he hasrro was the latest added to the list. give us your take on those he is choosing to work with, and the impact that might have? a bit unknown. they look quite combative, and we do not know how that will go. there may be more trade restrictions going forward, which might undermine the valuation of the markets. in terms of what that means for the united states in china, it is quite interesting. because of course he has had lots of things about naming them as a currency manipulator on day one, unravelling the transpacific partnership, and yet china eight has so far been quite quiet, and is listening. yes, the chinese economy has taken world trade from about 4% of world trade to about 12% of world trade over the last 15— 20 years. that has had a big effect onjobs. jobs last 15— 20 years. that has had a big effect on jobs. jobs going forward will be a big issue for the donald trump. what we are seeing is that the chinese currency is weakening at the moment. the economy is overheating, we're a

heavy fog has meant visibility has been poor — in some places less than 100m.t airports. at heathrow there have been cancellations and delays throughout the day. the same at city airport in london, and gatwick, with thousands of passengers' plans before new year's eve disrupted. the advice? to check with the airline before travelling to the airport. helena lee, bbc news, oxfordshire. on the financial markets the ftse 100 index has ended the year at a record high. the index of leading shares closed at 71112 points beating the previous record set yesterday. the sharp fall in sterling following the brexit vote has boosted the value of many global companies that generate much of their revenue in dollars. the government is giving renewed consideration to allowing learner drivers to have lessons on motorways in england and wales and scotland. other changes affecting motorcycle learners are also being considered. the lessons won't be compulsory, and driving instructors will decide when learners are ready. ministers hope the move will make roads in britain safer, as ou

now, the polish government has amended its budget to raise 1oo the polish government has amended itsion president, adam charter risky, said he felt like making a donation. it seems that the government has got a good deal. this collection, which was in polish hearts, is now the property of the polish nation. the foundation collection, which is housed in crack of, and any future works of art claims, now belong to the polish nation. but the sale, at a fraction of its worth, has not gone down so well with the foundation's board. it has resigned over the bargain price, saying it was not consulted, but others see the purchase is a precious legacy for the future of poland. the headlines on bbc news at exactly quarter to four: president vladimir putin says he will not expel anyone in response to president obama ordering 35 russian diplomats out of the us for alleged hacking, a postmortem examination into the cause of the death of george michael has proved inconclusive, further tests will now be carried out, drivers are told to ta ke be carried out, drivers are told to take care in fog and fr

the german interior minister says a man has been arrested but has so far denied any involvement. in other news. moscow sends investigators to turkey after this off—duty policeman assassinated the russian ambassador. he'd been seen in the background as ambassador karlov addressed a meeting in ankara, and shouted about syria as he fired. in moscow tributes are paid to the ambassador as the russian foreign minister, meeting with his turkish counterpart, said the attack would strengthen their resolve to fight terrorism. the scottish first minister sets out her proposals for scotland's future relations with europe after brexit. what we've put in here is a compromise, that we keep scotland in a single market, hopefully we'll keep the whole of the uk in the single market, but if not, keep scotla nd single market, but if not, keep scotland in the single market, and delivers to —— the powers to the scottish parliament and government to support that. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. germany's chancellor has said those responsible for the attack on a burly market yesterday will be pu

the syrian government says it has reta ken the syrian government says it has retaken aleppo the syrian government says it has reta ken aleppo and the syrian government says it has retaken aleppo and 35,000 people left in the last week. that was achieved with russia's help. today, the commander to russia says they are doing a live trine exercise. this is not the conduct of a nation that wants to be a superpower. the fingerprints of the man suspected of the berlin attack have been found inside the truck that was used. donald trump has sent tweets saying the us must strengthen its nuclear weapons. if you want to get in touch you can use our hashtag on the screen and my social media contacts as well. in the last few hours in the bbc newsroom , in the last few hours in the bbc newsroom, this claim came through from the syrian government, that it had from the syrian government, that it ha d reta ke n from the syrian government, that it had retaken aleppo entirely, as the last group of rebel fighters had been evacuated. we understand this group who were notjust the fighters but theirfamilies

it has really declined.with the regulations that have been enacted over the last a0 years. how much of a part has competition from overseas played in this decline? for the steel industry, the competition overseas has been tough but it is not because we can't do it for the prices that they can do over there, it's that we have all of these extra add—ons with employee costs and so forth that they do not have over there. that is the problem, for the competition. you think donald trump can bring coal and steel back to this part of the state? i do. i have a lot of hope over the next four years. i can sit back, take a deep breath and give mr trump the chance to make things happen. why is it that parties of the right, notjust here but on both sides of the atlantic, have emerged as champions of the working class? the rust belt state of pennsylvania, a four—hour drive from new york city, has traditionally voted democrat. this year, donald trump voiced the pent—up frustration of decades of decline, and won. his promise

