almost several controversial remarks. a0 years after the decommissioning almost a0 years after the decommissioning of the uk's coal mines there is controversy over plans to open a new one. and we visit the british street where having a baby is becoming something of a lockdown trend. we begin in the us, where president biden has pledged to rebuild america's alliances and re—engage with the world, in his first major foreign policy speech. it's a markedly different tone to the "america first" approach of the trump administration. mr biden said solutions to problems such as armed conflicts and climate change could be solved only by working with other nations. we are stepping up our effort is to end the war in yemen. i have asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the united nations led initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian challenges —— channels and restore long dormant piece talks. early -- earlier i spoke _ dormant piece talks. early -- earlier i spoke to _ dormant piece talks. early -- earlier i spoke to a _ dormant piece talks. early -- earlier i spoke to a scholar. earlier i spoke to a scholar and asked her what she thought president biden �*s actions on yemen meant impact is. it is a good thing. the democrats have been pressuring their former administration to end its involvement in saudi arabia and we have seen democrats and bernie sanders speaking time and time again about the need to end arms sales to the saudis, given the us involvement in the war. and the need to focus on solving the humanitarian crisis that is happening in the country. so the decision now, this is a significant decision and it shows that the biden administration is carving out a new policy direction with the saudis and that they i think they are keen on ending their intervention in yemen, they do not want to be more entangled but there is no way, no way for this to happen without having the rebels do the same out as well. so it is a bit of a complicated issue. and in the past the saudis have mentioned that if the us is to end its arm deals with the saudi arabia, saudi arabia would be happy to purchase arms elsewhere. so there is possible continuation of arms sales but in the message from joe biden, there was nuance. there was much more in the announcement. he also said he would formally end the planned withdrawal of us troops from germany that had been ordered last year by the donald trump administration. he said he would confront china on various fronts including human rights in the country and, speaking about the military coup in myanmar on monday, he said the military should relinquish its power. the president also said he will continue to co—operate with russia on areas of mutual interest but he also had a warning for moscow. fist interest but he also had a warning for moscow. at the same time, i warning for moscow. at the same time. i made _ warning for moscow. at the same time, i made it _ warning for moscow. at the same time, i made it clear _ warning for moscow. at the same time, i made it clear to _ time, i made it clear to president putin in a manner different to my predecessor, that the days of the united states rolling over in the face of russia's aggressive actions and interfering with our elections, cyber attacks, poisoning its citizens, are over. we will not hesitate to raise the cost on russia and defend our vital interests and our people. defend our vital interests and our maple-— our people. let's get some of the da 5 our people. let's get some of the days of— our people. let's get some of the days of the _ our people. let's get some of the days of the news - our people. let's get some of the days of the news donald i the days of the news donald trump has said he will not testify at his senate impeachment trial next week. a statement from his lawyers dismissed the request for him to appear as a public relations stunt. democrats accuse the former president of inciting insurrection. the brazilian mining firm, vale, has agreed to pay $7 billion in compensation after the collapse of a dam two years ago. 270 people died, when the brumadinho dam gave way, unleashing a torrent of toxic mud. residents in yangon have banged pots and pans for the third night in a row in support of aung san suu kyi who was ousted by myanmar�*s army on monday. military rulers have also blocked access to facebook — the main source of online information for many in the country. uk residents returning from coronavirus hot spots abroad will have to quarantine in hotels from the middle of this month. they're expected to be set up near airports including heathrow and gatwick. hotel owners will be asked to provide rooms for more than a thousand people a day. the french government says it does not consider imposing a new lockdown even though the situation remains fragile. authorities hope to have given more than a million people there first shot of the oxford astrazeneca jab by the end of february. there has been international condemnation of china after the bbc reported claims that women's in so—called re—education camps for the uighur was a minority are being raped and tortured. presidentjoe biden and the british government are now calling on beijing to allow independent investigators into the camps. china has denied the allegations and accused the bbc of making a "false report". matthew hill has spoken to several former detainees for his report — and you may find some of their accounts distressing. two days ago, we broadcast the story of tu rsunay ziawudun. she described how she was held in this re—education camp in xinjiang for months and was the victim of repeated rape. translation: they were three men. not one, but three. they did whatever evil their mind could think of. and they didn't spare any part of my body, biting it to the extent that it was disgusting to look at. they didn't just rape. they were barbaric. they had bitten all over my body. we also