this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11am. former us president george bush senior has died aged 94. his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character. he served as the 41st us president between 1989 and 1993. his term was defined by the cold war and his victory in the first iraq war against saddam hussein. the war is over. another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, resigns calling the prime minister's plan "naive". the deal that is on the table from the pm is a deal in name only. all the big issues are being kicked down the road. police in paris fire tear gas, as protesters take to the streets against president macron‘s policy of raising fuel taxes to combat global warming. alaska is rocked by aftershocks

after the powerful earthquake which damaged roads and buildings. and in half an hour dateline london looks at theresa may's attempt this week to win support for her brexit deal along with events in washington where the president's former lawyer admits lying over mr trump's dealings with russia. the former american president, george bush senior, has died aged 94. he served in the oval office between 1989 and 1993, succeeding ronald reagan, before losing out to bill clinton. his term was defined by the end of the cold war and the first iraq war against saddam hussein. in april, he was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit with an infection,

a week after the death of his wife barbara. released this statement. his son, george w bush, who also became president, released this statement. he described his father as a man of the highest character and said he was the best dad any son or daughter could ask for. former president barack obama has also paid tribute, he said america had "lost a patriot and humble serva nt". and president trump said he inspired a generation of americans with his authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith and family. and here, prime minister theresa may said his ‘ethos of public service was the guiding thread of his life and an example to us all‘. our north america editorjon sopel looks back at his life.

i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states... that george herbert walker bush had reached the highest office in the land almost seemed predestined. so help me god. congratulations. he was born into a family of wealth, privilege and politics. his father was a us senator. george attended yale, before volunteering for the navy in world war ii. he was shot down over the pacific, his rescue remarkably caught on film. peacetime took him to texas, where he made a fortune in the oil business, and then came the lure of politics. he was elected to congress, served as an ambassador, and became head of the cia, before pitching to become the republican presidential candidate in 1980. he lost to ronald reagan, but reagan put him on the ticket, and served as vice president. in 1988, he had another crack at the presidency,

this time successfully. but there were new uncertainties notably iraq's annexation of kuwait in 1990. margaret thatcher told him to stay firm, apparently saying, "this is no time to go wobbly, george." he didn't. iraq will not be permitted to annex kuwait. and that's is not a threat, it's not a boast, it'sjust the way it's going to be. a wide coalition was forged, and operation desert storm began. the ground war would lastjust 100 hours, in a decisive victory for american military expertise and superiority. i can report to the nation, aggression is defeated. the war is over. cheering. the 1992 election pitched the patrician bush against the young, charismatic, and hitherto—little—known democratic governor from arkansas called bill clinton. his clear advocacy of a new vision for america swept him to a decisive victory.

so help me god. congratulations. within a decade, there was another bush in the white house, george w. bush senior was the last of america's cold war leaders, and the demise of communism during his period was managed deftly, as former soviet satellites embraced the values of democracy and freedom. george herbert walker bush remained active into old age, even parachute—jumping in his 80s. atta boy! and, of course, the one constant throughout all that, his wife, barbara. they were married for over 70 years. well, george bush sr was us president when sirjohn major became prime minister. he's been speaking to the today programme this morning reflecting on his early days in downing street, when

the gulf war was imminent. within a few days of becoming prime minister, i went over to america to talk to george bush, not least about the day in which the war might start. this would be in december and we we re start. this would be in december and we were contemplating early january. it was quite astonishing how free and frank the discussion was, often with politicians, particularly heads of governments, there is a reserve, a holding back, a personal position to be held, but he was utterly and com pletely to be held, but he was utterly and completely frank and friendly from the start and it made for a very easy relationship. the war would never have been so successful without the arab members of the coalition and i cannot think of anyone more suitable, any president more likely to have drawn together such a coalition and to make sure it was cemented, he also went to the

united nations to get united nations resolution and that meant that it was not a western imperialist, as people might have said, attacking iraq after their invasion of kuwait, it was an attack by people representing every part of the world and in particular, middle eastern members of the coalition. now, that was a remarkable piece of diplomacy that i think very few presidents would have been able to achieve. we would have been able to achieve. we would speak on the phone often. indeed the first phone call i had as prime minister was from george bush. the first phone call i had seven yea rs later the first phone call i had seven years later when i was defeated was from george, who said, come over, the blue fish are biting, come and spend a few days with us. it did become a personal friendship and of course he did not interfere in british politics but he was certainly concerned with how things we re certainly concerned with how things were going and was a good friend to having bad days as well as good. a further tribute from the british

government. foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said george bush was a true ally of the uk in his commitment to the transatlantic alliance when he held office during a time of dramatic change in the world. and on behalf of the british government he sends condolences to george bush ‘s children. some breaking news about the couple who were being searched for, whose car was found near stranraer earlier this week. police have confirmed that two bodies have been found near port william in south—west scotland. and of course no formal identification as yet been made. police are looking at the search for the couple whose car was found abandoned earlier this week.

