bbc news, delhi. iam ready keep them coming back. bbc news, delhi. i am ready for breakfast.k at the markets right now. a mixed bag. the nikkei down by a point. that is due to be strong us dollar. the all 0rds down. thank you very much for investing your time with us. sport todayis investing your time with us. sport today is up next. see you soon. you are watching bbc news. the top stories this hour: with the stroke of a pen, donald trump has cancelled us involvement in a massive free trade deal. that is the main headline this hour. fresh outbreaks of bird flu across asia and europe, including china, where the number of human cases goes up. the comic actor, gorden kaye, known to millions as rene artois the cafe owner in the bbc sitcom, "‘allo ‘allo," has died. he was 75. he appeared in all 82 episodes of the show, which was set in nazi—occupied france. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his life. for ten years and 82 episodes, gorden kaye was the harassed heart of one of the most popular comedies of the 80s. ‘allo ‘allo. would you believe it possible that th

it should stay dry. 22 degrees in new delhi. this was the pretty picture not farfrom new delhi.ture not far from benidorm new delhi. this was the pretty picture not farfrom benidorm on wednesday. snow way down across southern parts of spain. not unheard—of but it doesn't happen often, unheard—of but it doesn't happen ofte n, eve n unheard—of but it doesn't happen often, even in winter. we're not out often, even in winter. we're not out of the woods with strong north—easterly winds becoming wet and windy. and white weather, over the high ground of south—east spain over the next day or so. these are the temperatures will be waking up to across some parts of spain, southern parts of france. severe frost in inland rule areas. —— rural areas. further north by and large it is quieter, dry weather, but for many it is chilly. across much of europe, temperatures down. the exception across the far south—east of europe and far north—west, the uk, northern areas still relatively mild. you can see the extent of the blues and over the next few days the blues and over the next few days the blu

then we went back to new delhi and flew over to tehran and down to athens to see the king, we got on board a big ship in theoo mediterranean. it was the uss des moines and we took that over to tunis and tunisia, and then we got back on the ship and went to france and got on an express train to paris and went to madrid, flew down to casablanca to meet with the king and finally we got to come home. >> and that was your first trip outside the u.s. >> my first overseas trip. >> not bad for a kid from north dakota. >> no, pretty special. >> you can see the crowd, this is a photo in new delhi, the crowds that surrounded president eisenhower. he was tremendously popular around the world. you were also involved in the election of 1960 during the campaign. >> yes, president eisenhower hadn't done much to help vp nixon in that election in 1960, but he finally decided he would and we went to new york, we went outside a new york to long island and up to manhattan and my job was to secure the parade route down through what we called the canyons of new york city up to herald square.ca i had both t

aziz, bbc news, delhi. that's it, we want to go and find some food! —— shilpa kannan. the uk in the last few year but the government isn't doing enough to tackle them. that's according to mps who criticised a lack of action two months after they recommended a major overhaul of the system. fiona lamdin has more. sadly not such a rare sight, waging war against the water as roads are transformed into rivers. in recent yea rs transformed into rivers. in recent years there's been severe flooding in cumbria, yorkshire, scotland and somerset. two months ago the environmentalfood and somerset. two months ago the environmental food and rural affairs committee ephedra called for a radical overhaul to what it called the government's disjointed flood management. just one of the many criticisms levied at defra, it hasn't created a national floods commissionerfor hasn't created a national floods commissioner for england. flooding isa commissioner for england. flooding is a much more regular occurrence affecting many more people than it ever has done. sober citizens of this country w

in august, i traveled to new delhi to meet as cyber arms dealer.isteners will know, any of these arms trafficking markets are very underground. you know, they are very opaque. and people involved in them don't like to talk about what they do because they are doing business with governments around the the world. many places where maybe they don't want to be seen doing business. so i traveled to india with the idea of meeting with him. he agreed to meet and had agreed to take me on a tour of some of the places where he grew up, and he grew up in new delhi, just outside. and the idea was to get some color and a sense of where one of these guys comes from. after i landed, i learned that he was more than just a cyber arms dealer. he was involved in this crazy story and west africa, the cyber arms deal that went as wrong as you could possibly imagine. and then we stumbled into this really rich, vivid, and terrifying story that unfolded over the next 3-4 days i was there, and what it does is it shows the danger of doing business, whether it is physical ar

