my duty to to go my duty to go back to the was my duty to go back to the bbc and help sort out the bbc, which i hope i have done since i came back. and do you think the bbc is in crisis now over this? do think its reputation can survive, you can surround? the bbc has an amazing future, this is not the role of us versus netflix and so on. but the bbc stands for an enormous amount of creativity. as carrie was saying earlier, what it stands for in terms of journalism is ofjournalism is more essential than ever, and i profoundly believe in the values that people who work for the values that people who work for the bbc stand up for. i also believe in learning, i do not believe that any organisation gets to a perfect state. you've got to listen, learn, change, adapt and reform, to ensure the of things you believe in. this line of questioning requires a comment from the board. i think the bbc that ijoined is open compared with any organisation i have seen, any other broadcast company, i regard it as very transparent. on the board we consider ourselves fortunate to have people of the tale nt f

management and we are bbc women and there are bbc men and increasingly bbc men and bbc women will getms of the briefings you were subject to, you'd consider it to the intimidation. is that the idea behind it, do you think? or is it just another example of that bunker mentality, that seems to exist every town the bbc faces any form of criticism? i don't know because i don't have experience. i have a lot of experience of intimidation in china so, i can tell you a lot about that. i have less experience of intimidation, you know, at the hands of the bbc, and if you told me 30 yea rs of the bbc, and if you told me 30 years ago, and on any previous day in my 30 years at the bbc that i would be talking about being intimidated by my employer i wouldn't have believed it. so, i think what i have to say that this is when i decided to resign and then when i decided to go public about resigning, because my resignation, that didn't change their minds at all, i should explain the timeline here, i had my grievance hearing in mid—november, i then got my grievance notes a week later. they we re grievan

bbc?affects a relatively small number of people. small number of people. value, this wouldn't have had any impact on that. impact on that. getting equal pay for doing work of equal value. equal value. this much bigger issue that runs through the whole organisation. through the whole organisation. to take a pay cut, but that doesn't address the fundamental issue. address the fundamental issue. entertainment and people who work for? yes. this pay cap has been restricted to news only. news only. there could be pay disparities elsewhere in the bbc. disparities elsewhere in the bbc. their grievances thawed and they don't all work in news. don't all work in news. purvis, the former head of itn and now on the board at channel 11... now on the board at channel 11... lot of licence fee payers are balking at this cap. balking at this cap. believe how high it is, 11 and a half times the average salary. half times the average salary. that your viewers are wound up about it. it. consolation, but i can

and twice this week on bbc news they we re and twice this week on bbc news they were not.osmith reporting on the difficulties faced by a&e department in scotland tuesday ‘s news at six. by a&e department in scotland tuesday 's news at six. busy accident and emergency departments in scotland mean patients are facing their longest recorded waiting times. last week, over100,000 patients waited more than four hours to be seen. nearly 300 waited longer than 12 hours. scott harrison was a number of viewers who pointed out quite a huge parade there, writing: bbc news confirmed that. but it wasn't the end of the matter. on thursday catherine burn since reporting to the news that one about music in hospitals in england. to add to this, more statistics showing the december was the worst month for the december was the worst month for the treasury waiting times since records began in 200a. 3000 patients in england were not seen within the four—hour waiting target falls not fewer scott harrison took to his e—mailagain to fewer scott harrison took to his e—mail again to right: do let us

and have been critical of the bbc and have set in the past that the bbc hasn't fairly or reasonablyh, and i am seeking to address that criticism. does being a christian yourself mean that some people might say you can't report fairly on religion and be impartial, because you believe everyone else is wrong? what would you say to someone said, you can't cover a racial discrimination story because of your ethnicity? you give me your answer. my ethnicity? you give me your answer. my answer would be the same as yours, and that is that we have professional training and standards, andi professional training and standards, and i would expect to be held to those standards as much as anybody. our professional training means that we cover the stories as fairly and impartially as we possibly can. you are famous partly because, for a time, you wait controversial programmes, such as the interview with diana, princess of wales, about the state of her marriage. some people might be surprised you what the religion editor. some people probably will be. i did a first degree in english literature and h

