the turkish secular, upper-middle-class celebrating. have been there myself a few years back when i was a student. it is above all a place where people celebrate life with alcohol, western music. isis has claimed this attack through their news agency. they say it was an attack on christians having their pagan feast. isis is now openly claiming this attack. it has not done so for past attacks. with the other attacks, it was always the turkish authorities blaming the attacks on the so-called islamic state. sarah: why is i.s. focusing on turkey right now? reporter: until 2014-2015, western governments have been accusing the turkish government of sort of an open door policy. the sleeper cells of the so-called islamic state have been established there. and then, we see a policy shift. since august of 2013, the turkish military has a huge operation called euphrates shield. this is relatively effective, driving back i.s. extremists in syria at their stronghold. now it seems like those guerrilla tactics and attacks have become part of their str

greek cypriots and turkish cypriots. the family so they can have a proper burial, they can have their family visiting the grave. and so this trauma will close, it will heal. 0nce bodies are found, they are brought here. at the lab at the committee of missing people, the process of identification continues. the skull was very fragmented. sometimes it takes a long time to reconstruct it from small pieces. at the end, i think we have a good result. so far we have identified about 720 individuals on both communities. and the total number of the missing people is about 2,000. so we're almost halfway. but that means over 1,000 still lie in the cypriot soil. if there was not a coup, was there an invasion? one of them is one victim's younger brother, george. he was killed on the front line. he was a very peaceful man. he was a nice, good—looking young man. 2a years old. this is a very deep wound which will stay there. the wound may close but the big scar will stay there until the affected people die. i don't believe a solution w

aerospace industry to build turkish fighterjets as part of a turkish fighterjets as part of a turkisha turkish fighter jet programme, it fighterjets as part of a turkish fighterjet programme, it is a deal worth initially over £100 million. theresa may says this agreement underlines once again that britain isa underlines once again that britain is a great global trading nation and that we are open for business. a defence industry collaboration deal between britain and turkey, so that's one concrete step that's come out of today's meeting. they have both expressed a desire to increase trade, post—brexit britain wants to set upa trade, post—brexit britain wants to set up a close bilateral agreement with another country. they‘ re set up a close bilateral agreement with another country. they're close trading partners and hope to increase that. they've talked about increased security collaboration, of course this is europe's eastern flank so a hugely important border for europe. they're both involved in the coalition against so—called islamic state. interestingly, theresa may also broached

fourth, the turkish cypriots wa nt not. fourth, the turkish cypriots want a rotating presidency.kish cypriot leader and the greek cypriot leader make headway on those issues, the uk, turkey, and greece would join the talks. that would then go to referendums amongst each community in cyprus. do people in cyprus want this to happen? it is very divisive. liberals on both sides have been trying to promote by communal ties. on both sides, you have those who don't want it to happen. they have been accused of fear mongering. moderate cypriots on both sides have real concerns. they are related to security and what would become to cyprus in the international order after this. the main thing is, cypriots have been here so many times before. they need to wait and see what the settlement by the before they take their decision. you can get much more background on why cyprus became divided and why people think it could be brought back together on the bbc news app and website. a reminder of the lead story, it's understood that donald trump intends to appoint his son—in—law trump intends to appo

the greek cypriots, the turkish cypriots. it's not easy. we are talking about military presence and how to slowly and in steps the commission -- steps decommission it. it remains to be seen whether phasing down is acceptable to turkey. turkey wants to remain. the second issue is territory. the two sides, the greek cypriots and turkish cypriot leaders presented a map on how they will adjust to territory that will be under greek cypriot administration and turkish cypriot administration. the difference between the two is roughly 1%, so there is a possible deal there. on the political front, it looks more positive than on the strategic and security domain. laura: the presence of turkish troops and some other issues there. are there any other real major speaking points at this point? john: the question is a timetable. how do you get this to happen? you have to get a political deal. down the road, whenever they get twohatever they get, the communities have to approve the referendum. proposed annan solution, the greek cypriots rejected it by 75% w

