we want to take you now to the gambia. our correspondent is in the city monitoring developments for us. we are hearing reports that the army from senegal that has entered the gambia, what more can you tell us? adrian: the chance of a peaceful transition is over. i am in the biggest city in the gimpy of, three thirds of the people -- many people are staying inside. there are towns close to the border were there are jubilation of people for the troops coming in from senegal. in the capital, it is different. some people wererlooking fororwd to thehe military intervention because they see it as a last resort to push yahya jammeh out of powower. this is a scenario that has never happened to this country before. brent: president elected barrow has been sworn in as president. he got used to the first address to call for national reconciliation. let's listen to what he had to say. >> in one's lifetime. this is the first time since theyey gambia became independent in 1965, [indiscernible] i must take this opportunity to turn the en

this guy took power 22 years ago in the nation of gambia, the gambia. nobody quite new how long he was going to stay on as president in that country once he took over 22 years ago in a coupe but he proclaimed in partnership with god his plan was that he would be the president of gambia for one billion years. that's how long he said he would be president. take that, fdr. well, early last month on december 1 his time in power was ended. roughly one billion years early if we're rounding to the nearest billion because on december 1, last month, he lost the presidential election in his country after 22 years in power. part of the reason we know he lost that election is that he conceded defeat on live national television the night of the election he said "you won, it was all on tv." very quickly. a few days later he changed his mind and said despite the election results he's decided he's going to stay on as president. he made a public statement that actually it turns out he remembered only god can deny him victory so so he's not going to go. yesterday he decl

an update on the situation in gambia. the gambin parliament has extended the term of yahya jammeh following his defeat in elections. but we're senegalese forces are poised to enter at the border of gambia if no solution is reached by midnight tonight. this comes as thomas cook prepares to fly british tourists home after the foreign office said all travel to gambia should be withdrawn. we will bring you more on that if there are any developments. the latest figures for a&e waiting times show departments in wales have failed to hit their target. in december 81% of patients spent less than four hours waiting to be admitted transferred or discharged, compared with 82.9% in november. the target is 95%. let's cross to cardiff now and speak to our correspondent tomos morgan who's at the university hospital of wales. the service is under pressure? exactly right and that was the line from the welsh government today, they said winter pressures are not unique to wales and happen across the uk. but the nuffield trust that carries out

gambia— step down or face military action. united nations officials believe 40,000 people have returned to their homes in eastern aleppo, the syrian city devastated by civil war. government forces cut off rebel supply lines and in just a few months took full control. our middle east editorjeremy bowen has sent this special report. this is the calm after the storm. the final battle for aleppo swept through the city like a man—made malevolent tornado. all sides in this war were prepared to destroy aleppo to possess it. in the end, the firepower of the regime and its russian and ukrainian allies was too much for the fractious rebel coalition that controlled east aleppo. this city is the key to northern syria. right across the country, rebels who are still fighting are on the defensive. the battle for aleppo lasted four years. more than 200,000 civilians were trapped in the heat of the fight. attacks on civilians by any side in the war are crimes if it can be proved they were deliberate. zakaria mohammed juma lost his leg in eas

even out there in fact in gambia. jim coyle speaking to us from gambia. there has been european reaction to theresa may's statement on brexit. one from a member of the european trade department. it is good that the uk cabinet and the prime minister said what are the intentions concerning brexit. now, we know the subject, the matter on which dewith negotiate. and o' —— on which dewith negotiate. and o' —— on which we can negotiate and if there is positive will on both side, the deal could be mutually beneficial. would you back a free trade deal? sure. i have no problem with that. i think basically generally freed trade deal, any free trade deal is good for both sides. it helps to boost economies. so if it is just about free trade deal, i would be in favour of that arrangement. do you think what you say reflects the mood of other european leaders, who seem in some way to make sure that britain doesn't benefit from leaving the eu. well, of course, some people and some members of the european continental political establishment are politicking a bit t

