the defence ministry said the move was in response to housing needs. with more, here's our correspondent in jerusalem, mark lowen. this is the second time in the space ofa this is the second time in the space of a week that the israeli government has announced more building in settlements, 2500 homes to be built in occupied... the occupied west bank and over the weekend there was an announcement that over 560 new homes would be built in settlements in occupied eastjerusalem. both built in settlements in occupied east jerusalem. both of built in settlements in occupied eastjerusalem. both of these announcements coming after the inauguration of donald trump. a feeling here that the israeli government is feeling emboldened, even encouraged by the new administration in the us to build more in the settlements after the relationship between israel and the us under barack obama plummeted partly over the issue of settlement building. mrobama was partly over the issue of settlement building. mr obama was fiercely opposed to the settlements, he allowed a us reso

the defence ministry said the move was in response to housing needs. with more, here's our correspondent in jerusalem, mark lowen. this is the second time in the space of a week that the israeli government has announced more building in settlements, 2,500 homes to be built in occupied... the occupied west bank and over the weekend there was an announcement that over 560 new homes would be built in settlements in occupied east jerusalem. both of these announcements coming after the inauguration of donald trump. a feeling here that the israeli government is feeling emboldened, even encouraged by the new administration in the us to build more in the settlements after the relationship between israel and the us under barack obama plummeted partly over the issue of settlement building. mr obama was fiercely opposed to the settlements, he allowed a un resolution to pass last month condemning israeli building in the settlements but donald trump, his son—in—law, and his pick for us ambassador to israel have all donated to the settlements and clearly are goi

ministry is an earth forces. we have also agreed to established a trade group. these initiatives stand as concrete commitments to strengthen the relationship between those which will help to ensure the continued security and prosperity of both turkey and the uk. this is the first opportunity i have had to visit turkey since the attempted coup of the 15th ofjuly last year, and that day the uk was clear that we supported those who stood up for this important democracy and its institutions and we continue to hope that the values you stood for and that the values you stood for and that they will guide you in the months and years ahead. i would like to thank the prime minister but giving up his time today so we could discuss these issues. and each one, turkey is demonstrating its determination to live up to its historic role as a regional power and its significant as a key member of the nato alliance. i look forward to building on the commitments we have made today in order to strengthen the cooperation between oui’

simonjones, at the ministry of defence, in central london, thanks. here, a girl injured in a fatal hit—and—run in 0ldham on new year's eve, has died. zaneta krokova, who was 11, had been in a critical condition in hospital. her 12—year—old cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene on saturday night. peter harris has more. at the scene, tributes continue to build. this now a shrine to two young girls. 11—year—old zaneta krokova lost her fight for life this morning. her 12—year—old cousin, helina kotlarova, died soon after being struck by the car on new year's eve. respects were being paid by classmates and teachers. very popular, they had a lot of friends. well—known. very outgoing. from all at 0asis academy, 0ldham, our thoughts and prayers are with the family throughout this sad time. the police believe the girls were struck by a peugeot 807 car here which failed to stop. it was later found abandoned nearby. officers say information provided by the local community has proved vital in moving this investigation forward. 0fficers rele

the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in the uk's nuclear defence system after reports that a trident missile test went wrong. also in the next hour — calls for more to be done to encourage women to have smear tests. a charity says health officials in england are not doing enough — more than a million women didn't respond to the invitation last year. the gambia's defeated leader — yahya jammeh — flies into exile, 22 years after taking control of the west african state in a coup. and world number one andy murray crashes out of the australian open after a shock defeat in the fourth round. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the trump administration has announced that theresa may will be the first foreign leader to meet the new us president at the white house. they're expected to hold talks on friday and trade, nato and brexit are expected to be on the agenda. the prime minister has been speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show and with me is now to get more on this is our political correspondent, susana mendonca. she was asked directly about the issue of women.

