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a man is arrested in the united states, after a series of pipe bombs were sent to critics of president trump. 56—year—old cesar sayoc has a number of criminal convictions, and is a registered supporter of the republican party. police seized his vehicle in florida — the fbi explained how the authorities tracked him down. they uncovered a latent fingerprint from one of the envelopes containing an ied that had been sent to congresswoman maxine waters. we have confirmed this fingerprint is that of cesar sayoc. we'll have the latest live from the us. also tonight — businessman sir philip green says he'll lodge a formal complaint against the labour peer who named him in parliament as the man facing allegations of sexual and racist harassment. the fiancee of the journalist jamal khashoggi speaks about her pain following his murder — and demands justice. stranded by civil war — the children of yemen in desperate need of medical attention, who the un says should be flown abroad for treatment.
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and the smash and grab attempted theft of the magna carta, on display in salisbury cathedral. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... lewis hamilton is hoping to wrap up a fifth world title this weekend. he needs to finish seventh or better in mexico city. good evening. a man has been arrested in florida, in connection with a series of parcel bombs which have been sent to prominent democrats and critics of president trump. 56—year—old cesar sayoc is a registered republican, with a number of criminal convictions. the director of the fbi told journalists this evening that authorities knew of 13 devices that had been received since monday, and that they were not hoaxes.
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our correspondent nick bryant has the latest from washington. this has been a nationwide manhunt, but it appeared to end today amidst the palm trees of florida. the federal authorities arresting a suspect in connection with the parcel bombs just north of miami. law enforcement officers surrounded this white van featured programme stickers. more threateningly, cross hairs over the faces of hillary clinton and barack obama, two democrats targeted with crude bombs. the suspect is 56—year—old cesar sayoc, a registered republican, who is evidently devoted supporter of donald trump. in social media the former strip club workers posted shots of himself at trump rallies and this is him at donald trump ‘s inauguration wearing a america great
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again cap. an ex-president of united states. he also posted videos of himself listening to donald trump. you study these people... the president's attorney general announced sayoc has been charged with five federal crimes. let this bea with five federal crimes. let this be a lesson to anyone, regardless of their political beliefs, that we will bring the full force of law against anyone who attempts to use threats, intimidation, and outright violence to further an agenda. this was the scene earlier in midtown manhattan where the bomb squad descended on a post office facility where another explosive —— another explosive device was found. it was sent to another prominent critic of donald trump, james clapper. all the packages have looked exactly the same, but on one of them investigators found sayoc‘s fingerprint. they all contained in provides explosive devices. though
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we are still analysing the devices in our luxury, these are not hoax devices —— in our laboratory. in our luxury, these are not hoax devices -- in our laboratory. the initial response from the white house this morning to more attacks was extraordinary, the president not condemning them but raising questions about their timing coming in the run—up to vital congressional elections. republicans are doing so well in early voting and that the polls and nelvis bomb stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows. appearing after the arrest, before a crowd of cheering supporters, he tried to strike a more presidential tone. the bottom line is that americans must unify and we must show the world that we are united together in peace and love and harmony as fellow american citizens, there is no country like our country and every day we are showing the world just how truly great we are. donald trump presents himself as the law and order president, but the
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question will now be asked is his aggressive style and his past state m e nts aggressive style and his past statements conned owning physical violence encouraging supporters to ta ke violence encouraging supporters to take matters into their own hands —— his past statements conned owning physical violence. donald trump was asked about his aggressive style and he said he toned it down already and repeated his attacks on the media, saying the media was unbelievably unfairto him. now saying the media was unbelievably unfair to him. now the suspect has a long criminal history. he's been arrested on numerous occasions and has been accused in the past of threatening to use a bomb. if he's found guilty, he could face up to 48 yea rs found guilty, he could face up to 48 years in prison. nick bryant in washington, thank you. the billionaire businessman sir philip green has told the bbc he'll lodge a formal complaint against the labour peer lord hain, who named him in parliament as the man facing allegations of sexual and racist harassment. it comes after it was revealed lord hain is a paid adviser to the law firm representing the newspaper that wants to publish the allegations. lord hain says he was
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unaware the lawyers were involved in the case. sir philip green denies any wrongdoing. emma simpson has the latest. sir philip green, one of the country's most colourful tycoons, owner of a retail empire, never far from the headlines, and now he's embroiled in yet more controversy with allegations of sexual and racial harassment. his name was made public by former cabinet minister peter hain, using rules that stop those talking in parliament from being sued. i feel it's my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question. after days of speculation, sir philip has become front—page news. up until then, there had been an injunction in place by three seniorjudges, stopping the daily telegraph from naming him. it's now fired up a debate about whether parliamentary privilege is being misused. tonight, the former head of the judiciary of england and wales has weighed in.