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it is properly funded for coping with the winter pressures. we have put extra money in for coping with winter pressures. in the budget in november, we also announced that for the next couple of years, there will be further money going into the national health service. they haven't got a plan to get people off colleagues in corridors. those elderly people this freezing january, being treated in ambulances. the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. there are reports that several ministers could either lose theirjobs or be moved. 32 people are missing after a collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the east china sea. the damage and volume of oil spilled are not yet known. also in the next hour, plans to plant 50 million trees to create a northern forest between liverpool and hull. the government is providing nearly £6 million, with planting planned over the next 25

this is bbc news.ines: it's america first for trade — donald trump tells global finance leaders — that the us is still open for business. canadian company bombardier has won it's legal dispute with the us government, which was threatening to put punative tariffs on its aircraft parts. the brexit secretary sets out the uk's ambitions for a transition period, after britain leaves the european union. we must discus how regulators and agencies can best provide continuity and clarity for businesses during this period. the release of black cab rapist john worboys from prison has been put on hold after victims won the first step in a legal challenge. also coming up, the company whose meat is off the menu. the food standards agency says it's recalled products from derby—based company russell hume because of hygiene issues.

twice this week on bbc news, they weren‘t.departments in scotland for tuesday‘s news at 6pm. departments in scotland for tuesday's news at 6pm. busy accident & emergency departments in scotland mean patients are facing their longest recorded waiting times. last week, over 100,000 patients waited more than four hours to be seen, nearly 300 waited longer than 12 hours. scott is one of a number of viewers who pointed out what he called quite a huge error: bbc news confirmed that. sarah smith mistakenly used an annual figure rather than a weekly time for waiting times in a&e departments in scotland. the weekly figure was 5,686. we used the weekly stats in all subsequent bulletins and coverage. but that wasn‘t the end of the matter, on thursday, katherine burns was reporting about problems in hospitals in england. to add to this, more statistics, showing that december was the worst month for a&e waiting times since records began in 200a. 3,000 patients in england were not seen within the four—hour waiting target. viewer scott wrote

back on bbc one we joined the bbc news teams wherever you are. bbc news teams wherever you are.on. goodbye. you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. on saturday in cardiff. season's premiership, will make his debut. rhys patchell, in the absence of dan biggar and rhy priestland. who gets the nod at scrum—half. pushing for a start. iii will be replicated at principality stadium on saturday. for france at under—21 level. arsenal have agreed a deal for pierre—emerick aubameyang. pierre—emerick aubameyang. they get another player going the other way. other way. olivier giroud would be their choice. their choice. but he might want to stay in the premier league. cyrille regis' funeral has taken place today. in the english game. he died earlier this month at the age of 59. at the hawthorns where he spent the majority of his career. to catch drugs cheats ahead of the next olympics. been a challenging year for the organsiaiton. our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. detail that it was established back in 2009. in 2009. the front line of the fight

ehrc failed to intervene on the bbc and has been placated by a bbc funded internal review, which hased the problem. and what is the american president intending to do when he visits the uk? trumpalise the queen. i have literally no idea what that means. we hope to find out, but first: westminster awoke on tuesday still ruminating on how theresa may had reshuffled her cabinet pack. the changes may have been rather limited, but that didn't mean there weren't several ministers getting to grips with new departments and new briefs. and there was no gentle warm—up either. two new ministers were straight up at the despatch box. less than 2a hours into the job, the justice secretary, david gauke was answering questions about the decision to release the serial sexual offender, john worboys. worboys was convicted of 19 offences and is suspected of attacking more than 100 women. but the decision by the parole board to free him, nine years after he was jailed, has raised concern among his victims. david gauke explained that he'd decided to look into the transparency surrounding decisions of the

