tom symonds re ”ortin to be carefully managed.ting from — to be carefully managed. tom symonds reporting from beckenham. _ to be carefully managed. tom symonds reporting from beckenham. -- - to be carefully managed. tom symonds reporting from beckenham. -- from - reporting from beckenham. —— from dagenham. canada says it will impose a 100% tariff on china—made electric vehicles, steel and aluminium from october. the country is following the lead of the united states to protect its domestic industries. but the new levies could strain relations between canada and china. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has the details. it's a move that could exacerbate trade tensions between western countries and china. from october, canada will impose 100% tariffs on electric vehicles from china. this is on top of the most—favoured—nation tariff of 6.1% already slapped on to chinese—produced evs that are imported to canada. the government also intends to apply a 25% tariff on imports of steel and aluminium products fr

tom symonds there.r coming under attack by a group of around a0 youths this evening. petrol bombs, fireworks and bricks have been thrown at police in the city centre. police say the disorder is presenting a "serious risk to the safety of residents in the area". a sinn fein councillor has also appealed for calm. earlier, a large protestant band parade, the annual apprentice boys march, passed off peacefully nearby. let's take a quick look at tomorrow's front page. a number of the papers — including the mirror— report that the sister of the southport stabbings victim bebe king witnessed the attack but managed to escape. in a statement, the parents of bebe king paid tribute to their older daughter genie�*s "incredible strength and courage." the telegraph also features the same picture of bebe with her parents and older sister on its front page. in another story, the paper claims that some nhs x—ray operators have been told to ask men if they are pregnant before carrying out scans as part of inclusivity gui

our correspondent tom symonds has the latest. superyacht bayesian, safely anchored off the shore of sicily last night with clouds gathering. at 4am local time at the storm hit this nearby town. eyewitnesses watching the bay saw a water spout drawn up by the wind. the bayesian, with 12 guests and ten staff on board was in trouble. a trawler captain watched from his boat nearby. the other ship, 55 metres, i think, 72 metre long mast. they went flat on the water and then down. with the light we saw the ship was aside, and then we saw a triangle, so i think it went back and down. terrible moments. yes, and the liferaft was also a little baby and the wife of the owner. after sunrise the coastguard said 15 passengers or crew had been rescued by a nearby yacht but seven were still missing. later emergency responders appeared to recover a body bag. those on board were from britain, new zealand, sri lanka, ireland and france. with the yacht now reported to be at a depth of 150 feet, divers have been brought in to search. an investigation

tom symonds, bbc news. guilty. the three have been held at the us navy base guantanamo bay, cuba, for years without going to trial. according to us news outlets, the men agreed to admit to conspiracy charges in exchange for a life sentence, after a possible death sentence was excluded. the cases against the three have been mired in a decades—long controversy over whether their treatment at cia prisons compromised the evidence against them. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. donald trump has questioned the racial identity of his democratic rival for the us presidency, kamala harris. ms harris has long self—identified as both a black and south asian american. but speaking at a convention for blackjournalists, mr trump said she had "become a black person "all of a sudden". i have known her a long time indirectly, not directly very much. she was always of indian heritage and only promoting indian heritage. i did not know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn blac

tom symonds, bbc news. with me is our correspondent charlotte gallagher. can you take us through what the bbc knew and when. in november 2023, the bbc was informed _ knew and when. in november 2023, the bbc was informed that _ knew and when. in november 2023, the bbc was informed that huw _ knew and when. in november 2023, the bbc was informed that huw edwards - bbc was informed that huw edwards had been arrested on suspicion of a serious offence and released on bail. we now know that they did in fact know what he had been arrested for, which was on suspicion of making indecent images of children. so there was this five—month period between november 2023 and april 2024, and that is when huw edwards resigned, he said, on medical grounds. and as tom said, he didn't receive a payoff. but during that five—month period continued to receive his full salary and we think at that time it would have been around £200,000, so a large amount of public money. then it was injune 2024 when he was charged with making indecent images of children. some of those images were c

tom symonds reports. a household name, trusted to tell the nation that the queen had died.ecame the story. charged with having 41 indecent images of children sent by another offender on a whatsapp group, yesterday, he pleaded guilty. and now the new culture secretary, lisa nandy, wants to know more about how the bbc handled this, its reputation again at risk. here's the timeline. in may 2023, the corporation was told that huw edwards had been in contact with a 17—year—old boy. after the sun newspaper published further details injuly, edwards was suspended by the bbc. under its policy, he continued to be paid. in november, a critical development, the bbc was told he'd been arrested for separate and serious offences. the corporation did not sack him, and it continued to pay his full salary. in april this year, edwards resigned with no payoff. the bbc is facing difficult questions about all of this. when it realised its star presenter had been arrested, should he have been sacked? because in the five months between the point when he was arrested and his resignation, he was pai

tom symonds reports. this is amy and her mum, joe.ing advanced warning, they needed assistance to board the plane, they were left waiting at the gate. we plane, they were left waiting at the ate. ~ , ., , plane, they were left waiting at the . ate, . , ., , , , gate. we were very delayed by the time ou gate. we were very delayed by the time you actually _ gate. we were very delayed by the time you actually did _ gate. we were very delayed by the time you actually did board. - gate. we were very delayed by the time you actually did board. it - gate. we were very delayed by the j time you actually did board. it very much felt like everybody was annoyed with me. ., ., ., , with me. then two of our bags haven't turned _ with me. then two of our bags haven't turned up. _ with me. then two of our bags haven't turned up. they - with me. then two of our bags haven't turned up. they felt i with me. then two of our bags i haven't turned up. they felt like with me. then two of our bags . haven't turned up. they felt like a burden and _ haven't t

