hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. queen elizabeth says she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. she made the announcement in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign a milestone no british monarch has ever reached before. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. it had to be upside for the press. very consistent. laughter. i don t matter. laughter. at the same time, it s clear the queen is looking to the future and smoothing the path to the reign of her eldest son. in a statement issued last night, the queen recalled that she had been blessed to have as her partner, prince philip, who she said had unselfishly taken on the role of
and london. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the latest tweet from donald trump is grabbing attention around the world. the president elect wrote that the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. he said that process would continue until the world came to its senses. however, a spokesman has said mr trump was actually referring to the need to prevent nuclear proliferation. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. america and russia still hold more than 90% of the world s nuclear stockpiles, both able to deliver destruction on a massive scale, by ground, sea or air. for a quarter of a century, they have been reducing their nuclear arsenal. but the question now, is the arms race about to resume? tonight, president elect donald trump tweeted: it caught many by surprise, including the obama administration. i can t speak for what the president elect‘s nuclear view
president, has said the us must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. he made the call, which would be a break with decades of american strategy, in a post on social media. hours before, vladimir putin said russia should fortify its military nuclear potential. mr trump s advisers insist he is warning of the dangers of terrorist groups and unstable regimes getting nuclear weapons. here is our defence correspondent jonathan beale. america and russia still hold more than 90% of the world s nuclear stockpiles, both able to deliver destruction on a massive scale, by ground, sea or air. for a quarter of a century, they have been reducing their nuclear arsenal. but the question now, is the arms race about to resume? tonight, president elect donald trump tweeted. .. it caught many by surprise, including the obama administration. i can t speak for what the president elect‘s nuclear views, or his policy going forward. that s for him and his team to speak to. what i ca
arrested two people suspected of planning an attack on a shopping centre. local media reports that the two men, aged 28 and 31, were arrested in duisburg just before 1:00am local time. earlier in the evening, police in nearby oberhausen deployed heavily armed officers at the centro shopping mall and a nearby christmas market. there is a brief statement from essen police saying the two man were suspected of planning an attack on the mall. all this as the search goes on for the main suspect in monday s attack on a christmas market. german police now say there is clear evidence to link their main suspect, a tunisian man, anis amri, to monday s attack on a christmas market in berlin. his fingerprints have been found in the truck driven into shoppers, killing 12. at the family home in tunisia, amri s brother called on him to give himself up. chancellor merkel has praised the calm way germans have responded to the attack, as our europe correspondent damian grammaticas reports. it i
people suspected of planning an attack on a shopping centre. local media reports two men aged 28 and 31 were arrested in duisburg just before 1am in the morning local time. earlier in the evening, police in nearby oberhausen deployed heavily armed officers at the centro mall and its christmas market. a brief statement from essen police says the two men are suspected of possibly preparing an attack on the mall. it doesn t specify whether the shopping centre or the busy christmas market outside were the alleged targets. the news comes as the search continues for the main suspect in monday s attack on a christmas market in berlin. german police now say there s clear evidence that a tunisian man, anis amri, was driving the vehicle used in the attack. his finger prints have been found in the truck driven into shoppers, killing 12. at the family home in tunisia, amri s brother called on him to give himself up. chancellor merkel has praised the calm way germans have responded to the