fellow co—defendants, three former of the former members of the federation who are accused e with luis rubiales coercion, of exerting these change nni hermoso coercion, of exerting these change her hermoso coercion, of exerting these change her story. so coercion, of exerting these change her story. that try and change her story. that is the allegation against them. all �* those four is the allegation against them. all �*those four men deny any all of those four men deny any wrongdoing but we be wrongdoing but we will be hearing from them from february 12 and is luis i2 and that is when luis will take the stand. rubiales will take the stand. thank you. to the democratic republic of congo. been fierce fighting between congolese forces the bbc�*s paul nije has managed to get into goma for the first time since the fighting started. here's his report. the new normal. m23 rebels patrol the streets of goma. it's the first time the bbc is entering the besieged city in eastern drc since the m23 claimed control of the the security situation here remains volatile. forces has shut down the city centre. pa

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spain footballer jenni hermoso has told the trial of her former boss, luis rubiales, that the kiss the uk—eu reset — sir keir starmer will be the first uk leader welcome to bbc news now. european are warning of retaliation if trump on his to impose expands on his threat to impose tariffs on the emmanuel tariffs on the eu. emmanuel macron said he would have to mecren. said he wee!!! heve te if france's mecren. seie he wee!!! heave !e if france's commercial react if france's commercial interests were threatened. a stock market fall 7 track overnight, days after import taxes were imposed on goods into the us from china, on president trump's announcement. cheaper local products. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal spoke briefly to the president last night and sent us this update. and showed no signs of let up, saying the uk could be in sight. next on the tariff? it will definitely happen with the european is an have done. this in the discussions that i've had with president trump, trading relationships. like the american tariffs, items such as american beer, wine and bourbon. _ sto

back—to—back defeats for the mavericks. federation, luis rubiales, has gone on trial, accused of sexual sparked controversy when he kissed player was not consensual. rubiales insisted it was. hermoso has appeared as the trial�*s first witness, telling the court the kiss "stained one of the happiest days of my life". of up to two—and—a—half years. the trial runs until 19th february. now, the clock is ticking for football clubs all across europe on this monday, with the winter transfer window shutting tonight. through late on sunday, as former england international villa are also close to signing spain midfielder marco asensio on loan from paris st—germain. for a fresh start. italian sidejuventus have released these pictures of the defender arriving in turin ahead of a loan move. permanently in the summer for £20 million. were controversially beaten by belgium in their davis cup qualifier. chile's defeat was confirmed when cristian garin refused to continue playing after being knocked over by opponent zizou bergs during a changeover. after some medical attention. three time violations — r

actually, luis rubiales was the very first to get to this court. he stepped in confidently.e got here like half an hour ago, and five minutes later we saw jennifer hermoso also getting inside the court. it is important to highlight rosemary that hermoso is going to be the very first to testify on this. trial, a testimony, a witness that is going to speak in front of the judge in a matter of 15 minutes of. so and this i can also tell you that it's going to be a long trial because it's going to last at least for 11 days during the forthcoming days here, we're going to see many different members from the spanish soccer federation, teammates from hermoso, and from the 12th of february here are going to declare in front of the church of the judge, the four defendants who are accused at least rubiales of sexual assault and coercion. three other former officials from the federation are accused of coercion. and that's why the prosecutors are asking for them. one year and a half of prison now, there is a lot of interest on what may come out of this trial, and it's important to highli

this is bbc news, the headlines... to do so since brexit. federation luis rubiales has gone on trial, accused of sexually assaulting playerjenni hermoso. this is the scene live from a court in madrid. she said he tried to kiss her without her consent and it shouldn't happen in any replacing the current system with inspection ratings for different aspects of classroom life. hello. president trump has said the uk is �*way out of line�* when it comes to trading with the us, and that tariffs might be imposed. but he said his main target is the european union the eu of not buying anything from the us. said the eu must stand up for itself if hit have a listen to what president trump told our correspondent earlier. would you consider taxing the uk for example? - we'll see how things work out. they don't take our farm products. and we take everything from them. millions of cars, tremendous amounts of what they've done. well, prime minister starmer has been very nice. we're getting along very well and we'll see whether or not we can balance out our budget. that is president trump there, of in

seeking a one year prison sentence for sexual assault and an additional sentence for coercion, which luis rubialesws protests, political backlash and rubiales eventual resignation . rubiales eventual resignation. and, well, beyonce has finally done it. she's gone and won best album at the 67th grammy awards in la last night after years of being snubbed. and here's how she summed up that very special moment. >> i'd like to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this, this album. we worked so hard on it. i think sometimes genre is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists, and i just want to encourage people to do what they're passionate about. >> well. the singer was visibly moved and dedicated that win to the country pioneer linda martell, saying, i just feel very honoured. it makes beyonce the first black woman to take home the award since lauryn hill in 1999. earlier in the night, kendnck in 1999. earlier in the night, kendrick lamar swept five categories. what lady gaga made a stand for lgbtq+ rights. those are the latest headlines. another roundup in about half an hour

luis rubiales believes this is a case of the law going too far. football and society change for the betteray in madrid in the last five minutes or so. you see from you can see there, lawyers from both sides setting out the both sides are setting out the initial arguments in that we7 be at the court trial. we will be at the court to speak to our correspondent in the next ten or 15 minutes. benjamin netanyahu, has arrived in the us. president trump since his return to the white house. ceasefire deal, which aims to establish a permanent truce between israel and hamas. what we expect today is that the first of these high—level meetings will begin. envoy steve witkoff who had a key role to play as mediator, today, under the terms of that deal, discussions are supposed because it would bring a full end to fighting in gaza, would bring all the remaining israeli hostages home. in the middle east to end. he said he would be discussing in washington victory but here he faces also the struggle for his when the six weeks of this initial ceasefire are over, fire chiefs say the uk is not prepared to dea

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seeking a one year prison sentence for sexual assault and an additional sentence for coercion, which luis rubialesies. it follows protests, political backlash and his eventual resignation. and while beyonce, she has finally done it, she's gone on one british gone and won best rap album at the 67th grammy awards in la, not british after years of being snubbed. and here's how she summed up that very special moment. >> i'd like to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this. this album, we worked so hard on it. i think sometimes genre is a cold word to keep us in our place as artists, and i just want to encourage people to do what they're passionate about and to stay persistent. >> well, her eighth album, cowboy carter, which explores the black roots of country music, earned her that long elusive top prize after four previous losses. she said that it's very honoured to be given that award, and it makes her the first black woman to take home the award since lauryn hill in 1999. congratulations to her. well, those are the latest headunes well, those are the latest headlines for now.