i have been there in westminster and i have been there in westminster and i have been there in westminsterof a good friend, david amess and jo cox. —— an mp's life. i have been subject to many death threats myself and i had a stalker for nine years which ended up as a court case. but i'm afraid it is part of modern life as afraid it is part of modern life as a politician that this is what happens. d0 a politician that this is what ha ens. ,, a politician that this is what happens-— a politician that this is what hauens. ., _ , a politician that this is what hauens. ., ,y y., happens. do you have sympathy or not? of course _ happens. do you have sympathy or not? of course i _ happens. do you have sympathy or not? of course i have _ happens. do you have sympathy or not? of course i have sympathy, i happens. do you have sympathy or. not? of course i have sympathy, but i would not? of course i have sympathy, but i would also — not? of course i have sympathy, but i would also question _ not? of course i have sympathy, but i would also question some - not? of course i have sympathy, but i would

helen catt in westminster, - ministerjess phillips.r, thank you for the moment. the british government has been defending its handling of the economy after a turbulent day on the markets on thursday saw the pound drop to its lowest level in more than a year and government borrowing cost surge to a 16 year high. the chancellor rachel reeves is on her way to china with a delegation of city executives, as labour seeks closer economic links with beijing as part of its quest for growth. 0ur asia business reporter sura njana tewari has more. rachel reeves under quite a bit of pressure over this trip to china given what is going on in the uk markets, but the goal could ultimately benefit the uk economy, with her defenders saying the trip is important for uk trade & investment. china is a uk's fifth largest trading partner with $68 billion worth of trade going from china to the uk last year. miss reeves will be the most senior british official to visit beijing in seven years and as you mentioned there is a concerted effort by labour to build b

and i think that's surrealness is kind of still there in how people in westminster are discussing how, you know, it is an issue. very interesting front page in the mail on sunday today, claiming or reporting claims that dominic cummings might be involved in all of this. i mean, obviously the two of them have things that they'd agree on when it comes to sort of science and government waste — before you even get to what's going on in the uk and who governs the uk. so it's definitely a person we're going to talk about again and again in 2025, whether people like it or not. and i think you're right, henry, also to say how surreal it is, you know, we shouldn't alljust be like boiled frogs and think this is normal, right? we said this last week — it is not normal for the world's richest man to be slagging off an elected prime minister in a foreign country, repeatedly, in inflammatory and misleading terms, again and again and again and again and again. this is not normal. and just because we've all sort of, you know, been part of the social media revolution, and as public debate has also oft

and i think that's surrealness is kind of still there in how people in westminster are discussing howyou know, it is an issue. very interesting front page in the mail on sunday today, claiming or reporting claims that dominic cummings might be involved in all of this. i mean, obviously the two of them have things that they'd agree on when it comes to sort of science _ and government waste, before you even get to what's going on in the uk and who governs the uk. so it's definitely a person we're going to talk about again and again in 2025, whether people like it or not. and i think you're right, henry, also to say how surreal it is, you know, we shouldn't alljust be like boiled frogs and think this is normal, right? we said this last week — it is not normal for the world's richest man to be slagging off an elected prime minister in a foreign country, repeatedly in inflammatory and misleading terms, again and again and again and again and again. this is not normal. and just because we've all sort of, you know, been part of the social media revolution, and as public debate has also often

it seems to me the westminster address also to us today.it tells us in the west and nonetheless the democratic world, how to confront totalitarianism, defend democratic values, speak up against totalitarianism and authoritarianism. to the united states says that we should support allies such as ukraine, taiwan, elsewhere in the world. but as reagan was, be very careful to avoid direct confrontation the be open to real diplomacy as reagan famously said himself you don't yeah you don't need democratic agreements just with allies. it's your potential that you need to negotiate with. and i think finally, like reagan's word, speak of the importance of nurturing democracy in our own country. at the end of the speech the very end of the speech, reagan wondered about the shyness of some in the west, about standing for these ideals that have done so much to ease the of man and the hardship of our imperfect world. he spoke of the bravery of the british people during the second world war when this island was incandescent with courage, he told the stor

two just stop while experts have been arrested after defacing the grave of charles darwin at westminsterbbey. this is video showing the protesters spray—painting one point five is dead over the grave in reference to the news that the world has exceeded 1.5 degrees of warming in 2024, breaking the previous record set in 2023. the group said charles darwin was targeted because he would be, quote, turning in his grave because of the mass extinction taking place. westminster abbey spokesperson said the grave is being cleaned and they do not expect any permanent damage. those are the latest pictures from that process. that news conference is still going on in los angeles, so we continue to monitor that. when you rejoin us at the top of the hour we will have the latest from los angeles. you're watching bbc news. a leading obesity expert has warned that weight loss drugs could encrypt the nhs if they were prescribed to all the patients who are eligible for them custom 3.4 million people in england are understood to qualify but there are warnings it could cost around £10 billion a year if they w

