at ten, 3 day of turmoil in south korea, with the president declaring martial law, but the parliament refusing to obey. troops on the streets and scuffles with protestors, calling for the president to be arrested. protesters have remained here outside the national assembly building all night and there are now calls for the president to be impeached. also tonight, the bbc pulls

its masterchef christmas specials, following the controversy surrounding gregg wallace. it comes amid more claims of alledged inappropriate behaviour. king charles hosts a state banquet at buckingham palace for the emir of qatar, on a controversial visit to the uk. a special report on the israeli soldiers refusing to serve in gaza. and wales qualify for the women's euros to make their first ever major tournament appearance. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening, on what's been

a dramatic day of developments in south korea, a country now in the grip of a major political crisis. martial law and military rule, declared by president yoon earlier in the day, have now been lifted. he'd accused the country's main opposition party of paralysing his minority government and sympathising with north korea. well, troops were on the streets and there were clashes between police and protesters outside parliament, when martial law was announced. demonstrators then demanded president yoon be arrested. there is relative calm now, but the crisis has alarmed many around the world, with south korea, a democracy firmly allied to the west, but sharing a border with communist north korea. both the us and the uk say they're deeply concerned about the situation. laura bicker is in seoul tonight. laura.

as you can hear, the protesters are still in full voice, a new date here in seoul and they are calling for the president to be removed but remember this is a population that has already lived through military dictatorship, we do not expect to see it however briefly back in 2024 but there are two key questions, firstly, what was the president thinking and secondly, what happens next? soldiers and police blocked the entrance to the south korean parliament following the orders of a desperate president. locked in a bitterfight desperate president. locked in a bitter fight with his desperate president. locked in a bitterfight with his political rivals, and deeply unpopular, yoon suk yeol took drastic action. translation:— suk yeol took drastic action. translation: ., , ., ., translation: through this martial law i will rebuild _ translation: through this martial law i will rebuild and _ translation: through this martial law i will rebuild and protect - translation: through this martial law i will rebuild and protect the - law i will rebuild and protect the free republic of korea which is falling into the depths of national

ruin. ~ ., , ., , ., ruin. within hours, thousands of protesters _ ruin. within hours, thousands of protesters made _ ruin. within hours, thousands of protesters made it _ ruin. within hours, thousands of protesters made it clear - ruin. within hours, thousands of protesters made it clear they - ruin. within hours, thousands of. protesters made it clear they would not comply with what they viewed as an attempted coup. withdraw the martial law, arrest yoon, they chanted. translation: i martial law, arrest yoon, they chanted. translation: i believe i should step _ chanted. translation: i believe i should step forward _ chanted. translation: i believe i should step forward and _ chanted. translation: i believe i should step forward and take - chanted. translation: | believe | | should step forward and take action. things like this should never happen. things like this should never ha en. �* ,, �* things like this should never| happen-_ after things like this should never ha en. �* ,, �* after watchin: happen. translation: after watching the news, i happen. translation: after watching the news. i felt — happen. translation: after watching the news, i felt anxious _ happen. translation: after watching the news, i felt anxious and _ happen. translation: after watching the news, i felt anxious and i - happen. translation: after watching the news, i felt anxious and i also - the news, i felt anxious and i also thought— the news, i felt anxious and i also thought this was such a national shame — thought this was such a national shame. ., , , thought this was such a national shame. , , ., thought this was such a national shame. ., . shame. clashes broke out as police tried to hold _ shame. clashes broke out as police tried to hold them _ shame. clashes broke out as police tried to hold them back, _ shame. clashes broke out as police tried to hold them back, while - tried to hold them back, while helicopters flew overhead. meanwhile, members of the country's national assembly battled their own military to take back their elected seats. getting there in whatever way they could. the vote was unanimous, martial law was overruled, while the country's parliament or the scars of the evening's chaos. many protesters stayed in place and had to wait

hours to hear that finally president of yoon accepted his brief attempt at military rule was over. translation:— at military rule was over. translation: . ., ., ., ., translation: the declaration of martial law lacks _ translation: the declaration of martial law lacks the _ translation: the declaration of martial law lacks the necessary i martial law lacks the necessary procedural requirements and was void from the outset.— from the outset. south korea is a stable democracy _ from the outset. south korea is a stable democracy but _ from the outset. south korea is a stable democracy but it _ from the outset. south korea is a stable democracy but it is - from the outset. south korea is a stable democracy but it is also i from the outset. south korea is a stable democracy but it is also a l stable democracy but it is also a noisy one, and today its parliament and its people roared at the most serious challenge to the country's democracy since the 1980s. concern where you are, laura, and for the west after events today but what could happen next? i for the west after events today but what could happen next?— for the west after events today but what could happen next? i think one ofthe what could happen next? i think one of the first things _ what could happen next? i think one of the first things we _ what could happen next? i think one of the first things we are _ what could happen next? i think one of the first things we are hearing - of the first things we are hearing is there will be a move towards impeachment which is what many of this crowd around us want and i'm just watching police wander towards us, they will surround the parliament, the national assembly building by the looks of it, and we're hearing that an impeachment vote could come as soon as today but we will have to wait and see. there

