our correspondent in rome, james reynolds, has more.out because he overreached. he brought down the coalition hoping to engineer a snap election in which he might win outright power. but this gamble had a serious, a fatal flaw. he outright power. but this gamble had a serious, a fatalflaw. he never thought about the possibility of his opponents teaming up against him, and that is what happened. stop salvini has become the organising principle of the new coalition between five star and the democratic party. that's what got them together in this new government. but in order to stay in power, in order to form a lasting administration, these two parties may need to find more common ground than their simple mutual distrust of a single man. and bear in mind, overthe distrust of a single man. and bear in mind, over the next few months or few years, in mind, over the next few months or few yea rs, however in mind, over the next few months or few years, however long this coalition lasts, it will be harried and traced at every step by the politic

james reynolds, bbc news, rome.diate establishment for a path forward for dialogue. she also said hong kong's police watchdog has set up hong kong's police watchdog has set upa task hong kong's police watchdog has set up a task force to investigate complaints of police brutality. professor timothy 0'leary is the head of the school of humanities and languages at the university of new south wales and gave me his analysis of the situation. well i think there isa of the situation. well i think there is a great deal of scepticism about the offer in hong kong. people remember a similar event during 0ccu py remember a similar event during 0ccupy in 2014 where during the umbrella movement carrie lam organised a dialogue with the student leaders at the time which was widely seen to be pretty much a waste of time. there was really no genuine movement from the government to discuss the expectations and demands of the protesters. of course, the protesters, professor are saying this is a trap because when carrie lam extended thi

this report by our correspondent james reynolds contains some flashing images.a perfect stage. italy‘s prime minister, giuseppe conte, aimed his dagger at the man sitting to his right, his coalition partner matteo salvini. translation: mr salvini has been irresponsible in provoking this government crisis. he has followed only his own party interest. the attack generated nothing more than a shrug or two. this coalition has not managed to fix italy‘s long struggling economy. matteo salvini is moving out because he no longer wants to share power with populist rivals. he believes he can win an outright victory in a snap election. translation: let's go to an election, no—one knows better than the italian people. they know who‘s done a good job. matteo salvini is already italy‘s most influential politician. he works on his man of the people image the way others work on their tans. 0n the beach near rome, we found italians ready to go and vote. "if we need yet another election," this holiday—maker tells me, "so be it." "it‘s all a mess," this man says, "but i hope ther

james reynolds, bbc news, rome.in taking people into space on commercial flights by the end of 2020. the project hasn't been without its problems. in 2014, a pilot died after crashing during a test flight, and there have been question marks over the project's environmental impact. the bbc‘s marc cieslak travelled to spaceport in the united states and sent this report. 20 miles past the town of truth or consequences in the new mexico desert, we find find spaceport america. we are here to get a rare glimpse inside that. it bills itself as the world's very first purpose—built commercial spaceport and it's home to virgin galactic, sir richard branson's company, which is hoping to send fee—paying customers to space. fire, fire! the spaceport‘s exterior is the product of british architects foster + partners. it's cost £179 million to build, a bill which has been footed by state government and local taxpayers. eventually, five spacecraft will reside in the hangar and it's here passengers will receive three days' training b

our correspondent james reynolds has been to the amalfi coast in italy to find out more.e british tourists in amalfi have to face. but if there is no deal, life may suddenly get much more complicated. don't let that put you off, insist italians. britain is a great nation, skipper felipe tells me. we need it. the johnson family are from staffordshire. they swapped worrying about exam results for worrying about their next trips to europe. i'd like more information about the implications of a no—deal brexit, so the hard facts of what that would mean in terms of both impact at home but also impact if we choose to travel abroad. you know, what additional documentation, different passports, queues at airports, nobody likes queues at the airport. there is nothing written down to say, you know, you need to do this, this, and this if you are travelling abroad again. the biggest worry would be about a huge increase in cost when being abroad, i guess, and then increasing prices in the uk as well. 18—year—old maisie reveals her plan to deal with the possible return of mobile phone ro