no doubt that is going to be on the minds of many people in westminster, and political observers.elationship that he has with nigel farage, and that sense that he is criticising him now after being very positive towards him, talking about money coming in, what do you read into that? it is really embarrassing for nigel farage, to say the very least. yesterday morning he was on the bbc, boasting that elon musk was not the support of reform had made it a cool party with many young people, he described elon musk as a hero. within hours of that, elon musk orsay within hours of that, elon musk or say that nigel farage should not be the leader of reform and started talking about a man called rupert lowe, the mp for great yarmouth, also elected in the july great yarmouth, also elected in thejuly general election, started talking about whether he should be the leader instead. it is deeply destabilising, embarrassing for nigel farage. the reason for it is very important. there is a substantive disagreement there, which is that elon musk believes that tommy robinson, who is currently in pris

harry farley in westminster, - couple of weeks' time. harry| farley in westminster, thank you.0 million americans are in the grip of a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snow — and lowest temperatures — in a decade. several inches of snow have been dumped on eastern parts of the us. it's all part of a polar vortex sweeping down from the arctic. a state of emergency has been declared in seven states, including missouri, kentucky and arkansas. graham satchell reports. the snow is heavy, thick and relentless. this is stjoseph, missouri, where blizzard conditions have brought much of the state to a standstill. tens of millions of americans are bracing themselves for what's predicted to be the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in more than a decade. travel has been badly affected. this is louisville airport in kentucky. across the states, thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed. conditions on the road have been described as treacherous, with snow and ice causing major problems. this roadway is very slick, very, very slick. so let me get some tractio

vicky young, bbc news, westminster.f 14—year—old killian bokassa, who was stabbed to death on a bus in south—east london last week have named two teenagers they want to speak to. our correspondent graham satchell is with me, and they've released names and photos of the boys they want to speak to? ability as a minister is not going to last long. chris mason, thank you. yes, that is right. this attack was absolutely horrifying and shocking, partly because kelyan bokassa was just ilt years old, so young, but also because it happened in broad daylight in the middle of the afternoon, very much in public on a double decker bus, since the attack police have been trawling through hours and hours of cctv footage, talking to witness, and as you say they have released images of two teenagers, they are 16—year—old mosawar zazi and 15—year—old colin chabikwa. there are two more images of the same boys, and they appear to come from the cctv cameras onboard a bus, we are not sure whether this is the 472 bus the, the bus that kelyan bo

in december, the family attended catherine's carol concert at westminster abbey.upporting others through challenging times, with particular personal resonance after this year. and i must continue to take each day as it comes. and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when i can. but you don't have anything in that car, do you? - and the first of those was to southport, where she and prince william met with families of the children killed and injured and those who helped in the aftermath of the attack. in december, the family attended catherine's carol concert at westminster abbey. this has now become an annual event. the theme this year was empathy and kindness, supporting others through challenging times, with particular personal resonance after this year. this year was going to be the year that i've just had. the unplanned? the unplanned, exactly. yeah. hello. despite an improving weather picture for some today, the impact of the rain that's fallen so far will be felt all the way through into the afternoon. the clearer skies are on the w

office horizon scandal appeared on newsnight last night, 92—year—old betty brown was invited to westminster to meet the post office minister. here's what she said to us after. hopeful, at last, hopeful, that yes, we will see movement on this and progress will be made. welcome to newsnight, live from broadcasting house each weeknight with insights and interviews. on tonight's programme — the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, says we're on the brink of a ceasefire between hamas and israel — we'll bring you the latest. first, nick's here, because the anti—corruption minister tulip siddiq, who's been named in corruption investigations in bangladesh, has resigned today. this has been rumbling on for some days — why did she resign, nick? that's right. brewing for a few weeks after it became clear that tulip siddiq would be facing questions in bangladesh over her family's financial interests after the downfall of her aunt, is premised of bangladesh, sheikh hasina. the resignation today is all down to the findings of laurie magnus, the independent adviser on ministerial standards. he looked a

