our commuity affairs correspondent adina campbell reports.were high. i think i'm just really excited to be here. i think is powerful. family in the white house is empowering for us. applause, in front of an audience of nearly 3,000 people. wow! was about empowerment. that you find yourself in. how was it? it was amazing. it was great. she was very witty. on the ball, always ready. it's just very unique. to see michelle obama, the first lady. and she's so empowering and great in her own way. got that opportunity. did anyone get really emotional? yes. yeah. yes, still red! inspired to focus on education during her time as the first lady. that i do when i get to see you all up close. that you face. by michelle obama's personal story. all over the world. it was really good and inspiring. it was just so amazing to see michelle obama up so close. and how did you find today's assembly? with us in our school. a role model for girls past and present. an inspiration for many. adina campbell, bbc news. you have been watching newsday. i'm ben bland in lo

adina campbell, bbc news.al space station, it's the first crewed soyuz rocket launch since a dramatic failure in october. the trio, from the united states, canada and russia, will spend the next six and a half months on board. the previous mission in october was aborted when a booster failed — forcing the two astronauts to make an emergency landing. investigators blamed a faulty sensor damaged during assembly in kazakhstan. ballon d'orfor the ballon d'or for the world's ballon d'orfor the world's most famous football player has been won by lu ka famous football player has been won by luka modric of croatia. it is the first time in ten years the prize has not gone to ronaldo or lionel messi. in this year, new prize was awarded, the women's ballon d'or. much more on that any time on the bbc news website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. that is it for now, thank you for watching. hello. a quieter, colder spell of weather for tuesday, but then the weather gets

adina campbell, bbc news.iday or risk arrest. the rapper was due to appear on monday, but had another commitment. it's to do with a fight in a strip club back in august. she's charged with two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of third degree assault for the alleged attack on two bartenders. the ballon d'or award for best male football player in the world has been won by luka modric of croatia. it's the first time in ten years that the prize, awarded by france football, has not gone to cristiano ronaldo or lionel messi. and the norwegian striker ada, hegerberg, has become the first winner of a new prize, the women's ballon d'or. watch more on all of the news on the bbc website. —— much more. hello. a quieter, colder spell of weather for tuesday, but then the weather gets more active again from midweek. yes, it'll get milder, but it'll also turn wetter and windier once again. but at least for tuesday, we are in a gap between weather systems. here's the next one coming in, really isn't much of an iss

adina campbell, bbc news. to people sharing the story on twitter. the man had proposed to his girlfriend in central park but shortly afterwards, they dropped the ring in times square. richard forrest reports. a moment to remember, but for the wrong reasons, as a couple lose their engagement ring down a grate in new york. they were walking through times square after the groom had popped the question earlier in the day, when the ring slipped off the bride—to—be's finger and down the grille. the couple searched for at least two hours, to no avail. they eventually gave up, thinking it was lost forever. enter new york's police. they opened up the covering and continued the search after the couple had gone. when it had not been retrieved that evening, these officers came back the next day and found it. a very lucky break. it's like finding a needle in a haystack, you know, because we've been plenty of these searches where we have come up with nothing, unfortunately, and, you know, fortunately, this one has a good en

adina campbell, bbc news.nternational space station on the first rocket launch since the dramatic failure in october. a trio from the united states, canada and russia will spend the next six and a half months on board. the previous mission in october was aborted when a boost failed, forcing the two astronauts to make a very hasty emergency landing. authorities blamed an emergency sensor landing. authorities blamed an emergency sensor damaged during a landing in kazakhstan. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thanks for watching. hello. a quieter, colder spell of weather for tuesday, but then the weather gets more active again from midweek. yes, it'll get milder, but it'll also turn wetter and windier once again. but at least for tuesday, we are in a gap between weather systems. here's the next one coming in, really isn't much of an issue though until we get to tuesday night and wednesday. but in that gap between weather systems, temperatures dropping away to gi

