he is south asia editor for the bbc world service. for the bbc world service. what is the latest on th( protests 7 so what is the latest on the protests? after an unprecedented evening of violence in part of the indian capital, delhi, life is returning to normal. but still there is tension, and many students from one of the well—known universities are coming up with more details of what happened. thousands of people we re what happened. thousands of people were holding a protest last evening here in delhi against the controversial citizenship law, because people here feel this is discriminatory and people in the north—east of india feel that it would have an impact on their culture and identity. the police here in delhi said some of the protesters, they set fire to buses and vans and also damaged many areas, and they resorted to batten charges and used teargas. but after that happened there are conflicting versions of what happened inside the university —— baton charges. the stu d e nts university —— baton charges. the students deny t

bbc world service europe. emergency crews had started a controlled fire to reduce dry material but they lost control of it. bbc world service english. in the us, hallmark cards has apologised for withdrawing tv adverts featuring same—sex couples on its cable network. it had come under pressure from the conservative group 1 million mums. a little while ago, we were talking with sameer new york about how the board of boeing was meeting to discuss what to do about the 737 max. the plane has been involved in two deadly crashes in recent months with several hundred people losing their lives. it's been grounded since march, and the board has been meeting to consider whether to suspend production permanently holds production, continue with effo rts holds production, continue with efforts to convince the federal authorities to let the plane fly again, well, the story has moved in the last few minutes. here's an update. that's the wall streetjournal reporting. let's just scroll through this to get more details. so, jus

sebastian usher, middle east editor for the bbc world service spoke for the bbc world service, spoke has vowed time and again that he will take back every inch of the country. at one point that seemed unlikely, it seemed simply him, just rhetoric. but it is now true in a sense, he has a 70% of the country under his control, idlib they have been pushing and pushing. people will remember earlier this year there was major concern it would be a government offensive that would cause a new humanitarian catastrophe. that was stopped when russia and turkey brokered a ceasefire which has been in place for several months but has been broken time and time again. what we have seen in the past week is a fully new offensive being launched. this is partly the drive to take back the whole of the country and also a strategic attempt by the syrian government to take full control of the main highway that runs through the country, the m5, which as part of that ceasefire deal was supposed to be made safe, the militias were supposed to have pulled back fighting happening now is going a bit more deep into

the bbc world service middle east editor as the latest.ter: he has found time and again he will take every inch of the country at -- at one point that seemed unlikely, simply him just -- just rhetoric. but now it is true in a sense. he has 70% of the country under his control. idlib may be pushing and pushing. will remember earlier this yea there was major ncern there was going to be a government offensive that would cause a new commensurate catastrophe. a at was stopped when russia and turkey brokered cease-fire. that has been in place for sevenl months, but it has bee broken time and time again. what we see in the last week is a ful new offensive being lunch, and this is a drive to take back the whole of the countren and w back idlib, but it is also a strategic attempt by the syrian government to take full control of the main highway that runs through the country, which, as part of the cease-fire deal, was supposed to have been made safe. the fighting that is happening now is going a bit deeper into idlib around that area. that is the ma

danny aeberhard, europe regional editorfor the bbc world service, explained the significance of the rulingernment. it doesn't happen too often. now, the turkish government we re very often. now, the turkish government were very annoyed at wikipedia because of some of the entries on its site. they suggested the turkish government supported terrorist groups inside syria, groups such as islamic state, that is obviously something the turkish government rejects out of hand. and the turkish telecommunications watchdog used its powers to close or ban websites on the grounds of obscenity or on the grounds of national security to shut it down. wikipedia has now been fighting for 2.5 years to restore access to the sides for the 80 million or so turks who can use it —— sites. in china, pop stars who are young, mostly female and highly trained in singing and dancing are attracting billions of views online. now, inspired by their idol‘s success, children are trying to do just the same. some even spend their weekends training with special agencies to give themselves every chance at a shot of stardom. bu

