we speak to charlotte gallagher.harlotte, high expectations, where they met, what do people think? i think does fireworks have perhaps rather spoil things for our sound. we can't speak to charlotte at the moment. we will speak to lorna gordon, she is in edinburgh tonight for the hogmanay celebrations. tell us how it unfolded. what an amazing night. the fireworks at midnight, a mark ronson soundscape, dancing in the street. happy new year, edinburgh! cheering. happy new year, edinburgh! cheering. happy new year, edinburgh! cheering. happy new year! there's fun in the town! where are you from? you have come well—prepared tonight. town! where are you from? you have come well-prepared tonight. yes. well wrapped up. well fired up. come well-prepared tonight. yes. well wrapped up. well fired uplj saw people dancing and singing. well wrapped up. well fired uplj saw people dancing and singingm isa saw people dancing and singingm is a good scottish tradition. we sing and we dance and we drink good scotch whiskey. the couple b

charlotte gallagher reports.st some of the high profile victims of stalking. this kind of harassment usually only makes the headlines when celebrities are involved, but it's frighteningly common. in england and wales, one in five women and one in ten men will experience stalking at some point in their lives. campaigners say victims are usually targeted by an ex—partner or someone they've had contact with. zoe dronfield was subjected to an eight—hour ordeal by a former boyfriend and nearly died. in 2014, i was almost murdered by an ex—partner. i'd ended the relationship and he was starting to stalk me — so i was being harassed, stalked, he was contact me on all sorts of platforms, and this was hundreds of times a day. today, police gain new powers to tackle stalking. they'll be able to apply for court orders which will ban suspects from contacting or approaching their alleged victims while officers are investigating. if suspects breach the order, they could be jailed for up to five years. the organisation which re

charlotte gallagher has more.perstar rihanna and the hollywood actors john cusack and sandra bullock. just some of the high—profile victims of stalking. this kind of harassment usually only makes the headlines when celebrities are involved, but it is frighteningly common. in england and wales, one in five women and one in ten men will experience stalking at some point in their life. in 2014, i was almost murdered by an ex—partner. i had ended the relationship and he was starting to stalk me, so i was being harassed, stalked, he was contacting me on all sorts of platforms. and this was hundreds of times a day. tomorrow, police gain new powers to tackle stalking. they will be able to apply for court orders that will ban a suspect from contacting or approaching their alleged victims while officers are investigating. if suspects breach the order, they could be jailed for up to five years. it is a good step and the fact that they hold a criminal sentence if they are breached is good. the minister for women visiting a h

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.njab is our middle east correspondent — shejoins us now from beirut. we are all talking about the implications of this attack. importantly, implications of this attack. importa ntly, the implications of this attack. importantly, the regional implications, so where are we on that? how far is the one's reach across the region? iran has a strong influence and presence in the region. certainly in iraq, syria and here in lebanon they have lots of allies and they have proxies sheer militia fighters that are taking orders from them, certainly the case with hezbolla here in lebanon. as much as they have much of followers and supporters in the region while mourning the killing of qasem suleimani who was very influential and orchestrated the operations in the regions, but others see this as qasem suleimani and iran responsible for destabilising the region and he is responsible for the death of hundreds, especially inside syria and iraq. there are different views on the killing of qasem suleimani

charlotte gallagher reports. a funeral procession for qasem suleimani in baghdad.espised by many, but a martyr to others. crowds shout, "death to america," and, "america is the enemy of god." 0thers waved flags belonging to militia groups backed by iran. the military commander was killed in a us air strike on thursday in the iraqi capital. suleimani was one of the most powerful men in iran, arguably second only to the supreme leader. he helped prop up the syrian regime, fought the islamic state group and effectively led militia groups in iraq. the iranian president visits suleimani's family, a sign of the general‘s status in the country. he tells them the americans made a mistake, a strategic mistake. they will see that more difficult days are awaiting them. suleimani's body will be taken back to iran for the funeral and days of mourning. officials will want to show the world how much he mattered, it's expected the supreme leader will lead the funeral prayers. he was planning a very major attack and we got him. the man who ordered the air strike, president trump, w

richard ratcliffe, husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, speaking to charlotte gallagher.t trump defends the killing of iran's top military commander qasem soleimani — insisting that washington is not looking for regime change. iran's supreme leader has vowed severe revenge on those responsible for the death of the iranian general. since confirming the attack, the us has stressed that with qassem soleimani dead, american lives are safer. i spoke with professor of middle east studies narges bajoghlie and asked her whether she thinks that is the case. no, whether she thinks that is the case. most definitel' that? no, most definitely not. woah was that? right now, with this action, the united states killed one of run‘s most powerful military figures in the country and that means... along with the deputy of one of iraq's most powerful paramilitary groups in the region so that means that american troops and american personnel in the region will be potential targets. this is a huge symbolic figure, both in iran and around the world and the trump administration will feel that by

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.hief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kabul in afghanistan. what has been the reaction in the wider region? suleimani has been very much a mixed reaction, a polarised region where he was revered by some as you saw in that report, but reviled by others. among his fighters which spanned this region in the militias that he set up in so many countries, there is genuine mourning, mixed with anger and calls for revenge and retaliation stop but in countries where people suffered from the kinds of crackdowns he helped to organise, we have seen scenes of celebration. but i think we have to underline that there was such a sharp intake of breath after this sudden killing of breath after this sudden killing of such a pivotal figure in the region. people everywhere from here in afghanistan to countries across this region and beyond, people are worried, where will the next step ta ke worried, where will the next step take place and will i be made to suffer yet again? thank you very much

