anne soy, bbc news, harare. e about all of our news stories by going to our website. that's bbc.com/news. forensic scientists in the mexican state of jalisco say they have managed to identify 44 bodies found in a well outside the city of guadalajara. the remains were discovered in early september after locals complained of a bad smell. mexican police have given no details about the victims. candace piette is the bbc world service's americas editor. well, jalisco, where this is taking place, is one of the most violent states in mexico. two very big and dangerous cartels are at war with each other there. so the size of this mass grave that's been seen has really shocked people all over mexico and has reminded people of the case of the 43 students who were killed a few years ago. and the kind of activism that started around that case since then. but it has also shown how violent the war injalisco has become. and also, the tragedy of the vast amount of people in mexico who have disappeared and who have been killed, a

jane corbin, bbc news. r viewers in the uk, panorama — the khashoggi murder tapes is on bbc one this monday at 8:30pm. if you're watching on world news, check out our website for transmission times in your area. in the interview with cbs, saudi crown prince denied knowing about the murder of mr khashoggi in advance, saying it was impossible for him to know about the activities of every civil servant in saudi arabia. he was speaking to norah o'donnell, who began by asking him whether he ordered the killing. translation: absolutely not. this was a heinous crime. but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia, especially since it was committed by individuals working for the saudi government. what does that mean, that you take responsibility? when a crime is committed against a saudi citizen by officials working for the saudi government, as a leader, i must take responsibility. this was a mistake and i must take all actions to avoid such a thing in the future. how did you not know about this operatio

jon sopel, bbc news, new york.to renowned anti—apartheid campaigner archbishop desmond tutu on the couple's 10—day tour of southern africa. it is the first time the four—month—old has been clearly seen in public. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. he's four months and 19 days old now, and little has been seen of archie harrison mountbatten—windsor since his birth on the 6th of may. but here he was in cape town today with his mother and father, to meet one of cape town's most celebrated citizens, archbishop desmond tutu and his daughter, thandeka. archie, inevitably, became the centre of attention. that's something he'll need to get used to. oh, you like the ladies? sensible conversation was temporarily suspended so that everyone could try a bit of baby talk. encouraging sounds and, of course, admiring comments. suffice it to say that archie took it all in his stride, and played his part to perfection. he's clearly a natural at this sort of thing. he won't remember it, of course, but the moment was

welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the bbc speaks to a former ukrainian prosecutor about allegations donald trump put pressure on ukraine to dig up dirt on a potential presidential rival. running street battles in hong kong as protesters prepare to disrupt chinese celebrations to mark 70 years of communism. un investigators speak for the first time of their shock and horror listening to murdered journalist jamal khashoggi's final moments at the saudi consulate in istanbul. jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce races into the record books, winning the women's 100 metres at the athletics world championships. hello and welcome. democrats in the united states congress say impeachment hearings against donald trump could be held in the coming week. the allegations centre on claims he put pressure on ukraine to dig up dirt on a potential rival who's running for the white house in 2020. joe biden is one of the front runners for the democratic nomination to challenge mr trump. but a former prosecutor in ukraine has

welcome to bbc news.ormer prime minister david cameron has accused boris johnson and michael gove of trashing his government, with what he describes as their appalling behaviour during the brexit referendum. in his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron told the times newspaper that the result of the referendum left him feeling depressed, and that he worries about it every day. our political correspondent chris mason's report contains flash photography. it's 2015. the smiles of victory... are you glad to have won at last? david cameron wins the election for the conservatives, in which he promised an eu referendum. a year later, the smiles have gone. he backed remain in the referendum and lost, and resigned. i love this country, and ifeel honoured to have served it. and i will do everything i can in future to help this great country succeed. thank you very much. and now, for the first time since, he's talking about it. in his memoirs, the former prime minister says..

