This is bbc news. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories President Trump defends the killing of irans top military commander in an airstrike. The us says general Qasem Soleimani was actively plotting an attack and their decision saved hundreds of american lives, but washington is not looking for regime change. We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war. As iran vows revenge, tens of thousands of iranians take to the streets in protest. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Iran has vowed severe revenge against the United States after the killing of Iranian Military commander Qasem Soleimani. He was blown up outside Baghdad Airport in the early hours of friday morning, on the orders of President Trump. Us Officials Say the general had been plotting to kill americans in the region. Iranian leaders have called the killing an act of International Terrorism. The pentagon is sending an extra 3,500 troops to the region. Heres our middle east editorjeremy bowen. T
This is bbc news. The headlines at 8pm a state of emergency is declared in south east australia amid warnings of more bushfires. Its the largest forced evacuation New South Wales has seen as thousands flee the path of the flames. The fireball just came through at about 80 kph. Hit the house and we ran into the lake and all the embers and everything were hitting us, burned our hair little bit. Theres anger over the governments handling of the emergency, as the Prime Ministerfound out when he toured the area. How come we only had four trucks to defend our town . Because our town doesnt have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold, mr Prime Minister. Delays and cancellations on the railways, but fares still go
up from today by an average of nearly 3 . Researchers say Artificial Intelligence can be better than doctors at diagnosing Breast Cancer from scans. Talks aimed at breaking almost three years of political deadlock in Northern Ireland have resumed. And coming up, why conservationi
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Our headlines today iran fires missiles at two us military bases in iraq in revenge for the killing of its top commander. The uk puts in place urgent measures with the royal navy on standby in the middle east. A ukrainian passenger plane crashes in iran with 180 people on board. Did sainsburys feel the festive spirit . The supermarket giant is the latest to update the city on how it fared over the crucial Christmas Period. Ill speak to the boss this morning. The worst weve played this season thats ole Gunnar Solskjaers assessment, as Manchester United are totally outplayed by man city
in their League Cup Semi final. Britains most successful ever gymnast, max whitlock, will be here on the sofa. Good morning. For many today, its going to be dry with some sunshine. However, we still have strong winds gcioss however, we still have strong winds across the north of scotland, here too some showers and later some rain comin
Today at 5pm four suspected cases of coronavirus in scotland all the victims are thought to have travelled there from china where the virus originated. Five suspects. It comes as three chinese cities are in lockdown tonight with citizens being told not to leave as the authorities it comes as three chinese cities are in lockdown tonight with citizens being told not to leave as the authorities try to contain the outbreak. Now, wherever you look, people are Wearing Masks. They are lining up to buy more masks. Some people are cancelling their trips, and there is a lot of concern. Well have the latest from scotland and from china. And talking to two medics in the chinese city of wuhan where the outbreak started. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A bbc news investigation finds seven babies may have died unnecessarily at an nhs trust in kent. A man has been found guilty of wounding with intent after he attacked a Police Officer with a machete in east london. World leaders gather injeru
The latest headlines for you from bbc news the head of the World Health Organization has said covid 19 is easily the most severe Global Health immune emergency the organisation has ever declared. The chief is to reconvene the Emergency Committee this week to review its assessment of the pandemic. Spains Prime Minister has strongly criticised the uks decision to impose a quarantine on everyone arriving from his country. Pedro sanchez said british tourists are safer from the virus in most regions of spain than they are at home. There was particular anger to at the decision to include the balearic and canary islands. In brazil, one of the worst affected countries, Health Workers have urged the International Criminal court to investigate president bolsonaros government. They accuse it of crimes against humanity of its handling of the virus. Almost 2. 5 million cases have been recorded there. A new strategy to help people in england lose weight has been published by the government. Health e