serbia suffers from disorganised traffic. it is kind of a huge problem regarding air pollution here in serbia, notjust in belgrade. the authorities say belgrade's streets carry 80,000 more cars than they did five years ago. and many of those are older, less efficient models rejected in wealthier parts of europe. getting more people on bikes would help but safe cycling paths like this are not widespread in belgrade and riding in smog isn't exactly pleasant. i avoid cycling when the pollution gets really high, and i do check the pollution levels on certain days, and then i decide if i'm going to cycle or not. but if we could get more people on bikes it would really help decreasing the pollution in the city. industry, power and heating add to the pollution. so, a quick fix to this chronic problem seems unlikely. but serbia needs fresh thinking to give people a chance to breathe. guy delauney, bbc news, belgrade. the world war one film ‘1917‘ was the big winner at the bafta film awards last night, taking home seven prizes in

bishops and politicians praised the patriarch as a unifying force in serbia. but doctors were worried about the impact of holding the funeral during a global pandemic. maskless mourners paid their respects the day before the service. a government epidemiologist called such scenes unacceptable, but at least some of the faithful believe in precautions. if we take care of ourselves the lord will help us, as well. the lord can do what we cannot. the manner of the patriarch‘s death may have concentrated minds. it's just weak since he presided the funeral of montenegro's senior religious leader, who died of covid—i9. days later, the patriarch tested positive for coronavirus. his death on friday leaves serbia morning one of its most prominent personalities, a social conservative who called homosexuality a deviation and a fierce opponent of kosovo's independence. this is usually painful and sad for all of us. the patriarch truly fought this terrible disease, but he failed to defeat it. now, doctors have to hope there will be no medical impact from this funeral. ch

serbia went back five centuries under president vucic. feelings here are still running high, even though the president changed his mind earlier in the day and said there would be no full lockdown this weekend. translation: the crisis staff think that there is room to do something else, and that is why they will probably make a decision tomorrow to tighten the measures, but without imposing a curfew. i want to tell the citizens of serbia that i am against it, and that i believe that the only solution is to impose a ban on movement. i'm asking people to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus, because today is our second—worst day in terms of the number of infected we have had. that brings the total number of infections to 17,000 in serbia, with 330 deaths, in a population of 7 million. the president's critics and the opposition blame him. they say the initial lockdown was lifted too quickly at the start of may, to hold parliamentary elections which were won by his party. translation: irresponsible behaviour of the regime towards hum

against slovakia and serbia respectively. you can follow it on bbc radio five. that's all from sportsday. from myself and the rest of the team, goodbye. hello there. most of us saw some sunshine today before the clouds generally gathered through the afternoon, and we've got some rain on the way. now, rain‘s moving in right now and will continue to push across scotland, england and wales overnight. on and just ahead of this weather front, some strong winds, too. gusts of around 40—45 miles an hour for some, and it's one of those weather fronts that could even wake you up overnight. the rain is going to be quite intense, quite heavy for a short time. on into friday, wet weather will be with us to start the day across the midlands, central, southern england before spreading to east anglia and the southeast. it does clear away through the morning, and the afternoon looks much brighter with some sunshine for all of us, but there will be some showers, particularly across northern and western areas. blustery winds still affecting the northwest of the uk, but the wi

that's despite serbia recording its highest single day of covid—related deaths. paul hawkis reports. chanting. anger outside the serbian parliament in the capital, belgrade. thousands stormed the building, chanting for the president to resign after announcing the reintroduction of lockdown measures this weekend. translation: the situation in belgrade is critical, therefore we will take the following measures. after consulting with dr kon and the whole team, we decided to ban all gatherings of more than five people in public places and to impose a long curfew from friday to monday. then we'll see what to do next. pet owners, mothers with children, and pensioners will be allowed out of their homes at certain times. on tuesday night, serbia announced 13 covid—related deaths in the past 24 hours. its highest daily death toll, bringing the total number of deaths to 330 with over 16,000 cases. it went from having one of europe's strictest lockdowns at the start of the pandemic in easter to a near—complete reopening at the beginning of may. no phased reopenings here

