this is bbc news. scenes of celebration in the west bank, as 200 palestinians are released from israeli prisons. that prisoner release came after hamas releaed four female israeli soldiers. it's the second exchange under the gaza ceasefire deal. the four israeli women have been reunited with their families and are being checked by medical teams. their story is seen as inspiring the nation. it is an immense privilege to meet these four brave women and be part of their healing process which is part of the healing process of the entire israeli people. but — a delay in releasing another israeli hostage has prompted israel to halt the return of gazans to the region's bombed—out north. hello, i'm rich preston. there have been scenes ofjubilation in israel and the west bank, after four female israeli soldiers held hostage by hamas were released, in exchange for around 200 palestinian prisoners detained by israel. the four women — three of them aged 20 and one of them 19 — were reunited with their parents at a

colletta smith, bbc news, sedbergh in cumbria. ending 1500 troops to the mexican border to boost security, as he moves to crack down on illegal immigration. the news came after mr trump gave his first television interview since re—entering the white house. our north america correspondent merlyn thomas has the details. mr president. thank you. welcome back. thank you very much. donald trump began his interview with fox news speaking about his favourite topic — immigration. this was a gross miscarriage of common sense to allow people to come in. this is notjust south america. this isn't, you know... we talk venezuela. that's a big abuser. but these are countries from these are iran, syria, countries that you don't even think of. the congo has emptied their prisons out into the united states. for him, it was an opportunity to repeat many of the unverified claims he's made before. it follows an announcement that the pentagon is deploying more than 1,500 troops to the us—mexico border to beef up resources, as well as providing air suppo

divya talwar, bbc news.ng, in memory of the actress damejoan plowright, who has died at the age of 95. on, on, you noblest luca. she enjoyed a seven—decade career across stage and screen, in films such as tea with mussolini. other acclamed roles included performing in the 1960s alongside her husband — the fellow actor sir laurence olivier — in the entertainer. the latest excavations in pompeii in italy have thrown up new treasures. archaeologists have discovered a beautifully preserved private bathhouse, complete with exquisite artwork, and a huge plunge pool. the roman city was destroyed when mount vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago. rebecca morelle has been given exclusive access to the site. it's been hidden for 2,000 years. now, a once—in—a—century discovery emerges — the grandest of spaces, with a perfectly preserved plunge pool. it's the centrepiece of a sumptuous bath complex in a private residence. for a private house, it's actually enormous. it's, i think, the biggest found here in pompeii, in

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this is bbc news. president trump sends 1500 troops to the us—mexico border, in a move to crack down on illegal immigration. this was a gross miscarriage of common sense to allow people to come in, and i believe the number is 21 million people, and a large percentage of them are criminals. the teenager who murdered three girls in southport last summer will be sentenced later. he's also admitted attempting to murder eight other children and two adults. a fresh wildfire has taken hold north of los angeles. more than 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. and the world's biggest iceberg has broken away from antarctica and is approaching the island of south georgia, home to large penguin and seal colonies. coming up in business. talking trade, donald trump is set to address world leaders at davos today with the threat of further tariffs looming for america's economic rivals. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. us president donald trump is sending 1,500 troops to the mexican border to boost security as h

this is bbc news.of executive orders on his first day in office. this is the scene live in washington ahead of the inauguration ceremony. crying. emotional reunions as israeli hostages embrace their families — released from captivity in gaza after 15 months. celebrations in the occupied west bank as the first palestinian prisoners to be freed under the gaza ceasefire deal return home. in gaza itself, many palestinians have begun making their way home with the fighting on hold. tiktok is back up and running in the united states after a short—lived ban. the app's chinese owners thank donald trump. hello, i'm martine croxall. welcome to bbc news on a historic day for the us, the inauguration of donald trump. let's take you to washington dc, where in the coming hours, donald trump will be sworn into office as the 47th president of the united states withjd vance taking the oath of office as his vice president. mr trump has already reaffirmed his commitment to carry out the largest deportation programme in a

