chiefs that more than a million elderly and vulnerable people aren t getting the social care they need. after the death of seven year old katie rough, a 15 year old girl has appeared in court charged with her murder. the bbc has set out ambitious plans to make the iplayer britain s number one online tv service by 2020. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us president elect donald trump has called allegations that russia has compromising material about him phoney stuff put together by sick people . the allegations are contained in an intelligence dossier which also carries claims that some of his team communicated secretly with moscow during the election campaign, and accounts that suggest mr trump paid for prostitutes. none of the claims has so far been verified. this afternoon, in his first news conference since winning the presidency, the president elect criticised the media outlets which published the story and hinted that us intelligence agencies could be respons
more money into the nhs? theresa may is accused by labour of being in denial about the scale of the problems facing the nhs in england this winter. following the death of a seven year old in york, a teenage girl has been charged with murder. into smith! that is the record breaking goal. and kelly smith, britain s first female professional footballer, is to retire after a record breaking career. coming up in sportsday at 10:30pm bbc news, the second of the league cup semifinals and southampton take an early lead in the first leg against liverpool on the south coast. good evening. in his first formal news conference since being elected, donald trump has rounded on america s intelligence agencies. he s suggested they might have been responsible for reports that russia had gathered compromising information about him. the president elect denied that he was in any way beholden to russia, and he repeatedly criticised some media organisations for spreading what he called fake news
clean energy supplies. and a 72 year old female rally driver is coming out of retirement to drive the original car in which she competed in the world rally cup almost 50 years ago. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former england manager, graham taylor, has died at the age of 72. a statement from his family said, with the greatest sadness, we have to announce that graham passed away at his home early this morning of a suspected heart attack. the family are devastated by this sudden and totally unexpected loss. taylor managed england from 1990 until 1993. he was a club manager at lincoln, watford, aston villa and wolves, and in recent years a pundit for a number of broadcasters. harry redknapp described him as a brilliant manager who lived for football and his family. very sad, obviously. i ve known graham taylor a long time and he was a fantastic guide. a great football man. people forget just what a good guide. a great football man. people forgetjust what a good
singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. glad you could join us. it is sam glad you could join us. it is 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where in eight days, donald trump will become president of the usa. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees. his choice for the new head of the cia strongly endorsed the work of the us intelligence community powers after it was criticised by the president elect. hours. general james mattis, nominated for defence secretary, accused russia of trying to break up nato, in contrast with donald trump s wish for closer ties with president vladimir putin. we have more from washington. a week before inauguration day, it s usually an air of expectancy that you ll find on capitol hill, where next friday, they ll be playing hail to the chief as donald trump takes centre stage. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front page allegations swirl that r
and sarah has the weather. good morning to you. lots to talk about in terms of the weather. snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. a full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. the environment agency has issued seven severe flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. andy moore reports. all along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. in jaywick, in essex, there is a severe flood warning, meaning a risk to life. the emergency services have arrived in force. the residents are being urged to leave. evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. evacuation centres are on standby. we ve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 and 5