president trump gives his first public reaction since iran's missile strikes. shouting, explosion. the moment they hit. there were no casualties — president trump spells out why iran is a threat. iran has been the leading sponsor of terrorism and their pursuit of nuclear weapons threatens the civilised world. we will never let that happen. the president believes iran will now back down — is he right? also tonight. airlines are avoiding iranian

airspace after a ukranian plane crashes there — all passengers and crew are dead, including three britons. the number of people killed across the uk drops for the first time in five years — but in london there's another rise. the former nissan car boss who fled justice in japan overfraud charges — he's been speaking about his extraordinary escape. i felt i was a hostage of a country that i have served for 17 years. and coming up on bbc news, the government wants the fa to immediately end a deal with a gambling company that allows fans to watch fa cup matches only after they've opened an account.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. president donald trump has given his first formal reaction since the escalation in the middle east crisis. it came after iran fired missiles at us airbases in neighbouring iraq overnight. there were no casualties and mr trump said he believed the iranian authorities were standing down. iranian state television has released this video of what it says is the attack, ordered in response to the killing of the military commander qasem soleimani in a us drone strike. the ballistic missiles were launched from the western kermanshah province. two bases in iraq were targeted. al—asad airbase in iraq s anbar province was hit 17 times, including two missiles that failed to detonate. according to the iraqi government, a further five missiles were targeted at a base in the northern city of irbil.

both the uk and american governments have said none of their citizens were killed or injured. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is live in the iraqi capital, baghdad for us this evening. thank you. i get the feeling, looking at what both sides are saying, that in a sense leaders are trying to take a bit of a step back, a face—saving step back if they can and this has been a very dangerous few days, and the dangers remain. but if there is a bit of a lull perhaps they have a chance, if not to talk then certainly for diplomacy to talk then certainly for diplomacy to start, there's a lot to talk about, the whole problem of iran's nuclear plans or ambitions is re—emerging with a vengeance. but what has happened in the last few daysis what has happened in the last few days is still a serious, dangerous

moment and worst crisis in relations between and the us since 1979. the iranians promised retaliation and delivered it not long after midnight. they warned the iraqi government that the missiles were coming. more than a dozen were launched. iraqi soldiers filmed some impacts. shouting. and they shouted warnings to each other. this was the huge ain al—asad base in western iraq. the americans, also stationed there, have been hunkering down expecting trouble since the assassination. in washington, president trump believes he's got the better of iran, assassinating its most effective general and riding out iran's response.

no americans were harmed in last night's attack by the iranian regime. we suffered no casualties. all of our soldiers are safe. iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. in iran, the crowd chanted "death to america", as the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei said they had not finished yet. translation: the issue of revenge is something else. what happened last night was just a slap in the face but revenge is another issue. the big objective, he said, was to drive the americans out of the middle east. the crowd chanted "god is greatest."

in baghdad, the morning did not bring much reassurance for iraqis who don't want yet another war. the badr organization, a political party based on a pro—iranian militia, gathered to mourn the assassinations and condemn the us refusal to pull their troops out of iraq. they insist on their presence in iraq. that means they forced everybody in iraq, everybody in iraq to go for resistance, for military resistance against them. do you think now that the iranians have made this attack that it is the end of this chapter? they do more and they increase i think. this is only... i think it is a message, not more. a message to the americans saying... saying that we are serious. this is a long—term conflict. the biggest danger at the moment, in the most unstable part of the world. without a political dialogue, and some kind of deal, the

slide towards war will continue. jeremy bowen, bbc news, baghdad. in his address this afternoon, donald trump said that the us would impose additional sanctions on iran. mr trump has been a fierce critic of the 2015 deal aimed at limiting iran's nuclear ambitions and pulled the us out of it. today he urged europe and the other signatories to the deal to follow his lead. our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports from washington. christmas 2018 and a surprise visit from donald trump to the al—asad airbase in western iraq, one of the targets for last night's iranian attack. the belief in the trump administration is that iran's missiles deliberately missed areas are crowded with americans. tehran also appears to have given advanced warning via baghdad that an attack on the bases was coming. for now, the iranians

