my name's mike embley. our top stories: 75 years on, japan's prime minister shinzo abe makes a historic visit to pearl harbor, offering condolences to victims of the attack. translation: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. somebody get this walking carpet out of my way. an outpouring of tributes. carrie fisher, the american actress who played the feisty princess leia in star wars, has died at the age of 60. argentina's former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, is charged over corruption allegations. make no bones about it, scientists believe evolution may be to blame forjoint pain, and it could get even worse. hello. president obama and japan's prime minister shinzo abe have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on pearl harbour where nearly 2,500 americans died in1941. it's the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. mr abe pledged that the horrors of war must never be repeated but stopped short of apol

my name's mike embley. our top stories: death on the streets of berlin. 12 people are killed, 48 injured, as a truck is driven into a crowded christmas market. german police say the man who was apparently driving the truck is under arrest. a passenger was found dead in the cab. russia's ambassador to turkey is shot dead by an off—duty policeman. moscow calls it an act of terrorism. and it's official, the electoral college confirms the vote. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. hello. german police are questioning a man thought to be the driver of the truck that ploughed into a christmas market in berlin. at least 12 people are now known to have been killed and 50 were injured. some of them seriously. germany's interior minister says there are many signs suggesting a deliberate attack. it happened around 8:30pm in the evening, local time, in a busy area near central berlin. eyewitnesses describe the vehicle ploughing through the market square, near the kaiser willhelm memorial church

my name's mike embley. our top stories: 75 years on, japan's prime minister shinzo abe makes an historic visit to pearl harbor, offering condolences to victims of the attack. translation: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. somebody get this walking carpet out of my way. an outpouring of tributes. the actress and author carrie fisher, forever princess leia in star wars, has died at the age of 60. argentina's former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, is charged over corruption allegations. make no bones about it, scientists believe evolution may be to blame forjoint pain, and it could get even worse. hello. president obama and japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, have laid wreaths at the site of the japanese attack on pearl harbour, where the deaths of nearly 2,400 americans in 1941 brought the united states into the second world war. it's the first visit by a japanese leader while still in office. mr abe said the horrors of war mu

my name's mike embley. our top stories: a europe—wide manhunt is under way for anis amri, the prime suspect in the truck attack on a berlin christmas market. german officials say the 24—year—old tunisian may be armed, and they've offered a six—figure reward for information leading to his arrest. a convoy of syrian buses leaves rebel held areas, as the evacuation of people from eastern aleppo makes fresh progress. the russian president orders tighter restrictions on alcohol after 65 deaths from toxic bath lotion. hello. police forces across europe are searching for a 24—year—old tunisian man suspected of being behind the berlin truck attack, in which 12 people were killed.

my name's mike embley. our top stories: bugle sounds japan's prime minister pays his respects at an american military ceremony in hawaii. 75 years after japanese attack on pearl harbor. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea, with 92 people on board. vera rubin, the pioneering astronomer whose work led to the discovery of dark matter, has died aged 88. time's running out fast for the cheetah: scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction. hello. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe,

my name's mike embley. our top stories: a europe—wide manhunt is underway for anis amri, the prime suspect in the truck attack on a berlin christmas market. german officials say the 24—year—old tunisian could be armed and dangerous. they've offered a six—figure reward for information leading to his arrest. turkey says 1a of its soldiers have been killed fighting islamic state militants in syria — the biggest losses since it sent troops across the border. the russian president orders tighter restrictions on alcohol, after 65 deaths from consuming toxic bath lotion. hello. police forces across europe are searching for a 24—year—old tunisian man suspected of being behind the berlin truck attack, in which 12 people were killed. it's emerged that anis amri had been under surveillance for six months this year, before the operation was halted. german officials say he could be armed and dangerous — they've offered more than $100,000 for information leading to his arrest. 0ur correspondent, jenny hill, reports from

i'm mike embley. carried out the lorry attack in berlin, which left 12 people dead. police have released the sole suspect. at least 26 people have been killed and dozens more injured after explosions tore through a fireworks market in mexico. in one of his final moves to protect the environment before leaving office, president obama has banned new offshore oil drilling in the arctic, and off much of the atlantic seaboard, for at least five years. the incoming trump administration favours more drilling and more use of fossil fuels, but mr obama invoked a 1953 law which will be difficult for the president—elect to reverse. it isa it is a provision that gives the president the power to withdraw federal waters for new oil and gas drilling. this is a joint action with canada, the prime minister, justin trudeau, who has has made a long—term commitment to protect the arctic from drilling. president 0bama arctic from drilling. president obama has said it is the arctic‘s unique ecosystem that is really behind

