british prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of three young girls in southport last summer. the ceasefire between the ceasefire between israel and hamas israel and hamas holds into a third day — holds into a third day — with a further exchange with a further exchange of hostages and prisoners of hostages and prisoners expected at the weekend. expected at the weekend. a deeply personal legal a deeply personal legal battle for prince harry battle for prince harry against the publishers against the publishers of the the sun of the the sun newspaper begins today. newspaper begins today. hello and welcome. hello and welcome. four people, including four people, including a hotel owner, have been a hotel owner, have been detained after fire swept detained after fire swept through a hotel in a popular through a hotel in a popular turkish ski resort, killing 66 turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring 51. people and injuring 51. the blaze is believed to have the blaze is believed to have broken out in the fourth—floor broken out in the fourth—floor restaurant in the early hours of tuesday morning. restaurant in the early hours of tuesday morning. there were 234 guests there were 234 guests staying at the hotel staying at the hotel for the school holidays. for the school holidays.

with me is our correspondent, nicky schiller. the pictures are absolutely horrifying. what is the latest information?— information? this fire broke out at around _ information? this fire broke out at around 330 _ information? this fire broke out at around 330 in - information? this fire broke out at around 330 in the - out at around 330 in the morning, in this hotel which is in the ski resort of the bolu mountains in north—west turkey, it is about 170 kilometres north—west of the capital ankara. as you said, reports say it broke out on the fourth floor in a restaurant, say it broke out on the fourth floor in a rest you nt, say it broke out on the fourth floor in a rest you this want to show you this video which was filmed very shortly after and you can see the sheer ferocity of the flames as it engulfed this 12 story hotel. you will also be able to see in the next pictures that they are bed sheets hanging down from

the windows where people who have been trapped inside have been so desperate to get out, they have a their bed sheets together to jump out, they have a their bed sheets together tojump out, and we know that people did jump out of the windows to get out. local news say at least two people died jumping out of the windows. locals in a nearby hotel also talked of how they heard screaming and people inside, saying we cannot get out. the hotel itself is investigating whether people were trapped in their rooms and could not get out in the initial period as the flames spread. it initial period as the flames sread. , ., ., spread. it is worth saying that this is a hotel _ spread. it is worth saying that this is a hotel that _ spread. it is worth saying that this is a hotel that was - spread. it is worth saying that this is a hotel that was clad i this is a hotel that was clad in wood which partly explains the scenes on the screen but you were talking about the panic. i read a quote the main ski instructor who said they

there was no fire department around anyway, i guess because it was an emergency. it took one to 1.5 hours for the fire department to come from below. with me is our correspondent, nicky schiller. you have to understand, this hotel is on a snowcapped mountain on a cliff, and it is about one hourfrom mountain on a cliff, and it is about one hour from the centre of the city, so that was the problem, and local say that is a very small road and in the freezing conditions it would have been difficult and once the firefighters got there, we have seen the pictures, the hotel is on the side of a clip so it is hard to access the whole of the hotel. —— the side of a cliff. there is an investigation of course under way, and within the last hour, the authorities say that four

suspects including the owner of the hotel have been detained, and we understand the owner and the family were in the hotel at the family were in the hotel at the time. president erdogan has spoken about this and he cut short an address he was giving to one of —— to his party's congress. he said there is an investigation under way and he says all steps will be taken to investigate and hold those accountable.— those road back 78 executive actions that presidei those n investigate and hold those accountable.— investigate and hold those accountable. . ., ., accountable. thanks for “oining us. more details * investigate and hold those accountable. . ., ., accountable. thanks for “oining us. more details * accountable. thanks for “oining us. more details will _ accountable. thanks for “oining us. more details will _ accountable. thanks forjoining us. more details will emerge . accountable. thanks forjoiningj us. more details will emerge in terms of the casualties so we accountable. thanks forjoining us. more details will emerge . accountable. thanks forjoiningj us. more details will emerge in terms of the casualties so we will keep a close eye on the will keep a close eye on the story and bring you any story and bring you any developments. now to the us. developments. now to the us. donald trump has started his second donald trump has started his second term as us president — term as us president — by signing a series of sweeping by signing a series of sweeping executive orders. executive orders. he declared a national emergency he declared a national emergency on the us—mexico border, on the us—mexico border, designated drug cartels designated drug cartels as terrorist organisations, as terrorist organisations,

