this is bbc news. the headlines: the clock‘s ticking in the brexit talks, the eu says britain has two weeks to agree its "divorce bill" before trade talks can begin next month. meanwhile, theresa may says she wants to enshrine the time and date of brexit into law and warns she won't tolerate attempts to block the process. wales‘s first minister carwynjones has asked for an independent inquiry into how he handled allegations about carl sargea nt, who died earlier this week. a mother and father are fighting a high court battle to stop their eight—month—old son's life support machine being switched off. remembering the sacrifices of world war i on the centenary of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of all — passchendale. also this hour — broadband providers are to pay

you cannot live without bbc news in the way we are now talking about it, or indeed bbc news online. it has added frankly, to people's use of the bbc. how much of a battle was it to convince colleagues that it was a worthwhile investment? it was a very big battle. to be honest, it was a battle both externally and internally. people were saying that all done, you are diverting resources, money or activity from what was then the nine o'clock news. into this new thing which no one will watch. it was a huge battle. but my belief then is my belief now, that had we not done that, we would not be giving our audiences the service that they will want and the way they wanted it. i was saying back then, with slightly different coloured hair and glasses, that that message is the same one now. we have to be there when our audiences want to turn to us and i'm delighted to say that is why people come to bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: penny mordaunt has been appointed as the new international development secretary. she replaces priti patel who resigned last night over undeclared meetings with

eleanor garnier, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: spain's prime minister campaigns in catalonia, his first visit to the region since imposing direct rule. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. and, with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning for the leader who symbolised his people's hopes for independent statehood. in the wake of the colombian volcano disaster, rescue teams are trying to reach thousands of survivors who managed to clamber onto rooftops and trees above the sea of mud. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofj

alan johnston, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we hearfrom the man who helped mediate robert mugabe's resignation with the military in zimbabwe. president kennedy was shot down, and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is bbc news. the latest headline

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after wrapping up his visit to china, president trump is heading to vietnam for the apec summit, where he'lljoin 20 other world leaders. the united nations issues a dire warning for yemen that a saudi blockade there could create one of the worst famines in decades. the leaders of the united states and china are expected to outline competing visions of global trade when they address the asia—pacific economic cooperation summit in vietnam in the coming hours. karishma vaswani joins me live from the summit in da nang. this region has been shaped by american leadership. donald trump has different vision to president obama. we will see what that is. absolutely. when president obama came to the asia—pacific region and various aseans and apecs, he said there was a t—vec to asia. —— pivot. he said he spent time there and corrupt there and everyone had a rapport. —— grew up there. the trans—pacific partnership, rapport. —— grew up there. the tra ns—p

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: reports from iran say a strong earthquake has killed at least 120 people and injured many others in the west of the country. donald trump is attending the annual asean summit in the philippines, where he is due to hold talks with the country's controversial leader, rodrigo duterte. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman imprisoned in iran on charges of spying, says she is "on the verge of a nervous breakdown". he disclosed mrs zaghari—ratcliffe saw a medical specialist on saturday afterfinding lumps in her breasts. it comes as the uk government faces further criticism over its handling of the case. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. jailed in iran, separated from her family, who tonight say there's fresh concern over nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's physical and mental health. she's 19 months into a five—year sentence for allegedly trying to bring down the iranian government. but her husband has always maintained she'd be

amol rajan, bbc news. our top story this evening... 0ne one of the deadliest attacks in modern egyptian history. at least 235 people have been killed in a bomb and gun attack in a mosque in north sinai. and still to come we're on the trail of the flytipping gangs, taking advantage of homeowners and illegally dumping their rubbish. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... the foremr footballer michael 0wen impresses on his first race as a jockey, finishing second in a charity race at ascot. it's black friday again, but this year most of the bargain—grabbing seems to have gone online. by the end of today it's thought that british shoppers will have spent more than £2.5 billion in one day alone. that's about £937,000 a minute online. but not all retailers like it. emma simpson's at amazon's warehouse in tilbury in essex. 0h, they definitely like black friday here. this is amazon's biggest and newest distribution centre. they do some of the packing down there. this place is the size of 3a football pitches. it

