lyse doucet, bbc news.: on the topic of yemen, pope francis has used a speech on the first ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula to call for an end to all wars in the middle east. he was addressing meters of different faiths in the united arab emirates. he said the consequences of violence could be seen in yemen, syria, iraq, and libya. the pope's hosts in the uae are involved in the war in yemen, fighting against the houthi rebels. europe's chief brexit negotiator has ruled out reopening the brexit withdrawal agreement with the u.k. he has said that alternatives to the controversial backstop" be worked on during the transition period after britain leaves the eu. the backstop aims to prevent abe hard bordeeen northern ireland and the irish republic. treating jair bolsonaro, who was ina of brazil last month, say he is likely to be kept in hospekal and other fter undergoing abdominal surgery. mr. bolsonaro nearly died after being stabbed during the presidential campaign. reports say he is in intensive car

jane: and that was afghan president ashraf ghani talking s lyse doucet. holes and neutron stars are some of the great mysteries of space. now the u.s. and british governments are spending $20 million to upgrade the macnes that made history by detecting gravitationawaves three years ago. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has the dellils. : it is one of the biggest discoveries in the history of science, the detection of gravitational waves caused by two black holes colliding in the distant galaxy. >> we had detected gravitational waves. we did it. [applause] llab: that was three yea ago. now a pair of four-kilometer-long instruments in the u. that made the discoveries are to be given an upgrade. they are already the most sensitive instruments in the world. inside are lasers and s that measure the tiny shifts caused by these mysterious waves from outer space. gravitational waves are ripples that go across the universe when the gravity at a certain point in space suddenly changes, ke distantby events stars exploding. over the past three years, the instru

lyse doucet, bbc news, kokha.ever picked up a camera. sir don mccullin‘s images from the vietnam war won him awards and respect in equal measure. a major new exhibition of his work opens in london today and the chance to see his lesser—known but ha rd—hitting pictures of home. tim muffett went to meet him. life and death, as captured by sir don mccullin. everything about me has been very instinctive. this knowing that i should be in this place and that players. this exhibition brings together more than 250 photographs by one of the world ‘s greatest photographers. 250 photographs by one of the world 's greatest photographers. this photograph you could say is the beginning of my whole life ‘s work. i started photographing the local boys who i used to hang outwith. none of us were getting anywhere in life. this is a first wall picture. the secret war. it looks like something from a mafia film. were you scared? no, i was too excited. i was scared of not getting pictures. his assignments took him to warzones across th

lyse doucet, bbc news, kokha. have been meeting for the first time, to discuss ways to try to ensure there'll be no need for border controls between northern ireland and the republic ireland once the uk leaves the european union. last week parliament voted in favour of finding alternative arrangements for the irish border. prime minister theresa may is due to visit northern ireland on tuesday to meet local business owners. our political editor, laura kuenssberg has more. walking the walk, brexiteers determined to make the prime minister talk their talk. i'm confident that, as we work through these proposals, we are going to make our case so that we can rescue the withdrawal agreement and leave successfully. and, look, former tory remainers heading to the same place at the same time, pushing the same plan. a different way of leaving the eu, but how? this compromise plan would extend the transition or the status quo to 2021, costing an extra £10 billion. but during that time, the government would, in theory, prepare

lyse doucet, bbc news, kokha. yemen's continuing nightmare. a story of course we will be back to.l american envoy for north korea, stephen biegun, will meet with north korea's envoy later this month. stephen biegun, will meet with north korea's envoy in pyongyang on wednesday. he said the aim was to map out "a set of concrete deliverables" for the second summit between donald trump and kimjong un later this month. the berlin—based airline germania has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy and cancelled all flights with immediate effect. the airline with 37 aircraft had flown mainly mediterranean, north african and middle eastern holiday routes on package trips. the airline blamed the financial difficulties on high fuel prices last summer. two senior executives of a hungarian aluminium plant have been sentenced to jail over a dam burst that sent a wave of toxic red sludge through two villages and a town, in october 2010. ten people were killed and hundreds injured. eight other officials of the plant got lesser sentences for negligence. here in the uk, mps on both sides of the

