truth is the post brexit world we are now ata is the post brexit world we are now at a slightly testing point after the how much influence we will exert not just the how much influence we will exert notjust on donald trump, we know also that the british government wa nt to also that the british government want to exert influence on the government in baghdad are to ensure they do not comply with a request from the iraqi parliament to basically kick out british troops

and us coalition troops. they want to try and exert some influence on the authorities in tehran to make sure they do not backtrack from the iranian nuclear deal. the british government is trying to exert pressure in all sorts of areas and it isa pressure in all sorts of areas and it is a real test for the prime minister, his first test, international test since he became prime minister, but a test of where britain stands in terms of its influence in the new post brexit world. thank you, norman. now for the weather. we have got rain moving through northern ireland, scotland, northern island moving eastwards. ahead of that in eastern parts, brighter skies and as the rain clears away from the western areas, there will be sunshine developing. some showers still and some gusty winds,

particularly in the north—west of scotland, gusts up to 60 mph. temperatures this afternoon about 7-12d. the temperatures this afternoon about 7—12d. the rain will spread this evening into eastern areas eventually clearing and there will be clear spells, some showers in the north, it could turn chilly, but then a cloud increased. rain coming through northern ireland and into scotla nd through northern ireland and into scotland for step temperatures down to 2-5d scotland for step temperatures down to 2—5d for stop the rain will be with us to most of the day. it will be accompanied by strong winds, severe gales, could bring damage and destruction. i'll stay, temperatures in the mid teens. —— make a mild day.

you re watching bbc newsroom live ? it's midday and these are the main stories this morning: huge crowds have gathered in tehran for the funeral procession of the slain iranian general qasem soleimani. the country's supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, led the prayers, at one point breaking down in tears. this is the scene live in tehran — soleimani was hailed as a national hero and was widely considered the second most powerful man in the country. president trump threatens sanctions against iraq, if it tries to expel us forces over the assassination of the senior iranian general near baghdad airport. in australia — officials warn that fires there will "take off" again, despite rain and a drop in temperatures — the australian prime minister says

the repsonse to the disaster is unprecendented . this is the largest single call out ever of defence force with service working together with our full—time defence forces to provide support which this country has never seen before. labour's ruling body meet to agree the timetable for the party's leadership race and the rules for the forthcoming contest. and sir sam mendes receives two awards for his world war i epic 1917 at this year's golden globes. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. president trump has said he'll impose harsh sanctions on iraq, if the government there tries to make us forces leave the country. the iraqi parliament called for foreign troops to leave the country. the us president has told reporters: "we have a very extraordinarily

expensive air base that's there. it cost billions of dollars to build. we're not leaving unless they pay us back for it". in neighbouring iran, mourners have packed the streets of the capital, tehran, as the body of the senior iranian military commander — kassem sulemani — was returned. iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei led prayers and at one point was seen weeping. tensions between the united states and iran have escalated dramatically after president trump ordered the killing. he was killed by a us drone strike as he travelled in a convoy in iraq, near baghdad's international airport. iran has declared three days of mourning and threatened severe revenge for the killing. previously, president trump has defended his actions on twitter, saying the general was plotting to kill many more americans and was responsible for the deaths of millions of people. the secretary general of the united nations says leaders need to exercise maximum restraint. last night, boris johnson,

angela merkel and emmanuel macron issued a joint statment — the leaders are calling on "all parties to exercise utmost restraint and responsibility" and say the "current cycle of violence in iraq must be stopped". the statement continues "we stand ready to to continue our engagement with all sides in order to contribute to defuse tensions and restore stability to the region". it comes as iran announced it will no longer abide by the restrictions of the 2015 nuclear deal. lina sinjab is our correspondent in beirut. hundreds of thousands took to the streets over the past few days and today we continue with the final burial of the soleimani in his hometown. we have seen also today the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei leading the players and weeping over soleimani. this is a man of power, this is a man of icon. a leader that was seen by the shia community in iran and across the region as an icon who defended their own interests.

he was someone who shaped the politics and present influence of iran across the region. this is time of mourning and grief, but also of anger against american administration, who conducted this assassination. but also, probably a time of reflection and thinking ahead of how to respond to regain their pride and reinforce their presence and power in the region. the formerforeign secretary jeremy hunt gave this warning earlier. what we have at the moment is a very dangerous tinderbox situation, because both sides are fundamentally underestimating the strength and resolve on the other side. the iranians have thought for some time that america just wants to get out of the middle east and is not really committed long—term to the region and they can get away with their proxy wars. but the americans, too, have been predicting for some time

that iran will come to its knees, because of economic pressure and the regime has held out. that is the real danger that we face at the moment. that risk of unintended consequences, because neither side wants war. i do not think they will be a war, but both sides will feel the need to retaliate when they are attacked. professor fawaz gerges is a middle east expert at the london school of economics. he spoke to me earlier from kuwait. the entire region really is on edge. even america's ali is where i am, saudi arabia, united arab emirates, bahrain, they are extremely quiet. they were not consulted about the attacks, they are anxious about being on the of fire. the question is not whether iran will retaliate, but when and how? the consensus in

