a warm welcome to bbc news. our top stories: the world remembers the victims of the holocaust, 75 years after the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. in china, a rise in the number of coronavirus outbreaks. so far more than 100 have died. an american prosecutor says prince andrew has provided zero cooperation to thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking enquiry. is the tide in congress is turning

against president trump? more republicans saying they will vote with democrats to hear from witnesses in his impeachment trial. i think it is increasingly likely that other republicans willjoin those of us who think we should hearfrom john bolton. hello. 75 years ago a ray of light shone down on the darkest place on earth. the soviet army liberated auschwitz—birkenau, the vast complex in nazi—occupied poland where over a million prisoners died under hitler's regime. on monday, survivors were joined by international leaders in a ceremony to help keep the memory alive in the hope that today, in a world where racism and fascism is on the rise, we do not repeat the mistakes of the past. the bbc‘s reeta chakra barti was there. world leaders joined survivors

here to keep alive the memory of the victims. 6 million people, mostlyjewish, murdered by the nazis. more than a million of them in this camp. 75 years ago today, the soviet army liberated auschwitz and it came to symbolise the horror of the nazi regime. the ceremony today had at its heart the survivors who urged the world to never forget the suffering here. john simpson was watching. each anniversary, there are fewer survivors, yet even after 75 years, there are still thousands of them left. soon after dawn today, igor malitsky, prisoner number 188005, took part in a ceremony at the wall where tens of thousands were shot. nowadays, auschwitz is protected and restored, so the world won't forget the terrible things that happened here. the infamous gateway to auschwitz was covered over with a vast awning, to protect the guests from the bitter cold of southern poland.

royalty, world politicians, though no british ministers among them, religious leaders, but above all, the survivors themselves. many proudly wore the blue and white stripes of the pyjamas which the auschwitz inmates were forced to wear. rows upon rows of seemingly unremarkable elderly people, who are among the last living witnesses of unimaginable cruelty, the worst crime in human history, here, in this great factory of death. translation: in auschwitz-birkenau, i remember naked women driven in trucks from the barracks to the gas chamber. i can hear them screaming. i can hear it in my subconscious when i remember those events. as another speaker noted, nothing

was done to stop the slaughter. translation: maybe i would like to cry, because only with tears i can tell you about this past. i hope you will all try to preserve the memory of this place, and other sites where innocent people died. i hope you will bear this responsibility, so that this terrible thing will never happen again. there were thousands of nazi concentration camps, but auschwitz was by far the worst. 1.3 million people were brought here, and 1.1 million of them died. the plan was to use industrial methods to wipe out the jewish people. understandably, many ex—prisoners are reluctant to come back, among them chaia, who lives in israel. she was sent to auschwitz

from hungary at the age of 20 with her parents and sister. now, though, she has decided she has got to show her daughter what it was like. with 70 others, she was jammed into a railway truck like this for three days, with no food or water. her mother and sister survived with her. her father was sent directly to the gas chamber. her father, they took her father. they said, they said that the father was not right side and that's it. they didn't see him any more. tonight, after the gathering at the auschwitz gateway, the guests went out and walked along the railway line where drjosef mengele, the so—called "angel of death", had once decided which of the new arrivals should live or die. they placed candles at the monument. this terrible death camp was planned to wipe out thejewish people.

it failed utterly. john simpson, bbc news, auschwitz. among those who did manage to survive their time at auschwitz was anita lasker—wallfisch, who is now 94. she arrived here fearing the worst but she escaped death by saying she was a musician, and in this place of mass murder, torture and starvation was signed up to play in the women's orchestra. i went to speak to the woman who came to be known as the cellist of auschwitz at her home in north london. there's a funny picture of me sitting on the floor, with a children's broom and a comb, and i was scraping that thing, and i think my parents must

have seen that and said, "i think she wants to play the cello." anita lasker—wallfisch arrived in auschwitz in 1943, fearing she was destined for the gas chamber. prisoners sit and do the work of shaving your head and tattooing a number on your arm. so this girl asked me, "where do you come from? what did you do before the war?" and like an idiot, i said, "well, i used to play the cello." she said, "fantastic, you will be saved." ourjob was, every morning, to sit at the gate and play marches for all the workers who worked out into the factory, and in the evening, we had to go again, sit outside the camp, play marches again for the people who came back in, and we survived. like we knew very well, as long as they want music, we will exist. the cello saved my life. how on earth did you endure that environment? you lived from one day to the other. "today, i'm alive. tomorrow, probably not. " so, that's what life

