could julian assange finally be heading to the us to face charges of espionage? ajudge in london is set to rule on his case later. # walk on. and tributes to gerry marsden, the singer of you ll never walk alone who s died at the age of 78. hello to you. we begin in the us. president trump is facing robust criticism after putting pressure on an election official in georgia to overturn joe biden‘s victory in the state. the president was heard to make the requests during a recorded telephone conversation, which was released by the washington post newspaper. vice president elect, kamala harris, described his actions as a bold abuse of power . our reporter paul hawkins has the details. impeachment, the russia scandal and catching covid in the middle of a pandemic. the trump presidency has been a rollercoaster ride, so on one level, perhaps we shouldn t be surprised. after all, donald trump himself said. losing is never easy. not for me, it s not. but, on another level, no one c
measures in response to the deadly attack in a synagogue in east jerusalem. novak djokovic has won his tenth australian open tournament, in straight sets in the men s final. the british prime minister has sacked one heavy senior ministers, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. nadhim zahawi had to pay a penalty to settle a multi million pound tax dispute. in an investigation ordered by rishi sunak, found it had broken a ministerial code. nadhim zahawi says he will continue to support the prime ministerfrom the says he will continue to support the prime minister from the and criticise journalists for the way he reported tax affairs. he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccine minister, rising to become chancellor. this morning he was chairman of the conservative party. but now nadhim zahawi s career lies in tatters. he had faced questions about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid
could be called later, after a legal deadline for the resumption of power sharing passed at midnight. prince harry announces the title and publication date for his memoir, promising a raw and unflinchingly honest account of his life. and proof that bumblebees really do get a buzz out of playing with balls. elon musk has completed his $44 billion deal to buy twitter, after months of legal battles. the company s chief executive is reported to be among a number of seniorfigures who ve been fired, sources told us media they were escorted from the firm s headquarters. he has just tweeted, the bird is freed . earlier this year, mr musk, the world s richest person, attempted to back out of the purchase. we ll talk later to our tech correspondent james clayton. the united nations says there s no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming to one of the key thresholds agreed at the paris climate talks in 2015. a new report says governments around the world have been woeful
to help them create cutting edge modern clothing. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration, following federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo, in new york state, has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border. 27 bodies have been recovered there, and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and brought down power lines, making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. forfive days, blizzard conditions have disrupted life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been hit by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretc
in a birmingham nightclub. at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. earlier our north america correspondent nada tawfik gave us this update. a number of people have said they have never seen anything quite like this. a winter advisory is still in effect in buffalo, until the afternoon they expect another 13 centimetres of snow so while the worst is over they ll still very much in this. they all still very much in this. the priority at the moment is as the emergency responders start to dig out buffalo from this immense amount of snow they are trying to get vehicles that have been trapped, emergency responders fear people could have been in there for days, they are trying to get roads passable, a driving ban is in effect but they hope that w