welcome to bbc newsroom live.he storm over allegations of sexual harassment labour has suspended an mp. he has yet to comment on the claims. his promotion to the shadow cabinet last year after the complaint was first made and he was reprimanded by the party has been criticised. labour's leaderjeremy corbyn refused to comment when approach this morning. good morning mr corbyn. goodbye. did you know about mr hopkins‘s behaviour? are you aware of the allegations against him, mr corbyn before you promoted into the shadow cabinet? were you aware of the allegations against mr hopkins, sir? goodbye. meanwhile the former defence secretary michael fallon says he categorically denies the claim he made inappropriate comments to andrea leadsom. she herself is yet to respond. well, we have been speaking to our correspondence in westminster very soon. but a little earlier, ian watson brought my colleague up—to—date with the latest honours allegations against calvin hopkins. first of all it has been alleged that after a meeting

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ture of zimbabwe's long—time leader, robert mugabe, remains unclear after he was placed under house arrest by the country's military. two envoys from south africa have arrived in the capital, harare, to try to hold talks with the 93—year—old and zimbabwe's generals, who deny there's been a coup. the army's intervention is being seen by many as an attempt to prevent mr mugabe's wife, grace, from succeeding him. laura westbrook reports. what would have been unthinkable only a few weeks ago has happened: robert mugabe, the world's oldest leader, has lost control of the country he has ruled for 37 years. the military denied staging a coup, but it is clear that robert mugabe is no longer calling the shots. zimbabwe's ruling party, the zanu—pf, were emphatic. president mugabe is still in power. he's the man in charge of zimbabwe, officially, right now. a lot has happened. but what has not happened is a coup. the language is important, and key regional bloc, the african union, has given its f

welcome to bbc newsroom live. chancellor has insisted yesterday's budget will address britain's problems with productivity, amid gloomy forecasts for economic growth. the office for budget responsibility said it expects the uk economy to expand by less than 2% for the next four years, partly because of persistently low productivity growth. a separate report by the think tank the resolution foundation has warned of the longest fall in people's living standards since records began more than 60 years ago. labour said philip hammond was "cut off from the real lives of people". let's get more from our assistant political editor norman smith. the day after the budget, much more analysis and argument. argument in particular over the gloomy projections by the office for budget responsibility about our future growth prospects and the protracted slowdown we seem to be facing which feeds through into wages, taxes, money for public services. the chancellor this morning i thought was seeking to dispel some of that gloom and su

santa in the bbc newsroom and i want to join yours.ly you just signup at the website and it helps if you are in new zealand. how many people have joined so far? just under 3900 people. 3900 people and, of course, the prime minister is part of the secret santa activity. he will she be giving the secret santa to?|j secret santa activity. he will she be giving the secret santa to? i am not sure. people i keeping tightlipped on who got who, which is good. you want to have a bit of a surprise when you get the gift.|j good. you want to have a bit of a surprise when you get the gift. i am also looking forward to the secret sa nta also looking forward to the secret santa activity in the newsroom. what are some of the heartfelt tweets you received? some people have said this has made their rifts —— christmas. it is the only gift they receive. it has helped bring together a whole bunch of people that would not normally talk to each other. it is sort of like a big community. have they been able to share with you as well what great christmas gifts

welcome to bbc newsroom live. measures are to be introduced to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries during childbirth in england. for the first time, parents of stillborn babies are to be routinely offered an independent investigation into what went wrong. the uk has already reduced the mortality rate for babies but still lags behind many other european countries. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. losing twins during pregnancy, and then having baby hugo very prematurely, means rachel understands all too well the challenges childbirth can present. her experience has taught her that parents and medical staff need to be more aware of when things could go wrong. i think it's education of pregnant women to never be afraid to ask questions and raise concerns. and it's also the medical establishment in encouraging them to do so. now, the health secretary in england is announcing rather than hospitals carrying out their own investigations when things go wrong, an independent review will be carri

welcome to bbc newsroom live.t mugabe is accused of failing to uphold the constitution and of giving his wife grace too much power. some bubbly‘s former vice president has warned into design immediately after his humiliation by zimbabweans. let's get the very latest from harare. it is because robert mugabe hasjust from harare. it is because robert mugabe has just refused and refused to resign that those impeachment proceedings are beginning here today. he had an opportunity when he went on television on sunday night to resign. he did not go. yesterday, there was a deadline for him to resign and it came and went and he is still in office. the key is still technically president of the country this morning. he even chaired a meeting of his cabinet. right now, in the parliament behind me, they are going to begin impeachment proceedings in just over an are going to begin impeachment proceedings injust over an hour's time. there are a lot of demonstrators outside the parliament. they are having what they call an impeach

