that cuts off the path for andrej babis essentially to form a new government. in the ointment, the only glimmer of hope for andrej babis is that the country's president has said previously that he will only appoint the leader of the largest party in parliament, not the largest alliance or the largest coalition. so that would mean that andrej babis would have first dibs at forming a government, but really his chances success this evening look pretty slim. lebanon has been plunged into darkness after its electricty grid shut down, leaving the entire country without power. an official said the closure of two big power stations due to fuel shortages was to blame for the power cut. there was a similar massive outage last week as lebanon struggles to buy fuel to run its electricty network after its economy collapsed. the country has experienced daily blackouts in recent months, often lasting 22 hours or more. we can get more on this at a civil society organisation, and they corresponded for a french newspaper. it is night—time there, you are facing this power outage.

that cuts off the path for andrej babis essentially to form a new government. the only glimmer of hope for andrej babis is that the country's president has said previously that he will only appoint the leader of the largest party in parliament, not the largest alliance or the largest coalition. so that would mean that andrej babis would have first dibs at forming a government, but really his chances success this evening look pretty slim. here in the uk, the killings of two women have highlighted the dangers women face simply walking alone on the streets after dark. sarah everard and sabina nessa were killed in different circumstances in two separate attacks in the last few months. but their deaths have led to an outcry over women's safety. now the phone company british telecom has suggested that users could opt into a gps tracking system, triggering an alert, if they people dont�* reach their planned destination. here's graham satchell. more than six months after the murder of sarah everard, flowers and messages are still being left at the bandstand on clapham

that cuts off the path for andrej babis essentially to form a new government.intment, the only glimmer of hope for andrej babis is that the country's president has said previously that he will only appoint the leader of the largest party in parliament, not the largest alliance or the largest coalition. so that would mean that andrej babis would have first dibs at forming a government, but really his chances success this evening look pretty slim. they had only been granted half that number. lucy williamson reports from paris. questioned. france has threatened to reduce electricity supplies to the british crown dependency of jersey amid fresh tensions over post brexit fishing rights. its europe minister said france had applied for four hundred and fifty licences for its fishermen to access british waters, but had only been granted half that number. lucy williamson reports from paris. she said reducing electricity to jersey was no idle threat. we are not talking about cutting power to each jersey not talking about cutting power to eachjersey resident, he said, but

that cuts off the path for andrej babis essentially to form a new government.glimmer of hope for andrej babis is that the country's president has said previously that he will only appoint the leader of the largest party in parliament, not the largest alliance or the largest coalition. so that would mean that andrej babis would have first dibs at forming a government, but really his chances success this evening look pretty slim. here in the uk, the recent murders of two young women have highlighted the danger that many consider they face simply walking alone after dark. sarah everard and sabina were killed in different circumstances in two separate attacks in london. their deaths have led to an outcry over the safety of women. now i dedicated phone line and app have been suggested as a way of providing protection. more than six months of the murder of sarah everard, flowers and messages are being left the ban standard clap and whereverjill is being held in her name. sarah's death and that of sabina nessa, killed last month in south london have led to a wide publ

that is still andrej babis, even though his prospects look grim.consider they face simply walking alone after dark. sarah everard and sabina were killed in different circumstances in two separate attacks in london. their deaths have led to an outcry over the safety of women. now a dedicated phone line and app have been suggested as a way of providing protection. more than six months after the murder of sarah everard, flowers and messages are being left at the band stand in clapham, where a vigil is being held in her name. sarah's death and that of sabina nessa, killed last month in south london, have led to a wide public debate over the safety of women and the potential solutions. bt have now come up with plans for a smart phone app called walk me home. an emergency number, potentially 888, would enable women to have theirjourneys tracked and an alert triggered if they don't reach home in a set time. the government says it is considering bt�*s proposal and welcomes working with the private sector, but there are already a number of apps like this. p

that is still andrej babis, even though his prospects look grim. the headlines.n senior us and taliban officials as mass funerals are held in afghanistan for the victims of friday's bomb blast. taiwan says it will hold the front lines after china says rena cafe ship that as china's reunification must happen. in the uk, women have highlighted the dangers of walking alone. two women were killed in two different circumstances, but their deaths have led to an outcry over women's safety. now a dedicated phone line and abb have been suggested as a way of providing protection. more than six months after the murder of sarah everard, flowers and messages are still being left at the common where a or in her name. her death and that of sabine nsr, killed last month in south london, had led to a wide public debate about the safety of women and potential solutions. the safety of women and potentialsolutions. bt the safety of women and potential solutions. bt now have a plan for a smartphone app have a plan for a smartphone app called walk me home, an emergency number, possibl

