you're watching beyond 100 days. two big economic stories on either side of the atlantic. in the uk, and interest rate rise for the first time ina interest rate rise for the first time in a decade. and here, the us president prepares to name his pick to be the next chief of the federal reserve. janet yellen is out, jerome powell could be in. what does trump's tres tell us about the future of the world's most powerful central bank? this is the view right 110w central bank? this is the view right now of the white house rose garden where the president is due to confirm him any time now. the republicans are ready to unveil their plans for tax reform. not since ronald reagan has there been an across—the—boa rd tax since ronald reagan has there been an across—the—board tax cut. eight former members of the catalan government are in custody in the grid while a court considers an arrest warrant for the deposed leader, who is in belgium. also on the programme: not pulling any punches. president trump says the new york terror suspect should face the death penalty. as part of our special series on the russian

revolution, we've visit the place of a decisive battle. but whose victory was it? so often here, the past is rewritten, reinterpreted according to who is in power. do get in touch with us using the hashtag. welcome, i'm christian fraser in london, jon sopel is in washington. these past few days, the focus has been consumed by the indictments in the russia investigation, under terror attack in new york and the president's response to both. anywhere but where donald trump would really want is to be focusing, his agenda on the economy. but shortly, the president is shortly to announce who is to be the new chair of the federal reserve, and in congress after delays and fine tuning, the republicans have at last been unveiling their plans for tax

reform. we are working to give the american people a giant tax cut for christmas. we are giving them a big, beautiful christmas present in the form of a tremendous tax cut. it will be the biggest cut in the history of our country. it would also be tax reform, and it will create jobs. joining us now for a reaction to today's announcement is the former governor of minnesota and ceo of the lobbying group financial services round table. what do we know about the new guy. will it frighten the markets will reassure? the new guy is also the old guy, he has plenty of experience, this is a steady hand on the throttle, somebody experienced, probably a continuation of the yellen monetary

policy, more open and perhaps janet yellen was. and the other big story we have been covering is the unveiling of the tax reform measures in the house that has kind of won the approval of the president so far. how easy is it going to be to get these measures through? he is talking about getting them on the statute book by christmas. is that possible? it won't be easy, but i think it will get done for this reason, if you are a republican who has campaigned around this country saying if we are ever going to get in power we will have conquered the tax reform, and they don't do this, particularly on the heels of failing to repeal and replace bar mckerr, —— 0bamacare, that will not that bad, so 0bamacare, that will not that bad, so they need to get it done. and is ita so they need to get it done. and is it a tax cut everyone? a lot of the experts say it leans towards corporations and the rich. it is a good day for a number of things, for simplifying the tax code, they are

estimating that 90% or more of tax filers will be able to submit their taxes on one page which will be a lot less headache most americans. who does provide middle income tax relief, they are estimating for an average household that make $60,000, that could mean as much as $1200 or more in their pockets, and for a modest income person, that is real money. and although a lot of the other benefits are geared towards companies and businesses, if we are going to have good paying jobs we need businesses to start and grow by commitment and pay wages, so we shouldn't take any defence or shame in saying that we are going to grow the economy, and this tax bill will do that. we are still waiting for the president to arrive. going back toj powell, he is the first federal chair, if it is him, that hasn't studied for a ph.d. chair, if it is him, that hasn't studied fora ph.d. in chair, if it is him, that hasn't studied for a ph.d. in economics since the 1980s. i would have

thought that qualification in economics would be a prerequisite? that are some who might argue on the popular side of the debate who would say of the ones who got us in trouble, we need people with common sense and practical experience, and governor powell certainly has that. and a final thought on the complexity of the tax code and changing it, everybody has little concessions for mortgage relief all this, the special interest groups will want to preserve this. yet you are talking about fundamental reform. how easy will it be to get people to give up the special interests ? people to give up the special interests? i do think it will be easy, but i think it will get done because of what little about earlier. when we talk about niche things being eliminated, the retort to congress will be looking at the net effect of the whole package, so you might lose a deduction here or there, but if you look at the net benefit, for most businesses and

most people it will be positive. tim, thank you very much indeed. lets just show you these live pictures coming to us from the white house rose garden. we might dip back to that when the president arrives. jon, the president once this tax reform through by thanksgiving, which is pretty ambitious. no question who he holds responsible for this. have a listen to what he said yesterday in his cabinet meeting. administration officials including gary cohen will be steimbach from the trip to asia to remain vigilant in making sure the tax cuts pass, so if i have any problems, i will be blaming stevenage —— manuchin.

