the world cup from 32 to 48 teams. and the bafta nominations are out with the jazz musical la la land leading the way. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that there s been a significant increase in the number of people with mental health problems asking to be seen at accident and emergency departments in england s hospitals. figures from nhs digital, and analysed for the bbc, show that, in the year 2015 16, there were over 165,000 psychiatric attendances at a&e departments a rise of 47% over the past four years. doctors describe the figures as the tip of the iceberg as not all mental health cases are evident in the figures. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has the story and reports from birmingham. it s another day of unrelenting demand in the emergency department of birmingham s queen elizabeth hospital. patients are lining up on trolleys in the corridor and the waiting room is packed. the psychiatric team based in the department is dealing with a number of pe
in driver only operated trains. it s southern today, but this issue threatens to spread across britain. richard westcott, bbc news, croydon. now it s time for newsnight with kirsty wark. now, newsnight. i would like there to be some kind of high earnings cap, quite honestly. you could set a limit on top pay. i think it is probably better to look at the ratio issue. jeremy corbyn started the day with a surprising new policy, and this afternoon, it was dead in the water. this was not even the topic of his big relaunch of which was meant to be about freedom of movement. we will ask one of his closest lieutenants what he actually means. also tonight: jared is a very successful real estate person, but i actually think he likes politics more than he likes real estate. so it seems. meet 36 year old jared kushner, donald trump s son in law and confident, soon to be top white house adviser. who is he bring to bear. and remember this? had you ever met with speaker ryan before, mr kushn
midnight in london and 6pm in chicago where barack obama will deliver the final big speech of his presidency. it s expected to be a parting plea to americans not to lose faith in their future no matter what they think about their next president. it s also his last chance to try to define his legacy. the president landed in chicago a short time ago. a fitting book into what began eight years ago in a city where the nation s first black president claimed his victory. our correspondent laura trevelyan is in chicago. laura, it s getting busy over there? it certainly years, babita. so many people are coming here to here in person barack obama s farewell speech and amongst those here isjoel griffis, who joins me now. thanks for being with us. joins me now. thanks for being with us. no problem. what brings you here tonight? it s important to be here for me, i heard his inauguration when i was in college and it was such a life changing experience, i thought i would come here to see h
welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. the people of south sudan have known little peace for many decades, and independence in 2011 has brought them nothing but war, increasing poverty and starvation, and suffering. tens of thousands have died, and more than 3 million have been forced to leave their homes in the past three years. the united nations says, the current spate of fighting amounts to ethnic cleansing, and could spiral into genocide. the main rebel group is headed by the former vice president, riek machar, who is now in exile. my guest today is his wife, angelina teny, who is a senior member of the movement. how much responsibility do they bear for the suffering in south sudan? thank you very much. angelina teney, welcome to hardtalk. the situation in south sudan is dire. what are you hearing about what s going on on the ground? well, you said it is dire. the humanitarian situation has reached a level of catastrophe. the war is escalating even further, and t
good morning. it s 8am in singapore, 1am here in london and 7pm in chicago, where barack obama is about to deliver the final big speech of his presidency. it s expected to be a parting plea to americans not to lose faith in their future, no matter what they think about their next president. it s also his last chance to try to define his legacy. the president landed in chicago a little earlier, a fitting bookend to what began eight years ago, in the city where the nation s first black president claimed his victory. this is the scene live, as the stage has been set. hundreds of people making their way to the convention centre in chicago and all eyes will be on barack obama, in around 50 minutes time from now to see him deliver his final farewell address. our correspondent laura trevelyan is in chicago. we saw many people are saying in but now it is pretty quiet, they are all inside? mostly. there are still some lawyer people doing it. a firefighter here in chicago is with me.