he told me why he's in despair about the crisis in myanmar.ernor richardson, welcome from new mexico. >> thank you. >> can i ask you first to put this into context? i mean, america was the sort of shining bastion of light, calling for democracy and supporting aung san suu kyi in myanmar. why is this important, this crisis, for americans to understand and to grapple with? >> well because, first of all, we're talking about potentially one million refugees being raped, killed, mistreated. america's always had a humanitarian streak. secondly, you mentioned it -- aung san suu kyi was support by democratic, republican presid t presidents, the congress, as they moved in a transition from a dictatorship to a democracy. lastly, this is a geopolitical issue, too. not as much as north korea, but there's concern about chinese influence in the region that because of the crisis that myanmar, bangladesh, that region not go too much into the hands of the chinese that are investing militarily and economically there. >> there has been a report over the weekend

in myanmar i think i really appreciate and many thanks to. mark why are you nobel laureate and to others because it into the camera. myself you know i have also met these big teams you know it's been going on these gentle side for. around four decades you know so it is important that. to stop these dental side from you know policy makers not below reads intellectual every thought fired he must come forward to stop this genocide we need everyone's support and solidarity to stop these dental site i really appreciate and thanks again busy team to that cams and meeting number of women it's given them a big. moral support to their big teams who face masry and maslow tried and other atrocities by their burmese military i think international community. we have seen is serco i disappointed the un security council this sat down for three times and we have not seen any or stronger action this is very disappointing and today we have seen also e.u. have some. some conclusion from it is not that much help that much. thing to stop this dental sight on your

we've seen a direct impact of that in myanmar where they pushed hard and myanmar actually agreed to repatriation agreement. we've all seen the role they are played in zimbabwe which was interesting, less visible. most of these things happened behind the scenes, but as you know the global power which was asserting to the one belt, one road program has ferry station rights implications, and we are tracking this very closely. they are also pushing hard for countries like egypt as a good example where critics of china who are located in countries outside china. governments are being pressured to send them back to china. egypt has already done this but we are seeing this in many other places. they are also starting to export civilians from africa which have not been in the past in a very substantial way. i must say that on the outside, this is the irony of china, that if china wants to play a positive role they can do that. they are on the cusp where i think they need to make some difficult choices for themselves because if you take the climate change issue, you could say that is because beijing is j

we've seen the direct impact of that in myanmar where they push hard for bangladesh and myanmar to agree on a repatriation agreement and we've seen the role they have played it zimbabwe which was interesting, less visible. most of these things happened behind the scenes, but as you know the global power they are asserting through the one belt one road program has very serious human rights implications and we are tracking this very closely. they are also pushing hard for countries like egypt is a good example where there are critics of china who are located outside of china. governments are being pressured to send them back to china. egypt has already done this. we're seeing this in many other places. they are also starting to export civilians to africa which they have not done in the past in a very substantial way. i must say that, you know, on the upside, i mean, this is -- this is irony of china that -- that if china wants to play a positive role, they can do that, and they are where they need to make some very difficult choices for themselves and if you take the climate change issue,

reeta chakrabati, bbc news, naypyidaw, in myanmar.ined by audiences on bbc one for the lunch time national news. then stay with us at 12:30pm, when we'll bring you the latest in the world of technology in click. good afternoon. the government has threatened to cut off all state funding and help for 0xfam, 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 0xfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. angus crawford reports. first haiti, now chad. 0ne first haiti, now chad. one of the poorest countries on earth. new allegations that a number of oxfam workers paid local women for six. —— sex. the head of the mission that was the man who five years later in haiti resigned after admitting using prostitutes. four others were sacked. 0xfam would confirm the details but says it is shocked and dismayed by the reports, which highli

reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar.t the work of three british aid workers who've filmed their efforts to help some of the muslim rohingyas. the leader of south africa's ruling anc party, cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's president, jacob zuma, will be decided on monday. he made the announcement at a rally in cape town, marking the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports. # a new day begins! this was the place where south africans first greeted a free nelson mandela, and knew their land was on the verge of transformation. today, the man who's promised to restore mandela's legacy, cyril ramaphosa, walked in his footsteps. 28 years ago on this day, ramaphosa stood beside nelson mandela on this balcony and introduced him to the world. amandla! crowd cheers. long live the spirit of nelson mandela! now, very deliberately, strategically, mandela is invoked to condemn the excesses under president jacob zuma. nelson mandela was totally committed against corruption, agains

