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foreign intervention has transformed this war, and the way it s looking right now, foreigners, not syrians, will dictate the way the war ends. climate scientists declare that 2016 was the warmest year on record. extra news how will this new website funded by a millionaire eurosceptic fit in to the media landscape? and tributes to rachael heyhoe flint, one of the great pioneers of women s sport. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we will have the goals from tonight s fa cup third round replays, including liverpool s tie at plymouth. good evening. boris johnson, the foreign secretary, has once again been criticised for his choice of language after appearing to compare the french government to the nazis. he said britain should not be penalised with punishment beatings in the manner of a world war two movie for wanting to leave the european union. during the day, eu leaders have been giving their reactions to theresa may s speech yesterday outlining her ....
political crisis in gambia. neighbouring senegal has sent in troops, to ensure adama barrow assumes power as the new president. and a french win in record time in the vendee globe race. welcome to bbc news. donald trump has arrived in washington, along with his wife melania, ahead of his inauguration tomorrow as the 45th president of the united states. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend some to support him, some to protest against him. and it will be watched around the world by millions. let s cross to our washington correspondent jane o brien. asign of a sign of the times, our viewers saw the pictures. that plane did not have the word trump all over it and it will be official tomorrow. the clock is ticking, fewer than 2a hours to go on donald trump will become president. he is on his way right now to the national cemetery to lay a wreath. he has had lunch with some of his cabinet picks and the republican leadership at trump hotel which hejokingly ....
it s 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am in kuala lumpur where it s reported that the half brother of the north korean leader, kim jong un, was killed. police say kim jong nam was found dead at kuala lumpur airport. american intelligence sources say they strongly believe that he was murdered by north korean agents. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes sent this report from tokyo. this is kim jong nam, whose body is thought to be the one now lying in a malaysian morgue. officials there say he died after being sprayed in the face with something at kuala lumpur airport this morning. south korean media immediately claimed north korean agents had assassinated kim on the orders of his own younger brother, kim jong un. north korea s young dictator has been tightening his grip on power, ruthlessly purging potential opponents. what s so sensitive? last year i saw for myself how strange north korea can be. i was detained and expelled for insulting the kim leadership. much ....
front of the new congress. she hints at any rate hike in the next few months. and shares in toshiba nosedive yet again as the japanese conglomerate faces a $6 billion write down. it is asia business report. good morning, asia. hello, world. markets have been buzzing overnight as the head of the us central bank said an interest rate rise could come as early as next month. in the sme annual testimony to congress, janet yellen set of hawkish tone, saying it is unwise to wait too long to hike rates. financial stocks in the us lifted. the broader s&p index closing higher for a fourth consecutive session. this is how asian shares are trading in early trade on wednesday. all in positive territory. more analysis in a moment but that hear what she had to say. as i noted on previous occasions, waiting too long to remove accommodation would be unwise. potentially requiring the fomc to raise rates rapidly which could risk disrupting financial markets and pushing the economy into re ....
brain damage, according to new research, the first of its kind. so is it time for a change in rules especially to protect young players? hello. welcome to the programme. we re live until 11am. also coming up, data exclusively given to this programme shows that there has been a massivejump in the number of abortion pills being bought online in mainland uk, even though using the pills without medical approval is illegal and which you may not know, could be punished with a life sentence. we will be finding out what is driving the increase, and, of course, we want to hear your experiences. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning. use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today, south korea has confirmed that the man killed in an apparent attack at an airport in malaysia on monday was the estranged half brother of the north korean leader kim jong un and they believe north korean ....