the region that this'll be a multifaceted, very significant retaliation. the iranians are talking hitting american targets stop keep in mind for your audience where i am kuwait, you have multiple, many american military basesin multiple, many american military bases in kuwait, bahrain, saudi arabia, qatar. you have almost 60,000 american troops here, not to mention the ships and the naval armada. it is highly dangerous and the pre—emptive move by president trump did not take into account not only the unintended consequences, but also the determination of iran and its allies in the region to retaliate. seeing the number of people out in the streets of tehran gives an indication as to the affection with which he was regarded. tallis more about

soleimani and why he is such an enormous together.|j soleimani and why he is such an enormous together. i mean, we have not seen, i mean almost millions of people, not just in not seen, i mean almost millions of people, notjust in the past few days, in many iraqi and reigning cities in iraq and lebanon. he is seen as an iconic symbol of resista nce seen as an iconic symbol of resistance and martyrdom. an image he cultivated any past 20 or 30 yea rs. he cultivated any past 20 or 30 years. he was the architect of iranian expansion in the region, and iraq, lebanon, yemen, and syria. he is seen in particular is assemble of resista nce is seen in particular is assemble of resistance to the americans and the israelis in particular. he was not just a military commander, he was also the second most powerful man in iran. many iranians believe, even the ones who oppose the government, andi the ones who oppose the government, and i have spoken to many iranians, they think that this was an attack against iranian dignity. iranians

prestige and pride. that was about middle east expert talking to me earlier. as he was indicating, a lot of senior people but be making assessments about what can be done, what will happen next. let us go to our assistant classical editor norman smith has been hearing what the thinking is inside number ten. what is the thinking there? an extraordinary difficult balancing act for boris johnson. as extraordinary difficult balancing act for borisjohnson. as we saw yesterday in the statement issues by ministers, the government clearly wa nt to ministers, the government clearly want to be supportive of donald trump while at the same time try to restrain the american president from any further military action. this morning the prime minister spokesman made clear the prime minister's deep reservations about any attack on cultural or heritage sites in iran that has been minted by the

president as a possible retaliation should iran choose to strike back with a assassination of general soleimani. they concern a number ten is that by the pethidine to go ahead with that sort of threat, it would bea with that sort of threat, it would be a clear breach of the 1954 geneva convention, a breach of the 2017 un ruling and i present if it is a breach of a geneva convention then potentially it is a war crime. but more than that, there is the rest obviously if you target cultural sites, they will very often be intensely populated areas, therefore you massively increase the risk of potential civilian casualties. so, they sense within government, they are desperately trying to perform two things at the same time. try and move the president towards a diplomatic approach, while at the same time not in anyway being seen to criticise or be sceptical about

the american approach and the decision of the president to take out the iranians general. because he clearly blew to representative threat to american lives. away from what is being discussed in number ten in what happens but that's very delicate situation, labour are in conversations around what happens next for their party. important decisions being taken today about the weather leadership contest is going to be held. how much of an impact could that have? it could have a very significant impact, the national executive committee will decide the rules and timing of the contest. now, it is the time a bit that really is the one that could shape, potentially, the outcome. because one of the key ingredients is how much time will form a party members and so—called registered supporters have two join members and so—called registered supporters have twojoin in members and so—called registered supporters have two join in this

contest. because of the non—carbon candidates, if you like, is hoping there will be an influx of party members who quit and despair at jeremy corbyn. again... the temptation for the national executive committee, which is still dominated by t corbyn is to go for a very narrow window, so as not to get there much time for those first supporters to come in for the non—corbyn candidates. with the nec decides today could actually be extremely important in determining the shape of this contest. and so, while that is the key issue that is exercising labour at the moment, what is happening in terms of the leadership and of course what is happening with iran? hasjeremy corbyn said anything in terms of boris johnson's approach to corbyn said anything in terms of borisjohnson's approach to a tour? jeremy corbyn, you have to say, this particular out of the blocks after the assassination and sing

straightaway that there were a series of questions he wanted boris johnson to answer and also calling foran johnson to answer and also calling for an emergency meeting of the per fee council. borisjohnson has been a good deal slower, only returning to london yesterday. people say he has not been in constant touch, measures and the foreign secretary had been in control of the situation and we had seen a flurry of activity for and we had seen a flurry of activity foer and we had seen a flurry of activity for mrjohnson of the past 24—hour. but it is interesting how far this whole crisis place in summer into the leader labour ship contest. because the temptation amongst all the various candidates is to criticise and attack borisjohnson for being too close to donald trump and his response to the crisis and it will be interesting to see whether any of the candidates choose to ta ke whether any of the candidates choose to take a slightly more nuanced approach, certainly than that taken byjeremy corbyn safar. approach, certainly than that taken by jeremy corbyn safar. in terms of the candidates, so far rebecca long