the president is in gambia at the moment. it all sounds like a recipe for a volatile time in gambia. what does this mean for those tourists who are there, especially those who are perhaps thinking about staying and completing their holidays and not taking up offers to come back to the uk or elsewhere? well, it means that it the uk or elsewhere? well, it means thatitis, the uk or elsewhere? well, it means that it is, the country is going into a great deal of uncertainty at the moment and until west african states ta ke the moment and until west african states take a decision on whether to act militarily against the president, i think the situation will be rather calm as we're seeing today. i'm told that the roads are quiet. that the capital is fairly quiet. that the capital is fairly quiet. residents are actually quite fea rful quiet. residents are actually quite fearful about what may happen and so they're staying at home. they are stockpiling on food and supplies in case anything happens. thousands of others are fleeing acro

. >> let's talk more about the situation in gambia. i am joined from the african division of human rights watch. he's in daka. thank you for being with us on "france 24" given the level of international pressure, is it a matter of time before yahya jammeh steps aside? jim: i think we would've said that had he stepped aside earlier. there was an election that happened on december 1. he agreed initially to step down on december 2. then reversed course and said he was going to try to stay in power on december 9. since then, he has had a month to change his mind. it was clear while before today that they were set on getting him out to military force. if he would step down, you would've thought it would of been earlier. i understand there are still last ditch negotiations involving mauritania as a destination for yahya jammeh. if he did not believe the credibility of the military threat against him, -- the senegalese troops come across the border. >> there are reports that yahya jammeh fears for his own safety and that is the reason he is n

we don't exactly know how far, how deep they've come into the gambia. it is possible that some of the troops have to be ferried across the troops have to be ferried across the river, so we don't exactly know the river, so we don't exactly know the position. everything is calm here in the capital, the city is like a ghost town tonight. and that's been the case for the whole day, actually. the streets are deserted, there's very little traffic on the main roads and the shops, the gas stations, everything

thomas cook sent a special assistance team out to gambia to help get customers back as $0011 gambia to help get customers back as soon as they can. and all of this is because of the political upheaval in gambia after elections last month. yes, presidential election before christmas, which was won by the challenger, initially accepted by the sitting president, yahya jammeh, 110w the sitting president, yahya jammeh, now he has until thursday to have overpowered but he is resisting, he won't go, so he is coming under pressure to leave office and hand over to the challenger. neighbouring states have got involved, pressuring him, and saying if he doesn't hand over power they might intervene militarily, so this is the pressure that has been building up, nigeria has sent a warship to the coast of gambia, so this is what has been building, this is why there is concern mounting and that is why the government and thomas cook has had to react. 0k, thank you very much indeed. that was the news that thomas cook are bringing back nearly 1000 british customers from gambia. a brief look at some of the

thousands of tourists are being flown out of the gambia. unemployment has fallen to its lowest total in more than a decade. i'm simon mccoy. in the next hour we'll be looking the latest delivery from china. and dan evans says he never played after he knocked the world's number seven out of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the president of the european commission jean—claude juncker has told the european parliament that he will do everything he can to ensure that the negotiations over britain's exit from the european union end in "a good result" for all concerned. but he also admitted the negotiations would be "very, very, very" difficult. the supreme court will announce its verdict on tuesday on whether theresa may can trigger article 50 without consulting parliament. our political correspondent iain watson reports. if newspapers are had a vote, theresa may would be guaranteed a landslide election victory. they liked her willingness to walk away from a bad deal with the eu. 2a hours later, the foreign secretary

our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports from the gambia. it was the first chants gambians had to celebrate in the country's only ever peaceful change of president in half a century. at the gates of state house they gathered, knowing a new guard is on its way into power. the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regionalforce the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regional force led by the senegalese. the threat of military action helped remove a president who refused to accept a election defeat. now their extra security will help smooth the transition. 2a hours earlier, former president yahya jammeh had come to the airport, finally persuaded by regional heads of state it was time to leave the gambia. this is what democracy in africa can look like, a dictatorial leader of 22 years peacefully leaving the country after a general election. it has taken a longer than many people thought, it took the persuasion of president of neighbouring countries and the threat of force but he is going. with an eccentric flourish he boarded a plane ultimately taking

