racing into 2020 in got bensusan is one of germany's top medal hopes for the tokyo paralympics sprinter was originally destined to be a top hurdler before an accident during a warm up routine changed her life. it was the hurdle and i hit it with my leg and then it hit the ground and then i fell forward and one tiny went backwards and there was this looked at my leg and i started to scream bensusan now uses a special boot to help her run in spite of the severe nerve damage she suffered that day and it's helping her reach their full potential the 2019 world championships bensusan won gold in the 10200 meter events successes that vindicate the south african born stars decision to move to her mother's homeland germany i couldn't speak the language at all i only thought here and. even though my mom is hot german or half german it was a very big adaption culture learning the different ways how the german do things i think german really with african heart the jewel challenges of dealing with a traumatic injury and a new country have tested bensusan but she says she wouldn't change a thing the

there's been plenty of interest in this story, officials for this year's tokyo 0lympic and paralympicaled the beds that the athletes will be sleeping on. why are they special? the frames are made entirely from cardboard, which, along with the mattresses, will be recycled after the tournaments are finished. and if you're wondering how sturdy they are, the manufacturer says the beds can bear a weight of around 200 kilograms. more now on our top story, and us officials and the canadian prime minister have said evidence suggests an iranian missile brought down a ukrainian passenger plane which crashed near tehran, possibly by mistake. iran has ruled that out, and says it's scientifically impossible. well i've been speaking to combat airpower and technology expert justin bronk, and asked him whether he agreed with iran's assessment. it is certainly not scientifically impossible. what it ought to be as procedurally impossible. the airliner which was hit was fully in contact with tehran air—traffic control, it was broadcasting a transponder identification that made clear to anyone with a rad

have some sports news for you know the ticket designs for this year's olympic and paralympic games have been unveiled in tokyo now the japanese paralympic canoeist monica assyria you had the honor of showing off the designs the tickets come in 4 different colors the future pictograms of each individual. the designs inspired by the commo know the traditional japanese. games organizers say nearly 4 and a half 1000000 tickets have been sold so far. this is the interview news live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for being. it's all happening much of it coming. your link to news from africa and the world nor link to exceptional stories and discussions can you and will come to see their views after getting program back from funny gently from one uses easy towel i would say definitely comes last.

officials for this year's tokyo olympic and paralympic games have revealed the beds that the athletes will be sleeping on. the frames are made entirely from cardboard, which, along with the mattresses, will be recycled after the tournaments are finished. that's all. stay with bbc world news. more on our website bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. taiwan troops to the polls, willits tiger economy help the ruling party stay in powder quote eczema? texting may be all fun these days. we will get a peek at an invisible keyboard that may change the way we use our smartphones. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's a friday, almost the weekend. glad you could join us. let's start of the programme with the taiwan elections as voters had to the polls this saturday to decide the next president and legislature. this comes at a time when china and the us have locked horns over trade. the global microchip industry has emerged from a slump and has been a major driver for the local economy. well, growth was firm in 2019 2.6% and should be larg

we have some sports news now in the ticket designs for this year's olympic and paralympic games have been unveiled in tokyo the japanese paralympic canoeist monaco siri you had the honor of showing off the new designs the tickets come in 4 different colors they feature pictograms of each individual event the designs are inspired by the kimono a traditional japanese dress of course games organizers say nearly 4 and a half 1000000 tickets have been sold so far. as if you're a modern elf our top story at this hour a new report by human rights watch says china poses an existential threat to international human rights and falls on the international community to chair. beijing's actions or face what he calls quote a dystopian future. that's all we have time for i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks for being. how illegal are sucking the country dry. in spain there are more than 1000000 so-called like well they're done legally and in secret because intensive food and vegetable cultivation uses a lot of moderate to much longer as drastic consequences for the environment space water prop. up next on g.w. . e-

paralympics. newsreel: speaks japanese. 378 paralympians representing 2! countries were greeted with an enthusiastic and heartfelt welcome to tokyoed by the star power of japan's then crown prince and princess, who were committed to raising awareness of disability in sport, the 1964 paralympics were hugely popular. some 5,000 spectators turned up to cheer on the athletes over the five—day competition. the 1964 championships and subsequent paralympic games put disabled people in the spotlight. but what is it like for people living here from day—to—day? i'm in the lively harajuku area, to meet an award—winning disability vlogger who has been documenting her journeys around japan. ah, yuriko, hi! i'm paul, nice to meet you! hi, nice to meet you! how are you? hi, i'm good! this is pretty busy. yes, so crowded. what is this place? i could tell. so you've made videos and provide information for disabled people, how did you start doing that, and why? 200? wow! yuriko thinks the momentum of the paralympics here will change how japanese people interact with disabled people. what is it about the culture here around disability that makes th