the defence ministry has said the move is meant to fulfil demand for new housing to maintain regular daily life. the announcement may not be unrelated to the arrival of president trump in the white house. mark lowen can explain. this is the second time in the space of a week that the israeli government has announced more building in settlements, 2,500 homes to be build in the occupied west bank announced today. and over the weekend, there was an announcement that over 560 new homes will be built in settle m e nts new homes will be built in settlements in occupied east jerusalem. both of these announcements coming after the inauguration of donald trump. a feeling here that the israeli government is feeling emboldened, even encouraged by the new administration in the us to build more in the settlements after the relationship between israel and the us under barack obama plummeted, partly over the issue of settlement building. mrobama was partly over the issue of settlement building. mr obama was fiercely opposed to the settlements. he allowed a un resolution to pass condemning israeli b

well, just behind me is the israeli defence ministry headquarters, that is where these legal proceedings took place, in a small courtroom, amid tight security. the key evidence in this trial was a shocking video filmed by a palestinian activist. caught on camera in hebron last march, a chilling moment. a young israeli sergeant cocks his gun and then this. gunshot. a single bullet to the head killed a wounded palestinian, abdul fatah al—sharif. sgt azaria, a medic, has helped treat a wounded soldier, one of those attacked by the palestinian and his friend. today, the sergeant was in court, smiling to see a supporter and his mother. soon afterwards, he was found guilty of manslaughter. the militaryjudges in the court here said that abdul fatah al—sharif was shot needlessly. they rejected the defence argument that he posed a threat. during the trial, the prosecution said sgt azaria acted out of revenge and broke the army's ethical code. but the 20 year old does have loyal backers, in a country where most young people do military service. they accused the army of abandoning one of its ow

iama ministry of defence. —— silent deep. i am a strong supporter of the nuclear deterrent, the majority of british people. the conference will be undermined by these type of actions taken by the government. thank you very much. former shadow defence minister, kevin james. thank you very much. former shadow defence minister, kevinjames. let's go back to westminster, and vicky. the prime minster has made have you known, not addressing the central point, what might and might not have gone wrong. what do you make of the exchange? the government, the ministers and the prime minister have ended looking evasive. yesterday theresa may was asked four times what she knew, when she knew it, not totally answering the question. similarly today briefings from downing street tojournalists, saying she had been briefed about the test. not telling us what she had been told, if she was told there was a problem. michael fallon in the house of commons taking questions for 45 minutes, and our, not telling us for 45 minutes, and our, not telling u

our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is at the ministry of defence. do we have a better idea tonight of what exactly happened in this test? sir michael fallon is still sticking to that script, refusing to confirm oi’ to that script, refusing to confirm or deny whether something did go wrong with that test lastjune, citing operational national—security reasons. the problem with that is that the ministry of defence in the past has publicised successful test launches. why not this time? was it because it was an inconvenient fact ahead of the commons vote? the bigger problem is that while michael fallon was snowballing mps in the house of commons, on the other side of the atlantic, an unnamed us defence —— defence official was telling pentagon reporters something did go wrong with the test and it was aborted, the missile destroyed mid—flight. it is important to say the americans with no. they are the ones who build, maintain and leases missiles to the uk. they would have that test data and know if something went wrong. they are in a bizarre posi

enemy activity. 0ur correspondent simonjones is at the ministry of defence. there are currently 650 british soldiers in iraq but not in a combo role. their task is to train members of the iraqi defence forces in the fight against so—called islamic state. there is a training campjust north of baghdad and we know that iraqis are being trained with how to deal with the proposed explosive devices and basic weapons handling by their british counterparts. the ministry of defence denied is not saying a lot about how the soldier died. he was a member of the second battalion duke of lancaster regiment but they are stressing it is not the result of enemy activity. the family of the soldier has been informed but they have asked for a period of grace before the name is released. a girl injured in a fatal hit—and—run in oldham on new year's eve, has died. zaneta krokova who was 11, had been in a critical condition in hospital. her 12—year—old cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene on saturday night. peter harris reports at the scene, tributes continue to buil

