a mural by the world's famous graffiti artist, banksy, has appeared in the uk city of hull.e story. the bankside area of hull is no stranger to graffiti, but this latest addition is a little different. the artwork certainly looks like a banksy, and the artist seemed to confirm its identity when they posted a picture of it on social media. and it has caused a lot of interest. this is a quiet, old industrial part of hull, but ever since rumours of the banksy appeared last night, there has been a steady stream of people who have come here today to check it out for themselves. it's really good. fantastic. i also like the way that the writing in it is like writing that's on a chalkboard or in a school, like when you see that sort of thing. i like his shoes. i think he has got a nice pair of shoes on. you've got to wear a nice pair of shoes, haven't you, rosie? of the hundreds of people who have come along to see it, gavin is more excited than most. a lifelong banksy fan, he works just around the corner. for me, personally, the culture i grew up in, it's a dream, really — a dream

the couple — who are due to marry in may — are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her newe. the pope has performed an impromptu wedding ceremony on a flight over chile. the couple, both employees of the airline, approached the pope with their request during the flight. our religion editor martin bashir has the story. they'd walked up the aisles on many occasions, but never in church. flight attendants paula ruiz and carlos elorriga married in a civil ceremony because their church in santiago had been destroyed by an earthquake eight years ago. and so they asked the pope if he would bless their union. but pope francis, who wrote about love in the family two years ago, made them an even better offer. would they like him to marry them? an astounded groom describes what happens next. translation: we had a short and small ceremony. he took our hands and he asked if there was love in our marriage, and if we want to keep on being together all life long. i'm getting emotional as i say it. it's not easy. we said yes. translation: it was a huge emotion. we are very, very happy. the

we are here representing hull, which is the uk city of culture this year. london for the first time in more than 80 years. and hull hosted the first ever uk pride parade, marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. we're bust to bust. yes, bust to bust, yeah, after all these years. cheering and applause. as part of lgbt 50, radio 2 to brought the i feel love concert to town. today, i feel really reflective and i feel i kind of stand on the shoulders of great people who have done — you know, like, marc almond's here. i mean, that'sjust like, he's an amazing artist an amazing advocate for lgbt people. alison moyer, amazing. so it's just why would i not say no to be in the company of those people? hello from hull, the 2017 city of culture. hull took over the airwaves again in september with contains strong language, a festival celebrating poetry and spoken word. what is exciting is to see the hull acts and the hull language taking its place on this global stage. here, domes and statues. spires and cranes cluster. you mentioned before

the couple, who are due to marry in may, are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her new homeheard earlier this week north and south korea will march together, under a single flag, at the opening ceremony of the winter olympics in south korea. now in a rare interview two north korean athletes have spoken to the bbc‘s korean service. they hope to qualify for the winter paralympics via a para world cup beginning this weekend in germany. and good luck to them. donald trump calls north korea's leader "little rocket man" and kimjong—un has mocked a tweet by the us president boasting about the size of his nuclear button, calling it a "spasm of a lunatic". but this war of words between the two leaders downplays the horrifying destructive power of nuclear weapons. that's the theme behind a series of images by singapore artist sim chi yin. she's been named 2017's nobel peace prize photographer and spoke to me earlier about why she chose nuclear missile sites for her main subject. the main thing in this project is that i wanted to create land skip pictures and paint them. one is from no

the couple, who are due to marry in may, are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her new homeet man" and kimjong—un has mocked a tweet by the us president boasting about the size of his nuclear button, calling it a "spasm of a lunatic". but this war of words between the two leaders downplays the horrifying destructive power of nuclear weapons. that's the theme behind a series of images by singapore artist sim chi yin. she's been named 2017's nobel peace prize photographer — and spoke to me earlier about why she chose nuclear missile sites for her main subject. the main thing in this project is that i wanted to create land skip pictures and paint them. one is from north korea and the other is from the us and the idea is to ask people to think about how we judge countries for having nuclear weapons and who gets to have what and to get people to reflect on the horrifying situation that we are in. we sometimes forget that the nuclear issueis sometimes forget that the nuclear issue is with us still, not merely a cold war relic. and particularly with the north korean tests in recent

