bbc. i'm here to talk about this element of the licence fee but the second part of the question... settlement of the licence fee, but... and i... the second part of the question... but i didn't, there was no... she made an important point about the bbc world service. and we have, the bbc has, will be able to promote the billions of pounds and billions of funding, £23 billion, it's receiving, it will still be able to meet its mission and purposes. my my right honourable friend must be right that the bbc can't stand still while the rest of the world moves along, but will she accept that when we think about the future funding of the bbc we have to consider both the content that is marketable and which is going to be commercially successful and the content that is not but which will act as the beacon she describes, notjust to this country back to the rest of the world in quality broadcasting, news and current affairs. isn't that kind of content likely to contain tony's subsidy and any future

the bbc. any involvement in abuse. the bbc said they are investigating what went on. he heard that statement. it depends on what the outcome of the investigation is. my concern watching it was that at no point did the present to say wait a minute, are you implicated, what is your implication even if the presenter did not know until that moment which of course they should have done. but evenif of course they should have done. but even if you get to that point i would still expect a bbcjournalist to hear somebody say this verdict has cleared me personally and to ask some of the obvious follow—up questions. for me it'll very much matter what the result of investigation is.— matter what the result of investigation is. matter what the result of investiuation is. ., , ., investigation is. two days later, her brother _ investigation is. two days later, her brother was _ investigation is. two days later, her brother was on _ investigation is. two days later, her brother was on the - investigation is. two days later, her brother was on the today i her brother was on the to

this is bbc news. the headlines at five: police will meet a conservative mp who's accused government whips of trying to "blackmail" politicians who've tried to oust borisjohnson. the first shipment of american military aid to ukraine arrives there after talks over russia's troop build—up on the border. the un has condemned an air strike on a yemen detention centre that has killed more than 80 people. a week after tonga was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami, humanitarian aid begins to reach the tens of thousands of people affected. the actor arnold schwarzenegger is involved in a multi—vehicle crash in los angeles — one person is in hospital, but it's not thought their injuries are life threatening.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the justice secretary says a formal complaint is needed to trigger an inquiry. since then, nusrat ghani has said she asked the prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry, but he told her to use the internal conservative party complaint process, which she thought was "not appropriate". the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a 16—year—old boy fatally stabbed last night in the stretford area of manchester has been named as kennie carter. five teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder. a british man has died in thailand — reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. now on bbc news, it's time for the media show. hello. can a savvy media strategy save borisjohnson? headline—grabbing policies are being

i l watch bbc newsround. .. the deeper issue is rrot — watch bbc newsround. .. the deeper issue is not the _ watch bbc newsround. .. the deeper issue is not the marginal _ watch bbc newsround. .. the deeper issue is not the marginal difference l issue is not the marginal difference between a generous licence fee settlement and a meagre one, it is whether or not the bbc is going to be useful, relevant and worth paying for to a new generation. amid intensifying competition from streaming giants and other digital platforms, the bbc has to persuade young people to part with cash. i young people to part with cash. i think in the longer term, a subscription model becomes a more realistic— subscription model becomes a more realistic option, so, people can choose. — realistic option, so, people can choose, but before that can happen, we have _ choose, but before that can happen, we have to _ choose, but before that can happen, we have to reach a point where everybody _ we have to reach a point where everybody that receives television through _ everybody that receive

the bbc, if it were to go down the subscription route, simply can't have bbc radio any more, because radio is subscription—free — there's no subscription for radio, it's a free—to—air service — and no subscription company is going to throw £500 million, £600 million a year into the pot of funding free—to—air radio. then you get into whether or not you have to make the radio services ad—funded. that then has a knock—on effect for the commercial sector, as well as having, i should say, a huge effect on bbc radio, were it to be ad—funded — you can... sorry to interrupt, but basically, you know, we could talk about — we probably will end up talking about this licence fee over and over on the media show. we'll look at telly but, you know, in terms of radio which you know about, are you suggesting that actually it might affect the whole of radio in the uk, notjust the bbc? yeah, my rough back—of—a—cigarette—packet calculation suggests that if you were to divest bbc radio in its totality from television as a result of tv going subscription—only you would