this is bbc news, the headlines... trains cancelled, schools shut and millions are told to stay home as storm eowynn batters ireland and the uk. we hearfrom one of the youngest suivivors from the auschwitz concentration camp in poland, as the 80th anniversary of its liberation approaches. the un has described the need for aid in gaza as "staggering," as most palestinians returning to their homes following sunday's ceasefire have found them destroyed. health authorities in gaza estimate that 10,000 people are unaccounted for. without heavy lifting equipment, gazans are forced to dig through rubble by hand, looking for what remains of the missing. fergal keane reports from jerusalem. the missing are here somewhere. at least 10,000. for the most part, the searchers have no ireland and the uk. we hearfrom one of the youngest suivivors from anniversary of its liberation approaches. the un has described the need for aid in gaza as "staggering," as most palestinians returning to their homes following sunday's ceasefire have f

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> i am in washington and this is bbc world news america.agreements in israel's cabinet before a crucial vote to ratify the gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal. hundreds of trucks carrying aid are waiting for the green light to enter the territory. the top diplomat says he's confident the cease-fire will begin on sunday and that it will persist. ♪ very warm welcome to world news america. good to have you with us. health officials in gaza say 80 people have been killed in israeli airstrikes since the announcement of a provisional cease-fire and hostage release deal. the draft agreement between hamas and israel was agreed to on wednesday in talks in qatar but it will not come into effect until sunday at the earliest and some hard-line israeli officials oppose it. then devere -- ben gvir says he will quit the government if the israeli prime minister signs off on the deal. he serves as israel's minister of national security and leads one of the far-right parties propping up mr. netanyahu's government. it would see israel free palestinian pr

steve rosenberg, bbc news, in the town of petushki. rchaeologists have discovered a beautifully preserved private bath house complete with exquisite artwork and a huge plunge pool. rebecca morelle has more. it's been hidden for 2,000 years. now, a once—in—a—century discovery emerges — the grandest of spaces, with a perfectly preserved plunge pool. it's the centrepiece of a sumptuous bath complex in a private residence. for a private house, it's actually enormous. it's, i think, the biggest found here in pompeii, in a private home. think in the hot summers, your feet in the water, maybe a cup of wine. it's these spaces that really are part of the pompeii effect. you go there and you can really imagine being there — five minutes ago or 2,000 years ago. the bath house is part of a grand residence. as well as the frigidarium, or cold room, there's a changing room, a warm room, and a hot room. and powering all of this was a boiler room. the water came in from the street, moving along a pipe into the house. i mean, look at the plumbing! it lo

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bbc news. president trump signs an executive order suspending the entry of migrants into the united states at the southern border with mexico in one of his first interviews since his commutation by president trump, oath keepers founder stewart rhodes speaks to the bbc. and another wildfire is rapidly growing in the los angeles area — prompting multiple evacuation orders. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. donald trump is ordering that migrants are barred from what's described as �*physical entry�* into the us, including by claiming asylum. the proclamation invokes article 4 of the us constitution, which obliges the federal government to protect states from foreign invasion. it comes as the us prepares to send 1,000 troops to the mexican border, after president donald trump declared the us to be under invasion by illegal immigrants. the troop movement — which was confirmed by an administration official — follows on another executive order signed by mr trump on monday. no detail

this is bbc news.t few hours 90 palestinians have been released from ofer prison in the occupied west bank under the gaza ceasefire deal with hamas. two buses with tinted windows left the facility, soon to be surrounded byjubilant crowds. most of those freed were women. in tel aviv, crowds celebrated as three israeli hostages were released by hamas — handed over in dramatic scenes. some someone has some someone has to run some someone has to run the territory and while there are arab countries who said they will get involved and fun things, not least in united arab emirates, the fact is they are also attaching to that the rider that there has to be at the same time concrete progress, in other words independence, freedom from israeli occupation leading to their own independent state and thatis their own independent state and that is something the israeli government is absolutely opposed to. let's show you these pictures in gaza, people returning home, but what are they returning to? people don't know wh

