he will hand over power to anwar ibrahim within two years.king quite tired, actually, and more tired than when i saw him going into prison, says less him govern. he says he is in no great rush to get into politics and would be happy to travel and spend time with his family. he also stressed, as far as things are going, he is very co mforta ble things are going, he is very comfortable with the processes that have been undertaken, even in these last few days while he has still technically been incarcerated. importantly, cabinet technically been incarcerated. importa ntly, cabinet positions technically been incarcerated. importantly, cabinet positions are starting to be confirmed. he raised no objection to the secretary general of the democratic action party, the mainly chinese party, taking the finance ministry. ajob formerly controlled by najib razak. that go into a big chinese party. they are one third of the coalition in terms of seats, it is an important symbol that cabinet positions will be apportioned fairly among the coalition partners a

how soon will anwar ibrahim take power? according to mahathir, 1—2 years. anwar ibrahim take power?thir himself is determined to institute one, the charges against najib's administration which was involved in the scandal, and i think that is his first commitment, to see through that, at least some people get to be charged on the scandal. the other thing is, institutional reform. that will least take two years if not more. we are very determined —— they are determined to put in place the institutions to see those reforms. right now, anwar ibrahim's white is the deputy premier. when anwar ibrahim is pardoned, would he like to ta ke ibrahim is pardoned, would he like to take the position as deputy premier? not quite sure how it will go but i think he has to recover first healthwise. some analysts are saying he would not want to be deputy premier because he has had a bad experience in the past. he would bea bad experience in the past. he would be a political adviser. he has to contest be a political adviser. he has to co ntest a n be a political adviser. he has to contest an election fi

anwar ibrahim, of course, has to fightan anwar ibrahim, of course, has to fight an election.free to get into politics. doctor mahathir mohamad has said that within two years he will step aside and allow anwar ibrahim to become prime minister. but there is a lot of work to do not just in carrying out the transition, but also in managing this quite difficult relationship between these two very strong—willed man. jonathan, thank you very much indeed for now. meghan markle's father is reported to have said he won't attend his daughter's wedding to prince harry on saturday because he needs to undergo a heart procedure. there have been concerns over his health since allegations surfaced he'd staged press photographs of himself preparing for the wedding. from buckingham palace, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this update. the picture really is absolutely unclear tonight. a few hours ago, the celebrity gossip website tmz, which was the first last night to report that thomas markle would not be attending the wedding, weel tonight, it was reporting that he changed his min

anwar ibrahim, who symbolised opposition from his jail cell, now a free man.t he began 20 years ago had eaten the odds and broken a 60 year long monopoly on power in malaysia. it all happened thanks to his reconciliation with this man, 92—year—old mahathir mohamad, wants his rival, then his jailer, and now once again ally. so was it difficult for him to make a deal with mahathir doctor mahathir mohamad, which ensure the success? frankly, initially i had my misgivings. but i had seen his speeches, and had seen reports of meetings, and finally, his commitment during the campaign. some were a bit cynical in the past, thinking this is anwar 2.0. but i realise you are dealing with a different man. even as he was enjoying his first two hours of freedom, police were rating the home of the man he defeated. former prime minister najib razak was implicated ina minister najib razak was implicated in a massive corruption scandal. how quickly the tables have turned. that night, a large crowd came out to celebrate anwar‘s release, and the renewed partnership with the man wh

this week the new prime minister also freed the opposition politician anwar ibrahim, a former rival, onviction widely seen as politically motivated. 0ur correspondent, jonathan head spoke to mr anwar following his release. 0ne one of the things that he was very keen to stress, once he was out and talking to supporters, was that he was very confident the job that dr mahathir is doing, that he is very happy to let him do thatjob. they have an agreement, it is not written down, but it is one dr mahathir himself as repeated, that he will hand over power, the position of prime ministry to anwar ibrahim within two years. anwar ibrahim is looking quite tired, and older than when i saw him before he went into prison. he was saying that let him govern, i am in prison. he was saying that let him govern, iam in no prison. he was saying that let him govern, i am in no great rush to get into politics, would be happy to travel a little bit and see my family. he also stressed that as far as things are going, he is very coupled with the processes that have been undertaken in these last few days while