turkish security forces are trying to juggle them altogether.ys been associated with ancient mysteries and attracted modern—day druids. now an academic has recreated what he says is the strange acoustic of stonehenge from 3000 years ago. much of the stone circle has been lost over the years, but dr rupert till has used virtual reality to take us back to experience the original. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. people have been coming here for at least 4000— people have been coming here for at least 4000- 5000 people have been coming here for at least 4000— 5000 years, so we are walking in the feet of history. when the wind blows, some people say they hear a strange hum. thomas hardy wrote about it in tess of the debit bills and doctor rupert tell is convinced the sound of stonehenge as pa rt convinced the sound of stonehenge as part of its magic. —— tess of the d'urbervilles. you hear between this beat a little echo. the problem is this isjust a fragment of the sound people would have heard 4000 years ago. at the site's historian su

turkish media release of this footage of the main police believe killed 39 people.britain's ambassador to the european union has resigned just three month before prime minister theresa may is due to start formal negotiations to leave the bloc. is reported to have confirmed the move in a note to his staff without explaining his reasons. last month he predicted it could take up to 10 years to negotiate a new trade deal with the eu after brexit, a timeline the government rejected. for more on this story, let's go to quentin peel, an associate fellow with the europe program at chatham house in london, one of the u.k.'s top think tanks. what have reactions been so far to this announcement? brexitl, from the pro- side, there is a certain gleek my think, that somebody who is seen as not just a great expert on eu relations, but somebody who disapproves of the whole process of getting outcome has been forced out of his job. on the other hand, from the civil service and his colleagues, i think there is real shock and dismay that probably the one man who more than anybody else

the turkish military is executing a major battle in the town of al bab, which is a major turkish city. they're doing a lot of things on the world stage. they've negotiated a massive -- with the syrian regime. so right now turkey is just very deeply involved in its own neighborhood, its own domestic political situation, is absolutely in at that timers, as president erdogan goes about the business of trying to shut down newspapers and media, so that's the long-winded answer about whether we're going to be seeing more reports coming out, and whether or not we'll be seeing full transparency. we can already say that turkey was on a posture of suspicion, some may even say paranoia, even a lead-up to this terrible attack. richard? >> definitely very thorough, and very understanding now of not only the statement that was released, that they were going to be slow going, but also that background, the context of the way journalism functions in turkey. one other question, you were mentioning to me earlier that you were recent ly in turkey an also unfortunately lamenting a series of recent attacks

a car bomb has killed two people in the turkish city of izmir. officials say kurdish militants were behind the attack. police in mexico arrest 600 people after demonstrations over petrol prices lead to looting and violent protests. and diana's letters to a buckingham palace steward, six are sold at auction for more $20,000 dollars. american intelligence chiefs have given their most explicit warning yet about the threat, as they see it, from russian cyber attacks to the united states and beyond. they insist there's no doubt russia tried to interfere with the us presidential election, although they've stopped short of calling it an act of war. they will brief donald trump on friday. the president—elect is unconvinced, so far, about moscow's involvement, and the kremlin denies it. nick bryant reports. washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break—in since watergate. in the ‘70s, it was the building belonging to the democratic national committee that was burgled. in 2016, it was the computer system at the party's present headq

turkish sides were at war.ion with greece. ever since independence, britain, greece and turkey have been guarantor powers with a role in the island's future. turkey conquered one third of the island. its troops stayed put. and one of the world's longest frozen conflicts began. the capital is divided between turkish and greek cypriots. the so—called greenline ru ns cypriots. the so—called greenline runs through the city, controlled by the un, it is a daily reminder of the un, it is a daily reminder of the island's division. the turkish controlled north declared independence in 1983. only turkey recognises the territory as a country. the rest of the world shuns it. in 2004, a un plan to reunify the island was put to a vote. the turkish cypriot north said yes. the greek cypriot south said no. and a divided island joined the european union. in the talks in geneva, there are still serious obstacles to be cleared. but there is a chance, a good one, but this time the frozen conflict will end. those talks are taking pl

