greg dawson, bbc news.e to maintain a united front during brex nit notions according to the president, of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. so often we focus on the brexit negotiations, the stilt of some and the fears of others. he says britain could attempt to offer something to one country and something else to another. there is a positive sense in brussels that up until now there has been an attempt to keep brussels and the eu together as one bloc and that has worked. but they fear that may no longer be the case. what of the reaction? nothing specific for the department of exiting the european union. they talked about a positive and strong relationship. there is a reminder, not like we needed, of the scale and significance to calm. just weeks to go until the uk triggers article 50 and the process of brexit begins. 50,000 people have signed a petition urging the government not to - a bringing the the children. minister is that there are thousands of unaccompanied child refugees in europe, who

greg dawson, bbc news. result of an order from a seattle —based judge, james robart who was appointed by former president george w bush back in 2003. he announced that this executive order would be suspended immediately after the case was brought in front of him by lawyers representing the state of minnesota and washington. there have been other lawsuits filed against this very controversial executive order, of course. but this ruling is the broadest so far in the sense that it's a nationwide ban, and the suit alleges that the travel ban is unconstitutional because it targets people based on their religion. the white house issued a statement a few hours ago pledging action at what it called the earliest possible time to overturn this suspension. it says the executive order is lawful and appropriate and intended to protect the homeland. that was david willis the bbc. that was david willis for the bbc. three past and present workers with the company that puts electronic tags on offenders have been arrested by

greg dawson, bbc news.but it is not so want from hollywood. hello. this is just one way i could show you how varied the weather was. the weather watchers have done the job for me superbly. monday finished with a chilly note across parts of scotland. the big picture. no great surprise we have a variety of weather on offer across the british isles at the moment. no signs of high—pressure. u nsettled. even in the midst of that, the skies are clear on tuesday in some areas, seeing the temperatures dribbling away. ice could be a problem on untreated surfaces for the first part of the day. even at this stage, in the west of scotland, a new area of cloud and rain. wintriness about that in the high ground extending into northern ireland. it is on the move. dry and bright weather here in the greater part of england and wales. one or two showers. don't bank on it staying that way. this weather feature is on the move away from the north—west of scotland and down into wales. look at that rain. it turns wintry across th

the bbc‘s greg dawson has more.latest protest may have lacked the teargas and the trouble of the night before, but it didn't lack the numbers. in freezing temperatures about 80,000 gathered outside the parliament in bucharest. for a third night, chanting "thieves". and once again this protest fanned out across romania, with more than 200,000 believed to have taken part in 20 towns and cities, people from different backgrounds and generations accusing the government of turning a blind eye to corruption. translation: i came to express my dissatisfaction with the laws, which they have passed like thieves. a decision has been made, contrary to people's will. that decision was an order to decriminalise several offences, including corruption, if the costs involved are less than $48,000. but the government, elected just two months ago, says these people are misled and misinformed. they claimed the new law is needed to ease prison overcrowding. the party leader, who faces charges of defrauding the state of $25,000, is just

greg dawson, bbc news.de on a proposal to relax switzerland's traditionally strict rules on citizenship. it would make it easier for third generation immigrants, people who were born in switzerland, and whose parents and grandparents already lived permanently in the country, to become swiss nationals. imogen foulkes reports. becoming swiss is long and often costly. candidates must typically live 12 years in switzerland before they can apply, speak a swiss language, and show they are integrated in interviews and tests. the fee can run to several thousand pounds. supporters of the plan to simplify the process say it is ridiculous to ask people who are born and have lived all their lives in switzerland to prove they are integrated. translation: we're talking about a lot nfgggfigigeggtgzwhgzliliz in switzerland, who were born in switzerland, and even their parents were born here. their grandparents once immigrated in switzerland. these are actually people who live here, but do not have a red swiss passport. but

greg dawson reports.er at what they see as their neighbour's prejudice. the streets of mexico's capital were filled with around 20,000 protesters, and various unflattering depictions of the us president. this man shouts, "trump, we are not going to pay," a reference to the president's policy that has caused so much offence. who's gonna pay for the wall? a promise he repeatedly made... we will build the wall, 100%, and mexico will pay for that wall. ..and is determined to fulfil. as well as demonstrating their opposition to a wall, marchers voiced their anger at donald trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented mexican migrants. translation: i say that he is insane. mexicans have heard all that he has done, and we are against the wall, and deportations, and against all he is doing to mexicans over there, like they are enemies. 55-1 119155111115152 5. 51 enrique pena nieto may have cancelled a planned trip to the white house in a stand—off over that wall, but many mexicans accuse him of being too weak,