problems, i will be blaming stevenage -- manuchin. there are a lwa ys stevenage -- manuchin. there are always used to be saying that failure is an orphaned but success has many parents. you can be sure that success will only have one name attached to it, donald trump. and as he heads off to china, is his head full of this, or is it elsewhere? is it in the russia investigation is under all that has gone on at the beginning of the week?|j under all that has gone on at the beginning of the week? i think that the asia trip, particularly the trip to korea and china is so consequential, they fill a lot of daysin consequential, they fill a lot of days in the president's diary. look at the terror attack in new york, he must‘ve had a strong instinct to go there, but he has wanted to keep his focus on what will be happening in japan, china, and when he goes to asia and trying to counter the influence of china as well. he has just come, so let's listen in. influence of china as well. he has just come, so let's listen inlj influence of china as well. he has just come, so let's listen in. i am pleased to welcome members of the calum —— cabinet, members of

congress and distinguished guests to the white house rose garden this afternoon. i also welcome the chairman of the senate banking committee who has done an incredible job, where is mike? greatjob, appreciate it. as president there are few decisions more important than nominating leaders of integrity and good judgment hold trusted positions in public office. and few of those trusted positions are more important than the chairman of the federal reserve. accordingly, it is my pleasure and honour to announce my pleasure and honour to announce my nomination ofjerome powell to be the next chairman of the federal reserve. congratulations. just as well it wasj powell, after we told you it would be! good timing. we

will talk a bit more about that. interest rates here in the uk have risen for the first time in more than a decade. the bank of england's monetary policy committee has risen the cost of borrowing from a quarter toa the cost of borrowing from a quarter to a half of percent. it means almost 4 million households will face higher mortgage payments after the rise, but long—awaited good news for savers who should get a modest lift their returns. it has been ten yea rs lift their returns. it has been ten years since the last rate rise, and we will look back at the fall it has taken. one of the first things you will notice about the iphone is it simple design. ican i canjust i can just about remember interest rate rises! with me is vicki price, and how do we seek the appointment ofjerome powell? he is himself in

favour generally of a fairly easy monetary policy, perhaps not as easy as janet yellen, but certainly i think he would be listening a lot more to what donald trump wants to see happen. if it is a continuation, what is the point of changing? what he is obviously aiming to do is facilitate through the new appointment some of the deregulation that he wants to see into the banking system itself, which janet yellen didn't seem to be pleased that. let's talk about interest rates. although have done is take back the quarter cut that they took after the brexit vote. yes, but why? the bank of england had been pushed into a corner. he was expecting they might do something. committee members are independent, so they can say what they think about the economy, and they have sent some confusing messages. the number who

you thought were in favour of keeping rates low had been starting to say we might see arise, so the markets were anticipating it. and with inflation 1% above the target, they had to do something, but it won't do much for sterling which reacted rather negatively to the fa ct reacted rather negatively to the fact that the words around the injuries were not more hawkish. there was nothing to say that there would be further increases soon. did it and amanda cut? yes, and why do this now? the economy is showing signs of slowing down. there are huge uncertainties because of brexit, and if you raise rates now whenever then you say around it is worrying, they themselves, the bank

of england, have downgraded their own forecast for growth of the economy, so you wonder why they're doing it, ithink economy, so you wonder why they're doing it, i think it isjust because they had to do something. when the bank was given operational independence 20 years ago, that target was one of the main thing is, avoiding an overheating economy. do we need to get rid of the inflation target that constrains the governor of england? perhaps, but the truth is the inflation target has hardly constrained previous governors, and it hasn't constrained him for a while. but he only has to write a letter if the inflation rate goes up to more than 1% above, so if it goes to more than 1% above, so if it goes to 3.1%, he might have to explain why he hasn't raised interest rates, but we have had the inflation rate way above this current level and low interest rates, so there is a

constraint on his credibility, but there is a lot of leeway that the governor can have. vicki, thank you for coming in. gavin williamson has been appointed as the new defence secretary after sir michael fallon's resignation yesterday. sir michael resigned on wednesday saying his past behaviour may have fallen short of the standard expected by the uk military. he became the first politician to quit after recently revealed claims of sexual harassment in parliament. laura kuenssberg reports. who would it be? before long, gavin williamson emerged with the top brass. to take

a proud walk across whitehall. into one of the biggestjobs in government. he has never worked in a government department before, though. he has never worked in a government department before, thoughm he has never worked in a government department before, though. it is a privilege to be able to step into this role, and what is so amazing is to have so many first—rate world—renowned people to be working with, and the armed services are the greatest pride of our nation. until today, he was in charge of party discipline, and last month he described his approach. i don't like the stick, but it is amazing what can be achieved with a sharpened carrot. leftover cheesy local mp pictures. in stead of managing his constituency and 315 tory mps, he is in charge of about 200,000 staff and £36 billion, part of a rising to regeneration and a yorkshire and to

boot. and here is his replacement, julian smith, the new tory arm twisted in chief, one of gavin williamson's compound rates, who seems to have inherited his ta ra ntula, seems to have inherited his tarantula, yes, the giant spider the former chief whip kept on his desk. the new number two, esther mcvey, who says she will add this to the mix. maybe i can bring a feminine touch to the whip's office and work with all my colleagues. the ludik of gavin williamson's move over there is simple. he is a good operator, and theresa may trust him, but the pushback has been fierce. 0ne senior tory told me he has abandoned his post at a crucial time. one minister suggested that he has outplayed number10, suggested that he has outplayed number 10, saying theresa may is so weak, she has allowed him to in point himself. and one former minister says this government is in the grip of a bunch of boys. as ever, the irony is rich. the man who

