capture the city from the internationally recognised government that currently holds power there. 0rla guerint. in tripoli, once again, it's time to bury the dead. civilians killed this week by rocket fire as they slept. mourners blamed the military strongman besieging the city, general khalifa haftar. critics say he wants to be a new gaddafi. prime minister sarraj, very nice to see you again. libya's internationally recognised prime minister has held him off for two weeks, but he's looking weary and sounding worried. translation: this is a dangerous turning point. it's a confrontation between supporters of democracy and supporters of authoritarian rule. i'm really astonished by the stand of the international community. gunfire. it's less a matter of taking a stand, and more of dodging a bullet. these battles are raging around seven miles from the prime minister's office. all this in a week when a un backed peace conference was supposed to be held, but the international community — which was so hands—on during libya's revolution — now has little to say. translation: the public is frustrated b

from tripoli, our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports.f battle. gunfire. government fighters mounting a chaotic defence of the capital. it's under attack by forces from eastern libya. 0ne unseen casualty of this conflict, the attempt to extradite a suspect in the manchester bombing. this is hashem abedi, brother of the bomber salman abedi. he was detained here in libya a day after the attack in may 2017. greater manchester police have a warrant for his arrest on charges relating to the murder of 22 people. in libya's heavily guarded interior ministry, we were told his extradition has been approved, but the minister warned it was bad timing. the court ruling was issued just a week before the latest fighting erupted. they agreed to give hashem abedi to the british because he is a british citizen. and what will happen with that now? i mean, is it possible now to extradite him? they are waiting for the procedure — there is some procedure between our attorney office and your attorney office there in britain, but now the war — everything is sto

our international correspondent 0rla guerin has been to the frontlines and sent this report.pectre of war has returned. instead of a planned un peace conference, there is a fight for control of the capital. we were taken to the front lines in the southern suburbs. this is ain zara, a key battle ground, deserted now except for the defenders of tripoli. and here they are. brigade 191. heavy gunfire. there are resounding echoes of libya's revolution. spot the barefoot volunteers. but they have been holding off general khalifa haftar, the military strong man from eastern libya. here at this front line position, there's a very short distance between the two sides. the fighters here are telling us that the nearest of general haftar‘s men are less than a mile away. now, these men are here fighting for the internationally—recognised government. they tell us this isn'tjust a battle for control of tripoli — this is a fight for the future of libya. and a short distance away in martyrs' square, a sea of flags and a chorus of protest. among the crowds — maalak al badri, born and bred in l

no one is sure where all this is headed. 0rla guerin, bbc news, algiers. allegations made against wikileaks founderjulian assange after his arrest yesterday at the ecuadorian embassy in london the chancellor, philip hammond, says he hopes that a brexit deal can be agreed in time to stop the uk taking part in next month's european elections. former ukip leader nigel farage launches a new brexit party, and says it aims to change british politics for good. the interim military leader of sudan has announced he's stepping down just 2a hours after toppling the country's longtime leader, 0mar al—bashir, in a coup. but it's uncertain tonight whether the move will be enough to end the huge protests by people on the streets, who are demanding a civilian government. 0ur senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports. uncertain times in sudan, but protesters are undeterred. they say the revolution isn't over yet. the country's strongman may be gone, but in his place now are some of his closest allies. but the people are demanding an end to military rule. translation:

no one is sure where all this is headed. 0rla guerin, bbc news, algiers.d, says councils in england have spent tens of thousands of pounds, putting children in centres that aren't legally registered as schools. up to six thousand pupils have been found attending establishments suspected of operating outside the law, including some religious centres. the government has promised to give 0fsted stronger powers, to tackle the problem. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. classrooms are upstairs. two years ago, the inspectors arrived here. i went with them as they investigated, finding children excluded from mainstream schools. we agreed not to name it to protect vulnerable children. we have cause to suspect that an unregistered school is being run at the premises here. 0k. crumbling buildings, no facilities, no teachers. but still the local council sent children here. that just means that children won't be having the learning they need, it means that they won't be preparing for exams, which will affect their life chances, then, and also throughout th