greg dawson, bbc news.nd is actually one of the first ticket holders for richard branson's space travel venture virgin galactic. it is fairto it is fair to say you will be going up it is fair to say you will be going up to space quite soon. you have done the training. you are all quite excited7 done the training. you are all quite excited? very excited. it always ta kes a excited? very excited. it always takes a little bit longer and cost more than you think but it is a fantastic journey and it more than you think but it is a fantasticjourney and it is great it is finally opening up. i have travelled as an adventurer on earth to 72 countries and set a world record by skydiving from mount everest. you have been called indiana jones meets james bond. in terms of this obsession with space, as you say, it is not cheap. how much do you think this will cost them7 how much do you think this will cost them? i would guess close to $100 million, looking at the cost of getting there, fuel and launching a rocket. to go

greg dawson, bbc news.scores of people in parts of afghanistan and pakistan. homes have been destroyed and major roads blocked. 0fficials fear more people are trapped under the snow. catharina moh has the story. this is one of the worst—hit areas in afghanistan. the severe snow storms have triggered avalanches, burying entire villages in nuristan province. at least 50 bodies have been recovered but rescue efforts have been hampered as they struggle to reach another village. the mountainous regions, mainly in the northern and eastern parts of the country, have suffered most. translation: during the past 48 hours, 22 provinces have been witnessing heavy snow. most of the transportation routes between main cities have been shut down. 0n major roads and highways, soldiers have rescued hundreds of vehicles trapped by the storm. in the capital, kabul, the international airport is shut down. the rapid snow fall has also caused rooves to collapse. on sunday, a normal working day in afghanistan, the government decla

greg dawson reports.rebel—held lugansk, pro—russian forces are blaming ukraine for a car bomb that killed one of their senior commanders. kiev denies responsibility. this came at the end of what has been one of the bloodiest weeks in the region since 2015. a key moment for ukraine to seek assurances from the new us president. after the phone call a spokesman for president poroshenko said... a statement from president trump said... there was no mention of whether the two leaders discussed the us maintaining sanctions against russia despite donald trump's wishes to improve us—kremlin relations. in the town of avddika, ukraine's own forces are preparing for more violence. local officials say rebel shelling has left more than 20,000 people without heat or running water. translation: the situation remains critical. yesterday, the enemy violated the ceasefire more than 100 times. tensions remain very high in the area around avdiivka and near donetsk airport. russia says it's ukraine provoking the violence, to g

greg dawson, bbc news. still to come: more on those pilot whales that were stranded on a beach. 200 of them have managed to refloat and are back at sea. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable valuable as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the south korean defence ministry says north korea has fired a missile into t

greg dawson reports.nded more than 120 years ago, and it's never seen vandalism like this. any signs of vandals returning. i lived in israel for a long time, and when something like this happens, typically you go and drive by and look to see that everything is ok. this is just one act of whatjewish groups in the us say is part last week alone, 27 hoax bomb threats were made. and on monday, there were 11 threats in a single day. so... amid the fear, frustration at the fact that president trump has not been more outspoken. last week, there was anger over his handling of the question asked by a reporter at a white house press conference. the people running as a republican... quiet, quiet, quiet! but during tuesday's visit to the national museum of african american history and culture, the president issued a forthright condemnation that many had been waiting for. the anti—semitic threats targeting ourjewish community and community centres are horrible are are painful and are a very sad reminder of the work th

greg dawson reports.20 years ago, and it is never seen vandalism like this. more than 150 greystones, ripped from the ground, and toppled. it left some relatives of those buried wondering if the grace of their loved ones were intact. 0thers stayed after dark to look out for any signs of vandals returning. stayed after dark to look out for any signs of vandals returninglj lived any signs of vandals returning.” lived in israel for a long time, and when summing like this happens, typically you go and drive—by and look to see that everything is ok. this is just look to see that everything is ok. this isjust one look to see that everything is ok. this is just one act of whatjewish groups in the usa is part of a worrying rise in hate crimes against their community. since the beginning of the year, there have been reports that the jewish community centres of the year, there have been reports that thejewish community centres of 19 states. last week alone, 27 hoax bomb threats were made. and on monday, there were

greg dawson reports.america's east coast, there was another day of prayer and protest at new york's kennedy airport, as people voiced opposition to donald trump's travel ban. in the most significant legal challenge yet to president trump's order, a federaljudge issued a nationwide, temporary block on the measure. washington state's attorney general said he expected the administration to obey the ruling. judge robert's decision effective immediately, judge robart‘s decision effective immediately, effective now puts a halt on to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. i want to repeat that. it puts a stop to it immediately. but the white house says it will fight this court ruling and quickly seek to reinstate this order. in a statement, donald trump's press secretary, sean spicer said the president's order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the american people. in the meantime, us customs and border control has t

