this is bbc news with the latest headlines, for viewers in the uk and around the world. official documents about the assassination ofjohn f kennedy are finally released, but will they silence the conspiracy theorists? tens of thousands of nurses in england, wales and northern ireland walk out over pay and conditions. at least eight people are dead and around 50 are still missing, after a landslide at a campsite near kuala lumpur. antwerp is cocaine—central and dealers are finding novel ways to transport it all over europe and the uk. dubai cashes in on the world cup as hundreds of thousands of football fans soak up the sun between matches.

hello and welcome. 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. archive: president kennedy died at 1pm central standard time. 15 years ago, presidentjohn f.

kennedy was shot dead as he rode through motorcade in dallas, texas. his accuser killer was lee harvey oswald, a former us marine who never stood trial because he also was shot and killed under police custody. an investigation concluded that he had acted alone, but the circumstances surrounding this pivotal moment in us history has 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, in line with national security. extent, in line with national securi . extent, in line with national security-— extent, in line with national securi . , ., security. the documents reveal new details _ security. the documents reveal new details about _ security. the documents reveal new details about the - new details about the investigation including what the authorities knew about the movements of lee harvey oswald in the weeks left before the assassination.— in the weeks left before the assassination. there are bits and pieces — assassination. there are bits and pieces that _ assassination. there are bits and pieces that are - and pieces that are fascinating. we havejust come across one just a few minutes ago that shows is something we

have never seen before. lee harvey oswald went to mexico cityjust harvey oswald went to mexico city just a few weeks before the assassination of 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 or russia. we can have confirmed reports todaym — we can have confirmed reports toda . , we can have confirmed reports toda ,., ., we can have confirmed reports toda ., today... historians are pouring over the details _ today... historians are pouring over the details but _ today... historians are pouring over the details but there - today... historians are pouring over the details but there are i 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 is as it is to protect intelligence sources. the president of the united states is dead.— the president of the united states is dead. they include records from _ states is dead. they include records from as _ states is dead. they include records from as late - states is dead. they include records from as late as - states is dead. they include. records from as late as 1990s adjusting the agency is still pursuing the case decades later. bowling suggests that 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 how john f kennedy died. peter bowes, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. peru's supreme court has said former president pedro castillo should 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. the european union has officially made bosnia and herzegovina a candidate for membership. kosovo has also formally submitted an application for eu candidate status. but five current eu member states still don't recognise kosovo's independence. kosovo broke away from serbia in 2008. south african president cyril ramaphosa will hope to be re—elected as anc party leader when they start their national conference on friday. he's recently avoided being

impeached following a report which found that he may have breached the country's anti—corru ption legislation. his main rivalfor the top post is former health minister zweli mkhize, himself, subjected to corruption allegations. twitter has suspended the accounts of a number of journalists for seven days who have been writing about the company and owner elon musk. journalists from cnn, the washington post and new york times are amongst those affected. the royal college of nursing has warned that strikes will escalate, unless the government is prepared to negotiate on pay. tens of thousands of staff across england, wales tens of thousands of staff across england, wales and northern ireland walked out on thursday, and with further industrial action already planned for next week, the union is now warning of a fresh wave of strikes injanuary, if the government doesn't agree to formal talks over pay. naomi grimley reports.

the 12 hour strike by the royal couege the 12 hour strike by the royal college of nursing is over but the dispute concerning pay is still continuing. as experts try to quantify the effect on patients. heather smith knows the impact in very personal terms. her breast cancer surgery in the west midlands was cancelled, then refaxed, then cancelled again due to industrial action. itjust seems a bit unfair really and if they are putting people's lives at risk, then it is a no, no. they are supposed to be a caring profession. i don't think it is caring to id i don't think it is caring to go on _ i don't think it is caring to go on strike. what we want? fair pay. when _ what we want? fair pay. when we _ what we want? fair pay. when we wanted? - when we wanted? now _ when we wanted? now. thousands l when we wanted? | now. thousands of when we wanted? _ now. thousands of surgeries were lost in england alone due to the strike not including wales and northern ireland. in cambridgeshire, 2000 appointments have been