turkish cypriots to the north, they wa nt turkish cypriots to the north, they want some of those trips but the greek cypriots to the south side that in a modern eu member state, which is what cyprus would fully become if it reunified, you cannot have foreign troops on your territory. so that is what they are discussing right now in this building. trying to work out, is it possible to bridge the gap between the two. do you have some kind of external guarantee of security? which countries are involved? do you have some new police force, how do you do at? that's where they need to make progress. what's the timetable here? well, the timetable is get a deal as soon as possible, get some tech sorted. and anything agreed here has to go to the people in both north and south, so the expectation is that if there is a deal, there'll be some sort of referendum next year. so this will be decided on the ground, in cyprus. follow james on twitter if you want updates from geneva. some sad news in sport. former england football manager graham taylor has died at the age of 72. he spentjust over three ye

the safety of turkish civilians has to be at a quarter of policy in the region, but the safety of turkishuncritical support to the regime that is suppressing them. president trump has held a series of phone calls with world leaders today. this comes after a ban on all refugees from seven mainly muslim countries from entering the us. any idea as to the reactions? what about vladimir putin? after the meeting with british prime minister theresa may yesterday, donald trump made calls to five world leaders today. telephone conversations have already taken place with the german chancellor, angela merkel, and the japanese leader. the japanese conversation apparently direct and frank, a meaningful call according to the japanese, confirming the importance of the japanese and us alliance. expressing some disappointment about donald trump's withdrawal from the tpp. the conversation with the russian president is occupying a lot of conversation here. there have been suggestions from some in donald trump's inner circle that he make the open to talking about the lifting of sanctions on russia imposed af

blood running in turkish streets.ow they are. laura: is president erdogan's hope now that the diplomatic effort turkey's undertaking with the russians will end the conflict and the islamic state and the threat they are posing in turkey? steven: certainly everybody hopes this will end the conflict in syria although many of us have doubts it actually will. erdogan's focus has been snuffing out kurdish nationalism in syria and now he has to look at the possibility of isis targeting turkey. the turks are engaged in basically a three-front war. the turks have no answer to this problem. laura: how do you expect president erdogan to respond to the attack? there is a news blackout in turkey on much of the reporting. steven: there is a news blackout. it has been in place for quite some time. what they will likely do is what they've been continuing to do the last year, trying to arrest as many people as possible to prevent this from happening. thus far it seems like they are arresting the wrong people. laura: turkey is technica

an abandoned turkish village, a vision of the old cyprus.of what so many here are willing their leaders to achieve. la la land was the big winner at the golden globes last weekend, taking a record seven awards, including best musical or comedy. it's a nod to old—time hollywood, against the backdrop of modern la. will gompertz met the film's writer and director, damien chazelle. # city of stars # are you shining just for me? welcome to la la land, the hollywood musical starring emma stone and ryan gosling which looks like it's going to sing and dance itself to 0scars glory. it's a genre of film—making that its 31—year—old writer and director thinks is unfairly derided as being a bit naff. this idea of musicals as being vibrant and vital, i don't think that they're the outdated think they get labelled as sometimes. they're also notjust the purely fantastical thing that people sometimes label them as. i think musicals can actually say a great deal about real life and human emotions and humanity and also where we are now. and the need for dreams

but in the local media, the turkish media, the local media, the turkish media, the reports that officialsule out on those rare or an al-qaeda connection as well —— and al—nusra connection. al-qaeda connection as well —— and al-nusra connection. one dimension coming out in the media coverage as well is that there is not a sense of the country coming together, united in condemnation of this in the wake there has been for other attacks like paris, berlin etc. turkish decided has been highly polarised. before the new year is, we had seen some campaigns by the conservatives urging people not to celebrate new year. or christmas, because it is not compatible with the islamic values. but the secular is also, they celebrate new year every year. so in that sense, some people, the conservatives, they blamed those who went to this nightclub, just to have fun. they say this attack happened because these people went there. and the seculars, or the other group, they say it is a result of an increasing conservativism in turkish society. the white are terrorists exploiting this division? why are we seeing

