and you can see a longer version of that film about selective mutism on our world on the bbc news channel next saturday and sunday evenings at 9.30pm and, of course, on bbc iplayer. increasing social mobility is a policy challenge that all governments tell us they want to tackle — yet we know that there are huge variations across the country in outcomes for the most disadvantaged. the television presenter june sarpong went back to her school in east london to see what they did there to help her get ahead. when theresa may spoke at the conservative party conference of reigniting the british dream, my hope was that her talk would lead to urgent action. research by the london school of economics reveals diversity and social mobility has ground to a halt. only 11% of doctors, 6% of barristers, 11% ofjournalists and 12% of solicitors and from working—class backgrounds. these are all my contemporaries. here i am! myjourney and my experiences have given me the opportunity to take a 360 degrees view on this issue. sadly, my story is far from the norm, but i believe we can all be beneficiaries

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: on a visit tojordan, the prime minister says she isn't afraid to call out the president when she believes he's made a mistake. i'm very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. net migration into the uk falls sharply and it's mainly down to fewer people coming from the eu. six brits are reunited with their families after being held in india for more than four years. and on newsnight, whatever happened to the special relationship? we examine the future of diplomacy between britain and the united states after an extraordinary 2a hours of tweets and tiffs. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says donald trump was wrong to share tweets from a british far—right organisation. despite them and his subsequent tweet about her effectively telling her to mind her own business, she insists the special relationship continues. but britain's ambassador to the us has visited the white house to raise concerns. the president's spokespers

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: on a visit tojordan, the prime minister says she isn't afraid to call out the president when she believes he's made a mistake. i'm very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. net migration into the uk falls sharply and it's mainly down to fewer people coming from the eu. six brits are reunited with their families after being held in india for more than four years. and on newsnight, whatever happened to the special relationship? we examine the future of diplomacy between britain and the united states after an extraordinary 2a hours of tweets and tiffs.

bbc news, jordan. laura: for more, i was joined a short chemical by our -- a short time ago by our political analyst ron christie, who served as an advisor to george w. bush. britain's prime minister says the president's anti-muslim retweets are wrong, but the white house digs in and says the president is elevating the conversation on terrorism. who is right? ron: i think the prime minister is absolutely right. yesterday in my opinion was the darkest day of the trump administration. given that he sent out tweets and retweeted information that is not factually accurate, not -- it is not factually accurate -- not only that, but could incite muslim violence around the world and put in and women at risk, why did he do that? who is telling him to send that out? the special relationship we have with the u.k. and the united states is strained because of his actions yesterday. his darkest day in the administration. laura: those are strong words coming from you. we also learn from the white house that the presi

dan roan, bbc news, moscow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's kamal ahmed. tonight, what happened to that special relationship? we'll examine the future of diplomacy for britain and the united states after an extraordinary 2a hours join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight: excited about england's prospects for the world cup in russia. we hear from manager gareth southgate on the eve of the tournament's draw. "enthused and energised", is how sam allardyce describes the everton job. he's back in management after signing an 18 month deal at goodison park. and after ten months of injury and personal problems tiger returns to competitive golf in the bahamas. welcome along. it's the moment that really kicks off the countdown to the world cup. tomorrow the kremlin throws open its doors to england and the other 31 teams to qualify for the tournament in russia for the draw. in which they'll find out who, and where, they'll be playing. the draw will take place i

tom symonds, bbc news. the care home market in the uk is not sustainable unless more money is put into it. that's the conclusion of the competition and markets authority, which says there is a billion pound a yearfunding gap, and that care homes are being propped up by charging higher prices for people who fund themselves, while local authorities fail to pay enough. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has more. would you like some popcorn? would you like a cookie? at the home of comfort in southsea in hampshire, they are settling down for an afternoon of old films. for more than 100 years, they have provided nursing care for older people, but that is no protection from the financial pressures outlined in today's report. gwen board is 90 and moved in a few months ago with the help of her daughters. the girls felt i couldn't cope on my own. and i bowed to the inevitable. she's self—funding, because she had her own home and some savings, but it also means she pays more than someone eligible for coun