this report by our correspondent james reynolds contains some flashing images.age. italy's prime minister, giuseppe conte, his coalition partner matteo salvini. translation: mr salvini has been irresponsible in provoking this government crisis. he has followed only his own party interest. the attack generated nothing more than a shrug or two. this coalition has not managed to fix italy's long struggling economy. matteo salvini is moving out because he no longer wants to share power with populist rivals. he believes he can win an outright victory in a snap election. translation: let's go to an election, no—one knows better than the italian people. they know who's done a good job. matteo salvini is already italy's most influential politician. he works on his man of the people image the way others work on their tans. on the beach near rome, we found italians ready to go and vote. "if we need yet another election," this holiday—maker tells me, "so be it." "it's all a mess," this man says, "but i hope there is a vote soon "and i'll be happy to go with matteo salvini

the bbc's james reynolds has. james: if you come to bury, not to praise, the senate in rome is a perfect age. italy's prime minister, giuseppe conte, aimed his dagger at the man sitting to his right, coalition partner matteo salvini. prime min. contes mr. salvini en irresponsible in provoking this crisis. he followed only his own party neterests. james: the attack ted nothing more than a shrug or two. this coalition has not managed to fix italy's long struggling economy. matteo salvini is movi out because he no longer wants to share power with populist rivals. he believes he can win an outright victory in a snap election.in mr. sa let's go to an election. no one knows better than the italian people. they know who has done a good job. james: matteo salvini is alreadt y's most influential politician. he works on his man of thepe le image the way others work on their tans. on the beach near rome, we found italians ready to go and vote.ye "if we neeanother election," this holidaymaker tells me, "so be it." "it's all a

here's james reynolds again.sing the rest of italy. it has now moved on under matteo salvini to criticise both european union regulations and also the arrival of migrants, and it is the message that a lot of italians haven't enjoyed hearing and matteo salvini has proved himself to be an extremely capable campaigner. he spent a lot of the last week or two on the beach, which for most people would be a holiday, for him its work, it's campaigning and the opinion polls show that it's paying off so far. he is, in theory, thejunior member of this coalition government, five star, the populist movement is the senior member. but what's happened over the last year or so, their places in the polls have simply swapped. matteo salvini has become the leader of the most popular party in italy, and essentially come, in plain language, he wants to try and cash that in at the polls, stop being the deputy prime minister, the junior partner, go to the country for an election and potentially become the prime minister. but that's not

thanks very much to james reynolds.test pictures. single source oovpeople preparing for the storm after a state people preparing for the storm after a state of emergency was declared on monday. shelters have been set up in schools and sports centres. the us national weather service has warned of heavy winds and the risk of flooding as the storm passes overhead. here‘s puerto rico‘s governor. translation: obviously our recommendation is for you to listen carefully to instructions, and calmly activate your emergency plans. puerto rico has been through work situations —— where situations come i trust and the people of puerto rico, we are ready, we are going forward, we are going to wait and see how this emergency unfolds. we are much better to cater to the needs that you may have during this event. the hurricane is expected to pass south—west of puerto rico and east of the domincan republic, on wednesday night. you can see here the forecast path from the us national hurricane center. and this is why people are worried. thi

here's the bbc‘s james reynolds, in rome.y might have to find more common ground than the simple mutual mistrust of a single person, matteo salvini. they may have to find common ground on europe, common ground on migration as well. there are a remaining few years on this parliament. elections are not due until 2023 so it might last for some time. matteo salvini's gamble in which he wante to try take matteo salvini's gamble in which he wanted to try take ultimate power might see him havingto sit on the opposition benches for three or four years. the climate campaigner, greta thunberg, has arrived in new york, after a well—publicised trip across the atlantic, under sail, to minimize her carbon emissions. it took 15 days. she'll nowjoin climate events ahead of a big un meeting next month, calling on world leaders to act to try to reduce the effects of global warming. the bbc‘s chris buckler was there as she arrived. when world leaders travel to the united nations, they rarely get a reception like this. the un brought out a floti

