Advanced fighter jets. It crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti aircraft fire. One pilot was left severely injured. Israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this, a drone allegedly sent by Iranian Forces in syria into israeli airspace. It was destroyed. Israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from, before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. Ive been warning for some time about the dangers of irans military entrenchment in syria. Iran seeks to use syrian territory to attack israel for its professed goal of destroying israel. Israel is wary about the threat across its northern border, with the syrian regime, backed by iran and its proxies, like these hezbollah fighters, back in control of much territory. Syrias conflict has drawn in her neighbours. There have been dozens of israeli air strikes in syria in recent years. In december, israel hit what it said was a newly built Iranian Military site. As recently as this week, a suspected chemical weapons factory was targeted. Iran has accused israel of lies, claiming it has only military advisers in syria. Israel says it doesnt want an escalation in syria, but in a highly volatile atmosphere, where any of the players is capable of miscalculation, there remains open the distinct possibility of precisely that. Tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. A double decker bus has overturned in hong kong, killing 19 people, and injuring 62. Police have arrested the driver and charged him with causing death by dangerous driving. Sophia tran thomson has this report. It does contain images some viewers may find distressing. The i2 metre long double decker was taking spectators and workers home from the sha tin racecourse after the last race of the day. The bus appears to have slid and flipped onto its side and hit a lamppost which cut through it. The driver has been arrested on counts of causing death and grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving. Translation the driver was ten minutes late, and he lost his temper when he started driving. Some people were complaining, and he drove the bus like he was driving a plane. When he turned, the bus crashed. It was very chaotic. He drove so fast, the bus toppled immediately when making a turn so all the people fell down and piled up. Some passengers managed to climb out of the wreckage on their own, others had to be cut free by the fire brigade. Authorities say ten of the injured are in a Critical Condition fighting for their lives, while a further 20 are in a serious condition. Sophia tran thomson, bbc news. And at least 25 people are thought to have died in a bus crash on the indonesian island ofjava. The bus had reportedly been taking about a0 local tourists to visit hot springs in the subang region of west java province. Its thought the bus hit a motorbike while heading down a hill at speed causing it to roll over several times. Police are investigating the cause of the collision. Now to colombia, where new migration restrictions have led to long queues on the border with venezuela. The main bridge between the two countries has been opening and closing intermittently since the colombian president , announced tighter rules for venezuelans entering the country. More than 40,000 people have already left crisis hit venezuela. Thousands are expected to either stay or travel on to other countries in south america. President trump has spoken out about his decision to block the release of a classified Democratic Party memo over the fbis russia probe. The memo rebutted claims there was anti trump bias in the fbis investigation of russian meddling in the us president ial election. Mr trump has tweeted that the document was very political and long and would have to be heavily redacted before it could be released. 0ur correspondent, david willis, has the latest from washington. Last week President Trump signed off on the release of a republican memo detailing what it alleged were surveillance abuses on the part of the fbi involving a former Trump Campaign aid, a man called carter page, back in 2016. Both the fbi and Justice Department advised against the release of that memo, but President Trump did so anyway. Then the democrats got their rebuttle memo together and it went to ten pages, significantly longer than the republican memo. The fbi and Justice Department again advised against it being released but this time the president decided to back their recommendations. Now, the president is a republican of course, democrats are crying foul, they say its a double standard, they say this is all evidence of the fact that they, in their view, President Trump has something to hide. Meanwhile the president himself, as you mentioned, tweeted today basically saying the democrats knew that large parts of their memo would have to be heavily redacted, thus by submitting it to the white house they set the white house and the president up for claims of lack of transparency. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Turkey says one of its military helicopters has been shot down in the north of syria. It happened near afrin where Turkish Forces are fighting kurdish militants. Kurdish fighters say they brought the aircraft down, and claim that 16 turkish soldiers were killed. The Turkish Military said two soldiers on board the aircraft had died. Thousands of demonstrators have taken part in an anti racism march in the central italian town of macerata a week after a far right extremist drove round the city shooting at africans, wounding six people. The drive by attack followed the arrest of a nigerian suspected of murdering and dismembering a local woman. Tributes have been paid to the actor reg e cathey, who died at his home in new york after battling cancer. He was 59. The actor won an emmy for his role as the rib shack owner freddy hayes Frank Underwoods favourite eating spot in the political thriller house of cards. Now its carnival season in brazil but its notjust the people who are getting involved. Away from the sambadrome some of rios most pampered pooches have joined in the carnival spirit. Led by some enthusiastic owners they marched to the samba beat in a wide variety of colourful outfits. 0rganisers said they were hoping to highlight how carnival is for all of rios residents to enjoy. Stay with us here on bbc news, still to come borisjohnson says myanmar must ensure Rohingya Muslims return home safely hes set to meet Aung San Suu Kyi on sunday. The scandal over what happened in haiti eight years ago is deepening. The Uks International Development Secretary has warned that 0xfam will have funding withdrawn if it fails to comply with authorities over safeguarding issues. Haitis ambassador to the uk, has told the bbc, he believes 0xfam did try to cover up details of the use of prostitutes by some of its aid workers, in the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010. The charitys chief executive admits they could have been more open, but insisted there was no attempt to hide the truth. Angus crawford reports. It was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting millions more. Aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. 0xfam, with more than 70 years experience, had hundreds of staff in the field. But an investigation by the times found that in 2011, four Staff Members were sacked and three others resigned over allegations of misconduct, including paying local women for sex. The ngo says it launched an investigation and kept the Charity Commission fully informed, something the commission now disputes. 0xfams leadership denies theres been a cover up. 0xfam was actually proactive in going to the british public, the department for international development, and the Charity Commission, to explain that there had been serious misconduct and wed taken action. More than £30 million of taxpayers money is given to 0xfam by the government every year. Today, downing street called the allegations truly shocking and demanded a full and urgent investigation. Today, fresh claims, some of the disgraced staff gotjobs at other aid agencies because 0xfam failed to warn them about the misconduct. It is clear its a cover up case. The fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country without any punishment, without even informing the haitian authorities about that. It was a cover up. Now the fact that they did such a crime, or there was such a cover up, now we are wondering how many of those cases are still happening in haiti. We dont know. The haitian authorities want 0xfam to hand over all relevant documents so justice can be served there. The behaviour of a few has stained the charitys past reputation and now threatens its work in the future. Angus crawford, bbc news. The foreign secretary, boris johnson, has been in bangladesh, where hes visited rohingya refugees, escaping violence in neighbouring myanmar. Nearly 700 thousand people have been forced to leave their homes, after a military crackdown began six months ago. Reeta chakrabarti was with the foreign secretary, as he visited the balu khali camp. Cries of welcome to a guest from a people who have been kicked out of their home. Were going to try and get you back home, guys. Borisjohnson came to see and hear himself from the victims of this huge man made disaster. He heard story after story of arson, rape and murder. Committed, say the rohingya victims, by the military and buddhist mobs in myanmar. Im very sorry. What do you think of what youve heard so far . Well, its overwhelming and obviously these people have seen some pretty horrifying things and youre very conscious when talking particularly to the young people, you dont want to trigger terrible memories for them. It was very clear with the case of the guy whod only narrowly escaped and whod almost lost his daughter, whod been beaten, and had to ransom his daughter back, and who kept breaking down in tears. The people that borisjohnson is meeting here are all in limbo. Bangladesh doesnt want them here permanently but they cant go back to myanmar without guarantees of safety. So what can britain do to help . Its about finding a political solution, finding an answer in myanmar, from burma, creating the conditions for a safe, dignified return for these people. Thats what they want. They do want to go back but they dont feel safe. Thats the message the foreign