the headlines on bbc news...cane florence makes landfall on east coast of the united states, with high winds and torrential rain. 5 million people are in the direct path of typhoon mangkhut, due to make landfall in the philippines// president trump's former campaign manager — paul manafort has agreed to co—operate with prosecutors in the investigation into russian interference in the presidential election. now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. this week, the blending of fact and fiction. hello and welcome to newswatch. did you see this interview on the andrew marr show? no, because it is fictional. as more than a dozen bbc news presenters and reporters appear in bbc one's bodyguard, we discuss whether bbc news should be in the business of drama. first, bbc news has been devoting our time all week anticipating the threat posed by hurricane florence. as it approached the east coast of the united states. here is peter bowes reporting on monday night. a monster storm that could bring catastrophic levels of

the use of the familiar bbc news studios and branding and the presence of ten other bbc news presentersn the series so far no doubt adds to the authenticity of the story we are watching, but very lies the problem for some viewers. of course this is not the first time that dramas or films have used genuine news reporters in this way and the bbc does have some editorial guidelines on those, which said: to discuss this further i am joined by gavin allen, the bbc‘s control of daily news programmes. under your own editorial guidelines, if it is causing concern, why do you allow it? people might disagree with the use of it but it is not causing concern. there is no question that eve ryo ne concern. there is no question that everyone is clear this is not a drama —— this is a drama, not a documentary. the concern would be if you thought this was actually happening, that it was a real news event. nobody thinks that. high profile presenters should not be used in their usual new setting, thatis used in their usual new setting, that is what viewers say is wrong with bbc journalists. that is what vi

joe miller, bbc news. 5c this century.2015. the paris agreement. temperatures below 2 degrees, at preindustrial levels. this has shifted the dial. 5 degrees. 5 degrees threshold. that is a new kind of work. had ever contemplated them before the paris agreement. their ways and do more? the report is going to be a majorfactor. to produce the report. to present the results. to the next set of negotiations towards the end of the year. a decades—old spat with greece. implies a territorial claim on the greek region of macedonia. it's a particularly important vote for the country's young people. to ancient history. infuriating its southern neighbour. potentially, at least. the country north macedonia. referendum billboard. country to look to the future. for security and prosperity in the economy. because of emigration, youth go out. macedonia's young people struggle in one of europe's poorest countries. force many to leave. the organisers of this event say that has got to change. high unemployment, little opportunity for prosperi

jon kay, bbc news, birmingham. stay with us on bbc news.hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive, and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government‘s case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he‘s campaigned vigorously for the abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessman regard the anticipated boom as just another blessing of st elizabeth. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... typhoon mangkhut has wreaked havoc across the northern phillipines, killing at least

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: at least 1a dead, as typhoon mankut wreaks havoc in the philippines. the full scale of the destruction is still unknown. warnings in the us that storm florence is "farfrom done". president trump declares a disaster in north carolina. the british prime minister defends her brexit plan — but dismisses talk of a leadership challenge. this is where i get a little bit irritated. this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the people of the united kingdom. and charting the polar icecaps from space. nasa's new mission launches a laser into orbit. hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 14 people have now died in a massive storm, which has brought destruction to the north of the philippines. typhoon mangkhut ripped through the main island of luzon triggering more than a0 landslides. it's the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year. and five million people were in its path. howard jo

jonathan beale, bbc news. look at that effort! well done, jonathan. jonathan. weather forecast. hello. it's turning into a decidedly cool weekend across the country. cool and bright for some, cool and wet for others. rain across the south. so not especially cold here. degrees, a little colder in the countryside in scotland. for many northern areas through tomorrow morning. clearing away from the south—east by lunch time. with that, for a time, pretty gusty north and northwesterly winds. behind that, sunshine and showers. with some rain at times in the northwest. this is bbc news with me, anita mcveigh. . more respect from brussels in the brexit talks. party's annual conference. he told delegates his is the party of equality. of the musical duel chas and dave, who has died. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. writers who file their stories with the dateline london. for both the united kindom and the united states. she hoped would hold together her party.