was in charge of making sure that mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob mps behave has found himself in a plum new job because mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob because one of his collea g u es plum newjob because one of his colleagues did not. and all the parties are readying themselves in case they have to defend their side from more potential allegations of bad behaviour. the foreign secretary, known for his interesting private life, said today he had nothing to hide. you confident your behaviour has been what would be expected a cabinet minister? you bet. thank you, foreign secretary. number 10 acknowledges that every has to do more to protect staff at must do, and there are calls west must do, and there are calls from wholesale change. we have seen bullying allegations between members of staff, allegations of sexual impropriety between members and others, and this is all about power. it is who holds that power and how they use it that sets that course. laura kuenssberg reporting from

westminster. a few eyebrows raised about gavin williamson's appointment today. he is the chief whip, and his job is to advise the prime minister whether he thinks in hisjudgment job is to advise the prime minister whether he thinks in his judgment a minister can stay or should have to 90, minister can stay or should have to go, and so he has given theresa may the advice, and poorer michael fallon, i think will have to quit, any idea who should replace him? i could expect straight out of house of could expect straight out of house of cards but maybe i am too cynical. and he has a tarantula today, the ta ra ntula and he has a tarantula today, the tarantula is called cronos, which makes it sounds like it devours bodies! he left it on the desk of julian smith, most people leave a file not a tarantula! the chief whip'sjob is to intimidate file not a tarantula! the chief whip's job is to intimidate and file not a tarantula! the chief whip'sjob is to intimidate and put fear into the heart of the mps he rules over. having a tarantula on your desk may not be a bad idea!

cata la n catalan separatists have called for protests outside the parliament in barcelona after a judge in madrid remanded eight as did catalan government ministers in custody. she is still considering the requests to issue an arrest warrant for carles puigdemont and others. just looking down the list of those who have been remanded in custody today, the deputy vice president, the interior minister and the former foreign affairs minister who we have had on the programme several times. affairs minister who we have had on the programme several timesm affairs minister who we have had on the programme severaltimes. it is astonishing. the regional government of catalonia which used to run its affairs from the headquarters behind me has essentially been in this rated just a few days after they all declared independence. if you just stop and think about it, all of them are either now in prison, on bail or

in exile. it is a stunning reversal of fortune. james in barcelona, thank you very much indeed for that update. donald trump has repeated his calls for the man suspected of being behind tuesday's terror attack in new york city to face the death penalty. he made the comment on twitter, saying, the new york city terrorist was happy as he was asking to have an isis flag at his hospital room. he killed eight people, badly injured 12. should get death penalty excavation mark. mr trump also peddled back on his call to send the attacker to guantanamo bay, saying, would love to send him to guantanamo, but statistically that process takes much longer than going through the federal system. and we are also learning more about the attacker sayfullo saipov. the uzbek immigrant had apparently been

planning the attack for more than a year and had identified brooklyn bridge is another possible target and had been inspired by graphic and violent propaganda videos. joining me now in the studios bennett waters, a former partner at homeland security and. thank you for coming in. i was struck in the immediate aftermath of this how much immediate aftermath of this how much immediate information the police, the fbi, seems to have gathered very quickly indeed. that is true, there has been quite a bit of information that has come out in a quick period of time, and we are still very early in this investigation. there have been pieces of information that in some cases contradict others, so it will be important to let this unfold. and one of the things we heard the new york governor saying was that it was a lone wolf. but these things are never alone wolf. there are never no leads that lead nowhere. there are a lot of lines of inquiry that have to be pursued. and

thatis inquiry that have to be pursued. and that is an example of what i was saying, early indications were that there were no other attacker is being sought out, and over the course of the last 24 hours, we have seen course of the last 24 hours, we have seen that there is a second and perhaps even third individual, so i think perhaps this investigation needs to on fold, to follow leads only to conclusions. does it matter that the president is saying that the legal system is a joke, and that the legal system is a joke, and that the suspect needs to be investigated, before there is even a trial? there is quite a bit of investigation to do in terms of chasing down suspected associates, interrogating his electronic devices, his patterns of life, doing all we can to understand this individual and get to the bottom of whether or not there are in fact others involved. we are going to talk to you about returnees from syria later today. what is the

