did the bbc make too little? kfc stores across the uk temporarily shut this week, did bbc news get clucking mad with its coverage? first, for the past week many of our national newspapers have featured headlines such as "corbyn the collaborator" and "corbyn urged to reveal his stasi file." allegations that the labour lady had questionable contacts with a czech diplomat and agent in the 1980s emerged from files held by the czech security service archive. the labour leader called the story nonsense and accused the newspapers of covering it of lies and smears. but not all newswatch viewers were so dismissive of the claims. this anonymous telephone caller thought they were at least worthy of an airing on the bbc. you've covered the story regarding donald trump and the russia investigation ad nauseam for months and months and months on end but there's nothing on bbc n ews eve n though it's featured very prominently in the newspapers and i'm a bit staggered and a bit flabbergasted by this. although there were some ment

andy moore reported on the story for bbc news. the two men ca ptu red story for bbc news. men captured by kurdish forces last month and captured by the americans. together with another two men, they formed the kidnap gang known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. the reference there and on the bbc knew whether —— website of the gangs nickname of the beatles, annoyed some viewers. over the past few years, reports of sexual exploitation and abuse are those in powerful positions have hit institutions such as parliament, the church, the film industry, the world of sport and the bbc. and on saturday the headlines in the times newspaper focused on the charity sector. their investigation found that in 2011 four members of staff at oxfam had been sacked and three others resigned over charges of using local women, some under age, sex after the earthquake in haiti. further revelations followed and the bbc has been following up the story with angus crawford reporting on sunday evening. the government is 110w sunday

and of course, here in the bbc.ink it is, and i think that what it is is trying to understand what makes major organisations work. this tussle over the last 20, 30 years as to how efficient organisations have to be. the answer is, yes, of course, everybody has learned about how to run an organisation properly, but the interesting question... and i hope it comes out in the book. ..is how do you combine being efficient with being true to what the organisation is about? the values. and we always believed, and i think the bbc used to, it certainly did, the world service did, that values and efficiency can go hand in hand and i think that organisations... and i'm not talking about the bbc now. but organisations which lose touch with their values do get stuck. and i think this is a continuing tussle in britain today. let's just take your story through to remind people. you were a journalist for the bbc for a very long time, and you were there particularly on the screen, as many people will remember, at the very beginning

this is bbc news.ctims‘ families demand that two british members of an islamic state execution cell should answer in court for their actions. if it goes to trial, i'll certainly be there. i certainly want to look them in the eye and let them know that i am who i am and they have destroyed a big part of my life. a warning from the eu's chief brexit negotiator — a transition period isn't a foregone conclusion, because of continuing disagreements. the handshake of history — the sister of north korea's kimjong un meets the south korean president at the stunning winter olympic‘s opening ceremony. is building on brownfield sites is the answer to britain's housing crisis? also tonight: dippy the diplodocus goes on tour.

tim allman, bbc news. goonhilly earth station in cornwall, set up almost 60 years ago — it's the oldest commercial satellite station in the world. and now plans have been announced to put it firmly on the space map, by turning it into a space communication base to track missions to the moon and mars. jon kay reports from the lizard peninsular. newsreel: upon the fantastic dish aerial of cornwall‘s goonhilly downs... since the 1960s, goonhilly has been making history, like receiving the first pictures from the telstar satellite. ..goonhilly marks an impressive step forward in international communication. and now this earth station will be the first place in britain which can direct missions into deep space. this is goonhilly dish number six. this antenna is 32 metres in diameter... also known as merlin. it rotates 360 degrees... this one was built in the 1980s. it beamed live aid around the world, but now an £8 million upgrade means it will be able to do much, much more. we will be able to send commands to

this is bbc news. nationals and three russian companies have been charged by the fbi, with interfering in the us 2016 presidential election. the defendants allegedly conducted what they called information warfare against the united states the stated goal, spreading distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general. the fbi has admitted it failed to act, after receiving a warning last month from someone "close to" florida school gunman, that he was a danger. 0xfam has agreed to withdraw from bidding for funding until the government is satisfied it can meet the expected standards. the number of young people in the uk who own their own home has fallen dramatically over the last 20 yea rs.

