bbc, which is always the case, you start with the bbc.you want to escalate it, up until the end of march, you go to the bbc trust. now you go to ofcom. the question is, in practice is it going to make that much difference? the bbc trust despite the name, in my view at least, was a pretty independent body. and i think it was actually pretty good at looking after the complainants who felt they had not had justice from the bbc itself. the problem was that p perception was that this was just once again the bbc, so there will be a sense, i think on those kinds of grounds around impartiality in particular. and briefly... the independent regulator is looking after it. briefly, they are bringing in some changes. i think there is more news going to happen on radio 2 which obviously doesn't affect newswatch but now practical changes in what's required in news provision, is that right? there's a different issue about what they are going to be, the bbc is going to be required to do, which will be set by ofcoms, required to do, which will be set by of

we put their points to bbc news.hat they told us: 0ne of the big debates of the week was over the comments made by football manager david moyes, in a post—match interview with bbc sports reporter vicki sparkes. does it put any extra pressure on you as a manager when you know the owner is in the stands, watching? no, not at all. that's brilliant, thank you. but then came this. watch yourself, getting a bit naughty at the end there. you still might get a slap, even though you are a woman. careful next time you come in. david moyes apologised for those comments, which were widely condemned and are being investigated by the fa. but some news critics thought this was a storm in a teacup, being hyped up by bbc news. now, who decides what constitutes impartiality, balance and accuracy in bbc news reports? and passesjudgments on when there's values on when those values have been infringed ? here on news watch, we don't have that authority although we are always keen to view your views. up until this week it has been the resp

we put that complaint to bbc news, who told us...as simply making the point that because of the conflicting positions on trident within the labour party, the conservatives have made a conscious decision not to engage on the issue at that time." do let us know your thoughts on the use of social media by bbc news, any aspect of the bbc‘s election coverage, or, indeed, anything that concerns you or delights you which you see on news bulletins, programmes or online. stay tuned for details of how to get in touch with us. now, of course, the battle for seats in westminster is not the only election around at the moment. on monday, lucy williamson reported from paris following the first round of voting for france's new president. two years ago, he was a new face in politics. in two weeks, he could be the new president of france. last night, emmanuel macron arrived for his victory speech with his wife, brigitte. 2a years older than him, she was once his drama teacher. but one comment made there, and not infrequently elsewhere in the coverage,

if you want to share your opinion on bbc news, call us on 0370 010 6676. 0r e—mail us at newswatch@bbc twitter, and do have a look at our website for previous discussions. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. this past week has seen some really varied weather across the uk, but this weekend we'll even out the differences. we're all pretty much in the same boat for saturday, in that there will be a fair amount of showers around, some of those quite heavy. quite a chilly night to come on saturday night. then the vast majority will have a fine and dry sunday, with some sunny spells around. this is what the start of saturday looks like for early risers. looks pretty wet across north—west england. it will take much of the morning before that begins to ease. already through western parts of the uk the showers are getting going, so out and about through parts of south—west england. this is the picture at 9am in wales. increasingly so into parts of the midlands as well, dotted about are some of these showers. more to c

the bbc.estion is, in practice is it going to make that much difference? the bbc trust despite the name, in my view at least, was a pretty independent body. and i think it was actually pretty good at looking after the complainants who felt they had not had justice from the bbc itself. the problem was that p perception was that this was just once again the bbc, so there will be a sense, i think on those kinds of grounds around impartiality in particular. and briefly... the independent regulator is looking after it. briefly, they are bringing in some changes. i think there is more news going to happen on radio 2 which obviously doesn't affect newswatch but now practical changes in what's required in news provision, is that right? there's a different issue about what they are going to be, the bbc is going to be required to do, which will be set by ofcoms, which is different from the complaints pro—red yur. there will be certain changes to some of the so—called licences for the different radio sta

if you want to share your opinion on bbc news, call us on 0370 010 6676. 0r e—mail us at newswatch@bbck to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and sally nugent. anger over gibraltar‘s role in the coming brexit negotiations. spain says it wants a separate deal on its future. foreign secretary, boris johnson, says the uk will be rock—like in its support of the territory. good morning, it's saturday 1st april; also ahead: minimum pay for workers aged 25 and over goes up from today; the government says around 2 million people will benefit. scotland increases the number of ivf cycles available to couples where the woman is under a0. in sport, johanna konta prepares to face caroline wozniacki in the final of the miami 0pen, chasing her third wta title