city have indeed been regenerated. hull has been supported by an army of volunteers and it‘s managed to attract top talent from across the ukbeen talking about that and hull‘s cultural legacy with our arts editor, will gompertz. hull is reflecting on its year in the limelight, which saw the turner prize come to its refurbished art gallery, new public spaces created and music on the streets. a lot of people visited, including banksy. and james graham, one of the country‘s leading playwrights, who has written a farce, that looks back on hull‘s year as city of culture and its organisers‘ obsession with monitoring and evaluation. what a pleasure it is to meet someone so senior in the civil service, who embraces systems thinking and statistical analysis when it comes to the quantifiable impact of art. it‘s kind of my thing. what do you think the legacy of the city of culture in hull‘s going to be? the main legacy will be the audience, developing an audience and breaking down some of those psychological barriers that says culture is a different thing. this is outrageous. it's a joke! the hull sense of humour, it has to be funny.

but in a year when the chief executive was forced out, three uk cities suspended or revoked licences,ded to ask a driver for his story, and guess who i found in my uber. simon jack, what are you doing in my uber car? james corden turned down my application for his programme, so here we are. gareth, you are in the driver, thank you for picking us up. gareth, you are an uber driver, thank you for picking us up. how long have you been driving for? the firstjourney i made in an uber, i picked some kids up from school, and i got chatting to the drivers, i wanted to find something i could fit in between it contracts and start pursuing my passion, which was more creative fields, i wanted to do a bit of acting. is uber the new waiting tables in hollywood? i think it is. i tell people that. it beats waiting tables, because i don't have to go to the bar manager and say, "my grandmother, she's ill," that type of scenario. the flexibility of uber obviously works for you, but not all the drivers agree — we had that tribunal in the uk where it was recently upheld that uber drivers should be classif

the couple, who are due to marry in may, are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her new homere an hour late arriving, courtesy of britain's rail system — a points failure at didcot, to be precise. and though perhaps there wasn't quite the excitement they had found in brixton, south london, last week, the crowds who'd waited in cardiff nevertheless made the warmth of their welcome very clear. and when people had waited so long in the cold, harry and meghan did their best to give a little warmth back and to ensure that everyone, and most particularly the children, was included. meghan scribbled a message for someone... ..and received bunches of daffodils. what other flower would be appropriate to give as a welcome to wales? well, she said at the time of her engagement that she wanted to get to know as much of the country as possible, and clearly, as the future wife of prince henry of wales, this visit is important. meghan seemed to soak it all up, then she and harry went across to meet... harry and meghan, aged six and nine. their gift? a welsh love spoon. further comment seems

until a few weeks ago, hull was the uk's city of culture, but somebody took exception to this piece ofvolunteers turned up to uncover it. they included window cleaner jason fa nthorpe, armed with some ladders and white spirit. he was back at work today, being modest about his achievements. you can'tjudge the reputation of an entire city by one act of vandalism. and the fact that so many people pulled together, as a community, it just shows that people are better than that. now, a plastic screen has been put up over it for protection. ijust think it is a shame that hull, having been the city of culture of last year, have we learned nothing, you know? the fact that we're now having to protect something that is art. banksy is renowned for his messages that he shares with people and i look at all these people, it's brilliant. those who saved this banksy say it is a gift to the city, and it must be looked after. danny savage, bbc news, hull. and finally, it looks like a scene from ajames bond movie, but this is a real mission in austria to rescue 150 skiers from a broken chair—lift. to perf

the couple, who are due to marry in may, are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her new homeg a flight over chile. the couple, both employees of the airline, approached the pope with their request during the flight. 0ur religion editor martin bashir has the story. they'd walked up the aisle on many occasions, but never in church. flight attendants paula ruiz and carlos elorriga married in a civil ceremony because their church in santiago had been destroyed by an earthquake eight years ago. and so they asked the pope if he would bless their union. but pope francis, who wrote about love in the family two years ago, made them an even better offer. would they like him to marry them? an astounded groom describes what happens next. translation: we had a short and small ceremony. he took our hands and he asked if there was love in our marriage, and if we want to keep on being together all lifelong. i'm getting emotional as i say it. it's not easy. we said yes. translation: it was a huge emotion. we are very, very happy. the handwritten marriage document was signed by the bride and g

