an update on the situation in gambia. the gambin parliament has extended the term of yahya jammeh following his defeat in elections. but we're senegalese forces are poised to enter at the border of gambia if no solution is reached by midnight tonight. this comes as thomas cook prepares to fly british tourists home after the foreign office said all travel to gambia should be withdrawn. we will bring you more on that if there are any developments. the latest figures for a&e waiting times show departments in wales have failed to hit their target. in december 81% of patients spent less than four hours waiting to be admitted transferred or discharged, compared with 82.9% in november. the target is 95%. let's cross to cardiff now and speak to our correspondent tomos morgan who's at the university hospital of wales. the service is under pressure? exactly right and that was the line from the welsh government today, they said winter pressures are not unique to wales and happen across the uk. but the nuffield trust that carries out

we want to take you now to the gambia. our correspondent is in the city monitoring developments for us. we are hearing reports that the army from senegal that has entered the gambia, what more can you tell us? adrian: the chance of a peaceful transition is over. i am in the biggest city in the gimpy of, three thirds of the people -- many people are staying inside. there are towns close to the border were there are jubilation of people for the troops coming in from senegal. in the capital, it is different. some people wererlooking fororwd to thehe military intervention because they see it as a last resort to push yahya jammeh out of powower. this is a scenario that has never happened to this country before. brent: president elected barrow has been sworn in as president. he got used to the first address to call for national reconciliation. let's listen to what he had to say. >> in one's lifetime. this is the first time since theyey gambia became independent in 1965, [indiscernible] i must take this opportunity to turn the en

we don't exactly know how far, how deep they've come into the gambia. it is possible that some of the troops have to be ferried across the troops have to be ferried across the river, so we don't exactly know the river, so we don't exactly know the position. everything is calm here in the capital, the city is like a ghost town tonight. and that's been the case for the whole day, actually. the streets are deserted, there's very little traffic on the main roads and the shops, the gas stations, everything

the president is in gambia at the moment. it all sounds like a recipe for a volatile time in gambia. what does this mean for those tourists who are there, especially those who are perhaps thinking about staying and completing their holidays and not taking up offers to come back to the uk or elsewhere? well, it means that it the uk or elsewhere? well, it means thatitis, the uk or elsewhere? well, it means that it is, the country is going into a great deal of uncertainty at the moment and until west african states ta ke the moment and until west african states take a decision on whether to act militarily against the president, i think the situation will be rather calm as we're seeing today. i'm told that the roads are quiet. that the capital is fairly quiet. that the capital is fairly quiet. residents are actually quite fea rful quiet. residents are actually quite fearful about what may happen and so they're staying at home. they are stockpiling on food and supplies in case anything happens. thousands of others are fleeing acro

and a half customers in the gambia. about a thousand are package tour customers and the remainder are flight only. we are putting on additional flights in the next three days and providing enough airline seat capacity for 3,500 customers and we should be able to complete that programme by the end of friday afternoon, which is when the last flight is planned. why are you differentiating between package and flight—only passenger? we are hearing from some who are concerned that you are prioritising those on package deals. no we are not prioritising package customers, all our customers are equally as important us to. the difference that we have is of course when you provide accommodation and a flight we know where our package tour passengers and customers are. we know where they're accommodated and it maybes it is easy for us to make contact and starting the plan. the difficulty with some flight only customers are some are gambian nationals, others are there to stay for extended periods over the winter and it is more diff

the deadline has passed for the president of the gambia— step down orface military the president of the gambia— step down or face military action. united nations officials believe 40,000 people have returned to their homes in eastern aleppo, the syrian city devastated by civil war. government forces cut off rebel supply lines and in just a few months took full control. our middle east editorjeremy bowen has sent this special report. this is the calm after the storm. the final battle for aleppo swept through the city like a man—made malevolent tornado. all sides in this war were prepared to destroy aleppo to possess it. in the end, the firepower of the regime and its russian and ukrainian allies was too much for the fractious rebel coalition that controlled east aleppo. this city is the key to northern syria. right across the country, rebels who are still fighting are on the defensive. the battle for aleppo lasted four years. more than 200,000 civilians were trapped in the heat of the fight. attacks on civilians by any side in the war are crimes if it can be proved they were delibera

