alex forsyth, bbc news.where serial killer lucy letby murdered babies has said his decision to not invite the doctors who suspected her to an important meeting was "a big personalfailure". sir duncan nichol has spoken publicly about the case for the first time at the public inquiry into what happened. letby killed seven infants and tried to kill seven others betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. france is facing a new political crisis as mps prepare for a vote of no confidence in the government. the move is a reaction to the prime ministers decision today to force through a new budget without parliaments approval. parties on the hard right and hard left now say they will vote to bring down the government later this week. andrew harding is in paris — is this likely to happen? it looks like crunch time for the prime minister michel barnier and his government. as things stand he could very well be out of office by wednesday or thursday. if the parliament vote no confidence as they promised to. in the short term franc

welcome to bbc news. has confirmed tonight's episode of masterchef will still be shown despite pressure to pull the programme from its schedules following multiple allegations against presenter gregg wallace. a bbc source said: "masterchef is life changing for the chefs that take part and the show is about more than one individual." earlier, mr wallace apologised for suggesting allegations against him came from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". he posted a video on instagram saying he was not in a good head space when he spoke out yesterday. this was the apology for that. i want to apologise for any offence i caused with my post yesterday and any upset i may have caused to people. i wasn't in a good headspace when i posted it. i have been under a huge amount of stress, a lot of emotion, i felt very alone and under siege when i posted it. it is obvious to me that i need to take some time out now while this investigation is under way. i hope you understand, and i do hope that you will acce

this is bbc news.ty footballer mikheil kavelashvili is elected as georgia's new president — amid mass protests by the opposition. mps in south korea vote to impeach president yoon over his failed attempt to impose martial law. us secretary of state antony blinken meets with turkish us secretary antony blinken says they have met direct contact... prince andrew says he "ceased all contact" with a businessman accused of being a chinese spy — after the uk government raised concerns. hello, i'm kasia madera. a former manchester city footballer has been elected in a vote in georgia's parliament, despite condemnation from the incumbent president and the pro—eu opposition that the process is illegitimate. mikheil kavelashvili is a former mp from the increasingly authoritarian ruling georgian dream party and was the only candidate for the job. it comes after 17 days of pro—eu protests across the country's towns and cities. this was the scene outside parliament earlier. the four main opposition groups have rejec

noor nanji, bbc news.since that report, we have had the answer about certainly one of those episodes. that is to make�*s episodes. that is to make�*s episodes. let's get more on that. we know now that to make�*s episode will be broadcast, but a number have been filmed, a christmas special as well. any word of those? ., �* ., , ., those? no, we've only had confirmation _ those? no, we've only had confirmation that - those? no, we've only had confirmation that an - those? no, we've only had| confirmation that an eight's episodes will go out. this is masterchef: the professionals, the series that is currently airing. there are two further episodes to go out this week. all three of the episodes are already on the bbc iplayer, people in the uk can already watch it, so although the bbc have confirmed tonight's will go out, i have a feeling that the other two will probably go out as well, because they are already on iplayer. then, as you mention, there is a christmas special scheduled for later this month. this w

much more here on bbc news. hello.t will often be quite cold during this week, cold enough at times for some snow over high ground. it will briefly turn a bit milder later in the week, but only as some wet and windy weather arrives from the atlantic. in the short term, the cold air has been brought southwards by this weather front. that has brought some clouds, some bits and pieces of rain behind it, though, a ridge of high pressure toppling through. so, actually, as we go through the night, most places are going to be fine and dry. just a few showers, some mist and fog patches, freezing fog patches because temperatures will be dropping to around or below freezing. the coldest weather in the highlands minus seven looking pretty likely — some spots may even get colder than that. means a fine start to tuesday, but a cold start with some frost and some fog, the fog tending to lift and clear to give some spells of sunshine. cloud may bring patchy rain into the southwest of england, some heavier rain into northern ireland a

this is bbc news.denies suspending talks to join the eu. syria's president meets the iranian foreign minister in damascus, welcoming support against a rebel offensive that's taken large parts of the country. as nations around the globe mark world aids day — the un urges world leaders to do more, in the fight to end the disease. hello i'm... thousands of protesters are on the streets of georgia for a fourth night, in response to the government suspending talks tojoin the european union. these are the live pictures from the capital tblisi where demostrators are outside parliament. some protesters threw fireworks towards police officers crouching behind shields. the latest protests come after georgia's prime minister seemed to contradict the very comments that sparked this week's demonstrations. he denied that his government is suspending moves to join the european union. our russia editor, steve rosenberg is in tbilisi and spoke to the prime minister. he sent this report. fireworks explode. in tbilisi, n