there's been plenty of interest in this story — officials for this year's tokyo 0lympic and paralympic the athletes will be sleeping on. why are they special? the frames are made entirely from cardboard, which, along with the mattresses, will be recycled after the tournaments are finished. and if you're wondering how sturdy they are, the manufacturer says the beds can bear a weight of around 200kg. and before we go, we'd like to share some of this good news from australia with you. these cute baby bats that you see have lost their mums in the australian bushfires. so many animals have been killed. now they're recovering in these handcrafted wraps and pouches made by volunteers thousands of kilometres away. the fires have caused a lot of destruction, and many animals have been orphaned and injured. but these little pouches give the baby bats and joeys a similar environment to their mums and hopefully they will recover quickly. a reminder of our top story: officials in the us, canada and britain have indicated iran mistakenly fired missiles at the ukranian plane that crashed outside tehr

in sport the ticket designs for this year's olympic and paralympic games in tokyo happen veiled in the japanese capital and japanese paralympic canoeist monica said he took part in the unveiling of the tickets come in 4 colors and their feature pictograms and each event the designs have been inspired by the kimono a traditional japanese government and games organizers say nearly 4 and a half 1000000 tickets already pains. dozens of designers the showcasing their creations in paris men's fashion week and begin brings fashionistas from all over the world to the french capital several brands are making their debuts including the u.s. brand route and a british label that's quitting london ahead of brett states and he see this week as proof of perry cementing its dominance in the fashion world. this is g.w. news these are our top stories a new report by human rights watch says china poses an existential threat to international human rights the us based group has condemned what it calls china's domestic repression its attempts to censor its critics of promoting the rights clinton has also ur

in sport they ticket designs for this year's olympic and paralympic games in tokyo have been revealed in the japanese capital japanese paralympic canoeist monica took part in the unveiling the tickets come in fall colors and feature pictograms of each event the designs have been inspired by the kimono a traditional japanese garment games over the eyes and say nearly 4 and a half 1000000 tickets have already been sold. sass from the world of tell yourself played a charity match to help raise money to fight the australian bushfires the players including the rafa nadal and serena williams took part in the fundraiser in melbourne ahead of the australian open organizers of the rally for relief said bank spread the event to bring in around $2000000.00 euros global terrorist community has already raised millions of looting several pledges to donate funds for every ace hit in australia. a drone camera has captured the dramatic rescue of the base jumper in thailand after his parachute got caught on a cliff rescue a save the austrian national spent about 5 hours dangling from jagged rocks befor

officials for this year's tokyo olympic and paralympic games have revealed the beds that the athletes will be sleeping on. the frames are made entirely from cardboard, which, along with the mattresses, will be recycled after the tournaments are finished. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in british politics, 2020 is the beginning of the ‘johnson era', thanks to his thumping parliamentary majority, prime minister boris johnson has the opportunity to reshape the country. that means an exit from the eu at the end of this month but then what? how will he recalibrate britain's economy, its trading and diplomatic relationships? my guest is former conservative chancellor george osborne, whose own political career was killed off by brexit. is borisjohnson the leader britain needs? george osborne, welcome to hardtalk. good to be here. i want to begin with a pithy quote, words from you delivered apparently in the hours after the 2016 referendum when witnesses reliably informed us that you said — and i will paraphrase b

