. >> marine biologist andrej gajic and his research team are gearing up for their next dive.ike these only half-dozen times a year, so they're truly special opportunities. >> expeditions are something that i consider as a personal thing. we usually plan every dive in a minute we plan every activity, every species that we want to see, film, to take samples to analyze. >> they've come to observe the shark and ray populations, which have seen an eighty-five percent decline in the region. what they're learning is surprising. >> when we saw the first samples. we got ten dead sharks from the coast around this part of the adriatic sea. and we cut all the organs. and we did not believe to find anything suspicious. but they were all sick. and that was extremely surprising, not only for us, but for other colleagues all around the world who are cooperating with us. and not only surprising, but it made us very worried. >> on an ordinary dive, they descend up to about fifty meters. there's been relatively little research on the sea life here, and vitually no other studies on diseases affe

andrej babis emerged with just under 30% of the vote but not enough for his ano party to govern aloneis said he wants to work with allies across europe to halt illegal immigration. millions of people injapan are voting in a snap general election that the prime minister, shinzo abe, looks likely to win, despite opinion polls indicating that his popularity is low among the electorate. the election has been called by mr abe more than a year earlier than needed. president trump says he plans to release thousands of classified documents on the assassination of presidentjohn f kennedy. the papers would be made available, unless government agencies had compelling objections. in 1992, congress said all documents linked to the assassination should be released within 25 years. you can find more on all of the stories we're following here on bbc news by going to our website — bbc.com/news you can also download the bbc news app. parts of britain have been battered by storm brian with violent winds and high seas. gusts of more than 120 kilometres an hour were recorded in some places. strong wind wa

pining for his mother, andrej became seriously ill.taking him to hospital, staff at the institution just left him in a room to die. how does that make you feel? tatiana lives in a remote village with no support or services her son needs. because of this she felt she had no choice but to give him up. closer to the capital, i meet a group of parents who have built up their own services. larissa? nikki. a small centre providing essential care, offering families support they need to keep their children at home. as i'm shown around, i meet young people with some of the most complex needs. 0h, hello! not only does sasha come to this centre to help her son develop, it also gives her a break. can you imagine what your life would be like if he wasn't able when sasha gave birth to her son, she was told to leave him in an orphanage and have a healthy child. but it's taken its toll. this place can only do so much. sasha is still battling against the widely held belief that here disabled children are not able to live a normal life. but there is som

they are unlikely to get one, but attitudes are hardening here to the eu and to migrants, and andrej in the united states have teamed up at a benefit concert in texas for victims of recent hurricanes. jimmy carter, george bush senior, george w bush, bill clinton and barack obama all appeared together on stage for the national anthem. the ex—presidents have led an appeal that has so far raised more than $30 million from 80,000 donors. president trump did not attend the concert, but praised his predecessors in a video message. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the new generation of russian tattoo enthusiasts bringing back the body art of the underworld. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies

andrej babis has been quick to say he is not anti—european.osceptic. the thing is, when you look at the thing he says about brussels and defending czech national interests against brussels, and also his very, very negative comments about the euros. he says it isa comments about the euros. he says it is a failed project, and the czechs shouldn't sign up to it. bureaucrats in brussels and in european capitals do have something to worry about with andrej babis. this is beyond 100 days, still to come, new files on the association of presidentjohn f. kennedy are set to be released. we look at what they could reveal. from today, here in london, drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will have to pay an extra £10 to drive through the city centre, the charge applies to diesel and petrol vehicles registered before 2006. london has some of the most polluted streets in europe, swimming in nitrogen dioxide and tiny particles invisible unless you use a special camera. it's a hidden killer. pollution's linked to lung and heart disease with children the m

they are unlikely to get one, attitudes hardening here to the eu and to migrants, and andrej babis hasthousands of classified documents about the assassination ofjohn f kennedy in 1963. some us government officials are thought to oppose the move on national security grounds, but mr trump has tweeted that he will release the documents, subject to the receipt of further information. the bbc‘s laura bicker has the latest from washington. they were locked away 25 years ago, by law, to try to quell conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of president kennedy. it didn't work, because a recent gallup poll showed that around 30% of americans believe that the man accused of assassinating john f kennedy did not act alone. he of course was shot and killed before he had his day in court. now, the files that historians really wa nt now, the files that historians really want to pour over surround oswald's visit to mexico cityjust a few weeks before the assassination. it is there he met with cuban and soviet spies, and it is alleged he announced his intention to kill the president, although