of defence knew about ita the ministry of defence knew about it a month beforehand. this is a serious issue that undermines our entire nuclear system but, worryingly, it also suggests that the promises and assumptions that have been made by individuals who support the renewal of trident missile system or the renewal of the nuclear system have been misled that not all of the facts are they are. it pairs of shoes do you own? plenty. plenty. more than i can probably estimate. so do men. i am not being judgemental. the mail on sunday has this story about a female she aboard soaring to 2a pairs. sunday has this story about a female she aboard soaring to 24 pairs. yes. i wanted something light and fluffy. i have loads of shoes and i think that, you know particular women like particular things, handbags, some have no interest whatsoever. some men love shoes. this indicates that a p pa re ntly men love shoes. this indicates that apparently 24 is the average. i have way more than 24. how many? i had 60 the last time i countered. know why! where do you keep them?|j the last ti

the problem with that is that in the past the ministry of defence when have been successful launches, has publicised them, has released video. why it did not this time, was it because of that vote a few weeks later in the about renewing the trident weapons system andi renewing the trident weapons system and i think the other problem tonight for michael fallon, won the ministry of defence is refusing to confirm that there was a problem, over on the other side of the atlantic, an unnamed us defence official has told the pentagon reporter that there was a problem and that the missile had to be aborted and destroyed during mid—flight. not saying that it was going of course, i should say. so you have this bizarre situation where on the one hand the british government is saying it will not comment further on what is the independent british nuclear deterrent but at the same time an unnamed official, someone we are told that direct knowledge of these tests, who said that something went wrong. we do not know if anything went wrong but if it had, would be proud for the prime minister to brief

the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in the uk's nuclear defence system after reports that a trident missile test went wrong. also in the next hour — calls for more to be done to encourage women to have smear tests. a charity says health officials in england are not doing enough — more than a million women didn't respond to the invitation last year. the defeated president of the gambia — yahya jammeh — has left the country he's run since seizing power in a coup 22 years ago. andy murray crashes out of the australian open after the shock defeat in the fourth round. good morning and welcome to bbc news. theresa may will become the first foreign leader to meet the new us president in washington. they're due to have talks on friday. the announcement was made during donald trump's first day in office, which also saw a series of protests against his administration — and white house attacks on the media. our us correspondent david willis has more. crowd: hey, hey! ho, ho! donald trump has got to go! in the nation's capital, they have rarely seen a rally quite like t

ministry at the time of the defence ministry at the time of the shooting, who said after that that elor azaria should be convicted of murder. and what about the reaction from the palestinians? they say that there are a lot of cases like this and the only difference here is that this was filmed and they think they should be more prosecutions. in terms of tensions between israel and the palestinians, was there any great fallout as a result of this? the shooting itself happened in the middle of what was a wave of terrorism with palestinians stabbing israelis so it is hard to say. it is a chicken and egg situation. we were already in the middle of a lot of violence. as far as what is happening today, it is a little too early to say because it has only been a couple of hours since the verdict. lahav harkov, thank you. let‘s return now to the news that britain‘s outgoing ambassador to the european union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the government‘s preparations for brexit. sir simon fraser warned that britain was losing one of its biggest experts. he has been speaking to ou

our defence correspondentjonathan beale is at the ministry of defence. suggestions night that the british public is being kept in the dark, but some people abroad know the details. the fact is, these tests are publicised in advance, in the sense that aviation, shipping our ward to avoid hazard areas and even in the past, russian spy ships have observed them from a distance, so it is strange that the british public find out about this test when they read in the media that something went wrong. michael fallon in the commons committee refused to confirm that something did go wrong, citing national security reasons, you would only confirm that the actual launch, the certification of the submarine, was a success. the certification of the submarine, was a success. that said, there are problems with this line, in the past the ministry of defence has publicised these tests when they have been a success, so why not this time? wasa have been a success, so why not this time? was a big is of the crucial commons vote on renewing the trident missile system. the other

