to something completely different. on bbc news. nowttack sparked an said, the attack sparked an international outcry and we have seen that reeds are being laid outside the magazine's former headquarters. there will be further ceremonies such other sites later today and there will be further coverage on bbc news. now to something completely different. the conservation charity... —— the conservation charity, fauna and flora, has published a list of ten species across the globe that it's working to save this year. they range from a chameleon the size of a paper clip to the whale shark. let's speak to ceo of conservation charity, fauna and flora, kristian teleki. thank you forjoining us. outline the species you are trying to say. gopis species do not get enough attention, i'm sure we focus on the charismatic animals like lions, and gorillas but charismatic animals like lions, and gorilla— charismatic animals like lions, and gorillas but there are many more that _ and gorillas but there are many more that are _ and gorillas but there are ma

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reactionfire in the gaza war, which would see an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners. the deal is highly complex, and is not yet fully agreed. it's being brokered by the government of qatar, and just a short while ago, a spokesman for the foreign ministry gave this update. this war should have been

this is bbc news. nowcolombia, on the day nicolas maduro is to be sworn in for a third term as president. the governor of the border state of tachira said it was in response to an international conspiracy. colombia is one of many countries in the region that has refused to recognise mr maduro's claim of victory afterjuly�*s disputed election. 0pposition leader, maria corina machado, who'd been barred from standing in the election was forced into hiding. but she reappeared on thursday to lead demonstrations against mr maduro and was briefly detained. many venezuelans believe opposition candidate edmundo gonzalez won the poll — and their views have been supported by other countries including in europe and the us. let's cross over to spain to speak tojulio borges. he's a former presidential candidate and also a former president of the national assembly of venezuela. he's one of the many politicians and activists who have left venezuela in recent years due to government repression. the maduro regime issued arr

hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news now.rother of the man who killed 1a people in new orleans on new year's day has given an interview to our us partner cbs. in it says he's struggling to understand how shamsud—din jabbar could have committed such an attack. the fbi say the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the islamic state group. 00:01:00,295 --> 2147483051:37:14,862 in videos he made before the 2147483051:37:14,862 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 deadly attack, the 42—year—old after a confrontation with his security team. an arctic blast hit the uk — temperatures fall to nearly minus 8 celcius with snow warnings for the weekend. a plan to transform social care in england is announced but final proposals are unlikely to be delivered until 2028. to make history tonight as he sails into blockbuster world darts final with michael van gerwen. to bbc news now. tiger bech was a former all—ivy league kick returner, playing for the princeton tigers from 2016 to 2018. his brotherjack has been speaking to my colleag

dominic casciani, bbc news. now to the resignation of tulip siddiq. we can go back to westminster.ough the letters that have been exchanged between the former minister and number ten in a moment but reminded viewers trying to get up to speed on this story what the controversy has been around tulip siddiq? this has been rumbling for several weeks led by journalists investigating her past property history and her links to her aunt who was the deposed former premier of bangladesh, the post last year, amid a corruption scandal. because we can't choose our family but the allegation is that tulip siddiq, the treasury minister, who has a responsibility for financial propriety within the markets, that she had somehow benefited from the impropriety of against her aunt in bangladesh, and it focused on several properties in the uk she had lived in that were given to her and her sister, so those with the allegations, and she referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser and he had been investigating, and now she has resigned following that investigation but says that investigation

hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news now. gling to understand how shamsud—din jabbar could have committed such an attack. the fbi say the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the islamic state group. in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old

now doing. jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.opments. the area surrounding yoon suk yeol park residents has become a focal point for both supporters and opponents, and that meant the atmosphere there has been incredibly charged and tense. large, very large crowds have gathered, it is virtually impossible to go anywhere near his residence, it is kind of by a usually very traffic filled thoroughfare, so it is almost impossible to approach that area unless you walk there. what was very interesting to me was the very large presence of young korean men in their 20s, 30s, even some young teenage boys, and what they told me as they are there to support the president because they have been frustrated by what they call disadvantages, pro—woman policies from previous leftist administrations. and they say that the president's strong national security policies resonate with them and that is why they have gathered their start it seems to me that these young men have been grouped together by several new tubers, streamers with a lot of subscrib

hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. indicating support for the islamic state group "mere hours" before the attack. the driver has been identified as 42—year—old