coming up on sportsday on bbc news.ut not quantity. despite a study revealing little difference in their ability. secondary schools in england, research by the bbc suggests. clubs in at least one arts subject. drama and design and technology are all being squeezed. subjects is a priority, although not at the expense of the arts. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. through movement. only start when you're ready. confidence teenagers take into other subjects. skills to equip them for the world of work. an equivalent confidence. a lot of skills. academic subjects count for more, and that means hard decisions. run dance gcse. our investigation shows that they are being squeezed. less on facilities. and 25% said they'd seen cuts to specialist staff. kids have most to lose. their souls, if you like. inspector of schools. to select themselves out of it. or into any good vocational education at the age of 16. music and arts education is getting extra government cash, £400 million. ministers say they still have a pla

andy moore, bbc news.ia's northwestern city of idlib has killed at least 18 people, according to a monitoring group. another 10 people were injured in the attack, the syrian 0bservatory for human rights said. the explosion was said to have targeted the headquarters of an opposition faction. idlib province is the last remaining rebel stronghold in syria. i can speak now on the latest situation in syria with joshua landis. he is the director of the centre for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma and author of the blog syria comment. hejoins me now he joins me now from hejoins me now from italy. what do you make of what is going on in the idlib area? well, idlib is in the north along the turkish border. the russians and americans negotiated three big areas of deconfliction zones, as they called it, where they would agree to stop fighting while the battle with isis was being waged. but the territorial battle against crisis has come to an end now, says syria has begun moving its units back towards

but that pay is largely fair in the bbc. bbc.be a defence of it. defence of it. that somewhere along the lines something has gone radically wrong. something has gone radically wrong. £300,000, how does that play, that's still a lot of money. still a lot of money. profile jobs get this amount of money? money? people shouldn't be paid these huge salaries and it is a bit ridiculous. salaries and it is a bit ridiculous. is there a market out there, david? well, that is the question. most certainly. certainly. as no more, no less than somewhat related to civil servants. related to civil servants. have a pay ceiling, one would suspect, david beckham. suspect, david beckham. his unveiling of a new team. unveiling of a new team. years this is what he has wanted to do. do. said you can't come, not in my backyard. now he has a football team. he has thelands. men and women, is unbelievably popular in florida. popular in florida. to games in the united states where it was just packed. to games in the united states where it wasjust packed. an

that isn't what the bbc does.s nominally a christian country we have an established religion in the church of england. should that dominate religious coverage? some would think so. christianity has the largest stakeholding in britain and globally, and we have an established church, bishops in the house of lords, the monarch is the supreme governor of the church of england, but remember, we are trying to reflect the whole gamut of britain's religious and faith expressions. and so, in the last year, i've done stories on anti—semitism and the rise of it, i've covered the issue of sharia councils and how they impact on muslim marriages. i've tried to step beyond simply issues within the life of the church of england but, having said that, i am very aware that there are many christian people that have been critical of the bbc and have said in the past that the bbc hasn't fairly or reasonably covered the church, and i am seeking to address that criticism. does being a christian yourself mean that some people might say y

alice hutton, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: thejustice secretary has said the government won't be seeking a judicial review of a decision to release the serial sex offenderjohn worboys. scientists say they've taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine, a single blood test for all types of cancer. the white house accuses us democrats of trying to force a government shutdown, as the deadline approaches to pass a funding bill. now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. this week, is the bbc too obsessed with the problems in our health service? flu, a nursing shortage — the nhs winter crisis is dominating headlines. but is bbc news overplaying the negative? we ask health editor, hugh pym, weather bbc coverage could be damaging confidence among nhs staff and the public. first, it's not always what you see on the news which captures the attention of newswatch viewers, but when you see it. on wednesday evening, a football match was showing live on bbc one. if you're interested, an fa cup