the headlines on bbc newsroom live.'t quite understand at the time and this, the abolition of an obscure tax perk which appears to benefit many small savers, could have been one of those occasions. there is a case now for removing the anomaly of the indexation allowance for capital gains, bringing the corporate tax system in line with the capital gains tax system. i will therefore bring this allowance so companies receive relief for inflation up to january 2018 but not thereafter. insurers say there is an impact on traditional savings policies, often sold door—to—door or at the workplace. they include endowments which pay you a lump sum, whole—of—life insurance which pays out after you die, and other investment policies which have had some of their annual growth tax—free. from early numbers we've looked at, we think that millions of people have these policies and will now be losing relatively modest amounts of money, perhaps £25, £50 each, some a lot more, but this all adds up to a huge amount, hundreds of millions of p

welcome to bbc newsroom live.resa may is under pressure to restore stability to the government after the second resignation from her cabinet in a week. the international development secretary, priti patel, stepped down last night after more questions were raised about her unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. ms patel was a prominent brexit supporter, and the prime minister is facing calls to replace her with someone who also backs leaving the eu. labour are demanding to know what the foreign office knew about priti patel‘s meetings with israeli politicians. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at downing street. pressure on the prime minister from all directions, can she emerge from this with a semblance of authority and a sense of stability in government? i would say that people inside downing street are not getting too excited about this. that point is that they have dealt with this, the resignation has happened, there is not much prospect of a widespread reshuffle, that is not what theres

welcome to bbc newsroom live.0ne iranian aid agency said at least 70,000 people need shelter after homes were destroyed. the quake hit the border area between the two countries, around 30 kilometres south of halabja with a magnitude of 7.3. it was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant has more. the powerful earthquake struck last night, entire buildings collapsing leaving many people trapped underneath. it appeared in the western provinces of iran that the damage has been most serious. in just one district at least 200 people are now known to have been killed. and the hospitals in this region is trying to cope with thousands of injured. many lucky to still be alive. translation mac ali the earthquake was a very strong, the earthquake was a very strong, the window fell on me and winded my hand and my face. the moment the earthquake hit in the region was caught live on television. the studio guest here trying to keep calm as the building shakes violently. this is across the border

this is bbc newsroom live. our latest headlines... president. so far there is no sign of him relinquishing power. the notorious us cult leader charles manson has died in prison aged 83. his followers were behind a string of brutal murders in the 1960s. theresa may is to chair a meeting of some of her senior ministers to try to make progress on stalled eu talks. they are expected to discuss how much the uk should offer to pay the eu to settle its bill as it leaves. talks on forming a coalition government in germany have collapsed, leaving angela merkel facing her biggest challenge in 12 years as chancellor. the country's president could call fresh elections. and months of high temperatures and virtually no rain has caused drought in portugal. we'll find out what this means for the portugal's population of bees. sports news now withjessica, and some very sad tennis news. it's been confirmed that the former wimbledon champion jana novotna has died after a long battle with cancer. she was 49. novotna won 17 grand slam titles during her ca

welcome to bbc newsroom live. minutes, we will have the latest on the government push to get to the brexit trade talks next month, but next, we will begin with zimbabwe. we have the receiving pictures and allow short while of president robert mugabe, who has made his first public appearance in the capital since he was placed under house arrest, and the military took over the country earlier this week. he was attending a university graduation ceremony, but reports from the discussion that have been going on suggest that he is in no mood to resign or to step aside easily, at least. the generals still denying that this is a coup. they see it is the transition process, but designed very much, everyone there believes, to prevent robert mugabe's wife grace from succeeding him in power. we will be back in zimbabwe very shortly, but right now, let's move on to the latest on brexit. theresa may has said she hopes the eu will respond "positively" to her efforts to push forward the brexit talks as she meets other eu leaders

you're watching outside source, live from the bbc newsroom.ople in iran are still waiting for help, nearly 48 hours after a devastating earthquake. let's look at what else is being reported around the bbc newsroom. the ruling party in zimbabwe has accused the country's army chief of treason, after he challenged the president robert mugabe over the sacking of the vice president. zanu-pf said sacking of the vice president. zanu—pf said the general‘s criticism was calculated to disturb national peace. the lebanese politician who dramatically resigned as prime minister while in saudi arabia says that he will return to beirut in the next few days. he stunned his country when he stepped down. now let's go to the british parliament, where politicians have begun the first day of debate of the all important brexit bill or to give it the official term, the eu withdrawal bill. this sets out the mammoth task of transferring 40—odd yea rs mammoth task of transferring 40—odd years worth of eu law into the uk statute books. this is all the uk politicians in

