0:00:07 > 0:00:11This is BBC World News.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12My name's Mike Embley.
0:00:12 > 0:00:22Our top stories:
0:00:22 > 0:00:25The US slaps sanctions on two men it claims are "key leaders"
0:00:25 > 0:00:27of North Korea's ballistic missile programme.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Counting is under way in the run-off presidential election in Liberia.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Brazil retaliates after Venezuela boots out its envoy over claims
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Counting is under way in a runoff election to choose the next
0:00:50 > 0:00:51president of Liberia.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54It is a straight fight between the current vice president
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Joseph Boakai, and world renowned footballer George Weah.
0:00:56 > 0:01:05Umaru Fofana reports from the capital, Monrovia.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Voting passed off peacefully with no reports of incidents.
0:01:09 > 0:01:19Accompanied by his supporters, Vice President
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Joseph Boakai cast his vote.
0:01:21 > 0:01:21He sounded confident.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Asked as to whether he would accept the results
0:01:24 > 0:01:25he responded with a qualified yes.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29After that, a decision will be made.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32But we are willing to work for whatever the final result is.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34For supporters of the former football superstar
0:01:34 > 0:01:36George Weah, it looked like a victory dance
0:01:36 > 0:01:42when he went to vote.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45The man who won in the first round sounded incandescently confident.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49I'm not associated with losing.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Today's victory is set in and I will win.
0:01:51 > 0:01:59Boakai cannot win, and George Weah can.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01It's an exceptional case.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02What happened cannot happen again.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Initial indications are that the run-off was better
0:02:04 > 0:02:05organised than the first round.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Materials arrived on time and there have been
0:02:08 > 0:02:11no complaints so far of multiple voting according to the main local
0:02:11 > 0:02:13observation group.
0:02:13 > 0:02:22But turnout appeared low.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25It has been quiet here at this convent high school in central
0:02:25 > 0:02:25Monrovia.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Election officials are nibbling around without a lot to do.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31They say there's been like this for most of the day.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Only one person has come here in the last 30 minutes
0:02:34 > 0:02:35to cast their ballot.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38With the results expected this week, Liberians are looking forward
0:02:38 > 0:02:38to the outcome.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41These elections mark the first time in over 70 years
0:02:41 > 0:02:45that this country has set the stage for a peaceful transfer of power
0:02:45 > 0:02:54from one elected president to another.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The International Committee of the Red Cross says the evacuation
0:02:57 > 0:03:00of critical medical cases has begun from Eastern Ghouta in Syria.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Eastern Ghouta, a suburb near Damascus,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04has been under the control of the rebels - and almost 400
0:03:05 > 0:03:07-- 400,000 people besieged by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10The United Nations had pleaded for him to allow the evacuation
0:03:10 > 0:03:21of patients who will die without medical care.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Vladimir Putin has been formally nominated by his supporters
0:03:23 > 0:03:25for re-election as Russia's president.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28His main rival, Alexei Navalny, has called for a boycott of the vote
0:03:28 > 0:03:29after being barred from standing.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Mr Putin is seeking a fourth term in office -
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and will run as an independent.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37From Moscow, Sarah Rainsford reports.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42It was a big gathering of big names.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45At least, musicians and filmmakers all here to nominate their candidate
0:03:45 > 0:03:48for president.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Absent from this presidential nomination was Vladimir Putin,
0:03:50 > 0:03:59apparently so confident of winning this election he did not turn up.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03That did not dampen the enthusiasm of his supporters.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06They voted unanimously to back Mr Putin for a fourth term.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11TRANSLATION:Our country has been transformed from a country
0:04:11 > 0:04:13that was destroyed and without future, into a really
0:04:13 > 0:04:15powerful state.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21Their candidate, meanwhile, was here with children
0:04:21 > 0:04:26invited to a New Year's party at the Kremlin.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28This was Vladimir Putin the benevolent.