no evidence of gender bias. the bbc sets pay.s our media editor amol rajan. itself. earners last summer. we have had quite a busy morning. had been made. i do believe that some men have been paid too much. there is absolutely no doubt about that. at the bbc. i don't know what went on before. you were director of news, weren't you in your previous job? that was, i'm afraid to say, 20 odd years ago. it is 20 odd years ago that some of these grievances stem from. to be heard. increase in transparency. of mps. who have formally complained. an equal pay review. and when i did that i had an immediate five grand pay rise. peers were earning when they were still doing identicaljobs. drama, and entertainment rather than news. wrong for years. down the organisation. tyrant is in chinos who just have not had the memo yet. women deserve equal pay for equal work. from its inception under lord reed, the bbc has been a moral project. it is therefore held to higher ideals than most of its rivals. average, these headlines are hurting so much. of

plenty more bbc reports on the bbc. laws will be put to a referendum in may. has historically been contentious in the country. is at risk. the i. are to have their cases reviewed. discriminated against claimants with mental health conditions. 4 billion pounds over the next five years. as our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan explains. chloe clark is a busy mother of three. close family member. than a physical problem and she was denied payment. i can't walk 200 metres without my husband and he is my aid. he is my aid — take that away and i cannot walk 200 metres. who brought the case to the high court. with psychiatric conditions. they would abide by the ruling. certainty to our claimants. the consequences of that decision have now become apparent. every person on pip will have their cases reviewed. 6 million people. 7 billion by 2022—23. we want to know how long this will take. will it take weeks, months or years? they are going to rectify the mess that they have got themselves into. have gone far enough and welcomed the decision. but also spend i

the bbc's media editor.nchy, personal, there was interesting new data. there was a representative from the national union ofjournalists. then when the bbc management, tony hall and his deputy, were in front of the committee, it was a bureaucratic wall of noise. there are two parallel conversations. carrie gracie spoke about the specific, as she sees a gracie spoke about the specific, as she sees a comment gracie spoke about the specific, as she sees a commentjustices of her case the past record of the bbc. tony hall and the others from the bbc were keen to talk about the future. and that umaga conversations never got together. we discovered to my clippings, and above all the bbc acknowledged it got certain things wrong and for the first time in public and said there is a difference between an automatic —— north america editor and china editor. had she been in north america, she would have been paid more. gillian howard is an employment lawyer. here is her take on the situation the bbc is in. the law was pass

you're watching bbc news. we will stay with this coverage from the parliamentary select committee, the parliamentary select committee, the media and culture committee. continued questioning of bbc director tony hall. we expect this session to run for quite some time following on from the evidence given by the bbc former china editor carrie gracie. did i know what the disclosure was going to say? i had line of sight of what individual people were being paid. but actually seeing the range, i think we keep coming back to that, ina i think we keep coming back to that, in a format where absolutely you can compare one to the other, i had not seen it in that format and had not seen it in that format and had not seen differentials in that way. and even then it was quite difficult to make comparisons between cash sums of money paid to people when their work in different ways. of course i knew what was going on. just to say to you between men and women we knew on the top earners, over £150,000, we had more men than wome

bbc news has been reporting them with considerable attention. tonight at six, an apology from theresa may after new figures reveal pressure on the nhs this winter. from ambulance transfer delays, unprecedented calls to the helpline and operations postponed. a stark claim by doctors. winter pressures have left patients dying prematurely in hospital corridors. they say safety in a&e units in england and wales has been compromised at a sometimes intolerable level. there is a clear emergency and what a number of other observers have clearly described as a crisis. one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england every year, as the gap between those leaving and joining the profession widens. hospital consultants in wales say patient safety is being compromised and that the nhs and social care are chronically under resourced. we've got patients that are in the department where we don't have space to see them and then we are coming back the next day and some of the patients are still here. it's getting worse every winter, but this is the worst we have se