an abandoned turkish village, a vision of the old cyprus.e new. of what so many here are willing their leaders to achieve. fergal keane, bbc news, nicosia. in other news: shares in the italian—american carmaker fiat chrysler have fallen by over 15% after the us authorities said it violated the clean air act. they said fiat chrysler used software that allowed excess diesel emissions in over 100,000 vehicles. the company's boss has denied the allegations, saying they've done nothing illegal. the first aircraft iran has bought directly from a western manufacturer in decades has landed in tehran. the arrival of the airbus plane is being seen as symbolic of iran's emergence from decades of economic isolation, after sanctions were lifted. la la land was the big winner at the golden globes this past weekend, scooping up a record seven awards, including one for best musical or comedy. the film, which stars ryan gosling and emma stone as aspiring stars, is a nod to old—time hollywood, but takes place against the backdrop of modern los angeles. 0ur ar

turkish authorities say the gunman is still at large. here, heightened security and thousands of extra police as revellers welcome in the new year across the uk. in her new year's message theresa may calls for 2017 to be a year of unity following the vote to leave the eu. as we face the opportunities ahead of us, our shared interests and ambitions can bring us together. also in the next hour, hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. the year—long arts festival gets underway with a huge fireworks display over the humber estuary later. and coming up in half an hour, the lives of those who left us this year including muhammed ali in review 2016. good morning and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a packed nightclub in istanbul killing 39 people and injuring many more. 16 foreigners are among the dead and around 70 other people are being treated in hospital. the gunman entered the popular reina nightclub and started shooting at about 1.30 am local time. some reports say he was dressed i

an abandoned turkish village, a vision of the old cyprus.f what so many here are willing their leaders to achieve. the world's first tidal lagoon to capture green energy from the sea is likely to be built in swansea bay. the proposal has now been supported in an official review and there are hopes of developing a network of larger lagoons around the british coast. a network of tidal lagoons could generate more than 10% of the uk's electricity by 2030. that's enough energy to power some 9 million homes. it would also result in a 36% cut in the uk's co2 emissions by 2035. but, as sian lloyd reports from swansea, there are some concerns being expressed. the plan is to generate power from the ebb and flow of the tide. and today, supporters of a lagoon in swansea bay believe a bright future for this type of renewable energy is on the horizon. voice over: we want the lagoon to become more than just a power station. a sea wall more than six miles long will loop across the bay. energy harnessed by 16 hydroelectric turbines. today's report says tidal

—— what should the turkish government now be doing? the turkish state but for many other european union states suffering similar attacks. i would argue that the priority should be to refocus tu rkey‘s the priority should be to refocus turkey's security efforts on real, ha rd turkey's security efforts on real, hard terrorist threats instead of going after dissident academics, dissident journalists, going after dissident academics, dissidentjournalists, dissident ngos. as we all know, turkey's security and law enforcement has lately been busy full—time with cracking down on democratic dissent in turkey. instead, a turkey that faces all of these violent threats, an attorney from the islamic state but from a long list of terrorist organisations, should make it a priority to go after terrorist organisations. that is the first diet. it is a 2—pronged strategy —— first thread. ankara should make sure to tackle this climate of fear and intolerance, climate of hate, that breeds radicalism, that allows jihadists to recruit militants is lee. unle

officials say, or turkish television says are from turkish police.say, this is the gunman. this is the man they're looking for, how helpful could this be? >> oh, it's incredibly helpful. they probably scoured all the surveillance video around the city, leading right up to that spot. and they probably may have even tracked them back into a known neighbhood or a knn safe house where isis operatives come from. what's fascinating about this attack, and not just in terms of the investigation, but its execution. this is an isis attack where they did not carry out a suicide bombing or stay until the death of an attacker. that's almost unheard of for isis. it's indicative that they're having a manpower problem, and that they may be ready to carry out more attacks, but can't afford to lose attackers. >> there was a quote in one of the newspaper stories today, that basically said, from somebo who was there, there's no life anymore in istanbul. i mean, it's been so much of a target and there's so much fear there and people felt that they were safe there or insu