you can see more has done it again. you can see more on has done it again.u can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. stay with us here. it's time for news where you are. goodnight. looks like the christmas weather will be more windy than white. next weekend will be different. this weekend, problematic fog. relatively quiet. this was thanks to a weather watcher. other parts of england and wales have had fog and are going back into a tonight. dense fog patches around wales, midlands, southern england. north—east scotland, outbreaks of rain during the night. pockets of frost. fog is what we are concerned about in the mornings. especially in england and wales. it has had an impact on travel in the past few days. it has been problematic. it may be again on monday morning. check the situation on the bbc radio before heading out the door. a gngpghi a - and the door. a snapshot: armistyami start. the door. a snapshot: armistyano start. temperatures at g a weather iiiii £752;le t. "z” " ' ' ' t a weather front n 1 ' 7 a weat

she has had and got it back again. she has had an amazing life. she is someone to admire.hat it is too early to say if it has any chance of success. a top official with one of the main rebel groups said that one of the sticking points was the exclusion of a key rebel—held area on the outskirts of damascus. this comes as moscow accuses rebels of firing two shells at its embassy in damascus. lina sinjab has been following developments. so, the russians have announced that there were two attacks on their embassy in central damascus. the embassy is a big embassy in musra street, in damascus, and of course we've heard also from some residents that at least two rockets fell, one outside the embassy and one inside the embassy. so far we don't know who is to blame for this attack. of course, the russians have said that this is going to halt or affect any peace efforts. that's happening just in time, when russia and turkey are preparing for a nationwide ceasefire. the announcement came from the turkish side today, but hasn't been confirmed so far, from neither the russians nor the

it has come from gaming. tt is fine, but they a relatively limited at this point. he is pointing out with a new news story has been. it is a lot of competition. caroline: i am checking out the rsi, relative strength index, it was above 17. we are now passing back down after the slump. with $90 as the call, that is 18% to go. how much should we be listening to these calls coming from andrew left? cory: andrew left is a genius, but maybe not in this case. caroline: he did not talk about valeant pharmaceuticals. cory: he has done some good calls over the years. he does some really good research, or has access to some really good research, but it tends to be more of an obscure name. names, comes to big cap overvalued things i don't think , that is his very best suit in video, facebook for example. his research is not so unique and out there on his own. he is just kind of calling into question valuation issues, not fundamental issues with the company. again, he does some really to terrific work on smaller names, b

this disaster has left russia stunned and silent.sed a thorough investigation into this tragedy. it has also declared tomorrow a day of national mourning. within the last hour president putin has spoken about the crash. translation: i would like to offer my most sincere condolences to the families of the citizens who died in the black sea a crash today. the incident will be formally investigated, it will be chaired by the minister of transport. we will thoroughly investigate to get to the root of the tragedy and we will for all possible support to the families. olga ivshina of the bbc russian service told me more about the reaction in russia many people are shocked because it was a big thing in russia. many —— this is a traditional thing for entertainers to go and congratulate the russian military. the plane disappeared and it is very worrying. as yet, nobody knows why? know, there is no understanding of what has happened. what we do know is that the wreckage of the plane is spread over quite is in the distance and while experts say

he has said that the immigrants are up to 40 billion, he has said -- >> i'm talking about a hit piecedon't want to relitigate this but i do know and we have heard from president-elect donald trump the name calling that was unprecedented that had never occurred, this kind of public name calling and the nastiness, the viciousness of that that had occurred, we are not going to deny that, but we also know that donald trump behind scenes has met with media executives and correspondents and reporters and tried to mitigate some of the damage. it will be interesting to see as we move forward what that kind of relationship is going to be. lauren, i want to ask you about the business of press conferences here. we know that there was a press conference that was going to happen, it has been delayed until next month here and there's often a back and forth about the formal press conference and whether or not that is really important. what do you make of that? we saw trump with don king by his side just a couple days ago speaking to reporters, but it has been quite some time since he has actually ha

our defence correspondentjonathan beale has the details.merica and russia still hold more than 90% of the world's nuclear stockpiles, both able to deliver destruction on a massive scale, by ground, sea or air. for a quarter of a century, they have been reducing their nuclear arsenal. but the question now — is the arms race about to resume? tonight, president—elect donald trump tweeted. .. it caught many by surprise, including the obama administration. i can't speak for what the president—elect‘s nuclear views or his policy going forward. that's for him and his team to speak to. what i can speak to is the approach that this administration has taken, to try to get us on a path to a world without nuclear weapons. president putin, too, has been ramping up the nuclear rhetoric. today, addressing his military commanders, he talked of the need to strengthen russia's strategic nuclear forces. translation: we can say with certainty that we are stronger now than any potential aggressor. anyone. both the united states and russia have made large cuts t

