it isn't just bbc.watch viewers would complain about that as well, they want news events from around the world. will you remove newswatch viewers concerns? three in one day. that's the airtime. it's a fair point, you had to think about the prominence and the number of times bbc programmes are mentioned within one particular news programme but in the mix, generally i think it is ok and reflective on what the audience is talking about but you are right, we need to be careful that we do not overdo it. richard burgess, thank you. finally, footage emerged from the elysee palace of a meeting between president macron and junior members of his government. did it contain information about the plans for economic reforms or plans on brexit? no. amusing, certainly, but one viewer was concerned about the prominence the bbc gave its story on its news feed, tweeting: thank you for all of your comments this week. we welcome all of your opinions on bbc news and current affairs. if you want to share them with us or appea

andrew plant, bbc news.ine service personnel on a nuclear submarine have been discharged from the royal navy after testing positive for drugs. the ministry of defence confirmed the departures from hms vigilant, one of four submarines that carry the trident nuclear deterrent. kathryn stanczyszyn is here to tell us more. good morning. this is an interesting story. the daily mail reports all nine of these submariners allegedly had been taking cocaine. that is why they failed the drug test. hmas vigilant was docked in the us. there was a period of shore leave. all nine of them have been dismissed and the royal navy says it will not tolerate any kind of misuse of drugs. this vessel is part of the uk's defence firmament, one ofjust four submarines with nuclear missiles on board. but it is not the first scandal to hit hms vigilant. earlier this month, the captain was removed from this post for having an allegedly incorrect relationship with a member on board. thisjust raises more questions about exactly what has be

this at this screen this is» ~ —— — ‘ a ‘a bbc interview -- the coming after a bbc interview —— the bbc in his first interview since the dramatic day on sunday, where an independence referendum was held and the spanish government says it didn't happen, and it was illegal, the catalan leader said his government would act at the end of this week or the beginning of next. that gets your attention. so does the second part of this copy from tom pett where we are told in his first interview since sunday the cata la n first interview since sunday the catalan leader said his government would act... that's the one i've shown you already. this is the one i wa nt to shown you already. this is the one i want to show you, the his region will declare independence from spain ina will declare independence from spain in a matter of days. we have the president of catalonia telling bbc news he and the regional government he represents intends to declare independence from spain in a matter of days. the context of this is the spanish constitutional court ruled that the vote on sunday should not have gone ah

well, i'm joined now by toby castle, deputy news editor for bbc news.e newswatch. let's start with that last complaint. it's clearly an important story but it's been running for two weeks, and given events like the mogadishu bombing, has the bbc gone overboard on the weinstein story? i would say no, but you would expect me to sit here and say no because of where we placed the weinstein story in the running order over the weekend. but i would draw the attention — or your attention, and the viewers‘ attention — to our coverage of somalia. i think that we did a really good job on what was a truly horrific story and so, this becomes a bit of an argument about running orders and where something might run in a running order, rather than the level of coverage. i would say that we gave both stories a really, really detailed level of coverage over the weekend, and into this week. what should sit at the top of each bulletin, i think, is open for discussion, and it is a discussion we do have on every bulletin with every story. but i would argue that the harvey wei

ring weak with your thoughts on bbc news, or e—mail, and we are on bbc news, or e—mail, and we are onat is all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good evening. well, we started the week with remnants of hurricane ophelia, and we finish with the arrival of storm brian, it has already reached peak strength, but we will still have some impact to our weather, and the forerunner is this weather front, producing heavy rain across parts of northern ireland, wales, south—west england, and that band of rain and strengthening winds will spread across the country, in its wake, clear skies and thundery showers. the peak of the winds will not be until through saturday morning, so we start saturday morning with temperatures around 10—12 degrees, feeling quite fresh in the wind. but through the morning the wind speeds really pick up, around the coast of wales, southern england, and even inland we will see gales develop, but around the coast up to 70 mph winds possible. couple that with high tide, we could see some pretty nasty conditions