welcome to bbc newsroom live.husband of a british—iranian woman, being held in prison in tehran, has urged the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, to "retract in parliament", a suggestion he made that she'd been training journalists when she was arrested last year. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five—year prison sentence, over allegations of involvement in "propaganda against the regime". richard ratcliffe says his wife was simply visiting relatives, and fears iranian officials are using mrjohnson‘s statement to increase herjail sentence. the foreign secretary is expected to phone his iranian counterpart this morning. we arejoined now we are joined now by our assistant political editor, norman smith. borisjohnson has spoken to the uranium foreign minister this morning. we do not know the outcome of that meeting. i am told it will be made more clear later today when the prime minister's spokesman briefs reporters. we know boris johnson will make a statement in the house of commons. crucially, that will not be abou

welcome to bbc newsroom live.theresa may that she should pay more attention to tackling terrorism in the uk, rather than criticising him. the message was delivered in a tweet last night after downing street criticised the us president for sharing anti—muslim videos posted by a british far—right group on social media. the row has placed more pressure on the prime minister to cancel mr trump's state visit to the uk next year. our north america correspondent, laura bicker, reports. the home secretary insisted donald trump was wrong to share the videos. her comments in a moment. first... our north america correspondent, laura bicker, reports. they may have held hands once but this so—called special relationship is now being tested by a series of presidential tweets. first, from the account of a far right anti—muslim group called britain first, donald trump retweeted three inflammatory videos to his 43 million followers. the first claimed incorrectly to show a muslim migrant attacking a man on crutches. when challenged

welcome to bbc newsroom live. of the international development secretary, priti patel, is in doubt after details emerged of further undisclosed meetings she had with israeli politicians. ms patel is currently flying back from africa, after being ordered to return to the uk by the prime minister. she apologised to theresa may on monday about unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians in august, but it appears she did not reveal details of further meetings held in september. joining us from westminster is our assistant political editor norman smith. is there any course of action open to theresa may other than to sack priti patel? it is very hard to see any other outcome, all the signs are priti patel, when she landed back in london, will be summoned to meet the prime minister, and she will be asked to give her version of events, why she did not disclose details of further meetings with israeli politicians when she met the prime minister on monday for that face—to—face dressing down, why she did not from the prim

welcome to bbc newsroom live. eu law into domestic uk law, to ensure a smooth transition on the day after brexit. the brexit date — the 29th of march 2019 — will be enshrined in law as part of the bill, in a move announced by the prime minister last week. and yesterday, brexit secretary david davis made a surprise concession, promising mps would be given a take—it—or leave—it vote on the final brexit deal. some tory rebels say that could mean a chaotic exit from the eu — if a deal was reached at the last minute — or if there was no deal. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. the prime minister, teresa may. still in charge, theresa may last night at the glittering lord mayor of london's banquet in london, a break from brexit and potential trouble ahead. a key piece of the government's brexot legislation returns to the commons today and mps are trying to tinker with it. they are proposing hundreds of changes to try and influence ministers' approach and so yesterday an apparent concession to one of their

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ont of tens of thousands of people. he said across the political and ethnic divide people have legitimate expectations of the office i now occupy. ben brown is at the national sports stadium in harare. hello from the national sports stadium here. the new president was sworn in a short time ago. people here are saying millions watched it. and millions around the world. to getan and millions around the world. to get an indication of what this new president is going to be like. he gave us president is going to be like. he gave us a president is going to be like. he gave us a lot of clues. he said he is committed to having democratic elections in zimbabwe next year as planned. he said that domestic politics in this country had been poisoned and polarised for too long. he also was generous to the man who has now resigned, robert mugabe after 37 years has now resigned, robert mugabe after 37 yea rs in has now resigned, robert mugabe after 37 years in power. he said he had made an immense con

these are some of the main stories in the bbc newsroom.ups to respect each other‘s right —— each other‘s leaders‘ rights but —— each others‘ rates but he made no mention by name of the rohingya muslims who had to flee to bangladesh. and we will have more on the missing submarine. outside source is an hour of the biggest global stories brought to you here from inside the bbc newsroom and we will start this half in kenya, because uhuru kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president and he spoke of uniting the nation, but frankly that looked a little way off. because well the inauguration ceremony was happening in nairobi, the opposition leader raila odinga was taking part in a second. given he didn‘t take part in the election, it looks unlikely, but remember there was a rerun because the first was declared void after irregularities and then raila odinga pulled out of the second one because he didn‘t feel enough had been done to deal with those irregularities. these are some of the pictures we have of clashes between the protesters