american policy on that? i don't know how many americans went to fight in syria, but in returns of returnees coming back from afghanistan and syria, what is the american government's policy, and what you think western governments should be thinking about? we will pay close attention to folks returning from parts of the world that we now have historically been troublesome, and i think you can expect to see increased attention on those individuals as they process through immigration. and going back to what christian was asking about, the death penalty call. if you are a prosecutor involved in trying to bring this to trial, the last thing you want are distractions which could lead the defence counsel to be able to say, my guy can't get a fair trial now. again, we are very early in the investigation, and i think that as the investigation proceeds, law enforcement and intelligence community will be doing so with an eye on prosecution, working with the federal authorities. so maybe a

little more silence from every body would be a good thing? again, i think we will see how the investigation unfolds. that was very diplomatically put, thank you for being with us! some of the day's other news. myanmar‘s leader aung sang syi kyi has been accused of not doing enough to stop the ethnic cleansing of rohingya muslim is. and theresa may has hosted her israeli cant —— counterpart binyamin neta nyahu has hosted her israeli cant —— counterpart binyamin netanyahu on the balfour declaration, with palestinians regarding the balfour declaration as an historical injustice. a lot of interest in that

today, the balfour agreement. we have had high—profile people speaking about it here in london, and what i picked up from a lot of interviews on breakfast radio stations is that we are no nearer peace than at any other time, and there is still great bitterness. you wonder how donald trump can be so positive about a peace agreement. but i was hearing stuff from the weekend from people saying that under the table there are all sorts of things happening across the region where there is cause for some optimism. maybe that is people whistling to keep their spirits up, but you would have to say the moment it doesn't look great, but there are a p pa re ntly it doesn't look great, but there are apparently talks going on with all sorts of people. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel,

trump's asian adventure. what sort of reception of the deals will he get from his pacific partners? and i will be sitting down with the pa rents of will be sitting down with the parents of the man known as jihadi jack. what should the west do with returnees from syria? still to come. good evening. it's very quiet weather at the moment, slow—moving, the best of the sunshine today across scotland, but we will see cloud spilling in across northern ireland, heading into western scotland. south of the cloud, one or two clear skies overnight, but we will find more fog forming in places, the somerset levels didn't really clear all day. more fog forming across the south, then we have cloudy skies across the midlands and east anglia, and eastern scotland could see a touch

of frost with clearer skies for longer. the fog is going to be across southern parts of england through the morning rush hour, perhaps not clearing until 11 o'clock or so. areas of the west country will see the worst of the fog, then cloudy skies as you head northwards perhaps producing one or two spots of drizzle. cloudy across northern ireland, continuing to push its way to scotland, and we have a bit of rain in the far north—west of scotland. quite a week weather front, not making huge progress cheering the day. stronger winds, otherwise across the uk wind will be light, the fog slowly lifting, perhaps just into low cloud, while we will see the sunshine trying to come out, it is rather half—hearted on the whole, a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud and temperatures just about getting into double figures. things change overnight, the band of rain coming down across scotla nd the band of rain coming down across scotland and northern ireland, a

little heavy at times. we start to see showers coming back into northern ireland, temperatures dropping away but on the whole because of cloud and rain, it will because of cloud and rain, it will bea because of cloud and rain, it will be a much milder night, and we are not so worried about fog. but the mildness won't last because of north—westerly wind over the weekend will bring some colder air. we start the weekend with cloud across england and wales, wetter weather across eastern england doesn't really clear away until the middle pa rt really clear away until the middle part of the afternoon. it takes a while for the cloud to break. showers continuing to run into the north—west on briscoe wins where temperatures will be no better than eight or 9 degrees. chilly saturday night, hopefully a bit more sunshine, particularly across the eastern side of england, some scattered showers in the wind. comments this is beyond 100 days with me, christian fraser in london, and jon sopel is in washington.

eight former members of the catalan government are in custody in madrid. coming up, what to do with returnees to britain from is territories? i will be sitting down with the british man known asjihadi jack. surely you want to bring back some of those kids who have seen this, and who have very clearly said, i stand against this. surely that is how to counter this in an intelligent way rather than just shooting them. we are dropping ourselves to their very same level of doing that and as far as i can see that is advocating murder. you can get it out yourself using the hashtag beyond 100 days. 0n can get it out yourself using the hashtag beyond 100 days. on friday donald trump will embark on his first official visit to asia as us president. it will also be his longest foreign trip since his arrival in the white house. he will be taking in five countries in all,

and this is the root... starting in the japanese capital tokyo, and from there he is on to seoul in south korea, then beijing in china and from there he jets off to vietnam, to da nang from there he jets off to vietnam, to danang and hanoi, before ending his trip in the philippine capital of manila. the security adviser gave more details on his visit, and no surprise what was top of that agenda... north korea is a threat to the entire world, so all nations of the entire world, so all nations of the world must do more to counter that threat. that is happening. but the president recognises we are running out of time, and will ask all nations to do more. in particular the president will continue to call on all responsible nations, especially those with the most influence over north korea, to isolate the north korean regime economically and politically. that

