thomson is owned by the joint european tour operator tui. it co—owns the company that ran the hotel. so company tui responsible for the lack of security? they will be responsible for the provision of all services of the hotel. including security and safety? including security the hotel should have provided to its guests. tui says it is cooperating fully to help ensure that the tragic deaths can be thoroughly investigated. tui says it would be inappropriate to comment further before the inquest but don't accept the accuracy of many of the statements that have been made. the foreign office also said it wouldn't comment on specifics before the inquest. but the purpose of their travel advice is to give the best possible understanding of the context, threats and hazards. tui could have improved security. some hotels already had. so the boys at their main door at checking the customers inside the car, who they are, why they are coming, who are they exactly. gerard moutou runs one of the best protected hotels in tunisia. every part of the radisson

thomson is owned by the joint european tour operator tui.olidays, it co—owns the company that ran the hotel. so was company tui responsible for the lack of security? they will be responsible for the provision of all services of the hotel. including security and safety? including security the hotel should have provided to its guests. tui says it is cooperating fully to help ensure that the tragic deaths can be thoroughly investigated. tui says it would be inappropriate to comment further before the inquests, but don't accept the accuracy of many of the statements that have been made. the foreign office also said it wouldn't comment on specifics before the inquest. but the purpose of their travel advice is to give the best possible understanding of the context, threats and hazards. tui could have improved security. some hotels already had. so the boys at their main door at checking the customers inside the car, who they are, why they are coming, who are they exactly. gerard moutou runs one of the best protected hotels in tunisia. every part of

it's a fair bet alex thomson's last few weeks have been very different to yours. to his wife and two young children and attempted for the fourth time to become the first briton to win the vendee globe in the race's 27 year history. we await the arrival... in fact, the only briton to win any kind of solo nonstop round the world race was thomson's mentor, sir robin knox—johnston, in 1969. when thomson arrives back here at les sables d'0lonne in the early hours of tomorrow morning, he'll have racked up between 25,000 and 30,000 nautical miles, been past point nemo, the furthest point from civilisation on earth, and battled 23 foot waves. he's making it look easy but it's far from it. probably the most difficult sporting challenge left on the planet today. when people ask for a photo we always say several thousand people have now climbed mount everest and over 1100 people have been into orbit, into outer space, but less than 100 people have managed to sail single—handedly nonstop around the world. for alex there have been good moments... this is the southern ocean and

for three months alex thomson has battled everything the ocean's thrown at him, eaten only freeze dried noodles, and survived on as little as 20 minutes sleep every few hours. at stake was his lifelong obsession of becoming the first briton to win this race. dame ellen macarthur also came second in 2001. when you've been at sea for that long and you know you're not going to win the race, and you're absolutely exhausted i think that's pretty brutal. so hopefully he'll have a smile at the finish line but it will have been very, very tough for him. thomson set off from here, les sables—d'olonne, on 6th november heading out of this case down to the equator and into the south atlantic. he headed around antarctica, under the cape of good hope, and passed round australasia, crossed the south pacific where he passed point nemo, the furthest place from civilisation on earth before heading round cape horn, back up the atlantic and negotiating the equator once more. when he arrives back here at les sables early tomorrow morning he'll have notched up somewhere between 25,000 to 30,000 nautical mile

holding off a late challenge from britain's alex thomson.d afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may has outlined her vision of a "truly global britain" during an address to business leaders at the world economic forum in davos. the prime minister said the uk was facing a period of momentous change and must forge a new role in the world. she said the road ahead would be uncertain at times but britain sought to become even more global and internationalist. and mrs may had a warning for bosses whose companies have a global reach, telling them not to forget their responsibilities to communities. our business editor simon jack sent this report. voiceover: theresa may stepped out to face the global elite she has been so scathing about. and audience she acknowledged was still struggling to understand the referendum result. i know that this, and the other reasons britain took such a decision is not always well understood internationally. particularly among our friends and allies in europe. some of our european partners feel that we

the british sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in a day.is the non—stop race around the world. thompson covered 536.8 miles, which averages out atjust over 25 mph over a 24—hour period. now he has broken the record, and reduced the gap on the leader, france's armel le cleac‘h. thomson actually broke the record earlier in the race, but not by the distance needed to make it official. a new 24—hour record. whoo! feels like a long time coming, obviously i should have broken it two months ago, ori should have broken it two months ago, or i did make it two months ago, or i did make it two months ago, but by less than one mile. you need to break it by more than one mile. so i'm very happy about that but really it is about trying to get as close to armel as possible. i'm struggling a little bit at the moment, not catching up as much as i would like. president barack 0bama welcomed the chicago cubs to the white house on monday, to celebrate their world series win. the president has a home in chicago, but he is a white sox fan. the cubs gave 0bama a

