we start tonight with a special bbc report. for more than a year, el salvador has been living under an emergency measure called a state of exception , in which several constitutional rights were suspended in a national crackdown on the country s powerful street gangs. the police have arrested a staggering 66,000 people and el salvador s murder rate has fallen. but human rights organisations say thousands of people with no link to the gangs have been unjustly detained. 0ur correspondent will grant is covering this story for us. what have you learned? if we think about el salvador s nan- problem, the countries gang problem, the countries really synonymous with two main rival gangs. the ms13 and the 18 street gangs. they did rule all swathes of the country to a reign of terror, intimidation, violence and extortion. that is being exhausting for ordinary people as you can imagine, having to deal with that every day in their communities, fearful about the well being of their child
In sport, still tight at the top. Chelsea and tottenham both win in the Premier League. Theres still just four points between them. Do you ever ask to take home your left overs when youre eating out . So called doggy bags are standard part of Restaurant Culture in the states, but they havent really caught on here. Well find out about a new scheme aiming to change that. And carol is out and about with the weather. Hello. Good morning from truckfest. 40,000 are expected to see some amazing vehicles. Everything is in here. 0utside it is raining. The forecast is some bright spells, rain, and a few showers. Brightest skies in scotland and Northern Ireland, especially in the west. I will have more details in about 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Social Media Companies are being accused of a shameful failure to tackle on line Terrorist Propaganda and hate speech. A report by a group of mps claims sites like facebook, twitter, and google put more effort into protect
Well get advice from other mums who gave birth at the age of 50. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 00 this morning. As always, well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories and were really keen to hear from you. A little later well be hearing how four days into january some fat cat bosses have already earned more this year than the average british worker will earn in the entire year your thoughts on that welcome. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Britains outgoing ambassador to the European Union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the governments preparations for brexit. In his Resignation Letter he said he didnt know what ministers Negotiating Objectives were and called on his colleagues to challenge what he called Muddled Thinking. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. Sir ivan rogers has been britains ambassador to the eu for three years, and
The torture of a mentally disabled man in chicago, streamed on facebook live, as a despicable hate crime. Also, the winner of the bbcs sound of 2017 has been announced. Ray burke. Greg burke. 22 year old south londoner, ray black, has been described as embodying female black britishness. And a more ancient noise. How stonehenge may have sounded, thousands of years ago. Good morning. Its friday 6th january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The us President Elect, donald trump, has voiced fresh scepticism about claims that russia tried to interfere in the american president ial election, just hours before hes due to receive a detailed briefing from intelligence chiefs on the alleged cyber attack. He appears to be sticking to the opinion. The in a series of tweets overnight, he said the three intelligence heads have collectively insisted the kremlin ordered the attack to undermine mr trumps opponent, Hillary Clinton and have warned the President Elect against disparaging t