nicholas witchell, bbc news. evening, at 8 o'clock on bbc one. now it's time for newsnight with kirsty wark. the president of the united states uses the crudest of language to dismiss immigrants from haiti, el salvador and parts of africa before calling for more immigration from norway instead. today he went off for his annual medical exam as his alleged words quickly wound up in the wall street journal. we'll ask the african union's ambassador to washington if the president is just a straightforward racist. also tonight, guess who's had an epiphany? people will see more posts from people they are connected to and less content from publishers. facebook was built to connect you to the stories and people that matter

nicholas witchell, bbc news.clock on bbc one. laurel and hardy were one of hollywood's most loved slapstick double acts. oliver hardy was fat and pompous, stan laurel thin and childish, both wore trademark bowler hats. today a new discovery is being celebrated by their legions of fans. fragments from the british actor stan laurel‘s solo film "detained", which were believed to have been lost, have been found deep in the frisian film archive in the netherlands. it's believed to be the only existing copy in the world. anna holligan reports. do you recognise this man? look a little closer. because that is exactly what this archivist did. jurjen enzing had been stocktaking old nitrate films when he realised he'd stumbled upon one of the silent movie world's most captivating characters. the rediscovered scene shows stan laurel playing a prisoner, and eventually exacting a typically absurd escape. this early experiment with special effects ended up on the cutting room floor. these scenes on these fragments that we found

nicholas witchell, bbc news.ry rare in the sahara, despite the fact that it can be cold at night — because there's rarely enough water around for any kind of precipitation. it didn't last long though — the snow melted not long after these pictures were taken. tuesday was a disappointing day up and down the country, cold, damp and grey with the exception of western scotland which saw a little sunshine. i am pleased to say that today it is looking brighter for many with sunshine particularly through the afternoon. begins on a chilly note across northern ireland with ice and a little frost elsewhere. for north, central and east areas, a weather front becomes confined to many north—eastern areas by the end of the day. a great one for much of scotland and outbreaks of rain, a little hill fog as well but the skies brighten up across the west and south—west of scotland. it makes its way slowly out into the north sea. from the west it will be bright with sunshine. a much more pleasant feeling of noon. there could be a fe

nicholas witchell, bbc news.f the sahara desert has been hit by icy weather — and even snow. snowfall is very rare in the sahara, despite the fact that it can be cold at night — because there's rarely enough water around for any kind of precipitation. it didn't last long though — the snow melted not long after these pictures were taken. the president of south korea said reading the peninsula of weapons will guarantee peace. speaking after talks, the first in two years. north korean representatives said the nuclear arsenal was not up for discussion. much more on the bbc website. thank you for watching. tuesday was a disappointing day up and down the country, cold, damp and grey with the exception of western scotland which saw a little sunshine. into wednesday we start to see a bit of change to the weather. a band of rain slowly moves eastward across the country. first thing on wednesday, across central and western areas, clear skies and quite chilly with a touch of frost, a little fog. wednesday for many of us loo

nicholas witchell, bbc news. and you can see ‘the coronation' on sunday evening, at 8pm on bbc one.ight. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, the headlines tonight... it's al—exit for sanchez — but will it be city or united? could phil neville be the next manager of the england women's football side? and scarlets beat bath to keep alive their hopes of reaching europe's knock—out stages. so lots to get through tonight... we're starting with the big transfer story of the day and that's arsenal's alexis sanchez. will he or won't he move to premier league leaders manchester city? the chilean forward has been told he can leave as long as arsenal find a suitable replacement but city aren't willing to pay the £35 million plus price tag and could let him go to rivals manchester united. tim hague reports. if you wondered why arsenal were so keen to keep alexis sanchez... here's a reminder. sanchez has scored an absolute beauty! that was unstoppable. and so it seems is the chilean's move away from arsenal. people are always observing you with a microscope when you're

nicholas witchell, bbc news.g at 8 o'clock on bbc one. there's been a breakthrough in the talks aimed at forming a new coalition government in germany between the chancellor, angela merkel‘s christian democrats and their rivals, the social democrats. after the general election back in september, the two sides have at last reached a preliminary deal and are now expected to discuss a detailed programme for government. it's expected to include a pledge to work closely with france to strengthen the eurozone. a sex offender is alleged to have carried out a serious assault in jail on a female officer he barricaded his cell. bbc news understands the prison officer was attacked during a routine cell check at littlehey jail. cambridgeshire police said a 27—year—old man was "under investigation". the government is being urged to bring contracts from the construction giant carillion back into public control amid fears it could collapse. it's a major supplier to the government and has contracts in the rail industry — includi