turkish authorities are still searching for the gunmen. the terrorist first shot and killed a police officer at the front and then he fired at people in the venue who were only there to have fun on new year's eve. this is the scene live. the turkish president has called it a heinous attack. the royal family are attending church at sandringham. buckingham palace says the queen will not attend a new year's day church service at sandringham because of a heavy cold. the 12—year—old girl who was killed in a hit and run incident in greater manchester has been named as helina kotlarova. also in the next hour, technical problems hit the london ambulance service on one of its busiest nights of the year. in halfan in half an hour we will look back at a momentous year in science, one which sought to impeach return from space. —— which sought to welcome to bbc news. the turkish president says the attack on an istanbul nightclub in which 39 people died was designed to create chaos in the country. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fir

so far the turkish government claims that the pkk has carried out this attack although the turkish security state suspects who they thought were linked to the bombing of the nightclub that took place on new year's day. is there any suggestion then that those two attacks might be linked, even though the authorities are saying no, that was islamic state, this is the pkk? islamic state, this is the pkk? islamic state and the pkk come from com pletely state and the pkk come from completely opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, the pkk is secular, nationalist, militant, seeking independence from 30. islamic state has a religious worldview, that does not recognise the board that today determined tu rkey‘s the board that today determined turkey's middle —— turkey and the middle east. how does ankara, how does residents urdu and deal with this double threat that he is facing, there have been lots of suggestions and allegations that the authorities simply did not wake up quickly enough to the threat of islamic state. and now, instability across the board in syria has helped to make it more of a

in turkish media, the new yea r‘s eve and elsewhere in turkish media, the new year's eve istanbul nightcluback, or the suspect, new year's eve istanbul nightclub attack, orthe suspect, has new year's eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, has been caught in istanbul. you will remember the attack on new year's eve, 39 people lost their lives and over 600 were in the nightclub that was attacked. since then there have been huge efforts to find the chief suspect. there is speculation he may come from satchel asia, although that has not been confirmed. he has been found according to the news media. i will bring more confirmation when we get it. in the meantime, that donald trump interview with the times newspaper. let's focus on what he said about brexit. i thought the uk was so smart in getting out. you were there and you guys wrote it and put it on the front page. donald trump said that brexit was going to happen. yes. right? and it happened and eve ryo ne yes. right? and it happened and everyone thought i was crazy. barack 0bama said, they are going to the back of the line. now we are

turkish police have raided several addresses in the city and arrested 12 people.n rival drug gangs at the jail in manaus, in the north of the country. a number of inmates who escaped have been recaptured. america's incoming president has rejected north korean claims of developing a nuclear missile capable of reaching the us. in a tweet, donald trump highlighted a boast from north korea's leader, kimjong—un, that preparations had reached the final stage. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.

the turkish president has called it a heinous attack. police in oldham are looking for a hit—and—run driver who killed 12—year—old helina kotlarova and seriously injured her 11—year—old cousin. they were holding their hands together. they were crossing the road, and the car was, like, driving too fast. the royal family have attended a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. also in the next hour: hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. the year—long arts festival gets underway with a huge fireworks display over the humber estuary later. and in the next half—hour, join me, nick miller, full weather world, as we hit a ride on snowdon‘s mountain railway. the tourists may have gone, but it's still a busy time of year. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is underway in istanbul to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. the man opened fire at the reina club at around 1:30am local time. dozens of injured remain in hospital. 15 foreigne

most of them were arab tourists, some of them also turkish nationals.ing into the freezing bosporus to escape. the photographs show him very heavily bruised, being held by his neck wearing a grey t—shirt and bloodied. he's been transferred to police custody now. the turkish authorities clearlywill be hugely relieved by this capture but the greater challenge for turkey going forward is how to secure this country, how to prevent the wave of terror attacks that is engulfing turkey from continuing, and how to step up intelligence so as to reassure a country that frankly feels very shaken at the moment. some of europe's political leaders have hit back at donald trump after he accused chancellor merkel of making a catastrophic decision to accept hundreds of thousands of migrants, people he called illegals. he also threatened high tariffs on german car imports. mrs merkel responded by saying that europe would continue to fight for its own identity. and president hollande of france said europe did not need outside advice as our diplomatic correspondent james ro