yes, everybody has to work. there are a lwa ys everybody has to work.ways had a mother that worked, so they had a lot of cars, colleges, you know. so i think all parents work, don‘t they? especially if they have a divorce. lawford husband richard hammond lefty bankrupts didn‘t he? richard hammond lefty bankrupts didn't he? my second husband left me bankrupt. and the third. he didn't leave me bankrupt, hejust left with all the money. it must be difficult, asa all the money. it must be difficult, as a hollywood star you had amassed as a hollywood star you had amassed a huge amount of money until your second and third marriage. husbands spend a lot of money. i could shop all day on what they spent. dude you regret you trusted your husband is so much financially and in the end it didn‘t work out for one reason or another, in the case of your second, he gambled a lot, i think. in the case of your third... he gambled a lot, i think. in the case of your third. .. they have to ask you, as a woman, i have to ask you, honestly, that when you fall in love, you don

has great potential but has become a club for people to have a good time.ettlements in the west bank. hass. navy program that become a target for critics is prepared to commission a new ship named after a well-known shooting survivor. is u.s. is gabriel giffords scheduled to be commissioned in 2017. the ship will be the ninth in the series of high-speed vessels designed to navigate in shallow coastal regions. john mccain has cited the combat ship as the first example of wasteful pentagon spending. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. coming goldman sachs is out on top in incoming trumpet ministration despite the fact that trump targeted the bank and said that the executives supported hillary clinton. carol massar and i spoke to dakin campbell. been quite remarkable actually, their stock is up 35% since donald trump won the u.s. presidential elections. some of that -- a lot of that 's policies,th trump a lot of people thinking he will roll back regulations o

the currency has been relatively stable. it has a fix against the u.s.but as the dollar strengthens, the currency has been weakening slightly. inflation is picking up a little bit. it is expected to continue around the 3% to 4% level. growing that fast is not too [inaudible] undercould see frictions a trump administration. relies onmuch vietnam trade with china, how will that impact the economy here and also the stock market? a large trade has deficit with china. a lot of the raw materials that go into production, for example, footwear, and electronics come from china. vietnam is one of the only companies where exports are still growing. work its wayd to through the last four or five years under difficult conditions. people still need to eat. they still need to wear clothes and vietnam as an exporter. it may slow down if trump becomes a protectionist and if we carry on in a similar fashion. we will be fine. >> one of the measures he talked about is shooting down the tpp. it was supposed -- vietnam was supposed to be a big beneficiary. how will that affec

jp has the details. jp: the mood we are seeing on the market is one of the bounceback after yesterday's selloff across all of asia. right now we are seeing the gains, and the feeling that perhaps the selloff was overdone. stocks from tokyo to thailand really rebounding, staying as the sort loser, who won the sore spot. look at thehen you different asian markets, it is an again that between taiwan and korea, but overall, a big sigh of relief from these different markets. if you want to look at how the different sectors are doing at the moment in the asia-pacific region -- let me grab this -- you can seal tentative energy is going up, oil and gas showed a little bit of a pullback earlier, but you can see the big pie of green across most of the major sectors. finally, i don't want to set you guys up without a look at the currencies -- you are seeing a little bit of pullback, the australian dollar not really ot ofng a lon movement. you,re's a story for interesting. iran will be other top of the agenda when t

>> the city has fallen in the forces again. most of the city has been destroyed.: with the aid of russian airstrikes, the syrian government has retaken control of the city of aleppo after four years of figighting. russia calls it a victory against terrorists. the united states has the syrian govevernment s siege of alaleppo represents

but critics say not everyone has benefited.they are being transported. incinerating sludge causes air pollution as well. this affects local residents. the government says it follows stringent standards, and that all emissions are tested before being released. and they will be hoping visitors leave the plant feeling pampered, and with a new interest in sustainability. helier chung, bbc news, hong kong. more on all of our stories at any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbc mike embley. hello. it looks as though wednesday will start on a cold note for many parts of the british isles. certainly in england and wales. but my major concern is the density of the fog. quite a widespread issue as we start the new day. not so much in the south—west. we will have had enough breeze overnight to keep the atmosphere that little bit more mixed. but where things have really settled, that is where the fog will have popped up. central and eastern parts of wales, through the midlands t

at this time sergei lavrov has said he has put a proposal to putin for these expulsions.ew president arriving, i will smooth his arrival by postponing the action or something. it will be interesting to see what happens next. vladimir putin will look back at 2016 with some pleasure in the way it has ended for him. he has gotten himself into some dangerous situations, notably in syria, where the beginning of the russian intervention, or western commentators were saying this will be disastrous to russia, and they are now in a position of peacemaker, so it has worked out well there. the hacking has not worked out well because one of trump's themes is that russia and the west need to cooperate more closely on isis. that cooperation will depend crucially on cooperation will depend crucially on cooperation between intelligence agencies and the hacking makes it harderfor intelligence agencies and the hacking makes it harder for intelligence agencies to work together. are we back in and near other cold war? we hearfrom american diplomats that they are co nsta ntly american diploma

