challenge since mps rejected an attempt to introduce assisted dying in 2015. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has this exclusive report. my name is noel conway. i have motor neurone disease. it's incurable and terminal.

fergus walsh, bbc news. day's other other news stories: more than 4,000 people have been sleeping rough every night on england's streets. the latest figures show that while london has the highest number of homeless people, more than half of councils in england recorded a rise in rough sleepers, compared to the previous year. northumbria university has apologised and been fined £a00,000 after two people nearly died taking part in a science experiment. the students were accidentally given enough caffeine for 300 cups of coffee, 100 times the intended dose. one of american television's best—loved stars mary tyler moore has died at the age of 80. he's probably sitting out there right now thinking that i'm... boy andi right now thinking that i'm... boy and i don't blame him. look what i did! ooohhhhh... in the 1960s, the mary tyler moore show was among the biggest programmes on us television. she also had some success in films, with an oscar nomination for ordinary people. she'd been seriously ill for two years a

our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. fergus: air pollution and noise, two of the downsides of living near a major road. but a greater likelihood of getting dementia, that is the theory behind a new study. this research shows for pretty much the first time there is a link between living near a busy main road and have increased risk for dementia. it shows that this could be a new risk factor we had not considered before. fergus: a study of 2 million canadians found around 10% of dementia cases in urban areas could be linked to exposure to heavy traffic. the researchers found that living within 50 meters of a major road increased the risk of dementia by 7% to 11%. at 100 meters, the increased risk was 4%. leeds is like any urban center, congested and polluted. keeping the mind active is one of the benefits of this crossword club. so are members worried that city living might be harming them? >> i try to live a healthy lifestyle. i eat very well, i exercise regularly. and yet just by living near a main road, you could suffer

fergus walsh, bbc news, sheffield.an avalanche which destroyed an italian hotel. three puppies survived the avalanche last wednesday. they faced death threats and intimidation for daring to perform, but afghanistan's first all—female orchestra are charting a new destiny for themselves through music. the 35 musicians made their debut at the world economic forum recently in davos and go by the name zohra. but reaching the global stage has often proved an uphill battle. elainejung has their story. the sounds of afghanistan's music coming back to the fore. once silenced under the taliban, it has taken years for afghans to reclaim, and these are the young women at its helm. the all—female orchestra is named zohra, and is largely made up of sitars, violins and hand—drums. zarifa adiba is the first woman conductor. it was really hard for me to tell my family that i want to study music, and i want to start music. so ijust told my mum and dad that i really want to learn music. and my mum is a great supporter of me, and she has

fergus walsh, bbc news. attended the funeral in huddersfield of yassar yaqub, who was shot dead by police on monday on the m62 motorway. the inquest into his death was opened and adjourned today. the independent police complaints commission is continuing to investigate the shooting. danny savage has the latest. hundreds of people came to the funeral of yassar yaqub at a mosque in huddersfield. many didn't know him personally, but were here to support his family. his father, mother and sisters were deeply distressed. 0ne family friend said they still need more detail about what happened to him. as far as the gun culture is concerned and criminal activity is concerned, we strongly condemn that. but the question arises that the way this was carried out, in my opinion it was totally out of order. investigators say they are working swiftly and keeping mr yaqub‘s family up—to—date. but one key question about the shooting was answered today. the police have already said a gun was found in the white audi yassar yaqu

fergus walsh, bbc news, sheffield.but wants to replenish the country's shrinking workforce. an actor has been killed in australia during the making of a music video. the man who has not been named was on set in brisbane when he died. queensland police have begun an investigation to see if it was an accident. and bernie ecclestone has been removed as chief executive of formula one, bringing his a0 year reign in the sport to an end. the move was announced by american company liberty media, which has completed its $8 billion takeover of the sport. mr ecclestone, who is 86, claimed he had been forced out. they faced death threats and intimidation for daring to perform, but afghanistan's first all—female orchestra are charting a new destiny for themselves through music. the 35 musicians made their debut at the world economic forum recently, in davos, and go by the name zohra. but reaching the global stage has often proved an uphill battle. elainejung has their story. the sounds of afghanistan's music coming back to the fore

our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. caitlin, so nice to meet you.the first time. ten—year—old tamika and nine—year—old caitlin have the same newly identified genetic condition, called cdk 13 disorder. there are only 11 known cases in the uk. the girls are so alike, they could be sisters. living so close, we could have easily bumped into each other. do you think we would have gone home with the wrong child? looking at them, it would have been easy, they are so similar. it's quite amazing to finally come across somebody who also has a child so different to anybody else's child and yet, here we are, and they are like twins. they are. to look at them, they are so similar, aren't they? the developmental disorder affects the girls' learning and communication. why do you think you took the wrong child? tamika has good language skills, caitlin has only a few words. it gives me hope as well, seeing tamika talking so much. it definitely gives me hope that caitlyn's speech will form. this is where caitlin and tamika's genetic condition was identified, at the w