goodbye from me on bbc one, we join the bbc bbc news at one. on bbc one, wejoin the bbc news bbc news at one. goodbye from me on bbc one, we join the bbc news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. after six yea rs you are watching bbc news. after six years together, sir mo farah has split from his american coach alberto salazar. he won former olympic gold and six world championship titles in their time together in oregon. he is returning together in oregon. he is returning to the uk with his family. he says the end of his relationship has nothing to do with the two year anti—doping investigation into alberto salazar. both men deny any wrongdoing during their time together. none of salazar‘s athletes have failed a drugs test. mo farah retired from the track this summer and gary locke, paula radcliffe's husband, will oversee his marathon career. he posted this message on social media. i want to thank each member of the project and alberto for all he's done over the years. i am coming back and my new coach will be

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: welcome to bbc news.stern coast of ireland within hours. there's a potential danger to life from what could be the country's worst storm in 50 years. austria has elected 31—year—old sebastian kurz of the conservative people's party to be its next leader. the leader of the spanish region of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has just a few hours left to tell the central government in madrid whether or not he has declared independence. it follows the referendum, declared illegal by spain's courts. if mr puigdemont replies that he has declared independence, the central government says that it will begin the process of suspending self—rule in the catalan region. our europe correspondent james reynolds reports from barcelona. carles puigdemont already has some of the trappings of a head of state. now spain wants him to spell it out — has he declared independence for his region or not? at this memorial on sunday, mr puigdemont remembered a previous catalan leader executed in 19110 by the military regime of spain, an

bbc chinese tell us how we know.he bbc has lodged an urgent complaint at the united nations against iran over its treatment of bbc persian staff. one of my colleagues from bbc persian on set to give us their first hand account. and we'll look at how a small business in the us state of montana, secured a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, to rebuild puerto rico's power network. the kenyan election will go ahead. the kenyan election will go ahead. the polls open on thursday morning. the polls open on thursday morning. the supreme court was supposed to rule on a petition to support in the vote, but five out of the seven judges didn't show up for the hearing earlier which brought us to this point. that leads us the only judges present. that is the two of us. judges present. that is the two of us. and acts 1632 of the constitution, this matter cannot be held this morning. we were given a number of reasons for the no shows. one was ill, another unable to get a flight back in time — and two were just unable to

amol rajan, bbc news.al executive committee has told the bbc she was raped at the age of 19 at a party event by a party member, and was then persuaded by a senior labour official to drop her allegations. bex bailey is now calling for an independent agency to investigate reports of assault and harassment within the party. 0ur political correspondent vicki young reports. bex bailey has decided to speak out. she hopes talking about her personal ordeal will help change the way all political parties handle allegations of sexual misconduct. she says she was raped at the age of 19, and the party didn't do enough to help. was raped at the age of 19, and the party didn't do enough to helplj was seriously sexually assaulted at a labour party event by... it wasn't an mp, but someone who was more senior. to me, i told a senior member of staff. it was suggested to member of staff. it was suggested to me that i not report it. i was told if i did it might damage me. i wasn't given good advice, i wasn't given a procedure

rory cellan—jones, bbc news.xual harassment and abuse at westminster are "deeply concerning". it was responding to claims reported by the sun newspaper made by researchers and assistants on social media. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. where have these allegations come from? no complaints have been made and no mps have been named, but the prime minister's official spokeswoman was responding to a report in the sun today which claimed some female researchers working at mess —— michael westminster for members of parliament have been sharing m essa 9 es parliament have been sharing messages about allegedly sleazy and inappropriate behaviour by some mps. we do not know if this group exists but downing street did respond and the official spokeswoman for the prime minister said any reports of sexual harassment work concerning and allegations will be taken seriously and urged anyone with information to contact the authorities. that view has been echoed by the house of commons which pointed out t

