the latest headlines from bbc news. the latest headlines from bbc news. the british prime minister, theresa may, has become the first foreign leader to meet president tra nsference leader to meet president transference is in operation. at a news conference, president trump paid tribute to the special relationship between the two countries. mrs may said they had reaffirmed their confidence in nato, despite the recent comments from mr trump: the transatlantic alliance obsolete. mr trump said he has had a friendly conversation with this mexican counterpart. the men had riled about the wall. the vice president has told a rally that they will reckon —— that they will push for a supreme courtjudge was opposed to abortion. at 10pm, fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up of judo‘s news. fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up ofjudo‘s news. first of all, it is news watch. hello and welcome to news watch. it has been a long week in us politics but did bbc news go overboard and how it covered donald trump's inauguration and his first few days as president? and was it

news, pyeongchang. the time is 7:45pm. the headlines on bbc news: the government has been told that more needs to be done to recognise the extent of abuse suffered by vulnerable women in towns and cities across the uk. a mother whose two young sons were killed in a hit—and—run crash in coventry has described them as "amazing" and "cheeky" boys, who will be deeply missed. the european council president, donald tusk, has called the uk's post brexit position with the eu "pure illusion". post—brexit position with the eu "pure illusion". those are the headlines. now it's time for newswatch hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. coming up — has bbc news coverage of the winter olympics been too focused on badly performing brits? we speak to the head of bbc sports journalism. certain newspaper front pages made a lot of allegations about jeremy corbyn and a czech spy. did the bbc make too little? and, as kfc stores across the uk temporarily shut this week, did bbc news get clucking mad with its coverage? first, for the past week many of our national newspapers have feat

bbc news are fairly portray it as but did bbc news are fairly portray itasa but did bbc news are fairly portray it as a shambles when it wasn't? roger morton thought so, writing: it is no secret that the nhs is under pressure at the moment but just how bad are things in our hospitals? it can help to get some statistics. the instant on waiting times. only if they are accurate. and twice this week on bbc news they we re and twice this week on bbc news they were not. this is aerosmith reporting on the difficulties faced by a&e department in scotland tuesday ‘s news at six. by a&e department in scotland tuesday 's news at six. busy accident and emergency departments in scotland mean patients are facing their longest recorded waiting times. last week, over100,000 patients waited more than four hours to be seen. nearly 300 waited longer than 12 hours. scott harrison was a number of viewers who pointed out quite a huge parade there, writing: bbc news confirmed that. but it wasn't the end of the matter. on thursday catherine burn since reporting to the news that one about music in hosp

before several readers have tweeted their objections. we put this points to bbc news, and they told us: a couple of weeks ago, you are russell moore contacted us with his thoughts on a practice that others have observed on bbc news.” thoughts on a practice that others have observed on bbc news. i would like to share my frustration at what i call suggestive reporting. be increasingly used bbc technique of shouting at using question that politicians as they walk in and out of meetings. are you still in control of your party prime minister? of course the person has no intention of answering or maybe hasn't even had the question, but that doesn't matter. we see the pictures, we hear the accusation and of course that is what sticks. and in itself that becomes the news and a new truth to be repeated. you want to be the chancellor, foreign secretary? at best it is cheap, lazy, sensationalist and only worthy of tabloids, but at worst it can feel like a deliberate technique, accusing suggestion to plant ideas into south —— our subconscious and in short to get the public to think and belie

. now it's time for our weekly round—up of audience reaction to bbc news. here's samira ahmed with newswatch. hello and welcome to news watch. later on this week's round—up reactions to bbc news coverage, the world's media fall victim to a prime example of a news as a russian journalist turns out not to be murdered after all. and why there was no mention of the arrest and jailing of this man, although hundreds of thousands of people knew about it. first, the political turmoil in italy occupied plenty of airtime this week. with the struggles to form a government, three months after a general election. that elections a success for what has been called the anti—establishment by star movement and the league, normally described asa and the league, normally described as a right—wing party. but those two coalition partners have also been widely characterised across bbc news it with a term proved controversial among some viewers. hoosier at her —— here is your editor, describing the concern of the viewers. they wa nt the concern of the viewers. they want those changes they have b

