saad hariri meets president macron in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. one of the key figures of the irish republican movement — gerry adams — says he's standing aside from politics. also in the programme... tributes are coming in for malcolm young, co—founder and guitarist of the australian rock band ac/dc, who died aged 64 hello and welcome to bbc world news. zimbabwe's president mugabe could be just hours away from finally losing his grip on power — with the military, who put him under house arrest earlier this week, expected to summon him to hear his fate on sunday. tens of thousands of people joined rallies across zimbabwe on saturday calling for mr mugabe to go — here, for example, in bulawayo. crowds gathered outside his official residence in harare — and his ruling zanu—pf party said it would meet on sunday to dismiss him from the party and reinstate the ousted vice—president, emmerson mnangagwa. but despite all of this, the veteran president remains defiant. our africa editor, fergal keane reports: something happened inside the

crew. the lebanese politician, saad hariri, is in france where he has confirmed that he will be going back home in the next few days. france has said it is "ready to organise a meeting of the international support group for lebanon". mr hariri announced he was standing down as prime minister while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago. lucy williamson reports having the president greet you at the palace sends a message. in this case, that saad hariri is still the prime minister of lebanon, not a political exile fleeing saudi arabian control. it was a show of support both political and personal. after the meeting, sources said france would continue direct contacts with the middle east key players. saad hariri said he was finally going home. translation: i will return to beirut in the coming days and will take part in our independence day celebrations. i will make my position known on all subjects after talking to our president. president macron wants france to have greater global influence. old colonial ties to lebanon no doubt played a role in his invitation to saad hariri but he is also st

accusations by the lebanese prime minister that it's spreading violence across the region. saad hariri resigned from his post unexpectedly — saying he feared for his life. iranian officials say his resignation is a saudi plot to create tension in lebanon and the region. martin patience reports from beirut. it is an honour to be here with you, mr president. for the prime minister of a small nation, saad al—hariri has had some very powerful friends. that is because lebanon matters in the middle east. it is a country outsiders fight to control. and today, an extraordinary sign of that. the prime minister resigned, saying he feared assassination. speaking from saudi arabia, which backs him, saad al—hariri fired this warning to iran. translation: i want to say to iran and its followers, that they are losing in their interference in the affairs of the arab world. our nation will rise up, as it has done in the past and cut off the hands that wickedly extend into it. iran and saudi arabia are fighting a proxy war across the middle east. in lebanon, tehran backs hezbollah, which co

hospital earlier this week. the lebanese politician saad hariri, who shocked his country when he resigned as prime minister, says he will return to beirut within days. mr hariri announced he was standing down while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago, and he hasn't been home since. he was speaking in paris today, after talks with president macron. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. having the president greet you at the palace sends a message. in this case, that saad hariri is still the prime minister of lebanon on. not a political exile fleeing saudi arabian control. it was a show of support both political and personal. after the meeting, sources said france would continue direct contacts with the middle east key players. saad hariri said he was finally going home. translation: players. saad hariri said he was finally going home. translationzlj will return to beirut in the coming days and will take part in our independence day celebrations. i will make my position known on all subjects after talking to our president. resident macron wants france to have greater global influence.

this if the silent majority turns out to voice their vote. former lebanese prime minister saad hariri speaks in public for the first time since tendering his resignation in saudi arabia. he says he will soon return to lebanon. as donald trump's tour of asia takes him to the philippines, he can't resist a dig at north korea and its leader. last post plays. people across the uk mark remembrance sunday, with prince charles, rather than the queen, taking the leading role at london's cenotaph memorial. hello and welcome to world news today. spain's prime minister says regional elections next month will help end what he called the "separatist havoc" in catalonia. mariano rajoy was addressing a campaign event during his first visit since imposing direct rule from madrid a fortnight ago. he urged those opposed to catalan independence to make sure they vote. from barcelona, the bbc‘s james reynolds sent this report. mariano rajoy came to visit the region he now runs. this was his first trip to catalonia since he deposed the local separatist administration. "your first visit for a whil