cancelled because of the action or the next action on tuesday. try doing it without striking. we wanted to not strike, that is important to us. the government says they can't afford to give us the money and we are saying you can't afford not to, patients are too important. if we don't have good wages and appropriate remuneration we're not going — appropriate remuneration we're not going to retain staff in the — not going to retain staff in the profession so than even more — the profession so than even more things could get cancelled in the _ more things could get cancelled in the future. we _ in the future. we need safe care for our patients, _ we need safe care for our patients, it— we need safe care for our patients, it is _ we need safe care for our patients, it is not - we need safe care for our. patients, it is not personal, it is— patients, it is not personal, it is not_ patients, it is not personal, it is not for— patients, it is not personal, it is not for the _ patients, it is not personal, it is not for the nursing - patients, it is not personal, it is not for the nursing but| it is not for the nursing but it is not for the nursing but it is— it is not for the nursing but it is for— it is not for the nursing but it is for our— it is not for the nursing but it is for our patients. - it is not for the nursing but it is for our patients. the l it is for our patients. the more _ it is for our patients. the more nurses— it is for our patients. the more nurses we - it is for our patients. the more nurses we have, i it is for our patients. the. more nurses we have, the it is for our patients. the - more nurses we have, the better care _ more nurses we have, the better care we — more nurses we have, the better care we can _ more nurses we have, the better care we can get _ care we can get. a— care we can get. a former- care we can get. - a former conservative we cemet— a former conservative health minister who is a doctor by training is appealing to ministers to offer more than the current 4.75% already on the current 4.75% already on the table. so in terms of retention and recruitment, it does make sense for the government to focus on paying a little bit more in terms of the pay that is

available — give it a little bit of a better parents because more likely that nurses will stay working for the nhs. by stay working for the nhs. by the department of health remains adamant that the rise nurses want is unaffordable and unfair to others in the public sector. meanwhile, the rcn is wanting a fresh round of strikes will be announced next week if ministers don't give ground, meaning longer industrial action perhaps occurring mid—january. naomi grimley, bbc news. there's more disruption across the rail network today as well, with only around 20% of britain's usual train services running. it comes as rail workers in the rmt union working at 1a train companies and at network rail begin their latest 48—hour strike in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. the train operator said the rmt should call off strikes which they say were ruining people's festive plans. 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 parliamentary seat for the party, which was vacated when kate green stepped down last month to become greater manchester deputy mayor. 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. let's talk to our south asia correspondentjonathan head. jonathan, do we know what caused this landslide? not specifically. it is the rainy season now in malaysia but they haven't been particularly heavy rain, that is usually the cause. i think they will have to look like

hard at the way in which buildings and in this case it is a campsite has been located. this is a fairly hilly area, north of kuala lumpur, very popularfor north of kuala lumpur, very popular for people north of kuala lumpur, very popularfor people going up north of kuala lumpur, very popular for people going up for weekends, there are a lot of hotels. in this case, it was about two o'clock in the morning. survivors of a elder allowed rumble, that tents were shaking and the underside of the hilljust slow down and buried a number of and a lot of peoples cars as well. at the moment the official figure according to the health minister is that there are 13 dead, only about 20 still unaccounted for and they are not sure whether they are buried or perhaps theyjust fled and went somewhere else and have not yet been recorded, so they are the official numbers of the moment but they will be a lot of questions and authorities at the moment are talking about closing down the other campsites in that area to try and assess the risk, particularly over the holiday period coming up over the new year when a lot of people will

be using them. it is quite popular as a tourist destination. do we have any sense, i was just looking at the pictures, do we have any sense of how long these rescue efforts might continue? quite well, there is quite a large team up there, 400 people involved in the search and rescue effort. but given their looking for people who may be possibly live in the mud they can't use much heavy equipment so it is a painstaking process of going through the mud and looking for any signs of life. but, you know, obviously every hour that goes past it is less and less likely particularly with a mudslide, but i imagine they will keep going until they have exhausted all possibilities of finding anyone else who may possibly be alive. thank you so much, jonathan had talking to us from bangkok. 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 o2 academy without a ticket for the concert by nigerian afrobeat star, asake. police are still at the scene. frances read is our correspondent across the story for us. what do we know at this stage? as you said, emergency services went to the o2 academy in brixton, they receive reports that a large number of people had tried to gain entry to the building but also that a number of people had been injured as well. the nigerian afrobeat star, asake, also known as mr money was playing his third and final night in london at the nighttime does make the time. a number of people trying to gain access to the building but they didn't have tickets, that is what they are saying at the moment. met police now say there are currently four people

critically ill in hospital. what we don't know is how they can buy those injuries of course. can buy those in'uries of comet can buy those in'uries of ccurs- can buy those in'uries of cecursfi can buy those in'uries of course. ., , ., course. now, there is footage on social— course. now, there is footage on social media _ course. now, there is footage on social media which - course. now, there is footage on social media which we - course. now, there is footage | on social media which we won't be showing here on bbc news because the footage is unverified, it is also distressing because of course it relates to people being injured. but i know you have seen this footage. does this footage corroborate the official version of events as we are hearing from the police? this is what we can actually see. we have seen footage appearing to show tightly packed crowds outside the venue. otherfootage packed crowds outside the venue. other footage seems to show people running inside the venue or having clashes with police. inside the venue, there are videos that seem to show asake about ten minutes into his performance and then going onto the stage and saying, "sorry, it has been called off," and the walking of the state. there was a second announcement saying they had