this is bbc news. the headlines: welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: raising the stakes in the us—china trade war. washington announces tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods. south korea's president gets a warm welcome in pyongyang, hoping to restart denuclearisation talks with kim jong un. rescue workers in the philippines search for dozens of miners and theirfamilies buried by landslides during typhoon mangkhut. and getting that red carpet feeling. the emmy awards are under way. we'll get the latest from los angeles. the us has announced new 10% tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods — they'll be levied on 5,000 products imported to the united states from next week. they're the biggest round of tariffs imposed by the trump administration over what it calls beijing's unfair business practices. the president's told china it has had plenty of opportunity to address the issue and that any retaliation wi

john sweeney, bbc news. s told the bbc that all ethnic groups are equal in xianjiang. in a statement it said: the us will end all funding for the un agency that supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than five million palestinians in gaza and the west bank, and in other countries neighbouring israel. the state department described the un relief and work agency as irredeemably flawed, and said washington will hold talks with the un and others to consider new approaches to the conflict between israel and the palestinians. for more on this decision let's go live to chris buckler in washington. i gather there has been a response from the agency. what they said? the american statement made it clear that as far as they were concerned, they were concerned by the financial impact on america, and they felt that they were lifting the burden on this. but there is deep criticism of the programme itself, talking about it being in crisis mode for m

anne soy, bbc news.to contest every seat at the next general election and that they'd be targeting remain—supporting mps. speaking at ukip's annual conference in birmingham, he said he wanted the party to become more populist. britain's world heavyweight boxing champion, anthonyjoshua, admits he's facing a tough challenge from his latest opponent, russia's alexander povetkin. the two men weighed in today ahead of their fight at wembley stadium. for the first time, all three ofjoshua's world titles will be on the line. our sports correspondent david ornstein is at wembley, and there's a lot at stake. there is, fiona, welcome to the home of english football, which tomorrow will become the centre of the boxing world, it is where anthonyjoshua secured the greatest win of his unbeaten career to date, in april 2017, against wladimir klitschko. now he is back for what should be another memorable night. anthony. . .joshua. . .! he's a man mountain of british sport, the biggest draw in global boxing, about to pac

welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson calling the deal agreed at chequers ‘deranged'. warned labour not to play politics with brexit. contains flash photography. and the flashbulbs point in one direction. so is this lady for turning? politics and... agree with you? start acting in the national interest. the best deal for britain. the short answer, then, is no, not yet. over to the eu, she says. other, it is a deal... we believe it does not destroy the single market. unlike her, voted for brexit. he is not the only one urging mrs may to change tack, because... that, and it doesn't bring back control of borders. but the prime minister is defiant. a success of brexit for the future. than the others here. chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. is at the conservative conference in birmingham for us. what do you think theresa may's principal challenge is this week? principal challenge is this week? it getting to the end of it unscathed? unscathed? out of her leadership and brexit plan. plan. brexit proposal, they vi

lebo diseko, bbc news. day could increase the risk of heavy bleeding in healthy adults over the age of 70. many people take the blood—thinning drug as a preventative measure against cardiovascular disease and stroke. professorjohn mcneil from monash university did the research, and hejoins me now from melbourne. the key thing is healthy adults over the age of 30. —— 70. it focused on people who hadn't had a previous stroke and taking aspirin in the hope it would stave off a first stroke or heart attack or keep people alive for longer. what are the risks if healthy adults over the age of 70 are regularly taking aspirin? what could it be doing for them? you limit the risks are small but on the other hand, significant. they appear to at least outweigh any benefit. as people get older, their blood vessels get more fragile. aspirin appears to make this worse. this goes against what so many seniors think. lots of people believe that taking small amounts of aspirin helps keep people healthy. how surprised would yo

this is bbc news.ther the ruling centre—left, nor the opposition centre—right coalition has won enough support to form a government alone but both are unwilling to work with the democrats. north korea has been marking the 70th anniversary of its foundation, with a series of big events. for the first time in five years it staged a ‘mass games' — a gymnastic display featuring thousands of entertainers. but the tone was more conciliatory than in previous years. russian and syrian jets are reported to have resumed intensive strikes in provinces of idlib and hama as government forces step up their assault on the rebels last major stronghold. a russian—iranian—turkish summit on friday failed to agree a ceasefire. the united nations has warned of an imminent catastrophe. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

welcome to the bbc news channel. breaking news from welcome to the bbc news channel. breaking news from the ryder cup in paris. paris. only be described as nail—biting scenes. ago, the defeat of tiger woods on the europe team. the europe team. ryder cup europe team have won their match. match. before four o'clock, there was that clear win. clear win. enough to have half a point in it. point in it. got a round of applause from the grandstand. grandstand. wild card selection to play in the team. team. world number one dustinjohnson to get that point for europe. get that point for europe. dramatically but in the end, ideal conditions for the ryder cup match. conditions for the ryder cup match. europe got their victory, thanks to players like sergio? players like sergio? garcia and his fellow team members. fellow team members. and, of course, that victory over tiger woods. that victory over tiger woods. who is live in paris, later over the course of the hour. course of the hour. we will try and get him tojoin us. get him tojoin us. it looks as though he is there. i can see

