it isn't just bbc. a lot of newswatch viewers would complain about that as well, they want news events from around the world. will you remove newswatch viewers concerns? three in one day. that's the airtime. it's a fair point, you had to think about the prominence and the number of times bbc programmes are mentioned within one particular news programme but in the mix, generally i think it is ok and reflective on what the audience is talking about but you are right, we need to be careful that we do not overdo it. richard burgess, thank you. finally, footage emerged from the elysee palace of a meeting between president macron and junior members of his government. did it contain information about the plans for economic reforms or plans on brexit? no. amusing, certainly, but one viewer was concerned about the prominence the bbc gave its story on its news feed, tweeting: thank you for all of your comments this week. we welcome all of your opinions on bbc news and current affairs. if you want to share them wi

ring weak with your thoughts on bbc news, or e—mail, and we are on bbc news, or e—mail, and we are on twitter as well. that is all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good evening. well, we started the week with remnants of hurricane ophelia, and we finish with the arrival of storm brian, it has already reached peak strength, but we will still have some impact to our weather, and the forerunner is this weather front, producing heavy rain across parts of northern ireland, wales, south—west england, and that band of rain and strengthening winds will spread across the country, in its wake, clear skies and thundery showers. the peak of the winds will not be until through saturday morning, so we start saturday morning with temperatures around 10—12 degrees, feeling quite fresh in the wind. but through the morning the wind speeds really pick up, around the coast of wales, southern england, and even inland we will see gales develop, but around the coast up to 70 mph winds possible. couple that with high tide, we could see some

this at this screen this is» ~ —— — ‘ a ‘a bbc interview -- the coming after a bbc interview —— the bbc newsroom. it is from us alone from tom burridge. the catalan leader, in his first interview since the dramatic day on sunday, where an independence referendum was held and the spanish government says it didn't happen, and it was illegal, the catalan leader said his government would act at the end of this week or the beginning of next. that gets your attention. so does the second part of this copy from tom pett where we are told in his first interview since sunday the cata la n first interview since sunday the catalan leader said his government would act... that's the one i've shown you already. this is the one i wa nt to shown you already. this is the one i want to show you, the his region will declare independence from spain ina will declare independence from spain in a matter of days. we have the president of catalonia telling bbc news he and the regional government he represents intends to declare independence from spain in a matter of days. the context of this is the spanish const

well, i'm joined now by toby castle, deputy news editor for bbc news. thank you for coming on the newswatch. let's start with that last complaint. it's clearly an important story but it's been running for two weeks, and given events like the mogadishu bombing, has the bbc gone overboard on the weinstein story? i would say no, but you would expect me to sit here and say no because of where we placed the weinstein story in the running order over the weekend. but i would draw the attention — or your attention, and the viewers‘ attention — to our coverage of somalia. i think that we did a really good job on what was a truly horrific story and so, this becomes a bit of an argument about running orders and where something might run in a running order, rather than the level of coverage. i would say that we gave both stories a really, really detailed level of coverage over the weekend, and into this week. what should sit at the top of each bulletin, i think, is open for discussion, and it is a discussion we do have on every bulletin with every story. but

that's a bbc choice. that was one treatment of many that covered it and went alongside the speech coverage of 24 hours of continuous coverage of 24 hours of continuous coverage of 24 hours of continuous coverage of the speech. one that was regarded as particularly critical to her future regarded as particularly critical to herfuture leadership. regarded as particularly critical to her future leadership. the real concern underlying this is that many viewers feel bbc political coverage is increasingly obsessed with gossip, rumour and performance, is increasingly obsessed with gossip, rumourand performance, and your reporting and focusing on that, and encouraging it, at the expense of reporting facts. we always have to be mindful between reporting the content to be mindful between reporting the co nte nt of to be mindful between reporting the content of initiatives and how they are conveyed. content of initiatives and how they a re conveyed. we content of initiatives and how they are conveyed. we are conscio