stay with bbc world news.nd the top story here in the uk: relatives of those killed in the westminster terror attack havejoined members of the royal family at a "service of hope" at westminster abbey. emergency services staff were among the 2,000—strong multi—faith congregation. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. economics or six. we count down to the highly anticipated meeting between donald trump and xi jinpingpolitics. and find out why it is good for homeowners that there is a housing crackdown in india. good morning, asia. hello, world. this is asia business report. thank you for joining us. it's a thursday. the top story. the much anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world's two largest economies. they are of course us president donald trump and the host, his chinese counterpart, xijinping. they have the host, his chinese counterpart, xi jinping. they have lots to talk about the pitch trade and security issues will be high on the agenda. will that meeting be a ten

greg dawson, bbc news.est alleged wildlife traffickers. it's part of an investigation targeting influential and powerful people in the west african state — including a high ranking member of the army who'd planned to sell the animals in an increasingly lucrative international market. russell trott reports. locked up, lonely and unloved, one of dozens of endangered animals kept illegally in zoos in the west african state of guinea. the 33 animals rescued included chimpanzees, a baboon and ostriches from mali, as well as several turtles, crocodiles and even parrots. most are endangered and protected. some were discovered in small, cramped, rusty cages, left to fend for themselves, with very little food. translation: we will have to work on healing him, giving him good things to eat. he was all alone here, and the chimpanzees don't live alone, they live in big families, a bit like us. they were freed after raids were carried out in two zoos belonging to a guinean army colonel, ibrahima bangoura. he has been ar

greg dawson, bbc news.s told the people of gibraltar that it will never be allowed to slip from british control against its will. they aimed at reassuring the area of its future after brexit. theresa may said it was steadfast in its commitment. there was a suggestion which spain which claim to sovereignty over gibraltar will have a say. around 30,000 people live there. most spaniards coming to the territory to work after its overwhelming vote to remain in the eu in lusty‘s referendum. —— last year ‘s. distinct and disputed. the rock's relationship with it neighbour has always been fractious. but spain is emboldened by brexit. cue defiance from this very gibraltarian and british cabbie. you can close the border down, you can starve us economically. at the end of the day, who ever remains here in gibraltar, there is only one person, one gibraltarian, gibraltar will still be british and gibraltarian under that one gibraltarian. that's all that counts, that's all that matters. britain's support for this british

majorly of the publishers and some of those who are major critics of the bbc. once 0fcom come—down in some of those judgments on the side of the bbc, which they will, i suspect we will see more criticism of 0fcom the me have so far. thank you both. last week saw a novel approach to impartiality taken by david dimbleby in a pollution or trail he published for bbc question time on facebook live. he demonstrated his alleged skill in the art of rap. we have triggered

you're watching bbc news, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre.zlatan saves the day on his return to the side, but it's another old trafford draw for manchester united. sunderland say they still support their manager after he threatened to slap a reporter, but another defeat won't have strengthened his position. and heather watson isn't exactly making a smashing defence of her title in monterray. good evening. there were four matches in the premier league this evening and if you had to bet on one of them ending in a draw it would probably be manchester united against everton. it was 1—1 this evening, united's ninth draw at home this season and they had to wait for the last few seconds of the match to earn their point as well. tim hague reports. april is a month to make or break his season. nine games in total, and this they really needed to win. just as well under the old trafford lights, jose mourinho could call zlata n lights, jose mourinho could call zlatan ibrahimovic after suspension and he had a chance spoiled by a block. but everton had mot

richard lister, bbc news. top story — police in pakistan say at least 20 people have been killed by the custodian of a sufi shrine close to the pakistani city of sargodha in the province of punjab. the victims are said to have been his spiritual disciples. secunder kermani reports from islamabad. a place of worship turns to a scene of horror. followers of a local saint were reportedly drugged, then beaten to death at this shrine. 20 bodies were brought to hospital late last night, after four people managed to escape and raised the alarm. the killer is believed to be this man, abdul waheed, the custodian of the shrine, arrested by police along with two alleged compasses. translation: the three accused, who are under arrest, invited the disciples to the shrine. as they kept arriving, they were torturing and murdering them. in islamabad, mourners gathered to pay their respects at the home of one of the victims, asif bid ali. the shrine where this attack happened was dedicated to asif‘s father. the suspected kille

