still getting down to the big city and being involved with the bbc studios has been a very exciting and motor neurone disease you have certain issues. your whole body gets paralysed. the muscles in your legs and arms disappear, your speech and swallowing and breathing disappear. it's a horrendous situation. today, it sounds bizarre, but i was able to tie my own shoelaces and which for someone tie my own shoelaces and which for someone in my position is a great thing. juiced fund joost vande westhuizen also suffered from the same illness, how much have you been inspired by him? he was a great guy. i have been speaking to his foundation pretty close land. our foundations have been communicating because there is nothing new in 22 years that patients can get hold of and have hope. join to bring everything together to see if we can change and get a stoppage or a cure to this most horrific disease. scotland's record against england of late has been a little better. in the autumn internationals, including the doddie weircup internationals, including the doddie weir cup against wales, how much

and they say the bbc should publish the salaries of those paid out of its commercial arm, bbc studiosers who were told to set up personal service companies but now face huge bills of unpaid income tax and national insurance contributions. one of the biggest concerns we have had is notjust the fact that there is this discrepancy in pay, but that many women have found it incredibly frustrating and difficult to take these grievances up with the bbc. it has been a tortuous process and a long process, and some feel there is no end in sight to that. that is what we have said throughout our report. the commitment the bbc should give now is to say that for the current complaints that have been logged with the bbc, they should now be resolved and settled within the next six months. the bbc says that these findings are out of date, that while there is still work to do on equal pay, its gender pay gap is lower than across the rest of the media and has fallen dramatically, and that it has gone radically further on transparency than most companies across all sectors. in the last year, our gender p

and they say the bbc should publish the salaries of those paid out of its commercial arm, bbc studiosters who were told to set up personal service companies but now face huge bills of unpaid income tax and national insurance contributions. one of the biggest concerns we have had is notjust the fact that there is this discrepancy in pay, but that many women have found it incredibly frustrating and difficult to take these grievances up with the bbc. it has been a tortuous process and a long process, and some feel there is no end in sight to that. that is what we have said throughout our report. the commitment the bbc should give now is to say that for the current complaints that have been logged with the bbc, they should now be resolved and settled within the next six months. the bbc says that these findings are out of date, that while there is still work to do on equal pay, its gender pay gap is lower than across the rest of the media and has fallen dramatically, and that it has gone radically further on transparency than most companies across all sectors. in the last year, our gender

and they say the bbc should publish the top salaries of those paid out of its commercial arm, bbc studioshad is, not just the fact there is this discrepancy in pay, but that many women have found it incredibly frustrating and difficult to take these grievances up with the bbc. it's been a tortuous process and a long process, and some feel there is no end in sight to that. what we've said through our report is the commitment the bbc should give now is to say that, for the current complaints lodged with the bbc, they should now be resolved and settled within the next six months. the bbc says these findings are well out of date, that while there is still work to do on equal pay, its gender pay gap is lower than across the rest of the media and has fallen dramatically. and that it has gone radically further on transparency than most companies across all sectors. in the last year our gender pay gap is one of the lowest in the media in the uk, if not the lowest. it's come down in the last year by 20%. and we're the only organisation in the uk committed to getting our gender pay gap down to equa

and they say the bbc should publish the salaries of those paid out of its commercial arm, bbc studiosrns we have had is notjust the fact that there is this discrepancy in pay, but that many women have found it incredibly frustrating and difficult to take these grievances up with the bbc. it has been a tortuous process and a long process, and some feel there is no end in sight to that. that is what we have said throughout our report. the commitment the bbc should give now is to say that for the current complaints that have been logged with the bbc, they should now be resolved and settled within the next six months. the bbc says that these findings are out of date, that while there is still work to do on equal pay, its gender pay gap is lower than across the rest of the media and has fallen dramatically, and that it has gone radically further on transparency than most companies across all sectors. in the last year, our gender pay gap is one of the lowest in the media in the uk, if not the lowest. it's comes down in the last year by 20%, and we are the only organisation in the uk who's c

