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

theo leggett, bbc news. now on bbc news: newswatch. how to report on president trump: part two. coming up, he's back in the white house. will the news media learn any lessons from covering donald trump the first time around? i'll be asking one of the bbc�*s washington correspondents how to hold president trump to the same standards of truth and accuracy as other politicians. all eyes were on washington dc on monday for donald trump's second inauguration as us president. the golden age of america begins right now. applause. from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. it's likely to be a challenging and controversial four years for those reporting on president trump, so we asked on social media for some thoughts on how the bbc should do that. karen hardiman replied.

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

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

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

bbc news. welcome back to bbc news. now, to a new guiness world record — for living underwater.panama. to give you an idea of how long he's been down there — when he started, panama owned the panama canal. when he resurfaces today, donald trump thinks he should own it. lots has happened in four months. well, here's what he's been living in. a 26—foot submerged capsule with bed, toilet, tv, internet and an exercise bike. four cameras have been monitoring koch, capturing his day—to—day life and providing proof that he's been underwater the entire time. rudiger koch nowjoins us live from 11 metres under the sea. well come here to the programme. fabulous well come here to the pr

hello, welcome to bbc news now. government will support building a new, third runway at heathrow airport. she insists that the expansion has been blocked for too long and would be at the heart of government plans strict rules on noise, air quality and climate commitments. the announcements come against a backdrop of rising poltical of the economy. critics say rachel reeves's budget battered business confidence big tax rises on employers and gloomy talk about public finances. to new development. and accepted decline. new railway links to cambridge and an ambition to turn the area between a two universities into europe's silicon valley. more controversially, an idea that has been runway at heathrow airport. as our only hub airport, heathrow is in a unique position and we cannot duck their decision any longer. exports and make the uk more open and more connected. she will be battling some of her own mps. a swathe of them here in london don't want to see heathrow expanded and they are sceptical about her reassurances it can be done without sacrificing climate commitments. and disability bene

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, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news now, we start in the middle east where there's stillre deal that's been announced between israel and the palestinians. the agreement is set to take effect on sunday after diplomatic efforts led by qatar

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

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

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

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. nowry week — which has seen the inaugeration of donald trump for his second term — a tsunnami of executive orders — and most recently the declassification jfk assasination files. later today, president trump will be visiting north carolina and california — to see the aftermath of floods and wildfires. let's speak to caitriona perry who's in washington for us now. scientists point to global warming and say we will see more of the extreme weather events whether it is flooding or wildfires, and that is interesting given his position on global warming.— interesting given his position on global warming. on globalwarming. indeed, one ofthe on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first— on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things _ on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things he _ on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things he did - on globalwarming. indeed, one of the first things he did on - of the first things he did on monday was to bring the us out of the paris climate accord

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becomes more challenged by these decisions to impose policies that would raise prices. this is bbc news. nows five years to the day that the uk officially left the european union, brexit. britain outside of the eu, free to form its own trading report outlining the benefits of brexit. on brexit this anniversary. i think it's very simple — they're very sluggish and we're just not seeing the economic dividend. but there's something else as well, which is that there's so this whole idea was that we'd be able to go out so there's clearly a need for a reset politically so this meeting is not your normal sort of european union so it's very specific. and we can talk collectively about european defence and security. all eyes, of course, on america at the moment and those tariffs. actually bring the two together closer together? seen with the case of canada and mexico, this is for domestic security reasons or homeland security reasons. the five, the 5% of gdp spent on military by the us. if the uk don't start to move towards that. and that is a big target. it's huge expenditure and we need to think ab

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. nowterm, a tsunami of executive orders and most recently the declassification ofjfk assassination files. later he heads to california to actually look at the devastation caused by all of those wildfires. let's go back to washington, get back to caitriona perry monitoring all those things. we saw him answering questions earlier and the latest lines from that state he will sign an order, quote, may be getting rid of the us disaster agencies. he has been extremely critical of fema lately. in has been extremely critical of fema lately-— has been extremely critical of fema lately. in relation to the first remarks _ fema lately. in relation to the first remarks but _ fema lately. in relation to the first remarks but he _ fema lately. in relation to the first remarks but he said - first remarks but he said before he travelled to north carolina, already a big difference between donald trump and joe biden and how much donald trump is engaging with the media and giving so many time, his time overfo

