rubbish and the riviera — croatia's daily battle to clean up the historic port of dubrovnik.s a day of reckoning for the retail group, steinhoff. the owner of the poundland brand here in the uk, the owner of the poundland brand here in the uk meets with it's creditors, as it future hangs in the balance. i'll be speaking to one of south africa's leading investors, who has funds in the company. that's all to come in the business briefing. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. it was only commissioned twelve days ago, and it cost 3.1 billion pounds to build, but already the uk's biggest and most powerful aircraft carrier has sprung a leak. today we want to know what have you spent a small fortune on over christmas that failed to live up to expectations? get in touch with us — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. president trump has outlined a new national—security strategy focusing on economic stability and identifying russia and china as competitors, challenging america's influence and wealth. the president al

and this is what dubrovnik usually looks like, this unesco world heritage site overlooking calm, blueecent star wars movie and the tv series game of thrones. but the transformation from blue to brown is dramatic. 0ne croatian politician has criticised neighbouring countries for the problem, and the authorities describe this as the worst sea pollution here in recent memory. translation: among the debris, we have found five or six specimens of pond turtles. therefore, we can surmise that this has arrived from some albanian or montenegrin rivers. this isn't the first time a huge rubbish patch has washed up here. but the wind direction is due to change, which should speed up the clear—up operation, so this marina can be returned to its former glory. the lead singer of a popular south korean boy band has died after being taken to hospital unconscious. there are reports that kim jong—hyun of the band shinee was found at a rented apartment in seoul, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. police are looking into the possibility that he took his own life. fans have been paying their tribute

and this is what dubrovnik usually looks like.opular filming blue waters. a top tourist spot and popularfilming location, it is featured in the recent star wars movie and the tv series game of thrones, but the transformation from blue to brown is dramatic. one croatian politician is blaming neighbouring countries for the problem. authorities describe this as the worst sea pollution here in recent memory. translation: among the debris we have filed five or six specimens of turtles, therefore we can surmise that this has arrived from some albanian or montenegrin rivers. this isn't the first time a huge rubbish patch has washed up here, but the wind direction is due to change, which should speed up the clear up operation, so this marina can be returned to its former glory. we live in an ageing society, and the latest figures from the office for national statistics underline the scale of the challenge ahead. one in eight people in the uk is projected to live to at least 100. that is around 8.5 million people. so how should we prepare

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate, a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madeira in london. our top stories: protests after president trump's announcement recognising jerusalem as israel's capital. the palestinian militant group hamas calls for a third intifada. the change in us policy will be discussed at an emergency meeting of the united nations security council later. friends and adversaries of the united states have been expressing heir concern. let's take a look at some front pages from

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.he passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. lets remind you of the headlines: the shrill in parliament is taking the final steps towards legalising 93v the final steps towards legalising gay marriage, a vote is expected very soon. “— gay marriage, a vote is expected very soon. —— australian. and our top story: donald trump's decision top story: donald trump's decision to recognise jerusalem top story: donald trump's decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital has been widely criticised around the world, including some of the united states closest allies. let's dig a bit deeper into that story a

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.e landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there have been violent protests after president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital as the un security council prepares its response. late—night negotiations in london in an effort to break the deadlock in brexit negotiations. more now on our top story: eight countries have pressed for an emergency meeting of the un security council — to discuss the issue ofjerusalem. among them — britain and france. former french diplomat and acts the notes —— expert

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: voting has closed in the american state of alabama in an election which could affect republican control of the us senate, and where the party's candidate, roy moore, is accused of preying on teenage girls. the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said the us government is willing to talk to north korea without preconditions. it appears to be a change from previous demands that the north must first disarm. a baby girl born with her heart outside her body has survived

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.g every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: venezuela's three main opposition parties are told they can't field candidates, at next year's presidential election. europe faces up to a big freeze: parts of the continent are struggling to cope with heavy snowfalls — hundreds of flights have been cancelled. the united nations‘ children's agency is urging global tech firms to implement further measures to protect young internet users. as the numbers of child web—users increase, unicef says efforts to secure their data

and this is what dubrovnik usually looks like.heritage -- a unesco world heritage site overlooking, waters. a tourist spot and popular film location, it is featured in the recent "star wars" movie and the tv series "game of thrones." for the transformation -- but the transmission from blue to brown is dramatic. one politician has criticized neighboring countries for the problem. officials described this is the worst sea pollution in memory. >> among the debris can with found pond turtles. we can conclude that this has arrived from albanian are montenegrin rivers. reporter: this is the third time a rubbish catch as washed up here, but the wind direction is due to change, which should speed up the cleanup operation. the marina can return to its former glory. laura: in her first broadcast interview, a former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein has told the bbc how she was warned about his behavior and how she went on to warn other women that he could behave in an inappropriate manner. zelda perkins says that matters esca

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she‘s facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: violent protests across the middle east as the un warns peace efforts are being jeopardised overjerusalem‘s status as israel‘s capital. venezuela‘s leader nicolas maduro says he‘s banning the main will opposition parties from standing in next year‘s presidential election, after they boycotted sunday‘s mayoral vote. much of northern europe is in the grip of blizzard—like conditions, which have brought widespread disruption. with winds gusting at up to 140 kilometres an hour, and temperatures as low as —10 degrees celsius, hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled, train line