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. growing desperation in eastern ghouta. intensified government airstrikes killed scores of civilians in this rebel-held area of syria. hollywood turns the golden globe awards into a night of action as stars come together and call for an end to sexual harassment. oprah: i want all the girls watching here and now that a ne

june kelly, bbc news.rying out a reshuffle of her cabinet, with a few new faces, but so far, the changes appear limited. the immigration minister, brandon lewis has been named as the new conservative party chairman, while jeremy hunt continues as health secretary. the foreign secretary borisjohnson is also staying put. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. her report contains flashing images. who is going where? this was more a reshuffle where ministers into doubt oi’ reshuffle where ministers into doubt or moved along a little. no huge group of brand—new passengers for the glossy downing street cars. the most powerful stayed more or less in place. are you expecting to stay in post, mrjohnson? the foreign secretary, the chancellor, brexit secretary and the home secretary all still the same. thank you very much. david lidington, who had been in charge of the legal system, was promoted to become an enforcer across government. sajid javid, the communities secretary, had housing added to his ti

on the bbc.rds of those earning £150,000 were men, and reveal a lack of staff from the am each backgrounds among top earners -- bame each backgrounds among top earners —— bame background. somewhat uncomfortable with the results, john humphrys acknowledged he would not necessarily be able to explain his salary of £600,000. this isn't just a matter of levelling women's pay up, it'sa a matter of levelling women's pay up, it's a matter of paea quality. working for the bbc is public service and a great privilege. get some men at the bbc are paid far more than other equivalent public servants. the bbc have begun to act on the welcome mat. but more action, much more action is needed —— and i welcome that. especially when bbc phone editors can earn more than her majesty 's ambassadors. i welcome the eh rc looking into the carrie gracie issue, they are the body for equal pay and is is for them not the government to investigate and take further action if necessary. 0f course, the bbc is operationally and e

jon sopel, bbc news, davos.r, president trump's "america first" trade policy suffered a blow tonight, after us plans to impose hefty duties on sales of canadian airliners in the states were blocked. it's a ruling that will be welcomed by the workers at the belfast factory where the wings of the c series jets are built. 0ur correspondent danny savage is outside the factory in belfast tonight. reeta, this really has cast a shadow, this trade dispute, over thousands of jobs in shadow, this trade dispute, over thousands ofjobs in belfast, bombardier is a goodly one of the biggest employers here in northern ireland, and most people really expected this vote do go the other way, the expected these trade ta riffs way, the expected these trade tariffs to come into force. so there isjubilation here tariffs to come into force. so there is jubilation here over the decision in the united states tonight. bombardier say it is a victory for innovation, competition and the rule of law. and the prime minister, theresa may, has t

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00pm: theresa may says she is not a quitter. speaking at the start of a three—day visit to china, the pm insists there is a long—term job to be done. this woman gave birth injail before her trial collapsed. police and prosecutors are criticised over a late disclosure of evidence. carrie gracie, who stood down as the bbc‘s china editor in protest about pay inequality, tells mps her case is an example of a bigger problem at the corporation. and on newsnight: another day, another profit warning from a big outsourcing company. capita needs to turn things round. now, for decades, governments have loved contracting out different services. but a lot has gone wrong lately, so are we on the cusp of a huge change in direction? good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has defended her leadership at the start of a three—day trade visit to china. she insisted to reporters that she wasn't a quitter, following days of criticism from within her own party. speaking in beij

so we all, bbc women, bbc men and bbc management, have to come together and find a solution.ay that only management have the facts, we do not have the facts, it is impossible for me to say that this is how the bbc should construct an equal, fairand this is how the bbc should construct an equal, fair and transparent pay system, because i don't have the information. but isn't that in practice what equality means? either your pay has to rise or someone else's has to fall. you were offered a pay rise and you said openly you we re a pay rise and you said openly you were not after one. so in practice, isn't that the implication of your position that other people's pay should fall? i admire my male colleagues, and i do not want this to get personal, i do not want to be implying that anybody‘s pay should be cut. it is not myjob. i am not a bbc manager. i think you should take that question to them, really. carrie gracie, speaking this morning. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first, the headlines on bbc news: patrick mcloughlin has left his post as conservati