who knows...m villages all across the gambia, many, villages all across the gambia, any villages all across the gambia, many, many people are taking what they call here the back way to europe. starting here they cross dress and a goal, through mali, through burkina faso to need you where they head north through the sa ha ra where they head north through the sahara desert to libya and from there they tried to cross the mediterranean into europe. fancy new houses built in poor villagers show what reaching europe means. money sent home makes a huge difference here. it is a big incentive. this man is 26. he tried and failed. the family supported its plan to migrate and were disappointed when he came home after a terrible experience. and were disappointed when he came home after a terrible experiencem was so home after a terrible experiencem was so hard. kidnapped by criminals who was imprisoned for one month and then stranded with no money in southern libya he asked the un help him geta southern libya he asked the un help him get a home. there is hope here that a new president can revive

alistair leithead reports from the gambia. a long—awaited return for the gambia's new president. it is the first time power here has peacefully passed from one leader to another. adama barrow was inaugurated in senegal, when the man he defeated at the ballot box refused to leave. expectations are high. the former dictator, yahya jammeh, went into exile last weekend after weeks of pressure from neighbouring presidents. a rare case of african leaders strongly policing democracy. the threat of military action from a regionalforce helped. they now provide security for the new president, still unsure where his army's loyalty lies. now he will need fancy footwork to deliver on all the political promises. it is a poor country. young talent often leaves. this is the gambia's top women's team. their goalkeeper drowned last year trying to cross the mediterranean. she was 20 years old. her brother thinks she may have hoped to play in europe and so joined a well—trodden path. thousands of people go. why? what we believe is that we want to be out and do something for ourfamily or something

our top stories: claims in the gambia that 11 million dollars of state money is missing after the departure of long time leader yahya jammeh. we have a special report. this is what democracy in africa can look like. a dictatorial leader peacefully leaving the country after a general election. the white house begins talks to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. the fault that cost samsung five billion dollars — the tech giant admits its galaxy phones caught fire because of battery failures. choose life cover choose a job. the drug—fuelled movie that defined a generation. two decades later the train—spotting gang are back for more. troops from neighbouring countries have entered the gambia to help improve security for the returning new head of state adama barrow. it follows the reluctant departure of his predecessor. former president yahya jammeh was flown out of the small west african country after pressure from regional presidents and the threat of military force. our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports from the gambia. it was the first chance gambians

the former president of the gambia, yahyajammeh, now. the former president of the gambia, yahya jammeh, is reportedly on board a plane and leaving the company. he is understood to be in the company of the president of guinea negotiating his departure and it is thought he is heading to exile in guinea. we can get the latest from our west african correspondent in the gambian capital, banjul. what is happening at the moment? yahya jammeh is now on board the plane with the guinean president and we are told they are just about to take off from banjul airport. his wife was also with them. so this is the end of a 22 year rule here in gambia and there is no doubt there will be celebrations tonight in the streets of the capital. the end of a political crisis after the election last month, when president yahya jammeh first admitted defeat, then a few days later he turned around and said he was rejecting the result, and over the last few days west african state which mounted up pressure against him, gathering troops just across the border, threaten

troops from neighbouring countries have entered the gambia to help improve security for the returning new head of state adama barrow. it follows the reluctant departure of his predecessor. former president yahya jammeh was flown out of the small west african country after pressure from regional presidents and the threat of military force. our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports from the gambia. it was the first chants gambians had to celebrate in the country's only ever peaceful change of president in half a century. at the gates of state house they gathered, knowing a new guard is on its way into power. the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regionalforce the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regional force led by the senegalese. the threat of military action helped remove a president who refused to accept a election defeat. now their extra security will help smooth the transition. 2a hours earlier, former president yahya jammeh had come to the airport, finally persuaded by regional heads of state it was time to leave the gambia. this is what democracy in africa can look like

that was the new leader of the gambia. back now to those protests being held across the world including in washington and london after president trump anspach aggression. in vienna bethany bell of the bbc spoke to some of those who came out to support the match. in vienna people at marching as they have been across europe, i am here with catherine, an american who has beenin with catherine, an american who has been in vienna for 17 years. why did you come out today? liverpool i have three children, this is my youngest, four is old and the thought that a child would feel less because of state m e nts child would feel less because of statements made by those in power makes me hot sick. what is your message today? women's rights and continuing reproductive rights and climate change, that science is real. that's one of the big messages today that i supported. it is not just women who have been out on the streets, it is men as well. where are you from? i am born in austria but i lived the 35 years in los angeles and it was very