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, spain.in the us on sunday as no more than a stunt. tiktok�*s chinese parent company, bytedance, is facing a deadline to sell the us version of the video—sharing app to a neutral party or be banned. it has said it will "go dark" across the us unless there's government intervention to prevent any action being taken. but the white house press secretary, karinejean—pierre, said the statement was "a stunt" and there was no reason for tiktok to take actions before the trump administration takes office on monday. she added that actions to implement the law will fall to the incoming president and his staff. donald trump has indicated he wants to find a way to keep it available. our north america technology correspondent, lily jamali, reports. tiktok didn't exist a decade ago. now it's one of the most popular short form video apps on the planet, with 170 million users here in the us. and with that, the tiktok era comes to an end. today, the supreme court upheld a law passed by congress friday, the su

michelle fleury, bbc news, new york.ow it might affect american economy and global economy, ito terry haines. i think, sally, there will be lots of executive orders relating to the economy. first and foremost, a variety of tariffs, china and elsewhere. i think the markets believe that scott bessent, the incoming treasury secretary, is very likely the person that kind of mitigates the bluster of trump on this. but there still will be a fair amount of tariffs. i think you will also get beyond that. i think what you are going to see is increased use of emergency powers, which i think markets are not quite prepared for, on energy and a bunch of other things. and i think that markets also are not prepared for the degree to which trump economic policy will be influenced by geopolitics and national security. they haven't seen that since the cold war and that will all be new to them. but it will be essential for the trump people to not only use the economic power to help their geopolitical vision, but also pump up defence and de

katie razzall, bbc news.ill have more on this on newsnight on bbc two shortly. we will be asking a victim of press intrusion how he feels about today's settlement and what he hopes will come next. and we will ask the defence minister how worried we should be about the russian spy ship caught in the english channel this week. that's newsnight at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news and bbc iplayer. victoria, thank you. a 26—year—old man who shot and killed his ex—girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow and stabbed their mother to death has pleaded guilty to their murders. kyle clifford attacked louise and hannah and their mother carol — who were the wife and daughters of the bbc racing commentator john hunt — at the family home in hertfordshire last summer. a warning this report from lucy manning contains distressing details. two sisters and their mother, hannah, louise and carol hunt, part of a well—loved family. the racing commentator john hunt and his other daughter losing so much — a family ripped apart by a man

this is bbc news, the headlines. israel has released 200 palestinian prisoners in return for four female soldiers held by hamas, in the second exchange of the gaza ceasefire deal. four israeli women soldiers were freed in gaza city in a ceremony tightly controlled by hamas — surrounded by dozens of armed hamas fighters. once back in israel, the women were reunited with their loved ones. the soldiers were captured in the october seventh attack 15 months ago, they were seized from an army base on the border with gaza. israel has accused hamas of breaching the terms of the ceasefire because female civilian hostage arbel yehud was not included in saturday's release — and has delayed the planned return of displaced palestinians to northern gaza. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello. yes, this is sportsday on bbc news. i'm ben croucher. great to be with you. coming up. there's another milestone for mo as liverpool cruised past ipswich in the premier league. madison finally finds the keys to grand slam glory with victory

mcgregor, bbc news. t murders and warns of a new threat from "loners and misfits". and, still to come, conservationists are celebrating the discovery of a new rare colony of red squirrels in the yorkshire dales. we ll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's helen. we have had this stagnant weather for a while now and some troublesome fog this morning, which is now lifting. but about to change. we have the fifth named storm of the season, not even developed yet, but when it does, it does, it will rapidly deepen and cross the atlantic during thursday and thursday night, barrelling into our shores. it is storm eowyn, which is expected to bring widespread gales and disruptive winds which could cause damage. gusts could reach 90 miles an hour, possibly more, in exposed locations. obviously, the wind is of concern, but there will be rain and hill snow to go with it. more later. let's return to our main story. the prime minister has set out the govern