stay with bbc world news. for more on all our stories — go to the bbc news website. ess is bbc.co.uk/news. or download the bbc news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. oil prices soar after saudi attacks. brent crude jumps by the most on record as half is affected. cryptocurrency ‘s, cruising or crunched? let's begin with the global energy markets because the price of rent crude has jumped by markets because the price of rent crude hasjumped by the most on record after drones attacked key facilities in saudi arabia over the weekend. the double digitjump that weekend. the double digitjump that we have not seen before. the attacks on the areas have taken out more than half of the world's supply. us president donald trump moved to ease thejump in president donald trump moved to ease the jump in prices president donald trump moved to ease thejump in prices by authorising thejump in prices by authorising the release of oil reserves. but raised concerns with traders by saying america was, "locked and loaded" and ready to respond by the ——to the

andy swiss, bbc news, kobe. remember boaty mcboatface? hip. well, today it has been officially named by the duke and duchess of cambridge, though it's actually now been called the sir david attenborough after the government intervened. it's hoped the vessel will help carry out world—leading research in the artic and antarctica over the next 25 to 30 years. our science correspondent rebecca morelle is in birkenhead for us now. usually, ships do anything they can to avoid the ice. this one though can plough through ice sheets up to one metre thick. on board there are state—of—the—art labs, submarines and drones, even a helipad, and today the crowds turned out to get a glimpse of it and to meet the man it is named after. it's heading for the most remote parts of our planet, the uk's new polar ship. on board, the duke and duchess of cambridge. and sir david attenborough, who's lent the ship his name. it is my immense privilege and relief to welcome sir david attenborough, rather than boaty mcboatface. catherine did the honors. it gives me grea

anne soy, bbc news, harare. this stay with us on bbc news.lice investigate the theft of a £5 million solid gold artwork from blenheim palace. 30 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. a state funeral is being held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. 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 bu

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. te strike — in cities across the uk, thousands take to the streets — calling for tougher action to combat climate change. from nairobi to new york, sydney to stockholm, millions protest in more than 150 countries around the world. we are young and we are the ones who are going to have to live with this in the future, and we are not the ones who have caused this crisis. thousands ofjobs are at risk and british holiday makers could be left stranded, if thomas cook faces collapse. the woman who claims she was abused by prince andrew speaks out. buckingham palace emphatically denies the duke of york had any

welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: another change to team trump, as the president sacks his national security advisor, john bolton. the administration denies it's a sign of disarray. the president's entitled to the staff that he wants. he should have people that he trusts and values and whose methods and judgements benefit him in delivering american foreign policy. benjamin netanyahu vows to annex parts of the occupied west bank, if he's re—elected. palestinians say the move would bury any chance of peace. where fear of hunger is worse than the bombing — a special report on the yemeni civilians caught up in war and the world's worst humanitarian crisis. and after hurricane dorian, a grim search for the dead in the abaco islands. teams say they face almost impossible conditions. another national security adviser is out of the white house. donald trump has sacked the hawkishjohn bolton, one of his most senior figures in the administration. he's the third person to be dismissed from the job in 3 years. as

this is bbc news. the headlines: democrats in the us congress have announced a formal impeachment inquiry into president trump. the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, accused him of violating the constitution and betraying his oath of office. he's called the move a "witch hunt" and "presidential harrassment". the uk's highest court has ruled that borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament was unlawful. the prime minister says the verdict is wrong, in his opinion, but will respect it. but leaders of all major opposition parties have called for his resignation. a major operation is continuing to bring more than 150,000 people back to the uk after the collapse of thomas cook. around 16,000 passengers were repatriated on tuesday. emergency flights are set to continue for another ten days. you can find more on all our stories on our website, just go to bbc.co.uk/news, or you can download the bbc news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. historic uk ruling,

chi chi izundu, bbc news. you can hear the full interview on bbc sounds. now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. this week, how is a new weekly tv programme trying to explain brexit? hello and welcome to news watch. a new take for television audiences on a very familiar subject, the pod cast brexit cast comes to tv. will its informal approach enlighten confused viewers? and how do its presenters and the bbc‘s journalist in general deal with rising levels of anger about perceived bias over brexit? to say feelings have been running high over brexit and over the bbc‘s coverage is to state the obvious, but this week if anything, the temperature was raised again. what got many viewers hot under the collar was the reporting of this development in the long—running saga on wednesday. the high scottish court rules borisjohnson has suspended parliament illegally to avoid scrutiny of his brexit plans. opposition mps demand the recall of parliament as a judgment sends shock waves through westminster. the case was brought by a group of opposition mps in protest

