it's where the myanmar military and buddhist mobs are accused of pogroms against the muslim rohingya.s in the area were filmed by the bbc last year. you genuinely have no idea who did it? some rohingya are still here and were brought out by the myanmar authorities to speak to borisjohnson. all denied any knowledge of who had destroyed their village. this habitation has clearly been burnt out and deserted. one of the rohingya villagers that i spoke to a little earlier told me in english, "i hope you understand, we're in a very bad situation and unhappy." he didn't dare tell me who had burnt his village. 0ne government minister accompanying us told me it was what he called "rohingya terrorists" who turned on their own people and set fire to their homes. what do you think happened here? it's a terrorist attack against them. definitely that. before, it was not burned down. earlier in the capital, a meeting with aung san suu kyi, who's attracted international condemnation for not speaking up for the rohingya. we were told we couldn't question her. i tried, but we were stopped. foreign secr

there are muslim refugee -- muslim rohingya mmunities, but they are very highly segregated. we have just been passing through one now, and have been followed by the police special branch.or for most peopleigners visiting here, the muslims may as well be invisible. we did eventually shake off a our police escort and found a group of rohingyas working near the road. forking to us was risk them. we have concealed the identities of those who spoke. they described a life of constant restrictions and constant fear. they live far from the bangladesh border. it would be a dangerous journey. and yet even now they think they, too, may eventually have to join the refugee exodus. jonathan head, bbc news, rakhine state, myanmar. laura: in other news now, in a rare display of bipartisanship, the u.s. senate has reached a two-year budget deal which was held by the repucrican and demoic leaders. but it remains to be seen if the bill can pass thousand presented as an effort -- and avert another government shutdown with a friday deadline looming. a coalition dealas been struck germany between

there are muslim rohingya communities, but they are very tightly segregated.by a police special branch. in fact, for most foreigners visiting here, the muslims might as well be invisible. we did eventually shake off our police escort and found a group of rohingyas working near the road. talking to us was risky for them and we concealed their faces. they described a life of constant restrictions and constant fear. they live far from the bangladesh border. it would be a dangerous journey. and yet, even now, they think they too may eventually have to join the refugee exodus. jonathan head, bbc news, rakhine state, myanmar. president trump has said he wants the pentagon to organise a military parade. so we have been taking a look at how other countries do it, including here in the uk. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. could more female pilots be about to take to the skies? we'll be looking at how airlines are coping with the global pilot shortage. and before we go, time to tell you that the olympic petition has begun ahead of the opening ceremony. she

the world's largest refugee camp, this is home to more than 800,000 rohingya muslim refugees escapingi, genevieve jones—hernandez and sarah wade have travelled the world helping refugees. but nothing can prepare them for what lies ahead. theirjourney begins at the gateway to the camp where newly arrived refugees receive basic aid. what it is that they receive here is a bag with a bucket and, i guess, some building essentials. but the humanitas charity are heading deep into the camp — a two—hour trek, where there is no aid, to set up a medical centre. the baby is 10.5 days and has not been breast—fed. there are so many babies, newborns don't have any food, starving. she was provided vitamins but they're just for her, not the baby. honestly, it is like the baby is, um... yeah? er, dying. so we have just organised for her to go and get referred, because she needs to go to a hospital. for that, she needs to have her id card. they're just in incredible pain with all of these sores all over their heads and really dry skin and cracked skin all over their body. so we were, you know, literally

since last year, at least 6700 rohingya muslims have been killed in burma. entire villages have been destroyed and about 700,000 rohingya have fled across the border into bangladesh. the jailing of the burmese journalists has sparked international outrage. on tuesday, the group pen america announced it would honor wa lone and kyaw soe oo with this year's freedom to write award. on sunday, fellow journalists in burma took part in a protest. this is salai thant zin of the publication the irrawaddy. the situation is now more obvious that wa lone and kyaw soe oo were arrested because of their investigative report on the inn din massacre. journalists have a right to access information. this is an abuse of justice. this is also evident the media are being intimidated in burma. amy: earlier today, the imprisoned journalists wa lone and kyaw soe oo appeared in a burmese court. as lone left the court he said -- "i can tell you we worked in accordance with media ethics. i totally believe that." we go now to singapore to speak with antoni slodkowski, reuters bureau chie

claims theirjournalists also gathered unique evidence of military involvement in attacks on rohingya muslimsonly local villagers in inn din, but police officers and members of the paramilitary. one man who spoke to the two journalists described finding four rohingya muslims hiding in a haystack. one of the men had a mobile phone. the soldiers told him to do whatever you want to them. "and so i started hacking him with a sword", he said. "a soldier shot him when he fell down". reuters has cross—referenced testimony from buddhists on the ground with rohingya refugees over the border in bangladesh. newsnight is unable to verify the claims made by the agency. but reuters claim that their account marks the first time soldiers and paramilitary police have been implicated by testimony from security personnel themselves. it's clear incarceration is taking its toll on wa lone and kyaw soe oo and their families. reuters believe that the evidence the journalists obtained is the real reason for their arrest. but the myanmar authorities are continuing to pursue charges against the two journalists. will t

