yes, there's been a spate of - activity in newjersey? they've covered a lot of states in the united states but particularly around newjersey particularly around new jersey and particularly around newjersey and some of them of been extremely large. there are two metres across and not the sort of hobbyist drones that he thinks police seem to have captured in boston and there have been a level of alert and alarm which is been rising over weeks as more of the sightings of commission and the fbi have said they've had more than 300 tips about these in the white house actually came out on thursday to say as far as they're concerned, at the moment, there's no known threat to the public or national security but that is not really done much to alleviate concerns among politicians and indeed, the homeland security secretary was out this morning with federal resources and technology and personnel were going to be sent to newjersey to help train track down these drones. police are on the hunt for the driver of a stolen here in the uk, police are on t

what is flying in the skies over newjersey and other us states?suspected drones. this is leading to speculation and misinformation. there have been genuine drone sightings, but here are the most viral false claims. there are false claims the pentagon has confirmed the drones are not human—operated, with some people suggesting aliens are involved. several posts have gained millions of views. the pentagon has not said this. it doesn't believe that foreign adversaries are operating the drones. it ruled out the us military being responsible, and there's been no mention of alien involvement. second is the claim drones were dispatched from an iranian ship off the coast. they said that iranian�*s militarised drone carrier vanished from port. right around when the drones started appearing. these satellite images show the slip in question, identified by experts, remains off the coast of iran, some ii,000km from newjersey. it did change positions in recent weeks, but not significantly. there are posts claiming to show drones that actually show other types o

the governor of newjersey has urged the government to investigate.hose are your latest headlines here on bbc news. thanks for being with us here on bbc news. let's start with that final headline on the bizarre story in the us. a mystery that has been gripping large parts of country involving drones. the governor of the state of newjersey has written to president biden saying he has growing concerns about repeated drone sightings in recent weeks. the fbi has received over 3,000 tips about the flying objects. here's our north america correspondent david willis all this started a few weeks ago with reports of a drone flying over an army base in northern newjersey, and in the days that followed, officials were inundated with similar such reports of mysterious objects in the skies overhead, loud, low flying objects with unusual lighting often reported to be flying very close to each other. and indeed, one eyewitness described seeing something that he said was the size of a school bus flying about 150ft above the trees. now, state and federal officials are

they first appeared in mid—november over newjersey. says it has had more than 3000 reports across six states. basically, what i've seen regarding the drones is also just when you are driving around at night and you see the blinking lights in the sky. and when i was driving home from a friend's house, i saw one that looked about the size of a car that was hovering over flanders valley golf course. in the face of a mounting frenzy, the white house addressed the matter directly. on thursday, it said there was no evidence the drones spotted over newjersey posted a national security threat or a risk to the public. if the aim was to reassure, it doesn't seem to have worked. how do they know that? what aren't they just revealing or are theyjust saying it? how could anyone regulate or issue assurances to thousands, millions of americans who have witnessed — thousands who have witnessed the drones that there is no threat? for weeks, we've asked for the truth and action to mitigate any known threats to people and property. now, we are demanding

the wave of reports started in newjersey back in mid—november.at least six other states, including connecticut, where the following video was filmed thursday. these drone sightings, eleanor, they be going on for weeks there now popping up in several different states. do we have any idea of what these drones are earned who might be operating them? figs are earned who might be operating them?- are earned who might be operating them? as you said, the white _ operating them? as you said, the white house, _ operating them? as you said, the white house, fbi - operating them? as you said, the white house, fbi into - the white house, fbi into permanent homeland security have not even terrified that they are in fact drones, and they are in fact drones, and the white house yesterday said some of the settings may be small manned aircraft —— and the department of homeland security have not even verified. that does not extend to sightings that are popping up to sightings that are popping up increasingly in more and more states and frustrating not only lawmaker

the governor of the state of newjersey has written to president biden saying he has growing concernsips about the flying objects. here's our north america correspondent david willis. all this started a few weeks ago with reports of a drone flying over an army base in northern newjersey, and in the days that followed, officials were inundated with similar such reports of mysterious objects in the skies overhead, loud, low flying objects with unusual lighting often reported to be flying very close to each other. and indeed, one eyewitness described seeing something that he said was the size of a school bus flying about 150ft above the trees. now, state and federal officials are investigating, but they do not believe that there's anything unusual with this. they say that these sightings are probably unmanned aircraft or helicopters, and they've said that there is they're confident there is no risk to the public from this, but they've not said where these objects have come from and who they belong to. and that has fuelled considerable speculation on social media and indeed has led to cal