thomson is expected cross the finish line later.ntree has retired from diving. gallantree — furthest away from the camera — competed in herfirst international event in 2004 and went to three olympic games. she won gold at the 2014 commonwealth games in the women's three—metre synchronised springboard alongside alicia blagg. gallantree also won the team event at the 2015 world championships with tom daley. you can keep up—to—date with the stories and watch the masters snookerfrom london as neil robertson takes on ronnie o'sullivan, all on sport website. i will be back with more in the next hour. a local authority is to hold a referendum on plans to raise council tax by 15%. surrey county council says it will ask local people whether they support the increase, which would take a typical bill in the county to around £1,500 a year. a similar referendum on council tax was held in bedfordshire in 2015 where local residents rejected a planned increase. councils across england have expressed concern over recent months about the spiralling c

thomson, who failed to finish in 2004 and 2008, said the biggest test was trying to pick up speed inms. the race, which began in november, finishes on the west coast of france from next week. that is about all we have time for. let's recap our top story and nathan redmond goal was the only thing which separated southampton and liverpool, with the saints winning 1-0 liverpool, with the saints winning 1—0 in the opening leg of their english league cup semi—final. until next time, goodbye. hello. i know already some of you have seen some fairly wintry conditions. i think, over the next couple of days, that prospect becomes a good deal more widespread across the british isles. thursday dawns with still a lot of wind to be had across the northern half of the british isles, maybe not just as windy as wednesday was, and it is a cold start to the day. cold and dry to start in the south—east. don't be fooled by that, because relatively mild air is moving in from the atlantic. we have real concerns through the day again about the strength of the wind and the snow, initially in northern parts,

thomson set off from here, les sables—d'0lonne, on 6th november heading out of this case down to thend australasia, crossed the south pacific where he passed point nemo, the furthest place from civilisation on earth before heading round cape horn, back up the atlantic and negotiating the equator once more. when he arrives back here at les sables early tomorrow morning he'll have notched up somewhere between 25,000

a man who was on holiday with his wife in tunisia has said the thomson staff he booked the holiday withany potential security risks, just a month before terrorists attacked them on the beach. jim windass, whose wife claire was killed in the sousse attack in may 2015, also told the inquest that thomson staff didn't mention the foreign office travel advice available online. our correspondent, richard galpin, was at the royal courts ofjustice. this is a really important piece of evidence in this inquest. of course, the role of the holiday companies is key. it's been discussed already a lot during this inquest, did they provide enough information to the holidaymakers, many of them who booked through thomson, did they provide sufficient information to the people planning to go to tunisia at that time? this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: president trump has signed executive orders to relaunch two controversial oil pipelines in the us. the projects were rejected by barack obama following years of campaigning by environmentalists. the gambian parliament has sk

but now, after his 10—week epic voyage, alex thomson has been reunited with his family. do say to myself, why am i doing this? why! but you don't have a choice. at that point, you don't have a choice. so to finish in second place, you know, i'm chuffed. the journey back into port was a chance for reflection for his six—year old son oscar and his wife kate. for alex, in spite of the sleep deprivation, it was instead an opportunity to plot his path to victory. it looks like you're going to put your wife through this again, aren't you? i haven't asked her yet, so... i mean, it would be difficult not to. the third, the second... i mean, there's only one thing that comes after it. it's clear that the vendee globe has become his life's obsession. champagne tastes sweet. a win in four years would taste even sweeter. natalie pirks, bbc news. live in washington from 3pm, but let's catch up with the weather. let's start the forecast in the usa, and settled in california and oregon. heavy rain and significant snow. not so bad in the east, but the weather front will bring a wet day

it's a nonstop solo yacht race — and the welsh sailor alex thomson is in second.t broken a world record. it's yet to be verified but his team says he travelled 536.81 miles in 24 hours. that would be a new solo record. the race is reaching the sharp end — there are only a few days to go — armel le clee is leading but that lead is coming down and down. it could be a thriller. here is alex thomson. hello, everybody, a new 24 hour record. it feels like a long time coming. i should record. it feels like a long time coming. ishould have record. it feels like a long time coming. i should have broken it two months ago. well, i almost did, but less tha n months ago. well, i almost did, but less than by one mile. so very happy about that. really it is about trying to get as close to our man as possible and i am struggling a bit andi possible and i am struggling a bit and i am not catching him up as much asi and i am not catching him up as much as i would like. the race is expected to finish on thursday on the atlantic coast on france and all the atlantic coast on france an

