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good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us has expelled 35 russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month s presidential elections, giving them and their families 72 hours to leave the country. it will also close two compounds used for russian intelligence gathering based in new york and maryland. president barack obama had vowed to take action against russia amid us accusations that it directed hacks against the democratic party and hillary clinton s election campaign. russia has denied any involvement. tonight, a kremlin spokesman said the sanctions were ungrounded and not legal . let s get more from our north america editor, jon sopel. give us more detail about what is happening and why? what happens on these occasions is that you have a series of gradations of response that you can make if you are the us president and you are cross with a foreign government, from the symbolic slap on the wrist to something much firmer. this is much firme ....
i m steven wyeth. late drama in the championship as aston villa deny leeds third place in the table. ryan giggs is out of the running to become the next swansea manager with chris coleman appearing to rule himself out too. and an impressive return for rafa nadal winning his first match since injury emphatically. there was a meeting of two of the championship s most prestigious clubs at villa park this evening. aston villa and leeds share plenty of top flight experience, and both covet a return. as patrick gearey reports it took late drama to deny leeds a place in the top three. by by headcount by history, these two clu bs a re by headcount by history, these two clubs are among england s biggest. aston villa were banished from the premier league only this year. it will be a long past back path. near misses, will had plenty of those. villa. there were as a moment seized 53 minutes in although the header was hardly an stop at all. the header was hardly an stop ....
of the united states and yetjust days from the inauguration, the rift between the president elect and the intelligence services seems to be widening. the outgoing director of the cia has warned that mr trump doesn t fully understand russia s actions, intentions or capabilities. john brennan added the president elect should be very careful about lifting sanctions against moscow. in washington, preparations are well underway for the handover of power, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. the stage is set and rehearsals are underway for the moment when donald trump will take the oath of office. after a week of swirling controversies, this will be the day that matters but already figures have said they will not be there. that matters but already figures have said they will not be therem will be very difficult. i do see the president elect as illegitimate president. john lewis is a respected and much loved civil rights icon. his words matter but donald trump attacked h ....
them. they failed to stop another strandings of 240. scientists don t know for sure why beaching happens. whales could simply have become lost. one theory is that if a single whale gets stuck, others follow its distress signal. but once it has happened, it can lead to devastation. for those that reece brown, there is little chance they will sway, so we have to euthanise them. once they had out to sea, it is difficult to manage, but dealing with the ones who are left is quite an issue. efforts are stood down overnight for safety reasons, but the logistics are trying to save these wales and dealing with the aftermath if they can t will start again tomorrow. ina week in a week where there has been renewed speculation over arsene wenger‘s future, arsenal have beaten hull city 2 0 in the premier league. the win came after two defeats. patrick geary reports. at arsenal, they are united in gratitude but divided by faith. arsene wenger is the dominant figure in their modern h ....
wales take on early lead in the six nations. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he may bring forward a new immigration executive order to enforce america s homeland security. but there s still no clarity on what he s planning. the administration will continue to argue for the temporary ban on migrants from seven countries that s been blocked by federaljudges. earlier i spoke to dr larry sabato, professor of politics at the university of virginia, and asked whether he expected the president to introduce a new executive order. that appears to be the route the trump administration has chosen. they may still appeal the earlier court decisions to the supreme court. but i think they re more likely to issue a new executive order. and if they do that, how different will it have to be from the first order to avoid legal challenges? it must be substantially different. it will have to be much more carefully and narrowly tailored than the first one. even t ....