are further protests planned to push politicians towards that vote or to push president yoon to step down. i think it goes back to the key question i asked at the beginning, what on earth was he thinking? this is a deeply unpopular politician who is a deeply unpopular politician who is struggling to get anything done in his own parliament and can't even get his own budget passed so you can see what he might push for some drastic action but military rule, martial law, that is something this country would never wanted to see again. and now president yoon will probably pay the price, and his political career is on the brink. laura, thank you for that, live from the south korean capital, seoul. and victoria will have more on all this over on newsnight on bbc two shortly. tonight we have been on the ground talking to protesters outside the parliament building, unions have just announced a general strike, and asked members to gather for demonstrations in the next hour so where is this going now? plus our uk

political panel and hollywood star will ferrell is on the show. the bbc says it won't broadcast two masterchef celebrity christmas specials, in light of the controversy surrounding one of the presenters, gregg wallace. but the corporation says the current series of �*masterchef: the professionals,�* will be aired as planned. tonight, more claims surrounding gregg wallace's alledged inappropriate behaviour and language have emerged. he denies engaging in behaviour of a sexually harrassing nature. noor nanji has the latest. mate, how special was that? gregg wallace was back on our screens tonight, but from the bbc today, a change of tune. as they announced they would no longer broadcast the masterchef christmas specials. it comes as bbc news put new allegations of inappropriate behaviour to them. anna — not her real name — worked on masterchef in 2015. one day he asked me to come

to his dressing room to fix his bow tie for an after—work event. as i started to fasten his bow tie, i noticed his trousers were partially lowered. his pubic hair was on show, where you could see the top part of his penis, and he was wearing no boxers underneath. when i noticed, he stared at me. no apology was offered. it felt like a powerplay. she says she didn't see how the trousers had become lowered. banijay, which makes the show, say producers spoke at length with anna about what happened and she told them she didn't feel threatened at any point. they say it was also raised with the bbc at the time. lisa — not her real name — worked on a show with wallace in 2015. we were in the supermarket, filming. he brushed past me at the checkout and touched my bum with his waist and penis and laughed and said, "oh, you liked that, didn't you?" it was the way he reacted. other people would have said, "i'm sorry, can i squeeze by?" which would have been 0k. it was awful but i was so busy

and felt like ijust had to get on. but i wasn't 0k about it. when i finished the shoot, i felt it was slimy, disgusting. sarah — not her real name — says she had an encounter with wallace in 2022. i was working at an event _ and gregg wallace was in attendance. at the end, he asked me i to take him to the car park. he put his hand on my. bottom and groped me. it made me feel gross. it was horrible. i didn't say anything| as i was so shocked. the presenter stepped away from filming masterchef last week after bbc news previously revealed a string of allegations of inappropriate comments against him. his lawyers have strongly denied he engages in sexually harassing behaviour. as the bbc has taken the masterchef christmas specials off—air, it will be hoping this eases the pressure on them, but our new revelations highlight that the production company — and, by extension the bbc — knew there were allegations

about gregg wallace's behaviour as far back as 2015. we put the latest allegations to banijay. it says it takes this matter incredibly seriously but while the external investigation is ongoing, it won't be commenting on individual allegations. the bbc says it takes any issues raised with them seriously and have robust processes in place to deal with them. we also put the latest allegations to wallace's representatives and offered him an interview, but he has not responded. noor nanji, bbc news. some news coming into us, president—elect donald trump has asked a new york state judge to completely dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted of making a hush money payment to a porn star. sarah smith is in washington. bring us up to date. donald trump is askin: for bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case to _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case to be _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case to be entirely - asking for the case to be entirely thrown out and the verdict vacated and citing at his recentjoe biden�*s

pardon of his son, hunter. president by the said he believed that politics had infected the case against hunter and as a result he had been selectively and unfairly prosecuted. donald trump says that is exactly what happened to him in the new york hush money case where he was found guilty earlier this year. he says he was found guilty earlier this year. he sastoe biden has effectively admitted that politics does get involved in a system of justice in america and that the district attorney in manhattan, donald trump says engaged in precisely the same kind of political theatre joe precisely the same kind of political theatrejoe biden condemned. it's unlikely thejudge will theatrejoe biden condemned. it's unlikely the judge will throw the case out and totally overturn the verdict but i think it shows you just how politically inflammatory with the justification thatjoe biden gave for pardoning his son hunter, and how it will continue to be used by republicans who have argued all along that the criminal cases against trump were part of a political witchhunt and they will say now effectively that president biden is admitting that politics does get involved in the system of