at christmas, thomson was about 1000 miles behind. now the gap is a0 miles.expected to finish at a fixed point on the atlantic coast of france on thursday morning. let's talk to chris eakin, author of a race too far, nice to see you, chris, a former colleague, talk us through these tactics. they have had to go north from sables—d'ollone because of the wind, and they have now made theirfinal because of the wind, and they have now made their final move, their final tack for home, they are looking at coming in a little bit later, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, and alex has slipped back a bit, now 57 miles behind, the last positional report. that is a she, and there is no doubt now that he can win through raw speed alone, he needs something to happen. but there isa needs something to happen. but there is a history of things happening at this stage of a race that has been going on for two and a half months, they are all clapped out, the boats and the skippers are tired, so you never know. a lot of people have become aware of this race just in the last few d

nikki and andy duffield booked with tour operator thomson. you guarantee we will be safe? what did they say? that we would. we were told there would be increased security. but british holiday—makers say security wasn't increased. alyson kane and her husband also booked to go to the imperial with thompson. we called them on the 23rd of march after bardo to make sure it was still safe to travel. what did they say? everything was fine, it was safe to travel. they were not doing any refunds or transfers. so again, we were reassured. so if you had tried to cancel, you wouldn't have got your money back. no. the giant travel company tui, which owns thomson, told us it is cooperating to make sure the deaths are investigated, the facts determined and the lessons learned, but they said it would be inappropriate to comment further before the inquests. the so—called islamic state recruited the gunman, who opened fire on the beach. he was killed at the scene, but he didn't plan the attack alone. panorama has discovered he worked closely with the is cell t

furthest distance sailed solo in 2a hours, and at one point halving the lead of eventual winner, thomsonor the first time in his career, at the australian open, joining andy murray. evans had a brilliant win over 27th seed and australian favourite bernard tomic in straight sets. his win means britain has two men in the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time since 2002. back to our main story now and the inauguration in just a few hours‘ time of donald trump as the a5th president of the united states. it is already shaping up to be one of the most divisive presidencies in us history. all this week, our correspondentjon kay has been travelling down route a5, from wisconsin in the north to alabama in the south, finding out what americans along the road are anticipating for the weeks and years ahead. we‘ve arrived, but this is washington county, alabama, one of america‘s poorest states. and on a wet morning, the busiest spot we find... we are open for business. is the local food bank. these volunteers hand out hundreds of parcels every week. well here you go. to people like roosevel

ten weeks at sea, and barely any sleep, armel le cleac‘h saw off a late challenge by britain's alex thomsonpeedboats as le cleac‘h steers his 60 foot yacht towards the finish in les sables d'olonne. after finishing second in 2009 and 2013, le cleac‘h, finally won it in a record time of 7a days, three hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds. having crossed the finish line, the tears flowed as he became the eighth frenchman to win the gruelling race. translation: it is enormous. an incredible emotion. i don't realise what is happening to me. the last few days have been very intense. i realise i have done something enormous. it is great. just great. golf now and henrik stenson leads going into the second round of the abu dhabi championship. the world numberfourfrom sweden, who won the european tour's race to dubai last year for the second time, opened up with an 8—under—par 64 in abu dhabi, and his round included that superb chip for a birdie at the 14th. this is the only event on the european tour's ‘desert swing', which stenson has never won, and he's two shots clear of the field. last year's winne

the british sailor alex thomson has set a new world record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2athe world, the vendee globe. thompson covered over 536 miles, which averages out atjust over 25 miles per hour. and having reduced the gap on the leader, thompson could become the first briton to win the race, which he's expected to finish later this week.

windass, whose wife claire was killed in the sousse attack in may 2015, also told the inquest that thomsonble online. our correspondent richard galpin was at the royal courts ofjustice. this is a really important piece of evidence in this inquest, of course the role of the holiday companies is absolutely key. it's been discussed already a lot during this inquest — did they provide enough information to the holidaymakers, many of them who booked through thomson, did they provide sufficient information to the people planning to go to tunisia at that time, before they booked their holidays? certainly, as you we re their holidays? certainly, as you were saying from jim windass, it appears, as faras were saying from jim windass, it appears, as far as he's concerned, that they did not. he was asked by the lawyer representing the families specifically, "did anyone mention to you amongst the thomson staff at the store in hull, did they mention to you anything about the security threat? he said, "absolutely no, they did not." "did they mention the availability of the foreign office travel advisory

