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ck bryant, bbc news, nantucket.a: la brief time ago i spoke to the bbc's nada tawfik outsidu the courntucket.pl kevin spacey iding not guilty, so what happens now in nge case? nada: the next heas scheduled for march 4, but kevin acey is not required to attend that hearing. the big question is whether the case is heading to trial. all the signals from kevin spacey's defense lawyers ahead of the arraignment in previous hearings is that they really do plan to fight this. they believe that, yes, this encounter did happen, they don't deny that, but that this was consensual. laura: nantucket must be a leprettyy island in january. what was the atmosphere like as kevin spacey arrived on his private plane? nada: yeah, absolutely, it was m completeedia frenzy when j usuallanuary this is a f quiet perior the island, which has only the celebrities and billionaires who vacation in the summer. was interesting, laura, because locals talked about how they had never seen this many news trucks lining the cobbled streets. there was even a helipter that followed kevin spacey's silver suv from his private

the bbc's nada tawfik reports. a warning -- y may find some of the images disturbing. their beautiful photographs that perfectly capture the ugliness of war. they were award-winning photographers who forced the world to confront the raw andha ting reality of conflict. the two friends were killed byll artiy fire in libya in 2011.it this exhn explores how their powerful images from liberia sparked an international response and helped to bring about peace. >> they spent a lot of time in places getting to know the people and making connections with the community. they both -- as chris said, you cannot takthese pictures from 100 feet away. you have to be right there. nada: side-by-side for the first time, their work is a visual history of that period. the journalists coved the war from opposite sides of the line. chris was with dictator charles taylor's forces in besiegedmo nrovia. u taback to the date of this photo because you were alongside chris.we >> shell raining down on civilians and they were being killed by the dozens. i think hundreds of people died that day. they b

in a joe flaccots rep -- the bbc's nada tawfik reports.fog settles over lake michigan as the polar vortex gripped chicago in the generation.e cold in a conditions fell to minus 22 degrees fahrenheit, and will the wind chiit felt like -50 degrees, making it colder than parts of antarctica. the polar vortex has sent arctic air across the midwest, affecting 50 million people. a state of emergency is in place in illinois, wisconsin, and michigan. authorities warn that the extreme temperatures are life-threatening, and minutes of -- minutes outside can lead to significant frostbite. >> we want to make sure people understand the severy of the weather out there. it is not just the person who is risking it by getting outside. it is other pple that are first responders who may have to show up on the scene. nada: at least six death been connected to the extreme cold.in several states, warming centers andop shelters are en for the homeless and other vulnerable residents. in minneapolis, police handed out gloves to residents. businesses, schools, and

nada tawfik, bbc news. a 10—year—old boy in south africa is causing a stir in the world of maths.ental arithmetic is turning him into something of a social media sensation. pumza fihlani has been to meet him. welcome to maths. class is in session. at this farm school, the pupils are hard at work, perfecting their maths skills. but there's one who stands out. meet maths whiz, sibahle zwan. called the human calculator, he's just ten years old. anyone who knows the answer? sibahle? 540. translation: i'm the best at maths in the whole school. when people see me, they ask me to do sums for them to test how good i am. and they're surprised when i give the answers right. some people even give me money for doing difficult numbers. i give that money to my mother, and that makes me happy. he was discovered when a local policeman filmed him. 250 times, uh, 11? 2,750. at home, his mother may not be able to help him with his homework, but she is his biggest fan. we always dream big, most of the time. with me, he — i wish him everything that could go well for him. i want him to explore. he love

she arrived in toronto, from where nada tawfik reports. al-qunun arrived with a smile as she took the first steps into her new life. rahaf, how does it feel to be in canada? she was escorted out by canada's foreign minister, chrystia freeland, who was on hand to welcome her and to pass on flowers from one of ra haf‘s supporters. after chronicling her ordeal on social media, she chose this moment, now safely in toronto, to let another speak on her behalf. she wanted canadians to see that she's here, that she's well, and that she's very, very happy to be in her new home. although she did comment to me about the cold. it's been a whirlwind journey for rahaf al-qunun. it's extraordinary that just a few days ago she was an unknown teenager and now she has commanded the attention of the world's media and reignited a debate about the treatment of women in saudi arabia. and i'm still in the room. rahaf al-qunun had been trying to reach australia by way of thailand when her passport was confiscated and she was told she would be deported. the 18—yea

nada tawfik, bbc news, toronto.poke to bessma momani, a professor of international affairs at the university of waterloo in canada. i asked her if already strained relations between canada and saudi arabia would get worse. yes but i would also say that we have hit rock bottom in many ways. we have etihad saudi students removed from the country. there has been a recalling of our ambassador and vice—versa. ——we have had saudi students. there have been foreign investment restrictions. in many ways, there is very little cost to this and a huge upside in terms of political reputation that this government is getting. good news story for the trudeau government at home and internationally. yes but not many countries have been rushing to support canada in its difficulties with saudi arabia. since last summer there has been a deafening silence from our allies including the united states which has always been supportive of canadian foreign policy. it is quite striking, even amongst european countries, a deafening response. peo