sharuna sagar, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. lot of low cloud, some fog as well but thatis cloud, some fog as well but that is now slowly lifting from all but the far south—east of england. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather. you can see the squeeze on the isobars indicating that it is pretty windy in the north—west and we've got an approaching weather front introducing thicker cloud through the afternoon. we will also see some rain. by then it should have brightened up for most. again, sunny spells except for in the far south—east where we do hang on to the cloud. so quite a grey afternoon in the south—eastern quarter of the country. temperatures, nine to ii country. temperatures, nine to 11 degrees, sojust a little bit above average for the time of year. now heading on into the evening and overnight, we continue with the cloud across the south—east. we see further mist and fog patches form across central and southern england, into the south—west and dumfries and galloway in particular. but under clearer skies it

katy watson, bbc news, in darwin. nowup, including finding a home for the christmas tree. i need to find a home for mine! in bristol, some trees are being dropped off at noah's ark zoo farm, where they'll be put to good use. to explain, our reporter fiona lamdin is at noah's ark zoo farm in bristol. and some of her furry friends, fiona. ,., ., and some of her furry friends, fiona. m, ., ., and some of her furry friends, fiona. ,., ., ., _, ., fiona. good morning, come and have a look- _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are _ fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at - fiona. good morning, come and have a look. we are at noah's i have a look. we are at noah's ark zoo farm in somerset. people are dropping off their trees and they have put them in here with the bears. this is one they're having a little look. they are actually laced the leaves with honey and they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they have been exploring them, they

statement in the house of commons, and if you're in the uk you will be able to watch that here on bbc news. nowrn to the middle east. israel says hamas has not given any details about the status of hostages it claims it's ready to release in the first phase of a potential deal. hamas has indicated that 3a hostages — including all the women, children, and elderly and sick captives it holds — could be freed. in recent days, negotiators from both sides have been holding indirect talks in qatar. our correspondent in jerusalem, emir nader, gave us the latest. we understand from mr benjamin netanyahu's office that the list of 3a names that hamas has shared with the media, including the bbc, is actually a list given by israel to mediators as early as july. a list given by israel to mediators as early asjuly. as you mention, on that list there are a number of elderly, young, female soldiers, some children who are understood, who hamas has previously said were dead. the israeli side has asked for information on the, about the names on the list, has asked for information about their condition for each pe

hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.resident biden says the man who drove a pickup truck into a crowd in new orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos indicating support for the islamic state group "mere hours" before the attack. the driver has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar — a us citizen and army veteran from texas, who served in afghanistan. the fbi has said it doesn't think he was "solely responsible". he was shot dead by police shortly after the attack — which authorities say was a terrorist act. an is flag was found on the vehicle — along with potential explosive devices. the attack targeted a busy street in the central french quarter of new orleans, where crowds were out celebrating new year. from there, tom bateman reports. shamsud—dinjabbar, now the focus of an intensive fbi investigation, the man believed to be responsible for this new year's day attack. just after 3am chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police race to the scene. what they find, much of which is too graphic to show,

this is bbc news. now more on the story that came in short time ago.an, was amongst four people who were hurt by a vehicle which was driven on the wrong side of the road in shaftesbury avenue. the met police said he passed away from his injuries in hospital on new years eve. a 30—year—old man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder and will appear at the old bailey later this month. officials in india have removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from a chemical factory in bhopal — which was the scene of one of the world's deadliest gas leaks a0 years ago. thousands of people died after poisonous fumes leaked from the union carbide factory in 1984. the site was closed — but toxic material had remained there, with claims it was polluting ground water in nearby areas. live now to delhi and our correspondent arunoday mukharji. tell us more about the operation that has been started today. operation that has been started toda . ., . ., , ., today. one of the officials who is overseeing _ today. one of the officials who is overseeing the _ tod

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. now if the weather with darren. hello there. me sunshine as well. now there are still issues with flooding in england in particular, but the number of flood warnings earlier today was dropping. we're still in cold air, mind you, so for some areas it's still a very wintry scene. and where we have the cover of snow over the hills, it could get really cold in the next few nights. there'll be more fresh snow coming in overnight and into tomorrow morning across northern ireland and this part of scotland — icy conditions, too, heavier falls of snow over the hills in northern scotland. but there are still a few wintry showers moving over the irish sea into wales, northwest england, even into the midlands. those will tend to die out overnight, but still could lead to some icy patches here, and generally with clearer skies and light winds, that's promising a colder night than it was last night. and heading into tomorrow morning, there could be some stubborn patches of freezing fog that will be slow to clear during wednesday, but generally