was — very short. after the horrors of the war, her love of music dominated her life. she helped found the english chamber orchestra, trying to put the past behind her. what has been the effect on your life afterwards, of being a survivor? well, i think i've never lost my sense of appreciation that i'm alive, and i have a house, and i have enough food. i've never lost being grateful somehow, and appreciate what i've got. but the trauma didn't end. her daughter, maya, says she has been profoundly affected by being the child of a holocaust survivor. without a doubt, i absorbed, unconsciously, all of the trauma that my mother tried so hard to contain. so my parents, my mother, really could not understand why, if i — and this is

absolutely literal — if i wasn't about to be killed, and if i wasn't starving, what was my problem? have you ever been bitter? i'm not bitter. i'm sad that really, nothing seems to have changed. people kill each other as we are speaking now. why? that was the extraordinary anita there. well, three quarters of a century has passed since this camp was liberated but there remains inevitably an eerie and haunting chill to this place. many of the old buildings are still here including those where so many met their death. today's event is possibly the last major gathering of the survivors.

last time, five years ago, there were 300 who came. this time, just over 200. their message, in a world where anti—semitism is on the rise, the monstrous crimes committed here must never be forgotten. in beijing, authorities have confirmed the first death from the new coronavirus in the chinese capital. the total number of fatalities is now over 100. in china there are now more than 11,500 confirmed cases. and the bavarian health ministry has confirmed the first german case. this report from john sudworth. the eerie sound of a city in lockdown. shouting wu han‘s residents trapped in their homes, shouting encouragement to each other. ok, here we are, day five of the lockdown. bored. khan lambert is stuck here with his gran. nan, hello. hello.

she was only meant to be visiting for a short break, and although there's enough food, her medication is running dangerously low. china's priority is to show it's getting a grip. alongside teams of army medics, the premier, li keqiang, was flown into wuhan, urging an all—out national effort to contain the virus. even getting on a beijing subway train has become a surreal experience. workers in full hazmat suits, checking every passenger. anybody with a temperature of 37.3 or above is instantly isolated. but there are troubling signs. a man films a doctor telling him his mother probably has the virus, but there are no testing kits to confirm it. the man tells me that the hospitals that do have the tests have no spare beds.

"there are so many cases like ours," he says, "wandering the city in search of treatment." and on state tv, the mayor of wuhan has admitted information was not released on time, because he was waiting for higher approval. we don't know how this virus would affect a pregnant woman, or... canadian lauren williams and her british husband, tom, are also trapped in wuhan. with their new baby due in a month's time, they too want more information from the uk government. just advice would be great, and very clear direction about, you know, what's going to be happening, so we can make plans. the uk government says it is working on a plan, amid warnings that this national emergency is likely to become much more serious yet. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.

let's quickly round up more of the main news. a military aircraft has crashed in afghanistan on monday. it is not known how many people were on board a crashed aircraft. a taliban media account claims to show the footage but we cannot independently verify the footage. the plane came down in a mountainous area patrolled by the taliban. president trump is to unveil details of his middle east peace plan at noon on tuesday. he made the announcement during a visit to the white house by the israeli prime minister. palestinian leaders have rejected the trump proposal, saying it is biased towards israel. the british prime minister has insisted he will notjeopardise the uk security relationships as he prepares to announce a decision over whether to allow huawei access to the uk's 5g network. in an emergency house of commons debates, a leading conservative claimed that they would nest a dragon in the heart of critical

uk infrastructure. a prosecutor in the united states has said that prince andrew has provided zero cooperation to an enquiry into sex trafficking claims against the billionaire financierjeffrey epstein. the duke of york last year said he was willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency. earlier this month, prince andrew made a rare public appearance at this church service near the sandringham estate, a display of support from the queen, it was seen as, for her embattled second son. but on this side of the atlantic today, outside the new york mansion owned by the sex offender jeffrey epstein, the us attorney in charge of the ongoing sex trafficking investigation had stiff words of rebuke for the british royal. the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and requested to interview prince andrew, and to date, prince andrew has provided zero cooperation. epstein took his own life

last summer in a new yorkjailhouse while awaiting trial, and in the aftermath of his death, there was renewed attention on his relationship with prince andrew. in a bbc newsnight interview, prince andrew denied having sex with one of epstein‘s accusers, and offered to help the us authorities. but if push came to shove, and the legal advice was to do so, then i would be duty—bound to do so. this is the now—famous photo of a woman who said she was made by epstein to have sex with prince andrew, virginia roberts. prince andrew denies ever having met her. also in the background is his friend, ghislaine maxwell. the fbi's probe is thought to be focusing on the british socialite, a long—time associate of epstein‘s. she's not been accused of any criminal charges, but has in the past vehemently denied any wrongdoing. this strong admonishment is a sign of the mounting frustration

