bbc two. here is evan davis. d tonight the reaction to the argument in the us over the attorney general. as it is a world book day we have right and illustrator raymond briggs. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one it is time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight. no comment from sir bradley wiggins on a day that british cycling admits to more failings. andy murray says he's never experienced anything like it. seven match points saved in a half hour tie break as be scrapes into the dubai semi—finals. and hear the tigers roar. they have thrashed the rhinos tonight to stay top of the super league. good evening, what a terrible few days it's been for british cycling. today they apologised for ‘failings' at the conclusion of the review into a culture of bullying and discrimination at the organisation.

if you are lucky enough to be with us on if you are lucky enough to be with us on bbc world, you get ben and meeakfast, they will be looking closely at the lead up to article 50, being triggered tomorrow as britain began the formal process of leaving the european union. we will be talking about that in the papers tomorrow, so if you can, join us then. stay with us on bbc one. hello there. after a glorious weekend, glorious start to the week, things are set to turn more unsettled now as we continue to head through the week. and that is because we've got this area of low pressure out in the atlantic, slowly encroaching in. it will be bringing increasing cloud, outbreaks of rain, and increasing wind as well. meanwhile, high pressure remains anchored across the near continent. this feature will be bringing some showers into the south—west corner of the country during the course of the night. and i think generally it will be a cloudier night to come for most, certainly central and northern areas, a bit of mist down the east coast there. so, as a result, not quite as cool by the time we reach first t

me for now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. the president of the democratic republic of congo, joseph kabila, has been in powerfor 16 years, and should have stood down at elections that were due last november. still no elections are in sight, and opposition leaders are growing increasingly frustrated. my guest today is opposition politician moise katumbi. he is effectively in exile in europe. so what can he achieve that this distance, and has the opposition been outmanoeuvred by president kabila? moise katumbi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. 31 december last year, a deal was hammered out under the auspices of the cenco court, a group of powerful catholic bishops in the drc. does that present a way forward? there should be a transitional administration, pending elections to be held in 2018. joseph kabila won't stand. yes, we know that deal, which cenco made with the congolese government and the opposition, supposed to serve the country. so far, the agreement is dead. president kabila doesn't

that's all from me, thanks for watching bbc world news. goodbye. bc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, in florida, where i am speaking psychologist james mitchell. he helped draw up and carry out the cia's enhanced interrogation programme after the september 11 attacks. he personally interrogated suspects using techniques like waterboarding. his critics say that he is a torturer. he says he has nothing to apologise for, and what he did was harsh, but legal, and necessary. so this is your study? yes. the thing that is useful about a library like this is, like, for example, this is reliance of the traveller, it's a book of sharia law from a salafist position. i've got a couple of versions of the quran, because the translations are not always the same. what sort of insights, based on their knowledge from these books, as well as your training as a psychologist, about what motivates the kind of people you have interrogated into carrying out the deeds or wanting to carry out the deeds that we know about? i've heard p

me now. stay with bbc world news. the top story here in the uk: the mother of westminster attacker, khalid masood, has said she is "shocked, saddened and numbed" by his actions. masood killed three people when he drove a car into pedestrians last wednesday. he then fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot dead. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. president trump is set to sign an executive order repealing environmental regulation. what could this mean for business? and american airlines is looking to spread its wings and expand its roots to mainland china. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to asia business report. thank you for joining us. i'm rico hizon. it's a tuesday. us markets ending flights overnight after some initial selling in reaction to president trump's failed effort to overturn 0bamacare. president trump is expected to sign an executive order today that would dismantle environmental regulations put in place by his predecessor. his controversial move highlig

that's all from me now, stay with bbc world news. the top story here in the uk: the former owner of british home stores, sir philip green, is to put £363 million into its pension fund. he's been accused of contributing to the collapse of the company by selling it for one pound to a former bankrupt. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. charged with bribery and in person, what is next for samsung's acura three bass we find out about berri speirs can deliver a crispy cream! hello and welcome. arrested, handcuffed and in jail, hello and welcome. arrested, handcuffed and injail, the heir to the south korean big business has been charged with bribery and embezzlement. lee jae—yong is accused of paying nearly $40 million in bribes were confident of president park geun—hye in return for political favours. president park geun—hye in return for politicalfavours. for president park geun—hye in return for political favours. for other samsung executives face charges as well. what we now have got is 17 people formally