this and opposition conservative mp5. is the scene live westminster this is the scene live in westminsterding weeks of speculation on his political future. plans are set out to treat more patients in england within 18 weeks — but health leaders express concern over staffing and funding. and the women using tattoos to reclaim their bodies after treatment for breast cancer. before that, it is time for sport, it lets us get the latest with gavin. we'll start with the football — and the action continues in the premier league later. and what an evening it could be for nottingham forest — who could move level on points with second placed arsenal, if they win at wolves — who are only above the relegation zone on goal difference. it's a return to his former club for forest boss nuno espirto santo and there's a lot of mutual respect between the two portuguese head coaches. the performances help, the players feel that they are confident, playing good, achieving good results, i know vitor pereira from a long time ago at the beginning of our careers. he had a very good career as a manager and he is s

we can go back to westminster.ough the letters that have been exchanged between the former minister and number ten in a moment but reminded viewers trying to get up to speed on this story what the controversy has been around tulip siddiq? this has been rumbling for several weeks led by journalists investigating her past property history and her links to her aunt who was the deposed former premier of bangladesh, the post last year, amid a corruption scandal. because we can't choose our family but the allegation is that tulip siddiq, the treasury minister, who has a responsibility for financial propriety within the markets, that she had somehow benefited from the impropriety of against her aunt in bangladesh, and it focused on several properties in the uk she had lived in that were given to her and her sister, so those with the allegations, and she referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser and he had been investigating, and now she has resigned following that investigation but says that investigation

we will get the latest on the resignation from westminster, tulip siddiq going in the last hour, andgseth continues to give evidence in front of the senate committee. tough questions posed to the potential new defence secretary. live from london. this is bbc news. hopes rise that an israel—hamas ceasefire is very close. mediators in qatar say the major obstacles have been overcome. iam in i am in jerusalem i am injerusalem talking about the prospects for that ceasefire and also injecting caution because after so many false dawns in the past few minutes, treasury minister tulip siddiq it is good to be cautious. in the past few minutes, treasury minister tulip siddiq resigns, after growing pressure over an anti—corruption investigation in bangladesh. trump's pick for defence secretary — pete hegseth — vows to restore a "warrior ethos" to the military — but is grilled by senators over his views on woman in combat. we can no longer count on reputational deterrence, we need real deterrence. for thank as she visits patients at the staff of the hospital that treated her. negotiations to agr

trip, to deal with pressing economic issues at home. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is in westminsterate and the fact that she decided to go ahead with it. the opposition say she shouldn't have gone ahead with the market turmoil and the rising cost of government borrowing and whether the chancellor will have to change tack in terms of her fiscal rules and the implications for taxation and spending. with those questions swirling around, the tories said the trip should be binned and the chancellor should stay in the uk and explain what the government was planning to do. i should say the former conservative chancellor philip hammond said yesterday he thought that it should go ahead. the implication of a cancelled trip could be worse than going ahead and making the visit. it is happening and for the government it is very important. laboursaid during important. labour said during its important. laboursaid during its time in opposition that it wanted a more pragmatic approach to china, which is the world's second largest economy, the uk's fifth largest trading partner. after a chilly few ye

our correspondent at westminster, helen, it is a reprieve for the treasury, but for rachel reeves itminister, that is undoubtably going to be the focus of pmqs today. certainly that is the _ focus of pmqs today. certainly that is the widely _ focus of pmqs today. certainly that is the widely held - that is the widely held expectation is that the leader of the opposition will raise with keir starmer and she has this morning posted on social media that she believed it is clear at the weekend that tulip siddiq's position was untenable. she accused prime minister mac of dither and delay and weak leadership, so i imagine that is what we expect her to be levelling at the dispatch box when pmqs gets under way in the next few minutes. it will be trying to move this back to the prime minister and hisjudgment in minister and his judgment in firstly minister and hisjudgment in firstly appointing tulip siddiq to the treasury and in particular to that role, the exchequer secretary of the treasury which has that responsibility for anti corruption.— responsibility for anti corruption. responsibilit

tom symonds, bbc news, westminster.rn to the story that has dominated the day, they wildfires in california. that is the scene with those huge plumes of black smoke just drifting across the picture and, of course, so many of those fires still out of control. the evacuation orders, the numbers have been expanded that the authorities telling as two civilians had been killed so far. the numbers of firefighters, the ever increasing on the ground but really struggling to actually bring these fires under control. stretched to the limit, was the phrase used at that news conference. we are going to stay with this furphy was in the uk. let's return to that a news conference we have been hearing from officials. we are going to hear questions as well. we are going to start increasing our request to get more clues on here to reduce that time. we cannot do that until it is safe our crews. i am happy to report we have had no safety incidents for water or power cruiser. we need all the crew is safely operating in our system. 40% of ou

