the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been officially charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. mr netanyahu is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy welcome to bbc news — businessmen and dispensed i'm james reynolds. favours to try to get more our top stories: positive press coverage. charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. he described the charges as a coup. the israeli prime minister hits a former white house aide has told back at prosecutors. the impeachment inquiry into donald trump that the president translation: this evening pushed a false theory that ukraine we witnessed an attempt to carry out meddled in the 2016 election. a coup d'etat against fiona hill also said she was worried the prime minister on false that us foreign policy allegations on false allegations in an investigation process was being mixed up that was biased and contaminated. with domestic politics. a former white house official tells the impeachment inquiry donald trump spread false claims that security forces in chile have been ukraine attempted to meddle accused of deliberately in the us presidential election. injuring people taking part in the current mass demonstrations against inequality. the rights group, amnesty international says the aim security forces in chile are accused of deliberately injuring people is to discourage further protests. taking part in mass demonstrations against inequality. and — their ride ends with this. after seven yea rs, the new york city taxi drivers' calendar is rolling out its final edition.

now on bbc news — each year we go behind the camera and speak to the freelance journalists who capture and bring us some of the most important news stories of our times, often in extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances. in the firing line. some of the most powerful images of this year. often filmed in difficult and dangerous places. there are snipers on this road. but who are the people who bring us these pictures? five, six debt. why do they do it? how do they do it? and what has been the impact on them personally. each year we step behind the camera and speak to the men and women who are and bring us some of the most important news stories of

oui’ the most important news stories of our times. often under extremely difficult circumstances, and facing great personal strain. these freelance video journalists are honoured by an award named after a british freelancer who was killed in moscow covering the tober coup in 1993. his memory lives on through the rory peck trust which works to support freelance journalists and theirfamilies support freelance journalists and their families worldwide. this year their families worldwide. this year the films chosen by the judges include stories about authoritarian regimes, surviving war and displacement. first up, the rory peck award for news for films that ca ptu re peck award for news for films that capture the immediacy of a story. in april 2019, he reported on the plight of the men women and children in north—east syria. fling islamic

state ‘s self—declared caliphate in its final days. the camp sheltered more than 70,000 displaced people, most of them women and children, abandoned the jihadist fighters. what made this camp different, first the people are locked in. they have no freedom of movement. it was more like a no freedom of movement. it was more likeajailthana no freedom of movement. it was more like a jail than a camp. and, of course, full of families from islamic state so you need to see how they welcome you before you start to shoot. the situation inside the camp was deteriorating day by day with the lack of food and medicine making living conditions impossible. malnourished babies were rushed from the battlefield to a crowded clinic where medical staff did their best to save their lives. those in critical condition travelled for two hours on a bumpy road to a hospital for treatment. mikel gained the

trust of those fleeing and they shared their stories of suffering and survival. among them were young women who were forced to follow a jihadist husband. we have speaking with several women in the camp, some with strong supporters of islamic state but many had no chance. they were married as a 12—year—old and they have to follow their husband wherever they go. and these women, they are very afraid of being the target of the radical ones of course. the judges thought the footage was extraordinary. it conveyed the human cost of war, no matter which side you were on.

in early 2019, after years of conflict in north—east syria, the us backed syrian democratic forces pushed islamic state group to the brink of total defeat. the remaining is fighters were waiting out their daysin is fighters were waiting out their days in a cluster of tiny villages, nestled between the euphrates river and the iraqi border. for this assignment, cameron and mchale and his news team embedded with an fdf unit ina his news team embedded with an fdf unit in a deserted farmhouse on the frontline. they were with a group of kurdish peoples protection fighter and a number of foreign volunteers who travelled thousands of miles for a finalfight. who travelled thousands of miles for a final fight. but the last diehard is fighters were not giving up. he

ca ptu red is fighters were not giving up. he captured the fierce exchange of fire between the two groups. captured the fierce exchange of fire between the two groupslj captured the fierce exchange of fire between the two groups. i kept the camera rolling. some of the sniper and rocket fire came quite close and it was scary. further north, american forces and fdf intelligence officers combed through those who had surrendered, looking for fleeing through those who had surrendered, looking forfleeing is through those who had surrendered, looking for fleeing is fighters. the interviews with islamic state women. those stories were horrendous. speaks of arabic he fears for the region. now that the american forces have pulled out of north—eastern syria,

the cause of independence has been shattered again. the judges said that given the conditions and the intensity of the fighting, this footage was beautifully framed and incredibly steady. it was powerful to look at. after yea rs of after years of armed conflict and instability, nicaraguans are was turning a corner and moving towards economic growth and political security. but that changed in april 2018 as protest erupted across the country. a response to the government's social security reforms after the president approved cuts to state pensions and benefit payments. the demonstrations rapidly escalated into a larger movement against the

government. winner of the news award, luis's film captured the exhilarating conflict and clashes between the opposition supporters and security forces. one of those killed was 15—year—old orlando.

