rich preston, bbc news.n in as south sudan's first vice president at a ceremony injuba. on thursday, he and president salva kiir agreed to form a unity government, ending years of fighting. here's the bbc‘s catherine byaru hanga. the man of the moment, riek machar, arrived — shaking hands, hugging and smiling. so help me god... the former rebel leader was sworn in to office before his arch rival, president salva kiir, and promised they would now serve their people. i want to assure you we will work collectively to end your long—suffering. millions of south sudanese are living in camps like this one, both here and in neighbouring countries. many are too scared to go back home after experiencing brutal violence. hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to have been killed in the past six years. their president says change has come and they should prepare to return. he says it's time to heal old wounds. i have forgiven my brother, riek machar, and first vice president of the republic of south sudan. applau

rich preston, bbc news. situation in iran where, as we've heard in that report, the bbc has learned that more than 200 people have died from the virus — that's six times as many as the officialfigure. the health ministry has accused the bbc of "spreading lies." but as bbc persian‘s kasra naji explains, there are fears the government, unsure of how to handle the outbreak, is covering up the extent of the spread of the virus. we are getting reports that the spread of the virus is much more serious than what the government is admitting to. we have today managed to get a figure of 210 from our sources in iran, hospital sources in several cities, where they say at least 210 people have been killed or have lost their lives because of the virus. and that is almost more than six times the official figure of 3a that was given by the health minister at lunchtime today. a source of concern is that a, the government is not quite sure how to handle the situation, and b, doesn't have quite all the facilities or the kits t

the bbc‘s rich preston has this report.injune and july 2016, just months before the us presidential elections. they were hugely embarrassing and seen as massively damaging to the democratic presidential nominee, hillary clinton. russia was widely suspected of hacking the dnc, stealing the e—mails, and passing them on to wikileaks. julian assange has denied russian involvement and russia denies any responsibility. but that didn't stop the us justice department charging i2 russian intelligence officers over the hacking. the accusation being it was all part of a wider plot to interfere with the election. julian assange is currently here, london's belmarsh prison, but faces extradition to the us over the leaking of diplomatic cables. that extradition hearing begins next week. julian assange's lawyers say that during the hearing they'll present a witness who will testify that while mr assange was staying at the ecuadorian embassy he had a visit from a former us congressman. this man — dana rohrabacher — and that he came with a m

rich preston, bbc news.d e—scooters. a pilot scheme saw hundreds of the vehicles being used across the city — but the authorities say too many people had been breaking the rules. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. they had become an increasingly familiar sight in the modern urban landscape. an environmentally friendly form of transport or a potential menace on the roads? electric or e—scooters can be seen in cities around the world. but one city has had enough. the respect of the bylaw is the key for a good success of the project pilot. can you respect it? he said yes. can you take responsibility for respecting the bylaw? he said yes. the data shows it didn't work. montreal isn't the only place that's had second thoughts about e—scooters. in paris, they've seen a number of accidents, although a recent report suggested the scooters might make cities safer. another complaint — people weren't wearing protective headgear or were simply abandoning them in the street. in the odd case they might not be parked correctly.

this report from rich preston. shouting these demonstrations were not supposed to turn violent. osed to happen at all. the two groups protesting are banned. there is no official political opposition in this oil—rich central asian country. the democratic party was created last year, but isn't formally recognised. the other party, the democratic choice of kazakhstan, was labelled as an extremist group by the government in 2018. demonstrators were met by huge numbers of police. this man, eric, is sharing his views of the government. before plainclothed police officers take him away. "down with the dictatorship," she's shouting. the sign says, "political repression is a disgrace. detentions for peaceful rallies." security forces were unrelenting in who was arrested. translation: this lawlessness must not be left without responsibility. those in power must take responsibility. they didn't ask for people's opinions. they got used to trampling people's opinions and their lives. the democratic party of kazakhstan will rise. kazakhstan is often criticised for its authoritarian regime and

rich preston has this report.hectares of crops across the region, hitting countries with already delicate food situations. ethiopia, somalia, kenya, tanzania and uganda have so far been affected by the swarms. it's the worst infestation in kenya for 70 years, and the worst somalia and ethiopia have seen for 25 years. aerial pesticide spraying is the most effective way to stop the insects, but that's expensive and these countries simply don't have the resources. the united nations director of emergencies has warned of a dire situation. we are talking of 13 million people in acute food insecurity and another 20 on the verge, so it means the situation of the 13 million could further deteriorate, so it means if their situation deteriorates badly, then, you know, we are going even towards catastrophe, what may even be famine in some countries. kenya is upping its response, training its national youth service with experts on the desert locust brought in from morocco, teaching the young men and women how to support farme

