welcome to bbc news. i'm david willis. our top stories: official documents about the assassination ofjohn f kennedy are finally released but will they silence the conspiracy theorists? the winter of discontent continues as workers from several industries in the uk down tools. thousands protest in turkey after the mayor of istanbul is jailed for 2.5 years for insulting public officials. and the monarchy, according to harry and meghan: the latest revelations from their netflix series.

welcome to bbc news. it's nearly 60 years since presidentjohn f kennedy was shot dead in dallas, texas, and throughout that time the circumstances surrounding his assassination have been the subject of massive speculation and numerous conspiracy theories. in the last few hours, however, thousands of documents relating tojfk's death have been released to the public for the very first time. the white house said the release of 70% of the outstanding secret service documents would provide a greater understanding of the investigation into one of the most tragic events in modern american history. well, tom brada joins me now. the release of these thousands of pages of documents has been highly anticipated, hasn't it? that's right. there has been a

lot of hype, feverish anticipation, even, around the release of these 13,000 or so documents. so much intrigue in fact that when the national archive website first put them up archive website first put them up earlier this morning, website absolutely —— actually initially crushed. it is now up and running again for anyone who would like to delve into those thousands of documents for themselves. and the reason there is a much interest in what happened is because the assassination ofjfk is a global event, really a pivotal part of our history, so it's obviously of great interest to historians and experts but also there are so many question marks surrounding what happened that it's become rather fertile ground for conspiracy theorists and conspiracy theories. i would like to take you through four people who aren't panopoulos i prefer to not perhaps familiar with what happened some of what happened. i can show you with what is moving images ofjohn f. kennedy and his wife jackie

kennedy and his wife jackie kennedy on the day 22nd of november 1963 when they were in a motorcade reading through dallas, texas. microphone moving through. shortly after these pictures were taken, there were shots fired, shots rang out and i should be able to show you a picture of exactly that moment when jackie kennedy left was a husband who had been struck by a bullet and ultimately was killed. if i can then move you onto the next image, the police quickly apprehended this man, lee harvey oswald. he was taken into custody but, and this is where there is a lot of intrigue added to the narrative, he himself was shot and killed only days later. so, it's all of these quite harrowing, grizzly details that people are fascinated and why there are so many people wanting to know exactly what happened. wanting to know exactly what happened-— contents of these documents? what do we know now that we did not know before?— not know before? obviously --eole not know before? obviously peeple want _ not know before? obviously people want to _ not know before? obviously people want to unearth - not know before? obviously. people want to unearth some kind of smoking gun moment.

what people are so excited about having these documents revealed. i can say there are tidbits of information which would be of interest. the specific movements, for example, of lee harvey wilde does ——of lee harvey oswald in the build—up, the fact that he went to mexico, mexico city to meet up with a kgb soviet officer. that was already known but people want to sift through the intimate details of what happened there. there are also some really interesting details about the personality of lee harvey oswald, the fact that he was an extremely isolated man, a man who was unable to feel connected to any ideology with capitalism he thought that was a desperate access with communism he felt that was really problematic that communist people favoured people who were working very much within the party, and actually even his wife is on record of having said he was lost and wouldn't be happy anywhere and only perhaps she said on another planet. but i'm afraid these pieces of

information are largely known about already, they are not exactly earthshaking revelations from these latest documents for people who wanted to find a completely different pick based on these documents will be a little bit disappointed. there is no suggestion from these documents that anyone else was involved and so, it still seems to be the case that lee harvey oswald was acting alone. find the case that lee harvey oswald was acting alone.— was acting alone. and how soon before all— was acting alone. and how soon before all of _ was acting alone. and how soon before all of these _ was acting alone. and how soon before all of these documents l before all of these documents are released, the remaining ones as well?— are released, the remaining ones as well? there are still 500 documents _ ones as well? there are still 500 documents that - ones as well? there are still 500 documents that are - 500 documents that are completely being withheld by the cia, in fact, and another more than 2000 which are being partly withheld. they are redacted and you cannot see all of the information within it and that's because president biden and the cia say this is for the national security of the united states. they don't want to reveal specific intelligence information which could compromise the country. however president biden has said they would review the documents that are still to be revealed and by next year, they will make another decision as

to whether they can reveal the rest of what they have. fascinating stuff indeed. tom brada, thank you indeed. let's get some of the day's other news. rescuers in malaysia are searching for about 50 people who are missing after a landslide engulfed a campsite. the incident happened in the early hours of the morning in selangor state, close to kuala lumpur. eight people are now confirmed dead, and seven others are injured. the immediate cause of the landslide isn't clear. the ukrainian city of kherson has been left without electricity after russian shells struck its energy facilities. two people were killed in the attack, which happened just a month after kherson was retaken from its russian occupiers. the supreme court of peru has ordered that the former president pedro castillo be held in detention for 18 months before standing trial for rebellion and conspiracy. he was thrown out of office when he tried to suspend the congress. his supporters have continued their protests,

despite the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency on wednesday. harvard university has appointed its first black dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. claudine gay, who is the daughter of haitian immigrants, will become only the second woman to hold the job when she takes over next year. in turkey, the mayor of istanbul has praised huge crowds of supporters who rallied to condemn his conviction and political ban. ekrem imamoglu, who's a rival to president recep tayyip erdogan, was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail on wednesday for insulting public officials. 0livia 0tigbah reports. turkey's democracy is facing a challenging moment. in istanbul, tens of thousands of people gathered to protest what they see as calculated suppression of the city's mayor.

on wednesday, a court sentenced ekrem imamoglu to more than two years in prison and banned him from politics for the same length of time for insulting a public official back in 2019. he is now calling on all turkish citizens to voice their opposition. translation: millions | of people are mobilising, standing up for democracy, for democracy and freedom. people are standing up for rightful law and justice. back in 2019, mr imamoglu beat the candidate from the ruling ak party to become istanbul's mayor and some see him as a rival to president erdogan�*s hold on power. mr erdogan has led turkey for almost two decades and there will be presidential and parliamentary elections next year, but with rising living costs and a plunging currency, many turks

want to change. —— currency, many turks want change. translation: we came here today so we can continue to live _ in a country ruled by the law. we think the law has been violated and we have come to defend our rights. imamoglu's jail sentence and political ban still needs to be confirmed by an appeals court. if he does end up behind bars, president erdogan�*s authority will be all the stronger. 0livia 0tigbah, bbc news. it's been called the new "winter of discontent" in the uk. workers have been going on strike across multiple industries in the run up to christmas and the new year. in recent weeks, rail workers, airport staff and postal employees have all walked off the job. they're angry about pay and working conditions. that's meant fewer trains, long waits at airports, and delayed deliveries. and on thursday, tens of thousands of nurses took part in the biggest strike in the history of britain's

public health service. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. horn beeps. cheering. a moment of history. horns beep. nurses on a picket line in liverpool, part of the biggest strike ever staged by the royal college of nursing. what we want? all: fair pay! and in leeds, nurses made plain their anger at the pay settlement they've been given. in sub—zero temperatures, they gathered early in reading. nurses here argued that the strike was about stressful working conditions, as well as pay. nothing changes. thingsjust get tighter and tighter. and we're expected to just keep putting up with things, keep finding — i'm getting emotional now — keep finding reserves. and enough is enough. we have to make a stand to get the government to at least enter into some discussion.

because, at the moment, they're not even entertaining that. and it is for the . future of nursing, and the future of the nhs. it's notjust nurses — - there aren't enough doctors, there aren't enough physios — and it's for patient safety. - it'sjust after 10:00 in the morning, and the head of the royal college of nursing has just arrived at royal berkshire hospital as part of a tour of different hospitals in england and wales to encourage and show support for striking nurses. cheering and applause. nurses in emergency care continued working. the union responded to accusations it was putting some other urgent treatment at risk. these nurses will do nothing reckless. they will make sure their patients are looked after. and, indeed, if there were any emergencies to arrive today in relation to cancer services or any other services, the clinicians that are working with us at local level will make sure that we work with them to ensure that those patients are looked after and their care is delivered. average nurses' pay is around £35,000. the rcn say wages have fallen after taking

account of inflation. ministers said they recognised the contribution of nurses but there were other factors to consider. we've got to balance that against what is affordable to the wider economy and asking for a 19% pay rise — way above what most viewers themselves are receiving — is not affordable, given the many other economic pressures that we face. non—urgent nhs work was postponed because of the strikes. ruth has a lung condition and her appointment today didn't go ahead. i knew as soon as i heard about the nurses' strike, that i was surprised not to receive a cancellation. i did then get a text message saying my appointment has, understandably, been cancelled. because without the nurses the nhs just doesn't work. all: oi, oi, oi! striking nurses were making their voices heard in cardiff. and in belfast, too, picket lines were busy. in england, there were strikes at about a quarter of trusts

but several more voted in favour, and the union says the walk—outs could be extended in the new year if the dispute isn't resolved. hugh pym, bbc news, reading. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — more revelations on harry and meghan�*s rift with the royals in the latest instalment of their netflix series. cheering and singing. saddam hussein is finished, because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement.

the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house, to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteeing bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: official documents about the assassination ofjohn f kennedy have been released, but will they silence the conspiracy theorists? the winter of discontent continues as workers from several industries in the uk down tools.

ire the united states has officially requested ire ly requested the extradition of daniel duggan, a former us marine accused of training chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers. daniel duggan was arrested by australian police in october at the request of the fbi, and has been accused of breaking american arms control laws. duggan�*s lawyer says he denies breaching any laws, and also makes the point that mr duggan is an australian citizen who has renounced his american citizenship. 0ur correspondent phil mercer has the latest from sydney. this is likely to be a very drawn—out affair. lawyers for both sides appear before a magistrate in the sydney and the last couple of hours and they will be back before the court again early next week. daniel duggan is accused of four offences in the united states, including a conspiracy to unlawfully sell defence services to china and violating arms exports acts in the united states.

essentially, daniel duggan is accused of training chinese military pilots in south africa more than a decade ago and he was arrested towards the end of october, he's been in custody ever since. the united states is formally made this extradition request to australia and it seems highly likely that daniel duggan will very strongly resist those attempts to send him to trial in the united states. here in the uk, the opposition labour party have just won a by—election in the greater manchester constituency of stretford and urmston. andrew western held the seat for the party in another parliamentary defeat for the ruling conservatives. the seat was vacated when kate green stepped down last month to become greater manchester deputy mayor.

the royal palace in thailand has confirmed that the king's eldest daughter has collapsed with what it described as a heart condition. the princess is 44 and is being treated in hospital in bangkok. the palace has given few details about her health. 0ur correspondentjonathan head has more from bangkok. the only bulletin issued by the royal palace in thailand is not telling us much of the state of health of princess bajrakitiyabha, only stating that she collapsed from a heart condition, that at the time of her collapse, her condition was described by this statement as stable to a certain extent and no description of her state of health right now where she is being treated in hospital here in bangkok. i think we can assume her situation is very serious

because they are putting no positive news in this official statement, there is no suggestion she is doing well, or that she is recovering so there is a great deal of concern here in thailand, because princess pa, as she's known, is seen as most plausible heir to the throne to king vajiralongkorn, herfather, who's now 70 years old. it's the king's prerogative to name an heir in thailand and he's not done that. but his other children just don't match her levels of accomplishment, which sometimes stand out in in a sometimes dysfunctional royal family. she is a qualified lawyer, she's got two postgraduate law degrees from the united states, she worked as thailand's ambassador to austria for two or three years, about a decade ago, she's worked quite a lot with un agencies and campaigned very openly in thailand for penal reform and particularly the better treatment of women visitors. so by royal standards, she's a bit of a standout, known to be smart, articulate, strong—willed and i think many people saw her as the best

choice as an heir to the throne. so a lot for the future of the monarchy hangs on the outcome of whatever medical emergency is that princess pa has suffered from. the first episodes of harry and meghan�*s netflix series gained worldwide attention, after claims about the royal family and the british media. now, in the second batch of episodes, the prince and his wife have made some new, and eye—catching, revelations. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. westminster abbey, ten days to christmas, the king and queen consort arriving for a festive celebration with community groups. also there, the prince and princess of wales with george and charlotte. the british royal family doing what it does, on a day

of further family turbulence. from netflix, the latest episodes of the harry and meghan story, their account of why they left royal life. a tale of rivalry and intrigue which came to a head at sandringham injanuary 2020, when harry tried to discuss his and meghan�*s exit with his father and brother. it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things we simply weren't true. and my grandmother quietly sit there and take it all in. but you have to understand that, from the family's perspective, especially from hers, there are ways of doing things and her ultimate mission, goal slash responsibility, is institution. according to harry, protecting the institution meant doing down him and his wife. an example, as he left the sandringham meeting, the palace issued a statement in william and harry's name

to deny a story that william had bullied the sussexes to leave. i couldn't believe it. no—one had asked me. nobody had asked my permission to put a name to a statement like that. within four hours, they were happy to lie to protect my brother. and yet for three years, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us. according to harry and meghan, the root of the problem was jealousy. the issue is when someone who is marrying in and should be a supporting act, is then stealing the limelight or doing thejob better than the person who is born to do this, that upsets people. it shifts the balance. in their version of events, meghan had become too popular so stories were planted in the media to damage her. meghan felt completely overwhelmed. it's like, all of this

if i'm not here. and that was the scariest thing about it. it was such clear thinking. i remember hertelling me that she had wanted to take her own life. and that really broke my heart. the programmes present troubling insights into what the couple, and meghan in particular, went through, though without any attempt to examine whether their own behaviour may, on occasions, have anticipated matters. at one point, harry says, it never needed to be this way. that may be one of the few points on which all members of the family can agree. nicholas witchell, bbc news. i'm joined now from toronto by dr carolyn harris, a royal historian and author. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc world news. this

comes, of course, at a crucial moment for the british royal family, doesn't it, just as king charles is attempting to show that the institution remains relevant following the death of his mother. how damaging is all this? yes, we're seeing _ damaging is all this? yes, we're seeing the - damaging is all this? yes, | we're seeing the transition from one reign to another, from the reign of queen elizabeth ii to the reign of king charles iii. king charles iii in his asession day speech mentioned his love for harry and meghan and he was proud of the new lives that they were creating in california. so we get a sense of king charles iii trying to extend the olive branch. and it will be interesting to see if harry and meghan are invited to the coronation next year. however, it's clear the relationship between william and harry may well be damaged beyond repair. as we can see that there's a lot of conflict between the two brother, and that they see the situation that they're in completely differently. but

the are completely differently. but they are not _ completely differently. but they are not the _ completely differently. but they are not the first royal brothers to find themselves suffering this sort of falling out, i believe, are they? film. out, i believe, are they? oh, certainly _ out, i believe, are they? oh, certainly not. _ out, i believe, are they? oh, certainly not. within - out, i believe, are they? oh, certainly not. within the - certainly not. within the present reign, king charles iii has emphasised a more streamlined royalfamily, and streamlined royal family, and that streamlined royalfamily, and that means there's certainly not a place for prince andrew, the duke of york, who is in disgrace because of his legal problems. but also no place for his daughters, princess beatrice and princess eugenie as members of the working family. so king charles and andrew had very different views about the royal family. andrew had very different views about the royalfamily. then, if we go back another couple of generations. king george vi and edward vii after the abdictation in 1936. the new duke of windsor expected a large financial settlement and

wanted the title of her royal highness for wallis simpson and king george vi was not inclined to grant that. so we see the duke of windsor and king george vi had very different perspectives on the situation they were in, especially going into the second world war. so where we have adult royal siblings, multiple generations of the royalfamily, of the royal family, differences of of the royalfamily, differences of opinion and conflict have certainly happened in the past. so perhaps it's unsurprising that william and harry have these differences. though in the past, they were very close when they were young. so this is a very big change that they've experienced in the last few years. experienced in the last few ears. , , , , years. very, very briefly - should this _ years. very, very briefly - should this affect - years. very, very briefly - should this affect changes years. very, very briefly - i should this affect changes in the way that the royal household operates? very briefly? i household operates? very briefl ? ~ . briefly? i think that there will be discussion - briefly? i think that there will be discussion of- briefly? i think that there - will be discussion of diversity in the royal household and who is advising the royal family. and perhaps efforts to hire a

more diverse range of palace advisors and press officers who will provide a wider range of perspectives. irate will provide a wider range of perspectives-_ will provide a wider range of perspectives. we must leave it there. thank _ perspectives. we must leave it there. thank you _ perspectives. we must leave it there. thank you very - perspectives. we must leave it there. thank you very much i there. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. you're watching bbc news. friday morning getting off to a cold start. ed. more snow, particularly with this weather system working in for the west. some rain and sleet and in the coast and at low levels at times. but slow over the times. and the snow will come down to low levels, particularly where it is higher. maybe through the central low lands, 5—10cm of snow with some ice as well. that could cause some real

disruption. some rain, sleet and snow showers getting into parts of northern ireland. particularly in the north. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine once any early freezing fog is cleared from the southeast corner. but it will be in another cold day. just —2 degrees there in aberdeen for the afternoon high. 6 degrees in plymouth, something a bit less cold. into the far southwest. now, through friday night we will this see this band of patchy rain, continuing to push southward, getting into northern england, parts of north wales. some wintery showers elsewhere. while it will be another frosty night, it's not going to be quite as cold as the nights we have become used to lately. and as we go through saturday, it will feel just a little less cold. this band of rain still with some hill snow across the parts of northern england, north wales. some wintery showers elsewhere. we start to develop south or south—westerly wind and that will bring something a little less chilly. temperatures certainly should get above freezing in the vast majority of locations. maybe 9 degrees in the southwest of england. into sunday, a bigger change, this frontal system pushing in from the atlantic. that would bring some

wind and some rain and some milder air. but it's not going to be a clean transition. because things have been just so cold lately that as this wet and mild weather bumps into the cold air, we are likely to see some snow, at least for a time. some places could see quite a lot before it turns back to rain. ice will also be a concern with this wet and wintery weather falling on very cold surfaces. but by the end of the day on sunday, we'll be looking at highs into double digits for south wales and southwest england. those temperatures could rise further on monday. see what the temperatures are going to do where you are on the bbc weather app.

this is bbc news. the headlines — president biden has ordered the release of thousands of official documents about the assassination of president kennedy in 1963. he says it will give the public a greater understanding of a tragic event in american history but, nearly six decades after the killing, some material will remain secret. rail workers, airport staff and postal employees have walked out over pay and working conditions in recent weeks. on thursday, tens of thousands of nurses staged the biggest public health service strike in history. the mayor of the turkish city of istanbul has praised supporters who rallied to condemn his conviction and political ban. ekrem imamoglu was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail

for insulting public officials.