nicholas witchell, bbc news, stockholm.d that he was angry. and there was more evidence today? today we heard darren osborne again repeatedly asked about a man that he calls david. he claims he got into the van at finsbury park and was actually driving the vehicle at the time of the attack. he described daveis time of the attack. he described dave is angry about what is happening in the country but could not explain why there was no cctv footage of dave getting into the van at that point. he was asked by the prosecution, dave is not a magician is he and he replied, he is like dynamo, an illusionist, he can make himself vanish was the court also heard about the previous mental health problems suffered by mr osborne, such as depression. he said he was not mad butjust angry and then went on to talk about grooming gangs in rochdale. he was highly critical of muslims in general. the prosecutor said this is not the platform to preacher ideology and racial hatred. thank you. a public enquiry into the deaths of five children at hos

nicholas witchell, bbc news, cardiff. coast, where two teenage boys have become the first to be rescued from the ocean by a drone. lifeguards used its camera to locate the boys and could then drop an inflatable rescue pod to sweep the pair back to shore. lifeguards had been training with the drone equipment when they noticed the boys in trouble. just briefly, in story, prosecutors have been detailing allegations of abuse by the parents of 13 children rescued by police from their home in california. david and louise turpin have pleaded not guilty to torture, child abuse and olesen imprisonment. it has emerged that only escaped when a 17—year—old girl got out of the bedroom window, she had been planning the escape for two years. following hot on the heels of the stormy weather yesterday that brought wind gusts of 83 miles an hour to eastern england, the focus today is on the snow. the satellite picture shows snow showers to the north—west and here is a little trough, a cold front that enhances the amount of snow, the freque

nicholas witchell, bbc news.nce ‘s wedding. we will keep you updated on that. snow has fallen on the sahara, a rare event despite it being quite cold at night. there is rarely enough water around. the snow did not last long, disappearing shortly after these photos were taken. the south korean president has reiterated this commitment to you call a rise korean peninsula. he said the removal of nuclear weapons was the part to peace. much more for you at any time on the bbc website. —— the path to peace. tuesday was a disappointing day up and down the country, cold, damp and grey with the exception of western scotland which saw a little sunshine. into wednesday we start to see a bit of change to the weather. a band of rain slowly moves eastward across the country. first thing on wednesday, across central and western areas, clear skies and quite chilly with a touch of frost, a little fog. wednesday for many of us looks brighter. we should see some sunshine, particularly in the afternoon because it begins cold with ice

nicholas witchell, bbc news.o say in the bbc documentary ‘the coronation' — which will be shown on sunday evening, at 8 o'clock on bbc one. there's been a breakthrough in marathon talks aimed at reviving a grand coalition in germany between the chancellor, angela merkel‘s christian democrats and their rivals, the social democrats. the two sides have reached a preliminary deal and are now expected to discuss a detailed programme for government. jenny hill is in berlin. very lengthy talks, do we think there is an absolute deal now, explain what has happened. after marathon overnight talks fuelled largely we are told by currie burst, angela merkel emerged looking exhausted but triumphant to brief reporters. she has clinched this deal, achieving compromise on sticky policy areas like health, finance and rather predictably refugee policy. but she knows she's not out of the woods yet. that is because these were just exploratory talks. this success means that now formal coalition negotiations can go ahead but before the

with the tax law of twenty seventeen there's much not much wiggle room for these expenditures nicholas witchell say thank you so much for joining us. and doubly we'll be broadcasting the president trumps state of the union address which is due to a shuttle to start at two am u.t.c. you can watch it here live a second look now at some of the other stories making news around the world separatists in yemen backed by the united arab emirates seize the area around the presidential palace in the southern city of aden comes after clashes with forces still loyal to president about rather one man so hardy's government yemen's prime minister is reported to be preparing to flee the country for saudi arabia. syria peace talks in the russian resort of sochi and ended with a statement according to democratic elections and a plan to rewrite the constitution but the opposition is leadership which boycotted the event at the conference merely serve the interests of president bashar al assad the u.s. france on the united kingdom also stayed away. australia chance us about in courts as welcome to hungary and prime

nicholas witchell, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan davies.ight, virgin west coast says it'll stop selling the daily mail on its trains because it doesn't like the paper's values. the decision went down with some, but angered others. just today's example from a vicious culture war under way here. is it healthy debate or hateful? join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with evan. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello. i'm olly foster, these are our headlines tonight: a tale of two cities but it's a familiar story as manchester city get a late winner in the league cup. the fa vows to get its house in order, boosting diversity and increasing funding at grassroots. great britain's winter olympians and paralympians great britain's winter olympians and pa ralympians have great britain's winter olympians and paralympians have been given their medal targets and will have to break some records. good evening. it really is nonstop cup football at the moment. we've just it really is nonstop cup football at the mom