this is bbc news. more nowp with europe — the new eu trade chief — who is responsible for post brexit negotiations with the uk — has told the bbc that the eu could consider a pan—european customs area in reset discussions set to start this year. maros sefcovic was referring to the idea which would allow for manufacturers to use parts or ingredients from dozens of countries in tariff—free trade. mr sefcovic was speaking to our economics editor faisal islam in davos, who began by asking the commissioner about how the eu would deal with potential tariffs imposed by the new trump administration. we are ready to work on the offer of cooperation and we hope that this message will be well received in washington, dc. but if the americans were to levy tariffs on the eu, is europe, are you prepared to retaliate? first and foremost, let�*s see what is really happening, so we wouldn�*t really like to go through hypothetical responses right now. it doesn�*t seem very hypothetical, it seems pretty plausible. i mean, yes, thi

this is bbc news. more nowation. on friday evening the president—elect launched his own cryptocurrency — appropriately called trump — using the dollar symbol and it sparked feverish buying that sent its market capitalisation soaring to several billion dollars. meme coins have no economic or transactional value, and are often seen as a means of speculative trading. the total value of this memecoin soared to more than $14 billion over the weekend, before sinking following the launch of a rival coin by his wife melania. her coin had surged to a market cap of $8.5 billion by the evening. marc 0stwald, chief economist & global strategist. joins me now. we knew the trump presidency wouldn't be dull, but who would have thought they would have done this before the inauguration?- done this before the inau:uration? v , . , inauguration? it's capitalising on t

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

ahead of the anniversary on monday of the liberation of auschwitz, the nazi concentration camp, on bbc news now: what happened at auschwitz. on the 27th of january 1945, the soviet red army entered the gates of the nazi regime's most notorious death camp. with the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau, the world witnessed the profound horror of the holocaust. this happened 80 years ago, and you've still got to tell people about it. they had whips, they had guns, and any time you could have been sent to gas chambers. how many members of your family do you think you lost because of the holocaust? i think it must have i been in the hundreds. 80 years since the liberation, we now live in a world of misinformation and denial. if this distortion of our understanding is allowed to take root, we run the risk that history will be rewritten and the true horror of the holocaust forgotten. i want to find out what, for someone like me, not ofjewish heritage and born nearly half a century later, it really means for the world to never forget. singing continues newsreel: war! precisely at dawn | on septemberist, wi

welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.rince harry has settled his long—running legal battle against the publisher of the sun. the duke of sussex and the former labour party deputy leader, lord watson, alleged that journalists at news group newspapers carried out unlawful information gathering into his private life. our correspondent rich preston is outside the high court in central london. this case goes back many years. he had alleged since 1999. mgn still runs the sun newspaper and has always denied any wrongdoing at the sun newspaper. the duke described this as a monumental victory in their settlement. our media and arts correspondent david sillito reports. prince harry's long battle against the press, fuelled by a fury that began with its treatment of his mother, princess diana, has today culminated in what he describes as a monumental victory. i've been asked to read out a statement on behalf of the duke of sussex and lord watson. outside the court, where his trial challenging the publisher of the sun and the news of

hello, welcome to bbc news now.lions of people across the uk and ireland are being urged to stay at home on friday, as a major storm brings with it potentially life—threatening winds. it's been called storm eowyn and, because of its force, a rare red warning is in place in the scottish central belt. northern ireland has also been under the same alert, which is due to end about now. a red warning means a potential danger to life. many schools and large parts of the transport network remain closed in these areas. this map shows how the storm has developed — packing strong winds. in galway on the west coast of ireland, a record—breaking gust of 114 miles an hour has been recorded. an amber weather warning is in place for the rest of scotland, northern england and north wales with separate yellow warnings for wind and rain across the rest of the uk. david wallace lockhart is in glasgow. how is it there at the moment? glasgow is right in the middle of this red warning that is covering the central belt of scotland, and be

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

for now, pa is still allowed to operate and campaign within the law. but for how long? wyre davies, bbc news minister sir keir starmer has announced a public inquiry into the southport killings. he described the knife attack at a taylor swift—themed dance class as "senseless" and "barbaric". let's speak to brendan cox, who works with survivors against terror, which supports families affected by terror offences, and the together coalition whichs works to build community cohesion. welcome to bbc news. i was just looking at some of the comments made by sir keir starmer. one of the things that struck me in his words were saying the blunt truth is that britain now faces a new threat, terrorism has changed. in the past the predominant threat was highly organised groups with clear, political intent, groups like al-anda. so now the prime minister is saying that what we define as terrorism is to change. what is your view on that as someone who works in this field? it that as someone who works in this field?— this field? it is definitely clear the _ this field? it is definitely clear the terrorist - t

