i watched the news at 10 on bbc one, and then i'm invited to either watch my local news or turn over ng at the same time on bbc two. as someone who enjoys news programmes, it's so frustrating to have to either choose between two programmes or record one for later, especially as there's always a taster of what's to come on newsnight given at the end of the news. newsnight has testimonies from the women at the centre. if this is two competing channels, i'd completely understand, but they're both bbc. to add insult to injury, question time then competes with newsnight every thursday as well. don't bbc one and bbc two talk to each other? and why only on the later programming? bbc two offers an alternative to the news at six. the later scheduling is a pain to everyone, really. if you like news programmes, you can't watch them all, and if you don't like news programmes, you can't get away from them. it's very frustrating. thank you for that. and to all of those who got in touch with us this week. we welcome all your opinions on bbc news and current affairs and broadcast as many as we can wh

adam wild, bbc news. n, in one of the sport's biggest fights in recent memory. he faces the current wbo champion new zealand's joseph parker, in wales. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports. cardiff, a city steeped in history, but more recently renowned for hosting major sporting events, and they don't come a lot bigger than this. anthonyjoshua versusjoseph parker, the first reigning heavyweight world champions to box on british soil. never before hasjoshua fought with so much at stake. if i make a mistake, they're going to capitalise, so that's why i work hard and i want to improve, because i don't want to give them that chance. i'm not going to sit here and say, you know, it's not a possibility, but i'll make the possibility slim to none by training, focusing and being in the best shape physically and mentally. well, it's here, in front of a full house that both men will put their unbeaten records on the line — the winner walking away with three of the four recognised world titles. although a h

justin rowlatt, bbc news, afghanistan. that ball tampering incident by the australian cricket team. st come in. hasjust come in. executive of cricket australia, james sutherland, has spoken. james sutherland, has spoken. urgent internal investigation to get to the bottom of what happened. to the bottom of what happened. taken about whether the team captain should keep hisjob. should keep hisjob. question being asked about the team's role in this. team's role in this. is that a loss of questions. of questions. we will keep you up—to—date as this story continues. thames. over 19 minutes. john watson was riverside for both. the traditional duel on the thames. under overcast skies, a battle for clea rwater. cambridge started on the south side and soon had the pick of it. calm waters and calm heads, building a lead they would never relinquish. cambridge seem to be into a period of dominance. with back—to—back wins for the first time in 19 years. in the men's race match that performance? go! they started strongly. the men's crew demonstrating power and control as they took the lead. the le

julie7 bbc news. minute to talk to you about trees7 butjulie, the people of sheffield are concerned about why there are police on the streets. they're saying it's your contract. julie, can we talk you?! there's real pressure on the council. some local mps and the shadow environment secretary have urged them to pause the felling. amey say they're willing to talk, but altering the contract would result in practical or financial changes. the environment secretary has been to sheffield and has also called on the council to stop what he calls environmental vandalism. he says the government is willing to intervene. we will make sure we can do anything that is required to stop this. stop the tree felling now, and stop trying to justify a mistaken course of action. the labour—run council says it's disappointed by mr gove's unsubstantiated comments. meanwhile, the campaign to stop the trees coming down continues to grow. you can find more on this story and a longer version of this report on the bbc news websit

news. i've been prompted to contact newswatch because i watched the bbc 6pm news on tuesday, i think it was went through the entire show without once mentioning the huge, emerging humanitarian disaster that is eastern ghouta in syria. there was lots of footage of children playing in the snow, of reporters standing by motorways with abandoned vehicles and lorries trapped in snowdrifts. but while children are playing and tobogganing in the uk, they are playing in bunkers and underground in syria. plenty to talk about there with the controller of bbc news channels, thank you for coming on newswatch. no—one is saying that snow wasn't a big story, but in the grand scheme of things, there's a strong concern it came at the cost of a lot of serious news coverage that should have had more prominence on air? i think when you look at the scale and severity of the disruption seen this week, you can see why we gave the snow story the prominence we have. in fact, much of that are still ongoing. the fact is we have had two red weather warnings from the met office — red means risk to life — two on the same