he has dealt with arabs and energy and oil and he has relationships.t of interest which will be handled by a very buoyant senate confirmation process, you have somebody who knows the hardware, who has the cultural adaptability, who understands the history of these regions and has been there, running a big organization. what he has run is much bigger than the state department. himself is warrior perfectly sculpted for the job. now the question is, the relationship with putin, is that a good or bad thing? in my opinion, it has to be a good thing. soft or hard with the man. having somebody that has experience with him that has dealt with him on a business basis, that understand this -- understands the ideological components of russia, can only in the middle east, for instance, we have to come to some alliance with them in order to find peace in syria, for instance. that dialogue isn't based on his point of view. that point of view is going to be that justify congress, primarily. the president will present a vision and congress will agree or not agree. but

diplomacy has not done it. was a chance to make it happen i joining the fight. there was a chance to make it happen ijoining the fight. that chance has gone well president assad remains russia and iran's man. it will not be easy for his coalition to move from aleppo to victory in syria but now, they have the momentum. studio: a survey of rough sleepers suggests they are 17 times more likely to be a victim of crime than the general public. the charity crisis says homeless people are regularly attacked and abused. there are thought to be about 4,000 people sleeping rough in the uk at any one time. the report found 30% of those questioned said they had been deliberately hit or kicked. nearly a third said they'd had things thrown at them and 7% said they'd been urinated on. the charity says it demonstrates again the need to prevent homelessness. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports. voiceover: for some people, voiceover: forsome people, rough sleepers have no value. 0ne stamps the head, the ot

he has 3a seats, it has taken 19805 tune. he has 3a seats, it has ta ke n yea rs 19805 tune.has taken years to build. it is in his garden. it is only for family and friends, he has the good seats, a replica carpet and he has a little for you and people, his wife who is very supportive, comes out with refreshments. there is an usher. this is an absolute replica. for someone, i love the film cinema paradiso, which is about being in love with cinema, i think there is something lovely about this. there is no financial gain. he hasjust put a lot of time and effort into it. what would be your first film, if that was yours? i love cinema paradiso. it is about someone grew up paradiso. it is about someone grew up in italy with cinema. i would go for that. and you can pause when you go to the toilet as well. there are toilets in here as well. it has got it all. lovely to see you. happy new year. let's see what is still to come this morning. 2016 has been a year of highs and lows. we will be joined by the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon and we will talk to her about plans for a

but the real test has not yet until the transfer has taken place. and what concerns me is the on the mischief -- beyond the mischief of trump and all of those in hisis cabinet and the peoples yes appointed t to leadership, of not quite understood we had another severe idst,ended enemy in our m and it was our species or weakness in the face of absolute creed, i think we have failed to come to certain solid conclusions. [applause] because we have been so contaminated with possessions forgotten we have have destroyed our children or set the tone for that. i would welcome professor chomsky's point of view, and i hope you says something that will make me dance out of here. [laughter] >> well, i should say that i was trumpat immunized to the electoral college victory -- of course, not popular victory, as you know -- but the fact that my wife was the only person i knew who even before the republican primaries had predicted that trump was going to win, was looking at the country somewhat from the outside. she is from brazil and felt somehow she had her fing

it has consistently outpaced forecast.he forecast there was made in 2010, thought we would never get to a 5% unemployment rate. we are now at 4.6%. this decline in the unemployment rate has follow the progression that you expect to see in the growth inou see gdp 2009, unemployment growth in 2010. and in 2013, wage growth really picks up. 18% fastern at an annual rate since 2012, then it 1980he entire time from through 2007. slot --ook at the next wage growth has been faster than any business cycle on record. moreover as we see in the next , slide, this wage growth has been really broadly enjoyed with very strong gains for the typical household. that is the fastest gain ever recorded. even stronger gains for households at the bottom of the income distribution. a range of policies have contributed to this. it did not automatically happen. one of those policies is what you see on this next slide, which is that when the president called for higher minimum wage in his state of the union address at the beginning of 2013, it was

german economy has done quite well. the euro has weakened significantly.he market is doing ok. 6%.ployment only at it is unlikely to have a big impact on sentiment, but it can start to change things. let me counter that a little bit. politics has been the defining factor of 2016. he have seen it with the united states, with brexit. this is why i asked the question. is the market overly downplaying this incident. i'm sure people are connecting the dots between berlin right now and what happened last night and extrapolated forward into the european elections next year. but these are the kinds of events that shape those elections. immigration standing out as a in this story potentially. we don't know yet, but the markets are drawing some conclusions and the papers in germany as well. between brexit, donald trump, immigration and 2017.orward into 2016 -- should the market be so calm about what is happening? ignores these views, it seems to be made -- big media story. but from the market sign -- side, focus has been on currencies. it is corporate office that dr