the headlines: turkish officials say this is the suspect wanted for the deadly istanbul nightclub attack. so—called islamic state says he is one of its followers. the stories of some of the victims begin to emerge. 39 people died in the reina nightclub on new year's eve. i'm kasia madera in london. islamic state carries out a string of bombings in baghdad, targeting shia muslims, killing 35 people. and former chief executive of hong kong donald tsang goes on trial on corruption charges. good morning. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 3:00am in the morning in istanbul, where authorities say they are close to identifying the man who killed 39 people in an attack on a new year party at a nightclub. security officials have released this footage, which they say shows the suspect filming himself on a mobile phone in the centre of istanbul. he is shown walking around what is thought to be taksim square. turkish police have launched raids in istanbul, and arrested 12 people, looking for this suspect. meanwhile, funerals of some of the victims have been held, as our turkey correspon

in greece, eight wanted turkish military personnel are fighting extradition.and since the coup, president erdogan has disputed a longstanding border treaty between the two countries. military analysts warn that relations between greece and turkey are at their lowest point in more than twenty years. from greece, malcolm brabant reports. >> reporter: the attempted coup against president erdogan only lasted a few hours in july. but the clashes left about 300 dead and more than 2,000 injured. (gunfire) within hours of president erdogan wrestling back control, eight turkish military personnel flew to northern greece and sought political asylum. they went to court on charges of entering the country illegally amid turkish claims that they were terrorists. since then they've been fighting extradition, arguing that they risk a death sentence if returned. the eight turkish soldiers and pilots are currently being held at this police station on the outskirts of athens. >> they realize they are held here as prisoners, basically prisoners of war, this is how i would name th

turkish police have launched a massive manhunt. leader of the kurdish militant group, the pkk, has denied any involvement. mark lowen reports from istanbul. the mood was of celebration. one of istanbul's top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two... they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start — not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. another camera showed people carolling as the attacker struck before he stormed the club. —— cowering. inside, his killing spree continued — turks and foreigners murdered, others jumping into the freezing bosphorus to escape. dozens more were injured, some critically. the gunman is still at large. witnesses spoke of the horror. translation: i had my back turned. my husband suddenly told me to get on the floor. a man ran inside. two or three people started firing. then there was this fog. i fainted at that moment, until special forces took us out of there. they shot randomly. there

turkish media is broadcasting these pictures all the time.le, it feels like, is getting narrower and narrower and thatis getting narrower and narrower and that is what the officials here in turkey hope to end this manhunt. whether he is a turkish man, a foreign national, whether there are people behind him or whether he was acting on his own. so—called islamic state have claimed responsibility for the attack, but we still don't know whether this person, this gunmen, acted on his own or whether he is part of a cell operating in turkey. as well as this attack in new year's eve in the centre of istanbul, there have been a number of significant terror attacks in turkey in 2016. for instance, there were bombings at a major football for instance, there were bombings at a majorfootball stadium for instance, there were bombings at a major football stadium and also at the ataturk international airport in istanbul. we've also covered stories of attacks in ankara, the turkish capital, and we should emphasise the south—east of the country where the confl

for the most part, if that attacker hasn't been killed by turkish s.w.a.t. in the initial minutes of that attack, we may have a hostage barricade. and as we know with most of these situations we have seen this last year and a half, they end up being what we call al suicide hostage barricade, you have no intention of coming out. most note worthy, you know, we talked about this earlier in the unconfirmed video. gunman came in with a large bag. it looks like a very large assault kit. we don't know whether that was an explosive device, whether he was just coming in there and shoot everybody and then intends to explode that device, or if he is down right now, then what we're seeing in the video is, you know, law enforcement and ambulances standing off, allowing the forensic work and the explosive ordinance disposal work to take place on the site before ambulances are brought down. >> you know one of the points that we were discussing earlier, and the detail will come out, is this question, malcolm. in the reina nightclub restaurant, two story structure, very larg

turkish police have raided several addresses in the city, and arrested 12 people.most deadly hit a busy square in the eastern, shia district of sadr city. at least 35 people were killed. brazilian officials say 56 inmates have been killed in a prison riot. the fighting broke out between rival drug gangs at the jail in manaus, in the north of the country. a number of inmates who escaped have been recaptured. now on bbc news, it is time to look forward to 2017, with dateline london.

