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in the latest sign of the huge political gulf between the incoming and outgoing american presidents, and the likely impact of their very different worldviews, donald trump has again attacked the united nations. the president elect had already criticised the un for passing a security council resolution last week that condemned illegal israeli settlements on occupied palestinian land. unusually, the us did not back israel in that vote, but abstained. mr trump, just three weeks now from taking office, made his latest comments outside his home in palm beach, florida. the un has such tremendous potential and it is not living up to its potential. there is such tremendous potential. there is such tremendous potential. when you see the united nations solving problems, they don t, they cause problems. so if it lives up to the potential it s a great thing and if it doesn t it s a waste of time. jewish settlements are one of the most contentious issues between israel and the pales ....
i m not sure it will work for him in the long run. it s very risky, and a big gamble, and it could backfire as well as it could succeed. why do you think senator kerry is saying it now? is it a sign that they weren t expecting to be handing over to a president trump? they were expecting to hand over to clinton? no, i think if they were handing over to a president clinton they would be proceeding much more cautiously. i think this almost a post facto gesture, where americans who are at the end of power or out of power tend to speak more freely about this issue. i think it s a parting shot, to some extent, at prime minister netanyahu, that especially goes to the un resolution, and i think it made some very important points but actually won t help palestinians at all. because whatever price it extracts it won t be at the expense of the us or the 14 countries who voted yes, it will be at the expense of the palestinians. there was a point to make about the illegality of sett ....
welcome to bbc news. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, the film star carrie fisher. she was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. reynolds career spanned seven decades, and she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, singin‘ in the rain, opposite gene kelly. our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. debbie reynolds had been at her daughter s bedside since the star wa rs daughter s bedside since the star wars star suffered a heart attack on christmas eve. she died just a day later at the age of 84 following a stroke. her son, todd, later at the age of 84 following a stroke. herson, todd, said simply she wanted to be with carrie. # good morning, good morning, it s great to stay up late # good morning, good morning to you.# debbie reynolds, 19 years old, singing and dancing on film for the very first time. it was her performance alongside gene kelly in singin‘ in the rain that set her ....
on boxing day morning. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the hollywood actress debbie reynolds has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, the film star carrie fisher. she was 84 and is believed to have suffered a stroke. reynolds‘ career spanned seven decades, and she was best known for her role in the 1952 musical, singin‘ in the rain, opposite gene kelly. our los angeles correspondent david willis reports. debbie reynolds had been at her daughter s bedside since the star wars star suffered a heart attack on christmas eve. she died just a day later at the age of 84 following a stroke. herson, todd, said simply she wanted to be with carrie. # good morning, good morning, it s great to stay up late # good morning, good morning to you.# debbie reynolds, 19 years old, singing and dancing on film for the very first time. it was her performance alongside gene kelly in singin‘ in the rain that set her on the path to fame. born in texas, she moved with her ....
growing leisure boat industry. from small, human powered, two giant super yachts. and it s one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, as the top teams enter the fa cup, and one of the world s most successful managers pep guardiola gets his first taste of its magic tonight. the sounds of stonehenge and why they could reveal some of the secrets of the historic site. and matt has the weather. good morning. will it be the sound of ice scrapers echoing around the south and east today? it is a day of contrast. while some have frosts, temperatures down to 6, for others it is cloudy and wet. the forecast coming up in15 it is cloudy and wet. the forecast coming up in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the us president elect donald trump is due to meet intelligence chiefs today, to discuss claims that russia tried to interfere in the american presidential election. he s faced criticism from both republicans and democrats about his approach to the allegations, ....