this is bbc news. the headlines... the east and wreaks chaos across the uk — tonight more than 13,000 customers are without power in the south west of england, south wales and the midlands. at least 3,500 drivers were stranded on the m62 across the pennines last night, with more roads remaining closed throughout today. this is a problem area and this is particularly bad. disruption to realnetworks, passengers had to spend the night on trains, south eastern, south—western and scotrail have advised people not to travel on their routes. we will have the latest from across the uk. theresa may sounds a note of pragmatism in a major speech outlining the sort of deal she wants with the eu after brexit.

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this is bbc news.merican adult film actress, stormy daniels, who claims to have had an affair with donald trump, says she received threats to keep quiet. a fire at a shopping centre in siberia has killed nearly a0 people, dozens more are missing. he was affectionately known as "maestro abreu". venezuela's music visionary jose abreu has died at age 78. his scheme, known as el sistema, provided free music educatiosn in venezuela's shanty towns. three days of national mourning have been declared in the country. tiffany sweeney reports. fighting poverty through music — that was the idea behind jose abreu's revolutionary music project, bringing mozart, beethoven, tchaikovsky to the poorest areas of venezuela to make a young generation appreciate them, and escape a life of poverty and crime. el sistema spread across the world, and was used by thousands of students, many from disadvantaged backgrounds. it was heavily promoted by the socialist government of former venezuelan leader hugo chavez, becoming one of

martin patience, bbc news, lebanon. news. violent, people living nearby are warned to wear hard hats. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. in an 8—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i've never been married before. this is bbc news. on imports of the metal. rifles to fire continuously. rick saccone. tolerance for dealers. during the course of his or her life! their families are destroyed. so you can kill thousands of people and go to jailfor 30 days. they catch a drug dealer, they don't even put them in jail! think of it. in many states. or you get life imprisonment. you — think of it. and they don't even put you in jail! they don't do any

lebo diseko, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.s boat races in commanding style. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. i'm so proud of you both. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting. streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. woman: wow! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: hundreds of thousands of young americans have joined rallies across the country to call for stricter gun controls. australia's cricket team is caught cheating by tampering with the ball in the third test against south africa. the sport's chief executive says he's "extremely disappointed and shocked". let's stay with that story. earlier i spoke to andrew mccormack, a sports reporter for seven news in melbourne. i began by asking whether he was surprised that cricket australia had not thus far announced any action against the team members. well, yes and no, to a certain extent. thank you for having me.

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia — says she is improving rapidly — and is no longer in a critical condition. meanwhile, russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov says it has summoned the us ambassador and will expel 60 us diplomats the same number as america has expelled. with a year to brexit, theresa may visits all nations of the uk and promises there'll be more money for the nhs and schools. i think there's a bright future out there, and yes, i think brexit is going to deliver a country that will be different, but i think there are real opportunities for us as an independent nature in future. britain's biggest engineering group, gkn, is taken over by melrose. the unions say it's bad news for the workers. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... 0n beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, with a year until britain leaves

on bbc news: sources tell bb -- the bbc that the headlines on bbc news: sources tell bb —— the bbc thatal and his daughter were found on a table in the restaurant where they take last sunday and that table has been removed. police say that the sick police officer, detective sergeant nick bailey is in a serious condition. the chancellor says there is cause for economic optimism ahead of his bring statement on tuesday. it was an old firm classic as ten man celtic came from behind twice to beat rangers 3—2 at ibrox. it's all the leaders move nine points clear of second placed rangers in the scottish premiership. after three premier league defeat in a row, arsenal are heading for victory against watford at home, leading 3—0. they will still be ten points off the top. there have been two more british medals at the winter paralympics. a quick update from theirfinal winter paralympics. a quick update from their final match in the six nations this weekend china's people's congress has voted to approve a constitutional amendment abolishing to term limits for the country's president. the move wil