it sets a new framework for cooperation and dialogue between our countries including the defence ministry and air forces. also, we have agreed to established a trade working group. these initiatives stand as concrete commitments to a strengthened relationship between owners which will help to ensure the continued security and prosperity of the turkey and the uk. theresa may speaking earlier, and cara. —— ankara. stars from around the world have been paying tribute to the actor sirjohn hurt, who has died at the age of 77. he had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. his career spanned over six decades and more than 120 films — including the elephant man, alien, and harry potter. nick higham, looks back at his life. john hurt, as the deranged roman emperor caligula in the bbc‘s i, claudius. but you ordered no triumphs. well, of course i ordered no triumphs. do you think i'd order triumph for myself? but you ordered us not to order any. yes, and you took me at my word, didn't you? and in the naked civil servant. i wear rouge, i wear mascara on my eyelashes, i dye my hair, i wear fla

after reports that a trident missile test went wrong — the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in its nuclear defence system. a cancer charity calls for more to be done to encourage women to have smear tests. also is this the first public statue of jane austen? we report on why it proved to be such a challenge for the artist. in sport, britain's andy murray has lost his match against germany's mischa zverev by three sets to one in the last 16 of the australian open. and nick has the weather. cold a frosty start. all the details coming up later. good morning. first, our main story. theresa may will become the first foreign leader to meet the new us president in washington. they're due to have talks on friday. the announcement was made during donald trump's first day in office, which also saw a series of protests against his administration; and an onslaught against the media for inaccurate reporting. our us correspondent david willis has more. crowd: hey, hey! ho, ho! donald trump has got to go! in the nation's capital, they have rarely seen a rally quite like this. not since the

well, just behind me is the israeli defence ministry headquarters, where these proceedings took place in a small courtroom amid tight security. the key evidence in this trial was a shocking video filmed by a palestinian activist. caught on camera in hebron last march, a chilling moment. a young israeli sergeant cocks his gun and then this. gunshot. a single bullet to the head killed a wounded palestinian, abdul fatah al—sharif. a few minutes earlier, sgt azaria, a medic, had helped treat a wounded soldier, one of those attacked by the palestinian and his friend. today, the sergeant was in court, smiling to see a supporter and his mother. soon afterwards, he was found guilty of manslaughter. the militaryjudges in the court here said that abdul fatah al—sharif was shot needlessly. they rejected the defence argument that he posed a threat. during the trial, the prosecution said sgt azaria acted out of revenge and broke the army's ethical code. but the 20—year—old does have loyal backers, in a country where most young people do military service. they accused the army of abandoning

the defence ministry in moscow said it was the first time the air forces of the two countries had teamed up in this way. with me now is our world affairs correspondent, jonathan marcus. so, jonathan, first of all, what do we know about which location precisely the turks and the russians we re precisely the turks and the russians were targeting? well, the targets we re were targeting? well, the targets were in and around the town a little to the north—east of aleppo. it is a town held by islamic state fighters. but the turkish army is moving from the north towards it. the turks are trying to position themselves between two backs of kurdish controlled territory. they don't wa nt to controlled territory. they don't want to see a unified kurdish strip along the border. they have put troops across the board into syria. they are trying to carve out this blocking position and this key town, which is held by islamic state, is in the way. so there is no strategic interest for turkey in this relationship with russia. a nato country line with russia. what's in it in terms of strategic interest fo

the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in the uk's nuclear defence system after reports that a trident missile test went wrong weeks before a crucial commons vote on its future. one if five women do not receive the life—saving smear test because they are either too embarrassed or don't think testing reduces the risk of cervical cancer, according to a cancer charity. the former president of the gambia, yahya jammeh, has left the country after agreeing to hand over power to adama barrow, who defeated him in a presidential election last month. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning's reviewers are the journalist yasmin alibhai brown and the political commentator james millar. before the papers, sport. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard askam. andy murray is out of the australian open after losing in four sets in melbourne. mischa zverev is the world number 50, but murray had no answer to his serve and volley tactics. despite making the final on five occasions , andy murray has never won the title.

