Focus and tactics. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Donald trumps former personal lawyer has told a court in new york that he lied to getjobs done for his former boss, when required. Testifying at the former president s criminal trial, Michael Cohen also said that as part of his personal legal work he intimidated reporters whose coverage mr trump disliked. Mr cohen is being grilled by prosecutors about his role in paying a porn star, stormy daniels, so she wouldnt reveal her alleged affair with mr trump on the eve of the 2016 president ial election. Donald trump denies charges of falsifying Business Records to cover up reimbursing mr cohen. Lets speak to our correspondent, nada tawfik, who is live for us in new york. This is the star witness in this criminal trial, take me through some of the things hes been saying. Yeah, thats absolutely right, matthew. Prosecutors really need to pull together a few threads here to complete their case and convince jurors that all of this was done at Dona
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in new york, where diplomatic efforts to try to ease the tension on the Korean Peninsula are stepping up a gear this friday. The us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson will attend a Un Security Council meeting. The United States and its allies are expected to turn up the pressure on china to use its leverage to rain in kim jong un. Speaking to the bbc, republican Senatorjohn Barrasso explained the renewed diplomacy drive. Well, of course the goal is a peaceful resolution of the process, thats what we want. We want north korea without Nuclear Weapons and this whole thing peacefully resolved. Thats the deliberations and discussions with china so they can get much more involved because you know after all, that 85 of the trading that north korea does is with china and i think china right now realises theyre interests are aligned with the United States with regard to a Nuclear Armed north korea because the question is really can t
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in new york, where diplomatic efforts to try to ease the tension on the Korean Peninsula are stepping up a gear this friday. The us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson will attend a Un Security Council meeting. The United States and its allies are expected to turn up the pressure on china to use its leverage to rain in kim jong un. Speaking to the bbc, republican Senatorjohn Barrasso explained the renewed diplomacy drive. Well, of course the goal is a peaceful resolution of the process, thats what we want. We want north korea without Nuclear Weapons and this whole thing peacefully resolved. Thats the deliberations and discussions with china so they can get much more involved because you know after all, that 85 of the trading that north korea does is with china and i think china right now realises theyre interests are aligned with the United States with regard to a Nuclear Armed north korea because the question is really can t
Its 8am in singapore, 1am In London and eight in the evening in new york, where diplomatic efforts to try to ease the tension on the Korean Peninsula are stepping up a gear this friday. The us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson will attend a Un Security Council meeting. The United States and its allies are expected to turn up the pressure on china to use its leverage to rein in kimjong un. Speaking to the bbc, republican senator John Barrasso explained the renewed diplomacy drive. Well, of course the goal is a peaceful resolution of the process, thats what we want. We want north korea without Nuclear Weapons and this whole thing peacefully resolved. Thats the deliberations and discussions with china so they can get much more involved because you know after all, that 85 of the trading that north korea does is with china and i think china right now realises their interests are aligned with the United States, with regard to a Nuclear Armed north korea because the question is really can they
Been, a bit of sunshine to the east of Northern England, any sunshine in scotla nd of Northern England, any sunshine in scotland and Northern Ireland, given the persistent rain in the highlands working towards the clyde valley. Breezy with it, temperatures in double figures, five or six celsius where the mist and low cloud lingers. Heading out this evening, the heaviest of the raid will clear from the north, leaving a good divide, cold conditions with one or two wintry conditions in the north, milder but cloudy in the south. Many here will be dry to see in the new year. Overnight rain and hills there we re year. Overnight rain and hills there were gradually clearing, but quite a cloudy and that they are wales, central and Southern England. The best of the weather in scotland and Northern England, but one or two wintry flurries can be expected. Bye for now. Hello, this is bbc news with me, gavin esler. The headlines at 10 30 after a glittering year for british sport, more than a hundred