bbc news. —— and replant. pakistan's government calls on the army to step in following violent clashes between islamist protesters and police. let's get more on that story. we are joined by michael gugelmin with the asia programme deputy editor and senior associates of south asia at the woodrow wilson centre. thank you indeed forjoining us. we have seen the protests spread from islamabad to lahore to karachi. where do you see this going? i think that now that the military has stepped in and has tried to disperse the protesters are think it isn't going to be as bad as it could have been. i think the military in pakistan is popular and inspires a lot of or these protesters will be willing to disperse if they know the military is going to be out there as opposed to the government, which as we saw earlier today when we have police out there, it wasn't able to do much ofa out there, it wasn't able to do much of a good job at all of getting the protesters to disperse. i would like to think and ho

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: egypt says it has carried out air strikes against suspected militants behind an attack on a mosque in sinai which left more than 230 people dead. zimbabwe's new president has urged the international community to re—engage with his country as it tries to rebuild its shattered economy. the supreme court of appeal in south africa has more than doubled the jail sentence handed out to oscar pistorius. mr pistorius has now been given the minimum 15 years —— he will now serve 13 years and five months. milton nkosi has more. what we saw today is the supreme court of appeal here in south africa overturning that six—year sentence and increasing it all of the way up to 13.5 years for oscar pistorius. the family of reeva steenkamp who was shot on valentine's day in 2013 has already said that they welcome this change in sentencing and they say it shows thatjustice can be achieved in south africa. on the other hand, from the oscar pistorius family, his brother carl twe

lizo mzimba, bbc news. the first minister of wales, carwyn jones, will issue a statement this afternoon, following criticism of his handling of harassment allegations of carl sargeant, who was found dead this week. it's understood the 49—year—old killed himself. his family said it was never given details of the allegations against him and couldn't defend himself. sian lloyd is in cardiff for us. a very difficult times for all concerned, but how much pressure is the first minister under over this? the first minister will be making his statement after meeting labour assembly members here in the senedd. that meeting is due to start at 2pm. the mood is bound to start at 2pm. the mood is bound to be sombre, because these members are mourning the death of their french colleague, carl sargea nt, are mourning the death of their french colleague, carl sargeant, who died on tuesday —— their friend. yesterday the first minister issued a statement in which he said he was deeply upset by carl sargeant‘s death

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: spain's constitutional crisis has ramped up with thousands of people in catalonia protesting at the detention of eight regional government ministers sacked over their bid for independence. new details have emerged about the killing of four american special forces in the west african country of niger last month. president trump leaves for his first official trip to five countries in asia on friday. it's likely to be dominated by the risk of conflict over north korea's nuclear weapons programme. but underlying everything is a struggle for strategic dominance in asia, between washington and beijing. 0ur china editor carrie gracie reports. a game where the past is america, but the future may be china. big stars are moving here for the money and the eyeballs. there are almost as many chinese shooting hoops as there are americans on the planet. translation: the united states is still the one to beat, and it will take china time to catch up, but basketball is our nation

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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa barak. the headlines at 11pm: the conservative party suspends mp charlie elphicke over serious allegations which have been referred to the police. he denies any wrongdoing. questions for labour as a party activist claims mp kelvin hopkins was promoted despite her complaints he harassed her and sent her a suggestive text. spain issues an arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader carles puigdemont, who's remaining defiant in belgium. and coming up on newsnight: as well as discussing the claim swirling around westminster, we hear the shocking testimony of children liberated from so—called islamic state. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, what the conservative party is claiming are serious allegations about the conservative mp charlie elphicke, have been referred to the police and he has been suspended from the party. in the last few minutes, the mp has said he doesn't know what he's been accused of and he denies any wrongdoing. meanwhile, a labour activist who accused