nicky fox, bbc news.eeply regrets threatening to "slap" a female reporter in a post—match interview. the comment was made to bbc 5live's vicki sparks after a game last month. both the club and the bbc say the matter has been resolved, but there have been calls for the football association to take action. here's our sports news correspondent, richard conway. it was a routine post match question and answer following sunderland's draw against burnley. and the owner, ellis short, was here today. does it put any extra pressure on you as a manager when you know the owner is in the stands watching on? no, none at all. that's brilliant. thank you very much. but then came this. just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there, so, just watch yourself. you still might get a slap, even though you're a woman. careful the next time you come in. today, david moyes apologised, having already said sorry to the bbc‘s reporter vicki sparks, who did not make a complaint and did not want to speak further about the incident. i

this is bbc news.an air strike. we can bring now. no one investigated what happened that day at that moment. as an the control of the armour front, a branch of al-qaeda.

john sudworth, bbc news, pyongyang.most to fear from the rising tensions is of course south korea. our correspondent, stephen evans, is in the capital seoul. have a look around. it is a completely normal city and doesn't feel like a city that fears war. food markets everywhere, people going about their business. that's because for pretty well 60 years now they've lived with threats from the north. bloodcurdling threats and they never come to out and out war. that's how it feels now. the american vice president has been here and has used all of those words, "shoulder to shoulder", "alliance", "100% support", but what he hasn't made clear is how he is going to persuade orforce kimjong—un to dismiss his nuclear path. he says if north korea attacks this place, only 50 miles from north korea, there would be an overwhelming response. but they've always assumed that here, but it would have been what president obama had done. that central question of how you make kim jong—un change his policy remains unanswered. you saw injohn‘

greg dawson, bbc news.ews, still to come: tributes are paid to darcus howe, who's died aged 7a after a lifetime campaigning for civil rights. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines: the bbc see

this is bbc news. i'm nicholas owen. the headlines at 11pm: at least 58 people are dead after a suspected chemical attack in rebel—held syria. what we understood it was a chemical attack and it came from the air. local reports say a hospital treating the victims was also hit by air strikes. the events have provoked strong criticism around the world. if proven this would be further evidence of the barbarism of the syrian regime. russian investigators say the explosion on the st petersburg metro was the result of a suicide bombing. former london mayor ken livingstone has been suspended from the labour party for a year over controversial comments he made about adolf hitler and zionism. tonight on newsnight, the finger of blame is pointed at the syrian regime after the suspected chemical attack on idlib province. as many as 60 are feared damp with several 100 wounded, but is bashar al—assad free to act with impunity? cash dead. —— dead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. many children are among the victims of a suspected

why is the bbc continuing to show her? mr kingston added... plenty more to say on newswatch about the bbc election coverage over the next few weeks. but, for now, let's leave it with this plea from clare. now that an election has been called, can the bbc provide debate that is wide—ranging and informative? during the last election, and the referendum, the public was not well served by the amount of time spent chasing fashionable hares like the session with the possibility that labour might have a pact with the scottish nationalists. how much wasted time was that? this was a failure of effective debate. bbc, please, raise your gain. adversarial interviews are not a lwa ys gain. adversarial interviews are not always the most enlightening. away from all the political excitement in britain, world news has been dominated by escalating tensions between the united states and north korea. the highly repressive and secretive state was preparing for a fixed nuclear test. on monday it warned of all out war if the united states used military force against

this is bbc news. for new sanctions on syria and russia. but borisjohnson insists they do agree that last week's suspected chemical weapons attack means moscow must end its support for president assad. they have a choice now, because he's been exposed of gas and chemical weapons. they have a choice of sticking with him like glue, or work with us for a new political solution. the parents of charles gard — a desperately ill eight—month old baby — say they may appeal a decision by the high court, to allow doctors to withdraw life—support from their son, against their wishes. 0h, oh, my god, look at what you did to him! oh, my god, look at what you did to him! united airlines has begun an inquiry, after this footage emerged of a passenger being forcibly removed from a flight. the airline says he was "disru ptive and belligerent". the social care system is close to collapse, according to care providers. they say new figures show around 900 workers left the industry, every day last year. in a moment, it will