bailey has not announced, she is seen as a corbynite candidate. as a just a matter of time? think it is. angela rayner said she will be backing rebecca long bailey, she is standing for the deputy leadership post. she's shares a flat with rebecca lon bailey, the two are close. i take it she will stand. presumably i guess tubal announce her nomination tomorrow, because the first hustings for candidates at westminster is going to be on wednesday. i imagine it will be after the nec have had their meeting today, drawn up the rules and then we will have a cast list of six. who knows, it could be even larger. we knows, it could be even larger. we know there are others who have talked about running, they could be seven or eight candidates who go for it. whether they get nominations is

another thing altogether. thank you very much norman, i will be speaking to angela rayner hopefully elizabeth later on the programme. more on today s main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. the headlines on bbc news... huge crowds have packed tehran for commander qasem soleimani's funeral — the general was assassinated in a us drone strike, on the orders of president donald trump. rain and cooler temperatures have given parts of australia some respite from the bushfires which have been ravaging many parts of the country. labour's ruling body meet today to agree the timetable for the party's leadership race and the rules for the forthcoming contest. good afternoon. england are well in control of the second test against south africa in cape town.

they declared their second innings on 391—8 — the bulk of those runs coming from dom sibley‘s maiden century for england. he finished unbeaten on 133. ben stokes had a bit of fun too, smashing 72 offjust 47 balls at newlands. south africa chasing 428 to win, remember the highest ever fourth innings run chase is 418. staying with cricket, plenty of sportsmen and women have backed the huge effort to raise money for people affected by the terrible bush fires in australia, and the australian legend shane warne is doing his bit — by auctioning off his baggy green. the caps are stuff of australian sporting legend, and its expected to fetch an awful lot of money. the former england captain michael vaughan made a bid of $25,000, but the current highest bid isjust over $300,000 — that's just short of £160,000.

jurgen klopp called his young side "sensational" as they beat everton in the third round of the fa cup. this stunning strike from 18—year—old curtisjones was enough to win the merseyside derby at anfield. klopp made nine changes to the side that beat sheffield united in the premier league last time out. everton still haven't won at anfield in more than 20 years. there's one more third—round tie still to be played as leeds united — flying high in the championship — travel to arsenal, who've been revived under their new manager mikel arteta. leeds flying high at the top the championship. desperate to get into the premier league. arsenal have any manager and designs are very encouraging. he has them working ha rd encouraging. he has them working hard and pressing higher. they all seem to be on the same page. i know it is early days, but put all that together and hopefully it is too

strong teams out there and a cracking game. it looks like rhys webb's made his final appearance for the french side toulon. the club's owner says webb has shown a "dishonest attitude" over his move back to wales. the scrum half will rejoin 0sprey‘s next season after being released early from his toulon contract forfamily reasons. johanna konta's out of the brisbane internataional — that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the trial of the disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein begins in new york today, more than two years after allegations of sexual assualt emerged against him. the proceedings relate to just two of his accusers — in all more than 80 women have made allegations of sexual misconduct against him. he has pleaded not guilty, as nick bryant reports from new york. if hollywood were to stage the trial of harvey weinstein, maybe it would look something like this. the once all—powerful movie mogul looking feeble and using a walking frame as he appeared at a manhattan

court house in december ahead of his criminal trial. weinstein has been charged with raping a woman in a new york hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting another woman in 2006. he has repeatedly denied all allegations of non—consensual sex. just because a woman makes a claim does not mean that it is true and just because mr weinstein is accused of a crime does not mean he is guilty. some of the biggest names in hollywood have accused him of harassment and assault — angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow, and ashleyjudd among them. writerjasmine lobe is also one of the silence breakers who has accused weinstein of sexual assault. cases are sometimes hard to prove. her fear is he could be acquitted. i would be really afraid if he is not held accountable. and i think a lot of silence breakers will be, and just, you know, survivors in general. it will hurt.

some breaking news to bring you. the most prolific races temperatures criminal history has just been sentence. danny da n ny tells danny tells my. reynhard sinaga. is 36 years old, a mature student to n manchester. he does now have the notorious title of the worst known sexy vendor in the country's sj. he had a flat in the centre of manchester image go out into the city centre looking for victims and which prey on intoxicated young men. 0ften students who are heterosexual and he would lower them back to the flat and it might have needed to charge the phone, call for a taxi,

might have needed a jug of water or something, but when he got that back to his flat he would drag them and raped them. they would pass out unconscious in his flat, where he would assault them and they spent on for years. for two and a half years and it was eventually when one of his victims came around, he had not been spiked enough that he came round. an 18 euros regained consciousness, realise what was happening to him, grabbed reynhard sinaga's phone and ran off and called police. 0n sinaga's phone and ran off and called police. on that phone they realise that reynhard sinaga had recorded many of his attacks and they do them. my colleague has a background to this. this is reynhard sinaga, as he wanted the world to see him. his social media accounts fill of grinning photos of a student having banned. but reynhard sinaga has many faces and behind the mask lies the truth. a depraved monster, sent by prosecutors to be the

