the latest headlines from bbc news. the latest headlines from bbc news. the british prime minister, theresa may, has become the first foreign leader to meet president tra nsference leader to meet president transference is in operation. at a news conference, president trump paid tribute to the special relationship between the two countries. mrs may said they had reaffirmed their confidence in nato, despite the recent comments from mr trump: the transatlantic alliance obsolete. mr trump said he has had a friendly conversation with this mexican counterpart. the men had riled about the wall. the vice president has told a rally that they will reckon —— that they will push for a supreme courtjudge was opposed to abortion. at 10pm, fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up of judo‘s news. fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up ofjudo‘s news. first of all, it is news watch. hello and welcome to news watch. it has been a long week in us politics but did bbc news go overboard and how it covered donald trump's inauguration and his first few days as preside

coming up: jill saward died this week, but should the bbc news website have described her in its headlinecampaigner rather than as a victim? and the year of celebrity deaths ended with several more, including that of george michael. did the bbc lose perspective over the extent of its coverage? first, the new year has brought no respite from the terrorist attacks that have become a regular feature of news broadcasts. on sunday came the latest atrocity, targeting those enjoying a night out at the reina nightclub in istanbul. news reader: less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. another camera showed people cowering as the attacker struck, before he stormed the club. inside, his killing spree continued — turks and foreigners murdered, others jumping into the freezing bosphorus to escape. 39 people have died in the attack and the coverage of it raised questions we have heard before from newswatch viewers over similar incidents. william boyes had this to say... now, how much tv news coverage did you want fro

word so has bbc news been getting a bit carried away by the new presidency rosie victoria wells thoughto, writing: brian gardner had this question: meanwhile, teresa reilly wrote to us on monday after she had settled down to watch a report on the supreme court decision about brexit: do let us know your thoughts on the bbc‘s coverage of donald trump's presidency or any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us coming up at the end of the programme. now for some of your other concerns this week, starting with the bbc coverage following a report in the sunday times that an unarmed missile went offcourse during a test lastjune. on his show that morning, andrew marr asked the prime minister about this several times. when you made that first speech injuly times. when you made that first speech in july in times. when you made that first speech injuly in the house of commons about our trident nuclear defence, did you know that misfire had occurred? i had absolute faith in our trident missiles, when i made that speech, what we were talking about is whether or not we should renew our tride

ian pannell from bbc news. bbc news, that's another beauty!there was more than a hint of sarcasm in that description the president—elect may not have thought the bbc‘s subsequent coverage allegations passed on to us intelligence agencies last year wasn't exactly beautiful. the dossier they were investigating was an open secret. journalists had been working on it for months too. it's a story of sexual escapade, russian espionage and multimillion dollar cash payments allegedly funnelled to the trump campaign. the question for washington insiders is whether it is fact, part fact or pulp fiction. it's not currently known whether those rumours are fact or fiction, but we do know the bbc heard last year from multiple sources of the existence of a blackmail tape. so why didn't it broadcast that news then? that was a question bothering roger: others' work and turned about the extend the bbc were reporting the allegations now. —— were concerned. jo greenhorn said: john brooks also wondered: andrew garrett asked: it was the website buzzfeed which publis

again, we asked bbc news for a statement on issues of language about suicide and they told us: well, l of your comments this week. as a new year gets under way on newswatch, we would like you to tell us what topics you would like us to cover, which news figures we should be interviewing. you can give us your opinion on bbc news current affairs and you can be quoted, or even appear on the programme. you can call us on... or do e—mail newswatch. you can find us on twitter and do have a look at our website address. that's all from us, we will be back to hear what you thought of the bbc news coverage again next week. bye bye. hello there. compared with some other parts of europe our part compared with some other parts of europe our weather is very quiet indeed. we had some rain and drizzle pushing southwards during the day yesterday. some breaks in the cloud later, perhaps in scotland, so here it could be a little bit chilly to start the weekend but on the whole, it will be milder. we don't really need to worry about frost. there will be a lot of cloud around and probably not much rain. m

and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello. this is bbc news. hin months. it's part of his plans to restrict immigration to the us. speaking to abc news, he insisted mexico would reimburse america for the cost. mps will get a chance to scrutinise the government's brexit strategy, after theresa may said she'll produce a formal white paper on her plans for parliament. there's been a big rise in the number of people sleeping rough in england. while london has the highest number the problem is growing fastest outside the capital. usain bolt has to give back one of his nine olympic gold medals, after one of his relay team—mates, nesta carter tested positive for a banned substance, after the beijing games. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7, we have our new programme 100 days with katty kay and christian fraser, focussing on president trump's new administration. their guest this evening is leon panetta, the former cia director and defence secretary. later, we'll have more

