is this the fault of the bbc? and in a fractious campaign, have bbc interviews helped or hindered the election process? interviews with party leaders during election campaigns are often feisty affairs and andrew neil is widely considered one of the bbc‘s toughest interrogators. as he showed this week with his questioning ofjo swinson and jofra archer. borisjohnson‘s failure to commit himself firmly to andrew neil's questioning initially led the bbc last week to say the prime minister would not be on the andrew marr show until he committed to the andrew neil interview. but after friday's knife attack on london bridge, the corporation withdrew that ultimatum, arguing it was now in the public interest for him to appear. here are the thoughts of maria jeffrey. i am dismayed and disgusted by the way that the tories have played the bbc. why was boris johnson allowed the oxygen of publicity for his election campaign on the andrew marshall, a u—turn given the bbc ban after he had declined to have his policies and be

i think it was quite right for the bbc to say that the prime minister was available and that the bbc was the place where that interview should take place. 0k. it is pretty obvious, isn't it, that the bbc should have pinned down all the party leaders before running any of the andrew neil interviews? because now you didn't get the balance right on the andrew neil interviews. why didn't you? so, these are very complicated issues. i am involved in question time, for example, and when you are doing a whole series of programmes, to say that you need to nail all of them down before the campaign or before announcing any of them, that has two big problems. not before announcing them. first of all, giving the parties a veto over us doing anything. so it will be one party that said they are not doing it and that would mean we'd have to abandon everything we are doing. and also, we also have to be practical, samira. diaries change, events change. we need to offer various different interview slots. i don't think people feel it is about a veto, they feel it is not a prime minister playing games an

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11pm: a week to election day and parties step up campaigning. borisjohnson is promising brexit and a budget in his first 100 days. jeremy corbyn says it's about ending years of tory austerity. elect the tories, you carry on with austerity, you carry on with increasing gaps between the richest and the poorest. so we have seven days to do it, seven days to get brexit done, seven days to end the deadlock. as labour intensifies its accusation of bbc bias in its coverage of the campaign, senior presenter andrew neil issues this challenge to the prime minister. questions we would like to put to mrjohnson, so you can hear his replies. a week out, because he wants it. much of france is brought to a standstill by one of the biggest public sector strikes for years over pension reforms. fast cars and cybercrime — charges are filed against two russian nationals alleged to have used malicious software to steal millions of pounds across a0 countries, including the uk. everton sac

this is bbc news. more on the news that gavin and stacey was the most—watched christmas day tv in more than a decade. an average of 11.6 million people watched it on bbc one last night. earlier i spoke to tv critic emma bullimore who says the audience will now be wondering if there are more gavin and stacey episodes to come. i'm so happy to be talking about properly brilliant figures because sometimes at christmas we have to sort of get excited and say welcome a 6 million is really good these days but these were properly good figures, a peak of over 12 million and that's just on the night. once you have consolidated figures once everyone has watched on iplayer you're going to be looking at 1a or 15 million. that's a proper christmas special. that's something that people have planned their evening around and have been genuinely excited about watching. that's really significant because lots of people say now i've got netflix, no one sits around together as a family and watches anything, everyone is doi

emily unia, bbc news. at least 16 people have died and many more are missing after typhoon pha nfone hit the phillippines on christmas eve. the storm carried winds of 100 and 20 miles an hour and has left a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. james waterhouse reports. typhoon phanfone first arrived on tuesday night. with it came winds of almost 120 miles per hour, causing devastation and fear. the storm then worked its way over the islands of the central philippines. 0nly today is there a sense of the damage caused. as buildings were reduced to rubble, 16,000 people were moved to shelters. thousands more were stranded as they tried to get home for christmas. coastal villages have been devastated. the typhoon was so powerful, large boats were overturned. the philippines is no stranger to tropical storms and typhoons, with around 20 arriving each year. the most powerful one to hit land ever in the world, typhoon haiyan, struck in 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead. today, as a coun