andrej babis, the country's second richest man, won 30 % of the vote.ob cameron has more from prague. this is what success looks like fora man who's already tasted so much of it. his business empire controls much of czech agriculture, chemicals and the media. but now he's set his sights much higher. after almost four years at the finance ministry, the slovak—born business tycoon is on the brink of becoming prime minister. translation: i've already congratulated all the chairmen who got into parliament, and we hope they will be willing to deal with us. i think it would be good to have a stable government for our country, which will fight for our interests. it was a result few had predicted. andrej babis's prospects had dimmed in recent months after a string of scandals. two separate criminal investigations into claims he fraudulently obtained eu funds for a luxury resort. he said all of that was a campaign against him, a political witch hunt by an establishment terrified of his pledge to clean up corruption. "trust me," he said — and the voters believes

they are unlikely to get one, attitudes hardening here to the eu, and to migrants, and andrej babis hasian, with violent winds and high seas. gusts of more than 120km/h were recorded in some places. strong wind warnings and flood alerts are still in place across much of wales, the south of england, and the midlands. briohny williams reports. storm brian unleashes its worst as waves crash against the coast of wales. the ferocity of nature showing its hand. just taken the whole side of the officers out. buildings damaged and roads flooded. the picture in the south—west of england is similar — beaches empty. advice from the environment agency has been to stay away from the coastline. but walkers in the north—west of england couldn't resist watching the awesome scenes storm brian has supplied. fantastic. power of nature, isn't it? i tried to go for a nice coastal walk this morning, or today, but i think i will put that on hold. the disruption hasn't been as widespread as predicted, and storm brian is expected to ease over the coming hours. only then will the true impact be revealed. briohny

and andrej babis has tapped into them.rexit secretary warning on as the government makes changes to the eu withdrawal bill labour will side withdrawal bill labour will side with conservative rebels to try and block it. we were joined by labour in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporterfor the remainder in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporter for the remainder campaign and has concerns about the bill and what we know about it, you haven't seen the legislation because it hasn't come forward for proper debate. do you think it makes it more or less likely the government is going to move fast? we have seen the bill, the eu withdrawal bill husband published, we had the second reading, the first part of the debate on that and how we are going through committee stage which for your viewers, is the point you go line by line, sentence by sentence through the bill and there have been 300 amendments tabled to the bill. keir starmer has said that the labour position today and highlighted some of the issues people have with t

and andrej babis has tapped into them.es relating to the assassination of former us presidentjohn f kennedy. the final batch of government documents are scheduled to be made public on thursday 25 years after congress classified them in a bid to quash conspiracies, only the president is entitled to extend their secret status. so what are we likely to find out? author and broadcaster michael goldfarb is with me. it sounds intriguing, what do we know about these files? what we know is very vague. it is about 3100 files. it is a lot of files. they seem files. it is a lot of files. they seem to be focused mostly on... a trip that lee harvey oswald took before he shot the president. this has always been something that historians of the assassinations who books about it, want to know more about. he was under surveillance by the fbi, and the cia, while he was on the mac in mexico city. these files contains the details about this, which may fill in our knowledge about what he was doing just in the weeks before he actually committed

and the party led by the billionaire businessman andrej babis has scored a convincing victory in theather world special. from florida and the bbc weather centre, the team examines why this year's atlantic hurricane season has been so active.

and andrej babis has tapped into them. rob cameron, bbc news, prague. assassination of former us presidentjohn f kennedy. the final batch of government documents are scheduled to be made public on thursday 25 years after congress classified them in a bid to quash conspiracies — only the president is entitled to extend their secret status. earlier, i spoke to the author and broadcaster, and asked him what to expect from the files. they seem to be focused on a trip that lee harvey oswald took to new mexico, just before he shot the president. this has always been a question that people who are, not just conspiracy theorists, but historians, want to know more about. it is reported that he met with cuban and russian officials there. he was under surveillance by the fbi and the cia. these files contain some of the details about this, which may fill in our knowledge about what he was doing, just in the weeks before he actually committed deed. so, the idea that he did not work alone, even that's what he says, how much you mean about that. frankly, this is what

the front runner, andrej babi, has pledged to stamp out corruption, boost investment and keep out refugeesbut his movement is likely to need coalition partners to form a new government. and to the suicide bombings -- two suicide bombings have killed dozens in afghanistan. an attacker set off his explosives at a shiite mosque in the capital kabul, killing at least 39 people. and police say at least 33 people died in a separate bombing during the friday prayers at a sunni mosque in western ghor province. a warlord was apparently the target of the attack. and uganda's main opposition leader kizza besigye has been charged with attempted murder. he was arrested on thursday after his supporters clashed , with police during an opposition rally. police say that he ordered them to attack officers, they were demonstrating against a controversial bill proposing the removal of the president's age limit, allowing the current leader to extend his role. despite criticism that uganda has grown increasingly authoritarian, the country also often wins praise for the way it has welcomed refugees. the east afr