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslimse damage caused by alcohol — a report warns of the major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. also in the next hour, great britain's andrew musgrave makes history at the winter olympics in pyeonchang, finishing seventh in the men's skiathlon — the best performance by a briton in an olympic cross—country event. meanwhile, in the arena, north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. and taxi by air. click looks ahead into the future of passenger travel. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. there's a warning today that charities will lose government funding if they fail to ensure that vulnerable people are properly protected. international development secretary penny mordaunt has described as ‘horrific‘ the behaviour of some of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. the charity is also facing new allegations about some of its workers in chad. andy

muslims. nearly 700,000 rohingya have crossed the border

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslimsa report commissioned by a group of mps warns of major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. he smashed all the windows three by the door and he was waving a knife through one of the windows, and the police coming up and taking him away. at the same time as trying to deal with it all, you are also trying to keep it secret, so it is about suppressing it. also in the next hour: great britain's andrew musgrave makes history at the winter olympics in pyeonchang. finishing seventh place in the men's skiathlon — the best performance by a briton in an olympic cross country event. meanwhile — in the arena — north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. and in half an hour here on bbc news — inside out looks at the young people who are trying to stop knife crime in their community. good morning and welcome to bbc news. there's a warning today that charities will lose government funding if they fail to ensure that vulnerable people

an agreement between bangladesh and myanmar to repatriate more than 700,000 muslim rohingyas who fledlity felt by the buddhist population of myanmars rakhine state to living alongside their muslim neighbours. five years ago there was an outbreak of sectarian violence, and some of the worst of it was in the ancient rakhine capital of mrauk u. jonathan head reports from there. these old temples are all that is left of what was once a powerful buddhist kingdom. they are a reminder to the rakhine people, some of the poorest in myanmar, of how far they have fallen. it is that sense of humiliating decline, a favourite theme of local politicians, which has stirred up a dangerous fear of being squeezed on one size by the burmese state, and one size by the burmese state, and on the other by a massive muslim population. five years ago, they turned on their muslim neighbours. dozens died in this part of rakhine. many rohingya communities were com pletely many rohingya communities were completely destroyed. the survivors, confined by the government to squalid camps. this was the start of a bitter

britain's foreign secretary says myanmar must ensure rohingya muslims return home safely. double—decker bus overturns in hong kong killing at least 19. the driver has been arrested. and six golds are to be decided on day two of the winter olympics. the first goes to sweden's charlotte kalla in the women's skiathlon. one of britain's biggest charities, oxfam, faces new allegations that its staff used prostitutes during overseas missions, this time in chad. it follows allegations against some of oxfam's workers in haiti in 2011. more allegations have emerged from chad and the charity says it is shocked and dismayed. after haiti, now new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. they date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. the head of mission in chad at the time was the same man who resigned from 0xfam five years later because of the scandal in haiti. 0xfam said it was shocked and dismayed about the latest revelations from chad. it said it can corroborate the information but highlighted unacceptable behaviour by a small number o

borisjohnson is holding talks in myanmar about return of rohingya muslim refugees.you were saying that it looks like the anc leadership has finally run out of patience with president zuma. it certainly seems that way. from today's address, we got a sense that the national executive committee is planning to meet tomorrow afternoon, at around 2pm local time. this is the highest decision—making body of the highest decision—making body of the anc, and the same group of people that have the power to remove the president. we understand mr ramaphosa's has been trying to... problems with sound again. the last hours of his term. we see these celebrations, and winnie mandela, the first wife of nelson mandela, the first wife of nelson mandela, at the celebrations. there is the president, jacob zuma, laughing and apparently in good spirits. an important moment, a south africa marks the centenary of nelson mandela's birth, but these leaders went to see president zuma only last week, and he sent them away with a flea in their care. what is there to think that things have changed

