he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.ice appeal for information after a food delivery driver was stabbed to death in north london last night. and julia's journey to understand what family really means. that's my very extended family in half an hour here on bbc news. two mortar rounds have landed near the us embassy in baghdad and rockets have hit a base housing american troops following the assassination of an iranian military commander. no casualities have been reported. general qasem soleimani was hit by a us drone attack outside baghdad airport on thursday. thousands of people have taken part in his funeral procession in the iraqi capital. tehran has vowed to seek revenge on the us for his death. here, the defence secretary, ben wallace, has said the royal navy will be accompanying ships through the strait of hormuz, a vital route for global oil supplies off iran's south coast. our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. they came in their thousands to honour qassem soleimani and they called him a hero

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.ge the courts to impose tougher fines to curb the surge in fly—tipping. and we ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers benedict paviot and john rentoul — stay with us for that. good evening. thousands of people have taken to the streets in iraq in a funeral procession for iran's most powerful military commander. general qasem suleimani was killed in an american drone strike in baghdad on thursday. iran has promised revenge for his death. tonight rockets have been fired in the iraqi capital, including near the american embassy. no casualties have been reported. here's our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. they came in their thousands to honour qasem soleimani and they called him a hero. to many more in iraq and beyond, he was the region's principal villain. familiar chants rang out, "death to america, death to israel". he served his iranian masters well. its regime has cast him as a proud shia martyr. in death, he has been elevated to the rank of lieu

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.rs that high winds and temperatures will push australia's bushfires towards heavily populated areas — thousands of reserve troops are deployed. just got a phone call from a friend ijust got a phone call from a friend his brother as a police officer, and he said it get the hell out. we have had to police, our street and said that they expected to impact our houses in the next 20 to impact our houses in the next 20 to 30 minutes. police appeal for information, after a food delivery driver was stabbed to death in north london last night. coming up at half past, sportsday has all the fa cup action — including tranmere‘s three—goal come back to pull off a draw at watford. we start with breaking news — in the last few minutes, the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmerjoined the race to succeed jeremy corbyn as leader of the labour party. sir keir, who's a prominent remain supporter, will launch his leadership bid in stevenage tomorrow, calling on the party to listen to voters in order to

he will officially launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake, how is the leadership race shaping up? well, the field is growing, five mps have now said they will stand and there are already some clear differences. sir keir starmer the latest to set out his pitch to labour party members are giving in a piece in the sunday mirror tomorrow that labour cannot hide its head in the sand and needs to rebuild fast. in an apparent pitch tojeremy corbyn supporters, he said that the party must not lose sight of its values or retreat from the radicalism of the last few years. there is no mention of brexit at all in his pet and as a leading remain campaignerand in his pet and as a leading remain campaigner and someone who argued ha rd campaigner and someone who argued hard for a second referendum he may be seen as out of step with the leave voting constituencies and the voters who turned their back on the party at the election. 0thers voters who turned their back on the party at the election. others in the running, jess phillips, lisa nandy have argued that

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.g up after the papers, the click team look back at their highlights of last year. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent, and benedicte paviot, uk correspondent for france 24. and president of the foreign press association. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer says that doubts are growing over the united states case for killing qassem suleimani. it says that donald trumps decision has driven a wedge between washington's relations with its allies. the sunday times says that british troops in iraq are trapped in a tinderbox after the assasination of qassem suleimani. it reports that they're going to be given more firepower to combat any possible attack. the mail on sunday says the prime minister is jetting back to the uk to deal with the iran crisis. the paper says a number of ministers are angry that president trump didn't give the uk prior war

stevenage is not a place they lost last time, they lost some time ago.ll be one of the big point that he makes. the labour party was predominantly remain, so that'll be somewhere where he can take up some support. in addition to that, he is also, he is quite business that they, he has that acumen that perhaps they, he has that acumen that perhaszeremy they, he has that acumen that perhaps jeremy corbyn might they, he has that acumen that perhaszeremy corbyn might have liked. so, as a result of that, i think that he, you know, he stands a good chance of picking up a pair portion. time is against this, david. another political story, if we made. anotherfigure who is determined not to be consigned to history. nigel farage. halfway through the review and we have not mentioned the dword, brexit. that shows how the world has moved on the new year. this nigel barrage is determined to make sure we do not forget brexit and he is going to throw a big party on january the sist, throw a big party on january the 3ist, £100,000 throw a big party on january the 31st, £