with me is our correspondent tom symonds.s is quite a dramatic incident that happened, tell us about how it all unfolded. it unfolded early in the morning at about 5am when there was some very severe weather in this part of the coast near palermo in italy. it is a vessel which is a 56 metre luxury sailing boat, a super yacht, you would probably call it. it appears to have been anchored rather than in the harbour, anchored off shore, near the harbour but not inside the harbour, which i think it's harbour, which i think its relevant. it has been hit by a tornado. a boat alongside it, a yacht alongside, managed to rescue 15 people, but seven are still missing and sadly one body has been recovered this morning. what we know about those who were on this vessel, it is a vessel that sleeps 22 people, 12 of those would be guests, passengers. the other ten or so it would be cruel. it looks as though the passengers on board orfrom the uk, new zealand, sri lanka, ireland, and we think there are two passengers with dual british french ci

with me is tom symonds, another largely peaceful day. is this down to the sentencing we've seen?ng and it was quite mild the change from their being trouble and to their not being troubled. —— there not being troubled. there are people who are pro—immigration who were filling up the streets with their own people, perhaps they were putting off people coming from the other side. also the government's high profile thatjustice is getting done really quickly. so high profile thatjustice is getting done really quickly.— done really quickly. so quickly. arrested one _ done really quickly. so quickly. arrested one day _ done really quickly. so quickly. arrested one day and - done really quickly. so quickly. arrested one day and in - done really quickly. so quickly. arrested one day and in court l done really quickly. so quickly. i arrested one day and in court the next day. arrested one day and in court the next da . ., next day. the lucky thing for the government _ next day. the lucky thing for the government is _ next day. the lucky thing for the government is that _ next day. the luck

tom symonds, bbc news. let's speak to our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher.uestions, aren't they? we now know that in november 2023, when huw edwards was arrested, the bbc was told he had been arrested for making indecent images of children. yesterday the bbc said they were aware that they had been serious offences and now we know they were told it was making indecent images of children. there was a five month period between then and when huw edwards resigned in april 202a. and when huw edwards resigned in april202li. during and when huw edwards resigned in april 202a. during that time he received his full salary, around £200,000 in that period. he then resigned in april and he was charged injune. the bbc have said if he had been charged while he was still employed by the bbc he would have been sacked, but he chose to resign. so the questions facing the bbc are why wasn't he sacked when he was arrested on suspicion of such serious offences? why did he receive around £200,000 of public money during the five—month period? why was he allowed to resign? he chose

tom symonds, bbc news. a third bridge has been struck and damaged by ukrainian troops in the kursk region. ukraine's president zelensky says his forces want to create a buffer zone on russian territory, two weeks in to their incursion across the border. america's top diplomat, the secretary of state antony blinken, says now is the best and maybe the last chance to achieve a ceasefire in gaza. he met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this morning, as he continues to push both israel and hamas to agree to a bridging proposal put forward by the us. but gaps between what the two sides want still remain. our state department correspondent tom bateman is travelling with mr blinken. antony blinken�*s message to the israeli leader is to take a deal now. the time for trying to get even more out of the talks, say the americans, is over. this is the us secretary of state's ninth visit since october the 7th, and washington wants the ceasefire deal done by as soon as next week. but mr netanyahu for one is di

tom symonds, bbc news. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher is with us now.ll come under quite intense scrutiny. it facing the bbc, it will come under quite intense scrutiny.— quite intense scrutiny. it really well, quite intense scrutiny. it really well. naga- — quite intense scrutiny. it really well, naga. some _ quite intense scrutiny. it really well, naga. some really - quite intense scrutiny. it really. well, naga. some really serious questions from the government and crucially licence fee payers, chiefly why wasn�*t hugh edwards sacked when he was arrested, —— huw edwards sacked, why was he allowed to leave on his terms, he resigned, he wasn�*t dismissed, why did he get a pay rise in that time, and does the bbc have the right safeguarding policies in place now? some important questions about trust in the front pages so some real scrutiny. the bbc say in november 2023, whilst mr edwards was suspended, the bbc as his impure employer at the time was made aware in confidence that he had been arrested on suspicion of serious offences and array —— released on

tom symonds reports.s were lost in this fire, but homes were destroyed and residents traumatised. maybe another ten minutes and we'd be unconscious because of this very bad smoke. i don't find the words because it's terrible what happened. and i lost everything. everything, everything. i have to take in from the spawn to buy everything. to... with the... with the frightened i will be on the street. while she and others pick up their lives, investigations into why this happened are beginning. people have mentioned where i've been sitting with them, concerns about the cladding, what... how long it's taken, that kind of thing as well. i will be asking very reaching questions and i will be on that straight away. residents say they were first told there were fire safety concerns about the building in 2020 after a survey. two years later, they wrote to a house of commons committee, saying the stress on leaseholders living in unsafe, unsellable flats with increasing service charges for well over three years is c