su keenan has more. -- boeing and iran, and the other in the meeting space. su keenan has more.ky billion deal that would involve fox buying 61% of sky, murdoch's media empire on two continents. many have said that for rupert murdoch, who is still involved with fox, that he has wanted forever to own all of sky, and it has been a question of when, not if. according to sources, both murdoch and his son were closely involved in negotiations this weekend. a tentative deal was announced on friday, sky tv stock going up we, but the details are what were told took place over the weekend. executives are flying to london to continue to work on the deals. the key question according to those close to the matter is whether it will be an outright did or what is called a scheme of arrangement. has to do with the fact that in the u k, there may be difficulty getting shareholders of sky tv to buy into the deal. a scheme ofve arrangement, it may involve the courts, but get their shares more easy. we are told there may be some resistance. take a look at the stock charts. 21st century fox has been

that has not worked. now it is time to wind the dye you'll back the other way which suggests they will go for a more conservative style of football. they released a statement placing on record their sincere gratitude for the tremendous service of pa rd ew gratitude for the tremendous service of pardew who of course led them to the fa cup final where they were narrowly beaten by manchester united. they talked about his hard work and dedication and that he improved many areas in the club. pa rd ew improved many areas in the club. pardew thanked improved many areas in the club. pa rdew thanked supporters, underlining the efforts of the players, steve paris and the board but not making any mention of the american owners. they probably gave the thumbs up to the decision. they finished in the top half in 2015 at when you look at 2016, they form is absolutely the worst of all 92 premier league and football league clu bs. premier league and football league clubs. one win in 11, in that sequence was a run of clubs

reality has shown so far it has not been the case. banking business is still a very sticky business. people don't want to change their bank account and bank relationships that much, so i think it is a slower moving thing than some people here. anna: they you very much. great to see you, otto dichtl. london.us here in uncertainty is the new normal, it seems. evencfos are optimistic though they intend to be cautious amid the cut economic outlook. we speak to the chief economist. that is up next, this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back. this is the european open. the u.k. economy and focus now because optimism among chief financial officers among u.k. businesses is the strongest in months. nine in 10 say they face high levels of uncertainty. a study was compiled from a survey of 119 cfos. joining me on the phone is ian stewart, chief u.k. economist to take us through the details here. good to have you on the program once again. cfos entering 2017 in better spirits. safety say there is coming up a load base. big fall ina very confidence i

zsa zsa gabor, has died. death yesterday evening. she made more than 70 films, but as one of the first socialites, she helped invent a new kind of fame from multiple marriages and conspicuous wealth. this report from nick higham contains some flashing images. zsa zsa gabor may have been a great beauty, but she was never a great actress. i know everything — i heard the verdict. it's dangerous for you to come here. i must take that risk, and so must you. her screen career was undistinguished, though it did include camp classics like the truly terrible queen of outer space. if you must go, promise me you're going to come back to me. her greatest role was as herself, one of the first professional celebrities, famous for simply being famous. she was rich, she was gorgeous, she was outrageous and she ate men for breakfast. her last marriage, in 1986, was her eighth, or ninth, if you include an illegal ceremony conducted at sea. women don't even get married any more today. theyjust have love affairs. i was raised in

today, he has been cleared.hat as he sat here that afternoon, trying to take in what had just happened. his boss, matthew gordon, came over to him, grabbed him and said, don't tell the police about the brake warning light. that boss, matthew gordon, has now been convicted of manslaughter. the prosecution claimed his business, grittenham haulage, was a shambles. mechanic peter wood, who was employed to inspect the trucks for the company, has also been found guilty on four counts of manslaughter. this was all very much preve nta ble. manslaughter. this was all very much preventable. sian vaughan says she has been horrified to hear about the state the company kept the truck in, especially as her chauffeur husband took safety so seriously. a word he would have used to describe them would have used to describe them would have used to describe them would have been cowboys. because there's no way that steve would ever have put anybody‘s life in danger, let alone his own. as he left court having been found not guilty on

he has had great victories. but the democratic party and the donkey has never lost so much in the history of the party. they have lost from the top to the bottom of the ballot. >> gthe senate and house, 34 governors. >> outside of washington and soon inside washington, but outside of washington, the democratic party will be weaker since the 1920s or since reconstruction in the 1870s. >>> next up, the friday lightning round. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before starting stelara® tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have symptoms such as: fever, s