andy beatt, bbc news.rn syria. the bomb went off at a busy market in the town of azaz, which lies on the border with turkey. local residents suspect the islamic state group carried out the attack. alex forsyth reports from neighbouring lebanon. fear, panic and chaos, the aftermath of this morning's explosion. many were killed, others wounded, by the attack outside a courthouse in a busy commercial district in the centre of the city. translation: a car bomb went off in the city centre, near civilians. there are no fighters here. all of them are civilians. as rescue workers searched for both survivors and bodies, no—one had claimed responsibility for this attack. but this city is no stranger to such scenes. azaz is a stronghold of turkish—backed syrian rebels involved in a major operation to clear so—called islamic state from northern syria, close to the turkish border. in recent days, turkish forces and rebels have continued to target is, which isn't included in the fragile ceasefire covering much of syria.

james reynolds, bbc news, penne, central italy. stay with us on bbc news. a week of violent riots.of saigon have just heard there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home! i'm going home. upon by police dogs. throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. committed in wartime france. there he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. broken all records. this is bbc news. i'm mike embley. the top story this hour. done for many, many decades. more on that now. at the centre for strategic and international studies. hejoins us from chevy chase, maryland. good to talk to you. administration so you might have to be careful what you say. be careful what you say. been done for america for many decades and how will they be done? decades and how will they be done? are claiming it as china's territory, 300,000 kilometres. territory, 300,000 kilometres. them or either tell the world —— the obama administration. obama administration. it would don't own their own satellites. own their own satellites. of all the destruction of the coral reefs.

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. sia" and "putin" cropped up in the election campaign almost as often as "trump", "clinton" and "obama". and as the new president takes office, his relationship with moscow can only come into sharper focus. barack obama acknowledged that what he called a "constructive" relationship with russia, was in the interests of america and the wider world. so how will the kremlin see the new us president? this from our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. if donald trump redecorates the white house, here's something for the west wing, perhaps. a gift from russia with love. artist nikas safronov says america's new leader reminds him of napoleon and a pirate, and although nikas did have all bases covered, he says he always believed it was trump who'd create a fresh canvas for us—russian relations. "the american people made the right choice," he says. "we hoped trump would win." but did moscow do more than just hope? this month, a us intelligence report claimed the kremlin tried to influence the el

this is bbc news. for a gunman who opened fire on revellers celebrating the new year at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. and a fire on board an indonesian ferry has left 23 people dead, with many others still missing. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong, demanding full democracy. they accuse the government of cracking down on pro—democracy legislators and say beijing has interfered in hong kong's affairs by interpreting its local laws. helier cheung has more. it may be new year's day, but hong kong's protestors aren't celebrating. instead, they're marching through hong kong streets calling for democratic reform. activists hold pro—democracy marches every year in hong kong, but this time there is a new source of tension. these protesters are furious that the government is trying to disqualify four democratically elected legislators. the government says the legislators gave invalid oaths and so should be disqualified, but critics accuse the government of a pol

welcome to bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: in the wake of those hacking claims — donald trump defends his pro—russia stance, saying the country will respect the us more when he takes office. the iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a florida airport is formally charged as the fbi face serious questions about the attack. at least 43 people are killed in a huge truck bomb attack in the northern syrian town of azaz. the ivory coast president says he's reached a deal with mutineering soldiers but it's not clear if all of them will accept the settlement. donald trump has given more reaction to the intelligence report released on friday, which accused russian president vladimir putin of ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. on twitteertrump said: "having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. only "stupid" people, or fools, would think that it is bad! we have enough problems around the world without yet another one. when i am president, russia will

danni hewson, bbc news, oldham. in sandringham this morning, because of a "lingering heavy cold". she was also absent from the christmas day service at her norfolk estate because she was unwell. buckingham palace says the queen has been up and about in recent days, but is "still recuperating" as our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend and was described by one observer as "chipper". protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, anne, a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother was feeling better. during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch wasn't on display. a little bit disappointed, because the queen wasn't there, but that is understandable at 90 y

stay with us on bbc news.rising number of hotter, destructive ‘megafires‘ in the united states. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. the latest

