this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3pm. 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 and the best dad you could ask for. he served as the 41stus president between 1989 and 1993, his term was defined by the cold war and his victory in the first iraq war against saddam hussein. aggression is defeated — 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 have been kicked down the road. a 98—year—old world war two veteran who was attacked and robbed in his home has died in hospital.

more than 120 people have been arrested in paris during violent protests over rising fuel prices. good afternoon. donald trump has led tributes to the former us president, george bush senior, saying he inspired generations of americans to enter public service. mr bush died early this morning at his home in texas. the white house has announced that wednesday will be a national day of mourning across the united states. george bush senior was 94 and had been living with parkinson's disease. barbara, his wife of 73 years, died earlier this year. he was elected president in 1988 as the cold war came to an end and led the united states in the first gulf war

when saddam hussein invaded kuwait. our north america editor, jon 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 surprise annexation of kuwait in 1990. margaret thatcher told him to stand firm, apparently saying, "this is no time to go wobbly, george." he didn't. iraq will not be permitted to annex kuwait. that's not a threat, not a boast, it's just 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. 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.

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. the one constant throughout all that — his wife barbara. they were married for over 70 years. george bush senior who has died at the age of 94. theresa may has suffered another blow to her brexit proposals , sam gyimah was seen as a rising star in government, a loyal supporter of the prime minister, but one who has now made very clear he cannot support her brexit deal. in leaving 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 pm is a deal in name only. all the big issues have been kicked down the road,

so we are in for several years of negotiations, at the point at which we have no leverage and the eu has all the control. sam gyimah‘s decision came after the prime minister announced the uk would pull out of the galileo satellite navigation programme, the eu's alternative to the us—based gps. britain had wanted to stay part of it, but the eu would only allow partial access. it would be wrong to put our armed services relying on a system on which they couldn't be sure of. that would not be in our national interest, so what is in our national interest is to say no, you haven't allowed us that full access so we will develop an alternative, we will look at alternative options. ahead of the vote in parliament on her brexit deal, theresa may has been appealing to people directly to put pressure on their mps to back her agreement. with sam gyimah‘s resignation there is now one more voice calling for the public to have their say again. but a second referendum is ruled out by the prime minister,

and for labour, is still only one possible option. our view is let us have a general election, the reason is because in a general election, there is a wide debate and you choose the team that will lead you from thereon. if we can't get that, we have said we will keep all options on the table and that includes the possibility of a people's vote. another referendum. as the prime minister took her place with other leaders on the world stage last night, one more of her ministers stepped out of line over brexit. and she knows there may be more to come, before mps vote on her deal in parliament, in ten days‘ time. jonathan blake, bbc news. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg is in buenos aires at the g20 summit with the prime minister. she gave us this assessment of how mr gyimah‘s resignation would be viewed. it's another reminder to theresa may of the wall of resistance that awaits her when she gets back to westminster after returning from the other side of the world. it is not necessarily a surprise that he is one of the ministers that has added his name to those

departing over her brexit plan. but politics is, apart from anything else, a battle of momentum. theresa may has been trying, struggling to get onto the front foot here, struggling to put her arguments across, and then, again, a resignation like this knocks her off that script and forces her once again onto the back foot. she knows she is in an extremely precarious situation here and yet no inclination from her for any shift, any countenancing of a plan b. it feels right now that the government is like a giant tower ofjenga, day by day one more piece gets pulled out. it's pretty shaky even though it hasn't yet fallen over. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has met theresa may at the g20 summit taking place in argentina. he asked her to avoid a no—deal brexit. major companies like nissan and honda are concerned about the possible impact on their supply chains across europe. mrs may said she was confident that

japanese businesses based in the uk would continue to trade well with the eu. let's return to news of the death of the former us president, george bush senior at the age of 94. joining me now from washington is our correspondent, chris buckler. we understand there will be a national day of mourning on wednesday. let's get more reaction that has been coming in from america. —— our washington correspondent is with us. as more and more americans wa ke with us. as more and more americans wake up to news that president george bush senior is dead what reactions are coming in? we have already seen people outside his home hanging american flags and giving tributes to george bush, describing him asa tributes to george bush, describing him as a true american. when you look at the tributes coming in from