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he used parliamentary privilege in a way which is entirely inappropriate. parliamentary privilege is not meant to allow individual members of either house to interfere with the process of the courts. whatever we think of sir philip — and i don't know the man — but he's not the world's most popular person at the moment, he's entitled to go to a court, just like anybody else. it's emerged in the parliamentary register of interests that peter hain is a paid adviser at the law firm gordon dadds, used by the daily telegraph. he's categorically denied he was aware of its work on this case. gordon dadds said he had had no involvement either. do you mind not looking at me like that all the time. it's really disturbing. sir philip has had more than his fair share of brushes with mp5, and some think it's right that he was named. these allegations have been swirling around all week, and they are only allegations at this stage, but there's a very
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strong public interest reason why people deserve to be told who they were about, and let's not forget, this is because this man tried to hush up the complainants, or alleged victims, and also the press, and it shouldn't be that the rich and powerful can buy their way out of trouble against the poor and impotent. there was no sign of sir philip at his home in monaco today, nor his yacht in the marina. but he's already given a statement saying "to the extent it is suggested that i've been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour, i categorically and wholly deny these allegations." so what now? the telegraph has written to sir philip asking that the injunction be dropped. while the paper is still protecting the details of the allegations, that seems unlikely. if both sides dig in, then a trial is expected in the new year, which will determine what can be published.
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emma simpson, bbc news, central london. our business editor simonjack is with me. you have had an exclusive statement tonight. what does it say? it's focusing on the role of lord hain in the main. he says when lord hain made allegations about me in the house of lords yesterday, he failed to disclose he has a financial relationship with the law firm gordon dadds who of course represented the telegraph in the injunction debate. as you heard, lord hain hit back saying i was com pletely lord hain hit back saying i was completely unaware that gordon dadds we re completely unaware that gordon dadds were advising the telegraph in this case. lord green said if he hadn't read thejudgment case. lord green said if he hadn't read the judgment on what basis was he talking about it, and if he had, gordon dadds' name as a law firm was on the front page. he goes on to say lord hain‘s blatant disregard of the judgment made by three seniorjudges out rage sand save intent is —— and
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he intends to launch a formal complaint in the house of lords. the sanctions are unclear, you can't boot someone out of the house of lords, that would make a mockery in the way of the power of parliamentary privilege in the first place. there are also allegations in the newspapers that the payments made under these settlement agreements, which sir philip doesn't deny exist, total well over £1 million, and i'm told by sources close to sir philip green that there are legal discussions going on on whether a calculation like that in itself is a breach of those confidential at the agreements. it's worth repeating he says he categorically and wholly denied these allegations. i've also spoken to baroness karren brady, chair of the company which ultimately owns the company which ultimately owns the ship whole shooting match. she says she's out of the country and will be making a further on monday. simonjack, will be making a further on monday. simon jack, thank you. the fiancee of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi has spoken in public about his murder for the first time. ina tearful
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in a tearful in interview on turkish television, hatice cengiz spoke of the day he disappeared after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul — while she waited outside. and she demanded that his killers face justice. mark lowen reports from istanbul. jamal khashoggi and his fiancee on their way to the saudi consulate. a moment of happiness as they plan their future. a quick goodbye as he entered to get papers for their wedding. bid was the last time she'd see him alive. today, a distraught hatice cengiz recounted those fateful hours. as he didn't emerge she begged the staff to know what had happened. translation: i said jamal entered from this very door. i insisted that he hadn't left. i knew he hadn't. i knew. i felt i had lost something huge in my life. the dissident journalist worried about entering the consulate, she said, but was reassured after an earlier visit there. at first, she thought he was being held inside.