up to the club now. the headlines on bbc news: canadian company bombardier has one is legal dispute with the us government which was threatening to put on punitive tariffs on its aeroplane parts. it's america first for trade, donald trump tells global finance leaders, but the us is still open for business. the brexit secretary sets out the uk's ambitions for a transition period, after britain leaves the european union. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed rounding up your reactions to this week's bbc news coverage. hello and welcome to news watch. coming up: a report's questions prompts tears from a bereaved father and anger from viewers. what did prompts tears from a bereaved father and angerfrom viewers. what did he ask and why? and is bbc news going overboard in reporting allegations of sexual harassment? we discussed on last week's programme viewers' concerns that bbc news is making too much of reporting

kiss, her father's non—attendance — has wedding fever taken over bbc news? and have more important stories been sidelined in the process? it's not been a week for those averse to celebrity weddings or the royal family. bbc anticipation has been rife about all aspects of saturday's ceremony, including — in a report from colleen harris at the start of the week — the bridal dress. the wedding dress. the focus of every bride's big day. but meghan markle will wear hers under an intense global spotlight. tony nickson was watching, and had this response: "this was speculative blather — like so much of the coverage worse was to come, in the eyes of some viewers, on tuesday, when daniela relph went to los angeles, and met the man with whom meghan markle had shared her first kiss, at the age of 13, joshua silversteen. he's an actor and comedian with a clear memory of that first kiss.” think she made a beeline and made the move and is kind of laid one on my lips. nothing to pg—13. it was sweet and generous, and courageous on her part. kathryn stowers felt that interview "crossed a l

bbc news was reinforced by a new version of the countdown sequence leading up to the headlines on the news channel. normally it features bbc reporters on location but from thursday that was replaced by up to one minute's worth of images of, guess who? benedict adam said: but the main pre— wedding focus this week was an on and off issue which seemed at times to be turning into a latin american soap operas. every twist and turn was followed by bbc news. thomas michael was expected to walk his daughter down the aisle at the ceremony at saint georges chapel in windsor. —— thomas markle. nicholas witchell is at buckingham gate for us. it is the clear whether that will happen? no, it is absolutely unclear now. in windsor, preparations for the wedding are gathering pace, with a question over whether the father of the bride will be there. meghan markle, by all accounts, is still hoping very much that he will. reports suggest thomas markle has been taken else. there are allegations he helped stage paparazzi photos of his preparation for the wedding. i just got some news, we are just

mexico and the us and suggested taxing their goods to pay for it. word so has bbc news been getting a bit carried away by the new presidency rosie victoria wells thought so, writing: brian gardner had this question: meanwhile, teresa reilly wrote to us on monday after she had settled down to watch a report on the supreme court decision about brexit: do let us know your thoughts on the bbc‘s coverage of donald trump's presidency or any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us coming up at the end of the programme. now for some of your other concerns this week, starting with the bbc coverage following a report in the sunday times that an unarmed missile went offcourse during a test lastjune. on his show that morning, andrew marr asked the prime minister about this several times. when you made that first speech injuly times. when you made that first speech in july in times. when you made that first speech injuly in the house of commons about our trident nuclear defence, did you know that misfire had occurred? i had absolute faith in our trident missiles, when i made that speech

quickly go for the latest headlines from bbc nears —— now for the latest headlines on bbc news... police in florida say five people were killed during a shoot out at fort lauderdale airport. the gunman was wounded, he is in police custody and is said to have acted alone. it eight people were injured. pollution in china has reached such high levels that residents have been warned against going out in the snow because of fears it is dangerously contaminated. michelle obama has made her last speech as people might first lady richey said the role was an honour. at ten o'clock there will bea an honour. at ten o'clock there will be a full round—up of the news but now it is time for the turn of newswatch with samira ahmed looking at the role of language in news headlines. hello and welcome to the first newswatch of 2017 with me, samira ahmed, where we'll be rounding up some of the comments you've made about bbc news since we went off air before christmas. coming up: jill saward died this week, but should the bbc news website have described her in its headline as a campaigner rather than as a