nada tawfik, bbc news, toronto.ncluding two firefighters, have died and nearly 50 others injured in a powerful explosion at a bakery in the centre of paris. firefighters have been tackling the blaze throughout the day. police suspect a gas leak caused the blast. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. on the site of a local bakery, round the corner from the folies bergere, residents faced a charred and empty shell. the force of the gas explosion was felt in districts several miles away. along rue trevise, the blast shattered windows, blew out doors and sent locals and tourists into the street, straight from their beds. translation: when i walked past the entrance, i heard a huge explosion. i was hit by the debris. it's dry now and i washed off a bit, but there was a lot of blood on my neck and my head too. 200 firefighters were called in to help those trapped by the blast. among those whose lives they saved was a colleague, buried for almost two hours beneath the rubble. but two other firefighters died. tra

nada tawfik reporting there.llion of which end up in landfill every year. but now some christmas trees are being recycled and reused in rather creative ways, as tim muffet reports. we're rapidly leaving christmas behind. but in the river greta in cumbria, old trees have a new role. we're attaching these christmas trees to some logs that we've got at the base of a previous erosion on the river bank. in an area prone to flooding, this idea has works well. this idea has worked well. as the water level rises, all the energy in the water is dissipated with the christmas tree and itjust prevents erosion behind the christmas tree, the erosion of the river banks. it is thought around 8 million natural christmas trees are bought in the uk every year, but when it comes to disposing of them, projects like this aren't typical. some councils do recycle them, turning them into compost or woodchips. but that requires special machinery. it's thought between six and seven million trees just end up in landfill. compared to leaves

nada tawfik reports from toronto.nto her new life. rahaf, how does it feel to be in canada? she was escorted out by canada's foreign minister, chrystia freeland, who was on hand to welcome her and to pass on flowers from one of ra haf‘s supporters.

the bbc‘s nada tawfik reports, and a warning: you may find some images disturbing.im hetherington and chris hondros were award—winning photographers, who forced the world to co nfro nt photographers, who forced the world to confront the war and haunting relative conflict. the two friends we re relative conflict. the two friends were killed by artillery fire in libya in 2011. this exhibition at the bronx documentary centre explores how their powerful images from liberia sparked international response and helped bring about peace. they spend a lot of time in places getting to know places, getting to know the people, making it connections with the community, and they both, as chris said, you cannot take these pictures from 100 feet away, you have to be right there. side-by-side for the first time, there work is a visual history of that period. their work covered the country's second civil war from opposite sides of the online. chris hondros was with the dictator charles taylor's forces in the siege of monrovia. take us by this is because you are actually on the front l

nada tawfik reports from toronto.af al-qanun arrived with a smile as she took the first steps into her new life. how does it feel to be in canada? she was escorted out by the canadian foreign minister, chrystia freeland, who was on hand to welcome her and pass on flowers from one her supporters. after chronicling her ordeal on social media, she chose this moment, now safely in toronto, to let another speak on her behalf. she wanted canadians to see that she's here, that she's well, and that she's very, very happy to be in her new home. although she did comment to me about the cold. it's been a whirlwind journey for rahaf al-qanun. it's extraordinary that just a few days ago she was an unknown teenager and now she has commanded the attention of the world's media and reignited a debate about the treatment of women in saudi arabia. rahaf al-qanun had been trying to reach australia by way of thailand when her passport was confiscated and she was told she would be deported. the 18—year—old barricaded herself in an airport

nada tawfik reports from nantucket. you trusted me, even though you knew you shouldn't. commanding an audience, but this bizarre video posted just as news flashed that the actor would face as news flashed that the actor would fa ce felo ny as news flashed that the actor would face felony charges of sexual assault left many scratching their heads. but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgement is without fact, would you? spacey reprised his former role as frank underwood from the show house of cards, and reference the depth of his fictional character and the real accusations against him. but if it was an attempt at a comeback, his upcoming court appearance will certainly convert at that. after a string of allegations, kevin spacey has been charged with groping and 18—year—old male at this bar in nantucket in july 20 18—year—old male at this bar in nantucket injuly 2016. 18—year—old male at this bar in nantucket in july 2016. to 18—year—old male at this bar in nantucket in july 20 16. to kevin spacey i want to say this. shame

bangok yesterday evening — and arrived in the canadian city of toronto today. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik why the teenager has ended up in canada, when australia was the first to offer asylum. sot it's been a world wind few days for ra haf it's been a world wind few days for rahaf all-qunun who has arrived in canada, a number of news crews have been here to greet her and to ca ptu re been here to greet her and to capture those first few moments. a few days ago when she took to twitter to plead for help to avoid being deported from thailand and sent back to her family she was unknown. now she has gained international attention. she was originally supposed to go to australia where she had a support network but the process, bbc understands, was taking too long and because she had gotten threats online the un was concerned about her safety. canada was asked by the un to accept her asylum application will stop the agreed and all of this happened quite quickly with the prime ministerjustin trudeau seeing canada that be an unequivocal voice for women's rights human rights and that rahaf al-qunun

