the guardian columnist willjoin the regular masterchef presenter john torode next year. a review into his conduct. plenty more on all those stories on our website — bbc.co/news. you're live with bbc news. haiti is one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world. gangs control over 85% of the capital, port au prince, and the violence has escalated following the recent resignation of the country's third prime minister this year. there are now 700,000 internally displaced people. 0ur senior investigations correspondent nawal al—maghafi and her team are the first to enter the country since the latest escalation. a warning, you might find their report upsetting. downtown port—au—prince — now the scene of daily street fighting between gangs vying for control. once one of the city's most populated areas, it's now a ghost town. we're with the kenyan police on a patrol. they're here to support the haitian forces, as part of a multinational response to restore law and order. it's not long before we come under fire. gunfire we're being shot at by a gang member from tha

the masterchef presenter, john torode, has broken his silence over the allegations about his co—presenteribing them as "truly upsetting". writing on instagram he said, "the thought of anyone who has appeared "on our show not having a brilliant experience is awful to hear". claims about inappropriate behaviour — which gregg wallace denies — were first revealed by bbc news last thursday. the french prime minister could be ousted this evening as the government faces collapse. a vote of no confidence is taking place after michel barnier forced through his controversial social security budget this week. 0ur paris correspondent andrew harding reports. a very real showdown tonight in the french parliament. at stake, the fate of the government, the prime minister and perhaps of french economic stability. ahead of the vote, prime minister michel barnier warns there could be shocks, turbulence if mps refused to back down and seek compromise. translation: we don't know where this can lead, _ but i think there's a lot of tension in our country and we have to be careful. there's tension, feelings of i

masterchef presenter john torode has said he's found the recent allegations against his co—host greggyone who has "appeared on our show not having a brilliant "experience is awful to hear". his comments came after gregg wallace stepped back, amid an investigation into ongoing allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour, which he denies. the ghostwriter of greg wallace 5 2012 autobiography has claimed he sexually harassed her. shannon kyle spoke to victoria derbyshire for tonight's newsnight. yes, she was 35 at the time, and she was writing gregg wallace's memoir, and she told bbc newsnight that the masterchef presenter answered the door wearing only a tower which she later dropped, touched inappropriately, and made revolting and sickening sexualised suggestions to her. fiend and sickening sexualised suggestions to her. �* ., , , to her. and then he dropped the towel. in front _ to her. and then he dropped the towel. in front of _ to her. and then he dropped the towel. in front of you? - to her. and then he dropped the towel. in front of you? yes, - to her. and then he dropped the t

the guardian columnist willjoin the regular masterchef presenter john torode next year.es a review into his conduct. soa so a shake—up at that bbc programme. you're live with bbc news. tens of thousands of people are without access to water, four days after a devastating cyclone struck the french indian ocean island of mayotte. french authorities say they hope to bring more than 100 tonnes of food to the territory by the end of the day. officials say half of the population is still without power or water. rescue teams continue to search for survivors. france says at least 31 people are known to have died, but local officials warn the toll could rise significantly. france's president emmanuel macron is expected to visit on thursday. 0ur correspondent mayenijones has more. the reason why efforts were set up here is because there's only one airport in mayotte — the runway�*s been partially damaged by the cyclone. and at the moment, only military aeroplanes are able to land there — commercial aeroplanes can't yet land there — and even with military planes, they can only land

she will be a judge alongside john torode, after it was announced last month that gregg wallace would is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature". two nasa astronauts who went for an eight—day stay to the international space station lastjune have been told they won't be able to return to earth until at least march. the pair were left stranded — initially, for six months — because the boeing starliner capsule they arrived on was deemed unfit to return them to earth. now they'll have to wait at least three more months to come home. the comedian chris mccausland made history on saturday night when he became the first blind person not only to take part in strictly come dancing, but also, to win it. he dedicated the win to his dance partner, dianne buswell, and to anyone who had ever doubted themselves. he's been speaking to our culture reporter, noor nanji. the moment of victory. chris and dianne! cheering and applause chris mccausland, strictly�*s first ever blind contestant, getting his hands on the glitterball trophy. after three months of tangos, sal

the guardian columnist willjoin the regular masterchef presenter john torode next year.into his conduct. you're live with bbc news. here in washington, a stopgap funding bill that would keep the us government funded past a looming friday deadline may be dead in the water after president—elect donald trump said he plans to fight it. he doesn't take office until next month, but he still has a lot of influence with republicans in congress. and he's been urging lawmakers to torpedo the deal after his ally elon musk expressed concern about the extra spending contained in the bill. the white house has weighed in saying, republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement all they will hurt hard—working will hurt ha rd—working americans will hurt hard—working americans and create instability across the country. us lawmakers have put forward more than 80 reccomendations on how the us should regulate artificial intelligence. the us house of representatives task force on artificial intelligence submitted the end—of—year review this week. it highlights the risk

grace dent has been announced as the judge of the next series of celebrity masterchef alongside john torodearly as a guest on the show, and last year competed on masterchef, battle of the critics. it comes after gregg wallace stood down from the role amid a review into historical allegations of misconduct. when the blind comedian chris mccausland lifted the strictly come dancing glitter ball trophy on saturday, it was a seen as a pivotal moment in the effort to improve representation of those living with sight loss. the 47—year—old dedicated his win to his dance partner, dianne buswell as well as anyone who had ever doubted themselves. he's been speaking to our culture reporter noor nanji. the moment of victory. chris and diane! chris mccausland, the first ever blind contestant on strictly come dancing getting his hands on the glitter ball trophy. this come dancing getting his hands on the glitter ball trophy.— the glitter ball trophy. this is for eve one the glitter ball trophy. this is for everyone out _ the glitter ball trophy. this is for everyone out there _ the glitter ball trophy. th