past presidents, from barack 0bama, even what's donald trump has been saying, there is this very warm sense of what george bush stood for. in some ways you look back and you see a very different time in american politics. he was someone who made a point of trying to reach out, reaching out across the oils. 0ne out, reaching out across the oils. one of the tributes was from clinton who beat him as president. he said, "i will always hold ourfriendship is one of life's greatest gifts." democrats and republicans were trying to work together then and from president bush's i'm concerned he was reaching out and trying to insular that he would look at global concerns, which is very difference to the white house now which says it is about america first. he was at a

time of the world when there was a huge amount of change with the berlin wall coming down, what was happening in the soviet union and of course what was happening in iraq and kuwait. he was somebody who felt he had a leadership role in addressing that. the warmth that you see coming from across the world gives you a sense that he was successful in giving that sense of america being a leader within that global world. just very quickly, do we know any details of how his death will be marked and what we can expect in terms of funeral arrangements? there will be a national day of mourning as you mentioned, on wednesday. there will also be a service held in the national cathedral in washington. ultimately, the final funeral at his west in place —— in his resting place will be in texas alongside his wife barbara bush, where she is buried. it gave you a real sense of

george bush the family man, someone he was very concerned about his family and who grew up with a real love affair of a marriage, married for more than seven decades. then you saw him sitting at the front of the church, someone who was clearly upset about the death of his wife. many feel that after she died he himself lost some of that spirit to live, such was their connection and such was his love for her for many yea rs. a 98—year—old man critically injured following a violent robbery in his a 98—year—old world war two veteran who was critically injured during a violent robbery in his home in north london has died. ff police were called to peter gouldstone's home in bounds green on the 6th november — where they found him suffering from a head injury and extensive bruising to his body. he was taken to hospital, but died yesterday. police say they want to hear from anyone with information about the ‘horrific attack‘ — no one has been arrested so far.

more than 120 people have been arrested in paris, after violent protests around one of the city's most famous locations, the arc de triomphe. it's the third weekend of demonstrations sparked by rising fuel prices. hugh schofield reports. another saturday, another violent protest at a paris landmark. today, the yellow vest demonstrators were kept away from the shops of the champs elysees, so it was at the top, around the arc de triomphe, that there were the clashes with police. all morning we have seen hundreds and hundreds of yellowjackets gathering here on the avenue, and then pushing up towards the arc de triomphe, which you can see behind us shrouded in tear gas. the more daring go to the front where there are clashes going on with riot police, the others hang back where we are now. most of the marchers kept well away from the violence and expressed in words their anger and determination.

translation: the problem is much bigger than just a fuel tax. that was just the straw that broke the camel's back. the distress has been brewing for years, it is time to make ourselves felt. translation: we are simple citizens, simple french citizens. it is the people who are rebelling, no political parties here. translation: we thought we were seeing the beginnings of a dialogue between the yellow vests and the government, but with all of this that's totally wrecked. now the yellow vests are going to keep going to the bitter end. it's civil war. the numbers of protestors were relatively small, those who took part in the violence even fewer, but once against the yellow vests are dominating the news. their anti—macron movement still has momentum. hugh scofield, bbc news, paris. with me now is the french journalist, agnes poirier, who's in paris this afternoon. agnes, watching and listening to

what some of the french people were saying there, it's civil war. is that a fair description? no, it is not civil war. it is a rather violent traditional french process. we have seen many before but i would agree with you, it has been extremely quick, only two weeks of protests. they a re extremely quick, only two weeks of protests. they are decreasing in number. today they‘ re protests. they are decreasing in number. today they're talking of 36,000 people in france compared to ten times more two weeks ago but it is very concerning in many ways. it is very concerning in many ways. it is very concerning in many ways. it is very worrying in many ways because first of all those people come from very different

backgrounds, social, professional. they do not come from city centres, they come from rural areas and also cities where they do need cars to go about their day and that is what has triggered the protest in the first place, the increased fuel taxes but 110w place, the increased fuel taxes but now it has morphed into a large protest. perhaps the reason these people have... they are not affiliated to any party in particular, they refuse to be categorised. similar to emmanuel macron who refused to be categorised left or right. but the real problem at the heart of french democracy at the moment is the democratic left and right have collapsed and present macron is occupying the whole political space with a large majority but the only vocal position

