are likely to continue for several more days. elevated to critical fire weather conditions are predicted to continue through wednesday. these winds combined with dry air and dry vegetation will keep the fire threat in los angeles county high. rachel reeves announces trade agreements worth £600 million during a visit to china but is criticised for the timing of her trip. and america's top court appears poised to uphold a law that bans tiktok over national security concerns, unless its chinese parent company sells the platform. hello. let's start in los angeles, where strong winds that have

spread wildfires over a wide area are likely to continue for several more days. these are live pictures, as firefighters battle to contain the fires, which began on tuesday in several different parts of the city. we've had updates from fire and community officials. these are the key points from their news conference. at least 11 people have been killed and the number of homes and structures that have been destroyed stands at 12,000. 13 people are missing. the evacuation zone has been expanded around the palisades fire, which has now burned more than 21,000 acres. it's now 11 percent contained. that's the area around which an effective barrier has been created, stopping

it from spreading. there are now four and the forecast is for more of the strong winds, which have proved so dangerous in helping fan the flames. the smoke has led authorities to declare a public health emergency for the entire los angeles area. residents are advised to stay indoors with windows and doors shut. a night time curfew for parts of the city has been in place. we now know at least 20 people have been arrested for curfew violations, trespassing and looting. with the latest from los angeles, here's our correpondentjohn sudworth. it's a reminder that this disaster is far from over. the helicopters are working relentlessly, dropping water to try to contain this flare up, with the nearby communities nowunder new evacuation orders. with the fight still farfrom over, la county had another night of unimaginable

terror and heartbreak and even more angelenos evacuated due to the northeast expansion of the palisades fire. 0n the other side of the city, in the neighbourhood of altadena. amid the shock and grief, there's mounting anger too. the water issue. is something happened there? i mean, there was no water. not enough water. you turn on the you turn on the hydrants and there's drips and drops coming out. it's not only residents. the city's fire chief is also demanding answers from politicians. was the budget cut? yes, it was cut. and it did impact our ability to provide service. - the fires have affected the wealthy, burning the la. homes of actors like anthony hopkins and the ordinary alike. and the priority is not the politics, but the crisis itself. at one of the evacuation centres, harry and meghan met with survivors and emergency workers. many thousands have

been made homeless. for now, low wind speeds are helping contain the spread, but they are expected to pick up again later. john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles. there's been some criticism for shortages of staff and resources. los angeles mayor karen bass said city officials and emergency responders are working together to fight the fires and keep everyone safe. in spite of the grief, in spite of the anger, in spite of the shock. we have got to stay focussed until this time passes, until the fires are out. now we need to stay focussed. but i will say that when the fires are out, make no mistake, we will have a full accounting of what worked and especially what did not. and i know that this is a top priority of the people that are here behind me, and the firefighters

and the first responders that are on the front line. there is nothing, nothing, nothing that i will not do for the city where i was born and raised. and i know that that goes for all of us. so let me be clear about something. the fire chief and i are focussed on fighting these fires and saving lives. and any differences that we might have will be worked out in private. but right now, our first and most important obligation to angelenos is to get through this crisis. when the fire is out, my colleague helena humphrey is in california's pasadena city — she visited an animal shelter that has been filled with arrivals and donations. we're here at the pasadena humane society at this shelter, hopefully dropping those animals off temporarily. 0ver1i50 animals here currently, they have never seen anything like this. and what you can see behind me as well, so many donations

which have been coming in from volunteers, from members of the community. everything you could possibly need, from pet crates to food, to litter, medicine, tennis balls to keep pets and dogs amused. and i want to talk more about it now with kevin mcmanus who joins me. he is the head of pr and communications at pasadena humane society. thank you so much for being with us, kevin. have you ever seen anything like this? it must be difficult to see so many animals having to come in in these circumstances. we have not seen anything like this. i mean, we've had our share of near misses with fire in the past. we've had some evacuations and we've had to kind of mobilise because we are like the emergency pet shelter for the area. unfortunately, that is in fact affected by the eaton fire. so, yeah, i've, i've never seen anything like it. and it is incredibly heartbreaking to see all of these animals and the people bringing them to us. you know, the first night when we people didn't know