torode , who has been presenting torode, who has been presenting the bbc one cooking show alongside wallaceince 2005, said in a statement on instagram he found the recent reports truly upsetting and thought and thought that anyone who had appeared on the show to not have appeared on the show to not have a brilliant experience is awful to hear. mr wallace's lawyers strongly deny he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature . the tories bid harassing nature. the tories bid to overturn labour's controversial farmers inheritance tax raid has failed after being thrown out in the commons today. >> the ayes to the right of 181. the noes to the left, 339. >> the conservatives had tabled a motion to condemn the tax, but after a vote in parliament, it failed by 339 votes to 181. labour had faced internal division over the vote, with some of keir starmer's own mps vowing to not break their word on the party's manifesto promise not to introduce changes to agricultural property relief. the government amendment was accepted without the need for a formal vote. lucy letby has been questioned in p

australian born torode, who has presented the bbc one cooking show alongside wallace since 2005, saidn a statement on social media he found the recent reports truly upsetting and the thought of anyone who has appeared on our show not having appeared on our show not having a brilliant experience is awful. to hear. mr wallace's lawyers strongly deny he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature . police in harassing nature. police in germany have carried out a major series of dawn raids targeting people smugglers who bring migrants to the uk in small boats. more than 500 officers launched operations in several cities, with uk authorities supporting the crackdown. the smugglers are accused of facilitating deadly channel crossings from france to britain. the investigation is being led by france, but the uk is closely involved as crossings continue to surge. over 20,000 migrants have reached the uk since labour took office in july . since labour took office in july. lucy letby has been questioned in prison over more deaths, more baby deaths at two hospitals, police confirmed . she

meanwhile, co—presenter john torode says he will continue with the programme and does support the investigationupport the investigation. a new weight loss jab , manjaro, will weight loss jab, manjaro, will be available on the nhs in england from march, but it could take up to 12 years for everyone eligible to get it. the drug recommended for people with severe obesity and at least one related health issue, will initially be offered to those under specialist care. but concerns over overwhelming nhs services mean a phased rollout, with just 250,000 people expected to benefit in the first three years. nice says the decision was necessary to protect vital services, but patient groups are frustrated by the lengthy wait . the uk's the lengthy wait. the uk's largest phone network is on the way after the watchdog gave the green light to three and vodafone to merge the competition and markets authority approved that deal. but despite concerns that millions could face higher bills, the new deal, though, hinges on a new company investment of billions to upgrade 5g services . more upgrade 5g services. more

saying the suggestion that wallace, who presented the popular bbc one cooking show alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature was entirely false . football action now and false. football action now and there were wins for brentford, nottingham forest and bournemouth in the premier league today. meanwhile, crystal palace scored a last minute equaliser to draw one all at home to newcastle in the evening kick off. arsenal thumped west ham five goals to two and england ladies ended usa's nine game winning streak with a goalless draw in a friendly at wembley . now to a story that wembley. now to a story that will sweeten your day. a man has been awarded £2 in compensation after he complained about a smooth mars bar. harry seager, from buckinghamshire , picked up from buckinghamshire, picked up the chocolate treat at a service station in oxfordshire but contacted manufacturers mars wrigley when he discovered it didn't have its signature ripple. in a letter, the firm apologised for his experience and enclosed a £2 voucher. but offered no explanation. m

saying the suggestion that wallace, who has presented the popular bbc one cooking show alongside john torodence 2005, engages in behaviour of sexually harassing nature, was entirely false . a nature, was entirely false. a memorial service has been held today for first minister of scotland alex salmond. his wife of more than 40 years and supporters arranged a remembrance service for him on saint andrew's day. mr salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age of 69. he was at a conference when he suffered a heart attack and was buned suffered a heart attack and was buried in a private family ceremony near his home in aberdeenshire at the end of october. a murder a murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in her 60s in south london. officers were called to an address in surrey quays at about 3 pm. on friday, after reports that a woman had been stabbed. the metropolitan police said the london ambulance service and london's air ambulance also attended, and the woman was taken to hospital, where she later died. a 61 year old man was arrested on suspicion of murder a

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meanwhile, his co—presenter john torode says he'll continue with the show and supports the investigationit from investigation. that's it from from me for now. i'll hand you straight back to the britain's newsroom programme. just remembering the name of the show there for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you . sam. whatever your >> thank you. sam. whatever your name is, i can't remember. this is britain's newsroom. thank you for joining us this morning. forjoining us this morning. i've got matt goodwin beside me this morning because andrew pierce is taking a well—earned holiday. >> now, the prime minister will unveil his plan for change soon, setting new targets to reset his government's agenda after what can only be described as an awful few months. >> the speech is going to focus on labour's ambitions for the future. we want to know whether you think these are the right sort of missio

adding the suggestion that wallace, who has presented the popular bbc one programme alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature was entirely false. a murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in her 60s in south london. officers were called to an address in surrey quays at about 3 pm. on friday, after reports that a woman had been stabbed. the metropolitan police said the london ambulance services service and london's air ambulance also attended, and the woman was taken to hospital, where she later died. a 61 year old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody . a memorial service in custody. a memorial service has been held today for former first minister of scotland alex salmond. his wife of more than 40 years and supporters arranged a remembrance service for him on saint andrew's day. mr salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age of 69. he was at a conference when he suffered a heart attack and was buned suffered a heart attack and was buried in a private family ceremony near his home in ab