this country helped to create. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. kim jong—un back on track. in singapore next month. shinzo abe, have been discussing korea by phone. and north korea takes place. the latest developments. when it comes to those talks, they started sunday in secret. it was yet another surprise on this peninsula. some kind of deal that they can give to their leaders. to resume talks. talks between the us and north korea. talks. and in singapore, we understand they are talking about the logistics. meeting there in the next few days. and a very short time to do it. remember how far apart the two sides are. to north korea. north korea wants a phased approach. to their leaders. to be any summit depends on that talk. nervousness. weapons. trump sees north korea as a win here. that they will meet on two occasions. ofjitters going on injapan. in the peninsula injapan. umbrella that he puts over the peninsula and japan. that that's not the case. making the news. in an attempt to protect marine life. cutlery and drink stirrers. they'd be replaced with more environmentally f

lucky and happy, and it's a great way to start this year. lizo mzimba, bbc news. that look of surprise was priceless. now it's 7. 45pm, the headlines: donald trump says he won't come to the uk after all, saying he doesn't like the new us embassy he was due to open and wasn't happy about its new location. meanwhile the president faces international outrage over remarks he's stowed have made about african nations and haiti amongst other countries. a surgeon who branded his initials here onto his patients‘ livers has been fined £10,000 and given a 12—month community order. let‘s look at what‘s going on with the financial markets: now it‘s time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed hears your views on this week‘s bbc news output. welcome to newswatch. the bbc‘s china editor accuses her employer of unlawful pay descript gs. what do fewers —— zrum nation what do viewers think? patients aren‘t being seen within the target of four hours, but do the bbc know what number that is? it was one of those weeks when the bbc itself became the story. presenting radio 4‘s

the headlines on bbc news: the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier says the uk has two weeks to clarify how it will settle the so—called "divorce bill" — if trade talks are to begin next month. wales‘s first minister carwynjones has asked for an independent inquiry into how he handled allegations about carl sargea nt, who died earlier this week. a mother and father are fighting a high court battle to stop their eight—month—old son's life support machine being switched off. now it's time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed hears viewers‘ comments on the paradise papers. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. a huge leak of financial documents dominated bbc news at the start of this week. did they deserve all that attention, or was this journalistic self—indulgence? and did the bbc unfairly suggest wrongdoing on the part of politicians, royalty and celebrities when they had broken no laws? another week, another departure from theresa may's cabinet. pressure had been building on priti patel since the emergence last friday of her undisclosed m

. caroline rigby, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. richard osborn—brooks — arrested on suspicion of murdering a suspected burglar — has been released without charge. sergei skripal, the former russian spy, is no longer in a critical condition and is responding well to treatment. the met police commissioner offers reassurance to londoners, after a string of murders. now it's time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed examines plans for equal numbers of male and female contributors to bbc news programmes. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. bbc news says it's aiming fora 50—50 me samira ahmed. bbc news says it's aiming for a 50—50 gender balance of expert contributors to its programmes. we ask how and why. and well and truly got out. a bbc brea kfast well and truly got out. a bbc breakfast presenters fell for an aprilfool in the breakfast presenters fell for an april fool in the papers. breakfast presenters fell for an aprilfool in the papers. first breakfast presenters fell for an april fool in the papers. first the row overjeremy corbyn‘s response to an ant

well, we sought an answer to that from bbc news and they told us: semantics were also at the heart of some other feedback we received this week, the subject matter this time the debate in the republic of ireland around last friday's referendum overturning the ban on abortion, and in particular phrase used here by emma vardy, reporting on northern ireland's possible response. the dup leader arlene foster has said her party will keep its pro—life position, and that friday's referendum in the south will have no impact on the law up here. one twitter user was prompt to pose this question. are the viewers were more concerned about the way it which by sunday bbc news was moving the story on from the vote in the republic of ireland. in belfast today, a sense the debate now m oves in belfast today, a sense the debate now moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk were abortion is illegal unless there is abortion is illegal unless there is a risk to a woman's life. abortion is illegal unless there is a risk to a woman's lifelj abortion is illegal unless there is a risk t