fiona irving, bbc news. now the weather with stav. now the weather with helen.bring some really nasty weather. but there is calm in the meantime. and it is the lack of wind that was causing the problem is morning with the stagnant fog. it has lifted now, with hazy sunshine either side of this and the weather front which is giving rain across northern england and north wales and the showers across the north and western eyes. but with the hazy sunshine, temperatures have at least nudged up on those of yesterday. but we have another weather system to contend with before the storm arrives and it is this one off the coast of portugal. the arms of rain are moving northwards tonight. as we go through this evening, we have got the weather front that is currently across northern england sinking southwards, the other one moving up to join it. southwards, the other one moving up tojoin it. perhaps less southwards, the other one moving up to join it. perhaps less fog, southwards, the other one moving up tojoin it. perhaps less fog, but there are still the risk of a touch of

this is bbc news. nowuncements coming from the white house as president trump enjoyed his first official day on the job. we've mentioned the huge investment in al. but what about the other many measures and policy announcements, what will they cost and if the president follows through on his promise of lowering taxes what will this do to america's ballooning national debt which is now over $36 trillion? the us government's long term borrowing costs have risen in recent days on fears about what's ahead. plus the soaring debt and deficit could set up a conflict between those in the trump administration and in congress who want to rein in spending. elon musk who is among those given that task. i asked romina boccia — who is director of budget and entitlement policy at the cato institute — if she sees a collision coming. this week, we're still in the celebratory phase with a slew of executive orders, but there's already murmurs in congress about what to do with the need to raise the debt ceiling before this su

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

this is the world today on bbc news. now — a big fat spoiler warning here.backstabbing, deceit and round tables — series three of bbc one's hit series the traitors comes to an end tonight. host claudia winkleman welcomes a group of strangers to play a murder mystery game in a scottish castle, in the hope of winning up to £120,000. the so—called "faithfuls" work to find and kick out the "traitors" hiding amongst the group. just like versions around the world in the us, australia, and new zealand, it sounds simple, but it's got millions of us gripped. joining me now sarel, actor, presenter, podcast host and creator. and brian davidson, series 2 faithful. i'm gonna be honest, i'm going to tell you honestly, i've never seen a single episode of the traitors. shocking. don't hate me. what have i been missing out on? it hate me. what have i been missing out on?— hate me. what have i been missing out on? it is the best thin to missing out on? it is the best thing to hit — missing out on? it is the best thing to hit tv _ missing out on? it is the best thing to hit tv

now on bbc but also. .. you can tell is now on bbc global— but also... you can tell is now on bbc global newswould | on bbc global news, it would save you a lot of pr money, you can announce it here, we want be based in europe?— can announce it here, we want be based in europe? thanks for the offer but — be based in europe? thanks for the offer but we _ be based in europe? thanks for the offer but we are _ be based in europe? thanks for the offer but we are wrapping i the offer but we are wrapping up the offer but we are wrapping up all the details but back to the point of local manufacturing. polestar is doing really well here, we are strong, we are shown in the uk and this... to strong, we are shown in the uk and this- - -_ strong, we are shown in the uk and this- - -— and this... to be fair, it's not the — and this. .. to be fair, it's not the real— and this... to be fair, it's not the real reason - and this... to be fair, it's not the real reason why l and this... to be fair, it's i not the real reason why you having to manufacture locally in the us and europe, of tariffs put on chinese v

fiona irving, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.king week, but in the meantime, the weather is set to stay fairly quiet for the next couple of days or so. the best of the brightness and the sunshine on monday was again across northern ireland and for much of scotland, with some showers out towards the west, and with those light winds, then there were some areas of mist and fog around again, and that was slow to lift and clear. and it's more of the same again on tuesday. another chilly start. temperatures in low single figures. here's the pressure chart. this weather front draped across central swathes from north wales into northern england, north midlands there, there'll be some showery outbreaks of rain. fog across some parts of england and wales, but that will be slow to lift and clear through the morning. but some brighter skies here. the best of the brightness, again, further north, across the far north of england, scotland, northern ireland, with some showers towards the west. and temperatures will be lower than this, where tha

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

lizo mzimba, bbc news. now*s final of the traitors. we're about to reveal the winners. in a dramatic conclusion, two faithfuls defeated the traitors. project managerjake brown and former soldier leanne quigley won. they split the £94,600 prize money. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. torque no spoiler required for the weather, all about storm eowyn today, bringing widespread disruption to power supplies and transport across northern areas of the uk in particular.— the uk in particular. where is it at the uk in particular. where is it at the moment? _ the uk in particular. where is it at the moment? it— the uk in particular. where is it at the moment? it is— the uk in particular. where is it at the moment? it is close _ the uk in particular. where is it at the moment? it is close to - the uk in particular. where is it at. the moment? it is close to shetland, but the centre of the low pressure, the winds are not that strong, the strongest winds are to the south of the low�*s centre, and that br

