mr barrow was inaugurated last week in senegal for his own safety while regional leaders persuaded hisa jammeh, to step down. he is now in exile in equatorial guinea. alistair leithead reports from the gambia. a long—awaited return for the gambia's new president. it is the first time power here has peacefully passed from one leader to another. adama barrow was inaugurated in senegal, when the man he defeated at the ballot box refused to leave. expectations are high. the former dictator, yahya jammeh, went into exile last weekend after weeks of pressure from neighbouring presidents. a rare case of african leaders strongly policing democracy. the threat of military action from a regionalforce helped. they now provide security for the new president, still unsure where his army's loyalty lies. now he will need fancy footwork to deliver on all the political promises. it is a poor country. young talent often leaves. this is the gambia's top women's team. their goalkeeper drowned last year trying to cross the mediterranean. she was 20 years old. her brother thinks she may have hoped to play i

it was in neighbouring senegal where mr barrow took the oath of office on thursday. applause. jammeh, to give up power. he also urged soldiers to stay in their barracks. as the commander in chief of the armed forces, i call on all personnel of the armed forces and all the security agencies to remain loyal to the constitution and the republic. mrjammeh first came to power 22 years ago but refuses to accept his election defeat last month. nigeria deployed reconnaissance aircraft over the country, warning that it was ready to intervene. after the inauguration in senegal, senegalese troops crossed the border into the gambia t oshow support for mr barrow but military operations have been paused to give talks on friday one last chance. translation: the deadline we have given is mid—day. that's it. at mid—day, if he doesn't agree to leave gambia, under the flag of the principle negotiator, then we will move on to a military intervention. in gambia's capital, banjul, shops, petrol stations, banks, are all closed, amid concerns this crisis could turn violent. european holiday makers ha

mr. barrow background, and does he have the tools to wade into unprecedented waters?s an experienced diplomat, cut his teeth working in the u.k. embassy in moscow around the time of the fall of has seen somee interesting times as a diplomat and has experience working in brussels, so that will be useful for him in his job ahead. he is described by colleagues as a real professional, someone who will work well with ministers while gaining them good, independent advice, and critically the real thing he will need will be clear direction from london about the kind of aims that he has to have in those negotiations, what sort of deal is it that the u.k. government wants to get. carol: well, good luck with that, right? theresa may is not quite sure what she wants. >> this could be hinting at one of the biggest problems for tim barrow. may has been reluctant to give any indication of the deal she wants. she will tell her opponents and negotiations exactly what she wants, making it less likely she will get it. that is theresa may's argument, but 10 barrow, unfortunately his pred

mr barrow, who is in neighbouring senegal insists his inauguration will go ahead on thursday.resident, george bush senior, who's been in hospital in texas since saturday, has been moved to intensive care. he is said to be in a stable condition after being treated for pneumonia. mr bush is 92. his wife, barbara, has also been admitted to the same hospital as a precaution because of fatigue. liberty media's takeover of formula i has cleared another key hurdle with the sport's governing body unanimously approving the deal at a meeting in geneva. the deal, which needed the approval of the fia and european anti—trust regulators, has been valued at up to $8 billion. the world's oldest panda has just celebrated her 37th birthday—equivalent to 100 in human years! basi's ripe old age is being credited to her breeders in fuzhou city, east of china. her team of carers have had basi on a special diet and routine for the past seven years, which has helped her maintain a healthy weight of around 100 kilograms. it's a race against time for scientists — come up with a vaccine — before the nex

mr barrow was inaugurated last week in senegal for his own safety while regional leaders persuaded his predecessor, yahya jammeh, to step down. now on bbc news, it's time for thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament. the main news from westminster: the brexit bill has been published, but some mps say the government hasn't allowed enough time to debate it. i am astonished at the amount of time that the leader of the house has given to debate it. a new direction for us foreign policy? the foreign secretary chooses his words carefully. i don't think we've seen any policy changes, official policy changes or policy pronouncements. and gordon brown warns that there's not enough money to educate the world's poorest children. the children of the world will be without the qualifications they need, and that is indeed a crisis that's got to be dealt with. the day kicked off with questions to david davis, the secretary of state for exiting the eu. the prime minister has announced that there will be a white paper, setting out the government's brexit strategy. many mps wan

mr barrow said the worst was now over, and that he was happy to be home.brated australia day in the usual style, but the national holiday hasn't been without controversy. the country's deputy prime minister has criticised people calling for the national day to be changed, saying they should "crawl under a rock and hide." the day marks the arrival of the british, but many see it as the beginning of the oppression of indigenous australians. and in central poland, dense fog close to lodz caused two separate pile—ups on the same highway, involving 76 cars. a number of people were taken to hospital. some of them were seriously injured. the accidents happened within a0 minutes of each other, and apparently visibility was limited to just 50 metres. now, let's return to american politics and the new world order following a blizzard of executive orders and talk about trade deals. to find out how donald trumps moves are seen in asia, i'm joined by chris leahy of the research and risk advisory group, blackpeak group. we would assess with trepidation. it has been a bu