world's worst rapist. the total number of offences we have prosecuted is almost 160, over 48 victims. as far as the judicial process , victims. as far as the judicial process, probably anywhere in the world is concerned he is probably the most prolific rapist coming to the most prolific rapist coming to the court. in the world? i would say in the world, certainly in british courts. night after night reynhard sinaga potatoes manchester flat to go and find victims. he took advantage of living in the city centre amongst the nightclubs and bars amid the streets outside then his hunting ground. reynhard sinaga would often wait for drunk men to come stumbling out of this nightclub and then entice them around the corner to his flat, which isjust next door. he would offer them summer to have a drink in a taxi and on one occasion are taking just 60 seconds to pick up a victim. more than 100 men made thisjourney, disappearing inside the apartment block. then they would be offered

spiked drinks and that was the last they would remember. unconscious, they would remember. unconscious, the men were raped in this grubby mattress on the floor. when they woke up, they had no memory of what it happened. reynha rd woke up, they had no memory of what it happened. reynhard sinaga protects his friends boasting of sexual conquest. they thought he was joking when he coated song lyrics about using a secret potion of which one dropship the enough. but in fact the drug war of early and one man who broke up whilst being raped. he fought back and when the police were called, they seized reynhard sinaga's phone. they could not believe what they saw not. the rapist had developed h of his attacks. they found hundreds of hours of video. this is an absolutely unprecedented case. looking at that amount of evidence is challenging in itself. that is equivalent to affecting hundred dvd vellums. we believe there are over 190 victims that have been involved

with reynhard sinaga and 70 of them still to be identified, approximately. the mentally were traced by given support at the centre in manchester. help to cope with the trauma of being told they we re with the trauma of being told they were the victims of rapes they not remember. someone found it very difficult to process, some men had unable to function within a family setting and have home. some men have suffered with their mental health, to the point where some men have been suicidal. how is it possible that someone could be assaulted like this are not new? you may have had alcohol, you may have had a drug, you may have been sexually assaulted and they may not have been any physical injuries to see. if you have no physical injuries, then you may not suspect she had been sexually assaulted. reynhard sinaga proudly streets for years before he was caught. his victims had said

they hoping rots in hell and never leaves present. he has never explained his crimes. the rapist considered a mystery as well as a monster. reynhard sinaga was convicted of attracting 48 men, but lee said they had evidence he abused at least 190 victims. they believe there are many men who were victims of him who are still yet to come forward. theyjudge here at manchester crown court this morning has now ruled that reynhard sinaga must survey minimum of 30 years in prison. passing sentence she said you are in evil sexual predator who played upon young men, they came into the city centre wanting nothing more than a good night out with theirfriends. more than a good night out with their friends. the more than a good night out with theirfriends. thejudge more than a good night out with their friends. the judge added that one victim had described reynhard sinaga as a monster, telling him the

scale and enormity of your offending establishes this as an accurate description. the true scale of your offending may never be known, he was told. she told reynhard sinaga he had seemed to actually enjoy the child process, even as you stand out now. he now has to serve a minimum process of 35 years behind bars for this litany of crimes. convicted of abusing and raping 48 meant, but as abusing and raping 48 meant, but as a place either could be as many as 190 victims in total. adjustment to read part of the statement that is just come through, he said reynhard sinaga is the most prolific rate best in british legal history. his extreme sense of sexual entitlement almost defies belief and he would no doubt still be adding to his staggering tally had he not been caught. his unthreatening demeanour chipped these young men, many of him thanked him for his kindness and offering them a place to stay into thinking this monster was a good

samaritan. but once back at his flat he used victims as objects, purely for his own gratification. the statement goes on i would like to pay tribute and express gratitude to all of this meant for their incredible resilience, bravery and strength and helping a spring these heralding casings to court. they have suffered severe lifelong psychological trauma and they should feel very proud. thanks to them this highly dangerous predator will never walk streets again, we hope the springs of some comfort as they try to move on with their lives. such a distressing case. why have we been unable to report on it until now? pa rt unable to report on it until now? part of that sepia statement alludes to that, because it says he appears to that, because it says he appears to have derived further twisted pleasure from re—watching his films in courtand pleasure from re—watching his films in court and putting victims through the trauma of giving evidence. the twist being that reynhard sinaga denied it all when he was confronted by police, despite those videos on

his mobile phone. his defence argument was that everything was consensual, every single man he assaulted had agreed to what it happens. despite these men being obviously unconscious during the dead use that for all that mobile phone. the crown prosecution service described reynhard sinaga's argument for his defence is absolutely ludicrous. what it meant was they had to go through the process of a trial of convicting him. because there were some many victims, 48 in there were some many victims, 48 in the series of trials, they could not be heard about in one single trial. so, there was a series of trials beginning in 2018, finishing at the end of last yearjust before christmas when the fourth and final trial finished, christmas when the fourth and final trialfinished, bringing the christmas when the fourth and final trial finished, bringing the total number of victims to 48 that he was convicted of. then there was an embargo, if you like, and reporting this over christmas until he was sentenced. he was already in prison, because he was convicted on his

first child back in 2018, serving a minimum of 20 years. but because of the enormity of his crimes that has been revised and he now has to serve a minimum of 30 years. what that means is that many of the victims had to see the process go through the court and give evidence, because the court and give evidence, because the man who attacked them denied it. but for separate juries from each trial saw through his lies every time and convicted him of those crimes, but that is why the process has taken so long. more than a year, to get him convicted and become public. thank you very much, danny. details of organisations offering information and support for victims of sacks of violence are available on our website. you can call free at any time to hear recorded information on the number below.