the east, new delhi, probably going to see scattered showers.he rest of india, if you are traveling here, you're not going to be seeing the -- making its way into turkey combined with cold air from the north. high pressure very chill bringing snowfall out there. istanbul, an cara, all have snowfall. that's going to stay in place. temperatures well below the freezing point the, but it is keeping this storm system west and with that, we're going to be b looking at windy conditions. especially across parts of ireland. even down towards the south there into the iberian peninsula. madrid, lisbon have rain in your forecast. paris at 4. these temperatures, kiev, minus 10. moscow, minus 13 for your high. on thursday. here's the extended outlook. >>> and that a is all for this edition of nhk "newsline." thanks so much for joining us. >> welcome to "in good shape." coming up -- herbal medicine -- treating colds with natural remedies. freerunning -- an exciting way to stay fit. and video games -- when entertainment becomes an addiction. and here's your hos

it links new delhi with a city 2200 kilometers away. it improves india's cargo rail networks.0 car train carrying vehicles and home appliances left a cargo terminal in the indian capital on early friday. a japanese logistics firm is working with local businesses for the trial. they're checking for any problems with the cargo and whether the train runs on time. >>> japanese merchants relied on them to tally up sales but most people gave up the abacus decades ago when calculators swept the world. now they're trying to revive the age old industry behind the enduring devices. >> reporter: this is an abacus town. at one time more than 800 crops people were based here. every year they produced one million abacuses. fast forward to today and it's a very different story. the town wants to change that. it's trying to reinvigorate the centuries-old industry. students at this vocational college are taking a course in rehabilitation. they're collaborating with the university to create devices that borrow features of the abacus. the aim is to help people overcome physical ailments. one stu

i had been doing some tight shopping in new delhi, but this is what i was after, a glass coated kiteone of the shopkeepers to go to the back and sell me one. kite flying can be done with the cotton thread, you do not need to use a sharp objects that might hurt someone or kill hundreds of thousands of birds. a sport should not be enjoyment from one that brings grief and suffering to others. the private rocket firm — spacex — has blasted off a falcon nine rocket in california, the first since one of its vehicles exploded on the launch pad in september. today's rocket is carrying cargo for the iridium satellite phone and data global network. on this flight are ten spacecraft — the first phase in the roll—out of iridium's next constellation, which consists of a total of 81 satellites. well, that's all from the programme. it has been another chilly day for many of us. for summer but it will turn milder but it will stay cold for some others. weather fronts coming from the atlantic are bringing cloud and rain for the next 24 hours but they're going to hit cold their in eastern areas and the

in the months to come diplomats will be watching closely to see if this apparent closeness with new delhi policy towards the region. rickin majithia, bbc news. madonna has denied reports she plans to adopt two more children. there are reports she appeared in court and applied for adoption papers. but she says her visit is strictly for charity reasons. one of the comedy queens of the small screen has passed away. mary tyler moore created not one, but two iconic roles in the 1960s and 70s, and redefined the role of women on tv. peter bowes looks back at her extraordinary life and career. # how will you make it on yourown...# a darling of american television, mary tyler moore captivated audiences for more than half a century. she started out acting at the age of 17. within a year she was married and pregnant. six years later and divorced she got herfirst big break, playing laura petrie, a wholesome, independent—minded wife on the dick van dyke show. it was the best fun. you just couldn't wait to get to work in the morning and you sort of hated to go home in the afternoon. in 1962 moore marri

in the months to come diplomats will be watching closely to see if this apparent closeness with new delhids the region. rickin majithia, bbc news. british scientists have identified 14 new disorders affecting children after analysing the genes of thousands of children — with rare, undiagnosed conditions. identifying the genes responsible should lead to a greater understanding of the serious disorders which affect the development of the brain and body — and might eventually lead to treatments. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. caitlin, so nice to meet you. a big moment for these two families, meeting for the first time. ten—year—old tamika and nine—year—old caitlin have the same newly identified genetic condition, called cdk 13 disorder. there are only 11 known cases in the uk. the girls are so alike, they could be sisters. living so close, we could have easily bumped into each other. do you think we would have gone home with the wrong child? looking at them, it would have been easy, they are so similar. it's quite amazing to finally come across somebody who also has a

people are generally used to hearing of incidents of violence against women in the north, in new delhi parts of the north. it's sort of shattered the image that the south has of being a haven for women, being more safe for women. i think that's why we are actually seeing such outrage, not just on the streets, but on social media. bangalore is considered a relatively more cosmopolitan city. there are people from all parts of the country. a lot of expats live here in bangalore. that is why we are seeing this conversation. of course, it was new year's eve, there was police protection there. i think that's why we are seeing the outrage and shocked that people may not have witnessed otherwise. we were talking about the local minister who said it was the fault of the women for behaving like westerners. what do your readers make of that? mixed reactions. 0ne, your readers make of that? mixed reactions. one, of course, is that it is not uncommon to hear victim blaming from the politicians. it is horrifying, it is shocking that it comes from a minister who is essentially, he should be protectin