that's a bbc choice.was one treatment of many that covered it and went alongside the speech coverage of 24 hours of continuous coverage of 24 hours of continuous coverage of 24 hours of continuous coverage of the speech. one that was regarded as particularly critical to her future regarded as particularly critical to herfuture leadership. regarded as particularly critical to her future leadership. the real concern underlying this is that many viewers feel bbc political coverage is increasingly obsessed with gossip, rumour and performance, is increasingly obsessed with gossip, rumourand performance, and your reporting and focusing on that, and encouraging it, at the expense of reporting facts. we always have to be mindful between reporting the content to be mindful between reporting the co nte nt of to be mindful between reporting the content of initiatives and how they are conveyed. content of initiatives and how they a re conveyed. we content of initiatives and how they are conveyed. we are conscious we

paul adams, bbc news.hallenging female teams to tackle some of the biggest issues facing women around the world in just five days. well, we've reached the end of the first challenge in silicon valley. a little earlier, our teams revealed four new products which aim to shatter the glass ceiling. one of them is a new phone app which encourages women to speak up in meetings. nuala mcgovern caught up with two of the app's designers to see how it works. we gave a number of women a challenge to change the world in a week. we looked at the technology industry to see if women could smash through the glass ceiling. a number of inventions have been created in just five days. these two are core experts. let's look at what you have revealed in front of dozens of people who reacted well to it. shall we ta ke people who reacted well to it. shall we take a look? the application is called all.ai. we want everyone to realise that technology is for everyone. it is artificial intelligence. this screen shows how you speak and

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories. fours hours and counting. a second and final deadline approaches for catalonia's devolved government to state whether it really has declared independence from spain. britain's prime minister offers more reassurance to eu citizens living in the uk about their rights after brexit, but will that persuade eu leaders to start talking about a future trade deal with britain? "you'll be held accountable." the us warns myanmar‘s army as the rohingya refugee crisis in bangladesh worsens. and i'm sally bundock. the business stories. it's a $700 billion relationship, but trade looks like it's still off the agenda in brexit talks, as the deadlock over cash continues. plus, eyes on the prize! north american cities battle to host amazon's new $5 billion headquarters. we're in a tough newjersey neighbourhood that is daring to dream. hello, and welcome to bbc news. a battle of words and of wills comes to a head in spain shortly. madrid has demanded catalonia's devolve

phil bodmer, bbc news.d an online calculator where you can put in your postcode. sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as pa rt sainsbury‘s is to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a wider plan to reduce costs. the roles are being lost in its human resources department. it announced plans to save costs within three years, not long after it completed its takeover of argos. a huge clear—up operation is taking place across ireland following the damage caused by storm ophelia, which killed three people. winds of around 100 miles per hour brought down power lines and trees. thousands are still without electricity, as chris buckler reports. the storm clouds have gone, but ophelia made her presence felt all along ireland's coastline, and today in county after county, they've beenle clearing the mess left behind by the extreme weather. ophelia has done her damage, but the repairs now have to be carried out and there are huge numbers of people still without electricity. the suggestion is that there will be households that won't h

bbc news in northern iraq.kere on this ice -- i to the middle east director of the center of strategic and international studies. thank you very much for joining us. we saw just been we may be at a turning point for the civil war. what is your take on that? >> i think everybody is trying to turn away from civil war. when i was in kurdistan and baghdad in august i got a sense that this was a game of chicken that the kurds wanted a better negotiating position. they thought the referendum would advance that. i think it has its advance. they are not trying to calibrate and go from here. >> where do we go from here? >> i think they want a lot upon -- of autonomy. they are wondering how the financial deals will work out. the prime minister is running for reelection. he wants to run as the head of a united iraq. once he gets that i think he is going to have a conversation. the united states shares that goal. they had supported him because they have not gotten a lot of help from the kurds over the years. >> you talk ab

this is bbc news.ty congress gets under way in beijing — with president xijinping setting out its priorities for the next five years. staying with that story... china's president xijinping is still speaking at the chinese communist party congress. for more we can go to washington and isaac stone fish — an international affairs journalist and a senior fellow at the asia society. thank you forjoining us. from what we have heard so far, an upbeat assessment of the last five years. we have heard so far, an upbeat assessment of the last five yearslj think xijinping is assessment of the last five yearslj think xi jinping is taking credit for the advances china has made over the last five years. a reduction in poverty and a much bigger international footprint. one poverty and a much bigger internationalfootprint. one phrase that struck me was democracy had been advanced. do you think everyone will agree with that assessment?” think very few people will agree with that assessment. i think the chinese communist