tim allman, bbc news.r. the centre—left christian democrats have 28.4% of the vote, not enough to govern alone. don't forget, you can reach me and most of the team on social media. hello there. we're starting the new week in the midst of a battle between warm air and cool air. we got to feel the effects of both over the weekend. the warmest weather towards the south—east, where we also had the best of the sunshine. temperatures close to 25 degrees. some showers continuing across parts of scotland and then through the day we will see thick cloud into northern ireland, the western side of scotland towards the south—east, holding on to sunshine. as we go on through the day, the cloud will thicken up across northern ireland, with some rain here around lunchtime. into western scotland through the afternoon, a bit of patchy rain for north—west england and north wales. further south and east, it should stay largely dry, with some spells of sunshine. not as warm as it was on sunday, but still, those temperatures u

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. ns of families have come forward in the past month and claimed that their babies died unnecessarily or suffered life changing injuries because of mistakes made at an nhs trust. the bbc has learned that a review into maternity errors at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust is now looking at what happened to more than 100 babies going back to the year 2000. the families have come forward after the bbc revealed last month that there were ongoing concerns about errors made by maternity staff at the trust. here's our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. two children born one year apart. two children born one year apart. two toddlers now finding their way in the world. two people whose pa rents fear in the world. two people whose parents fear might have been affected by maternity errors he doesn't talk, walk. when his mother was 28 weeks pregnant, a scan revealed a problem with his skull. but despite the concern, staff encouraged her to have a natural birth. birth. it didn't work, she

jon kay, bbc news, birmingham. f those questions over the coming week on the six and ten o'clock news. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. kate, good evening. britain's simon yates is on the verge of victory at cycling's vuelta a espana. yates finished third in today's penultimate stage to keep his lead in the overall standings as british cyclists head towards a clean sweep of grand tour victories. joe lynskey reports. just a decade ago this sight seemed impossible, but british riders now rule the roads of the continent. in simon yates this sport has entered unique territory — in one year three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and gerard thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam he's learnt to master these mountains. his job on stage 20, to protect his overall lead, but his approach

fergus walsh, bbc news. tonight at 7:30 — you can also watch it — wherever you are in the uk — on the bbc iplayer. the women's tennis association has backed claims by serena williams that she was treated in a sexist way by the umpire in the final of the us open. you owe me an apology! i never cheated in my life! the governing body for women's tennis said the umpire would have shown williams more tolerance over her outbursts if she'd been a man. the 23—times grand slam champion was given a penalty point for racquet abuse and docked a game for calling the umpire a "thief" — during her defeat to naomi osaka. he began his international career with a cenutry against india back in 2006 and today england's most prolific batsman, alastair cook, ended his test career in exactly the same way. he was given a long standing ovation after scoring a century in the fifth test against india at the oval. joe wilson is there. some of those standing ovations were so some of those standing ovations were so long today some fans b

katie watson, bbc news, sao paulo. —— katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo. stay with us on bbc news. ferry crossings. we hear from the skipper trying to keep his business afloat. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolina's — with winds of 225km/h. russia stages what it claims is the biggest military exercise since the soviet era — and for the first time, chinese troops are joining in. this week, the b

you're watching bbc news.gton has dismised claims from the iranian president that the us was involved in an attack on a military parade in iran that killed 25 people. a further $200 billion worth of tariffs against chinese goods is about to kick in, as the trade war between the us and china escalates. millions of viewers tuned in last night for the final installment of the hit bbc drama, the bodyguard. the programme, based around a close protection officer's relationship with a fictional home secretary, has prompted a big increase in people interested in similar work looking at the met police's website, with more than 1,000 visits a week. danny shaw reports. he's talked down a suicide bomber, been shot at in a car, and duffed up a government advisor. agh! all in day's work for a close protection officer? here's one man who should know. i have protected theresa may when she was home secretary, you're right, and it is nothing and was nothing like what david budd did. agh! the way we operate is not quite like dav