greg dawson reports.erica's east coast, there was another day of prayer and protest at new york's kennedy airport, as people voiced opposition to donald trump's travel ban. in the most significant legal challenge yet to president trump's order, a federaljudge issued a nationwide, temporary block on the measure. washington state's attorney general said he sped to did ministration to obey the ruling. judge robert's decision effective immediately, effective now puts a halt on to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. i want to repeat that. it puts a stop to it immediately. but the white house says it will fight this court ruling and quickly seek to reinstate this order. in a statement, donald trump's press secretary, sean spicer said the president's order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the american people. in the meantime, us customs and border control has told airlines that it can board those passengers prev

greg dawson reports.a's east coast, and other day of prayer and protest at kennedy airport as people protest donald trump's executive order. washington state's attorney general said that he expects the government to obey thejudge‘s ruling. judge robart‘s decision, effective immediately, effective now, puts a halt to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. i want to repeat, it puts a stop to it immediately. but the white house says it will fight the order. sean spicer says a... in the meantime, us customs and border protection has told airlines they can now bought those passengers previously affected by the ban. hours before the court ruling, the president was once again defending his policy in his weekly address to the nation. i signed an executive order to help keep terrorists out of our country. the executive order establishes a process to establish new vetting and processes to ensure that those coming into america love and support our people, that they have good intentions. in

greg dawson reports.l sunday, an occasion when even the president can switch off and politics for a few hours but from the moment a federal charge put a temporary block on his travel ban, donald trump has had little to cheer. once again he vented his frustration on twitter... the president said he has ordered border officials to check people coming into the country very carefully until a full case appeal can be heard later this week. in the meantime, relief for those affected. this interactive citizen with a us visa was finally allowed to land. as i was visa was finally allowed to land. as iwas in visa was finally allowed to land. as i was in the air, donald trump site executive order and that made us all confused. the airlines could not let us on confused. the airlines could not let us on board, the embassy could not help us, even the congressmen who knew that i was entitled to come to the country could not help me. as well as claims it was unconstitutional, resident trump face criticism that the executi

greg dawson reports.ene in brazil's espirito santo region: a community in silence as another body is carried away. translation: i want to move away from here, because i do not like this place. it is very difficult. every day there are killings, shootings, every day i am scared. more than 100 people have died in the violence is the police strike began a week ago. officers have been demanding higher salaries after four years of frozen wages. but their absence has created a lawless vacuum, with dozens of shops looted and many businesses closed because of eilers. outside the police medical centre in the region's capital, vitoria, this woman waits for the body of her husband, shot dead in a robbery. translation: nobody is protecting the city. it is horrible. every day there are people who die or get robbed. when you leave home, you do not know if you will come home again. the police force must come back to patrol. in the absence of police, soldiers have been patrolling the streets in tanks. translation: it wil

greg dawson reports: at new york's kennedy airport, prayers protests at donald trump's order to stops from seven muslim—majority countries. inside the terminal, the mood was less a sombre. munther alaskry, an iraqi interpreter that worked with the us marines, has finally arrived to his new home. his family were removed from their plane last week following trump's immigration order. after the administration ruled interpreters who helped the military were exempt, they were free to travel. actualy, i'm feeling blessed to be in the united states, really. there are a lot of people who are waiting to come over here. but i'm feeling blessed. but this new development could mean thousands more are free to come to the united states. in the most significant legal challenge yet to the trump administration, a federal judge in seattle has issued a nationwide block on the measure. outside the court, washington state's attorney general said he expected the administration to obey the order. the judge robart‘s decision, effective immediately, effective now, puts a halt to president trump's unconstitut

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greg dawson reports. historically high levels of rain, officials got the dry weather they needed to drain the water from they needed to drain the water from the dam and its crumbling overflow channels. rock filled bags were loaded onto helicopters and dropped onto the eroded areas to plug any gaps. with the water drains, workers we re gaps. with the water drains, workers were finally able to check the scale of the damage. at one stage, water was surging so quickly out of late 0 roville was surging so quickly out of late 0roville that it taught through emergency slipways. fearing the worst, authorities ordered nearly 200,000 people in the surrounding areas to leave their homes. after a night at evacuation centres they have been told it is still not safe to return. getting those people home is important to me. i want that to happen as absolutely as soon as possible. but i have to be able to sleep at night knowing that they are backin sleep at night knowing that they are back in that area. as repairs continu

greg dawson reports.pinnacle of human exploration, but since this nasa apollo 17 mission in 1972, nobody has since made the 240,000 mile trip to the moon. this is the committee that claims that is about to change. spacex, the commercial us rocket company, has announced plans to send two private citizens on a lunarjourney late next year. their owner, the entrepreneur elon musk, tweeted "fly me to the moon... 0k." an astronomicaljourney like this comes with an astronomical pricetag potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. mr musk revealed little about the mystery travellers, except that they had paid a significant deposit, and were aware of all of the risks of human space travel. the 2018 deadline is ambitious, and spacex has had problems in the past. last september, one of its rockets exploded on the launch pad, in california. but it represents a new era of the space race, with private companies, not countries, competing against each other. and lift off... nasa has given its support to the plans, which