this is bbc news.an army says it's preparing to counterattack the rebel forces that captured the city of aleppo. masterchef presenter gregg wallace responds to complaints about his behaviour on the bbc show saying they've come from "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". the georgian prime minister denies suspending eu membership talks, as protesters clash with riot police for a third night. iam i am live in dublin where vote counting is continuing in ireland's general election although it remains unclear who will form the next government. hello, welcome to the programme. the united nations is pausing the delivery of aid to palestinian refugees in gaza through a key crossing after more food trucks were looted by armed gangs. the relief agency unrwa has used the kerem shalom crossing as the main way of bringing in aid for the 2.3 million palestinians inside the gaza strip. but the head of unrwa philippe lazzarini says the route has not been safe for months and recent attempts to bring in foo

and coming up on bbc news...reparing for the biggest game of their lives, wales attempt to reach a major tournament for the first time with their playoff with the republic of ireland, level at 1—1. good evening. in a shock move, the president of south korea has declared emergency martial law, saying he's doing so because of what he called anti—state forces attempting to overthrow the system. there've been tense scenes for hours outside parliament. the building was for a while sealed but then mps did go in and voted against the president's edict. but there are now conflicting reports suggesting that the military will maintain martial law. south korea is a democracy, but martial law would allow the suspension of the country's normal political processes, and give the president extraordinary powers. jake kwon sent this report from seoul. extraordinary scenes taking place in asia's foremost democracy. protesters clashing with soldiers on the streets of seoul, before storming the assembly hall of seoul's parliament ton

on bbc london...nd if you want to continue watching the bbc news at ten, please turn over to bbc one or you can watch on iplayer. next, it's newsnight. good evening. it was a surprise attack that's sent shock waves across the middle east and beyond. the syrian civil war, frozen for years, has now been spectacularly reignited after islamist rebels attacked and seized the country's second biggest city of aleppo. president assad is accusing america and its allies of being involved and trying to redraw the map of the region. in the last few minutes sir keir starmer called for all involved to find a political solution to end the fighting, while france, germany and the us have called for de—escalation. assad's ally, russia, has been bombing rebel positions from the air, while pro—iranian militias are also thought to be helping syria's beleaguered army. one human rights group says more than 500 people have been killed, including civilians, since the rebel assault began last week. jeremy bowen is here with ou

this is bbc news.s suspending aid deliveries through the main crossing between israel and gaza because of growing insecurity. the head of unrwa said two recent convoys had been looted by armed gangs near the kerem shalom crossing. syria's president is preparing a counter—attack on the rebel forces that captured the city of aleppo. russia, an ally of bashar al—assad, has carried out fresh air strikes near the city. the georgian pm denies suspending talks on eu accession, as mass protests against his government continue. irakli kobakhidze said the president must leave office when her term ends this month. she's restated her refusal to accept the legitimacy of the government. masterchef presenter gregg wallace responds to complaints about his behaviour on the bbc show. hello and welcome. watching bbc news. counting has resumed in ireland's parliamentary election. during the first day of counting, 36 of the 17a seats in the dail or lower house were decided. the first preference votes have so far given the

this is bbc news. president biden has pardoned his sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions. protestors take to the streets once more in georgia, as the prime minister denies suspending syria's president meets the iranian foreign minister in damascus, welcoming support against a rebel offensive that's taken large parts of the country. hello. i'm helena humphrey. joe biden has pardoned his son ahead of sentencing for gun crime and tax offences. ahead of sentencing for gun crime e beenl offences. ahead of sentencing for gun crime e been unfairly 5s. ahead of sentencing for gun crime e been unfairly prosecuted he had been unfairly prosecuted and argued that politics had led to miscarriage of led to a miscarriage of justice. the president released took off as i said i would i took off as i said i would not interfere with thejustice department �*s decision and i have kept my word even as i have kept my word even as i have watched my son being selectively and unfairly prosecuted, it is clear hu