our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports.e i can also succeed in life. michelle 0bama is a legend. she has showed people that you can get to where she is right now. michelle 0bama is not only beautiful on the outside but she is beautiful on the inside, too. they have secured what many say is a golden ticket, tonight these girls will be in the same room as michelle 0bama. has it sunk in yet? when i told my mum, she was so jealous. she was so excited. i feel special right now because i'm going to meet michelle 0bama. i know lots of people aren't going to get that opportunity. with emotions and expectations running high, all eyes will now be on the clock. but this isn't the first time the former first lady has created a buzz among young people here in the uk. cheering. in 2015, she made a surprise visit to this school in east london. and the impact of that day is still being felt. when michelle 0bama walked in, the shock on our faces... so what difference has it made three years on? just seeing her speaking in real life has infl

adina campbell, bbc news. getting from the government next year. it comes as new research shows that a growing number of authorities are investing in property and renting it out to boost their income. but there are fears that the investments mean taxpayers' money is being put at risk. andrew sinclair reports. this family have been tenants here at dairy farm near great yarmouth for the last five years and while peter is out ploughing, his wife sally—ann is running a very successful care farm for people with disabilities. the important thing is for them to have fun on the farm. it's a therapeutic session so they not only learn new skills, they actually have the time to be with the animals, to be outside in the fresh air. norfolk county council owns 17,000 acres of farmland and it has 145 tenant farmers. we charge commercial rent for farm tenants. we collect our rent, at the moment it'sjust over £2 million a year and we return at least £600,000 of that to the county council's general funds each year. here is anot

adina campbell, bbc news.uneral of the late president george hw bush. mr bush senior, who served as the 41st us president, died on friday at the age of 94. he will be buried in his home state of texas, alongside his wife barbara. our north america editor jon sopel has more. a nation prepares to bid farewell to the last of the greatest generation. those political leaders who‘d fought in the second world war and then served their country with distinction. the extended bush family looked on as his flag draped coffin was moved to the national cathedral. among the mourners, prince charles representing the queen, and sirjohn major, prime minister during the first gulf war and close friend of george hw bush. the german chancellor angela merkel had come am ever gratefulfor the role president bush played in the unification of her country. and in the front pew, all the living former us presidents were there, and of course, the serving president, donald trump, who until george hw bush‘s death had been so disdainful of th

adina campbell, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments.kirsty. what does the speaker's contempt ruling mean for the government's brexit plan? the government will put its case live, as will the opposition. join me now on bbc two. meanwhile, here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight... luka modric breaks a decade of dominance from ronaldo and messi to win the ballon d'or. southampton give mark hughes his marching orders afterjust one win from m premier league games this season. and ronnie o'sullivan puts aside talk of a snooker revolution — to cruise into the fourth round of the uk championship. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along. the decade of domination is over. cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi have won every edition of football's coveted ballon d'or award since 2008 but tonight that duopoly has been broken by luka modric. he guided croatia to the world cup final and helped real madrid win a third successive champions league title. we can hea

here's our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell.ere invited over to britain. they were invited over to help rebuild post—war britain. that many of the children from the windrush generation were never given official documents to prove their right to legally remain in the uk. now a new report from the national audit office says attempts by the home office to target illegal emigration previously known as hostile environment had severe consequences on the windrush community. despite a number of warnings. since the scandal came to light, over 6500 calls have been made to a special task force set up by the home office to help people sort out their legal status. about one third of those cases have now been resolved. but 164 people have been resolved. but 164 people have been removed or detained even though they may have been a long—term uk resident. the home office says it is determined to right the wrongs of the past and has set up a review to learn lessons from what has happened to. the campaigners say government action is taking too lon

