tonight at ten — donald trump holds out the prospect of extending us territory — and floats the idea of military action for control of greenland and the panama canal. in a lengthy news conference in florida, mr trump was asked if he could rule out using force — economic or military. i can't assure you. you're talking about panama and greenland. no, i can't assure you on either of those two. donald on either of those two. trump laid out wide ranging ambitions donald trump laid out wide ranging ambitions to reshape the world in america's interests. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... the safeguarding ministerjess philips says disinformation spread by elon musk is endangering her. i'm no stranger to people who don't know what they're talking about,

trying to silence women like me. a 1a year old boy is stabbed to death in broad daylight on a bus in south london — his killer is still at large. mcdonalds sacks 29 people over sexual harassment claims, after a bbc investigation — but workers say that little�*s changed. and extraordinary scenes of celebration in paris at the death of a politican — jean—marie le pen, the founder of the far—right front national party. on bbc london... on newsnight at 10:30 tonight we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. less than two weeks before his

inauguration as us president, donald trump has repeated his desire to take control of both greenland and the panama canal, and even floated the possibility of using military force. mr trump made his remarks during questions from reporters at his estate in florida. his son, donald trumpjnr, was in greenland today on what he called a �*personal day trip�* to talk to people. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. this is a very deliberate signal of intent. donald trump was genuine desire to take over greenland. it's no coincidence that his son donald junior landed there today. it may look like he has come for a property viewing before trying to buy the island. he says that is not the case. ~ , . island. he says that is not the case. 3 . island. he says that is not the case. g ., ., island. he says that is not the case. g . ., case. my father says hello. he says hello to everyone _ case. my father says hello. he says hello to everyone in _ case. my father says hello. he says hello to everyone in greenland. - case. my father says hello. he says| hello to everyone in greenland. are ou hello to everyone in greenland. are you interested in buying greenland? greenland _ you interested in buying greenland? greenland is — you interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled _ you interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled by—

you interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled by denmarkl greenland is controlled by denmark and their prime minister says it is very much not for sale. its location sitting between the us and russia is why donald trump would like to take control. ., , ., �* ~ ., control. people don't even know if denmark has _ control. people don't even know if denmark has any _ control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal— control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right - control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right to - control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right to it i denmark has any legal right to it but if they do, they should give it up but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security, for the free world. i'm talk about protecting the free world. in talk about protecting the free world. ., , , , world. in a freewheeling press conference — world. in a freewheeling press conference he _ world. in a freewheeling press conference he listed _ world. in a freewheeling press conference he listed all- world. in a freewheeling press conference he listed all the i conference he listed all the countries that are in his sights. irate countries that are in his sights. we want to countries that are in his sights. - want to get along with everybody but they have two, it takes two to tango. they have two, it takes two to tan . o. ., ., they have two, it takes two to tanuo. ., ., ., , ., tango. revealing more of his global ambitions he _ tango. revealing more of his global ambitions he said _ tango. revealing more of his global ambitions he said he _ tango. revealing more of his global ambitions he said he wants - tango. revealing more of his global ambitions he said he wants control| ambitions he said he wants control of the crucial shipping route, the panama cutout —— the panama canal, vital for panama cutout —— the panama canal, vitalfor america's panama cutout —— the panama canal, vital for america's security. it is vital for america's security. it is bein: vital for america's security. it is being operated _ vital for america's security. it is being operated by _ vitalforamerica's security. it 3 being operated by china, china! we gave the panama canal to panama and not china, but they have abused that gift. he not china, but they have abused that . ift, , ., not china, but they have abused that rift. , ., , ., not china, but they have abused that . ift. , ., , ., ., , gift. he repeated his threat to put cri linu gift. he repeated his threat to put crippling tariffs — gift. he repeated his threat to put crippling tariffs on _ gift. he repeated his threat to put crippling tariffs on goods - gift. he repeated his threat to put crippling tariffs on goods from - crippling tariffs on goods from canada and mexico if they do not