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: reports from iran say a strong earthquake has killed at least 120 people and injured many others in the west of the country. the former prime minister of lebanon, saad hariri, has spoken publicly for the first time since his surprise resignation eight days ago. he told a lebanese television station he would be returning home from saudi arabia within days. mr hariri denied he is being held against his will. he added he was aware he had not resigned in the usual way, but he wanted to give the country what he described as a positive shock, to alert it to the dangers it faces. iran and its lebanese ally, the militant group hezbollah, accuse saudi arabia of holding mr hariri hostage. translation: there's a security threat on my life, but that's just part of it. actually, there's the protection of lebanon. i want to protect lebanon. i will go back to lebanon, and i will be back really soon. i will follow the constitutional process of resignation. you have to give me ti

this is bbc news. the headlines: at least 235 people have been killed in a bomb and gun attack in egypt. scores more are injured after gunmen stormed a crowded mosque in the deadliest attack of its type in the region for years. a new president and a fresh start for zimbabwe as the new president promises elections and police in london say that is not evidence that shot had been fired at the oxford circus underground station and have stood down there response. trying to move forward brexit cox, theresa may meets donald to escape in brussels. england and australia are neck and neck into the third day of the ashes in brisbane. and coming up on news watch, the budget was as full as ever of statistics, how does bbc news try to help us understand the facts and figures through data journalism? join us at 7:45pm he had on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. it is one of the deadliest attacks in moderate egyptian history, at least 235 people have been killed and more than 100 injured, many critically

mark easton, bbc news. if you want to find out how much of your area is concrete jungle or green space, you can use the bbc land use calculator at bbc.co.uk/news. exactly one year ago, donald trump was elected us president. one of his persistent targets on the campaign trail was china. he accused the country of stealing us manufacturing jobs and even, in his words, of "raping the united states". what a difference a year makes. president trump is in china on a state visit and, as our china editor carrie gracie reports, he's been been striking a very different tone. the real estate billionaire and the career communist, making an odd couple. but both see themselves as men of destiny, with a mission to make their nation great again. president trump once raged that china was a jobs thief. but in beijing, he was all smiles and gratitude. president xi, now a very special man who makes his people proud. i just want to thank you for the very warm welcome. my feeling toward you is an incredibly warm one... they did e

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11pm: penny mordaunt becomes the new secretary for international development, replacing priti patel, who resigned yesterday over undeclared meetings with israeli officials. the appointment is the second cabinet reshuffle in a week. it comes as the government prepares for the next round of brexit talks in brussels. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, defends his handling of misconduct allegations against carl sargeant, who is thought to have taken his own life. and coming up on newsnight: the former prime minister gordon brown tells us he thinks britain may face a crisis point next summer as the uk edges closer to brexit. scotla nd the uk edges closer to brexit. scotland is unstable and he says all of the rows with tony blair were about policy and not ambition. good evening and welcome to bbc news. for the second time in a week, theresa may has been forced into a mini—reshuffle of her cabinet. penny mourdaunt has been appointed as the new international developm

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

it's part of the nature of news and part of the nature of bbc news that we often have to do several very big stories at one time. it is worth saying that the priti patel story was broken byjames landale, our diplomatic correspondent. so it wasn't that we focused all our energies on one story and not on others. but we did feel that this long investigation with these high—profile companies and individuals was worthy of the time we gave it. we also gave some additional airtime to two things. one was to put into broader context what tax havens are, how they have grown up over the century, so people will have seen, on sunday night, our economics editor kamal ahmed stepping through that. and we also had reaction. we had an interview with wilbur ross after the revelation. so it wasn't just the original journalism. we were also doing the context and the follow—up. we can tell that it was a huge, coordinated news operation with international partners. it even had its own hashtag, paradise papers. again, viewers feel that in the end, this wasn't the big scoop that you are claiming and the amou

at the same time as news 24, bbc news, we also had bbc news online. again, i remember people saying, what on earth is this all about? the world wide web, online? who will use that? now you realise what the teams have done, starting with you and everybody, have actually made this absolutely pa rt have actually made this absolutely part of the war and weft of our lives. you cannot live without bbc news in the way we now talk about it, or indeed bbc news online. it has added to google ‘s use, frankly, the bbc. how much of a battle was it to convince colleagues was worth it? a really big battle, both externally and internally. people were saying, you are diverting resources, or money, or activity from what was then the nine 0'clock news. into this new thing which no one will watch. it was a huge battle, but my belief then is my belief now, that had we not done that, we would not be giving our audiences the services that they want in the way they want. i sent it back then, with slightly different coloured hair and glasses, but that message is the same on