our community affairs correspondent adina campbell has been talking to some of the girls she met.e obama was welcomed back with overwhelming applause from schoolgirls in north london, a place which held special memories for the former first lady. it gives me a level of focus and determination in the work that i do when i get to see you all up close and asi when i get to see you all up close and as i said then, you remind me of me, and all the fears and all the challenges that you face. and you quys challenges that you face. and you guys give me a sense of comfort. michelle obama made her first visit to the school back in 2009. and nine years later, her appearance and words of advice have had a long—lasting impact on former students and staff. she's inspired me to go to law school and she's inspired me professionally in so many ways to take on so many different voluntary roles. it gives us power, kind of. like, i'm a woman from a working—class background who is black, obviously. but it just feels that i'm there as well and it feels like my voice is being heard through her and it'sj

royal festival hall, she discussed her recently—published autobiography, as our correspondent adina campbell high. i think i'm just really excited to be here. i think what she represents, what she's achieved in her own right — without her association with her husband — has been powerful. we've got a family, and a young family, and to see a black family in the white house is empowering for us. applause. once inside, michelle obama was welcomed with rapturous applause, in front of an audience of nearly 3,000 people. wow! during the 90—minute conversation, fans of michelle obama heard her talk about a number of issues, but her main message was about empowerment. we assume that working—class folks are not highly gifted in their own right when, a lot of times, your station in life is limited by the circumstances that you find yourself in. how was it? it was amazing. she was very witty. like, when someone would sayjoke, she would just be automaticallyjust on the ball, always ready. it's just very unique. like, you don't get the opportunity every day to see michelle obama, the first lady. and she's

adina campbell has been talking to them.ame space as one be listening to, and sharing, the same space as one of be listening to, and sharing, the same space as one of the most famous women on the planet. has it sunk in yet? no, literally when i told my mum, my mum was so yet? no, literally when i told my mum, my mum was sojealous, she was excited, we told everyone, my sister, we were so excited, i couldn't believe it, literally. and how does it feel to have one of the most sought—after tickets, everyone wa nts to most sought—after tickets, everyone wants to see michelle obama. most sought—after tickets, everyone wants to see michelle obamalj most sought—after tickets, everyone wants to see michelle obama. i feel special right now because i'm going to meet michelle obama might like, i know a lot of people are not going to get that opportunity so i'm really happy that got to do this. and the formerfirst really happy that got to do this. and the former first lady has spoken quite openly about the challenges some young women, yo

adina campbell has more.entre stage at leeds hindu temple are personal stories about organ donation. through my lupus, i had renalfailure. religion is partly responsible for the shortage of black and asian donors, but now the organ donor register will include more information about someone's faith. by declaring the faith, you are saying that when the time comes, you have a religious leader consultation to allow that family to make an informed decision. for me, it was a life—changing event and by the grace of god i'm here. the kidney is functioning well. amjid ali was diagnosed with double chronic kidney failure at the age of 20. after spending 23 years on dialysis, his nephew ended up being his donor. there are religious issues and there are cultural factors that come into play, and one of the things i understood from my own background and knowledge of islam is that there is this hierarchy, in terms of scholarly school of thought, and the fact that most community members rely on either a religious scholar or

adina campbell, bbc news. time for a look at the weather... here's chris fawkes. we've got rain around at the moment gci’oss we've got rain around at the moment across england and wales. not the last of the rain we will see. it will often be cloudy, rain returns a mid week onwards and it will be windy towards the end of the week, possibly disruption by friday. on the radar picture an area of rain pushing across england and wales and showers into the north—west. although it is cloudy for much of north wales, it is sunny for northern ireland. what a glorious picture this is sent in from the dumfries and galloway area. through the rest of the afternoon the rain will push away and will stay cloudy with further showers, particularly affecting southeast england and east anglia. mild in the south with temperatures 13 or 1a celsius. further north we have the cooler air in scotland. overnight, we will continue to see the sky is generally clear and the winds will fall like. it will be cold and with showers working into western scotland and widespread, sharp frost, icy stret