the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in the uk's nuclear defence system after reports that a trident missile test went wrong, weeks before a crucial commons vote on its future. one in five women do not receive the life—saving smear test because they are either too embarrassed or don't think testing reduces the risk of cervical cancer, according to a charity. the former president of the gambia yahya jammeh has left the country after agreeing to hand over power to adama barrow, who defeated him in a presidential election last month. andy murray's hopes of winning a first australian open title ended with a shock defeat by world number 50 mischa zverev of germany in the fourth round. now on bbc news, inside out. hello, welcome to a brand new series. in the next half an hour, a close—up look at health care. we're on the rounds with a local gp, fighting financial pressure as well as infection. it drives me up the wall. i want to do what i'm trained for, not to be some sort of clinical accountant. we ask — do we still have a national health service? or does where you li

also ahead: after reports that a trident missile test went wrong, the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in its nuclear defence system. a cancer charity calls for more to be done to encourage women to have smear tests. in sport: britain's andy murray is being made to fight hard in the last 16 of the australian open. the world number one lost the first set to germany's mischa zverev. also, is this the first public statue of jane austen? we report on why it proved to be such a challenge for the artist. and nick has the weather. good morning. it is another cold, frosty start. i see in a few spots as well because there are some showers around. that means those of us showers around. that means those of us today it will be cloudier than yesterday. for others, though, still some sparkling sunshine on offer. all the details coming up in the next half an hour. good morning. first, our main story: theresa may will become the first foreign leader to meet the new us president in washington. they are due to have talks on friday. the announcement was made during donald trump's firs

the ministry of defence says a british soldier has died in iraq. the soldier, from the 2nd battalion the duke of lancaster's regiment, died near baghdad, following an incident which is now being investigated. the regiment is training iraqi and kurdish security forces. the death wasn't the result of enemy activity. the soldier's family has been informed. kurdish militants say a british man has been killed fighting with them against islamic state militants in syria. they've told the bbc that ryan lock, who was 20 and from west sussex, died during an assault on the is stronghold of raqqa just before christmas. it's believed he travelled to syria last august, and joined a kurdish volunteer group called the ypg. it's reported that the authorities in turkey now know the identity of the chief suspect in the mass shooting at a nightclub in istanbul. 39 people were killed and dozens wounded when an attacker opened fire on a new year party inside the crowded reina club. police have carried out raids in the city, but the gunman is still at large. the islamic

while the ministry of defence says the test launch was a success for the crew and the boat, it has not denied the report that the missile itself might have veered off—course. but it does say the capability and effectiveness of the trident missile is unquestionable. daniel boettcher, bbc news. earlier i spoke to carol turner — the vice chair of the campaign for nuclear disarmament, and i started by asking her what she thought of the claims. it isa it is a real crisis. there was an illusion, not to say on truth, from theresa may when she tried to imply there were lots and lots of tests. there are of overall tests of nuclear devices bought missile tests are very rare. it was an unarmed missile. nonetheless it shows what the dangers are. one of the unexplored issues is the degree of the lack of safety that there is. there are at least two major incidents every year recorded by the un body, and they record the most dangerous. you are talking about across the world, not with strident in particular? yes, but there's been a number of serious accidents in britain over the years. are you con

and the government's spending watchdog has told the ministry of defence that if it's to pay for new ships, aircrafts and vehicles it needs to make almost £6 billion in additional savings over the next ten years. the mod says it's convinced its plan will deliver the best value for the taxpayer. after three years of discussions, an influential report from the church of england has concluded it should continue to oppose gay marriage. straight or gay, be asked about their sexual conduct and their lifestyle. it acknowledged the report could cause serious and painful disagreements. here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. two men are married in an anglican church. but it's in the united states and won't be happening here. after three years of so—called shared conversations, the church of england has asserted that marriage can only be between a man and a woman. the bishop behind today's report says that while the doctrine of marriage remains the same, the church must change its tone. our test is to uphold the gospel and the scriptures and the tradition as we have received it