now it is time for a look at the weather. ido i do not suppose the weather at the weekend got on the way of anybody‘s plant and that is about to change. there by the front has come in not just with a deal of rain on it already across scotland and northern ireland, increasingly into the north—east of scott england. they went has been a real feature, north—east of scott england. they went has been a realfeature, as well. the one thing that could be said and all in its favour is that they went is coming in from the south, suit nine to 11. pretty mad for the time of year. the weather front clears away and overnight the next area of low pressure barrels and. look at the number of isobars there. another wet day in prospects, primarily for northern ireland and scotland. but what you will really notice about tuesday is the strength of the wind. some of the gusts are

up of the wind. some of the gusts are up to 80 miles an hour, again coming from a mild directions of the highest on the day could be as high as 16.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines... reynhard sinaga, the most prolific rapist in british criminal history, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 30 years for offences against 48 men. we believe it is over 190 victims that have been involved with reynhard sinaga and 70 of them are still to be identified. sinaga drugged his male victims to render them unconscious, took them back to his flat, and then filmed the attacks on his phone. ‘huge crowds have packed tehran for commander qasem soleimani's funeral. the general was assassinated

in a us drone strike, on the orders of president donald trump. president trump has threatened "harsh" sanctions against iraq, if it tries to expel us forces over the killing. rain and cooler temperatures have given parts of australia some respite from the bushfires which have been ravaging many parts of the country. also coming up — unhappy new year. the first working monday after the festive period, typically sees a rise in couples seeking divorce. let's get more now on our top story. crowds are gathering in tehran as the country prepares for the funeral of general qasem the senior commander was assassinated in a us drone strike last week. it comes as president trump says he will impose harsher sanctions on iraq if the government tries to make american forces leave

after the assassination was carried out on iraqi soil. 0il after the assassination was carried out on iraqi soil. oil prices have risen since friday in response to tension in the region. early i spoke to our business correspondent. oil prices are up 4% on friday. if you if you look at the brink crude index, which is one that's most followed in the uk, then overnight in asia, last night they were up again — past $70 a barrel. these are oil futures contracts which tell you where where people think the oil price is going to go. so past $70 a barrel. just to put that into context, it sounds high because oil was around about $60 for most of last year, but it spiked up to $74 a barrel back in september. when you remember, we had that drone attack on a big saudi arabian production facility. it was responsible for about 5% of the world's oil output. so when you have actual disruption to oil supplies, they go higher. so far, we haven't had any disruption, which explains why actually the oil price reaction has been fairly muted so far. the big one that's moving, though, is gold. gold's been trading at around $1,300

an ounce for most of last year. it's up to nearly $1600 overnight. it's been edging steadily up, but the big move has come in the last week or so on the back of this. the traditional thing when it looks like there's going tobe trouble in the world, investors head for safe havens. so that's gold, the swiss franc, the japanese yen. those kind of safe haven investments are on the move. so how volatile might it be? what might happen? well, we haven't yet. as i said, had a disruption to actual oil supplies, and that would be what would focus traders' minds. so far, it's talking about hostility, not actual hostility. well, apart from what we've already had. but it's not disrupting your supply yet. all eyes are on the straits of hormuz. the royal navy has sent two ships — the hms montrose, hms defender — there to protect british shipping. that accounts for about a fifth. actually, about 23% of all the world's oil production goes through that narrow stretch of water between iran and 0man. it's there that iran could really have a big effect on the world oil price if it chose to disrupt shipping in that stretch of water.

the mother of a british teenager found guilty of lying about being gang—raped in cyprus has backed calls for a tourism boycott of the country. the 19—year—old's mother said she wanted foreign secretary dominic raab to get involved personally in the case, which could see her daughterjailed for as long as a year. lucy williamson reports. why a british teenager came to cyprus for a holiday last summer isn't hard to see. why she's been kept here since then is a question that's divided the island. last week she was convicted of lying to police after she withdrew a rape accusation against 12 israeli men. she's due to be sentenced on tuesday. 0ne formerjustice minister believes it was too harsh to prosecute and convict her for retracting a rape allegation. he's called for the attorney—general to show leniency. we believe that she has been punished enough. she's suffered enough.