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it was better prepared for the pressures of winter than it had been before, despite hospitals having to postpone tens of thousands of non—urgent operations. we have put extra money in for coping with winter pressures. in the budget in november, we also announced that for the next couple of years, there will be further money going into the national health service. they haven't got a plan to get people off colleagues in corridors. those elderly people this freezing january, being treated in ambulances. the prime minister is to carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow amid reports that several ministers could be sacked or moved. all 32 crew from a tanker carrying iranian oil tanker are missing off the east coast of china. it collided with a cargo ship and caught fire, spewing oil into the ocean. the bbc‘s china editor is stepping down from

amol rajan, bbc news.products from the meat company russell hume, which supplied restaurants, pubs and schools, because of problems with use by dates. one of its major customers, the pub chain wetherspoons, has apologised and says it's found a new supplier, as emma simpson reports. no steaks being served here. there haven't been any ad wetherspoons since tuesday. thank you, cheers. not great for a business which sells thousands of steaks every week. it decided to withdraw them when it discovered problems with its supplier, russell hume. we are none the wiser. we are a big customer. we serve ten million steaks a year in our pub. that's a lot of steak and we've always served them in good faith and it's been great. russell hume have been a good supplier to us. but something has gone terribly wrong here, and people really need to know what the situation is. we cut the steak between 15—20 millimetres in thickness. russell hume prides itself on selling quality products, but tonight the food standards agency said

we are live here in the bbc newsroom.olidarity with victims of hollywood's sex scandal. iran has banned the teaching of english in primary schools calling the subject a cultural invasion. the education ministry says schools will focus on persianian skills and islamic culture. bbc indonesia has images of a volcano erupting on a tiny island. officials thought the volcano was dormant. evidently not. it's been erupting since friday and 600 residents have had to be evacuated. thousands of you have been looking at this fire at trump tower in new york. it was located on the roof of the building. three people including a firefighter suffered minor injuries. as we have been discussing, president is not in new york, he is in georgia and tennessee. 2017 was the costliest year ever for weather and climate disasters in the us. the authorities are estimating that cost is in the region of $306 billion. just for context, the previous record year was 2005 when the costs were $215 billion. let's remind ourselves of why 2017 was so challeng

jon sopel, bbc news, davos.cretary, david davis, has outlined the government's plan for the transition period after britain leaves the european union in march next year. he said that during the time—limited transition period, the uk would be free to sign new trade agreements. but mr davis tried to play down rifts within the conservative party over europe, insisting there is "no difference" between himself, the chancellor and the prime minister over brexit. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. in teesside today the brexit secretary was trying to calm troubled waters. surrounded by businesses dependent on eu trade, he promised certainty and continuity when we leave. david davis set out the government's plans for a transition period of up to two years after brexit. this is a bridge to a new future partnership, where crucially the united kingdom is outside the single market and outside of the customs union. he said for business there would be no dramatic change, but the uk would start to talk trade with

hugh pym, bbc news. bill that will transfer all european union legislation into uk law has cleared the house of commons. the legislation will now go to the house of lords, where it will be debated for the first time and face new amendments at the end of the month. a former cia agent has been arrested in new york on suspicion of helping china to identify american spies and informants. jerry chun shing lee was detained after the fbi found notebooks containing classified information while searching his luggage. more than a dozen cia informants have been killed or imprisoned by the chinese government since 2012. a man who was abused by the former football coach barry bennell has told a court that the former wales manager, gary speed, was one of four men who were coached by bennell who then went on to take their own lives. bennell, who's 64, is on trial at liverpool crown court where he denies 48 counts of sexual abuse, against 11 boys, between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, reports. back in the

