Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in seoul, where, days before the start of the winter olympics, some of the athletes have been taking part in warm up matches. Not a big deal, but when its a team made up of north and south koreans, the world takes notice. A joint womens Ice Hockey Team played a friendly against sweden. Its being seen as a sign of reconciliation. Laura bicker reports from seoul. Fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are notjust pawns in a political drama, or an experiment in sports diplomacy. They fight hard against high ranking sweden, willed on by a crowd eager to witness a piece of history, and waving the flag of a unified korea. Translation i was so touched. Ifeel so good because i felt the passion of the players, and it felt like we were one together. It was very meaningful to all of us, and especially for my son, it was a very meaningful event. But this teams formation has been controversial. The south korean hockey
Exploring its urban and desert landscapes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary has played down the governments divisions over brexit at the start of a crucial week in the negotiations. Amber rudd said she had a surprise message for conservative critics of the Prime Minister that the cabinet was more united than they thought. Tomorrow the European Unions chief negotiator, michel barnier, will be in london for talks. And the cabinets Brexit Committee will meet later this week, seeking an agreement on the way forward. Our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, reports. Putting the uk on the world map last week the Prime Minister was making friends in china and signing billions of pounds of business deals. But this week it is her own cabinet she needs to win over amid claims of disunity over brexit. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, the committee that meets is more united than they think. We meet privately for discussion and i think we will arrive at something w
Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. Hes previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. Hes swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at the taxpayers expense. More recently, his friendship with the controversial business family, the guptas, has fuelled allegations of massive corruption state capture, they call it here. During the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. The economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. But in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. The new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. Everyone ag
Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. He has previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. He is swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home, lavishly, at the taxpayers expense. More recently, his friendship with the controversial business family the guptas has fuelled allegations of massive corruption. State capture, they call it here. During the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. The economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. But, in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. The new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. Ever
Welcome to bbc news. In a crucial week for talks with the eu over future trade arrangements, the home secretary says the uk will not surrender too quickly in its bid for a bespoke deal. Amber rudd also hit out at the brexiteer conservative mps, saying the cabinet was more united on brexit than they might think. Tomorrow the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier will be in london for talks later in the week a Cabinet Committee will be seeking to agree on future policy. Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier reports. Putting the uk on the world map, the Prime Ministers been preparing for life outside the eu, taking tea in china, and helping to secure billions of pounds of business deals. But reaching agreement on the other side of the world perhaps much easier than solving disagreements in her own cabinet, amid claims of disunity about the type of brexit they want. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, which is the committee that meet in order to help make these decisions and is meet