so this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: head to head — the men who want to be prime minister in less than a week's time, face each other in a televised debate. the economic drag anchor on this country but brexit should not be underestimated. it is a stopping investment and people are uncertain about making purchases, taking on newjobs at... about making purchases, taking on new jobs at... what conservative governments always do is look after the very rich in our society. they have done well in the years of austerity religious communities all over the country that have paid for it. both leaders also made their case to voters on public services, and the nhs. president trump

freya cole, bbc news. and next week on climate defenders we'll see how restoring trees to barren, degraded land can fight both the causes and effects of climate change, so watch out for that. a retired journalist who founded a campaign to preserve the correct use of the apostrophe is bowing out because he says "ignorance has won." the apostrophe protection society was started byjohn richards in 2001 to tackle misuse of the punctuation mark. as you can see from this rogues' gallery over the years, the struggle has been real. retired journalistjohn richards, who's now 96 years old, says he is shutting down the group, as the english language is changing and fewer people seem to care. i spoke to dennis baron. he's emeritus professor of linguistics at the university of illinois, and is known as dr grammar. i asked him if for teachers, sub—editors, and all round pedants, this was a sad day. he said no. i would suggest most of these people have never heard of the apostrophe protection society to begin with, and

emily unia, bbc news. firefighters in australia are bracing themselves for a return to heatwave conditions, replacing recent cooler weather. there are currently 72 bushfires in the state of new south wales, about half of them burning out of control. 0ur correspondent phil mercer has travelled to the town of bilpin to meet one of those affected. simon tadrossa lost 40% of his orchards when the fires tore through. the emotional and financial toll has been immense. he stayed to defend his property in the blue mountains against flames a0 metres high and he almost died. what was the most frightening bit for you? um, facing it, driving towards it in the tractor and you couldn't sort of really get out of it. that was the frightening thing. but obviously i made it through, but scary, very scary. what was it like looking into that beast of a fire thinking you might not make it? it's worrying, very worrying. yeah, look, you can't bring a life back, you only get one chance, and if you lose a life that's the end of it

andy swiss, bbc news. retail firms are under pressure to put less packaging around their online deliveries. and now there‘s a new initiative to make sure the box fits the size of the item — helping to cut waste and carbon emissions. our correspondent emma simpson reports. it‘s the time of year when the online deliveries are coming thick and fast. how many of us have had this? an online purchase in an oversized box. it drives us mad and it‘s bad for the environment. all this wasted space means more delivery vans in our towns and cities, and the bigger the parcel the bigger the cost for retailers — so what can be done? we‘ve come to france to see a new machine that can produce a box to fit the product. well, this machine can take a standard sheet of cardboard and can make 10 million different varieties of box to make sure we have no wasted space at all around the product that somebody is trying to send in the post to a customer. so, let‘s put it to the test. i‘ve got my christmas decoration a

dominic hughes, bbc news. a record number of cattle were slaughtered last year because of bovine tuberculosis — nearly 45,000. and the disease is considered a significant animal health problem for the uk. a record number of cattle were slaughtered last year now one farmer on the west coast of wales is fighting back, by trialling a new test that could help spot infected cows that are being missed by the current checks. more details from our science correspondent, richard westcott. it may look idyllic, but there's a shadow hanging over this welsh dairy farm. injust three years, more than half the herd — that's 320 animals — have been slaughtered because of bovine tuberculosis. it's been quite astonishing, the... do i use the word devastation, that it's caused my business. no one likes getting onto a sinking ship every morning, and that's how it feels, because, you know, we're constantly losing animals, 25 to 35 animals every test. in a bid to save his farm, chris and his vet, rob, have been given governmen

this is bbc news. the headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has been accused of trying to exploit saturday's london bridge terror attack for political gain. he blamed the previous government for a law that allowed the perpetrator to leave prison early. the labour party said the conservatives had been responsible for his release. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has bowed to intense public pressure and agreed to step down over the huge scandal surrounding the assassination of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. he said he would hand over power next month after his governing labour party chooses a new leader. the un secretary—general has told the bbc that governments need to stop subsidising fossil fuel industries if the world is to avoid the worst consequences of global warming. antonio guterres said taxpayers' money is paying for the melting of glaciers. he was speaking ahead of the un climate summit. now on bbc news: witness history comes from the royal academy