great britain's women's basketball players are making an unexpected trip to serbia, hoping to qualify for the tokyo olympics on merit for the first time. the tournament was supposed to be in china, but was moved due to concerns over the coronavirus. the team feel success in belgrade could also breathe new life into their sport. david mcdaid has more. for elite athletes, preparation is key and last—minute changes shunned. the gb‘s women, their trip to china has been more than welcome. my mum was, like, no, you're not going! this is a great opportunity we have andl this is a great opportunity we have and i didn't want this virus to stop us and i didn't want this virus to stop us from our goals. and the goal was to qualify on merit for the olympics, something no gb basketball tea m olympics, something no gb basketball team has managed before. getting to this point is all the more impressive as london 2012 gigabytes basketball had their funding cut, operating on a relative shoestring. we haven't got the support we deserve, really. just coaches in and out, changing different players, n

one novak djokovic, and his wife jelena, are donating a million euros to help fight coronavirus in serbia. the wimbledon champion says he got advice from people around the world on how best to direct help where it's needed and he'll use family contacts to buy medical equipment from china and europe. 0rganisers of the 2021 rugby league world cup are to give away 2021 free tickets to uk healthcare and other key workers as a ‘thank you' for their hard work during the coronavirus outbreak. eleven time champions australia will be defending the trophy and tickets had been due to go on sale this summer but that's no longer the case. pre sale tickets are now set to be released in september before a public ballot gets underway on the 23rd of october. staying with rugby league — some sad news to bring you. frank myler — the last captain to lead great britain to victory over australia in an ashes tour, has died at the age of 81. the lions lostjust one match on their 1970 tour of australia and new zealand. he also won the challenge cup with widnes vikings as a player and went on to coach his ho

they'll play serbia next month for a place at european championship finals. northern ireland are still in with a chance of qualifying as they beat bosnia herzegovina, also on penalties. there were two goals in normal time, northern ireland went 1—0 down before niall mcginn scored the equaliser to take the match to extra—time and then penalties. the winning kick came from the boot of liam boyce. they go on to face slovakia next month in their play off final. dominic calvert—lewin continued his impressive start to the season as he scored on his senior international debut as england beat wales 3—0 in a friendly at wembley. the everton forward has scored nine goals in six games for his club so far this season and headed in this cross from jack grealish. conor coady scored a second before danny ings got this overhead kick to put the game beyond wales, his first for england, who now have two nations league games to come. they host belgium on sunday and then denmark next wednesday. mesut ozil has been left out of arsenal's europa league squad for the forthco

serbia will play either australia or spain in the final spain are leading that tie 1—0. serena williams needed just 43 minutes to beat her fellow american amanda anisimova and reach the final of the auckland international. she dropped only two games in the process. williams is looking for her first title for three years. she'll play two finals in one day againstjessica pegula in the singles and alongside caroline wozniacki in the doubles. there's worrying news for england, ahead of their first six nations game away to france three weeks' time, with an injury to winger anthony watson. he was floored during bath's defeat by harlequins he's only just recovered from a knee injury. quins won 25—19 but both sides were already out of the competition. and sale sharks' chances of making the quarter finals are over, after defeat at la rochelle. they were 10 points ahead at one stage but the french side came back to win by side came back to win by 30—23. 16—year—old beau greaves' amazing run in the bdo's women's world darts championship came to end last night. she took reig

serbia will be a difficult task. hopefully we can give ourselves a platform to go in there with more confidence and we have now. well, what a nerve shredding win for scotland! they are to play against serbia next month, win that and there next place at the euros will be this. —— will be theirs. northern ireland did it the hard way, conceding an early goal against bosnia has got now, but in the end they got their reward. the equaliser, and it was going on. -- it —— it was game on. so, to another shootout where the host school finally cracked and liam boys sparked northern ireland's celebrations. into a play—off final against slovakia and with england and wales into the finals, we consider euros with all four home nations, that really would be something special. andy swiss, bbc news. england and wales have aleady qualified for next summer, and in their friendly last night, the rising star, who just can't stop scoring, did so on his senior international debut. dominic calvert—lewin, made it ten goals in seve