and they say the bbc should publish the salaries of those paid out of its commercial arm, bbc studiosggest concerns we've had is not just the fact there is this discrepancy in pay, but that many women have found it incredibly frustrating and difficult to take these grievances up with the bbc. it's been a tortuous process and a long process and some feel there is no end in sight to that. what we've said through our report is the commitment the bbc should give now is to say that for the current complaints lodged with the bbc, they should now be resolved and settled within the next six months. the bbc says these findings are well out of date, that while there is still work to do on equal pay, its gender pay gap is lower than across the rest of the media and has fallen dramatically. and that it has gone radically further on transparency than most companies across all sectors. in the last year our gender pay gap is one of the lowest in the media in the uk, if not the lowest. it's come down in the last year by 20%. and we're the only organisation in the uk committed to getting our gender pa

bbc cannot confirm the allegations and sir philip green has made no comment. reporter: in a statement, sir philip said he would not comment on what had been said in parliament, but he added:... studiohe injunction remaining in force, not everyone was happy that the bbc reported sir philip's name. here's michael williams. last saturday saw the gathering in central london of a large number of people with a point to make. the peoples‘ vote march later that day's bbc one bulletins, with this report from chris mason. reporter: they came from every corner of the uk and beyond. it's a campaign that wants what it calls a peoples vote. in other words, another referendum. (chanting) when do we want it? now! there were some political faces you mightjust there were some political faces you might just recognise here. but the vast majority were ordinary people still deeply angry about brexit. studio: of course, pretty much everything about brexit is disputed and the priority bbc news gave to the march was no exception. michael ryan thought extent of the coverage was not warranted, writing: ... but many more complaints came from the opposite perspective from those who thought the demonstration sh

with me here in the studio is bbc news correspondentjon donnison.ing through some of these details. they are extraordinary revelations. it is a dramatic turn of events. as we were hearing at the beginning, the saudis we re hearing at the beginning, the saudis were saying they had evidence that mr kassulke walked out of the consulate alive —— mrjamal khashoggi. they are not saying why they said that in the first place, but they are saying it is not true. what the saudis will be hoping is that it will downtown international angen that it will downtown international anger. there are serious questions still to be asked. what happened to mr khashoggi's body, for example. widely cited by turkish officials to have been dismembered and disposal. well, what happened to that? what was the role of the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman? turkish officials are saying a number of yea rs officials are saying a number of years personal protection team were directly involved in this alleged murder. there are a lot of questions to be asked. i was seeing on the w

and they say the bbc should publish the top salaries of those paid out of its commercial arm, bbc studiossome feel there is no end in sight to that. what we've said through our report is the commitment the bbc should give now is to say that, for the current complaints lodged with the bbc, they should now be resolved and settled within the next six months. the bbc says these findings are well out of date, that while there is still work to do on equal pay, its gender pay gap is lower than across the rest of the media and has fallen dramatically. and that it has gone radically further on transparency than most companies across all sectors. in the last year our gender pay gap is one of the lowest in the media in the uk, if not the lowest. it's come down in the last year by 20%. and we're the only organisation in the uk committed to getting our gender pay gap down to equal by the end of 2020. the bbc says it wants to set the highest standards and is held to them. with many grievance procedures still outstanding, and some high earners leaving because they don't like the exposure, the big headac

and much of the work has been done at the company's studios in edinburgh. bbco experience a vast virtual version of the old west. robbing trains, riding horses and even playing poker. it's all the work of rockstar games and this latest release is so big, it had to be created in nine different studios across four different countries. gentlemen, you all know what to do. about as far from the old west as you can get, edinburgh is home to rockstar north. it's the largest of the studios involved in an international effort to make this game. for us, it's the biggest game we've ever made, notjust going bigger and broader, but striving for more in depth. being able to go into more environment and interact with things, interact with people and animals in a way we haven't been able to do that before. the games industry is big business. last year in the uk, it generated £3.35 billion in sales, almost as much as home music and video sales combined. but there are concerns in the games industry that those big numbers could be affected as the uk leaves the eu. one of our crit

