from washington. we ve had some indications, some pretty clear indications, for some time, that the district attorney in manhattan, in new york, was thinking about, or possibly thinking about, charging donald trump. he gave him the opportunity to appear before the grand jury, that is a precursor to an indictment coming down against someone. there has been a number of key hints in the last couple of weeks. this is coming to a head because we understand that the grand jury, which investigates these things, is perhaps seeing its last witness on monday and so there is some calculation going on here. donald trump believes that this is going to happen at some point next week. a lot of people think that may be true. the new york police department is preparing in case there is some sort of circus, some sort of spectacle, around that courthouse. there are some indications that this could be on the books but, you are right, there is nothing official from the district attorney that this
i quick snapshot from paris a quick snapshot from paris, a large number of protesters and police on the streets. we ve seen a few skirmishes but the stand off between government and protesters continues over that change to the pension age. we will return to paris in the next little while but those are some of the pictures coming into us. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s will parry. deja vu at chelsea! yes, chelsea say they re delighted to welcome frank lampard back to the club as caretaker manager until the end of the season. his return comes a little over two years after he was sacked and replaced by thomas tuchel. the former chelsea midfielder has been out of a job since being dismissed by everton injanuary. lampard held his first press conference ahead of saturday s game against wolves in the premier league and says the chance to come back was too good to turn down. i have a lot of emotions and feelings towards the club and i m also a prac
and a once in a decade flyby, as an asteroid passes between the earth and the moon. hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in france remain on high alert, after legislation to raise the state pension age caused massive protests. the dispute, and outbreaks of violence, forced the authorities to postpone a planned state visit by the british monarch, king charles. separate demonstrations are expected on an unrelated issue in western france, linked to concerns about water usage by large scale agricultural producers. it s feared the disputes could converge at a time of growing tensions. our correspondent simonjones reports. sirens wail police patrolling the streets of paris last night, trying to prevent a repeat of scenes like these. commotion on thursday, what had been largely peaceful protests against the president and his pension reforms turned violent. that night, piles of uncollected rubbish in the capital were set alight. the french authorities say almost 1,000 fires
executive faced strong questioning from us lawmakers about the social media app s alleged threat to us national security. the french government says more than a50 people have been arrested in clashes between police and crowds protesting an increase to the country s pension age. more than a million people took to the streets in major hello and welcome to bbc news. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is holding talks with rishi sunak in downing street this morning. as mr sunak met his counterpart at the door for a handshake, they could clearly hear loud shouts of shame in hebrew from protesters waving israeli flags and placards stating their aim of saving israeli democracy . protests are continuing in israel, where the government is pushing ahead with controversial reforms that would limit the power of the courts. well, let s speak now to paul adams, our diplomatic correspondent. the protests following mr netanyahu on this visit to the uk. they consist of. there are
a powerful arctic storm sweeps across swathes of the us and canada more than 200 million people are under weather warnings with temperatures dropping to minus 45 degrees celsius in some places. and multiple arrests in afghanistan, after protesters marched in outrage at the taliban s latest prohibition on women attending universities. and ladbaby are top at christmas again! the husband and wife duo have taken the christmas number one spot for a record fifth time a gunman has shot and killed two men and a woman in central paris. all were of turkish kurdish descent. police say the attacker, who was sixty nine, was acting out of hatred of foreigners. he has been arrested. he had just been released from detention for targeting an african migrant camp in paris a yearago. clashes later broke out between police and a large crowd which had gathered at the scene. protesters started a fire in the street and threw chairs and bricks. police clad in riot gear responded with tear gas. h