ros atkins, bbc news. the amertican airlines plane, with at least 15 of the passengers being athletest skating community. skating champions of tomorrow. in wichita had been an amazing experience. but this picture was the last he posted. confirming, tragically, what many within the figure flight 5319. jinna han. so too had fellow skaterjinna han. this will have long reaching impacts for our skating community. in 1994, won world championship gold in pairs for russia they'd been helping to develop young skaters amid reports that a quarter of all passengers might have you keep on trying. and move forward. it's not easy, but that's what we all have to do now together. please join us now in a moment of silence, as we think tributes paid today at the european figure skating and talent taken too soon. laura scott, bbc news. in a news conference on thursday at the white house, president donald trump held a moment of silence for the crash victims.he also placed blame on former presidents obama and biden, and claimed without evidence to the crash. an executive order, directing the faa to assess

ros atkins, there.arting at 12 gmt today. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. most eyes may be on the us for the presidential inauguration on monday, but for us weatherfolk, it's the atmosphere that's really caught our attention. a surge of bitterly cold arctic air all the way to the gulf of mexico and florida, clashing with warmer atlantic and gulf of mexico airjust to fire up an exceptionally strong jet stream. really quick transatlantic flights expected this week, but what a strong jetstream also means is that we're breaking down the weather patterns and we're going to be firing deep and stormy areas of low pressure towards the environs around the uk. so there is that potential we could start to enter a stormier period later this week. more rain around, some snow in the hills and the potential for some impactful winds, too. so that's really from thursday onwards. to begin with, over the next few days, we've got barely a breeze. not a huge amount changing. weatherfronts, t

ros atkins unai simon 2a hours snapshots of elon musk�*s x timeline.warning of more deaths and disfigurement caused by botched cosmetic procedures unless the government introduces new regulations to make the industry safer. thejoint councilfor cosmetic practitioners said, in the last year, it's dealt with an explosion in complaints from local authorities about poor practice. one woman has told the bbc she looks like a gargoyle after undergoing a procedure by a former tattoo artist who was claiming to be doctor, as caroline bilton reports. so, this is... this was me. this was what i looked like. i've been told, you know, i'll never look like it again, even with surgery. this was andrea in 2021. the photos that follow on her phone tell her story in a graphic way. i see a gargoyle. i see something horrible, disgusting. i wish i hadn't done it, i wish i hadn't trusted... this is a nightmare. i live a nightmare every single day. andrea says she still bears the scars, both physically and mentally, of the treatment she received two years ago at the reshapeu c

there's a huge amount of military and civilian flights ros atkins, bbc news.icularly diffcult time for the skating club of boston and his mother christine. spencer's father says his son was "a force of nature" who showed "drive and tenacity" to the sport. jinna han, who was 13, died with her mother, jin. the club called jinna "a wonderful kid and a great athlete". died. married couple and world champion russian isom and evgenia shishkova. professor kiah duggins also lost her life. the civil rights lawyer was set to begin teaching at howard university's school of law in the autumn. these two dc lawyers, who worked for the same firm, her partner david said she "always, always managed to have fun, no matter what she was doing. this is 28 year old sam lilley — he was one of the pilots virginia resident ian epstein was a flight to make people smile. for our family and friends and for all the other and geeta we have mentioned just a few of those who lost their lives in the crash. there are many other names each with family and friends who are grieving today. is very

ros atkins, bbc news, washington.ued from a caravan in eastbourne after they were found living in what police called a state of squalor. four years on, their owner — who had already been banned from keeping pets — has been handed a two year suspended sentence for causing their suffering. our reporter fiona irving has been to see how the dogs are doing now. oh, look at that! oh, no, they're so thirsty. dehydrated, starving and just weeks old. when they were found, these puppies suffered from infections and infestations. one — a dachshund — didn't survive. eddie, come here. but the others were all rehomed. come here. yeah! sit! meet eddie. he was one of the sickest puppies taken from the caravan. we got him and he had salmonella, he had some, like, joint issues going on. he had ringworm so there's, like — there were spots in his fur where it was falling off. all round, just not great. this is pepper. now three and a half, this feisty dachshund was hospitalised for weeks after her rescue. she had compiler bacter, which i