0:04:28 > 0:04:36Thinking of the future of his country.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Earlier, Russian saw images of Putin the powerful meeting his cabinet.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Here he told a boy that ruling a country like Russia was not hard.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49But after 18 years of him doing just that, the Kremlin is struggling
0:04:49 > 0:04:51to inject energy into this re-election race
0:04:51 > 0:04:54to ensure people come out to vote when everything
0:04:54 > 0:04:57is so predictable.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00This man is now planning to make their task even harder.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Alexei Navalny calls himself the only real rival
0:05:03 > 0:05:07to Vladimir Putin
0:05:07 > 0:05:10but this week the popular anticorruption campaigner was ruled
0:05:10 > 0:05:16out of the presidential race.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19He has a criminal conviction he says is politically motivated.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20TRANSLATION:It is not about me.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22It is about the fact that a candidate
0:05:22 > 0:05:26is needed who will finally come to the election and speak openly
0:05:26 > 0:05:28about everything that happens in our country now.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29who will describe our reality honestly.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Absence of prospects, poverty.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36I did that and that is why you don't want to let me take part
0:05:36 > 0:05:37in the election.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43So now, Mr Navalny is calling for a boycott of the entire process,
0:05:43 > 0:05:48to undermine its legitimacy.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Mr Putin will not be too worried unless
0:05:53 > 0:05:55that boycott and any street protests really grow.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Otherwise, he is betting that his message of strength
0:05:59 > 0:06:02and stability and plenty more images like these will secure him another
0:06:02 > 0:06:05six years in power.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08The United States has announced sanctions on two North Korean
0:06:08 > 0:06:10officials who are developing the country's ballistic missile
0:06:10 > 0:06:18programme.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20In a statement, the US Treasury named the men,
0:06:20 > 0:06:21on
0:06:21 > 0:06:23the left Ri Pyong-chol and on the right Kim Jong-sik
0:06:24 > 0:06:24Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin
0:06:25 > 0:06:27added, "Treasury is targeting leaders of North Korea's ballistic
0:06:27 > 0:06:29missile programs, as part of our maximum pressure campaign
0:06:29 > 0:06:32to isolate North Korea and achieve a fully denuclearised
0:06:32 > 0:06:32Korean Peninsula.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Ry Pyong-chol is allegedly one of the top people in charge
0:06:35 > 0:06:36of the programme.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Kim Jong-sik is reportedly behind the work
0:06:38 > 0:06:40to switch from liquid to solid fuel.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43The move follows new United Nations Sanctions introduced last Friday
0:06:43 > 0:06:45in response to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile
0:06:45 > 0:06:49test in November.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Dr Balbina Hwang is Visiting Professor at Georgetown University's
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Centre for Security Studies <former senior adviser at US state
0:06:54 > 0:06:58at US state department.
0:06:58 > 0:07:05What effect if any do you think these sanctions will have?Well, we
0:07:05 > 0:07:09have to remember that there are UN Security Council sanctions as well
0:07:09 > 0:07:14is unilateral sanctions and these latest sanctions levied by the
0:07:14 > 0:07:18United States government are targeting individuals. These are
0:07:18 > 0:07:23really symbolic more than anything else. They are a very important part
0:07:23 > 0:07:28of President Tom's maximum pressure on North Korea but they will have
0:07:28 > 0:07:32little practical effect because it is only about US jurisdiction and it
0:07:32 > 0:07:37is unlikely either of these two men at any assets, certainly in their
0:07:37 > 0:07:41name, or any property in the United States.The broader problem is that
0:07:41 > 0:07:46China and North Korea and Russia want to see the US off the peninsula
0:07:46 > 0:07:50altogether so at least China and Russia will continue their support
0:07:50 > 0:07:57for Pyongyang.Certainly they will. The UN Security Council sanctions
0:07:57 > 0:08:04are important because it sends a strong unified message but it is a
0:08:04 > 0:08:08very subtle and possibly a triple layered game that is being played.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13This is in the context of quite a lot of disorder and chaos in the
0:08:13 > 0:08:16United Nations itself with the United States isolated on many other
0:08:16 > 0:08:23global issues.If that China, Russia, North Korea and to some
0:08:23 > 0:08:28extent South Korea are on the same page, and an alignment between US
0:08:28 > 0:08:34and Japan, how will that play out? The United States and South Korea
0:08:34 > 0:08:39and Japan are all firmly on the same side. The president of South Korea