it's where the myanmar military and buddhist mobs are accused of pogroms against the muslim rohingya.ea were filmed by the bbc last year. you genuinely have no idea who did it? some rohingya are still here and were brought out by the myanmar authorities to speak to borisjohnson. all denied any knowledge of who had destroyed their village. this habitation has clearly been burnt out and deserted. one of the rohingya villagers that i spoke to a little earlier told me in english, "i hope you understand, we are in a very bad situation and unhappy". he didn't dare tell me who had burnt his village. one government minister accompanying us told me it was what he called rohingya terrorists who turned on their own people and set fire to their homes. what do you think happened here? a terrorist attack against them. definitely that. earlier in the capital, a meeting with aung san suu kyi, who has attracted international condemnation for not speaking up for the rohingya. what came of their talks? i don't think it has come through to her, the full extent, the horror of what has happened. it's absol

it's where the myanmar military and buddhist mobs are accused of pogroms against the muslim rohingya.t year. you genuinely have no idea who did it? some rohingya are still here and were brought out by the myanmar authorities to speak to borisjohnson. all denied any knowledge of who had destroyed their village. this habitation has clearly been burnt out and deserted. one of the rohingya villagers that i spoke to a little earlier told me in english, "i hope you understand, we're in a very bad situation and unhappy". he didn't dare tell me who had burnt his village. 0ne government minister accompanying us told me it was what he called rohingya terrorists who turned on their own people and set fire to their homes. what do you think happened here? it's a terrorist attack against them. definitely that. before, it was not burned down. earlier in the capital, a meeting with aung san suu kyi, who's attracted international condemnation for not speaking up for the rohingya. what came of their talks? i don't think it has come through to her, the full extent, the horror of what has happened. it's

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, holds talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslims. next hour... great britain's andrew musgrave makes history at the winter olympics in pyeonchang. finishing 7th place in the men's skiathlon — the best performance by a briton in an olympic cross country event. meanwhile — in the arena — north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. and taxi by air. click looks ahead into the future of passenger travel. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. a good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the government has threatened to cut off all state funding and help for oxfam, and other charities, if they fail to ensure that vulnerable people are properly protected. the international development secretary penny mordaunt has described as ‘horrific‘ the behaviour of some of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. the chair of trustees at the charity says oxfam prides itself on being a transparent organisation working hard to improve the lives o

now, there has been a lot of talk about the rohingya muslims, an emerging ethnicity in western myanmar 700,000 of a million, picked up and went to bangladesh. that is what boris johnson is now addressing. that is correct. this meeting has happened, the handshake has happened. as i said in my introduction to you, what progress should, could, will be made, do you think?|j progress should, could, will be made, do you think? i do not know what progress can be made. boris johnson talked about a political solution, and he said he will push for, well, he said he would push for the return of the rohingya to myanmar with guarantees of their safety. anyone who thinks the burmese army, who control the country still effectively, can guarantee their safety, is barking mad. the real aim should be a humanitarian solution. and i think that that would involve a comprehensive resettlement of the ranger elsewhere in a sensible, humane way so that their communities are kept in peace. but if they are forced back if they have to go back because the international, you know, community wants to sort of make a

britain's foreign secretary says myanmar must ensure rohingya muslims return home safely. johnson's set to meet aung san suu kyi on sunday. and six golds are to be decided on day two of the winter olympics. the first goes to sweden's charlotte kalla in the women's skiathlon. hello and welcome to the programme. the israeli military has described the air strikes it carried out in syria on saturday as probably the biggest of their kind in the last 30 years. a spokesman said 12 sites were hit, including four iranian targets in syria. the attacks took place after an israeli military aircraft was brought down. the us and russia have raised concerns, and the un secretary general has called for an immediate de—escalation in syria. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has more. what was left on israeli soil of one of the country's most advanced fighter jets. it crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti—aircraft fire. one pilot was left severely injured. siren wails. israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this — a drone allegedly sent by ir

claims theirjournalists also gathered unique evidence of military involvement in attacks on rohingya muslimsand members of the paramilitary. reuters believe that the evidence the journalists obtained is the real reason for their arrest. but the myanmar authorities are continuing to pursue charges against the two journalists. will telling the story help wa lone and kyaw soe oo? we'll find out in court. james clayton there, from newsnight. a myanmar government spokesman told reuters: they statement goes on: the government defended their operation in rakhine: now, asian stock markets have dropped sharply in early trading, following on from more steep falls in the united states on thursday. the nikkei in tokyo and hang seng in hong kong were both down more than 3%, and shanghai stocks fell more than 5% on opening. american shares are now more than 10% down on the record highs they reached in late january. live now to washington and heather long, economics correspondent on the washington post. good to talk to you again. most a nalysts good to talk to you again. most analysts seem to be telling us