azmeh is senior lecturer in international development at the university of manchester welcome to bbc news. nowself is forming has an enormous task ahead. huge challenges. talk us through what that looks like.- challenges. talk us through what that looks like. thank you for having _ what that looks like. thank you for having me. _ what that looks like. thank you for having me. the _ what that looks like. thank you for having me. the first - what that looks like. thank you for having me. the first point i for having me. the first point to note, maybe is that this is an unlikely political situation in the sense that this is an interim government that is leading to a transitional government that the economic challenge in the social challenge in the social challenge cannot really wait or will have to take priority as these processes go forward. so these processes go forward. so the scale of the challenge is enormous in terms of the economic situation of the country, that is dire in terms of basic infrastructure, food, welfare, social services et cetera. especially the case now that there is an expe

bbc news. and if you�*re in the uk, you can watch �*panorama — weight loss drugs and the nhs�* on bbc one tonight at eight, and you can stream it on bbc iplayer nowe were concerns about the potental for a 1 metre high tsunami but a much smaller 20 centremetre one was recorded reaching miyazaki city according to japan�*s public broadcaster. two earthquakes have also struck tibet�*s tingri county on according to the china earthquake networks center. the 4.9 and 5.0 magnitude quakes follow last weeks deadly 6.8 magnitude one which killed at least 126 people. to stay with us, the business is coming up here on bbc news. the weather is on the change but not in the way you would think. take a look at this dramatic temperature contrast from the first thing this morning. we had 16 degrees in highland scotland, that runs the risk of some rapid snow melt and maybe some localised flooding. by contrast —1 was still sitting in the cold air in the far south—east. but the wind direction has changed and it�*s driving this milder air across the northern part of the country and it�*s also bringing some wet weather. these weather fronts sinking their way south and 1

you�*re live with bbc news. nowe in 2025. mr putin paid tribute to the soldiers fighting in the war in ukraine, calling them true heroes. as our russia editor reports, many people in the country want to see an end to the conflict. this festive season, moscow feels very surreal. it�*s "happy holidays" and "joy to the world" from a country that is waging war on its neighbour. when i ask russians what they�*re hoping for most from the new year, everyone replies, "for the war in ukraine to be over". "peace is what i want," she says. "for the war to end and for us to win it." this man wants talks, a negotiated settlement. weapons, he says, won�*t solve anything. the festive lights are bright, but patriotic fervour? that�*s fading. well, this is gorky park. 0ne difference i�*ve noticed from a couple of years back. in december 2022, along with the traditional tree, there were giant letter zs, the symbol of the so—called special military operation. this year, no zs, no slogans. it�*s all very traditional. i think that after

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now.has taken months — but all the signs are that we are now closer than ever to seeing a ceasefire in the gaza war — which would see an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners. the deal is highly complex — and is not yet fully agreed. it's being brokered by the government of qatar, which confirmed that the final details were being negotiated. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has more. with hopes rising for a breakthrough at last, all eyes were on what the qatari mediators had to say. we have reached a point where the major issues that were preventing a deal from happening were addressed has been distributed between both parties. we especially appreciate both the biden administration and incoming trump administration in their talks in the class —— in the talks in the past couple of weeks. october the 7th 2023 was israel's where state, an unprecedented attack by gaza by land, air and sea led by hamas. 1,200 people were killed, many of them attending a music festiv

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.h far—right politician, jean—marie le pen, has died in france. he was 96. he was the founder of the national front, and in 2002 reached the run—off in the french presidential election. but controversial comments about the nazi atrocities of the second world war left him estranged from his daughter, marine — who took over his party and put his career on the sidelines. andrew harding looks back at his life. he was for years the most divisive figure in all of france. jean—marie le pen — his surname like a bullet ricocheting through french politics. le pen was born in rural obscurity. he studied law, then became a soldier — fighting in the wars that hastened the end of france's colonial empire. in the 19705, he founded the extreme right national front. le pen could be thuggish, a brawler, quick to scrap with critics who saw him as a dangerous populist and racist. but it was his views about the past that provoked the most outrage. he defended france's wartime collaboration with the nazis, a