andrew plant, bbc news. nine service personnel on a nuclear submarine have been discharged from the royal navy after testing positive for drugs. the ministry of defence confirmed the departures from hms vigilant, one of four submarines that carry the trident nuclear deterrent. kathryn stanczyszyn is here to tell us more. good morning. this is an interesting story. the daily mail reports all nine of these submariners allegedly had been taking cocaine. that is why they failed the drug test. hmas vigilant was docked in the us. there was a period of shore leave. all nine of them have been dismissed and the royal navy says it will not tolerate any kind of misuse of drugs. this vessel is part of the uk's defence firmament, one ofjust four submarines with nuclear missiles on board. but it is not the first scandal to hit hms vigilant. earlier this month, the captain was removed from this post for having an allegedly incorrect relationship with a member on board. thisjust raises more questions about exactly what has

hugh pym, bbc news. when it comes to dealing with the problems of mental health, it's the police who are on the front line in most of our cities. they say they're spending too much time waiting for people in crisis to be admitted for treatment, because of under—staffing in nhs services. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has spent several days following the metropolitan police's rapid response unit. her report contains flashing images. a met police rapid response team heads to an emergency call that's just come in. this is our second mental health call for the night. it's our second call of the night, we haven't dealt with anything else but two mental—health calls already. we spent four shifts with front line officers as they dealt with 999 calls. this address has come back for a male who has suicidal thoughts. you don't have to spend long with the emergency response team to realise just how many of their calls involve people with mental health issues in some way or another. hello? police.

stephen sackur, bbc news, paris. you can see stephen's hardtalk special — on the road in france — on the bbc iplayer or across the bbc news channel tomorrow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight we talk live to the first secretary of state. and as rape allegations surface about harvey weinstein, we ask if the code of silence is now shattered for good. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with emily. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. european champions portugal will have a tilt on the world cup next year, as they complete the road to russia successfully. the netherlands miss out on a miracle and a second major tournament in a row. and on world mental health day we'll hearfrom olympic gold medallist helen richardon walsh on her battles with depression. good evening, thanks forjoining us at the bbc sport centre. it's been a big evening for world cup qualifiers, as the second half of the teams in europe completed their final group games. and

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: police in britain are now investigating claims of sexual assault by three women against hollywood film executive harvey weinstein. the actress lysette anthony says she was raped by him at her london home in the late 1980s. a cabinet minister says if food prices go up because of a no—deal brexit, british farmers will produce more. police in northern ireland are investigating if an 11—year—old boy found dead with cuts to his head was attacked by the family dog. the car maker vauxhall says 400 jobs are to go at their plant at ellesmere port in cheshire by the end of the year. the company has blamed declining sales in europe. patients in england who go to see their doctor or attend a hospital appointment may be asked to declare their sexual orientation. also in the next hour: troops are mobiles as hurricane ophelia heads for ireland. all schools both north and south of the border are to close due to the risk from high winds. and in half an hour, a look at tomo

paul adams, bbc news. this year the bbc‘s 100 women season is challenging female teams to tackle some of the biggest issues facing women around the world in just five days. well, we've reached the end of the first challenge in silicon valley. a little earlier, our teams revealed four new products which aim to shatter the glass ceiling. one of them is a new phone app which encourages women to speak up in meetings. nuala mcgovern caught up with two of the app's designers to see how it works. we gave a number of women a challenge to change the world in a week. we looked at the technology industry to see if women could smash through the glass ceiling. a number of inventions have been created in just five days. these two are core experts. let's look at what you have revealed in front of dozens of people who reacted well to it. shall we ta ke people who reacted well to it. shall we take a look? the application is called all.ai. we want everyone to realise that technology is for everyone. it is artificial intel

bbc news, sydney. rajini: before last year's democratic national convention, few have heard of khizr khan or his son's story of service. but after an impassioned speech led to a public feud with donald trump, mr. khan was thrust in the spotlight. now he has written a new book, "an american family." earlier today, i sat down with him and got his take on the recent row between president trump and the widow of one of the soldiers who died in niger. mr. khan: i'm saddened by the critical expediency that this sad, tragic moment, which should be dignified and privacy and restraint should be the call of the day, that you extend the courtesy, condolence, and dignity to the family, and you provide them privacy so they can grieve and be stronger, instead of making it so public for the purpose of political expediency, nothing else. just for that purpose. that saddens me. the behavior of the president is just notsers right. that is not the way america treats its gold star family's. let me ask you, have you even re