the latest headlines from bbc news. donald trump has promised to issue a report within 90 days and allegations of russian hacking. us intelligence agencies have been briefing hem on russian interference in the russian election. a woman in america has died of old being treated by 26 different antibiotics. this data is a warning of antibacterial problems that are resista nt to antibacterial problems that are resistant to biotics. i'll win and that was abducted 18 years ago as a baby has been found alive. she was taken when she was eight hours old. the women she grew up with has been arrested. the un refugee agency says that migrants are facing huge risk due to the winter and the fact countries are refusing to grant them asylum. at 10pm fiona bruce will be here with a round—up of the news today, but first it is time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. the tables have turned as donald trump accuses the media of spreading untruths about him. it is all fake news, it is funny him. it is all fake

this is bbc news. or a gunman who opened fire on revellers celebrating the new year at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. there has been another arrest in the unfolding corruption scandal in south korea. the daughter of the president's best friend has been held by danish police, and will return to seoul to face questioning. more than 50 moroccan and spanish security officers have been injured trying to prevent migrants storming a barrier protecting the spanish territory of ceuta, in north africa. the enclave is often targeted by sub—saharan africans trying to get into the eu. greg dawson has the latest. this is the moment where their struggle to enter europe was stopped. at the top of the six metre barbed wire fence, facing rows of spanish officers waiting to turn them back to morocco. authorities say the attempt to storm this border had been extremely violent, with migrants armed with wire cutters, iron bars and rocks. one border guard lost an eye. it had begun hours earlier when more t

that's all from the bbc news at six. ams where you are. hello. a very good evening. this is the bbc news. the headlines at 6:30pm. there are flood warnings along the east coast of englandas a tidal surge and strong winds force people from their homes. almost half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of the year, as the health service comes under increasing pressure. the labour mp for stoke—on—trent central tristram hunt is resigning from parliament, his departure triggers a by—election. lord snowdon, the photographer and former husband of princess margaret, has died at the age of 86. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... with severe flood warnings in place, we'll be live in the areas most affected tonight, as people brace themselves for possible flooding. we'll also take a look at what labout mp tristran hunt's resignation means for the political landsdcape. and for the people in stoke—on—trent. and we'll see how both o

this is bbc news. who opened fire on revellers celebrating the new year at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. danish police have arrested the daughter of choi soon—sil, a friend of the embattled south korean president park geun—hye. the daughter, a medal—winning dressage rider, is wanted for questioning in south korea over allegations that she got preferential treatment at a top university. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong, demanding full democracy. they accuse the government of cracking down on pro—democracy legislators and say beijing has interfered in hong kong's affairs by interpreting its local laws. helier cheung has more. it may be new year's day, but hong kong's protestors aren't celebrating. instead, they're marching through hong kong streets calling for democratic reform. activists hold pro—democracy marches every year in hong kong, but this time there is a new source of tension. these protests come months before hong kong's chief executive electio

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. coe, has denied he misled a parliamentary committee investigating doping in sport when he appeared before it last december. new emails have been released which appear to show that lord coe was aware of corruption allegations in athletics before they were made public. here's our sports editor, dan roan. there is some flash photography in this report. lord coe has been at the top of his sport for decades. tonight, fresh concerns over whether he misled mps about what me knew and when over allegations of a russian doping scandal. when lord coe peared in front of parliamentary select committee he was asked if he knew about the corruption crisis before it became public? i wasn't aware of the specific allegations that have been made around the corruption of anti—doping processes in russia. since then, there has been evidence lord coe may have known more than he initially suggested. first the bbc‘s panorama pro jam last summer reported allegations he had been alerted to the scandal months bef

rickin majithia, bbc news. rders affecting children after analysing the genes of thousands of children — with rare, undiagnosed conditions. identifying the genes responsible should lead to a greater understanding of the serious disorders which affect the development of the brain and body — and might eventually lead to treatments. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. caitlin, so nice to meet you. a big moment for these two families, meeting for the first time. ten—year—old tamika and nine—year—old caitlin have the same newly identified genetic condition, called cdk 13 disorder. there are only 11 known cases in the uk. the girls are so alike, they could be sisters. living so close, we could have easily bumped into each other. do you think we would have gone home with the wrong child? looking at them, it would have been easy, they are so similar. it's quite amazing to finally come across somebody who also has a child so different to anybody else's child and yet, here we are, and they are like twins

