of events as credible. 18 people have been arrested and two seniorfigures have been sacked, as jon donnison reports. after weeks of denials, saudi arabia is changing its tune. the admission thatjamal khashoggi is dead, finally came on state tv. more than a fortnight after the journalist walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul, never to be seen again, the saudis now say he was killed in a fight that broke out president trump said the saudi

jon donnison reports.see why parts of broxbourne have some of the worst air pollution in the country. around 30,000 cars go up and down the a10 every day. the government has been forced to acknowledge this is one of eight local authorities where efforts to tackle air pollution are failing. not great if you live next door. it does worry me, because obviously you don't want to be breathing in all this crap. i mean, they are always on about london but we really, really do get bad traffic along here. it's been ten years since the eu set maximum legal levels for nitrogen dioxide. the government had been aiming to comply by 2021. but admitted today it won't achieve that until 2028. meanwhile, doctors say air pollution is linked to the early deaths of 40,000 people in the uk each year. the government has told local councils they need to do more to tackle pollution hotspots. but here in broxbourne, research says it could take ten years to bring air pollution down to legal levels. but client earth, the environmenta

jon donnison reports.he worst air pollution in the country. around 30,000 cars go up and down the a10 every day. the government has been forced to acknowledge this is one of eight local authorities where efforts to tackle air pollution are failing. not great if you live next door. it does worry me, because obviously you don't want to be breathing in all this crap. i mean, they are always on about london but we really, really do get bad traffic along here. it's been ten years since the eu set maximum legal levels for nitrogen dioxide. the government had been aiming to comply by 2021. but admitted today it won't achieve that until 2028. meanwhile doctors say air pollution is linked to the early deaths of 40,000 people in the uk each year. the government has told local councils they need to do more to tackle pollution hotspots. but here in broxbourne, research says it could take ten years to bring air pollution down to legal levels. but client earth, the environmental law charity who won the high court case,

jon donnison, bbc news.i spoke to david hearst, editor of middfle east eye and a friend ofjamal khashoggi. i asked him what he made of the saudi explanation for mr khashoggi's death. it is just not credible. and why donald trump says it is is beyond me. i think this is going to, as your correspondent said, raise many more questions than answers. it does not explain the sort of two main elements of premeditation involved in this. one was the clearing of staff before jamal khashoggi endor. second is the presence of an expert in cutting up bodies quickly. and to just happen to have on him a bonesaw. we know from what the saudi are solidly authority say, 18 people have been arrested and two senior people have been dismissed. the crown prince himself is going to be in charge of a committee looking at reorganising the intelligence services. the impression at least left is that this was some kind of rogue operation. do you buy that?|j don't. rogue operation. do you buy that?” don't. seven of his close personal deta

jon donnison, bbc news.now via webcam is david hearst, editor of middle east eye, a friend of mr khashoggi. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us again. we spoke last weekend, but this time, about the uncertainty of what had happened. we now have an explanation of sorts, what do you make of it? it's not credible. why donald trump says it is is beyond me. i think this raises more questions than it answers it doesn't explain the elements of premeditation. they cleared the embassy out of foreign staff before he entered, and the head of forensic science, the general security department in saudi is an expert in cutting up bodies quickly. hejust happened to have on him a bone soul. we know from what the saudi authorities say has happened about 18 people have been arrested. two seniorfigures have been dismissed, a very close aide to the crown prince, the current prince himself is in charge of a committee looking at reorganising the intelligence services, the impression left is

jon donnison, bbc news.k now to our middle east correspondent martin patience who is in istanbul this morning. there are so many layers to this story. we have the admission and be suggestions of these tapes. then we've got the politics, which sit alongside it and the personal side of this, his fiancee, who has been tweeting about the issue. we have a personal tragedy. this has become a geopolitical crisis, but at the heart of it was a man who loved a turkish woman. and the reason jamal khashoggi was inside the consulate was to pick up paperwork in order to finalise his divorce with his wife, in order to marry his turkish fiancee. she was waiting outside the consulate. she raised alarm when he didn't come out. now with turkey and saudi arabia admitting that he was killed, she tweeted my heart grieves, the ideas. with separation, we are saddened, my dearjamaal. it's a personal tragedy for her. a grieving family. at least now they know the truth that jamal khashoggi is not coming back. as to how he died, there