newscast from the bbc.dy's here in the studio. with victoria in the studio. and joe pike also in the studio. so, um, is the government having a reset, joe? i think yes and no. they're not having a reset in the sense that what is being announced this week isn't hurriedly being pulled out of their back pocket to distract from the resignation of louise haigh. problems in downing street staffing with sue grey's departure, policy debates over things like farmers inheritance tax. but i suppose it is a reset in the sense that keir starmer and his team are saying, look at this, this is what we're focusing on. this is the future aims we're trying to achieve in the next five years. and i suppose to some people that will look like a reset. the prime minister has written in the sun on sunday ahead of a speech on thursday, cabinet stalwart pat mcfadden was touring the tv and radio studios and he explained it to us like this. we've got the government's missions. five missions, yes. but the milestones, six. milestones. th

this is bbc news.ot down a russian helicopter off the coast of occupied crimea. officials say it's a world first. this video, released by ukrainian intelligence and which we've not been able to independently verify, appears to show an explosion in mid—air and a large splash in the sea. in his new year address, president putin has told russians that the country will move forward with confidence in 2025 and that he's proud of his achievements. vladimir putin, who's been in charge for 25 years, paid tribute to the soldiers fighting in the war in ukraine, calling them true heroes. but as steve rosenberg reports, many people inside russia are struggling economically and want to see an end to the conflict. this festive season, moscow feels very surreal. it's "happy holidays" and "joy to the world" from a country that is waging war on its neighbour. when i ask russians what they're hoping for most from the new year, everyone replies, "for the war in ukraine to be over". "peace is what i want," she says. "for

this is bbc news.ews. the british partner of former abercrombie & fitch ceo mikejeffries has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution in a new york federal court. matthew smith, along with mrjeffries, and their alleged middlemanjames jacobson were arrested in october and charged with running an international sex trafficking and prostitution business. mrjeffries and mrjacobson have also pleaded not guilty. the 61—year old was released under house arrest on condition of a $10 million bond. one of the uk's biggest commuter services, south western railway, is set to be the first train operator nationalised under the labour government. the company operates train services across large parts of southern and southwest england, with an announcement expected tomorrow. rail nationalisation was a key part of labour's election manifesto. the government says public ownership will make the railways cheaper. the conservative leader in the welsh parliament, andrew rt davies, has resi

bbc two and bbc news at 10:30pm. freezing cold. bbc two and bbc news at 10:30m. ., ~ i. says he's applying directly to the court of appeal to push for her case to be reopened. mark mcdonald says his argument is based around the reliability of the evidence of the prosecution's lead expert witness. our special correspondent judith moritz reports. when lucy letby was convicted of murdering and attacking babies in her care, she was told she would never leave prison. now she is arguing that her case should be reviewed because the prosecution's lead witness, doctor dewi evans, has changed his mind about how three of the babies died. letby has twice been denied permission to appeal but now has new lawyers. they say doctor evans' evidence was unreliable, so her convictions are unsafe. don't get me wrong, i'm sure doctor evans is still going to say, well, lucy letby is guilty and he has a different view and a different hypothesis in relation to it. but the cause of death that was before the court of appeal is different now, according to doctor evans, and i think that is a profoun

this is bbc news.ing in new york city to find a gunman who shot dead the boss of a us health insurance company. this is the moment that 50—year—old brian thompson was fatally shot in the back and the leg in manhattan — close to times square. the suspect appeared to be waiting for thompson, who ran united healthcare, outside the hilton hotel. the suspect then fled the scene on foot and was last seen riding an electric bike through central park. as brian thompson arrived early for his meeting, behind him a figure can be seen stepping out of the shadows. the gunman fires at least three rounds before running away — all caught on cctv video. the police have released this image showing the suspect moving further away from the scene by bike, and this one revealing part of his face. taken, officers say, minutes before the shooting. mr thompson was ceo of unitedhealthcare, this country's biggest health insurer, providing coverfor some 30 million americans. as the investigation began, with numbers marking where

you are what you bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news.d earlier today, just seven months into a three—year deal, leaving the club bottom of the championship. the former manchester united and england striker was in charge for 25 games, and managed just five wins in that time and failing to win any of their matches away from home. it was his third stint managing a side in english football's when second—tier following spells with derby and birmingham city. first team coach kevin nancekivill and club captain joe edwards will be in charge for their new year's day game at home to bristol city. it's an almost unthinkable statement from a manchester united manager, but ruben amorim says that there's every posssibilty that they face a battle to stay in the premier league. his gloomy outlook follows their latest defeat. 2—0 at home to newcastle united. they've lost five of their last 6 in the league, meaning that united end the year 14th in the premier league, seven points above the relegation zone, 23 points off the top of the table. the portugues