here about prince andrew's failure so far to honour his pledge to help the investigation. a question for prosecutors in new york — will they try to compel him to do so? in london, the issue is being dealt with by the duke of york's legal team. buckingham palace will not be commenting further on this particular matter. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. the former belgian king albert ii has admitted he is the father of belgian artist delphine boel, born of his affair with a baroness. he was forced to give a dna test, which was positive. he had been fighting the paternity claim for more than a decade. she is now officially his fourth child. he lost his immunity from legal claims when he abdicated in 2013 because of ill health. stay with us if you can. much more to come on bbc news.

including this: american audiences get ready not just for a super bowl but puppy bowl as shelter dogs shine on the field. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours passed. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria,

and relived the horrifying experiences. welcome back, and good to have you with us on bbc news. one main headlines: survivors of the holocaust and world leaders have gathered at the former nazi death camp auschwitz, to mark the 75th anniversary of its liberation. the number of people killed by the new coronavirus in china has risen to more than 100. president donald trump's lawyers have been outlining in more detail their defence case in his senate impeachment trial. pressure is building on republicans to allow witnesses, with the reports former national security adviser john bolton has directly linked mr trump to a plan to freeze aid to ukraine in exchange for a political favour.

some republicans are supporting democrats, and say he should be heard. i think it's increasingly likely that other republicans willjoin those of us who think we should hearfrom john bolton, and whether there are other witnesses and documents, well, that's another matter. but i thinkjohn bolton's relevance to our decision has become increasingly clear. more on this now from our correspondent peter bowes. well, the leaking of the manuscript forjohn bolton's upcoming book has certainly injected new into the democrats‘ case, because, as we're hearing now, some republicans are at least considering the possibility of agreeing to witnesses. john bolton, of course, will be a key one, but that could open the door to subpoenas for other witnesses as well, perhaps even joe biden, the former vice president, who of course is at the centre of all of these allegations that mr trump asked for a favour

from ukraine to get an investigation into joe biden and his son. now, if there were to be witnesses, and remember, it will only take four republicans to agree to that, it could extend this trial quite significantly. and yet, peter, of course these republican senators know it's not what donald trump wants, and many of the senators depend on mr trump's core voters for their re—election, and many of his core voters still feel all this is a hoax and a waste of time. that is the dilemma for many of the republicans. they know there isn'tjust a presidential election coming up, that some of them are up for re—election as well later this year. and they are trying to read not only what donald trump is saying and thinking and tweeting, but also to read the minds of their constituents back at home. what would they like them to do during this impeachment trial? and it is just possible that some of those people that they might have been talking

to on the one and only day they have had off so far, on the sunday, believe they should be erring towards witnesses, even though they might still be resigned to acquitting the president at the end of the day. the site in california where kobe bryant's helicopter hit a hillside has been described as devastating by air crash investigators. there have been tributes around the world for the five—time nba champion, and he and his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others were killed. tuesday's game between the lakers and the los angeles clippers has been postponed. on sunday, air accident investigators gave a brief update. the question was, did we recover a black box? there wasn't a black box. and there isn't requirement to have a black box on this, so there was no cvr, no fdr. there was an ipad where foreflight,

which is essentially flight plan, weather briefings, and the pilot uses that in—flight. we'll be looking at other avionics on the aircraft to see what information we can gather, and then we're going to be looking for other electronics. in north—eastern spain, there have been angry scenes on the streets of barcelona in protest against the leader of the separatist government being stripped of his position as lawmaker. tensions have been growing between the two main pro—independence parties. rich preston has this report. temperatures rising once again in spain's wealthy north—east, these protesters angry at their leader, quim torra, being stripped of his status as lawmaker, and taking their anger to the streets. quim torra has been the region's president since may 2018, leading a coalition of two pro—independence parties — together for catalonia and the republican left of catalonia.

but he was found guilty of disobedience for failing to remove pro—independence symbols from official buildings. quim torra called on the parliament to ignore the ruling. translation: i trust this parliament, and i appeal to all lawmakers to immediately revert this irregularity, which is illegal. and whilst together for catalonia agreed, the republican left of catalonia refused, saying ignoring the court would nullify all decisions taken in the parliament. chanting: torra! the decision to remove torra angered his supporters, as they gathered outside catalonia's parliament chanting his name. those in favour of catalan independence haven't given up their fight with spain's central government in madrid. but, to have enough fuel to fight that fire, they need to extinguish some problems closer to home first.

