welcome to bbc news, broadcasting at home and around the globe. i'm ben bland. our top stories: donald trump hits back at a prominent civil rights politician who refuses to recognise the result of the presidential election. struggling through freezing temperatures — aid agencies say thousands of migrants in europe need more help. donald trump has prompted the outrage of politicians and entertainers after criticising john lewis, a well—respected civil rights campaigner and democratic congressman, who questioned his election victory. mr lewis is the last surviving speaker from the 1963 march on washington addressed by martin luther king — whose birthday will be celebrated on monday. sarah corker reports. another day, and another row on twitter for president—elect

donald trump. he sparked outrage after criticising veteran civil rights campaigner john lewis, who questioned his election victory. democratic representative mr lewis, of georgia, said he didn't see mr trump as a legitimate president. mr lewis told the nbc‘s meet the press... that prompted an angry response from mr trump, tweeting... his comments came as civil rights activists in washington kicked off a week of anti—trump protests, ahead of the inauguration. we won't be trumped,

we won't be trumped! the reverend al sharpton called on all politicians to support equality. we come not to appeal to donald trump. because he's made it clear what his policies are, and what his nominations are. we come to say to the democrats, in the senate and in the house, and then to the moderate republicans, to get some backbone. get some guts. and, in a separate development, broadway starjennifer holliday said she is pulling out of a concert celebrating the inauguration, this after her gay and lesbian fans described the forthcoming performance as a betrayal. the operation is in full swing, but few big names have agreed to perform for mr trump, and friday's ceremony looks to be dominated by military bands,

rather than a—listers. about 100 people are feared to have drowned off the libyan coast after their boat sank on their way to europe. the italian coastguard and aid officials say eight bodies have been recovered. after hours of searching only four survivors have been rescued. it is thought about 110 people were on board. the search operation is continuing in darkness and in poor weather and sea conditions. serbia has defended its response to the extreme cold weather that has claimed dozens of migrants‘ lives. the minister responsible — ivan miskovic — told bbc news that many have refused shelters, fearing they would be deported. 15,000 people are living in tents as far south as greece, including the islands of lesbos and samos. aid agencies warn they are at risk of freezing to death. but it's in the balkans where the situation is far more urgent. ivan miskovic told the bbc his government is doing its best:

the conditions in those informal sites, the people living here are grappling with harsh conditions, freezing temperatures for the past ten days. so this is completely inadequate place for anybody. we had a campaign to persuade them to go to the centres, to be accommodated in heated rooms, to prove provided with three meals a day, healthcare. but unfortunately what we have managed so far is to persuade 400 people to be accommodated in our centres. the state of serbia is doing everything we can to provide shelter for these people, and we are providing enough shelter. but they are persisting to refuse to be accommodated in official centres. somehow they are distrustful towards us, because they are afraid of deportation.

in reality, there is not a single real reason for them not to be outside of the official centres provided by the state of serbia. let's round—up some of the other main stories: turkey and russia have decided to invite the united states to peace talks on syria. the negotiations are due to be held this month in the kazakh capital asta na. but the turkish foreign minister said turkey remained opposed to the inclusion of the syrian kurdish militant group the ypg. iraqi state television says government forces have taken control of the university of mosul. but military officials say some clashes are still continuing. the battle for the strategically important site began on friday — it's been one of the main bases of the so—called islamic state group. poland has officially welcomed 3,500 us troops as part of a nato military build—up on the bloc‘s eastern front. the troops are part of president 0bama's response to nato concerns about russian aggression. it's the biggest us troop deployment to europe in decades — russia has criticised it as "a threat" to security. stay with us on bbc

