Stay updated with breaking news from Gambian embassy. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
it s thursday 19 january. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. several people have been killed and many are missing after a hotel was hit by an avalanche in central italy. up to 30 guests and staff we re italy. up to 30 guests and staff were in the rigopiano hotel in the abruzzo region at the time. a major rescue operation is underway. frankie mccamley reports. buried in snow, barely visible, this is the hotel hit by last night s avalanche. inside the extent of the damage is becoming clear. what looks like a reception leading to corridors now unrecognisable, full of snow and debris. up to 20 people we re of snow and debris. up to 20 people were staying in the hotel rigopiano hotel along with seven members of staff, but bad weather meant a difficult overnight rescue operation. translation: the hotel was reached at 4:30am by courageous men who faced up variable situations. they saved two people, they are working to bring the means of transport that are diffic ....
round the world challenge. holding off a late challenge from britain s alex thomson. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may has outlined her vision of a truly global britain during an address to business leaders at the world economic forum in davos. the prime minister said the uk was facing a period of momentous change and must forge a new role in the world. she said the road ahead would be uncertain at times but britain sought to become even more global and internationalist. and mrs may had a warning for bosses whose companies have a global reach, telling them not to forget their responsibilities to communities. our business editor simon jack sent this report. voiceover: theresa may stepped out to face the global elite she has been so scathing about. and audience she acknowledged was still struggling to understand the referendum result. i know that this, and the other reasons britain took such a decision is not always well understood internati ....
political crisis in gambia. neighbouring senegal has sent in troops, to ensure adama barrow assumes power as the new president. and a french win in record time in the vendee globe race. welcome to bbc news. donald trump has arrived in washington, along with his wife melania, ahead of his inauguration tomorrow as the 45th president of the united states. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend some to support him, some to protest against him. and it will be watched around the world by millions. let s cross to our washington correspondent jane o brien. asign of a sign of the times, our viewers saw the pictures. that plane did not have the word trump all over it and it will be official tomorrow. the clock is ticking, fewer than 2a hours to go on donald trump will become president. he is on his way right now to the national cemetery to lay a wreath. he has had lunch with some of his cabinet picks and the republican leadership at trump hotel which hejokingly ....
particular about inauguration day. you can contact us on social media. you can contact us on social media. you can contact us on social media. you can see the contact information on the screen throughout. if i can t a nswer on the screen throughout. if i can t answer the question, i ll try and find someone who can. this time tomorrow, doanld trump will be president of america. he s had a busy day today. let s have a look at some of the pictures that have come in in the last few hours. here he is, landing at andrews air force base in washington earlier. he spoke to his staff at a lunch at his washington hotel earlier. there was a jovial atmosphere, as you would imagine. staff, supporters and his family all gathering to, well, celebrate what he has achieved, which is something quite extraordinary. i m not sure many people apart from donald trump and soul thought it would be possible he could get the presidency, but he has proved all of those doubters wrong. donald trum ....
and london, you re watching bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it is sam good morning. it is 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in washington, dc, where donald trump is preparing for his inauguration on friday as the 45th president of the us. the ceremony on capitol hill is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to the capital of the nation. celebrations have already begun, with a huge open air concert at the lincoln memorial, not far from the white house. this is what donald trump had to say when he addressed the crowd. it isa it is a movement that started. and it isa it is a movement that started. and it is a movement like we have never seen anywhere in the world, they say. there has never been a movement like this. and it is something very, very special. and we are going to unify our country. and our phrase, you all know it, half of you are wearing the hat, make america great again. but we are going to make america ....