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translation: i tried to think positively. i couldn't imagine what had happened. never. not even 10% of what we know now crossed my mind. if it had, i would have entered the building with him, or never let him go in. i would have just accepted that he wouldn't be able to marry me. now i'm bearing a terrible sense of responsibility. hatice waited here into the night as fear turned to blind panic. she alerted the turkish authorities, police were scrambled to the airport, but they were too late. the first group of saudis, the alleged hit squad, were already in the air en route to riyadh. turkey has released an image of a saudi consulate car entering a forest in istanbul before the murder. the suspicion is that the killers scouted it for a potential burial site. there is still no sign of the body. that and the changing saudi stories have angered president erdogan
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who called them childish and not worthy of a serious state. forjamal khashoggi's friends, a search for answers. turkey has requested extradition of the 18 saudis arrested in riyadh. but the fear is they are being scapegoated by those on high and that the real truth may never come out. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. two men have been found guilty of manslaughter through gross negligence, after a 15—year—old girl died from an allergic reaction to a takeaway. megan lee had a fatal asthma attack after eating food containing peanuts, even though the restaurant in lancashire had been told about her allergies. mohammed abdul kuddus and harun rashid will be sentenced in november. the government has been accused of being in denial about the hardship caused by changes to the benefits system. a committee of mps warned
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that universal credit is leading to increased debt, rent arrears and the use of food banks. the government says it will consider the committee's findings. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. as fast as supplies come in, they go out faster. is universal credit driving more people to use food banks? the people who run them seem to think so. you only have to ask. universal credit‘s been rolled out here since december last year. we've seen our numbers at this food bank more than double since then. we're finding that lots of people who are claiming universal credit, they‘ re getting universal credit, many of them are working, but they're still being driven into debt, struggling to feed themselves and their families. in today's report, the mstoin the queue of critics. they condemn what they call the culture of denial at the work and pensions department around the flaws in the system. they call it a fortress mentality, fending off critics and complaints. but there's a wealth of evidence, the report says,
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of delays in making payments, pushing people into debt and having to rely on food banks. they demand a step change in attitude to failings in universal credit, with faster payments to more claimants. these are people who often, if they are claiming for the first time, won't have any food spare in their cupboards, won't have any money in their purse, and need to pay their rent. if they are awaiting five weeks or more for money to arrive, that causes real problems. lauren's a single mother from newcastle who blames delayed payments for real hardship. it was horrible. there was a five or six week delay when i was relying on friends, family and food banks in particular. what was using food banks like? embarrassing. it was hard to go in and admit that you didn't have enough money to even feed yourself. like it's a necessity. so it was very hard. stories like lauren's haven't persuaded ministers the system is at fault. we are listening and we will continue to make improvements as we go along, but as i said to you, at the end of the day, what we want to do is make sure
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we have a welfare system which of course supports people who need that support, it's fair to taxpayers, is sustainable, and ultimately it helps people into work. the chancellor is keen to keep the benefit bill down, but he's facing a chorus of demands for a rethink and more money. with his neighbour theresa may now promising an end to austerity, the betting is that the chancellor will somehow find more money in next week's budget to show he's listening. the trouble is, that critical chorus has grown so loud, it will be very hard to satisfy. universal credit was designed to produce losers and winners, to prompt more people to work, but it hasn't all gone to plan, and now tory mps and ministers are feeling up against it, too. john pienaar, bbc news. there's growing concern about the fate of critically ill civilians, many of them children, who are trapped by the conflict in yemen. the united nations says dozens of children are dying every day, because the country's medical services are close to collapse. nine million people are in need of urgent health care, with many suffering severe malnutrition.
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the un is calling on all sides in the country's civil war to allow patients who need life—saving care to be flown abroad for treatment. more than three years of civil war has led to the crisis — with the country divided between houthi rebels backed by iran, and government forces backed by a saudi—led coalition, supported by the uk and the us. from sana'a, orla guerin reports. facing a long wait for what little help is available. yemen's health service is another casualty of years of conflict. half of the medical facilities here no longer function. mohammed was brought in in time. his cholera is being treated, but many never make it this far because their parents can't afford transport. for example, we have no neonatal intensive care. no intensive care?
