this is a this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four. lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green — as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. former england footballer and manager glenn hoddle is taken to hospital afterfalling ill. reviving the high street the government is to cut business rates for small retailers — as part of a £1.5 billion cash boost for towns and cities. a man is charged over a series of letter bombs sent to prominent critics of president trump — the president condemns what he calls "terrorising acts". also coming up this hour — lewis hamilton eyes victory in mexico to take his 5th formula one world title. hamilton only needs to secure 7th place in tomorrow's mexican grand prix — to take the championship. and at 4—30 — the dateline london panel looks at saudi arabia's response to the murder ofjamal khashoggi — and the impact of violent language in politics,

ahead of the us mid—term elections. good afternoon. the former cabinet minister, lord hain, says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. sir philip says he'll make a formal complaint to the authorities in the house of lords — because lord hain used parliamentary privilege to identify him. earlier, our political correspondent nick eardley told us more. under parliamentary rules, mps and peers can say whatever they want in parliament and will not be sued for it. sir philip is accusing lord hain of potentially breaking another rule because since this all came out,

it has transpired that lord hain has worked for a legal firm who were representing the daily telegraph. the telegraph is the newspaper who wanted to publish some allegations against sir philip. sir philip told the bbc last night that failure to disclose that could be a breach of parliamentary rules which is why he's making this complaint. when we spoke to lord hain in the last couple of hours, he says he stands by the decision. i have no regrets at all ain standing up for the rights of ordinary citizens against power, wealth and privilege. i will continue to do that, i will not be silenced or intimidated by anyone in doing precisely that, i have stood forjustice for the average citizen the world over all my life. lord hain is away on parliamentary business, i was speaking to him

on skype hence the quality of that interview. sir philip is adamant he will make that complaint. the house of lords says any complaints that are made will be investigated. a £1.5 billion boost for high streets will be announced by the chancellor in his budget speech on monday. business rates for smaller firms in england are to be temporarily cut by a third — and 650 million pounds will be allocated to rejuvenate high streets and transport links. our business correspondent, joe miller, reports. it's an increasingly familiar sight on britain's high streets — a shuttered casualty of a bruising year for retailers. across this north london road, a print shop is fighting to avoid the same fate. its founder says a steep increase in business rates, which is the tax paid on rented shops and warehouses, is forcing him to downsize and lay off staff. our rates have risen from £7,000 to £12,000, which has had a real effect on us. we're making less money

and employing less people because we can't afford to keep it open, because the government have taken that money from us. the pleas from small business owners have been getting louder and louder over the past few months and they seem to have reached the chancellor in downing street. he's set to offer tax relief to up to 500,000 businesses and pump £650 million into sprucing up britain's high streets and improving transport links. business groups have largely welcomed the treasury's announcement but champagne corks aren't being popped just yet. we have a business rate system that is unsustainable and what we need to see is less tinkering and more wholesale reform of the system. as of now there's no help for struggling chains like house of fraser, who complain they pay more than out—of—town competitors like amazon, and while small businesses in england will get an immediate tax reprieve, policy—makers in other nations may decide to use the chancellor's new—found

cash for other purposes. joe miller, bbc news. i'm joined now from our studio in leeds by catherine shuttleworth a retail expert at savvy marketing. thank you forjoining us. do you think it is right the government is only focusing on small businesses?” think any help given by the government has to be welcomed. the concern is it is notjust small businesses who are suffering. we have seen debenhams this week saying their business rate bill is £18 million which is three times their profits which means their business is not sustainable going forward. we need to see from philip hammond on monday a much broader plan for the high street which helps businesses big and small during the biggest retail revolution we have ever seen.

what else needs to be done? there needs to be a complete level of the playing field for retail because online is much cheaper than those who have bricks and buildings. building rates are set up for a bygone era, not the digital era. the changing of rates a couple of years ago has been crippling for businesses big and small. what about rent? we have heard about high street rents peeing apart, does a move like this needs landlords to come apart as it is their properties which are sitting empty? —— rents are playing a part. yes, the rents charged by many landlords are not sustainable going forward so to reinvigorate the high street, regarding money set aside to help transform high street, landlords have to be part of the debate. who

will be part of the discussion about where this money will be spent? it can't just be from where this money will be spent? it can'tjust be from whitehall and government, there has to be spent by people who understand the high street best. the current model of the high street, is that redundant? it has to be revolutionised. we cannot continue with the model which has been missing for 250 years when we have changed the way shop forever. shopping online will never be pushed back again. the high street is not redundant but has to be re—formed to be set for the life we will live in the future. thank you so much. you are watching bbc news. a man has been charged in the us state of florida — in connection with a series of letter bombs sent to prominent

critics of president trump. he is accused of transporting and mailing explosives — and threatening former presidents. mr trump condemned, what he described as, "terrorising acts" and called for americans to unite following the attacks. andy moore reports. at a rally in north carolina, president trump talked about the need for debate about civility in public life, but he also criticised the media. everyone will benefit if we can end the politics of personal destruction. we must unify as a nation in peace, love and in harmony. the media has a major role to play, whether they want to or not. boooing. and that anti—media sentiment was taken up by the crowd, who railed against a media organisation targeted by explosive devices. that same message was blazoned on the side of the suspect‘s van, along with cross hairs over images of some of mr trump's critics.