me now. stay with bbc world news.he top story here in the uk: policing in england and wales is in a potentially perilous state, with some forces putting the public at risk, according to the police watchdog, the inspectorate of constabulary. business now. off toa off to a snappy start — social media company snap inc surges on the sharemarket debut. and as the chinese super league prepares to kickoff, we explain why it has become football's latest financial superpower. welcome to asia business report. many of you would have heard of it, snapchat, an app popular among teenagers and well known for the quirky video features as well. now it is the tech listing of the year. shares of the company behind the app went 44% up when they listed, in the largest share sale from a tech company since china's alibaba three years ago. earlier, i spoke with dave lee. it has gone very well. they could have sold the shares several times over if they wa nted shares several times over if they wanted to. they began the day at $17. it was abov

me now. stay with bbc world news.royd has converged on westminster bridge to remember the victims of the terror attack which occurred one week ago. —— eight crowd. —— a crowd. fixing a financial meltdown. samsung electronics looks to rebuild its reputation with its first new smart phone since the exploding battery scandal. good morning. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. we start with toshiba and shares are down less than 1% toshiba and shares are down less than1% in toshiba and shares are down less than 1% in tokyo trade news overnight that it is us unit westinghouse filed for bankruptcy protection. investors are waiting as shareholder meeting due to start shortly. toshiba are now warns that the delos mao may widen to over $1 billion us because of the problems of westinghouse. it has twice delayed reporting earnings until april 11. and toshiba shares have lost over 60% since it first acknowledged that the problems in december. the japanese firm may now look to sell a majority stake in we

me now. stay with bbc world news.nd the top story here in the uk: trade union leaders want assurances over the future of thousands of jobs at vauxhall‘s car plants at luton and ellesmere port. vauxhall has been sold by general motors to french car manufacturer, psa, which owns peugeot and citroen. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. threats of legal challenges and a new warning from businesses over president trump's revised travel ban. activewear. the fashion phenomenon that is grabbing australia by the seat of its pants and is now heading to asia. good morning, asia. hello, world. this is asia business report. i am rico hizon. it's a tuesday. us president donald trump has signed a new executive order, a scaled back version of his controversial travel ban. . it bands new visas for travellers from six mainly muslim countries. —— bans. unlike the current ban, current visa holders are excluded. some say it could hurt the us economy. the last travel ban was met with a lot of confusion and a

me now. stay with bbc world news. the top story here in the uk: the house of lords has inflicted a second defeat on the government, with a majority of peers calling for parliament to be given a meaningful vote on the final deal negotiated with the eu. what does it mean to be a woman in today's workforce? on international women's day, we ask how asia is faring. and meet the families who spend as much as a quarter of their income on their kids‘ education. good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us for asia business report. it is wednesday, i am rico hizon. this year, for international women‘s day, the call is to be bowled for change. but what does that mean for business and government? —— bold. what changes would make the world a better place, and work towards equality. we have been talking to women across the region about the challenges they are facing today. definitely the pay packet has to change. that is where the discrimination comes in. they need to prove themselves 100% at home and 100% in the offic

me now. stay with bbc world news. the top story here in the uk: david davis has urged mps to back the brexit bill and insisted the uk will be prepared if it has to leave the eu with no deal in place. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. with the president forced out of office, what challenges lie ahead for the south korean economy? and how the secrets of how to succeed in business could lie in a bit of horseplay. hello and welcome to this monday edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. edition of asia business report, i'm shara njit leyl. within edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. within the next two months south korea will have a new president and that president will have a raft of economic challenges to deal with, the worsening of relations with china over a missile defence system is a big worry and what will candidates for the top job have to say about giant conglomerates like samsung, so tied up conglomerates like samsung, so tied up in the corruption scand

me for now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk.

me now. stay with bbc world news. and in addition to brexit, the top story here in the uk: rail services on some of the busiest lines in england have been disrupted because of a 24—hour union strike. the walkout is part of a row over changes to the role of conductors and the introduction of more driver—only—operated trains. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. brexit is a reality. after a revised bill is passed in parliament, we look at what it means. and tech industry leaders compete for centre stage in one of the well‘s largest interactive festivals. —— world's. hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. parliament in britain has given its final approval to a bill setting out plans for the country to formally start the process of leaving the european union. parliament has also voted by a clear majority to reject two amendments put forward by the upper chamber, the house of lords. the proposals would have guaranteed the rights of eu citizens in the uk. scotland's firs

me now. stay with bbc world news. the story in the uk: the government has suffered its first defeat over the brexit bill. the house of lords backed a cross—party amendment saying that ministers should guarantee eu nationals‘ right to stay in the uk. he comes bearing gifts. the saudi arabian king riots in indonesia where he is expected to pump money into the country‘s oil sector. and the owners of snapchat see their company valued at $24 billion in a share sale. welcome to asia business report. it has been a highly anticipated state visit. saudi arabia‘s king salman is in indonesia as part of multi— stop tour around asia. the saudi king is expected to announce investment deals totalling more than $20 billion. around $6 billion of that will be pumped into state owned refineries, and it is the second oil deal we over saudi arabia this week. earlier the country invested $7 billion into a refinery project over in malaysia. saudi arabia is the world‘s biggest exporter, much of its crude going to customers in asia. i asked w