here's our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell.ndrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. they were invited over to help rebuild post—war britain. but many of the children from the windrush generation were never given official documents to prove their right to legally remain in the uk. now a new report from the national audit office says attempts by the home office to target illegal emigration, previously known as hostile environment, had severe consequences on the windrush community. despite a number of warnings. since the scandal came to light, over 6,500 calls have been made to a special task force set up by the home office to help people sort out their legal status. about one third of those cases have now been resolved. but 164 people have been removed or detained even though they may have been a long—term uk resident. the home office says it is determined to right the wrongs of the past and has set up a review to learn lessons from what has happened. but campaigners say government action is taking too long and too many lives have

our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports.the fears and all the challenges that you face. and you guys give me a sense of comfort. michelle obama made her first visit to the school back in 2009. and nine years later, her appearance and words of advice have had a long—lasting impact on former students and staff. she‘s inspired me to go to law school and she‘s inspired me professionally in so many ways to take on so many different voluntary roles. it gives us power, kind of. like, i'm a woman from a working—class background who is black, obviously. but it just feels that i'm there as well and it feels like my voice is being heard through her and it'sjust wonderful. and teachers here say their close relationship with the former first lady is deeply meaningful. she‘s written to us, she‘s congratulated the girls. she‘s taken them to oxford university and she‘s invited them to washington. today, a new generation of schoolgirls got to meet their role model. mrs obama was on stage for an hour, and spoke openly about a wide range of is

bbc‘s adina campbell was there and spoke to some of the girls she met.memories for the former first lady. it gives me a level of focus and determination in the work that i do when i get to see you all up close and as i said then, you remind me of me, and all the fears and all the challenges that you face. and you guys give me a sense of comfort. michelle obama made her first visit to the school back in 2009. and nine years later, her appearance and words of advice have had a long—lasting impact on former students and staff. she's inspired me to go to law school and she's inspired me professionally in so many ways to take on so many different voluntary roles. it gives us power, kind of. like, i'm a woman from a working—class background who is black, obviously. but it just feels that i'm there as well and it feels like my voice is being heard through her and it'sjust wonderful. and teachers here say their close relationship with the former first lady is deeply meaningful. she's written to us, she's congratulated the girls. she's taken them to oxford univer

our community affairs correspondent adina campbell has been talking to them.beautiful on the outside but she is beautiful on the outside but she is beautiful on the outside but she is beautiful on the inside, too. we have secured what many say is a golden ticket, to write these girls will be in the same room as michelle 0bama. has it sunkin same room as michelle 0bama. has it sunk in yet? when i told my mum, she was so jealous. she was so excited, we told everyone. we were so excited, i couldn't believe it. literally. i feel special right now because i'm going to meet michelle 0bama. i know lots of people aren't going to get that opportunity.” 0bama. i know lots of people aren't going to get that opportunity. i was going to get that opportunity. i was going to get that opportunity. i was going to my next class and the english teacher told me to come that i was wondering what is this fork and she told me i'm going to meet michelle 0bama and i was very, very shocked. with the emotions and expectations are running high, all eyes will now be on the clock. this is

adina campbell, bbc news.he g20 summit in argentina. that is all to come but now look at the weather with chris fawkes. we will see some big changes this week day by day, it will be cloudy, the rain returns midweek and we have a windy end coming up. some of us have seen some rain today already, at its wettest across northern england, this was the scene on the m62 going over the top of the pennines near huddersfield. the rain on the radar picture pushing eastwards, we have showers in the south and some showers to the north—west, a lot of cloud for england and wales, scotland and northern ireland have had the best of the sunshine today so far. underneath the sunny skies, a beautiful picture sent in by i am a camera showing clear skies in dumfries and galloway early in the day. tonight the clear skies will spread southward thanks to north—westerly winds and with showers in the forecast across western scotland, some of which will be wintry across the higher ground and temperatures dropping well below freezing, the

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