salman on med is still with us. -- salman ahmed is still with us.y or pull out individual cases. you have interesting things to say about india and its resilience in the face of the outbreak in china the cousin of a lack of connectivity. salman: it is a blessing for them at the moment. india has had a tough time since 2018, a slow down. coronavirus impact spreads out, what we are seeing lowert because india has conductivity with china on the supply chain, it is a relative winner. and oil is lower and india is a big importer of oil. malaysia are coming out as winners compared to korea and taiwan. matt: where are you looking -- where are you most focused right now in terms of this? mover story talks about italy as one of the places that spooked investors yesterday. are you watching italy or korea more closely than china? salman: we are watchingsalman: the pace of recovery in china and watching the workforce coming back to factories and offices. that is critical because that will help us assess what is happening with chinese growth. andthe outbreak in

indeed, donald trump is protecting saudi arabia and mohammed bin salman in particular. the case with the us congress. there is a bipartisan position demanding accountability on the part of mohammed bin salman and saudi arabia. i think we need to be very clear that, yes, the un secretary general has not acted upon my recommendation and neither has the white house, but a range of other actors have and we need to give them credit. they are acting, they are resisting and they are taking action. it is clear that your work on this continues. let's quickly move on to the case of qasem soleimani, the revolutionary guard commander of the quds forces, who was targeted in a us drone strike — many call it an assassination. you weighed in on that, you said that, as far as you could see, it did not measure up to any legal act under international law, in direct opposition to the position taken by donald trump's white house and administration. you have to be careful with your political capital and the way you spend it. do you think it was wise for you to get involved in that? yes, abso

the manchester arena bomber — a court is shown cctv of salman abedi leaving home with the device — and by concert goers seconds before he blew himself up. parts of the river severn in shropshire are nearing their highest level on record — with two severe flood warnings in place meaning a danger to life. and in sportsday at 6:30pm on bbc news — we look ahead to a big night in the champions league as chelsea take on german champions bayern munich in the last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the impact of the coronavirus here and around the world is intensifying. in the canary islands hundreds of tourists have been told they can't leave their hotel after an italian doctor staying there tested positive. here, the government has told people returning to the uk from northern italy to self—isolate if they develop flu—like symptoms and people who've visited areas north of pisa that are now under quarantine have been told to stay at home — even if they feel well. two schools have closed after pupils went to affected parts of italy during half term. the vast majority of cases

the bomber, salman abedi, was blown to pieces.brother hashem abedi went on trial. the prosecution saying that he was just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people. in the aftermath, police found evidence, the prosecution say, that the brothers had bought 16 litres of sulphuric acid and 55 litres of hydrogen peroxide — chemicals used to make explosives. and they got access to a property on the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their family home. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that it was here that the brothers manufactured the explosive and accumulated parts for making the device. just over a month later, salman abedi boarded a tram wearing a backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a syrian government offensive, backed by russia, against the last rebel enclave in idlib has caused one of the biggest waves of

indeed donald trump is protecting crown prince mohammed bin salman and saudi arabia.t of crown prince mohammed bin salman and saudi arabia. we did very clear that, yes, the un secretary general has not that upon my recommendations and neither has the white house but and neither has the white house but a range of other have and we need to give them credit. they are acting, resisting and taking action. give them credit. they are acting, resisting and taking actionm give them credit. they are acting, resisting and taking action. it is clear that your work on this continuous. let's move on to the case of qasem soleimani, a commander targeted in us drone strikes, many followed an assassination. you said that, as far as you can see, did not measure up that, as far as you can see, did not measure up to any illegal act under international law, in direct opposition to the position taken by donald trump's white house and administration. you have to be careful with your political capital and the way you spend it. do you think it was wise for you to get involved in that? yes, abs

salman abedi detonated a "homemade improvised explosive device" outside an ariana grande concert on 22 may 2017 the old bailey heard. his brother hashem abedi is standing trial at the court for his role in the attack which killed 22 people. the 22—year—old denies their murders and the attempted murder of others. the government has launched a public consultation about whether failure to pay the tv licence fee should no longer be a criminal offence. at the moment, anyone who watches or records live tv, streams programmes live on an online tv service, or uses iplayer, without a licence is committing a criminal offence — in 2018 more than 120,000 people were fined for licence fee evasion. if the change is approved, it could have a major impact on the bbc‘s finances. our media editor amol rajan is here.