it is notjust the bbc. culture change will stop we have rarely seen is in government departments. the bank of england has a 20% pay cut. they now have to justify that, explain it, and eliminate it. the bbc will say there are many organisations with the problem is far, far worse than they are here. the bbc are a public broadcaster. high standards are held. it will be interesting to see if these newspapers will be trumpeting their own gender pay cuts. they don't have faces that people recognise and it means something as you are saying about andrew maher‘s discussion with theresa may. these things land in people's living room. —— andrew marr. how many men, how many women, et cetera. the fti trying to tackle this as well. it is difficult to get the information that you want because people understandably don't wa nt to because people understandably don't want to share what they own. —— the ft are trying. when jennifer lawrence revealed what they were being paid ash what she was been paid. -- what she was being p

as a rival, so it is a bit of a punchbag. a bit of a punchbag. about the bbc as well, the bbc matters is something of a totem. totem. pay, interviewing bosses on air about wanting more pay! it is bonkers. collective nervous breakdown. breakdown. and by carrie gracie, thejournalist who sparked this off in some ways. who sparked this off in some ways. the only thing i would question, every three years? every three years? are now doing better in proportion to younger women. to younger women. are giving these pay rises to 200 people, of whom the majority are... men! one third of those presenters are women, two thirds are men. women, two thirds are men. so you can certainly see a big gap. can certainly see a big gap. inaudible i knew that we would enjoy this one. i knew that we would enjoy this one. rest assured, i am not on any list! laughter. my belief is... wonder what on earth they are being paid for! paid for! what lord hall has said about all the adjustments. the adjustments. getting a greater pay rise than the men but by volume... men but by volume... start paying people by target,

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me — this is bbc news. after he cancelled a trip to open the new us embassy in london. meanwhile, the president has been accused of repeatedly using crude and derogatory language to describe several african countries, as well as haiti and el salvador. the president denies the claims. here, a surgeon who branded his initials into his patient‘s livers, has been fined £10,000 and given a 12—month community order. families searching for relatives after the manchester bombing were subjected to intrucive media attention, according to a new report. a huge fire that closed nottingham railway station early this morning is being treated as arson by the police. ina police. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. first a look hat what else is coming up —— look at what else is coming up —— look at what else is coming up —— look at what else is coming up this evening: following his alleged racist comments about other nations and the cancellation of his uk visit, we're live in washington, where it's been another unusu

should the bbc not finding out both sides of the story? call thought the prominence given to what went on at the dinner detract that from what he considered more important news. just wanted to express my surprise that you did not bother to include anything at 12 about the save the children fund officers being on the afghanistan on the six 0'clock news although you chose to devote loads and loads of time toa chose to devote loads and loads of time to a bunch of elderly wealthy pervert in the dorchester hotel. you really have your priorities com pletely really have your priorities completely wrong, in my opinion. as well as leading onto the charity dinner, the bulletin also featured rip ports on the sentencing of the four us gymnastics team dog, larry nassar. ——. and on sexist remarks bait by phil neville. as well as brief mentions of a rapist. all different cases but one viewer was led to ask... the court appearance of larry nassar and the summing up by thejudge had been broadcast live for more than half an hour on the news channel, prompti

andy moore, bbc news.ss rural areas from liverpool to hull have been announced by the government. the woodland trust is running the project, which will cost £500 million over 25 years. most of the money will need to be raised by the charity. the government is providing £5.7 million to cover woodland spanning manchester, leeds and bradford. 0ur correspondent roger harrabin has more. the bare hills of the north, one of the most denuded parts of a country that itself has less woodland than almost anywhere in europe. the land stripped over centuries fortimberand farming, scarred by industry, overgrazed by sheep farming. at smithils near manchester, things will be different. planting has begun for what will be known as the northern forest. we think the northern forest will be a pathfinder for extending forest and woodland right across the country. we think trees and woods can add value in many different landscapes. we just want to do it here first and do it big. it isn't really a forest. the project will create