myanmar‘s rakhine state, where the military has been accused of atrocities against minority rohingya muslimsthey'll investigate the report of mass graves containing the bodies of as many as 400 rohingya muslims. police in the united states say the actor robert wagner is now being treated as a "person of interest" in an investigation into the death of his wife. the hollywood star natalie wood was found dead in the water off the coast of california after going missing from herfamily yacht in 1981. in interviews for cbs news, detectives investigating the case say they have uncovered new evidence. these little creatures are among more than 500 illegally trafficked finches that have been rescued in peru. the were being transported by bus from the south of the country, without authorisation. at least half of them died, and the rest were dehydrated and hungry. suspects have reportedly been arrested. the birds will be released back into their natural habitat once they're healthy. the british prime minister theresa may is on the third and final day of her visit to china and is due to address the shan

ambassador calls for more pressure on the myanmar leadership to acknowledge the suffering of the rohingya muslimsthis council must hold the military accountable for their actions and pressure aung san suu kyi to acknowledge these horrific acts are taking place in her country. i'm sharanjit leyl, in london. also in the programme: headwinds at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. some events have been postponed due to high windspeeds. and how long should you wait before getting married 7 we meet one couple in australia who had to wait 44 years to be allowed to tie the knot. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm —— it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, dc where the heads of us intelligence have warned that russian attempts to meddle in american politics are continuing unabated and pose a threat to mid—term congressional elections in november. testifying to a senate committee, the national intelligence director said russia believes its interference in the 2016

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, holds talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslims.

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslimsee by the door and he was waving a knife through one of the windows, and the police coming up and taking him away. at the same time as trying to deal with it all, you are also trying to keep it secret, so it is about suppressing it.

claims theirjournalists also gathered unique evidence of military involvement in attacks on rohingya muslims officers and members of the paramilitary. reuters believe that the evidence the journalists obtained is the real reason for their arrest. but the myanmar authorities are continuing to pursue charges against the two journalists. will telling the story help wa lone and kyaw soe oo? we'll find out in court. james clayton there. myanmar government spokeswoman told reuters we are not denying the allegations about violations of human rights and are not giving blanket denials. the government said: the government defended its operation in rakhine state. that is the word in the statement,. the latest superhero film from marvel had its european premiere in london on thursday night, but what makes it different is its predominantly all—black cast playing the heroes. the film's become a sensation on social media with many fans using the hashtag what black panther means to me to highlight its significance for black audiences. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has the story. a free cinema

boris johnson is in myanmar to discuss the return of rohingya muslims.ould be allowed to see the personal data of some customers at risk of being in fuel poverty according to the government. the idea is part of a consultation looking at how best to protect people who could be struggling to pay their bills. our business correspondent joe lynam explains. we all hate getting our energy bills, but for some, it can push them into realfinancial difficulties, known as "fuel poverty." now the government wants to find a new way of automatically protecting up to 2 million energy users by letting suppliers know a lot more about them. it's launching a consultation into something called "data matching," which could allow local authorities to share personal information with energy suppliers. but only with their consent, and if users are getting state benefits and are in financial trouble. then they could automatically be placed on a cheaper safeguard tariff for their gas and electricity. 4 million people are already on that lower rate. the energy watchdog, ofgem, says

muslims. nearly 700,000 rohingya have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a crackdown by themese military. a report commissioned by a group of mps is warning of major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. almost a fifth of children reported feeling embarrassed by seeing their parent drunk. now on bbc news, time for dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, we are looking at some tough talking in the week's brexit moves. we wonder how long president zuma can survive in south africa and as the winter olympics kic —off, in pyeongchang, what diplomatic benefits could follow the sporting endeavours. my guests with me round the table this week, the times columnist iain martin, the american writer and broadcaster jeff mcallister, agnes pouirier from france's marianne magazine and nesrine malik, now a full—time columnist for the guardian. a warm welcome to all of you. so, the eu is having some problems understanding the uk's position. the chief negotiator, michel barnier, did not pull his punches on frid