this is accelerating the return to power of anwar ibrahim, that promise, people will be scrutinising has agreed to hand over power to anwar ibrahim, who has to be elected as an mp, but that could be brought forward very quickly. of course, everyone is making a big deal of the fact that doctor muhammad hadi is in fact 52. —— doctor harty muhamed. he tried to unseat him in 1998, he tried to bring it reformed the malaysia after that, he lost power. these two men are former rivals, they appear to have kissed and made up in order to unseat najib razak, who had jailed anwar ibrahim on suddenly charges, but it is awkward and we have already seen some of this emerged that the announcement of some members of the cabinet, clearly anwar ibrahim's party, which is now led by his wife, is unhappy with some of the initial appointments as i think this is going to be an awkward coalition at their. and before they even get down the government, let's face it, they are going to have to deal with the ousted prime minister, najib razak. the prime minister braided a block on the weekend to secure sensitive

he will hand over power, to anwar ibrahim within two yea rs of. power, to anwar ibrahim within two yearsd and certainly older before he went into prison. he was saying, let him govern, i have no desire to get into politics, i want to travel. he also stressed that as far as things are going, he is comfortable with the processes that have been undertaken even in these last few days while he has still been technically incarcerated. importantly, cabinet technically incarcerated. importa ntly, cabinet positions technically incarcerated. importantly, cabinet positions are starting to be confirmed. he raised no objection to the secretary general of the democratic action party, the mainly chinese party, taking the finance minister, a powerfuljob taking the finance minister, a powerful job that was taking the finance minister, a powerfuljob that was cruise controlled by najib razek, that go into a big chinese parties. they at one third of the coalition in terms of seats, an important symbol that cabinet positions will be given fairly. as far as the message we got from anwar ibrahim was that he wa

as anwar ibrahim is released from prison. the former opposition leader proclaims a "new dawn" for malaysia. at the same time, police raid the home of the defeated prime minister as they investigate his multi—billion dollar investment fund. uncertainty surrounds the summit between the us president and the north korean leader as pyongyang threatens to cancel the talks. but donald trump says he remains hopeful. and this story is trending on bbc.com. so, what are you hearing? is it laurel or yanny? the internet is divided. apparently, it's all a matter of which frequency you hear. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the east coast mainline is to be taken back into public control temporarily, after the government decided to end the franchise five years early. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. chinese tech heavyweight delivers a record quarterly roberts because of its legion of mobile gamers. then the chinese manufacturing city will be one of the big los

my next guest is malaysia's long-time opposition hero anwar ibrahim. he has an incredible story.is an intrigue-filled story of political rivalry and redemption that might even make the bar blush. a crusade of reform and democracy in this vital corner of the world has spent more than a decade in prison since his mentor turned tormenter threw him to the wolves on charges of corruption and homosexuality which is still illegal there. last week the very same man, 92-year-old muhammad won another election by promising to spring anwar from jail. he is now free proclaiming a new era for pau malaysia, suggesting he has forgiven him for the trumped up charges, and warning his zeal for cleaning up after what america calls the largest cleptography case, we found him to be about as happy as a school boy when he joined me earlier from koala aluminum par. >>> anwar ibrahim, welcome to the program. a freeman at last. >> thank you, a privilege. >> how do you feel? this is the second time you've been in and out of the long spell in what you call trumped up charges. how does it feel to be out this

for decades historic moment for malaysia's opposition the swearing in of a new government leader anwar ibrahim had to watch it from his hospital room he's serving a sentence for sodomy charges that his supporters say are politically motivated a crowd of his supporters outside with signs reading let's all save malaysia and anwar has returned and his wife as easily one is mailed discussed a pardon with the king and then he actually expressed these personal wish. to be unlike the soonest possible but the pardons also it's also important for him to be able to participate in fact it was a take. it comes after former prime minister mahathir mohamad triumphed as head of the opposition against of the barry sun national coalition. the alliance has ruled malaysia for decades and mahathir himself was prime minister for twenty years at the party's head. now in a remarkable turnaround anwar is set to become prime minister mahathir says he'll turn over power once anwar is pardoned that can't happen soon enough for and more supporters who described his joy at the events that mean. this push me up a bit with