withdrew the us from the world health organisation withdrew the us from the world health organisation and the paris climate agreement and the paris climate agreement and pardoned those who took and pardoned those who took part in the january part in the january the 6th attacks. the 6th attacks. i am joined by my i am joined by my colleague catriona perry colleague catriona perry in washington. in washington. he promised in the campaign he promised in the campaign that he would start with a that he would start with a blizzard of announcements, and blizzard of announcements, and thatis blizzard of announcements, and thatis blizzard of announcements, and that is exactly what has that is exactly what has happened. happened. that is exactly what has that is exactly what has happened-— happened-— that is exactly what has happened. that is exactly what has hauened. , , happened. absolutely. it has that is exactly what has happened. that is exactly what has hauened. , , happened. absolutely. it has been described _ happened. absolutely. it has been described _ happened. absolutely. it has been described as _ happened. absolutely. it has been described as _ happened. absolutely. it has been described as shock- happened. absolutely. it has been described as shock- happened. absolutely. it has been described as shock and| happened. absolutely. it has - been described as shock and awe and that is what it has been in been described as shock and| happened. absolutely. it has - been described as shock and awe and that is what it has been the last not even 2a hours, since donald trump became president. he is delivering on the things he said throughout the things he said throughout the campaign trailand the things he said throughout the campaign trail and in the last couple of months, that he has been president elect. he signed a 26 executive actions yesterday, a record numberfor president in modern times, on theirfirst day, and one of those road back 78 executive

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been described as shock and awe and the last nhat it has been been described as shock and awe and the last nightt has been been described as shock and awe and the last nightt ha this in senate last night and this morning the vice presidentjd vance was there to swear him into office. please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i marco rubio. i, marco rubio. do solemnly swear. that i will support and defend. that i will support and defendl the constitution of the united. against all enemies.

against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that i will bear true faith i and allegiance to the same. that i take this obligation freely. that i take this. obligation freely... jd vans will be swearing them all into office so it's a pretty busy day for him —— jd vance. president trump is back down to business and always in front of a crowd. he has signed executive orders, including pardoning nearly all the trump supporters who stormed the capital four years ago. many were convicted of trying to overthrow the us government. he started rolling back biden—era policies, pulling out of the paris climate change deal and the world health organization.

could you imagine biden doing this? i don't think so. cheering it has been a long road back to power for donald trump. he has overcome two impeachment trials, several criminal indictments and an assassination attempt. it seems only a hat can hold him back. he described his win as a divine intervention. just a few months ago in a beautiful pennsylvania field, an assassin's bullet ripped through my ear, but i felt then and believe even more so now that my life was saved for a reason. i was saved by god to make america great again. as well as god, it appears he has the world's richest men by his side.

the so—called tech bros were guests at his inauguration. one of them caused controversy. many on his own social media site x accused elon musk of throwing a nazi salute. my heart goes out to you. four years after he was evicted from the white house, donald trump is back inside. he has long portrayed america as a country with huge problems only he can solve, but now is the time for him to prove it. approximately 1,500 for a pardon. donald trump's sweeping pardons of convicted criminals is a campaign promise fulfilled, but it's also a reminder ofjust how radical his presidency is likely to be once again. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. tackling what donald trump sees as an immigration problem has been one of the issues at the top of his agenda, as you promised and then delivered on