and much of the work has been done at the company's studios in edinburgh. bbcead redemption 2 allows players to experience a vast virtual version of the old west. robbing trains, riding horses and even playing poker. that is all the work of rockstar games, and this latest release is so big it had to be created in nine different studios across four different countries. gentlemen, you all know what to do. about as far from the old west as you can get, edinburgh is home to rockstar north. it is the largest of the studios involved in an international effort to make this game. for us, it's biggest game have ever made. notjust cos it's bigger and broader but it is striving for more in depth. being able to go into more environment and interact with things, interact with people and animals. in a way we haven't been able to do that before. the games industry is big business. last year in the uk it generated £3.35 billion in sales, almost as much as home music and video sales combined. but there are concerns in the games industry that those big numbers could be affected

studio: of course pretty much everything about brexit is disputed and the priority bbc news gave to the was no exception. michael ryan thought to be —— the extent of the coverage was not warranted, writing... but many more complaints came from the opposite perspective. from those who thought the demonstration should have been given greater prominence. and who objected to the inclusion later and chris mason foster report of this. reporter: the marjan monday wasn't the only brexit related event today though. here inherited in north yorkshire and much smaller gathering, but one of a series from ‘leave' campaign is. studio: some people including joe burns wondered... it is not unusual for us on newswatch to hear from those who have been on a rally or demonstration in who have been disappointed by the lack of coverage devoted to it by bbc news. another example came a couple weeks ago when protesters from the women against state pension and quality campaign —— state pension and equality campaign blocked roads outside of the houses of ottoman and protested again in large numbers when the bbc f

bbc news. i'm joined now from our studio in leeds by catherine shuttleworth a retail expert at savvy marketing.k it is right the government is only focusing on small businesses?” think any help given by the government has to be welcomed. the concern is it is notjust small businesses who are suffering. we have seen debenhams this week saying their business rate bill is £18 million which is three times their profits which means their business is not sustainable going forward. we need to see from philip hammond on monday a much broader plan for the high street which helps businesses big and small during the biggest retail revolution we have ever seen. what else needs to be done? there needs to be a complete level of the playing field for retail because online is much cheaper than those who have bricks and buildings. building rates are set up for a bygone era, not the digital era. the changing of rates a couple of years ago has been crippling for businesses big and small. what about rent? we have heard about high street rents peeing apart, does a move like this needs landlords to come apart as it i

bbc news. joining me now in the studio is paul miner, head of strategic plans and devolution at the campaign tould assume your organisation is sceptical about the case that has been made for this? the government's national infrastructure organisation says that it is based on an assessment of what is likely to be the demand in the future in an area of the country that is growing and the economy that is growing? we do recognise that there do need to be significant investment in affordable housing in the area between 0xford, cambridge and milton keynes. there's a need for 10,000 affordable homes per year, we need to build a lot of affordable housing in the area because it is not an affordable place to live. we do not think on the scale of 1 place to live. we do not think on the scale of1 million new houses, which is what they were talking about, we do not think it is appropriate orfeasible about, we do not think it is appropriate or feasible given a large area of precious countryside in the yorkshire cambridge arc area. the commission says that these million would not come at once, but the timing

simon hughes is part of bbc 5live's cricket coverage, and joins me in the studio this evening.in first. everyone knows this is a bad time of year in sri lanka, why organise a cricket tour there? it is the nature of the congested schedules of international cricket. if you look at it, new zealand are playing sri lanka, sri la nka zealand are playing sri lanka, sri lanka are touring europe —— new zealand in mid—december. you have to back up from that and say, where can sri lanka fit in a game or series against england? they're playing to test series in november, so the series had to be before that. it is u nfortu nate, series had to be before that. it is unfortunate, and some years, i have been the sri lanka before in november, the weather was fine. we had a one—day series four years ago, all the matches were completed. but that was november. october is early, but it is the nature of the congested amount of cricket that there is, the t—20 leagues you have to fit in, as well, between international tours. there is so much clap going on that something has to give, and occasionally yo