capacity to have a we know under the agreement the myanmar has never agreed for a u.n. participation in the process and what other guests say it is exactly true we still have arranged refugees crossing into bangladesh just on they were returned and that we brought that approximately over two hundred people crossing to bangladesh and they have been reading a very similar story of what the other record is that say that there are still atrocities been going. have been burned so under this condition the international community can very visibly the ration is definitely not conducive for any any victims to go into that place and expect some sort of confidence to leave there without some sort of international guarantee despite what bangladesh and myanmar saying to diffuse diplomatic tension and to good benefit to create understanding and diffuse the tension so that there is a bilateral communication going on which is a good step but it's definitely not a time with the rainbow to which it should be able to go back to. the kind state without some sort of guarantee and that a her

reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar—bangladesh border.nvited the south korean president to visit him at the earliest date possible. the historic invitation was given by kim jong—un‘s sister, who's visiting the south for the winter olympics. if it happens, it would be the first summit in more than a decade between korean leaders. laura bicker reports. this is no ordinary messenger. kim yo—jong is the sister of the north korean leader kimjong—un. she's the first of her family to set foot on south korean soil, and this is the moment president moon had hoped and campaigned for. he is careful to greet each delegate, aware of the significance of this meeting. as the two sides take their seats, the cameras note a blue folder on the desk. we now know it contained an historic invitation. translation: special envoy kim yo—jong presented a personal letter from kim jong—un to president moon, which contained chairman kim's desire to improve inter—korean relations. kim jong—un‘s younger sister is not used to the spotlight. she's usually behind the scen

reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar—bangladesh border.ath. jasmine forrester‘s father simeon, said she "was a shining star and a huge part of us". detectives are questioning a 51—year—old relative, on suspicion of murder. a five—year—old boy has died, afterfalling into a river in northern ireland. a huge search operation began after the incident on the braid river near skye park in ballymena. but the boy, who hasn‘t been named, was dragged out several miles from the bank. he later died in hospital. and, the uk has threatened to cut funding for 0xfam following the scandal involving aid workers and prostitutes in haiti. there‘s mounting international concern — after israel launched a wave of air strikes against what it called ‘iranian targets‘ in syria. jeremy corbyn has set out plans to transfer utilities such as water, energy, and the postal service, back into public ownership. the labour leader said the uk should be following what he called "a global tide" of nationalisation. we need to put britain at the forefront of the wave of interna

reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar—bangladesh border.ratic party memo concerning the fbi‘s russia probe. mr trump tweeted that the document was "very political and long" and would have to be "heavily redacted" before it could be released. our correspondent, david willis, has the latest from washington. last week, president trump signed off on the release of a republican memo detailing what it alleged were surveillance abuses on the part of the fbi involving a former trump campaign aide — a man called carter page — back in 2016. both the fbi and the justice department advised against the release of that memo, but president trump did so anyway. now, then the democrats got their rebuttal memo together and it went to ten pages — considerably longer than the original republican memo. the fbi and justice department again advised against it being released but this time, the president decided to back their recommendations. now, the president is a republican, of course, democrats are crying foul. they say it‘s a double standard. they say this is

reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar.izzie greenwood hughes, at the bbc sport centre. here's lizzie greenwood hughes, thanks very much. here's lizzie greenwood hughes, good evening. here's lizzie greenwood hughes, scotland fought back to beat france for their first win in this year's rugby union 6 nations championship. for their first win in this year's they won 32 points to 26 in a tight game at murrayfield asjohn watson reports. in a tight game at murrayfield murrayfield in a tight game at murrayfield roused for the first time in murrayfield roused for the first time in this year's 6 nations. france was the first to find their flow. thommo questioning the scottish faithful. this much was expected before defeat to wales, much was demanded. shauna maitland answering the call. having found his stride, thommo collected his kick, laidlaw did not. a response again was needed, huw jones laidlaw did not. a response again was needed, hquones bandit and a hole in the french defence. tries the tale of the first half, pal —— points