danny savage, bbc news, chorley. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.rg has killed ten people and injured dozens more. the russian prime minister has called it a terrorist act. a bbc crew has seen first hand, so—called islamic state fighters using civilians as human shields. it happened in the iraqi city of mosul. for months, coalition forces have been trying to retake the city. this shows what territory so—called is now control. as you can see fully surrounded. a key part of the battle is in the sky. helicopter gun ships are being increasingly used but many are critical of the tactic saying its caused civilian casualties to go up. bbc persian's nafiseh khonavard and producerjoe inwood were given exclusive access to iraqi helicopter pilots flying over mosul‘s front line. here's their report. far below, a city that was once home to two million people. we are flying with the helicopters of the iraqi army as they fight the so—called islamic state. we are now over old mosul, where the battle is at its fiercest, as well as the last isis fighters, there are m

joe wilson, bbc news. used are already given to patients for other conditions including depression. as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports, the next step is to begin trials on humans. this research mouse has a degenerative brain disease which is destroying its coordination. look how it drags its rear legs. the second mouse has the same condition but has been treated with a drug that has kept it healthy. the lead scientist says patient trials could begin in the year with the aim of halting alzheimer's and parkinson's disease in humans. halting is an incredibly important goal here because i do dementia clinics and if ican because i do dementia clinics and if i can hold disease when people come to see me, then you could maintain a meaningful quality of life, independence and freedom from institutionalisation, which would be an extraordinary achievement. so we are not talking about a cure for dementia, but drugs that might slow alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. these neurodegenerative conditions

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on bbc one.p says relations between the us and russia may be at an all—time low. still to come, the continuing appeal of the roller—coaster. 200 years after it first took to the tracks for the first time. coming up in sport at 1:30pm on bbc news: we'll have the latest from the world track cycling championships. there are more british medal chances on the second day of competition in hong kong. 13 years ago, more than 1,000 people were taken hostage by chechen rebels at a school in beslan in russia. 331 people were killed after russian forces eventually stormed the building. half of those who died were children. today, the european court of human rights has ruled that the russian government should have done more to prevent the bloodshed, and it awarded compensation of around £2.5 million to relatives. sophie long reports. you may find some of these images upsetting. when rebels stormed school number one in beslan and forced more than 1100 children, parents and teachers into the gym, more than 330

nafiseh kouhnavard, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc.arhol portrait of chairman mao is sold at auction in hong kong, but falls short of its top estimate. also on the programme for you: we take a look at how one photographer has tried to change the way the world sees babies and childbirth through her images. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is b

helena lee, bbc news.ns, i don't know the italian equivalent. let's have a look at the weather now. phil, happy easter. i don't think it is as bright as it was earlier, it's much more like this through my window and like this through the northern half of the british isles, quite grim, and it has been this lovely in the south, that is greenwich, we've seen weather watcher pictures from east anglia, glorious pictures to start the day although a wet start in northern ireland and that rain is spreading further north and east. tumbling in this south—easterly direction towards east anglia probably shy of the south west of england, and the south west not seeing as much as it needs, given how dry it has been and will be a cold night for the wintry showers, speckling of showers further south and that is the day for you on easter monday, sun is both an showers, this feature coming through scotla nd showers, this feature coming through scotland introducing much colder weather, frost in the forecast for the next few m

bbc news.orget you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm@tomdonkinbbc stay with us on bbc news, still to come: rolling out the white blanket. the ski resort‘s latest weapon in the battle against rising temperatures. here in the uk, disagreements over tax policy have deepened as leading politicians hit the 2017 general election trail on the first weekend of the campaign. the british prime minister, theresa may, refused to say whether she would raise income tax, vat or national insurance. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn promised if he wins onjune eighth the tax burden will fall on those with the broadest shoulders. here's our political correspondent ben wright. get ready for the knock at your door. today, the prime minister took her campaign message to dudley, and one voter may have spoken for many. i couldn't understand why you called an election with three years to go. i think we need... ineed... i want a stronger negotiating hand, the strongest possible negot

