former new zealand rugby international campbelljohnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. # i heard it through the bright side, not much longer would you be mine. i? side, not much longer would you be mine. , , ., ., be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend barry be mine. # tributes are paid to motown legend barry strong i be mine. # tributes are paid to l motown legend barry strong who has died at the age of 81. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian
an immigration centre in southern england has been firebombed, with the suspect reported to have killed himself. officials in india say at least 68 people have died after a suspension bridge collapsed in western india. at least 150 people were thought to be on the bridge in morbi in gujarat state at the time, but it s feared that number could have been far higher. the bridge had onlyjust re opened to the public following extensive renovations. in a tweet, the prime minister of india, narendra modi said he had spoken to local officials regarding the incident and that the rescue operation was ongoing. he pledged to give all possible help to those affected. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan gave us the latest a short while ago. it isa it is a very tragic and unfortunate incident in the state of gujarat because hundreds of people were out on a holiday, today is a sunday and also a hindu religious festival, the post diwali period, people still enjoying their holidays and t
in sport today, delight for scottish side darvel. how the sixth tier side upset all the odds to knock out premiership side aberdeen in what s being called the biggest upset in scottish cup history. 0k, set, and. . .action. and it s one of the biggest hits of the year so far. we go behind the scenes with star of happy valleyjames norton. there s an energy about tommy. there s a kind of animal, vital and unstoppable kind of force. and so when he s allowed to let rip, like he was yesterday, it s so fun. good morning. the northwest, southeast split in the weather once again today. the north and the west and cloudy with some patchy rain, and cloudy with some patchy rain, and the south has patchy fog and frost. it s tuesday 24th january. failings by the probation service left a serial offender free to commit murder, just days after he was released from prison, according to a damning watchdog report. the chief inspector of probation said a catalogue of errors led tojordan mcsweene
former new zealand rugby international campbell johnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. music and we remember the man behind many motown hits, barrett strong, who has died at the age of 81. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east, where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, later. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. injerusalem the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in it wache. israel s knew far right elise minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied eastjerusalem was bulldozed east jeru