tim hague, bbc news. coast of their web writing came from behind to draw 1—1 with neighbours southampton, glenn murray with the equaliser. in rugby union's premiership, gloucester snatched a dramatic 22—21victory against bath, a thrilling end to the west cou ntry against bath, a thrilling end to the west country derby as gloucester recorded their first league away win since march. patrick geary has more. ina roman since march. patrick geary has more. in a roman city, between rivalry, perfectly preserved for the next generation to enjoy. this was predicted to be a west country arm wrestle a nd predicted to be a west country arm wrestle and reality was more relay racing for the first half. willi heinz with the bat on and the dip for the line. bath's reply unfolded over a longer distance, jonathan joseph with the first leg, then anthony watson and finally rokoduguni, recently overlooked by was a game of unexpected surprises, ta ke was a game of unexpected surprises, take big john afoa's turn was a game of un

you're watching bbc news. is the latest actress to claim she was raped by the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. president trump has set out a new, confrontational strategy on iran and has refused to continue certifying the international nuclear deal. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he regrets his poor choice of words after describing the eu brexit negotiators as "the enemy" and "the opponents" in an interview. speaking in washington, where he's attending a meeting of the international monetary fund, mr hammond rejected accusations that he is talking down the economy by saying the brexit process has created uncertainty. he told the bbc he was committed to delivering a deal that worked for britain. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed reports. a man under pressure. challenged on brexit, challenged on the performance of the economy, and briefings there is a split with number ten. but today, an upbeat tone from the chancellor, philip hammond calling allegations he's just too gloomy "bizarre" and "absurd". i as

bbc news. vigils have been held in las vegas to remember the lives people who lost their lives while attending an outdoor concert on sunday. it has revived the debate on gun control, but even among survivors, opinions are split. >> ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved ♪ in their darkest hour, they have turned to their god. the massacre in las vegas struck at the heart of the christian country music community. these are patriotic americans. they are proud of their country and its freedoms, including the right to carry a gun, even after the deadliest of mass shootings. >> we lost my uncle from a head wound on tuesday afternoon. reporter: terry king is the niece of a 61-year-old. >> my uncle was the funniest fun nest, hillbilly, country music loving good old boy. though tighter gun laws may perhaps have saved his life, his niece is resolute in her beliefs. >> i believe in our right to bear arms. i believe we are the land of the free. we are free to make our choices. reporter: your uncle

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at "pm: a note of cautious optimism from eu leaders meeting in brussels. they say not enough progress has been made for trade talks, but agree to begin planning for them. i am ambitious and positive for britain's future and about these negotiations, but i know we still have some way to go. while progress is not sufficient, it doesn't mean that there's no progress at all. a police inquiry has been launched into the way rbs treated its small business customers. oxford and cambridge are accused of social apartheid by a labour mp who says most students are from a "privileged minority". and on newsnight this evening, we put the question "how is brexit going" to a panel of voters from sheffield. the results may surprise you. good evening and welcome to bbc news. eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed to start preparing for trade talks with the uk. but, as expected, they've said they can't begin formal discussions on post brexit trade relations because not enough progress h

that's a bbc choice to give prominence. that was one treatment of many that covered that went alongside the speech coverage of 2a hours of continuous coverage of the speech. one, as i said, that was regarded as particularly critical to her future leadership. the real concern underlying this is that many viewers feel bbc political coverage is increasingly obsessed with the gossip, rumour and performance, and you're reporting and focusing all that, and even encouraging it, at the expense of reporting facts. we always have to be mindful of the balance between reporting the content of policy initiatives and how they are conveyed. we are acutely conscious we are in a critical policy period, as the brexit negotiations are conducted. we have undertaken to make sure we have plenty of discussion of policy themselves throughout our coverage over the next 18 months as the brexit negotiations continue, with specific days of coverage dedicated just to that. we had one last week and we will have another in a couple of weeks' time. i thin