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: the woman whose husband drowned in a pool in spain on christmas eve along with two of their children says all three did know how to swim, and that she believes there was something wrong with the pool ben stokes, hero of the cricket world cup, is among those named in the new year's honours list published tonight. at least 12 people are killed, but dozens survive, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. after winning the hearts of fans all over the world, fallon sherrock‘s fairytale bid to become darts' first female world champion ends in the third round.

this is bbc news. the headlines. a week ahead of the general election, party leaders are out across the country, pushing their messages home. borisjohnson is promising brexit and a budget in his first 100 days. jeremy corbyn says it's about ending years of tory austerity. elect the tories, you carry on with austerity, you carry on with increasing gaps between the richest and the poorest. so we have seven days to do it, seven days to get brexit done, seven days to end the deadlock. and in developments in the past hour labour has accused the bbc of bias in its coverage of the campaign — meanwhile the senior bbc presenter, andrew neil, has issued this challenge to the prime minister. questions we would like to put to mr johnson, so you can hear his replies. a week out, because he wa nts replies. a week out, because he wants it. france's largest strike in years brings much of the country to a standstill — workers are angry about planned pension reforms that would see them retiring later orfacing reduced payouts. teac

andy swiss, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. police in new zealand say there are no signs of life on the island where a volcano has erupted. more than 20 people are missing. chrisjohnson has chris johnson has been chrisjohnson has been criticised for his response to this picture of a sick boy who had to sleep on a hospital floor. serial rapist joseph mccann is given 33 life sentences. the judge described him as a classic psychopath who will never cease to be dangerous. and in sport, following russia's four year ban from major sporting competitions the world anti—doping agency says this is the right decision at the right time. after regaining his three world heavyweight title is anthony joshua said he would like his next fight to be in london. an england's women have beaten pakistan to take a 1-0 women have beaten pakistan to take a 1—0 lead in the one—day international series. i will be back with more on those stories a bit later on. an old baileyjudge has given a man 33 life sentences for a series of rapes and violent sex

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: typhoon phanfone is causing major floods and destruction in the philippines, where tens of thousands of people are stranded. pope francis uses his traditional christmas message at the vatican to draw attention to the suffering of people on the move around the world. a post—christmas heatwave is forecast in parts of australia where bushfires continue to devastate the country. the australian prime minister scott morrison has praised firefighters, many of them volunteers, in his christmas message. the public have also been showing their gratitude to the fire service. in a moment, we'll hearfrom one family who've lost their home but first, this report from our correspondent shaimaa khalil. taking a brief christmas break before heading back to the fire front lines. many of these firefighters have been working non—stop for weeks. despite a lull in the weather, with cooling temperatures and predicted rain in some areas, the risk is not over as teams brace themselves

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katy austin, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: a glimpse of some of the rarest birds in the world — how careful conservation may save the spoon—billed sandpiper. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today. and then we'll be in france and again, it will be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. reporter: it was just good? no, fantastic. that's better. big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in somalia's capital. the president has blamed al shabab militants for the attack. democratic presidential contender joe biden has said

tom symonds, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the government is to add a new clause to the brexit bill to make it illegal for parliament to extend the process of leaving the european union beyond the end of 2020. boeing has announced that it will halt production of its 737 max aircraft, which has been grounded for several months after two fatal crashes. a review of the decline in the number of rape prosecutions and convictions across england and wales says the criminaljustice system is so under—resourced it's "close to breaking point." and in sport, two teams edging towards new managers. —— as fire weather warnings are issued for parts of australia, the country could experience its hottest day on record next week, the current record stands at 50.7 celsius. and in sport, two teams edging towards new managers. arsenal hold talks with their former captain mikel arteta. he's currently pep guardiola's assistant at manchester city. everton meanwhile have made the former chelsea manager carlo ancelotti their first choice. they're