some koreas ending this edition of bbc world service. —— careers. hello there.by this area of low pressure to the north of us. strong and gusty winds feeding showers across the country. but add into all about some clear skies between them, temperatures will drop low enough for some ice to begin with. the day ahead is actually not looking too bad, lots of dry and sunny weather around but it starts on a cold note. anyway really from north wales, likely to wake up to a coating of snow, too. the cells we have to the start of the day will fade away for many, if you will continue across scotland. dry and sunny weather for a time, central and eastern parts staying sunny throughout. southern and western areas, showers get going again, rain, hail, sleet, snow and the winds will pick up. they aren't as strong as saturday, but the hebrides and south—west could see gales, if not gales develop later in the day. temperatures 9— 10 degrees, tempered by the wind, northern ireland and scotland a bit below the vast majority. so is picking up through the night, we will see a breez

with me is mike sanders, europe regional editor of bbc world service. meeting play out back and multi? there's a lot of opposition, people wrote to the paper saying it was a propaganda exercise in behalf of mr muscat and it was unwise to go ahead but the vatican made it clear that this was a private visit, a visit with his family is, his wife michelle and his children and it had been planned for months, well before mr muscat promised this week that he would resign in january promised this week that he would resign injanuary in the wake of all the scandals and chaos that are going on around the murder of daphne caruana galizia going on around the murder of daphne ca ruana galizia who going on around the murder of daphne caruana galizia who was blown up by a car bomb back in october 2017.“ it is public and are, as any of it working? possibly not. it has to be remembered that malta is very tribal in its politics. there is a very strong support for the labour party which mr muscat heads, he won the election very clearly in 2013 and 2017 and mr schembri, the

some of the other stories from the bbc world service.led by militants in the eastern province of nangarhar. dr nakamura was recently granted honorary afghan citizenship for his aid work. the taliban has denied it's behind the attack. afghan service. more than 100 graves at a jewish cemetery in france have been defaced with nazi swastikas. it happened in the eastern town of westhoffen, near the border with germany. there's been a series of anti—semitic acts in the region in recent months. and one of the most—read strories on our website... 200 police officers in the us will be trained to use a gadget which can ensnare a person by wrapping them in a cord. no, it's not happening in gotham city with batman, but in los angeles where officers will start a trial in january. civil rights activists have raised concerns — with some saying it will be used disproportionately on minorities. the nato meeting in london has also been featuring prominently in the russia media today. here's a clip of some headlines from russia television covering the even

significant achievement in an age where streaming services are increasingly attracting younger viewers. lizo mzimba, bbc news. now on bbc news, our worldush to save the planet gets even more urgent, one town has already cut its carbon emissions by 80%. we have been not waiting for the world to tackle climate change. we want to do it ourselves. ii, in northern finland, is one of the greenest towns in europe. powered by 100% renewable energy. the town's children already play a role in energy—saving ways of living. people still hunt and fish as part of their everyday lives. we have a trap there. we hope they are big pikes, but we will see. but could there be a cost to being europe's greenest town? this is one of europe's most eco—friendly places. this small town of 10,000 people in northern finland has cut co2 emissions by 80%. elsewhere in europe, the average rate of reduction is less than 20%. this woman is leading the green revolution in ii. this is the city with all these fresh ideas for how to really tackle climate change. by 2025, ii wants to be the first town in the world to produce zero waste. a goal embraced by all generations. w

bbc world news, i'm james reynolds. our top stories: the un says parts of idlib province in syria are almost deserted as nearly 250,000 people flee from a government offensive. russia puts into service in to one of the key demands of anti—government protesters. we have a special report on how months of unrest have changed what was once one of latin america's most stable nations. and as new year celebrations fast approach, how parisians are seeing the dangers of drink driving close—up. hello and welcome to bbc news.

service. hugh pym, bbc news, in south wales. now on bbc news, footballer megan rapinoe was one of the stand—out stars of the united states' world 2019. she's also been an outspoken voice on equal pay, lgbt rights and politics. in this special bbc interview she talks tojo currie about the issues facing the women's game on and off the pitch and her role in that stunning world cup win. it is our responsibility to make this world a better place. this team does an incredible job of taking that on our shoulders, understanding the position that we have on the platform that we have. the usa have won the women's world cup for a fourth time. they secured back—to—back titles after overpowering the netherlands. and the usa have been champions in every sense with megan rapinoe winning the golden boot and the golden ball award for the tournament's best player. if we really want to have meaningful change, what i think is most inspiring would be if everybody other than raheem sterling and koulibaly, if they were as outraged as racism as they were. it is a few months on from the craziness of the world cup, what has it been like for you post—fra