the man charged is 56—year—old cesar sayoc, someone with a long criminal history including bomb threats. he is a registered republican and his own facebook posts see him attending trump rallies. oh yeah, donald trump, the next president of the united states. he now faces up to 48 years in prison. he once worked as a male stripper and also at a pizza restaurant where his manager said he was often racist. he had a lot of hatered. he was definitely not right in the head. over a dozen similar devices were sent in the post. the fbi said they were not hoaxes, they contain potentially explosive material. but none of them did blow up, and authorities say it unclear whether they functional bombs. andy moore, bbc news. police are searching a river in dartford in connection

with the disappearance of a 46—year—old woman. sarah wellgreen, from new ash green in kent, was last seen on october the 9th. officers have used a drone and searched drains as part of the investigation into the potential murder of the mother—of—5. a six year—old girl has died after being hit by a white volkswagen passat while she was crossing the road. the incident happened just after six o'clock last night in cippenham lane, in slough. the girl suffered serious head injuries and was taken to wexham park hospital for treatment but sadly died. thames valley police is appealing for witnesses. they have not arrested anyone. 3 people have been arrested in hendon in north london — after a man in his 40s was stabbed to death. police were called just before midnight on friday, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene at greyhound hill. a 43—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and another man and woman have been detained in relation to the incident. they were all known to the victim.

a 6—year—old boy has died after a house fire in derbyshire. firefighters were called to the property in ilkeston last night. they performed cpr on the boy — who was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead. the saudi foreign minister has insisted those behind the killing of the dissident journalist, jamal khashoggi, will facejustice in saudi arabia. yesterday, turkey said it wanted to extradite 18 saudis — who were arrested in riyadh in connection with the death. saudi arabia initially denied all knowledge of the journalist's fate — but the kingdom's public prosecutor, now describes it as premeditated murder. speaking at a security summit in bahrain, the saudi foreign minister said, riyadh‘s relations with washington remained ironclad, despite the international outrage. he also criticised the media coverage. this issue has become fairly hysterical.

i think people have assigned blame on saudi arabia with such certainty before the investigation is complete. we have made it very clear that we are going to have a full and transparent investigation, the results of which will be released. we have made it very clear that those responsible will be held responsible and will be held to account, and we have made it very clear that we will put in place mechanisms to make sure that this does not happen again. investigations take time, and the facts are determined as the investigation goes on, and we have tried to share the information that we have obtained with the public, but unfortunately there has been this hysteria in the media about saudi arabia's guilt before the investigation is completed. we have some news coming in, in the

united states, police are responding to reports of gunmen entering a synagogue in pennsylvania. reports are saying he opened fire and emergency services arrived at the tree of life synagogue, at three o'clock local time. let us get the latest from dan johnson who's o'clock local time. let us get the latest from danjohnson who's in washington. what is going on? this is developed in the last hour, reports of a shooting at a synagogue ina reports of a shooting at a synagogue in a residential suburb on the edge of pittsburgh, the tree of life residential synagogue. of pittsburgh, the tree of life residentialsynagogue. it of pittsburgh, the tree of life residential synagogue. it would've been busy on a saturday morning, people would have been attending a synagogue and it appears that somebody has gone in with a gun and started shooting. we understand that are reports of multiple casualties although we do not know how many people have died or been wounded. this is an active operation, police

saying gunmen is still on the loose in that area so although large numbers of police and emergency services have responded quickly and it sounds like they have challenged the gunmen, he is still on the loose which is why people are being warned in that area of pittsburgh to stay at home and keep themselves safe. we just had a statement from the chief of police in that area who has warned that local residents to stay in their homes. he said a short time ago we were dispatched to active gunfire reports at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh, write now we have multiple casualties and we are working the situation. it is important that neighbours in the area surrounding the synagogue remain in their houses and stay in place, do not come out of europe houses now because it is not safe. a clear accou nt houses now because it is not safe. a clear account of how dangerous the situation is and how seriously the emergency services and the police