andrej babis has responded to the pandora papers' allegations on social media.one anything illegal or wrong, calling the claims an effort to try to denigrate him and influence the czech parliamentary elections. and you can read more about today's expose on the bbc news app or at our website, bbc.com/news. and over the coming days, we will also be bringing you more revelations from the pandora papers, including the financial dealings of three major donors to the uk governing conservative party. changes to the traffic light system for international travel is coming into effect today across the uk. amber and green lists will be merged into a single rest of the world category while the red list will remain. 0ther category while the red list will remain. other changes include testing requirements. you are fully vaccinated and returning from a country not on the red list, you will no longer need a predeparture test. katy austin has more. since international travel started to open up again, we've got used to a traffic light system of rules. today it's changing. there w

andrej babis has responded to the pandora papers allegations on social media.ything illegal or wrong, calling the claims an effort to try to denigrate him and influence the czech parliamentary elections. duncan hames is the director of policy at transparency international. this is his reaction. when a political elite enriches itself from being in power, it�*s the ordinary man and woman who are suffering and whose country is all the poorer for it. in some cases, it�*s not even just about avoiding tax. if you are a public official and you receive a bribe in order to award a healthcare contract to a crony of yours, and that isn�*t the best deal for your country, then your country is suffering as a result of you taking a kickback. so corruption is not a victimless crime — far from it. people who rely on their government to support them in their hour of need are the ones that lose out when their politicians have been furthering their own interests, instead of putting the people first. and you can read more about today�*s expose on the bbc news app or at our website,

andrej babis has responded to the pandora papers allegations on social media.ng illegal or wrong, calling the claims an effort to try to denigrate him and influence the czech parliamentary elections. this is duncan haynes�*s, director of policy, transparency international, reaction. transparency international, reaction-— transparency international, reaction. , , �* reaction. sometimes it isn't even about _ reaction. sometimes it isn't even about avoiding - reaction. sometimes it isn't even about avoiding tax, i reaction. sometimes it isn't even about avoiding tax, ifl reaction. sometimes it isn't i even about avoiding tax, if you are a public official and you receive a bribe in order to avoid a healthcare contract, to avoid a healthcare contract, to a greenie of yours, and it isn't the best deal for your country travel it is suffering as a result of you taking a kickback —— award a bribe. corruption is not a victimless crime, farfrom it, people who rely on their government to support them in their hour of need are the ones who lose out when their politicians ha

that will almost certainly be andrej babis, but now there are questions about the president's health. will be able to play in the post—election talks. facebook has apologised after once more reporting problems with the services days after a major outage. on monday, facebook which owns whatsapp and instagram saw its products are taken off—line for more than six hours. the company said last night's issues were not linked to that incident and confirmed the problem was not solved. donald trump has been accused of trying to hide nearly $4 million during his use of power. —— the problem was solved. the trump organisation has denied wrongdoing and called the reports are misleading. tennis, and the british teenager emma raducanu, has lost her first match since winning the us open. she was beaten in straight sets by the world number 100, aliaksandra sasnovich, at indian wells. you're watching bbc news. more than one hundred children arejoining the wildlife expert and bbc presenter chris packham to deliver a petition to buckingham palace. they're calling on the royal family to conserve nature o

andrej babis is a populist billionaire. he campaigned on an anti—corruption message.st week. what do you think about corruption in the czech i republic? the deals that we have found are about property a long way from mr babis' czech heartland, they are luxury villas on the french riviera. he bought two villas near cannes for 1h million euros in 2009, before he was prime minister. the properties were bought in a highly suspicious way. here is how he did it. first, he put his money into a company he had set up in the british virgin islands. that company then lent the money to another company he had set up in the united states, which immediately lent their cash back to yet another company he had set up in monaco. it is the sort of convoluted technique also used by money launderers. the scheme is typically known as a loan—back scheme. but we can call it a textbook scheme. the intention of the people who are using this scheme is to hide their identity. when he was elected to parliament in 2013, mr babis should have declared his offshore property interests, but he didn't. s