, have spray painted "one point five is dead" on the grave of the scientist, charles darwin, in westminstert last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. hope is growing that a ceasefire deal may be close between israel and hamas to end the fighting in gaza and see a return of hostages taken on october 7, 2023. a palestinian official familiar with negotiations has also told the bbc that terms of a deal between israel and hamas are being finalised. an israeli official told news agency reuters that negotiations are in "advanced stages", with a deal possible in "hours, days or more". white house national security advisorjake sullivan also said a truce and hostage deal could be done this week. and in a speech on his foreign policy achievements, outgoing presidentjoe biden said a deal to secure the release of hostages and achieve a ceasefire in gaza is on the brink. pressing hard to close this. the deal we have instructed would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide securi

this is the first day that parliament sits here in westminster after the christmas break and politicswith a bang. i thought it was interesting in particular, you were going to come under elon musk, but it was very interesting that in his response that we heard there, keir starmer, his answer was scripted and the autocue came up after his speech, came back on when he was giving his answer about elon musk, this was a very carefully worded intervention from the prime minister, who... presumably, har , minister, who... presumably, harry. with — minister, who... presumably, harry. with an _ minister, who... presumably, harry, with an eye _ minister, who... presumably, harry, with an eye to - minister, who... presumably, harry, with an eye to the - harry, with an eye to the relationship with the incoming us president donald trump? well, exactly. elon musk is not only the world�*srichest man, not only the owner of the social media platform x, but he is also going to play a key part in the incoming us administration, donald trump�*s inauguration in two a week�*s time, and elon musk will be a

helen catt, bbc news, westminster.re about how the government sees ai in terms of changing how we live. i the government sees ai in terms of changing how we live.- of changing how we live. i was at the speech _ of changing how we live. i was at the speech sir _ of changing how we live. i was at the speech sir keir- of changing how we live. i was at the speech sir keir starmer| at the speech sir keir starmer made earlier and he outlined the government's strategy for al. last year they commissioned ai. last year they commissioned ai. last year they commissioned ai entrepreneur matt clifford was nowjoining the number ten ai team to come up with an action plan and there are 50 recommendations on the action plan. the government says it's moving forward with single one of them. some of the headlines are things like ai growth sales, these will be areas of the country where they will have enhanced access to the power grid and streamlined planning permissions so that they can build things like data centres. data centres are vit

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.r rotherham and chair of the international development select committee. of course she played such a prominent role in investigation into the grooming gangs in her own constituency. thank you so much for being with us. there was an independent inquiry as chris says into child sexual abuse stopped and went on for seven years. there were tens of thousands of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse who were part of that inquiry, it cost nearly £200 million. it is —— its key recommendations was mandatory reporting meaning that failing to report abuse could in and of itself become a new criminal offence. what happened to those recommendations that the last conservative government were given? conservative government were civen? ., ., , ., given? unfortunately, nothing happened- _ given? unfortunately, nothing happened. and... _ given? unfortunately, nothing happened. and... why - given? unfortunately, nothing happened. and... why is - given? unfortunately, nothingj happened. and... why i

spray painted "1.5 spray painted "1.5 is dead" on the grave of the scientist, charles darwin, in westminsterrs to reference the confirmation that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. hopes are growing for an imminent breakthrough for a ceasefire in gaza. joe biden says a deal is �*on the brink of finally coming to fruition�*. but israel is divided. ten members of israel's governing coalition sent the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, a letter opposing the ceasefire deal some of them are members of the pm's own likud party. angry relatives of israelis held hostage by hamas confronted the country's far right finance minister, bezalel smotrich, at a knesset commitee hearing on monday for his opposition to the deal. but the former defence minister, benny gantz, said his party would give its full backing to an agreement, and that failing to free the hostages would be a "catastrophe." 0pposition leader yair lapid also said he'd back a deal. hamas is sending positive signa

then there was also in 2017, the attacks in london, westminster bridge and then also london bridge.oth of those involved vehicles maiming and killing people, then follow up attack as well, either using knives or or weapons. and in all of these incidents, what you then see is that the the suspect then seeks to kill as many people as possible, then die in a hail of bullets. effectively, what's described as death by cop. and this again is another illustration of it. i think the the challenge now for the fbi is that was this inspired or was this directed by i.s.i.s.? and as the investigation unfolds, we'll probably find out more about that. >> yeah. >> and given the fact that this was, i guess we can say likely a radicalized individual. and what do you make of investigators assessment here that he did not act alone it's very concerning the fact that this could have other connections to individuals that assisted in this operation. >> if you think about it, there was obviously some degree of planning for it. so the french quarter of new orleans, it's a major tourist hub. it's known for it

