this is bbc world news. state television in zimbabwe has confirmed that eight of the ten regional branches of the governing zanu—pf have passed a vote of no confidence in robert mugabe after a military ta keover in robert mugabe after a military takeover on wednesday. the president of the european council, donald tu5k, has warned theresa may there needs to be much more progress on brexit talks before discussions can begin ona brexit talks before discussions can begin on a future trade deal. the former catalan leader, carle5 puigdemont, has appeared in court in belgium as spain tries to excite him. he left catalonia last month after the unilateral declaration of independence —— extradite him. anthony lynn summer has fled house arrest and crossed the border from venezuela into colombia. he said he planned to travel the world to speak out against human rights abuses in the country. at 10pm we will have a full round—up of the news but first it is time for in the shadow of red 0ctober. steve rosenberg tra

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: protests against robert mugabe in zimbabwe ahead of crucial meetings to decide the president's future. a man told me "we want to get in there and tell these people what we think of them". signals from the submarine — argentina believes it's heard from the vessel missing in the south atlantic. it's the annual monarch butterfly migration but this time, mexico is turning conservation into a money—spinner. also in the programme, tributes after the death of malcolm young, co—founder and guitarist of ac/dc — one of the world's greatest ever rock bands.

and i‘m revealing our expert solution to the world on bbc news. we‘re at the end of the week that was exploring the second of the 100 women challenges about female literacy, and it has been such a week. we spent such a good time with experts. but more importantly, it is time for the kids at priyanka‘s school to see what they think. across india, 93 girls attend primary school for every 100 boys. and that number falls as the girls get older. so the play could have an important message for the girls here. i will speak to the children and they said we will take it into the homes, to the street corner, which is the purpose of it. there is no internet required, no technology required, it is an oral tradition and that is what has been working here for centuries past. that is what storytelling has been done. but the experts can‘t take all the credit. the play would not have been possible without the children‘s ideas. thank you very much. and our experts are hoping that mehroonisa liked the e—book as much as the kids enjoyed the play. there was

this is bbc news. the headlines: after a massacre at a mosque kills 300, the egyptian military carries out air strikes on islamist militants. british transport police interview two men involved in an altercation ona two men involved in an altercation on a london underground platform that led to the security alert at oxford circus yesterday evening. the actress emma thompson joins a demonstration in north west london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran. now on bbc news, it's time for the 100 women challenge. now it's time for the 100 women challenge. we are challenging teams of women in four cities around the world. to tackle everyday problems that blight their lives. in the workplace... we need a working prototype by tomorrow morning. so, argh! in education... a small malfunction, emojis are not showing up on the overlay. on public transport... i need, 15 more to do or something. seriously? and on the sports field... using bbc outlets the teams can appe

good evening this is bbc news. the headlines: as the country mourns, egyptian officials say the islamic state flag was carried by gunmen who attacked a mosque in sinai which left more than 300 dead. the actress emma thompson leads a demonstration in london in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman jailed in of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british womanjailed in iran. former presenterjohn lesley has been charged with sexual assaulting a woman in an edinburgh nightclub. the former wheel of fortune and blue peter star is alleged to have put his hand up the woman's skirt. now on bbc news, we travel to india to unravel the complex reasons why education in the country is often regarded as more important for boys. we are challenging teams of women in four cities around the world. to tackle everyday problems that blight their lives. in the workplace... we need a working prototype by tomorrow morning. so, argh! in education... a small malfunction, emojis are not showing up on the overlay. on public tr

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: five people have been killed, including three children, after a stolen car crashed into a tree in leeds. the collision happened in stonegate road in the north of the city. drone users will be required to take safety awareness tasks as part of planned new legislation on their usage. police will also be given new powers to crack down on illegal use. ireland's european commissioner says dublin will "play tough to the end" over its threat to veto brexit talks moving on to discuss trade. the eu has said "sufficient progress" has to be made on the irish border before negotiations on the future relationship can begin. now on bbc news it's time for the 100 women challenge — education for everyone. we are challenging teams of women in four cities around the world. to tackle everyday problems that blight their lives. in the workplace... we need a working prototype by tomorrow morning. so, argh! in education... a small malfunction, emojis are not showing up on the overlay. on pu