he had been playing at a tournament he organised in serbia and croatia, which was scrapped after three other players also tested positive. players had not been obliged to follow social distancing rules, and the tournament saw stands packed with spectators. novak djokovic is opposed to vaccinations and has said he would refuse a coronavirus vaccine if one became available. katie gornall reports. it was an announcement that threw tennis into turmoil — the world number one novak djokovic revealed that he tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the fourth player involved in his adria tour event to be infected by the disease. in a statement, djokovic said: but djokovic has been accused of complacency for organising a tournament that wasn't just tennis in front of crowds — there were hugs, handshakes, and even a pretournament basketball game. the players were pictured partying together, but the consequences have been serious. grigor dimitrov was the first to announce he'd tested positive for covid—19. and while the players were not required by law to observe social distancing in serb

eventually for djokovic, seeing it out, but serbia winning their tie 3—0. and that is all your sport for now. the president of uganda has begun a six day march through the jungle — a journey of nearly 200km. yoweri museveni is retracing the route he and his supporters took when they seized power in a military coup — beginning near the capital — kampala. critics have dismissed the move as a stunt. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. for his supporters, this is a chance to relive a moment of national liberation. for his opponents, it is merely a cynical piece of electioneering. yoweri museveni will spend the next few days retracing the past, the samejourney spend the next few days retracing the past, the same journey that he and his guerilla fighters made, some 35 years ago. we ended up back in colombia, on the first, on new year's day of 1985. president yoweri museveni are sworn into office in january 1986. he had helped overthrow the dictatorships of idi amin and later milton mccarty. he has been criticised for alleged corruption and clamping down on pol

nor indeed is it required in serbia, we re nor indeed is it required in serbia, were pa rt of nor indeed is it required in serbia, were part of the tournament was held. you can see crowds there. we will wait to see if any more positive results come back from the result of that tournament. that's all your sport for now — we'll have more from the bbc sport centre later in the day. victoria, back to you. sally, thank you. let's return to our top story. 0ne minute's silence will be held later for the three victims of the reading stabbing attack. teacher james furlong, described as a "kind and gentle" man, was the first victim to be named publicly. and in the past hour, cbs news in america has confirmed the second victim was joe ritchie—bennett from philadelphia who had lived in the uk for the last 15 years. one person remains in hospital, but their injuries are not thought to be life—threatening. police continue to question the suspect in saturday's attack, 25—year—old khairi saadallah, who's been arrested under the terrorism act. with me now is jason brock — the labour leader of

world number two novak djokovic has led serbia to the semi finals of the atp cup. he did it the hard way, coming from a set down to beat ca nada's denis shapovalov in their singles tie winning the match in a third set tie break. serbia won the doubles too for a 3—0 overall win. they'll meet russia in tomorrow's semi final. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. jane dougall will have more througout the afternoon. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on our top story — and iran has strongly denied claims we have more news now on a woman who posed as a teenage boy to assort up to 50 girls has been sentenced to eight years in prison. this was 21—year—old gemma watts who created an online persona as a 16—year—old boy to strike up social media relationships with girls. we can hear from hampshire police relationships with girls. we can hearfrom hampshire police in a moment, we will be able to hear from hampshire police in the shape of dci nicholas plummer, who we gather is going to be talkin

there's been a setback for scotland's opponents serbia this morning. influential midfielder and crystal palace captain luka milivojevic has tested positive for coronavirus and will now miss tonight's match. there will be no fans in belgrade, but in belfast there will be exactly 1060, as northern ireland take on slovakia at windsor park. that's how many are allowed in due to social distancing. northern ireland ended a 30—year wait for a trip to a major finals, by reaching euro 2016 and could now make it back—to—back european championships with a win later. captain steven davis says victory tonight will be for the fans and he's looking forward to have supporters back in the stadium. hopefully that will help us. we are obviously disappointed we can't have a full house because whenever you have a game of this magnitude you want the fans who have followed you through thick and thin to be there and try and enjoy the moment. obviously it's been difficult times for a lot of people and a lot of people will be looking to tune in and, as i say, hopefully we

novak djokovic is being criticised for staging a travelling tennis tournament in croatia and serbia after two players and two support staff tested positive. for covid—19. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there's been a significant announcement, for more than two million people in england who are ‘shielding themselves from coronavirus. from 6thjuly, those shielding will be able to meet groups of up to 6 people outdoors. shielding people who live alone, or shielding single parents, will also be able to access a ‘support bubble‘ with one other household. and those classified as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable‘ will no longer be advised to shield from the first of august — but the government has said it‘s possible shielding will be put back in place in the future if needed. it comes as 15 more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk in the last 2a hours. this is the lowest daily reported rise in deaths since march 15 — despite lowerfigures being expected on mondays, due to a lag in reporting of deaths over the weekend. the total number of deat