we had specific complaints about seeing the bbc commentary team isn't the bbc supposed to be impartialy, we do understand the importance of being impartial and across our news coverage, you will have seen that. of course, in our live sporting coverage, there's no question these are moments of huge drama, huge passion, many of our pundits are obviously former olympians themselves, they have got close relationships and understandably have a real engagement and personal closeness to all of the athletes that are out there and their performances, and sport is partly about passion, it's partly about that kind of excitement that we get wrapped up in and we want to share that, encompass it and embrace that with our audience. many of our audience—needy it's certainly true to say that with the summer olympics too newswatch viewers have said they feel bbc news coverage of these events is too much about british competitors regardless of outcome, when it should be about the top stories of who won. do you accept that bbc news coverage needs to be rethought about whether you have got that balance rig

amol rajan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.once. why stargazers around the world have been mesmerised by the skies. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, after 27 years injail, is to be set free unconditionally. the aircraft was returning from belgrade, where manchester united had entered the semi—final of the european cup. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachstwoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. this is bbc news. 0ne main headline for

we are covering in the programme or on any aspect of bbc news. details on how to contact us coming up at the end of the programme. now, since its first radio weather bulletin in 1922, the data used for bbc forecasts has been provided by the met office. but no longer. although the met office will still work with on severe weather warnings, the bbc now has a new weather service provider, meteogroup. although the presenters are the same, there is also a new look seen online on the weather app and from last tuesday, on television. for that day's news at one, sarah keith lucas talked through some of the changes. let's zoom into northern england and in this example, you can see quite clearly the showers falling as rain but also as snow over the higher ground. and it is not only on the small scale that things are changing, but also on the global scale too. we can now look at satellite data from right around the world, we can also add on pressure fields and frontal systems. well, some members of the audience have responded with enthusiasm like but paul s

this is bbc news.gymnastics resigns over its failure to protect young athletes from the convicted doctor larry nassar. next week, a 16 year old palestinian girl will go on trial in an israeli military court for a range of security offences, she was filmed slapping an israeli soldier. the video of ahed tamimi, filmed by her mother went viral and they were both arrested. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from their home village nebi saleh, on the israeli—occupied west bank. any peace in nebi saleh on a cold winter day is an illusion. it's a small palestinian village on the west bank, a sharp thorn in the side of its occupier, israel. the people here refuse to give in to israel's overwhelming power. for some israelis, that makes them terrorists. an israeli soldier shot mohammed tamimi, 15 years old, in the face with a rubber coated metal bullet. surgeons took the bullet out of mohammed's brain, along with part of his skull. the tamimifamily lead the protests in the village, many of them have been

the bbc iplayer.summary of today's main stories from bbc news. team gb is celebrating its best ever winter olympics, after billy morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air. the medal is team gb‘s fifth in pyeongchang, taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014. the women's curling team faces japan in a bronze medal match later this morning. at the age of 28, morgan was the oldest snowboarder competing in the final, and fell on his firstjump, but came back with two good runs to finish less than one a number of us companies have cut ties with the national rifle association — as consumers call for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby. discounts for members of the association. the nra is yet to respond to the move, which comes in the wake one of the uk's biggest children's aid charities has confirmed there have been six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers in the last two years. plan international says five of them were criminal cases and reported to the local autho

joe wilson, bbc news.ildunne scoring two of their eight tries at the stoop. scotland lost to france. there were six matches in the premier league today. match of the day and sportscene are on later, so if you want to wait for the results, you know what to do. sergio aguero scored four goals for manchester city as they extended their lead at the top of the table to 16 points, beating leicester 5—1 at home today. elsewhere, there were wins for everton, swansea, tottenham and west ham. celtic held a minute‘s silence ahead of their scottish cup game to remember their former player liam miller, who died yesterday aged 36. celtic went on to beat partick thistle 3—2 to reach the quarter—finals, james forrest scoring a hat—trick. they‘ll be joined by falkirk, motherwell, hearts, kilmarnock and morton. the winter olympics in south korea are in full flow, and it‘s been a mixed day for team gb. the men‘s snowboarders crashed out in the slopestyle heats, but speed skater elise christie is safely through to the quarter