jon donnison, bbc news.of this morning, europe and japan launched two spacecraft on a mission to mercury, the planet closest to the sun. the joint project is named bepicolombo and it will take the probes seven years to reach their destination. scientists hope it will allow them to discover more about the planet's origin. our science correspondent jonathan amos has more details. the beginning of a very long journey. bepicolombo is setting out ona9 journey. bepicolombo is setting out on a 9 billion kilometre trek to the inner solar system. this is europe and japan's first mission to the planet mercury and it will be hugely challenging. where the joint probes are headed so close to the sun, it is as hot as a picture of an. technologies must protect spacecraft from the hellish conditions. scientists hope they will make a raft of new discoveries. mercury is an oddball, it has an oversized iron core that no one has yet explained and service materials that shouldn't be there in such hot and environment. british tea

jon donnison has the latest. after weeks of denials, saudi arabia is changing its tune. admission that jamal khashoggi is is changing its tune. the admission thatjamal khashoggi is dead finally came on state tv. more than a fortnight after the journalist walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul never to be seen again, the saudis now say he was killed in a fight that broke out inside the building. speaking in arizona, president trump said the saudi explanation was credible. saudi arabia has been a great ally, at what happened is unacceptable. we are going to see that they have arrested, just or the people of the table, a large number of people who had to do with what happened in the consulate. you consider it a crime? i do. -- do you consider it credible. i do. senator lindsey graham said he was sceptical about the narrative was an understatement. saudi arabia announced it was sacking the deputy chief of intelligence, ahmad al—assiri, seen here ina intelligence, ahmad al—assiri, seen here in a bbc interview, and that intelligence operations would be restructured. when

events as "credible". 18 people have been arrested and two seniorfigures have been sacked, as jon donnison. after weeks of denials, saudi arabia is changing its tune. the admission thatjamal khashoggi is dead, finally came on state tv. more than a fortnight after the journalist walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul, never to be seen again, the saudis now say he was killed in a fight that broke out turkish officials say audio tapes prove otherwise. someone who heard the tape described it to me in great detail. what happened is unacceptable. they have arrested a large number of people. do you consider it credible, their explanation? i do. many disagree, including within his own republican party. saudi arabia announced it was sacking the deputy chief of intelligence but that could be seen as a move to protect saudi arabia ‘s de facto ruler, who many believe must have sanctioned the killing. saudi arabia will hope its partial admission will dampen down international criticism but for those who believe it is a cover—up, many more questions remain. i'm joined now via webcam by middle east

it happened shortly after tonight's game against west ham. 0ur correspondent jon donnison is here.9pm this evening, about an hour and a half after the final whistle in the match. it was being covered on tv, and we saw images of the helicopter on the pitch, taking off. the next thing we knew, moments later, it was engulfed in a ball of fire in a car park, just outside the ground. eyewitnesses said they saw it suddenly spinning out of control, just above the stadium, before crashing with a loud bang. emergency services are obviously at the scene. i should stress that it is not known if leicester's owner and chairmanvichai srivaddhanaprabha if leicester's owner and chairmanvichai srivaddha naprabha was on board. he bought leicester back in 2010 and was widely credited with building the team that won the premier leaguejust six building the team that won the premier league just six years later. the former cabinet minister lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. he made the re

jon donnison reports. hurricane michael is whipping towards florida with full force.tate, there has already been severe flooding. and forecasters are warning of a possible four metre storm surge. businesses have been battening down the hatches. evacuation orders have been issued to more than 300,000 people. and for many it's a case of pack up and get out. if it was just the adults we would have rode it out, but, you know, got to be safe since they're with us. long trafficjams have formed as people head inland. fuel is running low and supermarket shelves are emptying. this is the last thing we are picking up, just extra water. usually busy holiday resorts are practically deserted. but the authorities are warning people not to take chances. you cannot hide, there's no way to hide from storm surge. it is impossible. so get prepared, and get out if an evacuation is ordered. every family must be prepared now. some, though, are determined to stay put. the media sometimes gets things a little bit, you know, crazy. and, you know, peoplejump and run and they should do that, bu