bbc. co. uk/newswatch.nd charlie stayt. tougher sentences to tackle the threat of acid attacks. after a surge in violent crime, the government says anyone repeatedly caught carrying acid could face a minimum of six months injail. good morning. it's saturday, 14th october. also this morning: desperate efforts to tackle the california wildfires. at least 36 people have now been killed. we hear first—hand how whole neighbourhoods have been reduced to ash.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm... at least 300,000 people march through barcelona in a show of unity with spain and to protest against catalan independence. the international trade minister mark garnier faces an investigation after he admitted asking his secretary to buy sex toys. heathrow airport says it is confident it remained safe after details of security procedures were found on a memory stick lying in the street. parents will no longer be able to use a legal loophole to avoid paying child maintenance, under new laws to be brought in within months. lewis hamilton only needs a fifth place finish at this evening's mexican grand prix to be crowned world champion. and they winner new south wales brings the england women's cricket tea m brings the england women's cricket team within touching distance of the australians in the ashes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona in support of spanish unity. it follows madrid's decis

hugh pym, bbc news.e problems of mental health, it's the police who are on the front line in most of our cities. they say they're spending too much time waiting for people in crisis to be admitted for treatment, because of under—staffing in nhs services. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has spent several days following the metropolitan police's rapid response unit. her report contains flashing images. a met police rapid response team heads to an emergency call that's just come in. this is our second mental health call for the night. it's our second call of the night, we haven't dealt with anything else but two mental—health calls already. we spent four shifts with front line officers as they dealt with 999 calls. this address has come back for a male who has suicidal thoughts. you don't have to spend long with the emergency response team to realise just how many of their calls involve people with mental health issues in some way or another. hello? police. officers have been called in by a nei

this is bbc news.rly 60 people have been killed in two separate suicide attacks on mosques. eu leaders have agreed to begin preparations for trade talks with the uk. but britain's prime minister, theresa may, is told there's not been enough progress to start formal talks. the white house is dispelling claims that comments made by two former presidents were criticisms of donald trump. his predecessors barack 0bama and george w bush made separate appearances yesterday, both expressing concerns over the current political climate in the us. meanwhile, president trump has drawn criticism in the uk by linking an increase in crime here to islamist terrorism, as our north america editorjon sopel reports. it was just before dawn, when most of america was still sleeping that the president suddenly tweeted about britain's crime figures. then giving the impression that this was from an official report, the president used quotation marks to say: the figures he referred to were, in fact, just for england and wales,

dave lee, bbc news, california. stay with us on bbc news. catch and swallowed it whole thanks the fisherman‘s friend who saved his life. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20 pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she w

in select theaters friday. >> now bbc world news. ♪ >> this is bbc world news america.orting from washington. held hostage for five years by the taliban in afghanistan a north american family is finally free. cities turning to ash in california, 26 people have lost their lives still missing in the hundreds deadliest wildfire in history. aipac -- a problem that is clogging the sewers in london. ♪ >> welcome to bbc world news america. a couple kidnapped by the taliban in afghanistan five years ago has now been released. a canadian and his american wife were freed by the pakistan security forces. along with their three children who were all born in captivity . president trump describes the rescue effort as a positive moment for the diplomatic ties. we have the full report. >> over five long years since these people have been seeing and were released by their taliban captors. >> they will not settle this until they get what they are demanding. >> the couple disappeared in and threen, they children freed after being taken into pakistan. finally been able to call his mother.