is bbc news. here are the headlines: the government in pakistan has called on the army to send troops to the capital, islamabad, after battles between police and islamist protesters. several deaths have been reported and nearly 200 people have been injured. egyptian officials investigating the killing of more than 300 worshippers at a mosque in sinai say the attackers were carrying the flag of so called islamic state. it's the country's worst attack in recent memory bangladesh says rohingya refugees, who return to myanmar following an agreement between the two governments, will have to live initially in temporary camps, because most of their villages have been destroyed. president trump and time magazine are involved in a row over whether it plans to name him person of the year. mr trump says the magazine told him he would "probably" be nominated. time says that's "incorrect". now on bbc news, it's time for the 100 women challenge: education for everyone. we are challenging teams of women in four

jessica castro, abc 7 news. >>> such an angel. well deep frying the food may be bad for waistline but not for the environment. scientisting told the bbc that fatty acids released into the air from cooking may actually credibility to the formation of clouds that cool the climate. they found that fatty acid molecules make up 10% of the fine particular lites over lond be they seed clouds. according to the bbc reports scientists don't believe cooking fats could be used geoengineering tool to reduce warming. inside the it's to under the role of cooking fats on climate. >> but every supersize box of fries can't hurt. >> i'm okay with that. >> i'm okay with that too. let's check. >> let me know. >> since we're talking about the weather and climate let's check with drew right now. >> tracking rain already showing off shore and life doppler 7. as many wake us sunday morning showers. showing you green on the screen mainly off the coast but approaching in a west to east fashion. so many of us sleeping tonight the rain moves in. on the storm

mark lobel, bbc news. the suspect is reported to have arrived from uzbekistan in 2010 — and is thought to be a legal resident in the us. sayfullo saipov is the latest in a number of terror suspects to emerge from the central asian country. our security correspondent frank gardner has been looking at the growing security threat from the region. sayfullo saipov, the suspect behind new york's worst terror attacks since 9/11. he is an uzbek national who entered the us legally seven years ago. police have been examining the truck he drove, the depot he hired from is cooperating with the fbi. it is thought to contain a note from isis. it doesn't mean the attack was directed by them. most signals indicate this was a lone wolf inspired by isis. there was very little planning or organisation coming from isis central, from iraq or syria. luckily, because of his amateurish actions, he took eight lives and not more. sayfullo saipov grew up in tashkent. but he was supposedly radicalised in the us. a former neighbour

jon donnison, bbc news. the online taxi—hailing firm uber has lost an appeal against a ruling that gave its drivers employment rights. an earlier ruling had ordered uber to treat its drivers as workers rather than self—employed independent contractors, after two drivers argued that they were entitled to the minimum wage, sick pay and paid leave. uber challenged that ruling, and says it will pursue a further appeal. simon gompertz gave us this update from the tribunal. it isa it is a setback in uber‘s effort to try to maintain the way it operates in the uk, by using self—employed drivers. as you say, two them challenged that in an employment tribunal last year and they won against uber. uber appealed and now its appeal at the employment tribunal has been thrown out. this is significant for all firms that operate in what is called the gig economy. so, bicycle delivery riders, drivers, careers, all of them could be affected by the effort to try to stop individuals being treated at self—employed, rathe

martin bashir, bbc news. joining me now is rachel stein, executive director of campaigns at the lgbt rights charity stonewall. the point we heard in a report, many pa rents the point we heard in a report, many parents have expressed concern saying that lets just about children to be children and we should not be getting issues of gender and other more adult themes into primary schools. that is exactly what this guidance is doing, it is letting children be themselves, enabling schools to create inclusive environments where every child can being sacked three who they are, whether that means they want to wear a princess costume or dress up as robin hood, this guidance says as schools we can create that kind of environment for them —— where every child can be exactly who they are. it is about anti—bullying?” child can be exactly who they are. it is about anti-bullying? i think so. today is the start of anti—bullying week, we want to create an environment where everyone can be accepted for who they are.