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little, too late from bbc news. lynette smith asked on monday... and barbara stevens had the same question. well, we put that to bbc news and they told us... here a couple of weeks ago by pascal freeman, who describes himself as an incredulous licence fee payer. we tried to find out an answer for mr freeman and bbc news told us... now, the winter olympics come to an end this weekend and for the next four years, most of us will probably forget what the difference is between the skeleton and the luge and exactly how russian competitors there are not competing for russia. but for the past fortnight, the games have occupied a lot of airtime on bbc one and two, online and also on bbc news, with much focused on british performance — some of which was pretty poor. let's look at examples from the news at ten and breakfast. so, it's heartbreak for elise christie yet again. after failing to win a medal at the last olympics four years ago, history has repeated itself here in pyeongchang. morning from pendle ski club in lancashire, where we've been up all night cheering on the local hero, d

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> iran has a two long-range -- long-range missiles capable of reaching israel. >> protests in honduras. authorities declared a state other emergency. the cleanup begins after devastating floods in the philippines. 140 people died. dozens are missing. >> when the flood came, it came quickly. you can see the damage. still, the rain is coming down. >> angela merkel emerges victorious, promising to pull germany out of recession. very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast for our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. i am of mike embley. coming up later for you -- we will -- did the british navy sink at this at boat? and at

in the whole charity sector? and we know the bbc has new graphics for its weather service, so why did viewers get this retro last saturday? first, wednesday brought a sense of sickening familiarity with news of a mass shooting at a high school in florida. a couple of hours later, jon sopel described the scene for the news at ten. yet again those terrifying pictures of children running for their lives as an active shooter is on the school premises, running as fast as they can to try to get to safety. we understand the shooter himself is in custody. he is believed to be an 18—year—old former student of this school. he is now under arrest. over the next few hours it emerged 17 people had been killed and bbc news provided plenty more detail and reaction. too much for some viewers. here is stephanie johnson. "we all understand how tragic this latest shooting is. what we were shown this morning was completely unnecessary. we do not need to see those poor children shaking with fear. it is just too much." and c hancock echoing that asked: do we really need such excessive coverage of t

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hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: 14,000 1a,000 civilians 1a, 000 civilians have 1a,000 civilians have left mosul in the last one to four hours, as iraqi coalition forces try to defeat so—called islamic state —— the last 24 so—called islamic state —— the last 2a hours. results are coming in as diverse members of the new northern ireland assembly are elected it seems the dup and sinn fein will remain the largest parties —— results are coming in as new members. prosecutors said thatjuan thompson was also charged with cyber his girlfriend. the main centre—right candidate in the french presidential race has suffered a further blow with the resignation of his spokesperson and another party withdrawing its support. at ten o'clock we have a round—up of the day's news, but now it is time for newswatch. welcome to newswatch. on this week's programme, they got their envelopes mixed up, but did bbc news get its news priorities the wrong way round? we discuss complaints that the embarrassment of the oscars was reported on as if it was an event of major global sig

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: egypt launches air strikes against the militants they say attacked a mosque in sinai which left more than 235 people dead. zimbabwe's new president promises to unite the country and calls on people to work together to restore its reputation. i humbly appeal to all of us that we let byg o nes i humbly appeal to all of us that we let bygones be bygones. readily embracing each other in defining a new destiny of our beloved zimbabwe. as argentine families wait for news of their missing loved ones, the country's president promises a full investigation into the disappearance of one of its submarines. and the deadliest frontier from migrants, the un says more than 33,000 migrants have died trying to ci’oss 33,000 migrants have died trying to cross the mediterranean this century. —— for migrants. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm gavin grey. the egyptian armed forces say they've launched air strikes against the militants they believe were responsible for fr

strongly on bbc news over the last month. from the world athletics and digits to last weekend's boxing extravaganza in las vegas in which floyd mayweather beat conor mcgregor. that contest led some news bulletins on sunday morning, prompting viewer jackie grounds to complain, this report should have been part of the sports bulletin. it is not headline news. there is no doubting the news value of gurricane harvey which landed in texas a week ago and has continued to cause huge damage as a storm and tropical depression with floods now spreading across louisiana. james cook was on the spot for bbc news on saturday. hurricane harvey smashed ashore just a short time ago. not very far from here, about 30 miles east north east of where we are standing here in corpus christi. rockport is where it came ashore. the winds are said to be at 130 miles an hour according to the national hurricane centre. that makes it a category four hurricane and an extremely dangerous storm. christian hudson was concerned about the danger, asking, why was he standing outside getting soaking wet and being bla