bbc news, sydney.ajini: before last year's democratic national convention, few have heard of khizr khan or his son's story of service. but after an impassioned speech led to a public feud with donald trump, mr. khan was thrust in the spotlight. now he has written a new book, "an american family." earlier today, i sat down with him and got his take on the recent row between president trump and the widow of one of the soldiers who died in niger. mr. khan: i'm saddened by the critical expediency that this sad, tragic moment, which should be dignified and privacy and restraint should be the call of the day, that you extend the courtesy, condolence, and dignity to the family, and you provide them privacy so they can grieve and be stronger, instead of making it so public for the purpose of political expediency, nothing else. just for that purpose. that saddens me. the behavior of the president is just notsers right. that is not the way america treats its gold star family's. let me ask you, have you even read

carrie gracie, bbc news, beijing.e on president xi's opening speech to the national congress, i spoke to the bbc‘s robin brant is in tiananmen square. it was hugely significant for the communist party and for its leader, president xijingping, communist party and for its leader, president xi jingping, he was on communist party and for its leader, president xijingping, he was on his feet for 3.5 hours, looking back to work, looking back to promises made in his first term but also giving pointers as to what is to come. and this is a man who at the very hard of this address yesterday spoke about seeing china becoming a great socialist nation and taking centre stage in the world by the time we get to 2050. now, 2050 is key because that is just after china, in its current incarnation with the communist party in charge, passes its centenary. a big smile from xi jingping, you don't get to see that very much, he was buried confident. 0n the economy it was interesting, there's been lots of talk at the beginning of his term abou

this is bbc news. are telling the public to avoid the area due to an ongoing incident. there are unconfirmed reports of a man with a gun in a bowling alley. the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, is removed as a goodwill ambassador for the world health organisation, two days after his controversial appointment. communities secretary sajid javid says the government should do more to boost house building. we wa nt we want to make sure those people renting or buying or selling get a better deal. today's announcement is a review of the home buying process.

this is bbc news.nnounced steps to remove the current administration in catalonia. i'm in barcelona where tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in defiance of madrid's decision. explosives experts were called to the sellafield nuclear plant in cumbria after an audit of chemicals stored in a laboratory. drivers could soon be allowed to pass through sections of motorway roadworks at higher speeds. storm brian hits the uk. there are gale—force winds and high seas — but less fierce than predicted. and at 430 foreign correspondents currently posted to london

this is bbc news. of civilians have fled the iraqi city of kirkuk — after the goverment‘s army seizes control from kurdish forces. a journalist who investigated corruption amongst politicians, officials and business people in malta has been killed by a car bomb. a bomb attack in the somali capital mogadishu on saturday is now believed to have killed more than 300 people. hundreds were injured in the explosion which destroyed hotels, government offices and restaurants. it's the deadliest attack in somalia since the islamist militant group al—shabaab began an insurgency a decade ago. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins has more details. even somalia has never seen devastation on this scale before. imagine your nearest city centre ravaged by a huge bomb beside a petrol tanker. in mogadishu, as many as 165 unidentifiable bodies have apparently already been buried after the weekend attack, blamed on the extremists of al shabaab. blamed on the extremists of al—shabaab. more than 100 others were also k

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this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: spain imposes direct rule on catalonia, hours after its politicians vote for independence. the prime minister sacks the catalan leader, his cabinet and chief of police, vowing to restore the rule of law. translation: this independence is very sad. it causes anguish. that is what all catalans who are not for independence felt today. but catalan separatists remain defiant, saying the independence vote means they no longer fall under spanishjurisdiction. also on the programme: the father of an american muslim soldier killed in iraq, who lambasted donald trump at the democratic national convention, speaks about his unwavering faith in america. hello and welcome to bbc world news. spain is in a state of constitutional turmoil, with the country's prime minister, mariano rajoy, announcing that he's dissolving catalonia's parliament and calling snap regional elections. it follows a vote by the catalan parliament to declare independence from spain. mr rajoy s

anne soy, bbc news.smail samatar — he's a scholar, writer and professor with the university of minnesota and has written extensively about democracy and development in africa. welcome to the programme. if this does turn out to be al—shabab, does it suggest the group is far from being on the run, that it is stronger than ever? i am pretty certain this is al—shabab because the truck came from a road in an area that is dominated by al—shabab. i think what we see here is that al—shabab is incredibly resilient and the african union force of 22,000 forces —— soldiers that have beenin 22,000 forces —— soldiers that have been in the country for ten years are engaged in a war using the wrong strategy and the wrong tactics. yes, a guerrilla war. ijust don't think they are going to deliver the promised peaceful somalia. be that as it may, it is easy to point the finger at what they are doing wrong. what should they be doing instead? the international community including the united states and the european union that