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us secretary of defence says russia has the military capability to strike ukraine, but tells vladimir putin it's not too late to prevent a conflict. he can choose to de—escalate. he can order his troops away. he can choose dialogue and diplomacy. tens of thousands of russian troops have amassed on the ukrainian border, but ukraine's president calls on the west to avoid creating "panic". translation: you get the impression from the media that we're at war, - that there are soldiers on the streets, that there's mobilisation going on, that people are running away. we don't need that panic. the latest on partygate — the bbc understands the report will be delivered to the prime minister without waiting for the police inquiry to conclude.

the programming, or even allowing the bbc to run adverts.— bbc to run adverts. the biggest livin: bbc to run adverts. the biggest living thing... _ bbc to run adverts. the biggest living thing... not _ bbc to run adverts. the biggest living thing... not come - bbc to run adverts. the biggest living thing... not come cheap, | living thing... not come cheap, freezin: living thing... not come cheap, freezing the — living thing... not come cheap, freezing the licence _ living thing... not come cheap, freezing the licence fee - living thing... not come cheap, freezing the licence fee for - living thing... not come cheap, freezing the licence fee for two | freezing the licence fee for two years is a real terms annual cut of nearly half £1 billion by 2027 according to one media analyst and thatis according to one media analyst and that is around the same at the bbc spent on all its radio output last year. spent on all its radio output last ear. ~ . spent on all its radio output last ear. . ., ., ., ., ., year. we are going to have to address how _ year. we are going

this is bbc news. i'm nuala mcgovern with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the first shipment of newly approved us military aid arrives in kyiv following "frank" talks over russia's troop build—up on the ukraine border. the un condemns a saudi—led coalition air strike in yemen, killing dozens. the us calls for a de—escalation of the conflict. rio's colourful carnival parade is pushed back from february to april amid a coronavirus surge in brazilfuelled by the 0micron variant. anti—abortion activists gather in washington for the annual march for life. their hopes are now pinned on the supreme court. # like a bat out of hell # i'll be gone when the morning comes... and tributes to one of the giants of american rock:

this is bbc news. our top stories. three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery in the us state of georgia are given life sentences — the family said they never lost faith in justice. i knew that we would come out with a victory. yes. — i never doubted it. and i knew that today would come. the us questions kazakhstan's decision to invite in russian troops to quell unrest, saying it might be difficult to get them to leave. india locks down the capital delhi to try and halt a surge of cases fueled by the 0micron variant. you will call me sir or mr thackeray. and sidney poitier, the first black man

the bbc issued this statement. the matter is now being investigated by the regulator 0fcom but so far many of those who raised the complaints are far from satisfied. the campaign against anti—semitism had this reaction. do let us know your thoughts on any of the subjects we're covering in this programme. and stay watching for details of how to contact us. and if one week you miss us for any reason, remember that newswatch is shown on the news channel on friday nights at 8:45pm and for night owls 3:45am, as well as on bbc one on saturdays at 7:45am, as part of breakfast. we are also on the iplayer. now, bbc one�*s weekly debate programme question time aims to provide a spectrum of opinions, both on its panel and in the audience. sometimes the result is a robust, even rowdy exchange of views, which some viewers have told us they think can provide more heat than light. so, it raised some eyebrows last week when the programme's presenter fiona bruce tweeted this invitation to share their views to those who've decli

bbc�*s chairman richard sharp reacted like this. what it means for the bbc is with less money in real terms, we are going to have to address how we do what we do differently. and they will have to be changes and consequences. if you diminish capital resources there are going to be affects. now, bbc has already had ten years of real reduction by about 30%. the news department has not been exempt from those cuts with an £80 million savings target to be met by this year. and that's meantjob losses in areas such as political and business news. some viewers have been detecting an effect on the output over recent months. with hannah fearn tweeting... well, let's talk to fran unsworth who firstjoined the bbc in 1980, starting in local radio but who rose to become its director of news and current affairs and she retires next week. thank you, fran for coming on newswatch. it's a pleasure. would you say you're leaving bbc news in a better place that you first started working here? well, it's a very different place then when i first started w