. >>> happening today, a tokyo museum is unveiling official art posters ahead of the olympic and paralympicd the to works of art. visitors could view the posters through february 16th. and should i remind you, nbc bay area your official home for the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo. the games run from july 24th to august 9th. more ahead on this early january tuesday morning. stick around, it is 4:53. a migraine hope... from aimovig. to be there for the good... ...and not so good. for the mundane. the awe-inspiring. the heart-racing. the heartbreaking. that's what life is all about... ...showing up. unless migraine steals your chance to say... ..."i am here." we aim to change that... ...with aimovig, a preventive treatment for migraine in adults. one dose... ...once a month... ...is proven to reduce monthly migraine days. for some, by half or more. don't take aimovig if you're allergic to it. allergic reactions like rash or swelling can happen hours to days after use. severe constipation can happen, sometimes with serious complications. common side effects... ...include injection site reactions

and in half an hour, the travel show looks at how tokyo is preparing to welcome disabled tourists for the 2020 paralympicsforeign office has warned against all travel to iraq, and all but essential travel to iran, after tensions continue to escalate in the region. it comes as washington sought to justify the killing of iran's top military commander, qasem soleimani, by saying he was plotting attacks against us targets — and was caught in the act. general soleimani was killed in an american air strike at baghdad airport on thursday night. in a televised address, mr trump said he had taken action to stop a war, not start one, and was not seeking regime change in iran. david willis reports. american officials say the air strike that killed qasem soleimani was carried out in self defence. they say the man who's been blamed for the deaths of hundreds of americans in the middle east over the years was plotting a major attack on us diplomats and military personnel. at a rally last night in florida, president trump said that threat had now been lifted. qasem soleimani has been killed and his bloody rampage is now

and in half an hour, the travel show looks at how tokyo is preparing to welcome disabled tourists for the 2020 paralympicsod afternoon and welcome to bbc news. thousands of people have gathered on the streets of baghdad for the funeral procession, of iran's most powerful military leader who was killed by a us drone strike. president trump said he ordered the attack on general qasem suleimani, to stop a war — not start one. the foreign office has warned against all travel to iraq — and all but essential travel to iran. charlotte gallagher reports. a funeral procession for qasem suleimani in baghdad. a man despised by many, but a martyr to others. crowds shout, "death to america," and, "america is the enemy of god." 0thers waved flags belonging to militia groups backed by iran. the military commander was killed in a us air strike on thursday in the iraqi capital. suleimani was one of the most powerful men in iran, arguably second only to the supreme leader. he helped prop up the syrian regime, fought the islamic state group and effectively led militia groups in iraq. the iranian president visits suleimani's

is it a culture thing7 part of the success of the paralympics will hinge on people's experience of tokyoth lifts and escalators. i'm trying to find the entrance to shibuya station, which i'm told should be just up ahead. i'm told that the metro system is about 90% accessible. but... is this the entrance? is there a way to get in with an elevator? no elevator7 there's no signs to say where the accessible route is. so i'm just going to have to brave the stairs, because i don't know where the elevator is. exit, toilets, information... let's see if with the power of translation apps, i can find a lift. downstairs7 0k, thank you. so, there isn't an elevator on this floor. so, it's stairs again. shibuya station underwent a huge makeover in 2013. now sprawling over three levels, it's a bit of a struggle to navigate, especially with so many steps. there are lifts and escalators here but it takes me more than 20 minutes to actually find them. ok, this looks more like it. right, the first challenge is... the button which says international languages is too high for me to reach. could i buy a ticke

a tokyo museum unveiling official art posters ahead of the olympic and paralympic games. veral artists created 20 works of art. don't forget nbcbayarea.com is your home for the summer games in foek tokyo. the games begin july 24th. >>> breaking news overnight, strong earthquakes strike puerto rico. what daylight is revealing about the damage. >>> dublin high school students this morning returning from the holidays with heff cy hearts. how the school plans to support them after the death of three classmates on a christmas night crash. >>> and brand-new this morning, he's led dozens of fundraisers, raising thousands for charities in the south bay. carl gaudino stepping down this morning. he speaks collusively with us about his future plans. we're back in two minutes. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪ stop dancing around the pain that keeps you up again, and again. advil pm silences pain, and you sleep the whole night. advil pm hi susan!) honey? yeah? i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad... try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love... plus the powerful

paralympic sport. also coming up in the programme... he's britain's greatest ever gymnast — but how many more olympics will we see max whitlock take part in? ican go i can go to tokyoparis is the olympics after that. five more yes, that will be their dream. four olympics, if i go to all of them. four olympics, if i go to all of them. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's an issue close to the future monarch‘s heart — mental health. and it's closely linked with sport — which is why before every fa cup game at the weekend, fans were asked to pause for one minute to think about it. the initiative was spearheaded by prince william — the president of the fa. however, it's since emerged that the bookmaker bet 365 has the rights to show fa cup ties on its website and app — but only after fans placed a bet or opened an account. with gambling addiction a known cause of poor mental health, it's prompted the government to ask the fa to reconsider its arrangement with the bookmaker. this weekend all fa cup matches kicked off one minute late. time to ta ke kicked off one minute late. time to take a minute before kick—off. kicked off one minute late. time to take a minute before

