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of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin this week. the interior ministry said one of those detained was amri s nephew. 24 year old anis amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of friday morning. bethany bell reports. this is anis amri, the man suspected of being behind the attack on a berlin christmas market. and now, authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. now a clearer picture of his network is emerging. officials in tunis say he was connected to a militant cell, which included his sister s son. amri is thought to have sent his nephew money to help him come to germany. the nephew s now in custody in tunisia. two others have also been arrested. the spanish authorities are investigating whether amri may have had links to an extremist in spain. in tunis today, hundreds of people took to the streets to demon ....
ties with the united nations. this comes ties with the united nations. this co m es after ties with the united nations. this comes after the security council adopted a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. the resolution was passed after the united states refuse to veto it standing breaking with long standing us practice. donald trump has suggested he will reverse the us position on this at the un after his inauguration. translation: the decision was taken at the un yesterday pa rt decision was taken at the un yesterday part of the swansong of the old world biased against israel. we are entering a new era and as president elect trump said yesterday this is going to happen much quicker than people think. all the american president afterjimmy carter kept the us commitment not to try to impose conditions provide all agreement on israel in the security council. and yesterday, in complete contrast to this commitment includin ....
hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and jon kay. the british red cross warns of a humanitarian crisis in nhs hospitals in england. the charity says the government needs to provide more money to ease the strain. it s after dozens of a&e departments were forced to divert ambulances to other hospitals. good morning, it s saturday 7th january. also ahead, an american army veteran has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. donald trump promises to look at ways of combating cyber attacks on us elections after a briefing from intelligence chiefs. a bump in the road councils predict a huge rise in the repair bill for potholes in england and wales. in sport, it s a stroll for city in the fa cup as manchester city put five past west ham united to go through to the fourth round. and in the next hour, we ll meet the schoolboy putting his new blade into action as children in england are given sporting prosthetics for the firs ....
i m stephen sackur. for 17 years, one man has dominated the politics of the russian capital, vladimir putin. externally, he s projected russian power from ukraine to syria and internally, opposition has been repressed, intimidated and silenced. but not altogether. my guest today is the most prominent leader of russia s anti putin opposition, alexey navalny. now he has committed to fighting putin in the 2018 presidential election but will his defiance cost him dear? alexey navalny, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me here. you have been involved in opposition politics of one form or another for almost ten years, maybe more, and itjust seems to me that right now your position is perhaps more dispiriting, more depressing than it s ever been before. would you agree? absolutely not. actually, ironically, i can call vladimir putin as my godfather in politics. because when he came to power and the way he talks and what he s saying, what he s doing, the laws ....
and surrey county council is to hold a referendum on whether to increase council taxes by 15%. government funding cuts, they say, have left it with no other choice. that is it. you up to date. now on bbc news is time for hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from moscow. i m stephen sackur. for 17 years, one man has dominated the politics of the russian capital. vladimir putin. externally, he s projected russian power from ukraine to syria, and internally opposition has been repressed, intimidated and silenced. but not altogether. my guest today is the most prominent leader of russia s anti putin opposition, alexey navalny. now, he has committed to fighting putin in the 2018 presidential election. but will his defiance cost him dear? alexey navalny, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me here. you have been involved in opposition politics of one form or another for almost ten years, maybe more, and itjust seems to me that right now, your pos ....