in new delhi that could be an issue over the next few days.al europe yet again. another surge down towards iberia. tebbit is well below where they should be at this time of year. low— pressure they should be at this time of year. low—pressure system churning its way across the central mediterranean with bands of wet and windy weather. we've had a lot of snow over the alps in recent days, good news for skiers and fine and clear but cold conditions will continue to prevail across central and some northern parts of europe. across the uk we've got a rather completed picture because although high pressure is keeping things mostly dry, this frontal band is generating some cloud through central areas. what happens over the next week or so, nick miller will update you in half an hour. this is outside source. here are some of the main stories. the british prime minister, theresa may, has ruled out membership of the eu single market, when britain leaves the european union. she said staying in would mean accepting the eu's rules without having any say in

in the months to come, diplomats will be watching closely to see this apparent closeness with new delhilicy in the region. rescue teams in italy have found more bodies after an avalanche. another five still missing. how many of us will ever know what it's like to come back to life? on saturday vincenzo forti and giorgia galassi were pulled from the hotel. the couple had been trapped underground for 59 hours. this afternoon we met them at home, they told me what happened when the avalanche hit. translation: it felt like a bomb, i felt glass exploding and it felt as if an entire wall had hit me. somewhere underneath these tonnes of snow and debris, they were jammed together in a tiny space. translation: i looked at vincenzo and i was panicking, the first thing he told me was, we have got to be calm. we just have to wait. i touched him to see if we were ok, if we were injured. we were lucky, we were alive. i thought we would be trapped for a week. i did not want to tell her. after two days rescuers made contact with them. translation: when we heard a rescuer it was as if an angel was talki

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi.nto exile, 22 years after taking control of the west african state in a coup. he sparked a political crisis when he refused to accept the outcome of the country's election. jammeh finally agreed to hand over power to the winner after the leaders of neighbouring countries threatened military action. 0ur correspondent thomas fessy is in banju. he said that life is gradually getting back to normal following the departure of mrjammeh. the president left last night, he is now in equatorial guinea, we understand, with his family, and certainly, life is picking up here after three days of a sort of total shutdown. shops, banks, gas stations, everything was closed for three days as people were staying home in fear of violence, as west african states sent in troops to threaten to remove mrjammeh by force. but in the end, mrjammeh left, he was left with no option from west african leaders, who basically gave him an ultimatum, either he was walking out of the state house, or he would be removed b

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi.encourage women to have smear tests. jo's cervical cancer trust says that over the past five years, there has been a 3% drop in the number of women having the checks, and that more than a million women did not respond to the invitation last year. a police officer who was left severely brain damaged in a motorcycle crash last year has died, after his family won a legal battle to withdraw life support. paul briggs, who was 43, was hit by a dangerous driver while working for merseyside police. his widow, lindsey, said she was "devastated" by her husband's death, but relieved his suffering had ended. a survey suggests that delays in assessing patients' needs are worsening the problems hospitals have in discharging patients. healthwatch england, which champions patients, says many local authorities are failing to get the job done within the recommended six weeks. emma forde reports. nhs england says at the end of november last year, nearly 7,000 hospital beds were occupied by patients who s

in new delhi it may start quite chilly, but come the afternoon up to around 1920 degrees, and we shouldy winds, five or 6 degrees only in tokyo, but at least here it looks like a dry picture. dry and cold in seoul, but it should stay dry in hong kong. there might bea stay dry in hong kong. there might be a shower or two in northern parts of thailand, and done the malaysian pence —— peninsula towards singapore a few rumbles of thunder. windy in vietnam, and windy weather from a central part of the philippines. indonesia has some sunshine at times, but cloud will build on their will be some showers and thunderstorms in papua new guinea. the southern half of australia looks fine and dry with plenty of sunshine, pretty hot for some parts of the west, much fresher towards adelaide, 20 or so degrees, similar in melbourne and maybe a bit more cloud more than half of australia at risk of downpours. some rain in the south island, mainly in the south west, largely dry towards auckland. most of europe has cold weather. stale heading down towards the alps, blowing around in those strong winds, and