bbc news. the welsh assembly has been paying tribute to the former minister carl sargeant. the tribute to the former minister carl sargea nt. the ao—year—old tribute to the former minister carl sargeant. the ao—year—old was found dead at his home after he was sacked. following an investigation of inappropriate behaviour. a minute silence was observed today and tributes were held. i first met carl in the labour club many years ago. when he was elected here in 2003, we became friends. his particular talents came to the fore when he was chief whip, when i saw with my own eyes he was capable of gentle separating when necessary. two on one occasion taking a reluctant ams defeat to persuade them to vote the right way. a man of many talents. in all the years he never had a crossword. we spent a lot of time working together, talking about the challenges of being a dad and the challenges of being a dad and the challenges of being a dad and the challenges of politics. he was a lwa ys challenges o

this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the army in zimbabwe seizes control of the country but insists it‘s not staging a coup. president robert mugabe is understood to be under house arrest. scotland will become the first country in the world to set a minimum unit price for alcohol in a bid to tackle a worsening health problem. the foreign secretary tells the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe that no stone will be left unturned" in trying to secure her release in iran. at least ten people have died in flash floods near athens after a week of heavy rain in greece. the charity save the children, has warned 130 children are dying every day in yemen because of malnutrition and disease — in what the un describe as "the world‘s worst humanitarian humanitarian crisis". and a search is under way for a british explorer who‘s gone missing during an expedition to papua new guinea. benedict allen missed his flight home and is travelling without a mobile phone or gps. in a moment.. we‘ll be remembering actor keith barron

richard lister, bbc news. earlier our correspondent anne soy spoke to us from zimbabwe to bring us up to date with what's going on. well, a lot of intense negotiations going on behind the scenes. we understand that the regional board is here in southern africa as well as the continental body, heavily involved in trying to broker some sort of political solution to this. there is a constitutional quagmire because they are very keen to ensure that this does not appear like a cool that this does not appear like a cool, even though it really does. the way it has been conducted. for now, the military says president mugabe remains in charge, even though he is under house arrest. apart from that we have driven around the country and talking to people you really do not get the sense they believe this is a country in crisis, people going about their business. there is a registered presence of people in the towns, however, when you speak to them, there is optimism. they hope the change they've been waiting for for a long

leila nathoo, bbc news. kevin connolly is in the swedish city of gothenburg, where eu leaders have been meeting. the signalfrom the signal from the british side on the way into this summit was very much the concessions that had been made by the uk over the course of the brexit process. now the time has come for the eu to respond positively to those offers. the problem is that from the european perspective, things look very different. the eu 27 are not inclined to see this as a kind of moment of mutual opportunity with a new relationship to be forged. they see brexit as a problem and a problem of britain‘s own making and bethink london has to come up with solutions. no one in europe is saying that the uk has done nothing, but the signal is very clear. if they want to move from the divorce issues to issues of trade and transition and future relationships, at the eu summit next month in brussels in december, it is going to have to do more, offer more clarity and in brutal terms, that means offer more money. t

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the bank of england has announced that it is raising interest rates for the first time in over ten year, with the cost of borrowing increased from a 0.25% to 0.5%. with unemployment at a 42 year low, inflation running at below target and growth just above inflation running at below target and growthjust above its... the time has come to ease fought a little off the accelerator. the former chief whip gavin williamson has been appointed as the new defence secretary, replacing sir michael fallon, who resigned yesterday. prosecutors in spain have have asked a high courtjudge to issue european arrest warrants for the deposed catalan leader carles puigdemont and four members of his sacked cabinet — they failed to appear at a court hearing in madrid today, having travelled to belgium. figures show that the number of new nurses coming to work in the uk from other european countries has fallen by almost 90% in the past year. we have the sport now. i normally ask for a q

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: protestors are back on the streets in zimbabwe as robert mugabe ignores a deadline to quit — another military address is expected on state tv. theresa may meets ministers this afternoon to discuss how to break the deadlock over the divorce bill for brexit. the german chancellor angela merkel has met the country's president to discuss next steps after her attempts to form a coalition government collapsed. the president says parties need to keep working on a deal and that he does not favour new elections. charles manson, the notorious cult leader who directed his followers to commit a string of brutal murders, has died aged 83. in a moment, the queen and the duke of edinburgh celebrate 70 years of marriage. we'll be looking back at their lives together. sport now with jessica. could sport now withjessica. could there bea sport now withjessica. could there be a chink in the man city chain? man city high flying, bun of their key defenders, john stones is injured. t