noor nanji, bbc news.the last few hours gregg wallace has shared on instagram what he thinks about the the allegations allegations against him. i can see the complaints coming from a handful of middle—class women of a certain age just from celebrity masterchef. this isn't right. in 20 years, over 20 years in television, can you imagine how many women, female contestants on masterchef, have made sexual remarks or sexual innuendo? can you imagine? with me is our culture correspondent, yasmin rufo. just talk us through a little bit more about what he has been sane in reaction to all of this. , , sane in reaction to all of this. , ., this. here saying this morning that it is a _ this. here saying this morning that it is a handful— this. here saying this morning that it is a handful of- that it is a handful of middle—class women of a certain age. the 13 people who have come forward to the bbc or the ones we have reported on, they are a range of ages. what he is saying there doesn't quite tally up with what we k

join us for newsnight at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news, and on iplayer. 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news,and on ipla er. �* ., ., ~ ., ., the nhs is facing a tough winter, with flu cases four times higher than at this point last year. more than a 1,000 people have been in hospital with flu every day this week in england, compared to just under 250 at the same time last year. and there are also rising numbers of cases of covid, norovirus and another respiratory virus, called rsv. the bbc has agreed to hold off publishing a report into allegations about the behaviour of the former radio 1 dj tim westwood, at the request of the metropolitan police. an inquiry was begun in 2022, after 18 women accused the presenter of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour over a period of more than 30 years — allegations which he denies. in a national television address, president macron told the french people he was determined to stay in office until the end of his term in 2027, and he warned that some political groups had "chosen chaos," by toppling the government in a no confidence vote. he said he'd soo

noor nanji, bbc news.ald trump has asked a new york state judge to completely dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted of making a hush money payment to a porn star. sarah smith is in washington. bring us up to date. donald trump is askin: for bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case to _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case to be _ bring us up to date. donald trump is asking for the case to be entirely - asking for the case to be entirely thrown out and the verdict vacated and citing at his recentjoe biden�*s pardon of his son, hunter. president by the said he believed that politics had infected the case against hunter and as a result he had been selectively and unfairly prosecuted. donald trump says that is exactly what happened to him in the new york hush money case where he was found guilty earlier this year. he says he was found guilty earlier

newsnight, the iplayer, on bbc news and bbc at 10:30pm.— and bbc at 10:30pm. thank you, padd .efully honed, positive message at his marathon end—of—year press conference, on russia's role in syria, in ukraine, and on his own contribution — in his words — to pulling russia back from the abyss. this last was in response to a question by the bbc�*s steve rosenberg, who brings you this report. it would have been hard not to notice vladimir putin today. his marathon end—of—year event was live on all the main tv channels in russia. it was half phone—in, half press conference. he used it to make his first public comments on events in syria, with a message for those calling the fall of assad a blow to russia. translation: whoever would - like to portray russia as weakened, i would like to recall the words of a famous person and writer, who once said, the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. a message too for donald trump — putin was ready for talks, any time. after more than four hours, it was my turn to ask a question. "exactly 25 years ago," i said, "when boris yeltsin resign

jonah fisher, bbc news.debyers from the wwf was one of the delegates at that summit in busan and he told me the vast majority of countries agreed on the urgent need for action only to be stopped by a handful of others. the negotiators are now deciding to suspend the meeting and continue later. the meeting saw a really vast majority of countries uniting around globally binding measures, and at the end, only to see that being stopped by a few countries and the need for consensus. it's obviously very serious in terms of the failure to address the plastic pollution crisis because we can't really wait to stop plastic pollution. what was the sticking point that led to the collapse? there is a disagreement around whether there will be binding measures upstream. so will there be bans banning the types of chemicals in plastics that are potentially harming us? will there be bans on problematic products that we know are polluting the environment, and will there be product requirements to ensure that the plastics we use

and coming up on bbc news...sees red — the mercedes driver calls the formula one champion a bully and alleges that max verstapen threatened to intentionally crash into him in qatar. good evening and welcome to the news at six. police in new york have released new images of a man they are searching for after the head of the biggest health insurance company in the us was shot and killed in the street yesterday morning. police have called it a �*targeted attack�*. let's go straight to new york — nada tawfik is at the scene. sophie, the last time the suspect was seen here in new york was yesterday morning as he was riding an electric bike through and out of central park several blocks from here. in the meantime police have been searching other locations here in the city and have a wealth of clues to try to piece together a motive and who the suspect is. the fevered hunt continues for brian thompson's killer. investigators have been interviewing witnesses and piecing through evidence to understand why the 50—year—old