we are fed up now in the gambia. it was in neighbouring senegal where mr barrow took the oath of office on thursday. applause. the new president called on long—time leader, yahya jammeh, to give up power. he also urged soldiers to stay in their barracks. as the commander in chief of the armed forces, i call on all personnel of the armed forces and all the security agencies to remain loyal to the constitution and the republic. mrjammeh first came to power 22 years ago but refuses to accept his election defeat last month. nigeria deployed reconnaissance aircraft over the country, warning that it was ready to intervene. after the inauguration in senegal, senegalese troops crossed the border into the gambia t oshow support for mr barrow but military operations have been paused to give talks on friday one last chance. translation: the deadline we have given is mid—day. that's it. at mid—day, if he doesn't agree to leave gambia, under the flag of the principle negotiator, then we will move on to a military interventi

who knows...m villages all across the gambia, many, villages all across the gambia, any villages all across the gambia, many, many people are taking what they call here the back way to europe. starting here they cross dress and a goal, through mali, through burkina faso to need you where they head north through the sa ha ra where they head north through the sahara desert to libya and from there they tried to cross the mediterranean into europe. fancy new houses built in poor villagers show what reaching europe means. money sent home makes a huge difference here. it is a big incentive. this man is 26. he tried and failed. the family supported its plan to migrate and were disappointed when he came home after a terrible experience. and were disappointed when he came home after a terrible experiencem was so home after a terrible experiencem was so hard. kidnapped by criminals who was imprisoned for one month and then stranded with no money in southern libya he asked the un help him geta southern libya he asked the un help him get a home. there is hope here that a new president can revive

the former president of the gambia, yahyajammeh, now. the former president of the gambia, yahya jammeh, is reportedly on board a plane and leaving the company. he is understood to be in the company of the president of guinea negotiating his departure and it is thought he is heading to exile in guinea. we can get the latest from our west african correspondent in the gambian capital, banjul. what is happening at the moment? yahya jammeh is now on board the plane with the guinean president and we are told they are just about to take off from banjul airport. his wife was also with them. so this is the end of a 22 year rule here in gambia and there is no doubt there will be celebrations tonight in the streets of the capital. the end of a political crisis after the election last month, when president yahya jammeh first admitted defeat, then a few days later he turned around and said he was rejecting the result, and over the last few days west african state which mounted up pressure against him, gathering troops just across the border, threaten

alistair leithead reports from the gambia. a long—awaited return for the gambia's new president. it is the first time power here has peacefully passed from one leader to another. adama barrow was inaugurated in senegal, when the man he defeated at the ballot box refused to leave. expectations are high. the former dictator, yahya jammeh, went into exile last weekend after weeks of pressure from neighbouring presidents. a rare case of african leaders strongly policing democracy. the threat of military action from a regionalforce helped. they now provide security for the new president, still unsure where his army's loyalty lies. now he will need fancy footwork to deliver on all the political promises. it is a poor country. young talent often leaves. this is the gambia's top women's team. their goalkeeper drowned last year trying to cross the mediterranean. she was 20 years old. her brother thinks she may have hoped to play in europe and so joined a well—trodden path. thousands of people go. why? what we believe is that we want to be out and do something for ourfamily or something

i think that ecowas will move into gambia if he does not step aside. as of now, his mandate is expired. yeah. ecowas is the economic community of west african states, of course. thank you. in other news: at least 50 people have been killed in northern mali in a car bomb attack on a military base. a vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups in the region's main city, gao. a mauritanian news agency, al akhbar, is reporting that the jihadist group al mourabitoun carried out the attack. a prominent mexican environmental activist and indigenous leader, who had been fighting illegal logging, has been shot dead. isidro baldenegro was killed in his home state of chihuahua, in northern mexico, after receiving death threats. he had spent many years in peaceful protests against illegal logging in the sierra madre mountains. latin america tops the list of the most deadly places for conservationists. nasa scientists have confirmed 2016 was officially the hottest year since records began over a century ago.