i'm mike embley.ng attack on the un — saying it has caused problems rather than solved them. us secretary of statejohn kerry has said israeli settlement building in the west bank threatens hopes for peace in the middle east. israel's accused him of bias. more on that now — our washington correspondent laura bicker explained more about the timing of the secretary of state's intervention, so soon before leaving office. firstly, he may want to lay down a marker but we understand this is a speech he has wanted to make for a long time. the white house wouldn't let him. certainly this is what we're hearing. we from reports that he felt anger at prime minister netanyahu he felt anger at prime minister neta nyahu rather than push he felt anger at prime minister netanyahu rather than push israel further towards a negotiating table. from the reaction today, that seems to be whatjohn kerry has done. however, it would bejohn kerry's peace to broker. it will be donald trump's turn. he wants to be a friend to israe

my name's mike embley. our top stories: bugle sounds japan's prime minister pays his respects at an american military ceremony in hawaii. 75 years after japanese attack on pearl harbor. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea, with 92 people on board. vera rubin, the pioneering astronomer whose work led to the discovery of dark matter, has died aged 88. time's running out fast for the cheetah: scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction. hello. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, is making a historic visit to hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor that brought the united states into the second world war. first, shinzo abe paid tribute to the american dead at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. before he left tokyo, he said he wanted to send a message that japan would never repeat the atrocities of past wars. laura bicker reports. archive: dec

my name is mike embley. our top stories: explosions tear through a fireworks market in mexico — at least 29 people are killed and dozens more injured. so—called islamic state says one of its militants carried out the lorry attack in berlin — which left 12 people dead. police have released a man detained earlier, for lack of evidence. the body of the russian ambassador killed in turkey is flown back to moscow. six people are detained — as the investigation gathers pace. and president obama bans arctic drilling in the lead up to donald trump. a series of explosions has killed at least 29 people at mexico's most popular fireworks market, on the outskirts of the capital, mexico city. local police say dozens more are injured. earlier i spoke to our americas editor leonardo rocha for the latest. i saw some of the pictures in the footage that have been shown on mexican television and now everywhere else. which are spectacular in a horrible sort of way. it is an open—air market on the outskirts of mexico city. you s

i'm mike embley. our top stories: bugle sounds japan's prime minister pays his respects at an american military ceremony as his historic visit to hawaii gets under way, 75 years afterjapan‘s bombing of pearl harbor drew the us into world war ii. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday with 92 people on board. time's running out fast for the cheetah. urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction. and tributes continue to pour in from fans and fellow artists alike for george michael following his death at the age of 53. the singer's partner says he will never stop missing him. hello. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, is making a historic visit to hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor that brought the united states into the second world war. the visit began with mr abe paying tribute to american military personnel buried at the national memorial cemetery

my name's mike embley. our top stories: the american actress and singer debbie reynolds has died at the age of 84, just a day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. us president—elect donald trump launches a scathing attack on the un after last week's security council resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. where do you see the un's solving problems? they don't, they cause problems, so if it lives up to the potential, it is a great thing, if it doesn't, it is a waste of time and money. israel's prime minister condemns as biased a speech by outgoing us secretary of state john kerry that said israeli settlement building on occupied land was a major problem. police in germany detain a tunisian man in connection with last week's berlin truck attack. hello. within the past few hours it's been announced that the veteran actress, debbie reynolds, has died just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. it was reported she was taken ill at her son's home in beverly hills while discussin

my name's mike embley. our top stories: president obama expels 35 russian diplomats, accusing them of interfering in the us elections. moscow says it will retaliate. president—elect trump says it's "time to move on," but he will meet intelligence chiefs for a briefing next week. president putin declares a ceasefire deal in syria, brokered by russia and turkey. it came into effect a few hours ago. road to nowhere — why this street in a french town is causing controversy. hello. president obama has imposed sanctions on russian individuals and intelligence agencies, a response to russian cyber attacks during the presidential election and harassment of american officials. 35 russian diplomats have been given 72 hours to leave the country and two compounds are being closed. the russian government, which has denied any involvement in hacking, is considering retaliation. laura bicker reports from washington. russia stands accused of trying to help donald trump become president. moscow had been warned but now it is

my name's mike embley. shinzo abe has become the first japanese prime minister in more than half a century to visit pearl harbour. he joined president obama to remember the more than 2,000 us servicemen killed in the japanese attack on the naval base 75 years ago. mr abe said that the horrors of war must never be repeated. the american film star carrie fisher, who played princess leia in the star wars films, has died at the age of 60. she had been in intensive care since friday, after recently suffering a cardiac arrest. her co—star, harrison ford, said she was one of a kind, brilliant, original. ajudge in argentina has indicted the former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, on corruption charges. the case involves a private company, austral, which was granted lucrative contracts from the government. let's have a look at the morning's papers: actress carrie fisher's death at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite union's chief len

my name's mike embley. our top stories. militants carried out the lorry attack in berlin — which left 12 people dead. police have released the sole suspect. explosions tear through a fireworks market in mexico — at least 26 people are killed and dozens more injured. the body of the russian ambassador killed in turkey is flown back to moscow. six people are detained — as the investigation gathers pace. and — president 0bama bans oil offshore drilling in the arctic — for five years. it could spark a showdown with donald trump.