have launched what it looks like a face—saving strike and presented america's commander—in—chief with an off ramp from this crisis. the president appeared with his generals flanked behind him but he decided not to order them to strike back. a de—escalation. instead, he has opted for an economic rather than military response, more sanctions against iran. and there were tough words, too, for america's european allies, britain included, who he called upon to finally abandon the iranian nuclear deal negotiated by the obama administration. they must now break away from the remnants of the iran deal orjcpoa. and we must all work together towards making a deal with iran that makes the world a safer and more peaceful place. only 24—hours ago, the president was threatening strong us military retaliation for any iranian attack. if iran does anything that they shouldn't be doing, they are going to be suffering the consequences, and very strongly.

for now, though, he has decided to exercise restraint. from israel today, a reminder from prime minister benjamin netanyahu that the threat from iran has not gone away. "we stand with resolution and strength," he said. "whoever tries to attack us will be dealt the strongest blow." snapshots from the night at his florida mansion when donald trump ordered the assassination of general soleimani. for now, he can present this as a foreign policy victory, dramatically weakening the iranian regime by assassinating its second most powerful figure, with a, so far, tokenistic response from tehran. this was very much taylor prompted trump today rather than twitter trump. his remarks were very measured. he didn't mock iran for what is widely seen as a fairly feeble response. he didn't gloat. the question is, will he continued to show restraint? if iran follows

up to show restraint? if iran follows up its overt action against us military bases with covert action against us targets or those of us allies, in the region or around the world. the prime minister spoke to president trump about the iranian crisis this afternoon and made his first public comments about it in the house of commons. borisjohnson warned iran not to repeat the "reckless and dangerous" missile attacks on the air bases. he also said that the iranian general soleimani — killed by a us drone strike last week — had "the blood of british troops on his hands" but called for "urgent de—escalation". this report from our political editor, laura kuenssberg contains some flash photography. why have you not spoken about iran, prime minister? not the first day back at work, but the first glimpse of the prime minister this year. the task, to try and cool tempers between the middle east and the man in the white house thousands of miles away. the solemn situation a contrast

with boris johnson's conquest of the commons. we of course condemn the attack on iraqi military bases hosting coalition forces. iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pursue urgent de—escalation. but the labour leader — still at the dispatch box with a new one months away — claims that america's original act, killing the iranian general, was against international law. what evidence has the prime minister got to suggest that this attack on him and his death was not an illegal act by the united states? the strict issue of legality is not for the uk to determine, since it was not our operation. but i think that most reasonable people would accept that the united states has a right to protect its bases and its personnel. the prime minister attacked mr corbyn for not explicitly condemning qasem soleimani

for his role in terror attacks. that man had the blood of british troops on his hands. mr speaker, if we stand by international law, as i'm sure the government does, surely killing somebody in a foreign territory is an illegal act. ministers wanted to avoid any further conflict, but also there's a sense the government wanted to avoid getting tangled in the politics of all of this — with a deeply unpredictable friend in the white house and some uncertainty about how the prime minister wants to shape his relationships with the rest of the world. that depends in part on — you guessed it — brexit, and the kind of long—term relationship the prime minister agrees for after we leave with his new visitor today, the eu's top official. borisjohnson must define the uk's links with its neighbours, friends and hostile rivals abroad. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.