rich preston, bbc news.s the true story of two political prisoners who managed to break out of a notorious south african jail in 1979. timjenkin and stephen lee had been imprisoned on charges of producing and distributing pamphlets on behalf of banned organisations, including the african national congress. the role of tim jenkin is played by daniel radcliffe, who's been speaking to the bbc‘s kasia madera. defendant number one and chief bomb maker, timothy jenkin, you are sentenced to imprisonment for a total of 12 years. as soon as i read the story and found out about the escape and the nature of the escape, ijust thought it is so genius and so brilliant, i was like, how has this story not already been told, like, how do normal people not know about this? laying out the most pernicious aspects of this anc ideology, that all races are equal, and all this sort of thing... in the run—up to this film, i read tim's book and actually that was really interesting in terms what apartheid was but also what the day—to—

rich preston, bbc news. to come: he was spartacus — and many other heroes. the hollywood icon kirk douglas has died, at the age of 103. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: ..four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the

rich preston, bbc news. 33 turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack by syrian government forcesia. the northern province is one of the last opposition strongholds in the country and has been under sustained attack by the syrian regime backed by russian forces. turkey's president erdogan had already threatened action if the offensive continued. our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report. in the warscape of syria, rebel fighters may be making their last stand. they have retaken this wounded, empty town in idlib province, but the assad regime and its russian backers are determined to retake all of idlib. not if turkey can help it. its troops are supposed to be observing a ceasefire in idlib. instead, its losses are growing. turkey's defence minister told us his battle plans are ready if talks fail to stop the regime. translation: hospitals are being hit, schools and civilian areas. it's notjust the bodies of children under the rubble. it's the conscience of the international community. you want a ceasefire and you want a negotiated settlement. but are you r

rich preston, bbc news. unwelcome guest, a wild black bear. the animal, weighing nearly 200 kg, could be seen wandering around the streets and gardens of monrovia, a town near los angeles. the bbc‘s tim allman takes up the story. believe it or not, this isn't exactly an uncommon sight round these parts. monrovia backs onto the angeles national forest, so black bears do occasionally take a stroll through the neighbourhood. "stroll" being the operative word. this particular animal, described by wildlife officials as an old lady, seemed to be in no particular hurry. from driveways to gardens, she sauntered very much at her own speed. that laid—back attitude seemed to be infectious. no—one seemed too perturbed. capturing the moment on camera seemed to be the priority for some. and it was hard to work out who was the more ferocious. a big black bear, or some slightly smaller animals. the local police were alerted and said they were monitoring the situation, adding that the california department of fish and wildli

rich preston, bbc news. you are watching newsday. hollywood icon kirk douglas has died at the age of 103. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. ..four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo

rich preston, bbc news. pulling its military out of afghanistan earlier in this bulletin, but now let's turn to another long—running conflict involving america, iraq. the us military involvement there dates back three decades and now it's become the subject of a controversial exhibition in the moma psi gallery in new york. it's called theatre of operations and we went to take a look. the show‘s really a historic exhibition. really wanted to look at 1991 to understand where we are today. it's really a time capsule in a way to understand how artists we re way to understand how artists were responding differently to events that were happening to them directly, events that they we re them directly, events that they were viewing on tv perhaps or reading about on the internet. the conditions of war and sanctions actually physically affected what artists were making and how they were working. this piece by hannah moma malala is memorialising the victims of a bomb shelter bombing. in1991, us the victims of a bomb sh

rich preston, bbc news.ton, dc, the acquittal of president trump in his impeachment trial. geoff garin is a democratic party pollster and strategist. he's in washington. good to talk to you, thanks for your time. it's entirely possible, isn't it, that impeachment, whatever the morality, was a big litter call mistake and mrtrump morality, was a big litter call mistake and mr trump is painting this as another attempt by the washington establishment to go for him and by connection to go for the people who support him? the evidence doesn't bear any of that out. the final poll right before the senate vote, which was conducted by the economist and youguv, showed the majority of americans thought president trump was guilty of the conduct he was accused of in the articles of impeachment and a small plurality wanted him removed from office. the lasting impact of this is it leaves a stain on president donald trump. it reinforces a view that people already had that he is not particularly ethical in his conduct and he i