this is bbc news. our headlines: two teenagers have been arrested in the english city of manchester as part of the investigation into a siege at a synagogue in the us. a british man was shot and killed by police in texas, after taking four people hostage. international efforts to deliver aid to tsunami—hit islands in tonga have been gathering pace. communications with the island nation are still very limited. one british man reports his sister died. borisjohnson�*s former chief adviser dominic cummings — now one of his leading critics — has said he warned the prime minister in person about a downing street drinks party in may 2020, during the first lockdown. britain's culture secretary has confirmed the bbc�*s licence fee will be frozen for the next two years. nadine dorries also announced a review into how the corporation is funded after 2027.

hello and welcome to bbc news. the us and russia have held what they called "frank talks" in an effort to reduce the risk of a conflict in ukraine. us secretary of state antony blinken and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov spoke for 90 minutes at a meeting in switzerland, afterwards both said further talks are possible.

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. i'm ros atkins, welcome to this week's edition of the media show. and there's no doubting one of the big media stories of the week, the columnist of the new york times ben smith has announced he is leaving the paper and he'sjoining forces withjustin smith, no relation, who has been head of bloomberg media. together they're going to create a new news organisation. they say within the next 20 years it could take on the mighty cnn, new york times, bbc and others.

we asked to interview somebody from the bbc, but nobody was available. instead, we were given this statement. that mention of the word impartiality raises one of the trickiest and most hotly debated conceptin trickiest and most hotly debated concept in broadcast news. what exactly is impartiality, and how should the bbc and apply it to its journalism? tim davie has made answering those questions a top priority for the news division, setting up a series of rolling external investigations into the output. on tuesday, we got some insight into his thinking, and also that of the bbc�*s director of editorial policy, when they spoke to the house of lords communication committee. mrjordan said, the bbc did not subscribe to a council culture, adding this. it is culture, adding this. it is absolutely _ culture, adding this. it is absolutely critical - culture, adding this. it is absolutely critical to - culture, adding this. it is absolutely critical to the | culture, adding this. it 3 absolutely critical to the bbc that we represent all points of view, give the

this is bbc news. our top stories: australian government lawyers say the continued presence of novak djokovic in the country is undermining their covid vaccine strategy as the tennis player's legal team tries to stop his deportation. one of borisjohnson's ministers calls his behaviour unacceptable after downing street apologised to the queen for number 10 staff lockdown parties on the eve of prince philip's funeral. the us accuses russia of planning to create a pretext to justify invading ukraine. i will let you say "green light". green light. and we meet �*mr beast�*, the man who made almost $54 million last year and has topped the youtube rich list.

mr speaker, we have negotiated with the bbc and — bbc? mr speaker, we have negotiated with the bbc and so _ bbc? mr speaker, we have negotiated with the bbc and so has _ bbc? mr speaker, we have negotiated with the bbc and so has my _ with the bbc and so has my predecessor over a period of time. the bbc will be meeting its mission and core purpose. in terms of impact assessment i think the most important impact assessment is that fewer families will end up important impact assessment is that fewerfamilies will end up in important impact assessment is that fewer families will end up in the magistrates�* court. like fewer families will end up in the magistrates' court.— fewer families will end up in the magistrates' court. like many of the best thin . s magistrates' court. like many of the best things in _ magistrates' court. like many of the best things in this _ magistrates' court. like many of the best things in this country, - magistrates' court. like many of the best things in this country, the i magistrates' court. like many of th

if you go back to 2010, the amount spent by the bbc on bbc. years? if you go back to 2010, the - amount spent by the bbc on bbc one, was 1.1 billion. last year it was just over 900 million. so over 12 years the bbc is spending less, 200 million less on bbc one. if you factor in inflation and factor in the fact it pays for things like large parts of the world service and free license fees for the over 75 is full, it is about a £1.3 billion cut the bbc has had over the last two years. if you factor in this next freeze for the next two years, enders analysis, he did an examination, said it looked like by the end of 2000 and will essentially be £480 million less each year —— by the end of 2027. something about 2 billion less to spend programmes. a very significant cut. is billion less to spend programmes. a very significant cut.— very significant cut. is this now auoin to very significant cut. is this now going to be _ very significant cut. is this now going to be the _ very significant cut. is this now going to be the last _ very significant cut