jasmine ketibuah—foley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.y of us, but through the day it will brighten up in places. high pressure is still in charge of our weather. you can see from the squeeze on the isobars that it is quite breezy across the northwest. but as we go through the next few days we hang on to the milder conditions, as represented by the yellows and the ambers on the chart. now, today, we still have the remnants of the overnight front sinking south with its cloud. it's a weak feature, might have a little bit of drizzle on it but not much more than that. some drizzle coming out of the thicker cloud across the northwest, where it's breezy. but some sunny skies developing, especially eastern scotland and also northeast england. these are the temperatures, ranging from about 9 to 13 degrees. now, into this evening and overnight, quite quickly we'll see some fog developed across the south—eastern we'll see some fog develop across the south—eastern quarter of the country. some of that will be dense. there will be some pockets of fog

bbc news throughout the coming hours. 5m? here on bbc news throughout the coming hom— now on bbc news... world questions: south africa.ry rich in potential, weighed down by history, south africa faces mighty challenges. can its new coalition rise to the occasion? welcome to the homecoming centre in district six, just round the corner from city hall, where nelson mandela made his famous speech after decades as a political prisoner. "our march to freedom," he said, "is irreversible." 30 years after democracy was established and the rainbow

adrienne murray, bbc news, 0slo. nowsure. games workshop, which produces the warhammer series of table—top games and figures — has seen profitsjump by a third in the past six months. the firm, which recentlyjoined the ftse 100 share index, now has a stock market value of around $5.5 billion. long term investors would have made a return of 37,000% over 20 years. media specialist dr hailey austin explained warhammer for the uninitiated. warhammer, and specifically warhammer40k, is a mixture of a tabletop kind of role playing game, but it�*s mostly a war strategy game with miniatures. so there�*s lots of points to the hobby, both in buying and collecting the miniatures, as well as painting them and then playing together with other people and using the miniatures in a war game setting. stay with us here on bbc news. hello from the bbc sport centre. we�*ll start with the premier league with four fixtures to come on tuesday, the most eyecatching of them perhaps at the city ground. nottingham forest are looking to achieve a lea

bbc news, seoul. yuna ku from bbc korean joins me now live from seoul. impossible. figs practically impossible. sis mentioned, practically impossible. is mentioned, it was mentioned 200 military security service personnel overwhelmed a number of their side, and police officers and they were creating a human wall to stop the officers from entering the building. this led to smaller and largerfights. the cio had to eventually quit their attempt. to eventually quit their attempt-— to eventually quit their attemt. , , . ., attempt. this is uncharted territory — attempt. this is uncharted territory so _ attempt. this is uncharted territory so what - attempt. this is uncharted territory so what can - attempt. this is uncharted territory so what can we i attempt. this is uncharted - territory so what can we expect in terms of trying to execute that arrest warrant for president yoon.- that arrest warrant for president yoon. �* ., ., j , president yoon. after today's initial attempt, _ president yoon. after today's initial attempt, investigatorsl initial attempt, i

bbc news, newcastle. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now i do have a bit of a confession to make.io. it is the final of the world darts championship, and a dream final it is — michael van gerwen vs the hottest young star in darts, luke littler. they have been going at it forjust over an hour now, now, first to seven sets. and it can tell you it is 6—2 to littler. he is on the cusp. joining me now are the co—hosts of leading darts podcast weekly dartscast, alex moss and burton dewitt. with van gerwen versus one of the hottest players in the sport, luke littler, it is a win—win for darts. it sport, luke littler, it is a win-win for darts.- sport, luke littler, it is a win-win for darts. it is. when i first started _ win-win for darts. it is. when i first started covering - win-win for darts. it is. when i first started covering darts, | ifirst started covering darts, there were games like phil taylor versus michael van gerwen but now you have two generational talents going up against each other. you have luke littler come years old, on the verge of making history and against michael

bbc news. to france now, where the new prime minister, francois bayrou is meeting with representatives from theal producer in the european union, french farmers have been protesting about the recent free trade deal with the mercosur group of south american countries. the french farmers fear it would lead to a raft of cheap imports — not made to eu standards — that they can't compete with. and are calling for it to be blocked. charlotte emlinger is an economist at cepii, the government funded french centre for research and expertise on the world economy. she specialises in agro—food trade. hello to you. should this deal be blocked in your opinion? farmers unions are meeting today with the prime minister today with the prime minister to make sure that promises made ijy to make sure that promises made by the former government will be kept and the farmers are opposed to the agreement between the agreement and mercosur because it fails a competition of big exporters of argentina and brazil, other countries that are really competitive and i have less aggro standards. but overall the competition is ex