president greet you at the palace sends a message. in this case, that saad hariri is still the prime minister of lebanon, not a political exile fleeing saudi arabian control. it was a show of support both political and personal. after the meeting, sources said france would continue direct contacts with the middle east key players. saad hariri said he was finally going home. translation: i will return to beirut in the coming days and will take part in our independence day celebrations. i will make my position known on all subjects after talking to our president. president macron wants france to have greater global influence. old colonial ties to lebanon no doubt played a role in his invitation to saad hariri but he is also stepping into a delicate situation between iran and saudi arabia, two regional powers with conflicting ties to lebanon. saad hariri had been in saudi arabia for two weeks since announcing his surprise resignation, accusing iran and its ally hezbollah of threatening stability in lebanon and saying he feared for his life. the invitation from mr macron to saad hariri a

report these things and at the same time how it can be dealt with. lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life. the white house downplays a major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also in the next hour: the threat to wildlife posed by helium balloons and sky lanterns. they're released on special occasions, but campaigners say they‘ re killing animals on land and sea. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour's shadow chancellor john mcdonnell has called on all the main political parties to agree a new independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. mr mcdonnell said the recent allegations of misconduct by mps — were distressing and undermined public confidence in the political system. last night, the conservative mp, charlie elphicke, was suspended by his party. the tories said "serious allegations" had been referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothin

report these things and at the same time how it can be dealt with. lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life the white house downplays a major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also in the next hour, one farmer's huge romantic gesture. murray graham created a vast message in a field for his wife, as a way of apologising for being "grumpy". and in sportsday at 6.30pm, sportsday will bring you news of some upsets in the fa cup, including an incredible result for boreham wood against blackpool. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has called on all the main political parties to agree a new independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. mr mcdonnell said the recent claims of misconduct by mps were distressing, and undermined public confidence in the political system. last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they called "serious allega

saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life. the white house downplays a major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also, one farmer's huge romantic gesture. murray graham created a vast message in a field for his wife, as a way of apologising for being "grumpy". and in sportsday, some big upsets in the fa cup first round, including an incredible result for boreham wood against blackpool. within the last half hour, there's been another resignation over allegations about a politician's private life. the scottish childcare minister, snp's mark mcdonald, has apologised unreservedly to anyone he has upset or who has found his behaviour inappropriate. last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they called "serious allegations" which were referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. meanwhile today the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell called on all the mai

opposition continues to grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken — but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and, from sleeping on the street to providing solar power. one woman talks about her story of renewal and a bright new start. it has revolved around me and brought me back to a point where now iam brought me back to a point where now i am helping the sun gives somebody else some sun. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. from there, our africa editor, fergal keane sent this report. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling, after a day of th

controversial leader of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. the former prime minister of lebanon, saad hariri, has spoken publicly for the first time since his surprise resignation. the prince of wales leads tributes to the fallen. this year, queen elizabeth watches the ceremony from a nearby balcony. iran's media are reporting that 61 people have been killed and more —— iran's media are reporting that 120 people have been killed and more than 300 injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3. the quake hit the border area between iran and iraq, around 30km south of the iraqi town of halabja. it has caused extensive damage with 16 deaths in the kurdistan region. the quake was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. the aftermath of an earthquake here, that struck after dark. for rural villages in the affected areas, the searches beginning in torchlight for any survivors that might be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns, too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside, away from the dang

stance on global warming. lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life. and in a shock result boreham wood beat blackpool ion the first round of the fa cup. good evening and welcome to bbc news. tonight, there's been another resignation over allegations about a politician's private life. the scottish childcare minister — the snp's mark mcdonald — has apologised unreservedly to anyone he has upset or who has found his behaviour inappropriate last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they called "serious allegations" which were referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. meanwhile today, the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell called on all the main political parties to agree a new, independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is the week when politicians‘ private lives became very public — past actions by some mps have had serious consequences. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations

prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever relocation of elephants is completed in malawi as part of a major conversation project. tourist dollars have directly financed the work being done here in central malawi, and these 500 elephants now have a new home, 1800 square kilometres of pristine forest. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. from there, our africa editor, fergal keane sent this report. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling, after a day of the surprising and the surreal. it began with an appearance nobody expected.

