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this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at ten. organisers say over 700,000 protesters have marched through london, demanding another referendum on the uk's membership of the european union. saudi arabia admits journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in its consulate in istanbul. turkey vows to reveal all details, whilst the us defends the saudi government. they've been a great ally of the middle east. we need them as a counterbalance to iran. and so it's not a simple solution. prince harry has opened the fourth invictus games in sydney, dedicating them to all veterans who've served in dangerous conflicts. when all of you compete over the next week, remember that you do so not just for yourselves, not just for your families, not just for your nations. you are competing with different flags on your chest but you are competing together
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for one invictus generation. and at 10:30 we'll be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers nigel nelson — from the sunday mirror — and the political commentatorjo phillips. stay with us for that. 0rganisers say more than 600,000 people havejoined a demonstration in central london, calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal. they marched through the capital — where a rally has been held in parliament square. it's thought to be the largest brexit demonstration to date, with a number of mps from all the main political parties supporting the demonstration. prime minister theresa may has already ruled out another referendum.
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0ur political correspondent, chris mason reports. they came from every corner of the uk and beyond. it's a campaign that wants what it calls "a people's vote". in other words, another referendum. there were some political faces you mightjust recognise here. but the vast majority were ordinary people, still deeply angry about brexit. it has all been lies from the start and it needs a second vote. we need a second vote to get us out of this mess! to what extent can today persuade people who voted a different way from you to vote a different way in future if there was another vote? i am not sure that today will, it is seeing the politicians making a complete mess of the negotiations that will persuade them. 0n the first vote we thought the brexiteers knew what they were doing. now we know they couldn't organise a party in a party shop. i feel really strongly that people
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where i am from in the north did not vote to lose jobs or close factories and i think that it is right to make it clear to people that that is the consequence of what they voted for. more than anything, i was born in 1982, i feel more european than i do british in some ways, so on a personal level i feel like my identity is being lost. a noisy walk in the autumn sunshine ended — for those at the front, at least — in parliament square, where politicians from a range of parties and some celebrities addressed the crowd. there's no doubting this is a big march and there's no doubting the passion of those taking part. but their demand for another referendum collides with the government's opposition to one. they hope, though, that with politics as turbulent as it is at the moment, anything is possible. good morning, everybody. the march in london wasn't the only brexit—related event today. in harrogate in north yorkshire, a much smaller gathering, but one of a series from leave campaigners.
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that is our message, get on with it. fulfil your promises to us, you said if we voted to leave it would happen — it needs to. and some ukip supporters decided to take their pro—brexit argument to the anti—brexit march in london. they were not well received... booing it shows how thick you are, you don't know... it was a reminder, not that it is needed, that the divisions, anger and open hostilities provoked by the referendum have not gone away. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. viewers on bbc one willjoin us shortly for a round—up of the day's news with simon mccoy, but before that... saudi arabia has admitted for the first time in two weeks, that the journalist jamal khashoggi did die inside its consulate in istanbul. saudi state television reported that he died in a fight. turkey claims he was tortured by a team sent from the saudi capital,
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riyadh. turkey has promised to reveal every detail about the killing, and said it wouldn't accept a cover—up. president trump says he was not completely satisfied with saudi arabia's response but the admission was a "good first step". earlier i spoke tojohn sfakianakis, former adviser to the saudi government and director of economic research at the gulf research center. he said he believes the us and the west's political and economic interests in saudi arabia will prevail. i was looking at some numbers today in terms of german arms exports exports to saudi arabia. alread, germany has exported, despite the difficulties in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, more than $500 million worth of weapons. and i think the us and especially president trump will continue to emphasise the importance of the military sales,
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but more so i think it's the strategic relationship which will sustain the difficulties that we're seeing today. i think that politics and economic interests will prevail. the crown prince talks about vision 2030, part of the davos in the desert summit, of which many countries and business representatives have pulled out. how much does saudi arabia need the inward investment? i understand it is the tenth biggest foreign holder of us debt. a lot of money goes both ways. how key is this investment into the country? it is very much needed, foreign direct investment into saudi arabia is a very important goal for saudi arabia. i think the world needs to continue to look at that, as well as saudi arabia needs
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to open up more. but having said that, the world will look at the opportunities offered and at the same time, businesses have a tendency to go where there are opportunities. so i think that once we get over the politics and the difficulties of today, businesses will return back to saudi arabia, where, again, it is the largest economy in the middle east and it is becoming a more diversified economy. how strong is saudi arabia's hand, when we think about oil? well, oil is very important and saudi arabia is the most critical supplier of oil. it is, in many ways, to use the words of the minister of energy of saudi arabia, it is the shock absorber of the global oil producing principle.
