in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. evidence to a committee of senators. whether she would testify on capitol hill have now passed. nominee — reach a deal to appear, or we vote without you. the european council chief says we can still find a compromise. about her plans for brexit. she has called on the eu to show britain more respect. the controversial promotion given to an ex—intelligence chief. they can still find a compromise. by drinking alcohol. hello. agency hans—georg maassen. demonstrators chasing immigrants in the city of chemnitz. a more senior position. evidence to a committee

of senators. whether she would testify on capitol hill have now passed. monday on whether to back mr kavanagh. brett kava naugh would eventually be confirmed. and he was born... you talk about central casting, he was born... he was born for the us supreme court. he was born for it. and it's going to happen. washington correspondent chris buckler has more on the story.

and say she was prepared to testify at some stage next week. at some stage next week. terms of what these proceedings will take. take. doesn't want brett kavanaugh in the room. —— brett kavanaugh. opening statement and she has a number of other conditions. number of other conditions. that she is asking for —— we're getting. getting. because they have to be seen to be handling this carefully. handling this carefully.

who said on thejudiciary committee are male. are male. bowl winners was handled in the last 25 years or so. —— female witness. working out exactly what will happen next. chris, thanks for that. him removing donald trump from office. office. recording the president to expose chaos in the white house. chaos in the white house. let's go back to chris. back to chris.

are true, yet more damage for the white house? white house? russian interference in the 2016 collection continues. collection continues. overseen by the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. general, rod rosenstein. try to show that he was not fit to hold office. as the 25th amendment of the us constitution. that's effectively a mechanism of getting rid of a president. now, we've had a fuller statement from rod

rosenstein. of the president is absolutely false. this alleged conversation took place. place. been said but in a sarcastic and a joking way. joking way. and the intention was that it would never happen. never happen. suggestion that it should be taken seriously. seriously. talk about the fbi and the department ofjustice. department ofjustice. there is the lingering stench, and we're going to get rid of it too.

we're going to get rid of it too. divisions as a result of what's been alleged by the new york times. with to developing stories out of washington. —— two developing stories. works for everyone. respect in negotiations. deputy political editor john pienaar has more. landing a brexit deal. plan wouldn't fly. her answer in downing street? defiance — their turn to compromise. britain had rejected the eu's basic demands. uncontrolled immigration from the eu would continue. and we couldn't do trade deals we want with other countries.

two years ago. of great britain and northern ireland. there would be no backing down. it is something i will never agree to. minister would ever agree to. fundamental mistake. though eu citizens settled here would have rights guaranteed. and humiliation, she came back with her own final demand. with nothing but respect. the uk expects the same. a good relationship at the end of this process depends on it. european leaders lined up against her this week.

now she was keen to show she'd face them down. but there are potential dangers behind her, at home. brexiteer tories demanding no compromise. which leaves the uk tied to some eu rules and standards. by the european union, and that's very important. that's not really brexit. but without respecting their institutions. of view, it isn't properly leaving the european union. is still a barrier to a deal. the eu council president donald tusk said in a statement tonight. of ireland's leader that agreement was still possible.

and secure the deal that we need. she comes up with. their wish list, an early election, maybe another referendum. if they can. and now the country is staring down the barrel of no deal. and so she's in denial. the prime minister's back on her berkshire constituency. it won't count as an escape. if she tried. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.

at least 136 people, with scores of people still missing. and negligence was to blame. lebo diseko has this report. it is the worst kind of wait. been on board the mv nyerere. of the disaster, they're stuck. for the worst, grieving and burying their relatives. as plain to see. but hope is fading fast. translation: we can't reach my brother. yesterday morning, he spoke to our mum.

we've not heard from him since. my father and my younger sibling. it's a huge loss to us. floating on the water. metres from ukara's shore. it operated a busy schedule, taking people to and from the market. it's thought it was particularly full because it was market day. times its capacity. it's thought many of the passengers couldn't swim.

so it capsized and sank. but the death toll has shocked the country. who apparently wasn't on board at the time. a huge tragedy. lebo diseko, bbc news. are struggling to stop. rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there is people alive and there is people not alive.

we just can help and give them whatever we've got. and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. one of his clients being executed. and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. inundated with tourists. another blessing of st elizabeth.

