barnabyjoyce said he respected the verdict, and a by—election would now be held. with this decision expected? barnaby joyce says he wasn't surprised by the high court's decision and clearly, when you look at what the sevenjudges have had to say, clearly ignorance is no defence. these seven members of the citizenship seven at all argued they simply didn't know that they were citizens of another country. at last you's election. but the judges have said you should have known, certainly in the cases of five of those parliamentarians, barnaby joyce being one of them. he will now face a by—election. the political futures of the other four are uncertain. one thing is certain is they won't be in parliament until they won't be in parliament until the least the next election. two other elections of the upper house of the australian parliament have been cleared of any wrongdoing. their political careers will continue. safe to say not only has the centre—right government lost its nowra on the men majority but for 110w nowra on the men majority but for now it is very embarrass

if the deputy prime minister, barnabyjoyce, is deemed ineligible because of his dual citizenship withnment would lose its one—seat majority in parliament. phil mercerjoins me live from sydney. can you give me some background on this? how do these politicians end up this? how do these politicians end up in this extraordinaire situation? it began with the greens party's senator larissa waters who resigned a few months ago after she found out that unbeknownst to her, she'd been a canadian citizen. then followed a party colleague by the name of scott ludlam, he didn't know that he said he was a new zealand citizen, so he resigned. it then followed a domino effect of now seven parliamentarians saying that at the time of lusty‘s collection here in australia, they would you will nationals of other countries. the australian constitution forbids its parliamentarians at a federal level from holding citizenship with a quote for —— foreign power, that what we have now in the next few minutes, the high court will start to hand down its verdict on the citizenship seven and political careers are in

deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce was among the ousted.er pitch this week at a major investment conference, but the new york times asks if much meaningful progress has been made to diversify the kingdom's economy. in the independent, twitter announces it is banning two of russia's biggest media outlets from buying advertising,

yes, ithink it is, because barnabyjoyce is the only one of the seven in the house of representatives.so if their election was found to be constitutional or unconstitutional, there could be a recount and so another senator would simply slot in but in the case of barnabyjoyce, there would have to be a by—election. there would have to be a by-election. i suppose it's rather unsettling for the government that this is happening at all, but i suppose what would have been worse is for uncertainty and for this to drag on, so at least they've got a hearing that's going to decide it one way 01’ hearing that's going to decide it one way or another. yes, that's right. the issue of course has bid on the agenda for a very long time —— been on. in the 1890s this clause was drafted and i suppose at that time there was concern about russia and other countries that may not have been seen to be allies. and of course, at that stage, there wasn't such a concept as australian citizenship that all so—called australians were actually british citizens. so it's rather peculiar to 110w citizens. so it's rather

in the case of barnabyjoyce, australian parents.ents. in the case of barnabyjoyce, he said that when his father left new zealand, he was a british citizen rather than a kiwi so british citizen rather than a kiwi so he had always considered himself to be an australian. his fate is key. if he is deemed to be in breach of the law, he faces a by—election and the government's majority in the house of representatives is at sta ke. house of representatives is at stake. in these three—day hearings, there is a huge amount of pressure and to the judges of how to determine the law. in moments, we will have a summary the business news. but the headlines now. ministers say they will work with bae ministers say they will work with ba e syste ms ministers say they will work with bae systems to public bodies to explain or change how they treat people of different races after a government audit revealed sweeping... mother—to—be would have been killed in california. the business news, as we've been hearing, bae systems is scrapping 2000 jobs over thr

barnabyjoyce, australia's deputy pm is one of seven mps facing scrutiny over dual citizenship. the saga that's gripped the country is due to be debated in the nation's highest court. and this story is trending on bbc.com... 0scar winning producer harvey weinstein has been sacked from his own company following allegations that he sexually harassed women for decades. some in hollywood including meryl streep condemned his behaviour. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. we are all familiar with rock music's living legends. thinkjagger or springsteen. but perhaps more intriguing are rock and roll‘s cult heroes. those artists who have inspired others without getting massive rewards. my guest today, wilko johnson, fits that bill. his raw guitar sound in the band dr feelgood paved the way for punk. he's kept on rocking through cancer, depression, and changing musical tastes. so what keeps him going? wilkojohnson, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i want to start in 2013. when you were diagnosed

deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce was among the ousted. saudi arabia's bid for a future beyond oil reached fever pitch this week at a major investment conference, but the new york times asks if much meaningful progress has been made to diversify the kingdom's economy. in the independent, twitter announces it is banning two of russia's biggest media outlets from buying advertising, amid fears they attempted to intervene in the 2016 us election. and finally, on the bbc‘s website, a story with a lot of heart. new research finds open—heart surgery is safer in the afternoons, because the heart is stronger later in the day. so let's begin. i think that is an important story for us all to read. let's chat through all of these. with me is amrita sen, chief oil analyst at energy aspects. wonderful to see you, many thanks for coming in. let's start with el pais. deadline day coming up with regards to this catalonian crisis. what do you make of it all? today is such an important day, because the parliament in barcelona will vote whether to go for ind

also in the programme: barnabyjoyce, australia's deputy pm, is one of seven politicians facing scrutinyr dual citizenship. the saga that's gripped the country is due to be debated in the nation's highest court. and we travel to the pakistani border with afghanistan where the army is building a fence to keep out the militants. they believe the militants are using bases in afghanistan to launch attacks in pakistan and they hope this stop fence will help stop those attacks. live in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump's testy relationship with top republicans has reached new levels in a war of tweets with senator bob corker. it began on sunday when mr trump said senator corker, didn't have the guts to run for re—election in the state of tennessee. mr corker, who chairs the senate foreign relations committee, shot back, calling the white house an adult day care centre and that someone obviously missed their shift. later in the day, during an interview with the new york times, senator cork

australia's high court has ruled that the country's deputy prime minister, barnabyjoyce, should be disqualifiedship when elected. the verdict has cost the australian government its one—seat majority in parliament and a by—election will now be held in december. four other politicians have also been ruled ineligible to remain in parliament. french scientists say patients who have heart surgery in the afternoon are less likely to suffer complications than those who are treated in the morning. their research — published in the lancet medicaljournal — argues that the body clock makes the heart stronger during the afternoon than in the morning, and it's more able to withstand the rigours of surgery. president trump has declassified almost 3,000 documents related to the assassination ofjohn f kennedy in 1963. but he decided to to keep hundreds of other files secret, at least for the time being, at the request of security agencies. mr trump had earlier indicated that all of the files would be made public, as peter bowes reports. page after page, previously top—secret documents, many of them handwritten

barnabyjoyce says that he wasn't surprised by the high court's decision, and clearly when you look athad to say, clearly ignorance is no defence. these seven members of the citizenship seven had all argued that they simply didn't know that they were citizens of another country at last year's election. but the judges have said, well, you should have known, certainly in the cases of five of those parliamentarians, barnaby joyce being one of them. he will now face a by—election. the political futures of the other four are uncertain. what is certain is that they won't be sitting in parliament until at least the next election. two other members of the upper house of the australian parliament have been cleared of any wrongdoing. their political careers will continue. but it's safe to say not only has the centre—right government lost its narrow, one—seat majority for now at least, it is very embarrassing for the administration of the prime minister, malcolm turnbull. headlines: as catalonia pushes for independence, spain's prime minister calls for senators to approve direct rule over the reg

all seven, including deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce, admit they may have breached the constitutionzenship rights in other countries. a man in a shark costume has fallen foul of an anti—burka law that recently came into force in austria. designed to ban the full—face islamic veil, the law says people's faces must be visible from hairline to chin. the man in the shark mask was advertising a business in central vienna and the business was fined. the oscar—winning hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been sacked by his company following allegations that he sexually harassed women for decades. mr weinstein has apologised for his behaviour, although his lawyer rejected many of the accusations against him. meryl streep called his alleged behaviour disgraceful, but there's also been criticism of an apparent reluctance in hollywood to respond to the claims, as our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. he's a behind—the—camera figure who's become one of the movie industry's most prominent red carpet stars. harvey weinstein, now cast by some as a sexual predator, the alleged vil