still to come: the latest work by the graffiti artist banksy turns up in the uk city of hull, but notlift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the afghan government is blaming a taliban linked group said to be backed by pakistan for a suicide attack in kabul which has left many dead. paris remains on high alert as water levels continue to ri

the couple — who are due to marry in may — are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her newth employees of the airline, approached the pope with their request during the flight. 0ur religion editor martin bashir has the story. they'd walked up the aisles on many occasions, but never in church. flight attendants paula ruiz and carlos elorriga married in a civil ceremony because their church in santiago had been destroyed by an earthquake eight years ago. and so they asked the pope if he would bless their union. but pope francis, who wrote about love in the family

and in half an hour, we will take a look back at an incredible year in hull, the uk city of culture.e royal ballet, two world—class theatre and the most talked about artists, we will have all the highlights. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chief executive of the british catering company, compass — and four members of his family — have been killed in a seaplane crash in australia. local police confirmed that richard cousins, who was 58, was on board the plane which crashed into a river 30 miles north of sydney yesterday. he died with his two sons, edward and william, who were in their 20s, his fiancee, emma bowden, and her 11—year—old daughter, heather. the australian pilot, gareth morgan, was also killed. earlier today, the detective superintendent fulcher you south wales police marine command held a news and —— the detective superintendent fulcher south wales police marine command held a news conference. we have, in the course of this investigation already, been in contact with the uk, and we believe, in fact we can confirm, that the persons involved in this matter, along

benjamin wardby, kingston, uk city of culture, 2017. [ cheers and applause ] colleagues, we have heard about the importance of making life choices from deciding who to vote for in '16 or which work experience we should apply for. but friends, we can only make these choices with education. and we all know young people in the north receive less pay for education, and i'm sure we can all agree, life exists outside the m-25. [ cheers and applause ] young people everywhere in london dairy, in cardiff, in hampton, if they're in a working class constituency, everyone deserves the same chances. but the question is, does it meet the needs of the 21st century? that answer is no. we need better finance education. we need better relationships education. and as people have previously mentioned, we need better sex education. not just for heterosexual young people for homosexual young people and for people of minority sexual orientations. places for meaningful, life-long learning. because talent is universal. so i urge you to support this motion. thank you. >> thank you! [ cheers and applause ] >> no

disruption of major projects like the haitians to high speed rail line that would connect the uk's major cities. as well as the schools and prisons that caribbean manages. firms also the second biggest supplier maintenance seices to network rail and it maintains fifty thousand times for the ministry of defense. the uk government has drawn criticism for not doing more to help the struggling from. this fight the. the companies that it is is contracts to because clearly the country in a number of avenues is heavily reliant on karelian. a think secondly what it calls to. mopping these companies if of running into about time they have to seriously rethink a sausage it continues off of contracts because ultimately. they all put themselves in a very isd to beat its arch rival boeing i in thehe final ovew of twenty seventeen. receiving orders for over one thousand one hundred planes compared to nine hundred and twelve for its american competitor. that good news was overshadowed by the public admission the airbus may have to pull the plug on production of its flagship super jumbo jet eighty three eighty

the couple — who are due to marry in may — are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her newy — visiting a children's hospital in london. keen royal watchers will note something different about the future king of england, who's sporting a new look. he has a new hair do — a shift away from the longer locks we've been used to. this has become the royal segment of the programme. i think it suits him. ido the programme. i think it suits him. i do not know whether you should talk about the haircut of the future king, but there you are. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — what happens to britons living in europe when brexit‘s complete? we hearfrom one man who wants to know now, taking his case to europe's highest court. and he's been president for a year, winning the white house due to manufacturing states like michigan. after 12 months, what do trump voters think of their president now? another day when weather is making news. there has been some relative tranquillity. not the entire story of course because some

but the uk argues the city of london is also important for europe.r hammond and mr davis will remind germany its firms need access to london's financial markets. the bosses of barclays, insurance giant aviva and goldman sachs international are thought to be among up to 15 top finance chiefs meeting prime minister theresa may later. she will be trying to reassure them the uk will remain a vibrant financial sector after brexit. there will be tough talks ahead. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, has been clear britain cannot cherry—pick which benefits of eu membership to keep, and there will be no special deal for its financial sector. it is a concern echoed by the head of the german—british chamber of commerce, who spoke to the bbc late on wednesday. i think they're trying to get the best deal for britain. whether they will succeed remains to be seen, because from the german government's point of view, and also from the european union's point of view, yes, of course individual deals might help individual businesses. but for germany and the eu,

migrants from africa and the middle east try to reach the uk illegally from the french scho city and rsion willl cocontinue to carry out borr checks that will this is emmanuel michael's first visit to the uk as french president. and he also managed to convince the british to commit to his key foreign policy place as

work in the cities. want to live and work in the cities. are seeing a renaissance of the cities. cities. the ukd of last year. they dropped slightly in december. slightly in december. growing, but not as fast as they had been grievously. been grievously. that clearly there are differences in the marketplace. in the marketplace. this survey only looks at major regional cities. looks at major regional cities. continue to show good signs of growth. growth. cities are outperforming other parts of the uk. of the uk. we are not seeing that in these occasions. ok, simon bedford. department deloitte relit it. thank you for your time. on the collapse of carillion. thousands ofjobs at risk. deloitte and ey should be broken up in the wake of the collapse. issued its first profit warning. trade and investment. we asked him how comprehensive this government investigation will be. it will need to be compared to, it will need to look at everything. will need to look at everything. will not avoid the fact that businesses sometimes fail. businesses sometimes fail. fact of life, whether the government is a count

migrants from africa and the middle east try to reach the uk illegally from the french scho city and version willl cocontinue to carry out borr checks that will this is emmanuel michael's first visit to the uk as french president. and he also managed to convince the british to commit to his key foreign policy place as fighting islamist terror in the sun held as it regional of north africa. the uk from share belief incomprehensible approach to mass migration. as all efforts in the saw hasn't across africa demonstrate. we will work together to address the instability which feels it. president back on a life of those concerned that the uk and france remain committed to the principles of a long standing issue kay agreemen. under which the uk is able to carry out full checks on french soil. and today we have agreed additional measures which will work in the best interests of both faults in the uk. see it is the first time in fifteen years that we've been. is find its own. treaty. on topic will enable us to improve the management of all join border. between food because we wanted to do so t

but the uk argues the city of london is also important for europe.hammond and mr davis will remind germany its firms need access to london's financial markets. the bosses of barclays, insurance giant aviva and goldman sachs international are thought to be among up to 15 top finance chiefs meeting prime minister theresa may later. she will be trying to reassure them the uk will remain a vibrant financial sector after brexit. there will be tough talks ahead. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, has been clear britain cannot cherry—pick which benefits of eu membership to keep and there will be no special deal for its financial sector. soa so a pretty busy day when it comes to brexit. i'm joined by the lawyer miriam gonzalez, who specialises in international trade and government regulation at the law firm dechert llp. nice to see you, good morning. what are you expecting to be achieved to date? if we start with bill hader and david davis in germany, in germany right now they are pretty busy trying to form a government if nothing else. —— if we star

that is the most demonstrative action yet recorded and uk youth parliament city of 2017. i'm referring referring to the young woman in the third row. yes or no, they could only be you. i don't know anybody else who is quite as demonstrative -- a most interesting display of enthusiasm. thank you. let's review. >> thank you, mr. speaker. now, every morning i get to the college and i go to a stop at st. peter's square. now, a few hundred yards from st. peter's square in 1890, thousands of working-class people from across lancaster included a list by those people might oldtown gathered to campaign for electoral reform. 99 years old and that the suffrage movement led by -- down the road got the right to vote for women over 30. now, let's fast fast-forward a little. this summer a group of democratically elected youth counselors met with our local mp to make votes at 16 the subject of the private members bill. now, we are the first youth council in the country to have 16 involvement. well, -- many of the arguments against vote for 16, discrepancies in the law, 16 1r 18, i think