fergus walsh, bbc news.g of a wall on the mexican border and next he's expected to suspend the issuing visas to several, predominantly muslim, countries. but there's one country that president trump is striving to build close ties with. on tuesday he called the indian prime minister, narendra modi. it follows a campaign in which he strived to garner support from america's hindu community. we love the hindus. we love india. he may have come under criticism for his statements on minorities living in the united states but there is one group of americans donald trump has cosied up to. back in october, donald trump addressed the republican hindu coalition. the man who invited him there and donated nearly $1 million to his campaign was shalli kumar. he is gonig to introduce a government or a running government that is by the people, for the people, of the people and not some special interest groups which benefit only certain groups. despite being an immigrant to the united states himself, mr kumar is comfortable w

fergus walsh, bbc news.ll have to hand back one of his nine olympic gold medals after one of his team—mates in the 4x100 metres relay at the beijing games, nesta carter, tested positive for a banned substance when samples were re—analysed. the gold medal was one of those which made up bolt‘s famous triple—triple, as katie gornall tells us. in a sport measured in fractions of a second, this was an astonishing feat of longevity. commentator: the triple-triple! he's done it. usain bolt‘s nine fold medals, at three different 0lympics, was unprecedented. now, through no fault of his own, that history has been tarnished. the reason lies with this man, nesta carter, bolt‘s team—mate in the relay at the 2008 beijing 0lympics. his start propelled jamaica both to gold and to a world record. but last year, carter's sample from these games was retested and today he was found guilty of doping. under the ioc rules, the whole team is now disqualified. it's an outcome that bolt has feared for some time. i asked him about it

our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story.des of living near a major road. but a greater likelihood of getting dementia? well, that is the theory behind a new study. this research shows, for pretty much the first time, there is a link between living near a busy main road, we are talking like a busy a wrote or dual carriageway, and having an increased risk of dementia. i think it shows that it could be a new risk factor we have not considered before. study of 2 million canadians found about 10% of dementia cases in urban areas could be linked to exposure to heavy traffic. researchers found living within 50 metres of a major road increased the risk of dementia by 7% — 11%. road increased the risk of dementia by 7% -11%. at road increased the risk of dementia by 7% - 11%. at 100 road increased the risk of dementia by 7% — 11%. at 100 metres, the increased risk was 11%. leeds is like any urban centre, congested and polluted. keeping the mind active is one of the benefits of this crossword club. so, are members worried that city li

fergus walsh, bbc news, sheffield.bly is michelle o'neill. she will take the party into an election for the assembly in early march — an election in effect forced by the resignation of martin mcguinness a fortnight ago. fog has led to high air pollution levels in some parts of the uk today. it caused flight cancellations and delays with pockets of high pollution in the south—east of england and some urban areas in the midlands and in parts of northern ireland. this coming friday, holocaust memorial day, will see the general british release of the film denial. it tells the story of a court case in the year 2000, involving an american author who'd accused a british historian of being a holocaust denier. the film, which premiered tonight in london, is being released at a time when thejewish community in britain is reporting a rise in the number of anti—semitic incidents. our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, considers the debate around the film. his report does contain some offensive images. professor, i am

fergus walsh, bbc news.to dress codes at work aren't being enforced properly — according to a group of mps. the report was commissioned after a receptionist was sent home for not wearing high—heeled shoes. when mps began to investigate, they were inundated with complaints from women with similar experiences. emma simpson reports. meet nicola thorpe. she was told to wear high heels on herfirst day temping at a city firm. scarlet harris is the women's equality officer at the tuc. melanie bramwell runs a recruitment agency. i caught up with them to hear about dress code discrimination and how nicola refused to toe the line. when i realised that they were insisting that all women wore high heels to portray their desired image, it made me realise that, actually, my employer didn't want me to just look smart and professional, they wanted me to look attractive and i didn't want to be seen as attractive in the workplace. ijust wanted to do myjob. so, scarlet, how widespread is the issue? the committee found lots and

fergus walsh, bbc news.n in our homes. smart household appliances are the big draw at this year's technology show in las vegas. rory cellan—jones is there. this giant show is notjust giant show is not just about the distant future. most of the products are likely to be in shops within the coming months. 0ver are likely to be in shops within the coming months. over the 50 years that the show has been taking place, everything from the compact disc right through to four k tv has been here first. this year it is all about artificial intelligence coming into more and more products. from 110w into more and more products. from now on, just about every device that you own is likely to be a smart device. in a penthouse suite at a ritzy las vegas hotel, smart home exhibits are on show. there's a smart speaker for children where each toy is a playlist. # everybody is kung fu fighting...# alexa, trigger lock. a voice—activated door lock. alexa, what's the weather like in las vegas? and here's another giant step towards