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. more nowesla cybertruck has exploded outside the trump hotel in las vegas. these pictures coming into us a short while ago. one person has been reported killed in the blast. inside the vehicle. in a post on the social media x, formerly known as twitter, the ceo of tesla motors, elon musk, has said the whole tesla senior team is investigating this matter at the moment. trying to find out what happened. one of president elect�*s sons reporting what he heard. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin ra mjaun. hello. hello from the bbc sport centre. a big win for arsenal in the premier league tonight — the only match in the english top flight on new years's day... the gunners back up to second, after beating brentford. they fell behind early to the home side, bryan mbeumo putting them ahead... parity was restored through gabrieljesus, who's goal—scoring form for arsenal continues — with his 6th goal in four games. mikel merino and gabriel martinelli sealed the 3—1 win, arsenal six poin

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. more now on the attack in new orleans.poke to a witness. steve hyde, who was in new orleans to celebrate his 44th birthday a few days ago. i've been here many times. i'm told that what it was like last night is what it was like, or what it is like for mardi gras. it's just a massive, massive party. everyone just so happy. it's just crazy numbers of people. the atmosphere was just amazing. the fireworks were beautiful. i was in a bar called the erin rose, which is just on conti street. um, which is about 15, 20 metres from bourbon. and, you know, we were all having a great time. i'd been in there for maybe 2.5 hours at that point. um, and then we heard shots and saw people running past the window. and didn't really know, you know, what was going on, obviously, you know, we heard the shots. we knew it wasn't going to be good. but we kind of thought, ok, it's a shooting, you know, someone has been shot. and obviously that was not the case. they shut her down the windows, locked the door, and we alljust sort of, i suppose, in

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. more nowans, in which 15 people were killed. the area where the attack took place — around bourbon street, one of the busiest roads in the city — remains closed off, but is likely to be re—opened today. the fbi has confirmed it believes there was a terrorist element to the attack and while the main suspect was shot dead by police, there could have been several other people involved. properties have been searched in several areas. let's speak to cbs correspondent nicole valdes, who is in new orleans. what is the latest overnight on the investigation?— the investigation? good morning- _ the investigation? good morning. sadly - the investigation? good morning. sadly 15 - the investigation? goodl morning. sadly 15 people the investigation? good - morning. sadly 15 people lost their lives here on bourbon street, typically a packed french quarter. 2a hours ago there were thousands of people celebrating the start of the new year but sadly this is a spot for so many people remember the carnage after t

to magic]ohnson and we will bring you much more from the white house a little later here on bbc news. but nowportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: the angriest he's ever been in his career. we'll tell you why ange postecoglou ended spurs' defeat to newcastle so furious and how he got that message across. have manchester city turned the corner? four goals, their striker firing, and the champions have won two in a row. and his five—a—side team. critchlow and dirk, van dango at the back, sat in the middle, because hello again. welcome seven games in the premier league today, and despite very little movement in the table, plenty of talking points. are manchester city back? chelsea drop more points. and are southampton too far adrift even now? meanwhile, at the tottenham hotspur stadium, an encounter that ended up confirming pre—match form and feelings. spurs' poor run has continued at the hands of newcastle, whose 2—1win was a fifth in a row. patrick gearey has more. thomas tuchel shows this is the first match he would watch as england manager, safe in the knowledge that there wo

bbc news. a warning now that some viewers may find our next story upsetting and offensive. n speaking exclusively to bbc radio 5 live about the clear racism and bullying he saw during mohammed al fayed s ownership of the department store. the bbc has heard from scores of women who say they were sexually assaulted or raped by mohammed al fayed when he owned the knightsbridge store. that followed a documentary in september, which included 20 women s claims about al fayed s behaviour. harrods said they were "utterly appalled" by the abuse allegations, and that harrods is a "very different organisation to the one owned and controlled by al fayed". 5 live�*s clare mcdonnell told us more about this. mohamed al fayed back in 1995, sued vanity fair magazine. they alleged that he was racist. they alleged sexual misconduct. he vehemently denied those allegations and the case was eventually settled out of court. but i've been speaking to a former security guard at harrods, a man we are calling henry, and he says this. he told me this over the course of two interviews that mohammed al—f

david sillito, bbc news, bradford. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello.e us a few issues here and there. certainly much colder for all, but a bit more sunshine through today and tomorrow. frost and ice will be the main risk through the night and into the morning rush hour, but potentialfor some disruptive snowfall this weekend, as i'll show you shortly. now, the reason for the change is that we've now got air flooding down from the north all the way from the arctic. the blue colours indicating that colder air in place for all of us this afternoon. many, dry and sunny. a few sleet and snow flurries in northern ireland, a covering of snow, maybe, in the north york moors and further snow showers in the north of scotland. but as i said, for most, dry but much colder than we've been used to. 1—5 celsius on the thermometers, it's going 15