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.s midnight in london, 7am in singapore and beijing where chineses authorities have confirmed that the missing interpol chief is in the country, and being investigated for suspected violations of the law. meng hongwei had been missing since he flew to china at the end of september — interpol says it has received his resignation. daniel mckerrell reports. after nearly two weeks of silence, china has confirmed that meng hongwei is being held in their custody. beijing says he is being investigated by the anticorruption body for unspecified breaches of the law. soon after that interpol said it received a resignation from meng hongwei as president with immediate effect. oven's family have not heard from him since september 25 when he flew from france to china. the last message his wife received was this image of a knife which she says it signifies danger. grace has given a tea rful signifies danger. grace has given a tearful press conference with her back to the camera to avoid being identif

live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday.ing. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm on the east coast of us, where police are stepping up their efforts to find who's behind those crude bombs, which were sent to leading democrats and critics of president trump. two more suspicious packages were intercepted today. one to former vice president joe biden, and another to hollywood star, robert de niro. our north america correspondent, nick bryant reports. these are the scenes that america woke up to. what looked like old footage from the war in iraq, but which were real—time images from a postal facility in delaware. a bomb disposal expert examining a suspect package, addressed to the former vice president, joe biden. yet another prominent democrat sent a crude bomb. in the middle of the night, lower manhattan became the focus and a package sent to the office in tribeca of movie star robert de niro, an outspoken critic of donald trump. once again, a suspect explosive device hauled safely away in a vehicle that's fast

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. —— it's.rning. it's 9am in singapore, 8am in bangkok and iam in the british city of leicester where the football club have confirmed that their chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, was among those killed on saturday evening when the helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside king power stadium. none of those on—board survived. in a statement the club said mr vichai was a great man, and they would pursue a vision for the club that was now his legacy. our sports editor, dan roan, reports from outside the stadium in leicester. it's a city in shock. tributes and tears outside the king power stadium in leicester today as the club and its fans struggle to come to terms with last night's helicopter crash. just yards away, the burnt out wreckage as an investigation into the tragedy continues. club owner vichai srivaddhanaprabha one of five people on board. the thai billionaire had been at the ground to watch leicester city's draw against west ham united last night. an hour later, the

live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the eastern us, where the fbi is investigating a number of explosive a number of explosive devices sent to high profile democrats. among those targetted were hillary clinton and barack obama. the new york offices of cnn were also evacuated after a parcel was sent there. our north america correspondent nick bryant has the latest. in the normally tranquil suburbs of new york city, the home of bill and hillary clinton. today encircled by a much larger security presence than normal after a suspected explosive device was addressed to the former presidential candidate. the package was intercepted by secret service agents during routine screening procedures. they said mrs clinton was not at risk of receiving it. we are fine, thanks to the men and women of the secret service, who intercepted the package addressed to us long before it made its way to our home. then came news of a second suspected explosive device, addressed to

live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where president donald trump has warned that the united states intends to build up its arsenal of nuclear weapons to put pressure on russia and china. he repeated his charge that russia is not abiding by the 1987 nuclear treaty, which he's threatened to abandon. here's what mr trump had to say leaving the white house, on the way to a campaign rally. they have not adhered to the spirit of the agreement or to the agreement itself, russia, china is not included but that should be! until we get —— status bar, there'll be nobody that is even close to us. i don't have to speak to them. i'm terminating the agreement. a short time ago, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes who told me this isn't the first time we've heard this from president trump. the president is certainly reaffirming what he first said over the weekend about pulling out of this 1987 treaty, but he is also adding this

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.t's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in riyadh, where saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the death ofjamal khashoggi as ‘murder‘. in an interview with us television he insisted that people would be held to account for what he said was ‘a criminal act'. turkey's president says he will reveal the truth of what happened on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent james robbins. new pictures have now emerged of jamal khashoggi walking towards the saudi consulate in istanbul, and towards his death. more and more countries are now demanding the truth, the whole truth. the saudi explanation that he died in a fist fight has been all but rejected by many governments, and where is his body? europe's three major powers have now come together to condemn the killing in the strongest possible terms. their joint statement says. .. the foreign office is pleased that europe's key powers have spoken with a single voice, but tonight britain is under additional pressure to suspe