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the search now includes newjersey and connecticut. warnings a severe storm could put lives at risk. uk met office is forecasting extreme winds of up to 90 miles an hour. romania's president says he will serve until a new leader is voted in, after the country's top court anulls the first round of elections for his successor. also coming up on the world today: notre dame prepares to re—open, five years the hunt for the man who killed a top us executive becomes a multi—state operation. the search now includes newjersey and connecticut. warnings a severe storm could put lives at risk. the uk met office is forecasting extreme winds of up to 90 miles an hour. romania's president says he will serve until a new leader is voted in, after the country's top court anulls the first round of elections for his successor. also coming up on the world today: notre dame prepares to re—open, five years welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. tens of thousands of people are fleeing the syrian city of homs as islamist rebels close in, with reports suggesting they may now

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politicians in new york and newjersey are asking for a briefing from federal agencies over a number oftial safety risk. the white house says there is no evidence of any threat to the public. barbara starr is a senior fellow at usc�*s annenberg center and a longtime pentagon correspondent. i asked her what we know and what authorities are doing. given your experience and contacts at the pentagon, do you have any sense about what these suspected drones are and who might be operating them? well, you know, the military is taking also a very close look at this because along the east coast in that sort of newjersey region there is a good deal of restricted airspace because military activity and secure us government activity so there's a lot of interest on all parts of the government in trying to figure out what exactly all of this is. so where are we? officially, the white house is saying that they absolutely don't know what is going on. they don't believe there's a threat, they don't believe there's any foreign adversaries sending drones up over the united states, but they don't know what i

politicians from new york and newjersey are asking for a briefing over a number of drone sightings.ent says it is investigating along with the fbi'sjoint terrorism task force. us senators are requesting a briefing from federal agencies — calling the drones a potential safety risk. the white house says there is no evidence of any threat to the public. joining me live barbara starr a senior fellow at usc�*s annenberg centre and a longtime pentagon correspondent. barbara, put on your detective hat for a moment. given your experience and contact at the pentagon, do you have any sense about what these are suspected drones are and who might be operating them?— drones are and who might be operating them? well, you know, the military _ operating them? well, you know, the military is— operating them? well, you know, the military is also _ operating them? well, you know, the military is also taking - operating them? well, you know, the military is also taking a - the military is also taking a very close look at this because along the east coast in that sort of newjersey region there is a good

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security secretary, was out on tv this morning saying extra federal resources are being sent to newjerseyhat's going on here. two russian oil tankers have sunk in bad weather in the kerch strait that separates russia from occupied crimea. footage shows one tanker split in half. an operation is under way to rescue the crews and assess the extent of the oil spill. russia has been using a fleet of so—called �*ghost�* tankers to evade western sanctions. many of these are old and poorly maintained. seven people have been taken to hospital in fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning. it's believed all those affected were guests at a resort where they drank cocktails in the bar on saturday night and fell ill shortly afterwards. it comes just a few weeks after the death the resort said in a statement that they were taking it very seriously and conducting a thorough investigation. it comes just a few weeks after the death of six tourists in laos because of suspected methanol poisoning. our reporter — who's from fiji — vandhna bhan has the details. the alcohol incident in fiji happened near the south