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. prime minister borisjohnson has a trust problem. the stream of revelations about partying at number 10 downing street when britain was in strict covid lockdown prompted a prime ministerial apology and a pledge to do better, but can he be trusted to change? many voters seem to doubt it, so too do some of his own mps. my guest is damian collins, a conservative mp and driving

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. downing street denies claims by the prime minister's former top adviser that borisjohnson was warned about staff holding a drinks party during lockdown. after tonga's volcanic eruption and tsunami — its neighbours wait to hear from the pacific islanders, cut off from the outside world. america's airlines warn of catastrophic disruption to travel if 5g technology is rolled out near airports. and who betrayed the family of anne frank to the nazis? has one of the great wartime mysteries been solved?

catherine burns, bbc news. shaun: to the united states, where new coronavirus cases are averaging 400,000 each day, according to data quickly by johns hopkins university. schools across the u.s. will be reopening this week made the surge in omicron variant, but a shortage of at-home rapid tests across the u.s. has made reopening more difficult. u.s. food and drug administration has expended vaccine booster eligibility to 12-15-year-olds. let's talk to the director of the vaccination education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia. he is a physician of infectious diseases. doctor, thank you for talking to us on bbc news. what is the picture looking like at the moment inner-city? >> well, in philadelphia we are seeing definitely a lot more cases in children of this infection. what we do at our hospital, children's hospital in philadelphia, is when we admit children to the hospital, we tested to see whether they have covid independent of whether or not that is why they are getting invaded. we are seein

on bbc sounds. facebook made headlines earlier this year when it blocked news content in australia in a row over proposals to make it pay for news on its platform. here in the uk, the boss of the competition and markets authority described australia's proposals as "sensible" and said maybe the uk should consider following a similar route. dr andrea coscelli also described google and facebook�*s dominance of online advertising as "a problem". the western web today is based on free and open access. you don't pay for links. but the price of that freedom is that we leave personal data trails that are monetised by the likes of google and facebook — giant advertising companies. in a rare broadcast interview, the boss of the competition and markets authority said that google�*s 90% share of the uk's search advertising market is a problem. and then, he turned to facebook. there's a £5.5 billion — according to your own cma figures — £5.5 billion display advertising market in the uk. facebook has

mark lobel, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us has warned that the build—up of russian troops on the ukraine border is the largest since the cold war. earlier, the russian president, vladimir putin, told his french counterpart, emmanuel macron, that he had no plans for an offensive. the report into parties held at downing street during lockdown is expected to be delivered to the prime minister shortly. there had been speculation the report would be delayed. a bridge in the us city of pittsburgh has collapsed hours before a visit to the area by president biden, to tout the investment his administration is making in america's infrastructure. six vehicles, including a bus, were on the bridge at the time, but no deaths have been reported. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. it took just seconds for the snow—covered forbes avenue bridge to collapse early on friday morning. the steel structure, built in 1970, is a common route for motorists travelling into downtown pittsburgh. the emergency serv

peter bowes, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the influential online streaming platform twitch accused of encouraging unhealthy behaviour. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the corn

she _ the usefulness of the bbc. i am sure she would... she is _ the usefulness of the bbc. i am sure she would... she is not _ the usefulness of the bbc. i am sure she would... she is not here - the usefulness of the bbc. i am sure she would... she is not here to - she would... she is not here to defend herself, iam she would... she is not here to defend herself, i am sure she would say she is not being vindictive. in terms of the daily express, levelling up and interesting contrast, the yorkshire post which you alluded to earlier says it is getting worse in the north, you have to directly contradicting takes on this. , ., ., to directly contradicting takes on this. ,., ., ., this. the report that the yorkshire post was based _ this. the report that the yorkshire post was based on _ this. the report that the yorkshire post was based on has _ this. the report that the yorkshire post was based on has been - this. the report that the yorkshire i post was based on has been severely criticised _ post was based on has been severely criticised hy— post was based on has been seve

this is bbc news. the headlines: nadine dorries, the culture secretary, freezes the bbc�*s licence fee for two years — she claims its to help household budgets and not a political attack on the corporation. we simply could notjustify putting extra pressure on the wallets of ha rd—working households. we've asked the executive to develop a plan for how they will respond to this disappointing result. we will have that in the next few months and there will be changes. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester in connection with the texas synagogue siege — the british hostage—taker the prime minister's former adviser claims borisjohnson was told in advance of parties at downing street. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester in connection

