lucy williamson, bbc news, calais.eat a lower fat diet and take more exercise, after a routine medical examination. but the white house doctor ronnyjackson said the president was generally in excellent health, and had insisted on cognitive tests in which he performed well. drjackson said he expected mr trump to remain healthy for the duration of his presidency. i had absolutely no concerns about his cognitive ability or he is, you know, neurologicalfunction, his cognitive ability or he is, you know, neurological function, so his cognitive ability or he is, you know, neurologicalfunction, so i was not going to do a cognitive exam, i had no intention of doing one. the reason we did a cognitive assessment is because the president asked me to do it. he came and said is there something we can do, a test 01’ some is there something we can do, a test or some type of screen we can do to assess my cognitive ability? the rate of inflation has fallen for the first time sincejune, mainly because of the impact of airfares. the rate

lucy williamson reports. lucy: if anything puts current anglo-french relations in context, it is this. the bayeux tapestry, almost 1000 years old, telling the story of the norman conquest of england and the victory of william the conqueror at the battle of hastings. a very different kind of anglo-french summit. now the french president has given approval for the 50-meter bayeux tapestry to leave french territory for the first time. but moving something this big and this old is no simple matter. >> it is difficult to imagine how difficult to put it in a case and showcase and put it -- we don't know. lucy: present macron's -- president macron's gesture highlights france's deep ties a long history with the britain , although cynics might say it also highlights a crucial french victory over its anglo-saxon neighbor. art experts say it is a benign telling of the tale with moments of comedy and artistic influences from both sides of the channel. even if tests confirmed that the move is possible, it is unlikely to ha

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. to produce a champion is india. but 21—year—old aanchal thakur has just made history by becoming the first indian to win a medal in a winter sport at a recent event in turkey. anchal‘s been talking to the bbc about what the medal means to her. this medal means everything to me because what this has given me i think i could never achieve in my life, so this is priceless. first reaction of my parents was they couldn't believe because they thought i was joking with them, they thought it was a souvenir. but then when i told them it was a real medal, international medal, so they were shocked and surprised and they were so happy. the first thing about skiing is being away from home because we cannot ski so much in india, so we have to go abroad for training. i want more support from government and i want them to put more money, put more funds, so we can train much more and if i can wish something i wish that there would be a big resort in india so every children and skiers can train in indi

lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux.yjazz legends. but now, the french company henri selmer paris is selling a majority stake to an investment fund, because of growing competition from china. that brings to an end more than 130 years of family control, although the founder's great—grandson will still be involved. sarah corker reports. selmer saxophones are so famous, they have been spent into space. french astronaut thomas pesquet played one on the international space station last year. it is a brand steeped in history, founded by the henri selmer back in 1885, in a parisian suburb. still to this day, the instruments are made up of 700 pieces, and are finished and tested by hand. but, with growing competition from chinese manufacturers, they need to modernise, and the decision to sell a majority stake of the family firm is designed to do just that. translation: this change will bring a new momentum, a new dynamic for the company. we'll have a shareholder who is strong financially, and who will be able to guarantee our in

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais.n plan to improve road and rail links across the north of england. transport for the north, which was set up to co—ordinate improvements, says the scheme will connect major cities and reverse a long—term gap in funding. danny savage reports from leeds. the hills of the north. beautiful, but a physical barrier between the conurbations either side of the pennines. travelling by car can be painful. the few routes over the top are often congested. as for the trains, they're frequent but relatively slow, and can be overcrowded. because there are always delays on the train, we do want the train service to be a bit more quicker than what it usually is. most of the trains between halifax and bradford, and halifax to leeds, like this, are like an old bus — draughty, hot, old. recent key infrastructure projects have included crossrail in london, with crossrail 2 now been proposed. and hs2 from london to birmingham and beyond is still on the cards. the strong feeling in the north is that it is ti

lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux.e its place in cultural history, images from the game have been projected onto the window panes of a tokyo skyscraper, much to the delight of fans. it is part of a high—tech exhibition allowing enthusiasts to reacquaint themselves with the space game that helped spawn today's multibillion—dollar global games industry. i remember space invaders, i used to play this videogame many, many, many, play this videogame many, many, any play this videogame many, many, many, many years ago. and with that we end this edition of newsday. thank you so much for watching. stay with us. authorities in china have been clamping down on investments and factory pollution, but how has this affected growth? that is still to come. and, before we go, meet these twin penguins. the chinstrap penguins were artificially incubated at an aquarium in dalian city, in north—east china. the twins were born in november last year, and now they are big enough, at about 1.5kg each, to move into a special kindergarten area.

lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux.r and to celebrate its place in cultural history images from the game had been predicted under the window panes of tokyo skyscraper to the of many fans. it's part of a high—tech exhibition allowing enthusiasts to reacquaint themselves with the space game that helped spawn today's multibillion—dollar global games industry. i remember space invaders. used to play it during my teens. you've been watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. authorities in china have been clamping down on investment in factory pollution. how will this affect economic growth? the gdp numbers of china will be released later today. and before we go, meet these twin penguins, the chinstrap penguins were artificially incubated atan penguins were artificially incubated at an aquarium in the north—east of china. the twins were born in november last year and are now big enough, one kilo and a half each, to move into a special kindergarten area. thanks forjoining us, see you again soon wit

lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux.inter olympics next month. the two sides have also agreed to form a unified women's ice hockey team for the games, which will be held in south korea. it's the result of the first diplomatic talks between the neighbours for more than two years. england cricketer ben stokes will be available for selection for england's tour of new zealand, despite being charged with affray following a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year. the england and wales cricket board said stokes, who hasn't played for england since the incident, is expected to join the squad in february. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is at lord's. why can he play now when he couldn't play in the ashes? it isa it is a good question, and it may well seem illogical to some cricket followers. the ecb were waiting to see what the cps decided before they took their next step. we know there isa took their next step. we know there is a charge for ben stokes of affray that he is indeed contesting, and in that he is indeed c

lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux.where you are. have a good night. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. president trump's former white house director of communications, has told bbc hardtalk that the president uses twitter to ‘jump‘ over mainstream media and reach the people who voted for him. referring to some of president trump's controversial tweets about north korea, antony scaramucci said mr trump was trying to convey wit and sarcasm. let me give you a news flash and put your viewers at ease and perhaps the global community at ease. when he's doing that, somebody like donjunior myself, we look at that, we laugh, 0k. myself, we look at that, we laugh, ok. we get thejoke myself, we look at that, we laugh, ok. we get the joke embedded myself, we look at that, we laugh, ok. we get thejoke embedded inside of that, we get the sarcasm laced inside of it. we don't micro—analyse it like a liberaljournalists do, then strike a match to it. we look to it for exactly what it is. when he says his button is bigger than the

lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux.connected, creating what it is thought to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet. divers spent months exploring a maze of subterranean waters in the yucatan peninsula. they found that one large cavern, sac actun, is actually connected to another, dos ojos, making a cave 350—kilometres long. the discovery, near the beach resort of tulum, could shed new light on the ancient mayan civilisation which inhabited the area before the spanish conquest in the 16th century. have a look at these rather cute penguins. they were artificially incubated at an aquarium in north—east china. the twins were born in november last year, and now, they're big enough to move into a special kindergarten area. they‘ re called chinstra ps because of the markings under their face, and they eat as many as two dozen fish a day. after they shed their fluff in about a month, they'll receive swimming lessons and earn seniority. when they reach maturity in about two years, the male will be much bigger than the female

here is lucy williamson.estry, almost 1,000 years old, telling the story of the norman conquest of england and the victory of william the conqueror at the battle of hastings. now the french president has given approvalfor the 50 now the french president has given approval for the 50 metre now the french president has given approvalfor the 50 metre bayeux ta pestry to approvalfor the 50 metre bayeux tapestry to leave french territory for the first time but moving something this big and this old is no simple matter. it's difficult to imagine how to put it in their case and showcase it, put it in a train... no. we don't know. president macron's gesture highlights france's deep ties and long history with britain. cynics might say it also highlights a crucial french victory over its anglo—saxon neighbour. 0ur crucial french victory over its anglo—saxon neighbour. our experts say it's a benign telling of the tail with moments of comedy and artistic influences from both sides of the channel. there's a lot of excitem

lucy williamson reports.e bayeux tapestry to leave french territory for the first time. but moving something this big and old is no simple matter. it's difficult to imagine all the practical to put it in a case and to put it in a train. no, we don't know. president macron's gesture highlights france's deep ties and long history with britain, though cynics might say it also highlights a crucial french victory over its anglo—saxon neighbour. art experts say it is a benign telling of the tale, with moments of comedy and artistic influences from both sides of the channel. there's a lot of excitement from british museums. obviously, the opportunity to get really close to the bayeux tapestry and explore it and look at it is what's fascinating to all of us who have studied the bayeux tapestry. the exact location of the tapestry‘s famous battle has long been in dispute, but in hastings today locals said the artwork should be displayed there. a lot of people in hastings are proud of hastings and if it's returning to h

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais.uel macron's tough tone on immigration, he has received a lot of pushback in the french press. some people say that he risks losing his position as a humanist andi losing his position as a humanist and i wonder why you think he has adopted this strategy? his leverage isa simple adopted this strategy? his leverage is a simple answer. in the next round of brexit talks, i'm sure he would be playing up that agreement as well as talking about brexit. you scratch my back, i will scratch yours. britain but a lot of money m, yours. britain but a lot of money in, 40 million euros into building up in, 40 million euros into building up those defences and it is having an effect. the concerns are people have spread from calais to other parts of the coast. a lot of migrants are there, about 1000 from iraq, afghanistan, eritrea, ethiopia. the fear has always been on the british side, that if they collapsed they would move the border from dover to calais and that would create chaos on the border. i do

here's our paris correspondent lucy williamson.ery different kind of summit meeting. now the french president has given approval for the 50 metre bayeux tapestry to leave french territory for the first time. but moving something this big and old is no simple matter. it's difficult to imagine all the practical things to put it in a case and to put it in a train. no, we don't know. president macron's gesture highlights france's deep ties and long history with britain, though cynics might say it also highlights a crucial french victory over its anglo—saxon neighbour. art experts say it is a benign telling of the tale, with moments of comedy and artistic influences from both sides of the channel. there's a lot of excitement from british museums. obviously, the opportunity to get really close to the bayeux tapestry and explore it and look at it is what's fascinating to all of us who have studied the bayeux tapestry. the exact location of the tapestry‘s famous battle has long been in dispute, but in hastings today locals said the artwork

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais.ard vines from oxford had carried out "psychological torture" on the newsnight presenter and had repeatedly breached a restraining order imposed on him since 2002 — even while serving a previous prison sentence. katharine da costa reports. for 25 years, newsnight presenter emily maitlis has been living in fear of this man, 47—year—old edward vines from oxford. they met as students while at cambridge university, but a court heard vines had become fixated with the bbcjournalist, and had consistently harassed her, resulting in his first restraining order and conviction in 2002. today, the court heard vines had breached his restraining order by writing letters to miss maitlis, once from behind bars in willingdon prison and once while on licence. the judge said it was wholly unacceptable, and gave the probation service and the prison governor ten days for a written explanation. in a statement read to court, miss maitlis said she had felt scared and let down when she had heard vines had brea