heard from gulzira, now living in the relative safety of istanbul, having fled china. she's a kazakh who says she was forced to be complicit in the rape that goes on in the camps. translation: my 0!) is to remove * their clothes completely and then handcuff them on their beds so they cannot move. reaction to our story has been global. the australian foreign minister says the united nations should be given immediate access to the region. the uk foreign office minister told lawmakers in parliament that the bbc�*s report was chilling and said china needed to be open about what's happening in xinjiang province. the evidence of the scale and the severity of these violations is now far—reaching. it paints a truly harrowing picture. if china wishes to dispute this evidence, then it must allow unfettered access to the region for the un high commissioner for human rights or another independent fact—finding body. and there's been this from the us state department... it's estimated that a million uighurs and other muslim minorities are held in camps in xinjiang. china has responded to our report insisting that its camps are vocational training centres, designed to stop muslims living in the region from turning to extremism. and it denounced the bbc report as lies and misinformation. translation: there is no so-called - systemic sexual assault and abuse against women. china is a country ruled by law. 0ur constitution guarantees and protects human rights, and it is embodied in our legal system and the government's work. now we can show you new testimony. a former inmate who describes how regular rape was in the camp she was in and how it was used as punishment. translation: one day, they assembled - many people in a large hall. then they brought a young girl, 20 or 21 years old. she was forced to confess a bogus crime in front of everyone. she pleaded guilty to the made—up crime in flood of tears in her speech, in which she was forced to confess. after that, in front of so many people, the police raped her in turns. despite the huge international outcry that these women's testimonies have provoked, it's unlikely that china will act and allow independent scrutiny of what's going on inside their re—education camps. matthew hill, bbc news. the us house of representatives has voted to remove the republican marjorie taylor greene from two influential committees. they argued she was a not fit to serve after remarks she made before being elected, including calling for the usb could to be assassinated and saying that september 11 was staged. at the start of the debate she said she regretted her past comments but stopped short of apologising. you see, school shootings are absolutely real. i also want to tell you 9/11 absolutely happened. i remember that day, crying all day long. these were words of the past, and these things do not represent me, they do not represent my district and they do not represent my values. that was marjorie taylor greene trying to distance herself from some of her past remarks, saying that they were made before she ran for office. what did she say to deserve the punishment? while she has supported the qanon conspiracy theory that donald trump is waging a secret war against satan—worshipping paedophiles, she has encouraged false conspiracy theories on issues such as the september 11 terror attacks and claimed that school shootings in the past have been staged and that justice ruth bader ginsberg was replaced by a body double before her death. she has also claimed the 2018 california wildfires were ignited by a jewish space laser. 0ur senior north american reporter said that taking away her seat will reduce her influence in lawmaking. committees are where the nuts and bolts of policy—making take place where legislation is introduced and wrangled over and legislators have input on the shape of legislation before it gets to a full vote in the house of representatives. so by stripping marjorie taylor greene of her committee seats, taking away her ability to have any kind of influence in committee hearings and in markup of bills, that is significant even for a relativelyjunior member of the house of representatives. democrats have been outspoken in their condemnation of greene and votes indicated that the democrats were sticking together. i think that because of what happened on capitol hill onjanuary 6 with the insurrection, i think her comments and likes on social media that threaten democratic politicians, i think that hit home with them and they felt as if they had to do something here. the house republicans did not police their own, essentially. house republicans including kevin mccarthy are saying well if we go back and look over past comments of this particular member of congress, what is to stop us from doing that with democrats? theyjoined the house of representatives, going back over their entire previous career. so it does, they view, set a dangerous precedent for that as well as a precedent where a simple majority in the house of representatives can step the minority party, which traditionally has been able to decide who sits on the committee as a representative, to tell them who to and not to have on the committee. stay with us bbc news. still to come, a special delivery. the uk street where having a baby is something of a lockdown trend. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. a countdown - to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, l slashing the cost of a launch, l that makes this a breakthrough in the business| of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: in his first major foreign policy speech, president biden promises america will re—engage with the world, including stepping up efforts to end the war in yemen. the us and britain vowed to take action after a bbc investigation reveals harrowing accounts of uighur women in chinese camps being tortured and raped. famous names including rhianna and greta thunberg have show their support forfarmers in india demonstrating over new policy across the country. farmers are protesting against the new law that exists, the government believes will lead them to be better off. it led to violent clashes last week. fighting for their future — the people who help feed this nation. more than half of indians are farmers. tens of thousands have been camped here for months. a busy road into the capital... now, a place of resistance, as they protest new laws they fear will destroy their livelihoods. as this site has grown, so, too, the police presence. farmers accuse the government of trying to silence them. for two months, devilal has been sleeping on the back of this truck with seven others. translation: we are fighting for our land, we are fighting i for our rights. we won't go back until these laws are repealed, even if we have to give our lives for the cause. and he believes those new laws will drive him out of business. he took me to his farm to explain why. at 30 years old, he's the future of indian farming, but the government says that for farming to have a future, the industry needs to be reformed. it says its new laws will benefit farmers by allowing them to sell directly to supermarkets and online retailers. translation: we get a fixed price from the government. for our crops. i'm worried once the big corporations enter the market, we will have to sell at a price they want. passions are running high. last week, hundreds of police and protesters were injured after a march into delhi turned violent. demonstrators scaled the city's iconic red fort, leaving many wondering whether the country's prime minister has lost control on this issue. known as india's strongman, he has weakened his resolve, offering to suspend the laws for 18 months. what started here at the end of last year has now grown into a mass movement, one that has become about more than just the agriculture laws. many farmers i have spoken to here who voted for prime minister modi say they're now increasingly concerned about his government's handling of other issues, including freedom of speech, high unemployment and the right to protest. the farmers remained defiant, even after officials suspended internet access at protest sites, social media accounts were blocked and journalists were detained. the farmers say they're not going anywhere until the laws are scrapped. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. more than 70 environmental groups have written a letter to the uk, as it prepares to open a new coalmine stopping here is our chief environment corresponding. —— correspondent. newsreel: and beneath this land lie more than 200 - million tonnes of coal... it's more than half a century since the last deep coal mine opened in the uk. the plan is to burrow under the irish sea to access a vast deposit of high—quality coal. the local mayor is delighted. i think the project is absolutely fantastic. it will bring a huge amounts ofjobs and prosperity into the area. it's been broadly welcomed right across copeland. you know, i have never known a project that has carried so much public support. the coal produced here won't be used to generate power, but to make steel, he says, and means less will need to be imported in future. but the decision comes as britain prepares to host a crucial international climate conference here in glasgow in november. if it goes ahead as planned, it will be the biggest gathering of world leaders in uk history. that's why environmental organisations from greenpeace to the rspb to the women's institude have today written to the prime minister today to demand that the mine be stopped. the prime minister's dad also opposes it. it's a massive mistake in public relations terms, that's for sure. how can we ask other countries to bring in their climate change reduction programmes when we are now reopening the whole coal argument here in britain? the government defends the decision to allow the mine to open, saying the uk is cutting emissions faster than any other country. and it's true, when it comes to decarbonisation, britain is a world leader. 0ur coal consumption has fallen 90% in just the last five years. only four power stations still burn the stuff and look what that has done to britain's carbon emissions. now, some european countries are doing pretty well, too, but in most big economies, look at this... emissions are still rising. critics say opening a new coal mine here threatens to undermine not only the uk's green reputation but also its ability to demand other countries make ambitious carbon cuts. now, if that makes it less likely that the big climate conference in glasgow leads to meaningful action on climate change, it will have consequences for us all. justin rowlatt, bbc news. lets get to france now. days of torrential rain have cause visitors across the country to break their banks —— have caused rivers across the country study areas in the country's south west i worst affected, as mark lobel reports. —— south—west are worst affected. south—western france submerged, riverbanks breached, vast waves up to 10 metres of water. translation: the fact j that the water has risen so high up on the trees like that, you don't realise it but it's really something. translation: in 34 years, i've never seen anything . like this, this is really exceptional. the deputy mayor surveys the damage the only way he can. some have nowhere to go. a shopfront now a waterfront. this tomato producing town normally hosts an internationally renowned pop festival, now it welcomes in rescuers to help overcome this road to nowhere. translation: no-one is missing or hurt and the residents - expect this kind of event. but this flood is actually exceptional as we haven't had one of this magnitude since 1981. because many people off guard as they evacuated homes. storm justine has sent rivers between this area between bordeaux and toulouse to