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. stay with us on bbc news. union's infrastructure. as president trump prepares to deliver his major speech, we size up the task of fixing america's bridges and roads. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the head of the

bbc news, sydney.rrow's and an expedition to the aunt arctic, there is much to look forward to in the world of science in 2018. let's look ahead. rebecca: hello, i am a bbc global science correspondent. is heading once again to mars, and this time, going beneath the planet's surface. the mission will set down a lander and study the red planet's interior, using a probe to go down deeper than ever before. the hope is this will help us to understand how the rocky planet formed. british scientists are leading an expedition to a colossal, new iceberg in the arctic. it broke away from the ice shelf over the summer, an area of almost 6000 square kilometers, and it weighs one trillion tons. they will investigate the hidden marine ecosystem that is exposed by the shifting block of ice. it 2018, a critical, new climate report will be released. the international panel on climate change will look at whether it is feasible for the world to keep global temperature rise under 1.5 degrees celsius and what could happen

an inside out special tonight, on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer.than they've been in decades, thanks mainly to the weak pound, which is making the things we produce in the uk cheaper abroad. steph is at the uk's biggest manufacturer of household plastic products, which exports to over 70 countries. i thought last night you were in a bucket factory but there is much more to this than buckets. oh, i have bucketloads of business for you and yes, there is much more to it than that. let me explain the process. you can see the machine here. you basically get lots of liquid plastic squished into the mould and then it is cooled down very quickly and seconds later outcomes this bin lid on their side. they are making lots of different containers. the reason we have come to this business is because it is a manufacturer that is seeing growth and, in particular, their exports are increasing. so they have been trying to work out like many companies what it would mean when we leave the eu for their business. so they have been looking at trying to get more busines

david sillitoe, bbc news. david sillito, bbc news.and arts who we just heard from, david sillito. it seems fair. the bbc used to have, in the good old days, an awful lot of money. it no longer has an awful lot of money — it's having to cut right, left and centre. i was earning a lot of money, and it seemed entirely proper to me that i should earn rather less money so i've taken a few pay cuts, yeah. a few pay cuts? three. how much are you earning now? i shan‘t tell you that, because that's for the bbc to reveal in due course whenever the next disclosure happens, but hugely less than i was. a lot less than 600,000 — half? 0h, a lot less than 600,000. but then the 600,000 is mildly misleading, because that included my mastermind fees as well so, yeah. it's been reported that its roughly halved to around 300,000. well, i'm not going to comment, but i wouldn't... how much did you say? about 300,000. well, it's somewhat less, but i'm not going to comment on any detail about that — that's for the bbc. your salary‘s been cut in half. you see

tim allman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.r in nearly 80 years, with temperatures in sydney reaching up to 47 degrees celsius. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that the oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. our top sto

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ay is due to announce several changes to the cabinet team with the most extensive reshuffle since she became prime minister do to get under way this morning. she is expected to appoint a new conservative party chairman with patrick mclaughlin said to be replaced having overseen the general election campaign that ended with the tories losing their majority. the replacement for the close ally damian greene who was sacked for breaching the ministerial code will also be announced. let's ci’oss code will also be announced. let's cross over code will also be announced. let's cross over to code will also be announced. let's cross over to our code will also be announced. let's cross over to our assistant political editor norman smith. primarily, what is theresa may hope to achieve with this reshuffle?” hope she hopes to inject a bit of energy, life, new faces into her government team. actually the most important —— interesting part might come tomorrow in the middle ranking is when we are expec

i'm richard ahmad with bbc news. a show of support for victims of sexual assault and sexism. the issue is also likely to feature in acceptance speeches. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie is stepping down from her post, citing unequal pay with her post, citing unequal pay with her male colleagues. she accused the bbc of having a secretive and illegal pay culture. this video is trending on bbc .com. the chinese city, an international ice sculpture competition which has attracted artists from 14 countries are the world. the artists are given solid blocks of ice from the nearby river. those are the headlines. coming up on bbc world news, hardtalk.