jonathan beale, bbc news, western poland. onio guterres, has said cypriot leaders seem determined to make progress in talks to re—unite the former british colony of cyprus. the island has been divided for a0 years after turkey invaded the north and later declared it an independent country. it's not internationally recognised. in 2004, a un plan to re—unify the turkish controlled north and the republic of cyprus in the south was put to a vote. the greek cypriots rejected it. one of the main obstacles is the presence of 30,000 turkish troops, something greek cypriots say is unacceptable. our special correspondent fergal keane has been to the island to see what is at stake. at nicosia's abandoned airport today, remnants of europe's longest unresolved conflict. an escalating civil war that led to invasion and partition. there is an air attack on the airport of nicosia. with a deal now possible, this is a reminder of why the geneva talks matter so much in a place where memories are still vivid. we were gathered at the garden of the

fergal keane, bbc news, nicosia. chrysler have fallen by over 15% after the us authorities said it violated the clean air act. they said fiat chrysler used software that allowed excess diesel emissions in over 100,000 vehicles. the company's boss has denied the allegations, saying they've done nothing illegal. the first aircraft iran has bought directly from a western manufacturer in decades has landed in tehran. the arrival of the airbus plane is being seen as symbolic of iran's emergence from decades of economic isolation, after sanctions were lifted. la la land was the big winner at the golden globes this past weekend, scooping up a record seven awards, including one for best musical or comedy. the film, which stars ryan gosling and emma stone as aspiring stars, is a nod to old—time hollywood, but takes place against the backdrop of modern los angeles. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has spoken to the film's writer and director damien chazelle. # city of stars # are you shining just for me? welcome to la la land, the

this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister says says britain cannot expect to hold on to "bits" of its membership after leaving the eu. theresa may insisted she will be able to secure control over immigration to the uk as well as favourable trading terms with the eu during brexit negotiations. a lorry has rammed into a group of israeli soldiers injerusalem, killing four and injuring 15. police are treating the incident as a terror attack. the israeli ambassador in london has apologised after an embassy official was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" the foreign office minister sir alan duncan, who's a strong critic ofjewish settlements. the average amount of unsecured debt has reached a record—high of almost £13,000 per uk household. heavy snowfalls and sub—zero temperatures are continuing across europe and the eastern united states — causing more than 20 deaths — and bringing transport chaos. now on bbc news, reporters. hello and welcome to reporters. i'm karin giannone. from here in the world'

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s newsrisjohnson has warned eu leaders not to punish the uk for brexit. stories: the uk for brexit. if francois hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who chooses to escape rather in the manner of some world war two movie, then i don't think that is the way forward. but the european commission presidentjean—claude junker, says the brexit talks negotiations will be "very, very difficult". what i call is to have a fair deal. that is still valid. we need a fair deal with britain. that means obligations for everyone who is taking part. unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for more than a decade to 1.6 million in the three months to november. the jobless rate was steady at an 11—year low of 4.8. thousands of gambians and foreign tourists flee the gambia, as the president is refusing to give up power after losing last month's election and has called a state of emergency. the supreme court has ruled bus drivers must do more to accommodate wheelchair users. as a result of

on monday, this was the third headline on bbc's news at six. programme, crisis in stormont. today sinn fein will not renominate for the position of deputy firs minister. new elections in northern ireland as power sharing collapses. some viewers felt that such dramatic and significant political news from northern ireland merited more attention from the bbc which didn't lead with that story on any of its main bulletins. as kevin put it on twitter: since last june's since lastjune's close and hotly debated referendum, the arguments about how britain will leave the european union have raged on. this week gave us european union have raged on. this week gave us some european union have raged on. this week gave us some clarity on the issue with the prime minister's speech on tuesday but it certainly didn't mark an end to the arguments about how easy or successful the process might prove to be. parliament will have a vote on the final deal but already the criticism has started. if all her optimism of a deal with the european union didn't work, we would

will gompertz, bbc news. i put money on it. is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnight. back in november, when the court said parliament should get a vote