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump says the saudi crown prince has told him that a full investigation is underway over the disappearance of the saudijournalist, jamal khashoggi. mr trump said the prince denied any knowledge of what happened in the saudi consulate in turkey two weeks ago after which the journalist has not been seen. it comes as us secretary of state mike pompeo met with saudi leaders in riyadh. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. the arrival of an american secretary of state to see saudi king salman isn't usually so uncomfortable. donald trump sent mike pompeo to get answers about jamal khashoggi's disappearance. but the crucial encounter was with crown prince mohammad bin salman many hold responsible. president trump telephoned that, during their talks, he reported the crown prince totally denied any knowledge of what took place, promising a complete investigation. but could the truth still be covered up behind d

live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. the bbc has new evidence that china is building a vast network of internment camps for its muslim population. experts say one facility we've identified could be the biggest detention centre in the world. it's thought as many as a million muslim uighurs are being held without trial in the western region of xinjiang. it's thought as many as a million muslim uighurs are being held china denies the claims, saying it has a programme of "vocational training centres" needed to combat the threat of terrorism. but the bbc has seen analysis that suggests the number of secure, prison—like facilities in the area has more than doubled in the past two years. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has this special report. in xinjiang, displays of police might are everywhere. but there is something here they don't want you to see. huge fences all around. behind these blue steel walls, in a former school, is what china calls a "vocational training centre". but it looks more lik

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.s 8 am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 am in indonesia where it's now thought a technical problem may have been responsible for the crash of a passenger plane with 189 people on board. a log obtained by the bbc says the lion airjet suffered instrument error the day before the disaster. the authorities say it's unlikely any of the passengers survived. indonesian teams have begun recovering bodies and plane debris as search operations continuing through the night. rebecca henschke reports from jakarta. there were over 180 people on board when the plane crashed into the sea just 13 minutes after take—off. theirfamilies now desperately waiting. "are there any survivors," this woman asks. "we can't tell you that," replies the airline official. out at sea a debris field marks the site of the crash. and, along with the wreckage of the plane, search and rescue teams are recovering bodies. they are being taken to a police hospital. the families have been asked to try and identify them. t

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and also 8am on the indonesian island of sulawesi, where the authorities are digging mass graves for hundreds of victims of the earthquake and tsunami which struck on friday. the number of people killed currently stands at over 800, but there's a warning that thousands may have perished. presidentjoko widodo visited one of the worst affected areas on sunday. he said that he was grieving for the people there. our correspondent rebecca henschke is one of the first foreign correspondents to reach palu, where rescuers are still searching through the wreckage to try to find any more survivors, she sent this report. up to 50 people are believed to be still under the rubble of the roa roa hotel here in palu city. rescue workers are trying to find survivors. with no heavy building equipment available, they're using whatever they have. cries of help had been heard from the rubble. in this case, it came too late. presidentjoko widodo has v

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.t's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and seven in the evening on the florida coast, which is being buffeted right by the most powerful hurricane to hit the area in a century. hundreds of thousands of people living the path of hurricane michael were originally ordered to evacuate the area. but now they've been told it's too late and they'll have to ride out the storm. our correspondent gary o'donoghue has sent this report from florida. this is what the full force of nature looks like in hurricane form. michael is now pounding the florida panhandle, threatening everything in its path. the sheer power of hurricane michael has started to hurl itself against the florida panhandle now. it is causing some devastation. some powerlines are already down. roofs have been destroyed as well. we're expecting this to go on for the next few hours, late into wednesday, with the winds going up to 145 mph. driving through the streets of panama city beach this morning, there were almost no other cars

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the evening in washington, where president trump has suggested that rogue killers could be responsible for the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. the saudi journalist went missing after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul two weeks ago. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is on his way to saudi arabia before stopping in istanbul, where a joint turkish and saudi search of the consulate there took place earlier. our correspondent mark lowen reports from istanbul. they entered the door where jamal khashoggi disappeared. those tasked with finding the truth. saudi investigators, part of a joint enquiry with turkey, beginning today. it's almost two weeks since the journalist was last seen arriving at the saudi consulate. claims he was killed and dismembered have piled pressure on riyadh for answers. donald trump has finally spoken to his close ally, king salman, who rejected the allegations, and maybe raised an idea that can shif