this is bbc news. the headlines: the somali president has condemned a massive bomb attack in the capital mogadishu, which killed more than 70 people. he believes al—sha bab, a group of islamist militants, are to blame, but said they wouldn't succeed in demoralising the somali people. the us democratic presidential hopeful, joe biden, has tried to clarify comments in which he appeared to rule out testifying at donald trump's impeachment trial. mr biden told reporters that he had always complied with legitimate requests from congress. riot police have made arrests and fired pepper spray in a hong kong border town after about 100 masked demonstrators gathered in a shopping centre. they were protesting against shoppers from mainland china. demonstrators have been targeting shopping centres across hong kong all week. more protests are planned leading up to january 1st. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london's look

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the queen highlights the need for reconciliation in her annual christmas message — in what's being seen as a nod to the divisions caused by brexit. the spanish resort where a british man and his two children were found dead in a swimming pool say there were "no concerns relating to the pool or procedures in place". in the vatican, pope francis says "god loves everyone, even the worst of us" — thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. next, the bbc‘s amol rajan takes a close up look at a year dominated by the power of social media 7 in review 2019: the media year. and a warning, you may find some of the material in this film upsetting. hello and welcome to this review of the media year in 2019, and what a year it has been. one dominated, of course, by the californian tech giants that both manipula

woman: and now, bbc world news. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. speaker pelosi:ay i am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment. laura: democrats are moving ahead with trying to remove the president from office.mp donald tants to move quickly to a senate trial. protestersill the streets of paris as anger over pension reforms bos over. president macron is the target of the demonstrators' fury. plus, the pros and cons of universal basic income. how the promise of guaranteed funds plays out in the real world. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world ns america." the die has been cast in the impeachment of president trump. this morning in washington, house speaker nancy pelosi announced lawmakers will begin drawing up charges against the president. democrats accuse mr. trump of abusing the power of his office for his own political gain. republican backlash was swift and intense, with the president leading the charge. the bbc's nick bryant starts our cov

jon donnison, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we look back at one of the most extraordinary operations of the korean war — to save hundreds of thousands trapped in a north korean port. the world of music‘s been paying tribute to george michael who‘s died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon says it's failed in its principle objective — to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of pan am‘s maid of the seas, nose down in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide, falls from 30,000 feet. christm

katie austin, bbc news. at least 70 people — many of them university students — have been killed after a car bomb exploded during morning rush hour in the capital of somalia. the blast took place at a checkpoint at a busyjunction in mogadishu. around 90 people were wounded. andrew harding reports. moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. smoke still billowing from a vehicle. the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. the attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. many students had been heading to classes. dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection of the somali capital. attacks like this are not unusual here but they are seldom so deadly. this man said the blast caught him as he was getting out of a mini—bus heading to work. his leg injured. within minutes, emergency workers were at the scene. somalia, plagued by violence for decades, is still wrestling with extremism. the count