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. i'm joined live nowwillis from near the blaze in pacific palisades. david, tell us what you've been seeing today, we can still see fires blazing behind you. 0fficials officials have been hoping that they could get some sort of handle on these massive fires. tonight given that the weather forecast was better than it was forecast was better than it was for last night. butjust after six o'clock in here, it's totally dark and the winds are already whipping up. what they are doing is carrying embers from this massive pacific palisades fire and carrying them to try brush which unites other fires. them to try brush which unites otherfires. you can seejust behind me, to give you some idea of how volatile the situation is here, just that 50 or 20 minutes ago, before we came on air, there was a fire here whatsoever but suddenly, it sprung up and now, they are having to be deployed to put this one out as well. one of a number of fires throughout this region and fire officials have conceded that they are overwhelmed

bbc news throughout the coming hours. 5m? here on bbc news throughout the coming hem-— now on bbc news... world questions: south africa.rom cape town, south africa, this is world questions from the bbc world service. a country rich in potential, weighed down by history, south africa faces mighty challenges. can its new coalition rise to the occasion? welcome to the homecoming centre in district six, just round the corner from city hall, where nelson mandela made his famous speech after decades as a political prisoner. "our march to freedom," he said, "is irreversible." 30 years after democracy was established and the rainbow nation proclaimed, the golden glow of those times seems distant. this is the largest economy in africa — a country rich in minerals and metals. huge strides have been made. a peaceful transition followed when the african national congress lost its majority for the first time this year. but the country is deeply unequal. crime is rampant. six out of ten young people are without a job. there is no doubting this country's potential, but the scars of division and poverty run deep, whilst crime and corr

airport has now reopened after being closed overnight, but train services are being affected across the north and the west, and how long it will last remains to be seen. sharon barbour, bbc newst's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. i hope you have put your gloves on. it's no whether to be barehanded. what's it like now? we have had some good news in the last half an hour because leeds bradford airport which has been closed or morning has reopened. we saw pictures of the snowplough is trying to clear the runway. that has now happened. however, there is such a build—up of people, particularly in the departure lounge, that they are going to have to manage which flights take off when and how they get in through the security. so disruption continues. there is also knock—on disruption at manchester airport and also liverpool airport. the advice from the airlines is to check before you travel. however, there to book another one and i'm waiting for a driver to appear. manchester airport has now reopened after being closed overnight, but train services are being affected across the north and the west, and how long it will last rema

bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news now.welcomed a decision by prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resume indirect ceasefire talks with hamas in doha. hamas said discussions would focus on a complete end to hostilities. so far, israel has rejected any deal that guarantees a permanent end to the conflict before its war aims are achieved. the us has called for a new agreement to achieve the release of the remaining israeli hostages. at least 13 people have been killed in a bus crash in colombia. it was travelling to a popular tourist area near the border with ecuador. 28 people were also injured in the crash. police say they're investigating whether a mechanical problem caused the bus to veer off the highway. dozens of soldiers from guatemala and el salvador have arrived in haiti to restore security and combat armed gangs. haiti has experienced a rise in violence, despite the presence of a un—backed international force. the soldiers willjoin the mission led by kenya, which sent nearly 400 police officers last year. since the

announcer: and now, "bbc news" c news.ople are killed after a vehicle drives into a large crowd in new orleans. the suspect has been named as 42-year-old shamsud din jabbar. the fbi says an i.s. flag was found in the vehicle. >> we are aggressively running down every lead. >> the fbi has confirmed that police officers shot and killed the suspect. he was a u.s. army veteran. local media reports that the sugar bowl college football game has been postponed following the attack. that has been confirmed in a news conference in the last few minutes. ♪ hello. i'm annita mcveigh. the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new year's revelers in new orleans did not carry out the attack alone, the fbi has said. a flag of the group calling itself islamic state was found in a pickup truck which the suspect drove into a crowd of people. the fbi confirmed the suspect, named as 42-year-old shamsud din jabbar, was a u.s. military veteran. he was shot dead at the scene after exchanging fire with police officers. 10 people were killed a