an investigation has begun after a ukrainian passenger plane, carrying 176 people, crashed shortly after take—off in iran. there were no survivors. three british people were on board the boeing airliner — the majority of passengers were from iran and canada. several airlines have now said they will avoid iranian airspace. here's our transport correspondent tom burridge. devastation minutes after take—off. later, the bodies of those on the ukrainian airlines flight were taken away. there were no survivors. belongings and parts of the plane strewn across the crash site. most of those killed were iranians or canadian. three british nationals, sam zokaei, saeed tahmasebi and mohammed reza kadkhoda zadeh, were on board. at an emotional press

conference, the airlines technical director said the plane was one of their best. the aircraft was three yea rs old their best. the aircraft was three years old and had a maintenance check two days ago. the plane left the iranian capital tehran early this morning. it was bound for the ukrainian capital kiev. data published online show it crashed minutes after take—off. the boeing 737 max steadily climbed some a500 feet. take—off 737 max steadily climbed some a500 feet. ta ke—off initially 737 max steadily climbed some a500 feet. take—off initially appeared normal. then the plane suddenly disappeared from radar. that suggests there was a type of catastrophic incident. there was an initial suggestion of an engine failure but if an engine fails, a boeing 737 should be able to keep flying. crucial to establishing the cause of the crash will be the a i rcraft‘s

cause of the crash will be the aircraft's flight data and cockpit voice recorders. the iranians have them and protocol dictates they will lead the investigation. it is claimed this video shows the plane. if genuine, it seems to be on fire. there is a flash before the impact. if there had been an engine failure, the plane would still be capable of climbing and there for capable of returning to the airfield and if necessary abandoning the approach, climbing away, coming around for a second approach. they should be no reason why the aeroplane fell out of the sky as it did. tributes outside canada's the sky as it did. tributes outside ca nada's embassy the sky as it did. tributes outside canada's embassy in kiev. a bride and groom on their 27 guests travelling back to canada after their wedding were reported to be on their wedding were reported to be on the plane. airlines have re—routed flights away from iranian and iraqi airspace following iran's missile strikes on us air bases. because the aircraft was made by boeing, the americans should have a role in the investigation but it will be

shrouded in geopolitics from the start. the time is 16 minutes past six. our top story this evening. after a barrage of missiles fired at us air bases overnight, president trump says he now believes iran is standing down. and still to come — greggs staff get a bonus after a bumper year for the high street baker. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, build—up to the midlands derby. brendan rodgers' leicester haven't been to a final for 20 years. they host dean smith's aston villa in the first leg of the league cup semifinal. carlos ghosn, the former boss of nissan who fled japan while preparing to stand trial on financial misconduct charges, has spoken for the first time since his extraordinary journey to lebanon. mr ghosn said the decision to skip bail was the "most

difficult" of his life. carlos ghosn was under house arrest in tokyo when he escaped on 29th december. at around a:30pm that afternoon it's thought he boarded a bullet train to osaka. it is thought he then took a taxi to the airport where he boarded a private jet to istanbul. from istanbul he flew to beirut in lebanon. our world editorjohn simpson was at a press conference given by mr ghosn in beirut. this report contains flash photography. there was utter chaos as photographers and cameramen from around the world fought to get the first images of the man who had escaped so spectacularly from japan. in fact, carlos ghosn refused to go into any detail whatever about the way he had escaped from japan's ka nsai way he had escaped from japan's kansai airport although it seems now clear he was smuggled out in a

packing case made for musical equipment. in beirut, producing document after document that he maintained proved his innocence, he was his old hyperactive self. a man by feet six inches tall who had been the tightening of the international carmaking industry pundit is a hero to many lebanese journalists and they applauded him again and again. to the japanese journalists in the audience, he was polite and pleasant although he could quite pointed. what happened in pearl harbor, did you see pearl harbor? did you notice what happened in pearl harbor? you're telling me, you're asking me how i didn't notice? you're telling me, you're asking me howl didn't notice? mostly he wa nted howl didn't notice? mostly he wanted to attack the japanese legal system. which had kept him in solitary confinement for more than a year, questioned aggressively week after week in order to get a confession from him. just about all criminal trials in japan depend