too close to the former president, who was forced out of office 10 days ago. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerint. "and we will do what we want." even the youngest are brought along. mass protest, now the friday routine. just a few months ago, this seemed impossible. you could go to jail for posting on facebook. after decades of repression by a hated regime, it‘s just too much for some. "what do they want from us?" he says. "we ask god for revenge." well, more police are moving into position, the cloud is building here, and so is the anger. this is the eighth friday in a row that the demonstrators have gathered. and they say they will keep coming until all of their demands are met. they want a complete break with the past, a clean sweep. that means the new interim president, abdelkader bensalah, must go. protesters don‘t trust him to organise free elections. and some worry the powerful military is playing a double game, expressing support for the protests while trying to limit any change. in the main square today, police could not hold back the crowds, and didn‘t try too hard. the protesters bel

our international correspondent 0rla guerin has been to the frontlines and sent this report.turned. instead of a planned un peace conference, there is a fight for control of the capital. we were taken to the front lines in the southern suburbs. this is ain zara, a key battle ground, deserted now except for the defenders of tripoli. and here they are. brigade 191. heavy gunfire. there are resounding echoes of libya's revolution. spot the barefoot volunteers. but they have been holding off general khalifa haftar, the military strong man from eastern libya. here at this front line position, there's a very short distance between the two sides. the fighters here are telling us that the nearest of general haftar‘s men are less than a mile away. now, these men are here fighting for the internationally—recognised government. they tell us this isn'tjust a battle for control of tripoli — this is a fight for the future of libya. and a short distance away in martyrs‘ square, a sea of flags and a chorus of protest. among the crowds — maalak al badri, born and bred in leeds and now living

from tripoli, our chief international correspondent, 0rla guerin.is unverified mobilephone footage obtained by the bbc appears to show migrants and refugees under attack in a detention centre on the outskirts of tripoli. the government here has blamed militia loyal to general khalifa haftar, a commander from the east who was trying to take the capital. these detainees have now been moved to a safer location. but others have not. we found hundreds of defenceless civilians in a detention centre in this suburb. dangerously close to the front line. europe doesn't want them and libya can't protect them. well, conditions here are extremely basic. the men tell us they are facing every kind of problem. they don't have enough food. they don't have enough water. but the biggest issue now is safety. the fighting is very nearby and we have been able to hear it ourselves, just a mile or two away. michael is a former medical student from south sudan. like many here he says he is living in fear. no-one lives here. every time we hear a bomb. we hear a gunshot every

from tripoli, our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports.r round of battle. gunfire government fighters mounting a chaotic defence of the capital. it's under attack by forces from eastern libya. 0ne unseen casualty of this conflict, the attempt to extradite a suspect in the manchester bombing. this is hashem abedi, brother of the bomber salman abedi. he was detained here in libya a day after the attack in may 2017. greater manchester police have a warrant for his arrest on charges relating to the murder of 22 people. in libya's heavily guarded interior ministry, we were told his extradition has been approved, but the minister warned it was bad timing. the court ruling was issued just a week before the latest fighting erupted. this is... it is ok. they have agreed to give hashem abedi to the british because he is a british citizen. and what will happen with that now? i mean, is it possible now to extradite him? they are waiting on the procedure — there is some procedure between our attorney office and your attorney office there in britain, bu

danger of the islamic state group taking advantage of the chaos. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin city of a threat from chaos and conflict. the prime minister of the internationally recognised government here has been calling on britain to take action, to put pressure on the countries that are backing general haftar. britain has been trying to get a resolution on a ceasefire through the un security council. that is unlikely to be put until next week at the earliest. even if it is adopted, it is not expected to have much impact here on the ground. there is a sense here of a city in waiting, a city being left to its fate. in tripoli, once again, it's time to bury the dead. civilians killed this week by rocket fire as they slept. mourners blamed the military strongman besieging the city, general khalifa haftar. critics say he wants to be a new gaddafi. prime minister sarraj, very nice to see you again. libya's internationally recognised prime minister has held him off for two weeks, but he's looking weary and sounding worried. translation: this is a dangerous turning point. it's a co