the turkish president said the meeting was very fruitful and he wa nted meeting was very fruitful and to increase trade between the two nations. translation: and the process as of now between the uk and turkey will be enjoying a very different nature and a very different position and in the economic field the current trade volume is $15.6 billion and within the first phase we hope and pray this rate volume will be increased up to $20 billion and this is the objective we have identified for the nearest future. this is something i have cordially offered madam prime minister. let's speak to mark lowen in istanbul. mark, what sort of feeling did you get from that news conference, was ita get from that news conference, was it a successful meeting for the two leaders? i think there was clearly a lot of warmth between the two. they talked about the importance of the alliance and theresa may talking about how turkey is one of britain's old est about how turkey is one of britain's oldest allies, stretching back 400 yea rs, oldest allies, stretching back 400 years, the friendship between the tw

i am a turkish cypriot.roblem that's been going on for at least 50 years now and it's a problem that has been dividing cyprus. for me the cyprus problem is like working on a dark road, you cannot see your way, you cannot see what's waiting for you at the end of the road. we need to solve this problem in order to lighten our road and walk this road together with greek cypriots. in every single problem we have in this country, i find that the root of the problem is the cyprus problem. we cannot solve our unemployment issue without solving the cyprus issue. the common obstacles, one of the biggest problems is the different take each community has on history and the pain that each community has felt from history and from the different events that have marked cypriot history. what turkish or creates one is equal participation, effective participation which means that having political equality, having a rotational presidency. one of the biggest obstacles is there's no trust in turkey in terms of the turkish army,

most of them were arab tourists, some of them also turkish nationals.sporus to escape. the photographs show him very heavily bruised, being held by his neck wearing a grey t—shirt and bloodied. he's been transferred to police custody now. the turkish authorities clearlywill be hugely relieved by this capture but the greater challenge for turkey going forward is how to secure this country, how to prevent the wave of terror attacks that is engulfing turkey from continuing, and how to step up intelligence so as to reassure a country that frankly feels very shaken at the moment. the leaders of germany and france have defended europe after donald trump praised the british decision to leave the european union. in two separate newspaper interviews, the us president—elect said he believed other countries would do the same, and he also touched on a number of foreign policy goals he's set himself. state media in beijing says china will take off the gloves and take strong action if mr trump continues to provoke beijing over taiwan. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth r

and turkish sides were at war. turkey launched an invasion, after greek cypriots declared a union with greece. ever since independence, britain, greece and turkey have been guarantor powers with a role in the island's future. turkey conquered one third of the island. its troops stayed put. and one of the world's longest frozen conflicts began. the capital is divided between turkish and greek cypriots. the so—called greenline runs through the city, controlled by the un, it is a daily reminder of the island's division. the turkish controlled north declared independence in 1983. only turkey recognises the territory as a country. the rest of the world shuns it. in 2004, a un plan to reunify the island was put to a vote. the turkish cypriot north said yes. the greek cypriot south said no. and a divided island joined the european union. in the talks in geneva, there are still serious obstacles to be cleared. but there is a chance, a good one, that this time the frozen conflict will end. the headlines on bbc news: donald

design turkish fighterjets.a partnership that downing street hopes will bring in millions. but questions about her other new friend president trump followed her to turkey after the american leader banned some muslims from entering the country. asked three times whether she agreed, this is all she would say. the united states is responsible for the united states' policy on refugees and the united kingdom is responsible for the united kingdom's policy on refugees. while marking the past, theresa may is following her own path around the world. she can't choose her fellow leaders but politicians, like the rest of us, are sometimes judged by the company they keep. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, ankara. we did hear that theresa may was relu cta nt to we did hear that theresa may was reluctant to address donald trump's executive order. in the last hour theresa may issued a statement saying she did not agree with donald trump's refugee ban and will make representations if it affects britons. in other news: the syrian milit

