they knew that alistair is a good host.air knew less about them. >> most guests don't have as many reviews. once i get their name, i'll try to do a facebook search on them, but generally i've had really good luck. >> he's happy, they're happy. and this wonderful new business where strangers with complementary needs find each other keeps growing. so, of course, politicians crack down. this politician got a law passed that bans anyone from renting their own apartment to anyone for a time period of less than a full month. if you do, you're an illegal hotel and you can be fined up to $25,000. the hotel industry supports the law, to protect tourists, they say. >> they walk into a situation that is not safe, not clean. >> really? when we asked for names of complainants, her office didn't provide any. >> there are people begging legislators for the laws to be overturned. >> despite all the laws sometimes entrepreneurs and their customers still win. room for rent website listings are up since new york's law pass ed. liam like alist

alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria.r arrest over the disappearance of missing hull woman renata antczak. the 49—year—old mother of two, has been missing for nearly a month. a number of properties are being searched. jo makel reports. police are still at two addresses in hull, the first home of the missing mother of two. renata antczak was last seen almost four weeks ago taking her daughter to school. yesterday her black mercedes was taken away by officers. she was in it when she dropped her daughter off. her husband, majid mustafa, said she then returned home before leaving on foot at 1pm that afternoon. the other address is six miles away on emerald grove in the west of hull. neighbours say a polish couple live here and that a car has been removed by police. yesterday, they had also been at the dental practice where ms antczak‘s husband works. the police won't confirm whether he is one of two people arrested in connection with the disappearance. humberside police say today the two men, aged 47 and a5, are still being q

alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria. do stay with us here on bbc and you. still to come...s — just why were africa's young science students putting their technical skills to the test? this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. president trump gets an extravagant welcome during h

alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria.m, in one port city, where people can let go of their worries. members of the seven colours association choir in mersin come together to sing. they're also creating a little bit of history at the same time. finally a bit of horse racing because there's been a surprise at the preakness stakes at pimlico racecourse in the us. the pre—race favourite always—dreaming has been beaten. the race, the second of the american triple crown races after the kentucky derby, was won by cloud computing who wasn't involved in the derby. the final race of the triple crown, the belmont stakes, takes place in three weeks time. africa's young science students have been putting their technical skills to the test, at the finals of the pan—african robotics competition. more than two—hundred students from schools in senegal, mali and the gambia took part in a contest of engineering and electrical skills. and both boys and girls were succesful at the event in the capital, dakar. tim allman has more. at this stad

alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria.nvestigation into his alleged obstruction of justice needs to be suspended. in a defiant speech, michel temer said the audio, in which he allegedly discusses the payment of hush money to a jailed politician, needed to be checked for tampering and audio edits. translation: today, we're making a request at the supreme court to suspend the proposed probe until the authenticity of the clandestine tape can be definitely proven. the scandal has engulfed brazilian politics, with a third of mr temer‘s cabinet under investigation for alleged corruption. mr temer is already deeply unpopular in brazil but his centre—right party has been able to govern as part of a coalition. 0pposition parties have demanded his resignation and snap elections. translation: the government is bleeding and paralysed, and we at the brazilian socialist party, having already taken a stand against the reforms, are demanding the president's immediate resignation. 0ur correspondent in rio, julia carneiro, is following the

alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria. says an investigation into his alleged obstruction of justice needs to be suspended. in a defiant speech, michel temer said the audio, in which he allegedly discusses the payment of hush money to a jailed politician, needed to be checked for tampering and audio edits. our correspondent in rio, julia carneiro, is following the story. there is a lot that's in play here and there are very serious allegations that have emerged as part of...well, they emerged actually from a series of testimonies that were made as part of a plea bargain by executives ofjbs — this is the big meat producer in brazil. the supreme court has authorised investigations against him and we will still have to wait to see the result of that but today president temer tried to divert attention from that. he defended himself, denying again the allegations but also cast doubt about the testimonies, saying that they are incoherent, that they were false, and also casting lots of doubt over that audio. now, this taped recor