news, still to come: pull the other one — why these russians definitely believe four legs are good and two are bad when trying to get through the snow. gps are being warned they could face funding cuts if they don't keep their surgeries open for longer. the prime minister says many people are going to accident and emergency departments, who're already hard—pressed because they can't get gp appointments. doctors say they are being made scapegoats and have accused the government of failing to address a deepening nhs funding crisis. 0ur health correspondent robert pigott reports. hospitals have faced a winter crisis like none before. unprecedented pressure in the new year led almost half to declare a major alert, with doctors warning that patient safety was being compromised. today, the government said gps‘ surgeries were partly at fault, failing to provide the access for patients in need, forcing them into emergency departments instead. the government wants gps‘ surgeries to open from 8am in the morning until 8:00pm in the evening, seven days a week, unless they can

prove there is no demand. they say they will withhold extra funding unless its compliance. i have worked for many years in the nhs and every winter is difficult. this winter in particular has seen the highest number of people ever attending a&e. we need to use our resources to the best they can. funding is tight, and if gps aren't going to be open when the public needs them to be open, then that funding can be directed to other areas. but gps say they are being made scapegoats for the failure of the government to fund the nhs efficiently. if our practices were expected to open seven days a week, using five days‘ worth of funding and staffing, all that would happen is that we would undermine the quality of care that we can provide the vast majority of our patients, and we would stretch an already—overstretched

service more thinly. some health experts have supported claims by doctors that congestion in a&e departments has been caused more by problems finding beds for seriously ill patients than it has by overflow from gps‘ surgeries. they say that medically fit patients are clogging up badly needed beds because of a shortage of money for looking after them at home. today jeremy corbyn announced a new labour proposal for easing pressure on social care. we would give social care the funding it needs and give a firm commitment to take a failed private care homes into public ownership, to maintain the social care protection that our people need. research suggests that three in ten people in a&e would be better treated elsewhere, and the government insists that gps are vital to stop them from going there.

it is now ready to employ tough measures to see that they do. a man has died after the cliff top where he was believed to have been walking his dog collapsed onto the beach below. police were called to the beach at thorpeness in suffolk after reports that a man was trapped. despite efforts by the emergency services to locate and free him, he died at the scene. the east coast of england was largely unscathed after a tidal storm surge in the early hours of saturday. thousands of people were advised to leave their homes, but the high tide failed to breach most flood defences. one area that did experience flooding though, was the east yorkshire town of hornsea, as jo makel reports. the destructive force of last night's waves is now all too clear. shutters and sandbags were not enough to keep out the sea. the staff at this amusement arcade at hornsea said they didn't stand a chance.

there were sandbags all along there, everything was down. and the waves just took the shutters through, the doors through. just completely start again, really. the whole place will be gutted. lots of people rely on this for money, you know, a lot of us. so, sorry, i'm really very upset, as you can see. 0n the seafront last night, a grandmother and two children had to be rescued from this car, moments before it sank. and the latest count is that ten homes and businesses flooded. people and pets had to be rescued. she's been under the water, the little ‘un. we evacuated a man who was a serious diabetic, and we had to use the boat to take him to safety. by this time they were waist—deep in water. in the houses, there is a lot of damage. poor families, our thoughts are with the families who have all of this to clean up, and we will certainly — our rescue will certainly be

there to help them clear up. right, let's see what the palace looks like... 0k, um, it's a bit of a mess, to say the least. this was the first time cathy has been back to her house, but she knew what to expect. it is the second time she has been flooded. i know what i have got to do, but it's just where do i start. until it has dried out, you can't shift anything. until the insurance people have been, you can't do anything. and there was relief, too, to find her pet house rabbits, who she had quickly put upstairs before evacuating. the environment agency was in hornsea today, to help residents, and also assess the flow and spread of the floodwater. all of that information after any flooding event is taken back to our flood defence engineers to work out how to better manage flood defences in the future. and council workers were out to begin the clear—up. but, for those whose houses and businesses were directly affected, there will be months of work ahead. the committee of mps overseeing