tim allman, bbc news. hgppy happy birthday. ew zealand has got more than he bargained for while trying to get up close to a bunch of seals during their lunch break, mistake. seal slaps the kaya ker during their lunch break, mistake. seal slaps the kayaker in the face with an octopus. just finally, that menus again. a third woman has made claims of sexual misconduct against the judge, the president claimed the allegations were part of a big that conjob by the democrats, but he did hint that he might withdraw support forjudge cavanaugh is testimony is set to be heard by the senate judicial committee is as he put it, convincing. this is important because the political balance of the supreme court can affect the way the united states goes for generation. much more on all that on bbc news on thursday. much more at any time on the bbc website. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. i am mike embley, thanks for watching. good morning. it's been a lovely spell of autumn warmth for some of you so far this week. yesterday, we s

sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. he week, and you can watch the series so far on the bbc iplayer — just click on the news category. funerals will be held tomorrow in burnley for the british couple who died suddenly at a holiday resort in egypt. today, inquests into the deaths ofjohn and susan cooper were opened and adjourned. egyptian post—mortem examinations found e.coli was a factor in their deaths — something their daughter has dismissed. judith moritz reports. a month ago, kelly 0rmerod was enjoying a holiday with her parents. today, she arrived at court for the inquest into their deaths. john and susan cooper had gone away with their daughter and grandchildren for a break in egypt. they were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in the red sea resort of hurghada. the couple were in their room late one night when they became suddenly unwell. they died a few hours later. an egyptian investigation said e.coli bacteria was to blame, but the family disputes this and a british post—mortem has proved inconclusiv

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. spoke to duyeon kim, adjunct senior fellow with the center for a new american security. i started by asking her whether she thought these new promises of denuclearisation were genuine. you know, that remains to be seen. i will actually say i'm sceptical for now, i hope i'm proven wrong but based on what we know publicly, the ball has not been moved forward at all. now, that said, what's important is what president moon tells president trump later in new york on the sidelines of the un general assembly, and even more important is what the north koreans will end up telling washington in private channels. and so, you know, we really need to wait and see. but, that said also, it is notable, or noteworthy, that the north has said they're willing to dismantle their yongbyon nuclear plant... site, and there are difficult ways to interpret that. 0n the one hand, it's not nothing, it's something, but on the other hand, they've got some old reactors, they have a re—processing line. if those two

world news." "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. hurricane florence is being felt along the carolina coast. it is just the start of what could be days of damaging weather. laura: the wind and the rate is lashing us here in wilmington, north carolina.ge the leading f hurricane has arrived, but the worst is yet to come. jane: as this storm bears down, the president disputes the death toll from last year's hurricane maria in puerto rico, claiming the number was inflated by democrats.du and they ged just as the financial crisis hit, so what happened to the class of 2008? tonight catch up with them a decade on. ne: welcome to our viewers public television in america and around the globe. all week, the east coast of the u.s. has been bracing r hurricane florence, and the storm is beginning to make itself felt. along the carolina coast, th winds have picked up and the rain has started to fall. although the storm has weakened to a category 2, the impactul s

emma vardy, bbc news. es to mothers and babies at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust, is now looking at more than 100 cases. the bbc has learned that tens more families have come forward in the past month, saying mistakes made by maternity staff led to babies dying unnecessarily, or suffering life—changing injuries between 2000 and 2017. and regulators have today raised serious concerns about the trust's current maternity services. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the story. two children born one year apart. two toddlers now finding their way in the world. two people whose parents fear might have been affected by maternity errors. demarai al assan will soon turn three. he doesn't communicate, he doesn't talk, he doesn't walk. when his mother tracy was 28 weeks pregnant, a scan revealed a problem with his skull. but despite the known concern, staff encouraged her to have a natural birth. it didn't work, she needed an emergency caesarian. experts have repaired his skull and insisted it is n

more to come on bbc world news. iam racing, there. more to come on bbc world news. i am on twitter.irst half of the weekend and that will continue on into sunday too. now, this was the scene as we ended the day near leeds. some clear skies around there. under those clear skies, it is set to be a fairly chilly rest of tonight. those temperatures certainly well down in single figures. during the day on sunday, a mix of sunshine and showers for many areas. but there will be some heavy rain and more cloud across the southern half of the uk, and that's all down to the fact that we have got this frontal system shifting its way eastwards across england and wales too. higher pressure holding on towards the north. so, for sunday morning then, initially, a soggy start to the day for much of wales, central and southern england too. to the north of that, though, much clearer skies after that chilly start. there'll be some sunshine and a peppering of showers working in particularly for northern parts of northern ireland into the north—west of scotland too. eventually, this rain willjust start to