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after days of confusion, the downing street lockdown parties report is now expected to be delivered without waiting for the police inquiry. the us warns the russian troop build—up near ukraine is the largest since the cold war as attempts to find a diplomatic solution continue. hello and thanks forjoining us. a senior british civil servant is expected to deliver her report on lockdown parties at downing street to the british prime minister soon, without waiting for the police to finish their investigation. scotland yard has made it clear that it has not delayed the report's publication. here's our political correspondent iain watson. which rules could have been broken behind the famous black door during lockdown? the report by the senior civil servant sue gray was expected to provide some answers this week — that was until cressida dick, the country's top police officer, said on tuesday that her

katie razzall, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as novak djokovic arrives back in serbia after losing his visa battle in australia, one of his sponsors says it will "review" what happened as soon as possible. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it’s capitol hill in washington. it's auoin to capitol hill in washington. it's going to be — capitol hill in washington. it�*s going to be only america first! america first! demonstrators waiting for the rebel cricket _ demonstrators waiting for the rebel cricket team were attacked with tear -as cricket team were attacked with tear gas and _ cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set — cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police talk. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry— anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. will carry on the protests throu~h

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. prime minister borisjohnson has a trust problem. the stream of revelations about partying at number 10 downing street when britain was in strict covid lockdown prompted a prime ministerial apology and a pledge to do better, but can he be trusted to change? many voters seem to doubt it, so too do some of his own mps. my guest is damian collins, a conservative mp and driving force behind efforts to cleanse the internet of fake news and harmful content in politics and online. can trust be rebuilt? damian collins, welcome to hardtalk. trust matters in politics, doesn't it? it matters a lot. of course, because people want to know that they can believe politicians when they say they're going to do things and that they will be consistent and true to their word, so it is one of the most important aspects of political life

peter bowes, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us has warned that the build—up of russian troops on the ukraine border is the largest since the cold war. earlier, the russian president, vladimir putin, told his french counterpart, emmanuel macron, that he had no plans for an offensive. the report into parties held at downing street during lockdown is expected to be delivered to the prime minister shortly. there had been speculation the report would be delayed. people on the us north east coast are bracing themselves for a powerful winter storm — bringing high winds and heavy snow — due to hit over the weekend. thousands of flights have been cancelled in the region. a short time ago i got the details from meteorologist matthew cappucci, who is in cape cod, one of the areas due to be worst affected by the storm. here in the north—east we are used to pretty big snowstorms but the impressive thing is not just the amounts for close descent —— ten centimetres an hour can be done at times. we have destructi

iain watson, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, joins us now from new scotland yard. daniel, what are police fears over sue gray's report possibly prejudicing their own investigation? well, clive, first of all, we're not talking about the risk of prejudicing a jury of somehow influencing a jewellery, because there won't be a jewellery. the crimes aren't serious enough, the alleged crimes are not serious enough —— influencing a jury. they are talking about prejudicing the investigation, publishing a detailed report about the events before they've even started questioning people. because people might change the answer to those questions according to that report. people might see that something isn't in the report and then they can deliberately leave it out of their answers because they think they've got away with it or they might deliberately give answers contradicting the report to try and get themselves or a friend off. ask any officer, "would you like a detailed report published