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8:00: the special relationship under strain as theresa may criticises donald trump after his tweets about the far right and about her. i'm very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. net migration into the uk falls sharply — and it's mainly down to fewer people coming from the eu. six—pack row six britons are reunited by their families after being held in india forfour years. —— six britons are reunited. also in the next hour, a possible new treatment for migraines. the new approach in treatment is being hailed as an incredibly important step forward. and icy conditions as yorkshire and lincolnshire see the first snow of the winter. good evening, welcome to bbc news. britain's ambassador to the us has visited the white house to raise concerns about president trump's tweets concerning a british far right group and then about the prime minister herself. earlier today theresa may said donald trump was "wrong" to share the videos from

alex forsyth, bbc news, jordan. with me is the former british ambassador to the united states sir christopher meyer. good to have you with us. thank you. said kim darragh has made a formal and led to the white house. how would he go about that and who is he speaking to? it is essential that the government backs him up on something like this. if i was in washington i would expect to see the chief of staff may be, in that case general kelly or maybe the national security adviser, general mcmaster. i would not ask to see the president himself. maybe kim did try to see the president. i would be some prized. that is how he would feed it into the white house machine, so they understand, they clock that this is a serious matter that needs to be dealt with. the concern there and here is those people might not seem to have his ear. they do not seem to have his ear. they do not seem to have his ear. they do not seem to be listening to anyone. the white house is like everyone else around the world, you either try to work with

let's go back now to the brexit talks — and today on bbc news we're focusing on one of the major sticking points — the irish border. chris morris, from the bbc‘s reality check team, explained why the border has become an issue of such pressing concern in the brexit negotiations. the irish border is one of three issues on which sufficient progress needs to be made before the brexit negotiations can move on. and if no—one thinks it's a good idea to re—impose a hard border with checks and inspections, why can't we all agree that — come what may — it simply won't happen? well, it's because the uk has announced that it is leaving the eu single market and the customs union. at the moment, all rules and regulations, north and south, are exactly the same — on food safety, animal welfare. you name it. it's a relationship based in large part on agreements covered byjoint membership of the eu. as soon as that changes, border checks may have to begin again. it's a relationship based in large part on agreements covered byjoint membership of the eu. as soon as that changes, border checks

that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight: the kremlin opens its doors for the world cup draw. we're live in moscow where england and the other 31 qualifiers will find out their fate by this time tomorrow. he's threatened retirement as often as a heavyweight boxer. but big sam is tempted back by everton. signing an 18 month deal to their new manager. and will he have some more spectacular strikes from wayne rooney to celebrate. 7 and have we already seen the goal of the season? also coming up: ben stokes returns to cricket down under. but not for the ashes. the england all rounder arrives in new zealand after signing to play for canterbury. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. the 32 teams who have qualified for the 2018 world cup will soon a find out how high they can set their hopes and expectations for the tournament. the draw for the group stage takes place in moscow tomorrow. with england fans considering who they'd like to play. and who they'd like to avoid. among all th

james gallagher, bbc news. when roy aspinall spotted a man who looked down on his luck as he walked through a churchyard in wigan, he decided to stop and chat to him. after a few minutes, he realised — to his astonishment — that the stranger was in fact his brother who he had last seen as a child over 20 years ago. judith moritz has the story. this is warm and mac, or, former infantryman this is warm and mac, or, former infa ntryman with the this is warm and mac, or, former infantryman with the queen's regiment and this is billy white, until recently sleeping rough on the streets of wigan. they were strangers until on remembrance day they found themselves in the same churchyard. billy was sitting outside on the wall when roy approached him. i saw a gentleman over there in the corner. he seemed like he was on the streets. over there in the corner. he seemed like he was on the streetslj over there in the corner. he seemed like he was on the streets. i was hanging about here in the churchyard because this is w