this morning singing extra fragile resources and technology and personnel were going to be sent to newjerseyin the uk, the home secretary, yvette cooper, has refused to set out a timetable to reduce the number of small boats crossing the channel, despite admitting the figures are "far too high". it comes as the home office said it was on track to return the highest number of failed asylum seekers in five years, with more than 13,000 people sent to their home countries since the election injuly. damian grammaticas reports. immigration enforcement, raids seeking to root out those in the uk without the right permissions. this is one arm of the government's strategy. it says deportations have gone up. and in italy this weekend, the other arm of the strategy. the home secretary shared the stage with ministers from the front—line mediterranean states, france, italy and malta. how are you? this is about building partnerships with countries either where migrant routes start or which they pass through. yvette cooper meeting her italian counterpart said it's about recognising migration is complex and

november when the first reported sightings of these drones happens, they started off around the newjerseyited states but also some spotted in southern california too, i wasjust spotted in southern california too, i was just reading a briefing given by some of the federal authorities and the fbi talked about how they said up a tip line because the emergency services were being inundated with calls about these drones, some were up to almost two metres across. the fbi says they have now had 5000 calls to their tip line around these drones but they say most of them they think are not anything suspicious, in fact they suspect a number of them are actually aircraft that have just been misidentified at night is being drones. having said that, they are not dismissing this issue, they accept there is something going on with drones flying around the north—east and nobody is exactly sure where they have come from. such is the level of concern about this, the homeland security secretary was out on tv this morning saying extra federal resources are being sent to newjersey to try to reinforce the effor

the governor of newjersey has urged the government to investigate. on bbc news. let's start with that final headline on the bizarre story in the us. a mystery that has been gripping large parts of country involving drones. the governor of the state of newjersey has written to president biden saying he has growing concerns about repeated drone sightings in recent weeks.

police in newjersey are searching for two suspects caught on a doorbell video camera stealing a parcelday. i�*m betty glover. it was a chaotic game, but tottenham survive a manchester united scare to edge into the semi—finals of the english league cup. the club�*s takeover saga is over, with the friedkin group providing fresh hope at goodison park. fury�*s face—off — his press conference with oleksandr usyk ends with a ten—minute stare into each others eyes. with a ten—minute stare into each other�*s eyes. hello, and welcome along to the programme. we�*ll start with the english league cup, where tottenham just about survived a manchester united comeback to win 4—3 and progress to the semi—finals. spurs were 3—0 up at half—time and cruising, before united got themselves back into the game. the bbc�*s football correspondentjohn murray was watching. this was the second consecutive 4-3 this was the second consecutive 4—3 in this stadium as, here, tottenham reach their first semifinal under ange postecoglou. on a bad night for the goalkeepers, manchester united�*s bayinda parried out a shot

the lawsuit is from attorneys in minnesota and newjersey.evice is a danger to the public. the gun maker is yet to respond. let's turn our attention to india, and the world's second largest steel producer says it's mulling a tax on steel as the country sees a surge in cheap chinese imports of the alloy. our business correspondent has more. india's steel minister says the country is weighing up a safgeguard duty or temporary tax on steel. it comes as imports of steel have surged to a seven—year high in the first seven months of this year, according to reuters data. a particular worry has been chinese dumping. steel imports from india's larger neighbour has climbed some 35% year on year in the first seven months. local industry leaders have been complaining about this for a while as it's hit their pricing power and taken the utilisation of production capacity to a four—year low. the duty is not yet known of the reuters has said it could be 25% for two years on flat steel products. this comes amid a looming trade war between the us and china, wh

the governor of newjersey has urged president biden to investigate. this is bbc news., after parliament voted to impeach him over his failed attempt to impose martial law. crowds of protesters celebrated outside the national assembly when the motion passed by a four—vote margin. president yoon has been suspended, but the final decision on whether to remove him will be taken by south korea's constitutional court. jen moon is an international affairs specialist and freelance journalist. she told more about the significance of these developments. it isa it is a huge moment for this young — it is a huge moment for this young and vibrate democracy here — young and vibrate democracy here in— young and vibrate democracy here in south korea. for young and vibrate democracy here in south korea.- here in south korea. for the last 12 years. _ here in south korea. for the last 12 years, south - here in south korea. for the last 12 years, south korea i here in south korea. for the i last 12 years, south korea had beenin last 12 years, south korea had been in political turmoil as th

