welcome back to bbc news. four people, including a hotel owner, have been detained after fire swept through a hotel in a popular turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring 51. the blaze is believed to have broken out in the fourth—floor restaurant in the early hours of tuesday morning. there were 234 guests staying at the hotel for the school holidays. accou nts accounts are beginning to emerge from survivors of the blaze. translation: we are waiting i to maybe save our important and valuable belongings and also get some important news from inside. we smelt it, we went down relatively early, i say relatively early because the alarm hadn't gone off. two floors were probably on fire. we were trying to get to the

upper floor and we couldn't. there were flames. we had to go downstairs and come out from below. we came here later. 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. south korea's suspended president yoon has made his first appearance at his impeachment trial, where he denied ordering the arrest of lawmakers during his attempt to impose martial law. parliament voted to impeach yoon last month, and last week the constitutional court began a trial to decide whether to permanently remove him from office. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has the latest. security here in seoul today has been incredibly tight, as mr yoon has had to be transported from the detention centre where he's currently being held to the constitutional court. all the roads around the constitutional court were completely blocked off to the public. police officers formed these human walls to cut off the access.

this was to stop mr yoon�*s supporters from being able to get close to the court, because hundreds of them had gathered nearby. this was quite a moment here today, because not only is it mr yoon�*s first appearance in this impeachment trial, but it is the first time we've really seen him in public since he made that martial law declaration back in early december. and it's the first time that a president here has chosen to turn up to their own impeachment trial and defend themselves. so what did he say? mr yoon argued that he hadn't broken the constitution, that he was within his right to declare martial law that night. he and his lawyers claim that he hadn't ever intended to fully disband the parliament, and that he had dispatched the troops to the parliament that night, in fact, to protect the public. prosecutors responded, though, saying that his arguments were unclear, they were incoherent and that he was trying to evade responsibility. if the constitutional court decides to impeach him, then mr yoon will be officially removed from office. but if not, then he will be put back in charge of running the country. and what is interesting is how

mr yoon has chosen to really come out and fight against this impeachment and defend himself. this is in total contrast to how he is dealing with the criminal proceedings against him, which he is completely refusing to engage with, refusing to cooperate with. for days now, he has refused to even answer questions, despite the fact that he is in custody. he has called this process illegal and invalid, and in fighting it, he has attacked and discredited south korea's political and legal institutions. he has even said that the rule of law in this country has broken down, and this rhetoric has now been adopted by mr yoon�*s supporters. we saw at the weekend the protests turned violent for the first time, as some

of his supporters stormed one of the court buildings and vandalised it. and there is a fear here that we are now going to see more of this, that the more belligerent and unrepentant mr yoon is, the more agitated and aggressive his supporters might become. that was jean mckenzie that wasjean mckenzie in seoul. you are watching bbc news. here, a rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the north of england. despite being a native species, red squirrels have been driven to the verge of extinction by their grey counterparts. here's fiona lamdin. deep in the yorkshire dales, new colonies of rare red squirrels are springing up. today, julie and her team of volunteers are heading into the woods to check on the endangered mammals.

back in the �*60s, there were no reds here. but now there are over 20 — some of whom, right on cue, come out for our cameras. just watching them just lifts me. it's great. my face is starting to ache because i've been smiling so much. and you're smiling as well, because you've experienced the same thing as well, so what can be wrong with that? it's been a pretty amazing morning. it has, hasn't it? 2002, reds became evident here because the landowners had planted some christmas trees, and it's thought that the red squirrels here have came from the red squirrels that are in cumbria, which is great. the population that i found most recently in another area of north yorkshire is a brand—new population of squirrels. we didn't know they were there. your heart's in your mouth with joy at seeing such a tiny thing.

