and a french win in record time in the vendee globe race. welcome to bbc news. donald trump has arrived in washington, along with his wife melania, ahead of his inauguration tomorrow as the 45th president of the united states. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend — some to support him, some to protest against him. and it will be watched around the world by millions. let's cross to our washington correspondent jane o'brien. asign of a sign of the times, our viewers saw the pictures. that plane did not have the word trump all over it and it will be official tomorrow. the clock is ticking, fewer than 2a hours to go on donald trump will become president. he is on his way right now to the national cemetery to lay a wreath. he has had lunch with some of his cabinet picks and the republican leadership at trump hotel which hejokingly the republican leadership at trump hotel which he jokingly referred to as weird he would move in whether or not he won the white house, also on pennsylvania avenue. he has a concert with on this afternoon at the lincoln me

the final stages of the vendee globe are drawing to a close. a solo round—the—world yacht race. it happens every four years, and this one is a thriller. welsh sailor alex thomson is in second, and armel le cleac‘h is in the lead. at christmas, thomson was about 1000 miles behind. now the gap is a0 miles. both men are expected to finish at a fixed point on the atlantic coast of france on thursday morning. let's talk to chris eakin, author of a race too far, nice to see you, chris, a former colleague, talk us through these tactics. they have had to go north from sables—d'ollone because of the wind, and they have now made theirfinal because of the wind, and they have now made their final move, their final tack for home, they are looking at coming in a little bit later, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, and alex has slipped back a bit, now 57 miles behind, the last positional report. that is a she, and there is no doubt now that he can win through raw speed alone, he needs something to happen. but there isa needs something to happen. but there

barely any sleep, armel le cleac‘h saw off a late challenge by britain's alex thomson to win the vendee globesteers his 60 foot yacht towards the finish in les sables d'olonne. after finishing second in 2009 and 2013, le cleac‘h, finally won it in a record time of 7a days, three hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds. having crossed the finish line, the tears flowed as he became the eighth frenchman to win the gruelling race. translation: it is enormous. an incredible emotion. i don't realise what is happening to me. the last few days have been very intense. i realise i have done something enormous. it is great. just great. golf now and henrik stenson leads going into the second round of the abu dhabi championship. the world numberfourfrom sweden, who won the european tour's race to dubai last year for the second time, opened up with an 8—under—par 64 in abu dhabi, and his round included that superb chip for a birdie at the 14th. this is the only event on the european tour's ‘desert swing', which stenson has never won, and he's two shots clear of the field. last year's winner rickie fowler made a s

and a french win in record time in the vendee globe race — one of the world's toughest sporting challengesin sportsday on bbc news: another series defeat for england's cricketers in india, as they lose by 15 runs in the second one—dayer. good evening. donald trump is in washington dc tonight, on the eve of his inauguration as 45th president of the united states. the ceremony, on capitol hill, is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to the nation's capital, as mr trump takes the oath of office, before taking up residence at the white house. his vice—president, mike pence, said today that the transition team had been working flat out to ensure they'd be ready to implement mr trump's policies. our north america editorjon sopel is in washington tonight. thank you, and washington this evening is a city in a city undergoing profound change. tonight, the obama is well spent their last night in the white house and just across the street from here it's blair house, the government guest house, where the trumps will be staying and midday tomorrow, it's all change. no longer a plane wi

the vendee globe has finished after a thrilling race.e will have a full report from the coast of france. and as you are watching, if you have questions, some of you have been getting in touch. i will do my best to a nswer getting in touch. i will do my best to answer you as we go along. i think the actorjon voight is currently on stage during the make america great again concert in washington. ‘s have a look at the pictures and see what's negatiuewm—f we... negative lies 7 a»- negative lies1 111 mr negative lies = mr trump, the negative lies against mr trump, whose only desire... cheering and applause whose only desire was to make america great again. cheering and applause he certainly didn't need this job. and, yes, yes, god answered all our prayers. because here it is. we will be part of history. all of us. and president lincoln, who sits here with us, i'm sure is smiling, knowing america will be saved by an honest and good man who will work for all the people, no matter their creed or colour. cheering and applause so, my friends, let

to an end — with frenchman armel le cleac‘h expected to cross the finishing line first in the vendee globesh sailor alex thomson, who had turned round a disastrous start and broken two world records to come so close to victory. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at the finish line at les sables d'olonne on france's atlantic coast. he's battled everything the ocean has thrown at him, eating only freeze dried noodles and jelly, and survived on as little as 20 minutes' sleep every few hours. it's a fair bet alex thomson's last few weeks have been very different to yours. when he set off with 28 other boats on the 6th of november, the hampshire yachtsman waved goodbye to his wife and two young children and attempted for the fourth time to become the first briton to win the vendee globe in the race's 27 year history. we await the arrival... in fact, the only briton to win any kind of solo nonstop round the world race was thomson's mentor, sir robin knox—johnston, in 1969. when thomson arrives back here at les sables d'olonne in the early hours of tomorrow morning, he'll have racked up be

record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2a hours, in the non stop race around the world, the vendee globehich averages out atjust over 25 miles per hour. and having reduced the gap on the leader, thompson could become the first briton to win the race, which he's expected to finish later this week.