james cook, bbc news, on the us—mexico border. , if that wasn't enough news coming from the white house on wednesday, president trump has also been talking about waterboarding, saying that it work‘ when it comes to interrogations. but he added that he would defer to his cabinet on when to use it, including his new cia boss mike pompeo. the bbc‘s katty kay spoke earlier to leon panetta, who served as both head of the cia and the defence department under president obama. my view is that when president 0bama in his executive order said that we would not continue in harms procedures, that we would not continue enhanced procedures, that we would not engage in torture, that that was a very important step for this country to take because it was a symbol to the rest of the world that we're going to ahdhere to our values and what we believe in. so i think that that is the proper course for the united states to take. to go back on that, to resurrect all of those procedures again, i think would be damaging not only to our image in the world,

amol rajan, bbc news.ck has reached nearly $240,000. fellow lorry driver david duncan was so shocked by what happened that he set up the online campaign. mr duncan was personally thanked by the polish ambassador to london — as kasia madera reports. when dave duncan heard about lukasz urban‘s killing in the attack on the christmas market in berlin, he felt compelled to help the deceased man's family in some way. so he set up an online fundraising campaign to raise money. it was just something i'd seen on the tv or something and thought "why not? why not me?" actions speak louder than words, so they say. that's why i did it. are you surprised by the response? obviously, yeah. it's been incredible, absolutely amazing that people responded to it, yeah. it's been brilliant. the campaign has been welcomed by mr urban‘s family and the wider polish community. please accept my gratitude for your remarkable work. thank you very much. today, the polish ambassador arkady, rzegocki, met up with mr duncan to express his

catherine armstrong, bbc news. this is bbc world news.se who oppose good relations with russia as ‘stupid‘. the suspect in the fort lauderdale florida airport shooting has been formally charged after five people were killed on friday. a week of heavy rains and floods has left at least 12 people dead and thousands of villages submerged in southern thailand. according to the country‘s interior ministry, 700,000 people have been affected. forecasters are warning that the unseasonal downpours will continue for at least another two days. as david campanale now reports, the deluge has also disrupted beach holidays in several destinations popular with tourists — the islands of ko samui and ko phangan. heavy rains are hammering thailand‘s flood—ravaged south, taking the death toll higher and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged. in some parts, the water has risen to the rooftops. the rain is turning roads into rivers, making them impassable. it‘s also inundated farmland and damaged more than 1500 schools. the downpour is expected to

amol rajan, bbc news. some important news for sci—fi fans. to move on. actor peter capaldi, who has played doctor who since 2013, has announced he is quitting. the 58—year—old actor is the 12th person to have played the timelord since the series debuted in the 1960s. capaldi will reprise the role for this year's doctor who christmas special. just briefly the main news again. donald trump has replaced america's top legal officer, his acting attorney general, sally yates, for defying him by telling justice department lawyers not to defend his ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim countries entering the us. sally yates said in a letter she didn't think that would be consistent with their duty to seek justice and stand for what is right. thanks for watching. hello. in a week when our weather's turning wetter and windier, let's celebrate a bit of sunshine and the best of that again on monday was in scotland. contrast scenes like this with the view on the south coast of england and for tuesday we're going to narrow these differences. it's this

simonjack, bbc news, nottingham. still refuse to say if the last trident missile test went wrong — labour say it's a cover—up. and coming up, the new face of sinn fein — michelle o'neill takes over from martin mcguinness. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: johanna konta will face serena williams in the quarter—finals of the australian open. the british number one hasn't dropped a set all tournament. it's one of britain's best known new towns — but half a century ago this was milton keynes — a small rural village in buckinghamshire. then, within just a few years the surrounding area was transformed into a modern city scape. and this is the town today as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. our home editor mark easton has been to see how it has aged — and what lessons it might hold for future new towns. # happy birthday to you. happy birthday, milton keynes dons the little los angeles of buckinghamshire. that's what they call to 50 years ago with your shopping malls and grid planned streets. your concrete cows. not so

amol rajan, bbc news. rdis has decided to move on. actor peter capaldi, who has played doctor who since 2013, has announced he is quitting. the 58—year—old actor is the 12th person to have played the timelord since the series debuted in the 1960s. capaldi will reprise the role for this year's doctor who christmas special. an international team of researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest known ancestor of humans — along with a vast range of other species. they say that fossilised traces of the 540—million—year—old creature are exquisitely well preserved. the microscopic sea animal is the earliest known step on the evolutionary path that led to fish and — eventually — to us. details of the discovery from central china have been published in the journal nature. saccorhytus was about a millimetre in size, and is thought to have lived between grains of sand on the sea bed. it apparently had only one orifice. a reminder of our top story. president trump has fired his acting attorney general, sall