you can call us on 0370 010 6676 or e—mail newswatch@bbc. co. uk. you can find us on twitter @newswatch bbc, and do have a look at our website — the address for that is bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hi there. we're going to look at the satellite picture, first of all, because we have quite a typical autumnal setup, really. cool north—westerly winds working across the atlantic meeting milder southerly winds, a weather front in between. what of course is not normal is this. hurricane ophelia, a category 2 hurricane, near the azores, with winds gusting to 120 miles an hour. that will be affecting our weather early next week. but for the time being, we have warm winds wafting their way across the british isles, dragging out that warm air for the time of year. so, over the next days, we could see temperatures go as high as 2a degrees, if we get some sunny spells. these temperatures, by the way, are pretty good, actually, for late july. except it's not lat

tim hague, bbc news. the day's other premier league match was an all south coast of their web writing came from behind to draw 1—1 with neighbours southampton, glenn murray with the equaliser. in rugby union's premiership, gloucester snatched a dramatic 22—21victory against bath, a thrilling end to the west cou ntry against bath, a thrilling end to the west country derby as gloucester recorded their first league away win since march. patrick geary has more. ina roman since march. patrick geary has more. in a roman city, between rivalry, perfectly preserved for the next generation to enjoy. this was predicted to be a west country arm wrestle a nd predicted to be a west country arm wrestle and reality was more relay racing for the first half. willi heinz with the bat on and the dip for the line. bath's reply unfolded over a longer distance, jonathan joseph with the first leg, then anthony watson and finally rokoduguni, recently overlooked by was a game of unexpected surprises, ta ke was a game of unexpe

goodbye from me on bbc one, we join the bbc bbc news at one. goodbye from me on bbc one, wejoin the bbc news bbc news at one. goodbye from me on bbc one, we join the bbc news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. after six yea rs you are watching bbc news. after six years together, sir mo farah has split from his american coach alberto salazar. he won former olympic gold and six world championship titles in their time together in oregon. he is returning together in oregon. he is returning to the uk with his family. he says the end of his relationship has nothing to do with the two year anti—doping investigation into alberto salazar. both men deny any wrongdoing during their time together. none of salazar‘s athletes have failed a drugs test. mo farah retired from the track this summer and gary locke, paula radcliffe's husband, will oversee his marathon career. he posted this message on social media. i want to thank each member of the project and alberto for all he's done over the years. i am coming back and m

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the worst mass shooting in modern american history. at least 58 people killed, and more than 500 injured at a music festival in las vegas. >> everybody thought it was like fireworks or something at first. and then people just started dropping around us. >> every time he stopped, he was reloading. we started making our w

this is bbc news. the headlines at 7:00: they say not enough progress has been made for trade talks, but agree to begin planning for them. i am ambitious and positive for britain's future and for these negotiations, but i know we still have some way to go. my impression is that the reports of the deadlock between the eu and the uk have been exaggerated. oxford and cambridge universities are accused of perpetuating a "social apartheid" after data shows they're admitting few under—privileged students. a warning millions of mobile phone users are being overcharged by their contract providers, even after paying off their handsets in full. pollution is linked to the deaths of more than 50,000 people in the uk in a major new medical study. also in the next hour... days after storm 0phelia, storm brian is about to hit. it's expected to bring winds of up to 70 miles an hour together with a risk of coastal flooding. coming up on tonight's newswatch... allegations against harvey weinstein are still hitting the

bbc chinese tell us how we know. the bbc has lodged an urgent complaint at the united nations against iran over its treatment of bbc persian staff. one of my colleagues from bbc persian on set to give us their first hand account. and we'll look at how a small business in the us state of montana, secured a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, to rebuild puerto rico's power network. the kenyan election will go ahead. the kenyan election will go ahead. the polls open on thursday morning. the polls open on thursday morning. the supreme court was supposed to rule on a petition to support in the vote, but five out of the seven judges didn't show up for the hearing earlier which brought us to this point. that leads us the only judges present. that is the two of us. judges present. that is the two of us. and acts 1632 of the constitution, this matter cannot be held this morning. we were given a number of reasons for the no shows. one was ill, another unable to get a flight back in time — and two were just unable