the brexit process has called on the government to reveal details of its plans by next month. the all—party group of mps also says the government should reach a transitional agreement with the eu — to give the economy time to adapt. our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. for months, britain's largest employers have been calling for clarity on what type of deal will emerge post—brexit. many want a transition arrangement with the eu, so they can plan ahead for the future. today, mps on both sides of the brexit argument piled more pressure on theresa may, by calling for exactly that. we think that any return to tariffs or bureaucratic obstacles would not be in the interests of british business, and the committee believes that traditional arrangements will be needed to smooth the process as we leave the european union, particularly if there were to be any changes to the way we trade, or the way we sell our services. this group of mps and business

want to know whether britain wants to remain within the single market, and they want to give mps a vote on the final deal. and, if a deal can't be reached within the two—year timeframe, they want a transitional phase to smooth the process out of the european union. and one of the key sectors in all of this is the city of london, which provides more than a tenth of uk tax revenues. critics say that is what the government should be protecting. we should spend the two years of negotiations on the financial services and ensuring the city is ok. we do not need a transitional arrangement. and the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, gave his warning today as well. responding to newspaper reports that he wanted the special deal with the city, mr barnier said non. on tuesday, the prime minister gives a key speech on her plans for brexit negotiations. it is farfrom certain, though, that she will be able to provide the detail that many on both sides are now demanding.

one of america's largest and most celebrated circuses — billed as ‘the greatest show on earth' is to close after 146 years. the show — run by ringing bros and barnum and bailey — will face the final curtain in may. 0perators say declining audiences combined with high operating costs are behind the decision, along with changing public tastes. last year, the circus elephants and some other animals were pensioned off after protracted battles with animal rights activists. the bbc news. our main headline: donald trump has become embroiled in a row with one of the country's most distinguished civil rights campaigners. the democratic congressmanjohn lewis has said that he does not consider mr trump a legitimate president. let's stay with that story.

earlier i asked andra gillespie from atlanta's emory university, who lives in the district that john lewis represents, whether mr trump's comments about the congressman are accurate. i'm very proud to havejohn lewis as my representative. he's a living legend of the civil rights movement. i've gotten a chance to meet him, he is a lovely person. and i'm very proud to live in the district. and i can attest that while atlanta, like many places, has its problems, it's a lovely place to live. my neighbourhood is not horrible. my neighbourhood, which is gentrifying, is still majority—black. and even when president—elect trump characterised black neighbourhoods as being extremely dysfunctional, i can't say that my neighbourhood is dysfunctional, though i won't say that it's perfect. so i think many people will take offence to some of the comments that president—elect trump made, even if they wouldn't have, you know, called president trump illegitimate in the way that congressman lewis did. that being said, ifjohn lewis challenges and questions the legitimacy of a democratic

election, through which mr trump has been elected president, would he not expect some sort of backlash from mr trump? well, i think there are different ways that someone could expect backlash in that question. i think someone can question the strategy of making that kind of statement. one might expect that there would be some type of blowback, perhaps criticism along partisan lines, from members of the party. but i don't think one should expect that a soon—to—be president would start lashing out at people personally via social media. now, we know that president—elect trump has done this, and this is not the first time this has happened. but there is still this question of decorum and civility, and also a recognition that a president of the united states occupies a very important position, one where every word, including every idle word, could have national and international importance. and so, if president—elect trump

continues with this strategy, we will have to figure out after noon on 20th january what the impact of these twitter outbursts will be. i think that there are some who are concerned that these actions could actually have grave consequences, and could actually cause more trouble than they do in terms of actually helping to address a situation, or even to defend president trump's honour, legacy, you know, the programme he is trying to put forward. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, has warned that moving the us embassy in israel tojerusalem would deal a huge blow to remaining hopes for middle east peace. his comments came ahead of a major summit in paris on sunday, seen as one of the last chances to save the so—called two—state solution to the israeli—palestinian conflict. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. jerusalem is meant to be a shared capital for israelis