i think it has to be seen as a warning for all towns and cities in the uk. blackburn feel that the focus shouldn't always be on them. actually, they are right, because statistics show that there are many other towns and cities where polarisation of populations is increasing. injust a decade, there was almost a four—fold increase in the number of areas with a non—white majority. so why have communities become so much more separated? ten years ago, jaffer hussain was a student at blackburn college. he told us that walking through the muslim asian area with a white female friend was met with hostility. he was determined to change attitudes and set up a youth group to bring people from both communities together. what percentage of young people in blackburn would you say actually mix outside of school or college? like 10%. so what's your views on having a relationship with someone who is not the same culture as you, what would your parents think? my mum would be more lenient. i feel another part of my family would be more, you shouldn't do that, you should stick t

the uk wants a bespoke deal including goods and services because it is concerned about the future of the city their part has said they will not countenance is bespoke deal with uk and the uk cannot cherry pick the best bits of the single market and there can be no special arrangement about the city of london. so while the uk is in germany trying to woo german business and politicians, the eu has so far shown it is very solid asa eu has so far shown it is very solid as a negotiating block. a man who claims he was sexually abused as a child by the former football coach, barry bennell, has hold the court that he didn't report the abuse he suffered, because he didn't want to "spoil any chances" of succeeding as a footballer. barry bennell, who's now known as richard jones, denies 48 charges of child sexual abuse. david ornstein is at liverpool crown court. yesterday the prosecution laid out their case against barry bennell describing him as a predatory and devious paedophile. today we heard from the first witness, it was harrowing evidence, it must be said. this witness said he met barry bennell

, and accepted, whoever they are, whoever they love and no matter where they live in the uk, rural or urban, city, town or village, from london -- they have that right. [cheers and applause] however, as the previous he stated there are multiple interventions better equipped, better funded and in a better position to deliver this sort of campaign. i recently attended a residential event run by stonewall in that environment of acceptance and freedom to be yourself without fear is an environment i would like everywhere, especially our schools. i implore you, listen carefully to each and every point made today. make your decision, vote your conscience, represent your constituents. if we want something to happen, we cannot just wait. we must act. for in the words of william shakespeare, it is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves. we often are called on young people that we can make a difference, live to the adults. but i said you members of uk youth parliament and in young person watching this debate, if there is something like lgbt rights that your passion about, do not be scared to

and for previous offensive comments he's made about muslims in the uk or the city of london, a diverse city, criticizing the government there. that is remarkable. and we have the tendency to say, it is just a comment, by tomorrow we are talking about something else, but it is having effects today. the american president cannot visit our closest ally. and the american president is going to need that ally. >> it is really amazing when we have been doing the reporting and actually some in the white house, and you report from the white house, are actually celebrating this. >> well, we know that the president took what one white house official called a victory lap, calling his aides, his allies, his friends, phoning them to see what he thought of how this remark was playing out in the media. and then another white house official told my colleague, gloria borger, that the president was loving this, all this controversy and chaos, surrounding this one remark. and staffers, for most white houses, this would be an absolute disaster, their worst nightmare they would ever want to deal with on the

carillion is involved in projects in towns and cities across the uk, including a handful here in manchesternager, who didn't want to come on camera. he said he'd turned up to work today and was told he couldn't do anything because the multimillion pound site was no longer insured, despite not being given any information, he was adamant he was losing his job. but he said he would keep coming to work in the hope of getting redundancy. it's notjust people currently in work with concerns. carillion operates 13 final salary pension schemes in the uk, with around 28,500 members, more than 12,000 of whom are already claiming a pension, including martin, who's owed tens of thousands of pounds. for a family, we've got three fairly small boys, we don't — we need the money basically. i don't know what we're going to do. it's an uncertainty shared by thousands, as they wait to find out how the demise of such a major industry player will affect their future lives. frankie mccamley, bbc news. simon, what were underlining is how many people are affected by this collapse. 0ther many people are affected by