tighten border security, and he announced a unilateral plan to completely rename the gulf of mexico. ~ ., ., ., , completely rename the gulf of mexico. ., ., . ., mexico. we are going to be changing the name of — mexico. we are going to be changing the name of the _ mexico. we are going to be changing the name of the gulf— mexico. we are going to be changing the name of the gulf of— mexico. we are going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to . the name of the gulf of mexico to the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. that has a beautiful ring to it. it covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. joined by his special envoy to the middle east, donald trump says there has already been a lot of progress on efforts to police about 100 hostages held by hamas in gaza and he wants them freed before his inauguration in less than two weeks' time. if inauguration in less than two weeks' time. ., , ., ., time. if those hostages are not back, i do _ time. if those hostages are not back, i do not— time. if those hostages are not back, i do not want _ time. if those hostages are not back, i do not want to - time. if those hostages are not back, i do not want to hurt - time. if those hostages are not| back, i do not want to hurt your negotiation, but if they are not backed by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east, and it will not be good for hamas and it will not be good for hamas and it will not be good frankly for anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say any more but that is it is. i solemnly swear... in any more but that is it is. i solemnly swear... in under a fortnight _ solemnly swear... in under a fortnight history _ solemnly swear. .. in under a fortnight history will- solemnly swear... in under a fortnight history will repeat l solemnly swear... in under a - fortnight history will repeat itself

when donald trump is once again sworn in as the us president. this time around he wants to use the power of his office to reshape the world in a way that puts america's and only america's interests first, threatening other nations not to stand in his way. sarah is in washington. what are we to make of his stated ambitions?— his stated ambitions? that is a good cuestion. his stated ambitions? that is a good question. during _ his stated ambitions? that is a good question. during his _ his stated ambitions? that is a good question. during his first _ his stated ambitions? that is a good question. during his first term, - question. during his first term, when he said things like this, people often voted off as a joke and his officials did not try to enact his officials did not try to enact his ideas —— often laughed it off as a joke. his ideas —— often laughed it off as ajoke. but his ideas —— often laughed it off as a joke. but he is now determined that his agenda will be implemented and he has people appointed who will do that and he has a bold and radical plan of action. what we don't know is whether to take it absolutely literally. he talked about his ambitions with greenland and the panama canal and answer a

question saying he could not read out the idea of using military force to get what he wanted, and although thatis to get what he wanted, and although that is not clearly his first goal, and he evenjoked that is not clearly his first goal, and he even joked about taking over canada, but was it a joke? we assume so when he said it would be economic force that would make it happen but we don't really know and that is the point. donald trump enjoys saying outrageous things and it may be that it is an opening negotiating position and it is maybe a little plan of action, but we don't know, and that in itself is the point, he enjoys keeping people guessing and keeping his opponents off kilter and he thinks that gives him strength in any of his negotiating positions, if people don't know what he might do. so although it may look as though he is shaping up to be as chaotic as the first, this time it is very deliberate and strategic chaos when he sent out these confusing messages, and there is a plan behind it all. ,,., ., ,, messages, and there is a plan behind it all. ., ,, ., ., it all. sarah smith, thanks for “oininu it all. sarah smith, thanks for joining us- —

as donald trump laid out his aims, he welcomed an announcement by mark zuckerberg — the boss of meta — the company that runs facebook and instagram. mr zuckerberg announced that they are remove independent fact—checking from all their services, saying they were too politically biased. the company has over 2 billion facebook users alone. in a video message, mr zuckerberg said the recent us elections felt to him like a "cultural tipping point, prioritising free speech." here's zoe kleinman. mark zuckerberg has undergone something of a metamorphosis in recent months. last year he changed his appearance, and now he's changed his mind about one of social media's trickiest issues — content moderation. meta's owner, who controls facebook, instagram and threads, announced today that he's ending the process of content fact—checking by independent parties. it's currently a big tool in the fight against misinformation on his platforms, but now, he says, the rules are too restrictive and the moderators