greg dawson reports. celebration, 5—3? demonstration at victory square. we are determined to resist and keep fighting. until the current government steps down. resist and keep fighting. until the current government steps downlj resist and keep fighting. until the current government steps down. i had hoped maybe the government will fall and this is what we want because, i think, as they are zero in everything. we want them to leave. it is not enough to cancel it. they did something very wrong and we want them out. the unrest doubted whether government announced plans to decriminalise corruption offences if the costs involved were less than $40,000. critics are at as an attempt by the government to let off some of its own officials. the party ‘s leader is accused of defrauding the state. after it initially ignoring the public anger, the prime minister has backed down but it is clear he has lost the trust of many of its country. half a million people have protested in towns and cities throughout romania. from the hundreds and thousands gathered in bucharest

our correspondent greg dawson has the latest.erica's east coast, there was another day of prayer and protest at new york's kennedy airport, as people voiced their opposition to donald trump's immigration ban. on the west coast, that opposition was being voiced in a seattle court room. in the most significantly got talent yet to president trump's order, a federaljudge issued a nationwide temporary block on the measure. washington state's attorney general said he expected the administration to obey the ruling. judge robart‘s decision, effective immediately, effective now, put a halt to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. i want to repeat that. it puts a stop to it immediately. but the white house says it will fight this court ruling, and quickly seek to reinstate the order. in a statement, donald trump's press secretary said: in the meantime, us customs and border protection has told airlines they can now board those passengers previously affected by the band. just hours before the court ruling, the pre

greg dawson reports.a's east coast, another day of prayer and protests at kennedy airport as people voiced their opposition to donald trump's immigration ban. over on the west coast, that opposition was being voiced in a seattle court room. in the most significant legal challenge yet to president trump's order, a federaljudge issued a nationwide temporary block on the measure. washington state's attorney general said he expected the government to obey the judge's ruling. judge robart‘s decision, effective immediately, effective now, puts a halt to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. i want to repeat that. it puts a stop to it immediately. but the white house says it will fight the ruling and quickly seek to re—instate the order. in a statement, donald trump's press secretary sean spicer said... in the meantime, us customs and border protection has told airlines they can now board those passengers previously affected by the ban. chanting: no hate! no fear! muslims are welcome h

greg dawson reports. it remains the pinnacle of human exploration.body has since made the 240,000 mile journey to the moon. this is the company that claims that's about to change. spacex, the commercial us rocket company, has announced plans to send two private citizens on a lunar journey late next year. their owner, the entrepreneur elon musk tweeted — "fly me to the moon — 0k". an astronomicaljourney like this comes with an astronomical price tag, potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. mr musk revealed little about the mystery travellers except they paid a significant deposit and that they are aware of all the risks of human space travel. the late 2018 deadline for this flight is ambitious. space xhas had problems in the past. —— spacex has had problems in the past. last september, one of its rockets exploded on its launch pad in florida. but it represents a new era of the space race with private companies, not countries, competing against each other. lift—off. .. nasa has given its support to the plans which, if successful, will launch the e

greg dawson reports.on's pride and its anger at what they see as their neighbour's prejudice. the streets of mexico's capital were filled with around 20,000 protesters, and various unflattering depictions of the us president. this man shouts, "trump, we are not going to pay," a reference to the president's policy that has caused so much offence. who's gonna pay for the wall? a promise he repeatedly made... we will build the wall, 100%, and mexico will pay for the wall. ..and is determined to fulfil. as well as demonstrating their opposition to a wall, marchers voiced their anger at donald trump's plan to deport mexicans have said no to allthat he has done. , , and we are against the wall, and deportations, and against all he is doing to mexicans over there, like they're enemies.

greg dawson has more.ain, officials got the dry weather they needed to drain the water from the dam and its crumbling overflow channels. rock—filled bags were loaded onto helicopters and dropped onto the eroded areas to plug any gaps. with the water drained, workers were finally able to check the scale of the damage. they should have brought up a red flag, something is not right, something is wrong. they should have done that instead of waiting until the last minute and getting everybody worked up. after one night here, many were ready to back up and leave. but authorities say it is not ready. getting those people home is important to me. i want that to happen absolutely as soon as possible. but i have to be able to sleep at night knowing that they are back in that area. as repairs continue, questions are now being asked about whether the damage had more to do with bad luck, or bad planning. it is still not clear how long it will take to make the dam safe. more heavy rain is expected to test it again later