it's one of the uk's most visited cities, but should bath follow the likes of paris and rome by introducing tourist tax to help keep its buildings beautiful. and sarah has the weather. good morning. another cloudy day today. brightness breaking through later on. this evening, things turn wet and windy. more details and 15 minutes. thank you. we will see you later. first, our main story. thejustice secretary, david gauke, is considering a possiblejudicial review of the decision to release the serial sex attacker, john worboys. the former black cab driver was jailed indefinitely in 2009 with a minimum term of eight years, for drugging and sexually assaulting twelve women. earlier this month a decision by the parole board to release him was fiercely criticised. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, joins us now. leila, how significant is this? what is thejustice secretary going to be looking it? the government has commissioned a review into how the pa role commissioned a review into how the parole board makes its decisions, whether there should be more transparency after the outcry about

it is a year since tens of thousands of women took to the streets in london and many other cities across the ukhas happened in the year that has gone by? we have had theissue year that has gone by? we have had the issue of harassment go to the top of the agenda here in westminster and also because of the scandals in hollywood. that's right. i will tell you what has happened, 2017 has been pivotal in ensuring that the platform and the voices of women are heard in a way that has never been heard before. thankfully, a powerful impact of social media and digital technology has been able to take messages all around the world faster than even mainstream media. it is fantastic. when you have people of influence, like at the golden globe awards, using their influence to send the same message, it is equally powerful. 2017 has beena year it is equally powerful. 2017 has been a year where more and more people are only be experienced, sharing the experience, to be able to support each other and i like the fa ct to support each other and i like the fact that 2018 poses almost an infinite set of opportunitie

blaze at a liverpool car park destroys around 11100 vehicles, stranding hundreds in the city centre overnight. the ukesn't know how to cope with a chinese ban on imports of plastic waste. britain has been sending up to 500,000 tonnes of plastic our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. way the waist, it's a journey that often ends in china. about a quarter of our waste plastic heads on boats to the east. now china has decided it doesn't want it any more and it's caused a huge new year headache for the uk's hard pressed recycling firms. it's a massive blow, i think it's a game changer for our industry. for decades we have been relying on the chinese market to recycle the surplus of materials we collect in the uk that we don't have the capacity at home to recycle and reprocess. incineration might get rid of some of the uk's waste, but plans for more incinerators would be strongly resisted by green groups. if you build an incinerator, you are basically creating a market for plastics so you are encouraging us to produce more single use throwaway plastics, which is exactly the problem we need to tac

calais today, with french ministers saying he will also ask the uk to increase funding for security and the development of the port city france, which effectively moved the uk border onto french territory. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in calais. there were once thousands of migrants camped out here in calais, now there are as many as 700 at any one time, living rough in utterly miserable conditions, having of course to make it across the channel to england. they are read small part ofa to england. they are read small part of a much bigger immigration problem the french government is grappling with. last year there were more than 100,000 applications for asylum, a new record, and it is clear president macron is about to ask theresa may for more help in dealing with the situation here. they are harder to find but they are still here. under the trees, cold and wet, desperate to move on. from eritrea, ethiopia, afghanistan and iraq. they walk miles every day for food, shelter and opportunities to leave. for security reasons... just james. yes, just james. 0k. james is from cameroon, unwilling to show his face

modern slavery — it's often a hidden problem — but one that can be found in towns and cities all over the uks kind to give paid work experience and then a permanent role to more than 30 former victims of slavery, saying a newjob can mean a new life. more than a dozen businesses are meeting in westminster to discuss how they can get involved, as nina warhurst reports. before, my life was very bad. i think, i don't have a chance of a future. now, it's very nice, it's great. i'm very happy. peter is a survivor of modern slavery. one of 12 to have been placed in safe, secure work by the co—op. like thousands before him, peter came from romania for a new life. i'm looking for a job. and to be happy? yes. but 12 hour days were spent cold and wet, working in a car—wash without any pay. he was then held prisoner, only allowed out to open fake bank accounts for his captors. you feel scared of these men? yes, very scared. because they're very dangerous, these people. very, very aggressive. they tell me, "i will kill you". his room was closely guarded, but peter escaped when the gang got drunk. and now