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...my seizes control of the country — but they insist they are not staging a coup. let's turn to the us state of alabama, where the race is on to become the next senator, replacing jeff sessions, who's now the attorney general. this is roy moore. he's the republican politician who's currently campaigning for the post. but his campaign has been marred by allegations of sexual misconduct. a number of women have accused mr moore of sexually assaulting them decades ago, when they were teenagers. he denies the claims. nonetheless, he's been told to step down by a number of senior republicans, including house senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. rajini vaidya nathan is in montgomery, alabama. she can give as reaction from alabama. roy moore is very defiant? yes, he is. he's spoke at a rally last night. he has been tweeting today saying we will not quit. he says he is going to stay as candidate, but as you mentioned there is huge pressure from the republican leadership for him to step aside i

i do my own secret santa in the bbc newsroom. i want tojoin. how do ijoin?y, you sign on the website. you have to be in new zealand. how many have joined the secret santa giftgiving in new zealand? just under 3900 people this year, i think. 3900 people! and, of course, the prime minister is part of the secret santa activity! who was the lucky person who will be given a gift by her?|j am who will be given a gift by her?” am not sure. people are keeping tightlipped on who got to this year, which is good. you don't want to give it away. you want a surprise.” am also looking forward to the secret santa activity in the newsroom. tell us some of the heartfelt tweets you received when heartfelt tweets you received when he started this activity. some people have said this has made their christmas, it is the only gift they we re christmas, it is the only gift they were getting this year. it has helped make people feel more at home, especially if they are from another country. it has helped bring together a whole bunch of people that would not normally talk to each ot

this is bbc newsroom live.of edinburgh say they are for the couple and wish them every happiness". thrilled, thank you very much. for both of them, i hope they'll be very happy indeed, be very happy indeed, is all i can say. high—tech industries are set to receive millions of pounds in extra funding to boost skills and create jobs. tributes have been paid to the three children and two adults killed when a stolen car crashed in leeds at the weekend. authorities in bali have warned that a volcano on the island is in imminent danger of a full—scale eruption. six former british soldiers imprisoned on weapons charges in india since 2013 are set to be released. let's get more now on our top story — prince harry and meghan markle in india since 2013 are to be released. they were arrested while working as guards on a ship to combat piracy in the indian ocean and were sentenced to five years in 2016. the former soldiers appealed, and a judge hasjust ruled that they be acquitted. earlier two of the soldiers partners. yvo

welcome to bbc newsroom live.imbabwe has seized control of the country but is denying it‘s staged a coup against robert mugabe, who‘s been president for the last 37 years. loud explosions and gunfire were heard during a night of tension in the capital, harare. armoured vehicles have now been deployed around parliament and government buildings. soldiers seized the headquarters of the country‘s national broadcaster and an army general appeared on television to say the military is targeting what he described as "criminals" around president mugabe. the army say the president is being kept safe. the president of south africa, jacob zuma, has urged zimbabwe‘s government and its military to resolve what he called a political impasse amicably. the latest events were sparked by the sacking last week of one of the country‘s vice—presidents, emmerson mnangagwa, who mugabe accused of plotting against him and his wife, grace, who has positioned herself as his successor. jon donnison has this report. an increase in military veh

the headlines on bbc newsroom live.flation. gavin williamson has been named as the new defence secretary. he moves from his former position as chief whip. his appointement follows the resignation from the cabinet of sir michael fallon amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women. prosecutors in madrid have asked the high court to remand eight former members of the catalan government in custody. they are facing charges of rebellion and sedition for trying to declare independence for catalonia from spain. former catalan leader carles puigdemont and four others ignored an order to appear in court. protests are now being held in barcelona, outside the catalan government building. our correspondent james reynolds is in barcelona with the latest. those who turned up were led by the former vice president of the catalan region who is himself a leader of a left—wing political party and he decided is workers while showing up with other ministers as well. they face these very serious charges of rebellion, sedition and

here‘s rachel in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today‘s news.ity rate for babies but still lags behind many other european countries. here‘s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. losing twins during pregnancy, and then having baby hugo very prematurely, means rachel understands all too well the challenges childbirth can present. her experience has taught her that parents and medical staff need to be more aware of when things could go wrong. i think it‘s education of pregnant women to never be afraid to ask questions and raise concerns. and it‘s also the medical establishment in encouraging them to do so. now, the health secretary in england is announcing that rather than hospitals carrying out their own investigations when things go wrong, an independent review will be carried out instead. when i talk to parents whose heart has been broken by something that has gone wrong in those very small numbers of cases, what they say is it‘s not about the money, they just want to know that the nhs has learned from what went wrong so that that same mist

more on bbc newsroom live next.we will see some sunny spells in the southern areas. there is a zone of cloudy weather in wales, england and the bulk of northern england, scotla nd the bulk of northern england, scotland and northern ireland will be fine and dry this afternoon. temperature is about nine or ten, 11-13 temperature is about nine or ten, 11—13 further south. overnight a bit of fog developing in the north east, elsewhere quite cloudy into friday and on friday it will be cloudier compared to today. there will be brighter skies developing in southern areas of england. some rain spread into the far north and west and temperatures about 10—13. sunny spells at the weekend, some scattered showers, but for all of us a bit colder. this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11. within the last half hour gavin williamson has been named as the new defence secretary. he moves from his former position as chief whip. theresa may moves swiftly to try and stabilise her government after the departure of s

annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. in england and wales are struggling to meet demand, due to a surge in the number of calls from members of the public. a survey by the policing watchdog says the service is under "significa nt stress" because of budget cuts, although it says forces could help by making further efficiencies. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. if you report a crime this is where your call is dealt with. the control room. it is the nerve centre of police operations. there are more than 8 million 999 calls every year, with millions of others on the non—emergency number, 101. the inspector of constabulary says that police are struggling to cope. he says that problems retaining control room staff and an overreliance on outdated technology are to blame. some requests for police to deal with crimes, including criminal damage and assault, go unanswered. in devon and cornwall, many callers hang up because they have to wait so long. the control rooms are right at the heart of what our police force

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a good day.ort slightly less cold air. clear spells in the far north. temperatures falling to an overnight low of around three celsius. tomorrow, some sunny spells to begin with in scotland. showers in the far north. a much cloudier day across northern ireland and england and wales. all breaks of light rain and drizzle, particularly the further west you are. brighter spells here and there, but noticeably tomorrow it'll feel milder. temperatures in the double figures in the south, the maximum of 12 celsius. this is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11. nearly 330 people have been killed in iran by a powerful earthquake centred just over the border in a mountainous region of iraq. the husband of nazanin zaghari—radcliffe — jailed in iran — says foreign secretary borisjohnson is now ‘personally engaged' in her case his words are being used by the unions and it is important that she stands alongside her and together we get a as soon as possible. business leaders from across europe

bbc newsroom like this next. had a really good day. back tomorrow night. —— bbc newsroom life. will continue through the afternoon. maybe some flurries in norfolk and suffolk. some showers in west wales, the south of england. it will feel pretty cold. with the wind chill, temperatures 02 minus three. this evening watch out for some ice. that continues into the early hours of friday. more showers drifting further west. these are the temperatures in towns and cities. another bitterly cold night. temperatures down to —10 in rural parts of scotland. during friday, a cold and frosty start. cloud increasing in northern western areas. more sunshine in western england and wales. this is bbc news — and these are the top stories developing at 11am: after president trump hits back at theresa may for criticising him for re—tweeting videos posted by a british far—right group, the home secretary defends the special relationship. the importance of the relationship between our countries, the unparalleled sharing of intelligence between our countries, is vital. it is undoubtedly saved british l

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.uest of theresa may amid growing speculation about her future in the government. the international development secretary, priti patel, she had already been forced to apologise for a series of unauthorised meetings while on a family holiday in israel. it's now emerged she had further talks which she failed to disclose to the prime minister. crispin blunt said she should have been more cautious when dealing with middle east policy. she has not demonstrated that she has got a grip on the conflict. when you get into things like this where things are delicate between the competing parties you have to be careful. donald trump has arrived in beijing, as he continues his tour of asia. the american president took a tour of the forbidden city in the capital, alongside his chinese counterpart, xi jinping. mr trump is expected to ask china to cut its financial links with north korea. speaking in south korea earlier, mr trump urged all countries to join forces to isolate pyongyang, saying the world

you're watching outsideside source, live from the bbc newsroom.tine navy say it is believes there was an explosion in the south atlantic at the time that one of its submarines went missing. now here is a developing story for you after weeks of stand—off. the police in papua new guinea started to move refugees and asylum seekers out of a closed detention centre on manis island. a0 people from the former australian—run centre have been be relocated but still 300 others remain. let's have a look at the pictures. here are people inside the pictures. here are people inside the camp. men protesting there. refusing to leave. they feel that they will not be safe if they leave. so that's the situation for the men there. also, ithink so that's the situation for the men there. also, i think we can show you pictures from inside the camp. it's a pretty squalid situation. there are reports that the police attacks the men and destroyed their possessions in the raids. and this is what is happening in sydney. protesters: bring them here. taking a stand against the

welcome to bbc newsroom live.have a breaking story from the hague. the defence lawyer for a bosnian croat war crimes suspect says her client has drunk poison. this was during the reading of his verdict at the un war crimes tribunalfor verdict at the un war crimes tribunal for the verdict at the un war crimes tribunalfor the former verdict at the un war crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia. during the reading of his appeal sentencing, the former wartime leader appeared to drink from a small flask or glace. the presiding judge called for a doctor and halted the proceedings. it appears, according to the lawyer, that he has drunk poison on the stand in the hague at the war crimes tribunal. we will bring you more news on that breaking story in the next few moments. the bbc understands the government has reached broad agreement on the financial framework of the uk's brexit bill. the amount, payable over a number of years, is understood to be between a0 and 50 billion euros. our assistant political editor norman smi