0:08:39 > 0:08:46has made absolutely certain that he is fully behind these sanctions and
0:08:46 > 0:08:51also wants to increase the pressure but at the same time, he is talking
0:08:51 > 0:08:57about wanting a peaceful solution and frankly so, as has the Trump
0:08:57 > 0:09:02administration. They've made this point repeatedly.It does seem that
0:09:02 > 0:09:06the North Korean leadership is not suicidal. It doesn't want war but it
0:09:06 > 0:09:11has no intention of giving up its nuclear weapons, it seems. Will the
0:09:11 > 0:09:16wall hat -- will the world have to get used to an armed --a nuclear
0:09:16 > 0:09:22armed North Korea?The thing here is the global non-proliferation regime
0:09:22 > 0:09:27and North Korea is testing this but if we do accept North Korea as a de
0:09:27 > 0:09:32facto legitimate nuclear power, that means essentially Iran, perhaps
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Syria and many other countries could break away so we have a much greater
0:09:36 > 0:09:40global concern here.Professor, thank you very much for talking to
0:09:40 > 0:09:47us.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51A heavy snow storm on the island of Sakhalin in Russia's Far East has
0:09:51 > 0:09:52caused severe disruption.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54The authorities have opened mobile warming centres for pedestrians,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57many of whom were forced to walk after public transport
0:09:57 > 0:09:58all but ground to a halt.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01A pensioner is recovering in hospital after being blown
0:10:01 > 0:10:02off a balcony.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05The airport and the ferry service with the mainland were closed.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Angry Kosovans have hung hundreds of neckties on the fence outside
0:10:08 > 0:10:09the government's headquarters on Tuesday.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12It's after Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said he was justified
0:10:12 > 0:10:14in doubling his own salary, because wearing smart clothes
0:10:14 > 0:10:17was part of his job.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23He sparked outrage by passing a measure raising his salary
0:10:23 > 0:10:25from about $1800 to $3,500 a month.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28A Peruvian football official accused of taking bribes has been cleared
0:10:28 > 0:10:29by a jury in the US.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Manuel Burga, who led football in Peru until 2014,
0:10:32 > 0:10:34was accused of taking cash in exchange for distributing
0:10:34 > 0:10:41marketing and media rights to matches.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Two other South American football officials were convicted by the same
0:10:44 > 0:10:45jury on Friday.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49A British woman has been sentenced to three years in an Egyptian prison
0:10:49 > 0:10:51after being found guilty of smuggling drugs into the country.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Laura Plummer, who's 33 and from England's north,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56was arrested in October when she was found carrying 290
0:10:56 > 0:10:58tablets of the painkiller, Tramadol, in her suitcase.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Daniela Relph reports.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Laura Plummer's family and friends say she is naive,
0:11:07 > 0:11:08not a criminal.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10But today the 33-year-old shop worker from Hull is beginning
0:11:11 > 0:11:13a three-year sentence in jail in Egypt.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Her mother, Roberta, and her Egyptian partner,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Omar Caboo, have been at court to support her
0:11:20 > 0:11:22during the hearings this week.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Laura Plummer had been travelling to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada
0:11:26 > 0:11:28to visit Omar in October when she was stopped
0:11:28 > 0:11:31by the authorities.
0:11:31 > 0:11:40In her suitcase were 290 tramadol tablets, a painkiller which is legal
0:11:40 > 0:11:42on prescription in Britain, but banned in Egypt.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44She said the tablets were for her partner,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48who suffers from severe back pain, but she was arrested and has been
0:11:48 > 0:11:52held since then in a communal cell with up to 25 women.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57Her family at home in Hull have described today's
0:11:57 > 0:11:58sentence as horrendous.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02She's just a normal girl who works in Hull.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04She just sells clothes, she comes home, she watches telly
0:12:04 > 0:12:07and she goes to bed.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10She doesn't drink, she doesn't smoke, she doesn't do anything.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11She lives to go to Egypt.
0:12:12 > 0:12:12She loves Egypt.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14She loves the Egyptian people.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15She's in love with Omar.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17We cannot believe this has happened to her.