lucy manning, bbc news.t a house in county fermanagh have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. the 27—year—old was taken to hospital for treatment after being detained at the scene of the blaze in derrylin this morning. a local councillor has said those who died were members of one family. shares in sky have risen sharply today after the american media giant comcast made a surprise takeover bid for the british broadcaster, pitting itself against rupert murdoch's 21st century fox, which had already agreed an £18 billion deal. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, is here. how significant is this latest bid for sky? hugely so. we have three active bids for the broadcaster. we have rupert murdoch's 21st—century fox trying to get full control, which is stuck in a regulatory quagmire because of concerns over media plurality was not the second is this fresh bid from the us giant comcast, a huge company, but unlikely to face the same regulatory hurdles. and then you have disney trying to take control of fox. they all sha

james reynolds, bbc news, rome. stay with us on bbc news. is uncovered in egypt.les has chosen his are you bride. three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. for the rest of his life. this is bbc news. calling for a thirty—day humanitarian ceasefire in syria. which is thought to be more than two thousand years old. of ancient burials. it's hoped it'll boost tourism. bill hayton reports. eight metres below ground, buried treasure, centuries old. stone coffins, carved sarcophagi, and ancient stones and jewellery. this was a burial place for priest from a nearby city. this isjust the beginning. i think we need at least five more missions to work. in middle egypt. animals, preserved as offerings to the afterlif

the bbc source challenges that account. need him to stay and help with the investigation. of the investigation team. which alone is enough. when they were thinking of hiring him. of aid workers is set up. information about what went on. the haitian government has launched its own investigation. mps in parliament. the questions for 0xfam keep on coming. james landale, bbc news. has been jailed for 32 years. of a child. sima kotecha reports. so, what, what — what was it i've done? what is it i'm supposed to have...? dr matthew falder being arrested at his workplace last year. pictures of themselves. it sounds like the rap sheet from hell. distributing indecent images of children. more obscene images. to film them in the shower and using the toilet. falder contacted more than 300 people worldwide. one of his victims told us she can no longer trust anyone. i was ashamed of what i've done. all relationships broke down. you and i didn't trust them. there was no trust anymore. and possessing a paedophile manual. today, he was sent

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this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten: brendan cox, the widower of the murdered mp, jo cox, resigns from two organisations set up in her memory after claims of sexual misconduct in the past. president trump criticises the fbi for missing the signals about wednesday's school shooting, describing it as unacceptable. 66 people are killed in a passenger plane crash in iran, the airline says there are no sui’vivoi’s. a major review of university funding is to be unveiled by ministers tomorrow, as mps claim interest rates on student loans are "unjustifiable". also: emma watson donates £1 million to a new fund aimed at making uk workplaces safe for women. ahead of tonight's baftas, the actorjoined 200 female british and irish stars in signing a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment in all industries. we'll have all the latest action from the winter olympics as skeleton winners, lizzy yarnold and laura deas prepare to receive their gold and bronze medals. we will be meeting the man tried to rid our r

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you're watching bbc news. aftershocks continue to hit taiwan, after a powerful earthquake killed at least six people and injured more than 200 others. rescue efforts are continuing to free others still trapped in buildings that could collapse, after the 6.4 magnitude quake struck the city of hualien. cindy sui has more. taiwanese people are used to earthquakes, but this one shocked many. it forced several buildings to near complete collapse. new cctv footage has emerged of the moment when the earthquake struck. this terrified woman escaped without injury. the quake shook many people out of bed. they scrambled to save those still inside. more than 100 people were rescued by residents, firefighters and soldiers. miraculously, an employee of a hotel was found alive after being trapped for 15 hours on a collapsed floor. but many remained unaccounted for more than 12 hours after the quake struck. some of them are feared to be tourists, staying at a backpackers hotel on the second floor of the building. it was crush

you know, the economy is doing well and has the bbc been too negative? think we've made the point in recent times that it does seem that that tough stance towards north korea has borne fruit. you know, you've had the north koreans taking part donald trump is that he does tend to set the agenda an awful lot with these early morning tweets. conciliatory in tone in recent weeks. you know, in davos, the state of the union address. is there a sense that the bbc might have failed to recognise that in its reporting of him? i don't think so. this is going to be a highly political and a highly partisan year because the mid—term elections are coming up in november when the make—up of congress will be decided again. the politicisation of virtually everything is going to be a feature of this year. on the media, president trump, it's very clear, has been very aggressive towards the news media, the ones that he doesn't like or appears not to like, including the bbc. how have you been dealing with that? practically, how does it affect you? well, donald trump almost dec