mr barrow was inaugurated last week in senegal for his own safety while regional leaders persuaded his predecessor, yahya jammeh, to step down. now on bbc news: hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, from the world economic forum in davos. my guest is humanitarian, activist and hollywood actor forest whitaker. he's probably best known for his oscar—winning role ten years ago as the ugandan dictator idi amin in the last king of scotland, and he's remained deeply involved with uganda through his work with the whitaker peace & development initiative, which helps young people living in communities affected by violence across several continents. he's also a special envoy for unesco and a member of the un's advocacy group on sustainable development goals. but can celebrity activists like him be real agents for change? forest whitaker, welcome to hardtalk. it's great to be here with you. now, in your acting career, you've been a very, very versatile actor. mainstream, popularfilms like rogue one: a star wars story, and also the great debaters, back in 2007, about black students

mr barrow has been sworn in at the gambian embassy in senegal. d gambian soldiers to remain in their barracks, saying those who did not would be considered rebels. the un security council has unanimously backed the west african regional group, ecowas, which has threatened military intervention to ensure that the new president takes power from yahya jammeh who is refusing to stand down. we're less than 24 hours away from the inauguration of us president—elect donald trump. last year's elections had been dominated by the allegations that russia ran a hacking campaign to influence the results. stephen sackurfrom bbc‘s hardtalk has just completed an interview with the kremlin spokesperson dmitry peskov who works closely with vladimir putin. it's good to see you. was he defensive as far as the ledger that actions of russia, as far as those actions of russia, as far as those actions are concerned, but america clearly believes influenced the us election. i wouldn't say he was defensive so much as combative and that really is peskov‘s style. he is spokesm

mr. barrow would you like to respond to that? >> so there's a couple of issues being brought up one is that right. the general orders for the department words to not specifically spell out exactly terms of discipline those areas of concern that are being brought up now. so my advice to the commission is to do a resolution to set the criteria, revise the dg out that moving forward we know exactly what the criteria is because it's not set out in dj oh. so that way it's codified and completely clear that it's within the commission's discretion to decide what the criteria is. we get into a sticky situation when we are talking about police officer personnel records because the commission itself doesn't have better access to them as we have to be mindful of that. so under that guise my advice is to revise the dj oh and put? clear criteria what you want to the interactive department to do the backing. that way the department will make it accountable department accountable to make sure those areas of concern are truly vetted. >> that's e

these are pictures of mr barrow leaving his temporary home in neighbouring senegal. president a week ago, but only now could he return. he is only now able to return because yayha jammeh has gone into x i'll. mrtrump is about mr trump is about to speak, so let's bring in the feed but we have. applause thank you. so nice, nice to win, do we thank you. so nice, nice to win, do we agree? it's been a while since we had this position! and i want to thank everybody in the room, so many friends. thank you very much. sit down, every body, let's enjoy ourselves. it's great to be in philadelphia, i went to school in philadelphia. it is a very special place in our nation's history. it's the place where we launched our american independence. the state of pennsylvania is very special to me for lots of reasons, especially from a couple of months ago, remember? applause pennsylvania cannot be won, remember? pennsylvania cannot be won. right, congressman? there is no path to victory for trump in pennsylvania. except we won. now, it has been a long time since you guys did this, but i

mr. barrow? it makes the point that she wasn't bowing to some cause.hing to have that sensitive job. she went to the civil service, a career diplomat, someone who could be neutral. a lot of former diplomats hitting the airwaves and twitter yesterday on the announcement to warn her against going down the political route, arguing that the job of a civil servant or an furnishor is to ministers with the information that they need to make the decision but not make the decision for them. interestingly, barrow talking in his statement about how he intends to work in the best way of getting the u.k. outside the eu, a signal that he's perhaps more optimistic or a veto about the job at hand. if you followed this carefully enough and look at the technical details coming out of the government and listen to those former diplomats, you would say it was a mess. if you look at the economic data, you would say it was ok. that's crucial for the u.k. economy. 2017 hadmy coming into some serious momentum. does that go into her favor? absolutely, it strengthens her hand be

mr. barrow would you like to respond to that? >> so there's a couple of issues being brought up one is that right. the general orders for the department words to not specifically spell out exactly terms of discipline those areas of concern that are being brought up now. so my advice to the commission is to do a resolution to set the criteria, revise the dg out that moving forward we know exactly what the criteria is because it's not set out in dj oh. so that way it's codified and completely clear that it's within the commission's discretion to decide what the criteria is. we get into a sticky situation when we are talking about police officer personnel records because the commission itself doesn't have better access to them as we have to be mindful of that. so under that guise my advice is to revise the dj oh and put? clear criteria what you want to the interactive department to do the backing. that way the department will make it accountable department accountable to make sure those areas of concern are truly vetted. >> that's e

mr. barrow would you like to respond to that? >> so there's a couple of issues being brought up one is that right. the general orders for the department words to not specifically spell out exactly terms of discipline those areas of concern that are being brought up now. so my advice to the commission is to do a resolution to set the criteria, revise the dg out that moving forward we know exactly what the criteria is because it's not set out in dj oh. so that way it's codified and completely clear that it's within the commission's discretion to decide what the criteria is. we get into a sticky situation when we are talking about police officer personnel records because the commission itself doesn't have better access to them as we have to be mindful of that. so under that guise my advice is to revise the dj oh and put? clear criteria what you want to the interactive department to do the backing. that way the department will make it accountable department accountable to make sure those areas of concern are truly vetted. >> that's e