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so in many ways, saudi arabia, when there is a need, increases or decreases its production. having said that, they have invested billions of dollars towards the extra supply that the world will require over the coming years, at a minimum return to its investment, just because there is such a need. so i suggest they play a very critical part and i'm ready to venture and say that saudi arabia will not use oil as a weapon. taking to the streets: protesters seeking a referendum on the final brexit deal march in london. organisers say more than 600,000 took part in what's thought to be the largest brexit demonstration to date. he did die in our consulate: two weeks afterjamal khashoggi's disappearance — an admission from saudi arabia, claiming he died during a fight.
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voters in afghanistan defy deadly attacks to cast their votes in large numbers in the nation's long—awaited parliamentary elections. the duke and duchess of sussex. four years after he launched the invictus games, prince harry praises the athletes as he and meghan attend the opening ceremony at the sydney opera house. good evening. 0rganisers say more that 600,000 people joined a rally in central london calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal. it's thought to be the largest brexit demonstration to date — with a number of mps from all the main political parties supporting the march.
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the metropolitan police have not given an estimate of the turnout. prime minister theresa may has ruled out another referendum. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. they came from every corner of the uk and beyond. it's a campaign that wants what it calls "a people's vote". in other words, another referendum. what do we want? all: a people's vote! when do we want it? all: now! there were some political faces you mightjust recognise here. but the vast majority were ordinary people, still deeply angry about brexit. it has all been lies from the start and it needs a second vote. we need a second vote to get us out of this mess! to what extent can today persuade people who voted a different way from you to vote a different way in future if there was another vote? i'm not sure that today will, it's seeing the politicians making a complete mess of the negotiations that will persuade them. 0n the first vote we thought the brexiteers knew what they were doing.
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now we know they couldn't organise a party in a party shop. i feel really strongly that people where i am from in the north did not vote to lose jobs or close factories and i think that it is right to make it clear to people that that is the consequence of what they voted for. more than anything, i was born in 1982, i feel more european than i do british in some ways, so on a personal level i feel like my identity is being lost. a noisy walk in the autumn sunshine ended — for those at the front, at least — in parliament square, where some celebrities and politicians from a range of parties addressed the crowd. let the message ring out loudly and clearly today. it's time for this vital issue to be taken out of the hands of politicians in westminster. there's no doubting this is a big march and there's no doubting the passion of those taking part. but the demand for another referendum collides
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with the government's opposition to one. they hope, though, that with politics as turbulent as it is at the moment, anything is possible. the march in london wasn't the only brexit—related event today, though. in harrogate in north yorkshire, a much smaller gathering, but one of a series from leave campaigners. that's our message, get on with it. fulfil your promises to us, you said if we voted to leave it would happen — it needs to. and some ukip supporters decided to take their pro—brexit argument to the anti—brexit march in london. they were not well received... booing it shows how thick you are, you don't know... it was a reminder, not that it's needed, that the divisions, anger and open hostilities provoked by the referendum have not gone away. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. turkey says it will reveal all details about the killing
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of journalist jamal khashoggi, after saudi arabia admitted for the first time he had been killed in its consulate in istanbul. state television reported that he died in a fight. turkish officials previously said he had been deliberately killed. 0ur diplomatic affairs correspondent james robbins reports. after 2.5 weeks of the nile, saudi arabia is changing its story. state tv announced the admission that jamal carter sonejee was killed by its officials. —— jamal khashoggi was killed. translation: the discussions led to an argument and fistfight with jamal khashoggi, which led to his death. that is also the admission of a big saudi light, previous insistence that the journalist didn't just walk
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into the consulate, he left safely, too. many believe the killing could only have happened with the permission of saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, and that the new story of a fight rather than premeditated murder is designed to shield him. president trump first seemed willing to accept the new saudi explanation as credible, but now seems less willing. i'm not satisfied until we find the answer, but it was a big first step, it was a good first step but i want to get to the answer. suspicion of the saudi claims is reflected by the —— by mrtrump ‘s saudi claims is reflected by the —— by mr trump ‘s republican colleagues. senator lindsey graham said... so, brought the saudi admissions and arrests sole briton‘s dilemma, how to respond? hardly. the government is committed to upholding a world order based on rules but it
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doesn't want to inflict too much damage on saudi partnerships it values enormously. the foreign office can find initial reactions to a short statement. it stated... but don't expect action before turkey publishes some of its evidence. turkish officials have suggested a grotesque sequence of torture and killing inside the saudi consulate. turkey is promising to reveal all its findings. president trump has confirmed the united states is planning to withdraw from a nuclear agreement with russia. the treaty — agreed more than 30 years ago — required both countries to get rid of short and intermediate—range missiles. but washington has accused the kremlin of breaching the agreement. afghanistan has been holding long—delayed parliamentary elections today — amidst tight security. it's the first set of elections since international forces ended their combat mission in the country four years ago.