was mcmaster in the white house, and joining the now is william cohen, the former defence secretary. thank you forjoining us. it is easy to think this trip is all about north korea because that will be the focus i suspect from a lot of the politicians and journalss travelling with him, but it is wider than that? much wider than that. firstly, looking to the chinese, they are very strategic in their thinking and planning and the united states has been very tactical —— journalists and politicians. in terms of policy towards the entire region. the council, the tra nspacific partnership, that alienating many of the asian countries and i met with them personally when they were here in the spring. they felt they had been betrayed in the sense they had wasted seven years negotiating this agreement and it was tossed overboard. so there is still some resentment there. what will our policy be in the region? he will

have to really sure up those relationships, starting perhaps even in south korea. again, strategically, look what the chinese have just strategically, look what the chinese havejust done. strategically, look what the chinese have just done. they have renewed their relationship with the south koreans because they had put some prohibitions on trading beer, because we put the anti—missile system in on south korean territory that cut off relations for some time with the south koreans, so they are back on track, just before the president gets there. you're the president gets there. you're the president going to south korea as pa rt president going to south korea as part of the trip, and he will try to the need —— you have the president going. he has accused the south korean president of being an appeaser, so the relationship will bea appeaser, so the relationship will be a little more tense than with japan with the president has a closer relationship with private minister shinzo abe, so it will be different in each place, but we don't seem to have a coherent strategy for the asia—pacific region. should we expect anything concrete to come out in terms of north korea, apart from warm words,

and this is a problem that has to be dealt with? i think the chinese will try to persuade the president that we need to take a long review, that the pressure is working, be patient, do not engage in bombastic verbal assaults on the north korean regime. i think they will take much slower posture towards this, and we should anticipate that. strategically, i should say from a business point of view, the secretary of commerce is bringing some top business people who will likely strikes deals but that will not go with the fundamental structural relationship we have with china. thank you for coming in, great to have you with us. coming in, great to have you with us. jon, i mentioned he was going to hanoi and danang in vietnam, and another thing that might happen is a meeting with president vladimir putin, due to take place on the economic corporations. he denied any decision had been taken, but ijust wonder if it is possible in light of what is going on in washington at

the moment? well, remember, they met at the g20 in hamburg this summer. they then had a private meeting with only a russian translator present, soi only a russian translator present, so i kind of think, what is normal protocol? what is the conventional way of behaving? it doesn't normally apply with president trump. if he thinks there is business to be done and to be had with vladimir putin, i suspect that meeting will probably go ahead. ok. on the russian theme, so let's check in with moscow correspondent steve rosenberg who has all week been travelling across russia for a series of special reports, revisiting the 1917 revolution that would end centuries imperial rule. starting hisjourney in st peter's back he is now 6000 kilometres away —— starting in st petersburg. talking about how would ta ke petersburg. talking about how would take a hundred years and civil war before the bolsheviks would establish control over the whole of... translation: this man and the

russian revolution have one thing in common, they are both 100 years old. born in 1917, she has survived three famines, for the format worse. in his lifetime. ——. fourworries. how does a nation survive that kind of century? because they are strong and patriotic, he says. we love our motherland and we are ready to die for it. his home is in the russian far east and your china is closer than russia, in khabarovsk. more than russia, in khabarovsk. more than 6000 miles east of st petersburg. it would take a brutal civil war before the bolsheviks conquered this area. soviet

logy conquered this area. soviet mythology painted the reds as triumphant heroes, and anti—communist white army as deservedly crushed. but this version of history is crumbling. just like the battle site memorial to the red mark heroes, and that is because the official view of the revolution has changed in russia. to those in power here today, red october is no longer a national celebration. in russia it is not just a national celebration. in russia it is notjust the a national celebration. in russia it is not just the future that a national celebration. in russia it is notjust the future that is unpredictable. so is the past, and that applies to the russian civil war, the russian revolution, to almost any period of this country's history. so often here the past is rewritten, reinterpreted, according to who is in power. in this school museum which is open to the public, they display guns and bayonets unearthed in the forest. they try not to take sides, red or white, but

not to take sides, red or white, but not everyone welcomes that. translation: the soviet union wasn't that long ago. this teacher says that long ago. this teacher says that what we see now about the white army does not go down well with supporters of the ussr. back in his flat, the centenarian shows me the commendation he got from josef stalin. his view of the past is unlikely to change. translation: revolution day is like my second birthday. it is the birthday of the ussr. and that is unshakeable loyalty, to a country which no longer exists. steve rosenberg, bbc news, khabarovsk. longer exists. steve rosenberg, bbc news, kha barovsk. fascinating longer exists. steve rosenberg, bbc news, khabarovsk. fascinating stuff. now, what should happen to foreigners who travelled to syria and end up being captured by the opponents of the so—called islamic state ? opponents of the so—called islamic state? that is the question raised