the man on trial is hashem abedi, salman abedi‘s brother.r a battery, and he said the murderous attack on the manchester arena was nothing to do with him. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. specialist counsellors say there aren‘t enough services tailored for children who have experienced domestic abuse. it‘s estimated 1—6 youngsters witness or suffer some form of violence or abuse in the home, and thousands aren‘t receiving the care they need. asjeremy cooke reports, if the damage is left untreated, the consequences can last for decades. i still remember hearing my mum‘s screams. i remember her black eyes, split lip. herfear as the door went. dad had come home in one of those moods, which means we should all run for cover. it‘s hearing your mum‘s screams... ..which i‘ll recall for a long while yet. carl is 52, a survivor of childhood domestic violence. now he‘s written down the boyhood memories that have cast their shadow over his entire life. memories of how his mum, his brothers and he were repeatedly beaten by his dad. you wond

the bomber, salman abedi, was blown to pieces.t he was just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people. in the aftermath, police found evidence, the prosecution say, that the brothers had bought 16 litres of sulphuric acid and 55 litres of hydrogen peroxide — chemicals used to make explosives. and they got access to a property on the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their family home. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that it was here that the brothers manufactured the explosive and accumulated parts for making the device. just over a month later, salman abedi boarded a tram wearing a backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. it took years of fighting to defeat the islamic state group. but the international community remains undecided about what to do with the 70,000 is followers, including 10,000 children, curre

the man on trial is hashem abedi, salman abedi's brother.at can be used to make explosives, but said he thought it was for a battery, and he said the murderous attack on the manchester arena was nothing to do with him. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a new record has been set for the number of migrants intercepted in a single day trying to reach the uk from france by crossing the channel. 102 people have been detained today, breaking the previous record of 90, set yesterday. the home office said that five inflatable boats had been stopped. french authorities have also detained a further 30 people. a coroner has accused the scout association of putting young lives at risk, following the death of a teenager during a trip to north wales two years ago. ben leonard, who was 16, fell from a cliff near llandudno. a report said none of the leaders on the trip knew where he was when he died. the scout association says its policies and procedures have been strengthened since the incident. shamima begum, the former schoolgirl from london

the man on trial is hashem abedi, salman abedi's brother. be used to make explosives, but said he thought it was for a battery, and he said the murderous attack on the manchester arena was nothing to do with him. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a gp has been described as a master of deception who caused his victims incalculable harm after being given three life sentences for sex offences against multiple patients. doctor manish shah assaulted the women at his surgery in romford and his victims have expressed disbelief over how the doctor got away with his crimes for so long. alice bhandhukravi has been speaking to one of those victims. i remember visibly being upset and shaking and i sat back down afterwards and he said, "there's nothing to be worried about." more or less that this is a normal procedure. kate had gone into see doctor shah, a doctor she trusted, because of a pain and her ovary. it would be the last time she saw him. he gave me a rectal examination that was completely unnecessary, and also an internal examination

the bomber, salman abedi, was blown to pieces.em abedi went on trial. the prosecution saying that he was just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people. in the aftermath, police found evidence, the prosecution say, that the brothers had bought 16 litres of sulphuric acid and 55 litres of hydrogen peroxide — chemicals used to make explosives. and they got access to a property on the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their family home. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that it was here that the brothers manufactured the explosive and accumulated parts for making the device. just over a month later, salman abedi boarded a tram wearing a backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. it took years of fighting to defeat the islamic state group. but the international community remains undecided about what to do with the 70,

the jury then saw images of salman abedi's lata 24 hours before you detonated the bomb.was like. the jury also heard details of the way to actually put the bomb together, using a paint attempt that was filled with explosives, packed inside a canister that was filled with nuts to act as shrapnel. it was concealed in a rucksack with the wire and the battery and a switch to detonate with. they saw images of his final journey across manchester, from his flat and up into the area outside the arena. he sat waiting there for an hour, waiting for it to get busy as people waited, and the jury found —— saw the final image recorded at 10:31pm, 15 seconds before you detonated the bomb, killing 22 and injuring hundreds more. thejury heard some of the details against hashem abedi, his younger brother. there is detailed forensic evidence that links him to the plans and preparations of salman abedi. he is linked to the properties and vehicles and some of the components used in putting the bomb together. we heard for the first time some of the defence that hashem abedi is going to mount