henry zeffman, bbc news.uld be stripped of their driving licences for up to two years under new draft legislation to tackle fraud. the bill being introduced in parliament today, would give officials the power to recover money directly from people's bank accounts — even if they are not on benefits but owe the government money. our political reporter jack fenwick has more. at the budget three months ago, the chancellor said this. i can today announce a crackdown on fraud in our welfare system. today we've had the details. the plans could see new powers to retrieve the bank account details of some benefit claimants, and for government officials to recover public cash lost to fraud during covid, as well as people who defraud the system to the tune of £1,000 being stripped of their driving licence. high—street banks are understood to be uneasy about the department for work and pensions forcing them to hand over details about claimants thought to be cheating the system — as are charities who help people with their

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. a community in southport trying to pull together after those unimaginable events ofjuly last year and many members of that community are inside liverpool crown court today, the families of those who were killed, those who were injured and also some of the children who were also in that dance class who were not physically injured, but will carry the mental scars for the rest of their lives. the sentencing hearing is due to get under way very shortly. you can keep across all of the developments live on the bbc news website and we will be bringing you regular updates. when the judge starts his sentencing remarks, we will carry those live here on bbc news. but for the moment, it is back to you in studio. sarah, thank you. this warning has been issued for storm eowyn, warning of gas up for storm eowyn, warning of gas up to 100 power and flying debris resulting in a danger to life. let's beat our weather presenter and taylor, parodies weather warnings being issued for? they cover the whole

welcome back to bbc news. four people, including a hotel owner, have been detained after fire swept through a hotel in a popular turkish ski resort, killing 66 people and injuring 51. the blaze is believed to have broken out in the fourth—floor restaurant in the early hours of tuesday morning. there were 234 guests staying at the hotel for the school holidays. accou nts accounts are beginning to emerge from survivors of the blaze. translation: we are waiting i to maybe save our important and valuable belongings and also get some important news from inside. we smelt it, we went down relatively early, i say relatively early because the alarm hadn't gone off. two floors were probably on fire. we were trying to get to the upper floor and we couldn't. there were flames. we had to go downstairs and come out from below. we came here later. there was no fire department around anyway, i guess because it was an emergency. it took one to 1.5 hours for the fire department to come from below. south korea's suspended presid

this is bbc news.sting warsaw today. sir keir starmer will meet president duda and prime minister tusk for talks in the polish capital. 0ur correspondent will vernon has the latest from warsaw. the uk prime minister is due to arrive here in warsaw a little bit later today, he will be holding talks as you say with the polish prime minister donald tusk. they are expected to sign a defence and security agreement that will lead to more military cooperation between the countries and some investment announcements will be made as well. but expected to be high on the agenda is ukraine. the pm is on his way here from kyiv, yesterday he signed a 100 year pact with the country, pledged more support for ukrainian troops and he also discussed with president zelensky potential western security guarantees for ukraine. there's been a lot of talk recently about potentially the start of ceasefire negotiations or peace talks between ukraine and russia, but in return for that, ukraine wants the west to guarantee its secur

anne soy, bbc news, adre.ake your life to the scenes in— i just want to take your life to the scenes in wadi in gaza, we have just _ to the scenes in wadi in gaza, we have just had _ to the scenes in wadi in gaza, we have just had information. we havejust had information come through about something hamas has said in relation to the ceasefire, so according to reuters, in the past few minutes, hamas has said that israel was delaying the implementation of the gaza ceasefire terms by preventing displaced palestinians from returning to north of the enclave, warning that such delays could have repercussions for the subsequent stages of the agreement. now, let mejust explain, if you have been watching for the past hour or so, you will have seen that there were huge numbers of palestinians waiting there at the checkpoint crossing in wadi, waiting to be able to return to northern gaza, but they were prevented from doing so because the israeli government had said that hamas had breached the ceasefire deal by not releas

