stephen, we have been think the pictures that of kim yojong on been think the pictures that of kim yobeen think the pictures that of kim yojong on our screens, her arrival and her being in seoul and south korea has been all over the western media. how has that visit gone down in seoul, in south korea itself? of course, it is getting wall—to—wall coverage here. i think there has been some misunderstanding in certain circles. i mean, some members of the public have been complaining that the media has been covering her visit to extensively, in perhaps an even falling way. i think the misunderstanding there is this is just think the misunderstanding there is this isjust a huge think the misunderstanding there is this is just a huge story not only in south korea but it has enormous implications for the whole world. i think south koreans understand. they don't necessarily love her or i going to let the north korean regime off the hook for its considerable human rights abuses or having nuclear weapons, it is just that the majority of people here who voted moonjae—in in majority of people her

he has that advice of its key ally in washington and today, the north korean leader, his sister, kim yojongis sister, kim yo jong, has, along north korean leader, his sister, kim yojong, has, along with a high level group of figures from the north korean government, entered the blue house, met with the south korean president then had lunch, and you would love to know what was said in the meeting, there is some speculation whether or not she may have been carrying a message from her brother and possibly even an invitation for him to, at some point, to north korea. as i say, historic event unfolding before us at the winter olympics and it is kind of a geopolitical shift is what you are seeing here, really. it isn't that the south is about to ditch the us as its key ally but certainly the government of moon jae—in has stood up to the trump administration and is taking a very different tack with north korea. administration and is taking a very different tack with north koream will be very interesting to see the next reactions to this meeting. stephen, thank you. we will of course have a look at

president moon, of course, met with the north korean, including the north korean leader's sister, kim yojongd then a second meeting took place between noon and mike pence while they were watching the speed skating and apparently during the meeting he told mike pence that he had been —— he should open a dialogue with the united states. but the crucial change in all of this came when mike pence reportedly asked moon because up until then, their position has been keep north korea isolated, do not reward them, and he has asked moon do you have any suggestion of a way forward and apparently moon said how about this? we say to the north korean sea were not getting anything in terms of economic or diplomatic relief at that isn't on the table, we will just relief at that isn't on the table, we willjust have talks. and the us, on there, you know, side, would have the sake denuclearisation isn't necessarily on the table. the sides have to give something and these are only an initial talks but if they we re only an initial talks but if they were to actually take place, it would be remarkable and a huge

the visit by kim yojong marks the first time a member of the kim dynasty has visited the south sincehe korean war. it's been on display at the national history museum is as 1905, but now dippy b dipperjokers is starting a three—year of the uk. —— dippy — dippy b dipperjokers is starting a three—year of the uk. -- dippy - the dipperjokers. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. two british extremists, believed to be members of one of the so—called islamic state groups most notorious cells, have been captured by syrian kurdish fighters in syria — according to us officials. they are accused of being part of a unit which executed 27 western hostages and tortured many more. andy moore reports. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh — the two britons captured by kurdish forces last month and questioned by the americans. together with aine davis and mohammed emwazi, they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. their leader, emwazi — orjihadijohn — was killed in an air strike in 201

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