tom symonds, bbc news, salisbury.ndon says the plight of sergei skripal and his daughter causes serious concern. but they also accuse the media of fuelling an anti—russian campaign by creating the impression it was a planned operation by russian special services — something they categorically deny. in moscow, a spokesman for president putin described the situation as tragic. from moscow, here's steve rosenberg. it sounds chillingly familiar. russia under suspicion of planning and executing an attack 2000 miles away, in britain. in 2006, the target was former russian agent alexander litvinenko, murdered in london. the man britain believes poisoned him is andrei lugovoy. today, he dismissed claims that moscow had attacked sergei skripal as propaganda. translation: why do they say he was poisoned? perhaps he poisoned himself. or had a heart attack. you talk about propaganda, but what about alexander litvinenko. the enquiry in britain into his death found that you had poisoned him, probably on the orders of vladimir putin

danny savage, bbc news. on the nhs, with many non—urgent operations and appointments cancelled. in scotland, troops have been drafted in tonight to help get hundreds of hospital staff to work. some stranded passengers are spending a second night at glasgow airport, while hundreds of motorists spent last night on the m80. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this report. scotland's road to nowhere. hundreds of drivers stuck in miles of stationary traffic on what is usually one of the country's busiest roads. i left stirling at about eight o'clock and i've been here since, unfortunately. that is a good 17 hours, maybe, at the moment? just knocking on that, yeah. i think i've moved about 100 metres in that time. last night, there was some old boys came out with biscuits and crisps and this morning, it was all the schoolkids that came out, so we're getting looked after. i've got two biscuits. the worst of circumstances bringing out the best in people. volunteers handing out food and water to those strand

stay with us on bbc news. en — cities across the globe are awash with st patrick's day celebrations. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, fainting, headaches and the dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — 23 british diplomats are expelled from russia, its retaliation in the spy row with the uk, but that's not moscow's only move as it closes a consulate and the british council. aid agencies say almost 250,000 syrians have been driven from their homes in the last week, fleeing fierce fighting and air strikes from two separate

gordon corera, bbc news. this is bbc news.ssociation is taking legal action against a gun safety bill in the state of florida which was signed into law earlier. there are mixed messages coming from the white house about what conditions need to be met before president trump can meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. the teenager accused of carrying out the london tube bombings at parsons green made no attempt to deny he was responsible when he was arrested the day after the attack, a court heard on friday. the prosecution claims ahmed hassan, who denies attempted murder, told a detective that he made the bomb. 30 people were injured in september last year when the bomb partially exploded in a tube carriage. june kelly was in court. ahmed hassan on his way to brighton, hours after leaving a bomb on an underground train in london. two years on from his arrival in the uk, the teenage asylum seeker had caused mayhem in its capital city. hassan later headed for dover, where he made for the port area. the jury at his trial has se

this is bbc news. russian spy and his daughter. wife has been cordoned off. he and his daughter yulia remain in a critical condition in hospital. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload. the school recruitment crisis. with kim jong—un. is in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in london. and a british medal on day one of the winter paralympics. millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang. i certainly was nervous, but i guess that means i cared about it. that means i cared about it. in the middle of birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. were exposed to a nerve agent. both remain in a serious condition in hospital. sarah corker reports. and gather evidence in salisbury. some of the soldiers specially trained in chemical warfare. where sergei skripal‘s wife is buried. full protective suits and gas masks an unnerving sight here. by the army for decontamination. and we're learning more about the skripal family. who knew her fa