this is bbc news. president obama has said he will continue to speak out to defend what he called "core values" after he leaves office. a deadline has passed for the president of the gambia to step down or face possible military action by west african powers. the united nations officials believe 40,000 people have returned to their homes in eastern aleppo, the syrian city devastated by years of civil war. government forces cut off rebel supply lines and in just a few months were able to take full control. our middle east editorjeremy bowen sent this report. this is the calm after the storm. the final battle for aleppo swept through the city like a man—made malevolent tornado. all sides in this war were prepared to destroy aleppo to possess it. in the end, the firepower of the regime and its russian and ukrainian allies was too much for the fractious rebel coalition that controlled east aleppo. this city is the key to northern syria. right across the country, rebels who are still fighting are on the defe

this is bbc news. i'm maxine mawhinney. the headlines at four. theresa may will not say whether she knew about a failed trident missile test, which happened when mps were debating whether to renew the weapons system. i have absolute faith in our trident missiles. when i made that speech in the house of commons, what we were talking about was whether or not we should renew our trident. the prime minister confirms she will be the first world leader to meet president trump when they hold talks on friday. millions took to the streets in protest against the new president, but the white house accuses the media of dishonestly reporting numbers attending his inauguration. the gambia's defeated leader, yahya jammeh, flies into exile, 22 years after taking control of the west african state in a coup. disappointment for andy murray. the world number one crashes out of the australian open following a shock defeat in the fourth round. disappointing, lost today, tough for sure, one of the biggest events i wanted to

anne soy, bbc news.t world war. more than 325,000 allied troops and 260,000 german soldiers were killed in three months of fighting at passchendaele. to honour those who fell and to mark its 100th anniversary this year, two special events will be held in the belgian town of ypres injuly, where much of the fighting took place. robert hall has been there to see how they are preparing for the commemorations. my wound was slight and i was hobbling back, than a shell burst, slick upon the duck boards, so i fell into the bottomless mud and lost the light. there was not a sign of life of any sort, not a bird, not even a rat or blade of grass. the words of those who tried to sum up the hell of passchendaele. three months, when more than half a million men died. three months, when the allied army fought an enemy, the mud and the cold, to gain a few miles of ground. a century ago ypres was under siege. the roads leading north climbed steadily to the german lines which overlooked the allies on three sides. after th

this is bbc news. the headlines at 10pm: police in turkey continued to hunt for a police in turkey continued to hunt fora gun man police in turkey continued to hunt for a gun man who launched an attack ona for a gun man who launched an attack on a nightclub in istanbul, killing 39 people. moments earlier, partygoers were welcoming in the new year. a manhunt is underway for the attacker. here, police arrest five men after a car hit two girls in oldham last night, killing one and leaving the other in a critical condition in hospital. the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. and a spectacular fireworks display launches hull's year as uk city of culture. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. funerals have been held for some of the victims. another 69 people were wounded, four of them critically

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. hington gears up for friday's inauguration there was news today that former president george hw bush has been moved to intensive care at a houston hospital. he's 92 and suffering from pneumonia but is said to be in stable condition — a procedure was performed to clear his airway. his wife barbara has also been admitted to the same hospital, as a precaution. she is said to be very fatigued and coughing. troops are massing on the border of the gambia, in west africa, ready to force the president to accept electoral defeat, and step down. his elected successor is due to be inaugurated today, but president yahya jammeh has refused to leave office, and declared a state of emergency. west african leaders have mandated senegal to intervene militarily, if necessary, because the gambia is almost surrounded by its territory. greg dawson has the latest. with their safety under threat many residents of gambia have decided they have little choice but to abandon their country. more than 45,000 aband

this is bbc news.he headlines: the first full day in office begins for president trump, as the new american leader begins to follow through on his campaign pledges. to follow through on his meanwhile, hundreds of demonstrations are taking place across the world in support of women's rights and against trump's presidency. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. a man has appeared in court in sheffield, charged with the murder of 16—year—old leonne weeks. her body was found on a pathway near rotherham on monday. i'm back at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for reporters. hello, welcome to reporters, i'm christian frazier. from here, in the bbc‘s newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme... putting their trust in trump. as the united states enters a new political era, john sudworth has been finding out how china is reacting to the new american president.