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this is bbc news. president trump suspends migrants�* entry into the united states from mexico, as over 1,000 us troops are sent to patrol the southern border. this was a gross miscarriage of common sense to allow people to come in, and i believe the number is 21 million people, and a large percentage of them are criminals. 18—yea—old axel rudakubana is due to be sentenced later today. he pleaded guilty to murder after he stabbed three girls to death in southport. thailand has become the first country in south—east asia to allow same—sex marriage. a fresh wildfire has taken ablaze north of los angeles, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres. coming up in business. talking trade, donald trump is set to address world leaders at davos today with the threat of further tariffs looming for america's economic rivals. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. us president donald trump is sending 1,500 troops to the mexican border to boost security, as he moves to crack down on illegal immigration. the news came

thanks for being with us on bbc news. good to have you here with us on bbc news.ast in a moment to bring you up—to—date with the latest on the ceasefire in but here in the uk, the prime minister has announced a public inquiry into what he called the senseless, barbaric murders of three school girls at a taylor swift themed dance class in southport. after the attack riots erupted with social media post wrongly claiming the killer who was born in cardiff was an asylum seeker. 0n was an asylum seeker. on monday, 18—year—old axel rudaku ba na monday, 18—year—old axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing the girls and in the wake of his plea it emerged he had contact with a range of different state agencies through his teenage years including the police, social services and mental health services. a few hours ago we had an address from downing street and sir keir starmer said the public inquiry into the killings would seek to answer difficult questions. the responsibility for this barbaric act lies, as it always does, with the vile individual who carried it out. but t

live from london, this is bbc news.st few hours, 200 palestinian inmates have been released from israeli prisons. four female israeli soldiers were released by hamas. this has been the second exchange under the gaza ceasefire deal. the four hostages have reunited with their families. the women had been seized from an army base on the border with gaza when hamas attacked 15 months ago. iam nick live i am nick live in tel aviv where they have been celebrating the release of the four women. celebrating the release of the fourwomen. families celebrating the release of the four women. families here, though, say they won't give up until all of the hostages are home. in wadi, gaza palestinians are queuing to return to their homes. but this isn't guaranteed after hamas failed to release a civilian hostage today.

we will keep across that for you here on the bbc news channel as well. about a storm thatis you some news about a storm that is heading towards the uk. a rare red weather warning covering northern ireland and scotland on friday has been issued by the met office. it wants of gusts of up to 100 mph and flying debris resulting in danger to life. all schools in northern ireland will close on friday because of the storm. scotrail has suspended services across scotland saying it will not be safe to run services because of the weather conditions.— because of the weather conditions. ., . ., ., conditions. to cover the whole of northern — conditions. to cover the whole of northern ireland _ conditions. to cover the whole of northern ireland and - conditions. to cover the whole of northern ireland and a - conditions. to cover the whole | of northern ireland and a good part of southern scotland. the geographical area and the population centres covered including belfast, edinburgh and glasgow. the whole of the republic of ireland under a red warning for similar condi

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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ok at some of the story still making news today. the bbc understands the government will make an announcement on hospital funding in england next week. this includes hundreds of millions of pounds previously promised to london hospitals, including st helier hospital in sutton. chancellor rachel reeves announced in july that a review would be carried out on hospital, road and rail projects. the chancellor's deputy, darrenjones, says donald trump will want to do a good deal with the uk. jones, who is chief secretary to the treasury, said he is confident that uk—us trading relationships could be deepened. however, reform uk leader, nigel farage, claims prime minster sir keir starmer is in a "weak" negotiating position, due to his wish to strengthen ties with the eu. kent police say a woman has been charged with attempted murder, after a knife attack in dover. emergency services were called, after a woman in her 50s was attacked while out walking. security staff at a nearby pub disarmed an

stay with us here on bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. president trump has signed a series of executive orders — a written directive issued by the president to the federal government which does not require congressional approval. among them was a move to change the us government's policies on gender and diversity — one of the pledges laid out in his election campaign — our analysis editor ros atkins has more. the new president promised americans a revolution of common sense. this week, i will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. applause the democrats would contest that that's been the goal, but the presidency�*s no longer theirs, and one line from donald trump was greeted with loud applause. as of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders — male and female. the white house says president trump will... officials working with mr trump also say he will end diversity, equity and inclusi