this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may says donald trump was "wrong" to retweet posts from a british far—right group, but the president rejects the criticism. net migration fell by more than 100,000 in the year tojune — the largest annual decrease on record. one of the so—called chennai six — who was released from an indian prison on monday — has spoken of his relief and delight at regaining his freedom. the democratic unionist party warns their deal to support the conservative government could be jeopardised by the brexit negotiations. now the sport with hugh ferris. sam allardyce has completed the formalities of signing an 18—month deal to become the clubs new manager. everton striker wayne rooney says the club are looking forward to a "new chapter" under the former england boss. rooney scored a hat—trick in yesterday's 4—0 win over west ham. sealed by this stunning long range effort. it was rooney's first premier league hat trick since 2011. and it certainly seemed to be met wi

john caple, bbc news. agriculture very profoundly affected by brexit but all aspects of life in northern ireland are affected by the uk's departure from the european union because this is the only place that has a land border with another eu state. we will continue our journey along the border throughout the day here on bbc news. chris, thank you very much. for weather forecasting a moment but it has been snowing. i want to show you some rather dramatic pictures. two giant panda bears. they are playing here ina giant panda bears. they are playing here in a forest in china. two nine—year old giant pandas. they we re nine—year old giant pandas. they were let out to enjoy the snow and we re were let out to enjoy the snow and were clearly enjoying it, and their own, throwing snowballs and at one point throwing snowballs at each other, in exactly the same weight their ancestors apparently did centuries ago. this forest is used to home wild giant pandas until the region of the emperor... they are back, and i

that's all from the bbc news that one. it's goodbye on me. we now joined the bbc‘s news teams where you are. goodbye. hello, i'm hugh woozencroft with a look at the day's sport here on bbc news. everton striker wayne rooney says the club are looking forward to a "new chapter" under sam alla rdyce. the former england head coach is expected to be appointed as ronald koeman‘s replacement later today. and fresh after scoring a hat—trick in yesterday's 4—1 win, rooney gave his backing to big sam. obviously i had the one game with england, and it's a new chapter for us. we think sam's a very good manager. and we're all going to have our first day under him tomorrow and prepare for the game saturday. james anderson has revealed that he sought clarification over the five successive bouncers in their innings in brisbane. england's leading wicket taker said he is expecting more of the same in adelaide. wicket taker said he is expecting more of the same in adelaidem wicket taker said he is expecting more of the same in adelaide. it is not new to

ian watson, bbc news. in a moment, we can cross to washington and our state department correspondent, barbara plett usher. but first, the reaction from westminster, and our assistant political editor, norman smith. he's the prime minister likely to bow to this pressure to cancel the visit? the short answer is no, she is not. this is despite the widespread anger among mps on all sides, some suggesting that the president is giving soccer, pandering to the far right britain first group. and despite also probably the genuine dismay and distaste in downing street for the president's conduct. the reason the visit will be cancelled is hard faced political reality. that reality is we cannot afford to compromise our relationship with the united states, particularly in the post brexit world, when we need those close ties if we are going to get those —— that trade deal we are so get those —— that trade deal we are so anxious to get those —— that trade deal we are so anxious to secure. get those —— tha

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the home secretary, amber rudd, has repeated downing steet‘s condemnation of donald trump's retweeting of videos posted by the far—right group britain first, telling mps he was wrong to do so. the president hit back at theresa may for criticising him, saying the prime minister should be focusing on terrorism and not on him. net migration into the uk has seen its biggest drop on record sees its biggest fall on record, down by nearly a third. the office for national statistics says the majority of the decrease was accounted for by eu citizens. unless certain guarantees are made on the future of the irish border, ireland has signalled it will block progress in the brexit negotiations. we've a special day of reports looking at the border question. a new approach to preventing migraines can cut the number and severity of attacks. that's according to new trials which have been using antibodies to alter chemical activity in the brain. let's get the latest in sport w

laura bicker, bbc news, washington. norman is at westminster. what have the british government said about the british government said about the tweet? there's been a stunned silence from number ten because they went to bed and all seemed well with the world or not any more chaotic than usual. they wake up to find mrs may being directly attacked and criticised by the president. now, i think that is unprecedented in the sense yes we are used to donald trump laying waste to all and sundry, including other foreign leaders but never to an allie, particularly give than we, you know hope, think, believe we have good relations with the united states. so there's been no response at all from downing street and probably won't be until mrs may has a question and a nswer until mrs may has a question and answer session in jordan where until mrs may has a question and answer session injordan where she's going to be speaking later this afternoon. but there is now massive pressure on her over the state visit which yesterday downing street were saying was still h

