Oppose him we will have reaction from our correspondents in washington and jerusalem also coming up catalonia as crucial election leaders of the main regional parties have cast their ballots in a vote that is testing the regions appetite for independence and no evidence of links to terror groups and police say that a tribe or intentionally crashed his car into pedestrians in melbourne but his motive remains unclear. Plus the face of a childhood that no child should have to endure five year old zahra is a syrian girl and a refugee this image of her has just been named unicefs photo of the year in a competition dominated by the migration crisis. Im sara kelly welcome to the program. Thanks for joining us the United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution asking the United States to withdraw its decision to recognized as the capital of israel at an emergency session on thursday one hundred twenty eight of the one hundred ninety three Member States voted in favor of
With key players refusing to come to the negotiating table. Catalan corresponds a Leadership Debate on a bed by the ousted leader to form a new government. He remains in exile in belgium and risks arrests if he sets foot on spanish oil. Soil. Find out which real life story Clint Eastwood as chosen to tell him his latest hollywood action blockbuster. That and much more on live from paris. Thank you for joining us. The Opposition Leader has been sworn in as the kenyon alternative president in front of thousands of his supporters in nairobi. That is according to reports and despite a crackdown by Kenyan Police in a bid to disperse the crowd. He says he is there rightful leader. The president was reelected in october in a rerun of the vote after the first results were an old and claims of irregularities. He and his supporters clear the way for a kenyon a victory. Lets go to our nairobi correspondents at the swearingin ceremony. Tell us what is happening or you are. Where you are. The Oppos
Its thursday 8th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Within the next half hour the leader of the house of Commons Andrea leadsom will be presenting the results of a cross Party Investigation into Sexual Harassment at westminster. Well be taking you there live when it starts, but first the findings show that nearly a fifth of people working in parliament have experienced or witnessed Sexual Harassment in the past 12 months. And the report recommends a new code of conduct and compulsory training to help mps understand and prevent harassment. The review was set up last year after several harassment claims against mps and staff. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is at westminster. We now have a set of proposals which mps will vote on, to revamp procedures for pursuing complaints of Sexual Harassment, a new investigating process, a new code of conduct, but nothing particularly new in terms of sanctions, and that is what will concern many people who work at w
Doing 0k. That you will be an uncle again. Mcdonalds is hit by its first ever strike in the uk, as some workers demand higher pay. The company says those whove walked out are a tiny fraction of its workforce. And, the queen opens the new Queensferry Crossing 53 years to the day since she opened the neighbouring forth road bridge. Coming up in the sport, eight months after a man attacked her with a knife in her home, Petra Kvitova is through to the quarterfinals of the us open. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. South korea says it has seen indications that the north is preparing more missile launches, possibly an intercontinental ballistic missile. The south has carried out live fire exercises, and says it is strengthening its Missile Defence system. The escalation follows north koreas testing of a Hydrogen Nuclear bomb at the weekend, which it announced can fit onto a long range missile. The us has warned that any threat to itself or its allies will be met with a massi
In england and wales. And in the next hour well. Report finds that the economic gap between coastal and non coastal places has grown. Being by the seaside could lead to being among the countries or worse off for employment, health and education. And Kensington Palace announces that the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting their third child. The royal family say that they are delighted. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The American Ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Un Security Council to take the strongest possible measures against north korea in response to its most powerful nuclear test. Nikki haley told an emergency session that north korea was begging for war and while the United States didnt want war its patience wasnt unlimited. Today south korea has been strengthening its missile defences as they warned the north was preparing to carry out further missile tests. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye reports from the capital of south korea, seoul. A day after no