ed thomas, bbc news, southport.ioting in southport and across others parts of england, fuelled by disinformation. and it led to calls for changes to sentencing laws, online knife sales and the how we deal with extremists. 0ur uk correspondent daniel sandford joins me now from liverpool crown court. daniel, to what extent might this awful event lead to real change? this was a horror that took lives, destroyed lives and caused the worst riot scenes for more than a decade which led to hundreds of people being jailed and there was a debate about how we control the disinformation that because those riots and also a debate about what information the police should put into the public domain in the public interest without prejudicing the chance of someone having a fair trial, but obviously the horrors of the murders where the much more serious event of the summer and those murders, despite the huge sentence passed today, have already led to a debate about whether a whole life in order, which means someone would never be rel

this is bbc news.ptian pyramid. venetian canals. fairy tale castle. why travel the world to see them when you can get them all in one place? and that city is... both: ..las vegas. it's such a bizarre place, isn't it? yes, this is where people come to gamble, shop, eat, party, and... geek out! that's because, as well as the hotels, is this, the massive las vegas convention center where, at the start of each new year, the latest tech trends are laid bare. yeah, january in vegas means ces, the consumer electronics show. it is big, it's flashy, it's over the top. i can't think why they hold it here. so are you ready to get stuck into 2025? raring to go.

stay with bbc news. st. bye for now. hello. there were winners and losers when it came to the weather story on thursday. for parts of northwest england and wales in particular, we have blue sky and sunshine, even some january warmth, with a high of ia celsius. but it was a different story across the midlands — we had quite a lot of fog in the morning that lifted to low grey cloud. the misty conditions lingered, and for parts of hereford and worcestershire, well, temperatures only climbed just up to four celsius. it was also quite windy, and there was a weak weather front bringing some outbreaks of showery rain to the northwest of scotland. but most of us under this influence of high pressure, and with light winds and that high pressure is going to stay with us for the next few days, further areas of fog could be an issue as well. that could bring poor visibility and, if it lingers, it will also impact the temperatures once again. the fog shouldn't be too widespread, though, on friday — it lifts quite read

this is bbc news. luthur king day live now to washington at almost one in the morning were inaugural celebrations are continuing, they are yet to wrap up. the starlight ball is yet 1537

adam, thank you for joining us on bbc news.- joining us on bbc news. joining us on bbc news. good afternoon, anna, _ joining us on bbc news. good afternoon, anna, how- joining us on bbc news. good afternoon, anna, how are - joining us on bbc news. good | afternoon, anna, how are you? joining us on bbc news. good i afternoon, anna, how are you? i am afternoon, anna, how are you? am well, afternoon, anna, how are you? i am well, thank you for asking. i want to say, upfront, yours is a story i know very well. in the days after the 7th of october, i met and spoke to... and to the family. i was present at the funeral. just 18 years old, killed by hamas that day. your story and your family's story has been one of incredible difficulty. and also incredible difficulty. and also incredible strength and braving. in the case of what she has been through and how she has been through and how she has been through and how she has supported the family. how are you and they now at this point where there is a chance that in the next six weeks they will be released? figs

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. e runs out on their ten—year structural warranties. bellway says it will put right any legitimate build defects as quickly as possible. here�*sjon ironmonger. last summer we reported on a new—build bellway estate in cambridgeshire, with thousands of defects or snags. well, since then, many other homeowners have been in touch, complaining of long—standing structural issues. and on two estates in particular, residents are feeling exposed. the rainwater soaks down the side of the house here. there�*s all the staining from the red roof tiles and it happens on all four corners. since buying this bellway property a year ago, dean carpenter says he is worried about his damp walls, discoloured tiles, patches of moss and in the loft space, all the black mould on the insulation. in the months since, two roofing companies have come to the same conclusion. the roof has been tiled in it wrong from the start. simply put, they say there are too few rows of tiles. the roof needs replacing, it needs re