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.e east correspondent lina sinjab is following developments in the region from beirut. iran hasa iran has a strong influence and presence in the region. certainly in iraq, syria and lebanon, they have lots of allies and they have militia fighters that are taking orders from them, certainly the case with hezbolla here in lebanon. as much as they have followers and supporters in the region who are mourning the killing of qasem suleimani, who was very influential and orchestrated the operations in the regions, others see this as qasem suleimani and iran responsible for destabilising the region and responsible for the death of hundreds, especially inside syria and iraq. there are different views on the killing of qasem suleimani in the region, there are lots of speculations but a lot of concerns as well. we have had warnings from iran, a commander based in the southern province has hinted that possible targets currently lie within the strait of hormuz. what sort of applications does that ha

richard ratcliffe, husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, speaking to charlotte gallagher.bull ran wild at a new year's festival in peru. it happened in the city of wan—kav—el—eeka. bullfighting and running with bulls are popular in the country, but animal rights groups say they are cruel and inhumane. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. even by the standards of this festival... this scene is pretty chaotic. the bull is let loose in an open field and is allowed to pretty much run wild. this the almost inevitable result, people thrown around like rag dolls. others are gored, lucky that only their clothes had been torn. it is all part of a four—day religious festival held to celebrate the new year. locals call it a much loved tradition. critics insist it is cruel and the animals are clearly distressed. often following an event like this, the bulls are taken away to face a matador and almost certainly an untimely demise. this a controversial some say and upsetting end. a raging bull that rages no more. let's bring you a reminder of the top story now and president trump has said tha

charlotte gallagher reports.have been accused that —— that have accused people of stalking. this is very common. in england, one in five women and one in ten men will experience stalking at some point in their lives. campaigners say vic adams are usually targeted by an ex— partner or someone adams are usually targeted by an ex— partner or someone they have had contact with. so wejohn field was subjected to an eight hour ordeal by a former boyfriend and nearly died. in 2014, i was almost murdered in ex— partner. i had ended the relationship. he was starting to stalk me so i was being harassed, stalked, he was contact me on all sorts of plat forms. and this was hundred times a day. today, please give given new powers to tackle stalking and will be able to apply for court orders which will bank suspects from contacting or approaching their alleged whims while officers are investigating. if suspects breach the order, they could be jailed for up to five yea rs. could be jailed for up to five years. the organisation wh

richard radcliffe, speaking to charlotte gallagher, our correspondent. they closed a one of the second test against south africa on 262—9. we also look ahead to the fa cup third round. can see filed score an upset against sheffield united? we will also be speaking to an olympic gold medallist who returns to the squad after suffering concussion. but now on bbc news, time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is james king. a warm welcome and happy

speaking to charlotte gallagher, our correspondent. now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30 tonight. coming up on bbc news... england disappoint as they closed a one of the second test against south africa on 262—9. we also look ahead to the fa cup third round. can see filed score an upset against sheffield united? we will also be speaking to an olympic gold medallist who returns to the squad after suffering concussion. but now on bbc news, time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is james king. a warm welcome and happy new year, talk us through what we've got. we had scarlett joha nsson talk us through what we've got. we had scarlettjohansson heading to germany in jojo rabbit. had scarlettjohansson heading to germany injojo rabbit. matthew mcconaughey goes to london in phil. and aaron eckhart doesn't really know where he is going in in the line of duty. not to be confused with the tv series! very much not to be confused with the tv series. joj

charlotte gallagher has more. charlotte: around 3 billion people across the world use social media. rge chunk of the global populaon. during elections, social media is as important as television, radio, and newspapers. the platforms have an incredible amount ofbu powermany accuse their owners like mark zuckerberg of failing to stop the spread of fake news and consequently damaging the democratic process. in the last two years than any issue has emerged, deepfakes. it is where a video is many related to make the viewer think a public figure has said something they haven't. this deepf was treated to raise awareness of the problem. >> we need to be more vigilant with what we trust from the internet. >> click bait, spam -- charlotte: how facebook has announced that some of ese fake videos will be removed from its site, but crucially, not all. the comedy says that once that had been edited will beted, but not videos it decides our parity or satire. i controversially, facebook says it will not take down one of the most infamous money related videos -- maniputed videos, but you do see this

. -- charlotte gallagher, bbc news. ja: doctors have been telling us for years that running is od for us. even moderate exercise helps to lower low-pressure and boost the immune sbotem. but what marathons? researchers in the u.k. say that 24 and running your first marathon can take years o the age of your arteries. i spoke to her cardiologist at vanderbilt center.sity medical thank you very much for joining me. what is it scifically about running a marathon that is good for you? >> running a marathon has clear health benefits, and it fits into the medical theme that moving his medication, in the sense that we have a good understanding, a growing understanding that the more we move, the more regularly we exercise, the greater the health pebenefits andfically the greater the cardiovascular benefits. running a marathon 26.2 miles is quite a physicalndertaking. it requires a lot of preparation. but the marathon itself and typically the months of preparation for that event tend to have very positive health benefitsel to the

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.hington and our north america aorrespondent, jane o'brien. in terms of america's reaction, do you get the feeling they feel safe on the streets? there has been at this warning of some sort of reaction from iran. i don't think anybody in america is worried about iran hurting american soil specifically, but did is obviously a great deal of concern about what iran will do next, where and when. the uncertainty is clear, but i don't think americans are walking around thinking that it's going to happen to them imminently. the issue for the administration is protecting its overseas interest, and i think we are seeing that percussion already with the deployment of 3500 trips to the middle east, and a warning to americans in iraq to leave immediately. i think that is where the concern is more directed at american interest, at american personnel are broad, overseas, at american interest, at american personnelare broad, overseas, in the middle east in particular. there was a war of words between