themselves are biased. we've reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship. the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritising speech. so we're going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms. the martial arts fan wants to fight by different rules, allowing the platforms�* communities to police themselves. but communities don't always report content they like, even if it's harmful or inaccurate. he's taken inspiration from a man who once challenged him to a cage fight. community moderation is the system preferred by x, under elon musk. meta is certainly leaning into the changing political landscape in washington. as inauguration day draws near, the battle is on to stay on the right side of the president—elect, who likes what he heard from the meta boss today. do you think he's directly responding to

the threats that you have made to him in the past? probably, yeah, probably. in the past, mark zuckerberg has had a trickier relationship with trump than some other tech leaders. zuckerberg has admitted the new approach also means they will catch less "bad stuff," and online safety campaigners are alarmed about the potential impact of meta's new approach to moderation. but others are rejoicing that they feel they will be able to speak more freely about divisive issues without getting hidden. zoe kleinman, bbc news. here, the safeguarding minister, jess phillips, has told bbc newsnight that social media messages by donald trump's ally — the tech billionaire elon musk, are "endangering" her. he's accused her of being a "rape genocide apologist" for refusing a government—led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. and our politcal correspondent hannah miller is westminster. what'sjess phillips been saying? it is clear from this interview that

the disinformation that has been spread online over the past week is having a real impact onjess phillips and her daily life, and yesterday keir starmer said it had led to serious threats against her. he did not mention elon musk by name but he said thatjess phillips had done a thousand times more than her critics when it came to protecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. this row began after it emerged thatjess phillips had said no to a government led inquiry into grooming in the town of 0ldham, something the conservatives also said no to when they were in government. tonight she defended that decision and pointed to the inquiry that happened in telford and said that was the only model she had seen work where it was independent and locally led. jess phillips has a track record in defending the rights

of women and girls and those who have experienced abuse, both during her time as an mp and before she came into parliament. tonight she emphasised that her experience in recent days was nothing she said compared to what those victims and survivors of abuse go through and she said she would not pander to fear. ., ., ., , . fear. thanks for “oining us. we can now hear a — fear. thanks forjoining us. we can now hear a little _ fear. thanks forjoining us. we can now hear a little bit _ fear. thanks forjoining us. we can now hear a little bit of _ fear. thanks forjoining us. we can now hear a little bit of what - now hear a little bit of whatjess phillips had to say. being in the spotlight like this and the intimation of what elon musk is — the disinformation, as i believe the prime minister referred to it as, has put out about me is endangering. this morning, professor alexis jay, who led a seven year independent inquiry into child sexual abuse across the uk, said victims wanted to see her recommendations become reality, and didn't want

a new uk—wide investigation. she was speaking to nick robinson on radio 4's today programme. here's his report. it's easy to be distracted by the sound and fury of the clash between the world's richest man and the prime minister. but today it took a woman, silent until now, to remind us of what is at the root of this row. i've certainly been very unhappy about the politicisation of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse in the way that many people, sometimes in a very uninformed way, have waded into the argument. professor alexis jay spent seven long years examining the evidence on child sexual abuse. she and a panel of experts came up with 20 recommendations two years ago. none have been implemented. when i spoke to the chair of the independent inquiry into child abuse this morning on the today programme, she was clear. "the time for talk is over," she said. another inquiry would simply delay what needs to be done.

the time has passed for more inquiries. we have had enough of inquiries, consultations and discussions, and especially for those victims and survivors who have had the courage to come forward. they clearly want action and we have set out what action is required and people should just get on with it. a furious row in 0ldham reignited this debate. local people feel let down by the police, councillors and others, who they accuse of playing down and covering up mass rape and torture by gangs of men, mainly of pakistani heritage. i call the home secretary. last night, the home secretary rushed out an announcement that she'd changed the law to make it an offence to fail to report or cover up child sexual abuse. she insists a new inquiry is not needed. none of that convinces the conservatives who took to the airwaves this morning. we now know that this may be