it comes shortly after a meeting at his country retreat with the prime minister andrej babis.tographers assembled for the meeting apparently took photographs of what they say was an ambulance and a column of official vehicles. there have been concerns over the health of the president. on friday, he voted via a ballot box that was taken to him and the presidential office previously said he was suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. they have not commented on claims from numerous sources that the 77 year president is suffering from a build—up of fluid in his abdomen which is most commonly associated with cirrhosis of the liver. we will keep you updated if we get more on that. i will be back at the top of the other with the latest news. now on bbc news...it�*s dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists with the foreign correspondents who write and broadcast for audiences back home from dateline london. this week... as borisjohnson promises to rebuild britain, where there could be delays. could made in taiwan soon become made in c

three opposition parties, narrowly edging out the party of the billionaire turned prime minister andrej babis. his campaign was hit with accusations of corruption and mismanaging the covid crisis. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejonathan walker, who's political editor of the birmingham post and mail, and the former pensions minister ros altmann. tomorrow's front pages starting with... let's start with the observer ministers are being warned of a mounting nursing crisis as england's hospitals struggle to recruit staff for tens of thousands of vacancies. the telegaph says that the prime minister is preparing for confrontation in courts and parliament over brexit as he demands a new deal with the eu that would free northern ireland from the oversight of europeanjudges. the express leads with the remarks made by energy minister, kwasi kwarteng, that britain is not at risk of running out of gas this winter and that energy prices will remain capped. the independent says that the government is to offer the north a �*bare minimum' of

been won by a coalition of opposition parties, narrowly edging out the party of prime minister andrej babis since they took power in afghanistan. taiwan says it will work to hold fast the front lines of democracy and freedom after china says reunification must be fulfilled. and british schoolchildren present a petition at buckingham palace calling on the royal family to "rewild" its large

republic have just a few hours left to decide whether to return the controversial prime minister, andrej babisoose a new prime minister and parliament. the ruling populist party maintained a slight lead during the election campaign despite accusations of corruption and criticism of its handling of the pandemic. it's being challenged by two opposition blocs which have been gaining support. results are expected later on saturday. our correspondent in prague rob cameron told us more about the obstacles facing mr babis as he bids for a second term: he's caught between a rock and a hard place, if you like. on one hand, these two centre—right centrist opposition coalition ranged against him, but he is also facing the far right nipping at his heels, so he has to attract both voters from both sides of the electoral divide here in the czech republic. and the centre—right opposition are hoping to corner him, to deprive him of that parliamentary majority, those 101 seats that he could assemble in any coalition, to deprive him of the chance of power. but it all depends on what the president milos zeman wi

andrej babis has responded to the pandora papers allegations on social media.er done anything illegal or wrong, calling the claim is an effort to try to denigrate him and influence the czech parliamentary elections. for more on the background to the pandora papers leak, here is the investigative journalist fergus shiel. 600 journalists have been working on it to try make sense and what it shows is the offshore world to prepare inequality. what it shows is that the offshore world continues to propel inequality, continues to shield the powerful and the criminal and it shows that despite government efforts to rein it in it grows and it grows. there are more than 300 politicians and high—level officials from 91 countries. more than 100 billionaires and there are a rich a rich and colourful cast of celebrities, football players and also people that we know are either fugitives accused accused criminals or convicted criminals including murderers, fraudsters, not minor fraudsters, globalfraudsters. there are vat scammers, card scammers, you name it, they are in there.

the outgoing czech prime minister andrej babis will meet president milos zeman later after his ano partyl coalition known as together, but says he will still try to form a government if asked. rob cameron in prague. awarning, a warning, there are some flash photography. this weekend belongs to together, a coalition of three parties, conservative, liberaland parties, conservative, liberal and christian parties, conservative, liberaland christian democrat, as well as a second opposition alliance between local mayors and the pirate party. together, they deprived babis of a majority in a result few predicted and on saturday night they were celebrating. new man at the defeated appeared almostjovial celebrating. new man at the defeated appeared almost jovial at a celebrating. new man at the defeated appeared almostjovial at a news conference, laughing off suggestions he might become speaker of parliament instead. not for him, a role in opposition it seems. translation: t0 role in opposition it seems. translation:— role in opposition it seems. translation: ., , ., translation: to the chamber of

he had just held talks with the prime minister, andrej babis, a close ally.st party suffered an electoral setback, and he appears unlikely to be able to form a coalition to retain power. iraqis are voting in a parliamentary election called in response to months of anti—government protests. the poll had been due next year but was brought forward due to the unrest in which hundreds of people were killed. iraq faces an economic crisis, corruption and sectarian division. president barham saleh says the poll is an opportunity to rebuild the state. bbc arabic�*s murad shishani is in the iraqi city of mosul, and has more on what the issues are for voters. there are lots of issues the protesters were asking for back in 2019, but so far the first thing that has been met now is the early election as we can see today here. however, still those protesters are not happy because they said their demands were a package that involves fighting corruption, disarming militiass, and political reform, which one main part in an early election. however, today we have been hearing in