by the case of a british man held by kurdish fighters. the parents of the man known as jihadi jack kurdish fighters. the parents of the man known asjihadi jack say not enough is being done by the uk government to bring him home. yes, john and sally have been charged with funding terrorism having said money to their son in syria and i have been speaking to them about their sonjack have been speaking to them about their son jack letts have been speaking to them about their sonjack letts and what they know about his whereabouts. we know he was charged last week by the kurds of belonging to is and the last time his mother spoke to him was injuly. last time his mother spoke to him was in july. he told us he's being held for months in solitary confinement, that he is receiving very little food. he is not allowed out of his cell at all. he used to be allowed out for half an hour mark thenit be allowed out for half an hour mark then it was reduced to ten minutes, then it was reduced to ten minutes, then no time at all. how did he come to be there? he was in raqqa in hating, desperately trying to get out, as everyone else was, and we knew that —— he was in raqqa in

hiding. the last message he sent was pretty harrowing, saying that if i try to escape and they catch me because they are hunting me, isis was hunting him, he said they would kill him immediately, because he had already been imprisoned several times, so he basically said goodbye, mum and dad, this will not in doubt well, but thank you for believing in me. the next thing we heard was three weeks later he had escaped, and from what he told us, and we have not had a detailed conversation about it yet, but somehow with people smuggler he got out and was picked up with a group of refugees from raqqa. and he has been charged since then? only in the last week, yes. what other penalties? i assume the penalty is death they are, i have no idea. but their legal system, it is a self—declared autonomous zone, so system, it is a self—declared autonomous zone, so i think the whole legal code is still being worked out. we have no idea. we have a clip of your son speaking from the

jail, from june. let's just show our viewers that. we willjust go to the territories for a bit and then continue to territory, —— to turkey, we thought, then as soon as we got the position we were imprisoned, not sure how long exactly, a week, maybe, and after that i was in solitary confinement until now. still am. when you watch that, what do you think of this state of mind? he told us, and he says he fears he is losing his mind. he has hallucinated, he thinks he is going mad. let's talk about what is being done. if anything, mad. let's talk about what is being done. ifanything, do mad. let's talk about what is being done. if anything, do you think, being done by the british government? by the british government, from what we know, nothing at all. we have been told by the foreign office when we have tried to talk to them about it, they just keep repeating the mantra that our policy is we strongly advise people not to go to syria, because it isa people not to go to syria, because it is a very dangerous place. well, we know that, but beyond that, after

pushing, they basically admitted to us, well, not basically, but they did admit, that the policy is not to do anything to help anybody come back from syria. so you have now approach the canadians? yes, almost six months ago, right ago, because jack is a canadian and british citizen, as i am, we all are, jack is a canadian and british citizen, as i am, we allare, have been my life, and the canadians said we take allegations of torture very seriously and we will do everything we can. the foreign minister told the bbc the other week that because many of these fighters went to die in syria, and they really only want to die fighting the enemy, that in most every case it was better to kill them... most every case it was better to kill them. .. what seems to be happening is a link between everybody who went to syria, that they should be killed, or everyone shouldn't, and if you look at the tabloid writers that is what they are referring to. anyone who went to syria should be killed, open season on anyone who went, does that

include the ambulance drivers, surgeons, health workers, medics, who went for religious reasons, religious motivations, not tojoin and fight with isis? but rory stewart speaks to the concerns a lot of people will have, the government first responsibility is to the public at home, and bringing people back, is it not importing ideologies that could put people at risk? yes, andl that could put people at risk? yes, and i have as much beer as anyone walking the streets of that type of situation, but this is not a situation, but this is not a situation —— i have as much fear is anyone else. but this is not about putting the against the wall and shipping them on the head. that is doing exactly what they are doing. we have the rule of law. what a british values? to the disappear the minute you cross the border? but do you understand, sally, why people in this country will not want to see people who have travelled to is territory back on the head. that is doing exactly what they are doing. we have the rule of law. what a british values? do they disappear the minute you cross the border? but do you understand, sally, why people

in this country will not want to see people who have travelled to is territory back in be very clear. i think everyone who comes back from syria should be detained and probably arrested and locked up until you can be really sure they have done nothing wrong... yes, absolutely. i have no problem with that. of course we support that. it is democracy and the rule of law. due process. putting someone up against the wall and shooting them in the head is not due process and it is not a british or canadian value. that is all we're asking for. give jack a chance to speak. he has been found guilty in the court of public opinion. do you think you will see your son again? we can't conceive of a world where we will not see him again, we go there really. we have to believe he is alive and that reason and science and justice will prevail, because, you know, we can't cope otherwise. top for the parents, jon, but for for governments i think. what

politician will want to be seen as being soft on terrorism at the moment when we are talking about new york, london, paris and the incidents this week? a lot of people will share of the fears, what sort of ideology are we importing if we bring them back? how can we be sure if we rehabilitate them that they will not offend again? this is the concern from the foreign office... the statement there. it is in fact in touch with the cards because they are part of the alliance.|j in touch with the cards because they are part of the alliance. i suppose one of the weaknesses of democracy is that politicians often feel impelled to do what is popular, perhaps over what is right, and i suspect people who have gone to syria to fight with islamic state are not exactly a popular cause, and therefore the politicians will think, you know what, i could turn a deaf ear to this and no one will criticise me too much, perhaps with