live from london, this is bbc news. rebel advance, saying the west is trying to redraw the middle east. we will talk live on this programme to the bbc�*s international editor, jeremy bowen. the masterchef presenter, gregg wallace, apologises as pressure grows on the bbc to pull the show. for his response to allegations of misconduct against him, as pressure grows on the bbc to pull the show. joe biden gives his son a presidential pardon, weeks before sentencing on gun and drug convictions, sparking a major backlash. millions of us use wearable technology to track exercise regimes and sleep, but doctors say they are conscious, cautious of how useful that data is. syria's president assad has blamed the us and other western countries for a rebel offensive that has reignited the civil war. the rebels seized aleppo, the country's second largest city, in a surprise attack last week. government troops now say they're preparing a counter—offensive and have welcomed support from iran and russia in the fight against the rebels. s

on bbc london...night at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. ten—year—old sara sharif endured two years of horrific suffering at the hands of her father and stepmother. today, they were convicted of her murder. sara's body was found at her home in surrey last year, after she'd been subjected to a campaign of abuse, including being burnt and regularly beaten, causing dozens of injuries. the defendants fled to pakistan with five other children after the killing. sara's uncle, who was also on trial, was cleared of murder, but found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. in the first of our reports tonight, helena wilkinson has more on events in court at the old bailey, and a warning — her report is distressing. sara sharif loved to sing and play the guitar. she was a confident, caring little girl. but in august last yea

this is bbc news, the headlines. french prime minister michel barnier leaves the elysee palace, having tendered his resignation. police in new york use facial recognition in the hunt for a man, who shot dead the boss of major us health company. "country first, party second" — the prime minister unveals his "plan for change", setting out pledges on extra police officers, more house—building and fixing the health system. the price of bitcoin surges to over $100,000 — a new record high for the crypto currency. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. the search is continuing in new york city to find crowds took to the street in the georgian capital for a seventh night of anti—government protests, while opposition groups have called for a general strike. tbilisi has been rocked by turmoil since the ruling georgian dream party claimed victory in parliamentary elections in october — denounced by opposition groups as rigged. let's speak now to our correspondent rayhan demytrie who joins us from tbilisi. there were some scenes of oppositi

sean dilley, bbc news.y "why bridges collapse: the baltimore disaster". here in the uk, you can watch it on bbc one at 9pm tonight, and you can stream it now on the iplayer. just a reminder of a line coming to us from france this summer, the news that the prime minister, michel barnier, has indeed resigned, and been asked to stay on in a caretaker capacity. the french president, emmanuel macron, is due to make a speech later on. ben brown will be here next with all the latest. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. stormy weather is heading our way over the next few days as we head into the start of the weekend. this is where we see the arrival of the next named storm. this is storm darragh, named by the met office. biggest impacts are likely to be from the strength of the wind, although there's the risk of some flooding and briefly, some snow in the scottish hills as well. this is the cloud head that's going to develop into the storm, but already ahead of that, a different system is bringing more clou

you are live with bbc news.ources within ukraine's security services — the sbu — have told the bbc that it was behind a bomb attack in moscow which killed a senior russian general in charge of the country's nuclear, chemical and biological defence. igor kirillov and his assistant were blown up as they left an apartment building around six kilometres south—east of the kremlin. on monday ukrainian prosecutors charged lieutenant general kirillov with using banned chemical weapons. russian investigators say the bomb was hidden in a scooter — and detonated remotely. the sbu source has described mr kirillov as "a legitimate target" — and a "war criminal" who gave orders to use banned chemical weapons against ukraine's military. this is the scene live in moscow outside the apartment block where the general was killed. our russia editor steve rosenberg is following —— our —— oui’ pressure —— our pressure editor says investigators are trying to find out what happened. here he is with the latest. well, this is what we kno

this is bbc news, the headlines. a syria war monitor says rebel fighters are advancing towards the country's third city homs. calls from the leader of his own party to step aside, pressure on south korea's president grows, after he declared martial law this week. rush—hour trains are delayed across britain this morning because of a "nationwide fault" with a communications system. families of children operated on by a disgraced surgeon have labelled independent reports into their care as a "whitewash". warnings that the nhs in england is under more pressure going into winter due to a sharp rise in cases of flu. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. here in the uk, national rail is warning passengers about a nationwide fault impacting their services this morning which is expected to cause delays and cancellations. the issue is related to the radio communication system used between national rail train drivers and signallers. passengers are being advised to check services before they travel, with trains to several airports aff