abedi denies murder, the attempted murder of those who survived, and conspiring with his brother salman at the ariana grande concert in 2017. danjohnson is at the old bailey. yes, this case opens with the prosecution underlining the impact that bum had. 22 people killed, more than 90 seriously injured and 111 people injured —— treated in hospital. hundreds of others have suffered psychological trauma in the time since the bomb exploded. police estimate almost 1000 people were affected by this in total. today the prosecution said that hashem abedi is just as prosecution said that hashem abedi isjust as guilty prosecution said that hashem abedi is just as guilty as his older brother, salman abedi. and that he acted intending that whoever deployed the device should kill, maim and injure as many people as possible. the jury was told he maim and injure as many people as possible. thejury was told he had helped his brother gather the necessary ingredients to build the bomb and that he helped his brother test out different ways of constructing it and building a detonator. he had also organised

the footage shows salman abedi heading across town to victoria station and to the manchester arena. he spent some time now wandering around, looking at different bits and pieces, different places and going up to the city room, an area just outside the arena connecting it to manchester victoria station. that evening there was a ta ke station. that evening there was a take that concert on at the arena. it was busy. footage showed people queueing to get into the arena, waiting to get tickets and meeting friends. salman abedi walked right through there, spent a few minutes carrying out a reconnaissance mission, working out where he would detonate his bomb four days later, where the best place to do that was to affect most people. after that he went to the arndale centre and bought batteries. and a suitcase. he was seen bought batteries. and a suitcase. he was seen taking a taxi across the city to a car park where he had left a car city to a car park where he had left acara city to a car park where he had left a carafew city to a car park where he had left a car a few weeks before. the p

amy: the relationship between the trump family and mohammed bin salman, the leader of yemen, the leadersaudi arabia, is very well known at the heart of the u.s.-saudi relationship. can you talk about how that affects what the u.s. does? jared kushner with others andd wall street leaders read the so-called davos in the desert and saudi arabia my meeting w wh bin salman. this all came out after the dismemberment, the murder of "the washington post" columnist khashoggi. "the guardian" wrote a piece saying that house democrats detailed how top trump administration, including michael flynn and jared kushner, pushed to provide the saudi government with technology to build nuclear power plants. back put saudi arabia on the path of developing their weapons and further destabilized the middle east will stop is this a concern of yours? >> absolutely. i think it should be concern for everyone. the saudi regime has shown to be .ompletely impulsive has driven an entire country to the brink of starvation. he is killing is starving yemenis. we continue to support him. he prosecutes and persecutes memb

at 8:07 on the night of the explosion, salman abedi left the rented flat where he'd built the bomb.s home—made device laden with explosives and nuts and bolts from screwfix and b80 clear from the laboured way he was walking. he then took the tram one stop to victoria station and the manchester arena, arriving at 8:30pm, two hours before the blast. he was recorded on cctv hanging around the arena for the ariana grande concert to end. the last image shown to the jury was 19 seconds before the blast. salman abedi is seen clearly surrounded by concertgoers and parents waiting to pick up their young children. in the painstaking crime scene investigation after the explosion, more than 30 kilograms of shrapnel was recovered by forensics officers from the manchester arena foyer. more than 29 kilograms of that was metallic nuts placed inside the bomb, the prosecution say, in order to cause maximum damage. of the 359 people in the foyer at the time, 22 were killed. many died from head injuries from the flying shrapnel. among them, 15—year—old megan hurley. her older brother bradley who was at

his arrest was occurring during an anticorruption crackdown initiated by crown prince mohammad bin salmanound 200 princes, businessmen, and ministers were detained. his family claims the doctor was beaten, electrocuted, and subjected to other tortures, ultimately he was released from detention but he and his family are barred from leaving saudi arabia. the crackdown served as a mechanism for crown prince mohammad bin salman to silence his critics and consolidate his power. this is the same crown prince who was tarnished by the killing of a "washington post" journalist. jamal khashoggi had been writing about the crackdowns, saudi officials tracked him to a consulate in turkey where he was killed and dismembered the period of two days of meetings with mohammad bin salman are off to a bumpy start as a meeting this evening was abruptly canceled with no explanation. >> the topics will not be limited to human rights, that u.s. and saudi arabia have common concern in terms of regional security and in particular tensions with iran. >> bret: thanks. up next, is michael bloomberg getting a pass abo