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.o ahead. it follows reports that beijng pulled out of trade talks after the defence secretary, gavin williamson, indicated that the uk may be willing to deploy a warship in the pacific. the treasury says that the trip had never been confirmed. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports. theresa may courting china last year, as the government looks to life after brexit. beijing is important to its plans. the uk wants closer trade links and eventually a new deal and plans had been made for the chancellor phillip hammond to make an imminent visit to see chinese officials. the treasury says nothing was ever confirmed, but now the trip is off. why the hiccup? well, it comes days after a pretty bellicose speech by the defence secretary. china is developing its modern military capability and its commercial power. i can announce the first operational mission of hms queen elizabeth will include the mediterranean, the middle east and the pacific region. making global britain a reality. ple

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.airforce transport planes carrying humanitarian aid for venezuela have landed at the colombian border, where food and medicine is being stock—piled for distribution. president maduro has refused to allow the aid in, accusing the us of trying to organise a coup. us officials say the aid had been requested by the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, who declared himself interim president last month. jon ironmonger has the latest. it is an operation that is both humanitarian and highly political. arriving on the colombian border, three us airforce planes, carrying clothes, medicine and food for the people of venezuela. this is not the first shipment, nor will it be the last shipment, not only from the united states that we know that many other countries as well. eight packages are being stopped piled at the request of the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido. in colombia, brazil and the caribbean. speaking at a rally in caracas, the self—proclaimed interim president appealed to

lyse doucet, bbc news, kokha. let's get some of the day's other news., will meet with his north korean counterpart in pyongyang on wednesday. he said the aim of the meeting was to map out "a set of concrete deliverables" for the second summit between president donald trump and the north korean leader kimjong un later this month. two men are missing in the australian city of townsville, where thousands of homes have been flooded by unprecedented rainfall. emergency crews have been working through the night. hundreds of people have been moved to evacuation centres. more storms are approaching, with more heavy rain forecast. two senior executives of a hungarian aluminium plant have been sentenced to jail over a dam burst that sent a wave of toxic red sludge through two villages and a town, in october 2010. ten people were killed and hundreds injured. eight other officials of the plant got lesser sentences for negligence. here in the uk mps on both sides of the brexit divide have been meeting for the first time, to discuss how they'll try to ensure there'll

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.orce transport planes carrying humanitarian aid for venezuela have landed in the colombian border where food and medicine is being stock—piled for distribution. president maduro has refused to allow the aid in, accusing the us of trying to organise a coup. us officials said the aid had been requested by the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, who declared himself interim president last month. jon ironmonger has the latest. the us aid arrives in the colombian border. three military cargo planes carrying food, medicine, clothes and toiletries for the people of venezuela. this is not the first shipment in all will it be the last shipment in all will it be the last shipment not only from the united states but we know many other countries arejoining states but we know many other countries are joining as well. aid has been dog but at the opposition leaderjuan guaido with further collection points opening up in brazil and the caribbean. the self—proclaimed interim president appealed to

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.s main priority has to be the safety of the public when considering the case of a british teenager who left britain to join the islamic state group in 2015. the family of shamima begum, who's now 19 and pregnant, say they'd welcome a police investigation into her actions but want the government to help bring her home. sophie long reports. this is the al—hawl camp in northern syria where the 19—year—old from east london is living as she awaits the birth of her third child. shamima begum says both her son and daughter died, and she wants to come back to britain so her unborn baby doesnot suffer the same fate. herfamily, who had feared they would never see her again, have asked the government to help them get her home. but the justice secretary says there are risks to allowing people like shamima begum to return to britain, and they would look at her case very closely. what has to be the priority of the british government is ensuring the protection of the british people as a whole. we do

lyse doucet, bbc news, kokha.n website, and click on the link in the corner. the health secretary, matt hancock, is to meet senior executives at instagram and other social media companies this week to discuss content appearing on their platforms which might promote self—harm and suicide. it follows concerns raised by a number of parents of young people who've taken their own lives, including the father of molly russell, who was 1a, who has told the bbc he believes instagram helped kill his daughter. well, our health editor, hugh pym, is here. these companies, according to matt hancock, are facing tough sanctions if they don't get better control of the stuff appearing on their platforms. yes, that threat of legislation is handing over companies like instagram as its global boss, adam mosseri, prepares to fly to the uk this week for a series of talks with mental health charities and suicide prevention experts. the lm conference call today with some of the. —— he held a call. he said in an article that he was deeply