police in newjersey are searching for two suspects caught on a doorbell video camera stealing a parcelght! lanez. megan is against lanez. megan is accusing him of her continuing to harass her behind bars. comedian and cop podcast to grace o'malley is joining alex coopehs grace o'malley is joining alex cooper's unwell network. recently, o'malley quit barstool sports and her podcast plan bri which she co—hosted with former best friend brianna chickenfry. and in f1 news, new zealand's liam lawson has been promoted to red bull. the 22—year—old will be max verstappen's team—mate for the 2025 f1 season. he'd been wronged. caught on a doorbell video camera stealing a parcel. but one was seen returning days later to complain after the video was posted online. hello, and welcome along to the programme. we'll start with the english league cup, where tottenham just about survived a manchester united comeback to win 4—3 fury�*s face—off — his press conference with oleksandr usyk ends with a ten—minute stare into each other�*s eyes. hello, and welcome along to the programme. we'll start with the en

the search for the killer of us insurance executive brian thompson is widened to the states of newjerseyonnecticut. we'll be live in new york for the very latest. and the front runner in romania's presidential election ultra nationalist calin georgescu labels as a "coup" a court's decision to rerun the first round. we'll assess what it means for the tussle in the region between those favouring europe and russia. we start in syria, where tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of homs as islamist rebels close in, with reports suggesting they may now be just five kilometres away. the leader of the rebels says he wants an end to the regime of president bashar al—assad and has told minorities they will be respected. the speed at which the armed oppostion is advancing across the country appears to have taken everyone by surprise. in just ten days they have swept into aleppo, syria's second—largest city. another major city, hama, fell yesterday. the united nations says at least 370,000 people have their sites are now on homs which could cut off the road to the stronghold of president

he was carrying a fake newjersey id that matches the one that is used to check into a hostel in new yorkun, suppressor and clothing they believe consistent with those used in the shooting, along with the handwritten three page document expressing ill will toward corporate america. luigi mangione is from a prominent family in maryland, they owned mo multiple country clubs, he was valedictorian of his high school class, he owned a computer science degree from the university of pennsylvania, he spent time in hawaii in 2022 and 2023, and sources then said he suffered from back pain due to an injury. the the family said they were shocked, saying they offered their sympathy to brian thompson's family. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. welcome back to bbc news. i want to take your life to geneva where the un special envoy to syria is giving an address. we were and see what he is saying about the fluid situation in syria right now. including what we call the turkish backed syrian national army in the north and the so for called group in the south, and other groups that erupte

and coming up — the sightings of mystery drones flying over newjersey and surrounding us states reachesever pitch. hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start in the south korean capital seoul where huge crowds are gathering outside parliament ahead of the second impeachment vote of the president over his botched attempt to impose martial law earlier this month. let me take you to the live pictures from seoul where it is just gone two in the afternoon. thousands of people are on the streets. last week more than 100,000 turned out — today more are expected. they're urging mps to remove president yoon suk yeol from office. a first attempt failed because of a governing party boycott, but some members have since said they will back this motion. mr yoon has refused to step down, despite being the subject of a criminal investigation. 0ur correspondent in seouljean mackenzie sent this update from outside parliament. as you can see, huge crowds already started gathering outside the parliament here, urging mps to vote to remove the president from office. very, very shortly, on when they get this vote, o

the governor of newjersey has urged president biden to investigate.e will go live tojordan, where we are monitoring a press conference of arab countries in who our meeting together in order to agree to support a peaceful transition process in syria after the fall of bashir al—assad. numerous countries including saudi arabia, egypt, uae, meeting together and saying that syrian state institutions must be preserved to stop the country from splitting into chaos. we are expecting the us secretary of state antony blinken to make his address as well. that will be following that meeting. the top officials being posted for this meeting, because they want to ensure that the situation in syria does not collapse, that the hts group that overthrew bashir al—assad in that surprise and click overthrowing of the syrian leader, that the camp —— country does not fall into chaos and that some form of peaceful transition to power as possible. for the moment, we have got some lines coming from this press conference from this meeting of arab countries and also the us secre