manuela saragosa, bbc news. d more airstrikes on rebel positions in syria's idlib province as government forces continue their military build—up. the united nations is warning of a major new humanitarian crisis if syria and its russian allies launch an all—out military offensive. idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in northern syria. thousands of civilians are trapped in the area, and turkey fears a new refugee crisis if they are forced to flee across the border. the head of the us military says he's spoken to the white house about possible scenarios should syrian forces use chemical weapons in an assault on idlib. 0ur middle east correspondent yollande knell reports. with the fate of idlib hanging in the balance, its residents are taking to the streets, desperately calling for international intervention to prevent a deadly government offensive in this rebel—held area. this man demands that the un special envoy on syria and his colleagues stop any bloodshed. they must protect people from air strikes. civilia

this is bbc news, i'm chris rodgers. the headlines at 11. hoping to move the political focus away from brexit. politics with brexit and start acting in the national interest. acting in the national interest. together and get the best deal for britain. this morning's other top stories. people died in the quake and tsunami. could run into thousands. that misled investors. in the next few minutes. after dominating again yesterday. and the uk's party conferences. and divisions are already evident amongst some of its biggest names. of "playing politics" with britain's future. as preposterous and deranged. from birmingham where the conference is being held. of labour as well when it comes to brexit. brexit. was ashley dominated as you would expect by brexit. expect by brexit. no particular new lines from theresa may on brexit. lines from theresa may on brexit. plan and it is not dead she said at the start of the interview. the start of the interview. move if the eu will cut a bit more slack. slack. bring forth fresh proposals

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. ak to cbs correspondent laura podesta. what response there? what is the analysis? recent history tells us anything it doesn't change much between the president and the american media. mr trump has declared the media as the enemy of the people so if is tough for him to get any more critical. he is demanding the new york times to up the name of the person but it says it will keep the author anonymous and although it is rare for them to publish an anonymous op—ed, they said this one as significant value to the public was my understanding of what is going on in the tom administration from someone who is ina administration from someone who is in a position to know. the press secretary sara sanders said the author was a coward and that they should resign. secretary of state mike pompeo is in india this morning. he said he did not write it and that the person who did should leave the administration. and some on social media speculate that the author could possibly vice president mike pence, b

katie silver, bbc news. thanks for your company. this is bbc news.iday with some showers and plenty of rainbows. across southern parts of the uk, but cool for all of us. being replaced by all this cloud that's coming in from the atlantic. and into northern ireland. thickest cloud in the south—west. and later into the south—east of england as well. but not very warm anywhere, really. 13—14 degrees at best. under that rain in the south—west, it's going to be a miserable day. east anglia during the evening before it fades away. moves a bit further north. temperatures in scotland easily down to two or three degrees. sort of day. a cold day. maybe only 11—12 degrees in some places. to build in quickly from the atlantic. and that means the weather is going to be settling down. and there will be some stronger winds down these north sea coasts. a fair bit of sunshine around. 16 degrees at very best. because the jetstream is moving further north. to the north—west of the uk. so that's where the wind and rain is. plenty of sunshine. a little in the south. and

jon sopel, bbc news, new york.a 15—year—old girl who died after eating a sandwich from pret a manger a has heard that nine other people had suffered similar allergic reactions. she had a severe sesame allergy and collapsed during a flight allergy and collapsed during a flight from heathrow to nice. she died within hours in 2016. the inquest heard there were nine cases of sesame related allergy in the zones in the year before natasha died. a spokesman for bread monday said the company changed stickers on fridge magnets last year to include details of specific allergens —— incidents —— for predator monday. one of the victims of the contaminated blood scandal that has affected tens of thousands of people in the uk since the 1970s has called for those responsible to be prosecuted. as victims, families and lawyers made their opening statements at the inquiry, the scottish government was heavily criticised for not being a key participant at the hearings. claims were also made about attempts to destroy official documents,

this is bbc news. be making a grave humanitarian mistake if they attack the last rebel—held region of the country, idlib. the syrian government forces are thought to be preparing to launch a huge offensive, supported by iran and russia. there has been condemnation of the myanmar authorities after two journalists from the reuters news agency were sentenced to seven years in prison for breaking state secrecy laws. the american ambassador to myanmar said the case was deeply troubling. the eu has called for the two men's immediate release. officials at brazil's national museum say almost 90% of its collection was destroyed in a devastating fire on sunday. president michel temer announced that the government was seeking money from banks, the un and other institutions to help rebuild it. staff had long complained of deep funding cuts. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