this is bbc news — our latest headlines. impeachment proceedings are under way against zimba bwe's leader, robert mugabe. crowds gather on the streets of harare as mr mugabe's former vice—president tells him to stand down. the government agreee that britain should increase its financial offer to the eu, the so called brexit divorce bill, but only if trade talks begin next month. police say ten thousand criminal cases may have been affected by alleged tampering of forensic evidence at a laboratory in manchester. a drug company providing medicine for a thyroid condition is accused of overcharging the nhs by tens of millions of pounds. the company says it hasn't broken the law. just in case you missed it. you're in the perfect place to film that once—in—a—lifetime moment when an iconic stadium is demolished. and this happens. well, at least the bus driver got a good view! sport now on afternoon live with olly. ifi if i was a crystal palace supporter andi if i was a crystal palace supporter and i heard that an everton pl

victoria gill, bbc news. joining me now is dr anna weighall from the university of leeds, who is a lecturer in psychology, specialising in sleep and human health. just looking at these images, it has to be one of the most visible exa m ples of to be one of the most visible examples of how we're changing the planet? yes, that is certainly the case and i think one of the problems is that in developed countries, we are trying to move towards more environmentally friendly lighting such as led lighting and that is cheaper and better for the environment in terms of energy costs but because that led lighting actually emits blue light waves, that can have negative effects in terms of human health. when we go out and see new streetlights that are led, we perhaps feel less relaxed than we would otherwise?” think that the measurable effects on most of us as individuals of this increase in led lighting is probably minimal. but the american medical association is concerned about the way these lights have been used becau

on bbc news. that is it. now let‘s catch up with the weather. it has turned quite cold everywhere in the uk. it is in the north we are feeling the real chill. i see in west yorkshire. snow across the highlands as well. we will see more of that in the next few days. sunny spells as well. some sunshine over the next few days. quite a bit of cloud still around. lumps of cloud, shower clouds. some of the mowin tree through the course of the afternoon and the evening across the highlands. in eastern and southern areas, there will be a clear evening. let‘s look at the rush—hour across the uk. in the north you can see most of the major towns and cities are barely above freezing. a little bit of snow but mostly across the pennines and then we get to the midlands. still pretty chilly, three, four degrees of birmingham, nottingham in london. maybe around six, seven celsius. on the coast around five to 7 degrees. the temperatures will begin to drop through the course of the night. we will see more show

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: it's official — prince harry is to marry his girlfriend, the american actress meghan markle as it is announced the couple intend to get married next year. clarence house broke the news this morning. in a statement buckingham palace said the queen and duke of edinburgh were "delighted" at the news as did the prince of wales. we are thrilled thank you very much. we are thrilled thank you very much. we hope they will be very happy, indeed. today's other headlines — two pharmaceutical firms have said they'll invest more than £1 billion in the uk, creating nearly 2,000 jobs in what the government is calling a vote of confidence. freed after four years, six former british soldiers imprisoned on weapons charges in india since 2013 are set to be released. tributes have been paid to the three children and two adults killed when a stolen car crashed in leeds at the weekend. and ordered to evacuate — thousands flee as authorities in bali warn a volcano on the island

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the brexit secretary david davis has been summoned to appear before a committee of mps after being accused of "withholding" information over the likely economic impact of britain leaving the european union. new measures to try and reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries during childbirth in england have been announced by the government. the health secretaryjeremy hunt wants independent investigations into all unexplained cases where something goes seriously wrong. the pope has met the myanmar de—facto leader, aung san suu kyi, as part of his visit to the country. during a keynote speech, the pontiff refrained from referring to the persecuted rohingya people by name. instead he spoke of the need for tolerance. a snap election in ireland seems have been avoided after the country's deputy prime minister resigned. frances fitzgerald was embroiled in a row over the handling of a police whistle—blower. and more details are expected to be revealed this afte

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

katie gornall, bbc news. jose mourinho has appeared ina bbc news. jose mourinho has appeared in a spanish court today to face tax fraud allegations relating to his time as manager of real madrid. he is accused of owing almost £3 million from undeclared image rights revenue. mourinho emerged after a brief hearing in madrid today saying he‘d already paid an amount demanded by the authorities to close the matter. thejudge will by the authorities to close the matter. the judge will now decide if the case needs to go to trial. to tennis. rafael nadal has withdrawn from the paris masters with a knee injury. he was due to break in the quarterfinals this afternoon but says he is suffering from a right knee problem and product before the match. he says he will do his best to return to the season—ending atp tour finals to return to the season—ending atp tourfinals which to return to the season—ending atp tour finals which take place in london later this month. england have some key injury concerns before the opening ashes test which begins in three w

