azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere. largely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. in other news: the former president and prime minister of portugal, mario soares, has died at the age of 92. as a left—wing lawyer, mr soares was jailed under the military—backed regime, before becoming the country's first democratically—elected prime minister. there's been an argument in england over the state of the national health service. the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals, but managers deny the claim. last week, over a0 accident and emergency departments had to send ambulances to other hospitals, because they were too full to deal with more patients. in beijing, a new team of environmental police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog engulfing the chinese capital. they'll look for local sources of air pollution, such as open—air barbeques. there's also a plan to reduce coal consumption by thirty %. many residents have been forced to stay in their h

itn's jane dodge has this report, from the moments immediately following the blast in azaz. a warning: this story contains graphic images. . >> as children run for their lives and two men try to drag another to safetied, falling debris smashes on to the pavement. then a man emerges from the smoke. his clotheds are on fire but he doesn't stop, discarding his burning jacket as he continues to run. another injured survivor stumbles from the scene. these pictures sere filmed by an activist in azaz just moments after a mossive bomb packs into a fuel tanker exploded outside the town. most of those killed were civilians, some of them lawyers and judges, azaz is the major stronghold of the turkish back free syrian army and some of its rebel fighters also died. >> a large lumber of bodies have come us to. 20 so far. we've also received lots of injured people. >> people thanked god as one man was rescued from the rubble of the building. some of the injured were taken across the border to a hospital in turkey. turkish and kurdish news agencies are blaming so the called islamic state fo

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere. ceasefire, largely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. let's take a look at some other stories now. the national health service here in the uk has rejected a claim by the british red cross that hospitals and ambulance services are suffering a humanitarian crisis. the charity — which has been helping patients to get home after they are discharged — said more money was needed for social care to prevent people being stuck in hospital. officials defending the nhs said the phrase "humanitarian crisis" was too strong. the acting mayor of beijing says a new team of environmental police will try to reduce hazardous levels of toxic smog engulfing the chinese capital. the police will look for local sources of air pollution, including open—air barbeques and dusty roads. the mayor also promised to reduce coal consumption by 30% this year. many residents have been forced to stay in their homes for days at a time over the past month to avoid breathing the poisonous air. the former presi

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.argely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. the israeli ambassador in london has apologised after an official at the embassy was secretly filmed saying he wanted to, as he put it, take down some british mps, including the foreign office minister, alan duncan. the senior political officer, shai masot, says sir alan is causing a lot of problems. he goes on to describe the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, as an idiot. the israeli ambassador said the comments did not reflect the views of his embassy or the israeli government. the president of ivory coast says he has reached a deal to end a mutiny in the army. the defence minister, who had been held by rebellious soldiers, has been released. catrina renton reports. started on friday, when soldiers blocked the roads, taking over the second—largest city. and the unrest read to other cities. un troops queued up, waiting to try and calm the situation down. the reason, the soldiers want improvem

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.fire largely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. the president of ivory coast says he has reached a deal to end a mutiny in the army. the defence minister, who had been held by rebellious soldiers, has been released. catrina renton reports. it started on friday, when soldiers blocked the roads, taking over the second—largest city, bouake. and the unrest spread to other cities. un troops queued up, waiting to try and calm the situation down. the reason — the soldiers want improvements in their living conditions, and better pay. the defence minister met soldiers in bouake, and it looked like a deal had been reached. translation: these were not negotiations. we came here to talk with our men, get their concerns, and to give a true account of our talks to the president of the republic. and then the president went on national television, saying he would take into account what they wanted. but he did chastise them. translation: i would like to repe

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.at, despite the ceasefire largely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. let us have a look at other stories now. there has been an argument in england over the state of the national health service. the british red cross says there is a humanitarian crisis in english hospitals. the nhs says it is not yet at that point of crisis. last week there were over 40 amd departments and had to send ambulances to other hospitals. in beijing, a new team of environment or police will try to reduce levels of toxic smog. they are looking for local sources of air pollution and there is plans to reduce coal consumption by 30%. many residents are being forced to stay in our home four days to avoid polluted air. the former president and prime minister of portugal has passed away aged 92. he was the first democratically elected prime minister in the country elected prime minister in the cou ntry after elected prime minister in the country after the collapse of the