a number of unexplained jones which have been spotted in the skies of newjersey and pennsylvania havecern. speaking at a briefing today, the white house national security spokesperson john kirby said the government has no evidence the drone sightings reported pose a national security or public safety threat. ~ . ., . . threat. we have no evidence at this time the _ threat. we have no evidence at this time the reported - threat. we have no evidence at this time the reported drugs i this time the reported drugs that plaza national security or public safety threat or have a four annexes. the department of homeland security in the fbi are investigating the sightings and they are working closely with state and local law enforcement to provide resources using numerous detection methods to better understand their origin. using very sophisticated electronic detection technologies provided by federal authorities, we have not been able to and neither have state or local law enforcement authorities corroborate any of the reported visual sightings. to the contrary, upon review of available imager

and coming up — the sightings of mystery drones flying over newjersey and surrounding us states reachestal seoul where huge crowds are gathering outside parliament ahead of the second impeachment vote of the president over his botched attempt to impose martial law earlier this month. let me take you to the live pictures from seoul where it is just gone two in the afternoon. thousands of people are on the streets. last week more than 100,000 turned out — today more are expected.

security secretary, was out on tv this morning saying extra federal resources are being sent to newjerseya toddler was killed in an apparent hit and run. the two—year—old died from his injuries and four other adults were hurt in the incident in smethwick in the west midlands. police say the driver of the sports car, which had been stolen earlier in december, fled the scene. in london, a woman has died in a triple shooting that has left a man fighting for his life in hospital. police were called to north—west london, just after nine o�*clock on saturday, where a woman, believed to be in her 40s, died at the scene. two men were also injured. here in the uk, the home secretary, yvette cooper, has refused to set out a timetable to reduce the number of small boats crossing the channel — despite admitting the figures are "far too high". it comes as the home office said it was on track to return the highest number of failed asylum seekers in five years, with more than 13,000 people sent to their home countries since the election injuly. damian grammaticas reports. immigration enforcement, raids

largest health insurance companies have widened their manhunt to include four us states: new york, newjersey killed in the early hours of wednesday morning in manhattan. here 5 what we know at this hour: officers say the suspect was first seen in the upper west side area two hours before the shooting. five minutes before the murder, he walks to the hilton hotel in midtown, and waits. thompson walks to the hilton — where he was due to give a speech. and is shot at least twice before the suspect escapes towards central park on a bike. police have yet to suggest a motive ? and would not confirm a report that delay and deny were written on the bullets ? words often used by insurance companies to reject claims. 0ur nada tawfik reports from new york. new video shows the assailant walking along 55th st and putting something on a pile of trash bags, minutes after he purchased items at a starbucks with cash. and less than half an hour before he shot united health care ceo brian thompson. this image caught on surveillance camera shows the suspect standing at the check—in desk at a hostel where he repo

severalfake ids, including a newjersey id, which is significant because, remember, authorities say theop. all of this police are using to piece together, questioning this man in altoona, pennsylvania. we are waiting to see what police here in new york have to say officially on the record, and whether they will, in time, confirm whether they will, in time, confirm whether or not this is the suspected gunman. in the meantime, as i say, a potentially significant development in this case. this suspected gunman's photo has been plastered all over the city and in the 1427 00:16:4

one of the fraudulent ids was the same newjersey license used by the suspected gunman when he checkedo

officials in newjersey are pushing for more information to be disclosed to the public about the mysteriousised or unauthorised? right? are they licensed or unlicensed? where are they from? speculation on social media has increased in recent days, with people wanting to know where these objects have come from and who they belong to. barry caffrey, bbc news. so many unanswered questions! the united nations agency for children is warning that more children are dying in gaza, because they can't leave to get urgent medical care. unicef says 2,500 children in gaza need medical evacuation, but since may, when the rafah crossing was closed, few have been able to leave. and those that do often have to make the journey alone, without their parents. our reporter ru abbass examines the cases of two children scarred by the war. a warning that this report contains distressing scenes right from the start. it was meant to be a time of tranquil prayer at dawn. but on the 10th of august, 6,000 displaced palestinians in eastern gaza city woke to horror and carnage. among them was 14—year—old anas, who witnes