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

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: a british hostage, kidnapped in nigeria‘s southern delta state last month, has been killed. ian squire was one of four britons taken by suspected militants. three others have been released. the latest revelation from the paradise papers involves three actors in the bbc‘s hit sitcom mrs brown‘s boys. they diverted more than £2 million into an offshore tax avoidance scheme, although this is not illegal. police say the former mother—in—law of a gunman who killed twenty—six 2017 will be among the three hottest on record, the united nations said on monday. almost 200 countries are gathering in bonn to bolster the paris climate accord. sport now on afternoon live with hugh. no the biggest surprise that news from west ham? no. slaven bilic dismissed today, simon from west ham united, but maybe more of a surprise is that the former he have tonne and manchester united boss david moyes is set to replace him on an interim basis. we can speak tojessica our repor

this is bbc news. returning to the house of commons and the foreign statement from —— the statement from boris johnson. and the foreign statement from —— the statement from borisjohnsonm is one square mile less for them to exploit and plunder. the impending destruction of the so—called caliphate will reduce their ability to fund terrorism abroad and attract new recruits. yet daesh will still try to inspire attacks by spreading hateful ideology and cyberspace, even after they have lost their physical domain. that is why britain leads the coalition's efforts to counter daesh propaganda, for wiki medication cell based in london and daesh‘s total propaganda outfit has fallen in half by 2015 —— output. but social media companies can and must do more particularly to speed up must do more particularly to speed up the detection and removal of dangerous material and prevent it from being uploaded in the first place. hence my right honourable friend, the prime minister, co—hosted an event at th

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, is under pressure to give details about his decision to sack carl sargeant — a member of his cabinet who was found dead yesterday. he told mr sargeant to leave his post last week because of unspecified allegations about his behaviour. one labour member of the welsh assembly said in the last few minutes, mr sergeant bob —— mr sargeant‘s family have issued a statement. our wales political correspondent james williams is at the welsh assembly in cardiff. what have the family said? last monday a number of allegations we re last monday a number of allegations were made to carwynjones‘s office. his office contacted the women who made allegations about carl sa rg ea nt‘s made allegations about carl sargeant‘s behaviour. on his return from holiday on friday last week, he met carwyn jones from holiday on friday last week, he met carwynjones who was conducting a wider government reshuffle at the time, and was told by the first minister abo

exactly 20 years ago today the bbc news channel went on air for the first time — as it then was, news 24. hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. for the second time in just a week, theresa may is embarking on another cabinet reshuffle. she is carrying out a delicate balancing act as she decides who will replace priti patel as international development secretary. ms patel is a prominent brexit supporter who was forced to resign yesterday over her unauthorised meetings with israeli officials. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier reports from westminster. cleaning up after a chaotic week. notjust one but two cabinet ministers gone within days. now pressure on the prime minister to get her government back on track. how damaging is all this for the government? as the rest of a cabinet like the brexit secretary and fresh faces like the new chief whip try to get on with theirjobs. but in the end priti patel had to go. after admitting she had failed to tell the prime minister about all of her secret meetings with israeli politicians. in her resignation letter at

>> bbc. >> here's another beauty. quiet. quiet. >> can you give us a question? can you give us a question? >> i'm not going to give you a question. >> reporters start getting hate mail. it's like he sends a posse out on them. >> the president of the united states called me fake news and on the day he called me fake news somebody went on my wikipedia page and change today to say that i had died that day. that i had died on january 11th, 2017. that had to be taken down. i turned off my twitter notifications because it became sort of this open sewer of hatred and contempt. i didn't choose for that to happen. here's the question. what do we do about this? do we just take it? do we not say anything? >> to his supporters, attacking the messager is a feature. an access feels authentic. >> trump tower is right behind us. in a politically correct world. >> i don't think americans want him off twitter. i think they are enjoying it. i think it actually goes back to wrestling and the beauty contests and "celebrity apprentice" reality tv where he kind of knows what people wa

