In france, a massive security operation is underway in preparation for more Anti Government protests this weekend. Fears of a repeat of last weeks violence on the streets has led to shops and some major Tourist Attractions being closed. Close to 90,000 police will be deployed across the country, along with 75,000 emergency and security personnel. Extra security and armoured vehicles will be in the capital as the demonstrations, dubbed the yellow vest protests, have broadened beyond fuel tax rises to general dissatisfaction with president macron. Jon donnison reports. The Champ Elysees is shutting up shop. Damage from previous protest plain to see. This weekend, businesses are not taking any chances. Translation it makes sense to close. We have lost a lot of money, me and my fellow shopkeepers. This is enough. Almost 90,000 Security Forces are being deployed across the country. Tourist sites, including the eiffel tower, are closed. The ferocity of the yellow vest protests have rocked the french government. What started as anger over fuel prices has government. What started as anger overfuel prices has morphed into a legal as bactrim of interest groups, some of which are violent. Leaderless spectrum. Translation the yellow vests include pacifist with good intentions, but also people who have been radicalised, exploited by extremist groups, and who want to topple the republic. Faced with systematic organised violence, our forces will respond with firmness. Thousands of students have joined the protest. With firmness. Thousands of students havejoined the protest. The government says they have been infiltrated by extremists. In one case, pupils were rounded up by police and forced to kneel outside their school. The core aim of the demonstrators has been to highlight Economic Hardship and distrust of frances petitions. The government describes the movement as a monster thatis describes the movement as a monster that is escaping its creators control. We just want to bring you some breaking news, news that has come in in the last hour or so. We are hearing that at least six people are hearing that at least six people are reported to have died following are reported to have died following a stampede at a nightclub in italy. Local press reports say the incident began when pepper spray was discharged inside the club before an appearance by an italian rap artist, Sfera Ebbasta. The blue lantern nightclub is in the town of corinaldo near the city of ancona. More than 100 people are said to have suffered injuries caused by crushing. These are pictures from the scene. People have been tweaking photographs of the scene, which we wa nt to photographs of the scene, which we want to bring you at some point, when we have them, but Authorities Say they responded that one aemo full time and people had fled the clu b full time and people had fled the club in panic. Tweeting photographs. Just to remind you of that breaking news the sour, six people have been killed and more than 100 injured, ten of them seriously, at a stampede at a nightclub in italy. This was the scene earlier, this footage is from the italian fire brigade at the scene. There was a concert going on, we are hearing up to 1000 people we re we are hearing up to 1000 people were thought to have been inside. We will continue to keep you up dated as we hear about the injured and about the death toll as well. This has happened near the eastern coastal city of ancona in italy. Stay with us here on bbc world news as we continue to update you on that story. Prosecutors have called for President Trumps former personal lawyer to be given a substantial jail sentence. Michael cohen admits tax evasion, breaking Election Campaign spending rules and lying to congress. But details have also emerged about the help mr cohen has given to a separate investigation into possible collusion between mr trumps Election Campaign staff, and russia. Danjohnson has the latest from washington. The president s fixer once said he would take a bullet for donald trump. Now he faces 45 years in jail, described by prosecutors as a and deceitful attorney motivated by personal greed and ambition. Dishonest and deceitful. He evaded 1. 1; million in tax. He secured personal loans by lying to banks. He made Illegal Campaign contributions by paying two women who threatened to talk about affairs they claimed they had had with donald trump. And he lied to congress about a project to build a trump Tower Development in moscow. That was a multimillion dollar scheme that needed the russian governments backing. It never went ahead, but Michael Cohen now admits discussions about it did continue during the president ial campaign. He even had a long phone call about it with an assistant of Vladimir Putins a secretary. Donald trump cryptically tweeted totally clears the president , without being specific as to what he was referring to. But since cohen began cooperating, he has given investigators details about other high level contacts between russian officials and Donald Trumps campaign team. A white house spokeswoman says there is nothing new here, but slowly we are learning how close the links to russia really were. At the white house, President Trump has announced that william barr is his nominee to become the next attorney general following the departure ofjeff sessions. Mr barr will inherit oversight of the investigation into those claims of russian collusion during the 2016 election. Its a position mr barr knows well, having served in the job under president george hw bush. And the president has made it official that Heather Nauert is his pick for un ambassador. The Current State Department spokeswoman previously worked at fox news and, if confirmed, will be replacing nikki haley in the post. A bail hearing in canada for a Top Executive from the chinese telecoms giant huawei has been adjourned until monday. Meng wanzhou was told she faces fraud charges in the united states. She is the daughter of the companys founderm and also huaweis chief financial officer. She faces prosecution in the us for allegedly trying to get round sanctions on iran. Our correspondent dave lee was at the bail hearing in vancouver. Meng wanzhou meng wa nzhou listened meng wanzhou listened intently through an interpreter, as