the bomber was salman abedi, who died when his backpack exploded.on trial. duncan penny kesey told the jury the prosecution's case... in the aftermath of the attack, police searched the family home where they found parts of a vegetable oil can like this. a sliver of the same ten was found at the scene of the bomb. 0n the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their home, the brothers had access to another manchester property. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that the brothers manufactured the explosive here, and stored other parts for making a device. just over a month later, now without his brother, salman abedi boarded a tram with his backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. let's ta ke let's take a look at the headlines 110w let's take a look at the headlines now on bbc news. a dysfunctional health care system allow the breast surg

that was then concealed in a rucksack, which salman abedi carried on his back.ng into a crowd in this area between manchester arena and victoria station at about 10:30pm. that was where he had waited for an hour presumably put it to get busy as people left the concert, and the jury as people left the concert, and the jury was told just 15 seconds later he detonated that bomb, killing those 22 people. he denies the charges, what is his defence? hashem abedi, the younger brother, denies that he even knew about this attack, and the court was read a statement that he gave to detectives last august. in that statement, he said he was shocked at what his brother had done, and that he felt bad for eve ryo ne had done, and that he felt bad for everyone who had been affected and that he could never have envisaged his brother had it in him to do that innocent people. he said if he had any idea what was being planned, would have reported it to other family members. he denied having any extremist views himself, he said he had no sympathy for isis. he said, i know nothing abo

said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslimskhomenei. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give ousting for the —— thanks for the ousting of the former president, baby doc. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a secure box. he was driven away ina secure box. he was driven away in a horsebox the thieves had brought with them. they're stepped down from the plane a figure in morning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defendant of the faith. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: quarantine squads in china are detaining people suspected of being infected by the corona virus as authorities confirm over 700 deaths. democrats are in new hampshire where the presidential candidates will debate who is now best positioned to take on donald trump. the united nations says nearly 600,000 civilians have fled their homes to escape fighting in north—west syria since the start of december. and it expects thousands more will be forced to j

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,an rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have fought to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president. because of his considerable value as a stallion, he was kept in a special secure box. he was kept in a special secure box. he was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. they stepped down from the plane a figure in morning for some it was but the second, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news today. i'm nancy kacunigra. the latest headlines. a top us official says a seven—day truce between the us and the taliban in afghanistan will begin soon and could lead to american troop withdrawals. uefa has banned manchester city from european competition for the next two seasons, for breaking financial regulations. the club says it will appeal. ben has all the sport. there is bound to be more of that

the bomber was salman abedi, who died when his backpack exploded.nt on trial. duncan penny qc told the jury that the prosecution's case is that this defendant is just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people killed as was his brother. this explosion was the culmination of months of planning, experimentation and preparation by the two of them. in the aftermath of the attack, police searched the family home where they found parts of a vegetable oil can like this. a sliver of the same ten was found at the scene of the bomb. 0n the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their home, the brothers had access to another manchester property. from mid—february to mid april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that the brothers manufactured the explosive here, and stored other parts for making a device. just over a month later, now without his brother, salman abedi boarded a tram with his backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the

thejury had seen the jury had seen cctv footage of salman abedi movement it is before the bombing andisits to manchester arena, above manchester victoria station and speaks of the an area just outside the arena. his first visit was on the 18th of may, just after he from libya. there was a take that concert and he was seen on cctv passing through that area as people were queueing for tickets are waiting to meet family and friends ahead of the concert. he spent some time there and was on the telephone before returning to his rented flat. the next morning he was seen leaving the flat, taking a taxi across town toa car the flat, taking a taxi across town to a car park, there was a cardio park there before you left the country for libya. the car which was parked with the ingredients he needed to assemble his bomb. the next few days he was caught on the cctv cameras visiting stores like b and q cctv cameras visiting stores like b and 0 where he bought thousands of nuts and bolts and screws and other bits of material he needed to put together his bomb so the evidence has all been about salma

ability to capture the soul of some of the world's most photographed women like hollywood stars human salman and nicole kidman. and in return they appreciated that he liked them to be real and natural eye. his unpretentious approach made him many famous friends in the industry one that was worlds away from his hometown of 2 spot in western germany. i see the man. be the limber in the for. shish. yeah the contact he had to touch people into the can you can tell that's not that's not a point there's no longer here. in here. peter lindbergh photos tell of human fellner ability they question the superficiality of showbusiness they tell stories. whether he was photographing he always managed to get to that very. office or a spy is roman polanski is less his film has just been nominated for 12 seasons the french oscars bots the film has been subject to a backlash after polanski himself related the plot of the film to his own sexual abuse case back in 1900 g.s. and further accusations of harassment and assault against him that have more recently come to light i'll be talking about the film and the