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in munich — where mr pence was speaking.nnouncement about the territory controlled by so—called islamic state, the caliphate. it used to include large swathes of iraq and syria but now they‘re down to their one last mile, they‘re down to their one last mile, the end of the caliphate matters. it has been this lodestone for the slimmest the world over but islamic state is much more than blind. it is this powerful idea and inspiration that has been feeding on local grievances in iraq and syria and they have not gone away and in fact they‘re coming back. fuelled by a sense of abuse at the hands of local security forces and anger that homes destroyed in the war against is have not been rebuilt. and the is fighters, thousands of them, have melted back into society. they are adapting their tactics and still attacking and a fascinating. so the caliphate may be going, but the conflict is not. the former archbishop of washington dc has become the first former cardinal to be defrocked by the vatican — over allegations of child abuse. t

lyse doucet, bbc news, kokha. stopped are "unworkable" and "absurd". the company says if the rules aren't relaxed, extracting shale gas will be impossible and the uk will face an energy crisis. fracking for shale gas involves using liquid at high pressure to fracture rocks, releasing the gas held within them, but it can cause tremors. the parents of libby squire, the missing student from hull, have made a fresh appeal for her to get in touch. hundreds of people have been involved in a four—day search to find the 21—year—old student, last seen in hull on thursday. one of the biggest names in american hip—hop, —— bin collectors in birmingham, who took part in a three—month strike in 2017, are to stage new walkouts in a row over pay. members of the unite union will go on strike two days a week from the 19th of february. birmingham city council has denied a union claim that staff who didn't walk out during the last industrial action were given extra payments. one of the biggest names in us hip—hop, the grammy—nominate

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich.aken place in argentina for the football player emiliano sala, who died in a plane crash last month. about 2500 people took part in the public vigil in the player's hometown of progreso. the 28—year—old was killed two days after signing for cardiff city. the club's manager neil warnock attended a private funeral this evening. from progreso, natalio cosoy reports. applause emiliano sala's body leaves the grounds of his childhood football club, san martin de progreso, in central argentina. his relatives, friends and neighbours came to say goodbye to the local hero at a private funeral. translation: he never forgot his roots and that means people have a very fond memory of the kid, of emiliano. sala spent his early years developing his football skills here. he left, aged 14, to pursue bigger opportunities. he was flying from france to cardiff when his plane disappeared over the english channel on january 21st. the bluebirds had paid a club record of £15 million for the player's transfer f

and the world the peace, security and freedom they deserve. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetde from iran. it has been interesting to see of the years of the very concept of security is changing here. now you have panels about health workers, education, women and security and hunger. the world food programme is here, we are joined by the director. this is a security conference, what is the head of the world food programme doing here? one thing we are learning is that if you do not have food security, you do not have any other type of security. there's so many complex, if we address the root cause, we will solve the problem of migration, bring stability to regions, we have seen that anecdote we have seen that anecdotally and in experience if we do not address it you will have destabilized, fragile governments where extreme groups will try to destabilise and use food as a weapon of war, we use it as a weapon of peace and stability. and that's where we need to focus on the root cause, so that is why we are here. and is it getting worse? yes it is. i believe the europeans and amer

lyse doucet of the bbc asked him one question, and there you had him showing off how the islamic republicereas since 2017, they have had protests every day. according to amnesty international, 7000 people have been arrested. a television station operating from london, and which is the second most watched in iran, 500,000 people responded to a survey using their app, and they gave the islamic republic in the past a0 years a report card with a grade between zero and 20 of 0.85. the myth has been shattered. and the spring is in the air. that is domestic, but internationally, you have the us and the eu on completely different tracks. not at all. the eu as well is very concerned about the missile programme in iran. more importantly, the eu has had islamic republic inspired or directed terrorism against their nationals in holland, in france. and elsewhere. they are pretty concerned. with respect, they are singing from different song books. mr trump wants to break up the nuclear deal and the weapons deal, and europe does not. that's very good. there is a significant division, and i think it refl