uprising will be an exception in the arab world, a push for change that does not end in bloodshed. 0rla guerinhe military in sudan has offered talks with protestors who are demanding a return to civilian rule. the demonstrations follow the military seizing power after removing the president yesterday, whom protestors blamed for rising living costs. last night, thousands of people defied a curfew called by the army. the liverpool football manager jurgen klopp says anyone involved in racist abuse should be banned from football for life. it comes after offcials at chelsea prevented three people from entering the stadium for their europa league quarterfinal match in the czech republic last night, after a video appeared on social media, apparently showing the men singing an abusive song about the liverpool striker mohamed salah. david 0rnstein has the story. the latest high—profile incident of racist abuse to bring shame on football. this video appeared on social media yesterday ahead of chelsea's's europa league tie in prague, a small group of supporters targeting liverpool's egyptian player moham

uprising will be an exception in the arab world, a push for change that does not end in bloodshed. 0rla guerinlo there. a lot of dry weather in the forecast, sunny spells to look forward to particularly on saturday. mcleod will drive back into the west. temperatures holding up, but elsewhere chilly. temperatures down to —a in some rural spots. some bright skies to start the day. the risk of isolated showers into the south—east corner. maybe some and sleet as temperatures struggle in afternoon. as we move into sunday, the only difference is there could be more in the way of cloud. temperatures could struggle further. chilly, but again largely dry. hello, this is bbc news with vicky young. the headlines: sweden considers reopening an investigation into rape allegations made against wikileaks founderjulian assange after his arrest over conspiracy charges in the us. they could've kept it going while he was inside the embassy. they decided not to. now, if they reopen it, then we'll deal with that when it comes to it. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he hopes that a brexit deal can be agreed in

our international correspondent 0rla guerin has this report.dead. mourners blame the military strongman besieging the city, general khalifa haftar. critics say he wants to be a new gaddafi. libya's internationally recognised prime minister has held him off for two weeks with the help of a loose alliance of militias, but he's sounding worried. translation: this is a dangerous turning point, it's a confrontation to supporters of democracy and authoritarian rule. i'm astonished by the stand the international community. it's less a matter of taking a stand and more of dodging a bullet. these battles are raging around seven miles from the prime minister's office, but the international community which was so hands—on during libya's revolution now has little to say. translation: there are divisions within the international community. some countries support the government. they recognise that there is an attack taking place. other countries don't have the courage to acknowledge that. we do not want this division to cause the international community to

colleagues was named interim president and that has led to even greater anger, as our correspondent 0rla guerinf algiers. a change in the air, after weeks of peaceful mass protests. young revolutionaries facing down the police who tried to ban this demonstration. but the protesters gathered anyway. they won't be swept away easily. the landscape has changed here. what's missing is fear. well, the security presence has been building here. in the last half an hour or so, we've had tear gas and water cannon being used. the authorities are trying to control what's happening here on the streets, to stop the protests. 0ld habits die hard. but the demonstrators say it's too late for that. algeria's vast young population has found its voice, another generation in the arab world trying to break with the past. i don't think i've ever dreamt of living in such interesting times, but i'm very grateful, and i'm very happy that i got to witness this, and i got to be part of it and contribute to it. do you feel free now? i'm getting closer to my freedom, yeah. having seen off algeria's veteran leader, abdelaziz

demonstrating to demand a new government that doesn't include the ruling elite. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin. "the country is ours," they chant. "and we will do what we want." algerians are seizing their moment. even the youngest are brought along. mass protest, now the friday routine. just a few months ago, this seemed impossible. you could go to jail for posting on facebook. after decades of repression by a hated regime, it'sjust too much for some. "what do they want from us?" he says. "we ask god for revenge." well, more police are moving into position, the crowd is building here, and so is the anger. this is the eighth friday in a row that the demonstrators have gathered. and they say they will keep coming until all of their demands are met. they want a complete break with the past, a clean sweep. that means the new interim president, abdelkader bensalah, must go. protesters don't trust him to organise free elections. and some worry the powerful military is playing a double game, expressing support for the protests but trying to limit any change. in the main square today, police could no