. -- salman today. the two discussed security concerns with iran.denies involvement, and yemeni houthi says it was behind the attack could german chancellor angela merkel says the country must overcome the poison of racism after shootings last night near frankfurt. officials say it appeared to be a right-wing extremist attack by a lone gunman who was found dead hours later. gunman's 24-page manifesto called for "the complete destruction" of nations including india, turkey, and israel. global health officials are calling for nations around the world to boost funding to fight

the prosecution accepts it may have been salman abedi‘s choice of exactly when and where to detonateng as many people as possible. time for a look at the weather. you are on the other side of the world. iam. you are on the other side of the world. i am. we have had very high temperatures in australia and new zealand has been joining temperatures in australia and new zealand has beenjoining in as well. some of this heat has been dragged across and it has been impacting the northern half of the country. further south we have weather fronts moving in with the warning for heavy rain. this is the eastern north island which reached 38 degrees yesterday which is 1 degrees off of the all—time record. the record is 42 degrees. pretty high temperatures, very warm nights as well. it has been exceptionally dry during january so they are looking ata high during january so they are looking at a high wildfire risk and very little rain to come in the forecast whereas for south island warnings have been in force for torrential rain and flooding, so quite a contrast. the weather has been pretty barmy

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, themany muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london. our top stories: china's leader makes a rare appearance to address the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of deaths grows to more than 1000. international aerospace companies stay away from the the singapore airshow, as fears of the virus hit the global economy. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the coronavirus continues to dominate coverage —

the prosecution accepted it may have been salman abedi who decided where and when to detonate that bomboved away from manchester to libya, and that they share the goal of causing maximum disruption. some of the families of victims have been here in court, alongside other survivors, and some are watching the proceedings back in manchester. this is just the first day of the prosecution opening this case. there isa prosecution opening this case. there is a lot of evidence to hear, this will be a long trial, and hashem abedi denies all the charges against him. dan johnson with the latest from the old bailey on that case. a look at the headlines and the sport coming up in a few minutes, but now, the weather. the weather is pretty quiet at the moment. cold, frosty weather on the way tonight and tomorrow. nothing desperately cold but colder than we have been used to. we will have this settled weather until thursday or friday. we will start to see changes to something more unsettled on friday. in the short wind is falling like tonight across many parts of the uk. there will be mist and fog, par

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, thehe people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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 world news. the latest headlines: aid workers and the un say up to 6 million people in yemen are being denied desperately—needed aid because rebels are blocking it. china's leader has made a public appearance to address the coronavirus outbreak, as the number of deaths tops a thousand. when hackers stole personal data in the us some uk and canadian customers were also affected. it's actually only the second time the us has charged chinese officials with hacking into a us entity.

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: china has sacked two top communist party officials in the province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, hours after it reported a huge increase in cases and deaths. the italian far—right leader matteo salvini has responded with defiance after the senate voted to strip him of his parliamentary immunity from prosecution. in russia, opponents of president putin have launched a campaign to stop him rew

hashem abedi denies murder and assisting and encouraging his brother, salman abedi, to carry out thele and injured hundreds more. the hollywood legend kirk douglas has died at the age of 103. his son, the actor michael paid tribute to him saying: "to the world, he was a legend, but to me and my brothers he was simply ‘dad'." lizo mzimba looks back on his life. for the first time in my life, people cheering for me! he made his name as a washed—up boxer. champion earned him the first of three oscar nominations. he played a ruthless, selfish, fiercely—driven upstart, a bit like kirk douglas himself. i can beat him! you know i can beat him! the ruthlessness and drive came from his childhood. he was born issur danielovitch demsky, the son of illiterate russian immigrants and brought up in extreme poverty. what other way could we have done it in the first place? the easy way. now why should we do that? he enjoys playing villains more than heroes — like a journalist at a mining disaster who wouldn't let anything get in the way of a good story. if you want a big human interest story, you've

salman abedi was filmed looking around the venue days before he killed 22 people and injured hundredsloading a heavy suitcase containing bomb—making materials. his brother, hashem abedi, is on trial at the old bailey, accused of helping to plan the attack. he denies all the charges. president trump has started his first official visit to india, addressing tens of thousands of people at a rally in gujarat, the home state of the indian prime minister narendra modi. the countries agreed a defence deal worth $3 billion — but there is no sign of the long sought—after trade deal, between the two nations. our correspondent rajini vaidynathan sent this report. for the billionaire president, a humble introduction to india — spinning cotton where mahatma ghandi once sat. this wheel became a symbol of gandhi's movement to make more goods in india. a message echoed by today's protectionist president, and indian prime minister narendra modi. despite months of negotiations, the pair are unlikely to sign a trade deal, for now. for now, the visitors book will have to do. but one thing mr trump will t