it's november 1st, welcome to bbc newsroom live.er has been dominated by brexit and yet since this sexual harassment scandal has blown up, brexit has been completely blown off the agenda whichjust brexit has been completely blown off the agenda which just tells you how far the current allegations are absolutely dominating life at westminster and the sense i think they are building, gradually seeing more and more women are ready to come forward and make allegations because when this sucker first broke last week i think there was a view it had petered out but we have seen more women with serious allegations. yesterday a labour activist told to have a complaint of rape had been double zero by the labour party and now we have the latest complaints against damian green, the prime minister's number two and a whole swirl of allegations going around. we have just heard from a minister is putting up on his website vehemently refuting and denying claims made about him. in a list of allegations published about tory mps. let's cross to the cham

welcome to bbc newsroom live.e start in brussels, where the brexit secretary david davis is holding the latest round of talks, his sixth, with the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, as pressure grows for agreement to be reached. mr barnier insists the amount the uk will pay when it leaves the eu still needs to be settled before trade talks can start. the talks come as theresa may has outlined plans to set the uk's departure date and time from the eu in law, warning she will not "tolerate" any attempt to block brexit. meanwhile a leaked european commission document says northern ireland may have to abide by the eu's rules on the customs union and single market to avoid a hard border with the republic after brexit. we'll speak to our correspondents in westminster and belfast shortly but first let's cross live to adam fleming in brussels. what is the morning hold? david davies, "brexit" secretary, arrived here to meet these officer number, eu chief negotiator michel barnier. in about 45 minutes, we expect the two

welcome to bbc newsroom live.he people who manage the queen's finances have defended their investment practices after the revelation that some of her wealth has been placed in two offshore funds. it follows a huge new leak of financial documents, dubbed the ‘paradise papers‘, revealing how the rich and powerful invest their money in tax havens around the world. my colleague ben brown has been looking into the details. it is one of the biggest leaks of off shore data in history. the documents have been obtained by the german paper sud—deutsche zeitung, but shared with international investigative journalists including the bbc‘s panorama. there are 13.4 million documents in all. they've been called the paradise papers because many of the off shore financial centres they involve are in the caribbean. mostly they're from the leading offshore law firm appleby. it says the leak is in fact an "illegal computer hack". the documents reveal the off shore tax secrets of dozens of the richest and most powerful people in the wo

here's ben in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.r high with rising food prices offset by a fall in the cost of fuel, according to the office for national statistics. mps will today begin debating a key piece of brexit legislation, the eu withdrawal bill. it will help turn european laws into uk ones but opponents including tory rebels have tabled scores of amendments. meanwhile a parliamentary report is warning a failure to complete the introduction of a new customs system by the date of brexit in 2019 would be "catastrophic". a tory activist who says she was raped has told this programme that she feels disappointed, despite receiving a phone call from the leader of the house. andrea leadsom called lisa wade — who's waived her right to anonymity — last night, several months after the incident was first reported to her. ms leadsom said she could not have acted on the report at the time because of an ongoing legal case. human rights watch says the burmese security forces have committed widespread abuses during what they call ‘a campaig

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. hat she could call a snap election rather than lead a minority government. some of the main stories from bbc world service. the us military has banned all troops stationed injapan from drinking alcohol or leaving their base. on sunday, a us soldier on okinawa island killed a driver of another vehicle in a crash that's being linked to drink—driving. the former wimbledon champion jana novotna has died at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer. she captured the hearts of fans when she burst into tears after losing to steffi graf in 1993, and was consoled by the duchess of kent. she also went on to lose in another final before finally claiming the title in 1998. and these pictures show a lucky escape for all involved when a small plane crashed on a highway in florida. police dashcam footage shows the plane coming in dangerously low, before it crashes and swerves into trees on the side of the road. the pilot had suffered engine trouble, and was trying to make an emergency landing. pr

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... en found guilty of genocide and war crimes during the bosnian war in the 1990s. some of the main stories from bbc world service... a us navy plane carrying 11 crew and passengers has crashed into the ocean south—east of japan. eight people were rescued with three others missing, according to the us seventh fleet. it's thought the accident may have been caused by engine failure. america has called violence against rohingya muslims in myanmar ethnic cleansing. its secretary of state rex tillerson also said, "these abuses by some among the burmese military, security forces, and local vigila ntes have caused tremendous suffering." and he added that targeted sanctions could follow. let's speak to barbara plett usher, the bbc‘s state department correspondent. is this as strong as the americans have gone on this issue? definitely, the strongest condemnation they have undertaken so far. we heard these words from other areas, including the un, the americans have been slow to use these terms. th