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the us blames iran for drone attacks on saudi oil refineries, playing down claims of responsibility by yemen's houthi—led government. the white house confirms the killing of osama bin laden‘s son hamza, but won't say when it happened. a state funeral for robert mugabe, but the crowds stay away from the stadium. hello, and welcome to bbc news. us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran is to blame for drone strikes on two saudi oil facilities. he called it "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply" and says there's no evidence the attacks came from yemen, even though yemen's houthi rebels claimed responsibility. the attacks caused huge fires, one at the world's largest oil processing facility, and they may have an impact on the global oil market. reports say as much as half of saudi arabia's output could be disrupted. our world affairs correspondent paul adams, reports. audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabia's economy. the

simon jones, bbc news. t 50 lives — and devastated the islands. tropical storm humberto, is slowly moving north and is expected to become a hurricane either tonight or tomorrow morning. emergency services say 1,300 people remain missing across the bahamas. a charity rescue ship has arrived at the italian island of lampedusa, after the country agreed to let it drop off 82 migrants picked up at sea. it's the first time in several months that the italian government has allowed a migrant rescue vessel to dock. most of those on—board will be taken to other european countries, with 24 of the migrants expected to remain in italy. a second world war veteran took to the skies in a spitfire this afternoon, to mark battle of britain day, 15 september, when the royal air force turned the tide against the german luftwaffe in 1940. george dunn, who's 97, undertook the flight to thank people who've raised thousands of pounds for the raf benevolent fund. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. this is how it feels to be back in a spit

dan roan, bbc news. cer in berkshire have made a new arrest, and re—arrested three teenagers. pc andrew harper, who was 28, was killed near the village of sulhampstead last month while responding to reports of a burglary. he had married his wife lissiejust four weeks previously. a fifth man has already been charged. a former us marine — accused of spying in moscow — has told the bbc that he hasn't committed any crimes and that he was set up. paul whelan, who also has british, irish and canadian citizenship, was arrested in a moscow hotel room last year, when the russian government said he was caught receiving state secrets. today, his appeal against his detention was denied. the trial of four people accused of murdering the girl scout jodie chesney has begun. the 17—year—old was fatally stabbed in an east london park in march, while listening to music with friends. 20—year—old manuel petrovic, 19 year old svenson ong—a—kwie, and two youths, aged 16 and i7, all deny the charge against them. dan johnson rep

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.ests in new york reached a climax, greta thunberg, who you saw in that report, addressed a rally of demonstrators in the city. this is an emergency. our house is on fire. cheering. and it is notjust the young people's house, we all live here. it affects all of us. and we will notjust stand aside and watch, this we are united behind the science, and we will do everything in our power to stop this crisis from getting worse. even if that means skipping school or work, because this is more important. cheering. in a rare sign of dissent in egypt, groups of protesters have gathered near tahrir square in cairo, to shout anti government slogans. they called for president abdel fattah al sisi to go and demanded an end to military rule. police fired tear gas to disperse them. our reporter, sally nabil, was there. area i am standing right now overlooks the square. these people have been chanting and calling on president sisi to go. for years, it has been a no—go zone but anti—government protester

sarah campbell, bbc news. e ahead of next week's you and climate change summit in new york where there will address how best to address global warming. a stark reminder of what the protests are all about. for these people on a pacific island, it's a matter of life and death — of whether their country can actually survive in future. as the planet heats up, the seas rise. and, for millions of people in low—lying communities, the threats are already extreme and they're set to become much worse. i saw for myself two weeks ago how the ice of greenland is melting — adding to the level of the oceans. and scientists fear that more melting will follow. all the time, human activities keep adding to the problem. this is indonesia right now. the fires are immense, like in the amazon, and they release carbon dioxide into the air, and that makes the rise in temperatures even faster. the challenge is that the world is on a course towards dangerous levels of warming. the global average temperature has already risen by one degr

this is bbc news. p story: a senior british cabinet minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the prime minister, borisjohnson, of an assault on decency and democracy over his handling of brexit. following on to that story of brexit... even before this latest blow, borisjohnson was under increasing pressure to make it clear that he'd abide by legislation requiring him to seek a further brexit extension if there's no deal with the eu. a group of mps is preparing legal action if the prime minister refuses to carry out the instruction, which is expected to become law on monday. duncan kennedy reports. another stand—off in westminster. protest and counterprotest today. over the prime minister's plans to suspend parliament and mps' attempts to force a delay to brexit. borisjohnson has spent the week in campaign mode, preparing for an election he wants but opposition parties won't allow. many of that opinion will say "content." all: content. to the contrary "not content." silence the contents have it. but

