And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, 12am in london, and 1am in the swiss resort of davos, where one issue is dominating the start of the World Economic forum, protectionism. It follows the decision by the us President Donald Trump to impose steep import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move has been condemned by china and south korea, who fear it could choke off the revival in global trade. Heres what both sides of the debate had to say. For both solar and washing machines, executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of any more. Translation our government is expressing regret for the latest us safeguard measures against our industry, as they are excessive and would obviously violate the wto rules. We will actively respond to protectionist measures to protect our interests and resolve these difficulties. Ivejust spoken to p
pm in london and 6pm in washington where President Trump described the man who carried out the most deadly mass shooting in modern us history as a very sick individual. He said a debate on americas gun laws perhaps would come, but not for now. Police in las vegas say the gunman Stephen Paddock put several cameras around the hotel room from which he launched the attack, and left about 50 guns there before he killed himself. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Sirens. Sunday night in las vegas, and the first reports of something going terribly wrong. The stress in the voices of the police, evident. They have located where the firing is coming from, and the impact hes having. Stephen paddock is now dead and police are searching the hotel room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay, which had become his armoury. At a News Conference Police Revealed paddock had set up cameras. There were cameras located outside the room and inside the room, along with the firearms. He had set up how
Hello and welcome. Im katty kay in new york and Christian Fraser is in london. President trump has his inconsistencies but not when it comes to iran. On the nuclear deal, mr trump has been entirely consistent. Its an embarrasment, the worst deal americas ever made, hes said. So, today, as he prepares to announce the future of that deal, why is there any doubt about what he will actually do . We expect the speech tomorrow, and reports suggest he will say the deals not in americas interest. But hes unlikely to pull out of it, leaving that decision to congress. According to this mornings washington post, the president threw a fit when his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, and defence Secretaryjim Mattis tried to convince him the nuclear deal was working. In a bid to placate him, those closest to the president have come up with a fudge. Tomorrow, it is expected he will de certify the deal, but the decision on whether to reintroduce sanctions will rest with congress. Not all military leade
Ten years on from the financial crisis we examine its repercussions and will be speaking to the Liberal Democrat leader and former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable to ask what lessons have been learnt. This is a lone athlete on his own against the the botswanan this is a lone athlete on his own against the clock. The botswa nan sprinter, Isaac Makwala, qualifies for the semi finals of the 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in london, after he was barred from competing earlier due to the norovirus outbreak. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. 17 men and one woman have been convicted of Sexual Exploitation and drugs offences in newcastle. Most of the men were from pakistani, indian or bangladeshi backgrounds. Their youngest victim was just 14. The convictions are the result of operation sanctuary. 0ur correspondent peter harris has been following the case. They called the parties sessions. Present were asian men, and teenage girls. There was drink, there was drugs and th
Ten years on from the financial crisis we examine its repercussions and will be speaking to the Liberal Democrat leader and former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable to ask what lessons have been learnt. This is a lone athlete on his own against the the botswanan this is a lone athlete on his own against the clock. The botswa nan sprinter, Isaac Makwala, qualifies for the semi finals of the 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in london, after he was barred from competing earlier due to the norovirus outbreak. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. 17 men and one woman have been convicted of Sexual Exploitation and drugs offences in newcastle. Most of the men were from pakistani, indian or bangladeshi backgrounds. Their youngest victim was just 14. The convictions are the result of operation sanctuary. 0ur correspondent peter harris has been following the case. They called the parties sessions. Present were asian men, and teenage girls. There was drink, there was drugs and th