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3am in istanbul, turkey where a team of investigators has been searching the consulate of saudi arabia. they're looking for evidence the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed there. the saudis have officially denied the allegation. but there are claims in us media that riyadh is preparing to admit that khashoggi died in an interrogation that went wrong. mark lowen reports. they entered the door where jamal khashoggi disappeared. those tasked with finding the truth. saudi investigators, part of a joint enquiry with turkey, beginning today. it's almost two weeks since the journalist was last seen arriving at the saudi consulate. claims he was killed and dismembered have piled pressure on riyadh for answers. donald trump has finally spoken to his close ally, king salman, who rejected the allegations, and maybe raised an idea that can shift the blame. the king firmly denied any knowledge of it. he didn't really know. maybe... i don't want to get into his

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live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning.s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and eight in the evening in florida, where hurricane michael is battering the us coast. the state's governor has warned it's could be the most destructive storm in the region in a century. more than 350,000 people have been told to leave their homes, but many have chosen to stay. 0ur correspondent, gary 0'donoghue, is in one of the affected areas. everyone hoped that hurricane michael would weaken a little as it approached land but it intensified with winds of 155 miles an hour. it reached the panhandle around 60 miles around the coast at mexico beach and there are talks of storm surges up to nine feet. the wind is still intense and the rain is still falling and the storm is expected to continue with significant strength over the panhandle into south—west georgia and the ca rolinas. donald trump said that all florida would get a state of emergency and that he could come here as early as sunday to see for himself the devastation that michael has left be

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning.s 8 am in singapore, midnight in london and 8:00 in the evening in the us city of pittsburgh. that's where president trump has landed to meet the families of victims of the deadly mass shooting at a synagogue on saturday. the white house has angrily rejected the suggestion that mr trump's rhetoric could be to blame for emboldening racist attacks. but one localjewish group has told the president he is not welcome in the city. from pittsburgh, our north america editorjon sopel has this report. awaiting donald trump's arrival, members of pittsburgh's jewish community gathered outside the tree of life synagogue to sing and to say kaddish, the prayers for those in mourning. the president flew into pittsburgh accompanied by the first lady, but also his daughter ivanka, who converted tojudaism when she married her orthodoxjewish partnerjared kushner. they first went to the synagogue were the 11 worshipers were gunned down, and in the entrance lit a candle for each of the 11 victims. next, the

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.s 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, has dismissed speculation that she's preparing to challenge donald trump for the presidency. it follows her decision to stand down. she will leave the post at the end of the year. here's a liittle of president trump's glowing tribute. she's done a fantasticjob, and we've done a fantasticjob together. we've solved a lot of problems and we're in the process of solving a lot of problems. in the beginning north korea was a massive problem and now we're moving along. it is moving along really nicely. i can speak for secretary of state mike pompeo. he thinks the world of nikki, and so we're all happy for you in one way too, but we hate to lose you. hopefully you will be coming back at some point. maybe in a different capacity. you can have your pick. well, there aren't many people who get to leave the trump administration at the time of their choosing, and with the preside

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.t's 7am in singapore and midnight in london. as international pressure on saudi arabia over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi increases, king salman has spoken by phone with turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, to discuss the investigation. mr erdogan has been urging riyadh to explain the fate of mr khashoggi, who went missing after visiting the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia denied involvement and have said they'll retaliate to any sanctions. our diplomatic affairs correspondent paul adams reports. almost two weeks on and still no answers about what happened behind these walls. did a man die here, and was it all recorded? saudi arabia's allies are increasingly impatient, hence today's joint statement demanding answers. germany, the united kingdom and france, it says, are treating this incident with the utmost seriousness. what happens from now on is absolutely up to saudi arabia. they must have seen the huge international concern from the united states, n