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.he queen sends her condolences to the people of australia, as fears grow that high winds and temperatures will push bushfires towards heavily populated areas. police appeal for information, after a food delivery driver was stabbed to death in north london last night. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, with me, karthi gnanasegaram, and chetan pathak. the headlines this evening... we'll bring you the best of the action from the third round of the fa cup as league one strugglers tranmere come from 3—0 down to earn a replay against watford. a cracker of a goal at craven cottage gives fulham the win as aston villa are one of two premier league teams to be knocked out of the fa cup. england's bowlers lead the fightback in cape town as ben stokes takes four catches on day two of the second test against south africa. also coming up in the programme... we speak to the double—amputee snowboarder darren swift who's aiming for glory at this year's british sn

sampson is now a coach at stevenage.pendent comission has found that his case was not proven. manchester united manager, ole gunnar solskjaer says that top goalscorer marcus rashford could be out for at least six weeks with a stress fracture. the england striker, who's scored 19 goals this season, had to go off with a back injury during their fa cup win against wolves last week. gary neville says the club should sack chief executive ed woodward. the former manchester united right back thinks he's overseen the club's decline, despite the premier league side having one of the largest wage bills in the world. to the nfl, as for the first time in 50 years, kansas city chiefs will be in the superbowl. it's after they beat the tennessee titans 35 points to 2a to clinch the afc championship. they'll take on the san francisco 49ers in the super bowl in two weeks time. well, joining me now is melissa jacobs, just explain how much this means to kansas city? first of all, kansas city is one of the original nfl franchises dating bac

sampson is now a coach at stevenage.pendent commission has found that his case was not proven. and cardiff city fans will pay tribute to emiliano sala on the first anniversary of the plane crash in which the argentine striker died. sala was flying to cardiff from nantes when the plane he was in crashed into the english channel on the 21st of january last year. to melbourne next, where after a couple of weeks of uncertainty the rain came, the smoke cleared, and the australian open started on time. there was a sense of deja vu on the margaret court arena, as the 15—year—old american star, coco gauff beat venus williams in the first round. just like she did at wimbledon last summer. austin halewood reports. for coco gauff, this was the moment everything changed. an unknown 15—year—old knocking venus williams out of wimbledon. the upset made her one of the sporting stars of 2019. from london's lawns to the hard courts in australia, a lot has changed in the last 12 months for coco gauff but a lot of things remain the same. sa

back on the campaign trail, sir keir starmer launched his bid to lead labour in stevenage, a conservativehe says the party's recent radical policies are needed to win here and beyond, but after a long time making the case for the uk to stay in the eu, he now says it's time to look beyond brexit. the argument has to move on, and the argument now is, can we insist on that close relationship with the eu, close economic relationship, but collaboration in other areas, and also, what is the framework now for future trade relations? labour could one day argue to rejoin the eu, says another contender for leader, and claims that she is best placed to reconnect with voters. this has got to be about whether the labour party can speak and connect and be trusted by the public. none of it matters, about this fight with this person in the labour party, unless we can win an election, and labour values is what matters. another backbench mp putting herself forward says those at the top of the party are out of touch, and only someone from labour's former heartlands, like her, can lead it to success. i think

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.lay more on that including details of who the other contenders are without race expected to get under way next week. plenty more ahead on bbc news. your next news bulletin is at five to ten with martine croxall, but first it's time for our world. lapland is europe's great last wilderness. it stretches across norway, sweden, finland and russia, north of the arctic circle. the far north of finland is the home of the sami, europe's only indigenous people, who still live off the land. but the life of the sami people is changing. climate change is affecting the arctic more than any other part of the earth. you can't rely on that you know how nature acts or how animals act because everything seems to be changing. the melting ice is opening up opportunities for shipping routes and there is talk of a new railway. it's the worst nightmare we are facing at the moment. which could threaten the sami people's way of life. how can you put a price target for a culture? we have come to lapland to talk

back on the campaign trail, sir keir starmer launched his bid to lead labour in stevenage, a conservativeed to leave the eu. he says the party's recent radical policies are needed to win here and beyond, but after a long time making the case for the uk to stay in the eu, he now says it's time to look beyond brexit. the argument has to move on, and the argument now is can we insist on that close relationship with the eu, close economic relationship, but collaboration in other areas, and also what is the framework now for future trade relations? labour could one day argue to rejoin the eu, says another contender for leader, and claims that she is best placed to reconnect with voters. this has got to be about whether the labour party can speak and connect and be trusted by the public. none of it matters, about this fight with this person in the labour party, unless we can win an election, and labour values is what matters. another backbench mp putting herself forward says those at the top of the party are out of touch, and only someone from labour's former heartlands, like her, can lead it t

