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

nicola carroll, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a march in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran. 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. our main headline: pakistan's government calls o

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

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and koer 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 wa, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation plaing is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. picked to head the federal reserve. jerome powell gets the top spot, while president trump promises a holiday treat. president trump: we are giving a beautiful christmas present in the form of a tremendous tax cut. jane: authorities are learning more about the man behind the new york attack. president trump says he should face th

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: 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

john pienaar, bbc news. inflation remained unchanged last month at 3% — but it may not feel like it if you've just been to the supermarket. food prices continue to rise — up by more than 4%. 0ther prices — such fuel — have come down which is why the overall inflation figure remains steady. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed is here with me. are we seeing the end of this period of high inflation? certainly the foot has come off the inflation accelerator to an extent. inflation was pushed up by one big thing, that was pushed up by one big thing, that was the falling value of the pound after the referendum. that produces an inflation spiked. but because it isa an inflation spiked. but because it is a currency change, that spike is pushing through the economy quite quickly. as you suggest, in the real world people are still feeling that income squeeze. household incomes are only going up by 2.2%. well below the rise in prices. and, as he said, on things like food inflation that's the highest figure since 2

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 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

bbc news, birmingham. the house of commons has started to take a detailed look at the controversial legislation designed to take britain out of the european union. the eu withdrawal bill will end the primacy of european law, but mps have tabled some 500 amendments, including one which opposes setting a date in law for britain's departure. as the debate got under way, deep divisions within conservative ranks were once again on show. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports on what's likely to be a very challenging process for theresa may's government. his report contains flash photography. brexit‘s still a work in progress. it's about westminster taking back control, but the planning and scheming is now intense and, tonight, it's clear big questions of how — even when — britain finally leaves are up for grabs. reporter: do you think this is a meaningless vote? brexiteers like liam fox and borisjohnson are now told the brexit deadline of march 2019 will be met by law, but the brexit secretary

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

james robbins, bbc news. a us senate committee has held a hearing on president trump's authority to launch a nuclear strike: he has the full power to do so and could have as little as six minutes to make the decision. it's the first time in more than forty years that a congressional committee has raised the issue. 0nce once that order is given and verified, there is no way to revoke it. let me be clear, i would not support changes that would reduce our deterrence of adverse research or reassurance of our allies but i would like to explore as our predecessors in the house did a1 yea rs predecessors in the house did a1 years ago the reality is of this system. given today's challenges, we need to revisit the question of whether a single individual should have the sole and unchecked authority to launch a nuclear attack under all circumstances including the right to use it as a first strike. we are concerned that the president of the united states is so unstable, is so volatile as this is a nation —— as a deci

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

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

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

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman fodation, 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 wind 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." ♪ >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. 's special report from yemen, where the crisis is worsening. >> the war here has created so much misery with lives disrupted and destroyed. the escalation of the conflict means more people will be relying on the kindness of strangers just to survive. jane: jeff sessions denied he misled congress about contacts between the trum

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. i'm carole walker. the headlines at 11: at number 10, ministers are said in principle to agree an increased brexit divorce payment to the eu. but in germany, the future of chancellor merkel, one of the eu's strongest voices, is in doubt after the collapse of coalition talks. robert mugabe faces a formal process of impeachment following his refusal to step down as president of zimbabwe. and now they are man and wife. from 1947 to 2017, the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been celebrating 70 years of married life. and on newsnight, merkels plans for a government run aground. what next for germany, europe, and brexit plans now? and should paperchase be forced to apologize for advertising in the daily mail? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the bbc understands there was broad agreement at a cabinet committee meeting that the government should increase the financial offer to the eu, but only in return for moving on to trade talks next month. earlier, the eu chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier,

this is bbc news. ok, let's ta ke washington. this is bbc news. ok, let's take a look at some other stories making the news now. typhoon damrey has killed at least 19 people in central and southern parts of vietnam. rescue teams say more than 33,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and at least a dozen are missing. president trump has departed hawaii forjapan on the first leg of a tour of asia, which is certain to be dominated by the crisis over north korea's nuclear programme. later in the week, the president will travel to south korea, and then china, the key stop on his five—nation visit. he will later attend summits in vietnam and the philippines. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: turning back time. we'll tell you about the cycling enthusiasts who are harking back to an earlier age. labour has called on all the main political parties to agree a new, independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. it comes ahead of a meeting planned by theresa may with opposition leaders on monday, to discuss proposals fo

fergal keane, bbc news. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has held his first meeting with richard ratcliffe, the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman in prison in iran. mrjohnson pledged to leave no stone unturned in trying to secure her freedom. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. he's waited 19 months. richard ratcliffe finally on his way to meet the foreign secretary, with his wife still in prison in iran. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, a dual citizen, was accused of trying to overthrow the iranian regime. today, her husband said the meeting was positive, but there were reservations about giving his wife diplomatic protection, and he's still waiting to hear if he can travel to iran with the foreign secretary. he said listen, i'm open to the idea, you know, i'd love you to come, but i need to check both with the foreign office officials whether they think it's a good idea and also with iran. how closer do you think you are now to your wife coming home for christmas

