gareth barlow has the details. roadsigns: around the world they so often feature the image of a man,

gareth barlow who is monitoring this for us in our newsroom in london.nsford is chairman of strategic aviation solutions, and he joins us from port stephens in new south wales. thank you forjoining us here on the briefing. 0bviously thank you forjoining us here on the briefing. obviously we don't know very much at all about the cause of this crash, the details are very scarce right now. give us your reaction to this news. very surprising because the aircraft is only 3.5 years old. the 737 800 is an absolutely cornerstone of the shorthaul aviation in the western world, and the ukrainian has not been a carrier of concern, and the fa ct been a carrier of concern, and the fact it is coming out of that airport would make you wonder. the level of transparency is not going to be higher, but they are suggesting technical, but the aircraft was delayed for an hour. i don't know whether the weather conditions were, at the airport, but if there had been icing orfog or something, that could be contributing. of course when we first saw the newswire flash boeing 737, e

gareth barlow reports.nting iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been a long—term goal of europe and the us, but the landmark agreement that bound tehran to strict limits is now in full dispute. france, germany and the uk reject iran's argument it can withdraw production limits on uranium used in nuclear powerplants and also weapons after america walked away from the deal. the aim of the dispute resolution mechanism is not to reimpose sanctions. the aim of this mechanism is to resolve issues relating to the implementation of the agreement. the beleaguered 2015 nuclear agreement was designed to curb iran's ability to build nuclear weapons. in 2018, president trump pulled out of the deal, calling it flawed, and reimposed sanctions. last year, tehran said it wouldn't comply with all its commitments and recently has gone further following increased attention with the us. the three european governments say these breaches have left them with no choice but to trigger the dispute process is a first step towards

gareth barlow reports.on top of copacabana beach, a carnival of colour, new year brazilian—style. big ben bongs. meanwhile, in london, big ben welcomed in the new decade, with the iconic london eye sparkling on the south bank. in france, saluts and salutations. parisians partied along the champs—elysees. the arc de triomphe triumphantly hailing 2020 had arrived. and in dubai, the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa, was transformed into a tower of lights and pyrotechnics. it was a similar sight in taiwan as taipei 101 sparked into a kaleidoscope of colour against an inky night sky. as parts of australia are ablaze amid relentless wildfires, a political firestorm focused on sydney's display, but the fireworks did go off over the city's harbour bridge. bright lights amid dark days. and in scotland, an alternative take on new year's celebrations — a flaming, spinning spectacular, you shouldn't try at home. gareth barlow, bbc news. just taking you back to new york times square is around i million people

gareth barlow, bbc news.s a wonderful fireworks display in rio continues, you can have a look at how the rest of the world has been celebrating the beginning of the new year. that is just on our website. there you can also see what the world's leaders' new year mesage has been, including, of course, from london, the new year message from the uk's prime minister, borisjohnson. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said the attack on his country's embassy in baghdad was organised by terrorists "abetted by iranian proxies." 750 troops are being sent to the region after a crowd of demonstrators tried to break into the compound. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. chanting furious crowds and an american embassy, the largest in the world, under siege. protesters and pro—iranian militiamen inside baghdad's protected green zone, venting their anger, attempting to breach the embassy walls. one entrance is pushed open, but the crowd is forced back by tear gas fired from inside. the sentry post is att

gareth barlow reports. crowd: five, four, three, two, one...ig ben strikes the hour midnight in london, big ben welcoming in the new decade, the iconic london eye sparkling on the south bank. in france, saluts and salutations. parisians partied along the champs—elysees. the arc de triomphe triumphantly hailing 2020 had arrived. in dubai, the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa, was transformed into a tower of lights and pyrotechnics. it was a similar site in taiwan as taipei 101 sparked into a kaleidoscope of lights against an inky night sky. as parts of australia are ablaze amid relentless wildfires, a political firestorm focused on sydney's display, but the fireworks did go off over the city's harbour bridge. bright lights amid dark days. the new year began in new zealand where 2020 is well and truly under way. next stop, the americas and then the challenge of sticking to new year's resolutions. gareth barlow, bbc news. and a happy new year to wherever you are. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has said the attack on his country'