did they provide enough information to the holiday—makers, many of whom had booked through thomson whichthey provide sufficient information to be bob planning to go to tunisia? it appears that they did not according tojim when gas. he was asked by the lawyer representing the families, did anyone mention to you from amongst the thomson staff at the store in hull, which is where they live, did they mention anything to you about the security threat, and he said absolutely they did not. did they provide you did they mention the availability of the foreign office travel advisories which are on the foreign office website? again, he said, no, they did not. and he said that, having heard what the travel advice was, that was also read out by mr ritchie, he said if he had heard that at the time, he would never have gone to tunisia. so a very strong statement from him. and he also talked about the moment when his wife was killed. they had been on the beach where many of the holiday—makers were killed, the gunman was rampaging through the area at the time, and obviously like many others they tried t

joining us is stuart thomson, head of public affairs, government and infrastructure at law firm birchamon bell. good morning. ellis island, a riding in to new york from a boat from anywhere in the world, there is a statue of liberty, there is a poem which talks about, essentially, ring me the needy, come to this country, and now we have this. it is a different type of america, it is a much more careful border controls, this isjust the start, this is what he was voted into do, this is what supporters want, and we will have to see where it goes. it will be a challenge through the courts. fundamentally, people voted him in, he won the election, this is what they wanted. everybody understands they wanted. everybody understands the need to keep your country safe. the thing about the current status of refugees trying to come to the united states is they are already probably the most heavily vetted of anybody coming to the us. i have read it takes 18— 2a months to gain access to the us as a refugee. how much more does donald trump want for them to be vetted, for goodness sake? it is an excelle

joining us is stuart thomson, head of public affairs, government and infrastructure at law firm birchamrom a boat from anywhere in the world, there is a statue of liberty, there

the british sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2a hoursin the non—stop race around the world, the vendee globe. thompson covered 536.8 miles — which averages out atjust over 25 miles per hour. now that he's reduced the gap on the leader, thompson could become the first briton to win the race, which he is expected to finish later this week. looking forward to it. been working hard the last couple of days in the light breeze. not easy with an animatorjust there, but not too bad. getting enough sleep, eating well, ready for the last run in. i will give it my all and keep fingers crossed. good luck to him. joe root insists he can't predict how he'd fare as england captain. alistair cook is considering his future after the 4—0 series defeat in india with root the runaway favourite to be the next skipper. root, who's just become a father for the first time, draws parallels with both roles. until you're in the position, i don't think you know. i feel i've obviously got quite a lot of experience in test cricket now. as i said, it's one of those th

the british sailor alex thomson has set a new world record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2a hours, in the non stop race around the world, the vendee globe. thompson covered over 536 miles, which averages out atjust over 25 miles per hour. and having reduced the gap on the leader, thompson could become the first briton to win the race, which he's expected to finish later this week. iam i am looking forward to it, i have been working hard in the last couple of days in the light breeze. not easy, but just there, of days in the light breeze. not easy, butjust there, it is not too bad. iam easy, butjust there, it is not too bad. i am getting ready for the last run in. i will give it my all and fingers crossed. now, back to cricket and i warn you, these pictures aren't for the faint—hearted. melbourne renegades wicketkeeper peter nevill sustained a suspected fractured jaw when he was hit in the face by a bat during his side's big bash win against adelaide strikers. nevill was looking the other way when brad hodge‘s bat slipped out of his hands and flew into the air — and the handl

and british sailor alex thomson heads towards a second place finish in one of the toughest yacht racese world. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has outlined her vision of a "truly global britain" during an address to business leaders at the world economic forum. the prime minister said the uk is facing a period of "momentous change" and must forge a new role. and she urged international businesses to behave more responsibly, by paying their fair share of tax, and recognising their duties to their staff. mrs may said the world economy must be made to work for everyone, as our business editor simonjack reports from davos. theresa may stepped out to face the global elite she has been so scathing about. an audience she acknowledged was still struggling to understand the referendum result. i know that this, and the other reasons britain took such a decision, is not always well understood internationally. particularly among our friends and allies in europe. some of our european partners feel that we have turned our back on them, and i know that many fear what our decision

he brought to light the fact that they had booked their holiday at a local thomson travel agency, lastem any warning about the terrorist threat in the country at the time. that is very significant, one of the keyissues that is very significant, one of the key issues of this inquest. he also said that he did not check the advice is put online by the foreign office, the travel advice, which said there should only be essential travel, at the time in most of the country. he said he was not aware of that advice and the fact there was a website where you can get that information which is also very important. he went on to talk about, when they arrived at the hotel, as a former member of the armed forces, he said, he said he saw no security at all at the front of the hotel and he described it as being very different from other holidays he had been on in potentially dangerous places like egypt. he said there was a rapid reaction force from the egyptian authorities closed to tourist centres, but he said there was none of that in tunisia. he said when it came to the attack it was only local hote