a short time ago i spoke to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who's at the securitye in munich. it was president trump who said he would be making a major announcement about the caliphate very soon. the caliphate is the territory controlled by islamic state since 2014, large swathes of iraq and syria, and now they are down to one last mile in syria and once that is gone it matters. the caliphate was this magnet, this lodestone attracting islamists in the region, indeed the world over with foreign fighters streaming into iraq and syria, but the problem is that islamic state is notjust about territory, it is this powerful idea that fed on local grievances in iraq and syria and those have not gone away, and for that matter there are thousands of islamic state fighters. last year alone they carried out hundreds of attacks in iraq and also dozens hundreds of attacks in iraq and also d oze ns of hundreds of attacks in iraq and also dozens of assassinations. so it also begs the question, what happens to the iss fighters? they are regrouping? the iss fighters? they are regro

european union to stop undermining the us sanctions on iran. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet at the premier annual security co nfe re nce stage at the premier annual security conference to underline the importance of the transatlantic relationship. the biggest ever us delegation is here. 10% of the us congress has turned out led by the us vice president, mike pence. he had a very strong message to the european allies who had gathered here. strongest of all on the iran nuclear deal. viewers will remember this was a landmark nuclear deal signed in 2015 by world powers. the united states pulled out of it. europe has been trying to save this deal but there was a very different message from the us vice president. the time has come for all of us to act. for our european partners to stop undermining us sanctions against this murderous revolutionary regime. the time has come for our european partners to stand with us and with the iranian people, our allies and friends in the region. the time has come for our european partners to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and join us as we b

speaking ahead of the annual munich security conference. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetg to be. you can see all the cars behind me as the delegations arrived. this year is the biggest ever delegation from the united states since the forum was formed in 1963. notjust mike pence, the republican vice president, but nancy pelosi, speaker of the house, will also attend this year. and if they read the document behind this conference, they won't find it very pleasant because it's warning that the world is in crisis, and warns president trump's administration, is making things worse. day in, day out here at this luxury hotel, they will discuss how the us matters in so many regions of the world including afghanistan. the us and the taliban are now engaged in direct talks about pulling out american troops. that has led to a lot of big questions including whether the taliban are looking to monopolise power again. i sat down with the afghan president ashraf ghani and said does he believe the taliban statements that they no longer want want to monopolise that power? no, because if th

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is at the security conference in munich, where thes vice president was speaking. well, it was president trump who said that he would be making a major announcement about the caliphate very soon. the caliphate of course is the territory controlled by islamic state since 2014, it was large swathes of iraq and syria and 110w large swathes of iraq and syria and now they are down to one last mile and syria and once that is gone, it matters. the caliphate is magnet, this lodestone and which was attracting is a must in the region, indeed the world, foreign fighters streaming into iraq and syria. but the problem is that islamic state is not just about territory, it is the problem is that islamic state is notjust about territory, it is this powerful idea which bet on local grievances in iraq and syria and those grievances have not gone away and for that matter, there are thousands of islamic state fighters. last year alone, they carried out hundreds of attacks in iraq and also dozens hundreds of attacks in iraq and also d oze ns of hundreds of

toward, nato, russia, the middle east and in afghanistan. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetbut nancy pelosi, speaker of the house, will also attend this year. and if they read the document behind this conference, they won't find it pleasa nt conference, they won't find it pleasant because its warning that the world is in crisis, from's administration, it once, is making things worse. that day in day out here at this luxury hotel, they will discuss how the us matters in so many regions of the world including afghanistan. the us and the taliban are now engaged in direct talks about pulling out american troops. that has led to a lot of big questions including whether the tower ban are looking to monopolise power again. i sat down with the afg ha n power again. i sat down with the afghan president ashraf ghani and said does he believe the taliban state m e nts said does he believe the taliban statements monopolising that power? no, because if they are genuine, let them participate in the elections. this is the beginning of a serious national conversation. we should neither be pe