david willis, bbc news, washington. to the new zealand trade minister todd mcclay on the line from wellington. thanks forjoining us, minister. this was largely symbolic of course because the deal hadn't been ratified by the us congress but where will new zealand go from here? a lie thank you, gavin. president trump's views on tpp have been clear for a while but disappointing nonetheless. new zealand is all about trade stabilisation. our country shows the benefits to citizens of having fairer rules and getting rid of blockages. the next week or two will see me talking to a number of my counterparts in the other tpp countries about the next steps. already we're seeing from australia and other countries a desire to have a conversation on whether there is still value in the tpp agreement without the us. that is yet to be determined but it is definitely a worthwhile conversation to have. that seems to be the suggestion among many of the experts but it would be very much a decreased kind of deal, wouldn't it? that's right. it

this is bbc news. shots have been fired at a mosque in the canadian city of quebec. at least four people are reported to have been killed and many more injured. police have arrested two people connection with the attack. president trump has defended his temporary travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries in the face of widening criticism and protests. let's stay with that story: i got the latest details on the ban from our correspondent david willis in washington. this does not apply to people coming in with paperwork. those in other owrds who have green cards will be allowed in, they say. the white house issued a statement a few hours ago basically saying that this is not a muslim ban — it has been characterised by some as such. it is all about keeping our country safe and eradicating the concept, the prospect of a terrorist attack. donald trump, of course, has been criticised by some in his own party. senatorjohn mccain, senator lindsey graham earlier describing it as a self—inflicted w

carter this is bbc news.headlines: president trump has said he believes torture "absolutely works" — but he would defer to his defence secretary and the director of the cia on whether to reinstate interrogation techniques such as water—boarding. the mexican president, enrique pena nieto, has condemned president trump's order to build a wall along the us—mexican border and says his country won't pay for it. more on our top story, president trump's order for a wall to be built on the us—mexican border. let's speak to charlotte laws, who's in los angeles. she voted for donald trump, and generally supports his immigration policies. iam not i am not here in you very well. you think the world is a good idea? can you hear me? can you hear me? ok, we will try to re—establish the line. we will stay with the theme. more than $1 million worth of goods cross that border every day. no country has more to lose from donald trump's presidency than mexico. for weeks now, the country has been in the grip of mass protests again

fergus walsh, bbc news. day's other other news stories: more than 4,000 people have been sleeping rough every night on england's streets. the latest figures show that while london has the highest number of homeless people, more than half of councils in england recorded a rise in rough sleepers, compared to the previous year. northumbria university has apologised and been fined £a00,000 after two people nearly died taking part in a science experiment. the students were accidentally given enough caffeine for 300 cups of coffee, 100 times the intended dose. one of american television's best—loved stars mary tyler moore has died at the age of 80. he's probably sitting out there right now thinking that i'm... boy andi right now thinking that i'm... boy and i don't blame him. look what i did! ooohhhhh... in the 1960s, the mary tyler moore show was among the biggest programmes on us television. she also had some success in films, with an oscar nomination for ordinary people. she'd been seriously ill for two years an

catriona renton, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. warning of a crisis in nhs accident and emergency departments in england. a former american army soldier has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. a survey suggests the cost of repairing potholes in england and wales could reach £14 billion. wildfires in north america are getting bigger, more frequent and more destructive, according to official us government statistics. scientists say a warming climate combined with a century of fire suppression by the people who settled the west has produced the perfect conditions for so—called megafires. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports from the colorado rockies. welcome to the furnace. across large swathes of north america, this is the new terrifying normal. in the united states last year, there were more than 60,000 wildfires, and the trend is towards bigger and more destructive blazes. huge fires are transforming the landscape of the united states. here in the foothills of the rock

bbc news, -- that vanished. bbc news, sydney. katty: donald trump calls to keep manufacturing in the u.s., it has not gone unnoticed by american car makers. general motors became the latest to announce an investment, $1 billion affecting 1500 jobs. general motors left one town in ohio. the factory left behind is alive thanks to chinese investment. laura trevelyan went to take a look. trump'shis is donald american now. not surprisingly, the factory is run by a -- surprisingly, the road is run bye a company with its headquarters in china. fuyao makes windshields. factory floor, donald trump's anti-globalization rhetoric meets reality. this chinese-managed company is determined to become the largest manufacturer of car wind shields in the world. >> to be able to achieve that goal, you have to combine the resources, manpower. i believe we have to have two feet, one in china and one in n -- managers aremany chinese, more than 2000 jobs have been created locally. work for general motors and is grappling with the cultural differences. >