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.aid shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: theresa may has been warned the next phase of the brexit talks on trade will be harder than the provisional deal she has secured on the terms of the uk's departure. there have been clashes between palestinians and israeli security forces, during protests against president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. let's get more now on the fires in california. 0n the line is aaron d burgin, staff writer for the coast news group. he

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.le are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's foreign secretary, borisjohnson says he's had frank talks with his iranian counterpart in tehran over the case of a british—iranian woman being held in prison there. as palestinians continue to protest — arab foreign ministers urge the us to abandon its decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. tens of thousands of people have filled the streets of paris for the funeral of the singer johnny hallyday who died on wednesday at the age of 7a. he had a career lasting nearly six decad

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.ls were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. welcome back. i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines this hour: a man with a pipe—bomb strapped to his body has set off an explosion in new york, injuring himself and three passers—by. he is now in police custody. three women who say they were sexually harassed by president trump have called on the us congress to investigate the allegations. a chinese climber has died while performing one of these trademark daredevil skyscraper stunts. he ha

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.anding every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: violent protests across the middle east as the un warns peace efforts are being jeopardised overjerusalem's status as israel's capital. venezuela's leader nicolas maduro says he's banning the main will opposition parties from standing in next year's presidential sunday's mayoral vote. the internet, whether it's social media or shopping online, is a presence in most of our lives and it's dominance among children is becoming more apparent. but new research from unicef is w

the 14th ceasefire of this war and it's in the old city, dubrovnik.itnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. the widow of the former president of the philippines has called on trial in manila, facing seven charges of tax evasion, she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate, a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. welcome back. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm karin giannone in london. our top stories: donald trump reverses decades of us policy and recognises jerusalem as the capital of israel. israel's prime minister announced it has historic but palestinians have off their christmas lights. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times features an artist's impression of a new supersonic aircraft, which aims to be faster than a concorde. the company behi

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.ere landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: uk and eu leaders hail the breakthrough we needed after prime minister theresa may makes an early morning dash to brussels to seal the deal. the us ambassador to the un has denounced the organisation's role in the middle east, describing it as a centre of hostility to israel. in california, six wildfires continue to rage out of control, leaving coastal communities on the pacific ocean, including the city of santa barbara preparing for evacuations. hundreds of buildi

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.es said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: breaking news this owl. —— hour. the british prime minister, theresa may, is expected in brussels shortly after a night of talks to resolve one of the key brexit stumbling blocks — the irish border. 200,000 people have been evacuated as wildfires continue to rage across california. let's stay with that now. 0ur los angeles correspondent james cookjoins us now. james, there is no end to this. no, thatis james, there is no end to this. no, that is

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. welcome back. you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. thanks forjoining us. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories this hour: voting has closed in the american state of alabama in an election which could affect republican control of the us senate, and where the party's candidate, roy moore, is accused of preying on teenage girls. the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said the us government is willing to talk to north korea without preconditions. it appears to be a change f

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.ebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: it looks like there has been a change in us policy on north korea, rex tillerson saying he is ready for talks without preconditions. and our top story — a huge political upset for donald trump as the democrat party wins the alabama senate election. for more on this story i'm joined live from alabama by ginger poynter, a lawyer and doug jones supporter. thank you very much are joining us. iimagine you thank you very much are joining us. i imagine you are celebrating this outcome but it's only a small, sma

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: world leaders are gathering in france today to push forward plans to tackle climate change, agreed in paris 2 years ago. the bad weather has continued for millions of people across europe. heavy snow caused chaos on sunday — and monday — and the rest of the week shows no signs of letting up. republican and democratic contenders running to represent alabama in the us senate have held their final rallies before a special election, the closest race in the state in yea

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.g every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you're watching bbc news. glad you're here with us. the latest headlines: a man with a pipe—bomb strapped to his body has set off an explosion in new york, injuring himself and three passers—by. he's now in custody. three women who say they were sexually harassed by president trump have called on the us congress to investigate the allegations. one of the most destructive wildfires in california's history is heading towards the city of santa barbara. firefighters are battling six fires across the state, with the lar

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.re celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. me this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: voters in alabama are choosing a new senator in an election where the republican party's candidate, roy moore, is accused of preying on teenage girls. us secretary of state rex tillerson tells north korea — "we're ready to talk" — with no preconditions. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. britain's financial times looks at the mega deal between disney and fox that could reshape the media landscape. the company is

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik.e landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate, a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has recognised jerusalem as israel's capital, changing the official us position held for decades. there's been international criticism of the move and an emergency meeting of the un security council is expected to take place on friday to discuss the situation. omar baddar is a middle east analyst and deputy director of the washington—based arab american institute. thanks so much for your time. how do you see a peace process getting back on track? it is

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate, a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. is. to the latest headlines. president trump overturns decades of us policy and formally recognises jerusalem as the capital of israel. the story now because we can go to the correspondent for the washington post, currently talking to us seoul. you agree with many that the us has 110w you agree with many that the us has now lost its credibility as an international broker peace? well, my opinion aside, i think that obviously there are several players in the middle east who are worried. you have even the

rubbish and the riviera — croatia's daily battle to clean up the historic port of dubrovnik.and brand here in the uk meets with it's