that was the new leader of the gambia. back now to those protests being held across the world including in washington and london after president trump anspach aggression. in vienna bethany bell of the bbc spoke to some of those who came out to support the match. in vienna people at marching as they have been across europe, i am here with catherine, an american who has beenin with catherine, an american who has been in vienna for 17 years. why did you come out today? liverpool i have three children, this is my youngest, four is old and the thought that a child would feel less because of state m e nts child would feel less because of statements made by those in power makes me hot sick. what is your message today? women's rights and continuing reproductive rights and climate change, that science is real. that's one of the big messages today that i supported. it is not just women who have been out on the streets, it is men as well. where are you from? i am born in austria but i lived the 35 years in los angeles and it was very

we'll update you from the gambia. senegalese troops have entered the country to support the new president — who's been sworn in, despite the old president refusing to stand down. up to 35 people are missing after an avalanche hit a luxury hotel in italy. if you have any questions on the stories we are covering, in particular about inauguration day. you can contact us on social media. you can contact us on social media. you can contact us on social media. you can see the contact information on the screen throughout. if i can't a nswer on the screen throughout. if i can't answer the question, i'll try and find someone who can. this time tomorrow, doanld trump will be president of america. he's had a busy day today. let's have a look at some of the pictures that have come in in the last few hours. here he is, landing at andrews air force base in washington earlier. he spoke to his staff at a lunch at his washington hotel earlier. there was a jovial atmosphere, as you would imagine. staff, supporters and his family all

of the gambia and the former heads of state at the time of his choosing. people here are waiting for the new president to return to the country. there will be celebrations than birds he said he would return when the path is clear and soi would return when the path is clear and so i think they are conducting security sweeps throughout the country to make sure the conditions are met for his own safety. in other news. the israeli authorities have approved the construction of 566 homes for settlers in occupied eastjerusalem. jerusalem's deputy mayor said the the rules of the game had changed since the inauguration of donald trump. the israeli government lays claim to the whole ofjerusalem, while the palestinians see the occupied east as the capital of a future state. emergency workers in central italy are continuing to search for survivors after an avalanche engulfed a hotel. at least five people are known to have died —— 23 are still missing. poor weather conditions are hindering the rescue efforts. nine people — including four children — have so far

gambia's defeated president has flown out of the country and into exile. yahya jammeh's departure comes just hours after he agreed to relinquish power. he'd contested the results of last month's presidential elections, won by adama barrow, until neighbouring countries threatened to help secure his removal by force. our correspondent thomas fessy has the latest from the capital banjul. the end of a 23 year rule here in the gambia and there is no doubt there will be celebrations tonight in the streets of the capital. the end of a political crisis after last month's election when president ya hya month's election when president yahya jammeh admitted defeat and then a few days later turned around and said that he was rejecting the results. over the last few days, west african states mounted pressure against him, they gathered troops just across the border and threatened to remove him from power by force. now he is on board and he is leaving. this is the end of his political rule. the new president, adama barrow is still in senna goal. he said he will return to

the gambia has a very small military. what part do you think they may play in this? well, according to reports, the military is presently divided. there have been military officerfor the past two or three days now talking to him. senior offices and captains. this is a clear indication that a faction of the military are in control of the president. and yet we are being told that the election winner, adama barrow, will be sworn in. how will that work? the spokesman said plans are made for the president—elect to be sworn in in gambian soil. but he was quick to add that if resident —— president jammah refuses to stand down it will have to be done in the gambian embassy. thank you for that. more main news for you now. at least 50 people have been killed in northern mali in a car bomb attack on a military base. a vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups in the region's main city, gao. a mauritanian news agency, al akhbar, is reporting that the jihadist group al mourabitoun carried out the attack. a prominen