confession from him. just about all criminal trials injapan depend on getting people to confess. criminal trials injapan depend on getting people to confessm criminal trials injapan depend on getting people to confess. it will getting people to confess. it will get worse for you if you don't just confess. the prosecutor told me repeatedly. carlos ghosn's basic case is that it was the victim of what he calls a conspiracy, that top people in japan what he calls a conspiracy, that top people injapan wanted to stop nissan being swallowed up by a foreign concern. how high up in the japanese system does that conspiracy go? does it go up perhaps to the very top, would you believe?” go? does it go up perhaps to the very top, would you believe? i don't personally think that the top level was involved. if this is your question. if you're talking about abbas and, i don't think it was involved. in japan abbas and, i don't think it was involved. injapan itself, the response was furious. carlos ghosn's one—sided criticism of the japanese justice system was completely unacceptable, the authorities said. by unacceptable, the authorities said. by skipping bail he had flagrantly disregarded japanese law. but the

basic recently escaped with sitting in the front row, never taking her eyes off him. his wife carol. he could not bear to be parted from her, he said. john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be "impossible" to reach a comprehensive — post—brexit — trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister — ursula von der leyen — said if the deadline was not extended — certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. there have been further problems at the foreign currency trader travelex. it has emerged that a number of high street banks have stopped customers ordering foreign currency. ba rclays barclays rbs and lloyds have all stock—taking orders. hackers gained

access to their computer systems on tuesday and are still holding the company to ransom, demanding a multi—million pound payment. the number of people killed in the uk fell in 2019 for the first time in five years. that's according to figures compiled by the bbc during the last year. there were 650 murders and manslaughters, though in some areas, in particular london, the number has continued to rise. our analysis of 100 cases suggests drugs and alcohol are a factor in around half of those killings. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. my name is lily. i am ten years old. i am reece's little sister. i found out that reece got murdered when i heard my mum and sister georgia screaming and crying in the middle of the night. reece was a really good big brother and now i can never see him again or speak to him. he had a tattoo saying mum and my date of birth. and i said, can you ask them to see and he said they've checked and it's him. sorry...

i cry at night and have to have a light on in my room. i am scared that someone will come to my house and stab me. lily stent this statement to the judge in the trial of her brother's killers. we are not showing herface to protect her future privacy but she is devastated by his murder. reece 0ttaway, a big bmx fan, was stabbed to death in his flat by five men in northampton. why? they were trying to rob him. he had started selling cannabis and he had stepped on their territory. i don't think reece was cut out for that kind of lifestyle. he wasn't in gangs or anything like that. he wasjust on his own and i think he just wanted to make a bit of money. i have lost my eldest son. for what? for £10 and an iphone? it's just... ridiculous.

0ur our analysis found many cases were linked to the drugs trade, including this one where a gang wednesday on arrival in oxford before chasing him and stabbing him. drug taking and drinking played any bit bigger part. 0utside drinking played any bit bigger part. outside a newcastle pub, one man died after a single punch, still manslaughter. just alcohol but alcohol is still a drug which kills. here is another murder scene, in north london. it is thought the victim was a delivery driver who was stabbed. at the metropolitan police is struggling to reduce the violence. it has 150 ongoing homicide investigations but our figures suggest elsewhere in the country some forces are starting to turn a corner. 0n merseyside, police tackling violence, some on quad bikes, have cut the murder rate by half. we know a lot of those homicides are related to serious organised crime which is why we are relentless in targeting those who

lead and bully and exploit young people. rees did not deserve this. there were fewer homicides last year but before that the number rose steadily forfour years. but before that the number rose steadily for four years. there but before that the number rose steadily forfour years. there is still a long way to go. song someone bbc the mother of a 15—year—old girl and a psychiatric nurse are taking legal action against the uk's only gender identity development service over the prescribing of drugs to delay puberty. lawyers will argue it is illegal for tavistock and portman nhs trust to prescribe the drugs to children because they cannot give informed consent. the tavistock says its approach to treatment is "cautious and considered." 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holtjoins me now — what's this case about? ami am i right in thinking this is the first case of its kind? as far as we know and i would say that the case centres on the issue of consent. can