rich preston reports.ust over a it's beenjust over a month since the discovery of the virus, now officially known as covid-i9. virus, now officially known as covid—i9. since then it's killed over covid—19. since then it's killed over 1100 people. surpassing the number killed by the sars virus in the early 20005. that the sars virus in the early 2000s. that virus, of the same family as this latest strain, killed 774 people. tens of thousands of cases have been reported around the world. in china, streets remained deserted and buildings closed. elsewhere in the region, travel bans have been implemented and injapan, over170 bans have been implemented and in japan, over 170 people bans have been implemented and injapan, over 170 people on board a cruise ship docked in yokohama have tested positive for the virus. more than 3500 are on board, unable to leave. in wuhan, where the virus started, the first of several coronavirus patients have been released from hospital. the concern is now for those countries witho

rich preston, bbc news. yes, but what about remus? let's stick with legends, because...ost anticipated heavyweight boxing re—match, in almost twenty yea rs. in the early hours of sunday morning, the american fighter, deontay wilder, will take on britain's tyson fury, in their long—awaited second fight. our sports editor dan roan has more from las vegas. cheering. it wouldn't be fight week in vegas without the posturing, the posing and the promotion. but, when push comes to shove, in a city built on hype, there's a real sense that tyson fury‘s rematch against deontay wilder could just live up to the billing. 1a months ago, the first meeting produced an epic. fury, out—boxing his opponent and then somehow surviving a ferocious 12th round knock—down, before a controversial draw. now these two unbeaten heavyweights have got it on again. i think this is the biggest fight in the last 50 years. i've got his number, because he put me down and he couldn't keep me down. and that must be playing on his mind. because everybody else, he's knocked out, apart from the gypsy king. so, y

rich preston reports. the landing that ended in tragedy. boeing 737 arriving at speed and wet weather lost skidded and overran the runway at the istanbul airport. seen from the roadside, the impact of the crash visibly split the fuselage of the plane into several sections. translation: u nfortu nately several sections. translation: unfortunately the plane could not hold onto the runway due to poor weather conditions and skidded for around 50—60 metres. it fell from 30—a0 metres. it fell from 30—a0 metres high. on board were 183 passengers and crew who had flown in from the western province of the country. for rescue teams, the scale of the task before them becomes apparent from the ground. there will now be an investigation into what happened although there have been fatalities, many will highlight this could have been much, much worse. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a song and a smile that could change the world. we report on the efforts to ensure the children of islamic state fighters don't grow up to

rich preston has the story. it isa it is a 2500 —year—old mystery that might, might have been sold.of the once great romulus, father of rome? translation: romulus is a person who founded rome. he gave life to the city. it is thanks to him that the roman people were formed. the tomb was first found inside the old roman forum at the start of the last century but was then lost. translation: we have got the place and the precise location and therefore thought we could not find it. for us to find it was a great discovery, to find it exactly has described. legend says, romulus, son of the god mars, founded rome in 753 bc but it came at a cost. in the battle for the city he killed his twin brother. but experts say we might be getting ahead of ourselves. no bones we re ahead of ourselves. no bones were found inside. translation: we cannot say it is the tomb of romulus. we did not have any scientific evidence. we only have a room is so that has been preserved. the fact that it has been preserved makes us understand that this is an important place. and depending on your beliefs, romulus was e

rich preston has this report. it's freezing in northern syria.n overwhelmed by new arrivals. families are struggling to find somewhere to live and something to eat. translation: the situation here is very difficult. it's snowing and the temperature is below zero. we're staying in because rent for a house costs between $100 and $200. but being out in the open is still preferable to this — unrelenting air strikes by russian forces, causing untold damage. russia supports the government of bashar al—assad in its mission to regain control of rebel—held areas. translation: we were sitting in the village and then suddenly the aircraft hit. look at this destruction! what did we do to bashar? let him go to the front line. i want to know what we did to him. turkey, which supports the rebels, has accused moscow of deliberately targeting civilians. moscow denies this. towns have been left deserted. turkey has sent reinforcements to the border, warning it will strike back if turkish soldiers are hurt. 13 have been killed so far this month. the tension is risi

there've been protests and calls for a fresh election, as rich preston reports.after their leader was elected to power with support from the far right afd party. it is the first time a state leader has been elected with the help of the anti—immigrant been elected with the help of the anti—immigra nt alternative for germany. germany just make german media have called a political earthquake. a bunch of flowers were thrown in protest. kenrick defeated the left wing in cumberland by one vote and while voting is anonymous, analyst say the fact that afd's anonymous, analyst say the fact that afd‘s own candidate received zero point show that its members aligned behind kenrick. last september, a court ruled that the afd‘s state leader could legally be termed a fascist. translation: it is an unacceptable reach to be elected prime minister with the votes of the af d and especially with the vote of that man. the free democrats say they did not think they afd backing and will not work with the party. translation: support from the afd is the pricing but it is not motivated by