muslim neighbours. dozens died in this part of rakhine. many rohingya completely destroyed. the survivors, confined by the government to squalid camps. this was the start of a bitter ethnic conflict which led to the flight of 700,000 refugees to england at last year. —— bangladesh last year. but their neighbours have little sympathy. they have their own complaints. they have blamed the government for their poverty. and they all had tales to tell of violent disputes with muslims. we cannot have them here, they said. and yet they remembered living together peacefully once. no one was sure why that had changed. this man works as a tour guide in the ruins. he is also a political activist for the rakhine state, of useful for the future of his community. i asked him if they could accept the rohingya refugees coming back. if we help the muslims encamped in bangladesh now, they need to follow the rules of law in our country. the existing laws. they cannot be citizens. there will be some that can be citizens by citizenship law, but on the other hand, we are sure

britain‘s foreign secretary says myanmar must ensure rohingya muslims return home safely. golds are to be decided on day two of the winter olympics. the first goes to sweden‘s charlotte kalla in the women‘s skiathlon.

to the un has called for more pressure on rohingya leadership to acknowledge the suffering of rohingya muslimss, is in desperate need of repair. foxton locks in the heart of leicestershire, is on the grand union canal, but five of the ten lock gates need to be changed, after years of wear and tear. sima kotecha has the story. ten canal locks, all lined up along a steep hill, built in the early 19th century to help control the level of water so that boats could travel freely. now, for the first time in more than a quarter of a century, five pairs of large iron gates are being replaced and it's no easy task. we need a large crane to get them into position in the first place and then we have to get down into the lock, everything has to be drained for us to be able to get in there. the gate itself sits in a pot and there's a pin on the bottom of the gate. that's what it pivots on. for fitting a pair of gates, it will probably take us about four days. so this is an old lock gate. you can see where it is rotten. they last around 25—30 years and each one is unique. the one that replaces the old one n

bangladesh to see at first hand the crisis facing rohingya muslims. began there last august. of the neede the crisis. million rescue support in the uk, to help these refugee. help these refugee. burma, creating conditions for a safe, dignified return. safe, dignified return. don't feel safe, and we got to work on that. news coming out of hong kong this lunchtime. lunchtime. an accident involving a double—decker bus. double—decker bus. in hong kong on what is now at the moment, saturday evening. moment, saturday evening. not known what caused the accident but it is clearly very serious one. but it is clearly very serious one. the emergency services are in attendance there. attendance there. martin, who is a bilingual laporta files copy. bilingual laporta files copy. its passengers have been confirmed dead. dead. reach dozens still trapped inside the bus. the bus. it was carrying spectators and workers home from horse racing. and workers home from horse racing. lot of the roads are on elevated sections on the hong kong island. sections on the hong kong island. incidents are extremely rare

britain urges myanmar to ensure a safe return home for hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims whon a corruption scandal — the anc says the fate of south africa's president zuma will be decided within 2a hours.

action against ten members of the security forces and six villagers suspect as of boss occurring rohingya muslimsthe government won't say if the suspects will face charges to reuters journalists were arrested after a forcing a mosque or. the british government's ses charities face having their funding coast if they failed to tackle sexual misconduct among staff days after aide workers from he chairs the oxfam were found to have a legally hired prostitutes while on a mission in haiti after the twenty ten earthquake he has accused of a cover up which the charity talese. india's prime minister narendra modi says delhi supports the palestinians goal of an independent station chiefs through peaceful negotiation. meeting with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas was the first ever visit by an indian major to the palestinian ministry to town of ramallah in the west bank also pledged some forty million dollars in aid for infrastructure projects on monday marks exactly three years since the mint's peace agreement was signed the conflict in eastern ukraine shows no sign of a basing in twenty fifteen moscow and

the reuters news agency has revealed details of a mass killing of rohingya muslims by soldiers and villagersembers of parliament could lose their seats or be expelled under new plans to tackle bullying and sexual harassment at westminster. a new code of conduct is to be set up for all those working at the palace of westminster, along with an independent complaints procedure. this report by our political correspondent alex forsyth includes some flash photography. in the bars and backrooms of westminster, claims of bullying, intimidation, sexual harassment, allegations that prompted investigations and some resignations. and reflection on how to change a culture that allowed abuse. the leader of the house, lord president of the council. today, mps from all parties unveiled their plans. it is a right, not a privilege, to be treated with dignity and respect at work, and this ambitious report is a major step towards a safer and more professional environment. part of the problem had been those working here are often employed directly by mps, with only political parties to complain to. so this repor