in the last 2a hours. the flurry of executive orders signed by mr trump includes the declaration of a national emergency on the border with mexico. the move frees up federal funding and allows the military to be deployed. the number of migrant crossings into the us peaked at more than 370,000 in december 2023, more than 300,000 of which came via the border with mexico. however, since then, the number of crossings has steadily decreased with the lowest recorded number of less than 125,000 in december 202a. joining me now is dr vanda felbab—brown who's senior fellow in foreign policy at the brookings institute. thanks forjoining us. i want to get your response and i know it has been a lot of information in a short amount of time but what is your view of time but what is your view of what president trump has promised to do so far in the

issue of migration?- promised to do so far in the issue of migration? during his camaian issue of migration? during his campaign he _ issue of migration? during his campaign he kept _ issue of migration? during his| campaign he kept emphasising what he called an invasion of the us with the us mexico border, but beyond that he promised significant mass deportations of some of the undocumented migrants in the us, some 11 million people, the numbers are often much greater, and overall he has promised to very significantly curtail all manner of migration including legal migration so his opening salve yesterday, the freezing aside and processes for five months, resurrecting the... and

cancelling several biden policies, this is all part of that systematic effort to stop the migration. we that systematic effort to stop the migration.— that systematic effort to stop the migration. we should point out that the — the migration. we should point out that the drop _ the migration. we should point out that the drop in _ the migration. we should point out that the drop in numbers . the migration. we should point| out that the drop in numbers of those people approaching and crossing the us border in the last six months is because of an executive action that president biden took injune which led to the decline in number, so do you think what president trump has announced will lead to a further decline and we this act as a deterrent? there is a significant possibility that it will act as a deterrent because the president has essentially shut down mechanisms for people to come in including very significantly, the fact he has designated cartels as foreign terrorist organisations and this gives him of powerful legal tool to deny any asylum to be granted. the vast majority of people who come across the us mexico border at

some point will have to pay the cartels whether for smuggling or because the cartels kidnap them and hold them hostage and theirfamilies have them and hold them hostage and their families have to them and hold them hostage and theirfamilies have to pay ransom. now that the cartels are designated foreign terrorist organisations, this has unleashed vast powers which are very capacious, and expensive, and significant legal indictment, so anyone who pays the cartels now, is easily found in violation of the clauses which will disqualify that person from migration, from getting asylum and to be able to enter legally the us and get any kind of legal status in the us. there's a whole series of actions being taken and prepared that make it very difficult for most people to access the us legally. lats

to access the us legally. lots to access the us legally. lots to discuss _ to access the us legally. lots to discuss about _ to access the us legally. lots to discuss about this - to access the us legally. lots to discuss about this in - to access the us legally. lots to discuss about this in the i to discuss about this in the days and weeks ahead. thanks forjoining us. lots happening in washington state with president trump saying he will be making a very large infrastructure announcement later in the day. before that he will be leaving from the white house to head to the national prayer service breakfast so we will keep across that. studio: we will show you those live pictures. the mexican president has called for cool heads in the face of donald trump's policies and threats. continued reaction to those policies laid out. and going back to the

pardons you have mentioned, what about the reaction? we knew it was coming but now he has made the announcement, so what has the reaction been? we knew he what has the reaction been? - knew he intended to pardon some, most or all of the people who were arrested and charged and convicted in relation to the 6th of january right on capitol hill but we did not know whether it would be some, most or all, and president trump and his team had been flagging that it might be some or most of them because remember some of the individuals were charged with very serious crimes, handed prison sentences of 18, 22 years, very serious crimes. and even the vice presidentjd vance said he did not think it should be everyone, that it should be everyone, that it should not be a blanket pardon, and many members of congress said that but we know now that president trump has pardoned

all of them, so that is causing some controversy but given how much president trump did yesterday and how many issues and how many different aspects of american society he has already reached into with his powers, so far he has built up a head of steam but it is only ten o'clock in the morning in washington, and many people had a very long day yesterday with the inauguration culminating in the inauguration culminating in the inaugural ball which went on after the