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no. and doctors struggle with a lack of drugs and vital equipment. she comes to work every day in sana'a's main children's hospital, though she and the other staff haven't been paid in two years. around every corner there is a child in desperate need, like three—year—old abdirahman, who has a congenital heart problem. this is one of the most complicated congenital heart diseases. and he needs to have an operation in a specialised cardiac centre outside yemen. but because of the war and the blockade, we cannot take him outside. this little boy is effectively a prisoner in sana'a. the saudi blockade prevents civilian flights to and from the capital, which is held by houthi forces. the united nations is trying to get agreement on medical evacuations. but it's unclear when — or if —
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an air bridge can be opened. he's telling me his name. his mother, sabrine, says he's always smiling, though he's so unwell. she has no money for treatment and is begging the outside world to help her son. across town, sheltering in a disused shop, another family with a seriously ill child. the war has already taken their home. they worry it could take her sight. her mother says the five—year—old is in agony every day with eye cancer. there's a hospital injordan ready to treat her, if they can get there. translation: i am suffocating.
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i'm going to die of sadness. if they told me they could do an operation to give her my eye, i would do it. back at the hospital, abdirahman is being taken home to rest and to wait. doctors say if he doesn't have surgery abroad soon, he will be too weak to survive the operation. orla guerin, bbc news, sana'a. a man was physically restrained by staff at salisbury cathedral — after an apparent attempt to steal a copy of the magna carta. witnesses saw a man use a hammer to smash the glass which protects the 800—year—old document, believed to be the best—preserved of four original magna cartas. police made an arrest shortly afterwards. helena lee reports from salisbury. this is what's left of the glass protective home to magna carta, damaged after yesterday's hammer attack in the cathedral‘s chapterhouse. it happened just before 5pm
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yesterday afternoon. visitors watched on as a man went up to the glass with a hammer and began to smash it, triggering the alarm. the man then tried to leave the cathedral through the cloisters here with a hammer in his hand but, when he got outside, staff grabbed onto him and held him until the police arrived. the manuscript, which is more than 800 years old, was saved from being damaged by a second layer of glass. the dean of salisbury says he is shocked by the incident, and has praised the staff who restrained the man. i am very saddened that an artefact which is of relevance to the whole world, notjust salisbury, should have been attacked in this way, but i am very relieved that no one was hurt, that magna carta is undamaged. the magna carta at salisbury cathedral is one of four originals to have survived. the document is a charter of rights
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agreed by king john in 1215, considered to be one of britain's most influential legal manuscripts. a man is still being questioned tonight in connection with the incident. he was arrested on suspicion of attempted theft, possession of an offensive weapon and criminal damage. helena lee, bbc news, salisbury cathedral. the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson has given birth to a boy. finn paul davidson weighed 10lb1oz — ruth davidson said on twitter that she and her partner jen wilson are delighted. the chancellor delivers the budget on monday — the last chance to assess the state of the country's finances before leaving the eu. philip hammond is under pressure to balance the books, and bring austerity to an end. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports from the low—pay capital of the uk — scarborough. it's the school holidays and here in yorkshire's biggest seaside resort,
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the fun starts early. what do you like about scarborough? the sea. you like the sea? she's been in the sea this morning already. the chancellor is not the only one facing a headache over the next few days about how to make the budget stretch. it's quite difficult to entertain them for two weeks so you'd have to put them into a holiday club, which would be between £35 and £50 per day. did you know it was the budget, first of all? no. did you not? idid. locals like dave and simon have heard the promises to boost nhs spending. but aren't convinced they'll feel the impact here. the fear here is that the hospital is going to virtually close down. i mean, it's a big worry for a town like scarborough. we are an ageing population, there is more children there out in schools at the moment. it's all right them saying they're putting more money in but the maths doesn't add up. at the sharp end of the government's funding squeeze is the local nursery school.