city. spectacular display there. the uk the new year two hours ago. 100,000 people gathered in london to watch the fireworks display and in edinburgh, too. it follows exuberant celebrations elsewhere in europe, across the middle east and asia all welcoming 2018. this report from briohny williams contains some flashing images. the iconic sound of big ben strikes midnight in london. and the party begins with 10,000 fireworks along the river thames. an hour earlier, the skies above berlin's brandenburg gate were lit up in every colour. the countdown in paris was watched by thousands at the arc de triomphe, as fireworks dazzled in the darkness. perhaps one of the most spectacular displays didn't involve fireworks at all. in dubai they lit up the world's tallest building with lasers. the burj khalifa becoming a shimmering canvas, visible almost 100 kilometres away. hong kong ushered in 2018 with style. victoria harbour was transformed into sparkling splendour. auckland was the first major city to see in the new year, with it's s

calais for those meetings >> from politics to gender equality citi group is raising pay for women and minorities to close pay gaps in the u.s., uknd germany. the bank said the move follows a compensation survey which found on average women and minorities are paid 99% of what men and non-minorities are paid. citi will report fourth quarter results today. analysts expect earnings of $1.19 per share on revenue of just over $17 billion. the numbers could be overshadowed by the impact of the tax overhaul which citi last month warned would result in a 20 billion one-time charge >>> kpmg could be in the cross hairs of an investigation after giving carillion a strong bill of health ten months ahead of its collapse the financial reporting council signaled it may launch an inquiry into the accounting of the construction company. >>> thousands of employees of carillion will face cuts in their pension benefits nearly 30,000 employee also see benefits shift to to the pension protection fund. the fund is still assessing the size of the hit it will take from covering carillion's promises, but initial estimates are between 800 million and 900 m

. >>> citi group plans to increase compensation for women and minorities in the u.s., uk and germany. the move comes after citi's internal data shows women are paid on average 1% less than men and non-minorities make. citi is the first bank to respond to shareholder pressure and publicly disclose gender pay data they report numbers at 8:00. you would have to say 1% doesn't sound that bad >> yeah. >> versus, you know, i'm sure there's bigger disparities elsewhere. good to see them rectifying that when the numbers come, key to watch, not only the tax aspects, but the tax aspect force them is more important >>> in political news, president trump and chinese president xi jinping talked about north korea during a phone cal overnight let's get to eunice yoon live in beijing with the baitest alatest >> this morning president trump and president xi had a phone conversation where they talked not only about north korea but also about trade the chinese state media has been reporting that president xi told president trump that the two countries should further open markets to each other and reesta

love that we're going to ask if the city council needs to start doing its bit to clearing away the rubbish and spreading awareness about the issue is that to be. a new uk shot has many other problems to deal with the city is built on a salt flood large parts of it are below sea level and when it rains here it pours turning the dusty ground into a huge lake and streets into rivers look problem. i'm not sure that our main concerns used to be siltation but since two thousand and nine because of climate change the water itself has become an issue we've had flooding here that's covered eighty percent of the city water is now our biggest problem and the people of the cut you want to impact the policing. of the young activists have collected photos document in the flooding mixed up with trash and sewage it's a breeding ground for disease. heavy rains are becoming more common here and pushing up groundwater levels the water literally gushes up from below into the city. and there's another threat to new york chaat along the atlantic coast close to the city. for years the german development agency g.-i is it has been working with local n.g.o.s to try and curb th

uk. i believe that should cover both goods and services. i think the city of london will continue to be a major globalfinancial city of london will continue to be a major global financial centre. that is an advantage, notjust for the united kingdom, it's actually good for europe and good for the global financial system, but we will obviously be entering these negotiations. which we are able to do having got sufficient progress in december in phase one of the negotiations, and, as i've said, we will be looking for a deep and special partnership for the future. a comprehensive free trade agreement, but also a good ongoing security relationship with the european union. because once again this is in the interests of all of us. we're leaving the european union, but we're not leaving europe. would you like to take a final question from the french media? reporter: translation: good evening. great britain is giving money and agrees to ta ke britain is giving money and agrees to take some migrants on its territory and migrants it was something expected for many mont

and in the uk, a huge fire in liverpool forces part of the city centre to be evacuated.