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but the build up has been marred by violence — with 10 candidates killed over the past few months — and voting delayed in one province following the assassination of the local police chief earlier this week. today — police say a suicide bomber attacked a polling station in the capital killing 15 people. secunder kermani reports from kabul. the taliban told them to stay at home. instead, afghans began queueing outside polling stations even before they'd opened, with thousands of soldiers deployed across the country. a suicide bomber struck outside one polling station in kabul and there were dozens of other smaller, violent incidents. but through the day, voting did go ahead. but in some places, delays have meant it will have to continue tomorrow. translation: of course everyone is scared because security is bad but despite all those fears, we are here and voting anyway because our destiny depends on it.
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translation: i hope that the people who are elected will do something for the young generation and to improve security for the country. inside polling stations, women and men voted in separate sections. almost 9 million people have registered to vote, for more than 2,500 candidates. despite the threat of violence, people are turning out to vote, determined to have a say in how the country is run. but across afghanistan, nearly one—third of all polling stations are closed because of security concerns. in a country where politicians are often seen as corrupt and linked to ethnic tensions, there's a degree of optimism about some of the candidates standing. many, like 26—year—old former tv reporter maryam, are young and from professional backgrounds. the mps who were elected in the past
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didn't represent people. they don't even know what an mp should do. they are like a mafia. and afghans are suffering. previous elections in afghanistan have been marred by allegations of fraud. many fear that will happen again despite new biometric devices meant to prevent anyone voting more than once. today's election is a key test of afghanistan's security forces ahead of next year's more politically significant presidential elections. it's been a day of defiance, but also, as it often is in afghanistan, of bloodshed. on the fourth day of their tour of australia prince harry and his wife meghan have attended the opening of the invictus games. the prince set up the games — for injured military personnel — in 2014. he praised the dedication of those taking part describing them as "a symbol of honour and optimism
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for a new generation". our royal correspondentjonny dymond reports from sydney. in sydney's olympic park, the scars of war. the wounded of 18 nations' militaries have come together for this year's invictus games. after losing all feeling in his feet on a military exercise, andy white's road to recovery was a long one. invictus gave him a goal to ride for. invictus games for me is about wearing the unionjack on my chest again. and being around like—minded people. we're all here for a reason and we've all got that common goal of getting better and getting on our road to recovery, whether this is the start or the finish of our recovery. the duke and duchess of sussex... in the shadow of sydney opera house, with the eyes of australia on him, the duke of sussex came to open the games that he created. 500 competitors from 18 different nations have come to this,
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the largest games yet. the duke spoke of a new generation of warriors — an invictus generation. their struggle, for too long unrecognised. and he told the competitors here that they are an example to all. when all of you compete over the next week, remember that you do so not just for yourselves, not just for your families, not just for your nations. you are competing with different flags on your chests but you are competing together for one invictus generation. tonight in sydney, a triumphant celebration of life and perseverance. a week of fierce competition and even greater inspiration begins. jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. the premier league returned today after the international break. all the goals are coming up
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on match of the day after the news but if you want the results, then here they come. jose mourinho had to be restrained by stewards at stamford bridge. the manchester united manager reacted to a member of the chelsea coaching staff celebrating their equaliser. mourinho says he accepted their apology after the game. ross berkeley's goal in the sixth minute of injury time made it 2—2. manchester city are still top of the table. they beat burnley 5—0 at home with five different goalscorers. liverpool are second on goal difference after beating huddersfield 1—0. there were also wins for cardiff, brighton, watford and spurs. in scotland, hearts still top the premiership. they beat aberdeen 2—1. arnaud djoum scored one of their goals, his first in over a year. they remain three points clear of celtic, who also won. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston, kilmarnock and stjohnstone. england's cricketers have clinched the one day series aginst sri lanka. they won by 18 runs in kandy, but with the start of their tour coinciding with monsoon season,
