charlotte gallagher, bbc news.at the age of 95. everyone who followed the theatre and cinema has her as a legend in their minds and a lot of people arejust legend in their minds and a lot of people are just saying wow, this is a woman who cared for her husband, didn't want to use his name to further her career yet there is a theatre named after her in scunthorpe where she was born. it is really amazing to see somebody like this who had to go through so much. they mentioned great and courageous determination in the notes saying rest in peace, and yes, indeed, this is what her career has inspired in so many women who came after her. indeed. and you talk about some of her career, for those who have not followed her work as closely, what would you say were some of her highlights? winning the tony awards therefore a taste of honey... many of us were there at the time to see that but it is something that imprinted on so many people's mines who went and saw her and watched her live on stage. she had that magnetic presence

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.british film—maker asif kapadia, is bringing cinema audiences an unsettling look at what the future may bring. tom brook reports. it isa it is a docudrama about relay figures with the imagined dystopian world with the so—called new san francisco of the future. for the film maker it is an attempt to get audiences to confirm what he sees as an impending crisis in the world. something seems to be going on there seems to be this push towards authoritarianism to the destruction of the climate and the planet, technology, surveillance, all of these different things which were happening which i was feeling uncomfortable and nervous about, scared. and somehow all i wanted to do was put it all together in a film where it is not a central character were about one place or one theme or by the actor, i went to to deal with it on a global level.— it on a global level. there is a narrative _ it on a global level. there is a narrative thread _ it on a global level. there is a narrative thread where -

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau. the camp was opened by the nazis in occupied poland in 1940. it started as a concentration and labour camp but was transformed into a notorious extermination camp. more than one million people were murdered there, the majority were jews. the 27th january also marks holocaust memorial day to remember the six million jews killed during the second world war. i've been talking to dov forman, the great—grandson of an auschwitz survivor, lily ebert, who died in october, aged 100. dov and lily used social media to tell her story. he also campaigned against anti—semitism and educates school children about the holocaust. he began by telling me more about his great—grandmother, and what she experienced when she first arrived at auschwitz. she lived an incredible life. she lived an incredible life. she survived but not only survived, she thrived, she had ten grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren. and a great grandchildren. and a great grandchi

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.to rule later on whether to uphold a law banning tiktok in america on grounds of national security unless its chinese owner sells off its american operations to a non—chinese buyer. as it stands, tiktok will be banned on sunday, just a day before president—elect trump's inauguraton. but there are growing indications that the president—elect may give tiktok a reprieve. his incoming national security adviser mike waltz told fox news there's provision in the law to delay the ban for 90 days if it looks like a buyer can be found. elon musk, former us treasury secretary steve mnuchin, and even online personality mr beast have all been named as possible buyers of tiktok�*s us business. many of the 170 million americans who use tiktok are hoping a ban can be averted. the bbc has been hearing from two influencers who have built their careers on the app. i don't think creators�* voices are being heard. i don�*t think creators�* voices are being heard. these businesses are being heard that are g

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.ts of a new—born baby who was found alive in a shopping bag in east london one year ago. the infant, who's since been named elsa, was found in freezing conditions last january. dna tests showed that she is the sister of two other abandoned babies, but police have not yet identified the parents. thousands of homes in north wales are still without water, three days after a pipe burst at a treatment works. welsh water said last night that the pipe had been repaired, but it could take up to 48—hours to fully restore supplies. here's our wales correspondent tomos morgan. queues of cars almost half a mile long at a water bottle station in north wales. for the past two days, residents in conwy have been without one of life's basic needs and forced to go and wait for water. very difficult to cook anything. itjust — you know, we haven't actually — we can't even flush the toilet. you know, it's really hard. around 40,000 homes are still without water, homes of those such as 85—year—old charles g

charlotte gallagher reporting there. and led it for nearly a0 years, bringing an extreme ideology into the mainstream of french politics. always a divisive figure, tonight saw extraordinary scenes of large celebrations in central paris at the news of his death. andrew harding looks back at his career. 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 1970s, 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, and he described the gas chambers and genocide of 6 millionjews as... "un detail de l�*histoire de la guerre mondiale." a detail of history. eve

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.me runs out on their ten—year structural warranties. bellway says it will put right any legitimate build defects as quickly as possible. here�*sjon ironmonger. last summer we reported on a new—build bellway estate in cambridgeshire, with thousands of defects or snags. well, since then, many other homeowners have been in touch, complaining of long—standing structural issues. and on two estates in particular, residents are feeling exposed. the rainwater soaks down the side of the house here. there�*s all the staining from the red roof tiles and it happens on all four corners. since buying this bellway property a year ago, dean carpenter says he is worried about his damp walls, discoloured tiles, patches of moss and in the loft space, all the black mould on the insulation. in the months since, two roofing companies have come to the same conclusion. the roof has been tiled in it wrong from the start. simply put, they say there are too few rows of tiles. the roof needs replacing, it needs r

early stage but we are working at pace to identify and arrest those involved. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallaghern the incident from woolwich. it was one of his first days back after the christmas break, and he's been stabbed to death, possibly on the bus on the way home. police were called to this area around 2:30, and the bus where this boy lost his life is just a few hundred metres from here. and as you can imagine, there's a huge forensic operation going along. lots of people stopping and asking, what on earth has happened here? people in woolwich really upset, really angry, but not very shocked. but not very shocked, they say, about what's happened that another young person has lost their lives on the streets of london. the boy's family have been informed and people in the area are saying, you know, they're worried for their own kids going to and from school and this violence in the city. so a real sense of sadness in woolwich here today. they haven't made any arrests yet. we've heard the police helicopter in the skies above us, and the police officers have been telling us that they've been