our other main stories this hour: claims in the gambia that $11 million of state money is missing after the departure of long time leader yahya jammeh. we have a special report. this is what democracy in africa can look like. a dictatorial leader peacefully leaving the country after a general election. the white house begins talks to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. i'm sally bundock. in business: nothing wrong with the phones! it was all in the battery. samsung explains the reason it's galaxy note 7 mobile phones caught fire and had to be recalled. and the uk government is set to outline its industrial strategy but with brexit looming large where will any government money go? it's a war that's been raging for the past six years. the images of destruction have been seen worldwide, the suffering of the people has been clear, and many of them have fled the country, helping to create an international refugee crisis. the latest effort to end syria's civil war begins shortly in the kazakh capital, astana. for the first time, talks have been convened by russia, turkey

the former president of the gambia, ya hya the former president of the gambia, yahya jammeh a says he will relinquish power after his defeat in the country's elections last month. he spent weeks refusing to stand down. it came after troops from other west african countries moved into the country. his successor, and ama into the country. his successor, and am a barrow, has been in senegal. our correspondent asked him what his first wrote it will be when he returns to the gambia? the economy is key. the economy is very, very important. it is something we're going to look at immediately when we get into office. because i think people have suffered for the past 20 years, inflation is at its highest level. the economy is very important. are you giving yourself the three yea rs ? are you giving yourself the three years? it is an argument that we have. but i believe everything is for the gambians. we were given a mandate. the mandate is to do a job. and if gambia feels we are doing it well, we will do it. we are not power hungry. we want to take the first set. what about the press, will be f

about half the holiday—makers in the gambia are british. most are following foreign office advice to leave, even if some are reluctant. asking us to leave is unnecessary, i think, at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. to me, it feels stupid, because this will all be over within 24 to 48 hours. but it's not just foreigners fleeing the capital, banjul. many gambians fear possible violence, as the president tries to cling to power, defying his election defeat last month. president yahya jammeh at first conceded that he lost, 22 years after seizing power, and facing mounting accusations of torturing and murdering opponents. but then he changed his mind, and refused to step down. the man who won, adama barrow, fled to neighbouring senegal. he insists he will be sworn in as president tomorrow, and other west african states, including nigeria, are preparing their forces to intervene on his behalf. the foreign office stresses that one of its first duties is the protection of britons overseas. so ministers felt they had no choice bu

we understand a nigerian warships already on its way to the gambia. will they be sick in the uk un for example before they decide anything? these are all questions that i believe will be answered in the next 24 hours or so. it doesn't sound like anything is likely eminently. potentially what sort of time frame are you looking at? it is very hard to say. president yahya jammeh's term ends tonight at midnight, so legally speaking he is still in power today. he has got the national assembly to extend his term in office for three months. the time of a state of emergency. but obviously west african leaders are having none of it. they are saying this is not constitutional and he must go. diplomats have been talking and told me that he will go. the question is the timing and the manner. is he going to go through a military action from west african states? is he going to opt for a managed exit thatis he going to opt for a managed exit that is being offered by west african states? we don't know yet. anything could be decided within the next 24 hours i think. w

this is the end of a 22 year rule in the gambia. there is no doubt there will be celebrations tonight in the capital. it is the end of a crisis after the election last month. a few days later after accepting the results he said he would reject them. west african states mounted pressure against him. gathering troops just across the border. they we re troops just across the border. they were threatening to remove him from power by force. and now he is on board. he is leaving. this is the end of his political role. how significant is that and what about the incoming president? where is he? the new president, at a barrow, is in senegal. —— adam barrow. he will return in the next few days. this is quite a big development in the region. they are sending a very strong message, not only across the region, but also across the continent, that they stand ready to fight to protect democracy and the will of the people, that they are ready to send troops to whoever is rejecting the results of fair elections. do we know exactly the terms of th