welcome back to bbc news. the main headlines — syria's president says america is behind a sweeping rebel a sweeping rebel advance, saying the west is trying to redraw the map of the middle east. the bbc masterchef presenter, gregg wallace, apologises for his response to allegations of misconduct against him. number 10 had described his reaction as inappropriate and misogynistic. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, is making an unexpected visit to the ukrainian capital, kyiv. millions of us use technology for exercise routines and sleeper doctor say they are conscious about how useful that kind of is. —— they are cautious. more on those stories. now with all the latest sport here's. hello from the bbc sport centre. west indies are back at the crease on day 3 of their weather affected second test against bangaldesh in kingston. they started the day trailing by 94 runs and have moved to 9a—3. at sabina park in response to bangladesh's161i. captain kraigg brathwaited was dismissed for 39 adding just six to his ove

alison freeman, bbc news.epublican presidential candidate in 2020 and a vocal critic of donald trump. welcome to the programme again. your reaction to this part in? it is deflating, it is demoralising. it helps donald trump. look, donald trump, it is no surprise what i'm going to say, he is the most corrupt, lawless, dishonest person to ever serve in the white house. whatjoe biden did yesterday helps trump, because it normalises trump. we have been screaming for months and a few years now that no one 1528 00:18:12,800

welcome back to bbc news. the bbc has gained rare access to the unheard stories of women inside iran's notorious evin prison, including accounts of torture and threat of execution. thousands of women in iran were arrested after the woman, life, freedom movement in 2022. from multiple reliable sources, bbc 100 women has built a detailed picture of life inside the prison walls, revealing the stories of women who continue to protest for their rights despite the risks. this is nasim's story, narrated by nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was herself held in evin prison. and a warning, some viewers may find this distressing. they stopped my taxi, handcuffed and blindfolded me. there's no sound here. no trees. and itjust smells like poison. a poison that doesn't kill insects. before the protests, nasim lived an ordinary life, a hairdresser who loved rap music. i'm interrogated 10 to 12 hours every day. men molest you here and no—one cares. i survived by rapping protest songs to myself. when one of your friends gets shot

announcer: and now, "bbc news" Íy in washington and this is bbc Íy "world news america."ew interim prime minister calls on syrians to return home as damascus airport prepares to reopen. fifa announces a controversial picked to host a future world cup -- saudi arabia. the bbc follows police in spain rescuing women from human trafficking. ♪ hello and welcome to "world news america." shops are reopening and people are returning to work in syria's capital of damascus three days after the fall of the assad regime. the new prime minister said he wants to provide stability. many people want to see revenge on the atrocities that happened under bashar al-assad's rule. people have set fire to the father of the ousted president -- people have set fire to the tomb of the father of the ousted president. this is footage from the town of qardaha in northwest syria. authorities have warned those who tortured or killed detainees under the previous regime will be hunted down. large crowds gathered in the suburb of the capital of damascus for what they believed would be a public execution f

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.time for a look at today's sport with 0lly foster. many thanks indeed. we're just a few hours away from the start of the january transfer window, and real madrid have expressed an interest in signing liverpool's trent alexander—arnold. that has been rejected by the club, but the 26—year—old is out of contract at the end of the season so could leave for free in the summer. and he is entitled to speak to other clubs, but we understand that he is isn't looking to move in the january window. alexander—arnold came through liverpool's youth system, and his major honours include the premier league in 2020, the fa cup and two league cups and also the champions league in 2019. wolves will be without their forward matheus cunha for the next two games. he's been suspended and fined £80,000. he was charged with misconduct following an altercation at full—time in their defeat to ipswich earlier this month. he admitted the charge and will now miss games against nottingham forest and bristol city in

this is bbc news.trike in central gaza, according to the the local health authorities. the strike hit a clearly marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp. it's understood one of the men had been expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military called those killed, members of what it said was a "terrorist cell". israel does not allow foreign journalists free access to gaza. our correspondent, emir nader is injersualem. he told us more about the strike. al-quds today, tv channel that is the local tv channel in the gaza strip announced this morning that five journalists have been killed in an israeli air strike on their tv broadcast van whilst it parked outside a hospital in the nuseirat area of central gaza. we understand that among the five journalists was a young man who was understood to be waiting for his wife to give birth to their child inside the hospital, when he and his colleagues were struck by the air strike. we saw a video taken in the hours before of hi

this is bbc news. expanded to five areas as ukraine prepares to mark its third christmas since russia's invasion, russian forces are closing in on the city of pokrovsk, a strategic military hub. and a record—smashing "kiss of the sun", as nasa's solar probe makes history, with the closest ever approach to the star. it's been a five—year wait, but the very last episode of the hit bbc comedy gavin and stacey will finally air tomorrow evening here in the uk. the cast filmed the final scenes in wales over the last few months, and our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was given special access. it really sort of can't carry on after this. it just can't. it's full of love and fun, and i hope it will be a really nice christmas present for people.