angus crawford has this report.isted and broken, part of the plane's fuselage. thousands of people are still involved in the search, scouring the area where the search you rolled tupolev15a scouring the area where the search you rolled tupolev 154 came down. you rolled tupolev154 came down. sinai traces show part of the aircraft in shallow water a mile out to sea. —— sound harsh races. specialist teams have found one of the plane's black boxes, it's has been taken away for analysis. the military flight from moscow to syria had more than 90 passengers and crew on board. it touched down to refuel in sochi but crashed shortly after taking off again. translation: all found parts have been taught sure and handed over to investigators. the search operation has gone on the 24—hour no breaks, during the day, one more body was found and recovered. aci’oss one more body was found and recovered. across russia, they have been services to pray for the dead. a day of national mourning was declared. 0n a day of national mourning w

has supported this, the r.b.i. has opposed, i am not an insider.cernible] i will not going to that speculation. the country as a whole wants the government to decide. [indiscernible] say -- i do not agree. i would say that this is enough votes. nobody is [indiscernible] saying this is not the solution, people are putting the money under their beds and the real way to get rid of black money would be a difference approach -- different approach. in bankmoney is accounts in switzerland? k.c.: black money is everywhere. you have to go to the source of the black money. what are the three sources of black money and india? egg source, one is the election. second is the religion and third is [indiscernible] everyone will know, political donations [indiscernible] money in the temple [indiscernible] putting it in the bank it becomes white. money at you tax that 50%? what is the problem? [indiscernible] noty policymaking is [indiscernible] i have too much discretion. thing, people say i do not pay tax in my income, it is black money. no minister, anybody who i

he has said the government has done what is right, what was needed for the banks.logue with the institutions on the italian banks are fruitful. he is talking about monte dei paschi. this recapitalization demand has been long and painful. he said the government will pass more measures to improve the italian banks. he does not go on to say what those measures are. lack of detail, but we have a broad brush. optimistic prime minister, as you would expect, from a man who has been in charge to an half weeks. taylor: israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has struck back a comments made by secretary of state john kerry over the middle east peace process. he accused john kerry of anti-israel bias. onsaid the u.s. focus israeli settlements in the west bank was unbalanced. john kerry said netanyahu was putting the two state solution out of reach. president obama called donald trump after the president-elect complained he was hobbling the transition. he accused the president of unspecified inflammatory comments and roadblocks. he later told reporters that the two had a ni

it has just come through.change in the annual rise in monetary policy from the bank of japan. >> the thinking among economists we have spoken to is that there are reasons to delay both internally, given that they are trying to allow the negative rate policy to gauge the effect of the negative rate policy on the economy. and secondly there is an election coming up in july. >> we turn now to japan. government bonds have set another record. is there no end to this? what is causing this? >> it is on the back of the u.k. vote to leave the european union. it is worried about the italian bank situation. china's growth. and a lot of the money pouring in the japanese bonds. >> the japanese prime minister has promised swift and bold economic measures after a swift -- convincing win. does this put him in a stronger position to move forward? >> it certainly does. it looks like he's heading for a two thirds majority. we have to see in the months and weeks ahead if he will knuckle down and do more economic reforms. >> the b

it has been a horrendous time.ld me that being widowed so soon after her wedding day had left heartbroken. all the plans in the future we had together has been taken away. we we re together has been taken away. we were only married for six months. especially having to spend your first wedding anniversary alone, it was so first wedding anniversary alone, it was so far removed from what we had planned. it has been absolutely horrendous. the tipper truck was carrying aggregate down this steep hill towards the city of bath, when it suffered catastrophic break earlier. the prosecution said it was not bad luck but an accident waiting to happen. experts who examined the bra kes to happen. experts who examined the brakes on some of the parts were so rusty and warned that the 11—year—old lorry should not have been on the road. potter was at the appeal of the truck and he told the court he was not aware of the state of the vehicle and he denied causing death by dangerous driving. today he was cleared. potter told the trial b

morgan brennan has more on what has the potential to be a big fight over fighter jets. >> reporter: callt a fighter jet face-off. donald trump is pitting the two biggest u.s. defense contractors against each other, taking to twitter to do it. the president-elect lobbing his latest 140-character social media missile at lockheed martin, again, writing, "based on the tremendous cost and cost overruns of the lockheed martin f-35, i have asked boeing to price out a comparable f-18 superhornet." but can the fourth-generation superhornet compete with a fifth-generation f-35 joint strike fighter? no. it's not designed to be stealthy and doesn't have the advanced electronics, who major factors that would take years and billions of dollars to become reality. and even then, say analysts, not likely. but it is a highly unusual move for a commander in chief, signaling a new era of competition. >> those companies doing the work will be very attuned to performance, and they will probably understand that they're not going to get a very sympathetic ear in the pentagon, or certainly from the oval office,