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. mr trump said they were crazy and he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican—controlled. the leading democrat, nancy pelosi, said her party had been left with no choice. one of the world's biggest cases of cyber theft has been unearthed by british and american police. two russian nationals are accused of using malicious software to steal millions of dollars in more than a0 countries. us authorities called it "the worst computer hacking and bank fraud scheme of the past decade." police and demonstrators have clashed during one of the biggest strikes in france for decades. officers fired tear gas in the capital, arresting at least 80 people. the protest centres on plans to reform state pensions and is likely to continue on friday.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a crisis at boeing, the company suspends production of its 737 max aircraft, grounded since march, after two fatal crashes. 0pposition parties in india condemn police for what they say is violent suppression of protests over a new citizenship law. an investigation by the bbc africa eye has uncovered an illegal network that lures women from africa to india, where they are then forced into prostitution. the women are mostly from kenya, uganda, nigeria, tanzania and rwanda. one of them, grace, who was trafficked from kenya, has agreed to go undercover for bbc africa eye. am grace, i'm a singer, and a singer, i am grace, i'm a singer, and a singer, dancer, position. iwant to become famous and have a good life. growth saw a post on a friend's whatsapp group offering work and india. hearing that it is good money, they went for it. but when she arrived in new delhi, grace was taken to a brothel and had her passport confiscated by this woman. she paid for grace's woman â

emma simpson, bbc news. a three—year salvage operation to save one of the most important naval vessels of the 18th century has come to an end. hms invincible sank in the solent in 1758. items recovered range from a six—tonne bow section, to small ceramic hair curlers used by the ships officers to style their wigs. duncan kennedy has more. in a tank in a warehouse in dorset, history has come ashore. these are pieces of a revolutionary vessel that sank in the solent more than 250 years ago. they belong to hms invincible, a ship that changed the face of the royal navy. probably the most important mid—18th century ship in british waters because of her design and how that was used by the british fleet, she is a key component in the development of naval shipbuilding on the 18th century. this is invincible today in the solent where she sank. britain had captured her from the french in 1747 and her design stunned the navy. in 1979 she was discovered by a fisherman and three years ago experts realised the prote

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: police in new zealand say they plan to go to white island tomorrow, to retrieve the bodies of people killed there — despite the risk of another eruption. polling stations have opened across the uk for voting in the general election — the first to be held in december in nearly a century. a former prisoner who fought off the london bridge attacker with a fire extinguisher has told the bbc he was prepared to die to protect others. tributes pour in for botanist and broadcaster david bellamy, who died last night at the age of 86. also coming up: lawyers for some of the women who've accused the hollywood producer harvey weinstein of sexual misconduct say they've agreed a settlement worth $25 million. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. lets take a look at what is trending on social media. no surprise that the top hashtag trending on twitter in the uk is #ge2019 as polling day gets under

faisal islam, bbc news. the former welsh secretary, alun cairns, has been cleared of breaking the ministerial code in connection with a former aide's role in the collapse of a rape trial. mr cairns — on the left — had been accused of knowing about the role of former aide ross england — here on the right — in the collapse of the trial. but a government investigation found there was "no direct evidence" to suggest the cabinet minister had been told. australia s prime minister, scott morrison, has apologised for going on holiday while worsening bushfires rage across the country. he cut short a family trip to hawaii after two volunteer firefighters died while tackling a huge blaze near sydney. fires are raging across australia amid a heatwave which has produced the nation's two hottest days on record. a funeral and a memorial service have taken place today for the two victims of the london bridge attack. jack merritt and saskia jones were stabbed to death by the convicted terrorist usman khan when they a

sian lloyd, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... spanish police have named the three british holiday—makers who died in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya and his two children drowned at a hotel on the costa del sol. a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines, killing at least 16 people and leaving thousands homeless. firefighters continue to tackle out—of—control bushfires in australia, with a warning that more record—breaking temperatures could be on the way. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon. sam curran's been the star bowler on the opening day of the first test against south africa taking 4 wickets as the hosts were left on 277 for 9 at stumps at centurion. a promising start for england who had south africa 111 for 5 at one stage after some indifferent batting. quinton de kock mounted a recovery before curran stopped him just 5 runs short of a century. curran with 4 for 57. earlierjames anderson struck with his first ball and three wickets f