my colleague charlotte gallagher has the details on what we know so far.aid there were people acting suspiciously inside of a car. when a female police officer arrived, she walked towards the car, the car then set off, driven at high speed towards her and hit her. she received very, very serious injuries and was taken to hospital and as you say, a 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. greater manchester police had said she has recovered from injuries and is still in hospital and being supported by her fellow police officers and they have said, it was a truly shocking incident. there is no explanation as to why it happened as the way it did in also it underlines the risks that front—line officers take when they go to these kinds of incidents and how quickly they can escalate. they have also said assault on our officers are completely unacceptable, will not be tolerated and in this case the officer suffered incredibly serious injuries. the democratic republic of congo has accused rwanda of "declaring war" by sending troops acros

charlotte gallagher, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's matt.ever know! whether it has been heavy snow or flooding it has been causing disruption but that system is now moving off toward scandinavia but leaves us with cold air for the rest of the week. we could see some the lowest temperatures of the winter yet by night. sharp overnight frost and still risk in places of some snow and ice. also tonight we have got some sleet and snow in northern ireland which will push through parts of wales overnight towards the south—west and some in southern england. so the far north of scotland could wake up to some snow tomorrow. temperature not as low tonight. 0verall more sunshine tomorrow but in scotland we start off with some snow showers in the north which will move south through the day further up northern ireland and north—west england and wales and parts of midlands still some sleet and snow flurries could push on but more of us will be dry. temperatures feeling well below freezing. the wind slowly easing a little as we go through the night and into

charlotte gallagher reports. one of the most spectacular sights in nature. oh, my god!e cornish coast. he's doing his dance! whale watchers have been flocking to the area since the mammal was spotted. dan abbott is one of them. as soon as i hear about a humpback sighting in cornwall, i've pretty much already packed my car and and head down. it's worth all the effort. it's worth freezing your toes off all day long for those few seconds of seeing the animal. but there's something really special about seeing that species here in the uk, and especially in more recent years when there's been much more sightings around the coastline. you're still lucky to see a whale in british waters, but sightings are becoming more common, like here off the coast of east sussex. it's partly down to climate change and warming seas, but also a happier reason. humpback whales are a good news story. most populations — not all — are undergoing recovery after whaling stopped, and most likely there are just more whales out there and there are more whales passing by british coasts. these sightings

my colleague charlotte gallagher has the details on what we know so far.e were people acting suspiciously inside a car when a female police officer arrived, she walked towards the car. the car then set off, was driven at high speed towards her and hit her. she received very, very serious injuries and was taken to hospital. and as you said, this 19—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. greater manchester police have said she is recovering from her injuries. she's obviously still in hospital and she's being supported by her fellow police officers and they said it was a truly shocking incident. there's no explanation as to why it happened as the way it did, and also it underlines the risks that front line officers take when they go to these kinds of incidents and how quickly they can escalate. they've also said assaults on our officers are completely unacceptable, won't be tolerated. and obviously in this case, the officer suffered incredibly serious injuries. un chief antonio guterres has called on rwanda to withdraw its forces fro

that is charlotte gallagher outside court. you earlier of rafah where we have seen throughout the morning, you can see trucks there, aid continuing to enter into the territory. we are of course into the fourth day of the ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. as you can see, people are returning to survey the damage after more than 15 months of conflict. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello. wednesday is going to be quite a quiet day weather—wise, albeit a rather murky one at times. however, by the end of the week, things will be a lot livelier. we have a named storm on the way. storm eowyn, already yellow warnings from the met office, the risk that some places could see gusts of wind of 90mph. but for the time being, certainly no strong winds. in fact, very few isobars on our pressure chart. so very light winds. that has allowed some mist and fog to form, some of that taking a while to clear. but across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales, the south west, through the afternoon we should see sunny spells a

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.t out details of proposed changes to the planning system in england aimed at boosting economic growth. the reforms include streamlining environmental impact assessments for new homes and infrastructure to help developers save time and money. the conservatives have accused ms reeves of driving down growth and business confidence. donald trump says he'll be speaking to sir keir starmer on the phone later today. there's been tension between the labour government and the trump administration after labour sent staff members to campaign for kamala harris in november's presidential election. but speaking to bbc news on air force one, the president said he and sir keir had "a very good relationship" despite having different points of view. the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, is all but certain to secure a seventh term today when belarusians vote in their presidential election. with his fiercest critics and most serious rivals either in prison orforced into exile, the electoral process

with me is our culture reporter charlotte gallagher.ries industry, just a massive man. a, industry, just a massive man. totally visionary, that word sometimes overused but not with david lynch, his style of film making even brought about a catchphrase, but she's beer — very famous for twin peaks, a programme about small term — america, but he was nothing that it seemed, and he left us a real and darker side of human nature and condition, are the things like eraser head in the 19705, blue velvets, and mulholland drive, and so many stars have worked with him over the years and no doubt will be hearing from them very soon to pay tribute, but she really was a creative genius, very dark and gothic, and his films and tv programmes almost left you feeling something, it might be something you are comfortable with but it never left you feeling empty, always something to take home from his creations, and his family said" it is deep regret that he left them, there is a big hole in them, there is a big hole in the world right now" but as he would s

here's charlotte gallagher. they're despised by drivers and a danger to cyclists and pedestrians.e putting people at risk. it says the department for transport hasn't taken responsibility for its role in how roads have deteriorated. fiona jack is one driver who's become used to a bumpy ride. the whole road down here is horrific. she even burst her tyre on one of them. that one there is the one that did my car. and then you've got all these extra ones. and for cyclist becky hamilton, the cost of hitting a pothole was more than financial. it was just like the equivalent of hitting a kerb, smack, and ijust thought, this is it, this is my time. i was heading towards the oncoming car, on my helmet, just towards this onc