he was competing in the vendee globe. that is the non—stop race around the world.out atjust over 25 mph over a 24—hour period. now he has broken the record, and reduced the gap on the leader, france's armel le cleac‘h. thomson actually broke the record earlier in the race, but not by the distance needed to make it official. a new 24—hour record. whoo! feels like a long time coming, obviously i should have broken it two months ago, ori should have broken it two months ago, or i did make it two months ago, or i did make it two months ago, but by less than one mile. you need to break it by more than one mile. so i'm very happy about that but really it is about trying to get as close to armel as possible. i'm struggling a little bit at the moment, not catching up as much as i would like. president barack 0bama welcomed the chicago cubs to the white house on monday, to celebrate their world series win. the president has a home in chicago, but he is a white sox fan. the cubs gave 0bama a baseball jersey with the number 44, a fitting gift for the nation's 44th president.

the leaders of the vendee globe yacht race are into the final week of sailing.e, was on wednesday 180 nautical miles ahead of briton alex thomson. le cleac‘h has described the mental toughness he has needed to summon up just to stay ahead in the race. thomson, who failed to finish in 2004 and 2008, said the biggest test was trying to pick up speed in his boat, hugo boss, when sailing through the becalmed doldrums. the race, which began in november, finishes on the west coast of france from next week. that is about all we have time for. let's recap our top story and nathan redmond goal was the only thing which separated southampton and liverpool, with the saints winning 1-0 liverpool, with the saints winning 1—0 in the opening leg of their english league cup semi—final. until next time, goodbye. hello. i know already some of you have seen some fairly wintry conditions. i think, over the next couple of days, that prospect becomes a good deal more widespread across the british isles. thursday dawns with still a lot of wind to be had across the northern half of the

and the record breaking efforts of the british sailor chasing victory in the vendee globe.dy murray every time he's reached the final of the first tennis major of the year. but could 2017 be the year when the world number 0ne breaks that run? 0n the opening day in melbourne, murray got his campaign off to a winning start, beating ukraine's illya marchenko to reach the second round. as nick parrott reports. will this be the year andy murray finally steps out of the shadows at the australian open? he has reached five finals, but has yet to win it. top seed for the first time at a grand slam, on the other side of the net was world number 95, illya marchenko. if anyone thought this would be a gentle introduction to the first big tournament of the year, they were wrong. murray was given a good work—out in the 31 degree heat, made to sweat for almost an hour before he could take the first set. the ukrainian was determined not to give the world number one an easy ride, breaking at the first opportunity in the second. the briton needed a tie—break to overcome his opponent's stubbor

record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2a hours, in the non—stop race around the world, the vendee globeompson covered 536.8 miles — which averages out atjust over 25 miles per hour. now that he's reduced the gap on the leader, thompson could become the first briton to win the race, which he is expected to finish later this week. looking forward to it. been working hard the last couple of days in the light breeze. not easy with an animatorjust there, but not too bad. getting enough sleep, eating well, ready for the last run in. i will give it my all and keep fingers crossed. good luck to him. joe root insists he can't predict how he'd fare as england captain. alistair cook is considering his future after the 4—0 series defeat in india with root the runaway favourite to be the next skipper. root, who's just become a father for the first time, draws parallels with both roles. until you're in the position, i don't think you know. i feel i've obviously got quite a lot of experience in test cricket now. as i said, it's one of those things that you sort of have to learn on the job. i suppose..

the french yachtsman amel le cleac‘h has won this year's vendee globe, the only round—the—world soloime for the race, spending 711 days, three hours and 35 minutes at sea. it meant second place for britain's alex thomson, who is expected to finish in the early hours of tomorrow morning. thomson recovered from a disastrous start and went on to break two world records, coming close to victory. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks has been following the race from the finish line at les sables d'0lonne on france's atlantic coast. he's battled everything the ocean has thrown at him, eating only freeze dried noodles and jelly, and survived on as little as 20 minutes' sleep every few hours. it's a fair bet alex thomson's last few weeks have been very different to yours. when he set off with 28 other boats on the 6th of november, the hampshire yachtsman waved goodbye to his wife and two young children and attempted for the fourth time to become the first briton to win the vendee globe in the race's 27 year history. we await the arrival... in fact, the only briton to win any kind of solo no

