in, luisa 0rtega's office was surrounded by security forces.d said account of national guard in riot gear and said she denounced the siege. a prominent member of the new assembly, the former foreign minister, indicated such high—profile opponents could expect swift action when she spoke at the swearing in ceremony. the chief prosecutor has become a serious obstacle —— obstacle for mr mcdougall. she led international outcry after the supreme court briefly took over the national assembly. she has consistently denounced this new assembly and brought legal action to halt its advance. thousands of brazilian army troops have raided slums in rio dejaneiro in a crackdown on criminal gangs. their main goal was to stop gangs behind a surge in brazen robberies of commercial trucks. the authorities say there were ten thousand cargo thefts last year. greg dawson reports. searched going in... searched going out. these troops are looking for drugs and weapons. this is the new reality for residents of the favelas in rio. all part of the newly launched military

parliamentarians say they only recognise luisa 0rtega in the post.cause the government wanted to stop her investigations into allegations of corruption and human rights abuses. the organisation of american states has asked luis moreno 0campo, former prosecutor at the international criminal court, to become a special adviser on crimes against humanity. he told the bbc‘s laura trevalyn how he will carry out that work. the issue is, are there abductions, torture, and rapes committed systematically? it is not about individual issues, it has to be systemic and widespread, commited by a group through policy. that is one topic. the other topic is the killings and demonstrations. the third issue is, who would be responsible allegedly for these crimes? generals, individuals? the last question is, is venezuela conducting national proceedings? those are the criteria that we should evaluate it by. nicolas maduro has sacked his own attorney general. is that a sign of something going wrong? we are trying to handle it in an objective way. my plan is to be a facilit

parliamentarians say they only recognise luisa 0rtega in the post.because the government wanted to stop her investigations into allegations of corruption and human rights abuses. meanwhile, hackers have targeted venezuelan government websites, including portals for president maduro‘s office, the supreme court, and legislature. a group calling itself the binary guardians has claimed responsibility for posting anti—government slogans on website home pages, and support for opposition groups. mark weisbrot is co—director of the centre for economic and policy research. mark, i know you've been following the situation in venezuela closely. clearly, the internet, anotherfront in this conflict? i think it definitely is. it is unfortunate that it has attacked the website of the electoral commission, because that has got important information for anyone who cares about democracy. i think that the biggest threat is violence, the threat of violence and protest. people are calling for a rebellion. they have called for a military rebellion, one man who was arreste

luisa 0rtega claims she lost herjob because president maduro wanted her to stop investigating allegations state has visited thailand, the most senior us politician since a coup three years ago. the us has downgraded relations with its oldest ally in asia while china has become more active in politics and business. will have a review of the newspapers now. the guardian says staff at at the us department of agriculture have been told to avoid using the term "climate change" and use the term "weather extremes" instead. critics point to the incoming trump administration as having a stark impact on the language used around climate change. in the guardian financial pages, the booming economy in the city of london and rising house prices has pushed the uk's wealth past the £10 trillion mark. the lloyds bank research says this could help fuel the current debate around inequality in britain. le figaro reports on french president emanuel macron who is facing a backlash over plans to create an office of "first lady" for his wife brigitte. critics feel such a move, at a time of public spending cuts w

venezuela's new constituent assembly has sacked the country's chief prosecutor, luisa 0rtega, is an outspokenorruption and human rights abuses. 0pposition groups say the country's institutions have been taken hostage. usain bolt has been beaten in his last individual 100 metre race before he retires. the eight—time olympic champion finished with the bronze medal in a race won by americanjustin gatlin, who has served two separate drug bans. let's have a look at this morning's front pages. the sunday telegraph has a photograph of usain bolt and justin gatlin after their controversial 100 metres final last

nicolas maduro claims luisa 0rtega, who was once a government loyalist, was involved, with her husbandhe couple face court action in venezuela which they say is politically motivated. terror charges including murder have been filed against two of the suspected islamists captured after last week's attacks in and around barcelona. one of the suspects told a closed court hearing in madrid that the jihadist cell had been planning a much larger assault targeting monuments. tom burridge reports from barcelona. in the wake of the deadliest terror attack in spain in years, four men moved from barcelona last night. one by one, they were led into a high—security prison outside madrid. the four men in court today are all linked in different ways to last week's attacks and a wider plot. mohamed houli chemlal, this morning taken to court in his hospital pyjamas. last wednesday, he was badly injured in an explosion in the town of alcanar. he admitted in court the group was planning a larger attack. he will remain in prison, and faces terrorism charges. driss 0ukabir‘s passport was found in the rente

luisa 0rtega is an outspoken government critic.uman rights abuses. 0pposition groups say the country's institutions have been taken hostage. usain bolt has been beaten in his last individual 100m race before he retires. the eight—time olympic champion finished with the bronze medal in a race won by americanjustin gatlin, who has served two separate drug bans. after the race, gatlin was booed by the crowd at london's 0lympic stadium. now on bbc news, john simpson tells the remarkable story of waheed arian, the doctor from chester whose life has been

venezuela's new constituent assembly has sacked the country's chief prosecutor, luisa 0rtega, is an outspoken corruption and human rights abuses. 0pposition groups say the country's institutions have been taken hostage. usain bolt has been beaten in his last individual 100 metre race before he retires. the eight—time olympic champion finished with the bronze medal in a race won by americanjustin gatlin, who has served two separate drug bans.

he said luisa 0rtega, a former government loyalist, and her husband had been involved in serious crimestion in venezuela which they say is politically motivated. the former rock and then accused of being involved in the attacks on barcelona last week have face caused. —— have faced court. —— the four moroccan caused. —— have faced court. —— the foui’ moroccan men. one of them admitted that another bigger attack was being planned. attack was men. being planned. but in the last hour, one of the men has been freed without charge. the latest now from tom burridge in barcelona. in the wake of the deadliest terror attack in spain in years, four men moved from barcelona last night. one by one, they were led into a high—security prison outside madrid. the four men in court today are all linked in different ways to last week's attacks and a wider plot. mohamed houli chemlal, this morning taken to court in his hospital pyjamas. last wednesday, he was badly injured in an explosion in the town of alcanar. he admitted in court the group was planning a larger attack. he will remain in prison, and fac