the bbc‘s rich preston has this report.aks injune and the e—mails were released by wikileaks in june and july 2016, just months before the us presidential elections. they we re presidential elections. they were hugely embarrassing and seen as were hugely embarrassing and seen as massively damaging to the democratic presidential nominee, hillary clinton. russell was widely suspected of hacking the dnc, stealing their e—mails, and passing them on to wikileaks. julian assange e—mails, and passing them on to wikilea ks. julian assange has denied rotten involvement and russia denies any responsibility —— rotten. that did not stop the usjostens department judging did not stop the usjostens departmentjudging 12 officers over the hacking. the accusation being it was all pa rt accusation being it was all part of a wide plot to interfere with the election. julian assange is currently here, london's belmarsh prison, but if exhibition to the us over the leaking of diplomatic cables. that extradition hearing begins next week. julian ass

rich preston has the story. northern sweden. 150 kilometres above the arctic circle. court said they have been using this land from time immemorial and it is thought they arrived in the region at the end of the last ice age. the sami won their landmark court case injanuary, giving their community exclusive rights to decide who hunts and fishes on their land. it was the end of what had been a ten—year legal battle. the ruling applies to a district south of the town of of kiruna in northern sweden. the traditional reindeer herders said their way of life was being threatened by other hunting and fishing activities. it is ourland, so we must decide. disturbing the animals. in that case we keep nature as it is not destroyed. but others are unhappy and say gives the sami people too much control over an area they must share with others. i think there is space enough for all of us. i do not think it is a group of entrepreneurs only who get to decide over this big area. but there is a concern that the ruling will give the sami power to block economic development including trai

i'm rich preston. our top stories: donald trump gives his state of the union address, taking credit for what he calls the great american comeback. i say to the people of our great country, and to the members of congress, the state of our union is stronger than ever before. this was the immediate response from speaker nancy pelosi — tearing up a speech democrats say was full of lies. we cannot forget that, despite the dishonesty and division of the dishonesty and division of the last few years, and that we heard tonight from the president of the united states, together we have boundless potential. better late than never — partial results show pete buttigieg leading the iowa causus but the row over delays continues. another big increase in the number of people in china infected by the coronavirus — the death toll rise to nearly 500. in his state of the union address to the us congress, president trump has spoken of what he considers his greatest achievements after three years in office. in what felt more

rich preston has this report.awmakers are immune from prosecution for actions taken whilst in office. wednesday's decision in italy's senate removes that immunity from matteo salvini. members of his own league party left the chamber, refusing to take part in the vote. for his part, matteo salvini says he wants to go to court, saying he is proud of what he did, and that he would defend his actions. translation: my children have the right to know that their father is away from home not because he is spending time kidnapping human beings, but because he is defending the borders and security of his country. that was his precise duty — not his right, his duty. he compared himself to the us president, donald trump, saying like mrtrump, his opponents were trying to use the courts to undermine his political success. matteo salvini's hardline anti—immigrant policies have made him a success with voters. as interior minister, he routinely blocked rescue boats from docking in italian ports, forcing many to stay at sea for day

rich preston reports. lawmakers are immune from prosecution for actions taken whilst in office. wednesday's decision in italy's senate removes that immunity from matteo salvini. members of his own league party left the chamber, refusing to take part in the vote. for his part, matteo salvini says he wants to go to court, saying he is proud of what he did, and that he would defend his actions. translation: my children have the right to know that their father is away from home not because he is spending time kidnapping human beings, but because he is defending the borders and security of his country. that was his precise duty — not his right, his duty. he compared himself to the us president, donald trump, saying like mrtrump, his opponents were trying to use the courts to undermine his political success. matteo salvini's hardline anti—immigrant policies have made him a success with voters. as interior minister, he routinely blocked rescue boats from docking in italian ports, forcing many to stay at sea for d

