fergus walsh has met one of e patients involved in the groundbreaking research. fergus: this 13-year-old never knows whener face will start to bleed. she has a rare disorder which means high-pressure riood in her ar seeps directly into her veins. it causes swelling, faci disfigurement, and life-threatening bleeds from her nose and even her tear ducts. >> it is very scary because you don't really know if it is going to stop, how much blood you are losing, and if it is really bad, i can become very lightheaded and things like that. when these bleeds happen, you just know that it is time f an ambulance. fergus: she has not let her condition hold her back. >> the winner is nikki. fergus: as well as winning "junior ke-off" in 2016, she has interviewed the prime minister. >> what were you like as a teenager? prime minister may: oh gosh. fergus: nikki has had hundreds of appointments at the hos and 30 operations. and is now part of groundbreaking research which is led by her consultant. the team at ucl's institute of child health sequenced the dna fo more than 150 childr

fergus walsh, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.s on his visit to india. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — president trump says he wants to ban bump—stock devices used to turn rifles into rapid—fire weapons. 250 people are reported killed in eastern ghouta as syrian government forces ste

fergus walsh, bbc news.rovide free lunches to children from low—income households every day of the year. north lanarkshire council say that they'll use sports centres and other facilities to provide meals when schools are closed. the pilot scheme will begin this spring. our scotland editor, sarah smith, tells us. yeah, there's all different food you can get. my favourite's chicken curry. it's tomato pasta. so this is your favourite meal you've got today? yeah. you get lettuce and you have tomato and you have all the pasta. when i was at school, school lunches were not something you looked forward to, but are they actually good here? yeah. really good. all the kids here do seem to really enjoy their school meals, and the teachers know that, for some of them, it's the best meal they're going to eat all day. when the schools close, quite a few of these kids do, sadly, go hungry. that's why north lanarkshire council are to pilot a scheme providing free lunches to kids who need them, not just on school days, but

fergus walsh, bbc news.visit to india. he's is on a promotional tour to sell trump—branded apartments to wealthy indian customers. his visit is raising questions about the trump family's business interests and the lines between personal profit and politics. as rajini vaidya nathan reports from delhi. trumper has arrived, have you? that's what these front—page ads across a number of national newspapers asking as they promote donald trump jr's newspapers asking as they promote donald trumer‘s visit newspapers asking as they promote donald trump jr's visit to newspapers asking as they promote donald trumer‘s visit to india this week. india's an incredibly important market to our brand and is now home to the largest portfolio of trump properties outside north america. the president's son is here to sell some of the trump corporation's apartments in india, including a number of flats that are going to be built here in a suburb of delhi about an hour from the city, and when they're finished they will be a 47—store

our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. ok, so we need to do the eggs...nikki christou never knows when her face will start to bleed. she has a rare disorder which means that high—pressure blood in her arteries feeds directly into her veins. it causes swelling, facial disfigurement, and life—threatening bleeds from her nose, and even her tear ducts. it's very scary because you don't really know if it's going to stop, how much blood you're losing, and, if it is really bad, then i can, you know, become very lightheaded and things like that. and so, i think when these bleeds happen, you just know that it's time for an ambulance. nikki has not let her condition, known as avm, hold her back. the winner ofjunior bake off is nikki. as well as winning junior bake off in 2016, she has also interviewed the prime minister for cbbc. so, what were you like as a teenager? oh, gosh! hi nikki. nikki has had hundreds of appointments at great ormond street hospital, and 30 operations... how are you doing? it's lovely to see you. you too. i'm just going to have a little feel

fergus walsh, bbc news.au ra nts continue across many of its restaurants for the rest of the week after a change of delivery supplier meant they ran out of chicken. the company said that half of its 900 uk outlets remain closed. the kfc crisis has even prompted calls to the police in london's tower hamlets, they say it is not a police matter. one of scotland's largest councils is going to start providing free lunches every day of the year for thousands of children from low income households. north lanarkshire council says it will use sports centres and other facilities to provide meals when schools are closed. our scotland editor sarah smith has been talking to some primary school children. yeah, there's all different things you can get. my favourite's chicken curry. it's tomato pasta. so this is your favourite meal you've got the day? yeah. you get lettuce, and you have tomato and you have all the pasta. when i was at school, school lunches were not something you looked forward to, but are they actually cou

fergus walsh, bbc news. jane: the potential of genetic research there. you ar watching "bbc world news americamerica." still to come on tonight's program, the next tiny objects how these schoolchildren are working on a project destined for the heavens. is making up for lost time at the winter olympics inyeongchang. this native of california washe overlooked fornited states team despite finishing third at the u.s. trials. but this time, as well as aiming for a medal, the 24-year-old is tryingin out korean cu being an american is everything to me. i am all about team usa. ani think america loves med i want to show theorld that i'm a proud american. lovbeing japanese-american. i love my culture. i love american culture, because who doesn't love pizza, burgers, d fries? but also i love sushi. my parents own a sushi restaurant, so it is in my genetics. i'm excited to eat korean food in korea. i am thoroughly exhausted from crying. mewhat a way to co back from 2014. from four difficult ago is insanely more difficult. that is me than what any other girly here i

fergus walsh, bbc news.from low income households. north lanarkshire council says it will use sports centres to provide meals when schools are closed. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith has been talking to some primary school children. yeah, there's all different food you can get. my favourite's chicken curry. it's tomato pasta. so this is your favourite meal you've got today? yeah. you get lettuce, and you have tomato and you have all the pasta. when i was at school, school lunches were not something you looked forward to, but are they actually good here? yeah. really good. all the kids here do seem to really enjoy their school meals, and the teachers know that, for some of them, it's the best meal they're going to eat all day. when the schools close, quite a few of these kids do, sadly, go hungry. that's why north lanarkshire council are to pilot a scheme providing free lunches to kids who need them, not just on school days, but every day. every so often, you can spot that someone's hungrier than we would lik