0:00:20 > 0:00:22Good afternoon.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25One of the most senior members of Donald Trump's administration has
0:00:25 > 0:00:28said he has never questioned the President's mental fitness.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was responding
0:00:31 > 0:00:33to claims in a new book, that Mr Trump's mental
0:00:33 > 0:00:35powers "were slipping".
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Donald Trump has said the author, Michael Wolff, who was given
0:00:38 > 0:00:41long-term access to the White House, is "a loser" and the book
0:00:41 > 0:00:42is "full of lies".
0:00:42 > 0:00:50Jessica Parker reports.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Boarding a flight to Camp David for high level meetings. Here is the
0:00:55 > 0:00:58image that Trump's team is projecting, order, professionalism,
0:00:58 > 0:01:03control. Getting on with the job of running the most powerful country in
0:01:03 > 0:01:10the world. But it is overshadowed by this book - the contents forcing the
0:01:10 > 0:01:12US Secretary of State, into a remarkably statement.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14US Secretary of State, into a remarkably statement.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19I never questioned his mental fitness, I have no reason to. We
0:01:19 > 0:01:22have different management styles, how I make decisions, how I process
0:01:22 > 0:01:26information. I have to learn how he takes information, processes it and
0:01:26 > 0:01:34makes a decision. Fire And Fury quotes Trump's former
0:01:34 > 0:01:38top aide, Steve Bannan, the man who was the power behind the thrown, he
0:01:38 > 0:01:44is cited as describing a meeting between a Russian lawyer and Trump's
0:01:44 > 0:01:49son, Don Jr, a trees news now. One of many supposed revelation,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53picketing a chaotic White House, a climb that the White House staff saw
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Trump as a child. They all came to the conclusion,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03gradually, then faster and faster, that something was unbelievably
0:02:03 > 0:02:09amiss here. That this was more peculiar than they ever imagined it
0:02:09 > 0:02:12could be. But the President has offered a
0:02:12 > 0:02:19robust response overnight. Tweeting...
0:02:29 > 0:02:34Matter what words come from Donald Trump, he will likely struggle to
0:02:34 > 0:02:40drown out these volumes. Jessica Parker, BBC News.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43The department store House of Fraser has confirmed it's asking landlords
0:02:43 > 0:02:45to reduce the rent it pays for some of its shops.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48The group is set to release Christmas retail figures next week -
0:02:48 > 0:02:50with some analysts suggesting its takings over the Christmas
0:02:50 > 0:02:51period were disappointing.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Our Business Correspondent Joe Lynam is here.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Joe, what to make of this House of Fraser announcement? The company is
0:02:59 > 0:03:02saying it is looking for help as part of its transformation
0:03:02 > 0:03:07programme?It has new Chinese owners since 2014. It is a High Street
0:03:07 > 0:03:12presence, that we all know about, founded in Glasgow, almost 160 years
0:03:12 > 0:03:18ago. Yes, asking your landlord for a rent reduction is not that unusual
0:03:18 > 0:03:23in the retail business. And House of Fraser has had issues.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27It needs to get the costs down. As part of the transformation
0:03:27 > 0:03:32programme, it has built a new warehouse, running the department
0:03:32 > 0:03:37stores cost money, they must be updated, fashions and tastes change,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40and the department stores must reflect it. House of Fraser is
0:03:40 > 0:03:44hoping to stay ahead of the problem. Some stores have had issues over the
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Christmas period. People think back to British Home
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Stores and the dire picture and the future of the High Street when that
0:03:51 > 0:03:56expired a few years ago. What is the general picture?It has not been a
0:03:56 > 0:04:00great Christmas. Strong for Next but a profit warning from Debenhams.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04They will possibly have to close some stores. So a mixed picture,
0:04:04 > 0:04:09thus far. As the weeks progress in January, a fuller picture. But it
0:04:09 > 0:04:14has not been that great. Consumer demand has been soft, rents are
0:04:14 > 0:04:20going up in the cities, especially in the south-east and online, it is
0:04:20 > 0:04:23a challenge, especially for the likes of den Nepalese.