unofficial anthem for scotland's men's football team after their celebrations for their win against serbia last week — which saw them clinch a place in next year's euros. it has now reached number three in the uk's commercial radio chart — higher than the likes of sam smith, miley cyrus and ariana grande. higher than the likes of! time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. simon, thank you. heading to the caribbean first of all, the record—breaking season continuing, this aircame record—breaking season continuing, this air came strengthening, catastrophic category five, half a metre of rain, winds of 190 miles an hour, making landfall in central america tonight. moving towards the uk, we draw in tropical air, for us, that means we have higher temperatures than normal, lots of cloud, is whether france will focus the rain. this one getting stuck in western scotland in the next few days, threatening some flooding by mid week. this afternoon there may be some weak sunshine for the east, to the west cloud thickening, getting some patchy rain coming in, temperatures around 11 or

the 31—year—old serbia international joined from chelsea in 2017 and is in the last year of his contract. he's made 114 appearances for united and says he "still has a lot more to give and achieve in his career". the english rugby football union are cutting a quarter of its workforce to help cope with a potential £100 million financial hole due to the pandemic. chief executive bill sweeney says the union need to "completely remodel their business" and thinks it will take up to five years for the rfu to recover. they will make 139 positions redundant. a decision is expected in the next couple fo weeks about the autumn internationals, with the home unions making contingecy plans for a six nations style tounament if those games can't take place. one of britain's most decorated female divers, alicia blagg, has been forced to retire at the age of 23. the two—time olympian, who specialises on the springboard, struggled with depression and anxiety in recent years following previous wrist problems, but now a shoulder injury means she will have to give up for good and miss the tokyo games next

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the world health organization is to send a team to wuhan next month to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic after an international row over china's co—operation. a court in france has convicted the accomplices of the islamist militants who carried out the charlie hebdo attacks in paris. their sentences range from four to 30 years in prison. a chinese spacecraft has returned to earth with the first samples from the moon in more than a0 years. the craft, without any crew on board, spent three weeks in space, sampling rocks and soil. the

iran has threatened serbia revenge. coming up, warmerand warmer, we look at the uk's record—breaking temperatures last year —— severe revenge. and another dissappointing day for england as the wickets tumble in the second test against south africa. 400 people who desperately needed an organ transplant died last year in the uk. thousands more are on a transplant waiting list hoping that a suitable organ will become available — and it is an agonising wait. this spring england will follow wales and change the law so that when you die it'll be assumed that you consent to donating your organs — unless you have specifically opted out of the scheme. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has followed the story of one woman, emma watson, who desperately needed a new kidney and pancreas. and just to point out, his report does contain close—up scenes from an operation. so, you're attending today to have a transplant, is that correct? pancreas and kidney. yeah. i thought i would come in the first time and i would ge

but they failed to finish serbia off. fate had been tempted, and fate has form with scotland. 89 minutes, luka jovic. it's in! all sorts of demons and doubts raised in belgrade. in extra time, scotland wobbled, holding on for the bell. keeper david marshall saved them. and on that crucial tenth kick of the shoot—out, he turned back history. a night of champagne spray for scotland began with disinfectant in belfast. it kills germs, but not spirit. northern ireland rules allowed some fans to watch them face slovakia, but that wasn't an entirely pleasant experience whenjuraj kucka put the slovakians ahead. and there they stayed all the way into the final five minutes, when paddy mcnair saw a gap and forced an own goal. and it's gone in! this is how 2020 does wild celebrations, and it seemed that energy might power northern ireland all the way to the euros. kyle lafferty so nearly got them there. but in the second half of extra time, they gave michal duris just enough to aim at — just enough to break their hearts. the clo