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the future of news? hello and welcome to newswatch. bbc news through a virtual reality headset. will audiences take a experiencing news events this way? and what questions to the new technologies pose for journalists? first, though, saffi roussos was one of 22 people killed at a pop concert in manchester on 22nd of may. she would have been nine on thursday. judith mauritz spoke to her parents. ijust judith mauritz spoke to her parents. i just wanted to judith mauritz spoke to her parents. ijust wanted to celebrate the birthday of saffi through doing this. what has your family lost? we have lost everything. we have, because we will just have lost everything. we have, because we willjust never be the same. stephanie and trevor firth we re same. stephanie and trevor firth were a number of viewers picking on one aspect of that interview, saying... versions of the report ran on bbc news all day, leading the news at 6pm. it provided powerful and moving television but some people had concerns about the prominence given to the item. here is mark eden.... linda dell also contacted us ab

>> this is "bbc world news." >> funding for this presentation foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. focus features. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> security forces in syria clashed with anti-government protesters. at least 35 people are dead. an explosion at a market in nigeria kills four. has been blamed on the infamous group boko haram. protests in turkey after protesters are mistakenly killed. welcome to bbc news, broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, a cyclone hit india's southeast coast and batters villages with heavy rain and strong winds. hello again. activists in syria after security forces opened fire friday as they try to stop hundreds of thousands of protesters from demonstrating in front of visiti

versions of the report ran on bbc news all day, leading the news at six. it provided powerful moving television, but some people had concerns about the prominence given to the item. glynde also contacted us about the coverage leaving us this telephone message. “— coverage leaving us this telephone message. —— linda. coverage leaving us this telephone message. -- linda. ifind it mawkish in the extreme. like rubbing salt in people ‘s wounds, to show the video clip again of the people panicking outside the concert hall. surely the bbc can find at a news than this, then bringing up old hurts and deliberately finding people in anguish to put on our screens. i'm fed up with it. now the bbc's director—general lord hall and out the corporation's annual plan this week, and he addressed what he called the huge competition presented online by companies such as amazon and netflix. one of the responses he proposed was the development of virtual reality content including in news and current affairs. there has a ready been some work in this area including a short vr film which dr

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> meeting face-to-face. west african leaders until the president of ivory coast, laurent gbagbo, to step down or face possible removal by force. a series of bombings since christmas eve. towns are evacuating in northeastern australia due to what has been called the worst flooding in 50 years. welcome to "bbc world news," with me, peter dobbie. and britain is within sight of retaining the ashes. the incumbent president of ivory coast has been met so that he could be persuaded to step down so that they will recognize the opposition leader, alassane ouattara, as the rightful winner of the recent elections. our international development corre

video undermined the black lives matter movement. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: relatives of those killed in the westminster terror attack havejoined members of the royal family at a "service of hope" at westminster abbey. emergency services staff were among the 2,000—strong multi—faith congregation. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. economics or six. we count down to the highly anticipated meeting between donald trump and xi jinpingpolitics. and find out why it is good for homeowners that there is a housing crackdown in india. good morning, asia. hello, world. this is asia business report. thank you for joining us. it's a thursday. the top story. the much anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world's two largest economies. they are of course us president donald trump and the host, his chinese counterpart, xijinping. they have the host, his chinese counterpart, xi jinping. they have lots to talk about the pitch trade and security issues will be high on the agenda. will that meeting be a t

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> its founder is behind bars, but wikileaks tells the bbc the diplomatic cables will keep on coming. >> we will eventually release all of them. that will take some time. weeks if not months. >> meanwhile, hackers are attacking financial institutions refusing to hand over donations to wikileaks. and 85 die in an overcrowded prison in chile. and peace talks in the middle east are now over. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- fresh riots in haiti as anger builds over presidential election results. and diamonds as abundant on plants

despite it being a busy news week as well, the bbc gave the story a lot of airtime. tonight on panorama,... it started at 6pm on sunday with a panorama special, and more than half of the news at ten was dedicated to the subject, pushing a report of the texas shooting and new allegations against damian green down the running order. on monday, there was another hour—long panorama special, watched by neil spellings: immediatedly following panorama was the bbc news at ten o'clock. this dedicated the first half of the show, so 15 minutes, covering exactly the same topics that had just been shown immediately previous to the news by panorama. i thought it was a strange editorial decision to repeat so much content immediately adjacent to programmes, especially when the news were using the same clips of richard bilton doorstepping celebrities outside the studios, and with the same infographics and pretty much everything. it was like a panorama—lite for 15 minutes. the paradise papers also led bbc one bulletins for a third night on tuesday, ahead of the death of welsh politician carl