nicholas witchell, bbc news. the norwegian pop singer sigrid has won the bbc music sound of 2018.nners have included adele and sam smith. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. # just like in the movies...#. the smooth, soothing sound of sigrid. # ..broken beauties #. the norwegian singer—songwriter, so composed and in control... # when the curtain drops...#. ..most of the time. in the bbc sound of 2018, you are the winner. what? number one. laughter. what does it mean to you to have won this? of course you're asking that question when i'm about to cry! how do you describe that? it means a lot. we welcome sigrid! she's been steadily gaining support for the last 12 months, gathering fans from jools holland... # don't kill my vibe #. # oh, don't kill my vibe #. ..to thousands at glastonbury. # won't you stay with me? previous winners include the likes of sam smith and adele, who were also relatively unknown when they won. now sigrid is following in their footsteps. she is also another huge talent to emerge from scandinavia. i think scandinavian musicians are good at mel

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. she famously doesn't do interviews. king george vi. fortunately my father and i have about the same sort of shaped head. once you put it on, it stays. it just remains itself. you have to keep your head very still. yes, and you can't look down to read the speech, you have to take the speech up because if you did, your neck would break, it would fall off. so there are some disadvantages to crowns but otherwise, they're quite important things. she rode to her coronation in the gold state coach. it weighs four tonnes. it's not built for comfort. horrible. it's not meant for travelling in at all. it's only sprung on leather. so it rocks around a lot? not very comfortable. were you in it for a long time? i rode around london. really? we must have gone four orfive miles. you can only go at walking pace. the horses couldn't possibly go any faster. it's so heavy. 65 years after the event, a monarch talking about her coronation. the crown, the real one. nicholas witchell, bbc news. you can watch the coronation on bbc one at 8pm t

nicholas witchell, bbc news.n hett was among the 22 people killed in the attack last may. his family found themselves in the media spotlight, almost from the very moment they heard about the explosion. judith moritz has this report. the manchester arena explosion shattered countless lives. 22 were lost, many more were changed forever. he made international headlines and that meant there was huge media interest in the stories of those most closely affected. they included the family of martyn hett, one of those killed in the blast. he had a large social media following and had previously been on tv, and possibly as a result, his family found themselves in the spotlight almost from the very moment they heard about their explosion and before they knew martyn had died. heard about their explosion and before they knew martyn had diedm seems a bit dissed tasteful, really. how can anybody be so cool and say sorry for your loss? we didn't find out officially this evening until he was dead. now an independent panel will co

key piece of advice for any would be monarch — don't look down — as our royal correspondent nicholas witchelllose as she'll get: a conversation with questions about the coronation, the crownjewels, and the imperial state crown worn by her and her father, king george vi. fortunately, my father and i have about the same sort of shaped head. once you put it on, it stays. it just remains itself. you have to keep your head very still? yes. it was huge then. very unwieldy. you can't look down to read a speech, you have take the speech up because if you did, your neck would break, it would fall off. it's difficult to always remember that diamonds are stones, so very heavy. yes. so there are some disadvantages to crowns. but otherwise, they're quite important things. she rode to her coronation in the gold state coach. it weighs four tons. it's not built for comfort. horrible. it's not meant for travelling in at all. it's only sprung on leather. so it rocks around a lot. slapstick double acts.

the bbc‘s royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.fice is deploying the royal family. this time to scandinavia — to sweden and norway, countries with monarchy is of the rhone, which always helps. in stock on they sat down with some swedish top people. they watched a game of bandy hockey, very popular among young people in sweden. never mind that the duchess is six months pregnant, the visitors were expected tojoin in. so a penalty shootout, husband versus white. the result to— one to william. all fairly typical stuff or a visit. the guest of honour showing the good sports and also when a meeting crowds waiting in temperatures ofjust above freezing. but it is the underlying message is which matter. it is impossible to gauge the impact of royal visits on a relationship, in this case between britain and sweden, but it highlights the positive aspects of the relationship and that, the pundits say, is always helpful. among the smalltalk, a meeting with swedish prime minister. britain needs its friends in europe, the royals are doing their b