therefore, it's time that her case is being closed and the young lady returns to her home in england. but others believe this isn't about a single case, but a deeper problem in cyprus — that police here routinely encourage women to drop allegations of sexual or domestic violence. i feel ashamed, i feel embarrassed, i feel angry. i feel that the withdrawal of her testimony, what is called retraction was obtained under immense force and all of us in the network, talking with women, victims of rape, have seen this happening again and again and again. the adults only hotel where the british woman stayed is now closed for the winter. reportedly costing as little as 10 euros per night, it a tt ra cts

as little as 10 euros per night, it attracts groups of young people from across the world, drawn to iron out the's famous party culture. but the teenager's mother says this area is not safe. some people here on the island fear that a long appeals process or an investigation into policing could harm the country's reputation in the tourism economy. on tuesday, we'll hear whether the legal process that has gripped this island is over. will it end with the judgement of one british woman or the judgement of cyprus itself? lucy williamson, bbc news, cyprus. now time for a business update. bosses at the country's top companies will earn more in three days than the average person does ina year. that's according to a report by hr professionals and the high pay centre.

it says the boss of a ftse100 company who started work onjanuary 2nd will have earned the average wage of £29,500 by the end of today. new car registrations fell to their lowest level since 2013, last year, according to the trade body the smmt. it's the third consecutive annual fall. we'll have more on this in a moment. the uk services sector stabilised in december according to a survey by ihs markit. it's important because services make up three quarters of the entire economy. last month showed the sharpest rise in new orders sincejuly and points to a possible recovery in the sector. more now on new car sales. they slumped to a six—year low in 2019. and that decline is expected to continue this year as well. emma butcher is from the smmt.

shejoins us now. what she joins us now. what is shejoins us now. what is behind this fall? it has been a tough year, i think we can agree, for the new car market. it is down to many reasons. we have seen political and economic instability have a real impact on consumer and business, so people have held back on big ticket items, and also confusion around diesel and new clea n and also confusion around diesel and new clean air zones. it adds up to create the hesitant buyers. and brexit still a factor? absolutely, we have seen the uncertainty this year that has taken a toll. we now have a new government so we have some certainty ahead but still what happens at the end of 2020 is still an unknown. is this a terminal decline or can you see something that can reverse

the decline in new car sales? we hope not, what we need to see a stability restored, confidence restored to consumers, there is a whole raft of exciting new models in the next year, 34 will be logged— ins so hybrids, so lots of exciting technology coming to the market and a great deal so we hope that with the support of government, some supportive policies that stimulate demand and fleet renewal which is so important, it will help get more energy into the market again. are you not fighting the forces of economic gravity and we are a lot more conscious about our environmental impact, particularly the impact of course? electric cars can contribute to helping that, but are we being too ethical to own cars? we always need cars, we need to be

able to get to work and education, we need businesses to keep functioning and keep the economy moving. the great news is with so much investment going into new cars, every new model that comes to market is vastly more efficient. there is a whole range of great technologies to suit every driving need. thank you forjoining us. in other business stories we've been following, burger king has launched a new plant—based whopper — but it's not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. that's because it's cooked on the same grill as meat burgers. it's being aimed at "flexitarians" — people who are trying to cut down on meat. the london stock exchange is denying it sufffered the london stock exchange is denying it suffered a cyberattack last august. the wall streetjournal reported that the lse was investigating if disruption to trading was caused by hackers. but the exchange insists it was caused by technical issues. aldi says festive sales hit

£1 billion for the first time in the run—up to christmas. that marks a rise of almost 8% on the same period the previous year. other big supermarkets release their christmas sales figures later this week. the ftse has been rattled by tensions in the middle east following the assasination by america of a top iranian military leader. that's led to a spike in oil prices because of fears of possible disruption to oil supplies. oil companies like bp have seen their share price rise, but airlines like easyjet have seen their share price fall — because higher oil prices could hit their bottom line. that's all the business news. the first working monday of the year after the festive period typically sees a rise in couples feeling disillusioned about their relationships — it's been dubbed "divorce day". i've been speaking

to amanda mcalister, who specialises in family law. there is an increase in general inquiries in relation to how to go about divorce, or we see a spike in children disputes, primarily following on from the christmas period. and a lot of people obviously in need of advice, so what would your key bits of advice be to couples who might be thinking right now, "0k, we want to go our separate ways"? i think the most important thing is it's a decision that you think about very carefully. and the key is to get independent legal advice to start with, to see what your options are, because you don't have to go down the litigious divorce route initially. there are options such as mediation and obviously things like marriage guidance. so it's about exploring the options and only if you know or believe that divorce is right for you should you go ahead and take that course of action. why do you think it is that after christmas sees this spike and also, i gather, after the summer holidays as well? i think it's predominately... divorce is not something that people enter into lightly.