put to take action to hold the myanmar military accountable will be vetoed by china so she's absolutely right that you know what we are seeing is a mainstreaming and normalization of hate divisiveness and you know really an us worse is them a kind of scapegoating of minorities which we're seeing in so many parts of the world bitterman building on what sylvia was just saying in the past you've written that although the root causes of the range of crisis are within me and more their effects are felt regionally and or of relevance elsewhere where are those effects being felt and how. well i think the being felt to echo so little as far away this as new york i mean look there is there is it would be wrong to take the onus of responsibility for the for the ethnic cleansing for the potential genocide in myanmar away from the me i'm our army of the man maher authorities but the larger failure here we are six months removed from the beginning of this crisis and you referred to it earlier as a as a refugee crisis that's been referred to as a state was this crisis those are crises that then are m

and the two journalists are being held by the myanmar authorities.will speak to the editor in chief of reuters but first of all, we have put together some of the claims that reuters are making and a word of warning, some of these images are quite distressing. on the 12th of december last year, two myanmarjournalists working for the reuters news agency, wa lone and kyaw soe oo, travelled to a restaurant in northern yangon to meet two police officers. they never came home. they were arrested and later charged under the official secrets act for allegedly obtaining confidential documents. they're being held in a jail in yangon. tonight, reuters have published what they believe was the real reason for their journalists‘ arrests. an investigation that focused on the village of inn din. the violence that took place here in late august and early september last year was echoed across parts of northern rakhine state. these before and after satellite images show the extent to which the rohingya part of the village was burnt to the ground. only the buddhist area

reeta chakrabati, bbc news, naypyidaw, in myanmar.ill deliver a major speech within the next three weeks, outlining the future relationship britain wants to have with the eu after brexit. it is being seen as just as important as her florence speech, which unlocked the first stage of negotiations. she'll outline what the government is seeking in relation to security, trade and workers' rights. the north korean leader kimjong—un has invited the south korean president for talks at the "earliest date possible." the invitation was given by kim jong—un‘s sister, who's been visiting the south for the winter olympics. this report contains some flash photography. this is no ordinary messenger. kim yo—jong, the sister of the north korean leader is the first of her family to set foot on south korean soil. as the two sides take their seats, the cameras spot a blue folder. within it, a handwritten invitation to travel north and for the two leaders to meet. kim jong—un‘s younger sister is not used to the spotlight. she was usually behind the scenes

reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the bangladesh—myanmar border. including: the story of two korean ping—pong stars who won 0lympic story of two korean ping—pong stars who won olympic gold before being separated for ever. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: cross—border confrontations bet

bbc news, myanmar.er a major speech within the next three weeks, outlining the future relationship britain wants to have with the eu after brexit. it is being seen as important as her florence speech, which unlocked the first stage of negotiations. she'll outline what the government is seeking in relation to security, trade and workers' rights. israeli military described the airstrikes there and talk yesterday as the biggest they have ever undertaken —— they undertook. the government is proposing that energy companies be allowed to see the personal data of some customers at risk of being in fuel poverty. 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 we all hate getting our energy bills, but forsome, it can we all hate getting our energy bills, but for some, it can push them into real financial difficulties, known as fuel poverty. n

well myanmar's range of muslims have been described as one of the world's most persecuted minorities around six hundred eighty eight thousand of them have fled across the border to bangladesh since august when the latest military offensive began in rakhine state they say they're fleeing a crackdown by myanmar's military but the military says its operations are only targeting on groups bangladesh and myanmar have reached a deal to voluntarily repatch. but implementation has been delayed and the u.n. says not enough is being done to guarantee the safety of those who return now here's what the un special rapporteur on human rights in myanmar said after the netas reports of mass killings i would think that these are these are part of the hallmarks of a genocide and we have too many first me among his people and the democratic transition to the future i think me and my needs to get rid of this baggage of digital you or did you not and if. if proven they did and there has to be responsibility and accountability. well i want to bring in john june to the news grade has been covering the rang