my name is mike embley.ed states needs to greatly expand its nuclear capability. new images of the main suspect in the berlin attack. his fingerprints have been found inside the lorry driven into the christmas market. australian police foil a christmas day terror plot to target melbourne. five people are arrested. we meet the seven—year—old syrian girl whose plight moved people around the world, with her descriptions on social media of life under siege in aleppo.

my name's mike embley.f berlin. 12 people are killed, 48 injured as a truck is driven into a crowded christmas market. german police say the man who was apparently driving the truck is under arrest. a passenger was found dead in the cab. russia's ambassador to turkey is shot dead by an off—duty policeman. moscow calls it an act of terrorism. and, it's official — the electoral college confirms the vote. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. hello.

i'm mike embley. russian diplomats and closing two compounds, in response to evidence that hackers tried to subvert the us presidential election. the us also says american diplomats have been harassed in moscow. kremlin officials say they will retaliate. president—elect trump has said it's "time to move on, to bigger and better things." but nevertheless, he said, in the interests of the us he will meet intelligence chiefs next week, to be updated on the facts of this situation. a partial ceasefire in syria has come into effect in the past few hours. president putin, who helped broker it, says the warring parties have declared their readiness to start peace talks. but he described the agreements as "fragile".extremists from the so—called islamic state and the group formerly known as the nusra front are not covered by the truce. it's almost the end of 2016. there's always a tendency to think the moment we are living in is unusually tumultuous, but this year has surely been fascinating. how will historia

my name's mike embley.espects at an american military ceremony on an historic visit to hawaii. 75 years afterjapan‘s bombing of pearl harbor drew the us into world war ii. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday with 92 people on board. time's running out fast for the cheetah: scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction. and pioneering astronomer vera rubin has died at the age of 88. her work led to the discovery

my name is mike embley. at least 29 people are killed and dozens more injured. so—called islamic state says one of its militants carried out the lorry attack in berlin — which left 12 people dead. police have released a man detained earlier, for lack of evidence. the body of the russian ambassador killed in turkey is flown back to moscow. six people are detained — as the investigation gathers pace. and president 0bama bans arctic drilling in the lead up to donald

my name's mike embley.ds has died at the age of 84, just a day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. us president—elect donald trump launches a scathing attack on the un after last week's security council resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. where do you see the un's solving problems? they don't, they cause problems, so if it lives up to the potential, it is a great thing, if it doesn't, it is a waste of time and money. israel's prime minister condemns as biased a speech by outgoing us secretary of state john kerry that said israeli settlement building on occupied land was a major problem. police in germany detain a tunisian man in connection with last week's berlin truck attack.

i'm mike embley.ister pays his respects at an american military ceremony in hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor. dozens of ships are still searching for the remains of the russian military plane that crashed into the black sea with 92 people on board. vera rubin, the pioneering astronomer whose work led to the discovery of dark matter, has died aged 88. and time's running out for the cheetah. scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from extinction.

my name's mike embley.s at an american military ceremony in hawaii, 75 years after the japanese attack on pearl harbor. dozens of ships are still searching for the remains of the russian military plane that crashed into the black sea with 92 people on board. vera rubin, the pioneering astronomer whose work led to the discovery of dark matter, has died aged 88. and time's running out for the cheetah. scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from extinction.

my name's mike embley.me minister shinzo abe makes a historic visit to pearl harbor, offering condolences to victims of the attack. translation: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. somebody get this walking carpet out of my way. an outpouring of tributes. carrie fisher, the american actress who played the feisty princess leia in star wars, has died at the age of 60. argentina's former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, is charged over corruption allegations. make no bones about it, scientists believe evolution may be to blame forjoint pain, and it could get even worse.

my name's mike embley. respects at an american military ceremony in hawaii. 75 years after japanese attack on pearl harbor. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea, with 92 people on board. vera rubin, the pioneering astronomer whose work led to the discovery of dark matter, has died aged 88. time's running out fast for the cheetah: scientists say urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction.

my name's mike embley. scathing attack on the un after last week's security council resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. when you see the nation solving problems, they don't, they cause problems, they don't, they cause problems, so if it lives up to the potential, it is a great thing, if it doesn't, it is a waste of time and money. israel's prime minister condemns as biased a speech by outgoing us secretary of state john kerry that said israeli settlement building on occupied land was a major problem. police in germany detain a tunisian man in connection with last week's berlin truck attack. and out with the old — new yorkers say good riddance to the worst of 2016.