announcement of a deal and if there is any significant movement will bring it to you live here in bbc news, but for nowding some welcome relief to the under pressure chancellor rachel reeves. the headline figure fell to 2.5% from 2.6% in november. but the number is still above the bank of england's target of 2%. the uk's chief secretary to the treasury darrenjones told the bbc the economy is on the right track, but that more needs to be done. i think the plan for change is working and the fact that inflation is coming down is a sign for that. it's good that inflation is broadly stable around the 2% target, it's good that it's starting to come down. there's no denying the fact that many people at home are still struggling with a cost of living and we know we have got more work to do to help them get more pounds in their pockets at the end of each month, but also to make sure we maintain the stable approach to the economy in the years ahead. police in south africa say at least 60 bodies have been recovered from a disused mine south ofjohannesburg. the stilfontein mine has been under siege since august, w

bbc news. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to india nowave been protesting for weeks, alleging irregularities in the recently—held state civil service examinations. they allege that the exam paper was leaked. some of the results have now been made void and there's now an investigation under way. governmentjobs in india are highly coveted, and many see it as a way out of poverty. archana shukla has the story. millions grind in an endless hustle. for their only chance at a stable future. giving countless exams for a coveted governmentjob. the stakes are high but the examination system is broken. translation: we study so hard but fail because exam _ papers are leaked. their dreams crushed each time by fraud when the question papers are leaked for money amid fierce competition for limited jobs. this is an area where thousands of students come from north india to study. they live in small rooms, study in cramped classes but they are very focused on cracking exams. they either want to get into the police force, indian railways, get a job in the

you're live with bbc news. more now on our top story. following the car attack in new orleans by an isis supporter that killed 1a people. the fbi now says that the 42—year—old army veteran had acted alone. for more analysis, i spoke to former fbi special agent pat mcgonigle, who specialised in terror attacks. pat, the fbi is now saying they believe that the suspect acted alone. its length was how they are able to rule out co—conspirators. are able to rule out co-conspirators. are able to rule out co-consirators. , ., co-conspirators. -- explained to us how — co-conspirators. -- explained to us how. it _ co-conspirators. -- explained to us how. it has _ co-conspirators. -- explained to us how. it has been - co-conspirators. -- explained to us how. it has been a - co-conspirators. -- explained| to us how. it has been a pretty incredible investigation so far. i have to commend all the agents and analyst working on it. they've been working around the clock, it is all hands on deck, and they've been able to isolate that it was just one individ

bbc news. to venezuela now, where president nicolas maduro will be sworn in for contested, third term later afterjulye opposition says its leader maria corina machado was briefly detained after addressing protesters who opposed the inauguration, a claim the government described as false. mr maduro begins his third term with a slightly better economic picture. in february, venezuela finally said goodbye to the rampant hyperinflation that had seen price rises peak at more than 400,000% a year in 2019. now annual inflation is more manageable, but still high at about 50%. let's speak now to andres abadia, chief latam economist at pantheon macroeconomics. let's turn —— let's talk about the turnaround on the economic front. what has led to the improvement in the venezuelan economy? improvement in the venezuelan econom ? , improvement in the venezuelan economy?— economy? many factors. one is that the use — economy? many factors. one is that the use of _ economy? many factors. one is that the use of basically - economy? many factors. one is that the use of basically from . that the use of basically from the

bbc news. that is a programme for now. thank you for watching bbc news, stay with us. hello. that rain clearing away, we've been ushering in some colder air. so frost and ice to start thursday morning, and then a day of sunny spells and some wintry showers. the satellite picture clearly shows the band of cloud that brought the heavy rain on new year's day, but then a clearance — those clear skies pushing down from the north. also a speckling of shower clouds and this cold air digging southwards. so a widespread frost and some ice to start thursday morning. could be some slippery surfaces for the journey back to work. many places through the day, though, will see lots of blue sky and sunshine, but some wintry showers running down this east coast. some for wales, northern ireland, the odd shower for south—west england and frequent snow showers in the north of scotland — further accumulations of snow are possible here. windy up towards the north and the east. a cold day — i think there will be parts of scotland and the north of england that may not get above freezing all day lon

tom bateman, bbc news, new orleans. tom joins us now.aying this investigation is still in its very early stages but they have definitely changed what they thought happened from what they were saying yesterday? the? happened from what they were saying esterda ? , . ~ ., ,., yesterday? they have. we heard both from the authorities _ yesterday? they have. we heard both from the authorities law _ yesterday? they have. we heard both from the authorities law enforcement| from the authorities law enforcement and the attorney general for louisiana yesterday saying they believed with some certainty that there were accomplices involved and connected to jabbar. what we have now learnt is it seems that there was one particular piece of footage which they had interpreted as being other people planting explosive devices but they now think there is an innocent expiration for, they have stood down that as a potential piece of evidence. we are now hearing from them, as you heard, in the last hour that they believe he acted alone, they are not looking for