dan roan, bbc news, riyadh. that's it. newsnight is getting underway on bbc two, with more on tonight's leaders‘ debate. now, though, on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, the headlines tonight. the countdown is on for the ‘the clash on the dunes‘ — with a 3 stone weight difference between anthonyjoshua and andy ruinunior. nigel pearson is the new watford manager. he's their third this season and faces a fight to save the premier league's bottom club. and she says she's accomplished everything. former world number one caroline wozniacki announces she's retiring from tennis injanuary. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's less than 2a hours until anthonyjoshua gets the chance to reap revenge on andy ruinunior — the mexican american who stunned the boxing world world earlier in the year when he took all 3 ofjoshua's heavyweight belts in a shock victory in new york. but before the pair climb into the ring in riyadh on sat

sian lloyd, bbc news. technology traditionally associated with video games is being trialled to help patients nervous about undergoing procedures. bbc london has been following one of the first patients in the country to be immersed in alternatve reality during his surgery. bhavanni vadde reports from st george's hospital in tooting. austin mills is being prepped for surgery after he was knocked off his bike by a car a few weeks ago. he is wearing a virtual reality headset to distract him as he is injected with a localised anaesthetic, which means he will be awake throughout his operation. many patients don't want to hear anything or see anything in the theatre and even if i tell them that there is going to be no pain, they are very worried about being awake in a theatre environment. so, in the past we would use sedation to make them sleepy or drowsy and with the vr we don't need to do that because effectively with sound and sight gone, and they are in their own little world, they can have nothing at all.

freya cole, bbc news. malta‘s prime minister has bowed to intense public pressure and said he would step down after a member of his office was arrested as part of an investigation into a journalist‘s murder two years ago. joseph muscatt was accused of failing to bring those responsible for the death of daphne caruana galizia to justice. damian grammaticas reports from malta. chanting they filled the centre of valletta this evening. driven by a sense something‘s rotten at the heart of this tiny island nation. a woman, murdered. a multimillionaire accused of complicity in her assassination. angry that the prime ministerjoseph muscat was still in office. we are going to be a democracy! enough, enough! out, out! the prime minister? joseph muscat, out, now! i am fed up of the injustice that has been going on. they murdered daphne. they murdered my friend. we wantjustice. daphne ca ruana galizia, and anticorruption campaigner, was blown up by a car bomb two years ago. she discovered in the panama papers le

welcome to bbc news. labour's leader, jeremy corbyn, and the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, have apologised for the party's defeat in the general election which saw them lose 59 seats. mr corbyn said he was sorry they "came up short". speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, mr mcdonnell said it was unfortunate the party hadn't been able to articulate its message more effectively. he also blamed the media's portrayal ofjeremy corbyn, insisting that he'd been demonised "for four years solid". our political correspondent nick eardley reports. thejeremy corbyn era is coming to an end. but what will that mean for labour? how much does the party need to change after its disastrous election? this morning, mr corbyn said he took his share of responsibility. his right—hand man went further. it's on me, it's on me, let's take it on the chin. i own this disaster, so i apologise. i apologise to all those wonderful labour mps who have lost their seats who worked so hard. i apologise to all our campaigners. but that

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and, on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello. this is big bbc news. our headlines. the summit marking 70 yea rs of headlines. the summit marking 70 years of nato alliance. ends with borisjohnson insisting discussions we re borisjohnson insisting discussions were practical and harmonious, despite reported divisions. meanwhile, video images apparently showing leaders talking about donald trump. us president hits back at candida's prime minister. well, he's two—faced. honestly, with trudeau, he's a nice guy, ifind him to bea trudeau, he's a nice guy, ifind him to be a very nice guy, but you know, the truth is, i called him on the fa ct the truth is, i called him on the fact that he is only paying 2%, and i guess he's not very happy about it. and on the other side of the impeachment inquiry into president removes up a gear, as impeachment inquiry into president removes up a gear, as the us house judiciary committee considers charges that lawmakers will vote on. here, in quest of the victims of the london