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us authorities have banned drones in 22 newjersey cities until 17 january, allowing authorities to useightings across the state, and other parts of the us, which sparked public concern. the ban restricts drones from flying below 400 feet — or about 120 metres — the faa's limit for recreational flights. and there's a new record—holder in town this christmas. # here we are with a song to sing, a story to be told... a group of care home residents in the uk — many with dementia — have set a new guinness world record for being the world's oldest choir. the average age of the group of senior songbirds is 94 — and they were crowned, after performing at a christmas carol concert in stratford—upon—avon. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello, there. some very blustery weather over the next few days, and it is looking particularly windy, wherever you are, through the weekend, and a whole range of temperatures, too. milder again on friday and saturday, briefly colder on sunday, then temperatures are set to rise as we head into christmas itself, which is not looking white at all. but until

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the governor of newjersey has urged president biden to investigate.ow on bbc news, one of the most successful bollywood actors, aamir khan, talks to the bbc about his hopes for an oscar for lost ladies, his wide—ranging career and his future plans. actor, producer and director, aamir khan is one of india's biggest bollywood stars. it's really lovely to have your work appreciated. with a career spanning for more than three decades, it was his acclaimed movie lagaan, which, in 2002, pushed him to the world stage with an oscar nomination in the foreign language film category. a film that is well made, it travels, you know, good films like lagaan travel. now, two decades later, he's eyeing the oscars again, with laapataa ladies — meaning "lost ladies" — india's official pick for the oscars, directed by his ex—wife, kiran rao. heavy clash exclaims in hindi i sat down with aamir khan to discuss his career, hopes for an oscar and his future plans. aamir khan, thank you for coming here. congratulations on laapata ladies, or known as lost ladies, being india's

the governor of newjersey has urged president biden to investigate.ow, here on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: ten—man liverpool leave it late to rescue a draw against fulham as arsenal drop points, too, on a day of missed opportunities at the top of the premier league. england's bowlers recover from a bad start to take nine wickets on the opening day of the final test in new zealand. northampton saints show their spirit in the champions cup — battling the altitude and heat to get a bonus—point win over bulls in south africa. also coming up on sportsday before 7pm: british tennis number one jack draper tells us about his grandmother's alzheimer's and the memory walk he hopes will raise awareness. and we hear from the black triathlete hoping to break stereotypes and encouraging everyone to take to the pool. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. chelsea may well be the happiest team in the premier league title race tonight — and they don't play brentford u

the search now includes newjersey and connecticut the archbishop of canterbury has apologised for hisell speech to the house of lords after accusations he had caused further distress to abuse survivors. in explaining why he has resigned, justin welby told the house of lords that a review that found serious safeguarding failures within the church of england meant "a head had had to roll". he made light—hearted references to a 14th century archbishop who was beheaded, drawing some laughter. three bishops said the speech was �*utterly insensitive�*. mr welby said he �*apologised wholeheartedly�* for any hurt caused. here�*s our religion editor, aleem maqbool. he had a couple of weeks to think about this farewell speech in the lords that he gave. and yet, as you rightly say, abuse survivors felt the tone was all wrong. he started by cracking jokes about his — and feeling pity for his diary secretary. he then did say his head had to roll because of the report that came out, but he said he hoped not literally. and then he told a joke about a previous archbishop whose head was cut off in the

