still standing for a little longer, eltonjohn answer.till standing for a little longer, elton john announces answer. still standing for a little longer, eltonjohn announces a final world tour before exiting the stage. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's newsday. glad you could join us. eighta.m. here in it's newsday. glad you could join us. eight a.m. here in singapore, midnight in london and seven p.m. us. eight a.m. here in singapore, midnight in london and seven pm. in michigan where a former doctor for the usa gymnastics team, larry nassar has been sentenced to 175 yea rs nassar has been sentenced to 175 years injailfor sale at nassar has been sentenced to 175 years in jail for sale at a meet sexually molesting teenage athletes. thejudge said that sexually molesting teenage athletes. the judge said that larry remained a danger to young women and did not deserve to work free again. this sentence followed a week of harrowing testimony from over 100 women. the

eltonjohn says he'll quit touring to spend more time with his children. our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 9am here in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in michigan where the former doctor for the usa gymnastics team, larry nassar, has been sentenced to 175 years in jail for sexually molesting teenage athletes. thejudge said nassar remained a danger to young women and did not deserve to walk free again. his sentence follows a week of harrowing testimony from close to 160 women. rajini vaidya nathan reports. the tables have turned, larry. we are here, we have our voices and we are not going anywhere. the amount of physical, mental and emotional trauma this man has forced upon me is immeasurable. over the last seven days, their voices and their stories have become hard to ignore. 156 women say they were sexually abused by this man, larry nassar. i am giving you 175 years, which has 2100 months. i have just signed your death warrant. during the hearing, thejudge invited other women who had been abused to come forwa

eltonjohn used elton john used a eltonjohn used a virtual reality show of previous performances to announceperforming around the world, he has finally decided where is future lies. and it is away from departure land, immigration halls and 180 flights per year. from departure land, immigration halls and 180 flights per yearlj have found a house were we both could live. he wants to spend more time with his family. i've never had that before, i've never had children. it has changed my life, i love them so much and i like being with them and i don't like leaving them behind and wherever i go they say please daddy, don't go. i facetime them now, i said say please daddy, don't go. i facetime them now, isaid ijust announced my last two, they said you will be here. i will be here. this old piano man loves performing and will continue to release records, but he is 70 years old and has clocked up more than 4000 concerts in 75 countries. enough. are just wa nt to in 75 countries. enough. are just want to travel any more. i have been travelling since i was 17 in the back of a van up and down and the m1

eltonjohn says he'll quit touring to spend more time with his children. hello.mer doctor of the usa gymnastics team, larry nassar, has been sentenced to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young female athletes. more than 150 women filed personal statements against him during the seven—day hearing. thejudge said he would die injail, and dismissed his apology to his victims as "insincere". our correspondent, rajini vaidynathan, has been following the court hearing in michigan. the tables have turned, larry. we are here, we have our voices and we are not going anywhere. the amount of physical, mental and emotional trauma this man has forced upon me is immeasurable. over the last seven days, their voices and their stories have become hard to ignore. 156 women say they were sexually abused by this man, larry nassar. i am giving you 175 years, which has 2100 months. i have just signed your death warrant. during the hearing, thejudge invited other women who had been abused to come forward. the response was unprecedented, what started as ten convictions turned int

eltonjohn truck with a lot of dance moves in it.ltonjohn and miley cyrus performing to his 1971 song tiny damper. it everything in the middle. it was quite an art performances. —— tiny dancer. bruno mars was a big surprise. he took the big awards for song of the year, record of the year and of the year. it was still a very diverse lineup of nominees. many people hope it is a trend that continues for many years. the #metoo movement, along with some other social issues, were heavily discussed at the red carpet and during the awards ceremonies. 0n the red carpet, women and men wore white roses in support of victims of abuse, and one of the most powerful moments of the night came when kesha performed and celebrities performed with her. they all stood in support of her. audience members were brought to tears during the performance. it was certainly a very memorable moment. there was a hillary clinton spoofs. what was that? james gordon got together on some of the artists to make a comedy sketch about who would win in the spoken word can

from forbes: eltonjohn's retirement tour likely to gross more than $400 million.l — enrique iglesias sues universal music over streaming royalties the lawsuit claims artists shouldn't be paid for streaming at the same rate they are paid for physical records, which entail higher costs and don't forget — let us know what you are spotting online — use the hashtag #bbbthebriefing. that's it for business briefing this hour — but before we go — here are the markets. the fall in the hang seng is correcting a tiny bit there. the all ordinaries are up as well as the dow jones. did not forget, that three—year low on the american dollar. scientists say smoking just one cigarette a day is much more dangerous than previously thought. the team at university college london said people should give up rather than cut down because of the risk of heart attack and stroke. our health and science correspondent james gallagher reports. smoking is all full full health as it greatly increases the risk of cancer, heart attack and stroke. you may expect cutting down from 22 nearly one as th