carolyn davis, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how much would you pay for a cask of rare scotch whisky? how about #380,000? the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms, or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. theresa may's most senior minister has denied a claim that police found pornography on his computer during a raid on his office nine years ago. damian green, the first secretary of state, said the allegation made by a former police chief, bob quick, was "completely untrue" and a "political smear". he strongly denied that pornography was found and said police had never reported this to him at the time. mr quick, a former assistant commissioner in the metropolitan police — has told the bbc he stands by the claim and is to take part in a whitehall inquiry into allegations against mr green. our political correspondent susana mendonca reports. the bad blood between the prime minister's deputy and this ex—police chief goes back a long way. eight years ago, damian green's parliamentary offices were searched as part of an inquiry into home office leaks during which he was briefly arrested. that inquiry was led by the then metropolitan police assistant commissioner bob quick. today, this c

join us tonight at 7.45 here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn is under pressure to explain why he appointed the labour mp, kelvin hopkins, to the shadow cabinet months after he'd been reprimanded for alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a young party activist. in the past few minutes mr hopkins said he "absolutely and categorically" denied allegations of inappropriate conduct. earlier this evening, labour said it would appoint an independent organisation to offer confidential support to anyone affected by sexual harassment. theresa may has issued the party's own new code of conduct. meanwhile the labour activist who accused mr hopkins — ava etemadzadeh — has told bbc news she feels disillusioned by the party's response at the time. our deputy political editor, john pienaar reports. step—by—step, one by one, in one party, then another and today, young labour activist with more allegations of sexual misconduct in politics. her story has added to a crisis unlike anything westminster has seen. ava etemadzadeh tells of a labo

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: crowds in zimbabwe celebrate after robert mugabe resigns as the country's president. the ruling zanu—pf party says the sacked vice president, emmerson mnangagwa, will soon be sworn in as the country's new leader. the 1980 independence struggle won robert mugabe the status of a hero in the eyes of some. but during his long years in power he presided over decades of political repression and economic chaos. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding looks at his downfall. at every roadblock in every corner of this long—tormented country, you can feel the influence and the damage wrought by robert mugabe. and the fear. today, we went deep into zimba bwe's countryside. 0k, there it is on the left. mugabe's mansion. it's almost feudal, more like a family business than a country. i'm andrew. i'm dennis. we wanted to come in and take a look. they wouldn't let us go in to admire the chandeliers, so we went to visit the neighbours. it was smashed down by police, you say?

this is bbc news. 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 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

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a mass shooting at a church in texas has left 26 people dead. another 20 are injured. a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. the british cabinet minister damian green is to face a whitehall inquiry on monday 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 towar

coming up on sportsday on bbc news... ben stokes heads to the southern hemisphere, but he's more likely to be playing cricket in new zealand than australia. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. pope francis has used a trip to myanmar to call for respect for all ethnic groups and for human rights in what's being seen as a reference to the plight of the country's rohingya muslims. since august, more than 620,000 rohingyas have been driven out of their homes mainly by the burmese army though the army claims it is responding to militant attacks. the rohingyas have been forced to flee across the border into neighbouring bangladesh. the un has called it "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing". my colleague reeta chakrabarti is at the kutupalong refugee camp in bangladesh, home to hundreds of thousands of rohingyas, half of them children. reeta, what difference is a papal visit going to make to them? thanks, fiona. people here do look to world leaders to highlight their plight and they will have been expectations of

cbs news for bbc news, niger. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. president donald trump has named jerome powell as his pick to lead the federal reserve. the multi—millionaire currently serves as a member of the bank's board and will replace current chairjanet yellen, whose term finishes in february. twitter is investigating how president trump's account was deactivated for 11 minutes. it's blaming human error. the downtime doesn't seem to have phased him. he was back online tweeting about tax cuts to his more than 41 million followers soon after. asylum seekers who are refusing to leave an australian detention centre in papua new guinea say they're digging into the ground to find water three days after the manus island camp officially closed. the 600 men there say they're afraid they'll be attacked if they leave the camp. a trove of artworks which was hoarded by the son of hitler's art dealer, hildebrand gurlitt, have gone on public display at the museum of fine arts in s