rich preston reports. the landing that ended in tragedy.t a pegasus airlines boeing 737, arriving at speed and in wet weather lost control, skidded and overran the runway of istanbul's sabiha gokcen airport. seen from the roadside, the impact of the crash visibly split the plane's fuselage into several sections. translation: unfortunately, the pegasus airlines plane could not hold onto the runway due to poor weather conditions and skidded for around 50—60 metres. it fell from about 30—a0 metres high. 0nboa rd were 183 passengers and crew who'd flown in from the country's western province of izmir. for rescue teams, the scale of the task before them as they comb to the wreckage for survivors becomes apparent from the ground. more than 150 people are reported injured, none of them in a critical condition, but turkey's health minister reports at least one person has died in hospital. there will now be an investigation into what happened, there will be many who highlight this could have been much, much worse. stay with us on bbc news, still to

rich preston has this report.of countries reporting new incidents of covid-19 reporting new incidents of covid—19 continues to rise. new zealand, lithuania and belarus are the latest confirm their first cases. the world health organization has upgraded the global risk of the virus. it calls for all countries to educate the populations. to expand surveillance. to find, isolate and care for every case, to trace every contact and to take and all of government and all of society approach. it iran is now the biggest cause for concern with over 200 people reported to have died as authorities they try to get control of the situation, friday prayers were cancelled for the first time in 40 cancelled for the first time in a0 yea rs. cancelled for the first time in a0 years. worldwide there have been more than 2500 deaths from this strain of coronavirus. the united nations is each country needs to do its bit. we know containment is possible but the window of opportunity is narrowing. and so i appealfor solidarity and full gl

rich preston, bbc news. —— turkish officials.hs of three british family members, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool near fuengirola. 52—year—old gabriel diya, his nine—year—old daughter comfort, and 16—year—old praise—emmanuel, died on christmas eve at the club la costa world hotel. the initial police report concluded that the incident was a tragic accident, partly blamed on the family not being able swimmers. voters in ireland go to the polls this week in a general election. three years ago, when leo varadkar who is openly gay and mixed race became the irish prime minister, he was seen as a symbol of modern ireland. but now he's facing a possible defeat, while there appears to be growing support for the irish republican party sinn fein. here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. the ancient west of ireland has seen rapid change. !z:!z;;:!.; res-seas'él-s; 3a?!» ,, . ~ capital of culture. gay pride, remembers a less liberal city. i came out as lesbian. i didn't know the word lesbian, and i didn't know what coming out was. le

rich preston has this report.d of evacuees from china arrived in the ukrainian town where they will be held in quarantine. some locals are worried to these evacuees will bring the virus with them, blocking roads to try to stop the bosses getting through. fights broke out. as police went into remove the barriers and people by force. ukraine's security service warned of a hoax email claiming some eva cu ees hoax email claiming some evacuees had contracted the virus. in fact, evacuees had contracted the virus. infact, no evacuees had contracted the virus. in fact, no cases had been confirmed in ukraine. ukraine's president took to television to set the record straight. translation: we know that some people deliberately spread panic and provoked the savagery. those that organised it will be held responsible. do not trust because headlines and fa ke not trust because headlines and fake news, but trust logical thinking and common sense. remember that the most fearsome virus is the hate virus. there is now a permanent gu

rich preston reports.00 people, surpassing the number killed by the sars virus in the early 2000s. that virus, of the same family as this latest strain, killed 774 people. tens of thousands of cases have been reported around the world. in china, streets remained deserted and buildings closed. elsewhere in the region, travel bans have been implemented and in japan, over 170 people on board a cruise ship docked in yokohama have tested positive for the virus. more than 3500 are on board, unable to leave. in wuhan, where the virus started, the first of several coronavirus patients have been released from hospital. the concern is now for those countries without the infrastructure and control of wealthier nations. i have a great concern that if this virus makes it to a weaker health system, it will create havoc. chinese authorities have been criticised for their handling of the outbreak. the first report of covid—19 was made to the who december 31st, 2019. the source was identified as this fish market. health of

rich preston, bbc news.e details on that story on oui’ more details on that story on our website, which updates all the time. now to the united states. rival presidential candidates have launched blistering attacks on the american billionaire mike bloomberg in the latest televised democratic debate. his record as mayor of new york came in for criticism as did his purchase of millions of dollars of advertising slots to win support. bernie sanders, the frontrunner in the race for the nomination, was also attacked by the other candidates. the newest entrant to the democratic party race, businessman and former new york mayor michael bloomberg, said there were only two questions that the rival candidates had to answer. one is, who can beat donald trump? and numbertwo, who can do thejob if trump? and numbertwo, who can do the job if they get into the white house? and i would argue that i am the candidate that can do exactly both those things. i'm a new yorker. they know how to take on an arrogant conman like donal