when anwar ibrahim is released from prison, it was supposed to be today but it was removed.tration? he will be the head of his party, the pkr, the largest part of the coalition that mahathir is heading. but he will most likely wait until there was a transition with mahathir stepping down, perhaps one or two yea rs stepping down, perhaps one or two years from now. senior advisor, major role in the government of mahathir, why not deputy prime minister, a role he had many years ago and then prime minister mahathir? of course, if he were to ta ke mahathir? of course, if he were to take that role, that would put him ina take that role, that would put him in a subordinate position to mahathir and also could allow the transition to be lengthy. it's in his interests to remain outside pressure. there is pressure at some point in the next year or two or mahathir to yield and give way. so he wants to take a different leadership succession model than the one in the previous decade? exactly. is this the best way for him to assume the top role in malaysia?” think so. if he takes that posi

back in the 1990s, when dr mahathir dominated malaysian politics, anwar ibrahim was his deputy and chosennancial crisis. mr anwar was sacked and then arrested. at one point, he showed a black eye that suggested a beating, sparking angry protests against the mahathir government, the start of a reform movement which now, against the odds, finds itself in government. mr anwar was released from prison after five years and started his campaign to defeat the ruling party, despite an electoral system weighted heavily against him. dr mahathir continued to condemn him, as in this bbc interview five years ago, after mr anwar had beenjailed again. it was a spectacular corruption scandal surrounding prime minister najib razak, says dr mahathir, that forced him to switch sides and join his old rivals. the sight of this elder statesman campaigning in the rain at the side of the opposition has ignited a wave of hopeful nostalgia in malaysians for the days when these two men presided over one of asia's economic success stories. but two decades later, can they repeat that success and put their past battle

you groomed anwar ibrahim succeed you in the 1990s.se acma better way to succeed you in 2003. your approval was crucial in the prime minister succeeding. you have turned against all of them, what is that is a against you? when they were given power they changed. they are not the same. he did not steal money when i was prime minister, he stole money after i stepped down. at least i got to know after a step down. the system he is now using to hold onto power is the very system that in 22 yea rs of power power is the very system that in 22 years of power that you created is. he is not using the system, he is abusing the system. during my time the system was the same. but i did not abuse. they did not sell money from the government. i gave money to the government. and i didn't have scandals like he has. when you reflect back, you look at the state of malaysia today, do you feel any personal responsibility for the problems your country has now? no, i don't think i had much to worry about during my period of time. i was able to grow the coun

malaysia's jailed opposition leader anwar ibrahim is to be granted a full royal pardon allowing him to leave prison in the next few days and paving the way for a political comeback the country's newly elected prime minister mahathir mohamad said the said that he will hand power to mr anwar in a few years it's the latest move in a week of surprising political developments in malaysia which had been governed by the same party for decades. historic moment for malaysia's opposition the swearing in of a new government but leader anwar ibrahim had to watch it from his hospital room he's serving a sentence for sodomy charges that his supporters say are politically motivated. a crowd of his supporters outside with signs reading let's all save malaysia and anwar has returned and his wife as easily one is mailed discussed a pardon with the king and then actually it's prince that he's placed no wish. to to be unlike the soonest possible that the pardons also be frontin for him to be able to participate i think while it's. it comes after former prime minister mahathir mohamad triumphed as head of

inside this hospital in malaysia, anwar ibrahim, a man who has been in jailfor corruption anwar ibrahiminister in a years time possibly. we've gotten to this extraordinary situation. mahathir mohamad, 92 years old, became prime minister in the recent elections, ousting najib razak and promised if he won power, he would hand it over to anwar ibrahim, getting a kings pardon to be released. we expect him to be released from hospital any moment now. hello again, good morning. nearly all of us still look like being dry through the rest of this week and into the weekend as well. the temperatures are going to change a bit and we've got some chilly nights on the way, but here in hampshire, we had the highest temperature on tuesday, 23.7 celsius, but the next few days will be cooler by day as well as by night, but a lot of dry weather and some sunshine around as well. now, the cooler air comes around this area of high pressure following that weather front there. ahead of that weather front, we've got some stronger winds, making it feel chillier across many parts of england and wales, together wi