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.re largely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. the nhs in england has rejected claims that there's a ‘humanitarian crisis‘ in its hospitals. the comments from the british red cross come as figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. this afternoon the labour leader jeremy corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. there are flashing images in smitha mundasad‘s report. winter pressures in accident & emergency — some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. this picture isn‘t new. but the british red cross says the strain on england‘s hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. in recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. but the c

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.es not mean that people are not buying. today's attack, while devastating, is unlikely to affect this ceasefire or derail peace talks planned for later this month. despite a halt in fighting, people in syria are continuing to die. in southern thailand, at least 18 people have died it's emerged that the man being questioned over the shooting dead of five people at a florida airport has a history of mental health problems. esteban santiago, a veteran who served in iraq, had been receiving treatment at his home in alaska. from fort lauderdale, gary 0'donoghue sent this report. this is the man who police say killed five people at fort lauderdale airport, opening fire indiscriminately as travellers collected baggage. he is esteban santiago, a former member of the military. his family said he had been receiving psychological help after his discharge last august. his aunt said he was never the same after returning from serving in iraq in 2011. police say that santiago used a semiautomatic han

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere. are continuing to die. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. donald trump has said that when he's president, russia will have far more respect for the us than it does now. the president—elect tweeted that having a good relationship with russia was a good thing, saying only "stupid people orfools would think otherwise." an intelligence report yesterday accused russia of interfering in the us election. london underground workers will go on strike tomorrow in industrial action that could affect up to four million commuters. talks aimed at averting a strike broke down today. our business correspondentjoe lynam is at king's cross station in central london. joe, take us through the details. just over three years ago, london underground, in an effort to save money, started a process to close the ticketing offices at old 270 tube stations in london. 830 posts we re tube stations in london. 830 posts were closed, including control room staff that monitored cctv. that was a safety risk too far for th

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.lding, people in syria are continuing to die. millions of commuters in london will face disruption from tomorrow night and most of monday after talks to avert a strike on the london underground broke down. members of the rmt union will walk out for 2h hours from 6pm tomorrow in a dispute overjobs and the closure of some ticket offices. another union said london underground offered a deal which it will put two members. the headlines on bbc news. labour accuses the government of slashing spending on the nhs. it comes after the british red cross warned hospitals were in a "humanitarian crisis" — a claim nhs england rejects. a 26—year—old former us soldier is in custody on suspicion of shooting dead five people at fort lauderdale airport in florida. more than a0 people are killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. the islamic state group is suspected of carrying out the attack. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. thank you. we will start with football. arsenal are thro

at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz.ks between london underground and the tssa union are continuing at the conciliation service acas. the rmt union have left the talks. a 24—hour strike is set to start on sunday evening. now on bbc news, the travel show. cuba is at a turning point. last year saw the end of decades of isolation from the usa, with tourism needing a new spirit of enterprise here. some sanctions have been lifted, like commercial flights from the us. the wheels are in motion, but everyone's wondering exactly where is cuba headed right now? that question is especially poignant after the recent death of fidel castro and election of donald trump to the us presidency. if the thawing of relations does continue, the economy here may benefit, but is this country in danger of losing its soul? those precious assets that make this place, well, cuba! on my first trip here for nearly 20 years, i'm on a mission to find out. it may be a small island, 90 miles off the coast of florida, but cuba has a unique story to tell. e

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.efire largely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. the headlines on bbc news: labour accuses the government of slashing spending on the nhs. it comes after the british red cross warned hospitals were in a "humanitarian crisis", a claim nhs england rejects. a 26—year—old former us soldier is in custody on suspicion of shooting dead five people at fort lauderdale airport in florida. more than a0 people are killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. the islamic state group is suspected of carrying out the attack. donald trump has said that when he's president russia will have far more respect for his country than it does now. the us president—elect tweeted that having a good relationship with russia was a good thing, and only "stupid people orfools would think otherwise." an intelligence report yesterday accused russia of interfering in the us election. catrina renton reports. the report from american intelligence claims russia's president, vladimir putin, personally ordered wha