jon donnison, bbc news.ichael has been downgraded, but storm surge warnings are still in place for exposed coastal areas. cbs correspondent nikole killion has the latest from panama beach city on florida's gulf coast. hurricane michael is leaving behind a trail of damage and destruction. just take a look here, we have this huge tree down. we have a power pole down and then over here we've got some pieces of tin stuck on these wires, and because of all of this damage and devastation local authorities have imposed a curfew here until the sun comes up. they really want people to stay off the roads so they have time to try and clear up some of this debris. in terms of the power, we understand from utility companies that that may not be restored for days, perhaps even weeks at this point. the governor of the state, rick scott, has said that his response will be aggressive and that he will do everything possible to try to help these devastated communities. in panama city beach, i'm nikole killion. cbs news for bbc

jon donnison, bbc news. we can show you the seen alive on the coast of florida.n troops and ordering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents. those two people standing there don't seem too bothered, do they? it will get a lot worse. this will be an exceptionally dangerous hurricane, we are told. we will bring you more on that throughout the afternoon. the children's commissioner for england says she is seriously concerned about a rise in the use of segregation in young offender institutions and secure training centres. a report by the commission shows that some people are being kept separate for up to three months ata kept separate for up to three months at a time. here is our home affairs correspondent. increasingly, those who are dangers to themselves or others are being held segregation for hours, days or even weeks. it had been used in young offender institutions 73 times per month, up from 51 times in 2014. the average length of segregation doubled to 16 days, with a total of 709 children keptin days, with a total of 709 children kept in isolati

jon donnison reports. hurricane michael is whipping towards florida with full force.ed winds of up to 145 mph. in parts of the state, there has already been severe flooding. forecasters are warning of a possible four metres storm surge. businesses have been battening down the hatches. evacuation orders have been issued to more than 300,000 people, and for many it's been a case of pack up and get out. people, and for many it's been a case of pack up and get outm people, and for many it's been a case of pack up and get out. if it was just the adults we would have rode it out but we've got to be safe since they are with us. earlier, long traffic jams formed since they are with us. earlier, long trafficjams formed as people headed inland. fuel is running low and supermarket shelves empty and. this is the last thing we were picking up, extra water. usually busy resorts are practically deserted, and the authorities warn if you haven't already left coastal areas it's too late. now the storm is here, it isn't safe to travel. if you are in a coastal area, do not leave your hou

thank you, jon donnison reporting.rdiac arrest after severe allergic reaction to a baguette from pret a manger which contained sesame. but how quickly are the yand other high street outlets themselves responding? the sandwich natasha bought didn't have sesame listed as an ingredient on its packaging. but this was actually within the rules. 0nly food which is packaged away from where it's being sold is required to display ingredient lists including allergens. but natasha's death has exposed the weakness of this system — and this programme has found that major high street chains are adopting different approaches to the same problem. yesterday, natasha's parents spoke to this programme and explained how they found out that the sandwich natasha ate contained sesame, and told us what they want done about food labelling. as natasha was dying in hospital on that sunday, i spoke to my mother back in london and i said, "please go and buy the same sandwich from your local pret a manger, right now, right now, and call me back, an

joining us now from our london newsroom is jon donnison. jon, what more do we know? he leftjail at about 4am this morning, in a black rouble carrier with tinted windows, followed by a number of other people. —— black people carrier. we understand he will be taken to a probation hospitalfor understand he will be taken to a probation hospital for the first six months. there are strict conditions on his release. the bbc understands there are no less than 35 conditions, not being allowed to preach or attend certain mosques, he will not be able to use the internet without supervision, he will be allowed one phone, that is not allowed one phone, that is not allowed to have access to the internet. he will not be allowed to leave the country. we also understand that the un has put him ona understand that the un has put him on a list of global terrorists, meaning that his assets have been seized. if he breaches any of these conditions, he could, of course, be recalled to prison. jon, thanks for bringing us up to date. we will keep covering the summer programme and the news ch

our correspondentjon donnison has been following the developments. jon, how likely is this?matic sources have told the bbc that liam fox, the international trade secretary, and the us trade secretary, are considering their options but could pull out of this conference which is due to start in just over a week. a spokesperson for doctor fox's office said his diary had not been finalised for that week. labour criticised the government for its inadequate and slow response, saying britain should stop selling arms to saudi arabia. how difficult is all of this for the british government? it is pretty awkward for any western country that considers saudi arabia to bea country that considers saudi arabia to be a key strategic partner in the middle east. over the years, those countries have turned a blind eye to saudi arabia's somewhat dubious record on things like human rights. written has trade deals with saudi arabia worth about £6 billion. this alleged killing, though, apparently brazen and gruesome in its nature, could be a step too far. turkish officials say there is audiovideo