gareth barlow, bbc news. we will keep you up—to—date on all the celebrations around the world.ted states has announced the immediate deployment of 750 troops to the middle east, after militiamen and their supporters attempted to storm the american embassy in baghdad. the demonstrators were angered by us air strikes on sunday which targeted an iranian—backed militia group in iraq and syria, killing at least 25 people. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. chanting furious crowds and an american embassy, the largest in the world, under siege. protesters and pro—iranian militiamen inside baghdad's protected green zone, venting their anger, attempting to breach the embassy walls. one entrance is pushed open, but the crowd is forced back by tear gas fired from inside. the sentry post is attacked. but this is a heavily fortified compound. the soldiers inside seem alert, but not yet alarmed. fires are lit outside, the air thick with smoke and anti—american slogans. but the crowd is not huge. sources inside the compound say the situation appears to be under control. no—one

gareth barlow reports.here the mystery virus was first identified. an outbreak that has since turned deadly. scores of infections have been confirmed but now a team at imperial college in london estimates the true figure is around 1700 cases. while the outbreak is centred in china, there have been two cases in thailand and one injapan. we are not able to prohibit people from travelling so what we can do is detecting and bring any suspected to receive treatment from our service facility. airports in asia and the united states have begun screening travellers arriving from wuhan. the uk team behind the study said that, while they're concerned, it was too early to be alarmist. the virus is similar to sars, which killed almost 800 people and infected over 8000 in 2002. it looks like the virus is closely related to sars, which emerged previously. since sars emerged, people have been developing vaccines and drugs to see if they work against sars. the problem is this virus is different. we do not know yet if those

gareth barlow reports. just a few days ago, harry and meghan together in london.sex has flown back to canada, where the couple spent six weeks over christmas. her husband remaining at home, as the royal family plans for their future. the queen, alongside the prince of and the duke of cambridge have instructed senior staff to work with the sussex household and the government to find a solution to harry and meghan‘s wishes. government to find a solution to harry and meghan's wishes. i'm not really one for them trying to follow the rules over there right now because if they want to shy away from them and do what they want to do, let them live, let them be themselves. i don't know how they will pull it off but i'm sure they will. the royal family is far from ordinary but the household strives to be organised and orderly. the senseis to be organised and orderly. the sense is that the sussex's announcement lacks the letter. meghan's departure from the uk sends a clear message, they are determined to follow their own path. it's a shame that she couldn't remain and kind o

gareth barlow, bbc news.ou on some of the other stories making the news: according to the army in niger, a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp near the western border with mali, has killed at least 25 soldiers. the army statement says at least 60 militants also died. it's not yet clear who carried out the attack. there is a worsening islamist insurgency in the sahel region. the british and irish governments have published a draft deal which could pave the way to a resumption of powersharing in the provincial assembly for northern ireland. london and dublin have encouraged the five main parties to sign up and re—join the devolved institutions. brazil's supreme court has overturned an injunction against netflix that was preventing the company showing a comedy satire depicting jesus as gay. the court's president said freedom of speech was fundamental in a democracy and said the film would not affect the christian faith of brazilians. lets turn to our top business story now, the rise of the food delivery

gareth barlow, bbc news. impeachment time.s in the us have finished setting out their case against president trump in his impeachment trial, arguing he has abused his power and obstructed congress. mr trump denies any wrongdoing and describes the process as a hoax, but one of the house impeachment prosecutors, or managers, congressman adam schiff, urged republicans to ensure new evidence is seen and witnesses are heard. president trump, by such conduct has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the constitution, if allowed to remain in office and has acted in a manner incompatible with self governments and the rule of law. that has been proved. president trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honour, trust or profit under the united states, that will be for you to decide. mr trump's legal team will open its defence arguments later on saturday. this is a mid an audio recording which could be damaging to their client. you hea