a child under the age of 18 really weigh the distress they might feel right now about their gender against the potential long—term consequences of drug treatment including puberty blockers? these blockers are set to pause puberty, giving the child time to decide on the best way forward. the legal action is brought by a nurse, sue evans, who used to work at the gender identity development service we are talking about, and the mother of a 15—year—old girl with autism who is awaiting treatment at the moment. both are worried that we don't really understand enough about the long—term effects of the drugs which they describe as experimental. they say that they feel children who could be as young as nine or ten are not ina could be as young as nine or ten are not in a position to understand what that might mean for them, for insta nce that might mean for them, for instance for their fertility pulled the tavistock and portman nhs trust is not commenting on the case at the

moment but emphasises they have an international reputation for that portion and considered decisions, and that they follow nationally set clinical guidelines. thank you. staff at greggs are to receive a bonus of up to £300 each because of the success of the bakery chain. greggs said sales growth of more than 13% last year had been helped by its launch of its vegan sausage rolls. here's coletta smith. when the january bills hit, £300 is not to be sniffed at and it doesn't take anyone long to imagine what they would do with it. i think i would go out with the family, take them out for a really good meal. maybe get my car fixed or something. i would put it towards my wedding fund, really. 300 quid? pay off debt! today at greggs it has been an unexpected windfall for all staff. 0bviously everyone was really happy. people just screaming and shouting. 300 quid is not nothing, is it?

everybody has been elated all morning. greggs is bucking the trend of a lot of food retailers. we have heard today that sainsbury‘s sales were down a little over the christmas period and morrison's have also seen a small bite out of their takings recently. while greggs have seen sales go up nearly 10% over the last year. so, what are they doing right? greggs aren't doing anything revolutionary. they have kept the menu simple and cheap and there are now more than 2000 stores across the uk so you don't have to go far to find one. and while they sell loads of these, it is actually these that they make the most profit on. they are not the only company to be serving up bonuses but stephen has worked in retailfor 12 years and says he has never seen it for minimum wage workers. i think it is massive, everyone just feels appreciated. even £20 is something but £300 is massive to some of these. my boy wants some new boxing boots or that girl will want something so it will go on the kids probably.

__ my —— my little girl. the bakery chain have already given extra pay—out to shareholders and today's savvy publicity move mean that staff also now have a taste of the profits. colletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. you, it has been much colder today for the northern half of the uk. some sunshine around but also some showers which should be easing overnight. a difference on the satellite picture because further south there is this blanket a club that has been sickening and there are some areas of low pressure waiting to head our way with something a bit wetter and windier —— thickening pond at the rate will head northwards, steadily heading towards northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland and a bit of snow over high ground and a touch of frost in scotland. quite a range of temperatures, milder in the south where we see the rain and stronger winds for a while. heading into tomorrow, the rain clears from northern ireland, lasting in northern england and southern scotla nd

northern england and southern scotland but for many areas, it will brighten up with some sunshine as well ahead of the next area of rain which might be quite heavy and potentially thundery in the south—west by the end of the day. a range of temperatures again, chile in northern ireland, the far north of england and scotland milder further south. two areas of low pressure coming in tomorrow, the second will bring heavier rain tomorrow evening and a whole lot pushes away by the time we get to friday. a chilly start on friday, maybe a touch of frost in northern england and scotland but a fine day for most places and quieter with some dry weather and sunshine. it will turn windy in the afternoon for scotla nd will turn windy in the afternoon for scotland and northern ireland out of the rain arriving in the north west later. temperatures a shade lower in the south than we have seen of late at the weekend, back into stronger south to south—westerly winds on saturday ahead of that weather front which will bring some rain, heavy over the hills on saturday and sweeping down across the whole country. on sunday we have sunshine and showers. a little bit colder

though, showers could be wintry over the tops of the hills in scotland. thank you. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.