are tackling the situation and determined to bring it to a season swift conclusion. it sounds like people have been winded —— have been wounded attacking —— while attending synagogue on a sunday morning. we do not know why they have been attacked or what the motivation of the person who did the attacking was.” or what the motivation of the person who did the attacking was. i am looking at the twitter feed of president trump, watching the events unfolding, law enforcement on the scene. unfolding, law enforcement on the scene. people in the area should remain sheltered. it looks like multiple fatalities, says donald trump. so it looks like multiple fatalities, according to president trump. beware of active shooter, god bless all. what we're showing on the screen are bless all. what we're showing on the screen are live pictures coming from i presume around the area of that shooting. we can see law—enforcement

opening vans and removing weapons or equipment. it looks like a very busy area indeed. regarding the type of area, what can you tell us about this, but it looks fairly residential? yes, it looks like a leafy suburban area on the edge of the city. it looks like quite a nice, peaceful suburb on the edge of pittsburgh. the church looks quite large, the sort of building which is that the centre of the community and asi that the centre of the community and as i say, it would have been busy this morning because that is the natural time to congregate there are so natural time to congregate there are so perhaps possible that the building was deliberately targeted because somebody‘s motivation was to pick on that community at this particular moment. we do not know who was involved in the incident or what their motivation may have been. we do not have confirmation at the moment about how many people have

been involved in that, wounded or killed. there are reports of multiple casualties and that does include brutality is, seven or eight people having lost their lives, according to some reports which have not been confirmed. —— does include fatalities. there is a huge police operation under way to try and locate the gunmen and that message is going to people in that community to stay at home keep themselves safe because this is still a developing situation. thank you very much, from washington. just to reiterate, we have reports of a shooting in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, police are on the scene. we have shown you those live pictures. we have police, ambulance those, there have been

security personnel in combat gear. i am not sure if they are soldiers but ican am not sure if they are soldiers but i can see at least two ambulances. donald trump has tweeted and it appears from his tweet that there are fatalities following this shooting. local tv station reporting at least four people are dead and others are being short. the indications from president trump himself, tweeting that it looks like multiple fatalities, beware of active shooter, god bless all. the shooter has not been stalked, we do not know how many shooters there are, it is an ongoing incident and we will bring you more on this developing story as and when we get it. a shooting at a synagogue in

pittsburgh, pennsylvania. your headlines. police in pittsburgh in the us state of pennsylvania confirm multiple casualties after a gunman entered a synagogue and opened fire. lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. the government aims to boost the high street with business rate cuts for small retailers in monday's budget. in sport, there is rain in sri lanka, which has interrupted the t20, 11 overs have been played. we understand it will start again in ten minutes. this stunning try put england on the cusp of victory against —— new zealand. england are

18-16 against —— new zealand. england are 18—16 up with just a few minutes to go in the first test. final practice under way for the mexico grand prix qualifying takes place this evening. lewis hamilton aiming for the best possible chance to win his fifth world title. i will be back with those stories at 5:30pm. the former tottenham and england midfielder and england manager glenn hoddle is in hospital after being taken seriously ill this morning. hoddle was due to broadcast on bt sport when he collapsed on his 61st birthday. the channel cancelled their saturday afternoon score update programme. hoddle is considered one of spurs' greatest players and made 377 appearances for the club. winning the fa cup twice in the early 1980's. he won 53 caps for england and later turned to management, taking england to the world cup finals in 1998. israel says it's carried out

air strikes on dozens of targets in the gaza strip, in retaliation for rocket attacks on southern israel. palestinian militants said the rockets were their response to the killing of 5 protesters yesterday. a ceasefire has now been announced. here's our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. the latest flare—up once again brought fears of an all—out conflict. these rockets fired by militants in gaza were shot down by israel. israeli warplanes responded with greater force, bombing more than 80 military sites in the gaza strip. a four—storey building was reduced to rubble. israel said it was used as a headquarters by the militant group, hamas, which controls gaza. 0ne neighbour ran from the building before, she says, four missiles struck next door. more than 30 missiles were fired.

israel blamed the militant faction islamichhad for the strikes. in a rare statement, its military spokesman said that the group was guided by syria and iran, saying that the assad regime and the elite iranians quds force were behind the rocket attack on israel. the militant group claimed it was responding to the killing yesterday of five palestinians by israeli troops during weekly protests which are, in part, against the blockade of gaza which israel says it imposes for security reasons. the israeli military said that its forces had rocks and explosive devices thrown at them. this has been yet another flare—up in the cycle of escalation, followed by fragile ceasefire, between gaza's militant groups and israel. there have been repeated attempts by egypt to broker a more permanent period of calm. today shows how easily that can be shattered.

tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the leaders of russia, france and germany are in istanbul for talks with their turkish counterpart — on how to bring a political solution to the civil war in syria. the 4 countries will discuss the fragile ceasefire in the province of idlib — and how to tackle the refugee crisis. around 13 million people have been displaced by the syrian conflict. campaigners say plans for a million new homes in central england would damage the countryside forever. they'll be built around a new expressway linking 0xford, milton keynes, northampton and cambridge in a scheme that has the backing of the transport secretary, chris grayling. our environment analyst, roger harrabin reports. in oxford and cambridge, pedestrians and cyclists reign supreme. the absence of cars helps both places attract some of the top brains in the world, but the government's infrastructure advisers say that to stay competitive, these cities need many more new homes and better

connections with each other. the government is now planning a great arc of high—tech development encompassing milton keynes and northampton, as well as the two great university cities. a major road will be built from east to west. environmentalists say that will just generate more traffic, but the government is in favour. it is government policy to have this scheme. we see the development of that corridor for economic and housing reasons as essential. we think that you can't have proper development in that area without improved transport and that's why the expressway and the new railway line are an essential part of what we are trying to do. the new plan would mean 3—4 times more house—building than at the moment. green groups say the project would eat fields and woods the size of birmingham, and transform central england. a decision on this scheme is expected in next week's budget. roger harrabin, bbc news. 3 people have died

and another 3 have been seriously injured — after 2 vehicles collided on the outskirts of denbigh in north wales. emergency services were called just before 7.30pm yesterday evening to the incident, which involved a vauxhall corsa and a vauxhall astra. a man has died after falling through a window during a burglary in north london. 49—year—old sheiku adams, a9, fell from the flat in denyer house in highgate road, in camden, yesterday evening. police believe 2 men forced their way into the flat armed with at least1 knife — in what they say was a targeted attack. neigbours spoke of their shock at mr adams‘ death, describing him as a ‘a very nice, devout man'. police are appealing for witnesses. the duke and duchess of sussex have attended the closing ceremony of the 11th invictus games in sydney. the sporting event, which was set up to inspire recovering soldiers and help them deal with traumas

from combat — has seen more than 500 competitors from 18 nations take part. prince harry and meghan will be travelling onto new zealand as part of their 16—day commonwealth tour. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond reports from sydney. joshua david smith. a week of competition and camaraderie comes to a close. today athletes from militaries around the world received medals with a royal touch. one of the british medallists this week was former lance corporal andy white. 0ur invictus games sydney 2018 medallists. .. dragged out of depression by what he calls the invictus spirit. because we're all ex—military and the things we've done, we're another family, we are the invictus family. we'll always look out for each other. there are sporting competitions that are bigger than invictus and there are sporting competitions

that are richer than invictus but you'd be hard—pressed to find a competition with greater unity of purpose. they came to celebrate that purpose in sydney tonight, competitors and meghan, too, who spoke of the importance of family and friends. 0nce home, the need for the anchor of support from loved ones, especially given how much it accelerates recovery and rehabilitation, is immeasurable. and then the man who brought all of it together, who dwelt again on the mental wounds of war and loss. i've been there, you've been there and we now need to reach out to those who can never imagine themselves in that place. he told competitors that they had shown us all that anything is possible, and with that, he closed the games. jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney.

emperor penguin chicks at auster rookery, near australia's mawson research station, in the antarctic — have the downy emperor penguin chicks were supervised by one adult penguin. they're already developing fast, and will be almost as big as their parents by december. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello there, we have had a cold northerly wind this afternoon. some places have lovely blue skies but we also have plenty of showers across eastern and northern scotland, down the east coast into england. heavy showers

for the channel isles. in the north and west, clear skies across the country but a cold night ahead and a touch of frost is likely. not quite as cold towards the east. a chilean frosty start for some of us. tomorrow will be similar to today, sunshine and showers. a following of snow across mountains in scotland. eastern parts still see some showers. not quite as cold. things turn milder and more unsettled through next week. goodbye. let's get more now on our top story, and police in pittsburgh in the us state of pennsylvania confirm multiple casualties after a gunman entered a synagogue and opened fire. emergency services are attending, there are reports of fatalities. this is bbc world news and we are

bringing you reports of a shooting ata bringing you reports of a shooting at a synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. we can get an update right now. there are multiple casualties that have been confirmed, we do not know the exact number. four is the number the four is the number reported, the local television is reporting seven deaths. police officers are among those wounded. we understand it is an ongoing situation and the gunmen is still on —— still in the synagogue, on the third floor. he