reeta chakrabati, bbc news, naypyidaw, in myanmar.eech within the next three weeks, outlining the future relationship britain wants to have with the eu after brexit. it is being seen as just as important as her florence speech, which unlocked the first stage of negotiations. she'll outline what the government is seeking in relation to security, trade and workers' rights. more than a third of child deaths and serious injuries caused by neglect in england are linked to parents who drink too much alcohol, according to a new parliamentary report. it also found that nearly all councils have cut their budgets for alcohol support services. 0ur health correspondent adina campbell has more. dad of six, josh connelly knows first—hand about the damage that alcohol can have on a family. his father was an alcoholic, and died when he was nine. i remember one particular incident, he smashed all the windows by the door, and he was waving a knife from one of the windows, and the police coming up and taking him away. at the same time i was trying to de

pioneering peace builder in myanmar. ethnic conflict continues in the nation and the formal peace process is at a standstill. on the western border, the majority are facing a textbook case of ethnic cleansing at the hands of the military. uses her status as a former political prisoner to advocate for women's equality, and it justice and peace -. is a canadian journalist covering conflict in some of the most challenging places. from syria to afghanistan and beyond, she has demonstrated a fearless commitment to telling the story of those caught behind the front lines. her reporting exposes the unique impact that conflict has on women and children and also the daring and vital work with are doing. they exemplify women's leadership in advancing human right, justice and peace. today, georgetown university is honoring these brave women. ♪ [applause] melanne: good morning, everyone. welcome to this awards program to honor extraordinary leadership in advancing women in peace and security. i want to give a very special welcome to

her work at myanmar is critical.s a formal peace process between the government and various ethnic groups stalls, as the persecution of the minority goes on and all of its horrific forms, and as it displaces tens of thousands of rohingyans, she works through training programs to promote understanding justice and the possibility of a brighter future for her country. now, the citation. for her unstinting efforts to build a more peaceful and equitable future for myanmar, for using her voice to end ethnic violence, particularly against the rohingyan's, and for dancing progress for women, georgetown is pleased to present the hillary clinton award. [applause] >> if you follow the news on bbc, lyse doucet is a familiar voice and on the set. from the arab spring to all of the major wars in the middle east. from conflicts in africa to the wars in afghanistan and iraq, lyse has been there. she was in syria during the early hopeful days of the pro-democracy protests. she has been there ever since. she has returned time and agai

reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar/bangladesh border.ransfer utilities like water and energy and the postal service back into public ownership. the labour leader said the uk should be following "a global tide" of nationalisation. we need to put britain at the forefront of the wave of international change, in favour of public, democratic ownership and control of our services and utilities. from india to canada, across the world, people are waking up to the fact that privatisation has failed and taking back control of their public services. our political correspondent iain watson is here. iain, labour say their plans won't cost the taxpayer anything — have they done the sums? well, labour are saying that plans to ta ke well, labour are saying that plans to take the water industry for example back into public ownership would be cost free, because they would be cost free, because they would be cost free, because they would be treading existing shares for government bonds, and any future borrowing would be more than met future profits. that s

reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar—bangladesh border.s carrying domestic tourists crashed on the indonesian island of java. the crash happened when the bus, which had at least a0 people on board, hit a motorbike as it was speeding down a hill in the subang region of west java province, causing it to roll over multiple times. the father of another mild schoolgirl who was stabbed in roehampton has said he is devastated by her death. yet said she was a shining star and by her death. yet said she was a shining starand a by her death. yet said she was a shining star and a huge part of us. detectives are questioning a 51—year—old relative on suspicion of murder. —— wolverhampton. in ireland, sinn fein has a new leaderfor the first time in sa years. gerry adams has stepped down, and been replaced by mary lou mcdonald at a specially convened party conference in dublin. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, has been at the conference in dublin. more than 2,000 sinn fein leaders have enthusiastically endorsed the new leader, mary lou mcdonald, in