bbc world news. the latest headlines: the un says parts of idlib province in syria are almost deserted, where nearly 250,000 people have fled from a government offensive. russia puts into serviceia, protests are continuing over the country's new citizenship law, which grants amnesty to illegal migrants from three countries — but only non—muslim ones. since it was passed, more than 20 people have died in clashes. most of them were from the northern state of uttar pradesh. the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports from there. in kanpur, a policeman appears to fire a gun at protesters who were throwing stones. gunfire. in muzaffarnagar, those demonstrating are beaten, even an older man. in meerut, police break cctv cameras mounted on shops in a muslim locality. nearly a week since clashes broke out in the state of uttar pradesh over india's new citizenship law, videos have been emerging that raise serious questions about police behaviour against muslim protesters. shouting. gunshot. 19 have died in the state, all civilians. most had bullet injuries, like mohammed mohsin. his mother says he wasn't part of the protests, but had gone out to buy fodder when he was shot in t

world, has received an mbe for services to charity. he's raised more than £25,000 towards the cost of building a national memorial, honouring his fallen comrades. earlier, bbc no words can express my feelings when i knew that, because it was far from my mind that i was ever going to be recognised for doing a bit of a collection for the blokes who never came back, and that is the only thing that drove me on. and just to recap, the fundraising you have done, and that is the only thing that drove me on. and just to recap, the fundraising you have done, what did you set out to do, and why did you want to do it? i did start out because i wanted to raise at least £22,442, that is a pound for every person that was killed or missing on d—day on gold beach. and i done that up till august last year. but now they're going to have a new... it is a big monument. they're going to have a place there for education, for youngsters to go and have a look and see what d—day was really like. there is a museum there. there is a quiet... you cannot imagine what a wonderful place it will be, and i only hope that i am spared to see it. it will not be completed till about the 3rd of

bbc world news, i'm james reynolds. our top stories: the un says parts of idlib province in syria are almost deserted as nearly 250,000 people flee from a government offensive. russia puts into service strategic missiles it claims can travel 27 times the speed of sound. as chile's president gives in to one of the key demands of anti—government protesters. we have a special report on how months of unrest have changed what was once one of latin america's most stable nations. and as new year celebrations fast approach, how parisians are seeing the dangers of drink driving close—up. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united nations estimates that nearly 250,000 people have fled syria's idlib province in the past three weeks. the government and russian forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels‘ last stronghold. the un says the maarat al—numan region in southern idlib is now almost empty — as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here, but now it looks more like a ghost town. the streets almost empty, the houses deserted. convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it as the pe

bbc newsnight which created headlines all across the world, almost all negative about the duke. in happier news, we do also think princess charlotte and prince george will be making their debut at the christmas service the christmas service tomorrow. making their debut at the christmas service tomorrow. they've never been before. but we think prince william and catherine have decided to take them for the first time. i'm sure that will be a treat for a lot of the well—wishers royals fans who come every year to see the royal family. speaking to people on the estate, they've been told to expect around 6000 people tomorrow. even though it has been this bumpy year for the royalfamily though it has been this bumpy year for the royal family this year with highs and lows, there is still a lot of interest in royal family. yes, the visit to the church always a popular event. thank you so much, charlotte. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn have thanked nhs staff and other public servants who work through the holidays in their christmas messages. the prime minister said the uk stood in solidarity with christians around the world who have faced persecution for their beliefs. mr corbyn said it had been a "difficult"

service kicks in. it's coming up to christmas so that means it's also time for the annual bbc sports personality of the year awards. stars from across the sporting worldht to celebrate a memorable 12 months. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is there for us. quite an impressive shortlist of potential winners of the word sef plus some other awards announced? absolutely. we are here on the red carpet in aberdeen shortly before the show begins on bbc one at 7pm and it is kind of like a competitive sport in its own right every year but the challenge of sports personality i think is trying to differentiate between a number of people whose individual performances are all outstanding in their own right. 0n the shortlist for example we have two world athletics gold medallists in dina asher—smith who broke new ground, katarina johnson—thompson who won her heptathlete on, then you have alun wynjones, a towering leaderfor welsh rugby as they won the six nations grand slam, lewis hamilton, 110w nations grand slam, lewis hamilton, now six times formula 1 world champion only michael schumacher ahead of him. sterling who proved himself one of the best footballers i