hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.s president donald trump is sending 1,500 troops to the mexican border to boost security as he moves to crack down on illegal immigration. the news came after mr trump gave his first television interview since re—entering the white house. 0ur north america correspondent merlyn thomas has the details. mr president. thank you. welcome back. thank you very much. donald trump began his interview with fox news speaking about his favourite topic — immigration. this was a gross miscarriage of common sense to allow people to come in. this is notjust south america. this isn't, you know... we talk venezuela. that's a big abuser. but these are countries from, these are... iran, syria. countries that you don't even think of. the congo has emptied their prisons out into the united states. for him, it was an opportunity to repeat many of the unverified claims he's made before. it follows an announcement that the pentagon is deploying more than 1,500 troops to the us—mexico border to beef up resource

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.ice in south africa say at least 60 bodies have been recovered from an abandoned mine south ofjohannesburg. the stilfontein mine has been under siege since august, with the authorities cutting off food and water supplies to force people to the surface as part of a wider crackdown on illegal mining. more than a hundred people have been rescued, many of whom were then arrested. let's speak to mayeni jones who's in our johannesburg bureau. you have been to the site of this operation around the mine. what did you witness there? we went what did you witness there? - went down to stilfontein yesterday to see how the rescue operation was going. the authorities there, yesterday was the longest working day they had. they started on monday and were working until 10pm last night recovering bodies and survivors. we witnessed some pretty emaciated miners pretty soon after they were pulled out of the mine, some to walk walk on their own, many supported by members of emergency services who got them i

and i'm catherine byaruhanga in london. in other news...arning covering northern ireland and parts of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100mph and a �*danger to life'. president trump sends 1,500 troops to the us—mexico

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. let's return to our top story.raine's critical infrastructure has been hit in a �*massive�* russian attack, that's according to officials in the city of lviv. the extent of the russian attack in ukraine is still not completely clear. there are no reports of casualties at the moment. but ukraine has imposed emergency power cuts in six regions in response. it comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is due to visit warsaw — according to the polish prime minister's office. in a statement on social media, president zelensky said russia targeted ukraine's gas infrastructure and other energy facilities and that ukrainian air defence downed at least 30 out of more than a0 russian missiles launched in the attacks. earlier we heard from our eastern european correspondent, sarah rainsford. she brought us up—to—date with what she knows. the full picture are still emerging but wejust the full picture are still emerging but we just heard from president zelensky radio social media and talking about what he described as a

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.p to forty centimetres of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures overnight fell as low as minus 11 celsius. after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airports have now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. danny savage reports from scotch corner. at the extremes of today's weather, conditions were atrocious. blizzards created drifts here in north yorkshire

catherine byaruhanga reports.ading from the hunt family home on the day of the murders. he is carrying a large object before entering a car. this morning kyle clifford pleaded guilty to carrying two offensive weapons. a knife and a crossbow. he also pleaded guilty to murdering 61—year—old carol hunt, a mother and wife to racing commentatorjohn hunt. their daughters, 28—year—old hannah, a beautician, and 25—year—old louise, who ran a dog grooming business and was an ex—girlfriend to kyle clifford. a family and community left in shock. the women were remembered at vigils and a church service shortly after they were murdered. leigh was an old friend of carol. lovely girl. sweet, kind girl. always thought about her family. very family orientated. i just feel for their eldest daughter. and john. ijust can't imagine what it would be like. the nicest, kindest, sweetest person. a beautiful person. at the time, john hunt and the couple's daughter amy said the devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words. the ho

our weather presenter matt taylor, explained to my colleague catherine byaruhanga where the red warnings all they cover the whole of northern ireland and a good part of scotland. qdd northern ireland and a good part of scotland.— northern ireland and a good part of scotland. add onto that the whole _ part of scotland. add onto that the whole of _ part of scotland. add onto that the whole of the _ part of scotland. add onto that the whole of the republic - part of scotland. add onto that the whole of the republic of i the whole of the republic of ireland under a red warning issued in the republic for similar conditions including also the isle of man. winds gusting to 80 or 90 mph but we could see some spots, particularly on the north coast of northern ireland and down through argyll and bute and the ayrshire coast we could hit 100 mph at times. some of this will be hit during the crucial rush—hour periods. where is the storm right now? it is in its development phase. we can see new york there and glasgow. it is this mass is cloud which is driven by a strong jet stream. that has been fired

hello and welcome, i'm catherine byaruhanga.e night, the israeli cabinet has given final approval to the ceasefire and hostage deal with hamas. it's the first phase of a deal which, if implemented in full, will end the 15—month war in gaza. their meeting lasted more than six hours, with some ministers who threatened to resign arguing the agreement "rewards hamas". the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday. in return, israel says it will release 737 palestinian