been a security breach and the concert was therefore cancelled, and the fans reacting to that. they said it was for the safety of people and told them to leave the same way that they had entered the building. we have contacted both asake's representatives, his manager and brixton academy as well but there has been no official response from either so far. 0k, so far. ok, we will leave it there for the moment. thank you very much. still to come, special report on how cocaine is being transported from antwerp to the rest of europe. 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: thousands of official documents about the assassination of president kennedy have been released

for the first time nearly sixty years after his death tens of thousands of nurses in england, wales and northern ireland have gone on strike over pay and conditions. 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 two—and—a—half 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. 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. in belgium, customs officials at the port of antwerp say they're on course to seize a record amount of cocaine this year. the city is now where 40% of all cocaine detections in the eu are being made. police in europe claimed earlier this month they'd smashed one of the biggest drug smuggling gangs, but the bbc has been told corruption among officials and violence are on the rise in belgium — with more cocaine being made available for users on the continent — and in the uk. from antwerp, our europe correspondent nick beake sent this special report. for your�*s cocaine smugglers, nothing beats the port of antwerp. a sprawling open complex through which massive quantities of the drug are being arnold. only 10% is thought to be intercepted. the

rest reaching all corners of the continent and british streets. paul mayers was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2007 for trafficking drugs. it was completely wrong what i did, 100%.— did, 100%. antwerp was is number one _ did, 100%. antwerp was is number one route - did, 100%. antwerp was is number one route into - did, 100%. antwerp was is - number one route into europe. anybody was doing this kind of business, they knew antwerp was easy. business, they knew antwerp was eas . ., business, they knew antwerp was eas. ., , ., easy. today, repentant, he worries the _ easy. today, repentant, he worries the authorities - easy. today, repentant, he worries the authorities are | easy. today, repentant, he i worries the authorities are not doing enough to secure the port. he takes us on a drive to show us what he is concerned about. , ., , show us what he is concerned about. ,., , .,, i. ., about. the port is open, you go inside, about. the port is open, you go inside. and _ about. the port is open, you go inside, and all— about. the port is open, you go inside, and all the _ about. the port is open, you go inside, and all the information. inside, and all the information that you need, you can see yourself, you have the runners, the people who are working there, the name of the boat. now we stay here, nobody asks something. now we stay here, nobody asks something-— now we stay here, nobody asks somethin.. , ., , ., , ., something. customs teams at the cort on something. customs teams at the port on course _ something. customs teams at the port on course to _ something. customs teams at the port on course to seize _ something. customs teams at the port on course to seize 100 - port on course to seize 100 tons of cocaine this year, a new record. smugglers are renovating all the time, hiding cocaine in the frames of shipping containers, tree trunks, and even bananas. so

much cocaine is being discovered in antwerp, they can't destroy it fast enough. there aren't enough incinerators. similarly, avalanche, _ incinerators. similarly, avalanche, how- incinerators. similarly, avalanche, how you i incinerators. similarly, | avalanche, how you call incinerators. similarly, - avalanche, how you call it. it's coming to us and we are trying to stop the most, every year it's growing and growing and we are doing more and more controls. �* ., , , ., controls. but only 296 of containers _ controls. but only 296 of containers are - controls. but only 296 of| containers are physically checked. much of the imports are perishable foods that dust be shifted quickly and there is just not enough time to check everything. cocaine getting through the port of antwerp is now flooding the rest of europe. we are off to meet one user who says it's easier than ever to get hold of the drug. this man, who we are calling that commerce is it's now easier to get cocaine and

cannabis. as he sees as his delivery arrives, the couriers are often young or older women, to not attract suspicion. when you buy cocaine, you're giving your money to gangs involved in other crime, maybe prostitution, luring young women in. do you think about it? , women in. do you think about it? y , ., women in. do you think about it? y, ., it? they shoot on your door with guns. _ it? they shoot on your door with guns, with _ it? they shoot on your doorj with guns, with kalashnikov it? they shoot on your door i with guns, with kalashnikov 's with guns, with kalashnikov �*s or they throw grenades. the recent deluge _ or they throw grenades. the recent deluge of _ or they throw grenades. the recent deluge of cocaine into antwerp is fuelled a big increase in violence. everyone is afraid that _ increase in violence. everyone is afraid that one _ increase in violence. everyone is afraid that one day - increase in violence. everyone is afraid that one day or - is afraid that one day or another, and innocent people could get hurt, may be killed by a mistake.— by a mistake. your's law enforcement _ by a mistake. your's law enforcement agency - by a mistake. your's law- enforcement agency recently claimed to have smashed again the 40 third of the continent's cocaine but here, the floodgates of open and it seems