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11: boris johnson comes under attack for accusing some european leaders of wanting to punish the uk for leaving the eu. if mr hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who chooses to escape rather in the manner of some world war two movie, then i don't think that is the way forward. meanwhile, the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, promises to seek a "balanced" brexit deal while warning of difficulties ahead. in his final news conference as president, barack obama calls on donald trump's administration to lead by example, to prevent big countries from "bullying" smaller ones. scientists declare that 2016 was the warmest year on record, and man made climate change is to blame. newsnight, the head of the imf, christine lagarde, looks at the brexit strategy. and military support to the gambia. will be defeated but defiant president stand down? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has been cr

good evening and welcome to bbc news. has moved fast to appoint a new ambassador to the european union after the surprise resignation of britain's top diplomat in brussels yesterday. sir tim barrow — a former ambassador to russia — will begin work next week on the complex brexit negotiations ahead. his appointment comes after sir ivan rogers stood down suddenly — and then accused the government of muddled thinking over brexit. his departure led to accusations that he'd lost the trust of the prime minister. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. until today said tim barrow was one of the most senior officials at the foreign office, always on hand to advise his boss. tonight he's our new ambassador to the european union with the awesome task of getting the brexit preparations back on track. his former boss said he was the right man for the job. he's an absolutely classic, tough civil servant. very experienced. knows the eu very well and will go in there and do a good job. i think he will say honestly to ministe

tim muffett, bbc news. ased appear to show that lord coe was aware of corruption allegations in his sport before they we re allegations in his sport before they were made public. the head of world athletics had told parliamentary select committee that he was unaware of the specific claims of a russian doping scandal. our sports editor dan roan is at the bbc‘s sport centre. he is the most powerful man in world athletics. this stems back to an appearance, evidence he gave to a parliamentary select committee in september of 2015. he was asked then about what he knew exactly and when about what he knew exactly and when about the great russian corruption scandal that rocked the sport to its foundations the previous year. those allegations first became public in a documentary aired in germany in december of 2014. coe said he wasn't aware of the specific allegations but then the problems began for him, effectively in three stages. first of all, the bbc panorama programme last summer revealed that the former runner

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: after worldwide protests, the home secretary calls president trump's travel ban "wrong," saying it could help so—called islamic state to recruit supporters. islamic state and daesh will use any possibility they can to create the environment they want to radicalise people and bring them over to their side. it is a propaganda opportunity for them potentially. but after sacking america's top legal officer for disagreeing with the ban, donald trump is holding firm. mps are debating the bill that will begin the process of britain leaving the eu. when and what did lord coe know about russia's doping scandal? m ps wa nt a nswers after new revelations. and in newsnight, we bring you a story that goes right to the heart of the brexit campaign. did a feud between the then prime minister and the editor of the daily mail help to shape the referendum? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the british government has delivered its strongest criticism so far of the travel ban im

joe lynam, bbc news. ficials in at least a migrant ship carrying around 100 people has capsized off back the coast of libya but only four survivors rescued. it said a number of bodies have been recovered but poor conditions or hampering the search for survivors. now, with news of how chelsea got on today without star striker diego costa and all the rest of the sport, we can cross to the bbc sport centre. good evening. there were eight matches in the premier league today. if you don't want to know the scores you may want to look away now. there was a notable absentee from the chelsea side that beat champions leicester this evening, the league leaders without their striker, diego costa, amid claims he's fallen out with the club's coaching staff and talk of a multi—million pound offer on the table to move to the chinese super league. here's our sports reporter, patrick gearey. at the home of the current champions, chelsea showed why they are still favourites to be the next ones. a 3—0 win at leicester is some

this is bbc news. i'm mike embley. to lead the cia has praised us intelligence agencies, hours after mr trump attacked them. russia, much in the news in the us, of course, has reacted strongly to a significant american military build—up in poland. the kremlin is calling it a threat to russia's national security. more than 3,000 troops are being deployed, together with tanks and armoured vehicles, along nato's eastern front. it is the biggest american military reinforcement in europe for decades. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has been watching the american contingent arrive. the americans are coming, back in europe in force. we joined an armoured convoy as it crossed from germany into poland, nearing the end of theirjourney that started in colorado. eagerly awaited in a nation that's been waiting for us support. what signal do you think it will send to moscow? that we are ready to do everything. it's a normal militaryjob to defend a country, to defend family, to defend the world. they came by road and by rail,