surprised, but so was joe. he was told by his handlers he was headed to disney world. it was a surprise visit ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion. there he announced an additional half billion in u.s. assistance. you know, i m thinking it would have been great if russia attacked east palestine. ouch. because then they would get the money and the president moving on. but this dominates headlines today as it should considering that s our tax dollars, right? and it s all about unity. that joe wants to show everyone that we re unified in the fight against russia. but what about unity here? it s one thing joe boasted would be his specialty but every time he claims to heal he gleefully salts the wound like a terrified slug. late last week he hosted a screening of the movie till of the lynching of 15 year old emmett till in mississippi. obviously that crime was horrifying and it s an important story to tell. but here s the odd part, during that speech biden also
on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government with food security, climate change and the government s migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. polls have opened in two parliamentary by elections which are taking place today in wakefield, and tiverton and honiton. eight medical staff who treated the football legend diego maradona in the days before he died are to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence. dat two of glastonbury gets underway. more than 200 thousand fest
saying she ll work to get a brexit deal for everyone. bell tolls the new year is welcomed in at events around the uk amid heightened security measures and thousands of extra police. the city of hull becomes the uk s second city of culture. we re there live to see how organisers plan to transform it. in sport, premier league leaders chelsea beat stoke. the blues have now equalled arsenal s record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season. and matt has the weather. good morning. 2017 opens up cold and sunny for the northern half of the uk. cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south. details coming up in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: at least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured, in an attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. at least a dozen of the victims are known to be foreign nationals. the city s governor has said the gunman is still at large and has described him as a terrorist. sheref ishler reports. a new year celebrati
and thousands of extra police. the city of hull becomes the uk s second city of culture, we re there live to see how organisers plan to transform it. it all starts right here at 4pm this afternoon and this evening there will be a firework display with biggerfireworks than will be a firework display with bigger fireworks than the ones last night in london. meanwhile, they are getting ready to sing, dance, shake and much our way into 2017 with the massive london new year s day parade. in sport, premier league leaders chelsea beat stoke. the blues have now equalled arsenal s record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season. and matt has the weather. 2017 opened up cold and sunny to the northern half of the uk, cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south. 0n the details coming up in a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. at least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured, in an attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. at least a dozen of the