0:04:23 > 0:04:30Thank you very much. The eastern England Ambulance
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Service has apologised to a pensioner who died after waiting
0:04:35 > 0:04:39four hours for the service.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41The 81-year-old woman rang 999 complaining of chest pains.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44She made the call at 8pm on Tuesday and was still alive when she spoke
0:04:44 > 0:04:46to the control room again at 9.47pm.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It took another two hours for an ambulance to arrive,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52by which point the woman had stopped breathing and could not be saved.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54The ambulance said it was stretched with producer pressures on staff and
0:04:54 > 0:04:55the NHS on the whole.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56the NHS on the whole.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Online casino operators are failing to prevent money laundering
0:04:58 > 0:05:00and protect problem gamblers - that's according to
0:05:00 > 0:05:01the Gambling Commission.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It expressed "significant concerns" in a letter to all UK
0:05:04 > 0:05:05operators and requested they review procedures.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07The commission said many operators were unable to spot
0:05:07 > 0:05:09signs of financial crime and compulsive gambling.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11The United States has been criticised for calling
0:05:11 > 0:05:13an emergency meeting of the United Nations
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Security Council, to discuss anti-government protests in Iran.
0:05:15 > 0:05:22China and Russia said the unrest was not a threat
0:05:22 > 0:05:24China and France said the unrest was not a threat
0:05:24 > 0:05:26to international security, while Russia accused the US
0:05:26 > 0:05:27of abusing its position.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Barbara Plett Usher reports.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Nikki Haley warned Iran that the world was watching its response
0:05:31 > 0:05:32to the anti-government protests.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34She used the platform of the UN to amplify
0:05:34 > 0:05:37the message of President Trump, who has been tweeting support
0:05:37 > 0:05:38for the Iranian demonstrators.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40The Iranian people will determine their own destiny.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43And let there be no doubt whatsoever, the United States stands
0:05:43 > 0:05:51unapologetically with those in Iran who seek freedom for themselves,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54prosperity for their families and dignity for their nation.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57This unusually robust stance on human rights by the Trump
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Administration coincides with the policy to curb what it
0:06:00 > 0:06:03sees as Iran's malign influence in the Middle East.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06The Iranian ambassador called the meeting a farce and repeated
0:06:06 > 0:06:12charges that the protests were directed from abroad.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18It is a long history of US bullying at the UN,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21but this is a preposterous example.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25The purely internal affairs of a nation, in this case protests
0:06:25 > 0:06:27that the Iranian government has addressed with the utmost respect
0:06:27 > 0:06:30for the rights of the protesters, and with every attempt to deal
0:06:30 > 0:06:37with it peacefully, despite violent infiltrators.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Other council members urged Tehran to allow free
0:06:39 > 0:06:40and peaceful demonstrations.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42But some suggested this was an internal matter,
0:06:42 > 0:06:47not an international threat.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52And the Russian ambassador accused the US of playing politics.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55TRANSLATION:Mr President, the real reason for convening
0:06:55 > 0:06:58today's meeting is not an attempt to protect human rights or promote
0:06:58 > 0:07:00the interests of the Iranian people, but rather as a veiled attempt
0:07:00 > 0:07:03to use the current moment to continue to undermine the joint
0:07:03 > 0:07:13comprehensive plan of action.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15That is the agreement which restricts Iran's nuclear
0:07:15 > 0:07:18programme, which Mr Trump says is deeply flawed.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20He has to decide next week whether to continue waiving
0:07:20 > 0:07:23sanctions suspended under the deal.
0:07:23 > 0:07:31Barbara Platt Usher, BBC News, Washington.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Now Mike Bushell has all the sport from the BBC Sport Centre.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Good afternoon.
0:07:36 > 0:07:43It's looking like the best England's cricketers, can hope for now,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46is a draw in the final Ashes Test, and even that might be beyond them.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Australia closed on 479 for 4, so going into the 4th day tomorrow,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52they have a lead of 133 runs and still have 6 more players
0:07:52 > 0:07:54to bat.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Our reporter Patrick Gearey watched the day unfold in Sydney.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04After a series of fiercely partisan colours are shared, weather pastel
0:08:04 > 0:08:09or powerful, Sydney has worn pink, once a year for a decade, in honour
0:08:09 > 0:08:17of the breast cancer charity co founded by Jane McGrath, the late
0:08:17 > 0:08:25wife of Jeff McGrath. Steve Smith, the uncrackable code
0:08:25 > 0:08:32but wait, Moeen Ali's year squeaka moment. Smith left a void, Crane
0:08:32 > 0:08:38filled it with a review. There, the case closed. Had the umpire felt the
0:08:38 > 0:08:42boot behind the line, Cran would have had a first Test wicket. Fine
0:08:42 > 0:08:48margins. But he was helped to 150 and helped Australia into a lead,
0:08:48 > 0:08:53three wickets down. England needed energy. Badly. It came from Crane.