theresa may has suffered another blow to her hopes of winning the backing of mps for her brexit deal after another cabinet resignation. the universities and science minister sam gyimah, who voted to remain in the eu referendum, has announced he's quitting hisjob in protest at the prime minister's withdrawal agreement. it's the 10th ministerial resignation over may's brexit proposals. mr gyimah said he felt that he had to leave the government because he felt the prime minister's deal allowed the eu to put its own interests first, at the expense of the uk. i had to make a decision in the national interest and be able to look myself in the eye. in leaving the eu, we will surrender our voice, oui’ the eu, we will surrender our voice, our veto and our vote and we will become rule takers, not rule—makers. the deal that is on the table from

the prime minister is a deal in name only. all the big issues have been kicked down the road. we are in for several years kicked down the road. we are in for several yea rs of kicked down the road. we are in for several years of negotiations, at the point which we have no leveraging the eu has all the control and they will hammer our interests and triple our country, making it less secure, poorer and wea ker making it less secure, poorer and weaker in the pursuit of our national interests. earlier, our political correspondent jonathan blake said this latest resigntation cast further doubt on theresa may's ability to hold onto control of the commons — which could destabilise her plans for brexit. there is no way round this. it is another blow to the prime minister, for sure. a ministerial resignation is never a good thing. he is the tenth to quit the government since their brexit plan was agreed back in their brexit plan was agreed back in the summer but perhaps more importantly, it is another mp off the list of those who she and the

conservatives can rely on to support her brexit deal in parliament and as you heard, he set out some fairly broad criticisms of the agreement but she has reached with brussels andi but she has reached with brussels and i think the nub of it is that tracy use, a deal in name only and thatis tracy use, a deal in name only and that is how others see it. suddenly the second part of the deal, the poetical declaration agreed with the european union on the future relationship still needs to be negotiated in detail and that is what will happen supposedly after the 29th of march next year. sam gyimah is one of many who has concerns about whether firstly what the two sides have set out and whether that can be achieved and secondly the direction it is going in the first place is not a good one for the united kingdom. what has been the government reaction? very little in terms of anything coming from downing street. they thanked sam gyimah for his service last night but there will be an announcement on monday, we

understand, about his replacement. there was an exchange of letters and this is ending of a well trodden path and a routine that downing street has been going through over the last couple of weeks. we have had the culture secretary speaking this morning, responding to the criticism and let's have a listen to what he had to say in response. criticism and let's have a listen to what he had to say in responseli regret what he had to say in response.” regret very much he is leaving the government. he has done a good job ina numberof government. he has done a good job in a number of roles but i don't agree with him on this and i think that you need to look at the deal, asi that you need to look at the deal, as i say, as a compromise but as a balance between two things. first of all the british public have said very clearly to us in the referendum outcome that they wanted to leave the european union, that they wanted to get back control of their borders, they wanted to stop spending billions of pounds sent overseas to brussels every year. this deal achieves those things. talking of money, confirmation from the government giving epitopes of remaining in the galileo project.

yes, that may have been the immediate trigger it to sam gyimah ‘s announcement. this is the satellite system which the eu is developing as a competitor to the gps system developed by the us military some years ago and used by all of us in our cars. the eu is developing its own system and britain has been a significant part of that. pain in something in the region of £1 billion worth of funding. some of the satellites and infrastructure was being built in the uk. be you made it clear that the uk. be you made it clear that the uk. be you made it clear that the uk would not have access to it in the meet immediate term after praxis —— the eu. the prime minister has announced the uk will develop its own project to rival galileo. but it is a very clear indication of when tangible impact of the uk leaving the eu.