gareth barlow, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.ay they're waiting to question a man who shot dead six members of his own family, including his parents. two other relatives were injured in the attack, which took place in the town of rot am see in the south west of the country. protesters have been marching again in paris where french unions are striking against the government's pension reforms. they're rallying against president macron‘s plans to replace france's 42 separate pension regimes with a universal points—based system. the unions have threatened to continue protesting for months to come in an attempt to stop the proposed changes. the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, has been holding an emergency meeting to discuss the government's response to storm gloria. 13 people have died and at least four others are still missing after heavy rain, snow and flooding affected the east of the country. the us airline safety regulator has said he's "pleased" with the progress being made by boeing as it attempts to get its 737 max plan

joining me now here in the studio is our news reporter gareth barlow. that has been breaking on the past few moments that you have been across this story, bring us have been across this story, bring us up—to—date with the details that we do know. details are still coming m, we do know. details are still coming in, around two atm local time then western iraq at the al—asad airbase, reports of incoming rocket fire, at least six rockets but other news agencies reporting possibly more rockets. it is a airbase in western iraqi used by us forces alongside iraqi used by us forces alongside iraqi forces. several news agencies in iran are saying that the iranian revolutionary guard corps are taking responsibility. this comes hot on the heels of the americans targeting qasem soleimani on friday. and we saw the iranian foreign minister saying only a couple of hours ago that iran would respond this looks like it might be part as well of a wider series of attacks, the united states believe that there are potentially multiple locations. iranian television saying that

gareth barlow reports. from obtaining nuclear weapons has been a long—term goal of europe and the us, but the landmark agreement that bound tehran to strict limits is now in full dispute. —— formal dispute. france, germany and the uk reject iran's argument it can withdraw —— ignore production limits on uranium used in nuclear powerplants and also weapons after america walked away from the deal. the aim of the dispute resolution mechanism is not to reimpose sanctions. the aim of this mechanism is to resolve issues relating to the implementation of the agreement. the beleaguered 2015 nuclear agreement was designed to curb iran's ability to build nuclear weapons. in 2018, president trump pulled out of the deal, calling it flawed, and reimposed sanctions. last year, tehran said it wouldn't comply with all its commitments and recently has gone further following increased tension with the us. the three european governments say these breaches have left them with no choice but to trigger the dispute process as a fi

gareth barlow reports.sed almost everyone when he announced his proposed reforms to the russian constitution, a transfer of power from presidency to parliament, limiting future presidents to two terms, giving the lower house more power to appoint key figures, and increasing the status of the state council, which he controls. translation: you can't help but agree with those who say the constitution was adopted over a quarter of a century ago, during a serious domestic political crisis. the state of affairs has changed drastically. president putin didn't just propose new powers. he replaced key people. the prime minister and former president, dmitry medvedev, is out. a little—known technocrat is in. in one of his final acts, the pm said the government would resign to aid the changes. translation: we, the government of the russian federation, should provide the president with the opportunity to make the necessary changes. i believe it would be right, in accordance with the constitution, that the government res

gareth barlow reports.utin surprised almost everyone when he announced his proposed reforms to the russian constitution, a transfer of power from presidency to parliament, limiting future presidents to two terms, giving the lower house more power to appoint key figures, and increasing the status of the state council, which he controls. translation: you can't help but agree with those who say the constitution was adopted over a quarter of a century ago, during a serious domestic political crisis. the state of affairs has changed drastically. president putin didn't just propose new powers. he replaced key people. the prime minister and former president, dmitry medvedev, is out. a little—known technocrat is in. in one of his final acts, the pm said the government would resign to aid the changes. translation: we, the government of the russian federation, should provide the president with the opportunity to make the necessary changes. i believe it would be right, in accordance with the constitution, that the gov