this is bbc news. the eu tells theresa may she has two weeks to put more money on the table if the eu is to agree to begin brexit trade talks before the end of the year. a number of people are feared dead after a light aircraft and a helicopter collide in mid air in buckinghamshire. president mugabe makes his first public appearance since the military the military seized control of the zimbabwean government. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we‘ll be speaking to the human rights activist peter tatchell about his confrontation with robert mugabe, following the military coup in zimbabwe. also joining us will be the labour peer lord adonis, talking to us

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

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the crown prince of saudi arabia has launched a major anti—corruption purge in the government. several royal princes and current and former ministers have been detained. the american president, donald trump, has arrived injapan for the first leg of his 12—day tour of five asian countries. he's currently playing golf with the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe. a typhoon which battered southern and central vietnam has left at least 27 people dead, and more than 20 missing. typhoon damrey made landfall on saturday, with winds of up to 90 kilometres an hour. more than 40,000 homes have been damaged, and there have been widespread power cuts. caroline davies reports. twisted, broken, flattened — buildings that could not stand up to the strength of typhoon damrey. it ripped through vietnam from the early hours of saturday morning, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees, and knocking down electricity cables. debris litters roads. few storms bring the military onto t

ben ando, bbc news. a number of young children were among fourteen people injured at a fireworks display in wiltshire. last night's event at the antrobus hotel in amesbury was cut short after a display box malfunctioned, sending fireworks toward the crowd. ambulance crews treated fourteen people for minor injuries. in a statement, the hotel said it was mortified by what happened and has apologised. police in london have arrested a 16—year—old boy on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after two acid attacks last week. two delivery drivers on mopeds were sprayed with a corrosive substance in separate attacks in walthamstow and tottenham in north—east london. a 14—year—old boy who was arrested on friday has been released under investigation. donald trump has arrived in asia — with a warning that no nation should underestimate america's resolve. the president's first stop on his tour, which is expected to be dominated by the crisis over north korea's nuclear programme, was an airbase near tokyo, w

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a bbc investigation has revealed the secret deal that allowed hundreds of is fighters to escape the syrian city of raqqa, with their weapons and ammunition. a huge relief effort is trying to help thousands affected by sunday's earthquake on the iran—iraq border. at least a50 are dead, many more injured. in the german city of bonn, protesters have interrupted a presentation by white house advisers promoting fossil fuels. # we proudly stand up until you keep it in the ground # the american officials were at an event on the sidelines of a un climate conference. climate scientists have now said that global carbon dioxide emissions look set to rise for the first time infouryears, mainly thanks to greater use of coal in china. our science editor, david shukman, has the story. for more than a week now, the people of delhi have been suffering in air that has become toxic — smog created by countless engines burning fossil fuels, including coal. coal is one of the bigg

andy verite, bbc news. in terms of the housing crisis, the government has pledged to build an average of 300,000 new homes a year, but not until the middle of the next decade. stamp duty in england, wales and northern ireland is to be abolished immediately for first—time buyers on properties worth up to £300,000, more in london. our home editor mark easton has more. it was billed as a watershed budget that would fix the broken housing market. so, we've come to a new development in newbury in west berkshire. today, we set out an ambitious plan... watching the chancellor in a show house, we have house—hunters in the bedroom, a worried resident in the kitchen,. the first measure was the abolition of stamp duty on houses up to £300,000. the average price here is £356,000. has the chancellor put a smile on the faces of charlie and sophie who have a baby coming and need somewhere to start the family? it looks like the stamp duty will save us money, it looks like the stamp duty will save us money, but i am

james robbins, bbc news. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has admitted for the first time that he made a mistake in his handling of the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british citizen who is being held in prison in iran. following renewed criticism from labour, he also confirmed that he would be meeting ms zaghari—ratcliffe‘s husband in london this week. our special correspondent, lucy manning, has been speaking to him. sings. a mother singing with her daughter, just a week before her arrest nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has now been separated from three—year—old gabriella for a year and a half. with her health deteriorating in and iranians prison and the words of politicians here appearing to harm her case, her husband has this message to the foreign secretary. her case, her husband has this message to the foreign secretarylj wa nt message to the foreign secretarylj want you to solve this mess. it‘s not a mess that entirely the foreign secretary‘s making but it is a mess that his name