hello, this is bbc news.tinued speculation over her leadership — as the prime minister defends her brexit plan. at least 25 people are killed by flooding and landslides in the philippines, as typhoon mangkhut closes in on hong kong. meanwhile in the united states, tropical storm florence continues to devastate the east coast with "epic amounts of rainfall". the liberal democrat leader, sir vince cable, calls for the creation of a £100 billion sovereign wealth fund to spread britain's resources more evenly. before the papers, sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. good morning, rachel. simon yates will become britain's third different winner of cycling's grand tours this year, provided he stays on his bike to cross the finish line of the vuelta espana in the final processional stage in madrid today. yates extended his lead after yesterday's 20th stage and will be just the second briton to win in spain, asjoe lynskey reports.

caroline rigby, bbc news. of the day's other news: it's emerged that one of the two men the uk has accused of carrying out the novichok poisoning in salisbury visited britain three times in the two years before the incident. alexander petrov, seen here on the right, has denied being a russian military intelligence agent, and says he was just a tourist. the white house has approved what it calls offensive measures to stop cyber attacks. the united states accuses russia, china, iran and north korea of conducting "reckless cyber attacks" against the us and its allies. the immediate aim of the new policy is to prevent hackers from disrupting the us mid—term elections. four people have died after a woman opened fire at a warehouse complex in the us state of maryland. the woman, who's among those who died, is understood to have been a temporary worker there, and to have been acting alone. the motive is unclear but officials have indicated they do not think it was terror—related. the world anti doping agency has lift

this is bbc news.a protest in which 800 people died in 2013 the demonstration in cairo began after the military removed the then president mohamed morsi from office. amnesty international says the sentences are a mockery of justice. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in syria's idlib province as russian warplanes intensify airstrikes on rebel positions there. idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in northern syria. sweden's prime minister has issued a warning about the dangers of extremism, as the country prepares to go to the polls in its general election on sunday. opinion polls suggest that the anti—immigrant sweden democrats are likely to become the second biggest party in parliament. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

join us at 7:45pm on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has come out of her cornerfighting, after eu leaders comprehensively rejected her brexit plan yesterday. in a defiant speech, she told them it's time to start treating the uk with some respect and that it's not acceptable at this late stage of negotiations, for eu leaders to reject her plan with no alternative. the two main stumbling blocks remain trade and the irish border. in the past hour, the president of the european council, donald tusk, has released a statement in response. in it he said: "the results of our analysis have been known to the british side in every detail for many weeks." and that "after intensive consultations with member states, we decided that for the good of the negotiations, and out of respect for the efforts of pm may, we will treat the chequers plan as a step in the right direction." but mr tusk said that "the uk stance presented just before and during the salzburg meeting was surprisingly tough and in fact uncompromising." and that "while

caroline rigby, bbc news.pan in a quarter of a century has claimed the lives of several people and injured more than 150. strong winds have battered western parts of the country and more than a million people have been told to leave their homes, with further rain and wind forecast, as our correspondent robin brant reports from tokyo. screaming japan knew that this storm was coming, but some were still caught out, and had a very lucky escape from the torrent of water below. typhoonjebi is the strongest to hitjapan in 25 years. in the worst—hit area, around osaka, the damage is widespread. down there, on the left, you can just about make out a runway. the rest of kansai international airport is underwater. but 3,000 passengers have nowhere to go. the bridge thatjoins the airport and the mainland has been damaged. a ship was repeatedly blown into the columns and roadway. the storm surge caused fires that destroyed dozens of cars waiting to be shipped abroad. others were battered by the winds, that reached 135 mil

thank you for watching, i am on bbc world news. thank you for watching, iam rico on bbc world news. hing, iam rico hizon, wife on bbc world news. thank you for watching, i am rico hizon, wife and our. “— watching, i am rico hizon, wife and our. —— bye for now. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: president trump has accused china of trying to interfere in november's us mid—term elections to stop him from winning. the real identity of one of the suspects of the salisbury nerve agent poisoning is revealed to be a russian colonel, according to an investigating website. the british government has apologised to the thousands of people who contracted hiv and hepatitis from infected blood products in the 1970s and 80s. almost 3000 people died as a result. our health editor hugh pym reports. victims of the scandal have been remembered during these opening days. these images are on display in the building where the inquiry‘s based. nearly 3,000 people died after being treated with contaminated blood products. i think it's necessary... the inquiry was told of the attitude in downing st