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this match, like every other, was affected by the weather. jo currie reports. not even the looming rain could put these children off taking a trip out of the classroom. they were about to receive a lesson from the england bowlers. chris woakes with the breakthrough to give england an early high. spin once again proved to be an appointment for moeen ali. adil rashid dismissed mendez in the same passion. the sri lankan coaching staff could only watch on as england were set and achievable target. with dark clouds overhead alex hales and jason roy got england moving in the right direction. that was before some quick thinking sent hales packing. joe root and captain eoin morgan kept the scoreboard ticking over. they remained unbeaten until the rain hit, and all too
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familiar story in this series. play was suspended with england ahead of the run rate. shortly after the game was called off, handing the tourists and 18 one victory to seal the series with one match still to play. —— an18 run series with one match still to play. —— an 18 run victory. some other headlines: commonwealth para table tennis champion ross wilson is now world champion as well. he saved three match points against his chinese opponent to take the title in slovenia. great britain also won two bronze medals today. cracksman has won the champion stakes at ascot for the second year running. ridden by frankie dettori, the odds—on favourite won by six lengths. his trainerjohn gosden had three wins on champions day. qualifying is just getting under way in austin texas, for tomorrow's us grand prix. lewis hamilton can win his fifth formula one title with three races to spare if he secures eight more points than his nearest rival, sebastian vettel. you can follow that qualifying session on the bbc sport website and you'll also find details on the tennis page of how
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the british number one, kyle edmund, reached tomorrow's european open final in antwerp. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. good night. hello. for much of england and wales it has been a day of blue skies and sunshine. certainly the case in lyme regis this afternoon, with temperatures up to 17 or 18 celsius, slightly higher across aberdeenshire and murray with plenty of sunshine but further west across scotland a different story. mist hill fog and patchy light rain and drizzle and that rain becomes more persistent as the night wears on across the northern and western isles, the northern highlands. elsewhere across scotland mainly dry but the cloud increasing.
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cloudy through the night across northern ireland, some rain later, and that cloud extends into northwest england down into wales. further south and east clearer skies and the lowest temperatures with mist and fog reforming as the night wears on. quite slow to clear it through tomorrow morning, particularly through the m4 corridor southwards. meanwhile, a wet start to the day across northern and western scotland, northern ireland, slowly sliding its way south and eastwards through the day, but the rain tending to fizzle out, so we're just left really with a band of cloud through the afternoon across the midlands and wales. behind it spells of sunshine, still quite windy for the northern half of scotland, a few showers here, further south and east holding onto the best of the sunshine through into the afternoon and hence the highest temperature 17, 18 nearly 19 celsius here, a few degrees cooler further north and west and a chilly feel for the far north of scotland. where we're going to keep those strong winds as we go into monday. notice the squeeze in the isobars. further south we have this area of high pressure. not too many problems with mist and fog monday morning, another wet morning for the far north of scotland, windy also but further south across scotland into northern ireland dry with some spells of sunshine. the best of the sunshine across england and wales, but a cooler feel for all of us
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on monday with highs between 11 and 11! celsius. high pressure is still with us as we go into tuesday. we still have those tightly packed isobars across northern scotland so we will keep the strength of the wind further outbreaks of rain and some of it mayjust filter its way a little bit southwards on tuesday down towards the central belt and maybe into the borders, increasing cloud across northern england and northern ireland, spells of sunshine still and the best of the sunshine will be across central and southern england, but temperatures still ii—iiidc. away from the far north of scotland much of next week is looking mainly dry, in fact for all of us through wednesday and thursday there'll be spells of sunshine, but it could well turn colder by the weekend. hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak.
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