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.ow let's focus on the top business stories — for that, it's over to tadhg enright. thank you very much. the newly returned us president donald trump has been speaking to the world economic forum in davos. in a virtual address, he warned fellow leaders that international companies must manufacture in america orface tariffs. it was a wide ranging speech he also promised to cut the us corporate tax rate to 15% for those that do "make in america". he criticised the european union, saying its tariffs are too high. and he urged the oil producing cartel 0pec to "bring down the cost of oil". pete earle is from the american institute for economic research — he told me he believes many countries will be unfazed by trump's latest threats. well, the kinds of things that mr trump is trying to get other nations to do — first of all, they take a very long time. manufacturing is not the kind of thing that would pop up overnight — it would take years for many nations to change those arrangements. but e

and i'm catherine byaruhanga in london. in other news... the met office has issued a red weather warning covering northern ireland and parts of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100mph, and a �*danger to life'. president trump sends 1,500 troops to the us—mexico border, in a move — he says — to crack down on illegal immigration. and the wait is nearly over. we look at some of the frontrunners of this year's oscar nominations. we are here at liverpool crown court for what will be a significant day for all the families whose children were caught up in the attacks in southport injuly of last year. southport in july of last year. and also potentially a difficult day. the judge will shortly head into court and he will hear remarks from the prosecution detailing the events ofjuly 29 last year in southport when the then 17—year—old axel rudakubana 17—year—old axel rudaku ba na entered 17—year—old axel rudakubana entered a taylor swift themed dance class and started indiscriminately attacking the young girls in there, le

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.hat israeli forces have begun withdrawing from the southern city of rafah towards the border with egypt. the israeli army says it has set up medical facilities near gaza to receive the three female israeli hostages hamas is expected to release on sunday. israel says it will not move forward with the deal until their names are confirmed. over the next few weeks, 33 israeli hostages are due to be freed in the first phase. in exchange, israel will release 1,900 palestinian prisoners and detainees. earlier the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, warned his country was ready to go back to war in gaza if negotiations for a second phase of the ceasefire collapse. jonah fisher reports.

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. now, let's focus on the top business stories. for that, it's over to sally bundock. thanks, catherine. we start with president donald trump who later this afternoon will be addressing global leaders at davos, virtually, and many are unsure what to expect. the world economic forum pushes for collaboration, a place where leaders and company bosses come together and try to find middle ground. but president trump is clear his policy is "america first" and has already threatened to raise tariffs for his country's major trading rivals and partners. so what can we expect from him today? martin baccardax, senior editor and chief markets correspondent at the street believes the us president will relish the oppurtunity to take centre stage. this is exactly the stage i think he has been looking forward to since the election because he is involved in a way that is very different to his last appearance in davos in 2020 when he talked about the need for optimism. and you'll remember it was only a few weeks after that that the world was in lockd

and i'm catherine byaruhanga in london. in other news...eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100mph, and a �*danger to life'. president trump sends 1,500 troops to the us—mexico border, in a move — he says — to crack down on illegal immigration.

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter has begun in his native georgia. he died last week at the age of one hundred. former and current secret service agents assigned to the carter protective division transported the former president's remains to the hearse. crowds lined the streets to pay their repects as the motorcade passed through mr carter's hometown of plains and on to his childhood home. and that's when his motorcade arrived in atlanta, where it was received at the carter centre with the "hail to the chief" hymn playing in the background. the casket will remain there until tuesday for the public to pay their respects. the body will then be flown to washington dc, where it will lie in state at the capitol rotunda. former presidentjimmy�*s carter national funeral will be held at the national cathedral onjanuary nine. let's speak to our news correspondent carl nasman, who's at the carter centre in the city of atlanta. carl, in the city of atlanta. this was rea

and i'm catherine byaruhanga in london. in other news... the met office has issued a red weather warning covering northern ireland and parts of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100mph and a �*danger to life'. president trump sends 1,500 troops to the us—mexico border, in a move — he says — to crack down on illegal immigration. and the wait is nearly over. we look at some of the frontrunners of this year's oscar nominations. you join me here at liverpool crown court and after a delayed start to sentencing hear of axel rudakubana, the teenager who pleaded guilty on monday to the murders of three young girls in southport last year is now under way, but there has been some dramatic scenes in court. let's go straight to our uk affairs correspondent. we are also able _ uk affairs correspondent. - are also able to watch on a video link as well. the proceedings were delayed this morning because of the late arrival of axel rudakubana and there is some suggestion that he might have been medically treated this morning, but