secretary is taking to myanmar, where he landed tonight. He admits a safe return for the rohingya presently looks unrealistic. Its a very tough diplomatic battle he has to fight. Reeta chakrabarti, bbc news, on the myanmar bangladesh border. The father of an 11 year old schoolgirl who was stabbed in wolverhampton, says hes utterly devastated by her death. Jasmine forresters father simeon, said she was a shining star and a huge part of us. Detectives are questioning a 51 year old relative, on suspicion of murder. A five year old boy has died, afterfalling into a river in northern ireland. A huge search operation began after the incident on the braid river near skye park in ballymena. But the boy, who hasnt been named, was dragged out several miles from the bank. He later died in hospital. And, the uk has threatened to cut funding for 0xfam following the scandal involving aid workers and prostitutes in haiti. Theres mounting International Concern after israel launched a wave of air strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. Jeremy corbyn has set out plans to transfer utilities such as water, energy, and the postal service, back into public ownership. The labour leader said the uk should be following what he called a global tide of nationalisation. We need to put britain at the forefront of the wave of international change in favour of public, Democratic Ownership and control of our services and utilities. From india to canada across the world, people are waking up to the fact that privatisation has failed and taking back control of the public services. Gerry adams 34 year leadership of sinn fein came to an on saturday, as Mary Lou Mcdonald formally took over as party president. In her first speech as leader, she told delegates in dublin, it was time for the party to embrace fresh thinking and bold ideas. She also said she wants to secure, and win, a referendum on irish unity. Major retailers in the uk are being urged to protect shoppers from an itunes gift card scam, which is conning victims out of thousands of pounds. Hm revenue and customs says elderly and Vulnerable People are being targeted, as our business correspondent, joe lynam, explains. They acquire the contact details, usually for elderly people, call them up saying that you have a huge tax bill outstanding and that if they do not pay it immediately, that they will contact the police, the fraudsters say they will contact the police, or seize their personal assets. And so they say, right, you can pay straightaway if you go down to your retailer, buy these itunes vouchers with your own money, and then call out the number, the 16 digit number that you scratch off on the back of these cards, over the phone to us. You will say, how does that work . Well, that number can buy a lot of stuff over the itunes system. You can get an iphone, and also some songs. It has a cash value. So, the criminal can swap that number to someone else who would give them cash. Thats why hmrc is acting to ask retailers to do something, to watch out for elderly people coming in and demanding a lot of money worth of vouchers. And this is what Angela Macdonald was telling us earlier today about that. Since 2016, about 1,500 people have fallen victim to this fraud. Its mainly people who are over 65. And very sadly, the loss for each customer has been about £1,150. And last week, we heard of an eldery gentleman aged 81 who had fallen foul of this scam a couple of times, losing around £20,000. If such a call comes through, hang up. The same goes for apple, apple itunes. You cannot pay a tax bill with an itunes voucher. In south africa in 1996, the racist white minority leaders had been replaced by the countrys first democratic government led by nelson mandela. But after so many years of brutality and abuse, the past threatened the future peace of the new rainbow nation. The truth and Reconciliation Commission aimed to help south africans bear the burden of their history. Judge Sisi Khampepe shared her memories of serving on the commission with our witness team. We are charged to unearth the truth about our dark past, to lay the ghosts of that past so they wont return to haunt us. I was a member of the Truth Commission and the amnesty committee. They face a test today. This will show whether they can free themselves of the desire to revenge themselves. The act allowed amnesty only if the perpetrator confessed to having committed the crime. I did terrible things i did terrible things to members of the anc. I grew up in suwatu, which was rampant with security police. Get out quickly. The Army Presence increased on streets that looked like battlefields. Being in a city required a special permit if you we re required a special permit if you were a black person. Absolutely no freedom of movement. I had also suffered as an activist by being shotin suffered as an activist by being shot in the leg by the police while attending the funeral of a fellow student. It was at a graveyard where the police again started shooting. I survived, others were killed on the spot. It is a scar which is a co nsta nt spot. It is a scar which is a constant reminder of where i come from. I knew the harshness of the system first