you're with business live from bbc news. here in the uk, the government is setting out plans to get one million more disabled people in work over the next ten years. ministers say that the new strategy will not only help those with disabilities get work, but make sure they keep and progress with a job. our disability affairs correspondent, nikki fox, reports. probably a yellow banana. trying out new technology... left edge, 5 feet away. a child consultant, hannah is testing face—recognition gadgets which could help her at work. she lost her sight five years ago and is now registered blind. during that time, she found it hard to get a job. i left uni with a first—class degree in law and i've been turned down from kind of basic admin roles when i had quite significant experience and that sort of thing. some of them, i might not have got the job anyway. some of them, it was quite clear from the questions they are asking, it was because of my disability. the employment gap between disabled and non—disabled people hasn't si

nikki fox, bbc news. we'll be talking to the work and pensions secretary david gauke about this just after 8:00. investigations are under way following the death of a bosnian croat war criminal, who drank poison in court after he was convicted of crimes against humanity. just moments after united nationsjudges upheld his 20—year sentence at the international criminal tribunal in the hague, slobodan praljak said he rejected the verdict and drank what he said was poison. the 72—year old died in hospital and the un announced the courtroom was now "a crime scene". a watchdog has found that police helicopters take so long to reach crime scenes that more than 110 per cent of incidents are over before they arrive. in its first independent study of police air support, her majesty's inpectorate of constabulary said helicopters and bases were providing sub—standard responses to ongoing incidents. inspectors have called for the service in england and wales to be urgently reformed or replaced. litter on beaches

danny savage, bbc news, kendal. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has hit back at the british prime minister following a spat over controversial tweets by the us president. following the latest missile test, the us ambassador to the united nations has warned the north korean leadership that it would be "utterly destroyed" if war broke out. the french president emmanuel macron says libya has agreed to allow migrants who are facing abuse in its detention camps to be evacuated urgently back to their home countries. the oil exporters' group opec is meeting in vienna later on thursday to discuss whether to extend production curbs. now it's time look at the stories making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the times and its coverage of a key brexit issue. the paper predicts that britain is close to sealing a deal about policing the northern ireland border — that would involve devolving a package of powers, on areas such as agriculture and energy. turning to le figaro, brexit comes up again during an

laura bicker, bbc news, washington. the united states is calling on all countries to cut their diplomatic and trade ties with north korea in response to its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. the us ambassador, nikki haley, made the request at an emergency meeting of the un security council in new york. sarah corker has more. another missile test, the 23rd this year. a sign that warnings, threats and pressure from the us appear to have little impact on kim jong—un and his nuclear ambitions. at an emergency un security council meeting, the us once again stepped up meeting, the us once again stepped up the rhetoric. we have never sought war with north korea and is still today, we do not seek it. if war does come, it will be because of continued acts of aggression like we witnessed yesterday. and if war comes, make no mistake, the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. the intech and then to ballistic missile flew higher than any other previously tested. —— intercontinental. experts say tha

now on bbc news, hardtalk. hello and welcome to hardtalk. i'm shaun ley. is it safe to do business in the united arab emirates? haigh thought oh —— david haigh thought so until he suffered imprisonment. his former employer says he is a convicted fraudster. he says he is the victim of legal and political malfeasance. is there something rotten in the state? david haigh, welcome to hardtalk. lets pick up your story in may 2014. you were working for gf page, a company based in dubai and you help to purchase leeds united. why were you flying to dubai? i had been the managing director of leads and i've put together a consortium to put —— purchase the club. the consortium fell apart and it was sold to a new owner. i then resigned from leeds united and had various legal disputes with my former employer. legal actions had been studied by my side in england. things were ugly and we had fallen out. they then started a long track of trying to get me to come, first to bahrain and then to dubai. text messages, e—mail, telling me to come there and they would so

