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give shelby the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but truth. >> there were no new revelations. there were disclosures about had the mitt news corp. tried to win government approved -- about how the news corp. tried to win government approval to controlled british sky broadcasting. >> the think it is appropriate -- do you think it is appropriate that you are getting confidential information? >> i think, i think, what i was concerned with was the extent of what was being communicated, not the channel by which it was being communicated. >> last year, they said there would be an explosive announcement the next day. >> managed to get information on the plans for tomorrow,

absolutely illegal. what do you make of that? >> i thought it was a joke. it is a wink. it is a joke. >> it is all about the controversial attempt in 2010 and 2011 to buy all of british sky broadcasting. it was saw by james murdoch who was the boss of news international. it was the culture secretary who had the power to approve or block the deal. this executive, in charge of political lobbying, was the go- between between mr. murdoch and mr. hundt. the royal courts of justice, the day of all days, it was appropriate that the inquiry took place here. the big question was whether jeremy hunt acted in a way that he should not have done an

impartial judge is deciding what the news corp. should have been allowed to buy all of scalise. >> before he took the responsibility, murdoch was told he had a call from an adviser who believed the u.k. government would be supportive. in january, when he was in charge, he said the view was it is almost game over for the opposition. two days later, he said that jh believes we are in a good place tonight. >> now we know he was providing advice, guidance, and privileged access. he was being a back channel. he cannot stay in his post. if he refuses to resign, the prime minister must fire him. >> i have written to the lord justice and asked if he would bring forward my appearance. i will present my evidence. the public will see i have

behaved with absolute integrity and scrupulous of the activity. >> news corp. -- and scrupulous about activity. -- objectivity. >> bbc news. >> there are growing concerns that north korea is planning another nuclear test. >> that is right. upset by the failure of its satellite launch, north korea is completed preparations for a third nuclear test. the news comes as the country marks the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the korean people's army. we are in seoul. there is no getting north korea will carry out the nuclear test. >> they have various unconfirmed reports from the news agencies and the local press which are

quoting unnamed sources, some of which work in the intelligence committee, saying north korea is well prepared to carry out a nuclear test. it is impossible to verify those reports. the sources are always unnamed. north korea is so closed and so secretive. it has carried out nuclear attacks -- tests in the past. it is well prepared to do so. >> in seoul. muslims in european countries to show their faith suffer widespread discrimination. muslim faith exclusion from jobs and education for wearing traditional forms of address. the report comes two days after the french far right enjoyed record support in the presidential election. a special correspondent reports

from paris. >> like the majority of europeans, the day-to-day concerns of france's 6 million muslims have to do with making ends meet. that is hard if you do not have a job. a major report from amnesty international highlights discrimination in employment. it says it is bad for muslim women. this woman is a nurse. she says since deciding to where it had a scar, he only gets daily contract work. it is against law to wear religious symbols in a state institution. when at work she covers her head with a bandanna. >> since i bore the head scarf -- wore the head scarf -- it is unfair. i seem to be a second-class

citizen. >> she works for a private company. she is allowed to wear the scarf. she wants to remain anonymous. she is fighting the discrimination she experiences. >> i am a french citizen. i do not have to change my name. i am french. we are here. we will stay here. >> the popularity of the far right has transformed the political landscape. what it means to the french and how minorities are affected is a central debate. if being a muslim means you are less likely to get a job or progress in your career, it is in these places where it is felt the most. they acknowledge that social deprivation and poor education can make an impact the constitution rejects exclusion

on the ground of religious beliefs. >> i do not think the fact that they do not have access to the job market is linked to their faith. you have this in people who are from france who live in rural areas. people who are from the caribbean descendant. >> france prides itself on its secular ideal. amnesty does the report underlines the challenge facing whatever becomes the president. bbc news, paris. >> it is estimated that every three seconds somewhere in the world a girl is forced to marry against her will. in bangladesh, 20% of daughters become wives before their 15th birthday. campaigners are stepping up their effort to put a stop to this process -- practice. we got access to one attempt to

halt a wedding. >> somewhere close by, a child is preparing for her wedding. this campaign is determined it will not go ahead. first, he has to track her down. finally, we find her. she is called jenny. >> will you tell her we here she is getting married. are you excited? >> not very much. >> see is just 13 years old. her mother says the wedding will go ahead. we leave but promised to return. it is against the law for a girl to marry before the age of 18. the most recent statistics shows that one in five are forced to go through a wedding before they of 15. they often drop out of school, rarely get to do any paid work, they run a higher risk of

domestic violence. >> it is the new kind of slavery. can you imagine robbing a child of her tell the? that means she does not go to school. -- of her childhood? that means she does not go to school. she's uneducated. she becomes a bad mother. >> this is where a child marriage can lead. some patients and sleep two to a bed. girls who give birth young often suffered internal injuries. it turns them into social pariahs. she is 12, she has had one baby already. >> what happened to your baby? >> it died in my tummy. they had to pull it out. >> we returned to her village with a local charity and a government official.