we'll update you from the gambia. senegalese troops have entered the country to support the new president — who's been sworn in, despite the old president refusing to stand down. up to 35 people are missing after an avalanche hit a luxury hotel in italy. if you have any questions on the stories we are covering, in 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

in the gambia. global difficulties, one thinks of eejit, tunisia, have they changed how you react to events like this? no, i don't think so. we have as a travel business and in particular, i work in the airline part of our travel business, managing disruption or crisis management is a core competence for us at thomas cook. it's something that we work hard at andi it's something that we work hard at and i think we're good at. i think what we see more recently is perhaps more what we see more recently is perhaps m o re eve nts what we see more recently is perhaps more events occurring, but the way in which we react hasn't changed. we have just become more in which we react hasn't changed. we havejust become more practised in which we react hasn't changed. we have just become more practised at doing it, the more often that these events happen. 0f doing it, the more often that these events happen. of course, it is very disappointing to our customers. we wa nt disappointing to our customers. we want them

we are fed up now in the gambia. it was in neighbouring senegal where mr barrow took the oath of office on thursday. applause. the new president called on long—time leader, yahya jammeh, to give up power. he also urged soldiers to stay in their barracks. as the commander in chief of the armed forces, i call on all personnel of the armed forces and all the security agencies to remain loyal to the constitution and the republic. mrjammeh first came to power 22 years ago but refuses to accept his election defeat last month. nigeria deployed reconnaissance aircraft over the country, warning that it was ready to intervene. after the inauguration in senegal, senegalese troops crossed the border into the gambia t oshow support for mr barrow but military operations have been paused to give talks on friday one last chance. translation: the deadline we have given is mid—day. that's it. at mid—day, if he doesn't agree to leave gambia, under the flag of the principle negotiator, then we will move on to a military interventi

come to the airport, finally persuaded by regional heads of state it was time to leave the gambia. this is what democracy in africa can look like, a dictatorial leader of 22 years peacefully leaving the country after a general election. it has taken a longer than many people thought, it took the persuasion of presidents of neighbouring countries and the threat of force, but he is going. with an eccentric flourish, he boarded a plane ultimately taking him on to a new home in equatorial guinea, but there is concern over how much state money he took with him. it was an emotional moment for those waving him off. yahya jammeh still has many supporters here, just not enough to win an election. what he did is the best thing for the country and we thank him for that, we are saying, thank you, mr president, president yahya jammeh, for leaving the gambia without blood, coming in without bloodshed and going out without bloodshed, so we say thank you to president yahya jammeh. with their old president gone, the streets are getting busier again after days deserted amid the fighting. and there's

the former president of the gambia, ya hya the former president of the gambia, yahya jammeh a says he will relinquish power after his defeat in the country's elections last month. he spent weeks refusing to stand down. it came after troops from other west african countries moved into the country. his successor, and ama into the country. his successor, and am a barrow, has been in senegal. our correspondent asked him what his first wrote it will be when he returns to the gambia? the economy is key. the economy is very, very important. it is something we're going to look at immediately when we get into office. because i think people have suffered for the past 20 years, inflation is at its highest level. the economy is very important. are you giving yourself the three yea rs ? are you giving yourself the three years? it is an argument that we have. but i believe everything is for the gambians. we were given a mandate. the mandate is to do a job. and if gambia feels we are doing it well, we will do it. we are not power hungry. we want to take the first set. what about the press, will be f

university of the gambia. i know you are gambian. you were there recently. it is difficult to predict. how do you think it will play out? it is really a situation thatis play out? it is really a situation that is unfolding. it is hard to predict. especially when you are dealing with mrjammeh. he is very unpredictable. i have spoken to a few people in the gambia who are very nervous and who are not sleeping. they are in their houses. they are hearing rumours that he may step aside because his army chief has decided to say that his men will not fight. so, i have remain a little more hopeful than just not fight. so, i have remain a little more hopeful thanjust a couple of hours ago. do you think the masses of troops on the borders will have to go into action?|j the masses of troops on the borders will have to go into action? i hope not. but i also hope that the group remains committed to making him step aside. the most important thing right now is to make sure the wheel of the gambian people is respected. ——