the solutions to this crisis lie inside myanmar in till we have a guarantee that there is peace and security and one that is sustainable we cannot advocate for the return even a voluntary one for people to return to me and mar the conditions simply are not conducive we cannot guarantee peace and security and intel the root causes of this crisis are addressed we're not going to have a solution tell me how do you get like this may i hear you just give me well my i just want to check in with there for a moment have this headline here bangladesh greece and that u.n. oversee repatriation of the hinge of refugees to me and how do you get that situation but we're hearing a and catherine talking about how it is so dangerous for the refugees to go back. why do you want to just say we're let's do this. just a few days ago the defrocking minister say that they have an agreement with the un to monitor this and he couldn't going to detail exactly on one or more capacity rather we know under the agreement myanmar has never agreed for a un participation in the process and what other guests say it

reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar.sma jahangir has died at the age of 66. she braved death threats and beatings to become one of asia's most respected human rights advocates. ms jahangir served on the un team that conducted an enquiry into human rights violations in sri lanka. earlier, i spoke to pakistan's ambassador to the us, mr hussain haqqani, who had known asma for 25 years. i began by asking how she felt speaking up about the pakistani military? well, she had an illustrious father who had opposed the first martial law in pakistan in 1958, one of the few who did. and she basically said that when the military takes over a country, all civilian norms fall by the wayside. she also did not like the idea of a highly militarised pakistan, because she thought that that essentially compromised the human rights of everybody by giving the military the ability to ride roughshod over the people. and she did not like the idea of permanent animosity with any of pakistan's neighbours. so she stood firmly against the dictatorshi

wai wai nu's work in myanmar is critical. as the formal peace process between the government and various armed ethnic groups balls, as the persecution of the rohinga minority goes on in all of its horrific forms, and displaces tens of thousands of rohinga, wai wai nu works through education, social media campaigns and training programs to promote understanding, justice and the possibility of a brighter future or her country. now the citation. for her unflinching efforts to build a more peaceful and equitable future for myanmar, for using her voice to end ethnic violence, particularly against the rohinga and for advancing progress for women, georgetown is proud topresent the 2018 hillary rodham clinton award for advancing women in peace and security to wai wai nu of myanmar . [applause] >> if you follow the news on bbc, elise doucette is a familiar voice and face. she has been deployed over many years to cover some of the most important events of our time. from the uprisings of the arab spring to all the major wars in themiddl

buddhist mobs in myanmar. i'm very sorry. what do you think of what you've heard so far?errible memories for them. been beaten, and had to ransom his daughter back. he kept breaking down in tears. the people that borisjohnson is meeting here are all in limbo. but they can't go back to myanmar without guarantees of safety. so what can britain do to help? dignified return for these people. that's what they want. they do want to go back but they don't feel safe. where he landed tonight. looks unrealistic. it's a very tough diplomatic battle he has to fight. reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar/bangladesh border. in wolverhampton, says he's "utterly devastated" by her death. and a huge part of us". on suspicion of murder. and was swept four miles down stream has died. near ballymeana in county antrim. where he died this evening. declan harvey reports. sirens. four miles downstream. rescuers frantically following and trying to catch up. to the next through ballymena, many locals lined the river bank. from the water at the galgorm castle golf course. for sick children. b

last december, two reuters journalists were arrested in myanmar.legedly obtaining confidential government documents. it was known that the two journalists were covering the aftermath of some of the brutal violence inflicted on the rohingya last year. since their arrest, rumours have circulated around what they were investigating. now reuters have published what they believe is the real reason for their arrest, revealing details of the story they were working on — a detailed investigation into a mass execution in a village in eastern myanmar. james clayton from newsnight has the story. on the 12th of december last year, two myanmarjournalists working for the reuters news agency, wa lone and kyaw soe oo, travelled to a restaurant in northern yangon to meet two police officers. they never came home. they were arrested and later charged under the official secrets act for allegedly obtaining confidential documents. they're being held in a jail in yangon. reuters have published what they believe was the real reason for their journalists‘ arrest, an inves