and they a lot of people still don't know if they have a home to go back to, but they knew to have their pets with them when they evacuated, which is such a blessing. and now they're here, and we're trying to give them the best experience possible until their owners can come back and reclaim them and kind of go from there. and some of those animals, too, as we're starting to see more of the destruction, some are coming in with injuries. you've been treating some of them. yeah. we've seen a lot of injured especially, well, dogs, cats, even wildlife. and the treatments are — it's mostly burns. it's smoke inhalation. a lot of what you would see with people with a fire, you know, unfortunately, animals don't quite know what is going on and don't know necessarily how to best escape. so, you know, now, the next kind of wave is over the next few days, we expect to find more animals who have been in the smoke and in the fire zone. so we'll probably see worse injuries going forward.

and that's what's so heartbreaking, isn't it? i mean, animals are beloved pets. they are members of the family. they're also so innocent in this when they're being caught up in this increasing risk of wildfires being exacerbated by climate change. exactly. i mean, it's ijust fear that this is not the last time we're going to have something like this in our area. you know, with climate change and how it has made our, our state like so dry for year after year after year. it's scary. and i do also want to ask about the volunteer effort because, i mean, taking a look at your parking lot, it is pretty remarkable how many people have been coming by dropping stuff off, working here at the shelter as well. talk to me about that level of community spirit you're seeing here in los angeles. i think that is one of the silver linings here. we've had such an outpouring of support that, this seems like a lot of material behind us, but, we had a mountain the other day

of beds, crates, food. people knew that we were taking care of the animals, and they knew that everything helps. and that is 100% true. so the community has come out in full force. we actually had to divert a lot of the donations today to another location so we could manage the two days worth that. we're filling this parking lot the other day. so, it'sjust really heart—warming to know that, that people want to do something. and especially for animal lovers like us, you know, to do something for the animals. it's really, really touching. the cost of rebuilding after these fires is likely to run to tens of billions of dollars. i asked califonia's former insurance commissioner — davejones — for his assessment. most people have insurance, but it has been widely reported

that many insurers a while ago by to nonrenewal homeowners. we had the california fair plan which is the california and sure of last resort where people can go if they do not get private insurance. just to give you some idea of this, when i left office in 2018 the fair plan had about 80,000 policyholders and it's now 450,000. the exposure of the fair plan is $5.8 billion and thatis fair plan is $5.8 billion and that is a problem because the fair plan has between free insurance and its preserves close to $3 billion in claims paying capacity. the night what happens is under new rules that were adopted last year, policyholders and their state of california get assessed if the fair plan has a shortfall. we are not there yet but that is where we may go. the overall insured losses are estimated to be as high as 20 billion and

the economic losses 50 billion. so on top of the deaths, injuries, destruction of peoples homes and wiper of communities we are talking about a substantial economic hit. also a hit to the insurance industry. there is a hue insurance industry. there is a huge figures- _ insurance industry. there is a huge figures. people - insurance industry. there is a huge figures. people who - insurance industry. there is a. huge figures. people who have insurance, could they expect to be compensated fully for the damage caused by the fire is? yes. banks to the regulations, insurers are required to have very strong reserves. there is no indication that they will be unable to pay the claims or that any of them will go insolvent. i think there is an additional point to be made. the main driver of this terrible catastrophe and, increasingly more of these extreme weather events whatever they may be drought or wildfires among others is climate change. that is being driven by a failure to transition from fossil fuels and other greenhouse gas

emitting industries. it might interest your viewers, that the state in verse in the fossil fuel industry whose fuel emissions are making it for insurers to keep providing insurance. in the united states we need state legislatures and governors to stand up and tell the insurance industry you have got to stop doing that. you are investing in and providing insurance to the very industry thatis insurance to the very industry that is killing, injuring and destroying communities and making it impossible for you to keep providing insurance. ukraine says it's captured two north korean soldiers fighting alongside russian forces in the kursk region. the ukrainian government released a video — which it claims shows the two wounded men — but did not provide evidence that they were north korean. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has the latest from kyiv. the photos and the video that