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.appeal for information after a food delivery driver was stabbed to death in north london last night. two years ago, julia, a high school student from ohio, received an e—mail out of the blue that changed her life forever. julia, who was conceived by sperm donor, discovered she had a half—sister. but that was only the beginning. here's her story all right. let's go for a walk. i always knew that i was donor conceived. donor 1317 from california. i grew up in cleveland heights, ohio, with two moms, kathleen and betsy. i really don't miss having a dad because they both completed a different area of me growing up. this is the family. my sister, sarah and i, we have lived together for almost two decades. we fight over socks and we steal each other‘s headphones and i love sarah to pieces. it's so nice out. it's beautiful. i'm happy we're together. me, too. it was the beginning of my spring break of senior year. my mom got an e—mail that said, "hi, i think your daughter is my daughter's half—

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow. ahead on bbc news. your next news bulletin is at five to ten with martine croxall, but first it's time for our world.

sir keir, who's a prominent remain supporter, will launch his leadership bid in stevenage tomorrow, calling listen to voters in order to regain their trust. he's the fifth mp to enter the contest, with prominent backbenchers lisa nandy and jess phillips also announcing their leadership bids in the past 2a hours. theyjoin the shadow treasury minister clive lewis and the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry — who have previously announced their intention to stand. two lorry drivers have died in a crash on the mi. the motorway was closed for hours in both directions between flitwick and milton keynes after the incident just before 7am yesterday morning. it was reopened northbound this afternoon, but police say the southbound carriageway will remain shut until further notice. sir rod stewart has been charged by police in florida, after he allegedly punched a security guard at a hotel. a police report says the altercation occurred after the singer and his son failed to gain access to a private event on new year's eve. he'll appear in court next month. councils in england have urged the cour

sir keir, who's a prominent remain supporter, will launch his leadership bid in stevenage this afternoonty to listen to voters in order to regain their trust. he's the fifth mp to enter the contest, with prominent backbenchers lisa nandy and jess phillips also announcing their leadership bids in the past 2a hours. theyjoin the shadow treasury minister clive lewis and the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry — who have previously announced their intention to stand. earlier, our political correspondent jonathan blake had this update on how the leadership contest is shaping up. there are already some clear differences with sir keir starmer the latest to set out his pitch to labour party members arguing in a piece in the sunday mirror tomorrow that labour cannot hide its head in the sand and needs to rebuild fast but in an apparent pitch tojeremy corbyn's support base he says the party must not lose sight of his values or retreat from the radicalism of the last few years. there is no mention of brexit at all in his pitch, and as a leading remain campaigner and someone who argued hard fo

he'll launch his campaign in stevenage tomorrow.ployed. just got a phone call from a friend ijust got a phone call from a friend his brother as a police officer, and he said it get the hell out. we have had to police, our street and said

yes, speaking to andrew marr right now, he will be in steve na g e marr right now, he will be in stevenagethe eu. his picture is quite interesting and it has two parts to it. as you said at the start, pa rt of parts to it. as you said at the start, part of it is a fresh start, rebuilding trust in the party, and a similar message we heard from elsewhere because he needs to represent a fresh start after that election defeat, that come on the other hand, is also saying today we must not abandon these radical policies we have had over the last few years, things like social security reform, greater trade union powers, the new green deal on climate change, so i think it's a delicate balancing act. 0n climate change, so i think it's a delicate balancing act. on one hand he needs to show he is different. 0n the other hand, he needs to appeal to labour members and a lot of them are supporters ofjeremy corbyn. 0ne thing he has not mentioned is brexit. that's the love that dare not speak is known for some in the party now because they are being hammered by some of the candidates who said, look, we we

he is in stevenage, and 59%, stevenage voted to leave so he won't be able to avoid that question forstarmer is on the andrew marr programme this morning. the hs2 high—speed rail project could end up costing £108 billion — almost double the original estimate. that's according to the deputy chair of its review panel. lord berkeley, a vocal critic of the project, says there is "overwhelming evidence" that the costs of hs2 are "out of control" and its benefits overstated. the government says lord berkeley 5 report represents his own personal view. the m1 has been fully reopened after a crash in which two lorry drivers died. the southbound carriageway of the motorway near bedford was closed for 16 hours yesterday whilst police dealt with the incident. the lorry drivers' next—of—kin have been informed. you are up—to—date with the main stories. let's return to our top story now. president trump has warned iran that the us has another 52 potential targets in its sights, should teheran retaliate for the killing of its general, qasem soleimani. iran has promised a harsh response, and said it w