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has hit back at the british prime minister following a spat over controversial tweets by the us president. following the latest north korean missile launch, the us ambassador to the united nations has warned the north korean leadership that it would be utterly destroyed if war broke out. just over two weeks ago, the zimbabwean army moved into harare, in what has been seen as a military coup. president robert mugabe was soon out of office, but it was unusual in that the army did its job peacefully. 0ur correspondent gabriel gatehouse has been in zimbabwe, piecing together what exactly happened over the few days running up to president mugabe's departure from office. he's been speaking to the man who's been called mugabe's confessor, fidelis mukonori, who acted as a mediator with the generals. the events had been very fast. i was phoned by the secretary and minister of information. he said, father, something has happened this morning. ajesuit priest an

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has hit back at the british prime minister following a spat over controversial tweets by the us president. following the latest north korean missile launch, the us ambassador to the united nations has warned the north korean leadership that it would be "utterly destroyed" if war broke out. british ministers are expressing confidence they can break the deadlock in the brexit talks with an improved financial offer. it's understood to be around a0 to 50 billion euros. but the eu still says that no final agreement has been reached. the kind of sum being mentioned would be a considerable increase on the amount previously offered by theresa may's government, as a so—called brexit divorce payment. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. there is no substitute for personal diplomacy. the prime minister the first major leader to visit iraq since so—called is were driven out of mosul. thousands of miles away, dealings between westminster an

now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello, and welcome to the programme. in the next half—hour: that brexit divorce bill, are the rumours true? if they've got £60 billion to spare, it should go to the national health service and social care. a new strategy for the railways is announced, but labour say the plans are unambitious. and fears of an unwelcome new role for one county. the county will be a car park. the issue of how much the uk is going to have to pay to leave the eu, the so—called divorce bill, has been heavily debated. and that was before reports that suggest the government had substantially increased its offer to somewhere between 40—50 billion euros. the chief secretary to the treasury was called to the house to explain what was going on. can i ask the chief secretary, how do her constituents react to the idea that they're going to be lumbered with all these extra costs? don't they ask her, what exactly are we getting for this? what wondrous new advantages will we gain by shelling out these astronomical sums? won't the chief secretary b

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: donald trump hits back at the british prime minister after downing street said it was wrong for the president to share anti—muslim videos posted on line by a far right group. after north korea's latest missile test, the us ambassador to the un issues another blunt warning to kim jong—un. if war comes, make no mistake, the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. a convicted bosnian war criminal kills himself by drinking poison in court after his sentence is upheld. and what exactly happened in zimbabwe in the run—up to president mugabe's resignation? we'll have a special investigation.

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the uk has offered a large potential divorce bill to the eu worth up to 50 billion euros. asked on a trip to iraq if the figure was agreed, the prime minister, theresa may, said talks were continuing. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. shares of australia's big four banks plunge after the government sets up a financial commission to investigate it. and will be rebound from last quarter's sluggish growth rates 7 from last quarter's sluggish growth rates? good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. it's a thursday. we start off in australia. the prime minister of the country announced this morning he has established a royal commission to investigate the banking industry. this comes after the four big banks of australia called on the government to open the enquiry to restore the public‘s faith in the financial system. it caused shares in the big four banks to fal

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i'm ben bland with bbc news. our top story: the north korean regime "will be utterly destroyed" if war breaks out. that is what the us ambassador, nicky hailey, told an emergency meeting of the un security council. it comes after north korea tested another ballistic missile with intercontinental range. donald trump has told the uk to "focus on the destructive radical islamic terrorism," rather than him, after downing street said it was wrong for the president to share anti—muslim videos posted on line by the deputy leader of the far—right group britain first. and this video is trending on bbc.com. in a breathtaking stunt, a pair of french daredevils dived off a mountain in the alps, before gliding to jump into a plane in mid—air! it took them over 100 practice flights to perfect the dangerous feat. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the uk has

stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when the spanish government threw out the regional administration in catalonia, imposed direct rule from madrid and called regional if catalans give a clear majority to pro—independence parties, spain — and the european union — will be facing a protracted crisis. my guest is spain's minister for eu affairs, jorge toledo. can madrid outmanoeuvre the secessionists? jorge toledo, in madrid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. you presumably want the forces of unity, the political parties backing the integrity of spain as it currently exists, you want them to win, don't you? well, i do. but that is by personal opinion but that is not up to me. there is a regional election, this is is democracy. the catalan people will in a perfectly legal, perfectly organised, monitored election, chose as they wish. indeed, but my point is this, if you want the forces supporting unity to win, why don't you make it a little bit easierfor those parties by acknowledging the gr

stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: britain offers more money to unblock the brexit negotiations — reportedly as much as 50 billion euros. donald trump shares anti—muslim material on social media. downing street says he was wrong to do so. the white house disagrees. a convicted bosnian war criminal kills himself by drinking poison in court, after his sentence is upheld. and on newsnight: we now know the irish border is turning out to be one of the stickiest brexit issues to resolve. this evening, we will hear from the irish agriculture secretary. can he see a way out of this? will ireland block brexit trade talks? good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has offered to significantly increase the so—called brexit divorce bill, the amount of money it is willing to pay the european union for our departure from it. it is understood the government is now prepared to pay up to 50 billion euros, around £41; billion, in an attempt to kick—start talks on a future trade deal. back in

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: britain offers more money to unblock the brexit negotiations — reportedly as much as 50 billion euros. donald trump shares anti—muslim material on social media. downing street says he was wrong to do so. the white house disagrees. a convicted bosnian war criminal kills himself by drinking poison in court, after his sentence is upheld. and on newsnight: we now know the irish border is turning out to be one of the stickiest brexit issues to resolve. this evening, we will hear from the irish agriculture secretary. can he see a way out of this? will ireland block brexit trade talks?

join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello i'm olly foster this is sportsday and these are our headlines tonight. the best goal of his career. that is how wayne rooney described his third against west ham. and that is big sam, his new everton boss in the stands. alan pardew stands. alan pa rdew is stands. alan pardew is also back in the game. he says he will take west bromwich albion to the next level. the investigation into the ben stokes nightclub brawl has conclduded and the cps will decide whether or not to charge the england all rounder. goals everywhere into night's six premier league matches. sam alla rdyce was premier league matches. sam allardyce was at goodison park watching everton. he spent the day at the club finalising the deal to become their next manager. he will replace ronald koeman who was sacked a month ago. his first impressions will have been good. wayne rooney scored his first hat—trick in six yea rs scored his first hat—trick in six years as they thumped fellow strugglers west ham 4—0. our c

wyre davies, bbc news. and to see more on this, bbc wales investigates has a special programme tomorrow night at 8:30pm on bbc one wales, and on the bbc iplayer. this draw for the world cup in russia takes place this week. three quarters of a million tickets have already been sold for next year's tournament, which will see 32 teams hosted in 11 cities. but controversy still surrounds the competition, as the football world deals with issues of integrity and security. the russian deputy prime minister told the bbc the criticism was unfair. from moscow, our sports editor dan roan reports on the challenges for the tournament. russia has a proud footballing heritage, but it had to wait to play host. now, however, the first world cup to be staged here is on the horizon. the countdown, reaching a crucial moment this week when the draw takes place in moscow. the man in charge of organising the £9 billion showpiece, telling me today it would help improve his country's image. it will show a new russia, it will show

news app. it has been a day of extraordinary shocks in the us media. the long—serving nbc news anchor matt lauer has has been fired over sexual misconduct allegations. nbc‘s chairman released the statement... in the last hour, variety has posted a long and detailed article, containing accusations from a number of different women against matt lauer. in any event, the job of making that decision public fell to his co—host, savannah guthrie. making that decision public fell to his co-host, savannah guthrie. for the moment all we can say is that we are heartbroken. matt is my dear friend and my partner, and he has been loved by many people here. and iam been loved by many people here. and i am heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story, and any other women who have their own stories to tell. and we are grappling with a dilemma so many people have faced these past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly?