andrej babis emerged with just under 30% of the vote, but not enough for his ano party to govern aloneaid he wants to work with allies across europe to halt illegal immigration. 2a hours after a militant ambush on policemen in egypt's western desert, the interior ministry says 16 officers were killed in the attack. a figure given earlier by security and medical sources suggested at least 53 security personnel had been killed. thousands of italians have taken part in an anti—racism rally in rome. they marched in solidarity with migrants and refugees. more than 146,000 migrants are estimated to have crossed the mediterranean to europe this year. the head of the world health organisation says he's listening to the concerns many people have expressed after he named zimbabwe's president robert mugabe as a ‘goodwill ambassador‘. britain and the united states have made public their disappointment, along with many campaign groups. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. 93 years old, and in frail health, president robert mugabe is an unexpected choice to be the new goodwill ambassador

and the party led by the billionaire businessman andrej babis has scored a convincing victory in the czech republic's general election. the ano party has won about 30% — not enough to govern alone, but it could lead a coalition. now on bbc news: a weather world special. from florida and the bbc weather centre, the team examines why this year's atlantic hurricane season has been so active. this time on weather world, i'm in florida in the united states where the power of hurricane irma has had devastating consequences. and we'll be speaking to scientists about forecasting tropical cyclones here in the weather centre. key indicators are the atlantic in august and september. we will be looking at the season's other major hurricanes, including harvey and maria. plus the science behind these monster storms, and how climate change could be affecting them. from harvey's unprecedented tropical deluge in texas. and irma's record—breaking intensity as it slammed into the caribbean, before heading to florida. to the explosive intensification of maria, as the caribbean took another devastating h

results from the general election in the czech republic show the ano party led by the billionaire andrej of the votes counted, ano have about 30%. populist mr babis has been dubbed "czech trump". let's talk to our correspondent in prague rob cameron. how is it looking? it hasn't changed much and we have had half of the votes. mr babis is still well ahead. if the votes confirmed that he will emerge from the election with 30% of the vote, that is 80 seats in the 200 seat lower house, that was a big victory for him. he has been plagued by scandals, corruption scandals, over the past few months that have dented his popularity in the polls, and it seems these elections have confounded those polls, but the real story is the party that has come second. the very nationalistic and xenophobic stb party led by a half czech and half japanese xenophobic stb party led by a half czech and halfjapanese bid but, believe it or not —— stp party. that would be a sign of the success of populist anti—eu parties in the czech republic as well. what does that mean for a potential coalition in the coming days? it

andrej babish — the country's second richest man — got 30% of the vote.ar ahead of his rivals. this is what success looks like for a man who has orally tasted so much of it. his business empire controlled much of czech agriculture, chemicals and the media. but he has now set his sights much higher. after almost four years at the finance minister it, the slovak—born with this type can is on the brink of becoming prime minister. translation: i'd already congratulated all the chairman who got to parliaments, and hope they will be willing to with us. i think it would be good for us to have a sta ble it would be good for us to have a stable government willing to fight for our interest. it was a result few predicted. mr babiah‘s prospect had dimmed in recent months following a string of scandals, two criminal investigations into claims the fraud of weight obtained eu funds for a luxury resort. he said all that was a campaign against them, a political witch hunt by an establishment terrified of his pledge to clean up corruption. trust me, he said, and the voters

one of europe's richest men, andrej babis, is to become the next prime minister of the czech republic. the tycoon—turned—populist, who has been compared with donald trump, must now form a coalition. meps debated sexual harassment, with several holding up #metoo placards in solidarity with victims, and saying they also have had negative experiences. this is to say enough is enough. we refuse to be silent. and new eu import restrictions on rice, as levels of fungicide in the indian crop are argued to be too high. better stick to naan, then. and of course, the crisis in catalonia, as we saw there, is coming to the eu. it is going to get worse before it gets better, isn't it? this is really disastrous. this is like two people in a pub who start insulting each other, and they both get to the position where they have each threatened to throw their beer in one another‘s faces, and no—one can stop them. the central government says catalonia must not declare independence. and you have a weak leader, in the spanish president, who doesn't want catalonia to leave. he doesn't, i think, want this c