able to say anything immediately. one of those embroiled in this is the deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce it an exaggeration to say that this could topple the government in australia? it is entirely possible, because the coalition government in australia only has a single seat majority. it makes it very difficult for the prime minister malcolm turnbull as he tries to pass things through parliament. so if his deputy pm is ruled to be ineligible, barnaby joyce then would face by—election and you would have at least 33 days of uncertainty. and you would certainly have a strong challenge against him. that of course is all hypothetical and it depends what the justice rules, when they eventually make their decision. but this has been called one of the most ridiculous constitutional crises in the world because there is so much at stake over one single article, the constitution —— of the constitution, that everyone in australia should have known. thanks very much. secret information about australia's defence programmes has been stolen in a cyber hack. it included details about new fighter planes

barnabyjoyce, australia's deputy pm is one of seven mps facing scrutiny over dual citizenship. bbc.com... oscar winning producer harvey weinstein has been sacked from his own company following allegations that he sexually harassed women for decades. some in hollywood including meryl streep condemned his behaviour. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.

so it's not a trouble for me but for barnaby joyce and others it's not a trouble for me but for barnabyjoycemore diligent before they become a member of parliament to check there and is history, to check they do not have dual citizenship lurking there otherwise they are in trouble with the constitution. tensions among republicans about us president donald trump don't look like they're any closer to being resolved. richard armitage is the latest one to lash out at mr trump. the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl caught up with the former deputy secretary of state in singapore, where he accused mr trump of not being a republican. to describe donald trump as a republican is not fair. it's not correct. he's nothing. he's not republican, not democrats. he's nothing. what does he stand for then? that's the question. he does not seem to have any strong views on foreign policy our defence. hejust i think stands for himself. do you think you should be impeached?” don't think i would like to see my country go through that kind of rip, revolution, but if it comes out that high crimes and misdemeanours were somehow c

australia's deputy prime minister, barnabyjoyce, has been disqualified from parliament because he wastion. dual citizenship is banned under the australian constitution. the ruling has cost the coalition government its one—seat majority in parliament, and a by—election will now be held in december. from sydney, phil mercer reports. in the end, ignorance couldn't save most of australia's so—called "citizenship seven". all had said that at the time of last year's election, they didn't know they were dual nationals, which is banned in the constitution. but in the case of five of the mps, the high court has decided they weren't eligible to sit in parliament. the most notable casualty is barnaby joyce, the deputy prime minister. his disqualification has cost the centre—right government its one—seat majority in australia's lower house. he will now face a by—election in early december, which he's expected to win. it's a tough game, politics, and you dedicate so much of your time to it, and, you know, you take the hits and take the sacrifices, but we all buy the ticket, we know the risks. and

australia's deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce has been disqualified from parliament, because he was in december. from sydney, phil mercer reports. in the end, ignorance couldn't save most of australia's so—called citizenship seven. all had said that at the time of last year's election, they didn't know they were dual nationals, which is banned in the constitution. but in the case of five of the mps, the high court has decided they weren't eligible to sit in parliament. the most notable casualty is barnaby joyce, the deputy prime minister. his disqualification has cost the centre—right government its one—seat majority in australia's lower house. he will now face a by—election in early december, which he's expected to win. it's a tough game, politics, and you dedicate so much of your time to it, and, you know, you take the hits and take the sacrifices, but we all buy the ticket, we know the risks. and now, i'm going to make sure that i don't cry in my beer. it is an embarrassment for the government, but the fallout could be far worse than just a red face. laws that mrjoyce helped to p

barnabyjoyce has now renounced his new zealand citizenship, clearing him to return in a by—election.e francis has been heard in the heavens as he made a video call from the vatican to astronauts aboard the international space station. his 20—minute call to the crew included questions about love, life in zero gravity, and what makes them happy whilst they're in orbit. that been quite a call. —— that must have been quite a caller. it would've been nice to hear what he said. i imagine they were words of wisdom, as well and the astronauts definitely appreciated it. his voice was heard in the heavens weigh up there. at some point we will find out exactly what is said and bring it to you. i bet mike knows. what makes me happy in space? a cup of tea ? makes me happy in space? a cup of tea? flying makes me happy in space? a cup of tea ? flying past. makes me happy in space? a cup of tea? flying past. i don't think it is possible to drink a cup of tea in space. you would have to drink it out of a foil container with a straw. anyway, we're not in space. very much down—to—earth. rugby league. t