>> i did not know. >> after receiving promises of help and warnings about the consequences of breaking the law, the family makes an announcement. the wedding is off. >> what are you thinking now? >> i think this is very good, what has happened. >> across bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of girls are forced into marriage. she was going to be one of them. now, for the time being, she has a second chance to remain a child. bbc news in bangladesh. >> you are watching news day on the bbc. still to come, california's dream turned sour. >> as singapore stages the world summit, we talked to a celebrity

chef. -- we talk to a celebrity chef. let's crossover to turkey where we can bring you live pictures from the dawn service that is being held to observe the landing of troops from austria and new zealand in the first world war on april 25, 1915. live pictures. the acronym that stands for the australian and new zealand army col. the soldiers were known as anzac's. it remains one of the most important occasions. the two countries sharing the same remembrance day and making reference to both countries in its name. these are live pictures of the

anzac commemorations in turkey. >> this is newsday on the bbc. >> our man headlines. violence continues across syria. kofi annan has called for a stronger presence. >> an inquiry in london has shed new light on the close relations between the british government and the murdoch media empire. chefs met ineading singapore this week to take part in the 16th annual world war may summit. an event that attracts food lovers from -- annual world gourmet summit. an event that attracts food lovers from around the region.

one of those just joins me now in our studio. mr. white, thank you for joining us. you are a celebrity chef. a television personality, even the godfather of modern cooking. >> i am not that bothered. >> you just like to be called a chef? >> that is what i am. >> how did it all start? where did you get the inclination to become a chef? >> i was born to humble beginnings. in the 1970's, my father sent me into the world that he had started in. i followed the family tradition. i ended up in a hotel. the food was not very good. they told me -- taught me how to work hard, organize. i found this book one day. it was a guide to hotels and restaurants. i started flicking through it. i saw that the best restaurants

had stars. the best restaurant in the country was 15 miles down the road. i went back to the kitchen, i thought, if i want to work in a restaurant, i should work in the best restaurant. i put on my son did best. i got the bus. i asked for a job. by good fortune, that we, the chef had given his notice. >> what was the first dish you concocted? >> i do not know. when i first budget, i was in the larder. when i went to bach's st., -- box street i would do simple things. >> now you are here in asia. the last time you were here was last year. you are here for several days. are you excited by the

opportunity in asia? >> it is amazing. i am stunned by how beautiful singapore is. a year ago i flew in on my way to australia. this time i am here to stay for a week. i am amazed, driving down the streets and seeing all of the trees, the buildings. i went to breakfast to a food hall. i was mesmerized by it. it had stools and a hexagonal shape davie. >> you are mesmerized by singapore. a lot of people saying there are not in the chefs and asia. the think this will change? >> -- not enough chefs in asia. do you think this will change? >> there are going to be hundreds of them. the restaurants we want to dine in our restaurants that serve good food. the place i went to today, we'll

come authentic food. >> what was the best food you have tasted here in asia? >> what i had this morning. i had these pancakes with eggs inside. i thought it was delicious. >> we will leave it there. thank you for joining us. >> half a century ago the sea was known as the french riviera of california. it is drying up. formed accidentally, the area became a tourist attraction boasting yacht clubs and all the trappings of a luxury result. the price tag to save the sea is deemed too high for the cash strapped state. we report. >> it is california's largest lake. a vast inland oasis created by mistake a century ago. the miracle in the desert, they called it.

♪ >> this is the story of the merkel sea in the desert. -- of the miracle see in the desert. >> its heyday was in the 1950's. a desert playground. it did not last. this is the sea today. millions of fish have washed up. the irrigation water has created a sea far saltier than the ocean. >> the options are pretty limited, very limited. it is not the greatest water in the world. it has heavy salt. it has nutrient of a load. it has contamination issues. those are difficult to deal with. we do not have any way to offset that with clean water. >> the sea was created in 1905 when an irrigation project diverted a flooding river into

the desert. it survived and thrived. if it is dying, why say it? the birds are one reason. the professors say it is one of americans most important sites for millions of migrating birds. >> there is a lot more at stake than simply fish and wildlife. we are talking about human health and a potential air quality disaster. >> it would cost billions to save. most likely by being cut in half. this is a poor place in a state that is broke. people who live on its shores and print on its bars -- and drink in it bars have heard of many schemes. >> somebody better do what they need to do. they have studied it long enough. the money should be doing something.

>> in its heyday, it was an oasis in the desert. there were resort town sped along its coast. all of that is gone. if this water of the parades, all that will be left is salt -- if this water evaporates, all that will be left is salt. letting it die could be more expensive than saving it. today's america is more about cutting than spending, whatever the cost to the future. bbc news, 7 california. >> larry page and james cameron are among those bankrolling this effort. some say it would cost billions. >> they are not big enough to be called planet. asteroids contain vast quantities platinum, aluminum, and dold. many of them pass close to the

earth. the plan, pictured in this simulation, is to extract those precious measures -- metals and harness some of the untapped resources of space. as well as field in billions dollars -- billions of dollars worth of metals, they also contain water which could be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen and used as rocket fuel for satellites and space vehicles. >> metals are something that are towards the end of our plan. our near-term focus and what we are excited about and what is going to open up the space frontier and the resources of space are the water available on these asteroids. they provide oxygen, rocket fuel, radiation shielding, all of these useful things. water is the essence of life. water is the valuable thing in space. >> step one is to develop a way of identifying the best

estimates to mind. the challenge then is to find a way to remind them not only in zero gravity but entirely by -- a way to mine them not only in zero gravity, but entirely by robot. the cost would be huge. so too could be the reward. bbc news, los angeles. >> let's bring you back to turkey. the anzac de service has been taking place. it is held to honor the landing of troops. it marks the first major military action fought by a steady in and it is a land forces during the first world war -- by australian and new zealand forces during the first world war.

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