let's speak to our political correspondent, ben wright, at westminster.nisters decision? it was. the prime minister _ ministers decision? it was. the prime minister received - ministers decision? it was. the prime minister received a - prime minister received a letter from prime minister received a letterfrom sir laurie magnus, his advisor on ministerial behavior and standards earlier today for that the prime minister spoke to tulip siddiq and it was tulip siddiq who offered her resignation because she had felt she become us distraction it was untenable for her to continue as a job it treasury minister and person responsible for tackling corruption. this has been festering for a number of weeks sense tulip siddiq was first named into anti—corruption probes being held in bangladesh into the activities of our wider family. into the activities of our widerfamily. she is a member of one of the most prominent families in bangladesh politics. now the focus of anti—corruption investigations anti—corru ption investigations into whether or anti—corruption investig

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.aracter limit: how elon musk destroyed twitter". thank you very much forjoining us. if elon musk has destroyed twitter, how influential, powerful does that platform remain? it powerful does that platform remain? , ., , remain? it still remains powerful- _ remain? it still remains powerful. it's _ remain? it still remains powerful. it's known . remain? it still remains powerful. it's known as| remain? it still remains i powerful. it's known as x remain? it still remains - powerful. it's known as x these days, and it was subtitled, in reference to the loss of value. destruction of shareholder wealth from the loss of advertising revenue. but as a social platform, there is still a relevant links —— irrelevance to act. we see no that we can with him using it, the most followed account, to argue the uk government has not done enough to comes to investigating these abuses against children.— against children. what you think his — against children. what you think his game _ against children. wh

joe pike, bbc news, westminster. let's get more now from our political correspondent, ben wright.ime minister? questions about the “udgment of the prime minister?_ questions about the “udgment of the prime minister? members of the prime minister? members of the conservative _ the prime minister? members of the conservative party _ the prime minister? members of the conservative party have - the conservative party have tried to make the claim, saying keir starmer did about it because to the city was a friend, they have neighbouring constituencies in london, she's a political ally, they have known each other for ages, so they are trained to claim it that stopped the prime minister from seckinger earlier in the week. numbertend from seckinger earlier in the week. number tend assisted —— insisted it was not the case, it was right to wait for laurie magnus to hand the results of his fact—finding investigation to the premise for everyone to see, as was said, the standards which are, sir lori magnus, funders no code broken here, so she was exonerated on the central charge that people hav

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our deputy political editor vicki young is in westminster — vicki, some concern about how long thesedefinitely been the biggest reaction today to the timescale and that is because the final bit of this report could be as late as 2028. of course, the government has a massive majority so the question is why don't they just majority so the question is why don't theyjust go ahead much sooner than that and make the changes? their answer to that is they want to get a political consensus. they say they picked louise casey to run this investigation because she is someone who gets things done so they think it could actually be quicker than that. they also say that with huge changes, they need to take time, they need to do it properly and so those first recommendations could come in 2026. the tories have said the government needs to be bold and ambitious, the lib dems who have done a lot of campaigning on the issue of care say it could all be donein issue of care say it could all be done in one year. but there is, as we have been hearing, an awful lot of political cynicism around this issue an

they said he would be turning in his grave because of the sixth mass extinction taking place, a westminstereaned and they don�*t expect any permanent damage. here in england a leading obesity expert has warned that weight loss drugs could bankrupt the national health service if they were prescribed to all the patients who are eligible for them. 3.4 million people in england are understood to qualify — but there are warnings it would cost around £10 billion a year if they were all treated at once. here�*s our medical editor fergus walsh. ray is 62 and has battled with his weight for most of his life. ray, what size is that? it might be a six... six or a seven xl. he got a shock a few years ago when about to have surgery. i was actually outside waiting to go into the theatre, and they said, "we can�*t operate on him. "he�*s too big for this table." it�*s july 2024 at london�*s guy�*s hospital. ray is about to become one of the first patients to get the weight—loss jab wegovy on the nhs. he weighs 148 kilos — or 23 stone. in trials, patients on wegovy lost an average of 15% body weight injust

he is in westminster. welcome to you. of these network, what #e6d is there that that would work? it there that that would work? it is about using every lever possible to disrupt smuggling gangs. we know the small boats crossings are one of the biggest challenges facing the government. the previous government's approach was to find a way to stop people crossing and they had the rwanda scheme. this government has taken the view that was a gimmick and what you need is to find a way to disrupt or in keir starmer�*s language, smash the gangs. we have heard a lot, we know a lot of course about the fact that the uk government can sanction individuals or entity, we usually hear about them doing that to terrorists or cybercriminals or whatever it may be. this is the first time the uk has tried to do it to people involved in people smuggling. they reckon it is the first time any country has tried to do this. they're not saying it is a magic tool that will make the entire problem go away, but they hope it is will contribute to disru