hosted and and less amount of visitors to his institutes at the calcutta and his policy campus in new delhi. as many as 200 scholars came to , including three of the first four nobel laureates in economics. he developed this network to make up for his lack of economic expertise. its purpose was not to teach him economics although it might have been useful, but to provide him ammunition against his opponents. visiting experts were like air force cover for the army. it did not change the direction of the attack but provided firepower to support a campaign underway. his approach to network building may have seen as technical. he praisedso when his institute for the uniquely easy and intense exchange between the peoples of the socialist and nonsocialist world and of the rich countries and the poor. thanks to his careful sequencing, it ultimately functioned along secretary and lines. -- wholeheartedly in sympathy with the outlook. there were economists implanted and the west. that establish the parameters and the vocabulary for indian planning. economy traditions and arrivedical economics later

massive crowds gathered in major international cities, including london, paris, new delhi, sydney, mexico city and buenos aires. saturday's historic mobilization came one day after donald trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. during the ceremony, new york democratic senator chuck schumer's speech a at the inauguration, some in the audience booed as he spoke about inclusivity. minutes later, c chief justitice john roboberts swore trump into the office of the presidency, sparking outcries from some in the crowd. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. legit. >> go to hell. actions innated washington, d.c., also shut down multiple inaugural checkpoints to block people from attending the inauguration. this is democracy now!'s carla wills, reporting live from a black lives matter action, where activists locked down in order to block off the checkpoint. lives inesent black california. >> described the scene. >> people are actively voicing their dissent in light of the horrible truth, that is donald trump he has used

for instance, i'm thinking of the case when in 2013, you walked into a new york delhi and you were wronglypped and frisked. yes, you were stopped and frisked. i mean, what does that tell us about race in america today? i mean, certainly, i mean, we're looking at all the... talking about black lives matter, talking about what sort of came out of as statements about, against what was happening inside many different communities, where people of colour were being harmed or hurt by state officials or police, you know what i mean? and the profiling that goes on with them, in stop—and—frisk movement and stuff, it makes a statement about, you know, the nation, how far we still need to go. i mean, certainly, ithink a young black teenager is, like, 20 times more likely to be killed than his white counterpart. so certainly, we have things that we need to be working on, you know? you campaigned for barack obama in his presidential bid and you said back in 2008, "i can feel a tide of change in the country." did it come? i think that there is still a tide of change. i mean, to try to act like we haven't

that's over three times the distance between islamabad and new delhi, india. >>> fox sports reporter ndrews revealing in an interview that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. the great news is she is now completely free of the disease. that is the cnbc news update. kelly, back down to you. >> wow. >> that's good news for her. >> yes. wow. had no idea obviously. thank you. >>> all right. let's send it over to seema modi for another earnings alert. >> looking at texas instrument reporting earnings well above expectations. 1.02 is what the company reported. that does include 14 cents of items that were not included in the company's guidance. if you take that out, adjusted earnings of 88 cents still well above expectations. revenue a beetd as well. the press release the company says revenue increased 7% from the same quarter a year ago as demand from our products remained strong in the automotive market. automotive market has been one place of growth for texas instruments over the past one year. looking at shares just about flat. dipping into negative territory after hours. back to yo

let's find out from our colleague in delhi on how indians are reacting to the new us president.orjoining us. so what do they talk about? -- shilpa. it was a highly anticipated call, at least in the indian media here, because eve ryo ne the indian media here, because everyone wondered what mr trump was going to talk about and apparently he called mr modi a true friend and india a true friend and a partner in facing challenges around the world and he personally praised mr modi for championing the fight against bureaucracy in india and promoting the economy but they also resolved to look at challenges in various parts, like the fence and trade and they discussed security in the region, both south and central asia. so it was a highly anticipated call here so the media here is covering it non—stop. here so the media here is covering it non-stop. what are the concerns of indians regarding the new us president? this is the thing. during his campaign he has been largely positive about india but there are two big concern areas, one is the whole make in america rather than make in india p

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. >> also on new year's eve in bangalore, dozens of female revelers were groped and assaulted. it's definitely -- usually seen as much safer than the capital of delhilaura: it's almost two years jihadist walked into the paris offices of the satirical weekly charlie hebdo and shot dead 10 of the staff as they sat for their weekly editorial meeting. two police officers were also killed. as the killers made their escape, they were shot by police. it was a dark day for france and for journalism. few thought charlie hebdo could survive, but today it is still going strong, added typical fighting style, this was the front page of this week's issue. it's a joke about light at the end of the tunnel. a contributore to for charlie hebdo. he told us why he believes the attack on charlie hebdo proves that terrorism cannot be blamed on western foreign-policy. countries have been hit .y military intervention nato, the united states, from -- france have sent troops to many countries and not all those countries have retaliated by planting bombs in the united states or in france. if you take for example the armenian people, they are the victims of genocide and they