katy austin, bbc news. the lawyer representing the family of a british father and his two children — who drowned in a hotel swimming pool in spain — says a more in—depth investigation into their deaths is needed. the hotel has insisted the pool was working normally helena wilkinson reports. this is gabriel diya with his nine—year—old daughter, comfort. they both died, as did her brother, praise emmanuel. mr diya's wife and the children's mother, 0lubunmi diya, says all three could swim and suggested there was something wrong with the pool. police say there was nothing wrong with it, but the family lawyer has questioned that. translation: if the spanish police can give us a possible cause for this tragic incident, we might do a parallel investigation with experts to find out what happened. it's very rare for three people to die in the centre of a swimming pool, especially in the case of a tall, hefty man. earlier, the resort where the family was staying, issued a new statement, disputing mrs diya's

very little input from the bbc. none at all from the public, notwithstanding the fact the bbc is there to serve the public. welcome and good morning, everybody. 0ne petition demanding the government pay for the benefit in full has achieved over 634,000 signatures. the west midlands pensioners‘ convention have strong feelings on the matter. this should not be the responsibility of the bbc. this is the responsibility of national government, so to be penny—pinching for £154 a year for an over—75—year—old sitting at home, lonely and isolated, is an absolute scandal. the bbc faces two enormous structural challenges. first, there is the hyperinflation in the cost of entertainment, and then there is the flight of younger audiences to alternative platforms. but being a public service broadcaster, it has got to ride both horses, it has got to appeal to young people whilst also respecting the wishes of loyal, older audiences who have paid their licence fee for so long, and all while staying true to the values of it

joe lynskey, bbc news. so, it's december, a former striker has returned to take temporary charge of his old club — and made an immediate impact. for 0le gunnar solskjaer and manchester united in 2018 — see duncan ferguson and everton in 2019. they have made me look good, the players have been tremendous to me, they have supported me, as have all they have supported me, as have all the staff, and i put out my shed. how difficult was today, you have been short of key players from last week, and others injured? yes, we have had a lot of injuries and sickness, you just had to get on with it. i think the players who came in were manful. after losing to united last weekend, kevin de bruyne was the star for manchester city as they moved to within four points of second placed leicester with a 3—0 win over arsenal at the emirates. the game was just 89 seconds old when de bruyne made this finish look ridiculously easy to fire city ahead. he then turned provider as city hit arsenal on the counter—attack to mak

steve rosenberg, bbc news, siberia. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: reversing america's urban decline. how mexican immigrants brought a ghost town back to life. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: critics have attacked a compromise

this is bbc news. the headlines: campaigning intensifies as politicians canvas in key battlegrounds with just days until the country goes to the polls. the conservatives promise to introduce an australian—style points—based immigration system to control unskilled migration. we want to bear down on migration, particularly unskilled workers who have no job to come to. meanwhile, labour set out their plans for social care if they win the election, offering free personal care for older people in england and an additional £10 billion of funding. i want social care available for everybody all across the uk. in india, at least a0 people are killed in a fire at a factory making school bags in delhi. a 13—year—old boy is among three people arrested for involvement in the murder of a woman stabbed to death in northamptonshire. a man is arrested after video emerges of alleged racial abuse of manchester united players during yesterday's derby. and coming up in a few minutes: click examines the role social

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: pope francis celebrates midnight mass at the vatican, calling on the faithful not to abandon god's love at christmas because of the church's failings. russian and turkish officials say they're trying to stop the escalation of fighting in the syrian province of idlib but the number of dead keeps on rising. president trump has kept his promise to reduce the numbers of people being given asylum in the us. but his opponents, including the mexican government, say his new measures may be putting asylum seekers at risk. those who apply often face a wait in mexico for months and even then, their chances are slim. for an increasing number fleeing persecution in their own countries and unable to return, the crackdown has led them to desperate measures. ana gabriela rojas reports from matamoros, on the mexico—texas border. as winter approaches, this corner of the world becomes even more hostile to those seeking safety and security. fernanda is too scared to go home to hon