action against ten members of the security forces and six the logistics is back to of massacring rohingya muslimsit's not clear whether the suspects will face charges authorities claim this move is not connected to say roche at reuters news or force on the mosque or over which two journalists were restless. when protesters in the south korean capital seoul have against north korea just hours after it joins korean women's hockey team made to fill in pick to view in china the protesters are skeptical of page warming relations between the leaders of the two countries. seven gold medals are up for grabs on day two of the winter games in china and one high flying teenager claims the first one this morning snowboarder raed jarrar is clinched the united states for a gold medal in a big winning big men slope saw the final gerard started with two poor opening rows but his final run elevated him to the front of the pack canadians max paris and mark mcmorris followed in silver and bronze. team germany also had a good start in the games taming two gold medals on day one that meant a huge party was in store a

the rohingya crisis has led to at least half a million rohingya muslims fleeing mainly buddhist myanmarrutal military crackdown and the torching of whole villages. it has sullied the international reputation of aung san suu kyi and has also posed grave risks for some of those covering it. in december of last year, two journalists for the reuters news agency were arrested in myanmar — wa lone and kyaw soe oe. they are still in jail, awaiting trial for allegedly obtaining confidential documents. it was known that the two journalists were covering the aftermath of some of the brutal violence against the rohingya. but since their arrest rumours have circulated around what those journalists were investigating.

action against ten members of the security forces and six militarist suspected of massacring rohingya muslims it's not clear whether the suspects will face charges authorities claim this group is not connected to a reuters news report on the massacre over which two journalists were west it. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered so vera blows to iran and syria who saturday's airstrikes comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way our day two of the winter games kick started with a big win for one of the olympics youngest athletes seventeen year old ren gerard produced a surprise victory in the men's slopestyle and in the united states its first gold medal. himself admitted fourth place at the olympics would be an achievement and not to the seventeen year old crushed out on his first two runs his medal hopes blake. stepped up on the final run storming ahead to win a surprise gold medal. i honestly was so i wasn't too much in my head it was kind of crazy to me you know that like first was competing with like the best of the best in the olympics you kno

muslims. nearly 700,000 rohingya have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a crackdown by theitary. we will be back here with more news, but now it is time for sportsday with you was in croft. —— with hugh woozencroft. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh woozenroft. the headlines this evening: the wait is over — newcastle win their first premier league home game since october with a surprise victory over manchester united. mohamed salah‘s great goal—scoring form continues as liverpool breeze past southampton on the road. home comforts at murrayfield for scotland they batle to victory over france in the six nations championship. and team gb‘s andrew musgrove narrowly misses out on a medal at the winter olympics. —— andrew musgrave. good afternoon. six nations news to come, but we start in the premier league, where manchester united boss becausejose mourinho said putin his team could have played for ten hours and still not scored. they we re ten hours and still not scored. they were beaten 1—0 by newcastle at st james‘s park. it was watched by drew savage. a feeling tha

it doesn't the primary sources the sources that first provided this information are not the rohingya muslims who have fled to. bangladesh but indeed the people who have actually carried out some of these actions themselves and therefore we believe that this is a groundbreaking and outstanding piece of work by while on until so and their colleagues engage and that brings us to the fate of your two colleagues those are responsible for this this journalism so they are now being detained by the medium of government they're being charged with breaking the official secrets act that is correct they are now facing legal proceedings they have been accused of breaking official secrets act and. those proceedings are ongoing in myanmar right now what is what what happened today is what we can see is that they are not just any journalist but they are outstanding journalists of the highest order who produce this incredible story and have actually if you look back at their work they have been covering not only this particular crisis but we are in transition as a whole for many many months indeed did reuter

since august, nearly 700,000 rohingya muslim refugees have fled burma's rakhine state to neighboring bangladesh after vigilantes and burmese soldiers unleashed rape and murder while burning hundreds of villages. meanwhile, a pair of reuters journalists who were arrested after covering the persecution of rohingya villagers have been denied bail by a burmese court in yangon. wa lone and kyaw soe oo face up to 14 years if convicted on the colonial-era official secrets act, despite international condemnation over their arrests. this is wa lone speaking briefly to reporters as police led him away in handcuffs from a courtroom on wednesday. >> the police told us to sign a document about our arrests when we were detained. they said they will add more charges unless we send the document. amy: on thursday, the office of un secretary-general antonio gutteres called for the journalists' release, citing the "erosion of press freedom" in burma. in amman, jordan, the head of the arab league warned thursday that the trump administration's decision to withhold tens of millions of dollars in aid to p