he'd just held talks with prime minister andrej babis, a close ally.been attending rallies in support of the european union, following a controversial court ruling questioning the primacy of eu law. poland's opposition has accused the governing law and justice party of wanting to take the nation out of the eu a charge the government denies. today's rallies are supported by the former european council president, donald tusk, who now leads poland's biggest opposition party. energy officials in lebanon say the army has handed over some of its fuel to help restore the main electricity grid, a day after it shut down. the supply is only expected to last three days, but it means the country's two main power plants can start working again. iraqis have voted in a parliamentary election that was held early in response to mass protests that erupted two years ago. iraqi leaders said the vote was a chance for reform, but there appears to have been a low turnout in much of the country. some iraqis boycotted the vote, while others felt that there was little point in

prominent figures in global politics like president of kenya, uhuru kenyatta, czech prime minister andrej babis, prime minister of lebanon, najib mikati, and canadian olympic figure skater elvis stojko. elvis stojko? ( laughter ) how does he have this kind of money? elvis stojko and i have the exact same number of olympic ld sy. ( applause ) i gotta get a new accountant. and some skates. and some sequins. ( laughter ) it's not just far flung locations like the cayman islands and panama, according to the leak, the state of south dakota is sheltering billions of dollars in wealth. that's right, south dakota is the new cayman islands! it's the perfect place to hide money, because no one wants to go to there. ( applause ) all right, hold on. ma'am -- ( applause ) -- where did you hide the documents? south dakota? you can go. ( laughter ) this one's a freebie. if there were only a way to get our hands on all those hidden funds. have they tried this? (slot machine winning bells) we've got a great show for you tonight, my guest is julianna margulies. but when we come back, is your dog getting high? th

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in the czech republic, voters have defeated strongman populist prime minister andrej babis in weekend elections, after opposition parties formed alliances that received a majority of parliamentary seats. the scandal-ridden billionaire babis has attacked refugees and more recently appeared in the pandora papers, which exposed the covert financial dealings of politicians and other elites. in norway, a 37-year-old danish man used a bow and arrow to attack people in a small town west of oslo wednesday, killing five people and wounding two others. police described the suspect as a muslim convert who had previously been flagged for radicalization but authorities say the motivation for the attack is still unknown. wednesday's attack prompted police across norway to carry firearms. norwegian police are usually unarmed. it was norway's worst attack since a far-right white supremacist killed 77 people a decade ago. over 10,000 workers at john deere farm equipment plants across the midwest went on strike at midnight to fight for fair wages, pension benefits for all workers, and good working cond

in the czech republic, president milo zeman was hospitalized hours after andrej babis suffered a shockple took to the streets to show their support for continued e.u. membership. there is plenty going on in central and eastern europe. to take us through that, we have the full bloomberg team in attendance. michael winfrey is in prague. let's get to all three of our expert voices. michael, let me come to you first. andre babbage, the story out of the czech republic, is he going to stay in power? >> it is looking increasingly unlikely. he narrowly lost the election and his opponents are now working with their potential coalition partners. to create a new government. that decision lies with zeman, who was rushed to the hospital yesterday. it is becoming more difficult for babis to hang on. tom: we have a new leader in austria in light of this corruption scandal. what is going on? , >> >> it started wednesday with prosecutors rating offices in vienna. it culminated saturday with him resigning. he will resume a role in parliament. his prime minister is taking his place and will be sworn in t

so if you look for example at andrej babis, the prime minister in the czech republic, he is standing, what you see in the week is the way offshore helps the very wealthy hide their wealth. —— what you see in the league. you can read more about today's expose on the bbc news app or on our website. over the coming days, we will also be bringing you more revelations from the pandora papers including the financial dealings of three major donors to the conservatives. north korea has restored communication hotlines with south korea — at the same time as urging seoul to step up efforts to improve ties. pyongyang cut off the lines in early august — just days after reopening them for the first time in a year — in protest againstjoint military exercises involving south korea and the united states. laura bicker is following events from seoul. these hotlines are on and off again. they were switched on just briefly in august as a gesture of goodwill according to a state media release, and then they were cut off again when south korea took part in those joint military exercises. today at 9am local