justice in america.— does get involved in the system of justice in america. sarah, thank you for that, sarah _ justice in america. sarah, thank you for that, sarah smith, _ justice in america. sarah, thank you for that, sarah smith, our _ justice in america. sarah, thank you for that, sarah smith, our north - for that, sarah smith, our north america editor in washington. the former chief of staff of the israeli military has accused the army of carrying out ethnic cleansing in northern gaza. moshe ya'alon says the military is "cleaning the area of arabs." the israel defence forces have rejected the claims, but his remarks highlight deep concerns in israel about the ongoing conflict. now 160 reserve soldiers have signed a letter, threatening not to serve or are refusing to go to gaza, unless there's a deal to end the war and bring israeli hostages home. fergal keane has more from jerusalem. allahu, allahu akbar! there was no doubt then about reporting for duty. shots fired. israel was under attack. seeing dead bodies on the streets, cars punctured by bullets...

i know at least three people that were brutally murdered in the 7th of october. israel is a small country. everyone knows each other. the duty to serve was felt across a wide spectrum ofjewish political and religious life. i went up to our neighbour and i knocked on his door, asked him, what's going on? he said, don't ask. we got terrorists. they've infiltrated the country. two of our friends from our village were killed that day. _ one of them is shani louk. she became quite famous. it was also like, personally, very hard hitting. _ so i was, like, i knew. that the military action, was inevitable and was due and wasjustified, in a way. but i was very worried - about the shape it might take. as images of the attack and the abuse of hostages in gaza

spread, some prominent israeli public figures were using extreme language. people were speaking about killing the entire population of gaza, speaking about it as if it was some type of an academic idea that makes sense. and with this atmosphere, soldiers are entering gaza, you know, just a month after their friends were butchered. i think the most horrible sentence that i heard was, someone said to me that the kids that we spared in 2014, the last war in gaza, are, like, became the terrorists of october 7th, which i bet is true for some cases because, you know, some kids grew up to be terrorists, but definitely not all of them. wow. such soldiers were a minority, michael says, but the immense scale of destruction in gaza added to fears about the way the war was being fought.

the turning point was when they told us to burn down a house and i went to my commander and i asked him, why are we doing that? and the answers he gave me were just not good enough. and that was my last day in gaza. the army blames hamas for civilian suffering and says it follows international law, a view echoed by a reservist who believes in continuing the war. there's no way to fight a war and to prosecute a military campaign without these images happening. it's, you know, you can't mow the lawn without grass flying up. it'sjust not possible. there's no way to do it. and we try and limit it to as little as possible. it's very tragic. and that can be true while also saying that it is completely the fault of the terrorist regime that rules the gaza strip. the turning point came for one refuser, when three hostages were shot dead while walking

towards soldiers under a white flag. a soldier opened fire after reportedly feeling threatened, another disobeyed a ceasefire order. and then i remember thinking to what level of moral corruption that we got, moral decay that we got that this is something that can happen. and i also remember thinking, there's just no way this is the first time it happened. it's just the first time that we are hearing about it because there are hostages, because if the victims were palestinians, we just would never hear about it. the suffering of palestinians was a constant concern for the refusers we spoke with. 0ne soldier who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, described the abuse of prisoners, not these, that he says he witnessed. soldiers that i know beat - palestinians that were helpless and could afterwards boast about it ito the soldiers in their companiesl and to their commanders.

and people would pretty calmly talk about cases of abuse _ or even like murder, i as if it was technicality, with real serenity. the idf says prisoner abuse is banned and investigated if alleged. the refusers are a small group — just scores out of hundreds of thousands of reservists. but polls suggest more israelis want a peace deal to bring hostages home. the refusers we met were caught between worry for the future and hope that, in the long run, palestinians and israelis might find a way to make peace. i think in this conflict there are only two sides. not the israeli side and the palestinian side. there is the side that supports violence and the side that supports, you know, finding better solutions. it's scarier and scarier every day. it just looks less and less likely that we will, that i will be able holding

the values that i hold, wanting the future that i want for my kids to live here. with israel under attack on october 7th, there was national solidarity. it hasn't disappeared, but the questioning of the war�*s aims is gathering pace. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. in afghanistan, daily life for millions of women is being restricted yet again. the taliban are reported to have banned female students from enrolling for medical training, which was the only form of higher education still available for women, who've already been barred from secondary and university education. caroline hawley reports. tea rs of tears of disappointment as women turn up to their medical studies as usual, only to be turned away. there's not much consolation when you have been told your last chance

of any formal education has been snatched from you. empty chairs where once a new generation of nurses and midwives were learning. 0nly nurses and midwives were learning. only two months ago, the bbc was allowed to film a training course run by the taliban government where women were taught how to deliver babies. as of now, this is no longer allowed. some women, whose classes were cancelled, spoke to the bbc anonymously of their anger and despair. translation: deep down - in our hearts, we know there is no hope, there is no hope for us. please, let us at least breathe. they don't even let us breathe. let us breathe, let us live, let us study. until last year, some women risked arrest, going out openly onto the streets, demanding their freedoms be returned. it's now become too dangerous to do this. but women still want their voices heard. they sing. this was a protest of medical students today, singing aloud in defiance of taliban rules, when they found out their class is cancelled.