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.argely holding, people in syria are continuing to die. alex forsyth, bbc news, beirut. the prime minister theresa may is promising to unveil a far—reaching programme of social reform to tackle what she calls the everyday injustices which working families experience. in an article in the sunday telegraph she says that when people voted for brexit, they also voted to change the way the country works. with me is our political correspondent carole walker. 0k. the prime minister wrote an article under her name. obviously an important thing for her to say. what was the main point? the prime minister is talking about something we will hear a lot more about on monday which is a programme of social reform. she says that the vote for brexit was not just about leaving the eu it was people who wa nted leaving the eu it was people who wanted a much wider change in society. she describes it as a quiet revolution we those who feel that the system has been stacked against them for too long. she is goi

a large truck bomb has exploded in the rebel held town of azaz in north syria killing at least 43 people. many had taken refuge in the town, after being driven out of aleppo last year. the government in ivory coast says it's reached an agreement with soldiers to end a two—day mutiny that had spread across the country. the defence minister, who'd been held by the mutineers, has been released. now it's time for reporters. hello and welcome to reporters. i'm karin giannone. from here in the world's newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme, inside istanbul's reina nightclub. mark lowen gets exclusive access to the scene of turkey's new year's eve terror attack, in which 39 people died. the owners of reina say they will reopen the nightclub. it's a sign of the defiant mood here. on the front line of yemen's civil war. nawal al—maghafi joins government troops as they try to recapture the capital sana'a from rebel forces. translation: people are lost, but at least land is liberated. the rebels are retreating on a daily ba

dozens of people have been killed in a car bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz.ket in the rebel—held town, which lies on the border with turkey. it's a key staging post on the supply route for rebel groups and has been fought over by a number of factions in syria's civil war. sir ivan rogers has confirmed his resignation from the foreign office and the civil service. formerly britain's most senior diplomat at the european union, sir ivan rogers resigned last wednesday — just months before he was due to play an important role in the complex negotiations on the uk‘s exit from the eu. the headlines: nhs england has rejected claims by the red cross that hospitals and ambulances are experiencing a humanitarian crisis. a former american soldier has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. at least 43 people have been killed bya at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in a northern syrian town. the us department of homeland security says it will increase protection of the country's voting machines and data bases,

at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz.ocal officials have blamed the islamic state group. a24 a 2a hour tube strike scheduled for sunday evening looks likely to go ahead after the rmt union walked out of talks this afternoon. talks between london underground and the tssa union are continuing at the conciliation service acas. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: internet fridge, finger phone, garden car and privacy pants. right, let's get 2017 started in style, shall we? flashing lights. check. modest understated hotels. check. lots of people queuing for photos of a sign. check. a motorcycle vest with built—in airbag? 0h! check. every january, las vegas hosts the massive consumer electronics show, and if you have a product to launch, you want to launch it here. and that's why i am being followed by a drone, specifically, the hover camera passport drone. first one i've seen which follows you, not by tracking a signal from your mobile phone, but instead by locking on to a face in its camera view. come with me. you

at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz.

azaz has become home to people who have fled fighting elsewhere.uying. donald trump has said that when he‘s president, russia will have far more respect for his country than it does now. the us president—elect tweeted that having a good relationship with russia was a good thing, and only "stupid people orfools would think otherwise." an intelligence report yesterday accused russia of influencing the us election. it‘s emerged that the man being questioned over the shooting dead of five people at a florida airport has a history of mental health problems. esteban santiago, a veteran who served in iraq, had been receiving treatment at his home in alaska. from fort lauderdale, gary o‘donoghue sent this report. this is this is the man who police say killed five people at fort lauderdale airport, opening fire indiscriminately as travellers collected baggage. he is esteban santiago, a former member of the military. his family said he had been receiving psychological help after his discharge last august. his aunt said he was never the same after returning f

at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. also the spiralling cost of repairing potholes in england and wales. councils predict the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two yea rs. and coming up in half an hour, the click team visits las vegas. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the nhs in england has denied claims — from the british red cross — that there's a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. latest figures show a&e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. the red cross, which helps patients return home from hospital, is calling for more government money. but nhs england say plans are in place to cope with additional demand and that talk of a humanitarian crisis is overblown. our health correspondent, smitha mundasad, reports. winter pressure on accident and emergency — nothing new. but the red cross now says the strain on hospitals in england amounts to a humanitarian crisis. the charity claims social care cuts mean patients are being sen