for the second weekend running, police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in central paris. at least 16 people have been arrested so far this morning. the protestors are part of the growing nationwide yellow vest movement. they have a variety of grievances, chiefly the french president emmanuel macron's policy of raising fuel taxes to combat global warming. a little earlier i spoke with our correspondent hugh schofield in paris. we are one of the avenues leading up to the arc de triomphe. you can see it is shrouded in smoke from firecrackers and tear gas canisters. the champs elysees over to our right. that is eerily empty because eve ryo ne right. that is eerily empty because everyone has been capped off it. instead what you are seen as crowds of people converging on the arc de triomphe. they don't know what awaits them there. but word has got out that the arc de triomphe is the

place to be. you can see some of these people have masks on. they are ready for a confrontation. they seem to be pretty good—tempered. if we we re to be pretty good—tempered. if we were french media, they would not be good—tempered. they have it in for the french media but we are keeping oui’ the french media but we are keeping our english voice is very loud so that they are where we are foreign media. what is driving this protest? it has sustained itself despite every attempt by the government to pacfiy every attempt by the government to pacify the protesters. well, the government has not actually done very much, other than say that it understands their motivation. that is what president macron said the other day. there has been no change policy. this is the 50% of the french population we do not see very much. this is not the thriving in the big cities, not the impoverished people, this is the other 50% to live out in small towns around the country. people who feel they are

com pletely country. people who feel they are completely forgotten economically, culturally, politically and feel they have to bear the brunt of taxes, which they say have been going up constantly over the last few years and this fuel tax that is now coming in is the kind of straw that has broken the camels back. that is the for them. but if your ask any of them, they say it is not just the fuel tax, it is the way i work way of life has been crushed, it is everything. this is the scene live in paris now... shrouded knowing tear gas. the clouds of tear gas being fired in an attempt to disperse protesters. they have enough experience of these weekend protests to keep their faces covered. it has not been enough to disperse them. there has been some use again of water cannon. the other tactic the police have used. we will bring you more from paris as developments happen today. those

explosions are the tear gas canisters going off. although there are some missiles being thrown by protesters as well. the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman has been meeting world leaders on the sidelines of the g20 summit in argentina. theresa may urged the crown prince to hold the murderers ofjamal khashoggi to account, while russia's vladmir putin gave the saudi leader a much warmer welcome. french president emmanuel macron warned him he was ‘worried' and called for international investigators to get involved. today the focus will be on the meeting between donald trump and chinese president xijinping. the headlines on bbc news: the former us president george bush senior has died aged 94. his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character.

a tenth member of the government resigns over brexit. the former science minister sam gyimah says the prime minister's plan is naive and calls for a second referendum. police in paris fire tear gas as protesters take to the streets against president macron's policy of raising fuel taxes to combat global warming. a series of aftershocks have rocked the us state of alaska after a devastating earthquake struck its biggest city, damaging buildings and forcing people to run into the streets. the quake was centred about seven miles north of the city of anchorage and there are no reports of serious injuries. laura westbrook reports. earthquake! alaska is used to earthquakes but this is far bigger than most. the seven magnitude quake took many by surprise. earthquake drills are all very well but reality can be quite different. there are tvs on the ground. the first quake caused

damage inside buildings, forcing all the local tv stations off the air. many people had returned to their offices when a powerful after—shock sent them scrambling out again. the bbc spoke to a local reporter a short time later. this state sees on average more than 800 a week but because our state is so large, a lot of quakes are not big enough to feel but this is the biggest we have felt here in alaska. outside, the damage was clear to see, but authorities were quick to assure the public. the fact we went through something significant with this minimal amount of damage says we are very well prepared as a community. president trump responded on twitter, saying, the great people

of alaska have been hit hard by a "big one". he promised the federal government would spare no expense in its response. as many continue to assess the damage, residents have been warned to expect more after—shocks. more now on the death of the 41st us president, george hw bush, who passed away last night at the age of 94. earlier i spoke to greg swenson from republicans overseas — he begins here by paying tribute to the former president's long and varied career. starting at age 18, he became the youngest fighter pilot in the navy. starting as a naval aviator and a congressman and senator, was starting as a naval aviator and a congressman and senator, was an ambassador to the un, ambassador to china, head of the cia and then

became vice president during the most consequential decade of post—war history. reallyjust a fascinating cv for a president. how much do you think that war experience and then oversee the cold war afterwards, shaped his outlook? surely did. you could talk about his entire generation that way. really formed... theirformative entire generation that way. really formed... their formative years were doing the war. he was 18 years when he left yale to become a pilot and rather than going to wall street like his father he decided to take a different path. i think world war ii movie for that entire generation shaped them and you will notice they we re very shaped them and you will notice they were very humble and didn't talk about it very much, didn't brag about it very much, didn't brag about it, it is really a testament to his personality and to that generation. a decorated war hero in his time. in politics, there will be those who say he represents a

generation of republicans that many of whom have gone, country club republicans. but quite tolerant of change. how much was his pledge and his failure to keep his pledge, which contributed to his defeat, no new taxes, how much...? which contributed to his defeat, no new taxes, how much. . . ? it was really only disappointment, besides the death of his daughter at a young age. that was the only major disappointment in his life and he took it well and wrote a good letter took it well and wrote a good letter to president clinton and became friends with him later in life. it is truly a testament to his nature asa is truly a testament to his nature as a gentleman and a hero. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. good morning.