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nicholas witchell, bbc news. you can see ‘the coronation‘ on sunday evening, at 8 o'clock on bbc one. now it's time for newsnight with kirsty wark. the president of the united states uses the crudest of language to dismiss immigrants from haiti, el salvador and parts of africa before calling for more immigration from norway instead. today he went off for his annual medical exam as his alleged words quickly wound up in the wall street journal. we'll ask the african union's ambassador to washington if the president is just a straightforward racist. also tonight, guess who's had an epiphany? people will see more posts from people they are connected to and less content from publishers. facebook was built to connect you to the stories and people that matter most so we're going to keep listening to you and working hard to make sure that's what you see everyday. is mark zuckerberg signalling that his all—powerful creation was actually doing more harm than good? we ask the content creators, the advertisers and a leading

nicholas witchell, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.falls of snow. 160 centimetres of snow, it has shut the resort. it's high across a wide range of alpine resort areas. people have been stranded at times without power. towns are digging out from the huge snowdrifts. we have had low cloud today, mist and fog patches and drizzle widely. there have been brighter spots, cumbria and western scotla nd brighter spots, cumbria and western scotland seeing fine weather and sunshine. we are seeing a change ta ke sunshine. we are seeing a change take place at the moment. this band of rain is edging in off atlantic. there are bumps along this weather front. that is a sign we could see an area of low pressure form along the front which would slow it down. that heavy rain will get across northern ireland into parts of scotland. the rain lighter in england and wales. tomorrow the complication is if we do get an area of low pressure forming along the front it could really put the brakes on this front, particularly across eastern scotland and north—east

at cardiff castle shortly, where they'll take a tour of the grounds. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchelley up to this point. certainly not the excitement there was in brixton in south london a couple of weeks ago. harry and meghan mac had been due here in a couple of minutes but we understand the train from paddington has been delayed and they will probably not be here for the best part of an hour. although harry is strictly speaking prince henry of wales, he has not been a very regular visitor to wales. today he's bringing his bride—to—be on what will be her third public appearance in the uk to cardiff castle. they will familiarise themselves with some welsh culture and language, meet some sporting stars, and then they will go to a community centre to meet several charities which encourage young people, particularly from disadvantaged areas, to become involved with sport. so harry and meghan are on their way to cardiff. we will see how cardiff responds. time for a look at the weather — here's sarah keith—lucas. some terrible weather overnight, has the worst of it past? the worst of the

thank you very much, nicholas witchel. economy in the run—up to brexit may be off the mark because global economic growth is better than expected. that's according to a former treasury minister who backed the campaign to remain in the eu. in an interview with the bbc‘s economic editor kamal ahmed, lord 0'neill says britain should upgrade its economic forecasts for 2018 as china, the us and europe show increased activity. and he adds that the boost to exports from economic growth in our main trading partners is likely to dwarf any possible negative effects of brexit. lord 0'neill has been speaking ahead of this week's world economics forum in davos in switzerland, where a number of world economics are likely to see their forecasts upgraded. iam i am almost embarrassed to accept that it might sound like that, because of course, in principle, i share the views of many that brexit is like a really weird thing for the uk to impose on itself from an economic perspective. but i quickly add at the same time, i have felt for a good

nicholas witchell, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.th and south korea hold their first talks in more than two years. the north will also attend this year's winter olympics over the border. a former football coach goes on trial, accused of 48 historical sex offences against young boys. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. researchers have warned that climate change is creating a dangerous gender imbalance of green sea turtles in parts of the great barrier reef. the scientists from the us national oceanic and atmospheric administration say the higher the temperature at which turtle eggs incubate, the more likely they are to produce females. the bbc‘s online team have been looking into the details. ambient music throughout. with me now is larry crowder, professor of marine ecology and conservation from stanford university in california. it's good to see you. thank you for being with us. this seems like a st

nicholas witchell, bbc news. with me is anthony geffen, executive producer of the coronation.f us will never see her —— the most remarkable aspect. yes, there we re most remarkable aspect. yes, there were areas we wanted to cover with a queen, but by spitting this into two ways, the first was to show her, the coronation footage, 1953, and her to watch it, and cheese edgy hadn't seen the footage so she was remembering in this extraordinary way —— and as she said she hadn't seen the footage. the second sets up if you like was with the crown coming in from the tower of london and her talking about the crown, her memories and thoughts, which is overreacting, and that is why this film is special —— which is her reacting. she is talking about something very personal, the coronation, when she was only 27, and you see her sense of humour and her directness and you see her in a different way. these things don't just happen, when did you first have the idea? alastair bruce and i first thought about this 22 years ago and started applying... then the idea of being able to do anything abou