reporter: yameen has faced international criticism for rolling back democratic reforms.has used the state to crack down on opponents, most recently ordering police to storm the supreme court and arrest two justices. the opposition is defiant. as the former finance minister was taken to jail, he said the whole procedure was illegal. "i have been taken into custody unlawfully." it is not clear what charges the detainees will face. international pressure is mounting, with calls for the president to respect the constitution and the rule of law. brent: earlier we spoke to opposition member of parliament, eva abdulla. she explained why her democratic party has called on india to intervene in the maldives. eva: we think it's time for india to stop its wait and watch policy. since president yameen came to power, he has moved maldives' foreign policy very much towards china, and it has very much been at the expense of india. india has always been our traditional and closest economic and trade partner, but now it has shifted very much towards china. you might have seen china's rat

and the american and british governments have called for president yameen to obey the law.and china, have so far remained silent beyond the warning tourists could be in trouble. this is the peak season for the main industry of the country, and the consequences of the actions of the president could be very costly for the maldives. bill hayton, bbc news. here in the uk, the prime minister's decision to rule out membership of any kind of customs union after brexit will mean new trade barriers on british goods and services. that was the warning from the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, in downing street on monday. he went further, saying the time had come for the uk to choose what sort of relationship it wants with the eu after leaving. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. in a hurry. notjust to catch the 10:56 from brussels to london. we have not a minute to lose, because we want to achieve a deal. but the eu's chief negotiator wants to press on. it is time for bargaining, he says, as the next round of brexit talks loom. the first priority fo

in light of state m e nts statement said it was in light of statements made by president abdulla yameendeed, tensions rumble on in the maldives. the leader of the opposition said from his base in sri lanka, he tweeted a request that india send an envoy with military backing to intervene in the situation. today, i spoke to a ministry spokesperson who said that the army is on standby for any eventuality which is the position that most armies would be in. there is no suggestion at the moment that the indian military will be sent in but they have been there previously including in 1998. it has happened before. as ever, it is difficult to know what will happen next in this situation, given what you have just said. absolutely. we have had this u—turn from the supreme courtjudges and at the same time there is a great deal of international pressure for this state of emergency to be lifted. russia from the united nations, the us, britain, india, they have all come together to say that something must be done and this must be resolved. at the moment, the opposition leaders in sri lanka have no int

and the american and british governments have called for president yameen to obey the law. but the biggest players in maldives politics, india and china, have so far remained silent beyond warning tourists about potential trouble. this is the peak season for the country's main industry, and the consequences of the president's actions could be very cldtly for the es. laura: in iran, dozens of people have been arrested for protesting against a law that makes compulsory for women to wear the hijab. many women have posted images of themselves on social media without their headscarves. iran's religious leaders have for strong action in th courts, but the country's presiden protesters need to be heard. ce act of it was a simple defi a young woman's stand against the law that forces all women ih iran to weardscarf. she was swiftly arrested. two days after her release from prison, more women took exactly the same stand. men, religious women. >> they don't want to be told what to do, how to behave. ath not fighting against a piece of cloth. theirare fighting fo dignit they are fight

it's been an eventful 2a hours in the maldives, where the president, abdulla yameen, has declared a statey, giving sweeping powers to the security forces. police have arrested the former head of state, maumoon abdul gayoom and security forces have been sent into the supreme court, where two judges have also been detained. the opposition has described the president's actions as a purge. joining me now is our south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt. just talk us through what has been going on in the last 2a hours. just talk us through what has been going on in the last 24 hours. well, we have to go further back to understand what has been happening. last week, the supreme court of the maldives ordered a group of political prisoners, people arrested under terrorism charges but members of the opposition party, be released. nine of them, including the former president, bashid. they also ordered 12 mps who switched sides, leaving the ruling party for the opposition, have positions reinstated. that would effectively end the majority the current president, abdulla yameen, has in parliament, open

attorney general says the government will resist any attempt by the court to impeach president abdulla yameenhe 52nd super bowl is under way in freezing temperatures in the us city of minnesota. the philadelphia eagles are taking on the new england patriots and the eagles began with the ball and came away with an early field goal, matched by the patriots. the underdogs, philadelphia, have just scored a touchdown, putting them in the lead at 9—3. we will keep you updated as the game progresses. pressure is growing on south africa's president jacob zuma to step down. the top six officials from the governing anc have been to see him at his official residence to discuss his future. for months now, allegations of corruption have swirled around mr zuma, with both the opposition, and elements of the anc, intensifying their effort to remove him from office. as andrew harding reports from johannesburg, we could be seeing the last days of mr zuma's presidency. he's swamped by scandal. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his

the political crisis was triggered when president abdulla yameen refused to comply with a supreme courters and reinstate a group of opposition mps. translation: police are here to arrest me. i remain steadfast in my resolve. i urge all our supporters to be strong. we will not give up on the reforms we started. stay courageous. the former us gymnastics doctor larry nassar has been sentenced to an additional a0 years to bring his total prison term to 125 years. the sentence relates to the sexual abuse of young female athletes. nassar carried out the abuse over two decades under the guise of medical treatment. president y one may be first visit to the vatican by a turkish president in decades. they discuss the status ofjerusalem. meanwhile, scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators. two people were detained after trying to get closer to the vatican. let us look at some footage now. a greedy dog's efforts to steal some leftover pancakes at a home in the us state of massachusetts almost went horribly wrong after it accidentally ignited the stove, causing something on top of it to c

the political crisis was triggered when president abdulla yameen refused to comply with a supreme courttor, larry nassar, has been sentenced to an additional a0 years to bring his total prison term to 125 years. the sentence relates to the sexual abuse of young female athletes. nassar carried out the abuse over two decades under the guise of medical treatment. a greedy dog's efforts to steal some leftover pancakes at a home in the us state of massachusetts almost went horribly wrong after it accidentally ignited the stove, causing something on top of it to catch fire. luckily, the alarm system alerted first responders, before any serious damage was done. a lucky escape. more now on the impact of the latest us stock market fall here in asia. with me is karishma wasvani, our business correspondent. we spoke an hour ago and the losses we re we spoke an hour ago and the losses were not as deep as it is right now. the nikkei is now down by 5%. and you see a similar reaction in korea as well. i expect across the trading day here in asia you will see similar falls. day here in asia you will se

attorney general says the government will resist any attempt by the court to impeach president abdulla yameen issued last week. and there's much excitement at the 52nd superbowl. it's one of the big tv events of the us calendar. the philadelphia eagles are taking on the new england patriots. philadelphia are the underdogs, but in an end—to—end match they are currently leading 22—12. fans are having to put up with freezing temperatures in minnesota. we'll keep you updated right through the programme. pressure is growing on south africa's president jacob zuma to step down. latest reports say he's refused requests to step down, in talks with top officials from the governing anc party. as andrew harding reports from johannesburg, we could be seeing the last days of his presidency. he's swamped by scandal. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at the taxpayer's expense. more recently, his friendship with the controversial business family, the guptas, has fuelled allegations of massive corruption