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at "pm: a note of cautious optimism from eu leaders meeting in brussels. they say not enough progress has been made for trade talks, but agree to begin planning for them. i am ambitious and positive for britain's future and about these negotiations, but i know we still have some way to go. while progress is not sufficient, it doesn't mean that there's no progress at all. a police inquiry has been launched into the way rbs treated its small business customers. oxford and cambridge are accused of social apartheid by a labour mp who says most students are from a "privileged minority". and on newsnight this evening, we put the question "how is brexit going" to a panel of voters from sheffield. the results may surprise you. good evening and welcome to bbc news. eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed to start preparing for trade talks with the uk. but, as expected, they've said they can't begin formal discussions on post brexit trade relations because not enough progress h

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: welcome to bbc news. hurricane ophelia's set to hit the south—western coast of ireland within hours. there's a potential danger to life from what could be the country's worst storm in 50 years. austria has elected 31—year—old sebastian kurz of the conservative people's party to be its next leader. the leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has just a few hours left to tell the central government in madrid whether or not he has declared independence. it follows the referendum, declared illegal by spain's courts. if mr puigdemont replies that he has declared independence, the central government says that it will begin the process of suspending self—rule in the catalan region. our europe correspondent james reynolds reports from barcelona. carles puigdemont already has some of the trappings of a head of state. now spain wants him to spell it out — has he declared independence for his region or not? at this memorial on sunday, mr puigdemont remembered a previous catalan leader

this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. the deposed leader of catalonia calls for peaceful resistance against direct rule from madrid. it comes as thousands take part in rallies in spain's capital madrid, in favour of unity with catalonia. jeremy corbyn demands that mps who sexually abuse or harass women are held to account and appeals for victims to come forward. this needs to be the turning point. any members of parliament who have engaged in this sort of behaviour must be held to account. compulsory drug testing on board royal navy submarines is ordered — as nine crew members are dismissed for reportedly using cocaine. the humanitarian crisis affecting almost 400,000 syrians in an eastern suburb of damascus — is described as an outrage, by the united nations. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the spanish government has stripped catalonia of its autonomy and taken charge of its government. the measures came early this morning after the catalan parliament voted to declare independence yesterday. the government in b

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories. fours hours and counting. a second and final deadline approaches for catalonia's devolved government to state whether it really has declared independence from spain. britain's prime minister offers more reassurance to eu citizens living in the uk about their rights after brexit, but will that persuade eu leaders to start talking about a future trade deal with britain? "you'll be held accountable." the us warns myanmar‘s army as the rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh worsens. and i'm sally bundock. the business stories. it's a $700 billion relationship, but trade looks like it's still off the agenda in brexit talks, as the deadlock over cash continues. plus, eyes on the prize! north american cities battle to host amazon's new $5 billion headquarters. we're in a tough newjersey neighbourhood that is daring to dream. hello, and welcome to bbc news. a battle of words and of wills comes to a head in spain shortly. madrid has demanded catalonia's devol

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i'm jane o'brien. president trump says it was a lovefest, but after a public party feud, republicans want the verbal attacks to stop. >> i think it is not helpful for our party to have this food fight in front of everybody. jane: a rerun of kenya's presidential election will go ahead tomorrow, but the opposition leader is encouraging supporte

phil bodmer, bbc news. to find out what's happened to house prices where you live, head to the bbc news website and you'll find an online calculator where you can put in your postcode. sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as pa rt sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a wider plan to reduce costs. the roles are being lost in its human resources department. it announced plans to save costs within three years, not long after it completed its takeover of argos. a huge clear—up operation is taking place across ireland following the damage caused by storm ophelia, which killed three people. winds of around 100 miles per hour brought down power lines and trees. thousands are still without electricity, as chris buckler reports. the storm clouds have gone, but ophelia made her presence felt all along ireland's coastline, and today in county after county, they've beenle clearing the mess left behind by the extreme weather. ophelia has done her damage, but the repairs now have to be carried out and there are

but first on bbc news, click. in the land that inspired blade runner, we are spending two weeks exploring this unique country as it aims for the moon, reaches for the stars and tries to look after its own backyard. it's going to be a wild ride. and, just like in other parts of the world, a lot of fascinating research goes on insidejapan's academic institutions. here at the university of tokyo, they're putting something very interesting down on paper. this is projection mapping, where an image is projected onto a specially—marked surface and as the surface moves, the projector warps its image to keep it in the right place. the difference between this and everything we have seen previously is just how accurately the project follows the surface. the system is scanning the marker dots and understands the scene 1000 times every second, which really is faster than the eye can see. and it's this super—fast processing of the environment that professor masatoshi ishikawa thinks will be necessary when we hand over more