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: a woman tells the bbc how a senior labour party figure persuaded her to drop allegations of rape by a party member. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. india givena india given a big boost in countries that want to do business with it. 46 million people affected in malaysia. good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us. an exciting show a head. for the first time india has jumped into 100 show a head. for the first time india hasjumped into 100 place on the world bank ‘s annual rankings of countries of doing business in the region and the world, climbing 30 spots. is this a sign that the economics is working? signs are definitely encouraging for the economy that has seen a growth falling for the last quarter and the worst performance in the past three yea rs. worst performance in the past three years. what we have seen in the world bank report is india has run up world bank report is india has run up in rank

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: penny mordaunt is the new international development secretary, replacing priti patel, who resigned because of unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. she was a brexit campaigner. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. as the apec summit in vietnam kicks off, we find out what the negotiations might mean for the host country. and global retailers are getting ready for the biggest day in asia for on line sales, singles day! good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. thank you forjoining me. it is another exciting friday! we start with us president donald trump. he arrives in vietnam very soon to attend the apec summit. earlier this year, president trump pulled out of the tra ns—pacific partnership arrangement, dealing a blow to the free—trade ambitions of apec. china is trying to gain economic power in the region at the same time. we are joined from vietnam

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the husband of a british—iranian woman being held in prison in tehran says she has found lumps in her breasts and has been seen by a specialist. now on bbc news: all the latest business news live from singapore. more new passenger on board. riot hailing firm uber strikes and investment deal with japan's soft bank. aliba ba smashes investment deal with japan's soft bank. alibaba smashes its own record with another bonanza on singles day. welcome to asia business report. uber has confirmed to the bbc that it has entered an agreement with japan's soft bank over potential investment. speculation had been swirling that the ridesharing company would strike a deal worth billions of dollars. our business report is here with the latest. what can you tell us about this? well, we just got confirmation from uber, and i will review the last line of this. it says on closing the investment it will help fuel our investments in technology and our continued expansion

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: a bbc investigation has revealed a deal to allow so—called is fighters to escape the syrian city of raqqa. asian leaders edge towards a deal on the disputed south china sea at the asean summit in the philippines. the church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity and that both boys and girls should be free to dress up in a tutu, a tiara or a tool belt, withoutjudgement. the updated guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. here‘s our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. dressing up is notjust a favourite activity for the reception class at this london church primary school, it‘s also part of a curriculum designed to encourage individuality and discourage bullying. the church of england has updated its advice for its a700 schools to protect children who may be considering transition from one gender to another. being an individual is

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: a firearms dealer has been found guilty of supplying guns and bullets which were linked to more than 100 crimes, including three murders. paul edmunds told police he didn't care about the consequences of his actions. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. it's a "yes" vote for legalising same—sex marriage in australia. we look at how the pink dollar could boost the economy. hack or fact? a bbc team investigates claims apple's face identification system on its iphone x is not secure. hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. australians have voted in favour of same—sex marriage, the results were announced this morning. it paves the way for legislation that will make australia the 26th nation to legalise same—sex unions, and there could be economic benefits. by some estimates same—sex weddings could give a $1 billion boost to the economy assuming every same—sex couple rushes out to tie the knot

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: scotland's set to become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. the supreme court ruled that it was a ‘proportionate means‘ of improving public health. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. young and jobless in australia. we look at two why that is why. and spending spree that paid off big time. the —— expectations are blown! hello and welcome to asia business report. data out this morning from australia shows the unemployment rate at 5.4% for october. that is down from 5.5% in september and that signals morejobs down from 5.5% in september and that signals more jobs have down from 5.5% in september and that signals morejobs have been created in the economy. but among australia's news, unemployment remains stubbornly high. there is a togetherness in disadvantaged. these young australians weren't even born when their country was last in recession. but they have not had it eas

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in swanage. plenty more on that story, plus plenty more on our main story about zimbabwe, including a profile of rod mcgarvie. don't forget the news app as well. time now for sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: justin rose is one shot off the lead as he fights to win golf‘s race to dubai. still unbeaten — roger federer fights back to win against marin cilic at the atp finals in london. and they're having a party in peru as the "los incas" make the world cup for the first time since 1982. welcome to the programme. let's start with england's justin rose who has been showing his class at the european tour's season ending tour championship. he shot a 6—under—par round of 66 in thursday's opening round — to lie one shot behind leader patrick reed. now this event is really all about the race to dubai — and the olympic champion, rose, is well—placed to overhaul tommy fleetwood in his bid to win it. 0ur correspondent, iain ca