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i've done this job for 15 years. you have similarly, kathryn. i've never known it this bad before. the staff are working probably harder than we've ever worked ever before. and everything isjust absolutely stretched to its limit. the government put these pressures on us. we must do this, must do this. and actually, you're not giving us the funding to do that. the chancellor says he wants to balance his sums within a decade. and i can see your fortune. come see it, too, no? but the prime minister has promised that the years of penny—pinching are coming to an end. that's music to the ears of residents here, who don't have much change to spare. average wages are just £19,000 a year. scarborough, like a lot of towns, has had a mixed fortune through the years and there are plenty of people here at the moment who are really struggling just to make ends meet. but there is a brighter picture. yorkshire and the humber as a region is creating more jobs than anywhere else. 0n the moors outside town, a new mining firm wants to dig deep. big money and high—paid jobs.
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they want philip hammond to spend more on training and transport so they can employ more locals and recruits from further afield. most of my friends have had to go off and get work in cities. some not so far away but there certainly aren't as many opportunities here. the expectation is you will always have to leave the area to be able to get that dream job or that career path that you want. so you haven't the opportunity to stay local, stay around with family and friends. no matter how far away the chancellor feels, the ripples of whatever he says in the budget on monday will be felt right around the uk. colletta smith, bbc news, in scarborough. that's it from us. have a lovely weekend. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good night.
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you take a look at these people. he studied hello and welcome to sportsday. the headline this evening. lewis hamilton hopes to wrap up a fifth world title this weekend but he's well off the pace in pracise in mexico city. —— in practise in mexico city. pep guardiola says city will have a far tougher fight to defend their title this season. and ben stokes hopes to be remembered for his cricket and not his court case. looking at things that went on is not the way that i like to think about things. it's just all about looking to the future. let's start with formula 1.
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and lewis hamilton will have another shot at wrapping—up this year's drivers‘ championship this weekend. he couldn't do it last week in texas, so his mercedes team have rebuilt the car ready for sunday's mexican grand prix, where all he needs to do is finish seventh or higher to win his fifth world title. patrick gearey reports on practise in mexico city. smooth acceleration with some well taken corners. do that with a bit more horsepower behind it and lewis hamilton will be world champion. of course, it formula 1 car is more complicated, especially on a scorching track in mexico city. hilton was not happy with his pace in second practise. 0nly managing to go seven fastest. but he finished seventh in the race, that will be enough to win the title. that's because he leads sebastian vettel by 70 points in the drivers standings. evenif 70 points in the drivers standings. even if hamilton finishes outside the top seven, vettel would need to win in mexico to have any chance of
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catching him. still, hilton wants to win the race as well as the championship, an obsession with victory that was there even as a blue peter boy racer. and we have a winner! who won the race! lewis, well done! eight phrase that has been repeated on the radios and 72 gran freese. he passed greenhill and jim, two titles each. accelerating beyond the great sirjackie stewart as the most successful britain in formula 1. breaking the lap record time and again! by sandy cohen could be alongside the bumper of l mastro, an iconic figure in the sport —— by sunday, he could be. walt michal shumaker is still out front on seven titles, he won his last aged 35. hamilton is still only 33 and slowing down is not in his future. patrick gearey, bbc news. well, you can follow qualifying on bbc radio 5live sports extra from 6.55pm.
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manchester city manager pep guardiola believes the fight for the premier league title will be a five—horse race. the champions lead the division on goal difference over liverpool who are also unbeaten this season, and guardiola is expecting a battle to remain on top. there's just two points difference in four, five, six teams. it means they are still strong. you see the line—up, the first 11 or 12 that play from tottenham hotspur. so the last four, five, six years, tottenham is always there. two of the premier league's larger personalities will be in opposite dug—outs when liverpool host cardiff at anfield tomorrow. but neil warnock isn't feeling too confident ahead of the meeting withjurgen klopp's side. it's virtually impossible for any team in the current game with it. i think the front three is probably the best front three around the world, really, in a team. we've all got to play to the top of our potential to give them a good
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game and hope that they have a bit of an off day. laughter. i'm really looking forward to meeting him. i've heard a lot about him and he's obviously... very talented. and it will be a big pleasure to meet him. not sure during the 90 minutes, but before and after, i'm sure. so it would be so cool if that is the truth, but it's not. tottenham will continue playing their home games at wembley until at least the end of this year. their new 62,000—seater stadium was supposed to open on 15 september. but it's been delayed due to safety issues. spurs' chairman daniel levy said he "can't confirm an exact opening date and fixture" but that "all home games up to and including
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