james reynolds reports from rome.man in italy, wants to break up the populist coalition and head for an early election. but that is no particular surprise. for the last year, salvini has had to share power with the five—star movement, as one of two deputy prime ministers. but current opinion polls suggest that he may have a chance of winning a snap vote and taking over as italy's prime minister. he's calling his members of parliament to rome to organise a no—confidence vote. translation: all the parliamentarians from the league will be in rome on monday, they will be there on tuesday, on wednesday, on thursday and on friday. it's absurd that someone says, as i read in some newspaper, that we cannot force parliamentarians to work on the ferragosto public holiday. they should get off their bums and go to work, even on a public holiday. this puts pressure on the five—star leader luigi di maio, who is also a deputy prime minister. his party has been losing support, but he says he is not scared of an early vote, and he acc

this report by our correspondent james reynolds contains some flashing images.ge. italy's prime minister giuseppe conte aimed his dagger at the man sitting to his right, his coalition partner matteo salvini. translation: mr salvini has been irresponsible in provoking this government crisis. he has followed only his own party interest. the attack generated nothing more than a shrug or two. this coalition has not managed to fix italy's long struggling economy. salvini is moving out because he no longer wants to share power with populist rivals. he believes he can win an outright victory in a snap election. translation: let's go to an election, no one knows better than the italian people. they know who's done a good job. matteo salvini is already italy's most influential politician. he works on his man of the people image the way others work on their tans. 0n the beach near rome we found italians ready to go and vote. "if we need yet another election," this holiday—maker tells me, "so be it." "it is all a mess," this man says, "but i hope there is a vote soon "and

our correspondent in rome, james reynolds, has more.ot last all that long and they might have to find more common ground than the simple mutual distrust of a single person, matteo salvini. they may have to find common ground on europe, on migration. elections are not due until 2023 so it might last for some time. matteo salvini's gamble to take ultimate power might see him in opposition benches for three orfour years. almost all of an indigenous territory has been burnt down in the amazon basin. the two thousand square kilometre reservation is home to the xavante people. earlier, brazil's president jair bolsonaro said that south american countries will meet next week to discuss a coordinated response to the fires. pro—independence protests in indonesia's papua and west papua provinces have resulted in violence for a second week. police say gunfire killed one soldier and two activists on wednesday. the government has cut internet access in the region. at least 25 people have been killed in a fire at a bar in mexico that police say was li

our correspondent in rome, james reynolds, has more.do not last all that long and they might have to find more common ground than the simple mutual mistrust of a single person, matteo salvini. they may have to find common ground on europe, common ground on migration as well. there are a remaining few years on this parliament. elections are not due until 2023 so it might last for some time. matteo salvini's gamble in which he wanted to try take ultimate power might see him havingto sit on the opposition benches for three or four years. climate campaigner greta thunberg has arrived in new york having sailed over the atlantic to minimize her carbon emissions. the journey took 15 days and now she'll take part in climate events ahead of a big un meeting in september, calling on world leaders to act against global warming. the bbc‘s chris buckler was there as she arrived and has this report. when world leaders travel to the united nations, they rarely get a reception like this. the un brought out a flotilla of boats to welcome a 16—year—old s