nikki and andy duffield booked with tour operator thomson.d there would be increased security. but british holiday—makers say security wasn't increased. alyson kane and her husband also booked to go to the imperial with thompson. we called them on 23rd march after bardo to make sure it was still safe to travel. what did they say? everything was fine, it was safe to travel. they weren't doing any refunds or transfers. so again, we were reassured. so if you had tried to cancel, you wouldn't have got your money back. no. the giant travel company tui, which owns thomson, told us it is cooperating to make sure the deaths are investigated, the facts determined and the lessons learned, but they said it would be inappropriate to comment further before the inquests. the so—called islamic state recruited the gunman, who opened fire on the beach. seifeddine rezgui was killed at the scene, but he didn't plan the attack alone. panorama has discovered he worked closely with the is cell that planned the bardo museum attack which killed 22 people. we have ob

briton alex thomson wasn't far behind and is expected to finish in the coming hours. countries to lead international action over the plight of myanmar‘s rohingya muslims. najib razak made the comments at the organisation of islamic co—operation, which is meeting in kuala lumpur. approximately 65,000 rohingyas have fled myanmar‘s rakhine state since burmese soldiers began intensive counter—terrorism operations there in october. you may find some of the pictures in david campa nale's report distressing. security forces in buddhist—majority myanmar are accused of widespread limited access for aid agencies and journalists to rakhine state. meeting in an emergency session to discuss what it says is a humanitarian crisis faced by the myanmar minority, the organisation of islamic cooperation, which is made up of 57 countries, with mainly muslim populations, resolved to send a high—level delegation to rakhine state. we call on the government of myanmar to cease all attacks and this, three actions against rohingya people immediately, and for the perpetrators to be brought toju

nikki and andy duffield booked with tour operator thomson.will be safe? can you guarantee we will be safe? what did they say? that we would. we were told there would be increased security. but british holiday—makers say security wasn't increased. alyson kennedy her husband also booked to go to the imperial with thompson. we called them on the 23rd of march after the bardo museum them on the 23rd of march after the ba rdo museum attack them on the 23rd of march after the bardo museum attack to make sure it was still 50 travel. what did they say? everything was fine, it was safe to travel. they were not doing any refunds or transfers. so again, we we re any refunds or transfers. so again, we were reassured. so any refunds or transfers. so again, we were reassured. so if you had tried to cancel, you wouldn't have got your money back. no. the travel company tui, which owns thomson, told us it is cooperating to make sure the matter is investigated, the fa cts sure the matter is investigated, the facts determined and the lessons learned, but they s

what would it mean for a briton, alex thomson, a welshman, to win this?erence between now and then when it was first done. he calls himself british, although the welsh call him welsh. it would be the first time since robert knox johnson achieved this in 90s exceed - 69. the johnson achieved this in 90s exceed — 69. the thing then, nobody knows knoxjohnston. this — 69. the thing then, nobody knows knox johnston. this is — 69. the thing then, nobody knows knoxjohnston. this is when i was storming him when i sailed with him across the channel to the start of the race a couple of years ago. still at the age of 75 he was competitive, he came third in the transatlantic race. that's his boat there. those boats are very, very fast, four or five times quicker on average. they shake, rattle and roll, it is acre coffee of noise, which is why knoxjohnson doesn't like it as much as his ear at —— they or a cacophony of noise. when you compare the two, this would be the first time that a britain has won the race since knoxjohnson. this race is utterly french dominated,

next in lime to give evidence here will be tui, the parent company of thomson which sold all the package is also likely to face some tough questions. richard galpin, bbc news at the high court in london. an 18—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a teenage girl whose body was found on a pathway in rotherham. the girl has been named locally as 16—year—old leonne weeks. south yorkshire police say her body was found by members of the public yesterday morning. our correspondent danny savage is in rotherham. what is the latest? apologies, we don't seem to have the sounds to danny savage at the moment. the rest of the news... the search for a malaysian airliner that vanished three years ago with 239 people on board has been called off. an underwater search for debris from flight mh370 has failed to discover a significant amount of wreckage. the families of those on board say the decision to stop searching is irresponsible. the plane disappeared on its way from kuala lumpur to beijing after turning off course. one of the unions behind the southern rail strikes has agreed

a welshman was not far behind, alex thomson. he is expected to finish in the coming hours.e malaysian prime minister has called on muslim countries to lead international action over the plight of myanmar‘s rohingya muslims. najib razak made comments in kuala lumpur will. here is david. security forces in buddhist majority myanmar are accused of widespread abuses against the rohingya people, including killings, rape, and the burning of thousands of homes. the exact details cannot be verified, as the authorities have limited access for aid agencies and journalists to rakhine state. meeting in an emergency session to discuss what it saysis emergency session to discuss what it says is a humanitarian crisis faced by the myanmar minority, the 0rganisation by the myanmar minority, the organisation of islamic cooperation, which is made up of 57 countries, with mainly muslim populations, resolved to send a high—level delegation to rakhine state. we call on the government of myanmar to cease all attacks and this, three actions against rohingya people immediately, and for the perpetra