the us charges against her were laid out. The 46 your role has been accused of multiple counts of bank fraud. If extradited, she faces more than 30 yea rs extradited, she faces more than 30 years in an american prison. Us prosecutors have evidence that huaweis unofficial subsidiarity called skycom, to sell its product in iran, and that meng wanzhou repeatedly deceived Financial Institutions by saying the firms we re institutions by saying the firms were not linked. The row has already increased tensions between the us and china at a time in the countrys trade dispute had been nearing something of a truce. Paging is that Meng Wanzhous arrest was a breach of the human rights and demanded she be released immediately. Beijing said that. Huawei has said it is not aware of any wrongdoing. Prosecutors argued in court on friday that meng wanzhou was argued in court on friday that meng wa nzhou was an argued in court on friday that meng wanzhou was an obvious flight risk thanks to her significant financial and political resources. Her defence tea m and political resources. Her defence team said she would not lead us husband was in vancouver and that in china, fleeing the court would be seen as china, fleeing the court would be seen as undignified. The hearing ended on friday without the judge making a decision. It means meng wanzhou, one making a decision. It means meng wa nzhou, one of making a decision. It means meng wanzhou, one of chinas most powerful businesswomen, will be kept ina canadianjailuntil powerful businesswomen, will be kept in a canadian jail until monday at the very least. Joanna chiu is the Deputy Bureau chief of the vancouver star newspaper. I asked her what she found most surprising about the discussions in court. Well, the whole hearing was quite explosive because there were very few details released until the hearing began and like your correspond said, we learnt the allegations that warranted the extradition to the us from canada is to do at least with one charge of fraud, and the crown did say that each charge would be subject to jail terms of up to 30 years so this is a huge case of one of the Biggest Telecom companies in the world, their cfo getting arrested in vancouver, canada. We learned a lot of details today about how this would play out, and we expect this to last at least a few more days. Theres a lot being said that was made public for the first time at this hearing today. How big is huawei as a company in canada . Whats their involvement in the country . So meng was arrested in vancouver airport. She does have two homes here worth many million dollars, and shes had children who went to school here, so she has a personal connection to canada, but her company has sweeping partnerships with Canadian Companies and universities. Mostly its to do with telecom networks, developing 5g interconnected networks. Canadas actually, among western countries, is one that has continued to work with huawei despite many Security Experts warning against this. Some breaking news to bring you. In the last hour, police in new zealand have confirmed that the disappearance of british backpacker is now being treated as murder and they are currently interviewing a man in connection with her killing. 22 year old Grace Millane was last seen in a hotel in the city of auckland a week ago. The police say they are talking to a 26 year old man whom they identified as a person of interest on friday. They are also examining a vehicle. However, detective inspector scott baird told journalists that police have not yet found graces body. Sadly, the evidence we have gathered to this point of the enquiry has established that this is a homicide. Graces family have been advised of this development and they are devastated. The man is still being spoken to at this point. Obviously this means that we are treating graces disappearance as a homicide investigation. We still do not know where grace is. We are determined to find her and return her to her family. Lets get some of the days other news. Angela merkels protege Annegret Kramp karrenbauer has been elected the new leader of germanys governing christian democrats. The 56 year old, whos known as akk, won the most support in two rounds of voting by Party Delegates in hamburg. Mrs merkel will remain german chancellor for now, although she has signalled her desire to stay in post until the end of her fourth term in 2021. A us court has found a white supremacist guilty of murdering a woman when he drove his car into a crowd of anti fascist demonstrators in charlottesville, virginia, last year. A jury took less than a day to convictjames fields on all ten charges he faced, including killing Heather Heyer in august 2017. Before the attack, james fields had taken part in a rally of white extremists, which police broke up after declaring it unlawful. The chief executive of the International Fashion chain ted baker, ray kelvin, is to take a voluntary leave of absence after the company was made aware of further serious allegations about his conduct. Last week, an online petition launched by employees accused 62 year old mr kelvin of inappropriate comments and behaviour. For the first time in history, the un says more than half the worlds population is online. It estimates that by the end of this year, 3. 9 billion people will have access to the internet. The biggest growth is in developing countries, including some in africa. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come a cargo ship plucks a british sailorfrom her badly damaged yacht, cast adrift in the southern pacific ocean. John lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. Theres been a crowd here, standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. The 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. This morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. People are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. Elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. Imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. Shes facing seven charges of tax evasion. She pleaded not guilty. The prince and princess of wales are to separate. A statement from Buckingham Palace said the decision had been reached amicably. This is bbc news. The latest headlines france braces for more Anti Government protests with armoured vehicles and nearly 90,000 security personal on the streets. Court documents reveal Donald Trumps former personal lawyer Michael Cohen has given substantial help in the investigation into alleged russian collusion with the trump campaign. Here in the uk, the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has become the first government minister to openly back an alternative Brexit Strategy if theresa mays deal is rejected by the commons next week. Speaking to the times, ms rudd said the so called norway plus option seemed a plausible plan b, which would see the uk staying in the Eu Customs Union with full access to the single market. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. Senior ministers travelled the country senior ministers travelled the cou ntry yesterday senior ministers travelled the country yesterday selling theresa may s brexit deal. The governments message is the only show in town. But here in westminster, many believe the pm is fighting a losing battle and the talk the corridors of power is what happens next. Amber rudd has only been back in the but a few weeks. She supports theresa mays deal but if it is defeated she tells todays times she wants the norway model to be plan b. That would been staying in the single market, the freedom of movement continuing. She argues the plan seems plausible, notjust in terms of the country but in terms of where mps are. Another ending Free Movement has been a red line to the prime minister, ms rudd argues that immigration is really yesterdays question. Back here, some are urging the pm to postpone tuesdays vote such are the worries about a potentially humiliating defeat, and if it does go ahead and the deal is defeated, some are already thinking about the next steps. Nick eardley, bbc news. A teenager from hertfordshire who sent bomb threats to hundreds of schools in britain has been jailed for three years. George duke cohan, whos 19, sent the hoax emails to 1,700 schools, claiming he would set off a device if money wasnt paid. He also made bomb threats to a plane bound for the us. Duncan kennedy reports from luton crown court. George duke cohan arrested in his own bedroom, the place hed spent eight months sending out hoax bomb threats. Can i pop this outside . Officers at the nca caught him after he created what the judge called havoc among thousands of schools. This school in watford was among those targeted by duke cohan. In fact, he sent hoax e mails to more than 2,000 schools, threatening to bomb them if they didnt hand over money. The evacuations he created caused panic. He even sent hoaxes to schools for children with special needs. The level of alarm and distress and Economic Loss suffered by both pupils, teachers, pa rents and the International Airline alike demonstrates the seriousness with which both the nca and its partners, and the court, views such online criminal offending. The airline was a United Airlines flight from london to san francisco. George duke cohan posed as the father of a child on board with this phone call thejudge said duke cohan wanted publicity for his own perverted sense of fun, but had caused suffering to thousands of people. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. Japans parliament has given its final approval to a controversial new law allowing thousands of foreigners into the country to ease chronic labour shortages. From april next year, more than 300,000 overseas workers will be allowed to take up jobs in sectors including construction and nursing. Japan has traditionally been wary of immigration but the government says bringing in foreigners is unavoidable because of the countrys shrinking and ageing population. The england cricketer ben stokes has received a backdated 8 match ban and a £30,000 fine for his involvement in a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last year. The all rounder, who was cleared of affray in august, is eligible for immediate selection, having already missed that number of games. In a statement, stokes apologised for bringing the game into disrepute. A british yachtswoman has been rescued in the southern pacific two days after her boat capsized 2,000 miles west of cape horn. Susie goodall, whos 29, had been taking part in the golden globe race. Andy moore has the story. Safety at last. The cargo ship that rescued Susie Goodall used its crane to winch her on board. Shes reported to be uninjured and in good spirits. It was an ordeal that began 50 hours earlier, when this distress call in the teeth of a ferocious storm. With this distress call in the teeth of a ferocious storm. Her yacht had lost its mast and water had to be pumped out. In one of the remotest places on earth, she had a long wait for help to arrive. She was tossed about, seasick, in a disabled boat, in heavy seas. Shes had her time filled getting prepared for this lift off. So the adrenaline will have been running and shell be elated now. It was a difficult rescue right to the end. The engine on susies yacht kept cutting out as it manoeuvred alongside the rescue ship, the tian fu. And then the first news of success in a brief tweet. On the ship, she wrote, followed by three exclamation marks. In the time waiting to be rescued with a broken cooker, she said shed been longing for a cup of tea. So it was no surprise that in the second message she said she had enjoyed a very good hot drink. Her friends welcomed the good news after an agonising wait. It was an absolutely huge relief, a massive relief, and i think everybody in our Sailing Community was just absolutely overjoyed by the news. Susie is now on her way to chile. Her dream of sailing solo around the world is over for now, but at least shes safe. Andy moore, bbc news. The nominees for the 2019 grammy music awards have been unveiled and, as usual, there have been a few surprises and snubs. The awards show was criticised last time for its lack of diversity in gender and ethnicity so, in response, the number of nominees in each of the four main categories has been increased. Nominated for her record, golden hour, Country Singer Kasey Musgraves helps to make up a female dominated lineup for the top prizes in the music industry. A list of nominees that will not