0:12:17 > 0:12:27We are absolutely devastated.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Her supporters say she has been let down by the country she has loved.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34This woman doesn't deserve to be incarcerated in an Egyptian prison
0:12:35 > 0:12:38and, to be honest with you, as much as I respect the customs
0:12:38 > 0:12:41of Egypt and the laws and the judiciary and everything
0:12:41 > 0:12:44else, this will put people off travelling on holiday
0:12:45 > 0:12:48to Egypt in the future, and I think the Egyptian authorities
0:12:48 > 0:12:49need to be mindful of that.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51The Egyptian legal system is complex.
0:12:51 > 0:13:01Laura Plummer will now appeal against the three-year sentence,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04a jail term her family say is shocking and unjust.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Stay with us on BBC World News.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12Still to come:
0:13:12 > 0:13:17We meet a sea lion brushing up on a special skill as the New Year
0:13:17 > 0:13:21approaches.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23We saw this enormous tidal wave approaching the beach,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26and people started to run, and suddenly it was complete chaos.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29The United States troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship
0:13:29 > 0:13:34of General Manuel Noriega.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37The Pentagon said the operation had been 90% successful but it's failed
0:13:37 > 0:13:40in its principal objective - to capture General Noriega
0:13:40 > 0:13:43and take him to the US to face drugs charges.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48The hammer and sickle was hastily taken away.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51The Russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer
0:13:51 > 0:13:53the Soviet Union, but the Commonwealth of Independent
0:13:53 > 0:13:54States.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Day breaks slowly over Lockerbie, over the cockpit of Pan Am's Maid
0:13:57 > 0:13:59of the Seas, nosedown in the soft earth.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02You could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04a football pitch wide, falls from 30,000 feet.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Christmas has returned to Albania after a Communist ban lasting more
0:14:08 > 0:14:11than 20 years.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Thousands went to midnight mass in the town of Shkroda
0:14:15 > 0:14:16where there were anti-Communist riots ten days ago.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28This is BBC World News.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30The latest headlines:
0:14:30 > 0:14:35Votes are being counted in Liberia's Presidential election,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37where former World Footballer of the Year, George Weah,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39is seeking the country's top job.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Two North Korean missile developers are hit with sanctions as efforts
0:14:42 > 0:14:48to curb the country's nuclear programme continue.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Brazil is expelling Venezuela's top diplomat, just days after Venezuela
0:14:51 > 0:14:53asked Brazil's ambassador to leave.
0:14:53 > 0:15:04Relations between the two neighbouring nations have
0:15:05 > 0:15:07deteriorated since Brazilian President Michel Temer took office
0:15:07 > 0:15:09last year, following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12With me here is Leonardo Rocha, Americas Editor for BBC World
0:15:12 > 0:15:12Service.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18What is the latest?Brazil decided to act three days after its own
0:15:18 > 0:15:27ambassador was expelled from Venezuela. Brazil said he is not
0:15:27 > 0:15:34welcome any more. He will have two leave the country. The whole crisis
0:15:34 > 0:15:39started on Saturday when Venezuelan decided to expel the top diplomats
0:15:39 > 0:15:46from Brazil and Canada on the same day. Candour retaliated on Monday
0:15:46 > 0:15:54with the same measure. -- Canada. Relations have been bad. Brazil in
0:15:54 > 0:15:57particular, the president, Nicolas Maduro, never recognised the
0:15:57 > 0:16:05government of Michel Temer, because Dilma Rousseff was a left-wing
0:16:05 > 0:16:09socialist president close to his government. They were building
0:16:09 > 0:16:14together oil pipelines to take Venezuela's oil and gas to Brazil.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19There was a strategic left-wing partnership in South America that
0:16:19 > 0:16:26has gone. So, the reason given by Venezuelan to expel the ambassador
0:16:26 > 0:16:29is because he broke the constitutional rule of law by
0:16:29 > 0:16:34impeaching Dilma Rousseff. They say relations would not be mended until
0:16:34 > 0:16:45that is sorted which is possibly never, because Dilma Rousseff has
0:16:45 > 0:16:49that going on. It is a difficult issue.It seems Venezuela is
0:16:49 > 0:16:54completely isolating itself to be how important is this to trade?