rich preston, bbc news. this weekend will be the 54th super bowl, one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with the kansas city chiefs taking on the san francisco 49ers in miami. but before the main event, there will be an appetiser involving competitors who are a bit more furry. tim allman explains. top—level athletes these are not, but sporting glory awaits nonetheless. this is the puppy bowl, where team ruff and team fluff go head—to—head. and the rules are so easy, it seems you can teach a young dog new tricks. it's drag a chew toy or kick a chew toy into the endzone. doesn't matter which endzone, doesn't matter which chew toy. as long as you're there, it counts. like all american sporting events, they aim to put on a show for the cameras. the puppy bowl has become almost as grand a tradition as the super bowl. well, almost. we air it right before

the super bowl, so families are gathering with their friends on super bowl sunday. it's something to have on the background, and sit and watch adorable puppies while you get ready to watch the big game. 96 puppies aged between 12 and 26 weeks are taken from animal shelters across america and around the world. and what are they looking for in their canine competitors? she's good at looking pretty. she was wagging her tail. she checked out every dog that came on the field. we like to stand in the touchdown area, and wait for a pass. each animal taking part is available for adoption. as for who the most valuable puppy will be, you'll have to wait until sunday to find out. tim allman, bbc news. there is much more on the bbc website any on all the news. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. thank you for watching.

hello there. if you're travelling through the first part of the morning, bear in mind wintry weather could cause one or two problems — a combination of snow and ice from wintry showers that have been falling over recent hours, particularly across the north and the west of the uk. your bbc local radio station will, of course, keep you up—to—date with travel updates where you are. more of those wintry showers to come, then, through the first part of the day, and some more persistent snowfall for some parts of southern and eastern scotland, and not only over the highest hills. so through the morning, showers continue to pass across the south—west of england, giving a covering of snow over some of the highest ground of dartmoor and bodmin moor, and also for wales, snow mixing in over the hills and mountains. a bit of snow over high ground in northern england,

maybe some to lower levels, certainly some icy stretches here. it's a similar story for northern ireland and for scotland. through the central belt, for example, there could be a covering of snow at quite low levels. over high ground, we could see 10 cm of snow or more lying by this stage. so yes, could be a little bit tricky out there on some of the roads and pavements. as we go through the day, it's a mixture of sunshine and showers. much of the wintriness becoming increasingly confined to higher ground. more like rain at low levels, i think, through the afternoon. eastern areas not seeing as many showers. there will be some sunshine, but it's going to be windy, and it's going to be feel cold. your thermometer will read between four and eight degrees. but when we factor in the strength of that wind, particularly brisk across southern areas, well, this is what it's going to feel like. it'll feel like it's barely got above freezing. now, as we go through the night, we will continue to see some showers, especially across northern and western areas. i think the snow will continue to pile up across high ground

in the north and the west of scotland. not as many showers by the end of the night down towards the south and the east, and your overnight lows between one and four degrees. it is another rather chilly night, so there could be some icy stretches around again on wednesday morning. now, for wednesday, this little bump in the isobars here, this is a ridge of high pressure trying to settle things down. it'll be a drier day for many of us, but this frontal system bringing some outbreaks of rain into scotland. you can see the cloud and rain gathering out west, sliding its way in. some really heavy and persistent rain, actually, for some of the hills in the west. and inland over the mountains, yes, some further significant snowfall. further south, though, much of northern ireland and certainly england and wales, it should be largely dry with some sunshine. turning a little bit milder by this stage. that's a process that continues as we head towards the end of the week, but with that, we will see some outbreaks of rain at times. that's all from me for now.

the latest headlines for you from bbc news: around 200 survivors of the holocaust have gathered with world leaders at the former auschwitz death camp to mark the 75th anniversary of its liberation. many told of their experiences there and warned of their fears about the rise once again of racism and fascism. the number killed by the coronavirus outbreak in china has risen to 106, with more than 11,500 cases. infections has been confirmed in more than a dozen countries. germany is the latest to report a case. authorities are working to repatriate citizens. more senior republicans in congress are saying they they will vote with democrats for witnesses to be heard in president trump's impeachment trial. this in response to leaks in an upcoming book from former national security advisor john bolton, who has directly contradicted the arguments put forward by the president's defence