gareth barlow reports. of the 176 people who died when the ukraine international airlines flight ukraine international airlines flight crashed in iran on wednesday. candles and flowers at care fairport, grief for those lost aboard the aircraft that never arrived. —— kiev airport. the vast majority of those on the flight were connecting to canada. the country's prime minister, justin trudeau, has promised a thorough investigation. prime minister, justin trudeau, has promised a thorough investigationlj am promised a thorough investigation.” am confident we are going to be part of the investigation, that is certainly something we take very seriously and it is something which canada is one of a handful of countries with a high degree of expertise when it comes to these sorts of accidents. but the investigation might not be as easy as the international community, as families and as boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, might like. iran says it will not hand over the plain's data recordings to either boeing or the us

gareth barlow, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.chilean capital santiago have used tear gas against protesters. there have been months of demonstrations against the government of president sebastian pinera, with people demanding social reforms and changes to the constitution. dozens have died since the movement began in october. us congresswoman ayanna pressley has revealed she is completely bald because of the hair—loss condition alopecia. the massachusetts democrat told the root website that she started noticing her hair was falling out last autumn. she eventually went totally bald in december. later in the video which she shared on social media, she took off her wig, revealing her baldness. apple may be forced to abandon its lightning connector cable, as eu legislators push for tech companies to operate one universal charging system. apple argues the proposed regulation would stifle innovation and be disruptive to consumers. european regulators will vote on the cable on a yet to be determined day. the french fashion designer jean

gareth barlow, bbc news.ys 34 us servicemen suffered concussion and traumatic brain injury when iran attacked american bases in iraq this month. they were attacked in retaliation for the us killing of the iranian general qasem soleimani. president trump had originally said that no americans were injured and later suggested that some had merely suffered headaches. with more, here's our washington correspondent, chris buckler. you can imagine democrats and his opponents' reaction to the idea that these were headaches, when it turns out that some of them had suffered traumatic brain injuries. there is a range of different injuries suffered by those troops, but the idea that after that strike by iran in iraq that there would be this idea that no one had been injured to then go to the idea that 34 had been injured, and that 17 were so badly hurt that they had to be transferred to germany for treatment. that is something that has raised a lot of concern and alarm in the united states. if we look at the 17 people wh

gareth barlow, bbc news.pert, is chairman of strategic aviation solutions, and he joins us from port stephens in new south wales. this is the first time many people will have heard of a case such as this, just how common is dumping fuel the pilots? this, just how common is dumping fuelthe pilots? i have never heard of anybody dumping over a built—up area, it is not that common anyway, to have an aircraft to lose an engine on takeoff. the normal procedure is that you are directed out over the sea and you normally dump fuel over the sea. and they we re dump fuel over the sea. and they were having to dump about 15 tons of aviation fuel, because the aircraft was flying direct from los angeles to beijing. certainly i had never, in my time in the industry, ever heard of anybody dumping fuel over a built—up area. heard of anybody dumping fuel over a built-up area. it is a built-up area, it is also such a low altitude, because often when you dump fuel, you do it so high up that it never actually reaches humans down b

gareth barlow, bbc news.e minister, justin trudeau, has insisted that iran must pay compensation for the shooting down of the ukrainian airliner last week. 176 people were killed — 57 of those who died were canadian citizens. as a first step, the government will give families of the victims who are canadian citizens or permanent resident $25,000 per victim to assist with their immediate needs such as funeral arrangements and travel. this is a unique and unprecedented situation because of the international sanctions placed on iran and the difficulties that that imposes on these families. i want to be clear. we expect iran to compensate these families. i have met them. they cannot wait weeks, they need support now. meanwhile, president trump has warned iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei to be "very careful with his words" after he attacked the united states in a public sermon in tehran. here's our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville. chanting. it's eight years since ayatollah ali khamenei led f