throughout the following four months, over 300 people were killed and hundreds more were jailed. tens of thousands went into exile, some fearing that they can never return. thejudges thought the judges thought the film was done with humanity and his characters obviously trusted him and allowed him into their most intimate moments. his work showed a levelheaded nurse and creativity that stood out. next, the rory peck

award for news features, for films that look the on the immediacy of the news story. since 2015, yemen has been devastated by conflict. in august 2018, the battle for the port city of hodeidah intensified as government forces, backed by saudi coalition led airstrikes, advanced on rebel positions. benjamin foley and his news team embedded with yemeni troops as they prepared to reta ke a retake a crucial houthi supply route. they were singing and dancing and chanting and they were trying to pump themselves up and ijust wanted to try and show this craziness of this scene. but the operation

descended into chaos as the troops found themselves cut off from the convoy, trapped by houthi sniper fire. there are snipers along this road. the first thing we did when we started getting shot at was pull over and try to get some hardcover. my over and try to get some hardcover. myjob in that situation is to just try and get what coverage you can. it gives me something to focus on. so it is quite comforting to have the camera in that situation. young children were caught up in the crossfire. the local hospital was struggling to cope, with just one doctor left to treat the casualties. the next hospital was three hours away. foley captured the events of a very chaotic news situation but also tried to reflect the human cost of this fierce war. i think one of the more important parts of the piece

also was our interview with a kernel. it was important to hold someone kernel. it was important to hold someone from the uae, from the coalition, to account. our correspondent, isabel, certainly did not hold back. that is not the only thing that you are e are doing when it comes to air are e are doing when it comes to air are sending out a lot of airstrikes which has caused many deaths of civilians recently. stop, please. a fine line. do i keep filming or not? he could shut down our shoot at that point. i pulled back and tried to give him some space but i wanted to keep rolling, to get this interaction. the judges said that foley's camerawork was consistently brilliant. he captured the humanity of the characters in the immediacy of the characters in the immediacy of the characters in the immediacy of the situation from the hospital to the frontline, you felt you were right there.

malaria is one of the major causes of death and illness in sierra leone. with children under five to keeley at risk. paul and zoe filmed inside a children's hospital in freetown in sierra leone. having previously worked on various journalism projects, to raise awareness on behalf of a marginal community, miles wanted to highlight the ever present threat of malaria. we trained a network of community reporters from around the country to reporters from around the country to report on the elections that were happening in 2012 and ever since then they have been reporting on disability rights health issues and it is thought that more people died of malaria than a bowler during the ebola crisis. that was a story that

this network wanted to tell. every night at the hospital, children die of malaria complications. to add to the pressures of the co nsta nt strea m of to add to the pressures of the constant stream of sick children being brought in, power cuts are a huge problem, especially for the patients in icu. literally two minutes into us being there the lights went out. the longer it went on, the more risk the children were out and then one child did end up dying during that time to do it was quite frustrating for the doctors because they work hard to save the child's life and then the infrastructure just was not there to support them in that. a free health programme has given doctors a fighting chance of saving lives. but this help is dependent on international funding and is

this help is dependent on internationalfunding and is not guaranteed to continue. there have been years of funding which has helped the number of malaria cases go down over the years but if some of this funding dries up then the cases of malaria willjust start to rise again over the next ten or 20 yea rs. rise again over the next ten or 20 years. we are excited because we have no death today. being able to go home knowing that we did all we could do to save a life is rewarding. the judges thought this entry stood out as there was a real sense of intimacy about it. as you got to know the clinic and the patient. central canyon. last year, 70 people

committed suicide. almost all of them were then —— were men. this film is an investigation into the rise of mail suicides in the region. poverty, unemployment and lack of prospects are just some of the reasons for depression in men. but most importantly masculinity taboo is an appearing weak stockmen from speaking their minds. culturally, men are supposed to be strong, especially with the patrimony system so people will not come out and say they need help. marini spoke to a young man his father had committed suicide. devastated by what had happened to his father, the boy also wa nted happened to his father, the boy also wanted to take his own life. luckily he was found in time.