back in the 1990s, when dr mahathir dominated malaysian politics, anwar ibrahim was his deputy and chosenll out over the handling of the asian financial crisis. mr anwar was sacked and then arrested. at one point, he showed a black eye that suggested a beating, sparking angry protests against the mahathir government, the start ofa reform movement which now, against the odds, finds itself in government. mr anwar was released from prison after five years and started his campaign to defeat the ruling party, despite an electoral system weighted heavily against him. dr mahathir continued to condemn him, as in this bbc interview five years ago, after mr anwar had beenjailed again. it was a spectacular corruption scandal surrounding prime minister najib razak, says dr mahathir, that forced him to switch sides and join his old rivals. the sight of this elder statesman campaigning in the rain at the side of the opposition has ignited a wave of hopeful nostalgia in malaysians for the days when these two men presided over one of asia's economic success stories. but two decades later, can they repeat

still to come on the programme: anwar ibrahim, a key player in malaysian politics and injail, is dueplay in the future of the country. also on the programme: controversy at the royal wedding. we'll tell you more with just five days to go to the big day. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they call the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america'

anwar ibrahim has been put injailagain by to get here.portugal now. the president of portugal has blocked a move to make it easier for people to change their gender identity and name in official documents. it blocks a law that would allow people under the age of 18 the right self—determine their gender. currently only five european countries — malta, norway, denmark, ireland and belgium — use that model and, on april 18th, portuguese lawmakers voted to join that group. president marcelo rebelo de sousa told mps to consider the need of a test for those under the age of 18. his statement went on the presidential website calling for "the provision of prior medical evaluation for citizens under 18 years of age". earlier alison roberts in lisbon told me more. the president yesterday vetoed a law passed last month by parliament. not overwhelmingly but with the majority of the deputies who voted that would allow anyone over 16 to change gender in the official civil register and that would be without the need of any kind of medical report, as lon

meanwhile the opposition politician, anwar ibrahim, celebrated a "new dawn" for his country on his release from prison michigan state university has agreed to pay $500 million in compensation to female gymnasts sexually abused by the american sports doctor, larry nassar, who worked there. in january, nassar was jailed for up to 300 years on hundreds of counts of abuse. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. i'm outside the headquarters of turkey's ruling ak parti, in the capital, ankara. my guest is president recep tayyip erdogan. he's busy preparing for elections which he's called a year and a half early. is he trying to pre—empt a possible slide in his popularity, or simply trying to tighten his grip on power? and how worried is he about military escalation in the middle east, following that decision by donald trump to pull out of the iran nuclear deal? president recep tayyip erdogan, welcome to hardtalk. barack 0bama says donald trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear dealwas, iquote, "misguided and could trigger an arms race in the region." do you sh

that have been making news around the world malaysian politician and former deputy prime minister anwar ibrahim is set to walk free after spending years in jail that's following the first ever transfer of power there the new prime minister marketeer mohamed says that the king has told him that will be pardoned martir also promised to hand anwar the prime minister's job when he retires. to indonesia now where a volcano has erupted near one of the country's major cities mt merapi located near yogyakarta is indonesia's most active peak now with his blowing off steam indonesian authorities have ordered nearby residents to evacuate and briefly shut down the local airport. seven people have been found dead on a remote farm in western australia in what appears to be the country's worst mass shooting in decades police are called to the property outside of perth where they found the bodies of four children and three adults they are treating the incident as a murder suicide. many syrian refugees dream of returning to their homes one day but according to a new syrian law just introduced by the assad regim

malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim is set to walk free after spending years in jail now that's following the first ever transfer of power in that country the new prime minister marty our mohammed says the king has told him that on war will be pardoned r.t.r. has also promised to hand and war the prime minister's job when he retires. the former cut along leader has rejected being reappointed as leader of that spanish region he wants fellow independence backer kim toro to become the region's next president lawmakers must pick a leader by may the twenty second to avoid new elections almost a group. while it will be the first ever meeting of a sitting u.s. president in the north korean leader president donald trump announced in a tweet that he will be meeting north korea's leader kim jong un in singapore and june the twelfth now singapore is in the rare position of having diplomatic relations with both washington and pyongyang plus a track record of hosting sensitive encounters it is also within flying range of north korea's aircraft which would have to stop to refuel if the two le