hand, yet, as a member of the amnesty committee, i had to decide that these people had to be granted amnesty. Not because they we re granted amnesty. Not because they were apologetic, but merely because they disclosed the truth. That was really difficult. Did you then shoot him . Yes, that is correct . People would cry just by him . Yes, that is correct . People would cryjust by listening to the explanation that was given of how people were tortured. People were killed. What kind of man uses a method like this one to other humid beings . Human. Some people said sorry, but it was rare. It was extraordinarily difficult for me when people did not even care to apologise. There was no other way other than to eliminate these people. These hearings provide a forum for those who have been treated in the past as if they were rubbish. Archbishop desmond tutu was the star of the Truth Commission. Without his leadership, the commission would not have been able to obtain its objective. Attain. I believe that people were not essential, that there was proper public acknowledgement and recognition of those who had suffered. We are asking for you to please forgive us. We are still going through a process of coming out of our grief. But here we have the lovely people who are generous, their generosity is always amazing. I wake their generosity is always amazing. Iwake up their generosity is always amazing. I wake up every morning and i am grateful that after all i am a south african. Now to south korea, where the winter Olympic Games are in full flow in pyeongchang. Here are some of the achievements on the first full day of competition. Swedens Charlotte Kalla won the first gold medal of pyeongchang 2018, in the womens Cross Country skiing event. In the same event, norways Marit Bjorgen took silver, her 11th Winter Olympics medal, in the womens Cross Country skiing event to become the most decorated female winter 0lympian of all time. Hosts, south korea, brought the days loudest cheers for theirfirst gold, as lim hyo jun clinched the mens 1,500 metre short track skating title. Elise christie who is great britains brightest hope for a gold medal qualified for the 500 metres short track speed skating quarter final in a time that set a new 0lympic record. And it was good day for germany as Laura Dahlmeier secured gold in the womens biathlon 7. 5 kilometre sprint and andreas wellinger, won gold in the mens normal hill ski jump. Sport, of course, endeavours to rise above politics, and so it was in 1991, that two table tennis players, one from south korea and one from the north were paired together to lead a team that won the world championship. They led the first ever unified korean sporting team. The women became firm friends, but had to separate when the team disbanded. Hyunjung hwa recounts their moment of glory and how she misses her friend from the north. Even this journalist is moved by that story. Hello there. It looks like sundays going to be a brighter day than certainly what we had on saturday. More cloud and rain. Cold, colder than saturday. Gale force winds easing down in the morning. Wintry showers for many with snow, even at lower levels as well. This is the deep area of low pressure bringing strong winds overnight. Sunday morning, gales will be easing from eastern areas. A blustery day with wintry showers piling into the north and west. Gales easing away from the east. Still, a blustery day. Feeling cold. Plenty of sunshine around in southern and central and eastern areas. The afternoon, wintry showers reaching the midlands, perhaps into the south east of england as well, certainly very windy in the north of scotland. Snowfall accumulations mounting up. A cold day. Sunday night, much of the same. Further wintry showers, longer spells of snow in the north and west. A cold night. Subzero temperatures. Spots of snow in the north and west of the country. A cold night. Sub zero values in central and northern areas. The risk of ice first thing monday morning. Monday is not looking too bad. Sunshine around. More than sunday. Wintry showers in the north and west. Wind picking up ahead of the next weather front moving in the atlantic. Another chilly day. Temperatures, around 5 8 degrees. Monday night into tuesday, this weather front pushing east across the country, encountering cold air, so some snow on its leading edge. Central and southern scotland could see quite a lot of snow. Eventually, clearing through as we go through tuesday with skies brightening up behind. But we will see further wintry showers moving into scotland and northern ireland. Those temperatures again, chilly, 4 6. A brief ridge of High Pressure calming things down towards wednesday. The next weather front moves in off the atlantic. A repeat performance. It bumps into the cold air, disruptive snow in the north of the country. 10 20 centimetres of snow in the Higher Ground of scotland. Perhaps snow at lower levels as well. With rain, a messy day on wednesday. Perhaps something a little less cold in the south. Still on the chilly side. Heading through the rest of the week, thursday and friday, much of the same, on the chilly side
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