ifa if a bbc survey finds...ost every criminal lawyer in england and wales has experienced failings in the disclosure of evidence in the past year alone — according to a bbc survey. borisjohnson says the government won't fund agencies that allow the exploitation of women in southern syria, after the bbc uncovers abuses in the region. in the next hour, the first five—hour ceasefire in syria ends in failure. russia ordered a pause in fighting in eastern ghouta but the un said continued airstrikes and shelling had stopped it from delivering aid to the area. and scientists warn king penguins are under threat as global warming impacts their habitats. good evening and welcome to bbc news. snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption across many parts of the uk today with forecasters warning that there is much worse to come this week. parts of south—east and north—east england, scotland and north wales are badly affected. police say driving conditions are ‘treacherous‘ in places. there has been disruption

jon kay, bbc news.te was left on the windscreen of an ambulance which was responding to an emergency call in stoke—on—trent. the note said the vehicle had no right to be parked where it was — and ended by saying: "now move your van from outside my house." drivers employed in haiti by 0xfam after the earthquake in 2010 were forced to deliver prostitutes to the charity's premises or risk losing theirjobs. that's what the bbc has been told by a source. it's also claimed that one 0xfam employee involved was allowed to resign with a month's pay instead of being sacked. it comes as an 0xfam report revealed that three of its employees accused of sexual misconduct in haiti physically threatened witnesses during an investigation. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. 0xfam and its operations have become an industry that's spread into 80 countries. for more than half a century, 0xfam's been helping those in need, such as these victims of conflict in nigeria in the late 1960s. but that hard—earned re

amol rajan, bbc news.judge in the us state of michigan says the number of known sexual abuse victims of the former usa gymnastics team doctor larry nassar has grown to 265. nasser is in court again, to be sentenced for molesting patients at a gymnastics club in michigan. the entire board of usa gymnastics has now resigned over the scandal. concern is growing over president trump's intentions towards north korea, following reports that he has withdrawn plans to name an academic as his next ambassador to south korea. the korean—american victor cha has argued against launching a pre—emptive strike on north korea, leading to speculation that president trump is considering such an attack. hong kong's lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to ban the trade in ivory in the territory. campaigners say the new law is a lifeline for elephants, though some have complained that the ban won't take effect quickly enough. under the law, sales of ivory won't end completely until 2021. a train carrying republican lawmakers to

sophia tran—thomson, bbc news.news. helping earthquake victims in the country, paid for sex. moscow and washington. county antrim, has died in hospital. by north korean leader kinjong—un‘s sister, for talks with the south. sport now. and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. wins out of two in the six nations. while ireland kept up their perfect start with a 56—19 win over italy. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. if you can't do can you want a good view. can you see them? out the background noise. by england. we'll get the camera is ready. two minutes played, highball, rhys patchell didn't make it. was kicking it, right in the path ofjonny may who did the rest. joe launchbury. the ball to his team—mates. how could wales respond? followed. touched the ball down with control. no, he said. wales needed a try and this is how close they came. the line was there and so was sam underhill to grab his man. this kind of commitment wins this kind of match. 12—6 to england it finished. the game in dublin wa

amol rajan, bbc news.d dead in a flat in manchester following reports of a manjumping from a second 5torey window. he's thought to have leapt from a building in the ancoats area before "a number of people" were assaulted 5hortly after 7.30 this morning. police say a 37—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. ajudge has upheld the uk arre5t warrant for the founder of the wikileaks website, julian assange. it was issued when he breached bail conditions in 2012 and sought refuge at the ecuadorean embassy, where he's been ever since. he was facing sexual assault allegations in sweden, which have since been dropped. mr a55ange says he now fears extradition to the us. two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a 5ix—week—old baby boy in southampton. police were called to a house in the wool5ton area last weekend after the baby fell ill. he later died in hospital. a 16—year—old boy and 18—year—old woman are being questioned on suspicion of murder. it's been a dramatic day fort