the president of the gambia declares a state of emergency, just days before he's due to leave office. russia's main opposition leader talks to the bbc and tells us what he thinks about president putin and donald trump. hello, i'm sally bundock. in business: weighing up the wish list. business leaders give us their take on theresa may's plans for brexit as the pound starts to sink again. and mark zuckerberg gets a real grilling in a us court room, as he defends the origins of facebooks virtual reality headset. president obama has commuted the sentence of chelsea manning, formerly bradley manning, the american soldier who was found guilty of providing us intelligence documents to wikileaks and sentenced to 35 years in prison. she has served seven years. it's a high profile and controversial move just days before mr obama leaves office. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan, who covered the original trial, has the story. chelsea manning was responsible for one of the largest leaks of government secrets in american history. born bradley manning, it was while serving in iraq that the low—ranki

and the president of gambia declares a state of emergency, just days before he is due to leave office. hello. president obama has commuted the sentence of chelsea manning, the american soldier, formerly bradley manning, who was found guilty of providing us intelligence documents to wikileaks and sentenced to 35 years in prison. she has served seven years. it is a high—profile and controversial move, just days before mr obama leaves office. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan, who covered the original trial, has the story. chelsea manning was responsible for one of the largest leaks of government secrets in american history. born bradley manning, it was while serving in iraq that the low—ranking private hacked government databases, hacking more than 700,000 classified documents tojulian assange‘s wikileaks organisation. request permission to engage. that included this classified video showing us forces machine—gun iraqi civilians, who they mistook for insurgents. and also 250,000 diplomatic cables from across the globe, and nearly 500,000 military records, which detailed american m

our top story this hour: a deadline passes in the gambia. but there's no sign of presidentjammeh stepping down. with their troops poised on the country's borders, west african leaders are in last minute talks to persuade him to leave office peacefully. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: a final farewell to the white house press corps. but barack obama says he will still speak out to defend his "core values." three diseases could become global killers, but half a billion dollars has been pledged to defeat them. i'm sally bundock. in business, brexit exodus. fears grow in the city of london, as leading firms warn thousands of staff may now be relocated. plus, relief for samsung as a court throws out an arrest warrant for boss jay y lee, in a corruption scandal that has threatened to engulf south korea's biggest company. troops are massing on the border of the gambia, in west africa, ready to force the president to accept his defeat in the election and step down. yayahjameh's successor is supposed to be inaugurated toda

a-lister lee said is in gambia and has this report. reporter: it was the first mbians had to celebrate the first ever peaceful change of president in nearly half a century. at a gated statehouse, they gathered, knowing a new guard is on his way into power. the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regional force led by the senegalese. ,he threat of military action removed as a president. extra security will smooth the transition. they proudly wear their support for the new president. december like this was never allowed before. this musician also had to avoid the authorities as he and his crews spray-painted the city. over 12 hours, i was going to be one of those people that has been tortured or killed or missing or all of the, but i and my team didn't care about that. we just wanted to free our people. reporter: former president jammeh had many supporters who say he brought a great deal of development over his years in power, but gandhi a is still -- gambia is still one of the world's poorest countries. on new president has a lot his plate

this is the gambia's top women's team. their goalkeeper drowned last year trying to cross the mediterranean. she was 20 years old. her brother thinks she may have hoped to play in europe and so joined a well—trodden path. thousands of people go. why? what we believe is that we want to be out and do something for ourfamily or something like that. who knows, to be honest? in villages all across the gambia, many, many people are taking what they call here the back way to europe. starting here they cross into senegal, through mali, through burkina faso to niger, where they head north through the sahara desert to libya and from there they try to cross the mediterranean into europe. fancy new houses built in poor villages show what reaching europe means. money sent home makes a huge difference here. it is a big incentive. this man is 26. he tried and failed. the family supported his plan to migrate and were disappointed when he came home after a terrible experience. it was so hard. kidnapped by criminals, he was imprisoned for