tulip mazumdar, bbc news.as set a new deadline for a powesharing deal by the end of this month. devolution at stormont has been suspended since january after a breakdown in relations between sinn fein and the dup. theresa may will meet the former us president bill clinton tomorrow to discuss the crisis. that is following on from his talks with political leaders in belfast today. the sex abuse scandal in hollywood has sparked a global online campaign attracting millions of women to share their stories of being sexually harrassed. #metoo is trending on every part of the internet and was set—up in the wake of the allegations of sexual abuse and rape against women by the movie producer harvey weinstein, claims he denies. as more people come forward to say they were abused by weinstein, the #metoo hashtag has been used 1.3 million times on twitter alone since sunday night. 0ur reporter adina campbell has speaking to a group of young women in hastings about their experiences. #metoo on facebook, on instagram, on twi

this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: hollywood's sex scandal deepens: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she was raped by film producer harvey weinstein. hillary clinton says the allegations against the movie mogul — a prominent supporter of the democratic party — are heartbreaking. i was shocked and appalled because i'd known him through politics as many democrats have. in other news: president trump refuses to sign off the iran nuclear deal — condemning tehran as a ‘fanatical regime'. we will deny the regime all paths to a nuclear weapon. the worst wildfires in california's history leave at least 3a people dead and hundreds missing — the flames are still spreading. and after months of protests and food and fuel shortages venezuelans prepare to go to the polls. hello: the growing scandal around the hollywood producer harvey weinstein has intensified. the american actress rose mcgowan became the latest woman to make accusations of rape. she says she repeatedly told the boss of

rory cellan—jones, bbc news.ee days of national mourning after at least 35 people died in forest fires. in spain fires have also claimed at least four lives. alison roberts reports from lisbon. many cases locals suspect arson but be severe drought of recent months means that even accidental ignition is can spread rapidly. translation: it is very windy and the fire has rekindled on many sides and the firefighters are not able to control the fire. my house is ok but my neighbours isn't so i need to help him, we need to help each other, firefighters, be everywhere. —— can't be everywhere. portugal's prime minister said that poor management of forests was a factor, but that arson could not be ruled out. translation: the situation is aggravated by extreme weather, drought and there is no self ignition of the forest, but what there is is the intention of creating fires or negligence. across the board in north—western spain forest fires have also claimed lives, spain's prime minister took time off from the constitutiona

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bbc news, las vegas.: a brief time ago, i spoke to our reporter at the scene of sunday's attack. reporter: i'm here at the mandalay bay hotel, which is where the attack place. you can see behind me, there is still yellow police tape. this is still very much an active crime scene. as we discussed earlier in the program, police still do not have a motive for the attack. all the things we learned in that recent news conference where that they found cameras that were set up inside and outside stephen paddock's room in this hotel, as well as more than 20 firearms. they say they don't have a motive, but they believe they will find one. they do believe it was a premeditated and preplanned attack judging by the type and amount of ammunition and firearms they found. questions do people that you have been speaking to in vegas have in the wake of this mass shooting? reporter: there are a lot of questions that people are asking about security here, hotels, and big resorts. people come to las vegas from around the wor

stephen sackur, bbc news, paris.an see stephen's hardtalk special — on the road in france — on the bbc iplayer or across the bbc news channel tomorrow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight we talk live to the first secretary of state. and as rape allegations surface about harvey weinstein, we ask if the code of silence is now shattered for good. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with emily. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. european champions portugal will have a tilt on the world cup next year, as they complete the road to russia successfully. the netherlands miss out on a miracle and a second major tournament in a row. and on world mental health day we'll hearfrom olympic gold medallist helen richardon walsh on her battles with depression. good evening, thanks forjoining us at the bbc sport centre. it's been a big evening for world cup qualifiers, as the second half of the teams in europe completed their final group games. and there's go