joe lynam, bbc news. britain‘s budget deficit, the difference between the amount ition in and spends was the smallest last monther than in any september for ten years. figures from the office of national statistics, showed the government‘s borrowing was down 11% ona government‘s borrowing was down 11% on a year ago. oxford and cambridge universities are still struggling to offer places to students from less privileged backgrounds. new figures show that the parents of most students given oxbridge places have professional or managerialjobs. the data was obtained by the labour mp david lammy who has accused oxford and cambridge of perpetuating a "social apartheid". the figures also show a huge geographical divide. almost half of the oxbridge offers went to students in london and the south east, while just 3% of offers from oxbridge went to students in wales. the universities both say they are trying to improve access. here‘s our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. centuries of scholarship, one of th

that's a bbc choice to give prominence. that was one treatment of many that covered that went alongside the speech coverage of 2a hours of continuous coverage of the speech. one, as i said, that was regarded as particularly critical to her future leadership. the real concern underlying this is that many viewers feel bbc political coverage is increasingly obsessed with the gossip, rumour and performance, and you're reporting and focusing all that, and even encouraging it, at the expense of reporting facts. we always have to be mindful of the balance between reporting the content of policy initiatives and how they are conveyed. we are acutely conscious we are in a critical policy period, as the brexit negotiations are conducted. we have undertaken to make sure we have plenty of discussion of policy themselves throughout our coverage over the next 18 months as the brexit negotiations continue, with specific days of coverage dedicated just to that. we had one last week and we will have another in a couple of weeks' time. i thin

welcome to bbc news. the donald trump administration has issued new rules limiting women's access to contraception under former president 0bama's affordable care act. the new rule allows employers and insurance to decline birth control if doing so violates religious beliefs or moral convictions. 55 million women benefited from the barack 0bama rule which made companies provide free birth control. the american civil liberties union has challenged these rules in court in san francisco, and the state of massachusetts is doing the state of massachusetts is doing the same. the president believes the freedom to practise your faith is a fundamental rights in this country. all of us do. that is all the was about. the federal government should a lwa ys about. the federal government should always protect that right. and donald trump always will. what would you say to the women out there, the families out there, who now have to pay more out of their pocket to get contraception coverage that the jews? contraception c

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: supporters of a united spain have staged a huge protest in barcelona, as prosecutors prepare criminal charges against pro—independence leaders. the president of iraq's autonomous kurdish region has resigned, after his bid for independence backfired. a year of official mourning for thailand's late king has drawn to a close after a five—day funeral. on the last day, king bhumibol‘s son and heir transported his father's ashes to two bangkok temples, where they will be housed. jonathan head reports. this was the last stage in a prolonged and, for thailand, profoundly important funeral. plenty of ordinary thais were prepared to wait outside the royal palace, to see this grand farewell out to the end. king vajiralongkorn presided, as he has throughout the ceremonies, as the cremated remains of his father, king bhumibol, the monarch credited with shaping modern thailand, were blessed. these rituals are as important in cementing the new king's legitimacy as they ar

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8:00pm: growth was up 0.4% in the three months to september, increasing the likelihood that interest rates will be raised next week. what it shows is the underlying fundamental strength of this economy. the brexit department is forced to clarify remarks from david davis on when parliament will vote on leaving the eu. the woman whose husband is accused of trying to sabotage her parachute tells a court she lied to the police to get her own back. i'm ben brown, and in the next hour — remembering fats domino. one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s — he passed away at the age of 89. and a fishy tale — the reservoir in the midlands where hundreds of thousands of bream, pike and eels have had to be caught and rehomed. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the economy had higher than expected growth in the three months to september, raising the prospect of a rise in interest rates next month. an initial assessment by the office for nat

this is bbc news. the latest headlines... china's communist party congress gets under way in beijing — with president xijinping setting out its priorities for the next five years. staying with that story... china's president xijinping is still speaking at the chinese communist party congress. for more we can go to washington and isaac stone fish — an international affairs journalist and a senior fellow at the asia society. thank you forjoining us. from what we have heard so far, an upbeat assessment of the last five years. we have heard so far, an upbeat assessment of the last five yearslj think xijinping is assessment of the last five yearslj think xi jinping is taking credit for the advances china has made over the last five years. a reduction in poverty and a much bigger international footprint. one poverty and a much bigger internationalfootprint. one phrase that struck me was democracy had been advanced. do you think everyone will agree with that assessment?” think very few people will agree

