sam ryder, bbc news.t he would accept damaging information about political opponents during next year's election campaign, even if it came from a foreign government. in an interview with abc news the president denied it would count as interference, describing it as opposition research. russian interference in the 2016 campaign and allegations of collusion with the trump campaign were significant lines of inquiry in the mueller report. the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington says we didn't have to wait long for a reaction. you can imagine that the democrats are lining up to condemn president trump for these comments, particularly after the report, which may have dismissed the idea that there was collusion involving a trump campaign in russia, but it has certainly said that the russian government had tried to interfere in the 2016 election. and of course, intelligence agencies in the us have been warning time and time again that they are concerned foreign governments try to interfere in upcoming elections, in

sam ryder, bbc news.t japanese leader to visit iran in overfour decades on wednesday. he told reporters that he and the iranian president hassan rouhani spoke bluntly about relations betwen iran and japan's close ally the us. mr abe called for the us and iran to have "more patience" with each other, warning of the real possibility of military conflict and that continued threats could lead to an "accidental" conflict. translation: it is essential that iran plays a construct role in building peace and stability in the middle east so that the region will not destabilise any further and that not destabilise any further and that no accidental clash will occur in the midst of a recent rise in tension. mrabe mr abe has met with his counterpart several times, in fact is meant about x times —— fixed times, so iran andjapan about x times —— fixed times, so iran and japan have reasonably good relations, there is history of the abe family, his father was the prime minister of japan abe family, his father was the prim

sam ryder has more. along the coast, india's western state of gujarat is on high alert.ove, taking with them the few possessions they have. but those still here, they are being told find shelter. translation: we have identified 10 districts and have taken the decision to evacuate those villages living by the coastal areas. india's military and disaster response teams have been deployed to help with rescue and relief efforts. on twitter, prime minister narendra modi urged those in affected areas to move to safety. it's the second time in as many months india has faced severe weather. in may, a cyclone, the equivalent of a category 4 hurricane, killed 34 people in odisha state on the country's eastern coast. the death toll was kept relatively low thanks to the evacuation of more than a million people. authorities here are hoping early preparations are enough to prevent a similar disaster. sam ryder, bbc news. you are watching newsday on the bbc, still to come on the programme. several us states are introducing new gun control measures, but some police say they won't enforc

sam ryder, bbc news.w gun laws are one thing, enforcing them is another. why police in colorado say they don‘t want to take away people‘s firearms. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd, a testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. feels marvellous, really. welcome back, it‘s good to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines: hong kong shuts down government offices in the financial district for the rest of the week after a day of clashes over a controversial

sam ryder, bbc news.in overfour decades on wednesday. he told reporters that he and the iranian president hassan rouhani spoke bluntly about relations between iran and japan's close ally the us. mr abe called for the us and iran to have "more patience" with each other, warning of the real possibility of military conflict and that continued threats could lead to an "accidental" conflict. translation: it is essential that iran plays a role in constructing peace in the middle east, so the region will not destabilise any further and no accidental clash will occur in the midst of recent rising tensions. the mexican president, andres manuel lopez obrador, says he will use the proceedings from the sale of the presidential plane to cover the additional costs of a new migration deal with the us. mexico agreed last week to deploy thousands of national guard members in the south of the country to prevent central american migrants from reaching the us border. the deal was negotiated after president trump threatened t

sam ryder, bbc news. she is one of europe's most mordant living painters.stick six —— 1960s exhibited alongside david hockney. the mk gallery in milton keynes will open an exhibition of her work. we report on an artist who, through her work, has also championed political and social causes. the artist dame paula rego, now in her 80s and weakened by a stroke, still goes to her studio almost every day. i think that if you do pictures, they are about what's inside you as much as what's outside you, but that you've got secrets and stories that you want to put out there in the pictures. her son, the film—maker nick willing, gave me a personal tour of this major exhibition of her work, which starts in the early days, when his mother's art was overtly political. she used, in the ‘60s, her pictures as a way of undermining and criticising the portuguese fascist regime. my mother was very outrageous and took huge risks with her pictures and went crazy in her studio, as it were, in her work, but at home she was quite a straightforward person. in 1998, paula rego produc