marc ashdown, bbc news.ts cars, just look at this for a show—stopping mode of transport. a british inventor has built an iron man—style suit and taken it for a spin to the delight of crowds at a design convention in vancouver. richard browning said he's had a huge amount of interest since posting a video of its maiden flight. but he insists the project in just a bit of fun and is unlikely to become a mainstream method of transportation. it looks like he's got cans on his wrist. is it blowing him? you need to talk about that with a bit of science. he's already a few feet off the ground for safety reasons but he says he is capable of flying at 200 mph atan says he is capable of flying at 200 mph at an altitude of 3000 feet. no! no! no way! he needs to do a bit more than three inches off the ground! it still looks fun. he says the project is a bit of fun and unlikely to become a mainstream form of transportation. my worry is without breaking a limb. he's all right at that height, but when you get up to 1000 fee

bbc news. here's our top stories: tight security across france. tens of thousands of police and soldiers on patrol as the country prepares for the presidential elections. a day of mourning declared in afghanistan after the deadly attack on an army base that left more than 100 soldiers killed or wounded. spanish emergency teams rush to stop an oil slick threatening the canary islands after a ferry hits underwater fuel pipes. science fights back. doctor who joins the worldwide protests against what's seen as a political attack on hard facts. and ice ice... maybe. we take a look at the ski resorts rolling out new technology to prevent a snow no—show. hello and thanks forjoining us. the people of france go to the polls in a matter of hours for the first round of one of the most important and unpredictable presidential elections of recent times. combating terrorism is a key issue, after the killing of a police officer in the capital on thursday. additional security forces will back up around 50,000

stay with us on bbc news. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.th in the english premier league after a tense 2—1 win over middlesbrough. marco fu wins a final frame classic against luca brecel at the world snooker championship. and tomas berdych is through to the second round of the monte carlo masters. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that arsenal have eased the pressure slightly on manager arsene wenger after a 2—1 win away to relegation—threatened middlesbrough in the english premier league. the gunners were looking to avoid five successive away losses in the league which last happened in 1984. alexis sanchez scored the opener with a wonderful free kickjust before the half time interval for his 19th league goal of the campaign and 23rd overall.

this is bbc news. i'm nicholas owen. the headlines at 10pm. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has called off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria changed the situation ‘fundamentally‘. two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. and broadcasters penny smith and charlie wolf will be here to help me review the morning papers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the sunday telegraph says that russia will be told to pull troops out of syria under a uk— us plan. hello, good evening. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow next week in the wake of the chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement, mrjohnson said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. earlier, i spoke to ian bremmer, the founder of the eurasia group, a global political risk consultancy. he said us—russian relations are at their lowest point since the early 1980s. when trump became pr

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie.etersburg has killed at least ten people and injured dozens of others. president putin has laid flowers near the scene of the blast as officials announce three days of mourning for the victims. translation: it was a huge bang, it was deafening. i was sitting next to a metal railing and i think it's saved my life. seven people have been charged in connection with an attack on a teenage asylum—seeker in south london, who was badly beaten. theresa may has laughed off suggestions of a military conflict between the uk and spain over gibraltar. and on usenet, an exclusive interview with somebody who was on the caa

richard lister, bbc news.ing questioned by police after an attack on a 17—year—old asylum seeker at a bus stop in south london. the teenager, who's kurdish iranian, remains seriously ill in hospital after being subjected to what police called a ‘savage‘ attack. simonjones reports. he was waiting for a bus on friday night but the 17—year—old, a kurdish iranian, was approached by a group of eight people, according to the police. they asked where he was from. he said he was an asylum seeker. at that point, the police say, the group started chasing the 17—year—old, who was with a couple of friends, away from the bus stop, down this street and around the corner, where the attack took place. he suffered several blows to the head. kana varathan heard the screams. normally, the friday night, they are always making noise. then it sounded really funny. then looking out the window, the group of people beating one person. some people tried to intervene, others dialled 999. the police are treating the attack as a hate crim

this is bbc news.has said it aims to force north korea into dismantling its nuclear and missile programmes through diplomatic pressure and economic sanctions. a bbc investigation has revealed the scale of organ trafficking in egypt with thousands of illegal operations taking place each year. at least 9,000 turkish police officers have been suspended, accused of links to the islamic preacher blamed for last yea r‘s coup attempt. more than 1,000, arrested in simultaneous raids on wednesday, are described by the authorities as secret imams operating inside the force. greg dawson reports. in single file, they waited for a swift court appearance. each of them escorted by a police officer. each of them a suspect in president erdogan‘s crackdown against those he believes have plotted against him. from early morning on wednesday, police launched simultaneous operations across the country. more than 1,000 detained were themselves turkish police officers. many are accused of having links to this man, us—based cl