angus crawford, bbc news.t has crashed after coming underfire, while attacking iranian forces in syria. the two—man crew ejected and one is said to be seriously injured. the f—16 was part of an air raid on a drone base inside syria, after israel claimed an iranian drone entered its airspace. the government in damascus has accused israel of terrorism and has threatened to retaliate. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is injerusalem. what was left on israeli soil. the plane crashed after the two pilots ejected, said it after a syrian anti—aircraft fire. 0ne pilot was left severely injured. israel has said that it scrambled the planes in response to this... a drone sent allegedly by syria into israeli airspace. it was destroyed. if you hit the site that it said the cabaco come from before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. syrian state tv called it a glorious morning and cleaned the country shot down the israeli plane. israel is aware of the threat across its northern border,

joe lynam, bbc news.the liberal democrats and a business secretary sir vince cable. i asked him for his reaction to this latest development. it is far too late. i mean, for goodness' sake, i mean the government knew about the trouble of carillion months ago, which is why it was feeding it contracts. it should have been aware there was a supply chain. i setup the british business bank several years ago in the coalition. in order to... this is what will be providing the guarantees? and the question is why on earth wasn't it mobilised much sooner. but i think there is a deeper problem here. i mean one of the fallouts from carillion is that large numbers of small and medium—sized companies, which are very well run, are going go down. it's already happening, it's a sort of crash in slow motion. one of the reasons is that carillion was not observing the government requirement that you pay your suppliers. a lot of these small companies were lending money to carillion, they were on a 120 day payment period. and t

this is bbc news.they discuss trade, the environment, north korea and hong kong. police investigating the death of the actress natalie wood 36 years ago say they are now treating her husband, actor robert wagner, as a person of interest. natalie wood drowned during a boat trip in 1981. james cook reports from los angeles. natalie wood was hugely famous when she died and she had gone on to win the first of three oscar nominations for her performance she had been a child star went on to win the first of three oscar nominations in rebel without a cause. her body was found in 1981, november weekend — thanksgiving weekend — off the coast of california's catalina island. she had been on board the family yacht with her husband, robert wagner, her co—star christopher walken, and the boat's captain, dennis davern. her death was initially ruled an accident, but in 2011, the la county sheriff's department reopened an inquiry into the death and two of the detectives involved have now been speaking to cbs and they

bbc news.ld like to talk to you about liverpool community health. we would like to ask you a couple of questions. are you a bully? are you a bully? and as you can see, she didn‘t want to answer any questions. she resigned from liverpool to work ata she resigned from liverpool to work at a trust in manchester. we have learned her newjob, which maintained her 6—figure salary, was actually arranged by an nhs regulator. labour mp rosie cooper, whose father was let down by the trust, is appalled. i don't understand why anybody would want to keep a failed chief executive and or any other members of the board if they fail that badly, they should have been disciplined and fired. liverpool community health is now providing good services to the people of merseyside, a significant improvement on its troubled past. michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool. a coalition deal has been struck in germany, between the centre—left social democrats and angela merkel‘s conservatives. the agreement looks set to end fou

rami ruhayem, bbc news. restaurants across the uk and ireland, after delivery problems meant a shortage of chicken. kfc said it had been let down by a logistics company that took over its supply chain last week. jon kay has the story. no! when you've been promised kfc as a half—term treat, but there is no chicken. nine—year—old maxine is not happy. angry. sad. and disappointed. and hungry? very hungry! are you more hungry or angry? hungry! it's notjust maxine's local outlet. hundreds across the uk are shut because kf has no 'c". they've run out of chicken. pretty shocking, really, to be fair. pretty shocking. especially when you're hungry, like, do you know what i mean? kfc have blamed teething problems with the new delivery contract. they switched to dhl last week, who say operational issues have disrupted the supply. it's a chicken place, so they should have enough chicken. they should be able to store it. it's a big chain, so it does seem unbelievable, really. all the chicken... there's farmers, surely th

did the bbc make too little?ek, did bbc news go clucking mad with its coverage? first, for the past week, many of our national newspapers have featured headlines such as "corbyn the collaborator" and "corbyn urged to reveal his stasi file." allegations that the labour leader had questionable contacts with a czech diplomat and agent in the 1980s emerged from files held by the czech security service archive. the labour leader called the story nonsense and accused the newspapers covering it of lies and smears. but not all newswatch viewers were so dismissive of the claims. this anonymous telephone caller thought they were at least worthy of an airing on the bbc. you've covered the story regarding donald trump and the russia investigation ad nauseam for months and months and months on end but there's nothing on bbc news, even though it's featured very prominently in the newspapers, and i'm a bit staggered and a bit flabbergasted by this. although there were some mentions of the story on bbc news, it didn't feature on