let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines today malaysian reformist leader anwar ibrahim has been released from prison courting to the palace the former deputy prime minister has been granted a royal pardon the release comes after his opposition alliance won the elections earlier this month and more abraham was imprisoned in two thousand and fifteen on sodomy charges. at least sixteen people have died after a bridge collapsed in india and authorities fear more may be trapped and it happened in the temple town of modern during a busy evening traffic rescuers were able to save several people. and renowned american writer tom wolfe has died at the age of eighty eight and he's regarded as one of the most influential authors of his era and his career spanned five decades will help create the style known as new journalism which used fiction techniques to tell nonfiction stories he died in a new york hospital of an impact. north korea has threatened cancel a planned summit with u.s. president donald trump it said it would not take part if washington insists that it give up its n

the imprisoned former opposition leader in malaysia, anwar ibrahim, has been released after a royal pardonn due course. me me that are making —— now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media. we begin with the gulf news, which features one of our main stories today — the violence in gaza, in which dozens of palestinian demonstrators were killed by the israeli army in protests against the opening of the us embassy injerusalem. the front page shows a picture of a palestinian mother mourning the death of her 8—month—old infant, who died after inhaling tear gas. it is quite tricky to see that, it is very squished, that graphic. the metro reports that with just days to go before the royal wedding, meghan markle's father, thomas won't be attending because he needs to undergo a heart procedure. let's now move onto the daily telegraph. its front page headline says "economy at a menopausal moment". the deputy governor of the bank of england has suggested britain's economy is entering this new phase after passing peak productivity. we will explain what the financial times

malaysia, former prime minister najib razak is under investigation, whilst reformist politician anwar ibrahim has been released from jail. and we'll be listening to the sound experiment that's divided the internet into two camps, what are you hearing? that's all coming up. north korea has threatened to cancel next month's summit with donald trump, if the us insists it gives up its nuclear weapons. in an angry statement. the north warned: if the us is trying to drive us into a corner to force our unilateral nuclear abandonment, we will no longer be interested in such dialogue. well, mr trump was asked today if the meeting would go ahead. this is his response. we haven't seen anything, we haven't heard anything, we will see what happens. whatever it is... total denuclearisation has been a clear goal for mr trump. here he is after pyongyang released three american prisoners last week. my proudest achievement will be, this is a part of it but, will be when we denuclearize that entire peninsula. this is what people up and waiting for for a long time. another reason north korea says it is on the br

genie: in malaysia, reformist itser anwar ibrahim has layered what he called "a new dawn" for the countryter his -- after his release from accompanied his return to politics. david a part king into a widely criticized -- king gave a pardon to a widely charge againstmy him. marseille will face madrid in the europa league final. that matches taking place tonight at 9 p.m. i am sure you army -- at 9:00 p.m. simon, i'm sure you are making a lot of people jealous there. what is the atmosphere like their? reporter: it is absolutely brilliant. i am right in the center of the city. there is a fan zone going on. plenty of activity for the fans to dig into. it is really cranking up as the kickoff gets closer. if you have a look on my left, you can see all the fans actually standing here. --ot of them athletic oho madrid fans. plenty of spanish support in the city, all gunning for their third europa league win in 10 years. madrid, at the turn of the decade, were incredibly successful in the competition. the fans are certainly here to get behind the team. genie: we can also see behind you as you are

anwar ibrahim was twice put on trial and in jail. in ae remarka reversal of political fortune, malaysia's newly elected prime minister has promised him a full pardon and that he could take over as prime minister. reporter: this was the man who completed the mostnlikely of political comebacks. sworn in as prime minister at the age of 92, 15 years after he last held the post. watching from his hospital room, anwar i fro him and then rival, mr. mahathir. there was one order of business more important than the rest. something he said he discussed with the king at his inauguration a getting mar released from prison. >> it is going to be a full pardon. we discused that he should not only be pardoned but released immediately when he is pardoned. after that, he'll be free to participate fully in polits. >> this is the next essential stage in an extraordinary rsonal drama between these two men who began as partners in power, broke up into acrimonious rivalry and have been brought back aogether agains allies in thisl unexpectedly success bid t