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: rising tensions on the border between ukraine and russia. ukraine's defence minister calls for western sanctions so moscow knows an invasion would be costly. it will be disaster for europe because this or is not only east of ukraine. this war is going on east of europe. british prime minister boris johnson faces mounting pressure as a rapidly growing number of his own mp's express doubts about his leadership. captured and held captive whilst campaigning to be president, now ingrid betancourt announces she's back on the campaign trail. and the soaring success of the gaming industry as microsoft buys the company behind call of duty for $70 billion. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. us secretary of state antony blinken is due to arrive in ukraine for urgent talks amid warnings that russia could carry out an attack "at any point." mr blinken also plans to meet the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov on friday, with the whit

jon kay, bbc news. and you can listen to the latest episodes ofjon's podcast series "fairy meadow" on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. good evening. it might of felt like a long time coming but most of us did see some glimpses of sunshine on wednesday. this was the picture in nottinghamshire. we've had quite a breeze to help to break up that cloud. it's going to be staying quite windy through the evening and tonight across northern parts of scotland. some wind and rain moving in from the north through this evening and through tonight. further south most places say a bit more settled, we've got high—pressure to the south of the uk and this weather front here just slowly slipping its way south, was quite a few isobars on the map and it's going to be particularly windy through tonight across the north of scotland for the likes of cape ness and orkney severe gales possible here, some disruptive, strong winds and large waves. fur

paul adams, bbc news. the communities secretary, michael gove, has met developers today and urged them to pay more for work to remove dangerous cladding from blocks of flats and to rectify building safety issues. the move comes in the wake of the grenfell tower fire and will cost developers billions of pounds. almost five years after the tragedy, 40% of tall tower blocks with flammable grenfell—style cladding have yet to be made safe — despite money from the government's £5 billion building safety fund. there are also nearly a thousand tower blocks with other types of dangerous cladding which need fixing as our sarah corker reports. hi, i'm allie. my name is stephen. i'm tamaya. my name's will, i'm a leaseholder of a flat in sheffield. no work has started and no funding has been confirmed. due to ongoing delays with the building safety fund. we don't know when the remediation is going to start _ four years on, these problems are still not fixed. the building is still unsafe. flat owners from across th

from my peers, we find the bbc _ the bbc over there? from my peers, we find the bbc a _ the bbc over there? from my peers, we find the bbc a much _ the bbc over there? from my peers, we find the bbc a much more - we find the bbc a much more impartial— we find the bbc a much more impartial form of news and in a time when _ impartial form of news and in a time when we _ impartial form of news and in a time when we are — impartial form of news and in a time when we are so insulated with covid lockdowns _ when we are so insulated with covid lockdowns and travelling restrictions, i find lockdowns and travelling restrictions, ifind it lockdowns and travelling restrictions, i find it refreshing to he _ restrictions, i find it refreshing to be able _ restrictions, i find it refreshing to be able to see our news through the lens_ to be able to see our news through the lens of— to be able to see our news through the lens of people outside of our country — the lens of people outside of our country i— the lens of people outside of our cou

nick eardley, bbc news. the culture secretary nadine dorries has suggested that the days of the bbc licence fee are numbered in a tweet about the present charter — which runs until 2027 — being the last. our media correspondent david sillito is here. what exactly did she say, david? tweet this morning, the words that this licence fee announcement will be the last. the days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on the doors are over. this licence fee announcement, endorsing a story in the mail on sunday suggesting the bbc licence fee will be frozen for the next two years and then small increases after that, which will be further hefty cuts to the bbc�*s funding. the wider issue about the licence fee itself, there have been many questions about how long it will last, the current charter goes until the end of 2027. could the bbc be run like netflix on a subscription? what about the millions who watch free to air tv and free to air radio? you would have to have big cha

this is bbc news. the headlines — the us defense secretary said the us military will continue to support diplomatic efforts to resolve tensions over ukraine. earlier, mr putin told his french counterpart russia had no plans for an offensive. the bbc understands the senior civil servant investigating lockdown parties in downing street will not wait for a police inquiry to conclude. sue gray's report will be handed to the prime minister in the coming days. the un world food programme says more than 80% of people in ethiopia's tigray region do not have enough to eat. it says not a single un food convoy has reached the area since mid—december. more than 300 scientists and public health experts have called on the british government to help developing countries make their own covid vaccines. they want the uk to support the waiving of intellectual property rights on jabs.