i'm mike embley. an american military ceremony as his historic visit to hawaii gets under way, 75 years afterjapan's bombing of pearl harbor drew the us into world war ii. dozens of ships are still searching for remains of a russian military plane that crashed into the black sea on sunday with 92 people on board. time's running out fast for the cheetah. urgent action is needed to save the world's fastest land animal from the brink of extinction. and tributes continue to pour in from fans and fellow artists alike for george michael following his death at the age of 53. the singer's partner says he will never stop missing him.

my name's mike embley.inger debbie reynolds has died at the age of 84, just a day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. us president—elect donald trump launches a scathing attack on the un after last week's security council resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. where do you see the un's solving problems? they don't, they cause problems, so if it lives up to the potential, it is a great thing, if it doesn't, it is a waste of time and money. israel's prime minister condemns as biased a speech by outgoing us secretary of state john kerry that said israeli settlement building on occupied land was a major problem. police in germany detain a tunisian man in connection with last week's berlin truck attack.

my name's mike embley. historic visit to pearl harbor, offering condolences to victims of the attack. translation: we must never repeat the horrors of war again. this is the solemn vow we, the people of japan, have taken. somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way. an outpouring of tributes. carrie fisher, the american actress who played the feisty princess leia in star wars, has died at the age of 60. argentina's former president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, is charged over corruption allegations. make no bones about it, scientists believe evolution may be to blame forjoint pain, and it could get even worse.

my name's mike embley. 35 russian diplomats, accusing them of interfering in the us elections. moscow says it will retaliate. president—elect trump says it's "time to move on," but he will meet intelligence chiefs for a briefing next week. president putin declares a ceasefire deal in syria, brokered by russia and turkey. it came into effect a few hours ago. road to nowhere — why this street in a french town is causing controversy. hello. president obama has imposed sanctions on russian individuals

i'm mike embley. our top stories: new images of the main suspect in the berlin attack. shock as donald trump tweets that the united states needs to greatly expand its nuclear capability. australian police foil what they believe was a terror plot targeting melbourne on christmas day. five people are arrested, explosives found. describing life under siege in aleppo, the seven—year—old syrian girl whose social media messages moved so many, around the world. we start with breaking news from germany, where police have arrested two people suspected of planning an attack on a shopping centre. local media reports that the two men, aged 28 and 31, were arrested in duisburg just before 1:00am local time. earlier in the evening, police in nearby oberhausen deployed heavily armed officers at the centro shopping mall and a nearby christmas market. there is a brief statement from essen police saying the two man were suspected of planning an attack on the mall. all this as the search goes on for the main suspect in monday's attack on a christmas market. german police now say there is

my name's mike embley.12 people are killed, 48 injured, as a truck is driven into a crowded christmas market. german police say the man who was apparently driving the truck is under arrest. a passenger was found dead in the cab. russia's ambassador to turkey is shot dead by an off—duty policeman. moscow calls it an act of terrorism. and it's official, the electoral college confirms the vote. donald trump will be the next president of the united states. hello. german police are questioning a man thought to be the driver

my name is mike embley. our top stories: shock as donald trump tweets that the united states needs to greatly expand its nuclear capability. new images of the main suspect in the berlin attack. his fingerprints have been found inside the lorry driven into the christmas market. australian police foil a christmas day terror plot to target melbourne. five people are arrested. we meet the seven—year—old syrian girl whose plight moved people around the world, with her descriptions on social media of life under siege in aleppo. donald trump, just a month from being sworn in as american president, has said the us must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. he made the call, which would be a break with decades of american strategy, in a post on social media. hours before, vladimir putin said russia should fortify its military nuclear potential. mr trump's advisers insist he is warning of the dangers of terrorist groups and unstable regimes getting nuclear weapons. here is our defence correspondent jon

my name is mike embley, our top stories: a europe—wide manhunt is under way for anis amri, the primerman officials say the 24—year—old tunisian may be armed, and they've offered a six—figure reward for information leading to his arrest. a convoy of syrian buses leaves rebel held areas, as the evacuation of people from eastern aleppo makes fresh progress. the russian president orders tighter restrictions on alcohol, after 65 deaths from toxic bath lotion. and we meet an academic who's not ready for the end of term, the 102 year old professor who's won a battle to keep on working.

my name's mike embley.them of interfering in the us elections. moscow says it will retaliate. president—elect trump says it's "time to move on," but he will meet intelligence chiefs for a briefing next week. president putin declares a ceasefire deal in syria, brokered by russia and turkey. it came into effect a few hours ago. road to nowhere — why this street in a french town is causing controversy. hello. president 0bama has imposed sanctions on russian individuals