record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2a hours, in the non stop race around the world, the vendee globe. thompson covered over 536 miles, which averages out atjust over 25 miles per hour. and having reduced the gap on the leader, thompson could become the first briton to win the race, which he's expected to finish later this week. iam i am looking forward to it, i have been working hard in the last couple of days in the light breeze. not easy, but just there, of days in the light breeze. not easy, butjust there, it is not too bad. iam easy, butjust there, it is not too bad. i am getting ready for the last run in. i will give it my all and fingers crossed. now, back to cricket and i warn you, these pictures aren't for the faint—hearted. melbourne renegades wicketkeeper peter nevill sustained a suspected fractured jaw when he was hit in the face by a bat during his side's big bash win against adelaide strikers. nevill was looking the other way when brad hodge‘s bat slipped out of his hands and flew into the air — and the handle caught nevill on the cheekbone. he had to leave the field, wi

and the sailing race called the everest of the sea — we'll show you the winner of the gruelling vendee globe from our studios in single poll and london — —— singapore and london, this is bbc world news, its newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1 am in london and 8:00 in the evening in washington dc, where donald trump is preparing for his inauguration on friday, as 45th president of the united states. the ceremony on capitol hill is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to the nation's capital. the celebrations have already begun, with a huge open air concert at the lincoln memorial, not far from the white house, and donald trump addressing the crowd. it is a movement that started... ..and it is a movement like we have never seen anywhere in the world, they say. there has never been a movement like this. and it is something very, very special. and we are going to unify our country. and our phrase, you all know it, half of you are wearing the hat, "make america great again." cheering and applause. but we are going to make america great for all of our people, everybody.

let's talk about the vendee globe.p solo yacht race — and the welsh sailor alex thomson is in second. he may have just broken a world record. it's yet to be verified but his team says he travelled 536.81 miles in 24 hours. that would be a new solo record. the race is reaching the sharp end — there are only a few days to go — armel le clee is leading but that lead is coming down and down. it could be a thriller. here is alex thomson. hello, everybody, a new 24 hour record. it feels like a long time coming. i should record. it feels like a long time coming. ishould have record. it feels like a long time coming. i should have broken it two months ago. well, i almost did, but less tha n months ago. well, i almost did, but less than by one mile. so very happy about that. really it is about trying to get as close to our man as possible and i am struggling a bit andi possible and i am struggling a bit and i am not catching him up as much asi and i am not catching him up as much as i would like. the race is expected to finish

and the sailing race called the everest of the sea — we'll show you the winner of the gruelling vendee globe

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sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in 2a hours in the vendee globee around the world. thomason covered 536.8 miles — an average of 25 miles an hour for a whole day. he broke the previous record by two miles, and now he's looking to win the race. looking forward to it. been working ha rd looking forward to it. been working hard the last couple of days. it's a lot easier with anemometer. not too bad. feel in good shape, ready for the last run in, give it my all and keep my fingers crossed. that's all sport for now. and you can also watch the masters snooker on the bbc sport website right now. john higgins is taking on mark allen. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. you are watching bbc news with me, simon mccoy. the breaking news, a man has been taken to hospital, three others have been injured after an explosion which has almost com pletely an explosion which has almost completely destroyed a house in manchester this lunchtime. this happened in cecil road, in blackley at 1240. a man thought

the vendee globe has finished after a thrilling race.

sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in a day, in the vendee globever 25mph over a 24—hour period. now that he's broken the record and reduced the gap on the leader thompson wants to become the first briton to win the race. i have been looking forward to it. i have been working hard. it is not easy. it is not too bad. i'm getting enough sleep and eating well and feel in good shape ready for the last run in and i will give it my all and keep my fingers crossed. that's all sport for now. john watson will have more in the next hour. more now on our top story this afternoon and donald trump has promised a trade deal between britain and the united states will be a priority when he takes office as us president on friday. he was speaking to the former justice secretary and prominent brexit campaigner michael gove for the times newspaper. let's listen to a little of what he had to say about britain's decision to leave the eu. i thought the uk was so smart in getting out and you were there and you guys wrote it and put it on the front page trump said that bre

record for the longest distance sailed solo in 24 hours in the non—stop race around the world, the vendee globed the gap on the leader, thompson wants to become the first briton to win the race which he's expected to finish later this week. looking forward to. i have been working hard the last couple of days in the lighter breeze. it is not easy. it is not too bad. i'm getting enough sleep and eating well and feeling good and ready for the last run in. i will give it my all and keep my fingers crossed. best of luck to him on the last stint in. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. more now on our top story this afternoon and donald trump has promised a trade deal between britain and the united states will be a priority when he takes office as us president on friday. he was speaking to the former justice secretary and prominent brexit campaigner michael gove for the times newspaper. lets listen to a little of what he had to say about his impressions of britain. the uk, my mother was very ceremonial. i think that's where i got this aspect. my father was like brick and mortar,