0ur correspondent james reynolds went out to investigate. you have to rest in august.use we are asking about politics, italian politics. 0k. 0h, are asking about politics, italian politics. 0k. oh, gosh. nobody here believes in politics. yeah. why not? like now there is a crisis every two yea rs, like now there is a crisis every two years, there is a crisis and they change the government and they start all over again all the time. fighting... it's not really stable. well, let's get some more context on what is happening in italy. with me isjonathan charles, managing director of communications at the european bank for reconstruction and development. jonathan, really fascinating times in italian politics and this instability, i mean, it's — matteo salvini are really trying to get these early elections. and the signs are he's going to get enough backing? it's an interesting situation, definitely a busy day in italian politics. we heard your reported talking to people on beaches. matteo salvini is the leader of the league, a part of this coalition no undergrad strain has a

but first our europe correspondent, james reynolds is on italy's amalfi coast to see how it might affectskipper philippe tells me, "we need it." the johnston family are from staffordshire and they've swapped worrying about exam results for worrying about their next trip to europe. i'd like more information about the implications of a no—deal brexit. the hard facts of what that would mean in terms of both impact at home but also impact if we choose to travel abroad. you know, what additional documentation, different passports, queues at airports, nobody likes queues at airports. because there is nothing written down to say you knew to do this, this and this if you're travelling abroad again. the biggest worry would be about a huge increase in cost when being abroad and then increasing prices in the uk as well. 18—year—old macy reveals her plan to deal with the possible return of mobile phone charges. it would be more difficult but i'd probably make mum pay for it! make mum pay for it? mum pays! sorry! for british tourists, life in amalfi is already more expensive. the pound has fallen, so

james. >> if i may, i just want to say, it is such an honor to meet you, miss new ber. i'm chris reynoldsi don't know who any of you are. i don't know who any of them are. >> oh, well tom. i'm-- i'm tom. i write the monologue. i'm actually the youngest monologue writer in the history of the show. >> i don't care. >> okay. >> do you know i'm not going to remember any of this. here's what we're going to do. you're one, two, three. four. >> hi, catherine. >> oh, thank god. how is your baby? >> she's 27. ( laughter ). >> stephen: true. all of it. true to life. ( applause ) >> but you see, i think it is true to life. >> stephen: a little bit. >> a little bit. >> stephen: from seeing this, did it make you want to host a late-night show? does it appeal to you at all? >> having done "s.n.l." recently-- ( applause ) it's irrelevant to this interview, but thank you very much, i really appreciate it. thank you for watching. but it was so interesting watching the writers, that process of them writing and thinking and creating all night. and you just think this is so important, actually, because you t

reynolds in milwaukee. pnight, the president and the man he fired as f.b.i. director sve strong reactions to a report today by the justice department's internal watchdog. it found james comey violated f.b.i. policy by sharing memos detailing his private innversations with the president. s,spite this, paula reid reports, the department will not prosecute comey. de reporter: mr. president, your reaction to james comey, sir! the president wouldn't comment on camera about the comey report, but earlier today, tweeted, "he should be ashamed ms himself." comey was investigated for memos he wrote about interactions with tresident trump after the 2016 election. in one, shortly after the inauguration, comey wrote mr. trump told him he needed loyalty and expected loyalty. then after mr. trump fired him in may 2017, comey asked a friend to give the memos to "the new york times." >> i asked him to because i thought that might prompt the appointment of a special council. >> reporter: the tactic worked. robert mueller was appointed special counsel. but today, the inspector general cid comey had several other swful options available to him and that his actions set a dangerous exampl

james reynolds, bbc news, on italy's amalfi coast. president of the world bank. and also i'm joined by patrick minford, chair of applied economics at cardiff university and a leading brexiteer. welcome to you both. i would like to start with you, if i may, patrick minford, no—deal brexit on 31st october, what is the first thing that people are likely to notice on first november? well, the point about leaving with no deal is that we leave, and that brings the benefits of brexit, which is the main point of brexit, to get two free trade with other countries, and to get in charge of our own regulation, so that we can improve the performance of the economy and productivity growing, and that's the point of it. of course, we become a third country, and at that point, we go into trade with the european union as a third country, under wto rules. it isn't a state of lawlessness, as many people are suggesting, it is governed by wto rules, under which all countries outside the eu trade with the eu. and we would then trade with the eu under those