and malaysia's king agrees to pardon jailed opposition leader anwar ibrahim paving the way in him for him eventually to become prime minister. palestinians being killed and hundreds more have been injured on the israel gaza border joining demonstrations on the seventh friday in a row forty two people have now been killed in the protests which call for palestinian refugees to be able to return to their ancestral lands taken from them by israel stephanie decker reports from gaza the injuries started early this young man was shot in his lower leg as he tried to pull that israel's fence it's a seventh friday protest years here called the great march of return a passion well established by now tires brought right to the front and set on fire to obscure israeli sniper positions many palestinians have been coming here every friday for seven weeks now in the lemon leg. we're not going to stop our protests we will not move until we get our rights if the international community was on us but us and implemented a two state solution it was promised our lives would be so much better no one can acc

after me, we have decided that anwar ibrahim will be the eighth prime minister., and fits to be a leader. yes. but you can't punish people for a lifetime. you know, one can describe where we were indiscreet, when we are young, but we can't punish people for ever. some of his family think you should apologise to him for what happened. do you think you should? that is an old matter, i don't think that matters now. what is important is that we work together, and the family of anwar works with me closely, supporting each other in order to get this. groomed him to succeed you in the 19905, you chose someone else to succeed in 2003, and your approval was crucial in the current prime minister ascending. you have turned against all of them. what does that say about you ? against all of them. what does that say about you? when they were given power, they changed, they are not the same. najib razak did not steal money when i was prime minister. he stole money after i stepped down. at least i got to know about it after i stepped down. but the system he is now using to hold

our top story: a reversal of fortunes for malaysia's political leaders, as anwar ibrahim is released from prison. the former opposition leader proclaims a new dawn for malaysia. at the same time, police raid the home of the defeated prime minister, as they investigate his multibillion—dollar investment fund. uncertainty surrounds the summit between the us president and the north korean leader, as pyongyang threatens to cancel the talks. but donald trump says he remains hopeful. and this story is trending on bbc.com: laurel. so what are you hearing — is it laurel or yanny? the internet is divided. apparently it is all a matter of which frequency you hear. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. donald trump's decision to dump the nuclear deal with iran has presented the tehran government with a choice. does it make a concerted effort to keep the agreement intact, along with the other signatories, or does it ramp up its nuclear its programme and hang the consequences? i spoke to a former spokes

stories that have been making news around the world the former deputy prime minister of malaysia anwar ibrahim is set to walk free after years of time in jail the new prime minister barak here mohamed says that the king has told him that anwar will be pardoned now mohamed has also promised to have avoir the prime minister stop when he retires. in indonesia a volcano has erupted in one of the country's a major cities mount merapi is located near yogyakarta and is indonesia's most active now wind is blowing off steam again indonesian authorities have ordered nearby residents to evacuate and have briefly shut down the local airport. seven people have been found dead on a remote farm in western australia in what could be the country's worst mass shooting in decades police were called to the property outside of perth where they found the bodies of four children and three adults there treating the incident as a murder suicide. well now we are looking at you ass e.u. trade relations are we want to go down this year some we found a very interesting point about the situation there sara now european tra

anwar ibrahim started the opposition movement which hasjust gained power.s been promised a full pardon as soon as tuesday. then the extraordinary revived partnership between him and his 92—year—old former mentor can begin, though no one is quite sure how it will work. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. council leaders have warned that the amount of rubbish dumped illegally across england each year, could stretch from london to moscow. the local government association says the cost to taxpayers for clearing up fly—tipping rose to more than £57 million last year. that's up by 13%. the report says between 2016 to 2017, there were almost half a million incidents where waste at least the size of a small van was illegally dumped. councillor martin tett is the environment spokesman he told us why flytipping is becoming an expensive problem for local authorities. for for local authorities. a number of years, we actuall stopped for a number of years, we actually stopped like things begin to drop, and the last two years, we've seen it on the rise again and again we ar

anwar ibrahim started the opposition movement which hasjust gained power. the extraordinary revived partnership between him and his 92—year—old former mentor can begin, though no one is quite sure how it will work. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. thousands of people have gathered in the centre of georgia‘s capital tbilisi, protesting against armed police raids on two nightclubs on saturday morning. eight people suspected of drug dealing have been arrested, as natya abramya reports. "we dance together and we fight together", protesters gathered in the centre of tbilisi, with this slogan, demanding the resignation of the prime minister and the interior minister, all made with electronic music in the background. hundreds took to the streets after police raided the most popular nightclubs in the capital, detaining dozens of clubbers in what protesters claim was a heavy—handed operation. according to the interior ministry the operation in the clubs was planned after they investigated and identified people who were systematically trading with drugs in these clu