here's rachel in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. the headlines from bbc news...he exact moment that britain will leave the european union — 11pm on 29th march, 2019. but the man responsible for writing the article 50 withdrawal process, cross—bench peer lord john kerr, says brexit could still be reversed. while we're in, we're in. while the divorce talks proceeds, the parties are still married. reconciliation is still possible. the article requires the parties to negotiate the arrangements for our withdrawal, but we are not required to withdrawjust because mrs may sent her letter. we can change our minds at any stage during the process. a new study is recommending that women who have had the hpv vaccine only need to have three smear tests during their life, rather than the 12 they're currently offered. the vaccine, which helps prevent against cervical cancer, has been given to girls aged 11 to 13 since 2008. the study, funded by cancer research uk, comes ahead of proposed changed —— changes to the nhs cervical cancer screening programme due to come in 2019. donal

an hour of the biggest global stories coming live from the bbc newsroom.re are a number to focus on across the hour. of course we'll talk about the royal engagement. these are some of the latest pictures from indonesia where thousands of people are being told to leave their homes because of this enormous volcano to leave their homes because of this enormous volcano and barley. we've also got this special report to play, it's about lake victoria and pollution damaging the lives of fishermen. hope frances is in myanmar and that's going to be a delicate diplomatic trip because of theissue delicate diplomatic trip because of the issue of the rohingya muslims. we will talk about that in detail as well. there's no doubt what the most popular story has been at bbc all day. the american actress and campaign meghan markle is engaged to prince harry. here they are making their first appearance since the announcement. harry has taken the royalfamily announcement. harry has taken the royal family somewhere new. announcement. harry has taken the royalfamily somewhere n

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom.d after he shared several anti—muslim videos by a far—right group in the uk the reconciliation between hamas and leading zimbabwean activist has been acquitted on charges of trying to overthrow robert mugabe‘s former government. the harare high court judge said there was no evidence, from bbc africa. this is quite frankly beyond belief, two skydivers jumped offa frankly beyond belief, two skydivers jumped off a mountain in switzerland, and then landed inside a plane. we are told they practised as 100 times, but still, it is seriously impressive, you can find that in the most watched video on the bbc news app. it has been a day of extraordinary shocks in the us media. the long—serving nbc news anchor matt lauer has has been fired over sexual misconduct allegations. nbc‘s chairman released the statement... in the last hour, variety has posted a long and detailed article, containing accusations from a number of different women against matt lauer. in any event, the job of making that decis

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...patel has resigned over a row to do with undisclosed meetings with senior israeli politicians. she is the second member of the british cabinet to leave within a week. this was the scene in catalonia today. pro—independence protestors causing havoc in rush hour. hundreds of them descended onto main highways and blocked the tracks of barcelona's main train station. this is the catalan traffic monitor. it shared this graphic earlier. this picture showing the roads affected by demonstrations. the protestors were calling for former ministers currently in custody to be released. the former leader, carles puigdemont, is not among them — — he's still in brussels. as we have discussed a few times on the programme. he gave an interview to a belgian tv station today, saying, "we will win the next elections in catalonia." those elections are in catalonia in december. the spanish government is preparing for them. here's the foreign minister with the bbc‘s gavin lee, discussing a possible nationwide

rachel is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.he first secretary of state, damian green, to the country's most senior civil servant, after he was accused of making sexual advances towards a female conservative activist. the prime minister's deputy has strongly denied the allegation made by the writer, kate maltby, saying it was "deeply hurtful". the complaint is the latest in a string of sexual allegations concerning westminster. this programme has exclusively been told of another sexual harassment claim against the actor kevin spacey. john — not his real name — claims that he rebutted sexual advances from mr spacey after meeting him at a summer theatre school when he was 17 in the 1980s. earlier this week, spacey apologised after being accused of making a sexual advance towards child actor anthony rapp, who was 14. we have approached kevin spacey‘s representatives for a comment, but have not yet received a response. labour will try to force the government to disclose the likely impact of brexit on different sectors of the economy

annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.ments by mps on the first day of debate of its key brexit legislation. however, some tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition parties to demand further changes as the eu withdrawal bill continues its passage through the commons. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. now is the chance for parliament to have its say over what kind of brexit we get, a key piece of the government's brexit legislation has returned to the commons and mps are trying to tinker with it to influence ministers‘ approach. european union withdraw bill. yesterday mps began considering some of the proposed changes though the government saw off initial challenges, but the debate exposed divisions on the tory backbenches with some conservative mps minded to rebel. everybody has got more and more brittle. more and more unwilling to listen. more and more persuaded that every suggestion that is being made is in some way a form of treason. this morning they've been labelled by one newspaper as the brex