gareth barlow, bbc news.o come: the bbc speaks to carlos ghosn, the fugitive businessman now banned from leaving the country he fled to. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this

gareth barlow reports. of aviation fuel rained down on the sensualist. the delta air lines flight 89 dumps the field on tuesday before making an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. dozens of children and teachers outside in playgrounds as the plane flew overhead required medical treatment for skin irritation and breathing difficulties.” treatment for skin irritation and breathing difficulties. i began feeling a light drizzle on my hair, my face, my body. i thought it was rain. and then i caught the scent of fuel. i started yelling for my stu d e nts to fuel. i started yelling for my students to come back inside the building. in a statement released on wednesday, the airline said: flight 89 from lax to shanghai experienced an engine issue, requiring the engine to return quickly to lax. it landed safely after a release of fuel which was required to reach a safe landing weight. delta shares concerns regarding reports of minor injuries to adults and children of schools in the area. i was scared. i was scar

gareth barlow has the latest. this is wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.y on lockdown. from here it is spread to ten countries and territories, while the number of infections are rising, experts say it is too soon to know the impact of what's being called 2019 ncov. there is still a lot we don't know. there is still a lot we don't know. the two main things we need to understand is how infectious is it and how deadly is it? and for those two things, we're going to need a lot more of the epidemiology, a lot more to tell us what the patterns are. public transport is restricted in wuhan and five other chinese cities have employed similar measures. 20 million people are effectively in quarantine. translation: at present, the epidemic prevention for the outbreak in wuhan has entered a critical stage. we must resolutely curb the spread of the epidemic to other places. at airports across the world, passengers from china are being medically screened to detect people displaying symptoms. possible cases are being investigated in canada and the uk, where“; people have

gareth barlow, bbc news and.rule on whether the 600,000 rohingyas still living in myanmar face an ongoing threat of genocide. in 2017, thousands of rohingya muslims were killed and hundreds of thousands fled to neighbouring bangladesh during an army crackdown in the buddhist—majority country. if the court decides they still face a threat, it would impose emergency measures to prevent more violence. anna holligan reports. rohingya refugees cheering for a state that's standing up for their right to exist. in fact, it was the gambian justice minister aboubakar, or ba tambadou's, unexpected detour to a displacement camp in bangladesh that led to an epiphany that resulted in this historic court appearance. the agent of the gambia, his excellency, mr aboubakar. .. inside the great hall ofjustice, the former prosecutor in the rwanda genocide trials told judges there was no time to waste. every day of inaction means that more people are killed, more women are being ravaged and more children are being burnt alive. for wha

gareth barlow, bbc news. in public for the first time since his dramatic escape from bail injapan. carlos ghosn claims he's innocent of charges of financial misconduct and blamed japanese prosecutors and nissan for his downfall. our world affairs editor john simpson was at the press conference, and sent this report. it was chaos. everyone wanted a first glimpse of the international motor industry tycoon turned escape artist. i'm going to try, as much as possible, to answer as many questions as possible. this is the chartered jet that whisked carlos ghosn out of kansai airport in japan to istanbul. and these cctv pictures seemed to show him being shunted onto a smallerjet, which then took him onto beirut. but this, on the right, is apparently the box he was smuggled out in. he is 5'6". i did not escapejustice. ifled injustice and persecution. i was left with no other choice but to protect myself and my family. he endured, he said, 400 days of inhumane treatment, designed to break him. there's a 99% rate of con

gareth barlow reports. rescuei’s carry sui’vivoi’s out from the rubble.ruck, captured live on turkish tv. amid the inky darkness, among ruined buildings, screams rang out as more than 400 rescue teams rushed to help survivors. dozens of aftershocks followed the main tremor, which was also felt in neighbouring syria, lebanon and iran. the region, 550 kilometres east of the capital ankara, is remote and sparsely populated so the true extent of the damage and fatalities could be slow to emerge. turkey lies on major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes — around 17,000 people died in a massive quake in 1999. gareth barlow, bbc news. two people have died in a house fire in hull, including a young girl. humberside fire and rescue were called to wensley avenue this morning. a man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the child died in hospital. the cause of the fire is unknown. harry dunn‘s mother has urged the united states to show "humanity" and extradite the woman accused of causing his death. the teenager died after his motorbike collided with a