anwar ibrahim started the opposition movement which hasjust gained power.ak, but he's been promised a full pardon as soon as tuesday. then the extraordinary revived partnership between him and his 92—year—old former mentor can begin, though no one is quite sure how it will work. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the british performance during the eurovision song contest in lisbon has been disrupted by a protester who got onto the stage. he shouted "nazis of the uk media, we demand freedom" and appeared to take the microphone away from surie during scenes which were broadcast on live television. she later recovered the microphone and continued with her song. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... protests and clashes in the georgian capital, tbilisi — after police raided two nightclubs. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. north korea says it will begin dismantling its nuclear test site in less than two weeks — and in full view of the world's media. iraq's first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over so—called

after me, we have decided that anwar ibrahim will be the eighth prime minister. be released soon, we'll get a pardon for him, and then he can be eligible to become prime minister. of course, he has to be elected, and we have already decided. this is a man that, when i interviewed you last time, five years ago, you described as immoral, as unfit to be a leader. yes, but you can't punish people for a lifetime. you know, one commits crime when we were indiscreet, when young, but we can't punish people the whole — for his whole life. i mean, you groomed anwar to succeed you in the 1990s. you chose ahmad badawi to succeed you in 2003. your approval was crucial in the current prime minister najib ascending. you have turned against all of them. what does that say about you? when they were given power, they changed. they're not the same. najib did't steal money when i was prime minister. he stole money after i stepped down. at least, i got to know about it only after i stepped down. but the system najib is now using to hold onto power is the very system that, in 22 years

malaysia's veteran opposition leader, anwar ibrahim, walks from jail — freed by the man who once imprisonedparatists, and there may have to be more sanctions. trading with tehran: the eu and iran step up their efforts to protect their business links from us sanctions. also in business briefing a special report from pennsylvania on how chinese tech is keeping americans online.

of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world malaysian reformers leader anwar ibrahim have celebrated his release from prison by appearing at a rally attended by his triumphant supporters the release comes after his opposition alliance one of lections earlier this month and more was imprisoned in twenty fifteen on saw them in charges which he and his supporters say were politically motivated facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg has agreed to appear before the european parliament in the wake of the global data sharing scandal antonio to johnny the parliament's president confirmed on twitter today that zuckerberg would clarify issues as early as next week the british firm cambridge and with a shared the data of nearly three million facebook users without their consent. filipinos working as domestic workers in kuwait will now have access to greater support and help from philippine authorities as part of a deal agreed between both nations after months of diplomatic turmoil the friction began after the brutal murder of a filipino maid in the gulf state the crime prompted philipp

meanwhile the reformist malaysian politician, anwar ibrahim, celebrated a "new dawn" for his country on his release from prison following the opposition alliance‘s victory at the polls last week. michigan state university has agreed to pay $500 million in compensation to female gymnasts sexually abused by the american sports doctor, larry nassar, who worked there. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament. on this programme: jeremy corbyn tells theresa may to step aside if she can't get a good brexit deal. the reality is the cabinet is more interested in negotiating with each other than it is with the european union. it is the conservative party that can be trusted by the british people to deliver a brexit that is in the interests of the british people. meanwhile, the govenrment suffers yet another defeat to its flagship brexit bill, but one peer is furious about the way the lords have behaved. without any doubt, my lords, these days will go down in history as the house of lords at its worst. members of the windrush generation tell of thei

malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim is set to walk free after spending years in jail now that's following the first ever transfer of power in the east southeast asian nations a new prime minister mahathir are mohamed says the king has told him that anwar will be pardoned and he's also promised to give anwar the prime minister's job when he retires. in south africa one man is dead two others wounded during an attack on a mosque i would say a number of attackers slit worshipers throats and then fled the scene it's still unclear why the tack the mosque which is located in a town near durban. this is the new still to come on the show dozens of people are dead in kenya after a dam burst swept away their villages the entire country's been hit by weeks of parental rainfall we'll bring you a special report from our correspondent there. first is over to monica and some of the perhaps unintended consequences of u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum you know you could you could say that brian i mean for one of course european trade negotiations a spread of the negotiators are scrambling to wo

malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim is set to walk free after spending years in jail now that's following the first ever transfer of power in the southeast asian nation the new prime minister mahathir mohamad says the king has told him that on more will be pardoned martir has also promised to have more of the prime minister's job when he retires. the former catalan leader carlos boozer ma has rejected being reappointed as leader of the spanish region he wants fellow independence backer kim torode to become the region's next head catalogue lawmakers must pick a new leader by may the twenty second to avert a new election. commission. president trump and north korea's leader kim jong un will hold their much anticipated summit on june the twelfth in singapore trump revealed the place and time in a tweet the two leaders will discuss ridding the can the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and normalizing relations between the two longtime enemies. in south africa one man is dead two others were wounded during an attack on a mosque eyewitnesses say several attackers slit worshipers thr

campaign replete with extraordinary irony is when you think that doctor mahathir is linked with anwar ibrahim—time protege najib razak, in this area and in many urban areas there is no doubt there is a strong appetite for change, a sense that after 61 years people have been lining up here and saying this is our chance. but it is quite a different picture as you get out into rural areas, and they are overrepresented in parliament, far more seats in rural areas compared with the population. there, the government's record of supporting particularly ethnic malays and the inclination to stick with what they know may very much count on the opposition‘s flavourful —— government's favour. the opposition has made complaints about how unfair the playing field is, the way in which constituency boundaries have been redrawn and voter registration is managed. lots of complaints, we have seen six opposition candidates disqualified on what seemed like small technicalities. they believe they are fighting an uphill battle, but there is no doubt it is a tight contest, and no doubt tighter than the election five

meanwhile, the reformist malaysian politician, anwar ibrahim, celebrated a "new dawn" for his countryn his release from prison following the opposition alliance's victory at the polls last week. michigan state university has agreed to pay $500 million in compensation to female gymnasts sexually abused by the american sports doctor, larry nassar, who worked there. in january, nassar was jailed for up to 300 years on hundreds of counts of abuse. now on bbc news, it's time for click. replica art, replica popstar and a robot that we wish could replicate doing the laundry. the future starts here. more specifically at london's victoria and albert museum. i have come to an exhibition that hopes to make us think about how we want to live our lives in the future. there are over 100 items on display, a lot of them we have seen on the show before but here they are presented in a different light, in a somewhat unsettling one. here is an immersive dome. a reminder of how our lifestyles are poisoning the earth. it's not every day you an artificially intelligent sandpit and it really is quite compel

malaysia's jailed opposition leader anwar ibrahim has been given a full and immediate pardon by the country's prime minster mahathir mohamad. he's also been told he could take the top job in a couple of years. the chief inspector at the un's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency, has resigned. no reason was given for his sudden departure. now on bbc news, glenn campbell tells the little known story of ss tuscania and hms otranto. 100 years ago, war‘s grim tide swept this coastline. as the island of islay‘s sons fought away on the western front, at home their families could not escape the conflict. the carnage came to them. in two separate shipping disasters. this is the almost forgotten story of how islay cope with mass casualties in the first world war. to wa ke casualties in the first world war. to wake up in the morning going out toa to wake up in the morning going out to a day ‘s work and to be met with this tragedy in orbit at wadis, must have been horrific. islay's small community share the grief of an emerging superpower and one injuring respect. the fact that so lov

of the other stories making news around the world the former deputy prime minister of malaysia anwar ibrahim is set to walk free after spending years in jail a new prime minister mahathir mohamad mohamed says the king had told him that and what will be part of the prime minister is also promised a handout while his job when he retires officials in gaza say israeli soldiers are shot dead one palestinian and wounded dozens more during the six weeks of protest on israel's border with the territory the two journalists and one paramedic are reported to be among the injured the palestinians are protesting israel's decade long blockade of gaza and the shifting of the u.s. embassy to jerusalem. south africa's elite place a unit has taken over the investigation into an attack on a mosque outside because extremism is a suspected motive one person died and two others were wounded in the attack which happened on thursday after midday prayers. united nations children's fund is warning that does that hundreds of thousands of children in the democratic republic of congo at risk of death from starvation uni