and certainly, if you take a look at 0sama bin laden and the attacks on 9/11, hamza bin laden would haveild at the stage. if you listen to the legends from al-qaeda, they say he was by his side at this time, but he was a child nonetheless. 0sama bin laden did say, and some letters were found in the compound back into thousand and 11 when he was killed, that he was grooming him to succeed him in the leadership of al-qaeda stop we should also emphasise even if it does prove that hamza bin laden is dead, that doesn't take away from some of the threats that are still existing from the extremist group. chris, thank you very much for that. we'll have more and thatjust a little later in the programme. the democratic party's contenders to fight donald trump for the us presidency next year have begun the last in the current round of debates. so far the candidates including frontrunnerjoe biden and kamala harris, who clashed with him at their last meeting, have discussed healthcare and migration. they all agree with the need to provide access to healthcare for everyone, but are unclear on how to d

and certainly, if you take a look at 0sama bin laden and the attacks on 9/11, hamza bin laden would havea child at that stage. and if you listen to the legends from al-qaeda and some of the propaganda, they would say he was by his side at the time, but he was a child. nonetheless, 0sama bin laden did say, and some letters were found in the compound where he was killed by us national forces back in 2011 that he was grooming him to succeed him in the leadership of al-qaeda. and we should also emphasise even if it does prove that hamza bin laden is dead, that doesn't take away from some of the threats that are still existing from the extremist group. chris, thank you very much for that. the democratic party's contenders to take on donald trump for the us presidency next year are challenging each other in the second round of back—to back debates. the candidates, including frontrunnerjoe biden and kamala harris have discussed healthcare, immigration, the criminal justice system and climate change. the former vice president was flanked at centre stage by senator harris and cory booker who have

hamza bin laden carries a great deal of weight for al-qaeda's followers, he was the son of 0sama bin al-qaeda. al-qaeda is self has been packaging and selling hamza bin laden as the young public phase, and if he is killed it will deny al-qaeda the second generation, because al-qaeda now is led by dying older men. he is in his 30s, he could have taken al-qaeda to the next phase, the next generation. how potent a force is our car you do, because the caps we have become more used to hearing about islamic in recent months. al-qaeda has never been as potent as it is today. since 2014, most of ours have focused on the so—called islamic. but al-qaeda in the meantime has been really trying to embed itself. —— so—called islamic state. al-qaeda had al-qaeda affiliate is between 15,000 fighters, still in pakistan and afghanistan, they must be taken very seriously. in north africa, al-qaeda isa seriously. in north africa, al-qaeda is a significant force. in yemen as well. what they have been doing is to spread near and wide. even though al-qaeda has not really delivered a spectacular operation al

hamza bin laden, the son of the former al qaeda leader 0sama bin laden, is understood to have been killed hamza bin laden is considered by many to have been a potential leader of the al-qaeda movement. police in madagascar say a british woman who fell to her death from a plane in mid air opened the door herself. 19 year old alana cutland — a student at cambridge university — was on an internship on the island. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding has the latest from johannesburg. well, there's a lot of speculation. the police this morning have confirmed to me that, yes, alana did definitely open the door of this small cessna—style plane herself between five and ten minutes after it had taken off from a fairly remote airstrip in the north of the country. they're investigating multiple theories as to why she may have done that. there were at least two other people on the plane, including the pilot. there's speculation, of course, that this might have been some sort of suicide act. there is also speculation... and, of course, her body is currently still missing, and so it's hard for poli

reports in the us say that hamza bin laden, the son of the former al-qaeda leader, 0sama bin laden, ison has not released any information but he's believed to have been killed in a military strike. he was stripped of his citizenship by saudi arabia in march. the us had offered a million dollars for information on his whereabouts. the american rapper asap rocky is due to speak at his assault trial in stockholm. he was arrested in the swedish capital nearly a month ago for allegedly attacking a 19—year—old afghan refugee. the case has strained relations after president trump and a number of high—profile celebrities publicly called for his release. a mobile phone app has speeded up the detection of a potentially fatal kidney condition in hospital patients. staff describe the technology as a "potential life—saver", providing diagnoses in minutes instead of hours. acute kidney injury is caused by serious health conditions, including sepsis, and affects one in five people admitted to hospital. it costs the nhs £i.2 billion every year. the first four contestants for this year's series of stri

he was someone who, according to 0sama he was someone who, according to osama bin laden, he was grooming successor. so there's that symbolic nature but beyond that as well there are suggestions he was emerging as a key figure within the al-qaeda leadership. now, at the same time, it should be stated that the group is not the threat it once was. the united states has made it very clear that as far as it is concerned it doesn't have the organisational capacity it once had, certainly 20 years ago when they planned and organised the attacks on september the 11th. at the same time, though, they are still something of a thread and while it's 110w something of a thread and while it's now believed ben is dead, there are other members of its leadership that have not been captured and there are still concerns about it. chris, many thanks indeed. chris buckler in washington. the british government says it's intensifying planning for the possibility of a no—deal brexit by doubling the funds available. a further £2.1 billion has been earmarked. it will help to fund 500 additional border officers and