have been released by the ukrainian authorities show two young men, both of them being held in cells used for prisoners of war. now one has his face bandaged and a doctor says he has an injured jaw. he has a bloodied lip as well. the other has his hands bandaged, and a doctor says that he also has a fractured leg. but they are, we are told, being held here in kyiv, where they are being questioned by the ukrainian intelligence service. and what they are saying is that the two men were captured in the kursk region of southern russia by ukrainian troops. of course, that's the part of russia that ukraine has partially occupied for several months now. we can't verify any of the details about where they were captured and exactly who they are. and in fact, in one of the photographs, there is a russian military document which was found on one of the men. ukraine is saying that that is a fake document produced by russia to disguise the use of foreign troops in its war against ukraine.

that document suggests that the man comes from siberia, although, as i say, ukraine is saying he is clearly north korean now in questioning by the sbu. apparently these men have both said they were professional soldiers in north korea, and that they went to russia believing they were going there for training. but then they have been used in this full—scale war against ukraine. of course, now, the americans have previously said that they believe there are 12,000 north korean troops deployed with russian troops to fight against ukrainians. ukraine has previously said that those soldiers are used very much as cannon fodder, and that the number of casualties, both dead and injured, has been huge. and in fact, the ukrainians have claimed that north koreans and russians go to extraordinary lengths to try to conceal their use in this war. so if these are north koreans and it is a huge coup, isuppose, for the ukrainian authorities. now, when vladimir putin has been asked about the use of north koreans before, he has

not denied their presence against... alongside russian soldiers. he has said instead that this is russia's prerogative. it's russia's sovereign business. now it's time for a look at today's sport with 0lly foster. we've had 16 ties in the fa cup third round on saturday, and just the one upset. premier league brentford were beaten at home by the championship's bottom side plymouth argyle it finished 1—0 at the g—tech stadium. morgan whittaker with the winner inside the last 10 minutes. plymouth sacked wayne rooney on new years eve and new boss miron muslic was in the stands to see their first win in over two months and first away win since april last year. at the minute my nations are all over the shops i'm just pleased for everybody and a lot of work goes in behind the seas so the supporters were two and a half thousand people here today coming to enjoy. that is

what football is all about. i think the fa cup, i am old enough to remember what the fa cup means to everybody and it still does. to have a day like this it was fantastic. 4th tier accrington stanley had a dream trip to anfield and though they created some good chances, they were beaten 4—0 by liverpool. the premier league leaders scored twice in each half, with goals from diogojota, captain for the day trent alexander arnold, and substitutes jayden danns and federico chiesa. the italian completed the scoring with his first goal for liverpool following his arrival from juventus at the start of the season. here are some of the other results involving premier league sides, some very one—sided matches wolves only won 2—1 at bristol city but leicester put six past qpr, bournemouth beat west brom 5—1, chelsea beat fourth tier morecambe 5—0, brighton won 4—0 at norwich, nottingham forest overcame luton 2—0, manchester city hit eight without reply against

all the results are on the bbc sport wesbite and if you're in the uk you can watch all the goals as well 12 years after he left, david moyes is the everton manager again. he replaces sewan dyche who was sacked on thursday moyes had moyes had more than 500 games at the club between 2002 and 2013, guiding them to the 2009 fa cup final and through four european campaigns, before leaving for manchester united. he has since had two spells at west ham, which included winning the europa conference league in 2023, but has been out of work since leaving the hammers at the end of last season. the women's ashes starts in the next few hours in sydney with the first of three one—dayers in the multi format series over the next few weeks. one of the big talking points in cricket at the moment is the upcoming men's champions trophy and whether or not teams should boycott games against afghanistan because of women's rights under the taliban regime,