hello, this is bbc news.uk's foreign aid budget — but has refused to say whether the tories would maintain the triple lock on state pensions. officials in paris say the gunman who shot dead a french policeman was known to them as karim cheurfi — a convicted criminal. translation: in january, translation: injanuary, 2017, karim cheurfi was trying to obtain weapons, arms, in orderto cheurfi was trying to obtain weapons, arms, in order to kill policeman. len mccluskey has been re—elected as the general secretary of the uk's biggest trade union, unite. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we will look back on today's general election news and try and discern what the parties are planning for their campaigns... less than 24 hours after last night's attack at the champs elysees, french voters get ready to cast their ballots — we're live in paris. and we'll find out what's on the front pages of tomorrow's newspapers with henry mance, politic

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six: the us defends its decision to drop a huge bomb on islamic state militants in afghanistan — 36 militants are thought to have been killed. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will not relent in our mission to fight alongside our afghan comrades to destroy isis in 2017. china warns that tension over north korea is so high — conflict could break out at any moment. a british tourist in her early 20s is stabbed to death on a crowded tram injerusalem. also in the next hour — funding fears for schools in england. teaching unions warn of cuts to budgets and a shortage of english and maths specialists. security's improved at the online booking site air bnb, after a bbc investigation finds scammers burgling homes. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non—nuclear bombs in the eastern province of naanggarhar on thur

this is bbc news. i'm james menendez. the headlines: it looks like president trump's border wall is going to be delayed. he's facing a government shutdown over the money, and mexico's not going to pay either. if they decide to do it, it's in their own sovereign right. the only thing that is clear is that there is no way mexico is going to pay for it. the us starts deploying its anti—missile system in south korea a day after the north put on a huge display of firepower. a special report from lebanon, where refugees from syria are falling victim to the illegal trade in human organs. a special report from lebanon, where refugees from syria are falling victim to the illegal trade in human organs. in business: be prepared for the big trump cut. and i'm not talking hairstyles. donald trump will present his tax plan today, and big cuts are expected, but will it make multinationals bring their huge foreign cash piles back to the us? and ahead of south korea's election, we hear from whistle—blowers on the culture of corruption, wh

that report ran on bbc london news, but bbc one‘s national network mentioned the march only in passingcomplained to the bbc about what they saw as insufficient coverage, with two of those viewers recording levels for us on camera. as article 50 was being triggered on the 29th, i would have thought that much more credence would have been given to the march taking place. the evening news put the number attending at about 20,000. i consider there were a great deal more than this. as leaving the eu is such a momentous decision for this country, and for some of us a disaster, we should have had a lot more coverage than we actually got. we deserve better. it was disappointing them to find an organisation of the bbc's reputation as supposedly an impartial reporting body neglected to give appropriate coverage to this huge event. i would like to know why the bbc did not deem it sufficiently newsworthy. thank you. well, we put those points to bbc news at a spokesperson told us:

ben wright, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.apon in the battle against a warmer world. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines: a huge security operation is under way in france with tens of thousands of police and soldiers on duty for the presidential election. a day of mourning has been declared in afghanistan after the deadly attack on an army base that left more than 100 soldiers killed or wounded. the leader of ger

this is bbc world news.cated he will abandon plans to seek billions of dollars to fund a wall along the mexican border after democrats said they would block the request. aid agencies have told the bbc they believe syrian refugees are at great risk from the illegal trade in human organs. earlier on tuesday the white house press secretary sean spicer singled out one group in particular that the us is keen to keep out of the country — that's the ms—13 gang, which has its roots in el salvador. earlier this month they were linked to a mass murder on long island in new york. but police are finding it difficult to get locals to speak about it, because of their immigration status. the bbc‘s nada tawfik reports. 0fficer stephen is on the lookout for members of the central american gang ms—13 whose brutality has caused so much fear and anxiety here. this location where they are known to hang out, engaged in low—level narcotics work. known to hang out, engaged in low- level narcotics work. flowers mark where a 15—year—

