i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: president trump admits he sacked his former advisor michael flynn for lying to the fbi. critics say the president could be investigated for obstructing justice. republicans in the us senate claim a major victory as they push through the biggest package of tax cuts in decades. as clashes continue in yemen, the former president, whose forces are fighting the saudi—led coalition, says he's ready to talk. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has suggested he knew that his former national security advisor, michael flynn, had lied to the fbi about his contacts with russia. in a tweet, the us president said general flynn had acted lawfully, but had to be sacked for dishonesty — a charge mr flynn admitted on friday. the tweet now has analysts asking questions about the possibility of obstruction ofjustice. the controversy comes after mr trump secured what's being seen as the first big legislative achievement of his presidency — a tax reform bill. our washington corr

i'm reged ahmad.cks tough new sanctions against north korea, severely restricting its ability to import oil. today, for the 10th time, this council stands united against a north korean regime which rejects the pursuit of peace. two former fifa bosses are found guilty by a court in new york of accepting millions of dollars in bribes. a visit by britain's foreign secretary to russia to repair relations ends in public discord, as borisjohnson accuses moscow of carrying out cyber attacks. you should recognise that russian attempts to interfere in our elections and our referendums, whatever they may have been, have not been successful. also in the programme, preserving history's painful lessons. we take a look at a new interactive project, designed to record memories

my name is reged ahmad.pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia. he's now cooperating with an inquiry into election interference. the british government has issued a fresh warning about the security risks of using russian anti—virus software. pope francis has met with rohingya refugees in bangladesh, referring to the group by name for the first time on his regional tour. and hundreds turn out to cheer prince harry and meghan markle as they make their first official royal visit since announcing their engagement.

i'm reged ahmad.ians in the city of mosul are celebrating christmas for the first time since 2014, after islamic state was driven out of the iraqi city. the russian opposition politician alexei navalny says he's gathered enough support to stand against vladimir putin in next year's presidential election. turkey's government sacks thousands more public employees linked to last year's failed coup and announces plans to hire thousands more to replace them. and midnight mass is taking place at the church of the nativity, in bethlehem against a backdrop of heightened regional tension.

i'm reged ahmad.ed his former advisor michael flynn for lying to the fbi. critics say the president could be investigated for obstructing justice. republicans in the us senate claim a major victory as they push through the biggest package of tax cuts in decades. as clashes continue in yemen, the former president, whose forces are fighting the saudi—led coalition, says he's ready to talk. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has suggested he knew that his former national

i'm reged ahmad.ested he knew that his former national security advisor, michael flynn, had lied to the fbi about his contacts with russia. in a tweet, the us president said general flynn had acted lawfully, but had to be sacked for dishonesty — a charge mr flynn admitted on friday. the controversy comes after mr trump secured what's being seen as the first big legislative achievement of his presidency, a wide—ranging tax reform bill. our washington correspondent laura bicker reports. donald trump's started the day on a bullish note.

my name is reged ahmad.o lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia. he's now cooperating with an inquiry into election interference. the british government has issued a fresh warning about the security risks of using russian anti—virus software. pope francis has met with rohingya refugees in bangladesh, referring to the group by name for the first time on his regional tour. and hundreds turn out to cheer prince harry and meghan markle as they make their first official royal visit since announcing their engagement. hello and welcome. president trump's sacked national security adviser,

i'm reged ahmad.is former top aide michael flynn for lying to the fbi. —— donald trump is facing accusations of obstruction of justice after admitting he sacked his former top aide michael flynn for lying to the fbi. as clashes continue in yemen, the former president, whose forces are fighting the saudi—led coalition, says he's ready to talk. political crisis in honduras — the military enforces a curfew after protests over the disputed election. and the remarkable story of charlie, the 8—week—old baby who's had a heart transplant. hello and welcome to bbc news.

i'm reged ahmad, our top stories: michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia — he's now cooperating with an inquiry into election interference. the british government has issued a fresh warning about the security risks of using russian anti—virus software. pope francis has met with rohingya refugees in bangladesh — referring to the group by name for the first time on his asia trip. hundreds turn out to cheer prince harry and meghan markle as they make their first official royal visit since announcing their engagement. hello and welcome. president trump's sacked national security adviser, michael flynn, has struck a deal with the inquiry into russian involvement in last year's us election. he's admitted lying to the fbi about his meeting with the russian ambassador, during the transition period between mr trump winning the election and assuming office. it's now being reported that mr flynn is prepared to testify that the president's son—in—law, jared kushner, was among those who directed him to make contact with the russians. from washington, aleem

hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm reged ahmad.korea that will cut oil supplies vital for pyongyang's missile and nuclear programmes. with china's backing, the council in new york voted unanimously to adopt the us—drafted resolution. the sanctions also force north koreans working overseas to return home, cutting off another revenue stream for kim jong—un's regime. president trump welcomed the vote, which he said demonstrated the world's desire for peace, not war. the bbc‘s nada tawfik is at the un. this is the 10th security council resolution imposing sanctions on north korea. one before it has