so up for life, really — busy, busy, finding, seeking, eating, munching, just being a squirrel. i think it's something that everybody should see and i'm really keen that we do our bit to help it for my grandkids so they can see and have the same effect. native to the uk, there used to be 3 million red squirrels, but their population declined when the victorians introduced the greys, who now massively outnumber by almost ten times as many grey squirrels compared to the reds. the greys spread diseases which kill the red squirrels, so pilots have begun giving oral contraception to help manage the grey population, while others are eating them. maybe once a month, i'll have...i�*ll have squirrel. what do you eat it with? i like it with porcini mushrooms. others like it in curries, pies, burgers. you know, you can do anything with squirrel meat that you can with any other meat.

but i prefer it really slow cooked till it falls off the bone. and conservation efforts are pretty strategic — creating buffer zones around red squirrel strongholds, making sure the two don't mix. we have a known population of red in that direction by a few miles, and in the other direction there are greys in a number of miles, and in the middle we're in a buffer zone, and we do not want those two networks coming together. so at the moment, this is really quite a key point. here in yorkshire, there is a quiet confidence that, after many years, these precious creatures are beginning to thrive once more. fiona lamdin, bbc news. we are about to take a short

break. when we are back, will be very busy in washington for the latest. these are live pictures from washington's of the draw, because that interfaith prayer service is still going on and you can see donald trump alongside the vice president there. —— washington's cathedral. we will get the very latest from caitriona perry and we will also bring you up to date with the latest on that horrific fire in a turkish ski resort, this hotel erupting into flames, and at least 66 people killed in that fire and many others injured and there have been a number of arrests so we will get the latest from our correspondent. we will take you to the courts

in london getting the latest on that case that prince harry was supposed to be bringing against the owners of the sun newspaper. all of that is after the weather. this is the fifth named storm of the season and maybe a notch up, with fast wins and a very powerful storm and we still have no pressure but the light winds giving the fog and we will see this band of rain towards the south—east but this is coming in, rapidly developing across the atlantic as it rushes towards our shores on thursday night and into friday. as for this evening, still some rain to come and rain to the north but i think fog is an issue for the coming night and in the south we have

the two weather fronts joining forces so potential for some patchy rain and some hill fog and there could be a touch of frost but it is more likely that we will have clearer skies and further north and a cold, frosty start but also some pockets of dense fog around as well and it will generally be quite misty and damp in seven areas and take a long time to brighten up. the best chance of sunshine tomorrow is further north and again, just a few showers around western shores but fewer than today. temperatures of five or six for the majority and perhaps a bit chilly at further north once again. as we go through tomorrow night, our rain clears away and our next batch of rain starts to come in from the atlantic and temperatures in the air down towards freezing and one or two icy patches and fog patches but the winds are picking up so a brisk wind on thursday for an hour per significant spell of rain for some time, potentially, and we obviously have some rain to come tonight as well and some snow bumping into that cold air on the hills and temperatures

will not be remarkable as we see this change beginning due to the atlantic influence but we have storm arriving on friday which will bring some nasty conditions with widespread gales bringing significant disruption from storm eowyn and it could escalate further with gusts of wind in high pre—populated areas getting to 80 or 90 miles an hour —— highly populated areas. we also have some snow and heavy rain so please stay up—to—date and tuned into forecasts.

live from washington, this is bbc news. i'm caitriona perry. the trump administration starts with a flurry of executive orders — rolling back climate policies, declaring an emergecny at the border and granting pardons to those who stormed the us capitol. donald trump has been attending a multi—faith service at washington's national cathedral — along with the vice president and the speaker of the house. today's other main headlines... a deadly fire engulfs a i2—storey hotel in a turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring over 50.

prince harry's legal battle against the publisher of the sun newspaper — which was due to start today — has been delayed. the two sides are said to be involved in settlement talks. here — the prime minister keir starmer announces an inquiry into failings that led to the murders of three young girls in southport last summer. donald trump has started his second term as us president — by signing a series of sweeping executive orders. he declared a national emergency on the us—mexico border, designated drug cartels as terrorist organisations, withdrew the us from the world health organization and the paris climate agreement — and pardoned those who took part in the january the 6th attacks.