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.he met office says large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warnings in england and wales, predicting some areas could see up to a0 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. my colleague nicky schiller is in the city of leeds. tell us what is expected where you are. leads is in the middle of one of the areas that has the amber warning. the amber warning here is for snow but it doesn't come into force until nine o'clock this evening. there is no snow here at the moment, temperatures are dropping. the amber warning for this area covers a large part of west yorkshire and further up of west yorkshire and further up you can go up to northumberland, you can go across to carlisle and cumbria near the scottish borders and that whole pennines area. all that whole pennines area. al

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. an amber weather warning for snow and ice across much of england and wales has just come into force and another amber alert is due within hours. it comes amid warnings of freezing rain and forecasts of snow. some areas including the pennines could see up to a0 centimetres of snow, as temperatures drop to as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. and in ireland, the government's national emergency co—ordination group has been meeting to prepare for severe weather forecast across the country. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. let's go live to our correspondent phil mackie, who is in malvern in worcestershire. just tell us what is the situation where you are and what is expected? we situation where you are and what is expected?— what is expected? we are expecting _ what is expected? we are expecting some _ what is e

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. with just 1.5 hours to go before a ceasefire in gaza is due to come into effect, it is being reported that israeli forces have begun withdrawing from the southern city of rafah towards the border with egypt. the israeli army says it has set up medical facilities near gaza to receive the three female israeli hostages hamas is expected to release on sunday. israel says it will not move forward with the deal until their names are confirmed. over the next few weeks, 33 israeli hostages are due to be freed in the first phase. in exchange, israel will release 1,900 palestinian prisoners and detainees. earlier the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, warned his country was ready to go back to war in gaza if negotiations for a second phase of the ceasefire collapse. jonah fisher reports. after 15 months of war and destruction, this morning gaza should fall silent as the ceasefire comes into force. people who have suffered so much are now making plans, daring to hope. much are now makin

hello and welcome, i'm catherine byaruhanga.fter hours of discussion that continued late into the night, the israeli cabinet has given final approval to the ceasefire and hostage deal with hamas. it's the first phase of a deal which, if implemented in full, will end the 15—month war in gaza. their meeting lasted more than six hours, with some ministers who threatened to resign arguing the agreement "rewards hamas". the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday. in return, israel says it will release 737 palestinian prisoners. they include some detainees as young as 16. hamas will return 33 israeli hostages over six weeks. these pictures are from egypt where trucks are waiting to bring aid into gaza. under the deal israel will allow 600 trucks into gaza every day — that's 12 times more than at the moment. let's speak to said shehata from bbc arabic — he's in cairo. just talk us through the first phase of this agreement. the first phase — phase of this agreement. tue: first phase consists phase of this agreement. tt

i'm catherine byaruhanga.lions have been urged to stay at home as storm eowyn brings potentially life threatening winds to the uk and ireland. the met office has issued a rare red weather warning for northern ireland and the scottish central belt, which means a danger to life. 4.5 million people received an emergency phone alert — many schools and large parts of the transport network will be closed in these areas. and, as you can see from this map, it's a giant storm, and coastal areas could see winds of up to 100mph. 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 covering the rest of the uk. eowyn is also battering ireland which has recorded wind speeds of 114 miles per hour in galway — the strongest since records began. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood begins our coverage this hour. with winds of up to 100 miles an hour, there's only so much with winds of over 100 miles an hour, there's only so much you can do to prep

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. heavy snow and freezing rain is causing widespread disruption across the uk — with amber warnings in place in parts of northern england and the midlands. forecasters say up to forty centimetres of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures overnight fell as low as minus 11 celsius. after earlier closures due to snow and ice, the runways at liverpool, manchester and leeds bradford airports have now reopened — but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. danny savage reports from scotch corner. at the extremes of today's weather, conditions were atrocious. blizzards created drifts here in north yorkshire and roads became impassable. the snowfall had been accurately forecast, and most people decided to stay put and try and make the most of it. pennine areas of northern england seem to be one of the worst affected areas so far today. and from my sort of unofficial measurements here in this part of the yorkshire dales, we've got about 22cm of snow so far, and it's st