joe lynam, bbc news. men in their early 20s are being questioned by police after a man was stabbed to death in broad daylight in oldham. the man in his 20s died in hospital after he was stabbed multiple times near a jeweller‘s on waterloo street just after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. the teenager and the three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. police have been doing extra patrols after appealing for witnesses. the nephew of the actress liz hurley has been stabbed repeatedly in a street in south london by a group of men. miles hurley, a 21—year—old model, was one of two men injured in the knife attack on thursday. he remains in hospital. police say his condition is not life—threatening. the row over america's gun laws has resurfaced after the state of florida signed new gun control measures into law. it raised the age limit for buying a gun from 18 to 21, following the school shooting at parkland, in which 17 students and staff were killed. but the lobby group the national rifle association

this is bbc news. try to murder a former russian spy and his daughter. sergei and yulia skripal remain critically ill in a uk hospital. the white house says some countries could be excluded from president trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, including canada and mexico. the trial for the murder of the swedish journalist, kim wall, whose dismembered body was found on a beach and off the coast of denmark last year, starts later on thursday. she was last seen embarking on a trip off the copenhagen coast in a homemade submarine built by danish inventor peter madsen in august 2017. mr madsen, a submarine enthusiast and rocket builder, is charged with her murder. maddy savage has the details from copenhagen. denmark, one of the world's safest countries, has been shocked by the killing of a swedish reporter. the suspect‘s trial is taking place here in copenhagen. it was a warm summer's evening when the journalist, kim wall, boardered a submarine built by peter madsen, a danish inventor base

andrew plant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.c causing problems around the world. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an 8—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really. i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister says it's highly likely russia was behind the uk attack on a former russian spy and his daughter. let's stay with that story. us secretary of state rex

aleem maqbool, bbc news, morovis, puerto rico. e news. party leaders in peru have accepted the resignation of president pedro pablo kuczynski, who announced earlier on wednesday that he was standing down amid allegations of corruption. his vice—president is due to be sworn in on friday. mr kuczynski had been due to face an impeachment vote in congress for allegedly taking bribes. a 17—year—old palestinian girl has been sentenced to eight months in prison for slapping an israeli soldier. the case gained worldwide attention after footage of the incident, showing ahed tamimi confronting armed soldiers outside her home in december circulated on the internet. there's been chaos in kosovo's parliament, as opposition nationalist mps hurled tear gas canisters to disrupt the ratification of a border agreement with montenegro. they say the deal will wrongly cede about 8,000 hectares of land. several people were evicted and then detained. some breaking news from thailand. at least 17 people have been killed and more than 30 injured and in a b

nikki fox, bbc news. the last of his kind in the world. sudan was in poor health and was put down on monday after his condition worsened significantly. his daughter and granddaughter are the only female northern white rhinos left, which means that species is now on the brink of extinction. from kenya, alistair leithead reports. and then there were two — the last remaining northern white rhinos on earth, now that the last male, sudan, has died of old age. a subspecies of rhino ever closer to extension. one is najin, 27 years old, sudan's daughter, the other is fatu, his teenage granddaughter. the last of what was once a great species that roamed central africa. this was sudan and for the last few years scientists and conservationists have been trying to get him to mate. they even put the 45—year—old on tinder as part of a publicity campaign. there was no other animal quite like him. it highlights first and foremost the fact that human greed and sometimes human activities that are not controlled can drive s

bill hayton, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: rich, influential, and black. the lives of early african—american millionaires. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. i'm so proud of you both. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. woman: wow! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: australia has joined the united states, canada, and countries across europe in the largest concerted expulsion of russian diplomats since the end of the cold war. a security guard is among five people arrested over a deadly fire in a shopping centre in siberia. investigators say the alarm was switched off and fire exits blocked. the european union has warned that the humanitarian crisis in the democratic republic of congo is getting worse by the day. the number of people needing aid this year has doubled to 13 million. the country has been by marred by civil war, and the president's ref