0:08:53 > 0:09:01And for 171. But in baking temperatures, the Marsh brothers
0:09:01 > 0:09:06turned England into stooges, adding to the regrets felt by England, a
0:09:06 > 0:09:11draining day in every sense. It was a pretty tough day.We were
0:09:11 > 0:09:16150 overs into the innings, a few tired bodies out there, part and
0:09:16 > 0:09:21parcel of Test cricket. It is not the first time we have fielded over
0:09:21 > 0:09:25150 overs, and it will not be the last. The way that the gears toiled
0:09:25 > 0:09:31and worked hard is impressive. It is good to see as a side going forward.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36So England are 133 runs behinded. This will have to go back into the
0:09:36 > 0:09:42field on day four, when it is even hotter and what is more, the pitch
0:09:42 > 0:09:50is spinning even more that are their last Ashes match in the series.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Liverpool say they will co-operate with any investigation
0:09:52 > 0:09:55into Roberto Firmino's clash with Mason Holgate in their FA Cup
0:09:55 > 0:09:56win over Everton last night.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Holgate pushed Firmino over the advertising hordings
0:09:58 > 0:09:59and into the stands.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01An angry exchange followed, with the referee forced to intervene.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Neither player, was booked at the time, but the incident
0:10:03 > 0:10:06will be in match report, that referee Bobby Madley sends
0:10:06 > 0:10:08to the Football Association, who will decide whether to
0:10:08 > 0:10:10investigate further.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13There are nine Premier League teams, hoping to avoid an upset
0:10:13 > 0:10:15against lower league opposition as the third round continues today.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19One of them is Newcastle United, who take on Luton Town of League Two.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23And in the Luton side will be the two sons of the former
0:10:23 > 0:10:29England midfielder Rob Lee, who made his name at Newcastle.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32We didn't really pay much attention to it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38It is nice to be appreciated. It is only ever since I got into
0:10:38 > 0:10:41professional football, I thought, Dad was top end. But I don't like to
0:10:41 > 0:10:48tell him but he was half decent. Here's Rob Lee! Good run again! Do
0:10:48 > 0:10:53you think it about the fact that your brother is out on the pitch?A
0:10:53 > 0:10:59few surreal moments. The first time we walked out, he is behind me! It's
0:10:59 > 0:11:05a strange feeling, and then it is nice obviously as the mid-fielder,
0:11:05 > 0:11:11trying to set UUP.And there is more from the Lee family on Football
0:11:11 > 0:11:17Focus.
0:11:17 > 0:11:28And and match of the day live.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30That's all the sport for now.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I'll have more for you in the next hour.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38The next news on BBC One is at 5.40pm.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43Bye for now.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Bye for now.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Arctic air has arrived on our shores in time for the weekend. Bringing
0:11:50 > 0:11:55with it a fair amount of sunshine. Tomorrow, overnight frost will be
0:11:55 > 0:11:59intense. A big area of high pressure, responsible for bringing
0:11:59 > 0:12:03the fine and settled weather but around it the Arctic air moving from
0:12:03 > 0:12:08the north or the north-east in a fairly brisk breeze. The breeze is
0:12:08 > 0:12:11pushing the cloud across central and northern areas in the south as the
0:12:11 > 0:12:16afternoon wears on. Located in parts of South Wales and the southern
0:12:16 > 0:12:21counties of England by the end of the afternoon. Rather than and hill
0:12:21 > 0:12:28snow in the north. Dry and sunny for the football match in Fleetwood but
0:12:28 > 0:12:33the wind will feel colder than five Celsius. Into the overnight period,
0:12:33 > 0:12:38the clouds clear from the south, most places will be dry. One or two
0:12:38 > 0:12:41showers in the eastern areas, a bitterly cold night. These are the
0:12:41 > 0:12:46rural temperatures, we could see lower than minus 10 in central
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Scotland or minus 14 or 15, making it the coldest knight for several
0:12:50 > 0:12:56years. So starting Sunday morning on a crisps note, a widespread frost
0:12:56 > 0:13:01but a fine day with lots of winter sunshine. Breezy in the south-east,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05making it feel raw, though. Towards Monday. High pressure is dominating
0:13:05 > 0:13:10the scene but this weather front comes into play as we reach
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Wednesday to bring outbreaks of rain and milder air from the south. High
0:13:13 > 0:13:18pressure with us through Monday. We start Monday again, cold and frosty
0:13:18 > 0:13:22with some sunshine. The best of it in the northern and the western
0:13:22 > 0:13:29areas as the cloud encoaches northwards and westwards. Tuesday, a
0:13:29 > 0:13:32cold and breezy day over the eastern parts. In