john sopel, bbc news, washington. ews, the special representative for ukraine, kurt volker, has resigned, that is according to reports after he was named ina according to reports after he was named in a whistleblower complaint. we will keep across that story and will be speaking to our correspondence about the very latest lead in that programme —— later in the programme. here in the uk it's been announced that the independent office for police conduct will assess whether the prime minister boris johnson potentially committed the criminal offence of misconduct in public office — during his time as mayor of london. the allegations are that borisjohnson maintained a friendship with the american businesswoman and former model jennifer accuri and, as a result of that friendship, allowed ms arcuri to participate in trade missions and receive sponsorship monies in circumstances when she and her companies could not have expected otherwise to receive those benefits. the police watchdog will now consider if it is necessary for t

judith moritz, bbc news. sex with prince andrew as a teenager has spoken in detail about the allegations for the first time. virginia roberts guiffre told nbc news in america that she was "trafficked" to prince andrew, whom she described as "an abuser". her allegations first came to light in court papers lodged against the billionaire businessman jeffrey epstein, who'd been accused of trafficking underage girls. buckingham palace has empathically denied that the duke of york had any form of sexual contact or relationship with ms roberts. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond has more. the prince, the teenager and the socialite. now an adult, for the first time outside a court, virginia roberts alleges she was trafficked to prince andrew. the link is this man — jeffrey epstein, a convicted sex offender, now dead. the hugely rich businessman became a friend of prince andrew's. the prince stayed at his houses, flew on hisjet. virginia roberts says she was introduced aged 17 by ghislaine maxwell to prince andrew. i

david willis, bbc news, washington. ampbell reports. it's called america and went on display in new york's guggenheim museum. more than 100,000 people experienced this fully functioning artwork. relocated to one of britain's most famous stately homes, blenheim palace, visitors were to be allowed to spend three minutes alone with the toilet, doing whatever came naturally. the exhibit itself was designed to be a reflection on the american dream and the idea of something ordinarily unattainable in fact potentially being there in a way that you could touch. the toilet was designed to make that physical. butjust two days after going on display, the toilet was stolen, causing significant flood damage to the palace. we believe they used at least two vehicles during the offence and they left the scene at around a:50am. a 66—year—old man has been arrested in connection with this incident and he is currently in police custody. blenheim palace say they are relieved no—one was hurt and are urging anyone with information to contact t

daniel davies, bbc news, tenby. the headlines on bbc news...hnson of only backing leave — in order to further his own political career. the foreign secretary condemns the attacks on saudi oil sites — saying they‘re a reckless attempt to disrupt global supplies — and damage regional security. let‘s ta ke let‘s take a look at the sport now with adam. good afternoon, england look to be closing in on victory in the fifth and final ashes test at the 0val. england were dismissed for 329 in their second innings leaving australia chasing a target of 399 to win. stuart broad quickly made inroads into the australia top order, and then he took the crucial wicket of steve smith. he went for 23 to leave the aussies 85 for four. matthew wade has offered some resistance with a half century. england are on top, the latest school is 185—6. at gleneagles, the solheim cup is delicately balanced as that draws to its conclusion. the scoreboard changing all the time. here is the latest. europe are up in 11th, 11—9 over the united states, up in two and down in five,

james landale, bbc news. ce of climate change and in an interview with the bbc he said extreme weather events such as the melting of ice, hurricanes and wildfires are happening sooner than expected and called for the uk to advance its climate targets by ten yea rs. advance its climate targets by ten years. roger harrabin reports. wildfires are burning across indonesia. their are smokers choking people in the cities, forests are a flame in brazil too, and also in australia, way ahead of the usual wildfire season. professor king says we can't prove a link yet with human driven climate change but it would be foolish to assume these events we re be foolish to assume these events were not linked. he points to the massive ice melt in the arctic as further evidence of an overheating planet. the ice loss is right at the top of the forecast range. we are seeing extreme weather events just rolling out year after year with massive loss of life. rising sea levels, rising temperatures, changes in the weather patterns impac

please get in touch with all your opinions on what you see on bbc news.n appear on the programme. you can e—mail us at... orfind us on twitter or call us... to have a look at previous interviews on our website... that is all from us. we are back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. the kind of weather you should expect this weekend depends very much upon where you are going to be spending it. the further south you are across the uk, you can expect plenty of sunshine, it will be dry and it will turn warmer. the further north you are across the uk, there will be some outbreaks of rain at times, not all the time, it will feel a bit cooler and it will be windy, particularly across the far north of scotland. because low pressure will be trying to muscle its way in here, quite a deep area of low pressure with a set of frontal systems, down towards the south though, high pressure will hold on, giving a lot of dry weather. underneath that high, quite a cool start to saturday morning — in fact one of two spots in the