pauladams, bbc news, seoul. joining me from washington dc is anthony ruggiero, former north korea analyst for the us state department. good evening. what do you expect now by way of reaction, notjust from washington but america's allies, as well? most of america's allies have said they are against this missile. surely the un security council will meet again to condemn that launch. the issue is what is next. the trump administration, they deserve credit for going after chinese companies and chinese individuals that need to start going after chinese banks. those are the ones of facilitating and financing north korea's activities. china knows it. china saw what the us could do and did do against iran in the early to thousands. we need to do more of this robust pressure against north korea. we've only really had ten months of it. it's a delicate balance because trump once the chinese president onside. and he puts too much pressure on him he won't get the support he needs, will he? that could be the case. we're seein

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. let's get reaction from westminster — nadhim zahawi is a conservative member of the common foreign affairs select committee and joins us now from westminster. given that the president now knows where these tweets have come from and has seen the reaction in the uk should he delete them and apologise? i hope that he will delete them. i've written to him tonight to explain to him why he tweeting this far right fascist failed group in the uk is completely wrong. we spend many resources both at the foreign office and in the state department and other parts of government in the us and the uk trying to combat the ideology, this criminal ideology of daesh and other groups who actually dehumanise our society to try and get young men who were influenced by these images that they put out then blow themselves up. for us to engage in retweeting that dehumanise the muslim community in great britain is simply playing into their hands. the only people happy tonight other fascists and the terrorists

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster. this is sportsday and these are our headlines tonight. the investigation into the ben stokes nightclub brawl has concluded and the cps will decide whether or not to charge the england all—rounder. back in the game. everton and west brom turn to allardyce and pardew to save their seasons. two days before the russia world cup draw, there's a warning for england's travelling fans. and also on the programme, we catch up with andy murray and hear about a new venture taking future sports stars under his wing. good evening. just over two months ago was the night in bristol that rocked the england cricket team. their star player ben stokes arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after a fight outside a nightclub. he is in new zealand looking to play for canterbury as his england teamates prepare for the 2nd ashes test in adelaide. he knows that he will play no part in the ashes unless the charges are dropped, and soon. we are a step closer to finding out if that will happen beca

this is bbc news. the headlines: britain offers more money to unblock the brexit negotiations, reportedly as much as 50 billion euros. theresa may makes a surprise visit to baghdad, where she spoke about tackling terrorism and also the status of negotiations with the eu and the brexit divorce bill. we are still in negotiations with the european union and i am very clear that i want us to move together onto the next stage. of course, together onto the next stage. of course , we are together onto the next stage. of course, we are working in the lead up course, we are working in the lead up to the december european council. i want to see is able to move the trade talks and the security talks, but it means is moving together. donald trump shares inflammatory material on social media from a british far—right group. downing street says he was wrong to do so. a convicted bosnian war criminal has killed himself by drinking poison, after an international tribunal upheld his prison sentence. lawyers for michae

this is bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz shafernacker. temperatures dropping rapidly, as i speak. it will turn frosty tonight. we did see temperatures as low as —6 remain as seven. they really are dropping we don't. through the course of the night, lot of frost r:n.. there will be when the showers continuing across scotland and even pa rt continuing across scotland and even part of eastern britain. i wouldn't be surprised if east anglia could have a little snow lying on the ground. we're talking about a tiny bit. we are not currently building snowmen. —6 is the lowest we'll get tonight, in some of those brutal areas. tomorrow, another clear and sunny day for most of us. more cloud and showers, more frequent ones, close to the eastern coast. look at these temperatures, two or three celsius, it will feel colder than that, probably fuelling —— possibly fuelling as close as minus three celsius. —— possibly as low as minus three celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines: br