adina campbell, bbc news. we'll have more on tonight's election debate shortly , and just before we get an update on the weather, have a look at this. a father has shared the moment he turns his daughter's hearing aid on in the morning. that's a very loud hello. paul addison, from harrogate, tweeted a video of his four—month—old georgina reacting to her mother's voice. georgina was diagnosed as severely deaf in september and wears a hearing aid in each ear. he said using the hearing aids, "it's like the lights have been switched on" for her. now it's time for a look at the weather. today we have seen a lot of cloud across the uk, outbreaks of rain pushing eastward followed by really heavy showers as well. so most of us have seen rain at some point in the day. skies looked threatening in this picture. overnight tonight we will keep the north—westerly winds and that will continue to bring patchy cloud and a scattering of showers around the north—westerly coast. they will be dry weather for quite a few of

and so, the bbc we re is still with us. and so, the bbc were there. they said, we can't afford to bring him down because they said he has no time to plant a tree, we have a programme. i said, if he plants a tree, we will help with the funding, and we brought him down. that is where it began for you. he was very recognisable to taxi drivers and the wider public but at a royal wedding, that was an occasion he did not want to be recognised. he said, everyone will be looking at me, and not at the prince and princess. he said, if i get myself a big hat and sunglasses, i could be in the crowd? and let the royal couple go back. what was your advice? very difficult, because i had been with him in so many places where he was insta ntly him in so many places where he was instantly recognisable. especially if he shouted at, good luck, the royals! they would recognise his voice, whatever he looked like. thank you for coming in and sharing your memories of david bellamy. we have had a bit of snow this morning over the higher ground of northern england and scotland

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at five: spanish police have named the three british holidaymakers who died in a swimming pool on christmas eve. gabriel diya and his two children drowned at a hotel on the costa del sol. a powerful typhoon tears through parts of the philippines, killing at least 16 people and leaving thousands homeless. as bushires rage out of control in australia, there's a warning that more record—breaking temperatures could be on the way. —— bushfires. israel's prime minister faces a political fight as his likud party decides who will lead them into the country's third general election in a year. what's occurring — more than 11 million people tuned in for the return of gavin and stacey, making it the most watched christmas day programme of the decade. in half an hour's time, we take a look back on events earlier in the year, marking the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. spanish police have named a british holidaymaker and his tw

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shaimaa khalil, bbc news, whakatane. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: iceland issues its first ever severe storm warning, and the country hunkers down for a wild ride. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: in the united states, l

the stash bbc. the leading candidates in the uk's upcoming general election have gone head—to—head in a televised bbc debate. borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn have been making their final pitches to voters, ahead of next thursday's general election. their policies on brexit and the national health service have been a focus throughout the campaign as have issues of trust and character. our political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. whose night would it be? the contender, with the crowd, or the man who called this election, who wants to keep his job? both were arriving for 60 minutes that could make or break a bid to win. the audience, not the rivals, in charge. starting with a blast against both of them from their former party leaders. is the john major's recent intervention of worrying to you, is the john major's recent intervention worrying to you, mrjohnson? and is mr blair's recent intervention worrying to you, jeremy corbyn? or are theyjust a couple of old has—beans? unlike mr major, i lead

this is bbc news. the headlines start mike the man who bought out the london bridge attacker with a buyer extinguisher says that he was prepared to die. voting is under way across the country, in the general election. it is the first to be held in december in the area century. teams are new zealand prepare she would achieve the bodies of those killed by the white island volcano. there has been quite a bit about panic activity in the area, toxic gases, ash, tremor forces and of course the risk of another eruption. the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein agrees a settle m e nt producer harvey weinstein agrees a settlement of around $25 million with dozens of women who accuse him of sexual assault. ina in a moment it is going to be time for sports day, but first let us ta ke for sports day, but first let us take a look what is coming up this evening. coming up in beyond the hundred days, after seven, we have all the latest on the potential impeachment of president trump. after angry hearings on capit