part of the success of the paralympics will hinge on people's experience of tokyo.e stairs, because i don't know where the elevator is. exit, toilets, information... let's see if with the power of translation apps, i can find a lift. downstairs? 0k, thank you. so, there isn't an elevator on this floor. so it's stairs again. shibuya station underwent a huge makeover in 2013. now sprawling over three levels, it's a bit of a struggle to navigate, especially with so many steps. there are lifts and escalators here but it takes me more than 20 minutes to actually find them. ok, this looks more like it. right, the first challenge is... the button which says international languages is too high for me to reach. could i buy a ticket? he's going to help me. at least, i think so. 0k. thank you! by the time i reached the platform on the lowest level, i was pretty tired. i have no idea if i'm actually in the right place but we'll soon find out. and it seems i'm not the only one. even locals are confused by the signage. how do you find it access—wise, the subway? but eventually, i

paralympics on channel 4 since 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, family and friends, and a lot of them are coming out to tokyo.fford it or something, it is really nice to know that they can still watch from back home. this is the first change to the listed events in 20 years, and there may be more to come. the government is also now considering adding women's events like the world cup and fa cup final ina sign like the world cup and fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. breaking news that we are receiving here at bbc news. reports that police are extremely concerned for the mother of a newborn baby that was found dead in a street in portsmouth. the baby was found at the junction of victoria street and old commercial road. that was shortly after 6:15am. that was this morning, saturday morning. we have had a statement from portsmouth police. detective chief inspector simon barker says they are construing the concern for the welfare of the mother of this child. it was a newborn baby that was found dead. they are making a direct appealfor her to dead. they are making a direct appeal for her to get de

paralympics on channel 4 since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, my family and friends are very supportive. a lot of them are coming out to tokyo't, if someone can't afford it or something, it's really nice knowing they'll still be able to watch me back at home. this is the first change to the listed events in 20 yea rs change to the listed events in 20 years and there may be more to come. the government also now considering adding women's events like the world cup and fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. the first half of the weekend has brought yet more of the cloudy, gloomy weather we've become used to over recent days. having said that, the cloud to break up for a few places to reveal a little bit of sunshine. generally speaking, though, we have been underneath this haze of grey, this layer of low cloud with the odd spot of drizzle. things are, though, about to change because this stripe of bright white cloud on the earlier satellite picture is a frontal system which will bring some outbreaks of rain. you can see that weather front starting to move

paralympics on channel 4 since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, family and friends are very supportive and a lot of them are coming out to tokyo. this is the first change to the listed events in 20 years and there may be more to come. the government also now considering adding women‘s events like the world cup and the fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. dan roan, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. hello. the first half of the weekend has brought more of the grey, gloomy weather we have become used to over recent days. here comes the first sign ofa recent days. here comes the first sign of a change. rain splashing through northern ireland, western scotland, eventually into west wales and the far south—west by the end of the night. a breezy night, so not especially cold. 3—7dc. into tomorrow, we bring our band of rain from the west towards the east, it‘ll be moving quite slowly, east anglia and the south—east staying dry through the morning and into the first part of the afternoon, but behind the rain band the sky of brighton, showers developing which will be wintry over modest tills in scotland.

paralympics on channel 4 since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive. my family and friends are so supportive, a lot of them coming out to tokyotch me back home. this is the first change to listed events in 20 years and they may be more to come. the government is also now considering adding women's events like the fa cup final in a sign of their glowing growing popularity. now, did you know there has never been a pakistani woman in the winter olympics? it wasn't until 1996 that one competed at the summer games. but during this month's youth winter games in lausanne, 16—year—old mia freudweiler represented pakistan in alpine skiing — with the aim to inspire others. nick hope has been to meet her. my my goal is to inspire and to empower young pakistani girls to fulfil their dreams. she is the gentlest of human beings. she has always had this resilience, there is great to work through things to the end. she is incredibly kind, compassionate and unbelievably hard—working. when back from a very young age, when she took something on our hands she would always finish it and that is the work ethic she has put into skiing. what does it