and another protest. theirfaces are hidden but their message is clear. their hearts, they say, are broken. since the taliban took power again two years ago, there has been blow after blow for women's rights. first, girls are barred from secondary school, then they are banned from travelling without a male relative. and made to cover themselves from head to toe, showing only their eyes. in a further blow to education, they are banned from attending universities, and just a few months ago, a new edict banning their voices from being heard in public. now, news that one of the last remaining avenues open to women who want an education is being closed. and that could have devastating consequences in a country where the un says one afghan woman dies every hour of complications from pregnancy and childbirth. without new midwives,

more lives will be in danger. king charles has hosted a state banquet at buckingham palace, as part of a two—day visit by the emir of qatar. having recovered from pneumonia, the queen attended too. the king praised his qatari guests for their "tireless mediation efforts," in negotiations to try to bring about peace in gaza. but the visit is controversial because of qatar's record on human rights. here's daniela relph. the spectacle of a state banquet — the centrepiece of any official visit. amongst the guests, politicians and celebrities, including david and victoria beckham, who joined the royal party for what the king said would be the renewal of an enduring friendship. in the grandeur of the buckingham palace ballroom, the emir of qatar was welcomed back to the uk, where he had lived and studied for many years. your highnesses.

assalamu alaikum. and in his banquet speech, the king praised qatar for its role in negotiations in the gaza conflict. if i may, i would particularly like to express the united kingdom's deepest gratitude for your tireless mediation efforts over the past year in pursuit of peace in the face of unbearable heartache and suffering. politics, diplomacy and trade mark any state visit, but this came with some personal news too. earlier, the queen revealed she had been suffering from pneumonia. palace sources stressed she was now recovering, but still struggling with post—viral fatigue. the prince and princess of wales, alongside the king, led the ceremonial welcome to the emir. the presence of the princess, a sign of her careful return to public duty

after cancer treatment. a state visit is a very public show of friendship, and a chance to enhance economic ties. but, like all relationships, there are difficulties. and qatar's human rights record is a tricky area. there was a small anti-qatari protest, but it didn't disrupt events, during a visit that is about strengthening ties to qatar, a huge investor in the uk economy. daniela relph, bbc news. the company that owns the lurpak brand of butter, arla foods, has defended its decision to add a supplement to its cow feed, in efforts to help tackle climate change. the trial has provoked a fierce debate with some shoppers calling for a boycott of arla brands, even though the supplement�*s been approved and declared safe in many countries around the world, including by the food standards agency covering england, wales and northern ireland. nick eardley�*s here

with the full story. why are some people doing this? flushing their milk down the toilet. videos like this are getting millions of views on social media. because these products are made by a company called arla. it's announced it's going to use an additive — bovaer — in cow feed to combat climate change. cows burp a lot, and that releases methane into the atmosphere. the company behind bovaer, dsm, says their additive can reduce the problem by between 30—45%. so it's started a trial, where 30 uk farms will add bovaer to cow feed. but there's been a backlash. there are calls to boycott the brands and the supermarkets stocking them. these are posts from x — one from a reform mp there saying he won't be using any of the products. others, viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, backing a boycott. some of those posting have previously shared anti—vaccine and climate change denial content.

there are also others posting interested in the story and the facts behind it. so is bovaer safe? we've spoken to experts who say yes. this is a list from the manufacturer of places where it's approved for use, including big farming countries like the us and brazil. and this morning, the company behind the uk trial spoke to bbc breakfast. it's not new, it has been used already by 200,000 cows at this moment in time, for already quite some years. so it's not new, it's completely safe and, very importantly, it doesn't get into the milk. the food standards agency says it has done rigorous safety assessment. and that milk is safe to drink. and this is the punchy statement from the manufacturers tonight, they say the concerns are fake news. so a lot of claims online,

but from experts we've spoken to, a view that there's no evidence of dangers. wales made history tonight, reaching a major women's international football tournament for the first time. scotland and northern ireland, were also in euros qualifying action, asjo currie reports. shamrocking the aviva on a night where one team would make history. the fans were desperate to see their side finally reach a major tournament. the republic of ireland were looking to book their spot at the first european championships. in the first european championships. in the winner takes all clash, the girls in green started stronger. how is this for a warning girls in green