sailor alex thomson has set a world record for the longest distance sailed solo in a day, in the vendee globes per hour over a 24—hour period. now that he's broken the record, and reduced the gap on the leader, thompson wants to become the first briton to win the race. looking forward to it. been working ha rd looking forward to it. been working hard the last couple of days in the light breeze. not easy with an animatorjust there, light breeze. not easy with an animator just there, but light breeze. not easy with an animatorjust there, but not light breeze. not easy with an animator just there, but not too bad. getting enough sleep, eating well, ready for the last run in. i will give it my all and keep fingers crossed. as many as are of the opinion, say ‘aye'. to the contrary, ‘no'. some incredible pictures there. —— ‘aye'. to the contrary, ‘no'. some incredible pictures there. -- yes, there were some incredible pictures there. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you, jessica. on friday, donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. his

it's clear that the vendee globe has become his life's obsession. champagne tastes sweet.ast in the usa, and settled in california and oregon. heavy rain and significant snow. not so bad in the east, but the weather front will bring a wet day for the inauguration, pretty cold and wet. a different story across the pond into our neck of the woods, high—pressure keeping things fine and dry in the afternoon, plenty of sunshine around. the cloud across northern ireland, central and southern scotland, melting away this evening overnight, leaving patchy cloud, mist and fog developing, too. clear in northern scotland and overnight, you may be lucky enough to see the northern lights, so what now for those. into this evening, mist and fog developing. notice the blue hue across england and wales, temperatures dropping like a stone this evening. tonight will be cold, temperatures falling away, highs around seven or 8am looking at two or three at 6pm this evening. overnight, widespread frost, temperatures down to —5 or —6, one or two places have mist and fog, developing in eastern area

british sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race.s behind the french winner armel le cleach. hampshire—based thomson had led in the early stages and broke two race records, prior to being overtaken in december after a few problems with his boat. he matches dame ellen mcarthur‘s second placed finish in the race back in 2001. amazing to be finished. you never really know when it will actually happen. i realised a couple of hours before that i would definitely finish. it feels amazing. it is a long, long way and it is just great finally be there. i think 24 or 36 hours ago i knew that it was the end so hours ago i knew that it was the end so congratulations to the winner, what a great gracie is done, anti—religious debt. second twice and the first and that is a fantastic record. that's all the sport for now. we will get more now on our top story. donald trump is about to take up office as the leader of the united states. but how much do we really know about him? jayne mccubbin looks at things you might not have known about the businessm

british sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race.few problesm with his boat. he matches dame ellen mcarthur‘s second—placed finish in the race back in 2001. are amazing to be finished. you never knew really know when it is going to happen, i relied a couple of hours before that i was definitely going to finish. it is a long, long way, and it isjust great to finally be here. i think 24,36 hours ago, i knew that was the end, so hours ago, i knew that was the end, so congratulations, what a great race he has done, he really deserved it, so two seconds and a first, that isa it, so two seconds and a first, that is a great record, i think! it is fantastic. that is a brutal race. olly, thank you very much. s donald trump's policies will come under intense scrutiny in the early stages of his presidency. among the potentially divisive talking points are: plans to build a wall along the us—mexican border. stringent security checks on muslims entering the us. looking to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. and then there's

he is taking part in the vendee globe round the world yacht race and it is due to end this time tomorrowmention is he hasn't washed since november. so we would like to speak to him. i'm not sure we would! there could be some wet wipe action going on. best of luck to him in the next 2a hours. he is sleep deprived, hasn't slept for more than a5 minutes in a row at one time, feeling quite queasy, hasn't walked in a straight line in all that time. i can't imagine. good luck to him. in the last few years clean eating has become a big deal in the food world, and the hashtag of choice for trendy food bloggers. but, as the movement has grown, so too has the list of options that clean eaters should and shouldn't be eating, and the claims and promises about what it can do for our health. giles yeo has been investigating the science behind the diets, and speaking to some of the famous faces behind the movement. i'm going to argue that a significant proportion of those, even though there are intelligent beings and should understand that this is actually a brand is putting it out, think that you are

french skipper armel le cleac‘h wins the vendee globe solo round the world yacht good afternoon and welcome. theresa may has outlined her vision of a "truly global britain" during an address to business leaders at the world economic forum. the prime minister said the uk is facing a period of "momentous change" and must forge a new role. and she urged international businesses to behave more responsibly, by paying their fair share of tax, and recognising their duties to their staff. mrs may said the world economy must be made to work for everyone, as our business editor simonjack reports from davos. theresa may stepped out to face the global elite she has been so scathing about. an audience she acknowledged was still struggling to understand the referendum result. i know that this, and the other reasons britain took such a decision, is not always well understood internationally. particularly among our friends and allies in europe. some of our european partners feel that we have turned our back on them, and i know that many fear what our decision means for the future of the eu itself. but she