continues to grow against zimba bwe‘s long—term leader. lebanon's prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on a plane for france, after tendering his resignation two weeks ago. president trump tweets about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding democratic senator al franken, but stays silent on republican senate candidate roy moore. and the biggest ever movement of elephants is completed in malawi. veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who've been president mugabe's most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling, after a day of the surprising and the surreal. it began with an appearance nobody expected. the aura is gone, robert mugabe is a man reduced, in stature and in options. in this coup unlike any other coup, he emerged today to open a graduation ceremony. the voice that once preached revolution, now recitin

war on lebanon. hasan nasrallah claims prime minister saad hariri — who resigned last saturday — is being detained in riyadh. the american comedian louis ck says the sexual allegations against him are true. the magazine, grazia, apologises to the hollywood star lupita nyong'o, after it airbrushed out some of her hair in an image for its cover. hello and welcome to world news today. the uk has two weeks to make it clear what it will pay to the eu when it leaves — or talks on a trade deal won't start next month. that is the ultimatum from the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier. he says it's vital that the uk make concessions and increase its offer. the uk brexit secretary david davis says good progress has been made in talks so far, though how to resolve the border between ireland and northern ireland, remains a sticking point. our europe editor, katya adler, has been following today's talks in brussels. time is a precious commodity. and don't the uk and the eu know it. we're halfway now between the date of our eu referendum and actually leaving the club. expect many more face—

minister, saad hariri, has arrived back in beirut for the first time since he shocked the country by announcing his resignation, more than two weeks ago. he's been in saudi arabia, leading to speculation he was being held against his will. sarah corker has more. his sudden resignation plunged lebanon into a political crisis. now saad hariri is back in beirut, greeted by the security forces and facing many questions. he had spent two weeks and we hope it for trips to other places. he remained tightlipped. translation: god willing, we have the independence holiday in lebanon. a holiday for all of unease and god willing by political situation, as i said in paris, will be decided in lebanon andi paris, will be decided in lebanon and i am not talking about politics here. this situation began in the saudi capital 2.5 weeks ago after talks with the saudi, he announced he was quitting, saying he feared assassination. a key saudi arabia rival iran and he accused of meddling into a fares. believed to be held against his will in saudi arabia something that was denied. lebanese president had thi

in riyadh, saying he feared for his life. many in lebanon believe that saad hariri is effectively being held under house arrest and that lebanon is once again being dragged into a power struggle between saudi arabia and iran. richard galpin reports. this latest middle east crisis was sparked by the sudden resignation last week of lebanese prime minister saad hariri, wearing a dark suit. it was announced during a visit to saudi arabia, where he is still staying. saad hariri claimed his life was in danger in lebanon. but it seems to be out of a much bigger game between rival regional power was following the defeat of so—called islamic state in most of iraq and syria. iran now wields significant influence in both these countries, as well as in lebanon, where this year organisation is close to the government. translation: the americans, the saudis and israelis are all trying to prevent hezbollah from maximising its gains from the wars in syria and iraq. hezbollah, and its allies, have achieved enormous success, but they are now facing huge pressure because of this. with tension risi

. runners in the beirut marathon have been showing their support for saad hariri, lebanon's prime minster, who recently shocked the nation by resigning while in saudi arabia. he hasn't returned to lebanon, and many there suspect he's being held by the saudi authorities against his will, which riyadh has denied. carine tobey has been speaking to runners in beirut. as one of the most severe political crises in lebanon enters its second week, following the curious resignation of prime minister saad hariri, announced from the saudi capital riyadh, tens of thousands of participants in the single biggest sports event in the country, ran and walked today in the streets of the capital as posters of saad hariri lined the streets of beirut. the posters read, "the prime minister." many of the participants we talked to said they are running today for the return of prime minister hariri back home. translation: i take part in the beirut marathon every year. when i heard the president making this call, we were all encouraged to take part, so of course we are running for the comeback of prime minister ha

lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri will create tension in the region. in a statement at a news conference in beirut, saad al—hariri voiced fears of being assassinated saying the current situation was similar to that when his father rafik was killed in 2005. he also criticised iran and the hezbollah militant group which wields considerable power in lebanon. 0ur correspondent martin patience is in beirut. people here are absolutely stunned, stunned by the resignation, stunned by the fact that the lebanese prime minister resigned not in lebanon, but in saudi arabia. this has injected a great deal of uncertainty into a fragile political scene in lebanon. you have to take the broad picture. this is notjust about lebanon but the whole region. there are two regional powers that are fighting a proxy war in several countries in the middle east. one is saudi arabia, which backs al—hariri, and the other is iran, which backs hezbollah, a major player in lebanon. this is a country which has largely not been hit by the violence that has convulsed this region in recent years. many people