mr. barrow would you like to respond to that? >> so there's a couple of issues being brought up one is that right. the general orders for the department words to not specifically spell out exactly terms of discipline those areas of concern that are being brought up now. so my advice to the commission is to do a resolution to set the criteria, revise the dg out that moving forward we know exactly what the criteria is because it's not set out in dj oh. so that way it's codified and completely clear that it's within the commission's discretion to decide what the criteria is. we get into a sticky situation when we are talking about police officer personnel records because the commission itself doesn't have better access to them as we have to be mindful of that. so under that guise my advice is to revise the dj oh and put? clear criteria what you want to the interactive department to do the backing. that way the department will make it accountable department accountable to make sure those areas of concern are truly vetted. >> that's e

mr. barrow would you like to respond to that? >> so there's a couple of issues being brought up one is that right. the general orders for the department words to not specifically spell out exactly terms of discipline those areas of concern that are being brought up now. so my advice to the commission is to do a resolution to set the criteria, revise the dg out that moving forward we know exactly what the criteria is because it's not set out in dj oh. so that way it's codified and completely clear that it's within the commission's discretion to decide what the criteria is. we get into a sticky situation when we are talking about police officer personnel records because the commission itself doesn't have better access to them as we have to be mindful of that. so under that guise my advice is to revise the dj oh and put? clear criteria what you want to the interactive department to do the backing. that way the department will make it accountable department accountable to make sure those areas of concern are truly vetted. >> that's e

mr mnuchin however is in support of a strong dollar. south african website news24 shows the gambia's new president adama barrow.itical standoff there continues, with the former president yahya jammeh being given a final opportunity to relinquish power. the wall streetjournal reports the so—called islamic state has increased its sales of oil and gas to the regime of syrian president bashar al—assad. the article says it provides vital fuel for the syrian government, while the militant group gets much needed cash. and this one may leave a bad taste in your mouth. the gulf news reports the salty yeast—based spread and australian staple, vegemite, is returning home. for decades it was under american ownership, but the aussie‘s have now bought it back. dam right! back in the hands of the aussies. have you had before? good man. thejury aussies. have you had before? good man. the jury is aussies. have you had before? good man. thejury is out on aussies. have you had before? good man. the jury is out on this one. joining us is paul charles — chief executive of communications consultancy the pc agency. the inauguration.

barrow. citizens cheered as the troops arrived. ecowas had threatened intervention should mrsor, yahytham—meh refuse to give up power after losing the elections. he left the country in the early hours of sunday morning for equatorial guinea. our west africa correspondent, thomas fessy, has more. there is a great sense of relief here in the capital of the gambia following the departure of the former leader. life is picking up after three days of a total shutdown where people stayed home in fear of violence as west african states were mounting against the former strongman in order to have him step down. there was a declaration issued by the united nations and the regional bloc ecowas saying they would work together to ensure that there is no witch hunting of former members of the regime and its supporters and that they would prevent the seizure of assets and property is lawfully belonging to the former presidents. they also said he was leaving at the gambia temporarily and he had the liberty to return as a citizen of the gambia and the former heads of state at the time of his c

mr. obama a place to put his overused pen and phone and like barrow, alaska, the sun don't shine much there either. i'm not too hot on pulling out of the tpp, yeah, you know me. especially if the deal means we can stick it to china like a peking duck skewer. i'm all for cheap, plentiful oil riches, but some of the eminent domain issues have to be worked out before dig in the ground. as far as the mexico city policy and federal funds being used for ngo abortions, we must ask ourselves the fundamental question, is that the function of the federal government? even if your answer is a tepid, i don't know, maybe, the answer is a resounding no. this is not what federal dollars are destined for. the president is also flirting with the idea of defunding sanctuary cities via executive fiat and again the question is not so much about immigration, although immigrants work hard and bring money to the cities so more of them should lessen flack in places like chicago, it's what are we asking the federal government david olvera? when the answer is more than we have a huge systematic problem that stretches

mr assange is still wanted for questioning in sweden concerning rape allegations. the inauguration of gambia's new president has taken place in neighbouring senegal. adama barrowolitical crisis, that led to thousands of tourists, including many britons, being told to flee. some have been arriving back at manchester airport today. the foreign office has confirmed that six britons have died, after a road accident in saudi arabia. several more british nationals were injured. the victims are all thought to have been on pilgrimage, when their minibus crashed while travelling between mecca and medina. two of victims were from last ago, the glasgow central mosque paid tribute to them as popular members of the community was survived by their five of the community was survived by theirfive children. the headlines coming up. but now, time for a look at the weather with helen lewis. good evening, very little changes in the next 24 hours. what you have now is probably what you will have again tomorrow. we have a zone of cloud giving a few spots of the result of the south and north, plenty of sunshine by day. that is where we will have the frost. a hard frost in the south,