beenounsel has always private. it has always been sage, and it has been direct. not a lot of words.ate it very much. and i am happy to know that senator schumer is going to have them as part of his leadership team and something that he will never regret. i talked this morning about the majority leaders. one of them is here, and as responsible as anyone for allowing me to be a leader. tom daschle, thanks for being here. [applause] shortly after i was elected, i went to him to complain about something. i thought he had given one of the senators too much and he said, stop that. e whip's job, you're going to make it what you want it to be. and i did, didn't i? thank you for trusting me. you gave me the privilege of the floor and i was there when the senate opened and when it left. thank you so much. john boehner was going to come. did he show up? ok, good. the speech was getting too long anyway. [laughter] sen. reid: i cannot think everybody that is here today, but please know how much you have meant to me. i wish i could talk to each of you. but i can't. i talked this morning about my

he has had that influence. i hope that chairman randy forbes of the sea power subcommittee has the opportunity to serve this nation in another capacity where he could use that expertise and legacy of leadership there on the house armed services in other capacities. i think our nation will be better off for having randy. so i'm hopeful that will happen and truly value the things he has done. and randy isn't somebody that focuses on the nation's military, he fights for our religious freedoms. he has been the co-founder and co-chairman of the congressional prayer caucus and we push back on those intrusions and he has done an extraordinary job there. i value that relationship as a member of the prayer caucus and unafraid to be out there to make sure he points out those efforts that are anti-faith efforts and make sure he stands strong on the side of those folks that those religious beliefs are protected. not just here in virginia, but also across the nation. he has been seen as a true leader. and again, it goes to

he has come good on that promise. he has decided to act.says these actions are notjust for the cyber hacking, but also in retaliation for what he described as harassment on american diplomats in moscow. he is expelling 35 russian officials from washington and san francisco. they are described as persona non grata. we are trying to figure out whether these are diplomats or whether they are intelligence officials, but the state department said they were seen acting ina state department said they were seen acting in a manner which was not consistent with their diplomatic or consular status, so they will be expelled. they are also closing two russian compounds, one in new york on the other in maryland. these are strong actions by president obama and the most senior republican, house speaker paul ryan, has said it is about time that these actions we re is about time that these actions were taken. so with just 23 days to go before president obama leaves office, he is showing russia that he will not take this cyber activity lightly. you mentioned

it has been quite incredible.k room after it. from the deaths of some of the world‘s best—known celebrities, to dramatic political moments, extraordinary scientific feats and epic sporting achievements, to name but a few. it‘s also been a year of big change here on breakfast. so as 2017 approaches, we‘d like to share with you some of the moments that made us laugh and cry over the last 12 months. 2016 was a year of change on bbc brea kfast. 2016 was a year of change on bbc breakfast. the year we say goodbye toa breakfast. the year we say goodbye to a old friend, bill. straight down the middle. i was taking a great interest in your isobars. are they tightly packed? they are. i meant nothing by that. i'm so glad they did not do the job is one. goodbye. after 15 years on bbc breakfast, bill turnbull finally gave up the four am alarm calls. now the day has come for you to sort that sofa for a bed in the long—awaited my ins. come for you to sort that sofa for a bed in the long-awaited my ins. we said goodbye to tell. d

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she she has been trending on twitter. she has also been a successful screenwriter.c. that has gone on behind the scenes. she is very well respected for her work on screenwriting. she is a prolific writer of books, the latest is princess diarist. she revealed she had an affair with harrison ford. she is not afraid to tell it as it is. she has had problems over the yea rs is. she has had problems over the years with drink and drug abuse. and also she was open to depression and the discussion of her depression. now some breaking news from nigeria. the president of nigeria... this was the militant group lies last enclave. a huge forest. this has been going on for months. they have been going on for months. they have been creating chaos. a lot of attacks in that area. and the government saw it as a priority to get in there and take it. they are saying they have taken the camp. the terrorists no longer have a place to hide, they say. we will bring you more on through the course of the afternoon. the search has been called off for an elderly british woman who's presumed to

katty: thailand has a new king. crown prince maha vajiralongkorn has accepted the throne following a formal invitation from the military led government. it comes 50 days after the death of his father, the world's longest reigning monarch. the new king's coronation will only take place after his father's cremation, and that is next year. from bangkok, here is jonathan head. jonathan: after an unexpected seven-week delay, thailand's royal succession got back on track. the foremost senior officials in readountry right out -- out a formal invitation to crown prince vajiralongkorn to take the throne. at the age of 64, the man who has been destined his whole life to take on this role accepted, to fulfill his father's wish, he said, and to ensure the well-being of the thai people. he then paid his respects to king bhumibol, whose 70 year long reign has shaped the modern monarchy. marked this critical moment for thailand by beating gongs and drums. this is not celebration. thailand is still in mourning for the much loved bh