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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: moscow is set to ignore the midnight deadline to explain how a russian nerve agent was used to attack a former spy. sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned in salisbury over a week ago. scotland yard warns the investigation will take many more weeks. the public are going to continue to see a great deal of police activity around the city, including potentially more cordons. do not be alarmed. it is necessary as part of this investigation. in today's other main news: just over a year after his appointment, president trump sacks his secretary of state, rex tillerson. in his spring statement, the chancellor forecasts higher growth, lower inflation and debt, and hints at possible spending rises in the future. and newsnight, russia is not exactly trembling at the british threat of some kind of response to the salisbury attack. so what might be retaliation of britain be? —— the. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. less than an hour remains until the deadline ann

catriona renton, bbc news.ithout power and electricity and thousands of schools have remained closed. i have been looking at how other parts of the country have been affected. it was carnage on the m62 near rochdale. vehicles colliding with each other in heavy snow and blizzard conditions. drivers trapped in cars and lorries for as long as 11 hours overnight. in worcestershire, teams have been trying to clear roads and shovelling snow off pavements, laying down as much salt and grits as fast as they can. few people are daring to venture out, streets are empty. in shropshire, there are huge snowdrifts, as there are in many parts of the country, with snowploughs doing their worst to clear a way. in the west midlands alone 1500 schools are closed and thousands more across the uk. here in alnwick in northumberland they have been pulling cars out of the snow. northumberland county council says these are the worst conditions for eight years but the community is pulling together. farmers and local, rural community mem

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: 16 palestinians are reported killed and hundreds injured after israeli forces clash with protesters on the gaza border. russia expels diplomats from 23 countries as the spy row continues to stoke east—west tensions. a bus fire brings one of britain's busiest airports to a standstill. officials say the blaze, at stansted, was "accidental." and planning a permanent return to pakistan — malala makes a stand for freedom. hello. the palestinian president says israel was responsible for the deaths of 16 demonstrators, after violence flared along gaza's border during a mass protest. mahmoud abbas also called on the un security council to take action. the israeli army said the protesters had been throwing stones and fire bombs at its soldiers. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. a chaotic rush to the hospital, with hundreds of palestinians injured in gaza. a call for peaceful marches turned to violence, as protesters headed towards the israeli border.

laura baker, bbc news, seoul. ng a multi—billion pound deal to supply saudi arabia with 48 typhoon fighterjets. it coincides with the last day of a state visit by the new saudi leader, crown prince mohammed bin salman. it's a welcome shot in the arm for uk industry but has already attracted criticism. our security correspondent, frank gardner, is with me. with saudi waging war in yemen, this was always going to be controversial. it certainly was, and i have to say i think it is a punch in the nose for the hundreds of protesters who came out to demonstrate outside downing street against both the visit and the arms trade between britain and saudi arabia, plus all those who are sitting at home probably shaking their heads at this. but for the government and the defence industry and for those who think saudi arabia is the right ally to have, it is certainly a shot in the arm. over 5000 jobs in the uk depend on this, many more in saudi arabia. this is a man, the crown prince, who is shaking up that country. he is seen a

hugh pym, bbc news.— hospital — on bbc 2 at 9 o'clock on monday 26th march. the latest aid convoy due to take desperately needed supplies into the syrian rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta has been postponed. the international red cross told the bbc it was simply "too dangerous" to deliver the aid. the syrian army claims it has virtually sliced the rebel—held suburb in two. two 17—year—old boys have died, and seven people have been injured, in an accident involving three cars near thirsk in north yorkshire. police say the vehicles collided on the a61 shortly before 9:30pm last night. five adults and two children were taken to hospital. a jury at the old bailey has seen the moment a bomb partially exploded on a tube in south west london. some of the passengers on board have been describing how their hair and clothes caught fire when it went off in a packed carriage last september. 30 people were injured in the incident at parsons green station. 18—year—old ahmed hassan denies attempted murder. from the