will grant, bbc news, on the us—mexico border. let's get some of the day's other news.rival rebel groups near the venezuelan border. violence has intensified in the area because of a dispute about drug trafficking routes. more than 5,000 people have already fled their homes fearing for their lives. greenland's prime minister has used a televised debate to outline his vision for independence from denmark. mute egede said the island's economy would be bolstered by increasing demands for tourism and raw materials. donald trump has expressed interest in taking control of the autonomous territory. the charity oxfam says the collective wealth of the world's billionaires rose three times faster last year than in 2023. a new oxfam report by the organisation, released ahead of the annual world economic forum in davos, warns of the growing political power of the super—rich. it argues that most billionaires' wealth is earned through inheritance, monopolies or crony connections. tiktok is back up and running in the united states after a short—lived ban. the app's chinese owners tha

georgina rannard, bbc news.s we have coming in from liverpool crown court. —— these are the life. we are covering the expected sentencing of the southport attacker, axel rudaku ba na. southport attacker, axel rudakubana. little earlier we rudaku ba na. little earlier we had rudakubana. little earlier we had this report coming in from the press association which said that the 18—year—old had been taken to hospital in the early hours of today. these are pictures we had from a little earlier which showed axel rudaku ba na earlier which showed axel rudakubana arriving in a police van to the court. you are watching bbc news, stay with us. weather now — here's carol kirkwood. the met office has issued two rare red weather warnings for northern ireland and scotland, all in connection with storm eowyn. we could have gusts of wind at— 90 mph widely tomorrow by as much as 100 mild per hour with exposure. storm eowyn is currently forming in the atlantic, developing rapidly as it pushes across hours, not clearing the far no

announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington. n this is "bbc world news america."nt trump signs an executive order suspending the entry of migrants into the united states at the southern border with mexico. he is threatening russia with high tariffs and sanctions if president putin does not end the war in ukraine. prince harry gets an apology and substantial damages after a five-year legal battle with rupert murdoch's newspaper. -- newspaper empire. ♪ welcome to "world news america." donald trump is ordering migrants are barred from what is described as physical entry into the u.s., including by claiming a silent care the proclamation invokes article four of the u.s. constitution, which obliges the federal government to protect states from foreign invasion. it comes as the u.s. prepares to send 1000 troops to the mexican border, after president trump declared the u.s. to be under invasion by illegal immigrants. the troop movement, confirmed by an administration official, follows on another executive order signed monday. no details have been given about the planned

lucy manning, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ent will make an announcement on hospital funding in england next week. this includes hundreds of millions of pounds previously promised to london hospitals, including st helier hospital in sutton. chancellor rachel reeves announced injuly that a review would be carried out on hospital, road and rail projects. the chancellor's deputy darrenjones says donald trump will want to do a good deal with the uk. jones — who is chief secretary to the treasury — said he was confident uk—us trade relations could be deepened. however, reform uk leader nigel farage has claimed prime minster sir keir starmer is in a weak negotiating position due to his wish to strengthen ties with the eu. kent police say a woman has been charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in dover. emergency services were called after a woman in her 50s was attacked while out walking. security staff at a nearby pub disarmed and restrained the suspect. the victim was treated at hospital and has since been discharged. y

ed thomas, bbc news, southport. won that story on the bbc news website. w wildfire has flared up north of los angeles, which is still counting the cost of the deadly fires earlier this month. the hughes fire has quickly taken hold of a large area near lake castaic, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres. more than 30,000 people have been moved from their homes. for the latest i spoke to our correspondent peter bowes. a lot of people here had been hoping that the worst was over, but that is not the case. the strong winds that we have been hearing about for the past couple of weeks that have already flam —— fanned the flames of these destructive fires are still with us. and much of loss angeles, great swathes of california under red fire warnings, which is a warning that we can expect the worst. this perfect storm scenario a very strong winds and extremely dry brush, tendered dry like the one behind me and just behind these hills where the fire is burning, started just behind a lake which is about 60 km to the north of the centre of los angeles, just

