rahaf al-qunun, who's 18, barricaded herself in a hotel room in bangkok and used social media to highlight her case. nada tawfik reports from toronto. rahaf al-ounune. 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.

rahaf mohammed al-ounun is trapped in bangkok.. further talks are being held to try to end the partial us government shutdown, but president trump says he has little expectation of a breakthrough. he has indicated he will not drop his insistence on getting the government to approve the funds needed to build a wall along the southern border with mexico. the 76th annual golden globe awards has started in los angeles. leading the film nominations is vice, a biopic of the former us vice president dick cheney, and among the contenders for leading actress is the singer lady gaga for a star is born. now on bbc news: alastair leithead takes the second part of an epic journey from the atlantic ocean to the far reaches of the congo

let's stay with that story now — and the case of rahaf mohammed al-ounun has highlighted the challengesamic societies when they choose to strike out on their own. earlier i spoke to yasmine mohammed, an activist who campaigns for greater rights for muslim women. for ra haf for rahaf she is going from one planet to another. in saudi arabia she was wearing abaya, she would not be allowed to leave the home without her male guardian's position, she would not be allowed to go to school, go to work, go to the doctor, get a bank account, she could not do anything without her male guardian allowing her to. now in canada she will have all of these new freedoms and it will take a while to get used to that. i know that for myself, even though i was born and raised in canada, once i left islam and my family disowned me andi left islam and my family disowned me and i was on my own with my daughter, the smallest things become such a huge hurdles. i was not used to making decisions for myself and suddenly i had to make all of the decisions all on my own. at the same time, small things that people take

back to her family gained worldwide attention has been granted asylum in canada. 18—year—old rahaf mohammed al-oununiland, refused to leave her hotel and took to twitter to avoid being deported. she's now left bangkok and is on her to canada. heavy snow is continuing to fall across large parts of europe, wreaking havoc, with many roads blocked, towns cut off and schools closed. seven people have been killed in the past week alone. this swiss hotel was completely engulfed with snow after being in the path of an avalanche. helicopters are also being used in parts of germany to remove heavy snow from trees, amid fears they may fall. in austria up to three metres of snow has fallen in recent days. as many as 4,000 civil servants are going to be moved from their usualjobs to prepare for a possible "no deal" brexit. staff at the ministry of defence and the department for education are among those who will be redeployed. they could be away from their normal posts for more than six months. most of us do not have enough fibre in our diet — despite the fact it reduces the chance of heart attacks, strokes, as

rahaf mohammed al-ounun arrived in the thai capital at the weekend.e has renounced islam and fears her family will kill her if she returns. that's a summary of the main news — back to you, victoria. later in the programme, we'll talk to former detective the who masterminded the hunt for serial killer levi bellfield, colin sutton. he says that since an itv drama into the investigation this week, three more alleged victims of bellfield have come forward. do get in touch with us throughout the morning. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you're emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. if you text, you'll be charged at the standard network rate. our programme can reveal that at least 8 men have killed at least eight men have killed themselves in the uk after being exposed online by so—called paedophile hunters. typically, these "hunters" pretend to be children in online chat rooms and wait for men to lure them into meetings. they then film the suspect, and pu

rahaf mohammed al-ounun is trapped in transit in bangkok and says her passport has been taken from herged thailand to allow rahaf to continue her journey to australia. she says she has renounced islam, and fears that if she's forced to go home, that her life will be in danger. uk car sales last year saw the biggest annual fall since the financial crisis, according to the industry trade body. the society of motor manufacturers and traders said 2.36 million new cars were registered in 2018. that's down 6.8% on the previous year, the biggest drop since an 11% fall in 2008. meanwhile diesel sales sank by 30% on worries over possible tougher restrictions. the actor kevin spacey is due in court in massachusetts later today, over allegations of groping an 18 year—old male at a restaurant in 2016. he's the latest public figure to face legal action, after being accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen people, dating back to the 1980s. spacey is facing additional investigations in london and los angeles. it was a great night for british stars at the golden globes in los angeles — including

rahaf al-qunun, who's 18, barricaded herself in a hotel room in bangkok and used social media to highlight her case. nada tawfik reports from toronto. rahaf al-oununile 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.