people as part of a campaign to eradicate drugs that has left thousands dead. saad hariri, who announced that he was quitting as lebanese prime minister earlier this month, says his aim was to give his country a positive shock. speaking publicly for the first time about his decision, mr hariri said he would return home within days to formally submit his resignation. now on bbc news, it's time for britain's city of culture. hello and welcome to hull, the uk's city of culture for 2017. this is the latest of art installations fitting in with hull. we also have the spoken word and poetry festival. also, some of the world's finest ballet dancers come back to hull. i don't understand how we have had so many amazing dancers come from hull. we go behind the scenes in the turner prize. what do the public think about the shortlisted artists? this one here, it should be piled high and set alight. welcome to the show. this is a huge new art installation being installed in front of hullminster. that is why so in front of hullminster. that is why so many activities are taking plays. how we got room fo

minister saad hariri meets president marcon in paris — and says he will go back to lebanon in the coming days. the venezuelan opposition leader, antonio ledezma, is in spain — a day after escaping from house arrest in caracas. in football, england premier league leaders manchester city brush aside leicester for their sixteenth successive win in all competitions. hello and welcome to world news today. zimbabwe's president mugabe is expected to meet the military, who have taken power in the country, on sunday. he could be hours away from losing his power. tens of thousands of people joined rallies across the country on saturday calling for mr mugabe to go. there are also crowds outside his official residence. they wa nt to outside his official residence. they want to reinstate the vice president. despite all of this the vetera n president. despite all of this the veteran president remains defiant. our africa editor, feargal keane reports from harare. something happened inside the people today. a shared energy that helped them into the streets. they were there on the big streets and small

apparently planning to succeed him, to quit the party. the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia for france on his private plane to meet president macron. he's been in the kingdom since tendering his resignation two weeks ago. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has warned britain's prime minister theresa may that "much more progress" is needed on brexit talks, before discussions can begin on a future trade deal. the irish prime minister leo varadkar also wants a guarantee there'll be no physical border with northern ireland after brexit. a military dog who helped save the lives of british and afghan troops has received the animal equivalent of the victoria cross. mali was seriously wounded in 2012, when he entered a building in kabul under fire, to sniff out explosives and insurgents. our reporter chi chi izundu has the story. this is mali, the eight—year—old belgian mellonwah, who's been awarded the dickin medal, the highest honour for an army animal. in 2012, he was helping british troops in afghanistan when they came under attack. while s

. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia on his private plane for france to meet president macron. mr hariri has been in the kingdom since tendering his resignation two weeks ago. lebanese officials had said he was being held against his will, but in a tweet sent en—route to the airport in riyadh mr hariri said this was a lie. reports are coming in that an argentine submarine which disappeared with 44 crew onboard has been found. local media say the vessel is stranded without power seventy metres under water. it's lying about 300 kilometres east of puerto madryn. naval officials say a search and rescue mission is beginning to bring the crew to the surface. their condition is not yet known. an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has hit an area of southern china, close to the indian border. according to the united states geological survey, the quake struck at dawn, local time, on saturday. the tremor was relatively shallow and 60 kilometres from the city of nyingchi in the autonomous region of t

planning to succeed him, to quit the party. the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia for france on his private plane. he's been in the kingdom since tendering his resignation two weeks ago. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has warned theresa may that much more progress is needed on brexit talks, before discussions can begin on a future trade deal. the irish prime minister leo varadkar also wants a guarantee there'll be no physical border with northern ireland after brexit. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, a phone is born and we are exclusively behind the scenes. can artificial intelligence block the bullies? and driving monsters. just across the water from hong kong, on the chinese mainland, lies a city at the heart of the country's technological revolution. welcome back to where stuff gets made. when you think of china's electronic scene, this might be what you think of. thousands of factories and millions of people mass—producing billions of devices. more than 70% of the world's mobile phones are manufactured in china. the

to a much smaller area. the lebanese prime minister saad hariri is back in beirut after he shocked the country by announcing his resignation in saudi arabia two and a half weeks ago. his statement prompted a political crisis in lebanon. saad hariri had promised to come back to celebrate lebanon's independence day on wednesday. it's not clear if he intends to withdraw his resignation or reaffirm it. a federal grand jury in the us has indicted an uzbek immigrant on 22 terrorism and murder charges over last month's truck attack in new york. sayfullo saipov, who's 29, is accused of killing eight cyclists and pedestrians in lower manhattan. uk chancellor philip hammond will deliver his autumn budget today. one of his challenges will be to combat a decade of flat productivity. until 10 years ago, productivity was the motor that drove uk economic growth. not so any more. jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabo bankjoins me now. i'll be speaking to you a little later in the news briefing but first let's talk about this budget. 0n the issue of productivity, either know how much one but it