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. the latest headlines. dozens of governments around the globe ban travel to and from the uk after the country detects a new more infectious variant of coronavirus. in the us congress and is months of wrangling to announce a $900 billion relief package for those hit hardest by the pandemic. joining me from washington is heather long, the economic correspondence, thank you very much for being with us. $900 billion, it's a lot of money, but where is it going? the money is going to small business relief, millions of small businesses have had to close again as the coronavirus gets worse in the united st

setback for serbia. their influential captain and the crystal palace player has tested positive for coronavirus so he will miss tonight's match. they will be no supporters in belgrade but in belfast there will be exactly 1060 as northern ireland take on slovakia at windsor park. that is how many are allowed in because of social distancing. northern ireland ended a 30 year wait for a trip to a major finals by reaching euro 2016 and could now make it back european championships with a victory later tonight. captain steven davis says victory will be for the supporters and he is looking forward to having supporters back in the stadium. hopefully that will help us and we are disappointed not to have a full house because when we have a game of this magnitude you want the fans who have followed you through thick and thin to be there, to enjoy the moment, and difficult times for a lot of people. people will be looking to watch and hopefully we can give them something to look forward to in the future, off the bac

the president of bosnia and serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today, romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre from leaking out. trialfor details of the presumed massacre from leaking out. trial for his political life, the affair guaranteed bill clinton and his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. more than a0 countries have banned flights from the uk —— amid deep concerns about the spread of the new variant of coronavirus. meanwhile lorries continue to queue for miles in kent — unable to cross the channel after france shuts its border. the us depatment ofjustice has charged a man with making the bomb which blew up pan am flight 103 above the scottish town of lockerbie in 1989. it killed 270 people. adu ajjila masud is in jail in libya, where prosecutors claim he has confessed to his role in the bombing. they are hopeful libya will allow his extradition to face tri

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: dozens of governments around the globe ban travel to and from the uk, after the country announced cases of a new more infectious strain of coronavirus. in the us, congress ends months of wrangling to agree on a $900 billion financial relief package for those hit hardest by the pandemic. let's stay with that story in the us. i spoke earlier to have a long, economics correspondent at the washington post. the other big part of the package goes for the unemployed, so about 12 million americans were set to lose unemployment aid at the end of the month, which woul

basketball team for this summer's olympic games look to be over, after they lost to south korea in serbia. victory for britain would have secured them a place in tokyo, but they lost by 82 points to 79. they face spain tomorrow. that's all of the sport. you can find more on these stories on the bbc sport website. women now hold more positions, up from 12% on boards. but there is still a lack of women in senior and executive roles. my name is francesca. i sit on the boards of several companies including air france, and an investment trust. even with her background as a successful business leader, getting her first boardroom position was difficult. it is an area where men often usually outnumber women. change is painful. there is a huge value attributed to chemistry on the board and of course chemistry, you have mainly with people like yourself. she says boards without enough women are putting themselves ata enough women are putting themselves at a disadvantage. it does not reflect your customer base and it does not reflect society at large nor your staff. the government has backed voluntar

novak djokovic has led serbia to victory in the first atp cup in sydney, helping to sink spain in the final. djokovic was unbeaten in the nations tournament, saving one of his best displays for his singles rubber against world number one rafa nadal winning in 2 sets. he was then was part of the doubles team that won the deciding rubber. he described it as one of the nicest moments of his career. in pool a of rugby union's european champions cup, northampton improved their chances of making the quarterfinals with a bonus point win over bennetton. in a game where the lead changed hands several times, the french side led 8—5 at the break, tommaso benvenuti crossing the line. the saints battled back with four tries after the break, fraser dingwall‘s score confirming the bonus point as his side eventually won 33—20. northampton are second in pool a. runaway pool a leaders leinster who did northampton a favour by thumping their rivals lyon 42—14. leinster have already qualified. lyon are third and host northampton in the final pool game. the england cricket squad has been hit by ill

basketball team for this summer's olympic games look to be over, after they lost to south korea in serbia. victory for britain would have secured them a place in tokyo but they lost by 82 points to 79. they face spain tomorrow. that's all the sport. bye for now. a group of senior conservatives is urging fellow tory mps to challenge borisjohnson's decision to give the chinese technology firm huawei a role in building the uk's 5g mobile networks. in a letter, severalformer cabinet ministers say there are alternative options which would not compromise national security. the government insists the decision was taken following a rigorous review and huawei's involvement in 5g would be limited. sir iain duncan smith explained why he's concerned about the decision. we are at a point where we need now to make a decision and the decision is a long—term decision, notjust on 5g but on 6g which is the big breakthrough, as to whether or not you have an organisation from a country that is an aggressor in terms of cyber warfare and a company that is clearly totally and utterly in the hands of the chine