alistair cook scored his second century in three matches in the royal london one day cup.helmsford but had to watch as a dramatic opening to the match unfolded. a hat—trick no less. a hat—trick was completed when adam wheater was sent on his way from the very next delivery. things improved for essex though, largely thanks to cook, who made 109. ryan ten doeschate made 100 too as essex beat sussex by 10 runs. and finally, to a rather embarrassing moment at the giro d'italia for slovenian cyclist luka pibernik. he was leading the fifth stage as it entered messina on the island of sicily. unfortunately for him, he had either forgotten they were meant to do two laps through the town or didn't hear the bell indicating the final lap and so celebrated his uncontested victory only to realise moments later why the rest of the field hadn't chased him! columbian sprinter fernando gaviria was eventually and legitimately first across the finish line for his second victory of the tour. britain's geraint thomas and adam yates came home safely in the main group remaining second and third

our correspondent, alistair leithead, reports now from yola in north eastern nigeria. the chibok girls are now young women and getting used to being freed from their boko haram captors. after being kidnapped by the islamists, they spent three years in the forest and are now a little overwhelmed by their new surroundings and by all the attention. the yakubu nkeke is the families representative, we met him in north—eastern nigeria, heading back to chibok. he saw the girls and has the job of identifying all of them. among the 82 released was his daughter. when i fist saw her, shejumped and grabbed for me. i hold her hands, started dancing around with her. he'll show the families his pictures and prepare for their big reunion. the girls told him life was hard under boko haram, sometimes there was no food. there are some of them who had been given in marriage but, according to them, it's not forceful and when you decide to marry with this militant. what do you think about the boko haram fighters who kidnapped your girls? 0h, boko haram fighters, personally now, i would forg

alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria.british authorities have arrested 2a suspected drug traffickers, after a joint operation. spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transported marijuana into the uk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseyside officers had previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. if you have a look at the sunday papers you will find the middleton wedding on the front page of almost eve ryo ne wedding on the front page of almost everyone them yesterday, pippa middleton's wedding. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend, meghan markle, to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday's wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge, alongside their children, prince george and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. a p pa re ntly apparently they had agreed she wasn't going to attend the wedding so as was

alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria. authorities have arrested 2a suspected drug traffickers, after a joint operation. spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transported marijuana into the uk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseyside officers had previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. most of the sunday papers feature photographs taken at yesterday's wedding of pippa middleton to the financierjames matthews. guests including the duke and duchess of cambridge attended, including prince george and little princess charlotte. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring girlfriend meghan markle to the reception. plenty more detail if you would like it in the papers. we will look at those a little bit later on. the final curtain comes down today on the most celebrated circus in the united states. ringling brothers and barnum & bailey have been running the greatest show on e

alistair liithead, bbc news, nairobi.ildings. to get to the top, you need to climb more than 2000 steps. that's exactly what thousands of people have been doing this morning, taking part in what's known as the annual taipei run up. two australian's won the race — the fastest man was mark bourne, who completed it in just 11 minutes and 26 seconds, and suzy walsham was the first woman to reach the finish line, this year, after completing the race in 13 minutes and 36 seconds. you have been watching newsday. on the day emmanuel macron has been elected president of france. his decisive victory over marine le pen has prompted celebrations and halted the momentum of the populist movement in europe. the challenge to reform france's flagging economy though, remains. it's not going to be easy. we will be bringing you continued coverage. stay with us. hello there. there is currently sunshine around the next few days. we may well have seen the next few days. we may well have seen the peak of the temperature over the weekend. it was

alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.declared a state of emergency, as heavy rain and melting snow have resulted in the worst flooding in decades. in the province of quebec, more than 2,000 homes have already been flooded, with water levels set to rise further. the military has tripled the number of troops helping to evacuate those affected. the brazilian football team chapecoense have won the santa catarina state championship, their first title since most of the squad died in a plane crash last november. the new coach, vagner mancini, signed 25 new players injanuary to replace those killed when the team's plane ran out of fuel and crashed in colombia. so, as we have been hearing, emmanuel macron will be france's next president. the 39—year—old, who has never before held elected office, comprehensively beat his far—right rival marine le pen. let's leave you with some of the more memorable scenes from election day in france. thanks for watching. hello there, good morning. there's going to be some more sunshine around for t

alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.dical treatment. he has missed the last three cabinet meetings. his team are saying he is recovering from an unspecified illness. mr buhari had only returned to nigeria in march, after two months of medical treatment in britain. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the mayor of the canadian city of montreal has declared a state of emergency as heavy rain and melting snow have resulted in the worst flooding in decades. in the province of quebec, more than 2,000 homes have already been flooded, with water levels set to rise further. the military has tripled the number of troops helping to evacuate those affected. the brazilian football team chapecoense have won the santa catarina state championship, their first title since most of the squad died in a plane crash last november. the new coach, vagner mancini, signed 25 new players injanuary to replace those killed when the team's plane ran out of fuel and crashed in colombia. the world's longest pedestrian suspen