and, eltonjohn announces details of his final tour. the yellow brick road tour will last three years. that is all ahead on bbc news, but now bbc news it is time for sports day. —— sportsday. hello there, i am 0llie foster. phil neville says that he is sorry the sexist tweets, and they would defend their recruitment process. that is all in the space of 24 process. that is all in the space of 2a hours. business as usual, though, for roger federer. he has never lost an australian "a vinyl. the semifinal draw is complete in melbourne. and britain's kyle edmund is getting ready for his semifinal tomorrow morning. we will look ahead tomorrow morning. we will look ahead to his match against marin cilic. but, coming up, it is almost that time again. six nations under one roof here today. we will bring you highlights from the official launch. good evening, well this time yesterday evening, the fa announced that they'll level was the new women's head coach on a three and a half year deal. this had he would —— he said he was honoured to take the

and as eltonjohn in 1969, and i thought the time was right to say thank you to all my fa ns right tosir elton couldn't resist a song. and it was an appropriate one 5 let's take a listen. # i'm still standing, betterthan i ever did, looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid. # i'm still standing, after all this time, picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind. # i'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. # i'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. fear not, there are three years more of touring before he stopped doing that. if you want more on that storing dunn story, you can download the bbc news app from your app store, and all of the stories we are covering here. see you in a couple of minutes. hello, thank you forjoining me for our round—up of the world weather. we starred in a very chilly asia, where japan, china and the korean peninsular are all experiencing the hard blast of winter. this is a recent scene from tokyo, meanwhile in china, people taking extreme measures to wrap up from the cold. in some spots to the north of the country, temperatures as low as 54

even a few celebs, including cate blanchett and eltonjohn will be there too.eople who are there are still too many people who a re left there are still too many people who are left out of that recovery and a cts are left out of that recovery and acts of aggression of growth. in fa ct, acts of aggression of growth. in fact, about one fifth of emerging and developing countries, one fifth of emerging and developing countries, saw their per capita income decline in 2017. the scars from the crisis, the low productivity, the ageing population and on and on and future potential growth, all of that will continue to weigh on medium—term prospects. so what's on the agenda? it's a fair question. davos is often criticised as a "talking shop" and "echo chamber". but it is true that amongst the parties and privatejets the event does tackle some big subjects — from global economic prospects, wealth and how new tech could hit wages. this years theme is all about equality — which is not a suprise given the high profile campaigns around gender discrimination. but it's worth bea

eltonjohn says he'll quit touring to spend more time with his children.speech at the world economic forum in switzerland to put more pressure on technology companies like facebook and twitter to tackle extremist material online. she'll be speaking in davos just hours before she sits down with us president donald trump, their first meeting since she criticised him for sharing racist videos tweeted by the far—right group, britain first. the education minister nadhim zahawi has been summoned by the government chief whip to explain his version of events at a men—only charity dinner. mr zahawi attended the presidents club's function at the dorchester hotel, where women employed as hostesses say they were groped. the minister said he felt uncomfortable and left the event early. the charity commission said it is investigating the allegations as a matter of urgency. ajudge in california has barred a mother and father accused of the imprisonment and torture of their 13 sons and daughters from having any contact with them. david and louise turpin appeared in court

president trump, theresa may, sir eltonjohn and the actor cate blanchett are expected to be among theast hour, the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has made a keynote speech highlighting the way digital technology is helping to boost economic growth. 1997, india's gdp wasjust boost economic growth. 1997, india's gdp was just a little more than $400 billion. and now, two decades later, it is about six times that amount. that year, the theme of this forum was building the network society. today, 21 years later, when we see the achievements of technology and the achievements of technology and the digital age, then the subject of 1997, it seems that it is a centuries—old subject. live naoupu sally bundock, who was at the summit in davos, hello to you again, pretty significant, narendra modi being there, the first keynote speech by an indian prime minister in more than two decades to the forum. absolutely, a very significant moment in the sense that he is here today, and he did make the most of it, spoke for quite some time, and you took a clip where he is highlighting the importance

sir eltonjohn is set to make an announcement about his future career at a joint press conference in londono reveal plans for a new venture after his las vegas residency comes to an end in march after six years. media reports in the uk have speculated the 70—year—old will announce his final world tour. sir elton has sold more than 300 million records over his career. time for a look at the weather. tomasz schafernaker is here. what a grey day. dreadful, isn't it? that is today's weather, but i want to show you something a lot of people have been describing on twitter where the weather was fine then all ofa where the weather was fine then all of a sudden there was this almighty burst of heavy rain. i will show you what it looked like. we have a storm currently crossing the country, storm georgina. if you look at this you can see it is almost like the rain has been drawn on with a ruler. that is probably only about three or four miles across, and it is rushing through at around, say, 50 miles an hour, like a car. so when you are standing here, not a drop of rain, then all of a sudden this wal

eltonjohn has sold more than 300 million records over his career.urtesy of the next named storm, storm georgina. severe gales for parts of the uk and very heavy rain, so parts of the uk and very heavy rain, so localised flooding and tricky driving conditions. this is storm georgina in the north, with a cold front passing its way slowly south—east, bringing heavy rain and squally winds behind it. starting to see brighter conditions behind, a mix of sunny spells and showers, but in strong winds continuing in the north with gales. temperatures cooler than they started in some places, a maximum of ten. tonight, that front players to the south east, some showers in the west, some of them falling as snow the hills and feeling colder and last night. a fresh start tomorrow, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. northern scotland and south—east england perhaps escaping the majority, but feeling colder than today, with highs of ten. headlines: the children's hospital great ormond street has said that it will return all previous donations collected from