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.ax measures amounting to £25 billion. he won cautious praise for providing extra money for the nhs, housebuilding and brexit. and forfamilies and for families feeling the pressure. the chancellor says his budget has delivered "a package for britain" and for families who are feeling the pressure. however, labour say mr hammond failed to address the squeeze on household incomes. the new leader of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has urged the country to unite. in a speech to a cheering crowd he praised the army for removing president robert mugabe peacefully. mr mnangagwa, who will be sworn in as president tomorrow, said zimbabwe was experiencing a new democracy — and his priority was to rebuild its economy. nearly 2 million adults experienced domestic abuse in england and wales says a major new report from the ons. the figures from the crime survey for england and wales for the year ending march 2017th reveal that 1.2 million women and 713,000 men reported being victims of some form of dom

welcome to bbc newsroom live.e last half hour the prime minister has named gavin williamson as her new defence secretary. gavin williamson, who was the government's chief whip before this appointment, has never held ministerial office. the mp for south staffordshire has been serving as the government's chief whip. it follows the resignation of sir michael fallon who faces accusations of inappropropriate sexual behaviour. he said his conduct had fallen short of the high standards expected. he is the first politician to quit following wider claims of sexual harrassment at westminster. i have behaved in the past, clearly ina way i have behaved in the past, clearly in a way that has occasionally been below the standards that we've acquired from the armed forces. i don't think it is right for me to go one as defence secretary, expecting the very highest standard of our servicemen and women and fail to meet them myself. downing street also announced they have appointed julian smith, former deputy chief whip, as chief wh

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. have a good day.the north, temperatures in towns and cities lower than this, certainly in the countryside, a frost around. you might have to scrape the windscreen first thing, glorious start to friday, for most parts of the uk, the sunshine holding, showers continuing with a blustery wind into what scotland, some of the showers turning wintry over higher ground, as you can see for most, a call today, maximum temperature 7—9d. that‘s it from me. goodbye. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11am: the future of zimbabwe‘s long—time leader, robert mugabe, remains unclear after he was placed under house arrest by the country‘s military. mediation efforts are taking place between president mugabe and the generals who seized power. police confirm the final death toll from the grenfell tower fire is 71. plans to encourage housing associations to borrow money the public sector bureaucracy, associations will be able to concentrate on their core and crucial mission of building homes.

here's annita mcveigh in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. good morning.ld, seen here meeting the head of the army yesterday, is attending a university graduation ceremony in the capital harare. he's reportedly refusing to step down immediately, despite growing calls for his resignation. the president of the european council is expected to tell theresa may not to assume that post—brexit trade phase of negotiations. we wa nt we want to move forward together, talking about the new partnership on trade. i look forward to the european union is responding positively on that so that we can move forward together and ensure that we get the best possible arrangements for the future so that we can get the best arrangement for the uk and the remaining eu 27. police investigating the disappearance of a teenager in dorset are continuing to question a man arrested yesterday on suspicion of her murder. 19—year—old gaia pope was last seen in swanage 10 days ago. the 49—year—old suspect is believed to be known to gaia. the pay packages of senior police officers have been p

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour.charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. as theresa may loses her second cabinet member in a week — we'll ask former tory leader iain duncan smith where the latest departure leaves the prime minister. scientists say that wounds sustained during the day heal much more quickly than those suffered at night. we'll find out how our internal body clock affects every aspect of our lives — from sleeping to healing. he's best—known for transforming homes across britain with the help of his "diy sos" team — now nick knowles has teamed up with pudsey for a special children in need challenge. he'll be right here on the sofa. good morning, here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. theresa may is under pressure to restore stability to the government after the second resignation from her cabinet in a week. the international development secretary, priti patel, stepped down last night after more

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. reports of an explosion dash hopes that the 44 crew of a missing argentine submarine might still be alive? we'll get the assessment of a former submariner. that's lovely. liverpool legend ‘king kenny‘ dalgleigh will be here to talk about his life on and off the pitch as a new film explores what he achieved and endured during his time at anfield. 0n the march. we'll find out how this extraordinary footage of an army of spider crabs evading the detection of stingrays was captured for blue planet two. good morning. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. zimbabwe's new president is due to be sworn in later this morning in the country's capital, harare. 60,000 people will gather at a sports stadium to witness emmerson mnangagwa taking control of the country following the resignation of robert mugabe after 37 years in power. mr mnangagwa says the country is witnessing a "new and unfolding democracy". theresa may will meet the president of the european council, donald

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. nt officials. priti patel apologised for meeting the israeli prime minister during a summer holiday in august, without telling the foreign office in advance. it is now believed she had at least one further meeting with senior israeli officials after she returned home, and failed to tell theresa may about it. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, is under pressure to give details about his decision to sack carl sargeant, a member of his cabinet who was found dead yesterday. mr sargeant left his post and was suspended by the labour party pending an investigation into allegations made by a number of women. it is understood there is now deep unease within the welsh labour group about the treatment he received. in the last few minutes, donald trump has arrived in beijing. the american president will ask china to cut its financial links with north korea, and to abide by un sanctions. earlier, mr trump urged all countries to join forces to isolate what he called the brutal regime of north