live from our studios in singapore in london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.t's 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8 in the evening in washington where president trump has denied covering up for saudi arabia over the suspected murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. but he said the us would not walk away from its ally. a team of turkish investigators has been examining the residence of the saudi arabian consul in istanbul for evidence. our correspondent, mark lowen reports from istanbul. at reports from istanbul. the home where diplomats entertain, at the home where diplomats entertain, police hunting the darkest of crimes. the saudi consul‘s general residence in istanbul scoured by turkish and saudi teams searching forjust what happened to jamal khashoggi. it is over two weeks since the journalist disappeared after entering the consulate. turkey alleges murder by the saudi government. the american secretary of state shuttled from riyadh to ankara, promising turkey's president that saudi arabia would investigate but donald trump has taken

bbc news. with me in the studio is michael de la merced, a business reporter at the new york times — one of theonference in riyadh. in westminster i'm joined by the labour mp lloyd russell—moyle who is a member of the commons committee on arms export controls. michael, if i can start with you, your newspaper has pulled out of this investment conference, the international trade sector is not going but other businesses are still sending representatives? yes. a lot of ceos have pulled out but others are sending low—level executives and that shows that businesses do not wa nt to that shows that businesses do not want to be seen courting the saudis for their money but they want the money anyway. are you surprised that so many businesses are still going ahead with this even the huge cloud over saudi arabia's involvement in the murder of jamal khashoggi? over saudi arabia's involvement in the murder of jamal khashoggi7m has been surprising that businesses have waited a bit longer, they only started pulling out last week, but once a few big ones did, likejp morgan, blackrock, that opened the way for ot

you can find all of those stories on the bbc sport website. studio: thank you, olly, see you later. prize. she scooped the £50,000 prize for her novel milkman, we will be speaking to her in just a few moments. there's been a sharp rise in the number of british victims of modern slavery, according to figures seen by the bbc. the salvation army, which runs safe houses on behalf of the government, says the number of british people it looked after almost doubled last year. it's prompted some charities to claim modern day slavery is "out of control" in this country, with concerns that these figures are just the "tip of the iceberg". charlotte wright has this exclusive report. the footage could be straight from a television drama. but raids like this are happening in villages, towns and cities across the country, as hundreds of people forced into working for little or no money in appalling conditions are rescued. they would throw you out of cars. sometimes they would take your clothes from you and then just leave you in a place so you didn't have any clothes. on one occasion, they put pet

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studio: of course, pretty much everything about brexit is disputed and the priority bbc news gave toose who thought the demonstration should have been given greater prominence. and who objected to the inclusion later in chris mason's report of this. reporter: the march on monday wasn't the only brexit related event today, though. here in north yorkshire, and much smaller gathering, but one of a series from ‘leave' campaigners. studio: some people, including joe burns, wondered: it's not unusual for us on newswatch to hear from those who have been on a rally or demonstration and have been disappointed by the lack of coverage devoted to it by bbc news. another example came a couple of weeks ago when protesters from the women against state pension inequality campaign blocked roads outside of the houses of parliament and protested again in large numbers when the bbc failed to report the demonstration. joy e—mailed: well, to discuss how bbc news assesses the news value of protest and demonstrations, i'm joined byjohn zilka, controller of bbc news channel. thank you for coming on. let's st

bbc news. coming up in the programme... we have a world champion in the studio.he beat a two time paralympic gold medallist to claim his own title at the world para table tennis championships. and coming up in la we have a world series branch with some dodgers fans. can make comeback? oh, yes! they sound confident! england's rugby league team will spend the next three weekends finding out how much work they'll have to do in the next three years and the 2021 world cup. they have a series of tests against new zealand, who only two weeks ago beat world champions australia. the matches start tomorrow in hull and there'll be a number of new faces in the england squad. three world cup is the next biggest thing, and i'm sure they want to build on that and bring younger players through. some of the names won't make it, i'm taking each day as it comes. definitely saturday, and it's important to keep that consistency. if you have got one slip up you can be out of the team. i take it one game by each game. as he says, he's one of the fresher faces in a new looking squad. en