while the ministry of defence says the test launch was a success for the crew and the boat, it has not denied the report that the missile itself might have veered off—course. but it does say the capability and effectiveness of the trident missile is unquestionable. daniel boettcher, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our news correspondent alexandra mackenzie about the reaction to the trident missile test. trident is always controversial, so these are very strong questions for these are very strong questions for the prime minister and as we have seenin the prime minister and as we have seen in that report, she was asked four times if she knew about that come and she did not give a yes or no answer. but these questions, i do not think, will go away because we have had quite a lot of reaction to this. people want to know if she knew about it and if so, why did she not tell parliament whiz—mac and also crucially, it came at a time just before the debate and the vote on renewal of trident missiles on the clyde. kevinjones, a former defence minister and allen mp, he has called for an enquiry

i don't know, since i don't work in the ministry of defence any longer. you were there until eight months ago. not much has changed, frankly. well, there would have to have been a massive acceleration in planning, capability and in discussion with our nato partners for a two—year horizon to be ready, deliverable. always something can be done. but the fact is, we have to look at the state of nato as an alliance which has gone through progressive demobilisation, for very good reasons during the aftermath of the cold war. and it now sits with a lot of capability which is not held at high readiness. and in any case, quite a lot of nato capability is not designed to deal with the sort of things that russia is now able to present. you are using very diplomatic language, but i know, and of course you know, that your real views came out last september in a memo that ended up in the newspapers when you talked about the deliberate withering of britain's defence capabilities. you listed in terms of naval power, air power, manpower on the ground, all of the differe

while the ministry of defence has publicised past successful test launches of the trident missile, in this instance they say they will give no further details of the test injune because of national security reasons. in a statement, the mod would only say that the submarine hms vengeance and her crew were successfully tested and certified, but significantly officials do not deny that there was a problem with the missile or that it might have veered off course. the former head of the royal navy says ministers should have come clean. the missiles have been fired now since 1990 regularly, and they work all the time. this clearly was a problem, that's why you have tests, just to check it. if there were some minor problem i don't think it would have made any difference at all, but by not publicising it, it immediately makes you think are they hiding something, is there something wrong? it was a stupid thing to do. the government still says it has absolute confidence in britain's nuclear weapons system. but this incident does raise questions about its reliability. jonathan beale, bbc news. e

while the ministry of defence says the test launch was a success for the crew and the boat, it has not denied the report that the missile itself might have veered off—course. but it does say the capability and effectiveness of the trident missile is unquestionable. daniel boettcher, bbc news. with me is carol turner, the vice—chair of the campaign for nuclear disarmament. thank you for coming in, what do you make of this? well, it is a real crisis. there was an illusion, not asa crisis. there was an illusion, not as a country, by theresa may this morning when she tried to imply that there were lots of tests, and of course, there are a lot of overall tests of nuclear devices, but missile tests are very rare. it was an unarmed missile, though. nonetheless, it shows what the dangers are. one of the unexplored issues in relation to nuclear weapons is the degree of the lack of safety that there is. there are at least two major incidents every year recorded by the un body, and they only record the most dangerous, the highest level. you are talking about a crisis across the world, not str

the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in the uk's nuclear defence system after reports that a trident missile test went wrong. the gambia's defeated leader — yahya jammeh — flies into exile, 22 years after taking control of the west african state in a coup. world number one andy murray crashes out of the australian open after a shock defeat in the fourth round. theresa may will be the first foreign leader to meet the new us president at the white house. they're expected to hold talks on friday and trade, nato and brexit are expected to be on the agenda. the prime minister has been speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show this morning and said the important thing was to build on the special relationship, but that she wouldn't be afraid to tell the president when she found something unacceptable. with me is now to get more on this is our political correspondent, susana mendonca. in focus up in trip. theresa may and she is embarking soon on trade negotiations with the eu about what britain's role will be outside of the european union when we leave, and so she needs to