the exception of parents of loved ones whose children went there. anyway, this is 100 days, and from one straight talker to the next, this former greek finance at pfizer has some words for president trump and his take on the very busy world of economics. yanis varoufakis is next. a sharp decline in the number of nurses from european union countries wanting to work in the uk. the nursing and midwifery council says there was a drop in... the nurses and midwives' regulator, the nmc, says in the year

to september 2016, more than 10,000 joined the uk register. but this year that fell dramatically, to around 1000. and the number of eu nurses already working here who decided to give up their uk registration rose by 67%. the nursing and midwifery council says there was a drop of nearly 90% in new registrations for eu nurses, compared to the same period the year before. the department of health says an increase in training places will compensate for the fall. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has the details. around one in every 20 nurses and midwives working in the uk was trained in the eu. many are from spain, portugal, poland and romania. but according to new figures, the numbers are declining. the nurses and midwives' regulator, the nmc, says in the year to september 2016, more than 10,000 joined the uk register. but this year that fell dramatically, to around 1000. and the number of eu nurses already working here who decided to give up their uk registration rose by 67%. clearly, it's a worrying trend, and for those who are responsible for thinking about what we need in the future, so the nurses and midwives we need in the future to care for us, they'll obviously look at this and think what can we do to reverse that trend.

in the aftermath of the referendum a campaign was launched to support eu staff in the nhs, but today's figures suggest that's not been enough reassurance and many eu nurses are no longer keen to work in the uk. the situation has been described as alarming by the royal college of nurses. nursing. the vast majority of hospitals are telling us they are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit from overseas. the numbers will come as a concern, but unfortunately not a surprise to them. many of them are still going out to europe and the rest of the world to recruit nurses and doctors from overseas, but it's becoming increasingly challenging at the moment. the government has said it's ensuring the nhs has the staff it needs through a 25% increase in nurse training places. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. you are watching beyond 100 days. it isa you are watching beyond 100 days. it is a tumultuous day in economics. donald trump has put forward his nomination to head up the world's most central bank and finally the republicans are planning to unveil their plans for tax reform, whilst their plans for tax reform, whilst the uk has seen an interest rise for the uk has seen an interest rise for the first time in a decade. some of this might go over your head. let's face it. economics can be a pretty obex object at the best of times,

which is why the former greek finance minister yanis va roufakis has written an new book. he wrote it injust nine days has written an new book. he wrote it in just nine days and has written an new book. he wrote it injust nine days and it is has written an new book. he wrote it in just nine days and it is titled, talking to my daughter about the economy. we have been speaking to him from new york. here in washington, lawmakers are proposing big tax cuts, not worrying too much about the deficit, and in the uk we have seen interest rates rise for the first time in a decade. has the world economy gone back to normal?” am afraid the truth points to exactly the opposite being the case. on the one hand you have in the united states a tax cut, federal tax cut, which the federal budget in this country cannot afford. right at the very same time the trump administration is antagonising china, and major holder of us trade deals. and on the other side of the atlantic you have exactly the opposite, more of a contraction removed by the bank of england, trying to signal a return to higher

interest rates. the one characteristic of our era, especially at this juncture, a very important juncture just before brexit in britain and after trump is stamping his authority, in the united states, the order of the day is one of disintegration of what should be an integrated financial and economic policy by the great powers of the west. do you think anything has fundamentally changed since the financial crisis? a great deal has. we have had the largest operation of concealing bankruptcy through printing of public money in the history of capitalism. that is not an insignificant change, but the fundamental incapacity of those who have their hands on the levers of

economic and financial power, there are fundamental incapacity to coordinate the behaviour of our governments in europe, the united states and china, it remains, and this is why uncertainty remains the predominant condition that businesses and citizens are facing all over the world. yanis, you have written a new book, talking to my daughter about the economy, and you wrote it as we said in nine days, andi wrote it as we said in nine days, and i presume you have put it in the simplest language you can, and is that because you think people are ignorant about the economy? and from that ignorance politicians take their power? no, no, no, you misunderstood me. i their power? no, no, no, you misunderstood me. lam pleased to say the reason why i found it an interesting exercise to put, dated concept and theories —— to put

complicated concepts and theories in as simple language as possible is to understand the world i live in. we economists are famous for taking what is, did it already and then spinning out of control in terms of our own understanding of what is happening. only if you manage to put, dated ideas in the language of teenager can understand —— if you put complicated ideas. then only can you claim to understand it yourself. your last book was essential summer reading for the politicians involved in the brexit negotiation. have you had any feedback from them? no, i haven't, and i must tell you i am disappointed. the article 50 process is going to end up in complete disaster. if you imagine that during that two year period you will negotiate a free trade agreement. the eu is never going to negotiate with you because the greatest nightmare for jean—claude juncker, mrs merkel, and even the french