you are watching bbc news. there needs to be a change of culture in the way relatives are treated in the wake of a public tragedy. that's the main conclusion of a review into the experiences of families, who lost relatives in the hillsborough disaster, when 96 liverpool fans lost their lives. our correspondent, judith moritz, has been looking at the findings. hillsborough was a disaster on many levels. 96 people died, but theirfamilies have suffered a burning injustice. many institutions, both public and private, bear responsibility, their treatment of the families making their suffering worse. "that mustn't happen again," according to this report, which recommends measures to help disaster victims like those whose loved ones died at hillsborough. it calls forfairer legal funding for such families, a voluntary charter for public bodies and for the police to be held more accountable. you can change the law as much as you want, but unless there's a cultural change, you won't make a difference because what the fam

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the chancellor, philip hammond, has said he'll use this week's budget to speed up the building of hundreds of thousands of new homes. more on that later. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. japan's latest trade figures show the economy is on a winning streak, thanks to a healthy demand for cars and electronics. and imagine sending yourjob offer an and electronics. and imagine sending your job offer an education and electronics. and imagine sending yourjob offer an education gaming. the idea in singapore is getting respect and even support from the government. hello and welcome to asia business report. my name is sharanjit leyl. asia business report. my name is shara njit leyl. you asia business report. my name is sharanjit leyl. you could say it was the start of the shopping season in many countries around the world. before we get there, what is on the economic and business calendar for the next few days? japan just repor

this is bbc world news. our top story. united states president, donald trump, has put north korea back on the list of state—sponsors of terrorism. mr trump said putting north korea back on the list would trigger further large sanctions. the us secretary of state says he still hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. as robert mugabe's party prepares to start impeachment proceedings against him, zimbabwe's military says there has been ‘encouraging' contact between mugabe and his former vice—president. argentina says its missing submarine — which has 44 crew on board — had reported a mechanical breakdown. a navy spokesman says sounds picked up by two search vessels earlier did not come from the submarine. they had been detected on the route it would have taken. the vessel disappeared last wednesday. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. members of the cabinet are understood to have broadly agreed that the government should increase the money given to the eu in the s

stay with bbc news. plenty more analysis on that story on the bbc news website. stay with us. on the bbc news website. stay with us. more to come here on bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. chancellor philip hammond says he will use the budget today to invest and secure a bright future fault ridden. we will have live coverage of that here in bbc news. —— bright future for britain. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. and the economy in tatters. we look at robert mugabe's devastating legacy. and this couple of coffee cost more than $60. we find out what makes this cuppa a costly brew. hello, and welcome to asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. a new era for zimbabwe, as the country's long—running president, robert mugabe, vows to pressure and resigns. but for the country's next leader, many challenges lie ahead, including revitalising the economy. critics blame robert mugabe for ruining zimbabwe's critics blame robert mugabe for ruining zimba bwe‘s economy. critics blame robert mugabe for ruining zimbabwe's economy

stay with bbc news. out of story in the united kingdom. chancellor philip hammond has downgraded the uk's economic growth forecast in his budget statement from 2% to 1.5%. now here on bbc news, lots more business news coming up news, lots more business news coming up live from singapore with rico did you follow russian propaganda pages? facebook is about it you. and confectionery giant mars wrigley says sales in asia will offset slowing growth in the us and europe. it is thursday, everyone! good morning, asia, hello, world. loud you canjoin morning, asia, hello, world. loud you can join us morning, asia, hello, world. loud you canjoin us for morning, asia, hello, world. loud you can join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. —— glad. i'm rico hizon. technology giants are coming up with more measures in response to claims russia meddled with the us election. yesterday we told you google was going to show stories from two kremlin owned newspaper is lower in search results. —— news providers. several hours ago face

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: an independent research group is warning that the uk may have to go another decade before average earnings start to rise in real terms. the institute for fiscal studies has been analysing wednesday's budget now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. to all shoppers out there, it is black friday, marking the official start of the christmas shopping season start of the christmas shopping season in america. first there was sony, then yahoo and now the latest isa sony, then yahoo and now the latest is a uber, our company is doing enough to protect themselves against cyber hackers? good morning, asia, hello, world. it's a friday, the weekend right around the corner, glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon. it's going to be hard to compete with the $25 billion chinese consumers spent on singles day on the 11th of november but after thanksgiving thursday, black friday and cyber monday marks the s