about half the holiday—makers in the gambia are british. most are following foreign office advice to leave, even if some are reluctant. asking us to leave is unnecessary, i think, at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. to me, it feels stupid, because this will all be over within 24 to 48 hours. but it's not just foreigners fleeing the capital, banjul. many gambians fear possible violence, as the president tries to cling to power, defying his election defeat last month. president yahya jammeh at first conceded that he lost, 22 years after seizing power, and facing mounting accusations of torturing and murdering opponents. but then he changed his mind, and refused to step down. the man who won, adama barrow, fled to neighbouring senegal. he insists he will be sworn in as president tomorrow, and other west african states, including nigeria, are preparing their forces to intervene on his behalf. the foreign office stresses that one of its first duties is the protection of britons overseas. so ministers felt they had no choice bu

of the gambia and the former heads of state at the time of his choosing. people here are waiting for the new president to return to the country. there will be celebrations than birds he said he would return when the path is clear and soi would return when the path is clear and so i think they are conducting security sweeps throughout the country to make sure the conditions are met for his own safety. in other news. the israeli authorities have approved the construction of 566 homes for settlers in occupied eastjerusalem. jerusalem's deputy mayor said the the rules of the game had changed since the inauguration of donald trump. the israeli government lays claim to the whole ofjerusalem, while the palestinians see the occupied east as the capital of a future state. emergency workers in central italy are continuing to search for survivors after an avalanche engulfed a hotel. at least five people are known to have died —— 23 are still missing. poor weather conditions are hindering the rescue efforts. nine people — including four children — have so far

the former president of the gambia, yahyah jammeh, flies out of the country, ending weeks of political crisis. in italy, rescuers still search for survivors at the hotel buried by an avalanche, after nine people were found alive yesterday. also in the next hour, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's papers. including the mail on sunday, which claims the prime minister is set to use her meeting with president trump to tell him to stop insulting women. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people joined protest marches today across the world to voice their concern over the new us president, donald trump. the aim was to highlight the rights of women and minorities, which protesters say are under threat from the new administration. tens of thousands of people joined the rally in london and other cities across the uk. the biggest, though, was in washington, as the bbc‘s katty kay reports. they came in their thousands. children, men, and women. lots of women. i came from hawaii to be here today. i am women. i came from hawaii to be here today. iam here women. i cam

troops are massing on the border of the gambia, in west africa, ready to force the president to accept electoral defeat, and step down. his elected successor is due to be inaugurated today, but president yahya jammeh has refused to leave office, and declared a state of emergency. he took power in a coup in 1994. the economic community of west african states has mandated senegal to intervene militarily, if necessary, because the gambia is almost surrounded by senegalese territory. an ecowas deadline for mrjammeh to go expired in the past few hours. last month's election winner, adama barrow, is currently in senegal. as the crisis deepens, thousands of gambians and foreign with their safety under threat, many gambians have decided they have little choice but to abandon the country. more than 25,000 have crossed the border into senechal. they are not the only ones who have left. planes have been flown in to pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands.” pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands. i think it is necessary at the moment. but i understand that we n

this is the end of a 22 year rule in the gambia. there is no doubt there will be celebrations tonight in the capital. it is the end of a crisis after the election last month. a few days later after accepting the results he said he would reject them. over the last few days, west african states, whic mounted pressure against him, gathering troops just across the border. they were threatening to remove him from power by force. and now he is on board. he is leaving. this is the end of his political rule. the new president, adama barrow, is in senegal. he will return once jammeh has left. this is quite a big development in the region. they are sending a very strong message, not only across the region, but also across the continent, that they stand ready to fight to protect democracy and the will of the people, that they are ready to send troops to whoever is rejecting the results of fair elections. let's just round up some of the other main news stories for you: brazilian riot police have used shipping containers to separate rival gangs

this is the gambia's top women's team. their goalkeeper drowned last year trying to cross the mediterranean. she was 20 years old. her brother thinks she may have hoped to play in europe and so joined a well—trodden path. thousands of people go. why? what we believe is that we want to be out and do something for ourfamily or something like that. who knows, to be honest? in villages all across the gambia, many, many people are taking what they call here the back way to europe. starting here they cross into senegal, through mali, through burkina faso to niger, where they head north through the sahara desert to libya and from there they try to cross the mediterranean into europe. fancy new houses built in poor villages show what reaching europe means. money sent home makes a huge difference here. it is a big incentive. this man is 26. he tried and failed. the family supported his plan to migrate and were disappointed when he came home after a terrible experience. it was so hard. kidnapped by criminals, he was imprisoned for