challenge since mps rejected an attempt to introduce assisted dying in 2015. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walshhis exclusive report. my name is noel conway. i have motor neurone disease. it's incurable and terminal. i fear very soon i shall be entombed in my own body, and the thought of that fills me with absolute horror. got you lunch, love. beans on toast, as requested. day by day, noel conway is gradually losing all strength in his body. increasingly, he relies on his wife, carol. he is too weak to take his own life, so when his condition gets worse, he wants a doctor to be allowed to give him a lethal dose. it's my body. i have a right to die. i have a right to determine how i should die. and more importantly, when i should die. and i want to do so when i have a degree of dignity remaining to me. noel often relies on a ventilator to help him breathe. he is registered with the swiss suicide group dignitas, but will soon be unable to travel, so he is challenging the law here. our current law condemns people like me to unimaginable suffering. i mean, i don't have acute pain. i'm just heading,

fergus walsh reports on the pioneering surgery without couples that has queue with this man's tremorsi am in antarctica following a team of scientists setting up remote cameras in penguin colonies. and a year in the life of the penguin caught on camera. wejoin the life of the penguin caught on camera. we join scientists the life of the penguin caught on camera. wejoin scientists in the life of the penguin caught on camera. we join scientists in the antarctic as they track how the birds are adapting to climate change. america is in the grip of a heroine and pain killer epidemic. thousands are dying from drug overdoses thousands are dying from drug ove rd oses every thousands are dying from drug overdoses every year compared to car crashes. the victims are young, white and middle—class people mostly. they have been hooked on the deadly drugs. over the past year, we have followed a number of addicts as they tried to kick the habit. you may find some of the scenes in their report difficult to watch. a darkness has descended across america. a 40-year-old female. not breathing. overdosed. a

our medical correspondent fergus walsh has this exclusive report. my name is noel conway.ase. it is incurable and terminal. i fear very soon i shall be entombed in my own body and the thought of that fills me with absolute horror. got your beans on toast. day—by—day, noel is losing all strength in his body. increasingly he relies on his wife, carole. he is too weak to take his own life, so, when his condition gets worse, he wants a doctor to be allowed to give him a lethal dose. it's my body, i have a right to die. i have a right to determine how i should die. and more importantly, when i should die. and i want to do so. when i have a degree of dignity remaining to me. noel often relies on a ventilator to help him breathe. he is registered with the swiss suicide group, dignitas, but will soon be unable to travel, so he's challenging the law here. our current law condems people like me to unimaginable suffering. i mean, i don't have acute pain. i'mjust heading... really on a slow, slippery slope to hell. noel was a keen walker, climber and skier. his family support his righ

the use of a small mri brain scanner to be used on premature babies, they have been speaking to fergus walshe every day for the last couple of weeks, turn to the last couple of weeks, turn to the gambia in west africa. its long—term leader yahya jammeh finally gave up power at the weekend. now, new president adama barrow‘s team is claiming eleven million dollars are missing. these claims, however, have not been verified. have a look. within the period of two weeks alone, nearly 500 million dalasis were withdrawn by the former president, the government of the former president. within two weeks. nearly 500 million dalasis. that's a lot of money, considering that we spend about 200 million dalasis on required expenditure relating to payment of civil service and so forth. that is a lot of money. i needed some help sifting through this story. earlier i spoke to alastair leithead in the capital banjul — he worked through these claims with me. we just had a statement in the last hour from the president's official spokesman. and he said that they had charged the inspector general of police with goin

our medical correspondent fergus walsh has this exclusive report. my name is noel conway.ncurable and terminal. i fear very soon i shall be entombed in my own body and the thought of that fills me with absolute horror. got your beans on toast. day—by—day, noel is losing all strength in his body. increasingly he relies on his wife, carole. he is too weak to take his own life, so, when his condition gets worse, he wants a doctor to be allowed to give him a lethal dose. it's my body, i have a right—to—die. i have a right to determine how i should die. and more importantly, when i should die. and i want to do so. when i have a degree of dignity remaining to me. noel often relies on a ventilator to help him breathe. he is registered with the swiss suicide group, dignitas, but will soon be unable to travel, so he's challenging the law here. our current law condems people like me to unimaginable suffering. i mean, i don't have acute pain. i'mjust heading... really on a slow, slippery slope to hell. noel was a keen walker, climber and skier. his family support his right—to—die, bu