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a mass shooting at a church in texas has left 26 people dead. another 20 are injured. a huge new leak of financial documents, known as the paradise papers, has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. let's stay with that story now. shruti shah is vice president of the coalition for integrity which is a non profit anti—corru ption charity. she joins us from washington. shruti, first of all, can you explain to us how shell companies work? shell companies are legal entities where the identity is disguised to avoid scrutiny by law in force meant and by the general public. so you can't actually determine ultimately who controls the company or who derives benefits from it. there's a level of a anonymity there. what are the legitimate uses of a shell company? there are many, for example, if you wa nt to there are many, for example, if you want to pool your investments or if you are working in a... you main ne

ben ando, bbc news. a typhoon which battered large parts of southern and central vietnam has left at least 27 people dead. high winds, caused by typhoon damrey, have left more than 40,000 homes damaged with no electricity and thousands of people have been made homeless. donald trump has arrived in asia — with a warning that no nation should underestimate america's resolve. the president's first stop on his tour, which is expected to be dominated by the crisis over north korea's nuclear programme, was an airbase near tokyo, where he addressed us and japanese troops. rupert wingfield—hayes reports now from tokyo. this contains some flash photography. under bright sunny skies, air force one touched down at yokota air base just outside tokyo. with a military band playing hail to the chief and a stage flanked by fighter jets, president trump was given a rock star welcome by 2,000 us troops stationed here in japan. and then, he got to don a military jacket. president trump could have landed at tokyo airpor

tiffany wertheimer, bbc news. let's speak now to one of world's leading experts on mount agung, vulcanologist doctor janine krippner. she's been following the volcano‘s activity from the us. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. can you just explain to us why the threat level has been increased now? yes, the authorities have explained the threat level has been increased because of the increasing activity, the ash plume has been sustained for quite a while now, since yesterday, and there's been an increase in the incandescents or the glow that's been visible within the crater. and the seismicity has been elevated as well. what can we expect over the next 2a hours, or is that an impossible question? it's a hard question but there are definitely things people can be prepared for. in fact reports have been coming through that there have been mudflows around the volcano and people really have to be careful to get out of the evacuation zones and out of the hazardous areas from these mudflows, they can be very dang

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: day two of his trip to china and president trump has been welcomed into beijing's great hall of the people ahead of talks with president xi. a senior member of the british government has resigned. the second in a week. for a second day the indian capital delhi is enveloped in a blanket of thick grey smog. it's forced all schools in delhi to shut with pollution at 70 times the world health organisation's safe level, in some areas. air quality is worsening because of stubble burning by farmers and coal fired power plants. sarah corker reports. just imagine trying to drive to work through this. for days now toxic smog has choked the indian capital delhi. in some areas air—pollution has topped a maximum reading of 999, that's the equivalent of smoking 50 cigarettes a day. it has been declared a public health emergency. pollution is a problem for everyone, you know? everyone is breathing. we have some problems, you know. all schools have shut, affecting 5 million st

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the latest revelations from the paradise papers. technology giant apple has been managing billions of dollars offshore to avoid tax, but what they have been doing is not illegal. america mourns victims of the mass shooting in texas. donald trump says the attacker‘s mental health was the problem, not his guns. the authorities in saudi arabia have been questioning dozens of people detained over the weekend as part of a purge of cabinet ministers, royal princes, and businessmen. they are being held following an anti—corru ption investigation, but critics say it is an attempt by saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman to consolidate his power. our security correspondent frank gardner has the story. visionary reformer, or simply hungry for power and over—ambitious? saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salman has been described as both, after ordering a wave of high—profile arrests. reportedly locked up inside this riyad hotel, in great comfort, are 11 princ