0:16:54 > 0:17:02Trade for Venezuela is mainly oil, 98% of its income. And it is with
0:17:02 > 0:17:07the US. With Brazil, it is a very important strategic relationship in
0:17:07 > 0:17:11South America. But what President Nicolas Maduro seems to be doing now
0:17:11 > 0:17:17is his pre-election, he is running for re-election next year, he is
0:17:17 > 0:17:24getting closer to his left-wing allies, mainly Russia, Cuba,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Bolivia, oil countries, and making a statement to those against him.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33Brazil has been critical, Canada, very critical, they are making it
0:17:33 > 0:17:37very clear they will not put up with that.Thank you very much.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Video has emerged of a fireworks display that went horribly wrong
0:17:40 > 0:17:42at a popular festival in Cuba, injuring 39
0:17:42 > 0:17:42people, including children.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Doctors say some of the injured are listed "very grave"
0:17:45 > 0:17:46to "extremely critical."
0:17:46 > 0:17:56Virginia Langeberg reports.
0:17:56 > 0:18:05The moment Christmas celebrations sparked into terrifying chaos.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10Fireworks are flying in all directions, what was intended as
0:18:10 > 0:18:15entertainment, ended up as a barrage of missiles. Raining on spectators
0:18:15 > 0:18:20as they ran from the scene. People can be heard screaming during the
0:18:20 > 0:18:24harrowing video captured during a popular Cuban carnival on Christmas
0:18:24 > 0:18:31Eve. The incident has left 39 people injured, including six children. Of
0:18:31 > 0:18:36those taken to hospital, doctors say 20 are seriously injured, with some
0:18:36 > 0:18:42clinging to life. TRANSLATION:We have six patients in extremely
0:18:42 > 0:18:51critical conditions, which is the most grave status of a burn victims.
0:18:51 > 0:18:59Two are in very grave condition.The central town has this festival every
0:18:59 > 0:19:04Christmas Eve, drawing thousands of tourists. All of the victims up to
0:19:04 > 0:19:08be locals. An investigation is thought to be under way into the
0:19:08 > 0:19:10cause of the explosion. BBC News.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14English footballer, Harry Kane, has set a new record of 39 goals
0:19:14 > 0:19:17in the Premier League in a calendar year, doing it in style,
0:19:17 > 0:19:18with a hat trick at Wembley.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Kane headed in a free kick from Christian Erikson to give
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 lead over Southampton and break
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Alan Shearer's 22-year-old record.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28A second goal followed just before half time as he swept
0:19:28 > 0:19:29in across from Son Heung-min.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And midway through the second half, Son was again provider,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35as Kane completed his hat trick with a delicate chip
0:19:35 > 0:19:36over the keeper.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39That takes his haul for club and country to 56 goals,
0:19:39 > 0:19:45making him the leading goalscorer in Europe for 2017.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Earlier, the BBC spoke to Bradley Allen.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50He has been a coach at Spurs for 13 years and coached Harry Kane
0:19:50 > 0:19:51as a youngster.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53He also witnessed Harry Kane make history at Wembley
0:19:54 > 0:19:54as a co-commentator for BBC Radio London.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58My colleague Geeta Guru-murthy began by asking him what he made
0:19:58 > 0:20:01of his new record?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02It's a remarkable achievement.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Something that all of Tottenham Hotspur supporters,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07everybody connected with the club, the academy, and all the coaches
0:20:07 > 0:20:09who have worked with Harry Kane on this incredible journey,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11it has been an outstanding 2017.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Have you spoken to him?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Has anyone heard from him since?
0:20:14 > 0:20:19I have not had the opportunity.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I actually watched him live this afternoon,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23working in my media capacity.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I have seen him develop and have worked with him
0:20:25 > 0:20:34as a 14-15-year-old kid.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37He went from strength to strength to become the goalscoring
0:20:37 > 0:20:38expert he is.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41To break the Alan Shearer record himself, the finest of a generation,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43this is just an unbelievable achievement.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Did you spot it early?
0:20:44 > 0:20:56Were the signs there?
0:20:56 > 0:20:57He showed glimpses.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00One of the biggest compliments I could give him is he was just
0:21:00 > 0:21:01a fantastic learner.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05It is just a small part the coaches have played along the way.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08The head of the academy, John McDermot, he deserves a lot
0:21:08 > 0:21:09of credit as well.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10We were patient with him.