and in the uk, a huge fire in liverpool forces part of the city centre to be evacuated.one‘s been injured, but hundreds of cars are destroyed. hello and welcome to bbc news. people across the world have been celebrating the start of 2018. in london, 100,000 people watched the fireworks display on the thames. thousands of party—goers packed the streets of edinburgh for the hogmanay celebrations. it follows exuberant displays elsewhere in europe, across the middle east and asia, all welcoming 2018. and within the past hour, the americas have started their celebrations. this report from briohny williams contains some flashing images. over two million people lined rio de janeiro‘s copacabana beach for the 17 minute firework display — one of the first major south american cities to see in the new year as 2018 sweeps across the globe. big ben bongs. the iconic sound of big ben strikes in london. the party began with 10,000 fireworks along the river thames. the skies above berlin's brandenburg gate were lit up in every colour. the countdown in paris was watched by thousands at

theresa may has come to china to talk trade and first up in this city that means education. good arguments. ukhools and universities are here, english is the second most popular language in china. prime minister, i welcome you. nice to see you. but still there was no escaping the sense of a leadership crisis around every corner at home. even before she landed she had to address that talk of a leadership emergency on the plane over, telling journalists travelling with her, first and foremost i am serving my country and my party. i am not a quitter and there is a long—term job to be done. in beijing later, alongside her chinese counterpart, she admitted she needs to improve. yes, we do need to do more and we do need to ensure that we are talking about what we have already achieved to those young people who worry about whether they will get their own home, to those parents who are concerned about the education their children will be getting. the prime minister pledged to intensify what both sides say is a golden era in relations. but china is concerned about the instability caused by brexit. stil

many cities already do this but no one wa nts to cities already do this but no one wants to be the first in the uklly, it doesn't target other kinds of accommodation such as airbnb or visitor attractions. it is very specific which is why some hotel owners have an issue with it. it won't catch people there as a date visitor. yes, it's when you're staying overnight. they are talking about £1 per person per night. it doesn't sound like much but if you're a family that's £a a night, that could add up. also you know that could add up. also you know that if it's successful, it will be rolled out to other cities, and we've already seen less people going overseas for instance because the pound is weak and so are staying in the uk and it's penalising those people as well. we have the leader of bath council saying they wanted the theoretical go—ahead to explore this. they said none of it had been decided yet. so they were going to look into issues such as airbnb and would it be extended to that, issues like whether it would apply to business visitors. it's hard to define those things. it is. this has come a

brexit and banks, will the uk and eu come to a deal favorable for the city of london.ne year on, the differences the president has made towards differences in the american financial sector and what is next. welcome to "bloomberg markets: rules and retu

modern slavery — it's often a hidden problem — but one that can be found in towns and cities all over the ukre than 30 former victims of slavery, saying a newjob can mean a new life. more than a dozen businesses are meeting in westminster to discuss how they can get involved, as nina warhurst reports. before, my life was very bad. i think, i don't have a chance of a future. now, it's very nice, it's great. i'm very happy. peter is a survivor of modern slavery. one of 12 to have been placed in safe, secure work by the co—op. like thousands before him, peter came from romania for a new life. i'm looking for a job. and to be happy? yes. but 12 hour days were spent cold and wet, working in a car—wash without any pay. he was then held prisoner, only allowed out to open fake bank accounts for his captors. you feel scared of these men? yes, very scared. because they're very dangerous, these people. very, very aggressive. they tell me, "i will kill you". his room was closely guarded, but peter escaped when the gang got drunk. and now i'm remembering this... your heart beats faster now, remembering?

so those issues as well, this report out this morning looks at towns and cities around the uk, how willon be? it is a very pink hi vizjacket, i think sean is rocking that this morning. i think i have one of those for my bicycle. you have everything, haven't you? if you are sporty, competitive and driven, then you could be a future olympic champion. sound far—fetched ? not according to an exciting new scheme, which aims to convert talented young people into future gold—medallists. well, eager to find out more, brea kfast‘s tim muffett got his skates on, and he is at the lee valley ice centre in london for us this morning. yes, the skates are not on yet, i am just mulling that at the moment, but this scheme is called discover your gold, and it is about discovering future 0lympic talent. not long until the south korean 0lympics gets under way. are there people out there who could do a lot better in terms of actually becoming actual 0lympians. natalie is from uk sport, and what is the idea behind today's event? this is a nationwide talent id search for a 15—year—old and we are searching for