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corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> meeting face-to-face. west african leaders until the president of ivory coast, laurent gbagbo, to step down or face possible removal by force. a series of bombings since christmas eve. towns are evacuating in northeastern australia due to what has been called the worst flooding in 50 years. welcome to "bbc world news," with me, peter dobbie. and britain is within sight of retaining the ashes. the incumbent president of ivory coast has been met so that he could be persuaded to step down so that they will recognize the opposition leader, alassane ouattara, as the rightful winner of the recent elections. our international development correspondent, mark doyle. >> it has been described by african leaders as a last chance for a peaceful, negotiated solution. three presidents have come to ivory coast to tell mr. gbagbo his time is up. unless he goes, this key country in west africa, one of the economic powerhouses, could descend back into war. all of the main observers of last month's elections say that laurent gbagb

, following more allegations of sexual assault. welcome to bbc news 24. and on its 20th birthday, the bbc news channel looks back to news 24. we'll be talking to the man who launched it. it's 5.00pm. our main story is the limited cabinet reshuffle — the second in the space of a week forced on the prime minister. she's promoted penny mordaunt to the cabinet to become international development secretary replacing priti patel, who resigned last night after admitting a series of unauthorised meetings with senior israelis. penny mordaunt was a minister in the work and pensions department and, like priti patel, she had campaigned for brexit in last year's referendum and her appointment maintains the balance between leavers and remainers in the cabinet. 0ur political correspondent reports from westminster. another day, another new face in government. penny mordaunt propelled into the job of international development secretary after priti patel‘s fall from grace. a leave supporter, like her predecessor, with ministerial experience, penny mordaunt‘s appointment retains the delicate balance i

news broadcaster there. the disgruntlement continued through the week. bbc news reported on thursday that the two accountants from pricewaterhousecoopers held responsible for the fiasco would not be working on the oscars again and on friday they would be given bodyguards following threats on social media. stuart reynolds was another viewer who thought bbc news was living in la la land, tweeting. .. well, another viewer who contacted us well, another viewer who contacted us this week was mary kavanagh. she is in our oxford studio. also we have the bbc control of daily news programming. mary, what was your objection? i felt exactly the same as those to viewers that have just given their views. there was so much time spent on this one silly item andi time spent on this one silly item and i think my views from but that —— breakfast programme where dan walker and the weeds were trying desperately to keep the momentum going and they were so excited, oh, we are going to the red carpet! we went to the red carpet and there was this poor man standing in a kilt, desperately trying to speak

change. hello and welcome. you're watching bbc news. here in the uk for daylight savings. in the third test against south africa. condition. it didn't work. the ball. down my trousers. of the tampering but said he would not step down as captain. i am not proud of — of what's happened. you know, it is not within the spirit of the game. my integrity, the team's integrity. we spoke about it and saw it as a potential way to get an advantage. potential way to get an advantage. it didn't change the way the ball was bathing or how it looks, so... was bathing or how it looks, so... regretful — regrettable about our actions. phil mercer in sydney. a lot of pressure on the captain steve smith there. steve smith there. here has described this as a stand that will never go away. that will never go away. reaction here in australia has been absolutely furious. absolutely furious. moments ago, a panel discussion was considering this issue. considering this issue. realise the enormity of what they have done. have done. that he is embarrassed and he is sorry. sorry. that is provoking a furiou

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>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> the u.s. cut tens of thousands military jobs as it tries to save $80 billion. british and canadian ambassadors are expelled from ivory coast. britain says the move is invalid. despite calls to per bonuses, britain's banks are set to pay out billions of pounds to their staff. welcome to "bbc news," broadcasting to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. coming up for you later, england triumphs in sydney. they win the fifth cricket test against australia, taking the series 3-1. a los angeles hearing decides whether michael jackson's dr should be tried for involuntary manslaughter. hello. robert gates says he wants to make cuts of nearly $80 billion in the mil