he has is the extreme right in marine le pen and the extreme left. there is avoids in french politics and perhaps these protesters are occupying this void and because they do not want to deal with the trade unions or political parties it is very volatile situation. we are looking and scenes from the arc de triomphe. and some of the protesters. you can see the yellow vests very clearly and the french flag waving. they have made it to the top of the arc de triomphe. do you think mr macron will weather the storm, is he listening, should he be worried? he should be worried. he says he is listening. also, the yellow vests, they have all gathered on social networks, it is not structured, there is no organisation nor any leader. they did is elected representatives to meet with the

french prime minister yesterday, but out of the egg, lonely two turned up for the meeting, and one stormed off a few minutes later, because he wa nted a few minutes later, because he wanted the whole meeting to be broadcast live on social networks and television. there is clearly some problems with the yellow vests, because if they want to really carry a message, to ask for things to change, they also must get their act together. we have been describing this as a demonstration against the rising fuel packs, but it appears that these demonstrators have evolved into something reflecting what has been described as a lazy in french society. —— tax. what has been described as a lazy in french society. -- tax. just how deep does that go? it is a recurring theme in france, existential malaise. it is true that a large

number of people in france feel left out. there are lots of taxes in france, and lots of redistribution. france, and lots of redistribution. france has the biggest public spending, 57% of gdp. perhaps it could be much more efficiently done. that is for sure. there are lots of taxes in france and lots of people feel impoverished. lots of people feel impoverished. lots of people feel left out from the benefits of globalisation, and president macron is the radiant face of a happy globalisers france. perhaps they do not feel represented by such a young, dishes and ambitious young man. there is a dichotomy at the heart of french society at the moment. this is what this protest shows. we're going to leave it there for now. agnes was speaking to us

from paris. we will take you to the streets of paris and you can see the fires and the smoke around the arc de triomphe. notjust prescience that have taken to the streets. these are the french that have travelled from across the country to demonstrate about the rising cost of living. earlier, we also saw people who had made it to the top of the arc de triomphe. those are the pictures that you can see. it has also been reported that 65 people so far have been injured, 11 of them including members of security that are around this demonstration. we are around this demonstration. we are watching the events in paris very closely. more as and when we get it. you're watching bbc news. 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. another resignation over brexit.

the universities and science minister sam gyimah resigns calling the prime minister's plan "naive". a 98—year—old world war two veteran who was attacked and robbed in his home in london has died in hospital. and in sport, it's just over 12 hours until tyson fury will fight america's deontay wilder in los angeles for the wbc world heavyweight title. at the weigh in, fury was 18 stone 4.5 pounds, more than three stone heavier than wilder. leeds united are top of the championship after a huge win at fellow promotion contenders sheffield united. a defensive mix up allowed pablo hernandez to score for leeds and gave them a 1—0 vicotry. and afc wimbledon have booked their place in the third round of the fa cup. two goals in quick succession gave them a 3—1win over halifax. i'll be back with more on those stories later. the bbc sport website has all of the

current scores from across the football leagues. i will be back in around one hour. police looking for a missing couple whose car was discovered washed up on a beach in scotland have found two bodies. susan and james kenneavy were reported missing on thursday morning when their vehicle was found on drunmore beach, near stranraer. search teams are tackling "challenging terrain", including dense woodland, as they continue efforts to try and find a 16—year—old from aberdeen who's been missing for two weeks. liam smith caught a bus from aberdeen on the 17th of november and is thought to have got off at crathis. got off at crathes. police say a subsequent "credible sighting" of the teenager in the crathes estate area that afternoon has led them to focus their search in the locality. 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, but there are no reports of any serious injuries. 0ur north america correspondent james cook is in alaska. you can see some of the damage caused by the earthquake. this was a drainage pipe that was mashed up when the tremor ran through here, shaking the road and causing this very serious damage to the road. this is a slip road very near the airport. they are already out here working hard, trying to fix it. the earthquake struckjust before 8:30am and many alaskans were on their way, some of them on this road. 0ne car was right in the middle of it. others were heading to school, heading to their businesses, when the earthquake happened. and then a very short time later, just as people were beginning to take stock of what happened,