in the gambia. tonight, the nigerian air force and senegalese troops are on standby because of the outgoing president yahya jammeh's refusal to relinquish power after his election defeat. today, the un said at least 26,000 people, mainly women and children, it's not a very good news. president yahya jammeh seized power in 1994 at the age of 29. he's survived several coup attempts to rule for the past 22 years. last december, he lost the presidential election to a candidate backed by a strong opposition coalition. despite initially conceding the result and appearing to hand over power, jammeh now won't budge. we hereby declare a state of public emergency, throughout the islamic republic of the gambia. the president—elect, adama barrow, is due to be sworn in tomorrow. the regional bloc of west african states, ecowas, has repeatedly warned it would launch military action if jammeh refuses to step down before the ceremony. jammeh once said he would rule for a billion years if allah willed it. we are a

tension in the gambia has been building for weeks. residents are fleeing the capital, as are some government ministers, as the political crisis threatens to become violent. at its centre, this man, azzedine yahya jammeh, who has refused to accept the results of last month's elections and declared a state of emergency —— president ya hya a state of emergency —— president yahya jammeh. if it is allowed to continue, it may lead to a state of public emergency. opposition leader adama barrow was due to be sworn in tomorrow. a group of west african nations has threatened military action if he is not given power, so last night the british government issued this warning to tourists. the gambia's reputation as a safe haven in the sun is now injeopardy, with thousands of tourists queueing up with thousands of tourists queueing up to leave, and the country edging closer to instability and conflict. richard lister, bbc news. unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for more than a decade. the jobless total dropped byjust over 50,000 be

gambia at the time of his choosing. it isn't clear yet the exact terms of the agreement under which yahya jammeh has left the country, but certainly people here are preparing for the return of the new president, adama barrow. thomas, thank you. but i did what the weather is up to. matt is not there. anybody else was like? where you delayed by frost on the catwalk up their? forecast for the catwalk up their? forecast for the rest of your sunday. looking pretty decent for some of you. a lovely crisp winter day for some of you. not been the same everywhere. for others it has been grey skies dominating. this was the scene a few hours ago in shropshire. a little covering of snow on the higher ground. we have seen sleet and snow pushed into the pennines, with cloud in parts of wales and northern ireland. and scotland, sunshine limited. but in the south—east you have some sunshine. temperatures are little on the low side but picking up little on the low side but picking up across little on the low side but picking up across

the uk foreign office is the latest to warn people not to travel to gambia, claiming: 0n the road out of the gambia's capital stands a stadium where president—elect barrow is due to be sworn in on thursday, but there is little evidence of any preparations being made, and little hope for those calling for a peaceful transition of power. as donald trump prepares to take office on friday, many are waiting to see how the new american president's relationship with president putin will develop. the bbc‘s hardtalk programme has recorded a world exclusive interview, in moscow, with russia's main opposition leader, alexei navalny. stephen sackur asked the chairman of the russian progress party how he feels when donald trump says we should be ready to trust vladimir putin. it sounds disappointing for me and it is bothering me because i have no idea why mr trump is so kind to mr putin, because their views on politics are 100% different. from migration to the economy, 100% different politicians. but they like each other and it is strange, but, well, i would say that international relationship

in other news, the man who led the gambia for two decades has left the country, ending weeks of political crisis. and brazilian riot police have used shipping containers to separate rival gangs inside a prison after fighting left 26 inmates dead. donald trump has marked his first full day in office by announcing that he has a "running war with the media." the remarks were made during a speech at the cia headquarters in virginia, where the new president described some members of the press as "the most dishonest people on earth." he also accused the media of making it sounds like he had a feud with the intelligence community, and of publishing misleading information about the number of people who attended his inauguration ceremony on friday. here's a little of what he had to say. the reason you are my first stop is that as you know i have a running war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. applause. right? and they sort of made it sounds like i had a feud with the intelligence community. this is why you're my number one stop. it is exactly the opposite, an

more now on the situation in the gambia. the former president, yahya jammeh, has left the country after agreeing to hand over power to adama barrow who defeated him last month in the presidential election. with one final wave to a small crowd, ya hya with one final wave to a small crowd, yahya jammeh headed into political exile, ending a 22 year authoritarian rule. one of the world's most eccentric and restless despots, he was flanked by soldiers as he boarded a plane destined for guinea. his supporters were visibly upset but somewhere relieved as well. the political crisis is now over. we did it without bloodshed. i think we should be proud of that. his departure came 2a hours after he told state television he would finally roll english power. he refused to accept the election defeat in december. troops were ready on the border to remove him with force. the situation became so tense that the gambia's new president, adama barrow, took his oath of office in senegal. his focus 110w oath of office in senegal. his focus now turn