that's all from the bbc news at six. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.n interview the former prime minister says a second referendum cannot be ruled out. borisjohnson referendum cannot be ruled out. boris johnson says referendum cannot be ruled out. borisjohnson says he is cautiously optimistic and that there is the rough shape of a deal on brexit, but he has been facing a backlash in yorkshire where a heckler told him to get back to parliament. why are you not with them in parliament sorting out the mess that you have created? i am very happy to get back to parliament very soon... but what we want... the irish prime minister says the government's proposals so far fall short and he is not aware of any change in the dup's position on brexit, something reported on earlier on today. the number of people killed as a result of domestic violence is at its highest level for five years. the vast majority of victims were women. a teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating a burger at byron was misled into thinking his mill was safe for him, thatis t

this is bbc world news.esident trump has condemned the launch of impeachment proceedings against him, saying they're based on a hoax. there've been angry scenes in britain's parliament — sitting for the first time since borisjohnson‘s defeat in the uk's supreme court. a bbc investigation has found girls as young as seven being groomed to sell themselves as prostitutes in one of the world's largest licenced brothels. prostitution is legal in some areas of bangladesh, but some women were forced into the life and started work when they were children. a charity is trying to help them escape, by offering schooling from the age of five. our education and family correspondent frankie mccamley has been finding out more. this is a dark world where the unimaginable happens to children. they're born into a life where sex is sold on every street corner, in a brothel that's so popular it's grown into a village, home to nearly 2,000 sex workers. train horn. a familiar noise at the end of the line, signalling the arrival o

this is bbc news. political editor at the sunday people and sunday mirror and political commentator jo phillips to look at tomorrow's front pages in depth. first, here's a quick look at some of tomorrow's papers. the mail on sunday's headline: "we'll break free from the eu like the incredible hulk". in an interview with the paper — borisjohnson says that if brexit negotiations break down — he'll ignore the vote to avoid no—deal — adding — ‘the madder hulk gets, the stronger hulk gets. sam gyimah‘s defection to the liberal democrats dominates the front page of the observer. the former tory minister accuses the prime minister of ‘veering towards populism and english nationalism'. the sunday telegaph claims mrjohnson will use the upcoming queen's speech to unveil a tough new approach to criminaljustice — including whole—life orders for people convicted of murdering pre—school children. and the sunday express claims british people have lost faith in mps — citing a poll suggesting almost eight in ten believ

james landale, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.ix, takes the top golden lion prize at the venice film festival. george w bush: 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 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: a senior british cabinet minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the prime minister boris johnson of an assault on decency and democracy over his handling of brexit. president trump has cancelled peace talks with the taliban after a deadly attack in kabul, revealing that he'd been due

welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: marking five years since the umbrella protests, hong kong's democracy movement takes to the streets for another night of clashes with police. and votes are being counted in afghanistan after an election marked by low turnout and attacks on polling centres. hello and welcome. police in hong kong have used tear gas and water canon to disperse protesters hurling rocks and petrol—bombs in anti—government demonstrations. they were marking five years since the start of what became known as the umbrella movement, a campaign for greater democratic freedom under chinese rule. from hong kong, here's our china correspondent, john sudworth. the everyday object that lent its name to a movement was in use again. five years after it first shielded the protesters from the pepper spray and tear gas. in 2014, the umbrella protests faded away. but this year they're back with a vengeance — in far more violent form. we have no choice. like, we can't go back. imean... for me, like... if we

pallab ghosh, bbc news.bwe from singapore, where he died last week aged 95. mr mugabe was zimbabwe's first leader after the country became independent in 1980. he held on to powerfor almost four decades before being ousted in a coup in 2017 amid allegations of corruption and brutality. there will be a state funeral on saturday. events have been taking place in the united states to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. in new york, at the sight of the destroyed world trade centre towers, the names of the city's victims have been read out. president trump, alongside the first lady, laid a wreath at the pentagon where another of the hijacked planes was deliberately crashed. shareholders in sports direct have registered their unhappiness with founder mike ashley, voting in large numbers against him being relected as director. mr ashley owns over 60% of the company, so was ultimately backed to continue in the role, but almost a quarter of independent shareholders voted against him. more