this is bbc news.ety concerns. they say that the anti—migrant rally, which drew more than 4,000 participants, had overrun its authorised time limit. earlier, several thousand counter—demonstrators attempted to block their route. tributes have been paid to the late senator john mccain at a memorial service in washington. two former presidents, george w bush and barack obama, led the mourners, praising his patriotism. president trump, who'd feuded with him, was not invited to the service. there's been criticism of the decision by the united states to withdraw all funding from the un agency that provides assistance to palestinian refugees, amid fears it could further destabilise the region. a spokesman for president mahmoud abbas described the move as a flagrant assault against the palestinian people. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news, it's time to click.

tim allman, bbc news. allet dancers, has died at the age of 8a. mitchell rose from a childhood in harlem to dance leading roles for the new york city ballet under the renowned choreographer, george balanchine. the dance school he set up in the 60s grew to include the dance theatre of harlem. have a look at this week from cathay pacific. see if you can spot what is wrong. the compa ny‘s pacific. see if you can spot what is wrong. the company's name was misspelled. eagle eyed travellers spotted the mistake at hong kong international airport and contacted the airline. but the whole thing spotted many a joke on social media. many others find it an inexplicable mistake. a reminder of our top story. the pressure is mounting on christine blasey ford to come forward and testify about her accusation that us supreme court nominee brett kava naugh sexually assaulted her in high school. ford's lawyer says her client isn't prepared to go before the senate judiciary committee on monday — she wants an fbi investigation to

peter bowes, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.gerian state of nasarawa, creating a fireball that killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds more. local media said a blast at a nearby gas facility sparked a bigger explosion at a petrol station which engulfed vehicles, shops and offices. many of the victims were burned beyond recognition. the us state department has confirmed it's ordered the closure of the washington mission of the palestine liberation organization. a statement said plo leaders had failed to engage with us efforts to bring about peace with israel, and had attempted to prompt an investigation of israel by the international criminal court. a senior palestinian official called the decision a dangerous escalation. volkswagen has gone on trial in germany in what is the first court case against the car maker over the diesel emissions scandal. investors are pursuing vw for about 9.2 billion euros in damages, claiming the company should have come clean sooner about falsifying emissions data. vw shares crashed after dis

you're watching the bbc news channel. rom personal injury and claim management firms. you'll now need to opt in to allow companies to contact you. businesses that don't comply could face a fine of half a million pounds. manuela saragosa has more. for many of us, cold calls are a daily torment. hello? the financial conduct authority says some 2.7 billion nuisance calls texts and e—mails were made over the past year. that works out to be about 50 calls, texts and e—mails sent to every single adult in the country. many are made by companies offering to settle personal injury claims, or to claim back ppi — payment protection insurance. but, from now on, these companies will have to check first that the recipient has explicitly agreed to receive those calls and messages. companies that don't could face a fine of up to £500,000, and people are encouraged to report them to the ico — the information commissioner's office. some companies will see the new change in law and i think they will desist from the activity. when they don't,

on bbc lawn. 0n bbc news, formula i signs a new £100 million 0n bbc news, formula 1 signs a new £100sorship to f1 tracks around the world. the trade war between the us and china has stepped up a gear, with washington imposing tariffs on thousands more chinese products. the levees affect goods worth $200 billion. president trump said china was unwilling to change what he described as unfair trade practices. beijing warned it will retaliate with the us says it is ready, as karishma vaswani reports. this is how china has become rich over the last four decades, making everything from toys to circuit boards for the rest of the world. 0ne boards for the rest of the world. one of its biggest customers, the united states. but now almost half of everything china makes and sells to the us will be covered under the latest tariffs. president trump says this is his way of levelling the playing field. it should have been done many years ago, should have been done by other presidents and it isa been done by other presidents and it is a disgrace it was not. american companies also manufacture produc