0:21:10 > 0:21:28Mauricio Pochettino has allowed him to blossom since coming to the club.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Can you explain what it is he does so well?
0:21:31 > 0:21:31Strength?
0:21:31 > 0:21:31Speed?
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Skill?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33What makes him so good?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Any idea he was given, he would be prepared to work
0:21:36 > 0:21:39on those aspects of his game and more, you know?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41I think he's a player of Frank Lampard's attitude.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Frank Lampard really got the maximum amount of the ability that he had.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46And the same with young Harry.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51You know?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54He comes from a tremendously stable and very supportive family.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56He's just a lovely and humble young man.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59He is a real credit to himself and the people around him.
0:22:00 > 0:22:10How big is his future career, potentially, do you think?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Well, this achievement is exceptional.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I think Tottenham supporters will be hoping in future years,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17with the new stadium on the horizon in 2018,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21that Harry Kane is going to play his best football at that new venue,
0:22:21 > 0:22:21I think.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24You have the World Cup in Russia next summer, of course.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27And to be truly regarded as one of the greats,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Harry would most definitely know he would have to achieve and produce
0:22:30 > 0:22:31at the biggest tournament.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33He will be looking forward to that.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36First and foremost, he loves playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
0:22:36 > 0:23:16He thoroughly enjoys scoring goals.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19The Erie in the US State of Pennsylvania has experienced
0:23:19 > 0:23:20a very white Christmas this year.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24The city received 53 inches of snow from Sunday until Tuesday morning.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Videos uploaded to social media show backyards completely covered,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29buried cars, and dogs playing in the winter wonderland.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32It's not all fun and games though- local authorities have declared
0:23:32 > 0:23:45a state of emergency.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48For most of us - Christmas is now out of the way,
0:23:48 > 0:23:49next up, New Year.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52But one special animal in Japan is thinking a little further ahead,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54looking forward to the Lunar New Year.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56And this animal is trying to develop a special
0:23:57 > 0:23:57skill, in preparation.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Tim Allman explains.
0:23:58 > 0:24:06This is one of the stars of their,. He is no ordinary sea lion. He has
0:24:06 > 0:24:12literary aspirations. With quite a bit of help from his trainer, he is
0:24:12 > 0:24:17trying his hand at calligraphy. That is something that sea lions have a
0:24:17 > 0:24:21natural gift for, apparently. TRANSLATION:It is a very smart
0:24:21 > 0:24:24animal and can perform delicate movements, so he is good at doing
0:24:24 > 0:24:29this. We want to practise more so he can perform cooled drawings on New
0:24:29 > 0:24:36Year's Day.And what exactly has he been drawing? Well, it is the symbol
0:24:36 > 0:24:39for a dog, the animal that will represent the new year in the
0:24:39 > 0:24:45Chinese zodiac. His audience seemed fairly impressed. He still has a
0:24:45 > 0:24:49little time to practise. The Lunar New Year does not begin until
0:24:49 > 0:25:03February. Tim Allman, BBC News.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Budapest Zoo has been showing off its latest arrival,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07a baby gorilla.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09The mum, a western lowland gorilla called N'Yaounda,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12a western lowland gorilla, gave birth on Christmas Eve.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15This is the fifth baby that has been born here in Hungary.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18For now, zoo keepers can't tell its gender or weight,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21since its mother isn't letting it the baby out of her arms.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Six gorillas live now live in Budapest Zoo currently,
0:25:24 > 0:25:25and two of them are youngsters.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Now, take a look at these pictures.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30This is, or rather, was, one of the towers
0:25:30 > 0:25:32of the high-voltage power grid in China's Hubei province.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34According to state media, the tower was demolished
0:25:34 > 0:25:37after the local government decided to dismantle the power grid
0:25:37 > 0:25:38traversing the Yangtze River.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Look at that! Worth it, wasn't it? A reminder of the news from Syria. The
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Red Cross is saying the evacuation of critical medical cases has begun.
0:25:46 > 0:25:54The suburb of Gunta has been under control from forces loyal to
0:25:54 > 0:26:02President Bashar al-Assad. Much more on the website. You can reach me in
0:26:02 > 0:26:05the team on Twitter. Thank you for watching.