nada tawfik, bbc news, toronto.have marched through london today, demanding a general election and an end to austerity. it comes ahead of a crucial week in the commons, when mps are widely expected to reject theresa may's withdrawal deal with the eu. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has more. chanting: tories out! central london this afternoon and left wing campaigners take to the streets. theresa may must go! people have seen brexit's an absolute mess, the shambles the government is making of it, but what is the most important thing is to get a general election because then people can have a say on everything. have you got a spring in your step at the moment? absolutely. absolutely, yes. you don't come out here two weeks after christmas to plod around town, do you? you come for a reason and the reason is to get rid of this government. securing a general election isn't straightforward but the shadow chancellor was also here to make the case for it. the only solution to austerity, the only solution to tackling

earlier i spoke to nada tawfik who is outside the court in nantucket. to trial. his lawyers pressed detectives and prosecutors saying that the accuser lied about his age to kevin spacey, he said he was 23 when in fact he was only 18 at the time, that he had been heavily drinking with kevin spacey throughout the night, and also, that this was consensual. he said that this encounter did happen but it was at the consent of both parties. the attorney pressed the lead detective saying, that the accuser ever tell you that he told kevin spacey to stop to which the lead detective said, he never said he told kevin spacey to stop. that gives a sense going forward of how the defence plans to defend kevin spacey. what do we imagine the chronology is going to be in 2019? the big question is whether this in fa ct the big question is whether this in fact goes to trial. kevin spacey‘s tea m fact goes to trial. kevin spacey‘s team seem intent on fighting this all the way. the next hearing will be on the 11th of march but kevin spacey will not have to appear in person fo

nada tawfik was in court today. where have we gone through the whole process ?thejury because they do not be on fridays will consider this case on monday, which we could really have a verdict as soon as that. it has really bad as soon as that. it has really bad as you say an extraordinary case. the prosecution has been building this case over a decade. so during these ten weeks of the trial, they have brought forward 56 witnesses. some of whom were at chabot‘s closest associates. stark contrast to that. the defence mounted a case that lasted under an hour and a called one law enforcement official. it was barely an extraordinary tale about how they said el chapo it rose up about how they said el chapo it rose up from about how they said el chapo it rose upfrom a about how they said el chapo it rose up from a humble farmer who sold oranges to get back to be a billionaire joke oranges to get back to be a billionairejoke lloyd oranges to get back to be a billionaire joke lloyd who oranges to get back to be a billionairejoke lloyd who had a yacht named after himself.

katty: and joining us now from outside the courthouse in nantucket is the bbc‘s nada tawfik.te plane, what are the chances, he appealed for it in the strange youtube video, we have to know the fa cts , youtube video, we have to know the facts, what are chances this case will give us those facts? well, that is the big question, does this case go to trial? and, if so, what will be revealed? go to trial? and, if so, what will be revealed ? now, go to trial? and, if so, what will be revealed? now, legal experts say that while a criminal charge was able to be levelled against kevin spacey that by no means is a slam dunk case. we already heard in previous hearings, kevin spacey‘s lawyers questioning the lead detective. they are planning to argue that not only was the accuser, you know, drunk, had a lot of alcohol during the night, that he lied to mr spacey about his age, saying he was 23 and in college when he was 18, and that the whole incident was consensual. in fact, they really pushed back at the fact that the snapchat video exists which ca ptu red that the snapchat video exist

films has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault, all of which he denies. 0ur correspondent nada tawfiktell us what happened. tell us what happenedlj tell us what happened. i think it is worth remembering that kevin spacey tried to wave his appearance at this arraignment, saying it would increase the negative publicity around this case and the judge denied it and around this case and the judge denied itand in around this case and the judge denied it and in fact, there was intense media coverage of his appearance. in fact, intense media coverage of his appearance. infact, news intense media coverage of his appearance. in fact, news helicopter covered his silver suv as it made way from the airport to hear in nantucket, to the courthouse. the brief court appearance lasted just a short while. kevin spacey entered wearing a suit, he entered with his lawyer and didn't say a word. here we re lawyer and didn't say a word. here were the charges as they were read out to him by court officials. clerk: ok, this complaint charges that in the town of nantucket on july the 8th, 2016, did commit indece

nada tawfik reports from toronto.rived with a smile as she took the first steps into her new life. reporter: rahaf, how does it feel to be in canada? she was escorted out by canada's foreign minister, chrystia freeland, who was on hand to welcome her and to pass on flowers from one of ra haf‘s supporters.