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has described a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, just agreed with congress as a disgrace and demanding changes. the uk and france have reached an agreement to reopen the port at dover, there are still concerned about the new variant of coronavirus though. israel is heading for its fourth election in two years. the governing coalition failed to pass a budget by a midnight deadline. angry exchanges in israel's knesset as the speaker dissolves parliament. this was required by law after the deadline to pass the 2020 state budget expired.

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: i'm lewis vaughn jones. nigerian officials say more than 300 schoolboys ta ken captive by gunmen last week, are safe and well and on their way home. a court in france jails a morrocan man for life, afterfinding him guilty of a terror attack on a paris—bound train in 2015. the two departments that manage the united states' nuclear stockpile say hackers have gained access to their networks. the us energy department and the national nuclear security administration are the latest government agencies to be targeted as part of a massive cyber attack that some an

, others are unhappy at attempts to improve relations with kosovo, which declared independence from serbia in 2008. a bus driver has died in france five days after he was attacked by passengers who reportedly refused to wear face masks. the 59—year—old had been left brain dead after the assault in bayonne. on wednesday, thousands took part in a march in the city to denounce the horrific act. two men have been charged with attempted murder. the united nations and the european union have criticised a decision by turkey to turn one of the world's most famous buildings, the hagia or aya sophia, back into a mosque. the world heritage site was originally built in the sixth century as a byzantine christian cathedral. the ottoman empire converted it into a mosque in the 15th century. it became a museum in the early 20th century. from istanbul, 0rla guerin reports. change is coming to hagia sophia — jewel of the byzantine empire. a great monument to christianity conquered by the ottomans, later a museum bearing testimony to layers of history. speaking turkish but president erdogan, who presen

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a court in france has convicted the accomplices of the islamist militants who carrie out the charlie hebdo attacks in paris. their sentences range from 4 to 30 years in prison. britain's prime minister boris johnson has urged people to keep their christmas celebrations "short and small" to avoid spreading covid. to avoid spreading covid. but he says the relaxtion in rules on meeting up for the festive season will still go ahead. the british foreign secretary, dominic raab, who's visiting india, has acknowledged that a post brexit free—trade deal with the c

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. welcome back, very glad to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines for you. a brexit deal reportedly in striking distance. an announcement on an agreement between london and brussels is expected thursday morning. donald trump has issued full pardons to his former campaign chairman paul manford and roger stone who was convicted of lying under oath to congress. the first of thousands of trucks stranded on a temporary lorry park in kent are leaving france since it opened its border with the uk. travellers will need to show proof of a recent negative test for coronavirus. ministers have war

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the us vice president, mike pence, has encouraged americans to get vaccinated against coronavirus, as he gets his jab live on tv at the white house. senate investigators conclude that boeing "inappropriately coached" pilots for a simulator test that should have helped ensure the 737 max could fly safely again after two deadly crashes. like so many regions of the world, central america has been hit hard by the pandemic, and the damage by hurricanes in november has left many there homeless. these hardships have helped fuel the mass departures of migrants fr

a probing of that success in serbia would help transform their fortunes. but it wasn't to be. despite defeat to china and south korea early in the week, the british women went into the final qualifying fixture knowing that victory by any margin would give them a place in tokyo. great performers against spain, however britain ultimately has no a nswer to however britain ultimately has no answer to the spanish accuracy or the intensity and it was the european champions who took the win at olympic place, 79—69. european champions who took the win at olympic place, 79-69. a missed opportunity, super disappointed, frustrated. i feel like i opportunity, super disappointed, frustrated. ifeel like i literally gave everything i had, i am exhausted. speeds are champions, one of the top teams in the world, but i am very proud of my team, we came home and we fought until the end, we didn't get a ticket, i am sorry. but lam didn't get a ticket, i am sorry. but i am proud be fought over again. given the lack of support and investment, it was impressive the british women got to the state o