alistair durden reports.s no better feeling than playing at wembley and getting promoted. it's amazing. i'm very grateful to be given the opportunity to represent forest green and take them up to the football league is such an honour. next year, why can't we do it again? get promoted? next year, why can't we do it again? get promoted ? bristol next year, why can't we do it again? get promoted? bristol rovers the last year. nailsworth, population of just 6000, will be the smallest place ever to host a football league club. a0 years ago they were playing in the gloucestershire county league. it's fantastic, isn't it? for the whole stroud area. the foot ball for the whole stroud area. the football league club. amazing! , believing. it's amazing. 1953i've been waiting for this. my father and my brother paid for them. yes!l ta keover my brother paid for them. yes!l takeover by green energy businessman vince has transformed forest green. believed to be the worlds only be given football club. but at wembley yesterda

our correspondent alistair leithead has spoken to the father of one of the girls.rth—east nigeria. the chibok girls are now young women, and getting used to being freed from their boko haram captors. after being kidnapped by the islamists, they spent three years in the forest, and are now a little overwhelmed by their new surroundings, and by all the attention. yakubu nkeke is the families‘ representative. we met him heading to remote chibok to pass on the message. he saw the girls and has the job of identifying all of them. among the 82 released was his daughter. when i first saw her, shejumped and grabbed for me. i hold her, started dancing around with her. he will show the families his pictures, and prepare for their big reunion. the girls told him life was hard under boko haram. sometimes there was no food. there are some of them, those that had been given in marriage. but, according to them, it's not forceful. what do you think about the boko haram fighters who kidnapped your girls? oh, i will forgive them. iforgive them. young and professional, some may have

our correspondent alistair leithead reports now on the emotional reunions in the nigerian capital abujamotional reunion, the newly returned chibok girls with theirfamilies. 82 the newly returned chibok girls with their families. 82 of the the newly returned chibok girls with theirfamilies. 82 of the missing girls were released two weeks ago. it was a celebratory first meeting but this is the start of a long process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. process. i cannot overemphasise how ifeel. i'm just laughing process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. i'm just laughing in process. i cannot overemphasise how ifeel. i'mjust laughing in my heart, all the family, happiness and jov- heart, all the family, happiness and joy. assimilating them back into society after so long being held hostage in the forest by boko haram militants. the girls and their pa rents militants. the girls and their parents have gone through a lot of changes since the kidnapping. and they won't be heading back home to chibok any time soon. they are under the care of the women's affairs ministry and the security servi

the bbc‘s alistair lippert has been interviewing the head of the chibok pa rents interviewing the heade chibok parents association, who hasjust been released by the broker her islamist ‘s. —— the boko haram is my list. in case you didn't see me play a little of what donald trump has been saying on us tv, let me play you some of that interview right now. he's a showboat, a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered from that. on monday year met with the deputy attorney general. did you ask for a recommendation? what i did was, i was going to fire comey. you had already made the decision?” was going to fire comey. you had already made the decision? i was going to fire comey. the prime minister and pulling no punches as to why comey was fired from the fbi. i have been speaking to a president of law at a big us university and i asked her how she thought the president came to take the decision. i think he got sacked because he didn't have the confidence of an

nigerian government and boko haram islamist militants who had been holding them. 0ur correspondent alistairin the nigerian capital, abuja. the moment they'd been waiting more than three years for — to see each other again. an emotional reunion for the newly returned chibok girls and their parents. 82 of the missing girls were released two weeks ago. it was a celebratory first meeting. but this is the start of a long process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. i am just laughing with all my family because of happiness and joy. assimilating them back into society after so long being held hostage in the forest by boko haram militants. both the girls and their parents have gone through a lot of change since the kidnapping. and they won't be heading back home to chibok any time soon. they are under the care of the women's affairs ministry, and the security service is keen to talk to them about their experiences. the bbc has been with the families in remote chibok all this week. it has taken a while to make 100% sure of the girls‘ identities. the 82 chibok girls were only released after months of

alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi.nfirmed he won 66% of the vote. hello there, good morning. there's going to be some more sunshine around for the next few days. we may well have seen the peak of the temperature, though, over the weekend. it was pretty much wall—to—wall sunshine in northern ireland. and here we had the warmest day of the year so far. same temperatures in glasgow and we had the warm air all the way from wales towards the south coast. but these areas that had the warmth by day are getting the chill right now with the clear skies. and in rural parts, we may find temperatures not far away from freezing. in the towns and cities, this is what the temperatures look like. and further east across england and scotland, there will be more cloud off the north sea. essentially, an east—west split to the weather on monday. another lovely sunny day for northern ireland. best of the sunshine in scotland in the south—west. sunshine for wales and western england. but a cloudier day than yesterday across the midlands and

missed out on the world title in the heat of mexico, in the the last race of the season...as brother alistair line. he's back in action in yokohama tomorrow and if it's going to be hot there, brownlee will be prepared for it, after working on preparing himself for the expected humidity. . .. i have to spend more time in hot and humid conditions so that might have converted my conservatory into a seat chamber, most people set on a nice so far but main gates at 1137 degrees and second switch away and i have been any few sessions to try reduced to a hammer. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the prime minister theresa may is campaigning in the north east of england in an attempt to make inroads into traditional labour heartlands. 0ur political correspondent vicki young is on the campaign trail with theresa may in berwick—upon—tweed. what is the prime minister up to? this to first stop is actually act tories took from the liberal democrats sought the crank to fend off any suggestion of a liberal democrat revival in any country, trying to hol

alistair, can lucie do it? we got the best song we've sent in many years.ve a great performance. it is a tv shows you that standout performance. she delivers every time. she has been doing fantastic at rehearsals. good chance last —— good chance this year, much better you joined the fan club when you attend. you have been watching for a long time. how does she compare to previous entries? it is our best song since 2009. it is a strong song, strong performance. it is a world away from the eurovision cliches. it is a contemporary sound. that is what we need. william lee, you will be vlogging, you will be eurovision, you will be, what do you think? we are really making the most of this. my personal favourites are portugal. they avoid eurovision cliches because there are no explosions, they are singing from the heart. when he sings he closes his eyes, the audience is with him all the way. samantha, you are american but a eurovision super fan, how did that happen?” american but a eurovision super fan, how did that happen? i basically started as just familiar wit

nigerian government and boko haram islamist militants who had been holding them. 0ur correspondent alistairthe emotional reunions in the nigerian capital, abuja. the moment they‘d been waiting more than three years for — to see each other again. an emotional reunion for the newly returned chibok girls and their parents. 82 of the missing girls were released two weeks ago. it was a celebratory first meeting. but this is the start of a long process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. i am just laughing with all my family because of happiness and joy. assimilating them back into society after so long being held hostage in the forest by boko haram militants. both the girls and their parents have gone through a lot of change since the kidnapping. and they won‘t be heading back home to chibok any time soon. they are under the care of the women‘s affairs ministry, and the security service is keen to talk to them about their experiences. the bbc has been with the families in remote chibok all this week. it has taken a while to make 100% sure of the girls‘ identities. the 82 chibok girls were only r

ai alistair newton. on the lastcus part. the leak of sensitive information to russian officials. what does it mean for the rest the world that the president of is notted states reliable partner on the handling of sensitive information? >> i think this is extremely important as far as u.s. allies concerned. including, of course, the other i's butof the five allies more generally. it will be great deal more over intelligence sharing going forward. let me turn that the other way around, i used to advise the then british foreign secretary on liaison with the intelligence agencies in the early 1990's. if we had done this with piece of american intelligence, heads would have been rolling in london. the americans would have been certainly threatening if not actually cutting off intelligence supply to us at that time. i don't think anybody is going that to the u.s. because it's too big and too important as an intelligence partner. is certainly a shaking of the confidence of key u.s. worldwide. >> if it's unlikely this event diminishment of intelligence sharing, what kind my --crete ram r

missed out on the world title in the heat of mexico, in the the last race of the season as brother alistair if it's hot there, brownlee will be prepared for the expected humidity. i have got to spend more time in the hot and i have got to spend more time in the hotand humid i have got to spend more time in the hot and humid conditions so i have converted my conservatory into a heat chamber. most people sit around in their conservatory on a settee but mines gets up to about 37 degrees and i can sweat away. i have had a few seconds to try to get used to it. —— sessions. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. let's return to the election. how is labour's message about defence being received in one of their key marginal seats? labour won barrow—in—furness at the last election by fewer than 800 votes, and the trident weapons system, in a town that builds submarines, is a fundamental issue. but is it the only issue? our north west political editor nina warhurst reports. in barrow town centre, a statue stands tall. to the welders, the gaffers, the men and women who made the