rory cellan—jones, bbc news. downing street has said any allegations of sexual harassment and abuse at westminster are "deeply concerning". it was responding to claims reported by the sun newspaper made by researchers and assistants on social media. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. where have these allegations come from? no complaints have been made and no mps have been named, but the prime minister's official spokeswoman was responding to a report in the sun today which claimed some female researchers working at mess —— michael westminster for members of parliament have been sharing m essa 9 es parliament have been sharing messages about allegedly sleazy and inappropriate behaviour by some mps. we do not know if this group exists but downing street did respond and the official spokeswoman for the prime minister said any reports of sexual harassment work concerning and allegations will be taken seriously and urged anyone with information to contact the authorities. that view has been

carrie gracie, bbc news, beijing. and for more on president xi's opening speech to the national congress, i spoke to the bbc‘s robin brant is in tiananmen square. it was hugely significant for the communist party and for its leader, president xijingping, communist party and for its leader, president xi jingping, he was on communist party and for its leader, president xijingping, he was on his feet for 3.5 hours, looking back to work, looking back to promises made in his first term but also giving pointers as to what is to come. and this is a man who at the very hard of this address yesterday spoke about seeing china becoming a great socialist nation and taking centre stage in the world by the time we get to 2050. now, 2050 is key because that is just after china, in its current incarnation with the communist party in charge, passes its centenary. a big smile from xi jingping, you don't get to see that very much, he was buried confident. 0n the economy it was interesting, there's been lots of talk at the beginning of

this is bbc news. the headlines: a huge demonstration in barcelona after spanish prime minister mariano rajoy announced steps to remove the current administration in catalonia. i'm in barcelona where tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in defiance of madrid's decision. explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. drivers could soon be allowed to pass through sections of motorway roadworks at higher speeds. storm brian hits the uk. there are gale—force winds and high seas — but less fierce than predicted. and at 430 foreign correspondents currently posted to london

this is bbc news. the headlines: a retail park in nuneaton is in lockdown, and police are telling the public to avoid the area due to an ongoing incident. there are unconfirmed reports of a man with a gun in a bowling alley. the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisation, two days after his controversial appointment. communities secretary sajid javid says the government should do more to boost house building. we wa nt we want to make sure those people renting or buying or selling get a better deal. today's announcement is a review of the home buying process.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thousands of civilians have fled the iraqi city of kirkuk — after the goverment‘s army seizes control from kurdish forces. a journalist who investigated corruption amongst politicians, officials and business people in malta has been killed by a car bomb. a bomb attack in the somali capital mogadishu on saturday is now believed to have killed more than 300 people. hundreds were injured in the explosion which destroyed hotels, government offices and restaurants. it's the deadliest attack in somalia since the islamist militant group al—shabaab began an insurgency a decade ago. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins has more details. even somalia has never seen devastation on this scale before. imagine your nearest city centre ravaged by a huge bomb beside a petrol tanker. in mogadishu, as many as 165 unidentifiable bodies have apparently already been buried after the weekend attack, blamed on the extremists of al shabaab. blamed on the extremists of al—s

amol rajan, bbc news. a former member of labour's national executive committee has told the bbc she was raped at the age of 19 at a party event by a party member, and was then persuaded by a senior labour official to drop her allegations. bex bailey is now calling for an independent agency to investigate reports of assault and harassment within the party. 0ur political correspondent vicki young reports. bex bailey has decided to speak out. she hopes talking about her personal ordeal will help change the way all political parties handle allegations of sexual misconduct. she says she was raped at the age of 19, and the party didn't do enough to help. was raped at the age of 19, and the party didn't do enough to helplj was seriously sexually assaulted at a labour party event by... it wasn't an mp, but someone who was more senior. to me, i told a senior member of staff. it was suggested to member of staff. it was suggested to me that i not report it. i was told if i did it might damage me. i wasn't given good