i think people tend to have given it a lot of thought prior to the christmas period. and then it's a new start. new year — new start. i think it's more to do with, you know, new beginnings rather than, "oh, it's january. "we must get divorced now." also, people have spent a lot of time together over the christmas period, and it's given time for reflection. sometimes there is a spike in arguments and domestic violence, children disputes. but very often in the january period, it's "enough's enough, "we want to move on". and i wonder whether the start of a new decade will be exacerbating those thoughts for some as well. possibly. and we're very much surrounded by social media and influences about "life is too short" if you're unhappy. but as i said, it's something that i would advise people to think about very carefully. don't ignore options such as marriage guidance. and also people do focus on the negative of divorce, but obviously there are a lot of positives in there, as we've seen from stars like gwyneth

paltrow, chris martin — they've done it very well. and people come out the other side feeling quite positive. the headlines on bbc news... reynhard sinaga, the most prolific rapist in british criminal history, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 30 years for offences against 48 men. sinaga drugged his male victims to render them unconscious, took them back to his flat and then filmed the attacks on his phone. huge crowds have packed tehran for commander qasem soleimani's funeral. the general was assassinated in a us drone strike, on the orders of president donald trump. rain and cooler temperatures have given parts of australia some respite from the bushfires which have been ravaging many parts of the country. australian officials have warned the devastating bushfires could continue for months, with concerns that the huge fires

blaze". a second day of light rain and lower temperatures today though is giving firefighters a brief reprieve. this weekend saw some of the worst days of the crisis so far, with hundreds more properties destroyed. the fact there has been rain has put out some of the smaller spot fires, they have been able to continue with evacuations, one of the big concerns is the air quality, looking around me, the heavy smog coming from the wider bush fires, you can see that is here where the smoke coming from the bushfires and the smell of the bonfire, like a bonfire, hasjust been travelling with us since melbourne, even in the big cities. the last day or two has helped having the rain, but i think there

isa having the rain, but i think there is a concern that some people should still be on guard for what might happen in the coming days when the temperatures rise again. there is concern we could see something happening once again and the fact we have had more than 1000 homes destroyed, seeing people having to be evacuated, just driving through into where i am, you can see dozens houses being destroyed and the woodland absolutely charred, trees, andi woodland absolutely charred, trees, and i think that is a concern with the weather patterns changing and with the prime minister has said, this could continue for months. certainly people are not resting up yet, there is still concern over what might happen in the coming days, weeks and months. british talent enjoyed a night of celebration at the golden globes with phoebe waller—bridge and olivia colman winning in the tv categories. rocketman star taron egerton and 1917 director sam mendes were triumphant in the film awards. the bbc‘s sophie long was there.

it was the first major a—list event of the season, with ricky gervais hosting for a fifth time. the standing ovation for eltonjohn and bernie taupin set the tone for what became a big night for british showbusiness. they won the golden globe for best song... ta ron egerton, rocketman. ..and taron egerton won for his portrayal of the rock star in rocketman, beating leonardo dicaprio and 12—year—old fellow brit roman griffin—davis. i'm so honoured to be nominated alongside a bunch of legitimate icons, and also roman, who is the sweetest kid and it was an incredible performance injojo, and i'm honoured to be nominated alongside you too. 1917. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe for best drama

and sam mendes took the award for best director as well. phoebe waller—bridge! there were two golden globes for phoebe waller—bridge and fleabag. this is really heavy and cool. this really comes down to andrew scott, really, because that man, there was a lot of talk about the chemistry of us in the show but really, he can have chemistry with a pebble. these are the first major awards of the season and of the decade and those going home clutching golden globes tonight will be hoping to collect golden 0scar statues to match in five weeks' time. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. netflix would have been disappointed with its takings from last night. film critic siobhan synnot says it remains to be seen whether they'll do better in the other ceremonies this season.

yeah, a good night for british talent, a good night for traditional studios. a bad night for netflix, which had at 34 nominations but only took away two. a good night for sir sam mendes and the trench war movie 1917. bad night for martin scorsese and the irishman, which took home no awards at all. obviously this is the biggest, the first of the big awards ceremonies in the season and these movies are alljust about out now in this country, so fresh in the minds of anyone that has been perhaps going to the cinema over christmas. in terms of predicting whether the momentum stays with the winners at the globes, what does history tell us? well, there is quite a spread, isn't there? i would say if you were a betting woman — and i know you are — you could do worse than put money on renee zellweger for best actress awards from here on in. she was a strong favourite in best comedy or musical

and came through with her performance in judy. alsojoaquin phoenix, who won best actor for the joker film, and again, he seems to be a bit of a shoe—in. elsewhere, though, there is still a lot to play for. as i say, the irishman got no awards at all at the hollywood foreign press awards. but, you know, he is well respected by the british academy and the oscar voters, so that could change. 1917 is a really interesting one. it was screened relatively late and i wonder if that benefited the film, that you were seeing something fresh after long campaigns for the likes of the irishman and quentin tarantino's once upon a time in hollywood. it is also a tremendous artistic and technical accomplishment. so sam mendes has shot this adventure through the trenches of the first world war as if it is in one continuous take, and, you know, we all love a bit

of difficulty against the odds. and this is certainly something very hard to pull off and that i do think works. it is out in the uk this week. and the awards themselves presented by a brit, ricky gervais. controversial as ever. yes. would they have known the script before? what are the producers know the script before it gets delivered? because there is quite a lot in there that was very punchy. yeah, certainly they would be aware of most of the content. who knows if he improvised any extra lines. it was interesting to see the response because ricky gervais was a real breath of fresh air when he first hosted the golden globes. this time around, interesting to see the room, as some of the guests looking almost worried about laughing at some of the more out—there jokes. maybe, maybe he has lost his audience. he has said this is going to be his last time, but he did say last time as well. the labour mp angela rayner has officially announced her bid to become the next deputy leader of the labour party. she gave a speech in stockport this