let me take alistair gordon, thank you for your question.can i pay a carer when my sole asset? that reflects a lot of the sentiment in other questions too. firstly, you need to see it in a wider perspective of what was said today. it was the beginnings of a rebalancing. i felt that the wait was being taken too much on working age and it needed to be rebalanced across the ages. these measures, as she has done on pensions and social care, is beginning to be rebalanced. putting it out of context and to this. this improves a lot for a group of people. you do not have to contribute until your assets fall... you will contribute if they are above 100,000 but not below. they have widened the base to say that people getting care in their house have to contribute. but around 20% give or take actually have assets in the uk of over 100,000. so the vast majority will therefore not be contributing and because right now it is 20 3000, 23 three and a half thousand, i think it is, it is lifted and it makes a larger group of people who have care on a wider ba

alistair. thank you very much and john. that's it from cornwall for today.to every village and every town. we state a clear intention. the big question is simply? at what point... are voters getting tired of politicians. let me finish. so norman what have you got for us today? i have for you a banana! to you and me this maybe a humble ba na na you and me this maybe a humble banana which you maybe having for your breakfast, but in politics it can bea your breakfast, but in politics it can be a dangerous weapon! do you remember you go back to i think it was 2010, that first labour leadership contest when david miliband was photographed here in manchester where i am today with a ba na na manchester where i am today with a banana and it looked weird and many people thought it did for his leadership pros pecks. yesterday, jeremy corbyn had his banana moment when a supporter, it may been a labour enthusiast, it may have been a stranger came running up with a couple of bananas. it was a surreal moment and to understand it, you have to remind yourself that theresa m

missed out on the world title in the heat of mexico, in the the last race of the season as brother alistairif it's going to be hot there, brownlee will be prepared for it, after working with the royal navy. i have to spend more time any hot regiment conditions so i home i have converted my conservatory into a of heat chamber so i can get that, most people sit around and they suffer but make get up to about 37 degrees andi but make get up to about 37 degrees and i can switch away their and have been any few sessions every week to try and get used to your hammer. scott back and there's coverage of both the men's and women's race this weekend on the red button and extended highlights of both races, in sunday's highlights on bbc two, at 1pm. that's all sport for now. let's cross to chatham house in central london where jeremy corbyn is due to make a major speech on foreign policy. jeremy corbyn says he will be setting out her labour will seek peaceful solutions to the world's problems. well at the same time saying he is not a pacifist, he says that military intervention has become far too commo

missed out on the world title in the heat of mexico, in the the last race of the season, as brother alistairit, after working with the royal navy. i have spent more time in the hot and humid conditions. at home i have converted my conservatory into a kind of heat chamber. so i can get my conservatory going, most people sit around on a nice city, but mine gets up to about 37 degrees in the heat sometimes. i can switch away in there. i have had a few sessions in there. i have had a few sessions in there to try to get used to your karma. he will have a whopping heating bill. he can grow some plans at the same time. the men's and women's races will be on the red button at two o'clock in the morning. if that is too early, extended highlights on both races at one o'clock in the afternoon on sunday, hosted by our very own louise. looking forward to that. children as young as 5 have been found with weapons at schools across england and wales. figures provided by 32 police forces to the press association shows that in the last 2 years, more than 2,500 weapons have been found in schools. at least one

england batsman alistair cook scored his second century in three matches in the one day cup.k him. if you listen carefully you can hear the bell ringing to say you have one more that to go in the rest of the group catching up, overtake him and he finished in 148. in the worst thing for him, he has to go out and do it all again today. he will not make the same mistake again. do it all again today. he will not make the same mistake againm do it all again today. he will not make the same mistake again. it is rather funny, however. it is ratherfunny, however. a telemarketing company that bombarded people with unwanted calls about ppi compensation and road traffic accident claims is facing a record fine from the information commissioner. keurboom communications has been issued with a £400,000 fine for making the cold calls. more than 1000 complaints were made about the company over an 18 month period as they made almost 100 million calls. in the past year 23 companies have been fined for making nuisance calls by the ico, making it their busiest year dealing with unwanted marketing