chris buckler, bbc news. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, israel'mos plan to delish a palestinian villaco is generatinroversy. we speak to those impacted. islamabad, the british home secretaryhis government wants to work with the pakistani authorities on improving accountability. the new pakistan prime minist, khan, was elected on anic aorruption platform. reporter: an excited girls school in islamabad welcome to the british home secretary this morning. pakistan has a specia it is where his parents originally came from. later at a press conference, he announced a new envoy to pakistan. >> >> i want to ensure that no one can escape justice or act with impunity. reporter: earlier this year, former prime minister nawaz sharif was sentenced to 10 years in jail. urt ruled he could not prove where the money to buy 4 central london flats had come from. the former finance minister and areof nawaz sharif's sons living and u.k. but are wanted for trial in pakistan for the same case. they deny any wrongdoing. >> i ha

michael buchanan, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.t her brexit plan to eu leaders, and says the eu needs to "evolve its position" to make a success of brexit. ireland and parts of the uk are battered by storm ali, leaving two people dead, including a woman who was blown off a cliff in a caravan in galway. bbc news has learned that a review into maternity errors at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust is now examining more than 100 cases. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah. it's the turn of the two manchester clubs this evening in the champions league. city are hosting lyon, while united are in switzerland taking on young boys. those among the 8pm kicks—offs. city, who have assisted on pipelines, it is goalless so far with 16 minutes gone. raheem sterling has looked lively. switzerland are goalless, playing on artificial surface. also in united's group, juventus with ronaldo are starting at valencia, real madrid hosting roma. both those games are goalless, the only goal so far in these kick—offs is

lucy adams, bbc news. attempt to tackle air pollution. 0nly electric or hybrid models will be allowed on selected roads during the weekday rush hour. it‘s said to be the first scheme of its kind in the uk. john maguire has more. london‘s dirty air is blamed for around 9500 premature deaths every year. air quality is monitored constantly across the city and scientists have a good idea of what causes pollution, when it is at its worst, and who is most at risk. air pollution is like passive smoking the whole time. i mean, the effects of air pollution are very similar to the effects of smoking. you have increases in... obviously, it aggravates lung disease, it causes asthma and aggravates asthma. it causes heart attacks and strokes and it causes lung cancer. just a street away from the diesel and petrol ban zone, is a main road where dr rick thomas from the university of birmingham is using a hand—held monitor to track nitrogen dioxide levels. they are high but well within the legal limit. there are all sorts

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2pm: theresa may defends her brexit plan — as the prime minister hits out at speculation over her future. this is where i get a little bit irritated. this is not — this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, calls for a second eu referendum — as he attacks the government's handling of brexit. in other news — more than 50 people are killed in flooding and landslides in the philippines as typhoon mangkhut batters the china coast. in the united states — communities on the east coast face ‘epic amounts of rainfall‘ — as storm florence continues its path of destruction. olympic champion, eliud kipchoge, breaks the marathon world record by over a minute in berlin. and as mps return from their summer break — we'll take a look back at the last seven days in parliament. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon. theresa may has said she gets "irr

rory cellen—jones, bbc news. from facebook‘s headquarters. ittle over a year ago. had a flaw in it. of new accounts. might be wrong. on tuesday they confirmed something was wrong. where attackers could log it in as those users. really understood what was happening. as well, right? absolutely. that is what is difficult with this scenario right now. with their analysis. the scope could widen considerably. accounts could have been a fact that by this. better care of our data or pay a massive financial penalty. do you think that kind of law might come in to the united states now? companies themselves are pushing, is what they call ‘gdpr lite. in the us version, as proposed by the tech companies. and there seems to be some appetite up on the hill. to actually come to fruition. it is actively being discussed right now, though. as serious criminal activity. and ferry services. caroline rigby has more. it was one of the most visible manhunts in denmark for decades. armed police on the streets, military brought in to support them. suspected by police o

coming up on sportsday on bbc news. ointing nfl quarterback colin kaepernick as the face of their new multi—million pound advertising campaign. the footballer wayne rooney had one as did the actorjames nesbitt. and it seems more and more men are turning to hair transplants to help them cope with a receding hairline. but it can be costly. so, every year, thousands of men are travelling from the uk to turkey where the operation is cheaper. but how effective is it? tiffany sweeney followed one man from middlesborough to istanbul as he underwent the long operation. there are over 300 hair transplant clinics in istanbul, treating hundreds of thousands of men from around the world. one agency told us that enquiries from the uk about hair transplants in turkey have almost doubled in the last two yea rs. hi, nice to meet you. i'm tiffany. paul is one of those men. he's decided to go under the knife at the age of 26. paul works at a supermarket warehouse in middlesbrough and has saved £1,400 for his transplant. that's around four