simonjones — bbc news. in a moment we'll speak to the bbc�*s guy de launey in the serbian capital belgrade, but first to our tennis correspondent russell fuller in melbourne. russell, how likely is djokovic to win the case? experts think it will be difficult for novak djokovic to win the case because his lawyers will have to prove the australian border force didn't follow the law correctly. what his legal team will say is that the process was unfair and the decision was unreasonable. they point to communication between tennis australia and all of the players that if you have had covid in the last six months that's a good enough reason for a medical exemption from vaccination. within the last few hours the australian government have replied, and they say there is no such thing as an assurance of entry by a non—citizen australia, and they argue that if the court rules in novak djokovic's favour they have the power to detain him once again and cancel his visa once again. him once again and cancel his visa

welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. england's education secretary backs reducing covid isolation down from seven days to five. the australian government did not give novak djokovic assurances that he could enter the country without a vaccination, according to documents filed ahead of a hearing on monday. russian troops arrive in kazakhstan as order is restored following six days of violence that killed 164 people. the afghan baby, separated from his parents in kabul during the chaos of the us withdrawal, is reunited with relatives. look, this one, and this one, it is also _ look, this one, and this one, it is also broken _ a bbc investigation into accommodation for asylum seekers in the uk discovers serial concerns about the living conditions provided for some people. and it's a draw for england and australia in the fourth ashes test. england trail 3—0 in the series, with one test to play. hello and welcome if you're watching

zoe conway, bbc news. a winter storm in washington made for a very snowy arrivalfor us presidentjoe biden. air force one landed back atjoint base andrews, as a snowstorm brings the us capital to a standstill. even the truck transporting the stairs had to be manually pushed as they struggled through the biting wind. no fun at any age, never mind when you are in your 70s. the turbulent winter weather left the president stuck on the tarmac for 30 minutes. that is a proper east coast snow storm. i hope if you have been entering that you have kept warm and dry. we will be back on the air in a short while. hello, there. colder weather has arrived in scotland. we've seen some snow across northern areas today, but that colder air is pushing its way southwards. now, a real turnaround in fortunes when you think about saturday's temperatures and how they were up at around 15 or 16 degrees, including in the highlands of scotland. well, tomorrow's temperatures more typically around 4 or 5 celsius. it is going to feel a

paul adams, bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that children as young as 10 are being groomed in romania to be trafficked to the uk for sex. on arrival, they're kept as slaves available for clients. british police say sex trafficking is now so rife, they're struggling to bring those responsible tojustice, with more suspected victims coming from romania last year than any other country. a warning — some details injean mackenzie�*s report, you may find distressing. this country carries a dark shame. young girls are preyed on, taken from their families and sold for sex. daniela is hiding at this safe house in a remote corner of romania. she and all the children here have been tricked into prostitution by traffickers pretending to be their boyfriends. this sinister method of recruitment is called the lover boy. i have a 13—year—old girl right here who's desperately trying to get back to her 52—year—old lover boy. when she runs away, she tells the police, "i love him". that's a photo of her wit

but first on bbc news, here's click. los angeles, the place where anything is possible — even the weird stuff that i've got up to here over the years. it's a town that revels in the new and right now, that town seems to be talking about nfts. now, as a reminder, nfts are a way of recording who owns what — mainly digital art and music. frankly, the mind still boggles every time i remember that this image by beeple sold for almost $17 million at auction. so, i thought i'd jump on the bandwagon. now, anyone can create — or mint — an nft. in fact, i've just minted myself, which was refreshing! that means that this mini animation now has a unique identifier, which has been recorded on... ..the blockchain! an indisputable record of who owns it and who buys it afterwards. 2022 looks like being the year that hollywood sits up, takes notice and decides, "yeah, i wouldn't mind a bit of all that!" simon hancock's been talking to some of those hoping to mint some films to print some films and make a mint. that sounded better