evidence to a committee of senators. two separate deadlines to confirm she would testify have passed. on the cards. widely viewed as a step towards towards peace. were focused on working towards a long—term peace agreement. the two leaders are going to have to make lots of things happen. they're the decision—makers in each of the two countries. i'm going to travel to pyongyang if the schedules all work. at other levels and through

other channels. so it's in the works? it's in the works. we are hoping everything falls together. it makes good sense here. before too terribly long. there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea? no, there is still a threat. we still have work to do. but the good news is the threat is reduced from where it was. no tests and no missile launches. will tell you you have to conduct tests. there is work to do. with north korea than 00:15:42,1000 --> 00:15:44,748 it is today. that's a big step forward. as north korea is fully and verifiably denuclearised. that's the agenda that president trump has set out. that is what he agreed to with chairman kim. we are on our way to achieving that

end state. that there was no longer a threat from north korea. i know the tweet very well. the president was saying that the risk is reduced. as a result of the efforts that this president undertook. to american foreign policy. you mention your position as cia director. in order to do a deal you will need to know when kimjong—un is lying. how will you know that? i'm not going to talk about what we know or don't know. talked about, verification. this is the sine qua non of the end of

the discussion. will be relieved. for the north korean people. agency hans—georg maassen. demonstrators chasing immigrants in the city of chemnitz. a more senior position. andy beatt reports. coalition into crisis.

in the eastern city of chemnitz. month after a german man was fatally stabbed in a fight with migrants. described as anti—migrant hunts. to attack them. hunts taking place. at the interior ministry.

by some of mrs merkel‘s coalition allies, is in question. translation: we've agreed to reassess the situation. have a right to have their concerns and problems resolved. through the course of the weekend. that's exposed painful fault lines in german politics and society. andy beatt, bbc news. kik which is popular with teenagers. offences over the past five years. unless they overcome major bureaucratic hurdles.

angus crawford reports. mark, you're wanted. not the wake—up call he was expecting. hello, are you all right? mark kirby's about to be arrested. free to download and popular with teenagers. you're under arrest... and help his victims without help from the company. months before we know who that is. and kirby's case is not the only one. to track down. so each one of these could be a predator? yes. abusing children?

yes. process, taking months and costing money the force doesn't have. so when you ask kik, you get an automated response? yes. saying we can't provide that information? it's a bureaucratic nightmare. really, is hurting a child. at the age of 13. it started in moments, but lasted years. they ask you to perform sexual acts, and then film them and send that. how many men do you think may have tried to groom you? over 100, possibly up to

200, yeah. that's shocking. yeah. and it's still rife. from a 42—year—old man. then this. and there's more. to share them. in the last five years. what do you think of that?

here talking to you now, because there's clearly a problem. that we're banging our heads against a brick wall. leaving offenders at large and victims unprotected. of the day it makes them money. angus crawford, bbc news. more than aids, violence, and road accidents combined. which says men are particularly at risk. katie silver has the details.

many people's attention turns towards getting a drink. with alcohol responsible for one in every 20 deaths. any consumption is associated with some risks. in a state of mild intoxication. is killing us. cancer and stroke. such as tuberculosis, hiv and pneumonia. of alcohol don't measure up. received from alcohol taxes.

this is not a problem across the globe. at all, and there has been some good news. dropped since 2010. europe, which drinks the most, has dropped 10% in these eight years. especially in asia, with china and india seeing significant hikes. than three quarters of alcohol—related deaths. solutions to save lives. katie silver, bbc news. thanks for your company. this is bbc news. hello.

for next week. blustery wind on friday with some showers and plenty of rainbows. across southern parts of the uk, but cool for all of us. being replaced by all this cloud that's coming in from the atlantic. and into northern ireland. thickest cloud in the south—west. and later into the south—east of england as well. but not very warm anywhere, really. 13—14 degrees at best. under that rain in the south—west, it's going to be a miserable day. east anglia during the evening before it fades away. moves a bit further north.

temperatures in scotland easily down to two or three degrees. sort of day. a cold day. maybe only 11—12 degrees in some places. to build in quickly from the atlantic. and that means the weather is going to be settling down. and there will be some stronger winds down these north sea coasts. a fair bit of sunshine around. 16 degrees at very best. because the jetstream is moving further north.

to the north—west of the uk. so that's where the wind and rain is. plenty of sunshine. a little in the south. and beyond tuesday as well. some wind and rain.