los maestros deben ahora incorporar el caso, por ejemplo, méndez contra el distrito escolar de westminsterr la segregación en las escuelas públicas. el caso de 1945 impugnó 4 distritos del condado orange que segregaban a los niños mexicoamericanos. evidentemente, el 2024 fue un año importante electoral para el país, pero para el área de la bahía fue el año que trajo una verdadera tormenta política. y es que elecciones, destituciones, protestas marcaron este año, que define lo que podría ser el inicio de un cambio en 1 de los puntos más progresistas del país. pero no todo se concretó en las elecciones de noviembre. el recorrido político del 2024 comenzó mucho antes. dayanna monroy nos explica aunque fue un año agitado, comenzó en calma. en marzo pasó lo que se pronosticaba iba a pasar. voy a trabajar muy duro y enfocar en los temas más importantes a nuestra comunidad, especialmente en el este de san josé. matt mahan se quedó con la alcaldía de san josé y sin problemas en esas elecciones. la sorpresa realmente estuvo en el congreso cuando 2 candidatos empataron en el segundo lugar y un recue

in the new year, as a massive fireworks display erupted around the historic elizabeth tower in westminsterso known as big ben. that's despite bad weather causing other new year's events across the country to be cancelled. here's a bird's—eye view of the scene showing the colourful spectacle that welcomed in 2025. just before that, paris rang in the new year in spectacularfashion. millions of people from all around the world flock to see the city of lights every year in france during this festive time. people lined the streets and toasted to a new year in the magnetic city. the united states is now less than an hour away from 2025. and fireworks are expected in new york city, where the ball will drop in times square when the clock strikes i2. times square when the clock strikes 12. this is how the scene looks at the moment. these pictures of times square where you can see all the lights lit up as festive gaters gather in times square to welcome in the new year. we'll have more on that in the hours ahead on news. ——on ahead on news. --on bbc ahead on news. ——on bbc news. let's get you up ——0

in the new year, as a massive fireworks display erupted around the historic elizabeth tower in westminster

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damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. now we will begin to see the ceremonial speaking and that is what is happening at the carter centre. ecb bands and the crowds, all of this as and the crowds, all of this as a prelude to the moving of former presidentjimmy carter's body from the carter centre in georgia to washington, dc, and the beginnings of thatjourney start in about 15 minutes. you can see some of the bands in place, the family there. we will continue to keep an eye and return to this in the coming minutes, those are the life pictures coming in to us from atlanta. another thing we are keeping an eye on is we are expecting a news conference from donald trump. and today the us president—elect has asked a new court to throughout his convictions on criminal charges stemming from that hush money payment to a pawn star and to dismiss the case before his scheduled sentencing on friday. we will keep an eye on what he says the next little while. you are watching bbc news. let's return to georgia because the state funeral of

helen catt, bbc news, westminster. ceasefire and hostage release deal to end the war in gaza — that�*s according to the reuters news agency. a breakthrough was reportedly reached in doha after midnight following talks between israel s spy chiefs, president—elect trump�*s middle east envoy and qatar s prime minister. it comes as president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu held talks over the phone for the first time in 3 months. our middle east correspondent emir nader is injerusalem. he gave us the latest details on the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in qatar. it's it�*s quite hard to see exactly what�*s happening behind closed doors in qatar that we are receiving positive signals. it seems like from all parties. as you mentioned the phone between president biden and benjamin netanyahu last night has been seen as a positive development. there is reallyjust —— intelligence chiefs stayed in qatar over the weekend to continue the negotiations and again that was seen as a positive development. and we hear

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.he national inquiry into child sexual abuse, which included an investigation into grooming gangs, there have been other local inquiries, including in rotherham in south yorkshire, where at least 1,400 children were sexually exploited between 1997 and 2013, predominantly by men of pakistani heritage. in telford in shropshire, there were more than 1,000 girls abused by gangs of men over decades, and the evidence was ignored. and last year, 0ldham council called for a public inquiry into grooming, but was told to commission a local review instead, as in rotherham and telford. ed thomas has more from 0ldham. for decades, grooming gangs and the failures of those meant to protect children have shamed towns and 0ldham is no different. and i'm answering that directly because i want that... it's divided local politics. you haven't answered the question. apologies by the council and police have come and gone, and... for that i am truly sorry. but still, many here believe the full story is yet to