and palestinians, living peacefully, side—by—side, in two nations. that is how many see the two—state solution to the conflict. but today, israel controls most of the west bank and eastjerusalem, which the palestinians want for their state. and over 600,000 israeli settlers live in these areas, captured in the 1967 war. the settlement‘s mayor represents an influential settler organisation. we're going further away from the two—state solution. i think the palestinians were given an option to set the palestinian state, and we know today for a fact the palestinian authorities are completely corrupt, completely bankrupt. but many in the international community say that settlement expansion is also what is undermining a two—state solution. the issue of the settlement, compromises were made in the past, and unfortunately none of these

attempts have brought peace up until now. but there are new international efforts to push for peace, and a palestinian state to neighbour israel. it is all happening just before donald trump takes office. could this be the site of his us embassy in jerusalem? he is promising to move his ambassador from tel aviv. many israelis welcome the idea, because it recognises a united jerusalem as their capital. but palestinians believe it will kill the two—state solution. they say their presence in the city is already threatened. so first of all, i'm considered a permanent resident, and not a citizen, as any israeli jew living injerusalem. since 1967, more than 111,000 residency cards were revoked by israeli authorities, and the main purpose is to minimise the number of palestinians living injerusalem, and to ensure a jewish majority.

how do you think the next us president, donald trump, could change things? trump's move of the embassy would be in violation of international law, but it would also be legitimising israel's occupation of eastjerusalem, by recognising israel's exclusive sovereignty over jerusalem. recent opinion polls suggest most israelis and palestinians do still support the idea of two states, but only by very narrow margins. on both sides, there are fears that chances for a peace deal are fading. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. as we mentioned earlier, spacex has successfully launched a falcon 9 rocket, the first time since an explosion aborted a mission in september. richard forrest reports. on a clear california morning, the spacex rocket company resumed

flights, with its falcon 9 blasting into the blue sky. it was launched from the vandenberg air force base, carrying ten spacecraft for one of its main customers, iridium. it now has 70 planned missions, worth more than $70 billion, including for nasa, who will again use it to fly cargo to the international space station. falcon 9 performance is nominal, as we head down—range over the pacific ocean. just minutes after the launch, the first stage of the rocket landed successfully on a platform in the pacific, prompting huge applause at mission control. spacex founder and entrepreneur elon musk tweeted. .. and, an hour and 15 minutes after the launch, the mission was complete, with the iridium payload safely in orbit. it was also different last september, for one of its rockets exploded on a launchpad in florida. a falcon 9 was about to go

through a routine engine ignition test when fire ripped through it, destroying both the rocket and a $200 million satellite it was due to carry into orbit two days later. investigators believe the explosion was caused by a design problem with the helium pressure tanks. but, after this latest successful launch, spacex has a busy 2017 ahead, with 27 launches planned. russian thrill—seekers living in the shadow of the ural mountains have invented a new extreme winter sport. horseboarding is like snowboarding, but with a four—legged feel. andy beatt reports. it gets pretty cold here in kyshtym, in russia's chelyabinsk region,

15,000 kilometres east of moscow. winter brings a five—month freeze, and plenty of snow. but a lack of steep slopes has left the skiiers feeling a little flat. riding to the rescue of those with a need for speed, a stallion called vulcan. having tried to achieve the same effect with a car, a motorbike and a snowmobile, it was horsepower that fully opened up the area's forests and frozen lakes. translation: i want something new all the time. it's like a drug. when you've tried one thing, and then you want more and more. we can't find any nearby mountains bigger than here, and we can't change that. but we can change the pulling force. horseboarding pioneers insist four legs is far more fun than traditional skiing, but don't plan to commercialise their innovation just yet. let's have a quick look