president, is a mutually advantageous agreement with britain, because it would signal to the rest of the countries around europe you can challenge the authority of the eu and end up with a half decent agreement. before you go i must show you some pictures of, well, if your nemesis, jean—claude juncker? this is him just the other day —— is he your nemesis? this is receiving an honorary degree in portugal. have you ever seen an honorary degree in portugal. have you ever seen an outfit like this? he doesn't look too pleased with it, does he? well, we academics are used to fancy dress and ridiculous attire. but allowed me to say that jean—claude juncker could never be my nemesis in the eu, simply because he was never significant. every time he was never significant. every time he tried to help, we knew we would get seriously clobbered, as a demonstration of the limits of his power. yanis varoufakis there in characteristic t—shirt, but perhaps not the leather jacket. characteristic t—shirt, but perhaps

not the leatherjacket. four years ago things were not looking great for the us baseball team the houston astros. in 2011 they lost 101 games in one season, and sincejoining in 1962 they had never won the world series. but all that has changed... victory in the seventh and deciding game of the la dodgers medley won the championship for the first time in their history, and not the only cause for celebration. look at what happened when one of their players was interviewed after the game. happened when one of their players was interviewed after the gamem is one of the biggest compliments of my life and right now i want to take another big step in my life... daniela, you make me the happiest man in the world. will you marry me? oh, my god! laughter sadly, she said no. laughter

no, she didn't! she said yes. we have had long chat about this, jon, about baseball. i am a big american football fan, love hotdogs, but i just don't baseball! no, it is good, and that was the most exciting thing that happened in last week's final. the last one was a tedious game after the first games being fantastic. the curve ball, the slider, the fast one, etc, there are a lot of tactics involved in baseball. i'm not sure it will ever catch on around the rest of the world. not the world series, though, is it? it is the world series if you recognise america is the whole world. you, living in britain, seem to think other countries matter, but me living here, i can recognise the truth! is it posh rounders? laughter i think you could find your visa revoked the next time you try to come to the united states if you are

going to express the dishes views like that. laughter coming up next on bbc world news ros atkins is here with outside source. and here we will have the latest headlines. the for now. —— goodbye for now. slow—moving weather at the moment, sunnier skies today across scotland but more cloud across northern ireland heading back towards scotland. this area of clouds stuck in the same place all day, and on the hall there will be a lot of cloud around overnight but a lot of cloud around overnight but a lot of cloud around overnight but a lot of dry weather as well. across the south of england, south of this main band of cloud we already have some fog here and they are, didn't really clear away from the somerset levels all day and there will be more forming overnight, dense and places. the coldest weather probably in eastern scotland where they will hang on to clear skies for longer. that fog will be across southern england for the morning rush hour, especially across the west country, hampshire, across the m3 and four, four, and it may well lingerfor

most of the morning, if not all —— and the m4. parts of wales in northern england —— and northern england, a spot of cloud. this weather pushing further into scotland, and a bit of rain in north—west scotland, a weak from not making great in roads to the day, but affecting north west scotland with a strong breeze. otherwise, light winds. while the sun will try to come out it is rather half—hearted, that fog slowly lifting and southern england perhaps just into low cloud. a lot of dry weather and cloud, temperatures similarto weather and cloud, temperatures similar to those of today, just about making double figures, then things change overnight. that band of rain moving southwards away from scotla nd of rain moving southwards away from scotland and northern ireland and wet weather developing in england and wales quite widely. this rain will be a little heavy in places so you don't need to worry about the temperatures, much melt overnight and we don't need to worry so much about fog either. showers coming into some slightly cooler air in the

north of the uk. we start the weekend with some rain and north—westerly winds drawing down cold air as the weekend goes on. we have the cloud and rain across england and wales to begin with and that will linger across eastern england into the afternoon, clothes relu cta nt to brea k england into the afternoon, clothes reluctant to break up after that rain. otherwise, sunshine developing —— cloud reluctant to break up. the shares could be a touch would require maintenance and will be turning colder in those north—westerly winds. more sunshine probably on the wii on sunday. a few showers around here and they are, as temperatures fall away to red eight or nine at best. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker, the headlines at 8pm: the bank of england raises interest rates for the first time in a decade. the rise, to 0.5%, is part of the bank's fight against inflation, and there could be more to come. consistent with our mandate and

consistent with supporting the economy, that requires two more interest rate increases over the next three years. in politics, the new defence secretary is gavin williamson, who used to be the conservative chief whip. some of his colleagues are not happy with the appointment. the brother of manchester arena bomber salman abedi will not be returned to the uk to face questioning by police say the militia holding him in libya. also tonight: arts funding should benefit the whole country, and not just london. the culture secretary tells the bbc the government is committed to increasing arts spending in the regions.