politicians from new york and newjersey are asking for a briefing over a number of drone sightings.oint terrorism task force. us senators are requesting a briefing from federal agencies — calling the drones a potential safety risk. the white house says there is no evidence of any threat to the public. the afp news agency is reporting that 39 people are dead in attacks near niger's border with burkina faso — citing an unnamed nigerian government ministry. these reports come after ten nigerian soldiers were killed in the same region wednesday in what the country's army described as a terrorist attack. —— nigerien. following the bbc�*s reporting of that incident, the ruling militaryjunta said it was banning bbc radio from broadcasting in niger for three months. it had already banned french broadcasters, under similar accusations. niger is one of three countries in africa's sahel region now under military rule — alongside burkina faso and mali. the trio have formed an alliance, the association of sahel states, opposing france's influence in the region while welcoming warmer relations wi

killer of the us insurance executive brian thompson has been widened to at least two more states — newjersey from surveillance cameras, covering the suspect�*s arrival in new york city, the scene of the shooting, and his escape route. they have described these as important developments. mr thompson was killed on wednesday in what's been called a targeted attack. let's speak to our north america correspondent jon sudworth in new york. john, tell us more about what the police are actually saying. well, matthew, central manhattan, of course, is one of the most filmed and photographed places in the world. so, no surprise that two days on, the police have built up days on, the police have built up a substantial body of evidence, not least those photographs. they also have details about the suspect�*s movements, saying he checked into a hostel on the upper west side of manhattan in the days before this killing and that he arrived in new york on the 24th of november having travelled by bus, a greyhound bus that left atlanta and georgia. what's interesting about the latest images that they've releas

lawmakers are expressing concerns over a large number of mysterious drones flying over parts of newjerseyilitary bases and airports the department of homeland security and the fbi are among several agencies investigating national securities and john kirby says there's currently no evidence that they have imposed a national security risk. the nature become the youngest world chess champion it is 18 years old, he is four years younger than the former record holder and defending champion and a 1k game world championship contest in singapore. he has long been a prodigy of the checks were becoming a grand master at 12 years old. thank you for watching bbc news. we'll be back at the top of the hour. hello. thursday was a very grey, gloomy day, really — a lot of low cloud5, some mist, some hill fog and some drizzle. in fact, during thursday, we actually had a weak warm front that moved across england, introducing some more humid air — and that's what resulted in the drizzle. at the moment, the computer's are underdoing the amount of drizzle out there as well. it's pretty extensive, really, acro5

us authorities have banned drones in 22 newjersey cities until 17 january, allowing authorities to usecross the state and other parts of the us, which sparked public concern. a google street view image of a man loading a large white plastic bag into the boot of his car has helped unravel a murder case in a northern spanish town. police say the google cameras happened to be recording the street at the exact moment the body of the victim was allegedly being removed a group of care home residents — average age 94 — have set a new guinness world record for being the world's oldest choir. 0ur correspondent phil mackie watched them in action in stratford—upon—avon. # good tidings we bring, to you and your kin... warming up in the green room. this was going to be a very big day in some very long lives. all 17 singing nonagenarians live in residential care homes. known as the prime timers, the choir was getting used to some late life fame. chris, at 91, is a mere youngster. in the first place, when they just talked about it in the home, i thought, do i want to be part of the oldest anything? a

the governor of newjersey has urged president biden now on bbc news, the media show: reporting syria.ello, i'm ros atkins. and i'm katie razzall. this week on the media show, howjournalists are reporting on the fall of the assad regime in syria. we're also going to be looking at social media reaction to the murder of the unitedhealthcare boss, brian thompson. and we'll have a lesson in open source investigation from one of the internet�*s leading investigators. that's all coming up on the media show. we begin with the fall of the assad regime in syria. for years, he oversaw the killing and detention of thousands of people, including civilians. and with assad gone has now come a freedom to report inside syria in a way that hasn't been possible for decades. kholoud helmi co—founded the syrian independent newspaper enab baladi, and shejoined us in the studio. ok, so let us wake up because this is a dream and we are afraid that we might wake up tomorrow and say that things are... still like, it's a nightmare. but no. how we have been operating is that we've been covering all the news, wat