here's ros atkins. the first question is whether either was off course. from the south.n red, was flying along the river. the trump administration says both were on a standard flight pattern. to the helicopter, referring to it as pat—25 this is the audio. in another recording, we hear what appears to be the helicopter�*s pilot. there is a question here about which aircraft there was another plane nearby. we don't know if the helicopter pilot had this plane in the seconds before what had happened, wouldn't there have been an automated warning? is at low altitude. airspace in washington? runways in the us. that question still requires an answer. 67 people lost their lives in collision. the amertican airlines plane, with at least 15 of involved with us figure skating. on the tight knit skating community. but this picture was the last he posted. skating community had feared — that he had been on board flight 5342. jinna han. so too had fellow skaterjinna han. both had been accompanied on the plane by their mothers which has been left reeling. we were informed of a pretty hor

the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins examines one day on the platform for the owner of x.his is his number of posts on the uk and grooming gangs. it's increased sharply in recent weeks and on monday, without naming musk. sir keir starmer attacked those spreading lies and misinformation on the response to the grooming gangs. we've analysed musk timeline on that same day, monday the sixth, from midnight to midnight gmt, there were 153 posts. this includes those written by musk and those by others that he shared. 33% of them were on us politics, 48% on the uk, and nearly all of them about grooming gangs. and these posts contain a range of false information. at 8.12 on monday morning, musk posted that former prime minister gordon brown sold those little girls for votes. later, he posted starmer was deeply complicit in the mass rapes in exchange for votes, a reference to when sir keir starmer led the crown prosecution service. there is no evidence that gordon brown or keir starmer sought to obstruct justice for political gain, or for any other reason. at 1245 on monday, musk sh

here's our analysis editor, ros atkins. donald trump is seeking territorial expansion.m of denmark since 1953, having been colonised by denmark centuries earlier and with its position between the us and europe. it has huge value in terms of trade, security and natural resources too. as climate change warms the arctic, it may become more valuable still. and while the us already has a military base there, donald trump wants more than that. this week, he posted that greenland will benefit tremendously if and when it becomes part of our nation. and he was asked if he'd rule out using military or economic coercion to gain control of greenland and the panama canal. no, i can't assure you on either of those two. greenland makes its own laws. it has its own prime minister. and he says greenland is not for sale. in fact, he wants full independence from denmark. and this week in denmark, he said, greenland belongs to the greenlanders. the danish prime minister has used that exact same phrase emphasises greenland is not for sale. but this issue is unlikely to go away. yesterday, d

hello i'm ros atkins. we start with breaking news.r fox news host, pete hegseth has been confirmed as us defence secretary. the vote was split 50—50 and vice presidentjd vance had to break the tiethree republican senators voted no — lisa murkowski, susan collins and former senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he put out a statement saying: most let's talk to my colleague david willis. it is a considerable moment for the trump administration because it was a controversial pick. trier? was a controversial pick. very controversial _ was a controversial pick. very controversial and _ was a controversial pick. very controversial and these - controversial and these allegations of sexual impropriety and heavy drinking and even financial mismanagement basically undermined author and to undermined author and to undermine the candidacy of pete hegseth. it is 36 years since a nominee put forward by george bush senior, former usa today john tower, was actually rejected for the post of defence secretary under similar allegations to those pete h

the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins has more. january 6th, 2021 looked like the end of donald trump'sed for actions including attempting to overthrow the government, assaulting police officers and obstructing the certification of the election result. but it was far from the end. and on the campaign trail, donald trump signalled he was considering pardoning those convicted. on precisely who vice president jd vance said recently... in many cases, that's exactly what happened. on the day he returned to power, donald trump called the january 6th prisoners hostages, which they aren't. and here at the white house, he pardoned almost all of them. others had their sentences commuted, which means they'll be released. but their convictions remain on the record. one of them is stewart rhodes, founder of the far right militia group the oath keepers. he received 18 years for trying to overthrow the overthrow the government. another is jacob chansley, whose image became closely associated with the riot. i got the news from my lawyer when i was at the gym, and i walked outside and i screamed "freedo