you know, the economy is doing well and has the bbc been too negative? think we've made the point in recent times that it does seem that that tough stance towards north korea has borne fruit. you know, you've had the north koreans taking part in the winter olympics, for instance. i think at the year anniversary, we stressed how well the economy is doing right now. look, i think it's really important to tell all of the story of the trump administration and, often, you get a very different view in washington, where i am today, from new york or elsewhere in the country. and there, there are an awful lot of people who think that what donald trump is doing is absolutely great and they sent him to washington to disrupt washington and he's doing just that and i think that's an important part of the story. from the point of view of british viewers, perhaps it's unfair to ask you, sometimes they feel that trump and what he's doing or saying or what his supporters are saying and thinking gets an awful lot of airtime and i know that yourjob is to provide news and y

this is bbc news.ireland collapse — the dup says there's no prospect of a deal. jacob zuma says there's no reason for him to resign as president of south africa. the governing anc party warns he will face a motion of no confidence if he doesn't step down. a man has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of a0 years, for kidnapping, raping and murdering his 20—year—old niece. foreign secretary borisjohnson says brexit isn't something to fear and he appeals for people to come together behind his vision of britain's future. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, getting the latest on two scandals engulfing the white house — one involving a porn star, the other an alleged domestic abuser. we'll bring you more reaction to the collapse of power sharing talks in northern ireland as the dup admits there is no prospect of a deal. if you rent your home, it should be your right to keep a pet — that's the call fr

this is bbc news.n israeli warplanes and iranian—backed forces in syria have triggered concern in both moscow and washington. at least 19 people have been killed in hong kong after a double decker bus overturned. the driver's been arrested. the us vice president, mike pence, says washington and seoul are in complete agreement on the need to isolate north korea until it abandons its nuclear missile programme. he's been speaking on his way home from the winter olympics. it comes after north korea invited the south korean president to attend a summit in pyongyang. if it happens, it would be only the third time that leaders of the two countries have met. and it would be watched with keen interest from washington. earlier, i spoke to evans revere, senior fellow at the brookings institute. he told me what the us position is likely to be. iam not i am not so sure washington will be opposed to the notion of a meeting, but i think washington will be quite sensitive to the conditions under which that meeting tak

head to bbc sport online. bbc.co.uk/sport. statistics. head to bbc sport online. bbc. co. uk/sport..co.uk/sport. that was hugh ferris. the accrington striker billy mckee says he has one of the bestjobs in the world but in a remarkably candid interview with the bbc he has revealed how he struggled with suicidal thoughts and how he continues to balance life as a professional sportsman while suffering from severe anxiety and depression. i was on the bed rocking, literally wanting to kill myself. why would someone with the bestjob in the world want to kill themselves? depression is a serious thing and i think people really do struggle. i ama think people really do struggle. i am a bit bipolar as well and it all linked together. it is a new one for me. i am learning about it and hopefully i will learn more about my new ta blets hopefully i will learn more about my new tablets have been good. they have levelled me out and i think they take the edge off everything. fingers crossed, they keep working. if it wasn't for my wife and kid i probably wouldn't be here. a lot of people have some of

joe lynam, bbc news.he premiere of his new film, yardie, in dalston, is london. finally, back to the winter olympics. you might‘ve seen in the build—up to events in pyeongchang that north and south korea created a combined ice hockey team. well they lost their opening match 8—0, but it was the north korean cheerleaders who stole the show in the arena. people had to change seat in the venue so that they could all sit together, and this was the result... time now for the weather. the weather has turned much colder for most of us. someone to showers. some drifting further eased throughout the day, but the eastern pa rt throughout the day, but the eastern part of the uk will see much fewer showers, comparatively rest of the uk. on showers, comparatively rest of the uk. 0n the hills of scotland, temperatures not much above is freezing. snow accumulating especially, but not just freezing. snow accumulating especially, but notjust in the hills of northern ireland and scotland. a wide spread frost in eastern engl