and the government's spending watchdog has told the ministry of defence that if it's to pay for new ships, aircraft and vehicles, it needs to make almost £6 billion in additional savings over the next ten years. the mod says it's convinced its plan will deliver the best value for the taxpayer. tesco, the uk's biggest supermarket, has agreed to buy the country's biggest food wholesaler, the booker group, in a deal worth nearly £4 billion. booker supplies everything from baked beans to tea bags to 700,000 corner shops, grocers, pubs and restaurants. the two firms said the deal would create the uk's leading food business, but it may need approval from the competition authority. emma simpson has more. tesco already has the lion's share of what we spend in the supermarket aisles. but what we put in our trollies is only half of the food we consume. here's the other half. from eating out to food on the go. this fast—growing market is what tesco wants a slice of. it has struck a deal to buy booker. you may not have heard of it but this wholesaler supplies thousands of pubs, restaurants, cater

of defence has publicised past success launches of the trident missile, in this incident they say they would give no further details of the test injune, because of national security reasons. in a statement, the mod would only say that the submarine hms vengeance and her crew were successfully tested and certified. but significantly, officials do not deny that there was a problem with the missile, or that it might have veered off course. or that it might have the former head of the royal navy says ministers should have come clean. navy says ministers the missiles have been fired now, since 1990, regularly, and they work all the time. since 1990, regularly, this clearly was a problem. since 1990, regularly, that's why you have tests. since 1990, regularly, just to check it. since 1990, regularly, there was some minor problem. since 1990, regularly, i don't think it would have made any difference at all. by not publicising it, it immediately makes you think — are they hiding something? it immediately makes you think — is there something wrong? it immediately makes you think — it was

and the ministry of defence says hms vengeance, one of four trident nuclear submarines, it was on a routine unarmed, we should stress, test launch of a trident missile lastjune. the geography of this, it was around 200 miles off the west coast of florida and it was due to fire to the west coast of africa. but we understand that dieudonne malfunction this revered towards the united states. the labour leader, he reacted to this this morning. jeremy corbyn has accused the prime minister of not telling the public about this alleged misfiring of a trident missile from a submarine, and he made his comments in an interview on sky news. i think this failure is something that ought to pause everyone for a moment and just think what happened. we understand the prime minister chose not to inform parliament about this and it has come out through the media some months later. it is a pretty catastrophic error when a missile goes in the wrong direction. and whilst it wasn't armed, goodness knows what the consequences could have been. i think we need a serious discussion about that. but also, let's look to

the ministry of defence says a british soldier has died in iraq. the soldier, from the 2nd battalion the duke of lancaster's regiment, died near baghdad, following an incident which is now being investigated. the regiment is training iraqi and kurdish security forces. the death wasn't the result of enemy activity. the soldier's family has been informed. turkish police have launched raids across istanbul and arrested a dozen people in a bid to hunt down the man they believe is responsible for the new year's eve nightclub attack. images of the suspect have been released but he has not yet been officially named. 39 people died at the reina club on sunday after the lone gunman opened fire. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack. the bbc‘s selin girit is in istanbul and has more on the new information about the main suspect. there are pictures of him. there is video footage of him and there is a video of him actually shooting himself on a selfie stick, circulating across turkish media. these have been leaked by t