ros atkins has been taking a look at his first few days in office.monday he was sworn in. i was saved by god to make america great again. two make more speeches, a rally and a press conference would follow, and executive orders, 26 of them, some signed at the rally with pens thrown into the crowd, others signed in the oval office, bringing a declaration of a national emergency on the us border with mexico, pardons or many involved in 6january, withdrawal from the world health organisation, withdrawal from the paris climate agreement, the gulf of mexico renaming the gulf of america, and restrictions east on oil and gas exploration or as he puts it drill, baby, drill. there was this as well. there are only to make genders, male and female. on a gaza, the president said he was not confident the ceasefire will hold an added... it's a phenomenal location, on the sea, the best weather. by this point a gesture by elon musk was getting attention and his day ended with three balls. and some dancing... to ymca, with a sword. tuesday brought another pardon, the

here's our analysis editor, ros atkins. donald trump is seeking territorial expansion. having been colonised by denmark centuries earlier and with its position between the us and europe. it has huge value in terms of trade, security and natural resources too. as climate change warms the arctic, it may become more valuable still. and while the us already has a military base there, donald trump wants more than that. this week, he posted that greenland will benefit tremendously if and when it becomes part of our nation. and he was asked if he'd rule out using military or economic coercion to gain control of greenland and the panama canal. no, i can't assure youl on either of those two. greenland makes its own laws. it has its own prime minister. and he says greenland is not for sale. in fact, he wants full independence from denmark. and this week in denmark, he said, greenland belongs to the greenlanders. the danish prime minister has used that exact same phrase emphasises greenland is not for sale. but this issue is unlikely to go away. yesterday, donald trump's son donjr

hello, i'm ros atkins. the israeli cabinet has voted to approve a six—week ceasefire in gaza.t's the first phase of a deal which if implemented in full will end the 15—month war in gaza. the cabinet meeting lasted over six hours with some ministers threatening to resign, arguing the agreement rewards hamas. the first hostages are now due to be released on sunday. in return, israel says it will release dozens of palestinian prisoners who include some detainees as young as 16. hamas will return 33 israeli hostages over this initial six—week period. under the deal, israel will allow 600 trucks into gaza every day — that's 12 times more than at the moment. in another development, the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas says it's prepared to assume full responsibility of gaza. the pa partly controls the israeli—occupied west bank. well, protests both for and, as shown here, against the gaza ceasefire deal have been taking place across israel. since the draft deal was first announced on wednesday, officials in gaza say more than 100 palestinians have been killed by

ros atkins takes a look now at the promises already made, and how they might be met.. my plan will rapidly defeat inflation, quickly bring down prices and reignite explosive economic growth. inflation was high under biden, but it came down. donald trump says he'll increase taxes known as tariffs on imports from some of america's biggest trading partners. trump raised tariffs in his first term, and studies found consumer prices for some products went up. that could happen again. more broadly, under biden, the economy has grown. as one analyst puts it...

hello, i'm ros atkins.of a a deal which, if implemented in full, will end the 15 month war in gaza. their meeting lasted more than six hours, with some ministers who threatened to resign arguing the agreement rewards hamas. the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday. in return, israel says it will release dozens of palestinian prisoners. they include some detainees as young as 16. hamas will return 33 israeli hostages over six weeks. these pictures are from egypt where trucks are waiting to bring aid into gaza. under the deal israel will allow 600 trucks into gaza every day — that's 12 times more than at the moment.

our analysis editor ros atkins has more.lution of common sense. this week, i will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. applause the democrats would contest that that's been the goal, but the presidency�*s no longer theirs, and one line from donald trump was greeted with loud applause. as of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders — male and female. the white house says president trump will... officials working with mr trump also say he will end diversity, equity and inclusion inside the federal government, stopping funding across federal agencies. here in washington, donald trump is using his new political power to reshape the government's approach to cultural issues. and others may help, too. at the inauguration ceremony, in front of president trump's cabinet, sat the most powerful tech leaders in the world — the heads of apple, google, and amazon were there. so was