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

june kelly, bbc news. this is bbc news. the 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. black friday has been and gone, but this year it seems that most of the bargains have been snapped up online. it's thought that british shoppers have spent more than £2.5 billion in just one day, but not all retailers are happy. emma simpson reports from essex. everywhere you look today, a blizzard of deals, from the high street right to your inbox. black friday in full swing. it's first light and we've come out to see who's shopping. forget the stores — we're on the train, because it's all about this. i've been shopping online this morning. already? yeah, i managed to get a discount for my son for a monitor for christmas. i bought a dyson this morning. itjust seems to be getting bigg

alison holt, bbc news. a man who ran over and killed a former royal navy officer as he stole his carfrom his home in manchester in april has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years. ryan gibbons reversed over mike samwell and then drove over him again as the ex—serviceman tried to stop him taking his audi a3. teenagers were arrested at weekend after a number of properties were searched the northern ireland secretary has said he is taking the necessary steps for westminster to pass a budget for northern ireland. james brokenshire said that it was unlikely that power sharing could be restored at stormont before northern ireland ran out of money at the end of this month. now, how much would you pay for a cask of rare scotch whisky? the owners of one of scotland's largest private collections have said they are open to offers for their collection of more than 150 casks. but it doesn't come cheap. the thomson family recently sold just one 30—year—old macallan sherry cask at auction for a record £285,000. 0ur

anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. two 14—year—old boys have appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to murder. the teenagers from northallerton in north yorkshire were arrested on saturday by counter—terrorism officers. 0ur reporter megan paterson is outside leeds magistrates court. what happened in court? the two boys appeared in front of a packed courtroom and the hearing lasted for around 15 minutes earlier this afternoon. the hearing was in front of the youth court behind me, and during the hearing the boys stood in the dock flanked by security officials and stared straight forward as the charges they face we re forward as the charges they face were read out to the court room. both are charged with conspiracy to murder, one of the boys is also charged with aggravated burglary and those charges relate to an alleged planned attack on a school. both boys today through their legal representatives indicated they would enter not guilty pleas. both boys we re enter not guilty pleas. both boys were re

bbc news has been following the twists and turns of this saga. this is the people facing down the police. these are riot police who have been drafted in from other parts of spain. but their heavy—handed tactics today appear to be making deep divisions in this region worse. all round here, catalans are singing their national anthem. the national anthem they now believe belongs to their independent republic, separate from the spanish state. there are so many questions. what will the spanish government now do? but for now, this crowd just wants to celebrate. no doubting the passion of this crowd. belting out "long live spain" along barcelona's main boulevards. these are catalans who don't want independence. who reject the independence declaration made last week. it's been a complex and confused dispute, and some viewers have detected what they feel is a lack of balance in coverage. one spaniard living in lancaster thought: while m nardini told us: and paul summers wondered: well, to discuss this now, i'm joined by andrew roy, who's world editor fo

this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: egypt launches airstrikes against the militants they say attacked a mosque in sinai which left more than 235 people dead. zimbabwe's new president promises to unite the country and calls on people to work together to restore its reputation. i humbly appeal to all of us that we let bygones be bygones, gladly embracing each other in defining a new destiny of our beloved zimbabwe. as argentine families wait for news of their missing loved ones the country's president promises a full investigation into the disappearance of one of its submarines. the deadliest frontier for migrants. the un says more than 33,000 have died trying to cross the mediterranean this century. hello and welcome. the egyptian armed forces say they've launched air strikes against the militants they believe were responsible for friday's attack on a mosque. at least 235 worshippers were killed. the country's president has vowed to respond with an iron fist to the attack in the sinai pen

simon jack, bbc news. as we've heard, the documents come from a law firm based in bermuda called appleby, which says that hackers obtained access to its files. the paradise papers reveal, among other things, that the formula one champion, lewis hamilton, avoided vat on a luxuryjet that he bought by registering it in the isle of man. and three of the stars in the popular bbc show mrs brown's boys had their wages paid offshore. panorama's richard bilton has been looking through the documents, and has this report. when you hear "tax haven" you might think palm trees. they're and not all like that. we have arrived in a little place in between belfast and liverpool, this is the isle of man, it is a british crown dependency and it's an important tax haven. we have found that the island offers a special service that the rich and famous love. hamilton is world champion... take formula one world champion lewis hamilton. in 2013 he made a dream purchase, a £60 millionjet. the isle of man gave him back 3.3 million a

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

ben ando, bbc news. donald trump has arrived injapan, the first stop on what will be the longest tour of asia by an american president for a generation. in an address to us and japanese troops at an airbase near tokyo, mr trump praised the alliance with japan. the tour is set to be dominated by the crisis over north korea's nuclear programme. sophia tran—thomson has the latest. touched down in tokyo. afterflying in an air force one from hawaii, the president and the first lady met with us troops stationed in the region. much to the delight of the greeting party, the president gratefully accepted his official military gift. i like this better! you can have myjacket. military gift. i like this better! you can have my jacket. in an effort to strengthen ties, the tour of asia will be the longest and american president has attempted in the quarter of the century. today nations that once waged warner stand together as friends and partners in pursuit of a much better world. and we are getting there, getting t

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