tell us more about the concerns over potential unrest in the gambia. what is going on is that the regional bloc, the grouping of all these west african states, has repeatedly warned that it would be ready to launch a military action against the president if he refused to step down after his term comes to an end tomorrow. that is when his opponents we re tomorrow. that is when his opponents were supposed to be sworn in. we have yet to see whether he will be able to fly back to the gambia. he is currently here but his safety. is he able to fly back to the gambia tomorrow to be sworn in? that is more unlikely. is he going to be sworn in here at the embassy of the gambia in synagogue was like these are unanswered questions for now and what will west african states do at the end of yahya jammeh's turn? will they launch military action? we understand a nigerian warships already on its way to the gambia. will they be sick in the uk un for example before they decide anything? these are all questions that i believe will be answered in the next 24 hours or so. i

this guy took power 22 years ago in the nation of gambia, the gambia. nobody quite new how long he was going to stay on as president in that country once he took over 22 years ago in a coupe but he proclaimed in partnership with god his plan was that he would be the president of gambia for one billion years. that's how long he said he would be president. take that, fdr. well, early last month on december 1 his time in power was ended. roughly one billion years early if we're rounding to the nearest billion because on december 1, last month, he lost the presidential election in his country after 22 years in power. part of the reason we know he lost that election is that he conceded defeat on live national television the night of the election he said "you won, it was all on tv." very quickly. a few days later he changed his mind and said despite the election results he's decided he's going to stay on as president. he made a public statement that actually it turns out he remembered only god can deny him victory so so he's not going to go. yesterday he decl

things have moved quickly since the announcement and the atmosphere in the gambia is uncertain. tourists are leaving, not as they came, not as they had anticipated. in the hotel everything was ok, yes. but now when we go from the hotel, to the airport, we see all the people leaving. all the buses, they take all... even the people in gambia they are very, very scared. it's for our family that we go home. behind me is the national stadium of the gambia, the planned venue for the inauguration on thursday of adama barrow as the country's next president. president jammeh has declared a state of emergency, some of the measures include the banning of large gatherings of such proportions. it remains to be seen what will happen here on thursday. yesterday the lead story was uk prime minister theresa may's speech on brexit and her vision for it. today the uk foreign secretary boris johnson vision for it. today the uk foreign secretary borisjohnson said this while on a visit to india... if mr hollande wants to administer punishment beatings, to anybody who chooses to escape in the manner o

the uk foreign office is the latest to warn people not to travel to gambia, claiming... 0n the road out of the gambia's capital stands a stadium where president—elect barrow is due to be sworn in on thursday, but there is little evidence of any preparations being made, and little hope for those calling for a peaceful transition of power. in other news: the nigerian military says one of its air force jets has accidentally attacked refugees and aid workers at a camp for displaced people in the north—east of the country. the international aid agency medecins sans frontieres says at least 50 people have been killed, more than 50 injured. a study of babies born in south korea, but adopted by dutch speakers and raised in the netherlands, suggests language skills acquired in the first months of life are never lost. researchers believe adopted children who think they have forgotten their birth language do actually retain information. they say the findings underline the importance of talking to babies. another possible sign of changing times, russia's president putin has invited members of d

our other main stories this hour: claims in the gambia that $11 million of state money is missing after the departure of long time leader yahya jammeh. we have a special report. this is what democracy in africa can look like. a dictatorial leader peacefully leaving the country after a general election. the white house begins talks to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. i'm sally bundock. in business: nothing wrong with the phones! it was all in the battery. samsung explains the reason it's galaxy note 7 mobile phones caught fire and had to be recalled. and the uk government is set to outline its industrial strategy

about half the holiday—makers in the gambia are british. most are following foreign office advice to leave, even if some are reluctant. asking us to leave is unnecessary, i think, at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. to me, it feels stupid, because this will all be over within 24 to 48 hours. but it's not just foreigners fleeing the capital, banjul. many gambians fear possible violence, as the president tries to cling to power, defying his election defeat last month. president yahya jammeh at first conceded that he lost, 22 years after seizing power, and facing mounting accusations of torturing and murdering opponents. but then he changed his mind, and refused to step down. the man who won, adama barrow, fled to neighbouring senegal. he insists he will be sworn in as president tomorrow, and other west african states, including nigeria, are preparing their forces to intervene on his behalf. the foreign office stresses that one of its first duties is the protection of britons overseas. so ministers say they had no choice but