levels not seen since the 1870s. paris was affected, too. the river seine burst its banks, proving quite an eyeful for even regular river watchers. mark lobel, bbc news. when the first lockdown came into force almost a year ago, there was speculation it could lead to a baby boom. there's no official data yet but it looks like lockdown may have had the reverse effect. however, one street in the uk is bucking the trend, as jon kay reports. first it was jenny. then catherine. then caroline. followed by victoria, then ellie, and now ailey. well, it started with just a couple and then we found out we were due and then i was speaking tojenny... maybe i started a trend. every time i speak to someone else, it was like, the number basically increased. there is something in the water! four and then five and then six. there are just women popping up every day it felt like. _ it's been fantastic. myjaw hit the floor! really? yeah, iwas, like, i can't believe it. this street, this little street. notjust on the same street but all on the same side of the street. the first lockdown, lots of people went out and got dogs! um... you didn't want a dog! we've been going running, we've been baking bread. and we've been making babies. you can't go out, you can't really see people as much so maybe it's time to settle down. we are kind of supporting one another. ailey set up a yoga class which is fantastic. it is so nice to connect - with other women who are going through a similar experience at the same time. _ particularly as a first—time mum, not having any of the kind of baby groups and things that would normally be happening. but so much for the rule of six. i can't give you any names, they don't want to go public yet, but there will be more announcements on this street very soon. but hang on — five? where'sjenny? tonight, some breaking news. jenny and rick have a baby daughter — summer. born this afternoon. before we go, my favourite story of the day. german scientists have found what could be take a look at these pictures, it is so small it can fit on yourfingertip. it was discovered in madagascar. it is the nano chameleon and it is less than 30 millimetres long, making it the smallest of all of the roughly 11,500 known species of its kind. that is all from us for now. where ever you are in the world, enjoy your day. hello. cold and snow on the way. for now, for many of us, it's just yet more rain with an ongoing risk of flooding. but as you know, in northern scotland, the snow has arrived. heavy snow, at that, where the met office has an amber warning in force throughout friday. still snowing here, and even into the weekend within that amber zone — so significant disruption as a result, as those snow totals mount. now all the wet weather, snow or rain, is from this area of low pressure only very slowly moving away over the weekend. as it does so, rain turns to snow as an increasingly strong and bitterly cold easterly wind sets in across the uk. and as that continues into next week, we will continue to see some snow coming in, particularly but not exclusively to eastern parts of the uk. this is how we start off on friday morning — most of us are above freezing. most of us seeing rain rather than snow, but the snow very much still there across northern scotland. wet, too, in northern ireland, especially to the eastern parts of northeast england — both areas with the risk of flooding from the persistent rain. showers moving into wales, southwest england, the west midlands as we go through the afternoon. east midlands, east anglia, southeast england, and parts of northern england away from that rain towards the far northeast. drier and brighterfor a time, a few sunny spells, and still that big range of temperatures from north to south across the uk. now, the overall pattern doesn't change very much as we go through friday night into saturday morning. still the showers or bands of rain circulating around an area of low pressure, and still very wet for some of us in north—east england, along the east coast of scotland with that snow further inland, and especially into the hills — still snowing, perhaps for some of us, even into the start of the weekend. for all this weekend, it turns much colder and that snow becomes more widespread. plenty of cloud around on saturday, showers or spells of rain especially in the east with the wind starting to pick up, as well. i think deeper on into saturday, more of that rain turning into snow in northern england initially on the hills. looks to be a drier day though in northern ireland. 0vernight and into sunday, the cold air really starts to dig in. rain turning to snow across eastern parts, could be a prolonged spell of snow across parts of east anglia and south—east england, then further snow showers in the east — some may push further west. regardless, though, for all of us, it is much colder by then. this is bbc news, the headlines: in his first major foreign policy speech, president biden has said it is necessary to engage with america's adversaries diplomatically — pointing to the extension of a nuclear arms control treaty with russia. he also said he would stop support for saudi arabia's offensive military campaign in yemen, the us house of representatives has voted to punish a republican lawmaker over incendiary remarks she made — the us state department has called for "serious consequences" for china after a bbc report alleging women were systemically raped and tortured in so called re—education camps for the uighur muslim minority. china has denied the allegations and accused the bbc of making a false report. the us house of representatives has voted to punish a republican lawmaker over incendiary remarks she made — by expelling her from two committees. marjorie taylor greene had promoted baseless conspiracy theories and showed support for violence against democrats. 11 republicansjoined the entire democratic caucus in the vote.