Coverage of donald trump. He details allegations that russia has Compromising Material on donald trump that could be used to blackmail him. The dossier was written by a former uk Intelligence Agent called christopher steele. Heres our security correspondent frank gardner, with more about him. Hes a former Intelligence Officer at mi6, he is a specialist in russia. His firm was hired by a washington lobbyist, initially they we re washington lobbyist, initially they were hired by the republicans, who we re were hired by the republicans, who were looking to come up with some dirt about donald trump. Eventually it was the democrats who were interested. What he found in tapping up interested. What he found in tapping up his old russian contacts in the russian successof up his old russian contacts in the russian successor to the kgb, he eventually got the document passed to the fbi. That was in august last year. In october it started to leak out, partly from a Security Conference that took pl
In some areas. Tributes to the former england Football Manager graham taylor, whos died at the age of 72. And we speak to the writer of la la land the man whos brought the art of the musical back to hollywood. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, west hams star player Dimitri Payet Goes On Strike and demands a transfer, but the club say they wont sell him. Good evening. Donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key Cabinet Nominees on some of the vital questions facing the new administration. His choice for new head of the cia, mike pompeo, has strongly endorsed the work of the Us Intelligence Community Hours after it was criticised by the President Elect. And generaljames mattis, nominated for defense secretary, accused russia of trying to break up nato and of being a threat to europe in contrast to mr trumps wish for much closer ties with President Putin. Our correspondent nick bryant reports from washington. A week before inauguration day, its usually an
About the memo and the impact it could have on the President Elect . Join me at 11. 15. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. Freezing weather is causing disruption across much of the uk, with snow showers and strong winds across scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales, and the north of england. In southern britain heavy rain turned to snow causing icy roads. Coastal Flood Warnings have been issued, and residents are being moved out of a village in essex. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, has the latest. Scotland, where the gorgeous meets the treacherous. And the place where the snow laid its deepest and widest blanket. Powerful winds piled up the drifts, creating scenery beyond postcard perfect. But it was enough to do this to the m71; near glasgow. Drivers spent hours crawling to their destinations. In northern ireland, the traffic moved, but on roads that gritters struggled to keep covered. It was the same in cumbria, where gritters had to make multiple trips to keep routes ice
Indonesia changes its tune on mining exports, relaxing two year ban. And how the art world has lost its lustre, as buyers from china shy away. Good morning asia, hello world. It is a friday, almost a weekend. Glad you could join us for this edition of Asia Business report. I am this edition of Asia Business report. Iam rico this edition of Asia Business report. I am rico hizon. This edition of Asia Business report. Iam rico hizon. We this edition of Asia Business report. I am rico hizon. We start off with indonesia where the government has done an about face on its ban on raw mineral exports. Indonesia will now allow exports of more unprocessed minerals, a big change from two years ago when the government banned most exports to force Mining Companies to process minerals within the country. The president , joko widodo, explained his decision. Translation we need to make sure that our Natural Resources benefit our own people. Thats the founding principle, and oui thats the founding princ