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

hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news now.ers are expected to resume their recovery operation shortly in the potomac river when daylight breaks in washington dc. they suspended the search overnight after an american airlines commercialjet crashed with a helicopter near washington national airport on wednesday. these are the live images coming into us now. the conditions were too cold for the divers to operate in. 67 people died in the country's worst air disaster in more than 20 years. a preliminary report will be issued in 30 days. we're also starting to get more details about the victims — they include a filipino police officer, two chinese nationals and two russian figure skating stars. investigators have recovered the flight data recorders, also known as black boxes, from an american airlines jet which collided with a us army helicopter above the potomac river near washington dc. according to two sources cited by the bbc�*s us partner cbs news, there was only one controller managing traffic for helicopters and planes, a jo

tim muffett, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas.r you are today, especially so across northern parts of the uk. various warnings in force, including two red warnings from the met office across parts of northern ireland, central and southern scotland. also red warnings for the isle of man, too. here is this area of low pressure associated with the storm system — it's been deepening rapidly. lots of isobars, particularly on the southern edge of that area of low pressure, so the strongest winds tracking across the republic of ireland, northern ireland, into central and southern scotland — it's here that we've got the red warnings in force. widespread gusts — 80mph, 90mph, we could see 100mph or more. in fact, we've already had a 114mph gust in the republic of ireland. but more widely, away from the red warnings, also amber warnings — they last longer. there could be gusts over the hills and around the coasts of 80mph or 90mph, so severe disruption likely right across the northern half of the uk. for england and wales, after the morning

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

simon browning, bbc news. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin. fixtures on sunday, two of which are under way. tottenham are hosting leicester with both teams in desperate need for three points. spurs are without a league win in six, leicester have lost their seven. it is currently to leicester. -- 2-1. crystal palace are also taking on brentford right now. it is currently goalless in that one. very soon, aston villa take on west ham in a repeat of graham potter's first game in charge, while in the later kick off, ruben amorim takes his manchester united side to face fulham. plenty of interesting games happening across europe on sunday too. earlier in scotland, rangers beat dundee united. they trail celtic by 10 points. in serie a, ac milan's hopes of a top four finish were boosted thanks to a dramatic home win against parma, while city rivals inter can close the gap on napoli at the top to three points with a win at lecce. in spain's la liga, barcelona are looking for a first league win in five matches when they host relegation threatened valenc

hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news now, we start in the middle east where there's stilluncertainty, despite the hostage and ceasefire deal that's been announced between israel and the palestinians. the agreement is set to take effect on sunday after diplomatic efforts led by qatar and egypt with key us input that have taken months. many of the details have yet to be released. gaza's civil defence agency says at least 81 palestinians have been killed since the deal was announced yesterday. israel's cabinet has still to vote on the deal — that's expected to take place later today. hamas says it remains committed to the agreement — despite israeli claims that it has caused a last minute crisis. iran's supreme leader has today hailed palestinian "resistance". let's get more on the ongoing developments and mark lohan is injerusalem. developments and mark lohan is in jerusalem-— in jerusalem. thanks very much indeed. welcome _ in jerusalem. thanks very much indeed. welcome to _ in jerusalem. thanks very much indeed. welcome to hostage i indeed. welcome to hostage square in tel

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

we will of course return to those live pictures from gaza later here on bbc news. we nowin belarus say that aleksandr lukashenko has won the presidential election on sunday. he has been in power since 1994. critics says that mr lukashenko, who is a close ally of russia's vladimir putin, rigged the poll to ensure a huge margin of victory. that was by eitherjoining his opponents orforcing that was by eitherjoining his opponents or forcing them into exile. —— byjailing his opponents. our russia editor steve rosenberg is in the capital minsk and told us more about the election. election officials claim that mr lukashenko secured nearly 87% of the vote. but as we marvel at these astronomical numbers, it's important to keep in mind that he faced no serious challenge or challenger in this election. all mr lukashenko's biggest rivals, his most vocal critics, are either in prison or in political exile. there were other candidates on the ballot, four of them, and i met a couple earlier this week. and one of them actually said to me that he's a supporter of aleksandr lu kashenko. hi

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