this is bbc news.gent attack say the victims first came into contact with the poison at their home, possibly on the handle of their front door. south korean officials are meeting their north korean counterparts to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. let's return to the korea story. earlier i spoke to gary samore. he's director of research for the belfer centre for science and international affairs. he served with president 0bama for four years as co—ordinator for arms control and attended two nuclear security summits. i asked why these talks are happening now and how they will turn out. i can't predict how it will turn out, but i think kimjong—un has clearly decided to pursue a charm offensive to try to negotiate something with the united states, as well is south korea. and as part of preparation for that, he has now had a meeting with chinese president xi jinping, to patch up relations with china and to prepare for the summits with moonjae—in and later on president trump. a

this is bbc news. : john bolton's set to become the next us national security adviser, replacing general hr mcmaster. china's vowed to fight to the end to defend its interests after president trump announced plans to impose trade tariffs worth $60 billion. let's stay with that story now. tao wang is head of asia economics at ubs and shejoins us now from hong kong. thank you forjoining us. i supposed toa thank you forjoining us. i supposed to a certain extent the chinese must have been expecting this because donald trump has been talking about this during his campaign two years ago. indeed, i think this during his campaign two years ago. indeed, ithink rising this during his campaign two years ago. indeed, i think rising trade tension is very much expected. last year the trump administration didn't really do that much and there was a lot of talk but the section 301 investigation was initiated in august, so this is something that's in the pipeline for some time. but does president trump have a point when

hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has stepped up his war of words on trade tariffs, suggesting he would "apply a tax" on imports of cars from the european union. it comes two days after he promised hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. in a tweet, he said other countries had taken advantage of the us for years. andrew plant reports. the white hot glow of steel. this multibillion—dollar global industry has sparked heated threats of trade tariffs and friction between the us and europe. it's disgraceful. and when it comes to a time when our country... on thursday, donald trump announced plans to levy a 25% tax on steel imports and 10% on aluminium. the current deals, he said, bad for the usa economy. european commission president jean—claude juncker said the eu could retaliate in kind with tariffs of its own on things the us sells to europe. we buy more steel from the united states than any other country... canada, too, opposed the idea, justin trudeau urging mr trump to reconsider. ..would be sig

andrew plant, bbc news. ed into a house outside the philippines capital of manila, killing 10 people. the plane, carrying five passengers and a pilot, had just taken off from a small airport nearby and was headed north before it hit the house, killing five occupants. the philippines‘ civil aviation authority has ordered all aircraft operated by the company be grounded, pending the outcome of an investigation. police in kent have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a nightclub. lycee a number of people were injured. the incident is not being treated as terror related. let's ta ke being treated as terror related. let's take a look at some of the other stories making use of this power. germany's chancellor angela merkel and china's president xijinping have discussed overcapacity in world steel production. they've agreed to work within the g20 group of nations to find a solution. their telephone discussion comes shortly before president trump's new tariffs on steel and alum

this is bbc news.ssociation is taking legal action against a gun safety bill in the state of florida which was signed into law earlier. britain has drafted in the military, following the nerve agent attack on a former russian spy and his daughter in the city of salisbury. they'll help remove vehicles and objects from the scene which may have been contaminated. sergei and yulia skripal are still critically ill in hospital, while the policeman who tried to help them remains in a serious condition. tom symonds reports. it began with unprotected police officers dealing with an unexplained medical emergency. this evening, the military was called in at salisbury hospital. troops, trained to tackle chemical warfare, supporting a british police investigation. their mission includes securing possibly contaminated evidence — painstaking work. the stakes are high. as ministry of defence, we've been supporting the police in their investigations, through the work of military scientists at porton down. we'll continu

this is bbc news.ian spy and his daughter. sergei and yulia skripal remain critically ill in a uk hospital. the white house says some countries could be excluded from president trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, including canada and mexico. a grenade killed a man in sri lanka's central district of kandy on wednesday, after a fourth day of clashes between the majority buddhist community and muslims living in the area. more troops have been deployed to try to end the violence. there have been clashes since sunday when a buddhist man died in kandy after an altercation with a group of muslims. david campanale has more. sri lankan commandos patrol the streets of kandy‘s outline districts. all police leave has been cancelled but they have not been able to stop arson or sporadical religiously motivated assaults. arson or sporadic religiously motivated assaults. through wednesday, police used teargas to disperse buddhist rioters in the city who had been attacking mosques and muslim—owned b