only be remembered for who they are but also their sheer number. This year sees a more diverse album of the year shortlist, in which half of the artists are women. Its among four top categories expanded from five to eight nominees, in an effort to make room for a wider range of sounds and styles, gender and genre. A reflection of growing pressure on the Recording Academy to address a lack of diversity in both its membership and awards. I think it has made a huge difference. They obviously have increased a huge number of black artists and otherwise, you know, rap, hip hop and r b centric artists. Rap stars Kendrick Lamar and drake lead the list of nominations. Lamar is up for eight for marvels black panther soundtrack, which he produced. The majority of lady gagas nominations also came from a movie soundtrack, in the form of shallow, her duet with bradley cooper, in a star is born. But one of the most notable snubs was for taylor swift whose album reputation receive only one nod in the pop category. Yet we will have to wait until february to find out whether the winners are a little less middle of the road than usual. Caroline rigby, bbc news. Reminded me of the breaking news we have had this hour. Reminduig you of the breaking news we have had this hour. At least six people are reported to have died following a stampede at a night club in italy. We have some pictures from the scene but first, we will show you were in tea rs. But first, we will show you were in tears. It is on the eastern coast, in ancona. And the club is actually in corinaldo. Local press reports say the incident began when pepper spray was discharged inside the club before an appearance by an italian rap artist, Sfera Ebbasta. There seems to be some kind of incident and stampede. These are early pictures from the italian fire brigade. You can see the rescue efforts, people being treated by authorities. We are hearing 100 have been injured. Six people have died. Ten people have been injured seriously. But we have also been hearing there may have been up to 1000 thought to be inside the nightclub which is because the nightclub which is because the nightclub was hosting a concert by Sfera Ebbasta so he is one of the best known wrappers in italy and they would have been many people there. We are unsure what has caused there. We are unsure what has caused the stampede, possibly some pepper spray but obviously it will rain for the exit and the number of people have been injured rapper. We will keep you up to date with all of that on bbc world news. Hello there. The last 24 hours have been quite turbulent weather wise, weve had gales, heavy rain, and as we go through the weekend, things only quieten down a little bit. It will stay windy, a showery day to come on saturday, sunday should be a little drier but equally it will start to turn a bit chillier. Now, look at this, this beautiful swirl of cloud on the satellite picture, this is the deep low that passed the north of scotland on friday. You can see some showers circulating around the low. Weve still got some pretty strong winds out there. Across Northern Areas of the country, the winds will ease but further south it will stay quite windy and well see some showers pushing in from the west. For eastern areas it might be a dry start with some sunshine but these heavy downpours pushing in and are becoming quite widespread by the afternoon, some of them contain the odd flash of lightning and the odd rumble of thunder. Temperature wise, nine in aberdeen, 13 in london. As we go through saturday night we will continue to see some downpours coming and going at times. It will also stay windy, particularly in the south. Now, for some southern and western coastal areas, we could see gusts through the night of 50 60, possibly in the most exposed spots 70mph wind gusts. That could cause some disruption. And look at all the white lines, the isobars squeezing together on the charts, a sign ofjust how windy it will be. This frontal system on sunday morning likely to bring some showers, but as it slides away southwards, and as the showers clear, we are going to be left with some chilly air working its way from the north, the winds switching around to more north or north westerly. Early on sunday, some showers in central and southern areas should clear away, most areas by the afternoon dry with some sunshine, a few showers in spots exposed to the north westerly winds. Temperatures a little lower, ranging from 5 6 in the north to maybe just double digits across the south. Those temperatures will drop away during sunday night, particularly for eastern and northern parts where the winds fall light and we keep clear skies, we could well see a touch of frost, as signified by this blue shading creeping across the map. Not quite as cold down towards the south west, seven degrees in plymouth, for example, as we start monday morning, but one in glasgow and freezing newcastle. Morning, but one in glasgow and freezing in newcastle. But we start monday with High Pressure trying to take charge. You can see this little bump in the isobars. The winds will be lighter and we will get some spells of sunshine. Frontal systems lying in wait out west, though. So after a pretty quiet start to the week, things are likely to turn a bit more unsettled from midweek onwards. This is bbc news, the headlines us prosecutors say Donald Trumps former personal france braces for more Anti Government protests with thousands of extra police and dozens of armoured vehicles in the capital. The Movement Began in protest over a rise in fuel taxes, but has since widened to a range of issues. Us prosecutors say Donald Trumps former personal lawyer has given them information on how russian nationals tried to affect the 2016 president ial election. It comes as a court in new york says Michael Cohen should serve a substa ntial jail term for crimes including tax evasion. Police in new zealand have confirmed the disappearance of a british backpacker in new zealand is now being treated as a murder investigation. 22 year old Grace Millane was last seen in a hotel in auckland a week ago. Police have not found her body, but are speaking to a 26 year old man, named as a person of interest. Those are the headlines. Now on bbc news, the travel show