By President Elect trump yesterday at his first News Conference since july. Today, he tweeted that the Us Intelligence service said it was phoney and falsely circulated. In fact, James Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, effectively distanced the Us Intelligence agency from the unverified video, saying it didnt leak it and hadnt made a judgement on its reliability. Since then, the spotlight has been shone on the man credited with producing the memo Christopher Steele, a former mi6 officer respected by British Intelligence agencies, the cia and the fbi. He has since gone to ground. The focus is now on what British Intelligence knew and whether anything made its way onto ministers desks. But the wider question persists is this a scandal of watergate proportions, or one of the biggest smears in the history of politics . Heres our diplomatic editor, mark urban. Were learning more about the world of private intelligence gathering and how information gleaned from across the globe
About russias penalties would Domestic Violence this christmas is, of course, one like no other with many families unable to be together because of the global pandemic. So how have we adapted our plans . Judith moritz has been finding out. For so many, covid means christmas behind closed doors. Bowie gladwell was born during the pandemic. He has a heart condition and his grandparents are vulnerable. Merry christmas so even though rules mean the family could get together today, they have chosen to keep it virtual and open their presents via video call. There was a point where we were thinking about having parents up on Christmas Day, but following the recent raise, you know, raising cases, and just the general uncertainty, we have decided to avoid it this year. How are you, raymond and olwen . 0k. Happy christmas. Coronavirus has changed christmas for church goers too. The congregation of St James Evangelical Church in ca rlisle met on zoom instead of in person, though the sense of comm
It is just past 3 30am. Now on bbc news kenyas dance discovery. Before the first coronavirus lockdown, professional dancer, joel kioko, returned to his home, nairobi, to meet dance students from the citys thriving ballet scene. One month since the coronavirus lockdown started, 19 year old joel kioko completes daily ballet classes at his home in london, with instructions coming in from his teacher via zoom. Demi detourne. Derriere. Stretch out a little bit. Switch davant fondu. Second. Let go of the bar. Front reverse the port de bras. Back in february, joel was taking his final classes at the English National Ballet School and preparing for a major challenge the leading role in romeo and juliet at the Kenyan National theatre. With classical ballet, youre always learning something. Thats how i see it i dont know how other people see it and especially for me, because i started late, i have so much to learn. Joel has come a long way since his upbringing in the kuwinda slums, where his inc
Hello, this is bbc news with simon mccoy. The headlines the military is set to provide remote support to schools and colleges in england with coronavirus testing. It comes after cabinet minister michael gove said the governments plan for a staggered return to secondary schools can go ahead. Nhs england says Health Workers are back in the eye of the storm as the number of coronavirus cases exceeds the peak that was seen in april but its chief executive said the vaccine is bringing hope for the future. More than 100 republicans in the us house of representatives join forces with democrats to reject president trumps veto of a key defence bill. Its the first time in the president s time in office that republicans have united with their rivals. French Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin who was hailed now on bbc news, before the first coronavirus lockdown, professional dancerjoel kioko returned to his home city nairobi, meeting dance students emerging from a thriving classical ballet scene in ke
From a thriving classical ballet scene in kenya. One month since the coronavirus lockdown started, 19 year old joel kioko completes daily ballet classes at his home in london, with instructions coming in from his teacher via zoom. Demi detourne. Derriere. Stretch out a little bit. Switch davant fondu. Second. Let go of the bar. Front reverse the port de bras. Back in february, joel was taking his final classes at the English National Ballet School and preparing for a major challenge the leading role in romeo and juliet at the Kenyan National theatre. With classical ballet, youre always learning something. Thats how i see it i dont know how other people see it and especially for me, because i started late, i have so much to learn. Joel has come a long way since his upbringing in the kuwinda slums, where his incredible talent was spotted. Hes the First Student from an emerging classical ballet scene in nairobi to train professionally in london. Sometimes, when i am in class, i am like i