as are the 1st of the year, only 5% decline according to thomson reuters.ntime, more big names on deck next week. exxon mobile, valero tuesday morning and conoco on thursday. options market is implying a 2% move in either direction for each of those stocks. now, crude oil prices logging roughly 1% decline today. flat for the week. we seem to be stuck in a range now. frustrating for some. the market is split on which way we go from here. >> thank you, jackie. >>> energy one of the top performers last year but lagged in 2017. the chart master says more pain could be ahead. carter what do you see? >> jackie said, stuck in a range. in fact, future predictions stuck in a range. we do know energy is a sector has the distinction of claiming best performing sector on the year. yet all results in the first quarter. look at crude first. first, just, i have a little tom sawyer going on. sent in the wrong stat. current crude, front contract, 5317. where we are now. what's important. look what the nymex futures contract christmas crude is, 55. and christmas 18 -- is 55.

thomson was within 33 nautical miles of the leader armel le clayche of france yesterday.he world record. thomson is expected cross the finish line some four hours after the frenchman and arrive back in the early hours of tomorrow morning. that's all sport for now. we will be back with more in the next hour. more from you and others while. —— more from hugh. scientists are working to deal with three diseases which they fear could cause global health emergencies. a group of charities and governments has committed more than £370 million to develop vaccines for middle east respiratory syndrome, and the lassa and nipah viruses. these majestic creatures are believed to be spreading middle east respiratory syndrome, or mers. the virus was first identified in saudi arabia in 2012. around a third of those infected die. this lab in oxford is developing a vaccine to protect people against mers. it is one of the most advanced versions out there. if this vaccine does work, it could still take a decade to get it to those who need it. historically, money for these obscure vaccines has n

nazanin works for the thomson reuters foundation.duction assistant and not some grand important role. and equally, as i understand, the reason they were accusing her of being married to a spy accusing her of being married to a spy was because of the media campaign that! spy was because of the media campaign that i have been doing, and the fact that they have 500 pages in herfile of media the fact that they have 500 pages in her file of media coverage. the fact that they have 500 pages in herfile of media coverage. so it is protesting innocence that proves your guilt. is there anything you can put your finger on that may have initially led to her arrest?|j can put your finger on that may have initially led to her arrest? i think it is probably the fact that she has media connections and she works for a charity does media training. it doesn't do it in iran, but nonetheless it is the sort of country that could. that is what got her in, and since then the keep judging the stories. take us back to the day this happened. you are with your

british sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2a hours in the non—stop race around the world. thomason covered 536.8 miles — an average of 25 miles an hour for a whole day. he broke the previous record by two miles, and now he's looking to win the race. looking forward to it. been working ha rd looking forward to it. been working hard the last couple of days. it's a lot easier with anemometer. not too bad. feel in good shape, ready for the last run in, give it my all and keep my fingers crossed. that's all sport for now. and you can also watch the masters snooker on the bbc sport website right now. john higgins is taking on mark allen. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. you are watching bbc news with me, simon mccoy. the breaking news, a man has been taken to hospital, three others have been injured after an explosion which has almost com pletely an explosion which has almost completely destroyed a house in manchester this lunchtime. this happened in cecil road, in blackley at 12

british sailor —— alex thomson —— turned round a disastrous start and looks set to come second in the pirks is following the race from les sables d'olonne on france's atlantic coast. after ten unpredictable weeks, the frenchman celebrating was a well one story, for six weeks he has battled everything the ocean has thrown at him, eating only freeze dried noodles and jelly and surviving on as little as 20 minutes sleep every few hours. when he set off with 28 other boats on the 6th of november, the hampshire yachtsman waved goodbye to his wife and two young children and attempted for the fourth time to become the first briton to win the vendee globe in the race's 27 year history. he headed around antarctica, across the cape of good hope, around the furthest place from civilisation on earth and back around cape horn. when he arrives here tomorrow morning he was not stop somewhere between 25 and 30,000 nautical miles. there have been good moments this is the southern ocean moments and it's sunny. bad moments... i do wonder why i do it, sometimes. and moments over christmas where his famil

