West African Military Forces Ready to Intervene in The Gambia

A deadline has passed for the Gambian President, Yayha Jammeh, to step down, with no sign of any change in his position.

Also, we are live in the United States, where it is soon to be a case of 'out with the old and in with the new'. Barack Obama has held his final press conference as president. On Friday, it is Donald Trump who will be sworn in.

And, the world's primates face an "extinction crisis". That is the alarming conclusion of a new study published by British scientists.