happening in up to 50 places across our country. that is why we need to have this full national inquiry. did, i wondered, the shadowjustice secretary ever raise his worries when he was a home office minister? had he ever talked about grooming gangs in the house of commons? there was one short way to find out. did you raise it in the house of commons? nick, i wrote about this last year and i was criticised for it. yes, i have checked hansard today and it's not a perfect test. i went on the media... when you put in the name "robertjenrick, grooming," no mention, "grooming gang," no mention. i wrote about this, nick. "rotherham," no mention. nick, i wrote about this, last year. "0ldham," no mention. i wrote about this, nick, last year... "rochdale," no mention. ..and was criticised by the media for doing so. "child sexual abuse," no mention, mrjenrick, "child rape," no mention. you have not raised — or have you? — please correct me if my search is wrong — the issue of mass gang rape and child sexual abuse that you are so energised about, you have no evidence you raised it as a ministerand no evidence you have raised it

in the house of commons. i wrote about this last year and was criticised by the media for doing so. what the conservatives now say is that mass migration, over which they presided, has allowed millions of people from what they call "alien cultures" to come here with what they call "medieval views of women." it's a view shared by elon musk and by nigel farage. ministers are relieved that the woman who's investigated child abuse is telling them all — stop talking, get doing. nick robinson, bbc news. and you can see more on all of this with victoria derbyshire on newsnight — including the full interview with the labour minister jess philips on bbc two shortly. thank you, yes, the safeguarding minister also talks about the reaction of survivors to the controversy and what she thinks of opposition calls for a national public inquiry into the mass rape crimes. plus we ask a tramp insider about the president elect�*s refusal

to rule out using military force to take out allied countries. —— we talk to a trump insider. thank you, victoria. a 14—year—old boy has died after being stabbed on a bus in south—east london this afternoon. police have called the attack in woolwich "a horrendous crime". no—one has been arrested. the incident comes a day after an 18—year—old man was stabbed near a school in the same area. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher is in woolwich for us now. people here are upset obviously, reeta, by what happened, especially because it was a 14—year—old boy, possibly on his way home from school when he was murdered. they are upset and they are angry and they are asking how and why this happened. much of this area is still cordoned off, as police search for the person responsible. horror on the suburban streets of south—east london. a 14—year—old boy stabbed to death on a bus, as children

across the uk returned to school after their christmas holiday. paramedics and police were called here but the teenager died at the scene. the police were called atjust before 2.30pm to reports of a stabbing on a bus. no arrests have been made at this early stage but we are working at pace to identify and arrest those involved. our thoughts at this time with the victim's family and friends. this is an horrendous crime and i can't imagine what they must be going through right now. forensic teams continue to scour the bus behind me and police have cordoned off nearby roads as they search for evidence. people living here have said they are angry and heartbroken at yet another young life lost to knife violence on the streets of their city. this 15—year—old boy, daejaun campbell, was stabbed to death in woolwich just a few months ago. a local youth worker says today's victim had known daejaun. i believe that two weeks ago, this young man was paying tribute

by flowers to a young man that passed in september — not knowing today, he was going to be that person, you know, that fatality was going to be him. itjust shows again the impact of knife crime and what needs to be done. crime scenes like this are an all too familiar sight in london but the murder of a child, just days into the new year, has left people here asking what can and will be done to deal with knife crime? this is understood to be the first fatal stabbing in london in this year. however, as you mentioned, just a few minutes from here yesterday, an 18—year—old was stabbed outside his sixth form college. he remains in a critical condition in hospital. the mayor of london has said this kind of heartbreaking violence has no place in the city. thank you very much. charlotte gallagher reporting there.