nations in support of its ally since the start of the conflict. the lebanese politician saad hariri, who shocked his country when he resigned as prime minister, says he will return to beirut within days. he's in paris, where he's been holding talks with president macron. mr hariri announced he was standing down while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago, and he hasn't been home since. mr hariri says he'll be in beirut to celebrate lebanon's independence day on wednesday. search teams say they have detected failed satellite calls from a submarine which disappeared three days ago. the sanjuan, which has a crew of 44 on board, last made contact on wednesday. international help in the form of american planes and a british research vesseljoined efforts to locate the missing submarine. the argentine defence ministry says experts are now working to try to trace the source of the calls. here's andrew plant. the san juan submarine, filmed earlier this year at its base near buenos aires. a 2000 ton, 65—metre vessel — a crucial part of the argentine navy since the 1980s. but on wednesday, it seemed

minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast that he fears for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley and this is dateline london. they do say politics is showbiz for ugly people. this week, british politics was found to have something in common with hollywood, sexual sleaze. in washington it was financial sleaze under the spotlight. the special prosecutor investigating whether donald trump's presidential campaign was influenced by the russians. he laid his first charges, but is he any closer to proving a link? with me to discuss all that are marc roche of le soir, a belgian daily newspaper, and the french magazine le point, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government, the portuguese writer eunice goes, and henry chu, international editor of variety. good to have you with us today. michael fallon was britain's defence secretary in more ways than one. the minister in charge of the armed forces was also the first man o

federal agencies has concluded that humans the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast that he fears for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. a report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of the global warming. the white house has downplayed the conclusions. i will be back with you at 8pm. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. these are the headlines this evening: brendan's record breakers, 63 unbeaten in league and cup. celtic surpass the mark they set 100 years ago. 27 fa cup first round ties, boreham wood lead the non—league celebrations. they knocked out blackpool. it's not convincing but england have their first win at the rugby league world cup. scotland though, are thrashed again. good evening, such a busy saturday. i'll have those fa cup and premier league results for you injust a moment, but we have to start in scotland where history was made today. celtic‘s unbeaten run in domestic matches now stan

lebanese prime minister. saad hariri quit at the weekend and is currently in the saudi kingdom, there's speculation the saudis forced the move. the french president emmanuel macron is in riyadh on an unscheduled visit. he held talks late thursday with saudi arabia's powerful crown prince. for more on this, i am joined by kamran bokhari, a senior analyst with the intelligence firm, geopolitical futures, formerly vice president of middle eastern affairs at stratfor. thank you for your time. saudi arabia already has one disaster on its doorstep in yemen. what is happening in lebanon?” its doorstep in yemen. what is happening in lebanon? i think the saudis are without options in their struggle with iran and have lost syria and iraq to iran. yemen is a fire burning in their backyard. relations are already bad. lebanon is the only place with options to you destabilise the government and put pressure on iran. that is what forced saad hariri to tender his resignation. if the saudis are trying to create problems for iran in lebanon, will that work? it could backfire. yes. it is a weak hand. at

. that's bbc.com/news. the prime minister of lebanon, saad al—hariri, has left saudi arabia, where he was been staying for the last fortnight. he had announced his resignation on the fourth of november during a visit to the kingdom, saying he did not feel safe in lebanon. that had led to claims he was being held against his will. but he has denied that, and just two hours ago, he tweeted: a tv station with links to his family has announced that he is now flying to france. let's go to the united states — where after days of relative silence about a series of sexual misconduct scandals, donald trump has now spoken out. but while he could have offered his thoughts on several individuals, he chose to target a senator from the opposition democratic party — al franken. it comes after a journalist, lee—ann tweeden, put this photo onto social media, dating from 2006, which appears to show mr franken groping her while she was asleep. he has issued a statement apologising for his actions. cue mr trump on twitter: and he then added thatjust last week, mr franken was lecturing people about sexu