gareth barlow, bbc news.sed with lyme disease. there had been speculation on social media that he had a drug problem, after he was photographed looking unwell with blotches on his skin. lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by ticks. in a post on instagram, bieber said it had been a rough couple of years, but he hoped the right treatment would help him recover from the disease. just briefly, that a news again. stopping the duke and duchess of sussex are 2—step back as senior royals to become financially independent. in a statement by prince harry and meghan, a surprise announcement without consulting any members of the british royalfamily which is said to have left the family feeling hurt. that's it now, thank you for watching. hello. weatherwise, it's pretty much a case of you name it and we've got it coming our way in the next few days. we've got a chilly start to thursday to the far north of the uk with a patchy frost and some fog. further south, it's unseasonably mild. this area of low pressure wil

gareth barlow, bbc news.l have more on that story later in the programme. plus, a special report on record amounts of cocaine being produced in colombia, and how producers conspire to get it to a city near you. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set up on by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him ‘the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans wants to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity. it is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc world news. the latest h

gareth barlow, bbc news.chment trial in the us senate democrat prosecutors have concluded their opening argument to remove the president for abuse of power and for obstructing congress. they say he's used foreign policy for his own personal, political gain. mr trump dismissed the trial as boring. us media has reported a recording has emerged of the president apparently saying he wanted the ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch, fired. one of the houses' impeachment prosecutors — or managers — adam schiff — urged republicans to ensure new evidence is seen and witnesses are heard. (tx and witnesses are heard. i don't have enough background to give you a response to it at this time. plainly, if the president, at the urging of giuliani or others, if this is additional evidence of his involvement in that effort to smear her, it would certainly corroborate much of what we have heard. but i am not ina much of what we have heard. but i am not in a position yet to analyse that, not having looked at it. the senate m

gareth barlow, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. state of new south wales where increasing temperatures and high winds threaten the spread of renewed bushfires. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this

gareth barlow, bbc news.hat he's been diagnosed with lyme disease. there had been speculation on social media that he had a drug problem, after he was photographed looking unwell with blotches on his skin. lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by ticks. in a post on instagram, bieber said it had been a rough couple of years, but he hoped the right treatment would help him recover from the disease. and have a look at these pictures... around a0 tourists have been rescued from langjokull glacier, iceland late tuesday. they were on an organized tour when they got caught in a severe blizzard. the tourists were unharmed but some of them got very cold during up to nine hours on the glacier before rescue teams arrived. the search and rescue squad in the nearby village of hella, said visibility in the blizzard was very limited that it was hard to even see the skis on the team's snowmobile. a on the team's snowmobile. reminder of the main r britain's a reminder of the main news: britain's royal family is unders

gareth barlow, bbc news.for the first time since his dramatic escape from bail injapan. carlos ghosn claims he's innocent of charges of financial misconduct, and blamed japanese prosecutors and nissan for his downfall. our world affairs editorjohn simpson was at the press conference, and sent this report. it was chaos. everyone wanted a first glimpse of the international motor industry tycoon turned escape artist. i'm going to try, as much as possible, to answer as many questions as possible. this is the chartered jet that whisked carlos ghosn out of kansai airport in japan to istanbul. and these cctv pictures seemed to show him being shunted onto a smallerjet, which then took him onto beirut. but this, on the right, is apparently the box he was smuggled out in. he's 5'6". i did not escapejustice. ifled injustice and persecution. i was left with no other choice but to protect myself and my family. he endured, he said, 400 days of inhumane treatment, designed to break him. there's a 99% rate of conviction in j