ros atkins takes a look now at the promises already made, and how they might be met. donald trump has made a lot of promises but, as president, can he keep them? first, there's the economy. my plan will rapidly defeat inflation, quickly bring down prices and reignite explosive economic growth. inflation was high under biden. but it came down. donald trump says he'll increase taxes known as tariffs on imports from some of america's biggest trading partners. trump raised tariffs in his first term, and studies found consumer prices for some products went up. that could happen again. more broadly, under biden, the economy has grown. as one analyst puts it... but there are warnings. the international monetary fund, based here in washington, says new tariffs may deliver growth, but with the risk of a downturn to follow. next is illegal immigration. on day one, i will launch the largest deportation programme in american history. it's estimated over 13 million immigrants are in the us illegally. this graph shows the number of repatriations — including deportations — under oba

hello, i'm ros atkins.t week in office. we'll look at some of the most significant developments from the last few days. but let's start with what is happening today. donald trump visited hurricane—affected areas

here�*s our analysis editor ros atkins. amplify his support for donald trump for that after trump�*s victory musk was ever present. the power he derived from technology had been translated into huge political power. musk will co—lead a new department of government efficiency and he pronounced this won�*t be business as usual this is going to be a revolution more broadly the revolution that musk is seeking is not contained to the us. in brazil he initially divided court orderfor x us. in brazil he initially divided court order for x to do more to restrict this information. he said the judge was trying to destroy democracy although x would later meet all of the courts demands. in germany to select but the far right afd party in contention for that musk is posted only the afd can save germany. he�*s also written that the afd party with many germans who feel that concerns are ignored by the establishment. now musk has turned to the uk, particularly theissue turned to the uk, particularly the issue of grooming gangs. he is made

here's our analysis editor, ros atkins. thank you very much indeed.itics isn't happening in isolation. when musk bought twitter — he didn'tjust buy a business — he bought the power to exert influence. in the us election, musk used twitter — now rebranded x — to amplify his support for donald trump. after trump's victory, musk was ever—present. the power he derived from technology had been translated into huge political power. musk will co—lead a new department of government efficiency. and he pronounced — "this won't be business as usual. this is going to be a revolution." more broadly — the revolution that musk is seeking is not contained to the us. in brazil, he initially defied a court orderfor x to do more to restrict misinformation. he said the judge was "trying to destroy democracy." x would later meet all of the court's demands. in germany, there's an election next month — with the far right afd party in contention. musk has posted "only the afd can save germany." and has also written that the party "resonates with many germans who feel their c

and i'm ros atkins. on this week's edition of the media show, we're going to talk about meta's decision to cancel its fact—checking operation which it has been using on instagram and on facebook. what can the so—called legacy media learn from news influencers? we speak to one influencer who's been reporting on the ukraine war on tiktok. and we're going to look ahead to the release of grand theft auto vi, which could be the biggest media event of the year. it's all on the media show. now, meta has decided to stop using its independent fact—checking programme on its platforms facebook and instagram. it's going to replace that with community notes — a system where users assess posts and, if they deem it necessary, add clarifications or context. it's a system already used on elon musk�*s x platform. and the meta boss mark zuckerberg announced the change in a video he posted on instagram. now, to assess this decision, it is, of course, relevant to remember that donald trump is about to become president but th

ros atkins has been taking a look at his first few days in office.cy and a lot has happened. on monday he was sworn in. i happened. on monday he was sworn in. ., , happened. on monday he was sworn in. .,, , happened. on monday he was sworn in-_ happened. on monday he was sworn in. _ ., sworn in. i was saved by god to make america _ sworn in. i was saved by god to make america great _ sworn in. i was saved by god to make america great again. - sworn in. i was saved by god to make america great again. to | make america great again. to make more speeches, a rally in a press conference would follow, and executive orders, 26 of them, some signed at the rally with pens thrown into the crowd, others signed in the oval office, bringing a declaration of a national emergency of the us border with mexico, pardons or many involved in 6january, withdrawal from the world health organisations, withdrawal from the paris climate agreements, the gulf of mexico renaming the gulf of america, and restrictions east on oil and gas exploration or as he puts it drill, baby,