paralympics on channel 4 since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, family and friends are very supportive and a lot of them are coming out to tokyos really nice knowing that they'll actually still be able to watch me back at home. this is the first change to the listed events in 20 years and there may be more to come. the government also now considering adding women‘s events like the world cup and the fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. dan roan, bbc news. last year, nearly seven million of us used ‘buy now, pay later‘ companies to help spread the cost of online purchases for clothing and shoes. firms like klarna and clearpay allow people to delay payment, or split the cost over a number of months, but debt charities are warning that people aren‘t being given enough information about hidden fees. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, has more. checking out, but paying nothing. millions of us are now opting to spread the pain of a purchase. some of the biggest online stores now give a choice to delay payment for an extra few weeks — no extra fees, and with next to no checks. unsurprisingly, it‘s a pop

paralympics on channel a since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, family and friends are very supportive and a lot of them are coming out to tokyoord it or something, it's really nice knowing that they'll actually still be able to watch me back at home. this is the first change to the listed events in 20 years and there may be more to come. the government also now considering adding women's events like the world cup and the fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. dan roan, bbc news. trading standards is warning home owners that they could be at risk of losing large amounts of money if they sell their properties using so called quick sale estate agents. the organisation says it's seen dozens of examples of people being exploited and losing tens of thousands of pounds from the market value of their homes. radio a's money box reporter daniel whitworth is here. what exactly is trading standards worried about? a quick sale estate agent is someone who will offer to sell your house within seven or 1a days, for either at or very near the market value. they differ from traditional high street estate agents, which would normal

paralympics on channel 4 since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, family and friends are very supportive and a lot of them are coming out to tokyoafford it or something, it's really nice knowing that they'll actually still be able to watch me back at home. this is the first change to the listed events in 20 years and there may be more to come. the government also now considering adding women's events like the world cup and the fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. dan roan, bbc news. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. good morning. we'll start in johannesberg, where england have moved onto 300—7 in theirfirst innings at lunch of the second day of the final test against south africa. 0llie pope and joe root both made half centuries, but fell quickly as england lost 3 wickets for 11 runs midway through the morning session. sam curran the last to fall — out first ball as anrich nortje claimed all three batsmen. england lead the series 2—1 and will win it if they avoid defeat in johannesburg. ben stokes should expect to find out today if he'll be punished after swearing at a fan on da

paralympics on channel 4 since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, family and friends are very supportive and a lot of them are coming out to tokyohe listed events in 20 years and there may be more to come. the government also now considering adding women‘s events like the world cup and the fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. dan roan, bbc news. england are playing jamaica in the netball nations cup. at half—time at the copper box in london, jamaica have an eight goal lead, it‘s 39—31. the winner plays new zealand in tomorrow‘s final. that‘s all the sport for now, coming up next it‘s the film review. hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week‘s cinema releases is, as ever, mark kermode. good to see you, mark, what have you been watching? interesting week. we have the personal history of david copperfield, which is a new interpretation by armando iannucci. we have no fathers in kashmir, which is an ambitious political drama. and the horror franchise is back in the grudge. oh, good. yes, i know. let‘s talk about david copperfield. 0k, fine, so, this is a new adaptation

paralympics on channel 4 since london 2012, but terrestrial tv coverage is now guaranteed. my family are so supportive, family and friends are very supportive and a lot of them are coming out to tokyoin the future if they can't, if someone can't afford it or something, it's really nice knowing that they'll actually still be able to watch me back at home. this is the first change to the listed events in 20 years and there may be more to come. the government also now considering adding women's events like the world cup and the fa cup final in a sign of their growing popularity. dan roan, bbc news. at least 18 people have died and hundreds injured after a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. rescue workers are continuing to search for survivors. the quake, with a magnitude of about 6.8, was also felt in neighbouring countries. gareth barlow has this report. rescuers carry sui’vivoi’s out from the rubble. the 6.8 magnitude quake sent buildings crashing to the ground and residents rushing into the streets. more than 30 people are feared trapped and more than 500 people have been reported injured. the exact moment the earthquake struck, captured live on turkish tv. amid the inky darkne