sarah corker, bbc news. this is bbc news.e, with tens of thousands of police and soldiers on duty for the presidential election. theresa may says the conservatives are a low—tax party, but labour says any tax rises must be borne by those with the broadest shoulders. more now on our earlier story. the afghan government has declared a day of national mourning for the victims of the taliban attack on a military base close to the northern city of mazar—e—sharif. more than 100 soldiers were killed or wounded when militants fired on them as they left a mosque. justin rowlatt reports. it was during afternoon prayers that two suicide bombers blasted open the entrance to this army base in the north of afghanistan. at least eight other fighters dressed in afghan army uniforms used heavy machine—guns to attack the dining area of the base and the mosque. the taliban has claimed responsibility and issued this picture of the men it claims were behind it. one was captured, the rest are now dead. afghan troops have been pouring in to secure

nicholas witchell, bbc news.f those attending the service was melissa cochrane — she and her husband kurt were both hit by khalid masood's car on westminster bridge. kurt was killed, melissa suffered a broken leg, broken ribs and a gash to the head. that day had been part of the trip of lifetime, they'd travelled from their home in utah through europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. earlier today melissa spoke exclusively to me about her memories of the attack and of her husband. kurt was probably the best man i have ever met. he was sweet and kind. andi have ever met. he was sweet and kind. and i am extremely proud of him and very happy that the world now knows what a wonderful man he was. he would probably hate all the publicity that is going on, he is a very private kind of person. very generous, very sweet. the love of my life. what can you remember about that day. we were just having another wonderful day in our vacation. just enjoying the sights, taking pictures, making our way to the abbey. i

richard lister, bbc news.ian red cross and shejoins me now via webcam. thank you forjoining us. such a huge loss of life so far in mocoa. the hope is that we will find some survivors. what hope is there? on behalf of the colombian red cross, we wa nt behalf of the colombian red cross, we want to express our thanks for the concerned that the international community has had for this emergency. the colombian red cross has deployed 145 volunteers and employees in order to attend the emergency. up until now, the official information given by the colombian government is 210 corpses found. 112 have already been identified. we have 266 wounded, 300 families have been affected by the emergency and approximately 220 missing persons. the colombian red cross has a service called restoring family links and up till now, we have had 326 persons requesting this service. up till now, we have been able to close nine of the 326 cases of restoring family links. while ours as the colombian red cross, the services we are providing

carrie gracie, bbc news. this is newsday on the bbc. generations apart — chinese—american family tells us what they think of donald trump, as the two countries leaders go face to face for the first time. 55 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: china's president has arrived in florida and held his first meeting with donald trump. the americans have previously said they want china to use its influence to curtail north korea's missile programme. the basque separatist movement, eta, says it plans to unilaterally disarm on saturday, formally ending decades of conflict against the spanish state. let's take a look at

but do stay with us on bbc one. stories on the bbc news channel.d its president recep tayyip erdogan has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. he said tonight that the country had opened a "new page" in its democracy. but opponents say the result amounts to one—man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of prime minister and, if necessary, dissolve parliament. we can speak to our turkey correspondent mark lowen, who's in the turkish capital. some responses from international bodies, council of europe, the european union, urging caution? yes, they are very muted indeed, they are urging people to wait and see what the observers say, the us state department said it would not comment until it receives a report from the international observer mission, which is due to comment publicly tomorrow. the council of europe says the president needs to tread carefully, given the closeness of the result. clearly, there are anxieties and apprehensions in the west. you would expect that, given how much the re

this is bbc news.hanistan, killing dozen of militants. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will not relent in our mission to fight alongside our afghan comrade is to destroy isis in 2017. a deal is struck between the syrian government and rebel forces to evacuate 30,000 civilians from four besieged towns. teaching unions warn schools in england face their worst funding cuts for 20 years. also in the next hour, paying the price for unwanted visitors. airbnb steps up security after a bbc investigation found homes had been burgled by scammers using stolen accounts. and turning the humber bridge into a giant musical instrument — the latest project in hull's year—long festival of arts and culture. good afternoon welcome to bbc news. the united states has used the largest non—nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat, killing at least 36 militants in afghanistan. the weapon, which is known as "the mother of all bombs," was dropped on a deep tunnel complex in eastern nangarhar province, near the