this is bbc news. the headlines: nadine dorries, the culture secretary, freezes the bbc�*s licence fee for two years — she claims it's to help household budgets and not a political attack on the corporation. we simply could notjustify putting extra pressure on the wallets of ha rd—working households. we've asked the executive to develop a plan for how they will respond to this disappointing result. we will have that in the next few months and there will be changes. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester in connection with the texas synagogue siege — the british hostage—taker the prime minister's former adviser claims borisjohnson was told in advance of parties at downing street. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester in connection with the texas synagogue siege — the british hostage—taker was a man from blackburn. the government admits it hasn't done enough to protect the uk from the impacts of climate change. and today came at the opposite of a birthday present, the £159

that's on the bbc news website, which you can also access via the bbc app. prince andrew's lawyers have been trying to convince an american judge to dismiss the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him. they say his accuser, virginia giuffre, can't sue, because of damages she accepted in 2009 from the paedophile jeffrey epstein in return for dropping her claims against him and any other "potential defendant". prince andrew has consistently denied her allegations. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, has the latest. she says she was sexually assaulted by prince andrew three times. he denies every allegation and says he can't remember meeting her. today, his lawyers argued the whole case should be dismissed. the civil case rests partly on this meeting in london, a night when virginia giuffre, here aged 17, says she was forced to have sex with prince andrew. when he spoke to the bbc in 2019, he denied the allegations again and again. you can say categorically that you don't recall meeting virginia roberts, dining with her... yep. ..dancing with her at tramp..

a subscription bbc would be a very different bbc to the one today. the headlines on bbc news... novak djokovic has been deported from australia, afterjudges rejected his appeal to stay in the country on public health grounds. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign, over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. rafael benitez has been sacked as everton manager, after less than seven months in charge at the club. which might give you an idea of where the sports bulletin is going to start. good afternoon. everton have sacked manager rafa benitez after fewer than seven months in charge. it comes after their disappointing 2—1 defeat at strugglers norwich city yesterday. there were angry scenes from travelling fans. everton have lost nine of their past 12 premier league games, sinking from fourth in the table at the start to where they are currently, which is six points off the bottom three. the club released a statement a short while ago. leeds united have moved above everton in the premier league and are now n

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the culture secretary, nadine dorries, has suggested that the days of the bbc licence fee are numbered, in a tweet suggesting the present charter — which runs until 2027 — could be the last. our media correspondent, david sillito, explained what happened this morning on social media. a tweet this morning, the words, this licence fee announcement will be the last. the days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors are over. essentially, two bits of information in this. the first one, this licence fee announcement, essentially endorsing a story in today the mail on sunday suggesting the bbc licence fees are going to be frozen for the next two years and then small increases after that, which will mean further hefty cuts to their bbc�*s funding. but of course, the wider issue about the licence fee itself. there have been many questions about how long it will last. the current charter goes to the end of 2027. could the bbc, for instance, be

oliver dowden speaking to the bbc this morning. we are - the bbc this morning. we are expeeting _ the bbc this morning. we are expeeting to _ the bbc this morning. we are expeeting to get _ the bbc this morning. we are expecting to get the - the bbc this morning. we are expecting to get the report i the bbc this morning. we are i expecting to get the report from the bbc this morning. we are - expecting to get the report from sue gray potentially next week. the next week in parliament is going to be really significant, firstly for what the report says... if it put some blame on the prime minister or some suggestion of the prime minister not doing what he should have, i think that will dramatically increase the pressure on borisjohnson to stand down. we will also get tory mps back in the corridors of power discussing what they have been hearing from the constituents over the weekend, that could increase the pressure as well. quite clear from downing could increase the pressure as well. quite clearfrom downing street ministers this morning borisjohnson has no inten

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us has warned that the build—up of russian troops on the ukraine border is the largest since the cold war. earlier, the russian president, vladimir putin, told his french counterpart, emmanuel macron, that he had no plans for an offensive. the report into parties held at downing street during lockdown is expected to be delivered to the prime minister shortly. there had been speculation the report would be delayed. ten people have been injured in pittsburgh after a bridge collapsed. the snow—covered forbes avenue bridge gave way on friday morning, with six vehicles, including a bus, on it at the time. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest. it happened early in the morning and it could indeed have been so much worse, of course it was catastrophic for the bridge, for the structure but extraordinary that not many people were injured. those that were injured, they suffered minor injuries and no—one was killed. that is the good news comin