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk — the international trade secretary says there can be no final decisions on the future of the irish border until the uk and the eu have reached a trade agreement. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. the highest volcano alert in bali. the highest volcano alert in bali. the islands only airport is shut and tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated. india is in the spotlight this week as we wait and see if a gst is bed of —— benefiting the economy. hello and welcome to asia is in this report. we begin the programme with a focus on the indonesian island of bali where a volcano has been dodging huge plumes of smoke. the indonesian national disaster management agency has placed the alert level on a tired —— pies. the main airport has been closed and flight diverted. the volcano was moving towards a full—scale corruption and people are being told to keep out of a 12 kilometre radius evacuation area. cyber mon

you're watching bbc news. our top story: the bbc has spoken to young rohingya girls who've become victims of sexual exploitation as refugees in bangladesh. more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have now fled over the border from myanmar, but some have been forced into the sex industry. pope francis is on a visit to myanmar. he has met the army chief. all eyes are now on how he will address the plight of the rohingya muslims. and this story is trending on bbc.com: news that prince harry and the american actress meghan markle have announced their engagement. no surprise. in an interview with the bbc, the couple spoke of how they knew from early on that they would end up together. congratulations to them. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: two pharmaceutical firms have said they'll invest more than £1 billion in the uk, creating nearly 2,000 jobs. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore with rico and asia business report. soaring to new heights

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk... downing street has sought to play down speculation that uk and eu negotiators have agreed the framework of a brexit divorce payment ahead of a vital eu summit next month. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. what does it take to keep their competitive airline up and running? we will find out from the man who was credited with turning qantas around. and the new chief of ericsson has his sights set on asia as the tech and telecommunications industry changes with the times. good morning asia, hello world. it isa good morning asia, hello world. it is a wednesday. thank you for joining us for another exciting edition of asia business report. we start off with australia's flagship carrier qantas and the ceo alan joyce. here's the highest paid airline chiefs in the airline —— asia—pacific region june. he airline chiefs in the airline —— asia—pacific regionjune. he has turned around the fall tunes of the airline through painful cost—cutting and restr

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. for the first time in more than a decade, the bank of england has increased interest rates. let's get more of the business news from or with sharanjit leyl. it's official. the white house nominates to rowen powell as the new fed chief. what will it mean for the markets? —— jerome fed chief. what will it mean for the markets? ——jerome powell. would you drink beer with bacteria that is meant to be good for you? we check out a new beer in town. welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl. after weeks of speculation, the white house has announced its nomination for this man, jerome powell, to be the next chairman of the us federal reserve. his nomination needs to be confirmed by the senate. janet yellen‘s term expires in february. i asked our north american business correspondence what she knows about his pick. he is a former investment banker. he brings something that donald trump doubt —— touted in the rose garden. basical

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

you are watching bbc news. the cabinet minister damian green is to face a whitehall inquiry later today into his conduct — but has denied new claims that police found pornography on a computer in his office nine years ago. mr green remains at loggerheads with the former police chief bob quick who made the allegations, saying they were "completely untrue" and a "political smear". mr quick said he stood by his claims, and that he would take part in the inquiry. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. he is one of theresa may's most senior and most trusted ministers, but damian green's reputation is under threat. he's already being investigated by whitehall officials over allegations he acted improperly towards a young journalist, claims he denies. and now, an allegation that pornography was found on a computer in his house of commons office nearly ten years ago. this claim dates from 2008, when his office was raided by police, investigating leaks from the home office. these two have never seen eye to e

stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: priti patel, the international development secretary, has apologised for breaking ministerial rules, after she held undisclosed meetings with the israeli prime minister and other figures while on holiday. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. new revelations about apple's taxes from the paradise papers. we will hear the response from the company. and home ownership is becoming an elusive dream for many people as property prices in asia continued to soar. good morning, asia, hello, world. this is tuesday, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. we start off with apple. the attack but he must has responded to claims from paradise papers, that it has a financial structure that allows it to avoid billions of dollars in taxes. after its controversial practices will crack down upon in 20 15, apple moved its holdings to jersey. earlier i spoke to a technology correspondent and asked him what a