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, theuslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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 world news. the latest headlines: china has confirmed 5,000 more cases of patients with the new corona virus and 121 deaths in hubei province. the us senate has voted to limit president trump's ability to wage war against iran. let's stay with that story now. trita parsi is executive vice president at the quincy institute. he is also the former president of the national iranian american council. what do you make of this development? the president is g

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, thephemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: the world health organisations holds a special two—day meeting to accelerate the development of vaccines to contain the new coronavirus. campaigning for crucial votes — democratic presidential candidates blitz the new hamsphire state ahead of the first primary election. lets stay with that now. michael ceraso has worked on three democratic presidential campaigns and is the founder of consultancy winning margins. hejoins us from new hamp

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, theous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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 world news. the latest headlines: quarantine squads in china are detaining people suspected of being infected by the corona virus as authorities confirm more than 700 deaths. two key witnesses in donald trump's impeachment have been removed from their government posts. botswana has raised more than $2 million from its first auction of licences to hunt elephants since lifting a ban last year. the auction allowed companies registered locally to bid for the right to kill ten e

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdiey muslims see as blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks to the ousting of their former president, baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horsebox the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. queen elizabeth ii, head of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. welcome back. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: millions of workers in virus—hit china are due to return to work after the extended lunar new year break. severe travel restrictions remain in place across the country. thousands have attended a vigil for the 29 people now known to have died in a mass shooting in thailand. storm ciara has battered northern europe, leaving thousands of homes without power in the uk, and causing widespread disrupti

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, thelims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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 latest headlines: at the oscars, brad pitt takes home the best supporting actor award for the quentin tarantino film once upon a time in hollywood, and laura dern wins best supporting actress for marriage story. millions are supposed to go back to work in china after the extended lunar new year break, but coronavirus restrictions mean, many businesses remian closed. the political landscape in ireland has been transformed by a surgeon ireland h

hashem abedi is on trial for his alleged role in helping his brother salman to carry out the bombing,he 22—year—old denies the charges. the grenfell tower inquiry is asking the government's most senior lawyer, the attorney general, to promise that no one giving evidence will later be prosecuted on the basis of what they say. the request comes after potential corporate witnesses threatened to stay silent without such an agreement. 72 people died in the fire in west london in june 2017. young children were among 90 migrants rescued today from near—freezing conditions in the english channel. they made the journey from france to the uk on eight small boats. it's believed to be the largest number of migrants intercepted in a single day in the channel. from dover, our correspondent colin campbell reports. rescued out to sea in freezing but calm conditions, many of the migrants were brought back to dover on board this border force cutter, alongside one of the flimsy dinghies used to cross one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. eight small boats were used, launched from french beaches in

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, thes. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value 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 had 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm lewis vaughan—jones in london. our top stories. oscar fever grips hollywood, as the stars arrive for the 92nd academy awards ceremony, the film industry's biggest night of the year. millions are supposed to go back to work in china after the extended lunar new year break. but many factories and workplaces remain closed. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the sheer force of storm ciara is splashed

a jury at the old bailey has been watching cctv of the preparations made by salman abedi before he detonatedore footage showed him unloading a heavy suitcase from a taxi containing bomb—making materials which he then took into a rented flat he was using. his brother hashem abedi is on trial, accused of helping his brother plan the attack. he denies 22 murders, attempted murder, and conspiring to cause explosions. a man has been found guilty of murdering a retired lecturer by shooting him with a crossbow. 74—year—old gerald corrigan from anglesey in north wales was shot when he went outside his home to investigate problems with his tv signal. the prosecution argued terence whall, who's 39, tampered with the satellite dish to lure the pensioner outside. whall has never said why he carried out the attack. donald trump has described india as one of the most amazing nations in the world — as he begins a two—day visit to the country. mr trump addressed more than 100,000 people in a packed stadium in gujarat, before visiting the taj mahal in agra. the two countries have been trying for some time to