new year. it is 10:30am. i will have a full bulletin at 11am. i will have a full bulletin at 11am. now on bbcing, then the princess of wales diagnosed with cancer. this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. good man, this one. prince william called it the hardest year of his life, supporting his wife and family while flying the flag for britain abroad, honouring the fallen on the beaches of normandy 80 years on from d—day. and harry, the party prince, back in the uk. last christmas, there was nothing to suggest that 2024 would be a royal year dominated by illness. but three weeks later, first, a palace statement that the princess of wales had had planned abdominal surgery the previous day, and the following hour it was announced the king was to undergo a procedure for an enlarged prostate. by the time the king left hospital after a three—night stay... how are you feeling? ..health groups were reporting a significant increase in men getting their own prostates checked. the kin

now. thank you for being with us on bbc news.looking at devastating images of your beloved restaurant. at what point did you realize you were going to have to abandon the restaurant, which has served the local community for so long? >> when the fire fighters appeared, our crew stayed right up until the fire fighters appeared. they said you need to go now, and they left and within hours it was gone. my husband and i were at home, watching the fire because we were evacuated from topanga. >> and the restaurant, have you seen anything like this? we've heard from the fire fighters, just what an awful combined set of circumstances this is. >> no. we had a picture yes to -- next to where you would check out and pay for your food, a picture of a fire that came right up to the back in the 1990's and we had stayed open and fed the fire fighters and the crews and they saved the restaurant that time. this time, this fire is unprecedented in our experience. the wind is so high. it doesn't appear to be any way that this fire could be fought. f

now on bbc news, my infertilityjourney. our first picture together. our first holiday. the wedding. the first trip to my country, ecuador. the mountain we had dreamed of climbing. my husband seb and i imagine what our family portrait would be like, though we didn't think how much that path would cost us. that is why i took my camera and decided to tell the story. seven years ago, we found out that we are infertile. the doctors said it was my hormones, his slow sperm and now my age. so we got on the rollercoaster of in vitro fertilisation. this is our fourth attempt. now my eggs and my husband's sperm are going to meet on a lab plate. against all odds, my baby won't be the result of a passionate night. medical report: 32 eggs, 26 fertilised. in the end, six embryos. of those six, only one healthy to transfer to my uterus. a possible baby? i imagine my belly growing, sharing my body with them, my space, my life, to discover everything again together, us three. to finally complain about the sleepless nights. this is happening to us and one in every six couples, and it is a taboo in man

bbc news. hello, i'm martine croxall. let's return now to the weather situation here in the uk now. amber and yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place for england and wales this weekend, with heavy snow and icy rain forecast. for more on this now, i'm joined by our weather presenter louise lear. it is serious stuff when there is an amberwarning. it is serious stuff when there is an amber warning. it is, the middle tier, so we could go red, it is unlikely at the moment, but amber red, it is unlikely at the moment, butamberwarnings moment, but amber warnings really moment, butamberwarnings really need to be taken serious consideration and they start from six o'clock this evening, so six o'clock this stargazers around the globe were treated to a stunning celestial scene on friday as venus appeared shining brightly above a crescent moon. the planet was visible to the naked eye from the uk to the us, turkey and china. this is bbc news. hello, i'm martine croxall. let's return now to the weather situation here in the uk now. amber and yellow weather warnings for snow and ice

bbc news. i'm joined now byjoaquin beltran, a local los angeles resident who is at the evacuation shelter in pasadenang to us today, we appreciate your time. tell me how you have been affected and what is your experience with these fires been like?— experience with these fires been like? . , ., ., been like? last night on x, on television _ been like? last night on x, on television i _ been like? last night on x, on television i saw _ been like? last night on x, on television i saw seniors - been like? last night on x, on television i saw seniors being | television i saw seniors being evacuated from their elder care facility because the fire was about to engulf their centre. so it broke something in me and i came straight throughout abina and distributed respirators because particulate matter is some of the worst that anyone can breathe in and so we really did not have any respirators here, unfortunately. but what is regrettable is that our government is prepared for this level of emergency. so our community had to step up, source the masks and distribute them here, over 1000. source the masks and di