welcome to bbc newsroom live. , where welcome to bbc newsroom live. where eu leaders summit last week where eu leaders had decided to start talking amongst themselves about trade and a transition deal. they step sufficient progress had not been made to start formal negotiations with the uk on those issues. the government says there is real and tangible progress in the talks, but theresa may comes back to the uk this morning with pressure on businesses as well as the difficulties she is facing in brussels and in westminster from opposition parties and from some in her own backbench party as well. this morning boris johnson, her own backbench party as well. this morning borisjohnson, the foreign secretary, has been giving a speech. he was asked about brexit and he urged eu leaders to get on with the negotiations. the prime minister in her florence speech gave of their account on how we should proceed on citizenship, finances, the rights and privileges dossier. the uk has made what we think is a pretty good offer. i am glad that at the council in brussels they seem more positive than i t

you're watching bbc news. the headlines this hour: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she was raped by the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. president trump has set out a new, confrontational strategy on iran and has refused to continue certifying the international nuclear deal. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he regrets his poor choice of words after describing the eu brexit negotiators as "the enemy" and "the opponents" in an interview. speaking in washington, where he's attending a meeting of the international monetary fund, mr hammond rejected accusations that he is talking down the economy by saying the brexit process has created uncertainty. he told the bbc he was committed to delivering a deal that worked for britain. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed reports. a man under pressure. challenged on brexit, challenged on the performance of the economy, and briefings there is a split with number ten. but today, an upbeat tone from the chancellor, philip hammond calling allegations he's just t

announcer: and now "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura. u.s.-backed forces drive islamic state out of iraq. a syrian city the group once claimed as it capital. president trump's long running battle to introduce a travel ban has once again been blocked by a judge hours before it was due to take effect. d a grand gathering of the party's elite. china's leadership about to reveal their new five-year plan. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. u.s. backed kurdish and irish forces in sir -- in syria safe they have taken control of iraq, a city islamic state once claimed as its capital. it follows months of fighting follow led more -- that that killed more than 3,000 people. lincoln has the latest. ? >> at the heart of raqqa, they are giddy with victory. the syrian democratic forces control the city that the so-called islamic state hailed as its capital. two years ago, i.s. did victory laps here. paradise circle it is called, and here they beheaded people. their hat

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fergus walsh, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's mark urban. tonight we've got the latest from las vegas. and we look at the extraordinary events in catalonia. we'll be asking the spanish foreign minister why he thinks sending riot police in to stop the independence vote was a good idea. 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 holly hamilton. winks gets the nod — with philjones and fabian delph injured — tottenham midfielder harry winks is called up to the england squad. he may be the world 100—metre champion — butjustin gatlin has failed to make a ten—man short list for athlete of the year. and we meet england's very own golfing tiger — as he returns home from his professional debut at the british masters. good evening — a huge week of international fixtures coming up where places in next year's world cup in russia will be decided. england will be hoping to guarantee qualification with a win against slovenia on thursday. after fabian delph and philjones

tulip mazumdar, bbc news. the northern ireland secretary has set a new deadline for a powesharing deal by the end of this month. devolution at stormont has been suspended since january after a breakdown in relations between sinn fein and the dup. theresa may will meet the former us president bill clinton tomorrow to discuss the crisis. that is following on from his talks with political leaders in belfast today. the sex abuse scandal in hollywood has sparked a global online campaign attracting millions of women to share their stories of being sexually harrassed. #metoo is trending on every part of the internet and was set—up in the wake of the allegations of sexual abuse and rape against women by the movie producer harvey weinstein, claims he denies. as more people come forward to say they were abused by weinstein, the #metoo hashtag has been used 1.3 million times on twitter alone since sunday night. 0ur reporter adina campbell has speaking to a group of young women in hastings about their experiences. #meto

andy verity, bbc news. the trial of an army instructor accused of trying to kill his wife has been shown pictures of the parachute she was wearing which he's alleged to have tampered with. victoria cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open during a jump over salisbury plain. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. this is the first time the parachute at the centre of this case has been seen in public, it was worn by victoria cilliers. 0ne expert said he'd never seen a main chute so tangled and said the reserve chute had ties, known as slinks, that were missing. the prosecution case is that emile cilliers, on the left here, sabotaged his wife's parachute by deliberately tangling the main chute and removing two slinks. the court heard emile cilliers wanted victoria cilliers dead so he could benefit from her life insurance policy and because he was having an affair with another woman. when mrs cilliers main and reserve chutes failed to open over sa