well, a short time ago, our political correspondent helen catt who is in westminster, told us a bit moreken by the mirror newspaper this morning, and it's understood that there are officials within a team inside the home office known as the homeland security group, which are looking at elon musk�*s tweets and those of other accounts which have large numbers of followers, as you said. now, this team is responsible for reducing national security risks and, according to its website, focuses on the highest harm risks to the homeland. now, what they're looking at is notjust the tweets themselves, but the reach, how far they're going, who is seeing them and also who is engaging with them. so the home office isn't commenting on this, but a source said it was being done to make sure that they were on top of whatever challenges were being posed by non—state actors. and as to when all this started, well, it's understood that the monitoring of mr musk�*s tweets began after he made comments about the safeguarding minister, jess phillips. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. in the u

just stop 0il have spray painted "1.5 is dead" on the grave of the scientist charles darwin in westminsterirmation that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. tiktok says reports that china is considering a sale of the company's us operations to elon musk is "pure fiction." the firm's comments came in response to a report by bloomberg that chinese officials are weighing an option that could see its business in america being sold to the world's richest person if the us supreme court upholds a ban on the app. supreme courtjustices are due to rule on a law that set ajanuary 19 deadline for tiktok to either sell its us operations or face a ban in the country. i'm joined now by sam biddle, senior technology reporter at the intercept. he joins us from los angeles. firstly, thank you forjoining us. i want to know if you are safe in los angeles. have you been affected by the fires? 0nly been affected by the fires? only by some really horrendous error that has luckily cleared

damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster.rol of the autonomous danish territory in the arctic. donald jr is not due to meet any officials in greenland. his father says it is a matter of time before greenland joined the united states. greenland's prime minister says that greenland is for greenlanders, as she advocates for independence from denmark. the foreign minister has also said that greenland is not for sale. some of washington dc�*s residents have had a fun day pointing in the snow. the two giant pandas arrived last year from china and seem to be having a whale of a time in the snow. hello there. there are still lots of flood warnings in england, but the numbers are dropping and that's because many places today are dry with some sunshine as well, although it's still cold out there. typical temperatures this afternoon are 3—6, similar to what we had yesterday. perhaps not quite as windy as yesterday, the strongest winds are in the northeast of scotland, but we've still got some blustery west northwesterly winds near those

joe pike, bbc news, westminster.ore than 18 weeks for treatment. it wants to slash the numbers by nearly 500,000 by the end of march next year. ministers say there'll be greater use of the private sector, and more access to local testing and treatment centres. hugh pym has been talking to patients. that's all right. this is what the government wants to see a lot more of — dedicated local nhs diagnostic centres for scans and tests. this morning, gavin was in for a chest scan, following up on a long—term condition. you may breathe normally. it's close to home and he didn't need to go to a normal hospital. the waiting is almost non—existent. i came here for my scan. i waited, filled in the paperwork. less than ten minutes, i was in and out. turn left down the corridors, yeah? centres like this will move to 12 hours a day, seven days a week. having sites like this where patients can almost have ring—fenced capacity so that they don't get cancelled is absolutely vital. the prime minister's plan also involves more surgical

joe pike, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political editor chris mason is here.nd of resignation is never good for a government but particularly when it is coming underfire in other areas — such as the handling of the economy. if you were to produce a political heat map of the government in the last few weeks, the bit that would be flashing red would be the treasury, so first the stuff about tulip siddiq, and there is detailed but in politics it is not the court of law but the court of perceptions and unanswered questions are dangerous because they generate more headlines. it is worth quoting a few more extracts from the independent adviser to the prime minister, i've not been able to obtain comprehensive comfort in relation to the uk property related matters referred to in the media. he also says tulip siddiq acknowledged that over an extended period she was unaware of the origins of their ownership of herflat unaware of the origins of their ownership of her flat in kings cross. and that she had in summary exposed herself to allegations of misconduct by associat

the stormont economy minister told westminster that local businesses will suffer. £210 million of internationalesult of this action then i think it is bad news for tourism here. there are opportunities for the british government and the home office to look at this and recognise this is not fixing immigration. the home office said etas will deliver a more streamlined system that will be quicker and more secure for travellers. it said it is working with the industry to ensure people know about the requirement and to mitigate against it being seen as a barrier to tourism. ministers in belfast will keep pressing london for a change, before tourists from the eu need to get etas in april. for many parents, the cost of a new school uniform for their child can be a huge worry. last summer the uk government announced plans to change the rules around branded uniform items, and mps will get their chance to debate them in the commons today. it wants to ban primary schools from requiring more than three branded items of uniform and pe kit — and for secondary schools to no longer require more than four — inc