our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking the american airlines flight and the black hawk militaryhe first question is whether either was off course. to the helicopter, referring to it as pat25 this is the audio. in other words, the helicopter was being told to watch out. in another recording, we hear what appears to be the helicopter�*s pilot. is being referred to because — as we can see from the footage — there was another plane nearby. passenger aircraft in the us use what's called a collision avoidance system. at low altitude. we definitely would. runways in the us. it's just five miles from the white house. there�*s a huge amountof- .,... in a relatively small area. that question still requires an answer. the democratic former transportation secretary, staff being hired. julia manchester, who's in washington. there has a lot political fallout after crash because of the -ress this crash because of the press conference and remarks conference and the remarks by president trump. take us presidenttrump. take us the reaction? presidentll'rumpr�*lfakeus - the reaction?- presidentll'r

and i'm ros atkins.which it has been using on instagram and on facebook. what can the so—called legacy media learn from news influencers? we speak to one influencer who's been reporting on the ukraine war on tiktok. and we're going to look ahead to the release of grand theft auto vi, which could be the biggest media event of the year. it's all on the media show. now, meta has decided to stop using its independent fact—checking programme on its platforms, facebook and instagram.

ros atkins reports. january 6th, 2021 looked like the end of donald trump's political career.ssaulting police officers and obstructing the certification of the election result. but it was far from the end. and on the campaign trail, donald trump signalled he was considering pardoning those convicted. 0n precisely who, vice presidentjd vance said recently if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. in many cases, that's exactly what's happened. 0n the day he returned to power, donald trump called the january 6th prisoners hostages, which they aren't. and here at the white house, he pardoned almost all of them. others had their sentences commuted, which means they'll be released but their convictions remain on the record. one of them is stuart rhodes, founder of the far right militia group the 0ath keepers. he received 18 years for trying to overthrow the government. another is jacob chansley, whose image became closely associated with the riot. i got the news from my lawyer when i was at the gym, and i walked outside and i screamed freedom at the

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to a bbc news special programme on the gaza ceasefire deal which the israeli cabinet has approved this evening. it's the first phase of a a deal which, if implemented in full, will end the 15 month war in gaza. their meeting lasted more than six hours, with some ministers who threatened to resign arguing the agreement rewards hamas. the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday. in return, israel says it will release dozens of palestinian prisoners. they include some detainees as young as 16. hamas will return 33 israeli hostages over six weeks. these pictures are from egypt where trucks are waiting to bring aid into gaza. under the deal israel will allow 600 trucks into gaza every day — that's 12 times more than at the moment. our international editorjeremy bowen has this report this is the boy who lived. asad halifa, three years old. he is being looked after by neighbours in gaza city. crying. and that is his cry for help from the rubble the night before last.

hello, i'm ros atkins.elcome to a special programme on bbc news, covering president trump's first week in office. we'll look at some of the most significant developments from the last few days. but let's start with what is happening today. donald trump visited hurricane—affected areas of north carolina. before heading to los angeles where he's visiting some of the areas worst affected by the wildfires there. 28 people lost their lives in the disaster — at least 12,000 homes and businesses were damaged. already this week, the president had suggested he may withhold federal disaster assistance for california unless the state changes its approach to water management. in north carolina, hurricane helene killed more than 100 people in september. speaking in asheville, president trump threatened to dismantle the us federal emergency agency, fema — saying it had turned out to be a disaster itself. i'll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling fema, or maybe

hello, i'm ros atkins.er an hour ago, the us senate confirmed pete hegseth as the country's new secretary of defense. it was a tight race with three republicans voting against their own party which holds the senate majority. vice presidentjd vance ultimately gave the tie—breaking vote, standing behind mr hegseth a former fox news host and combat veteran. on this vote, the yeas are 50 and the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the nomination is confirmed. while hegseth�*s confirmation is a narrow win for the trump administration, his appointment was preceded by allegations of excessive drinking, aggressive behaviour towards women and abusing his second wife — all claims that he denies. now he has secured america's top militaryjob, he is set to lead more than 2 million service members and will oversee an annual defence budget of $850 million. with me is our correspondent david willis. why did you get so tight when the republicans have a majority?— th