morning at a community centre she used to use when she was a new mum. 0ur coalition, the foundation of our party is broken. some blame brexit, some blame the leadership. that we all know that both of these things came up time and time again. not least in seats like this one and my own. yet neither will be the defining issue at the next general election. politics makes for short memories, but this crisis has been a long time coming. it is the biggest challenge in our history. but nor are we alone. across europe social

democratic parties are collapsing, the once mighty german spd, the biggest and oldest social gem democratic party is now on 11%. the combined forces of the french ce ntre—left combined forces of the french centre—left parties are on 6%. we are now in danger of the same fate. this is not an era of change, so much a change of an era. a fewer new policies will not put things right. a quick fix or a new individual as a leader will not be enough. we must rethink and renew our purpose on how we convince people to share it. either we face up to these new times or we become irrelevant. the next five years will be the fight of our lives. and i am standing here today because i don't run away from a

fight. that is why i am announcing today that i will stand for the deputy leadership of our party. did you know that the most decorated african 0lympian ever is a swimmer? zimbabwe s kirsty coventry has won two golds, four silvers and a bronze at the olympics during her career. she has also held most of the country s women s swimming records — until now. 15—year—old donata katai, who s also from zimbabwe, has burst onto the scene, and this year beat coventry s one hundred metre national record. she told bbc africa about her journey into the sport. when i am swimming i feel my stress and problems disappear. my name is donata katai and i am a 15—year—old swimmerfrom donata katai and i am a 15—year—old swimmer from zimbabwe. i donata katai and i am a 15—year—old swimmerfrom zimbabwe. i am part of the national swimming team. most recently i won two gold medals. i

started learning how to swim when i was four years old because my pa rents was four years old because my parents didn't want me to drown. and then ijoined my school swimming team. i just figured once then ijoined my school swimming team. ijust figured once i started winning that i really like to swimming. the first time i swam 33 yards of butterfly i think i was 16 seconds off the record, so when i finally broke it i was shocked because i didn't expect to break it. itjust recently i broke a 15—year—old backstroke record and when it happened it was a show that everything that i had been doing was worth it. in the future i would love to compete at the olympic games. i would also like to show children that are younger than me that even though the opportunity to swim is not wide, it can be done.

now time for a look at the weather. the weekend weather rather sad across britain, a lot of cloud and dry weather. things are changing almost as i speak. rain and gales, if not as severe gales on the clouds, generally mild for the time of year and clouds, generally mild for the time of yearand a clouds, generally mild for the time of year and a bit drier for some and a bit cooler. here is the first wet and windyfair, a bit cooler. here is the first wet and windy fair, some of you have seen that, certainly through the western side of scotland down through northern ireland and through the afternoon, more more and western parts of england and eventually the midlands will see some of that wet weather. it is also pretty gusty as well. potentially a bit disruptive across the northern half of britain, further south, it will take some time before we see the rain but it will be and the london area getting up will be and the london area getting up to cambridge by about the latter pa rt up to cambridge by about the latter part of the afternoon. eventually by

disguise, but for northern ireland and a good deal of scotland, once you have got rid of the rain, then you have got rid of the rain, then you are into the mix of some sunny spells but also blustery showers. then some high—pressure tumbling in overnight, the sky is clear for a bit for some, especially across southern and eastern areas and that will not be the case back up towards the north and west because here by the north and west because here by the door you will already be mixed up the door you will already be mixed up with another area of cloud and wind and rain. when i say wind, i really m ea n wind and rain. when i say wind, i really mean it because look at those isobars, really tightly packed. if you thought today was blustery, tomorrow is a different kettle of fish. at least it will be mild, in between the weather fronts there is milderairand you between the weather fronts there is milder air and you see the temperatures soon. across a good pa rt temperatures soon. across a good part of scotland, it will be really wet and windy right from the word

go. there a suggestion of some of the gus wheel will expect to see, possibly as high as 80 mph towards the western isles, but all of the wind coming in from the south and south—west. distinctly possible many of us will be into the mid—teens, possibly a 17 degrees to stop mild in the south, windy in the mouth on wednesday and then things get a bit quieter towards the end of the week.

the most prolific serial rapist in british criminal history is sentenced to life in jail. reynard sinaga was convicted of 159 sexual offences — a phd student who drugged young men, raped them, and filmed his attacks. probably anywhere in the world is concerned, he is probably the most prolific rapist that has come through the courts. in the world? i would say in the world. certainly in the british courts. the judge described him as an evil sexual predator and a monster. also this lunchtime. vast crowds gather in tehran to mourn the iranian general killed by us forces — amid calls for both sides to show restraint

what we have at the moment is a very dangerous tinderbox situation because both sides are fundamentally underestimating the strength