the conclusions. the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast that he fears for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. and only half of the fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on according to new data obtained by a freedom of information request. road safety campaigners have described the situation as concerning. now let's find out how the sporting news is looking in sports day. hello i'm 0lly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening: brendan's record breakers — 63 unbeaten in league and cup, celtic surpass the mark they set 100 years ago. 27 fa cup first round ties — there were always going to be some non—league celebrations. all the details coming up. it's not convincing, but england have their first win at the rugby league world cup. scotland though, are thrashed again. good evening, such a busy saturday. i'll have those fa cup and premier league results for you injust a moment. it's not often that we start with scottish football, but his

apparently planning to succeed him — to quit the party. the lebanese prime minister, saad hariri, has left saudi arabia for france on his private plane to meet president macron. he's been in the kingdom since tendering his resignation two weeks ago. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has warned britain's prime minister theresa may that "much more progress" is needed on brexit talks, before discussions can begin on a future trade deal. the irish prime minister leo varadkar also wants a guarantee there'll be no physical border with northern ireland after brexit. now on bbc news, time for a look back on the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme in a westminster week dominated by one big event. european union withdrawal bill, committee. order. how are we going to leave the eu? i will be reporting on the big debates in the commons. mps keep up the pressure on the government to cut payment waiting times for claimants being switched to a controversial new benefit. universal credit has forced them into debt, made it harder for them to stay in work and left many of

saad hariri — who resigned last saturday — is being detained in riyadh. the american comedian louis ck says the sexual allegations against him are true.

minister saad hariri stepped down from his post while on a visit to saudi arabia, claiming he feared for his life. he is yet to return. lebanese newspapers, loyal to his opponents hezbollah, allege he was placed under house arrest after arriving in riyadh — and was forced to quit. this matters because in lebanon the peace depends on a fragile alliance between christians, sunnis and shias. each group controlling one branch of the government. without hariri in the picture, that delicate balance is compromised. so what is behind all this? i have been speaking to the middle east expert, angus blair, who is in cairo. he is the chief operating officer for pharos holdings — he began by telling me about the significance of hariri's departure. it is a wider part of a bigger change across all of the region and probably some of the biggest changes i have seen in 25 years of covering the region. saad hariri made his resignation outside of lebanon which was highly unusual the other day. he had been meeting the saudi leadership. also today he had gone to abu dhabi and bahrain to meet other reg

comes just days after the resignation of the lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri in the saudi capital riyadh. there are fears lebanon is increasingly becoming a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia—dominated iran. the un secretary general has warned of ‘devastating consequences‘ if the tensions increase. from beirut, our middle east correspondent martin patience reports. for a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence. but now it finds itself at the centre of the growing struggle between saudi arabia and iran. in a move that has stunned lebanon, the prime minister resigned suddenly last weekend. not at home, but in saudi arabia. he lashed out at iran, accusing it of destabilising the entire region. today, iran‘s proxy in lebanon shot back. the leader of hezbollah claimed riyadh was holding the prime minister hostage. in a bid to diffuse the crisis, the french president emmanuel macron stopped briefly in the kingdom. he met the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who is pursuing a tough l

, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast that he fears for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005. a report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of the global warming. the white house has downplayed the conclusions. on meet the author, our guest is one of our most celebrated writers. william boyd will be talking about his new collection of short stories. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, political editor at the sunday people, and political commentator jo phillips. i have to say, we have been treading ina i have to say, we have been treading in a minefield slightly, because as expected, lots of allegations and rumours and it's a lot about westminster. nigel, kick us off with the sunday telegraph. may's aids sacked on allegations of tory sleaze. an allegation... not an allegation... we use this word all the time. but gavin barlow, now theresa may's chief of staff, used to be in the widths office. wha

demonstrated in the capital harare, calling for mr mugabe to resign. the lebanese politician saad hariri, who shocked his country when he resigned as prime minister, says he will return to beirut within days. mr hariri announced he was standing down while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago. the leader of the irish republican party, sinn fein, gerry adams, says he plans to stand down next year, after thirty—four years at the forefront of the republican movement in northern ireland. the argentine navy says it has so far failed to find any trace of the sanjuan, a submarine with forty—four crew on board after searching almost 80% of the sea area where it disappeared. now on bbc news, we take you deep into the forests of sumatra. for centuries they've been home to the orang rimba tribe. but as the palm oil industry in indonesia flourishes, the orang rimba have been forced to abandon their nomadic lifestyle and convert to a religion recognised by the state. rebecca henschke investigates. the orang rimba tribes have lived here for centuries, their land rights and faith are not recognised by th