it'll be either rafa nada's spain or novak djokovic's serbia who'll win the inaugural atp cup after both won through their semifinals. nadal was pushed hard by australian hotshot alex de minaur. after losing the first set, nadal took the next two to send spain into the final after roberto bautista agut had beaten nick kyrgios earlier. that's all the sport for now. more after 9. devolved government is back up and running in northern ireland after three years of political stalemate. the dup leader, arlene foster, has been appointed first minister while sinn fein's michelle o'neill is the deputy first minister. all of the main parties agreed to return to the stormont assembly this afternoon after a deal was reached yesterday. so what's in the deal? the new agreement contains wide—ranging promises, firstly to tackle the crisis in the health service and to try and resolve a pay dispute that has seen nurses and health workers on strike. there'll be more money for schools after months of head teachers saying they face an unprecedented shortfall. and northern ireland will get about another 800

novak djokovic is attempting to get serbia back on level terms with spain, in the final of the atp cup in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets to put the spaniards ahead. and world number two djokovic broke world number one rafael nadal twice in the first set of their singles match, to take it 6—2. it‘s going with serve in the second set. the pair could be back on court again straight after this match — they‘re both expected to play if the tie goes to a deciding doubles. 16 points clear in the premier league following a record number of wins this season — liverpool manager jurgen klopp feels there remains room for improvement. no other team has started a season as well as liverpool in europe‘s top five leagues — a one nil win over tottenham gave them their 20th win from their opening 21 matches —not that they‘ll sit back and rest on that record run. i will continue this so strong so said he will not get up, whatever pep guardiola says. then we have to play there and stuff like this. stuff like this. i know i will have to do with that, i wi

many migrants make the difficult journey from northern greece into north macedonia, then serbia and on to bosnia, before reaching western europe. as part of our series looking back at 2015 and "the week that changed europe", our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, begins herjourney in the northern greek city of thessaloniki. these young men are mostly from afghanistan, waiting to jump these young men are mostly from afghanistan, waiting tojump on a train, jump and a chance to move further north and to give up, the chance to move to a better life. but so too are the police. police guns, police comes, we run. game of cat and mouse at this stop, this morning the police win. 0ften and mouse at this stop, this morning the police win. often do. 17—year—old sabir is from pakistan. how many times have you tried to jump how many times have you tried to jump ona how many times have you tried to jump on a chain? we are six times, seven times. each and every one of them, they try to hang on them, because the problem is here, police and immigration, but's why, the people leave this

the government of prime minister victor orban built a barrier on the the border between hungary and serbia. nick thorpe reports. reporting from this border through the summer of 2015, i once asked a photographer what he was planning to shoot that day. "just biblical scenes," he replied, "biblical scenes." the exodus that year was astonishing to witness. and of the million or more people who sought refuge in europe, some 400,000 crossed hungary and a good proportion of them entered hungary from serbia down this disused railway track. it all looks very familiar today. only the crowds are missing. then hungary built a fence to stop them. this man first suggested it. laszlo toroczkai, a local mayor. it was my idea, yes. i am very happy when the government built this border fence because we need this borderfence, not only in 2015, not only today, but we need this border fence in the future. few migrants attempt to cross the fence today. those who do still reach western europe have found other routes. the government sees the fence as an unqualified success. the southern ramparts of fortress euro

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this welcome back and very glad to happy with us on bbc news. the latest headlines, a brexit deal is finally in striking distance and an announcement between london and brussels is expected on thursday morning. donald trump has issued a full pa rt into donald trump has issued a full part into paul manafort and roger stone, convicted of lying under oath to congress. in the uk, another 6 million people find themselves under restrictions in the next few days as infections arise. from december 26, the british government is extending the highest level tier a restrictions across the south and east of en

before an audience of world leaders presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of presumed massacre from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life lewinsky affair tonight guarantees bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... cheers in california's electoral college as their votes confirm that joe biden won the us presidential election. as well as the last election people are looking ahead to the next one — not in four years' time but a vote in georgia, on the 5th january. it's for two seats which will decide the balance of power in the us senate. no candidate reached 50% first time around, so there's a run—off. these are people lining up in atlanta to cast early votes — today was the first day for that. the stakes are very high. if the democrats flip both seats they will have control of the senate. if