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.t while ago, greta thunberg, who you saw there, has been speaking to protesters in new york. we are not in school today. and this time, we are not alone. we have some adults who are not at work today either. and why? because this is an emergency. our house is on fire. and it is notjust the young people's house, we all live here. it affects all of us. and we will notjust stand aside and watch, we are united behind the science, and we will do everything in our power to stop this crisis from getting worse. even if that means skipping school or work, because this is more important. rising sea levels attributed to global warming are threatening entire communities along west africa's shoreline. an estimated 5 million people live along ghana's atlantic coast. the coastal region is a significant contributor to the country's economy. many homes in the eastern volta region have been destroyed by tidal waves in recent years. the bbc‘s thomas naadi reports from the keto district where 100 homes ha

jon ironmonger, bbc news. this is bbc news.nnounced that a police watchdog will assess whether the prime minister borisjohnson should face a criminal investigation over his friendship with an american businesswoman during his time as mayor of london. it's alleged that as a result of the friendship, jennifer arcuri was allowed to go on overseas trade missions, and that she received about $14,000 in sponsorship money. the prime minister denies the claims. downing street has released a statement saying "everything was done with propriety and in the normal way". 0ur uk affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. the basis of the allegations is that, while he was mayor of london, borisjohnson‘s friend, jennifer arcuri, received £11,500 in sponsorship for events organised by one of her companies, which came from organisations linked to the mayor's office. and also went on three overseas trips with borisjohnson which, originally, she'd been turned down for. now, the greater london authority monitoring officer has been looking at t

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.issent in egypt, groups of protesters have gathered near tahrir square in cairo, to shout anti government slogans. they called for president abdel fattah al sisi to go and demanded an end to military rule. police fired tear gas to disperse them. our reporter, sally nabil, was there. shouting. the ridge i'm standing right now overlooks tahrir square. these protesters have been chanting and calling on president sisi to go and leave power. just a few days ago, that was an unthinkable scenario for many egyptians. tahrir square for years has been a no—go zone for anti—government protesters. security presence is quite heavy in all areas surrounding the square. constant shouting. as you can see, they are saying, "down with sisi!" chanting and yelling. "go, sisi, go", that's what they are saying. we have seen security forces firing tear gas. we've just run away because we've heard that security forces are coming. they have been firing tear gas and chasing the protesters wherever they go. secur

susana mendonca, bbc news.people — including several african leaders — are attending the state funeral of the former zimbabwean president robert mugabe. he led the country to independence from britain and was in power for almost a0 years. he became increasingly autocratic, his government increasingly repressive, the economy enfeebled. mr mugabe was deposed two years ago, and died last week, aged 95. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy reports from the capital harare. the final journey for zimba bwe‘s independence leader. robert mugabe led the country for nearly four decades. a towering figure who was both loved and loathed at home and abroad. current and former leaders from across africa, here to pay their respects and express solidarity with the man they address as comrade. comrade mugabe will be remembered as an africanist and a great icon of african liberation. president mugabe had consistently demonstrated his steadfast commitment to our shared vision of the africa we want. but from zimbabweans, a less

mayenijones, bbc news in lagos. stay with us on bbc world news.ry retraces his mother's footsteps, walking through a partially—cleared angolan minefield. in all russia's turmoil it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many have feared for so long is playing out its final active. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel along to have sovereignty over the holy sites. an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states' special representative to ukraine, kurt volker, has resigned after being named in a white

welcome to bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: britain's prime minister says he'd rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask the european union for a further delay to brexit. it costs £1 billion a month, it achieves absolutely nothing, what on earth is the point of further delay. the devastation of hurricane dorian in the bahamas — at least 70,000 people need urgent help a special report fom alaska, where developers want president trump to remove environmental protections in america's largest national forest. and the first female rapper to officially sell 100 million albums and singles, nicki minaj, has announced her retirement from music. the prime minister's brother has resigned as a government minister and will also step down as an mp at the next election. jojohnson voted to remain in eu unlike his brother. he said he was torn between family loyalty and the national interest. after losing a series of crucial votes in parliament this week, borisjohnson has again pledged to leave the eu on 31st october. he said he woul