we shall see what happens later at westminster. - happens later at westminster. in the commons. rescue teams say they have found a body. the two from london had travelled to northern italy on the 29th of december. they spend new year's eve in a remote hut near lake garda but had not been heard from since sending a whatsapp message on the 1st of january. they did not checkin the 1st of january. they did not check in for their flight home today days ago. our reporter has the latest. the last video sent on new year's day. the two had spent the night in this hut at the base of the dolomites and they were getting ready for the day ahead. the two were experienced hikers and had spent several days exploring the mountains. they had tracked up to the hut on new year's eve and messaged home to say they had carried mugs to the hot for a fire to see the new year in. he spoke to his girlfriend on new year's morning and said his battery was dying. later that day, messages she sent were not being received. after that, no contact at all from the two did not check—in for their fl

group just stop 0il have spray—painted 1.5 is dead on the grave of the scientist child star when in westminsterference the confirmation that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. the former world heavyweight champion tyson fury has announced his retirement from boxing. thierry, who is 36, last fought in december when he lost his rematch against alexander houska. he previously announced his retirement after beating dillian whyte in april 22, but returned six months later. you are alive with bbc news. chinese officials are reportedly considering selling tiktok to elon musk. the company is trying to delay a law that would force the sale or ban of the us branch of the social media company. it is due to come into effect next week. bloomberg news reports that one option would be for mask�*s company x formally twitter to take control of tiktok us, but the outlet said beijing would prepare for the company to remain under the control of the chinese bytedance. bloomberg also reports no firm decision has been

vicky young, bbc news, westminster. the comedian tony slattery has died at the age of 65.show whose line is it anyway. but spoke about his struggles with addiction and his bipolar disorder. he had a heart attack and died sunday morning. hello. welcome to great failed prototypes of our time. come on, cheer up! let's dance. tony slattery. in the 80s and 90s, he was one of the most familiar faces on television. tony slattery. his energy, the speed of his comic brain, saw him become a mainstay of whose line is it anyway? in the event of rambo's biceps exploding, his liver and most of his internal visceral organs will be situated there. the boy who had grown up in a north london council estate, was one of a golden generation from the cambridge footlights, who won the first ever perrier award for comedy alongside stephen fry, hugh laurie and emma thompson. and then, he disappeared from our screens. some 20 years later, he returned to the stage to explain what had happened. mental illness is a highly democratic disease. it can hit anyone. no—one in their right mind decides to be

it will be three kilometres and will be ending up in westminster.is the liveliest new year's day morning i've had for a while. just tell us a bit about the group. so the kilgore college rangerettes are a precision dance team. we were the first drill team ever, and so we were made in the 19a0s, and we've just been high kicking ever since. amazing. and we've been seeing some of the high kicking this morning. it's too early, in my opinion. but anyway, so, is this your first time performing at the parade? yes, this is my first time performing here at a london parade, but we have done the macy's day parade back in the states, and we do a bunch of local parades as well. so how does it feel to be here in london taking part in the new year's day parade? it is just amazing to be over here, just to see all the different cultures and be able to bring our red, white and blue over here to europe. well, we're very happy to have you here. so, just talk to us about what you've got in store. so you're starting at midday. how long will you be in the parade and just t

and our politcal correspondent hannah miller is westminster. what'sjess phillips been saying?the past week is having a real impact onjess phillips and her daily life, and yesterday keir starmer said it had led to serious threats against her. he did not mention elon musk by name but he said thatjess phillips had done a thousand times more than her critics when it came to protecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. this row began after it emerged thatjess phillips had said no to a government led inquiry into grooming in the town of 0ldham, something the conservatives also said no to when they were in government. tonight she defended that decision and pointed to the inquiry that happened in telford and said that was the only model she had seen work where it was independent and locally led. jess phillips has a track record in defending the rights of women and girls and those who have experienced abuse, both during her time as an mp and before she came into parliament. tonight she emphasised that her experience in recent days was nothing she said compared to what those victi

dharshini, thank you. 0ur political editor chris mason is at westminster.ay it is not the time to panic _ what can it do? ministers say it is not the time to panic and - what can it do? ministers say it is not the time to panic and things l not the time to panic and things might edge up, and i might. in a row about who is to blame, conservatives saying the government is to blame for talking down the economy and the measures they have introduced budget and others pointing to the international picture. to an extent this matters less in the likely context of this info picture remains stuck in the coming months. everything is pointing in the direction of spending cuts in that scenario because the government has a couple of options. it could cut spending, put taxes up further but says it doesn't want to do that. it could change the rules it sets itself around how much it can borrow and it says it doesn't want to change those rules so that could mean spending cuts. there is already a review of spending in various government departments going on and they will hope