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the uk has agreed to pay more to settle the brexit bill — up to 50 billion euros. the foreign secretary said it would pave the way to move forward to the next phase of negotiations. president trump has shared tweets from the far—right group britain first which show inflammatory anti—muslim videos. britain first was founded in 2011 by former members of the british national party. north korea says it has achieved its aim of becoming a nuclear state, following the successful test of a new long—range ballistic missile which its claimed can reach mainland usa. the bbc understands that new evidence is to emerge casting doubt over the conviction of michael stone for the murders of lin russell and her daughter megan. anti—waste campaigners are calling for clearer food labelling to prevent perfectly edible products being thrown away. sport now on afternoon live with hugh woozencroft. the ashes hasn't started too well. but is ben stokes going to to rescue them? b

on bbc one, we join the bbc news good afternoon, look at today's sports days. alan pardew has been appointed as manager of west bromwich albion. pardew‘s first game in charge will be on saturday against the club who sacked him just under a year ago — crystal palace. jessica creighton is following the story. alan pardew alan pa rdew is alan pardew is going to speak to the media in around an hour's time. what have the club said about his appointment? the board reached a unanimous to sit in appointing alan pa rd ew unanimous to sit in appointing alan pardew and the chairman speaks of an exciting new era at the club. that is exactly what they need because they are in a lot of trouble at the moment. no

the year before princess diana died coming on the heels of their first interview when they ld the bbc they enj learning about each other's past. >>ecause i'm from t states you donith and so while i now royal understand very clearly there's a global interest there. >> reporter: overnight new details about their future. prince harry and meghan markle selecting st. george's chapel for their upcoming ceremony set to take place in may. the royal family will be covering most of the cost. ♪ "gma" got an inside look at the 600-year-old chapel in 2005. situated at the queen's home at windsor castle. the venue more intimate than westminster abbey where wilam and kate wed for room of only one-third of their guest list. it was the place for prince edward's wedding. >> i got a strong nk to the queen. newlyweds walk down the aisle markle who attended catholic cool in los angeles danced at in jamaica will be baptized b c. markle is set to become a uk citizen, a process that could take several years. she will retain her u.s. but reportedly plans to go ition through the same process of applying for

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the uk has increased its "divorce bill" offer to around £50 billion to end the stalemate in the first round of negotiations with the eu. north korea celebrates another ballistic missile test which it claims can reach main land america. a defendant in a war crimes trial in the hague claims that he drank poison after hearing his conviction for crimes against humanity was upheld. the bbc understands that new evidence could emerge casting doubt over the conviction of michael stone for the murders of megan and lynn russell. tech giant apple are working to fix a serious software bug which makes it possible to gain entry to the computers without a password. just before we go to sports and breaking news coming from germany about a 96—year—old man who was a guard at auschwitz, convicted of helping to murder 300,000 people when he worked as an ss guard at the nazi concentration camp and he has been told he must serve a prison sentence. he became known as the book—ke

we have a turkish jornlist taniir writing for a new outlet. dr. pornel, stroll and bbc's very own nick dan worth, expert on all things turkish and other things too. let me start with you. can you give us a summary of what the case is about? what are the allegations in this case? >> sure, thank you. thanks for the invitation. m m and the rest -- in march of 2016 f and became very, very famous in hurkey. i think he stayed in jail in turkey for -- i don't know. a couple months and then he was kind of forgotten in turkey. but still seems he was -- and he still is married a pop star in turkey. everybody knows and more or less, he has been untouched against since 2013 but last year, in 2016, he got arrested. it was a shock to everyone. and he has been in jail since then. we don't since then. we don't know if he's still in jail but we know for sure he's under u.s. federal custody right,000. there are lots of speculations whether he's in hotel or somewhere else but he's under custody. so that have been for indictmen indictments. first one came right after

time for the latest news, here's annita. the bbc news headlines this morning. the bbc understands that the government has offered the european union between £40 and £49 billion in the financial settlement as britain withdraws from the eu. downing street has rejected no figure was agreed. the transport secretary, chris grayling, told the bbc that the uk would "meet our obligations". north korea has carried out another ballistic missile test — its first for two months. pyongyang says the missile which landed injapanese waters is a new type of weapon and its most powerful yet. experts believe that north korea has demonstrated for the first time that it could now hit most of the american mainland. president donald trump was briefed while the missile was still in the air. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with causing the deaths by dangerous driving of three children and two men who died in a collision in leeds on saturday. the teenager is due to appear at leeds magistrates' court this morning. all five victims were in the car when it crashed — the younge