at some of the front pages. the observer says cancer patients are feeling the brunt of the nhs crisis, with operations being cancelled on a regular basis. the mail on sunday suggests cutting the foreign aid budget to fund the health service. it claims more than three quarters of voters support the idea. meanwhile, on the same story, the sunday mirror has a picture of a two—year—old girl it says had to sit on the floor for eight hours before she was seen. theresa may's brexit strategy is the sunday telegraph's focus. it says the pm is prepared to lead britain out of the single market. the brexit battle plan is how the sunday express put it, saying may is going to get tough with brussels. and the sunday times carries an image of prince william, who it says will be leaving his position as an air ambulance helicopter pilot to pursue full—time royal duties. now, as we have been reporting,

the day after donald trump's inauguration a mass protest, the women's march, is planned. it is expected to be one of the largest demonstrations seen in washington, among them a group of knitters from los angeles, who have a colourful twist. here is their story. a pussyhat is a gift. it doesn't cost money. you can get it from someone who's a knitter or crocheter. you can reach out on social media and someone might send you one. and ouraim is

and our aim is a and ouraim is a hat and our aim is a hat on every marcher‘s head. coming up, the headlines, and dateline london. first the weather with jay wynne. hello there, good morning. we are turning things milder from the west overnight tonight and into tomorrow. but, before the milder air gets to all, there is still snow on the leading edge of this weather system, at least for a time, in the eastern side of scotland, the north—east of england. but for many places it is just a pretty wet night. with the air coming in from the west, we are going to get temperatures up to 8—9 in some western parts. still pretty chilly further east, and on the leading edge of the weather system, still a chance of wintry weather to be had in parts of yorkshire in the morning.

and that drifts down through lincolnshire, on into east anglia and the south—east as well. so just be aware there could be some slippery conditions, some ice on the roads first thing in the morning. but it is wet in london, and cold, four or five degrees. but those temperatures do creep up further west. so it is eight or nine to start the day across cornwall, devon, much of wales too, but with a lot of cloud and some rain. some of the cloud in northern england is really quite low, so quite a grey look to things. eight or so degrees there in the north—west of england. and into northern ireland, 9—10 degrees to start the day, so relatively mild, but cloudy with some outbreaks of rain. and lots of low cloud in scotland, and outbreaks of rain. relatively mild out west, eight or nine degrees, but still quite chilly further east, particularly the north—east, 3—4 degrees to start the day. the north—east of england, chilly for some, 3—4 degrees towards the hull area. then, through the morning, any wintry weather slowly fizzles out from east anglia, and then most of us will be pretty cloudy. sunshine will be in short supply on sunday afternoon.

but there will be a fair bit of cloud, and some rain to be had as well. quite a dull and damp sort of day, really. and a range of those temperatures, into double figures for many western areas, ten degrees or so here. but some eastern areas still quite chilly, maybe only two degrees in norwich. quite a raw feel to things. and then as we go through the evening, we keep this line of rain from the isle of wight, through the midlands, up into wales, and northern england, scotland too. and that line of rain is still with us as we get into monday. a bit chilly towards the east of that, but relatively mild towards the west of it. monday afternoon, again out west temperatures into double figures. the south—eastern corner looks like it will see the lowest temperatures, 5—7 here on monday afternoon. and monday afternoon, on into tuesday, high pressure is in charge of our weather. it will keep it pretty quiet for most areas. a bit of patchy rain out west, most of any rain will be in the north—west, where it will be relatively mild in comparison to what we will see in the south—east. for tuesday and wednesday, it will stay pretty chilly in the south—eastern corner,

with a risk of frost. there may be some morning fog to contend with as well. further north and west, milder, but with some cloud and some rain at times. the latest headlines from bbc news. ahead of his inauguration, donald trump has provoked outrage in the united states by criticising a veteran civil rights campaigner. mr trump took to twitter afterjohn lewis, who's a democratic member of congress, questioned the legitimacy of the president—elect‘s win. serbia has defended its response to the extreme cold weather that has claimed dozens of migrants‘ lives. the minister responsible told bbc news — that many have refused shelters, fearing they would be deported. aid agencies warn many across europe are at risk of freezing to death.