chris page, bbc news.'s exceptional winds are being driven by a phenomenon known as a sting jet — our weather presenter chris fawkes is here to explain. this has been an exceptionally powerful storm. widespread problems as we have seen. the fifth named storm of the season, and we can see it here in western scotland, the strongest wind was in the republic of ireland with a top gust of 114 mph, and the centre went off—line in the minutes recorded afterwards, maybe damaged by the ferocious winds. in northern ireland a gust of 92 mph, the strongest in northern ireland in over a quarter of a century. this is storm eowyn as it makes its way to the uk, and within the storm system we have different flows of air, with the air rising about we get the big cloud and precipitation falling from the cloud, falling into a zone of exceptionally dry air, and some of that precipitation evaporates which causes the air to cool down, and it becomes dense and very quickly it accelerates downwards to the surface of the earth and

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> i am ben brown, and you're ♪ watching "the context" on bbc news,ate of the proposed cease-fire in gaza is far from certain. >> even though the agreement was reached in doha last night, it is not there yet. there are some hiccups before the israelis can vote on it. >> hamas has been big on this hostage release agreement and has created a last-minute crisis in an effort to extort last-minute concessions. >> this is a terrible deal and if it will actually go through, we members will give letters of resignation to the prime minister. >> the level of suffering of palestinians is immense, basically a daily nightmare. we hope that from someday on we will be able to act in a different way as palestinians. ben: well, it's thought the israeli cabinet may meet tomorrow to discuss that cease-fire deal for gaza. we will be taking a look at the latest developments and getting the latest on the humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza itself. the 100-year, sir keir starmer's pledge to support you can for a century. we will be getting reaction from a former am

live from london, this is bbc news. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will not rest until "all of its war goals are completed," which includes the return of every single hostage being held in gaza. translation: we are keeping very significant assets - in our hands in order to bring them all home. donald trump is on his way to washington as the countdown to the inauguration begins. ahead of this, he will be holding a victory rally in the capital. dozens of people have been injured in a ski lift accident at the astun ski resort in spain. indication that the first phase of the deal would not come into effect, as scheduled, tomorrow morning at 8.30 local time. translation: we promise you that we will keep - to all the objectives of the war and we will bring them all home. up to today, 157 of those hostages have come home, and now in that agreement we are going to bring 33 of those brothers and sisters, most of them are still alive. and this is a result of the heroism of our soldiers in the war and b

this is bbc news. the headlines... the met office has issued a red weather warning covering northern ireland and part of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100mph, and danger to life. the teenager who murdered three girls in southport last summer will be sentenced later. he's also admitted attempting to murder eight other children and two adults. the new eu trade chief says a new customs area could be up for discussion in future talks between the uk and eu. the world's biggest iceberg has broken away from antarctica and is approaching the island of south georgia — home to large penguin and seal colonies. the wait is nearly over. we look at some of the frontrunners of this year's oscar's nominations. hello. let's bring you more on the breaking news form the met office now. a rare red weather alert covering northern ireland and scotland on friday has been issued for storm eowyn warning of gusts of up to 100mph and flying debris resulting in danger to life. with me is our weather presenter matt

hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. e duke of sussex has claimed a monumental victory, after being given an unequivocal apology and substantial damages from news group newspapers for "serious intrusion" into his private life by the sun. it comes at the end of his five—year legal battle with the owner of the sun newspaper and the now—defunct news of the world. prince harry and the former labour deputy leader lord watson alleged thatjournalists from news group newspapers used illegal means to intrude into their private lives. lord watson has said they're preparing a dossier for the metropolitan police. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani was at the high court. headline after headline, story after story. years of intrusion now accepted by the sun in a stunning conclusion in prince harry's battle against the tabloid. for years, the duke had said he was the victim of unlawful practices. he blames the media for the death of his mother. he says journalists destroyed his first flush of love with chelsy davy. and to