i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: donald trump admits he sacked his former top aide michael flynn for lying to the fbi. —— donald trump is facing accusations of obstruction of justice after admitting he sacked his former top aide michael flynn for lying to the fbi. as clashes continue in yemen, the former president, whose forces are fighting the saudi—led coalition, says he's ready to talk. political crisis in honduras — the military enforces a curfew after protests over the disputed election. and the remarkable story of charlie, the 8—week—old baby who's had a heart transplant. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has suggested he knew that his former national security advisor, michael flynn, had lied to the fbi about his contacts with russia. in a tweet, the us president said general flynn had acted lawfully, but had to be sacked for dishonesty — a charge mr flynn admitted on friday. the controversy comes after mr trump secured what's being seen as the first big legislative achievement of

hello and welcome to bbc news — i'm reged ahmad.resident trump has suggested he knew that his former national security advisor, michael flynn, had lied to the fbi about his contacts with russia. in a tweet, the us president said general flynn had acted lawfully, but had to be sacked for dishonesty — a charge mr flynn admitted on friday. the controversy comes after mr trump secured what's being seen as the first big legislative achievement of his presidency — a tax reform bill. our washington correspondent, laura bicker reports. donald trump's started the day on a bullish note. he is on course for a much—needed win on tax reform, he brushed aside questions about his former national security adviser lying to the fbi over his meetings with russians. what has been shown is no collusion, no collusion, there has been absolutely no collusion, so we are very happy. but then he issued another controversial tweet, one that could cause him a real headache. he said he had fired michael flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. it

i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the un security council unanimously backs tough new sanctions against north korea, severely restricting its ability to import oil. today, for the 10th time, this council stands united against a north korean regime which rejects the pursuit of peace. two former fifa bosses are found guilty by a court in new york of accepting millions of dollars in bribes. a visit by britain's foreign secretary to russia to repair relations ends in public discord, as borisjohnson accuses moscow of carrying out cyber attacks. you should recognise that russian attempts to interfere in our elections and our referendums, whatever they may have been, have not been successful. also in the programme, preserving history's painful lessons. we take a look at a new interactive project, designed to record memories of the holocaust, forfuture generations. the united nations security council has passed biting sanctions on north korea that will cut oil supplies vital for pyongyang's missile and nuclea

i'm reged ahmad.t his contacts with russia — he's now cooperating with an inquiry into election interference. the british government has issued a fresh warning about the security risks of using russian anti—virus software. pope francis has met with rohingya refugees in bangladesh — referring to the group by name for the first time on his asia trip. hundreds turn out to cheer prince harry and meghan markle as they make their first official royal visit since announcing their engagement.

hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. the united nations security council has passed biting sanctions on north korea that will cut oil supplies vital for pyongyang's missile and nuclear programmes. with china's backing, the council in new york voted unanimously to adopt the us—drafted resolution. the sanctions also force north koreans working overseas to return home, cutting off another revenue stream for kim jong—un‘s regime. president trump welcomed the vote, which he said demonstrated the world's desire for peace, not war. the bbc‘s nada tawfik is at the un. this is the 10th security council resolution imposing sanctions on north korea. 0ne before it has convinced kim jong—un to abandon his nuclear programme. at diplomats at this resolution will bite hard enough to change the regime's oculus, or at the very least restrictive ability to carry out additional nuclear and missile tests. president trump specifically asked president xijinping of tests. president trump specifically asked president xi jinping of china to cut o

hello and welcome to bbc news — i'm reged ahmad. had lied to the fbi about his contacts with russia. in a tweet, the us president said general flynn had acted lawfully, but had to be sacked for dishonesty — a charge mr flynn admitted on friday. the controversy comes after mr trump secured what's being seen as the first big legislative achievement of his presidency — a tax reform bill. 0ur washington correspondent, laura bicker reports. donald trump's started the day on a bullish note. he is on course for a much—needed win on tax reform, he brushed aside

i'm reged ahmad — our top stories: donald trump admits he sacked his former top aide michael flynn for president — whose forces are fighting the saudi—led coalition — says he's ready to talk. political crisis in honduras — the military enforces a curfew after protests over the disputed election. and the remarkable story of charlie — the eight—week old baby who's had a heart transplant. hello and welcome.

i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: christians in the city of mosul are celebrating christmas for the first time since 2014, after islamic state was driven out of the iraqi city. the russian opposition politician alexei navalny says he's gathered enough support to stand against vladimir putin in next year's presidential election. turkey's government sacks thousands more public employees linked to last year's failed coup and announces plans to hire thousands more to replace them. and midnight mass is taking place at the church of the nativity, in bethlehem against a backdrop of heightened regional tension. hello and welcome to bbc world news. christians in mosul are celebrating their first christmas since the city was taken by islamic state militants in 2014. is persecuted and drove out christians, while many others of all faiths who stayed were brutally oppressed. iraqi forces retook the city injuly this year. more than ten thousand civilians are thought to have been killed in the battle to retake mosul