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: haiti has accused oxfam of covering—up allegations that aid workers helping earthquake victims in the country paid for sex. the fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country without any punishment without even informing the haitian authorities about that, it was a cover—up. cross—border confrontations between israeli warplanes and iranian—backed forces in syria have triggered concern in both moscow and washington. a five—year—old boy who was pulled out of a river in ballymena, county antrim has died in hospital. also coming up: a tough match in the six nations, where england hang on to beat wales at twickenham in a close—fought contest. at 11:30pm, we'll bring you a lively conversation about tomorrow's front pages in our paper review. wait, which side of the road is it? god's sake, just drive! and at 11:16pm in the film review, mark kermode joins jane hill to talk about black panther. good evening and welcome to bbc news. haiti's ambassador to the uk has

this is bbc news.he chinese president. they discuss trade, the environment, north korea, and hong kong. a french mountaineer who was rescued from one of the world's most deadly mountains has described the decision to abandon her climbing partner as "terrible and painful". elisabeth revol says she was forced to leave tomek mackiewicz, who was weak and bleeding, and descend nanga parbat in north pakistan on her own. only she could be rescued and is now recovering in hospital in france. sarah corker reports. elisabeth revol has severe frostbite on hands and feet. doctors may have to amputate. she spent two freezing nights trapped on one of pakistan's most deadly himalayan mountains without a tent. she was with fellow climber and friend, tomek mackiewicz. he could not be rescued. translation: he was someone who was really passionate, who had a real desire to climb this mountain, and he climbed it. the pair were climbing nanga parbat in northern pakistan, more than 8,000m high and nicknamed ‘killer mountain

this is bbc news.outside the white house, demanding action on gun control. president trump is now saying he's supportive of tighter background checks on people buying guns. as fighting between kurds and turkish forces escalates near the syrian city of afrin, pro—government forces are now heading towards the area. a university lecturer described by us officials as ‘the worst child exploitation offender‘ they'd ever found on the internet has been jailed for 32 years. matthew falder from birmingham in the uk had admitted 137 offences, including sharing extreme child pornography, and encouraging the rape of a child. sima kotecha reports. so, what, what — what was it i've done? what is it i'm supposed to have...? dr matthew falder being arrested at his workplace last year. the 29—year—old spent years posing as a female artist online to trick his victims into sending him naked pictures of themselves. it sounds like the rap sheet from hell. distributing indecent images of children. he then researched their pr

so please, bbc news, stop doing this.the two britons captured by kurdish forces last month and questioned by the americans. together with another two men, they formed the kidnap gang known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. but the reference there and on the bbc news website to the gangs nickname, the beatles, annoyed some viewers: over the past few years, reports of sexual exploitation and abuse by those in powerful positions have hit institutions such as parliament, the church, the film industry, the world of sport and the bbc. and on saturday the headlines in the times newspaper focused on the charity sector. their investigation found that in 2011 four members of staff at oxfam had been sacked and three others resigned over charges of using local women, some under age, sex after the earthquake in haiti. further revelations followed and the bbc has been following up the story with angus crawford reporting on sunday evening. the government's now deman

good evening and welcome to bbc news.s been one of the coldest days of the winter so far for much of the uk and weather experts say the freezing conditions will continue for the rest of the week. there are yellow and amber warnings of snow in scotland, wales and central, eastern and southern parts of england. some rail companies have already taken the decision to cancel services tonight. our science editor david shukman has the latest. the first wave of the storm. norwich this afternoon, blanketed in white. not enough to stop the postmen or the rubbish collection, but this is just the beginning of what is forecast. london had an icy start this morning, and the bands of dark clouds are a hint of heavy snow to come, along with plummeting temperatures. already, some areas have felt a wind chill of minus 15. would you like soup? so, busy times at the largest emergency shelter in london. the charity glass door has decided that it's too cold to turn anyone away tonight. the homeless are at greatest risk. you feel more vulnerabl

this is bbc news. us officials say they're considering what action to take after two british jihadis were captured in syria. families of their victims want them to stand trial. north and south korean competitors have marched together at the opening ceremony of the winter have marched together at the opening ceremony of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. more now on our main story: with so—called islamic state on the run in syria, how useful is the capture of the two british jihadists and what information could they provide? 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports. they called it home, and raqqa was their capital, but their caliphate is now a ruin. it's not known yet how long alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh stayed here, but kurdish and arab fighters fought in these streets for months and more than 650 died, freeing the city from the so—called islamic state. the corpses of foreign fighters litter the alleways, but even then we knew that plenty had escaped. in a ceasefire deal, hu

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