the immolation transport minister has responded by saying malaysia has not abandoned hope of findingminister. ah van on x. —— abenomics. sally is here with the business news. that is all you have to say. in the last few hours, the bank ofjapan has concluded its latest policy meeting. it kept monetary policy steady and offered a brighter view of the economy — that's because it believes a weaker yen and a rebound in overseas demand will boost growth in the new year. that's good news forjapanese policymakers, who are attempting to revive the country's flagging economy using a series of landmark reforms. last month, japan was given a boost by the fact its currency fell by over 9% against the us dollar as investors speculated the us central bank would raise interest rates this month — which it did. a weaker yen boosts the profits of japanese exporters as their goods are cheaper overseas, but there are still many question marks over the so—called abenomics programme implemented by the japanese government. we will talk about that in detail in world business report. we will also talk about t

in other words, he has has a way of protecting whose resume even if he has to step aside with which suggests it is the regime clinging to power because it once it's loses the immunity from prosecution as government officials, they are exposed to cases, criminal cases for drug trafficking and abuse of human rights and other international crimes. what is the international community doing? the argentinians have taken the lead. they have said to venezuela, you are no longer acceptable within the regional grouping of south american country, your presidency is suspended and we are assuming that that. when the phyllis will prime minister arrived to assume her chair, she was not allowed in the room. she was then subjected to a little bit of jostling outside the room which they said was abuse to her since she had ended up on the floor, no one can quite see the floor or her on the floor, but there's no doubt that there was pressure on her to move away from the room where they were meeting and she was rejected. nicaragua remains a friend. bolivia remains a friend, but neither country is in a capacity t

she has written a lot of books, she has written a lot of books, she has written about eight books.ublished recently. that is what she has been doing the last few weeks. she has been on a book tour to talk about that book and one of the revelations was that she had an affair with harrison ford during the making of one of the original star wars, an affairthat making of one of the original star wars, an affair that lasted a few months. and that is typical of her, that she is very open about talking about her life, and some of the problems that she has had, some of the past medical problems, bipolar condition, battling depression, and drink, alcohol, as well. she has that kind of character, and she really has a huge following of fans from those days back in the late 70s, when the original movies came out, but of course, because of the ziggler came out last year, an entirely new generation of fans that are following her. and you canjust look at social media today to see the kind of response from people around the world, who have been talking about what has happened today and wishing her

he has been stuck here for three days, says this man. "he has a head injury.ey've now run out of room inside, so outside the hospital, the dead and injured are piling up. translation: i've been coming and going forfour days now. in the morning they promised to take us with ambulances and we've been waiting since then, but what else can i do? and here's one of the hold—ups. rival factions attacked buses that were meant to free trapped sick and injured in shi'ite villages. only when they are freed will the regime allow convoys to again leave eastern aleppo. and only after aleppo's misery would you consider this salvation. this is the atma camp in idlib. evacuees are brought here. when they arrive, they have nothing. the buses that bring them are so crowded there is no room for luggage, but here, there's relief. translation: rockets, russian jets and warplanes all bombing us, barrel bombs dropped over us. we kept fleeing from one place to another. there was hunger, poverty and sleeping in the streets. finally, the red cross got us out. this woman made it here wit

obama has now pardoned a total of 148 people during his presidency and has shortened the sentences of 1176 people, including 395 serving life sentences, as part of a push to reduce the number of people serving long sentences for non-violent drug offenses. but he still has not offered clemency or pardons to some high profile political prisoners, including army whistleblower chelsea manning or native american activist leonard peltier. in north carolina, the charlotte city council voted unanimously monday to rescind the anti-lgbt ordinance that prompted north carolina's house bill 2, otherwise known as the "bathroom bill." the law denies transgender people use of the bathroom, changing room or locker room , that matches their gender identity. on monday, north carolina governor elect democrat roy cooper said lawmakers will meet for a special session today t repeal hb2, which he has called "one of the most discriminatory laws in the country." chinese and u.s. officials say china has returned a u.s. navy drone china seized in the south china sea last week. the u.s. has called the seizure of

>> reporter: the consistent position of the russian government has been to flatly reject that it has got anything to do with any of this hacking of political institutions in the united states. the last comment that came from the kremlin came late last week and another denial. they've been denying it since october. the kremlin said it was indecent to this allegation continued to be made by the united states without any evidence and that the u.s. should present that evidence or stop talking about it. that was the flat rebuttal are the kremlin when it comes to these allegations that we had on friday. and so, yes, look, there isn't a great deal or any, in fact, concrete evidence that any of us can point to to say, hey, look, this is fundamental proof that the russians did this and if there is that evidence then it hasn't been made public at this point by the united states. there are calls on really both sides now on the russian side and on the u.s. side for that kind of evidence to be made more public and so we can all see the extent to which russia may have been involved in trying to di