her work at myanmar is critical. peace process between the government and various ethnic groups stalls, as the persecution of the minority goes on and all of its horrific forms, and as it displaces tens hingyans,nds of ro she works through training programs to promote understanding justice and the possibility of a brighter future for her country. now, the citation. efforts totinting build a more peaceful and ,quitable future for myanmar for using her voice to end ethnic violence, particularly rohingyan georgetown present thesed to .illary clinton award [applause] >> if you follow the news on doucetase to set, lyse is a familiar voice and on the set. from the arab spring to all of the major in the middle east. from conflicts in africa to the in afghanistan -- lyse has been there. time and againd to cover the unfolding catastrophe. reached out to her about this award, i found her in aleppo on her way home. through her reporting we have witnessed the worst humanitarian crisis there since world war ii. lyse takes us beyo

myanmar drew harsh comments from the u.s. last week when it announced the government would buy six advanced su thirty fighter jets from russia. and they were ginzo when i was a political prisoner during military rule he says the timing of the fighter deal and closer military ties with russia are related to the range of crisis after what happened in rakhine and the discussions at un security council china russia flatly said that they would support them so this is something that them on military especially knows that can't count on. analyst david matheson feels that even though the two nations are providing for myanmar no investments in defense assistance there's a long term problem they do in a western diet because the chinese and the russians are going to provide health and education and issues they want to sell weapons and they want to extract natural resources. right now most of the people of myanmar are not aware of any negative impact that the range of crisis might bring but some think that there will be a cost if there's

myanmar has been reeled in by china.rms, medical supplies etc. so it doesn't really need the west? quite honestly, we are becoming redundant. justin whittle, author of the biography of 0lsen suji. a story thatis biography of 0lsen suji. a story that is ever—changing. thank you. a russian domestic passenger plane has crashed on the outskirts of the russian capital, with 71 people on board. it took off from moscow's domodedovo airport. russian media reported that the antonov an—148 plane was flying to 0rsk, a city in the urals, and crashed in the ramensky district outside moscow. russian news agencies say 65 passengers and 6 crew were on board. 0ur moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has been giving us the latest. it is early days, and all those things are being looked into right now. there doesn't appear to have been extraordinary weather conditions. the wind was like, according to the reports i've read. ——the wind was light, according to the reports i've read. it is extremely cold, but there was no heavy snowfall, so

reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar.day what to do about president jacob zuma. the party wants him to stand down, following allegations of corruption. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports from capetown. this was the place where south africans first greeted a free nelson mandela, and knew their land was on the verge of transformation. today, the man who's promised to restore mandela's legacy, cyril ramaphosa, walked in his footsteps. 28 years ago on this day, ramaphosa stood beside nelson mandela on this balcony and introduced him to the world. amandla! crowd cheers. long live the spirit of nelson mandela! long live. now, very deliberately, strategically, mandela is invoked to condemn the excesses under president jacob zuma. nelson mandela was totally committed against corruption, against theft, against the robbery of the assets of our people. we will continue with his legacy. for the last week, cyril ramaphosa and jacob zuma have been negotiating the state president's exit strategy. it seems to come down to the sequenc

people to be repatriated in myanmar. moral leadership' — the government is warning uk charities that funding will be withdrawn — if they fail to co—operate with the authorities in cases of sexual exploitation by staff. a russian passenger aircraft carrying more than 70 people has crashed — soon after taking off from moscow on a domestic flight. officials say there are no survivors. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslims. in sport, scotland take on france in the six nations. the game has been going just over a quarter of an hour. france are ahead, but scott maitland has just scored a try to close the gap. it is currently 10—7 at murrayfield. earlier, ireland's women beat italy. it is goalless between newcastle united and manchester united at half—time, jonjo shelvey forcing a big say problems david the heyer. —— jonjo shelvey forcing a big save from david de gea. great britain has narrowly missed out on a first medal of the winter olympics. on another day of f

but the myanmar authorities are continuing to pursue charges against the two journalists.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 trip would have been welcome enough for these american schoolchildren — their sheerjoy is because the movie is black panther. such is the film's significance, people around the world are crowd—sourcing money so that children who might otherwise not get the chance can get to watch it on t

reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar. now it's time for the weather. thank you.ome pretty hefty hail and snow showers. wintry showers will continue across northern and western areas and it will turn frosty with the risk of ice, particularly where the showers continue to fall. you can see that on the satellite picture of the last 12 hours, those speckles indicate shower clouds. heavy falls of snow across the hills of western scotland in the northern ireland down towards north—west england but apart from that the odd one may get through the gestures towards the midlands but those places should be dry, cold, frosty, sub zero values across the uk and the rest of ice like i mentioned to greet us first thing on monday morning. in between with assistance from monday, a ridge of high pressure albini in ahead of the next with a system which will bring some rain, sleet and snow to our shores on monday night. cold start on monday but finance dry for the day, plenty of crisp winter sunshine. some wintry showers across northern western areas. the rest should stay dry in the a

reeta chakrabati, bbc news, naypyidaw, in myanmar.jor speech within the next three weeks, outlining the future relationship britain wants to have with the eu after brexit. it is being seen as important as her florence speech, which unlocked the first stage of negotiations. she'll outline what the government is seeking in relation to security, trade and workers' rights. the north korean leader kimjong—un, has invited the south korean president for talks, at the "earliest date possible." the invitation was given by kim jong—un‘s sister, who's visiting the south for the winter olympics. as he left the games, the us vice president mike pence, insisted washington and seoul, were united in their desire to isolate the north, because of pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programme. laura bicker‘s report does contain some flash photography. this is no ordinary messenger. kim yo—jong, the sister of the north korean leader is the first of her family to set foot on south korean soil. as the two sides take their seats, the cameras spot a bl

is what he told the stream about repatriation efforts there's enormous change of a teacher of the myanmar government and to me today tours to the rangers is to the identified ranges as bengali in total course from others and you see rangers continue entering into bangor there is due to continuing violence and brutality against them you know come and jess it would be worse just simply moving the fugitive from bangladesh to another town in north dakota state catherine he doesn't think that it's possible what is what sea u.n.h.c.r. position on what conditions are like for repatriation. absolutely i couldn't agree more with what everybody is saying we are hearing nothing but hauling reports of violence harrowing accounts of individuals witnessing the murders of their husbands their wives their children's people are fleeing villages that are have essentially been razed to the ground under no circumstances do we believe that conditions are conducive to return at this stage and for us we believe that the solutions to this crisis for a crisis of seven hundred thousand people flood the border and

ambassador to the united nations says myanmar's government is preventing the u.n. security council from traveling to rack and state to witness violence that the u.n. has accused of carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign by forcing the muslim or henges into exile and egypt's former anticorruption chief could be detained for up to fifteen days pending an investigation this according to al-jazeera sources his daughter says thirty policemen stormed his home in cairo and took him away and in a has recently spoken out over the arrest of sami a nun a former military chief of staff who was detained last month after revealing he'd run in the upcoming presidential election. you had lines to say with us the stream is coming up next and then another quick roundup of the headlines in twenty five minutes time. ok if you're in the stream today is uganda the best place in the welsh to be a refugee i really could be glad as always we are live on you tube now if you're watching us please do join the conversation there and your comments might appear on the show.

reeta chakra barti, bbc news, myanmar.ain conditions must be met before the country's prime minister can meet north korean leader kimjon minister can meet north korean leader kim jon curran. minister can meet north korean leader kimjon curran. more minister can meet north korean leader kim jon curran. more talks we re leader kim jon curran. more talks were held on sunday with the delegation from pyongyang, and the south said they were frank and candid. kimjon curran —— kim yong an. 0ur correspondent is in seoul and has more. opinions are definitely divided in seoul and across south korea as to the way forward, in terms of how the government here should treat north korea. essentially, the debate goes, more engagement or keep trying to freeze them out? it's more complicated, and some people would say you could still have a dialogue while maintaining maximum pressure, in terms of sanctions, and i guess this is what the government of moon jae—in would say to the trump administration that they had essentially urged the south ko