we had the russian ambassador not too long ago shot dead by an off-duty turkish policeman. twin bombing attacks, august 20th a bomb attack on a wedding party. at least 30 people dead in that situation. in july, july 30th we had 35 kurdish fighters who tried to storm a military base killed by the turkish army there in the area. what is that sense of -- you were saying it's very different with good reason. what is this reason, if different at all based on your experience say about where this attack sits? what is that background? >> reporter: this attack will have a chilling effect on the constituent. it is an attack on the elite. it is an attack on the party culture of istanbul. istanbul has a very -- it's a muslim country, but it has a vibrant night life. reina has international djs who come across turkey and europe as well to come there to dance so drinkage now you have an attack on the elite, a place where there were paparazzi outside. the turkitious soccer players, basketball players go there. in the summer it would be worse. it's one of the places to go in turkey, you ca

the turkish president says he will do whatever is necessary to protect the turkish people.ourners lay flowers for a 12—year—old girl who was killed by a hit—and—run driver in oldham. her 11 year old cousin remains seriously injured in hospital. they were holding their hands together. the car was driving too fast. the royal family attends a new year's day church service in sandringham, but without the queen, who still has a heavy cold. also in the next hour, hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture. thousands of people watched the opening installation and head of the giant fireworks display later this evening. —— ahead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is underway in istanbul —— to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. in the last hour the leader of the kurdish militant group the pkk has denied any kurdish involvement in the attack. the gunman opened fire at the reina club at about half past one in the morning, and among the dead are fifteen foreigners —— from israel, saudi arabia and morocco. our turkey correspondent seli

the turkish and 737 was trying to land in fog. helena: and reporting live from the annual meeting of the world economic forum in davos with a trump presidency and brexit looming large, local economic leaders have a lot on their plates. brent: good to have you with us. in just five days, donald trump becomes the 45th u.s. president and already, he's pulling no punches when it comes to criticizing one of the u.s.'s closest allies. in his latest interview, trump says the german chancellor, angela merkel, was wrong to allow hundreds of thousands of refugees into germany, describing them as illegals. trump says merkel possible open-door policy was a catastrophic mistake. reporter: a familiar view from a comfortable office, the president-elect in trump tower, new york. as the interview kicked off, he soon settled into his familiar style, taking a dig at a political opponent, this time jeb bush. mr. trump: jeb would stand up, he's not a true conservative. who cares? i am a conservative. reporter: with that settled, the german journalist

i asked him how he thought the turkish authorities had responded to the attack.s go out to all of the victims. the turks have responded as they have on all of the other attacks, very, very quickly and efficiently. the turks have unfortunately had much experience with attacks, both from daesh, and that's what this was i'm almost certain, and from the pkk in the last two years. roughly ten major terrorist attacks with casualties running in the dozens or more. what makes you so certain that it is an attack carried out at least in the name of the islamic state group? the two other attacks in istanbul, the airport and then an attack close to the blue mosque, both targeted tourists, foreigners, as well as the tourist industry in general. most of the people killed in the attack last night at the nightclub were in fact foreigners. why is istanbul, turkey, being targeted in this way, do you believe? it's available. isis is next door in syria and iraq. they have built a cell in turkey. earlier on, when the turks were not very... ..careful about who they were providing arms

the turkish president has called it a heinous attack. buckingham palace says the queen will not attend a new year's day church service at sandringham because of a heavy cold. heightened security and thousands of extra police as revellers welcome in the new year across the uk. in her new year's message theresa may calls for 2017 to be a year of unity following the vote to leave the eu. as we face the opportunities ahead of us, our shared interests and ambitions can bring us together. also in the next hour, technical problems hit the london ambulance service on one of its busiest nights of the year. it's understood that the computer system crashed, meaning calls had to be recorded by pen and paper for several hours. and at 10.30am, witness looks back on five moments in history with people who were there. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the turkish president says the attack on an istanbul nightclub in which 39 people died was designed to create chaos in the country. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a packed