video footage released by the ministry of defence shows the admiral kuznetsov, which is the ship furthest away, being escorted through the channel, watched by raf typhoon jets, after its deployment off the coast of syria. david cameron has called for more funding for dementia research as he revealed that he is the new president of the charity alzheimer's research uk. the former prime minister says the focus on alzheimer's research lags too far behind that of cancer and strokes. mr cameron says he wants to "win the battle of priorities" because dementia shouldn't be written off as "an inevitability of later life". the laws which ban sexist dress rules at work aren't being enforced properly, according to a group of mps. their findings follow the case of a woman who was sent home from herjob at an accountancy firm for not wearing high heels, while the same company had no dress code for men. when mps began to investigate, they were inundated with complaints from women who'd had similar experiences. simon gompertz has more. the receptionist who wouldn't give in. nicola thorp refused to wear he

video footage just released by the ministry of defence shows the admiral kuznetsov — which is the ship furthest away — being escorted through the channel, watched by raf typhoon jets, after a deployment in syria. the headlines: the prime minister says she will publish a formal white paper setting out the government's plans on leaving the eu. president trump promises a ‘big day ' on national security — saying ‘we will build the wall‘ along the border with mexico. a man's arrested over alleged threats against gina miller — the woman behind the brexit legal challenge. in sport dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for the six nations, two days after his suspension for striking came to an end. liverpool's philippe coutinho has signed a new contract worth £150,000 a month. serena williams has backed johanna konta to be a future champion, after knock bg out ing her out of australian open. four school children, all under the age of 13, have been taken to hospital after it's thought they mistakenly ate cocaine, thinking it was sherbet. it happened at broadstone mid

this was an embarrassing incident for the ministry of defence and they tried to cover it up at a point where there was a crucial vote taking place in the house of commons. now, it may or may not have made a difference to the vote. what they did,| difference to the vote. what they did, i believe, with malice aforethought, was to deny that knowledge to parliamentarians and that, if it's proven correct, is absolutely unacceptable and absolutely unacceptable and absolutely wrong. thank you very much. some serious charges being placed against the government. a defence minister will have to answer some of the questions in the next hour or so. sinn fein has named it's health minister, michelle o'neill as the party's new leader in northern ireland. she will take over from martin mcguinness who is standing down because of ill health. they will have just five weeks to prepare for an election, after the northern ireland executive collapsed over the handling of a botched green energy scheme. the incoming leader said she felt the expectations of sinn fein upon her. for me to be selected to lead our

pictures released by the ministry of defence shows the admiral kuznetsov, which is the ship furthest away, being escorted through the channel, after its deployment off the coast of syria. david cameron has called for more funding for dementia research as he revealed that he is the new president of the charity alzheimer's research uk. the former prime minister says the focus on alzheimer's research lags too far behind that of cancer and strokes. mr cameron says he wants to "win the battle of priorities" because dementia shouldn't be written off as "an inevitability of later life". it's the seventh day of the inquest into the deaths of 30 british holiday—makers, who were murdered by a gunman in an attack on a beach in tunisia injune 2015. today the inquest has heard more details from eyewitnesses about the gunman's behaviour as he carried out the attacks. our correspondent richard galpin was at the royal courts ofjustice in central london for us. it was extraordinary testimony. she described how on that day, 26th june, 2015 when the gunman attacked, when they heard the gunfire initia

the ministry of defence says an investigation is under way. news coming into us from out of wales, from the wales government and the chief veterinary officer is confirming that avian flu strain h 5 n8has confirming that avian flu strain h 5 n 8 has been confirmed in chickens and ducks on a premises in carmarthenshire in west wales. this has come into us in the last couple of minutes. the chief veterinary officer said it was found in a back ya rd officer said it was found in a back yard flock of chickens and ducks on a premises in carmarthenshire and prior to confirmation it was decided to cull the birds on strong suspicion of disease. now a three—kilometre protection zone and 10 kilometre surveillance zone have been put in place around the infected premises to limit the risk of the disease spreading. members of the public are encouraged to report dead, wild fourth wall, geese, or gulls, if they find any dead wild birds of other species in the same location, then they should contact a special helpline. so avian flu has been confirmed, accordi