with the women's team banned from playing. it needs to come from the icc. it needs to come from the icc. it needs to come from the icc. it needs to come from the top. it needs to come from the top. it needs to be a really clear message but obviously it is really complex. i know that cricket in afghanistan has given a huge amount of hope for people in the country. so it is not as simple as boycott and then things will change. gael monfils has become the oldest winner of an atp tour singles title. he won the asb classic in auckland at the age of 38 years and four months, taking the record from roger federer by two months monfils beat belgium's zizou bergs 6—3, 6—4 in the final to claim his 13th tour—level title. the world number 52, who won his first tour title 20 years ago, has a quick turnaround — he heads to melbourne for

the australian open. asi as i said yesterday, it is the second final as a dad and i am really happy i am super happy let's say. i am happy that i could win the tough final. it means a lot. age is a number but if i keep on i believe i can play high quality tennis and i have been showing it this week. i am very happy. i am very happy. and that's all the sport for now. the chancellor rachel reeves has insisted that visiting china this weekend is "squarely in the national interest", and that agreements reached in beijing would be worth £600 million to the uk economy over the next five years. the conservatives, however, said she should have cancelled the trip, and focus instead on recent increases in government borrowing costs and a fall in the value of the pound. 0ur correpsondent harry farley joined me to discuss the logic

behind the chancellor's visit — and the political risks she faces. rachel reeves' argument, i suppose, is that britain has no choice but to engage with china, as the world's second largest economy and obviously the uk's fourth largest single trading partner. so her argument is by developing and deepening ties with china, the benefits for the economy here can be seen. she's pointing to the £600 million worth of agreements she's negotiated this weekend. but this trip and i suppose also, more importantly, the longer term government's approach to china is fraught with potential difficulty. in the immediate term, there's the market turbulence that we've seen in the last few days. the cost of government debt going up at the same time as the value of the pound going down. you mentioned there, both the conservatives and liberal democrats have said that she must return to address that that upheaval. but there are also questions, i suppose, for a longer term

closer relationship with china. what might cheap chinese imports mean for british steel production, for example? for british electric car manufacturers, for example? and, of course, it is just over a week until donald trump re—enters the white house, promising tariffs on chinese goods and he might not take too kindly to the uk developing closer ties with china. so rachel reeves' argument is there's no choice, £600 million worth of agreements this weekend, but the political risks — both domestic and international — are clear to see. in the united states the future of tiktok hangs by a thread. supreme courtjutices in washington have indicated that they will support banning the social media app over national security concerns — unless it severs ties with its chinese parent company, bytedance, before a deadline of the 19th of january. representatives from tiktok appeared before the court on friday — as the us government argued that without a sale,

the app could be used as a tool for spying and political manipulation by the chinese government. an official decision by the court is due in the next few days. president—elect donald trump, however is critical of the ban, saying he could negotiate a �*political resolution' to keep the app legal once he takes office. cedoni francis is a beauty influencer and relies on tiktok for her business. she explained how a ban would affect her. in full transparency, it would cut my income almost completely in half. you know, i'm a graduate student, so i use my tiktok account to pay my bills. so it would definitely cause some financial strain for me for sure. would you be able to migrate to other platforms, would they be as effective as tiktok? i am already on other platforms. you know, we've been using instagram, youtube, even linkedin, but no other platform compares to tiktok in the way you can reach people. it truly is a discoverability platform that no other app or website has been able to duplicate.

so it definitely is a little harder on other platforms to grow at the same rate that you would on tiktok. why has it been so successful for you and your business? yeah, i think for me, really, it was sharing my life authentically and showing people how i was existing. as someone in my 20s, you know, working at my tech job, going to graduate school, i was showing my real life and i think for a lot of people that resonated with them and that's what's allowed me to, you know, gain a following that's as large as it is. and i think because tiktok has made it so easy to, you know, connect with people and disseminate information, it's really just changed my life 100%. and what have you made, cedoni, of the debate surrounding this potential ban so far, the concerns that have been expressed about tiktok�*s harvesting of data, for example, or security concerns, how that data might be used by tiktok�*s parent company, potentially at the behest of the chinese government? yeah. you know, national security is a really important concern to me. i was a political science major in undergrad, so i truly do