news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a fifth package explodes in texa is it linked to the bombs in austin? the present vows to trackonown those resible. these are sick people and we will get to the botta: of it. laur the saudi crown prince's welcome to the white house by the president. the two discussed rising tensions with iran. ale northern white rhino is gone, leaving his isghter and granddaughter the only ones of their kind. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe ismb a fourth xploded in a fedex facility near san antonio early this money, the fifth package explosion in texas this month. no one was injured in the latest blast, but the death toll from the previous bombings stand at 2. our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. it is becoming an all-too-familiar sight in texas, another explosion, the fifth since the beginning of the month. police were called to this fedex distribution center around midnight after a bomb exploded on a conveyor belt. urno one was i. investigators were

this is bbc news.ssia, its retaliation in the spy row with the uk, but that's not moscow's only move, as it closes a consulate and the british council. aid agencies say almost a quarter of a million syrians have been driven from their homes in the last week, fleeing fierce fighting and air strikes from two separate offensives. australia and south—east asian leaders are meeting in sydney on the final day of the two day summit of the ten country group asean. it's being hosted by australia which isn't a member. the leaders are discussing how to improve economic and security ties and deal with regional issues like north korea. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney now. what has come out of the summit? what has come out of the summinm the first day we had the signing of an agreement, really all around terror and security laws stop in particular and agreement between the ten countries to work closely together and harmonise their laws and then with australia, who isn't a member but is keen to see the

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the french president describes a police officer who swapped himself for a hostage during a supermarket siege as a ‘hero‘. british officials search the london headquarters of the firm at the centre of the privacy row involving facebook data. a classmate of the former russian spy poisoned in salisbury exclusively tells the bbc he'd asked president putin for a pardon and to visit russia. bump stocks — the devices that turn semi automatic rifles into machine guns — are to be banned in the us. prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle head for a pub lunch on a visit to northern ireland. hello. a french police officer is fighting for his life after being shot during a hostage attack in southern france. lieutena nt—colonel arnaud beltrame was shot several times by gunman redouane lakdim, who said he was acting on behalf of the jihadist group islamic state. our correspondent lucy williamson reports from the scene. france's interior minister called it

dougal shaw, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.e joined rallies across the country, to call for stricter gun controls. the australian cricket authorities have launched an urgent investigation, after the captain of the national team admitted that his side deliberately tampered with the ball during a test match. earlier i spoke with andrew mccormack, a sports reporter in melbourne for seven news. i began by asking whether he was surprised that cricket australia had not thus far announced any action against the team members. well, yes and no, to a certain extent. thank you for having me. i can tell you what, everybody to a man in australia has woken up absolutely outraged by what they have seen in cape town overnight. we are baying for blood this morning, most of the general public wants something to be done, and swift action to be taken by cricket australia. but they have given a stay of execution, as it were, to steve smith. with two days left of the test match it looks like he will walk onto the pitch in cape town tonight, day 4 of

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: the labour party executive embroiled in an anti—semitism row has stepped down from the party's ruling body. two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state complain that they won't get a fair trial after losing their british citizenship. the daughter of one of their victims — david haines — says they should be left to rot in guantanamo bay. more british diplomats have been ordered to leave moscow by the kremlin in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury. daring, fearless and one of life's characters. tributes are paid to sergeant matt tonroe, the british soldier killed on operations in syria. as funerals are held for 16 palestinians killed on the gaza—israeli border, the un calls for an independent investigation. also in the next hour, the funeral for professor stephen hawking is held in cambridge. mourners at the service heard that the physicist‘s legacy will live on forever. the actor eddie redmayne was among the speake