the most lucrative of imports is flowing freely. nick beake, bbc news, antwerp. actor henry cavill has been dropped as superman. the news comes less than two months after he said he would be coming back to play the role. but in october, just after the first announcement — new bosses took over the film studio in charge, dc studios. they had other plans and decided cavill won't be returning after all. he first played superman back in 2013 and made two further appearances as the super hero. this sunday it's the world cup final — the last act in the month long drama. it's proved to be a tourism boost for notjust hosts qatar but also for it's neighbour, the united arab emirates and in particulardubai. the city emerged as a hub for fans travelling to the region to watch games. the bbc�*s middle east business correspondent— sameer hashmi reports from dubai

ecstatic celebrations after argentina secured their spot in the world cup final. qatar might be the host of the world cup the football carnival has proved to be a winner for dubai's tourism industry. across the city, fans zones like this have been packed for the last few weeks. due to an acute shortage of hotel rooms in doha, tens of thousands of fans like brad chose to stay in the uae and travel to qatar to watch the matches. i the uae and travel to qatar to watch the matches.— watch the matches. i chose dubai over— watch the matches. i chose dubai over qatar _ watch the matches. i chose dubai over qatar because l watch the matches. i chose dubai over qatar because i | watch the matches. i chose - dubai over qatar because i have friends here, i know the area, like the beaches, the sun. nothing wrong with qatar, it was hard to try and find hotels in qatar where dubai has a lot to offer and a lot cheaper rates. ., . , , to offer and a lot cheaper rates. ., ., , , ., , rates. the organisers have been 0 cueratin rates. the organisers have been operating 120 — rates. the organisers have been operating 120 shuttle _ rates. the organisers have been operating 120 shuttle flights - operating 120 shuttle flights between dubai and doha, transporting 20,000 bands every day during the tournament. the

huge turnout of football fans has transformed the city into a major tourism hub the world cup. compared to qatar, dubai offers a relatively relaxed atmosphere in terms of western norms, whether it's easy access to alcohol, sunbathing at the beach orjust to alcohol, sunbathing at the beach or just the to alcohol, sunbathing at the beach orjust the lively nightlife and apart from all these reasons, the fact that doha isjust these reasons, the fact that doha is just an these reasons, the fact that doha isjust an hour away these reasons, the fact that doha is just an hour away from nearby flight made dubai an attractive destination for many fans coming down to watch the world cup. the tournament has also assured the holiday season early for businesses across the board. the hospitality sector which suffered due to the pandemic has seen a huge surge in bookings. luxury hotel the five palm has been running at more than 90% occupancy ever since the football event began. i think it's fair to give you a benchmark against 2019 because that was the last normal year the hospitality globally so at least what we are seeing for us, our business is up about 58%, which is a substantial number. actually it's probably

innocence higher because most of our customers come from the united kingdom and europe whether currencies have also faced challenges because we are a dollar economy so it's been more expensive for people to come so it's really, really helped us get through a challenging year like 2022. the influx of visitors _ challenging year like 2022. the influx of visitors has brought relief to the local tourism sector at a time when the global economy is facing huge onset and even as the coming year looks challenging for businesses across the world, the industry here's hoping that the industry here's hoping that the moment provided by the world cup will help them sail through tough times. sameer hashmi, bbc news, dubai. we will be doing business news in about five minutes and talk about five minutes and talk about the impact of various strikes what is happening to city centres in particular, things like hospitality, a lot of christmas parties, people are not going to them, people can't reach them because of what is happening with the railways and lots of things

being cancelled. in the impact of lack of footfall in retail. all of that coming up. hello. an end to this cold spell is on the horizon, but not just yet. friday morning once again getting whatever widely with whatever 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. 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 with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a glimmer of hope in the cost—of—living crisis. the boss of the bank of england says the worst could be over for inflation, as it raises interest rates again to their highest in 14 years we think we have seen possibly the first glimmer with the figures we have released this week that it is only beginning to come down, but it is a little bit below where we thought it would be which is good news but there is a long way to go. also coming up — a nightmare before christmas for britain's hospitality trade, as it counts the cost of transport chaos.

don't bother doing christmas shopping online, say retailers, as postal strikes mean you probably won't get