welcome to bbc hit mayotte. welcome to bbc news. russian authorities have detained a man who they say is a suspect in the death of the head of the army's chemical weapons division. general igor kirillov and his aide were killed by a remotely—controlled explosive device on a scooter parked outside his apartment. a statement from the investigative committee described the suspect as a 29—year—old uzbek national who confessed to having been recruited by the ukrainian special forces. the bbc cannot confirm these details. bbc monitoring's russia editor, vitaliy shevchenko. just bring us up—to—date. what do we categorically know about this? ~ ., ~ ., , this? well, what we know is basically _ this? well, what we know is basically these _ this? well, what we know is basically these two - this? well, what we know is i basically these two statements were issued by the russian federal security service, the fsb, and also the official investigations committee. they say that an uzbek man aged 29 has been arrested on suspicion of killing general ig

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announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington. n this is "bbc world news america."nian source tells the bbc they were responsible for a bomb attack that killed a senior russian general in moscow. the u.s. has talks on a cease-fire bill in gaza in the release of hostages are making progress. syrian rebels ask for sanctions to be lifted as the country starts to rebuild. ♪ welcome to "world news america." ukraine says it is responsible for a bomb attack that killed a senior russian general in moscow. lieutenant general igor kirillov was leaving his home in southeastern moscow on tuesday when he and his aide were killed by explosives planted in an electric scooter. bbc verify has been looking at the images and found an improvised explosive device was used in the attack. the incident comes a day after ukraine accused mr. kirillov of coordinating the use of banned chemical weapons on ukrainian forces. the kremlin deny those allegations. russia's investigative committee says it has opened an investigation into the murder. the kremlin called the bombing an attack of terror

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graham satchell, bbc news.the night on friday to celebrate their new found freedoms five days after a lightning rebel advance ended over 50 years of rule under the assad family. thousands of people packed into the main square in damascus, setting off fireworks, sounding their car horns, and waving a new national flag — that of the rebel forces. in aleppo, residents danced in the streets and set fire to a huge billboard depicting the assads. diplomatic moves are gathering pace to stabilise the country. jordan is due to host a series of meetings later bringing together arab and international leaders. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen has more from damascus. this ancient city has seen countless upheavals overfive millennia. for modern syria, though, with its old flag restored, nothing matches the fall of the assads. the end of the first week without an assad in charge since 1970 brought thousands of syrians into the umayyad mosque to thank god for their deliverance. all chant. the chant is, "the people want the

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good evening., and there's more severe weather to come in the forecast as we head into the new year too, with more heavy rain. it stays windy on new year's day. it is going to be turning colder, but for the rest of tonight, well, it's certainly mild out there for the vast majority. more rain across the central swathe of the uk, these fronts pushing further southwards. and if we just zoom in as the clock chimes midnight, you can see wintry showers and now colder air across the far north of scotland. still some more showers across these flood affected areas. it's windy across the central belt. strong gusts still across northern england, southern scotland and this is where we're likely to see the heaviest of the rain too, across the north midlands and into north wales. further south, it is largely dry for the rest of the night, but some squally gusts of wind just ahead of this cold front as it continues to push further southwards as we head through the rest of the night. so turning wet into tomorrow m

jean mckenzie, bbc news, seoul.dvisor at westexec advisors and a non—resident fellow at the baker institute at rice university. you heard there the south korean president, despite that impeachment, president unit by —— vowing to fight on. what do you think that fight is going to look like? does he have a chance when this goes to the courts? , . . ., courts? listen, carl, he can never predetermine - courts? listen, carl, he can never predetermine what i courts? listen, carl, he can - never predetermine what happens in korea's vibrant democracy. as we've seen from just the past ten days, something that none of us would have expected. but he has vowed to fight on rings quite hollow. pretty sure that the constitutional court will act according to law but this is from an outside observer's perspective, this is a pretty open and shut case. he himself has taken this action is that seem contrary to all the purposes of reason let alone a liberal democratic order so up to the constitutional court to determine that i don't kno