care about these things. however, as a creator, my main thing is connecting with people. so i think, for me, so many of my personal feelings come down to — where will this community go? i'm not necessarily thinking in the same way as our national policy makers and lawmakers, but i trust them to keep us safe. so, you know, hopefully we will meet a resolution in due time. have you ever had personal concerns about your data, in using the platform so much? in full transparency, no. i mean, i think as someone who's digitally native, i am so used to just clicking accept on the terms and conditions and, you know, tracking things like that. you know, i was never concerned when it came to tiktok at all and have yet to feel that concern. let's return to los angeles — where authorities say

there are four current wildfires raging around los angeles. these pictures, filmed a short time ago , show efforts from the sky to dump huge amounts of fire retardant — and water — onto the fires. and they also demonstate just how difficult a task it is — even with the full resources of america's richest state — to extinguish these ferocious house fire once they take hold. what you're seeing here is mandeville canyon which is now in the path of the palisades fire. we know thatjust 11% of that fire is contained — and it's burned through more than 22 thousand acres. we will be bringing you up—to—date with all of the latest from los angeles here on bbc news. hello there. we're seeing subtle changes to our weather this weekend, after what's been the coldest

spell of winter weather so far. so things are turning a lot milder as we head into next week. that milder air will be pushing into the far west of the country on sunday. there will be plenty of sunshine around. it should be drier too, because today we've had more cloud in the mix, with even some rain, sleet and snow. that weather front will be weakening as this area of high pressure builds in across the uk. and, again, winds will be light. but that weather front will leave a legacy of cloud and some mist and fog. northern ireland, southern scotland, perhaps parts of england and wales, but under clearer skies, towards central and eastern areas of both england and scotland, it will turn cold again. we could be down to —15 celsius or so for the northeast of scotland, so not quite as cold as the previous night, but still another hard frost to come for many away from the very far west. so tomorrow, we start off again on a chilly note. there will be frost and ice around to watch out for, some mist and fog, but it should be drier with more sunshine around before wind and rain arrives across the western isles later on. temperatures recovering

across belfast and plymouth. another cold day to come for central and eastern areas and as we head through sunday night, the milder, cloudier, wetter, windier weather begins to push into scotland and northern ireland. but large parts of england and wales, with lighter winds and clear skies, will have another cold one — not as cold as it has been. probably the coldest spots towards the southeast, but much milder for scotland, northern ireland — double figures to start the day on monday — but this will also come with some snow and ice melt and with further rain falling on that melting snow and ice, we could see some issues with localised flooding on monday, particularly across scotland. so here, a cloudier, milder, wetter day. england and wales, after that chilly start, should hold on to the sunshine with lighter winds. temperatures creeping up a little bit, but not as mild as what will be further north and west. but as we head into tuesday, that milder air will spread to most areas. as high pressure begins to build across the uk, it will tend to keep these weather fronts at bay and also push the stronger winds out towards the northwest. so we should see lighter winds for the upcoming week for much

of england and wales. a bit breezy for scotland and northern ireland, where we'll have the mildest air of all and because it's high pressure around, it should be mostly dry. some sunny spells around but with lighter winds for england and wales. watch out for some mist and fog patches. that's it from me — take care.

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the strong winds fanning some of the city's worst ever wildfires are likely to continue for several more days. emergency crews are battling to contain the two largest blazes amid warnings that winds are expected to intensify. rachel reeves has become the most senior official from the uk to visit china for seven years. the chancellor has announced trade agreements with beijing worth £600 million to the uk over the next five years. ukraine says it has captured two north korean soldiers who'd been fighting alongside russian forces in the kursk region. ukraine released a video claiming to show the two wounded men but did not provide evidence that they were north korean. the us supreme court appears poised to uphold a law that bans tiktok in the us over national security concerns — unless its china—based parent company sells the platform. now on bbc news, newscast. so here we are with

flexicast, or newscast as we like to call it.