richard conway, bbc news. o the early detection of oesophageal cancer. it's one of the deadliest forms of the disease, claiming around 8,000 lives each year in the uk. our science correspondent richard westcott reports. right now this is how you find one of britain's deadliest cancers. oesophageal cancer kills 2! people a day because it is so difficult to spot. using a camera with a normal white light on the end, the doctor's looking at the dark red patch. these physicists already use different coloured lasers to study electrons. now they are adapting the technique to look for early signs of disease. what happens is the tissue becomes cancerous is we get a change in the chemical composition, and different chemicals have different colours, meaning that if we look at the cancer with a technique that allows us to capture information from all of the different colours of light that are being reflected, we can get a fuller picture of the disease state that is present. and this is how it might look. two thirds of our

michael buchanan, bbc news. ncounter she claims she had with donald trump in 2006. stormy daniels told cbs news that she was approached by a man in a car park, and warned to leave mr trump alone. president trump denies the affair, and his lawyer denies threatening ms daniels. from los angeles, james cook reports. how do we know you are telling the truth? because i have no reason to lie. you know, i'm not getting paid to be here. and you had sex with him? yes. now, more than ever, american politics in the era of trump resembles reality television. you were 27, he was 60. where you physically attracted to him ? no. not at all? no. did you want to have sex with him? no, but i didn't say no. i am not a victim, i am not... it was entirely consensual? yes. five years later, stormy daniels was trying to sell her story when she says she was threatened by a man who approached her in las vegas. i was in a parking lot, going to a fitness class with my infant daughter. i was taking the seats facing backwards in the back—seat

elaine dunkley, bbc news. h the chancellor philip hammond, with both sides hoping to agree billions of pounds of new trade and investment. saudi arabia's commerce secretary says this is a "moment of great opportunity" and he's been responding to criticism of riyadh's handling of the war in yemen. our business editor simonjack reports. meeting the queen, seeing the prime minister, chatting with the archbishop. the british establishment rolled out the red carpet for a man whose face seemed to be everywhere: mohammed bin salman, crown prince of saudi arabia. but this is no social visit — his commerce minister is here to talk business. together, we can do so much for our own people. it will create jobs for our own people, we will create opportunities for our own people, it will be win—win situation. there is an opportunity that we need to grab. and we need to work as one team, because there is a common objective that will be fruitful and beneficial for both nations. saudi arabia is the uk's largest trading partner

this is bbc news.ance have shot dead a man claiming allegiance to the islamic state group after he killed at least three people in separate attacks. officers from the uk information watchdog have been searching the headquarters of the firm at the centre of the privacy row involving facebook data. well, european union leaders meeting in brussels said they're preparing coordinated measures against russia over the salisbury attack. in separate talks, they agreed guidelines for the next phase of the brexit negotiations, which will focus on trade and security. with more on that, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. they don't always look so pleased to see each other. the eu's chief negotiator grasping the prime minister's hand. today, the day when formally, finally, the stage right after brexit, the transition, was agreed. i welcome the fact that the eu council this morning has agreed the details of the implementation period. this gives certainty to people and businesses. it gives them the clarity

this is bbc news.mitted making mistakes and breaching trust with its users over a data—harvesting scandal. russia's responded angrily after britain's foreign secretary controversially compared president putin to adolf hitler. let's get more on the texas bombings. and for more on that story, we're joined by chas moore from the civil liberties group, austinjustice coalition. thank you forjoining us. we now have a resolution of sorts. at least the person who carried out the bombings took his own life. what do you want to see from here on in going forward? i think the community has a lot of answers, but not enough. we will not be able to get them because this person is now dead. the community wants to see more transparency coming up in situations like this. we also want to see more neighbours... that is the main message i have been hearing through this whole process. that is, the neighbours in these neighbourhoods, they do not know each other. the fact these bombs we re each other. the fact these bombs wer