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00: boris johnson returned to the commons today to face the anger of many mps. parliament resumed its business this morning after the supreme court found that mrjohnson had acted unlawfully when he suspended proceedings after yesterday's ruling, mr speaker, the prime minister should have done the honourable thing and resigned. this parliament must either stand aside and let brexit done or bring a vote of confidence and finally face the day of reckoning with the voters. a transcript is published of donald trump's conversation with the ukranian president — opponents say it proves the president acted improperly. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, eve pollard and laura hughes. stay with us for that. a very good evening and welcome to bbc news. boris johnson has faced the house of commons, for the first time since his defeat in the supreme court yesterday. there were bad—tempered exchanges as the prime minister claimed that

hello and welcome to bbc news. the us secretary of state has blamed iran for drone strikes on two saudi oilfacilities, saying there's no evidence the attacks came from yemen. mike pompeo also accused iran of launching an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply. the saudi energy minister said half of the country's oil production would be temporarily halted. houthi rebels in yemen earlier said said they had carried out the attacks. our world affairs correspondent, paul adams, reports. audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabia's economy. the abqaiq oil processing plant — one of the world's largest — engulfed in flames, attacked by drones. the kingdom's second largest oilfield, khurais, also hit. the smoke visible from space, caught by a nasa satellite. yemen's houthi rebels are celebrating. translation: this mission comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes of the aggression and its continuous blockade on our country for the past five years. aramco, owned by the saudi stat

matt mcgrath, bbc news.n spain as heavy rain and flash—flooding continue to batter the south—east of the country shutting down regional airports and schools. spain's meteorological office forecast torrential downpours of up to 18 centimetres over 24 hours and warned that heavy rain was expected to affect parts of southern spain and the balearic islands including ibiza. olivia crellin reports. a woman awoman and a woman and her family a woman and herfamily are a woman and her family are hauled to safety. one bag of positions or they could take with them, as the water steadily rose around their home. —— positions. these dramatic images of a landscape now underwater, and the urgent response to save those trapped by the deluge recorded by spain's military emergency unit, now called out to help the thousands affected. just 48 hours after some areas saw their heaviest rainfall on record, swathes spain's southern countryside were transformed. translation: i went out to buy bread and then i saw the whole town centre

this is bbc news. gathered in new york as a day of action reaches its climax. millions have taken part around the world. one of the events driving fears about climate change has been the fires taking place in the amazon. the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, is expected to address the issue in a speech to the un general assembly next week. despite government claims the worst is over, fires continue to plague the amazon region of brazil as will grant reports from the state of para. with people turning out across the world in cities for the climate strikes, this is a visual representation of what is motivating them to take to the streets. this area is one part of around 1600 football fields of amazon forest, now just charred football fields of amazon forest, nowjust charred and blackened by the wildfires. and of course after the wildfires. and of course after the fire rages through this area, the fire rages through this area, the trees simply can't do their basic functions anymore. they can't convert

simon jones, bbc news. and job development in the amazon, which they claim will help protect wildlife and reduce deforestation. it follows international criticism of brazil's handling of the forest‘s worst fires for two decades. brazil's space agency says there are still more than 80,000 fires burning across the region. as cases of dementia continue to rise, experts have been looking at ways that new technology can help to make life easier for those living with the disease. virtual reality is one idea under consideration — as dougal shaw found out when he went to visit a care home in oxford. these days bill is usually to be found in the garden of his care home. but back in the 1950s as a favourite place to be or what the dance hall. place to be was the dance hall. now, thanks to virtual reality, he is going to relive that golden age again. if you look behind you you will see people dancing. yodels. this is what's called a virtual reality therapy. bill has dementia and the hope is this trip down memory lane

now on bbc news it's time for click. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.ello and welcome along to sportsday on the bbc news channel. i'm adam wild. coming up on the programme... it came down to the final hole, but europe win the solheim cup in a thrilling finish at gleneagles. after a long summer of exhilirating cricket, england win the final ashes test to draw the series with australia. watford fight back from 2—0 down against arsenal in the premier league. also coming up in the programme... we'll reflect on that las vegas victory for tyson fury. a win, but at what cost? hello, good evening and welcome to sportsday, i'm adam wild. we're going to start at gleneagles, where it's been a day of high drama in the solheim cup. the lead changing hands between europe and the usa time and time again. it all ended on the 18th green, where wild card pick suzann pettersen holed an eight—foot putt to win the trophy for europe. our reporter sarah mulkerrins is there for us, and sarah, an incredible finish? is there for us, and sarah, it was simply sensational here, thi