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at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. officials have blamed the islamic state group. a 2a hour tube strike scheduled to start on sunday evening will ahead after the rmt union walked out of talks with london underground bosses this afternoon. —— will go ahead. further attempts at talks failed. now on bbc news — reporters. from here in the world —— and the world was like newsrooms, we bring you the best stories from around the globe. in this week's programme: insight istanbul's reina nightclub. 39 people died in the nightclub in a new year's eve terror attack. the owners say they will reopen the nightclub. it is the sign of a defiant mood here. on the front line of yemen's civil war. wejoin government on the front line of yemen's civil war. we join government groups as they try to recapture the capital from rebel forces. translation: people are lost, but at least the land is liberated. the rebels are retreating on a daily basis. the bright lights of atlantic city which fail to really shine. nick brya nt which fail to really

people have been killed by a huge truck bomb which went off in a market in the northern syrian town of azazesident says he'll accept the soldiers' demands. and how a wayne rooney goal seven minutes into an fa cup match against reading marks a moment of history at manchester united.

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dozens of people have been killed in a car bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. off in a busy market in the rebel held town, which lies on the border with turkey. it's a key staging post on the supply route for rebel groups, and has been fought over by a number of factions in syria's civil war. a mutiny by the army in ivory coast has spread to the commercial capital, abidjan. gunfire has been heard inside a military camp on the outskirts of the city. there have also been shootings overnight in other towns. the mutiny began early yesterday in the north of the country. the us department of homeland security says it will increase protection of the country's voting mechanisms to guard against cyber attacks. it follows a report by intelligence officials accusing russia's president putin of trying to boost donald trump's election bid. the president—elect has described the claims as a "political witch—hunt", and said no voting machines had been tampered with. but president obama said that america's political process had been disrupted. the russians intended to meddle, a

also, there are other groups, kurds control territory to the west of azaz. that could be part of this uncertainty they are trying to sow. this does appear to be an isis attack. >> how does this play into turkey's overall response and its reaction given it is still combatting isis on so many levels? >> right now, turkey is battling isis on the front lines. turkey for a while has been pushing isis away from their border, trying to degrade their capabilities to find war. isis has been putting up a stiff resistance despite turkey's efforts for weeks trying to capture the city. they haven't been able to. they have sustained heavy casualty ns th casualties in that fighting. turkey like toss say hs to say have degraded that. they have announced isis. this has been a long and bloody battle. >> we appreciate your reporting live. thank you >>> the president of the ivory coast says the government has reached a deal to end a mutiny by soldiers. however, some of the soldiers have rejected that deal and they are still fighting. they say they were promised a salary bonus f

, saturday after a fuel truck blew up in front of a courthouse in the northern rebel-held town of azaz near the border with turkey. no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing. elsewhere in syria, airstrikes resumed sunday against a rebel-held valley near damascus, after negotiations between the syrian government and anti-government rebels collapsed. russian warplanes began launching airstrikes in northern syria at the behest of turkey. in israel, four idf soldiers have died after a palestinian resident of east jerusalem drove a truck into pedestrians at a promenade in southern jerusalem on sunday afternoon. at least a dozen more people were injured in the attack. the driver was shot dead by israeli soldiers. in brazil, two more deadly prison uprisings have left 37 people dead, bringing the total death toll from prison uprisings over the last week to more than 90 people. brazil has the fourth largest prison population the world after the united states, russia, and china. widespread overcrowding in brazilian prisons have led to a series of deadly uprisings in recent years. in me

and close to 100 others injured after a car bomb detonated in a busy shopping area in the town of azaz, four miles from the syrian/turkish border. >>> and back here in the u.s. thousands of people braved bitter cold in chicago, illinois, to get a ticket to president obama's upcoming farewell speech. the president will speak at the mccormick place convention center on tuesday. the free tickets were given out on a first come, first serve basis. free tickets. now, some of them are popping up on sale online for up to $2,500. that's the miracle of capitalism. >> some markup. >>> charles manson is reported to be back in a california prison this morning following a reported hospitalization. prison officials not commenting on his condition because of medical privacy laws. "the l.a. times" reported that manson was taken to a hospital in bakersfield. the 82-year-old is serving a life sentence for the 1969 murders of actress sharon tate and six others. >>> and in florida, the sheriff's offices in martin county north of palm beach, florida, used infrared cameras to try to rescue a hiker deep in th