could it be the greatest sporting comeback ever? tyson fury thinks it will be, if he can, win the wbc world heavyweight crown off the american deontay wilder, tonight. he has lost 10 stone to get to this point, having spent over two years out of the sport. tyson fury attempting to do what he does best and that is to get under the skin of his opponent. under —— unlike their last face—off, this time he couldn't penetrate the facade of the masked champion. talk is cheap. tomorrow is time. actions speak louder than words. come tomorrow, i'm going to release everything that inside of me.” guess you can't wait for that.” cannot wait. no can tyson fury. he

believes a win will of the greatest comebacks of all time.” believes a win will of the greatest comebacks of all time. i don't believe anyone went up to 28 stone and lost all that weight and i don't remember anyone suffering from the problems i suffered from. it ranks with the best comebacks of all time. three years ago, he stunned the boxing world with a win over wladimir klitschko. watch chance a similar upset? the great and the good of the sport are intrigued. even being here is a win for him. it is good to be a great fight. when you are a great fighter, you know how to agitate people and the only way he can beat him is to agitate him. this is where it will happen. home of the la lakers. the hard court and the co—ops will be replaced by the canvas and the ring. speaking earlier on bbc

breakfast, the former heavy weight champion, lennox lewis said, that their differences in style and stature should make for an interesting fight. he's loud, he's big and he's the only big man in america right now thatis only big man in america right now that is taking on the british. it is a great fight in that sense. a great matchup. he is more of a puncher, right—handed. when it comes to tyson fury, tyson fury is obviously a move around he's tall and a different style. he's more of a boxer. no early kick off in the premier league this lunchtime, but manchester city can extend their lead at the top. they're at home to bournemouth and can go five points clear with liverpool not playing in the merseyside derby until tomorrow. manager pep guardiola is wary of an improved bournemouth side this season. what we have done today is seeing

the last games with eddie howe steam and how stable and a good team they are. are lot of years playing together with the same manager. every year, they buy what they need and even the result with the big teams, they didn't get result, they deserve to. one of snooker‘s biggest corruption scandals, has seen two chinese players banned, for a total of 16 years. a major match fixing enquiry found that, yu delu, manipulated the outcome of five matches, over a 30 month period. he's been banned for almost 11 years. compatriot cao yupeng also pleaded guilty and was given a six year suspension. england netball head coach tracey neville says she'll use tomorrow's dead rubber against uganda as a chance to rotate her squad in preparation for next year's world cup. england took an unasailable 2—0 lead at the copperbox in a 65—53 win. neville says their minds must be focussed on the world cup

in liverpool next july. that's all the sport for now. now time for the weather forecast. hello, cloudy, breezy and often wet. that has been the story so far this morning. it looks likely we will see that whether continuing because we have systems moving in from the atlantic, influencing the story across the uk. this has been the weather friends that have brought the rain so far. the heaviest of which have been in northern ireland, down into the midlands. we have seen gusts of winds in excess of 35 to 45 mph. it is sweeping off into the north sea. as we go through the morning, we should start to see a slow improvement. brighter skies across south—west england and south wales. the remnants of the rain even by lunchtime starting to ease away

from east anglia and the corner. the heaviest of the rain to the east of the pennines by lunchtime. brighter skies into northern ireland. a scattering of showers into scotland. in the far north—east, it should stay dry with glimpses of sunshine. we will see a slow improvement generally. a chilly start and then temperatures will struggle to warm up. further south, that south—westerly flow, a mild day. two bridges where they should be for the beginning of december. into sunday morning, clear skies for beginning of december. into sunday morning, clearskies fora beginning of december. into sunday morning, clear skies for a time. a touch of light frost. but then yet more rain further south moving through. some of it heavily. and it will then tend to linger with the centre of the low pressure across northern ireland and southern scotland. a mild start across england and wales. double digits. really quite unusual. no pressure

more or less grinding to a halt across scotland. that means northern ireland and scotland seeing some wet weather through the morning. a bright and breezy affair across england and wales. hopefully a few more grievances of sunshine and we have seen today. scattered showers but highest values of 15 celsius. the cloud and rain will lingering into the east of scotland. this u nsettled into the east of scotland. this unsettled but miles of scotland. this unsettled but milder theme is set to stay with us for the next seven days brats, as you can see quite clearly. they will be further spells of wet and windy weather at times. staying on the mild side.