the former political leader of france's far—right, jean—marie le pen, has died at the age of 96. he founded the front national party in the 1970s and led it for nearly a0 years, bringing an extreme ideology into the mainstream of french politics. always a divisive figure, tonight saw extraordinary scenes of large celebrations in central paris at the news of his death. andrew harding looks back at his career. he was, for years, the most divisive figure in all of france. jean—marie le pen, his surname like a bullet ricocheting through french politics. le pen was born in rural obscurity. he studied law, then became a soldier fighting in the wars that hastened the end of france's colonial empire. in the 1970s, he founded the extreme—right national front. le pen could be thuggish, a brawler, quick to scrap with critics who saw him

as a dangerous populist and racist. but it was his views about the past that provoked the most outrage. he defended france's wartime collaboration with the nazis, and he described the gas chambers and genocide of 6 millionjews as... "un detail de l�*histoire de la guerre mondiale." a detail of history. even le pen's aides winced at that. i consider that it was a mistake, but it's absolutely ridiculous to reduce the work of such a statesman to these words. in the 1980s, le pen began inching closer to serious political power. it's a great victory for the french right. elected to the european parliament, despite his opposition to european integration. ca va bien. bonjour. enorme surprise, jean—marie le pen. and finally, in 2002, he shocked france by getting through to a second round run—off

for the presidency itself. it was the peak of his career. i am ready to win. instead, le pen lost heavily. many french uniting against him in disgust. soon he would be eclipsed by his own daughter, marine le pen. she took over the national front, sought to soften its image, and ended up expelling her own father from the party. but his name lives on, as do many of his beliefs, modified by his daughter. the le pens still challenging and reshaping french politics. jean—marie le pen, who's died at the age of 96. rescue workers are searching for survivors after a major earthquake killed over 100 people and damaged more than 1,000 buildings in a remote region of tibet, near mount everest. state media say many houses collapsed in mountain villages

around the city of shigatse, which is holy for tibetan buddhists. their exiled spiritual leader, the dalai lama, has said he's deeply saddened by the disaster. the health secretary wes streeting has said he's ashamed at the experience of some nhs patients this winter. it comes as a number of nhs trusts in england have declared critical incidents amid "exceptionally high demands" on emergency departments. 0ne trust said it's seeing high numbers of older patients with respiratory problems exacerbated by the cold weather as flu cases spike. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. so, strong words from the health secretary, is this really worse than usual? it secretary, is this really worse than usual? , ., ., ., usual? it is important to say you do have critical incidents _ usual? it is important to say you do have critical incidents at _ usual? it is important to say you do have critical incidents at some - have critical incidents at some hospitals at this time of year, just after the new year holiday, with lots of people coming back to work and going back to school and so on. we have relatively high levels of flu this year and there is cold weather. there are actually fewer

critical incidents than two years ago when there was the last bad flu winter. what does it mean? it means the hospital is sending its message out to its local health system that is struggling with the weight of patients coming into hospital so it needs help, for example ambulances being diverted to other trusts. we have been monitoring some of the hospitals which have declared a critical status, critical incident status, and a few of them you can look at now. they are by no means complains it, that list, but it is an example. royal liverpool has had waiting times are 15 hours in a&e. wes streeting the health secretary says he is ashamed and distressed at what he is seeing. he has been into some hospitals and seen patients really distressed and he says an emergency care plan for england will be drawn up, probably in the next month or two, but it will not take place in terms of taking effect

until much later in the air, until next winter. so some hospital bosses are concerned flu hasn't peeked out and the same with rsv, so they might have not yet got to the weather situation. the royal college of emergency medicine in scotland says it is at the real depth of a emergency crisis.- it is at the real depth of a emergency crisis. it is at the real depth of a emeruen crisis. ., ,, , ., emergency crisis. thank you, hugh ' m emergency crisis. thank you, hugh pym there- — the boss of mcdonald's in the uk says 29 people have been sacked over sexual harassment allegations in the last 12 months, following a bbc investigation. but workers there say that nothing's changed, despite a promise from the boss to clean up behaviour at restaurants. injuly 2023, the bbc heard of 160 allegations of abuse. here's zoe conway. has mcdonald's basically now become a predator's paradise? the chief executive of mcdonald's being confronted with fresh allegations of abuse, uncovered by the bbc. those allegations described are abhorrent, unacceptable, and there is no place for them in mcdonald's. hundreds of mcdonald's workers have