tension in the gambia has been building for weeks. residents are fleeing the capital, as are some government ministers, as the political crisis threatens to become violent. at its centre, this man, president yahya jammeh, who has refused to accept the results of last month's elections and declared a state of emergency. if it is allowed to continue, it may lead to a state of public emergency. 0pposition leader adama barrow was due to be sworn in tomorrow. a group of west african nations has threatened military action if he is not given power, so last night the british government issued this warning to tourists. the gambia's reputation as a safe haven in the sun is now injeopardy, with thousands of tourists queueing up to leave, and the country edging closer to instability and conflict. unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for more than a decade. the jobless total dropped byjust over 50,000 between september and november and now stands at 1.6 million. average earnings were up by 2.7% compared with a year earlier. but as our econo

our other main stories this hour: claims in the gambia that $11 million of state money is missing after the departure of long time leader yahya jammeh. we have a special report. this is what democracy in africa can look like. a dictatorial leader peacefully leaving the country after a general election. the white house begins talks to move the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. i'm sally bundock. in business: nothing wrong with the phones!

also in the ft, former gambia leader yahya jammeh has left the country and gone into exile in equatorial guinea, 22 years after seizing power in a coup. his departure is seen as a victory for democracy in west africa. the china daily looks at how beijing is teaming up with russia and investing in a huge natural gas project in the resource—rich arctic region. and finally, the guardian financial pages look at claims that the current technological revolution will make manyjobs obsolete in the future.

the gambia in west africa. it is interesting to see whether president yahya jammeh will leave quietly. this is a big test for this part of the world, isn't it? it is a big test. while the inauguration is going on in america, this is a big story. this has a population of 1.8 million people. it is crucial to the stability of the region. if he does not go today and he has a deadline until noon today to leave. if he doesn't go, it will lead to military action. the senegalese army will clearly go in. they will oust him. he needs to go peacefully the consequences. can you do this in 30 seconds and talk about the syrian regime government buying oil and gas? this is president assad. what is crucial here is that syria was producing 360 thousand barrels of oil a day. now it isjust producing 20,000 barrels a day. production has been cut. buying it in from is, the islamic state —— is, is not the way forward to create is lasting peace in the region. the reason i wanted you to do it in is so we could get a vegemite!m tas

thomas cook is preparing to bring thousands of british holidaymakers home from the gambia, because of a worsening political crisis there. the foreign office is advising people to avoid all but essential travel to the country after its president refused to step down, and declared a state of emergency. thomas cook said it was implementing contingency plans to bring home all its uk customers on additional flights over the next a8 hours. a baby has been born to a previously infertile couple in ukraine using a new type of three—person ivf.

right, well let's start with the 985 package holidaymakers who thomas cook have in the gambia at the moment. they are by far the biggest operator to the country and that operation actually gets under way in the next few minutes just before 7am, the normal, a scheduled flight from manchester to the capital of the gambia is going out. it will be empty of passengers. they were all told last night, sorry, your holiday is not going ahead but there will be a special team going out to the country to help to bring everybody else back. in addition to that, there is a flight going out from gatwick this morning, and two other aircraft who are being sent down from the ca nary aircraft who are being sent down from the canary islands. and the idea is, thomas cook tells me, that if everything on the ground works, they should be able to bring back those package holidaymakers. now, u nfortu nately those package holidaymakers. now, unfortunately that still those package holidaymakers. now, u nfortu nately that still leaves several thousand other people. they are people travelling with other package to

our top story this hour: a deadline passes in the gambia. but there's no sign of presidentjammeh stepping down. with their troops poised on the country's borders, west african leaders are in last minute talks to persuade him to leave office peacefully. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: a final farewell to the white house press corps. but barack obama says he will still speak out to defend his "core values." three diseases could become global killers, but half a billion dollars has been pledged to defeat them. i'm sally bundock. in business, brexit exodus. fears grow in the city of london, as leading firms warn thousands of staff may now be relocated. plus, relief for samsung as a court throws out an arrest warrant for boss jay y lee, in a corruption scandal that has threatened to engulf south korea's biggest company. troops are massing on the border of the gambia, in west africa, ready to force the president to accept his defeat in the election and step down. yayahjameh's successor is supposed to be inaugurated toda