a very powerful after—shock shook this region as well, even closer to the city of anchorage, which is home to some 300,000 people. now they are beginning the process of trying to assess the damage. this place is well used to earthquakes. and they seem to have been well prepared. there is not a great deal of very serious damage to buildings and that is because there are strict building codes here, restrictions in place, regulations in place to make sure that buildings survive earthquakes. there are thousands every year in alaska but even by those standards, this was a big one. it was frightening for the people involved. it went on for a considerable period of time and because this is now the beginning of winter, repairs may be hampered by a lack of daylight and freezing temperatures. although, as you can see, they are already getting on with it. now, as it's the 1st of december, you may have started your christmas shopping online today,

but there's a warning that you may need to have a mobile phone, and a decent signal, to make sure your transactions go through. uk banks are starting to introduce a new layer of security, involving passwords sent to your mobile phone. that could be a problem for hundreds of thousands of householders without a mobile, or poor signal. our business correspondent joe miller has been giving me more details. it has come into place because of an eu directive and essentially, as online shopping has become more popular, there has been more potential for fraud. this was designed to crack down on that, to avoid potential fraud when people buy things online. they will be asked in a thing that is being rolled out very slowly, before next september, to provide a pin that is sent to their mobile phone as an extra layer of security. before you ask, even though this is an eu directive, the uk has decided to adopt this. even after brexit, this

will be something that uk banks implement. there are concerns that not everyone has access to a mobile phone so readily and so easily. i live in a black spot, that is not going to work for me, and for many other people. you're not alone. around 30% of people in the uk either live in a place with a very poor signal or no signal at all. the campaign group fairer finance has pointed out it is notjust people who are in black spots, it is also people who are disabled, who perhaps cannot operate a mobile phone, the elderly, there are quite a few people who might not be able to make online payments if this goes through. it comes in at quite a low amount. any payment over £27, this new security system will kick in, and especially payments much larger than that, maybe your average christmas shop could be substantially larger, so banks are starting to roll this out with no real plan for people

who cannot access mobile phones. if you have a bad signal and you're left hanging on this online transaction, how do you get clearance from your bank? have they explained how they expect to put that through? if you do not have a signal, what happens? at the moment there isn't a comprehensive explanation of what you're supposed to do. you can call your bank and ask them for a code but that is cumbersome. you have got the queues. no—one wants to do that but uk finance, the corporate body which represents uk banks, it is urging banks to provide other forms of verification, so perhaps a fingerprint on a mobile app, perhaps a numbersent to your landline, it is urging banks to come up with these ideas so perhaps as this gets rolled out across the country over the next few months, we will be hearing about alternative ways for those people in blackspots. this really does ruin

the shopping experience. when online shopping first started it was all about the speed of your data being sent down the line. are there any exemptions in place? there can be some. the law allows banks with a good track record of stopping fraud to allow people to make transactions without the need for this pin, and there are also certain transactions, certain very trusted websites, that perhaps will not require this. these are early days and we will see how many exemptions there are and it could be that those exemptions do not apply to people without mobile phones, because they are making more complex transactions or perhaps they are making one off transactions that their bank thinks is dodgy. uk finance is saying there has to be a plan to help these people. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. eddie izzard drier into the day for

many, rain clearing from the far north of england and southern scotland. clear spells for a time this evening before more rain arrives into south western england, wales northern ireland and works its way north and east overnight. clear skies for the north—east of scotland, a touch of frost with mist and fog. temperatures just above freezing. in england and wales, it is very mild, temperatures not much lower than nine celsius. as the rain bombs into the cold air across the highlands, we could see snow. showers piling from the west over the afternoon. strong winds across wales, with average speeds around 40 miles an hourfor channel course. another mild afternoon for much of england or wales. 14 degrees the top temperature. more like 9 degrees in scotland. rain for southern parts of england on monday, and more snow for the far north of scotland. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: