this is 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 our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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. now, though, thousands of documents relating tojfk's death have been released to the public for the first time. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official, president kennedy died at 1pm central standard time. 543 kennedy died at 1pm central standard time.— kennedy died at 1pm central standard time. 59 years ago, president — standard time. 59 years ago, president john _ standard time. 59 years ago, president john f _ standard time. 59 years ago, president john f kennedy - standard time. 59 years ago, | president john f kennedy was presidentjohn f kennedy was shot as he rode on a motorcade through dallas. he is accused killer was lee harvey oswald, a former us marine who never

stood trial because he, too, was shot and killed —— while in police custody. was shot and killed -- while in police custody.— was shot and killed -- while in police custody. he's been shot. an investigation _ police custody. he's been shot. an investigation concluded - police custody. he's been shot. an investigation concluded thati an investigation concluded that oswald had acted alone but the circumstances surrounding this pivotal moment in us history have never been fully explained to the satisfaction of millions of americans.— to the satisfaction of millions of americans. president biden believes all _ of americans. president biden believes all information - believes all information related to president kennedy's assassination should be released to the greatest extent possible, consistent with, again, national security. the documents _ again, national security. the documents reveal— again, national security. the documents reveal new details about the investigation, including what the authorities knew about the movements of lee harvey oswald in the weeks before the assassination. there are bits and _ before the assassination. there are bits and pieces _ before the assassination. there are bits and pieces that - before the assassination. there are bits and pieces that are - are bits and pieces that are fascinating. we'vejust are bits and pieces that are fascinating. we've just come across one just a few minutes ago. that shows us something we've never seen before. lee harvey oswald went to mexico city, just a few weeks before

he assassinated president kennedy, and it wasn't a travel visit. he was seeing the cuban embassy and the russian embassy, and he was trying to get a visa to cuba and/or russia. , ., . , get a visa to cuba and/or russia-— get a visa to cuba and/or russia. , ., ., , ., russia. historians are pouring over the details _ russia. historians are pouring over the details but _ russia. historians are pouring over the details but there - russia. historians are pouring over the details but there are| over the details but there are no bombshells, no smoking guns to support the many conspiracy theories that, for decades, have swirled around the case. and some of the documents are still being withheld from the public. the cia says it is to protect intelligence sources and methods.— protect intelligence sources and methods. the president of the united _ and methods. the president of the united states _ and methods. the president of the united states is _ and methods. the president of the united states is dead. - and methods. the president of| the united states is dead. they include records _ the united states is dead. they include records from _ the united states is dead. they include records from as - the united states is dead. they include records from as late as the 1990s, suggesting the agency was still pursuing the case decades later. polls suggest most americans don't believe official accounts of the president's assassination and the release of these documents will do nothing to change the public scepticism

about howjohn f kennedy died. peter bowes, bbc news. lamar waldron is an investigative historian and author of the hidden history of the jfk assassination. i asked what hasn't been released. well, all of the most important files we know about from earlier release and testimony by cia officials and kennedy officials and the two dozen kennedy officials that talked to me and my collaborator, tom hartman, none of the most important files were released today. the 13,000 figure is somewhat misleading to people who don't study these things like some of us do. most of those files had been released before but they had what are called redactions. in other words, a name was censored, a date was censored a source was censored. so, among those 13,000 are very few, it looks like, you know, perhaps even less than 100 entirely new documents. so, the vast majority

of what was released today, we already had — we just had a few names blacked out. but none of the most important files were released today. the biden administration — and you can look on the white house website and see this — they did what in america we would say is they kicked the can down tojune third because so many of the cia agents, fbi, the secret service and the state department the defense department had requested that documents had to be kept secret because it would destroy national security if they were released that — so that's why very few actual new documents were released. so, no smoking gun? crosstalk. ..there will be more on the 30th of next year. mr waldron, no smoking gun with these documents today? oh, not at all. i mean, people might have found smoking guns in the documents we know exist, where mafia

godfathers, for instance, confessed their role injfk murder to an fbi informant — commission, the warren commission, their conclusion. the warren commission was the first and least informed of six government committees. the fifth government committee, a committee in congress in the late �*70s, it concluded thathk was killed as part of a conspiracy and they named two mafia godfathers, including one with many connections to oswald's family, as having the motive, means and opportunity to have killed jfk. so, the fbi did a good job. they got an fbi informant to be the cell mate of one of those godfathers. in 1985, the godfather confessed to him in the prison yard. they got a wiretapped radio in that cell, and the godfather talked about he really owned jack ruby's nightclub, about meeting oswald — all sorts of things. those tapes and those transcripts, they exist.

they have never been released. and so, we knew they wouldn't be released today, i don't think they're going to be released on june 30, either. why are people so fascinated witthk and the kennedy family? well, because, number one in england, you guys have the royals, and they occupy a lot of media space. here in america, unfortunately, people worship wealth. jfk's father was one of wealthiest men in america. as a clan, as a dynasty, you know, john f kennedy and his brothers robert kennedy and ted kennedy were big political figures, their children have gone on to become politicalfigures, and all the secrecy surrounding jfk's death. these federal agencies are saying it would destroy national security to release the top—secret files, you know, this many years after it, that leaves people wondering. the fact the most heavily guarded man in america,

lee harvey oswald, could be killed in a police station by a gangster. i mean that's pretty — on live television, and i was watching, i was nine years old and, boy, that shocked me! those are things that — in america, the factjack ruby was a gangster working for the mafia — that wasn't reported in any newspaper or television until the mid 19705 when that fifth committee investigated, the house select committee on assassinations, when they finally documented all these many ties between jack ruby and the mafia, and between oswald's family and the mafia as well. 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 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. the uk is being gripped by a wave of industrial action across multiple industries in the run up to christmas and the new year, in what's being called the new �*winter of discontent�*. tens of thosands of nurses have been taking part in the biggest strike in the history of britain's public health service.

at issue are disgreements over pay and staff shortages. the royal college of nursing is asking for a 19% pay rise, which the uk government says is unaffordable. nurses are due to go on strike again next week. thingsjust get tighter and tighter, and we are expected to just keep putting up with things, 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. it is notjust nurses — there aren't enough. doctors, there aren't - enough physios — and it's for patient safety. well, postal workers have also taken action for a second day, with another two strike days planned for next week. on friday, rail services across the uk will also be severely disrupted. passengers are again

being advised not to travel by train unless absolutely necessary as workers in the rmt union begin another 48—hour strike. the industrial action is part of their long—running dispute about pay, job security and working conditions. our political editor chris mason says the government is taking this all very seriously. there's lots of conversations going on within government about precisely what they do, changing the law to make striking less effective, for instance — that could come pretty soon into the new year. one suggestion today that maybe these pay review bodies in some sectors should be allowed to look again at pay, given the inflation since they last looked. most in governments say no, that's not realistic right now. others are a little more warm to the idea. then, of course, the industrial action to come. real nervousness in government about those ambulance strikes in much of england and wales

taking place next wednesday and a real sense that this industrial action this winter is really only just starting. elsewhere, four people are in a critical condition in hospital after trouble broke out at a music concert in south london. it's believed that a large crowd attempted to gain entry to brixton 02 academy without a ticket for the concert by nigerian afrobeat star, asake. police are still at the scene. we'll bring you more when we get it. 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. tom brada 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. of the city's mayor. —— people are standing up for rightful law and justice. back in 2019, mr imamoglu beat a 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 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. mr 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. tom brada, bbc news. 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 world news. the latest headlines:

official documents about the assassination ofjohn f kennedy have been released — but will they silence the conspiracy theorists? here in the uk, the opposition labor 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. our reporter kevin fitzpatrick explains why this election could have wider impact on the national stage. as expected, this was a resounding every for the labor party, returning a seat that they have essentially held since it was created back in 1997. they won it in 2019 with the majority of almost 16000

and around 60% of the vote. tonight they have won it with the majority of more than 9000, a lot more turnout this time but they increased their share which is a significant point that they will be making. nearly 70% of the vote tonight and a lot of those votes came from conservatives because there shout went down. it was freezing temperatures up until this election and especially today as the temperature continued to drop, the turnout was very low comparatively, just around a quarter of those who were eligible to vote decided to turn out. they've held the caldera, manchester united's football ground for the first time because all of the first time because all of the other facilities that usually use were booked up for christmas parties. the conservative representatives here tonight have been saying this result means nothing, it was a pointless exercise that the mp who stood down should have continued and served out the remainder of her term. they are saying nothing can be read

into this result because it is close to christmas and people just were not interested in voting copy because the labor party say this is a very important step for them because they have increased their share, they say it shows people are moving from the conservatives to then and it's string since their optimism they say they are on the way back to power and potentially setting themselves up to win the next general election whenever that may happen. the united states has officially 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 law, and also makes the point that mr duggan is an australian citizen who has renounced his american citizenship. our 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.

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. our 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've been speaking to royal historian and author dr carolyn harris. i asked her what the latest episodes of harry and meghan's programme mean for the future of the monarchy. seeing the transition from one reign to another, king charles iii mentioned his love for harry and meghan and he was proud of the new lives they were creating in california so 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 coronation next year. however it is clear the relationship between william and harry may well be damaged beyond repair as we can see that there is a lot of conflict between the two brothers and that they see the situation they are in completely deaf lee. they are not the first _ completely deaf lee. they are not the first royal _ completely deaf lee. they are not the first royal brothers i completely deaf lee. they are not the first royal brothers to | not the first royal brothers to find themselves suffering the sort of falling out i believe are they? sort of falling out i believe are the ? ., , ., are they? certainly not, within the present — are they? certainly not, within the present rain _ are they? certainly not, within the present rain king - are they? certainly not, within the present rain king charles | the present rain king charles iii has emphasised a more streamlined royal family and that means there is certainly not a place for prince andrew, duke of york who was in disgrace because of his legal problems but also no place for his daughters princess beatrice and princess eugenie as working members of the royal family so

charles and andrew had very different views about the royal family, but if we go back another couple of generations, king george vi and king edward viii, after the application crisis of 19 36 were frequently in conflict as the king who had just abdicated edward viii, the new duke of windsor expected a large financial settlement, and wanted the title of her royal highness, for the duchess of windsor and king george was not inclined to grant that so we see the depth of windsor and king george vi had very different perspective lives on the situation they were in, especially going in to the second world war, so where we have adult royal siblings, multiple generations of the royal family, different is of opinion and conflict have certainly happened in the past so perhaps it is unsurprising that william and harry have

these differences. find that william and harry have these differences.— that william and harry have these differences. and you can aet more these differences. and you can get more on — these differences. and you can get more on that _ these differences. and you can get more on that story - these differences. and you can get more on that story and - these differences. and you can get more on that story and all| get more on that story and all the others we have featured on our website. thanks forjoining our website. thanks for joining us. hello. an end to this cold spell is on the horizon, but not just yet. friday morning once again getting off to a very cold start with a widespread frost and more snow in the forecast for some, particularly, in scotland with this weather system working in from the west. some rain and sleet around the coasts and at low levels at times, but snow over the hills. and some of that snow will come down to low levels at times, particularly where it turns heavier. across high ground, say in the grampians, could see 20 cm of snow. but even at lower levels, maybe through the central lowlands, we could be looking at 5—10 cm of snow with some ice as well. that could cause some real disruptions. 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 see this band of patchy rain, sleet and hill snow 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.