spoken to the bbc as part of our investigation which began in 2023 into a culture of harassment, bullying, abuse. there are things that have been happening within mcdonald's which shouldn't even have ever happened. matt left the company seven months ago after two years of working there. i don't think they care at all. he says it was a toxic place to work. for myself, it was being bullied for having a learning disability, managers and staff being racist to other staff, managers trying to touch other staff up. it was emotionally draining. mcdonald's says that over the last year it has implemented industry—leading practices to keep its workers safe. i hear that from our people it's working. i know this because they tell me they know how to speak up, they are confident that if they do speak up, management will take appropriate action, and nine out of ten people recommending mcdonald's as a great place to work. he told the committee that in the last 12 months,

75 allegations of sexual harassment have led to 29 workers being sacked. we have heard about _ sex—for—shifts happening in one of your restaurants, - and if it's happened once it will have happened more than once. a former mcdonald's worker on a zero—hours contract told the bbc she was offered shifts in exchange for sex. |would you agree that the continued j use of zero—hours contracts enables predatory managers and puts workers at greater risk of bullying _ and sexual harassment? no, i do not accept that premise at all. what you describe are cultural issues that must be addressed, they are not contractual issues in any way, shape or form. the equality watchdog, the ehrc, is planning to take stronger action against mcdonald's. the bbc understands that the watchdog does not think the company has gone far enough to protect its staff against sexual harassment. zoe conway, bbc news.

the body of the former us presidentjimmy carter has arrived in washington from his home state of georgia. members of mr carter's family are accompanying him. he'll lie in state at the capitol rotunda, before his funeral on thursday. mr carter died last month at the age of 100. annapolis for refusing to withdraw! annapolis for refusing to withdra i new annapolis for refusing to withdra new artificial intelligence feature which has generated an news alerts. the company says it will simply update it's software, but the bbc has complained about several summaries of its own headlines, that were incorrectly generated by apple. one said luke littler had won the world darts championship before the final had even begun. in tonight's football, newcastle have beaten arsenal 2—0 in the first leg of the carabao cup semi—final at the emirates stadium. joe wilson was watching.

it's a tuesday night, it's january, it's 250 miles, but it's newcastle's chance for a trophy so, of course, in their thousands they came. a big occasion this, too, for arsenal. their early opportunity — responsibility fell to gabriel martinelli. commentator: what a chance for arsenal to take the lead! - the priceless asset is the instinctive finisher. newcastle have one. when a chance fell to alexander isak, no doubt. he does that most weeks these days. he has done it again! isak doesn't score with every shot, sure, but when he forces the save, newcastle reacted. anthony gordon, a 2—0 lead in the first leg of the semifinal at arsenal — they did not get that far in theirdreams. arsenal had kai havertz in the perfect place to head a goal back, but he missed, he really missed. that was a shoulder sending the ball wide. arsenal supporters and their players must try to recover from this. decades without a trophy, newcastle can't wait for the second leg.

they'll have to. there is so much football at this time of year, the second leg of this semifinal won't actually take place until...next month. but don't forget about it. there is, after all, a trophy at stake. joe wilson, bbc news, in north london. in the us state of california, firefighters are battling a rapidly expanding wildfire in los angeles. these are the live pictures now. huge smoke plumes can be seen rising above the pacific palisades area of the city and residents have been issued with an evacuation order. strong winds have fanned the fires and the area ablaze grew tenfold in the space ofjust 20 minutes. here, there's no let up in met office warnings over snow and ice, with travel disruption expected across northern ireland and north western scotland. the alerts are in place until midday tomorrow. 0ver100 flood warnings remain in place, including across lincolnshire

and leicestershire, where major incidents were declared yesterday. temperatures could drop to as low as minus 20 by midweek in parts of scotland and the north of england. a cold weather health alert has been extended to the weekend. with a closer look at the weather, there is no let up? staying cold, typical midwinter weather across the country. that evening to you. the temperatures are falling like a stone already across the country,