live from washington, this is bbc news. live from singapore, this is bbc news.ifting martial law, after declaring it just hours earlier. is now facing growing calls to resign. a sixth straight night of protests in georgia. and a special report on the israeli soldiers refusing to serve in gaza. they say they've seen evidence of ethnic cleansing by the idf. welcome to newsday. it is 11am in seoul, where it is the morning after a night of political chaos. calls are growing for south korea's president to step down, after he attempted to impose martial law. the country's opposition party is demanding president yoon resign, and the legislator union says it is planning to go on strike until he does. these are live pictures from

this is bbc news.s president bashar al—assad is preparing a counter—attack on the rebel forces that captured the city of aleppo. russia an ally of president assad has carried out fresh air russia, an ally of president assad, has carried out fresh air strikes near the city. more than 300 people have been killed since wednesday. sir keir starmer will use a speech this week to outline key policy targets he expects ministers to meet as part of what he is calling a "plan for change". and the georgian prime minister denies suspending talks on eu accession as thousands of protesters clash with riot police in a third night of unrest. demonstrators also dispute the outcome of 0ctober�*s parliamentary election, which kept the governing party in office. now on bbc news... the media show. hello, i'm ros atkins. and i'm katie razzall. this week on the media show, a high—profile presenter defection from the bbc. also, drake and kendrick lamar�*s hip—hop feud is heading to court. and how christmas became the british

this is bbc news. burning of a christmas tree near hama. the syrian armed group that toppled assad's regime absorbs different factions into the country's defence forces. president—elect trump vows to pursue the death penalty for violent criminals after president biden commutes 37 federal death sentences. american airlines has resumed us flights, after grounding all its aircraft briefly due to a vendor technology issue. and pope francis holds a special christmas eve ceremony — opening the holy door at the vatican to mark the beginning of thejubilee for catholics around the world. protests have erupted in syria over the burning of a christmas tree in a christian—majority town near hama. demonstrators took to the streets of the capital damascus, calling for the new ruling faction,

noor nanji, bbc news. hello from the bbc sport centre.gue where that big clash between liverpool and manchester city is under way at anfield, we'll bring you all the latest from that in a moment, but we start with chelsea, who are level on points with second placed arsenal, after a 3—0 victory over aston villa at stamford bridge. goals from nicolas jackson, enzo fernandes and cole palmer gave chelsea victory, but aston villa fall to 12th in the table, without a win since october. the boss is not getting carried away. the boss is not getting carried awa . ~ ., ., the boss is not getting carried awa. ., ., ., , ., away. we are not ready for the title race- _ away. we are not ready for the title race. there _ away. we are not ready for the title race. there are _ away. we are not ready for the title race. there are teams - title race. there are teams like city, liverpool and arsenal. ruben amorim has his first premier league win as manchester united boss. they beat everton 4—0 at old trafford, with marcus rashford and joshua zirkzee both sco

this is bbc news. the headlines: in the last 30 minutes or so — the french president emmanuel macron has named his new prime minister — francois bayrou will take the place of michel barnier after days of political deadlock. israel's political deadlock. defence ministers tells israel's defence ministers tells troops to prepared to spend the winter in the battle area. and scientists discover how neanderthals played a key role in the survival of early humans a8,000 years ago. hello i'm annita mcveigh. a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from entering the uk on national security grounds. the home office said they believed the man — known only as h6 — was engaged in covert activity for the chinese communist party, and that his relationship with prince andrew could be used for political interference. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is at windsor — and joins us now. hello to you. what more do we know about the rela

a very warm welcome to bbc a very warm welcome to bbc news.start in sudan, where famine is spreading, according to a global hunger monitor. the famine review committee of the integrated food phase classification, ipc, says warring parties continue to disrupt humanitarian aid needed to alleviate one of the worst starvation crises in modern times. it says famine conditions have been confirmed in two camps for internally—displaced people in el—fashir, also in parts of the darfur region and south kordofan state. another five areas are expected to slip into famine by may next year. the ipc says about 24.6 million people, about half of all sudanese, urgently need food aid. let's speak to our correspondent richard kagoe in nairobi. richer, how bad is the situation?— richer, how bad is the situation? , ., ., , situation? de situation is dire -- richard- — situation? de situation is dire -- richard. half— situation? de situation is dire -- richard. half of _ situation? de situation is dire -- richard. half of sudan - situation? de situation is dire --