jane corbin, bbc news. is on bbc one this monday at 8.30 pm. if you're watching on world news — check out our website for transmission times in your area. britain's prime minister boris johnson says he's been "a model of restraint" when it comes to the language he uses in the brexit debate. it follows a week of bitter exchanges between mps in parliament. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from the conservative party conference in the northern english city of manchester. brexit is still the lens through which every political conversation is taking place and borisjohnson has real determent a rush determination to try and bring that to an end and that is why some people here in this conservative bubble are absolutely behind him but thatis bubble are absolutely behind him but that is also why some other people in the conservative party are really unhappy and worried about his determination to get brexit done by halloween, whatever the cost. but there is another aspect to the conservative joys on one h

claire marshall, bbc news, papua new guinea.tuck in a lift. the pontiff was inside the elevator for 25 minutes before a team of firefighters managed to start it again. once he made it on to the balcony the pontiff announced he would be appointing 10 new cardinals next month. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @duncangolestani. hello there, good morning. cloudier, milder weather is set to return across much of the uk for monday. the weather will look a little bit different to the way it did on sunday. still a few showers around at the moment, particularly across northern areas but it is turning quite chilly and we have clearer skies across the south as well. we have had those cooler, fresher, north—westerly winds on sunday and they will be replaced by these west— south—westerly winds coming around top of this area of high pressure. we're going to find these weather fronts focusing the wetter weather across the northern half of the uk. ahead of that, with the clearer skies, in eastern scotland, eastern england, it will be chilly an

david sillito, bbc news.d meat, sausages and bacon, according to an international team of experts, who concluded that there is little evidence that meat increases the risk of cancer or heart disease. the researchers said the current evidence on the dangers of red and processed meat was very weak. our medical correspondent fergus walsh is here with more details. there have been repeated studies linking red — and especially processed meat — with heart disease and cancer. the current guidance from the government advises people to eat no more than 70g of red and processed meat a day — equivalent to two rashers of bacon or one and half pork sausages. now a team of international experts — writing in annals of internal medicine — has reviewed existing data, and found only weak evidence that it's worth trying to cut back. they did not find no evidence of harm, but simply that it was very small. the argument here is not so much about the evidence — but how it is interpreted. take bowel cancer. in 2015, the world healt

simonjack, bbc news. nload our energy briefing, do go to bbc .co .uk/ energy. sarah thomas, a cancer survivorfrom colorado, has become the first person to swim across the english channel 4 times non—stop. she began the challenge in the early hours of sunday morning and finished after more than 5a hours. the swim was due to be about 80 miles, but because of strong tides, sarah ended up winning close to 130 miles. our correspondence robert hall reports. exhausted, but triumphant. the first rays of the sun lit the shoreline ahead, sarah thomas reached out towards the end of herjourney. there she comes! friends have willed her to succeed during moments when her to succeed during moments when her spirit and, where there on the ta bles to her spirit and, where there on the tables to greet her. well done, sarah! you've done it! i was sick... they just sarah! you've done it! i was sick... theyjust said, sarah! you've done it! i was sick... they just said, you sarah! you've done it! i was sick... theyjust said, you

this is bbc news. ts climax in new york, with a rally addressed by greta thunberg. the swedish teenager said she hoped the protests will mark a social tipping point. demonstrations have taken place in cairo and elsewhere in egypt against the government. they called for president abdel fattah el—sisi to go and demanded an end to military rule. police fired tear gas to disperse them. the woman who claims she was abused by prince andrew has given an interview to us media. buckingham palace emphatically denies the duke of york had any sexual contact with her. president trump says there's inappropriate about a conversation he said with a foreign leader. us media reports president trump ask the president of ukraine to investigate the son of his democratic rival, joe biden. those other

well, we put that to bbc news and they told us... at about the decision to run the story at all on any bbc outlets? rod gray thought that was wrong, e—mailing... i am joined now from salford by the bbc head of sportsjournalism. can i ask first, when did the bbc know this tabloid paper was going to be running this story? i cannot speak for the whole of the bbc but certainly, speaking personally i was not aware of it at all until the sun was published that morning. how did you decide to cover it and how much detail to give? initially, actually, nobody in the bbc covered the story because ourjudgment was it was not the story of public interest, having thought about it, and we thought there were clear privacy issues involved with it so actually there was no coverage of the story until ben stoakes himself issued an incredibly strong and detailed statement addressing his anger, his upset about it and his views on the whole nature of that kind ofjournalism, and at that stage, ijudgment was it became a story we should cover. so, when he spoke