gareth barlow, bbc news.gas to disperse protesters in the centre of baghdad. police moved against the main anti—government protest site, near the capital's tahrir square, removing concrete barriers. several people are reported to have been injured. the violence comes just a day after huge crowds took to the streets of baghdad, to demand the expulsion of us troops from iraq. two people have died in a house fire in hull, including an 8—year—old girl. humberside fire and rescue were called to wensley avenue this morning. a man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 8—year—old girl died in hospital. the cause of the fire is unknown. lawyers representing president donald trump, are due to begin their defence of the us leader, in his impeachment trial in around an hour's time. the defence begins after democrats wrapped up their presentation in the case for his removal on friday. president trump denies any wrongdoing, and describes the impeachment as a hoax. his legal team will open defence arguments later toda

gareth barlow, bbc news.e he and his wife meghan announced they'd be stepping back from their duties as senior royals. the prince was at buckingham palace to host the draw for next year's rugby league world cup. this from our royal correspondent nick witchell. was this harry's way of saying farewell? there he is on the sussex royal instagram account tonight. the music, the stone roses and a song which includes the lyrics "i'd like to leave the country for a month of sundays." he was at buckingham palace. in the palace gardens, he'd been in his element — talking to young people about sport, rugby to be precise, and those who were with harry said he was relaxed, authentic and engaged. but you didn't need to be told that, you could see it in his face and his actions. reporter: harry, how are talks going about the future? reporters tried to ask questions about his future. unsurprisingly they were ignored. the occasion was the draw for the 2021 rugby league world cup to be staged in england. harry was being harry.

gareth barlow has the details., are being replaced by women. 250 of the city's 500 pedestrian crossing signs now feature images such as a female couple, a pregnant woman or an elderly lady to increase the visual representation of women. translation: everything that represents more women in public spaces helps women's causes. we walk over the same crossing so why not the same signs? the $58,000 scheme which hasn't been popular with eve ryo ne which hasn't been popular with everyone as part of the city's action plan against sexism and harassment in public spaces. a rogic named after geneva's street with women is also under way and the hope is other regions will soon follow suit. gareth barlow, bbc news. tell me what you think about our talking point today. would you use less tech to save the planet? we know data is consuming a huge amount of energy but some relu cta nce huge amount of energy but some reluctance on twitter today. nadim says u nfortu nately reluctance on twitter today. nadim says unfortunately the inte

gareth barlow, bbc news.ng have clashed with pro—democracy protesters during a new year's day march by tens of thousands of people in the city centre. this is the scene in hong kong now. police fired tear gas and some demonstrators responded by throwing petrol bombs. they are trying to contain the action there. 0ur correspondentjonathan head is there right now — following riot police as they move in on protestors. what has been happening in the last couple of hours? the police are pushing us back and trying to clear the streets at the moment. there was a large rally here earlier with a very large number of people, but they have tried to clear the streets. it small number of hardcore protesters lingered on after a lot of people had gone. the police allowed the protest to go on for about four hours and declared its permission was over. we were left with a hard—core set of protesters who built improvised barricades along this street. the protesters made it clear they did not want to fight. however, the police ar

gareth barlow, bbc news.ate have finished setting out their case against president trump in his impeachment trial, arguing he abused his power and obstructed congress. mr trump denies any wrongdoing and describes the impeachment as a hoax. his legal team will open defence arguments later on saturday. chris buckler reports from washington. after three days inside the senate, the democrats concluded their long and detailed argument that donald trump abused the power of his position with a plea. they told the senators, who act as jurors in this deeply political trial, that it wasn't about allegiances or their personal view of the president, it was about his actions in office. i implore you, give america a fair trial, give america a fair trial. she is worth it. thank you. every minute of this trial has been covered on america's news networks, although president trump is said to be concerned that his defence is beginning on a saturday, what he calls a death valley for tv ratings. his lawyers will also have three d