it was one of the most inspiring things in the story, in a weird way. if you take your own life, and the pain doesn't, it is inspiring. very wise words from a very young mind. it has gone a long way in kenya to raise awareness, especially people who are vulnerable, thinking like it's the end of the pain but it's not. marini thinks that by reporting on the issue, we can raise awareness of this devastating problem. i think the community were very happy i was telling the story in a sense because

they said, we don't want this to happen to anyone else. the judges thought murimi delivered a sensitive story. he was close to the characters, an invisible person around people and extremely distressing situations. and finally, the sony impact award for current affairs for films that really examine an issue and have an impact. every year, a growing number of people leave their homes in search of freedom or a better life elsewhere. the roots they take are often dangerous and uncertain. many go missing during transit or once they reach their destination. in this series of films, freelance

filmmaker matthew cassel documented the stories of missing people from five different communities across three different continents but rather than focusing on those who left, matthew cassel‘s videos piece together each missing person's story through the lives of the loved ones they left behind. too often we talk about this crisis and how it is impacting those of us in countries that people are trying to reach, not often enough to hear about the communities that people are leaving so i wanted to hear from the family members, relatives, the loved ones of the missing.

the five stories are unique but the pain of losing a loved one is universal. it doesn't matter where you're from, all the families share a very kind of unbearable deep pain and they maintain hope that that person is going to call them one day.

migration and displacement stories have been covered before. but the judges thought matthew cassel‘s films bought dignity to his contributors. in april 2018, protests against pension reform plans in nicaragua turned into a widespread anti—government movement. the country's sandinista regime under president daniel ortega cracked down hard on the demonstrations. independent media coverage was suppressed. demonstrations. independent media coverage was suppressed. under the people were killed and imprisoned. thousands were forced into exile. many are still missing. rodrigo vasquez was sent on assignment to investigate the causes and the

aftermath of the situation under a cover story of reporting on the 20th anniversary of the sandinista revolution for venezuelan national television. on arrival in managua, vasquez was told none of his expected meetings with government officials would go ahead. we were told that the vice president, or‘s wife, had to personally authorise every single interview. she hadn't been able to do so because she was dealing together with her husband, with the possible negotiations with the opposition. to get the real story, vasquez tracked down one of the student activists who were still in hiding. describe how paramilitaries loyal to the government attacked them inside a university complex.

vasquez filmed in neighbouring costa rica and spoke to some of the refugee activists. back in nicaragua, some of the political release prisoners both of brutal treatment by government forces. soon after, vasquez had to leave nicaragua quickly due to threats to his safety. when i came out, i got an anonymous phone call. the boys on the other side of the line said my

name and where i was. i realise that my cover story was probably blown so this led me to believe it was not safe so very early the following morning, we drove to the costa rican border and i left. thejudges thought baz kaz‘s extensive experience in south america made him the right person to cover the story. what he produced was shocking and revolutionary. paraguay is the sixth largest producer of soybeans in the world. most of it for export. but this comes at a price. martin boudofs this comes at a price. martin boudot‘s film highlights pesticides

in this industry. abnormalities are occurring in the ruralfarming population. with the help of a doctor heading the paediatric team at asuncion hospital, martin boudot and denizo set up a study. we tried to combine science and journalism at the same time. we do have the means and the time to organise the symbols with our activists on the field. we need to send the samples to the laboratory and get the result and make the link between the local

population, the industry and the government. we sampled 50 children in our village and 50 and another one. one is with the best sides and the other is the organic agriculture and we found there was a lot of differences. with the result confirming that both abnormalities are due to the use of pesticides, the villages —— the villagers travelled to the heart of the capital to demand answers. this film was pivotal in bringing change to the current laws and as a result, the current laws and as a result, the national agency in charge of pesticides in paraguay is reviewing the study. i really hope that it might be the beginning of a new movement and things might change for them. and take the fight to another step. maybe we've been useful, i don't know. thejudges

step. maybe we've been useful, i don't know. the judges said this film stood out it was beautifully shot and ticked all the boxes. that's it for this year's edition of the firing line which featured the finalists and winners of the 2019 rory peck awards. goodbye. well, there's a lot of damp weather out there at the moment. the rain for most of us isn't particularly heavy but drizzle, low cloud, grey skies, that sort of thing. in the north of the country, the weather is actually driest. so i think not much rainfall at all here in western scotland and this is where the temperatures will be lowest, around 6 or 7 degrees i think on the south coast of england early on friday morning. tgeb through the day, you can see where the rain is,

there's some rain in the south, a little bit of rain across northern other dimensions — all other dimensions england, nudging — all into south—east scotland, for example, maybe northern ireland too but the rain turns heavier later in the day, in south—western england, wales and parts of the midlands but you can see the south—east abd eastern is areas there, a bit dry. just across the road london and norwich. now, as far as the weekend is concerned, out of the two, saturday is the wetter today and then comes sunday. i think it'll be a little bit drier. 00:28:50,437 --> 2147483051:51:09,933 got to know the clinic and the 2147483051:51:09,933 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 patient.