we had heard that troops who were massed on gambia's borders, but some of those may have moved into gambia. how much worry is there that there could be violence? i think people are certainly anticipating that the security force might have to remove yayha jammeh by force because he has had repeated warnings over the last week but have escalated in the seriousness of the deadline to step down, it came and went last night. however security forces coming i think they will concentrate purely on yayha jammeh. he is in the presidential palace. where it come toa presidential palace. where it come to a battle, it would be focused around the storming of that one building. but is there any sense that any trips coming into gambia —— troops, that they would remain loyal to mrjammeh or would they allow other trips to come in and allowed the new president elect to actually ta ke the new president elect to actually take power? bat troops. the gambian forces don't run to more than 2000. 85% we are told have no interest in sticking up for mrjammeh. whether they would choose to click on a much biggerforc

they are moving into position in gambia's neighbour, senegal. the plan, to intervene with force if gambia's president doesn't leave office. power is meant to be handed over in gambia today, but the four—term president yahya jammeh won't let go. in manchester, evacuated british tourists spoke of tense times in the west african state. last night it got a bit serious. all the restaurants shut down, all the shops shut down. it got really scary. and then this morning, because we had heard that 15 planes had come out to get the dutch people, and we were like, "what about the english?", you know. where the ferry was, everyone was getting on the ferry, all the gambian people, carrying all their possessions, suitcases on their heads and everything. it was a real struggle to get on the ferry. everybody was just fleeing. in the gambian capital, the president of mauritania flew in. the region's leaders have called for presidentjammeh to stand down, and peacefully hand over power. he insists he will go on. in neighbouring senegal, the winner of the electio

why is it so critical for them to get a hold in the gambia? the gambia is a test case. we have had a coups and countercoups in the west africa for a long time. since the war in cote d'ivoire, we have had elections in nigeria, and ghana, successful and peaceful elections and changes of power. in the gambia, there's not been one single successful peaceful change of power since i was born, so it's time to make that happen. thank you very much indeed. president 0bama gave his final press conference from the white house this evening, and ranged over subjects from chelsea manning to the israeli palestinian conflict, warning his successor over any sudden unilateral move. emily is in washington, watching the final chapter of the 0bama presidency, and preparing to report on the next. in his last press conference, president 0bama conceded that donald trump was unlikely to take his advice, given that he had won his election on an anti—0bama platform, but he warned the new, that perhaps he would be hit by the complexities of the role once in office, and his thinking might shift o

a special adviser to the gambia's new president, adama barrow, says more than $11 million are missing from the state coffers following the departure of long—time ruler, yahya jammeh. the white house says it's in the early stages of talks to fulfil president trump's controversial pledge to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. he spoke to the israeli prime minister on sunday night. france's governing socialist party will choose between benoit hamon and manuel valls as its presidential candidate in april, after they came through the first round of a primary contest yesterday. there'll be a run—off next sunday. the news review is after this. nothing wrong with the phones, it was all in the battery — samsung explains the reason why the galaxy note mobile phones caught fire and we re note mobile phones caught fire and were recalled. the uk government to outline the industrial strategy. but with brexit looming large, where will any government money go? welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: iphone maker foxconn signals $7 billio

tension in the gambia has been building for weeks. residents are fleeing the capital, as are some government ministers, as the political crisis threatens to become violent. at its centre, this man, azzedine yahya jammeh, who has refused to accept the results of last month's elections and declared a state of emergency —— president ya hya a state of emergency —— president yahya jammeh. if it is allowed to continue, it may lead to a state of public emergency. opposition leader adama barrow was due to be sworn in tomorrow. a group of west african nations has threatened military action if he is not given power, so last night the british government issued this warning to tourists. the gambia's reputation as a safe haven in the sun is now injeopardy, with thousands of tourists queueing up with thousands of tourists queueing up to leave, and the country edging closer to instability and conflict. richard lister, bbc news. unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for more than a decade. the jobless total dropped byjust over 50,000 be

thousands of tourists are leaving the gambia because of an ever worsening political crisis. in theory the new president will be inaugurated tomorrow. it's not going to happen as the man who lost the election is refusing to go. we'll talk to the us journalist who campaigned to get the cia to put millions of documents online, which they've now done. and frank gardner on donald trump and the nuclear codes. barack obama ba rack obama has just barack obama has just finished his last press conference as president. there was plenty to discuss within it. we'll work through the main points with the help of katty kay. here is the president talking about russia. in my first term we negotiated the start two treaty which has substantially reduced our nuclear stockpiles, both russia and the united states. i was prepared to go further, i told president putin i was prepared to go further. they have been unwilling to negotiate. if president—elect trump is able to restart those talks in a serious way, there remains a lot of room for oui’ way, there remains a lot of room for our countries

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 have a strong hand. this is a great opportunity for her because it gives a chance to put across this image that she has a close relationship with

. —— gambia. will relinquish the mantle of leadership. -- gambia. he refused to accept defeat and it was only after west african leaders came to the gambian capital for 11th hour talks that he finally bowed to mounting pressure. news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia infearof more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria have been stationed on the border, ready to remove the president by force if required. a deal has been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. let's find out what the weather is up let's find out what the weather is up to. it has been very chilly. it has been, but there is plenty of sunshine to compensate. however, the iz fog across the midlands and it could spread into the north east of england. sky is c

tension in the gambia has been building for weeks. residents are fleeing the capital, as are some government ministers, as the political crisis threatens to become violent. at its centre, this man, president yahya jammeh, who has refused to accept the results of last month's elections and declared a state of emergency. if it is allowed to continue, it may lead to a state of public emergency. 0pposition leader adama barrow was due to be sworn in tomorrow. a group of west african nations has threatened military action if he is not given power, so last night the british government issued this warning to tourists. the gambia's reputation as a safe haven in the sun is now injeopardy, with thousands of tourists queueing up to leave, and the country edging closer to instability and conflict. unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for more than a decade. the jobless total dropped byjust over 50,000 between september and november and now stands at 1.6 million. average earnings were up by 2.7% compared with a year earlier. but as our econo

more now on the situation in the gambia. the former president, yahya jammeh, has left the country after agreeing to hand over power to adama barrow who defeated him last month in the presidential election. with one final wave to a small crowd, ya hya with one final wave to a small crowd, yahya jammeh headed into political exile, ending a 22 year authoritarian rule. one of the world's most eccentric and restless despots, he was flanked by soldiers as he boarded a plane destined for guinea. his supporters were visibly upset but somewhere relieved as well. the political crisis is now over. we did it without bloodshed. i think we should be proud of that. his departure came 2a hours after he told state television he would finally roll english power. he refused to accept the election defeat in december. troops were ready on the border to remove him with force. the situation became so tense that the gambia's new president, adama barrow, took his oath of office in senegal. his focus 110w oath of office in senegal. his focus now turn

the president of the gambia has declared a state of emergency. he refused to accept defeat in last month's election. some holiday companies have begun flying tourists home. the buses are crammed and so the suitcases. these people are among the thousands abandoning their home in gambia's capital, fearing for their safety. as we count the passengers, staff are struggling with demand. translation: we have been overwhelmed. we have 35 minibuses losing .net leaving every day, that's not including the big buses. despite that there were still passengers waiting for a seat. while many choose to flee, this man insists he is going nowhere, just days before he was supposed to leave office. president one has declared a 90 day state of emergency and warned against any threats to public order. last month he conceded defeat in the elections and agree to stand down after 22 years elections and agree to stand down after 22 yea rs in elections and agree to stand down after 22 years in power. the man who beat him was supposed to be sworn in on thursday. the result