i also is my condolences to reverend john thomson. i believe he was the first...n seven days if we don‘t have a nomination fred deputy first minister, then the matter would go to an election. the prime minister has indicated that she wants to take the views to the elected representatives and the devolved institutions on brexit seriously. so, it stands to reason than that if there is no northern irish assembly and there is no northern ireland executive for much of the time for the march timetable that she has set before invoking article 50, that she will be unable to properly consult, to fully discuss and to find agreement on the complex issues during this time period. in these circumstances, will the prime minister postpone invoking article 50? will she postpone article 50? will she postpone article 50? will she postpone article 50 or will she just plough on regardless? it is about ensuring... as he says, we want to ensure that we do hear the views from all parts of the united kingdom. that is why we have established dj mc, the european committee specific to take

british sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race.s behind the french winner armel le cleach. hampshire—based thomson had led in the early stages and broke two race records, prior to being overtaken in december after a few problems with his boat. he matches dame ellen mcarthur‘s second placed finish in the race back in 2001. amazing to be finished. you never really know when it will actually happen. i realised a couple of hours before that i would definitely finish. it feels amazing. it is a long, long way and it is just great finally be there. i think 24 or 36 hours ago i knew that it was the end so hours ago i knew that it was the end so congratulations to the winner, what a great gracie is done, anti—religious debt. second twice and the first and that is a fantastic record. that's all the sport for now. we will get more now on our top story. donald trump is about to take up office as the leader of the united states. but how much do we really know about him? jayne mccubbin looks at things you might not have known about the businessm

will include a senior figure from the foreign office, and from tui, which is the parent company of thomsonho died. the families want to know the answer to the question how did their loved ones come by their deaths? they also, within the scope that the coroner's set out, want to know about the security arrangements at the 5—star hotel where they were saying, and whether the travel advice given by the fco that there was a high risk of terrorism, including in tourist areas, was given to them before or after booking. the attack decimated the tourist industry in tunisia and shattered the lives of those who lost family members. they've waited a long time to hear in detail what happened to their loved ones, and whether any lessons can be learned. sarah campbell, bbc news. northern ireland's devolved government looks set to collapse today, after sinn fein again insisted it would not replace martin mcguinness as deputy first minister at stormont. his resignation last week also forced the removal of the democratic unionist leader arlene foster as first minister. sinn fein has until 5 o'clock this ev

british sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race.few problesm with his boat. he matches dame ellen mcarthur‘s second—placed finish in the race back in 2001. are amazing to be finished. you never knew really know when it is going to happen, i relied a couple of hours before that i was definitely going to finish. it is a long, long way, and it isjust great to finally be here. i think 24,36 hours ago, i knew that was the end, so hours ago, i knew that was the end, so congratulations, what a great race he has done, he really deserved it, so two seconds and a first, that isa it, so two seconds and a first, that is a great record, i think! it is fantastic. that is a brutal race. olly, thank you very much. s donald trump's policies will come under intense scrutiny in the early stages of his presidency. among the potentially divisive talking points are: plans to build a wall along the us—mexican border. stringent security checks on muslims entering the us. looking to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. and then there's

british sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in a day, inages out atjust over 25mph over a 24—hour period. now that he's broken the record and reduced the gap on the leader thompson wants to become the first briton to win the race. i have been looking forward to it. i have been working hard. it is not easy. it is not too bad. i'm getting enough sleep and eating well and feel in good shape ready for the last run in and i will give it my all and keep my fingers crossed. that's all sport for now. john watson will have more in the next hour. more now on our top story this afternoon and donald trump has promised a trade deal between britain and the united states will be a priority when he takes office as us president on friday. he was speaking to the former justice secretary and prominent brexit campaigner michael gove for the times newspaper. let's listen to a little of what he had to say about britain's decision to leave the eu. i thought the uk was so smart in getting out and you were there and you guys wrote it and put it on the front page tr

he said very explicitly that thomson had not given them any warning about the terrorist threat in the the key issues of this inquest. he also said that he did not check the advice put online by the foreign office, the travel advice, which said it should only be essential travel, anybody going to that area at the time in most of the country. he said that he was not aware of that advice and the fact that there was a website where you could get that information which is also very important. he went tonne talk about when they arrived at the hotel, he himself, as a former member of the armed forces he said, that he saw no security at all at the front of the hotel. he described it as being very different from other holidays he'd been on in potentially dangerous places like egypt and he said there was a rap itth ied reaction force in egypt. he said there was none of that in the tunisian area where he was. he said when it came to the attack, it was only local hotel staff, the entertainment team who actually tried to help people get off the beach as this horrific attack was under way. he said

british sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in a day, injust over 25 miles per hour over a 24—hour period. now that he's broken the record, and reduced the gap on the leader, thompson wants to become the first briton to win the race. looking forward to it. been working ha rd looking forward to it. been working hard the last couple of days in the light breeze. not easy with an animatorjust there, light breeze. not easy with an animator just there, but light breeze. not easy with an animatorjust there, but not light breeze. not easy with an animator just there, but not too bad. getting enough sleep, eating well, ready for the last run in. i will give it my all and keep fingers crossed. as many as are of the opinion, say ‘aye'. to the contrary, ‘no'. some incredible pictures there. —— ‘aye'. to the contrary, ‘no'. some incredible pictures there. -- yes, there were some incredible pictures there. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you, jessica. on friday, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the u

including the metropolitan police, the foreign and commonwealth office and the owner of tour operator, thomsonrah campbell reports. lives lost — 30 at people were killed in total, 30 british, including three generations of the same family, married couples and a teenager. all had been staying at hotel riu imperial marhaba in the popular resort of port el kantaoui in sousse. they stood little chance. seifeddine rezgui will later be shot by security forces. 0ver seifeddine rezgui will later be shot by security forces. over the next seven weeks, inquest hearing will be heard here. 30 victims coming from across the uk, proceedings will be fed to courts elsewhere, including newcastle and cardiff. a senior figure from the foreign office, and from the parent company from thompson, the travel agency used by the victims will give evidence. within the scope, the family want to know about the security arrangement of the 5—star hotel where they were staying on whether the travel advice ofa high staying on whether the travel advice of a high risk of terrorism including in tourist areas was given to them bef

we spoke to alex thomson backin express. we spoke to alex thomson back in november.lot of drama in the last few months. one thing! lot of drama in the last few months. one thing i have to mention is he hasn't washed since november. so we would like to speak to him. i'm not sure we would! there could be some wet wipe action going on. best of luck to him in the next 2a hours. he is sleep deprived, hasn't slept for more than a5 minutes in a row at one time, feeling quite queasy, hasn't walked in a straight line in all that time. i can't imagine. good luck to him. in the last few years clean eating has become a big deal in the food world, and the hashtag of choice for trendy food bloggers. but, as the movement has grown, so too has the list of options that clean eaters should and shouldn't be eating, and the claims and promises about what it can do for our health. giles yeo has been investigating the science behind the diets, and speaking to some of the famous faces behind the movement. i'm going to argue that a significant proportion of those, even though there are inte

alex thomson, a british sailor, is in second place.t depends what you are looking at. i would say they are due to finish this afternoon and when they left, when they originally left in november, 300,000 people lined up to watch them leave. they are expecting a similar number to bring them home this afternoon. are expecting a similar number to bring them home this afternoonm terms of sailing he has brought down the leader dramatically. insanely. evenif the leader dramatically. insanely. even if it comes second, when he comes second, he will break the record for the race. but it still looks very much like it will be second. it is an extraordinary achievementjust to do this. he has beenin achievementjust to do this. he has been in communication with the navy urbanite. he said he was exhausted. unsurprisingly. thank you. we will see you later. the cost of imported vegeta bles see you later. the cost of imported vegetables such as zucchini lettuce and broccoli could be about to rise in price because of bad weather in europe. supermarkets ha

i want to thank jeff mason for his work at thomson reuters and also as president of the white house correspondents association, hadas gold because she came through us and is now setting the standard for everybody and holds everybody here to account. ari fleischer for coming down from new york for this. it's been amazing and jim who is a colleague and kind of an brave guy. he's a little out there. and maybe he'll survive. so thanks to all of you and thanks to -- >> i will, i will. [ applause ] >> i also want to thank -- i also want to thank steve scully and c-span for being here tonight. and i hope we'll see you all back real soon. have a good evening. >> thank you so much. [indiscernible conversation] announcer: today, the senate debates the next transportation secretary nomination. senateverage of the u.s. live on c-span2. court justice antonin scalia died, the republican-controlled senate did not pick up president obama's nominee merrick garland. tonight president trump will announce his pick for supreme court. following the president's remarks we will open up the phone lines to take your commen

including the metropolitan police, the foreign and commonwealth office and the owner of tour operator thomsona life—extending drug to give them an extra 6 months life, have been telling this programme how they'll no longer get it. kadcyla costs around £90,000 a year. nice, the organisation which decides which drugs and treatments are available on the nhs in england and wales, has ruled it should no longer be made available for routine use. the maximum they usually spend on drugs which extend life is normally between 20—30 thousand pounds per year. barry bennell appeared via video link at south cheshire magistrates court last month and was remanded in custody. all of his offences are alleged to have happened between 1981 and 1985 when the alleged victim was under the age of 15. he'll appear in court today. the funeral will be held today for two young cousins who died after being hit by a car on new year's eve in 0ldham. 12 year old helena kot—larova and zaneta kro—kova who was 11, were holding hands as they crossed the road, when they were struck by a vehicle. four men have since been charged