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me now. stay with bbc world news.nd the top story here in the uk: police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a one—year—old boy at a flat in north london. he will also be questioned over the attempted murder of the boy's twin sister. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. from a disgraced president facing prosecutors to chinese leader heading down under, we take a look at the week ahead and how it impacts financial markets. and while food companies are trying to offer healthier options for indian goodi healthier options for indian good morning, asia, hello consumers. good morning, asia, hello world. glad you could join us for this monday at edition of asia business report. i am - hizon. it business report. i am rico hizon. it fist; business report. i am rico hizon. it is set to be a busy week. looking at what is on the news and business agenda and how this could impact the financial markets. the korean impeachment saga is set to continue this monday with prosecutors this monday wit

me now. stay with bbc world news.at a flat in north london.

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me now. stay with bbc world news. now it's time for reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm philippa thomas.m here in the world's newsroom, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the world. in this week's programme... football on the front line. richard conway reports on syria's world cup dreams, and asks whether soccer can help to unite a country at war. football coming back to syria provides the people with a chance to forget about their worries. at least for 90 minutes. the plight of the people of western mosul. orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so—called islamic state. they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies, and people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they have been able to get some. returning to crimea after three years after vladimir putin annexed the region. steve rosenberg finds out how people feel about russian rule and sanctions. moscow insists that most of the people who live here are happy to be in russia. but

me now. stay with bbc world news."shocked, saddened and numbed" by his actions. masood killed three people when he drove a car

that's all from me now, stay with bbc world news. now its time for reporters. welcome to reporters.'m philippa thomas. from here in the world's news room, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme: inside north waziristan. owen bennett—jones finds the pakistan army back in control of the tribal area on the afghan border, after a huge military operation to clear out al-qaeda and the taliban. around one million people from north waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height, and the question now is will they come back? saved from slavery and worse. naomi grimley meets the young yazidis who escaped the so—called islamic state to find refuge in germany. a genocide in the making. alastair leithead reports from south sudan on claims of new atrocities by government forces and local militia. making china's skies blue again. carrie gracie investigates beijing's new measures against old polluting vehicles. the chinese economy is still fuelled by coal. and in the one party state there is little the public can do, to force the

me now. stay with bbc world news. perilous state, with some forces putting the public at risk, according to the police watchdog,

me now. stay with bbc world news.nds of jobs at vauxhall‘s car plants at luton and ellesmere port. vauxhall has been sold by general motors to french car

that's all from me now, stay with bbc world news.ores, sir philip green, is to put £363 million into its pension fund.

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me now. stay with bbc world news.es in england have been disrupted because of a 24—hour union strike. the walkout is part of a row over changes to the role of conductors

that's all from me now — stay with bbc world news. now its time for hardtalk.elcome to hardtalk from singapore. i'm stephen sackur. this citystate is one of the remarkable economic success stories of the last 50 years. if you want to find a place that has ridden the wave of globalization, well, this is it. but storm clouds are gathering over singapore. president trump is challenging assumptions about global free trade, security tensions are rising across east asia. i have an exclusive interview today with the prime minister of singapore, lee hsien loong. is singapore feeling vulnerable? theme music plays. prime minister lee hsien loong, welcome to hardtalk. let's start with the international political climate. donald trump is now president of the united states. he talks about protectionism, he talks about ripping up trade deals that have been bad for america. how dangerous is this new political climate for singapore? we are watching it very carefully. we of all countries depend most heavily on trade, our foreign trade is 3.5 times our gdp — probably the highest

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that is all from me for now, do stay with us on bbc world news.op story here in the uk — theresa may has insisted that the decision to increase national insurance contributions for millions of self—employed people is fair. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. decision day for south korea's president park geun—hye. we will assess the impact on the court's decision on whether or not to remove herfrom office. and two minutes with the boss. a chief executive tells us what makes his firm tick. hello, and welcome to asia business report. this morning, in fact very shortly, we will be hearing about south korea's residents park geun—hye. she will be finding out whether she will be removed from office permanently over a corruption scandal. if beef court formally on seats are she will be the first president in south korea to lose office from parliamentary impeachment. a presidential election will have to be held within 60 days. i asked the director of the corporate network for north asia whether he thinks she will be impeached.

me now. stay with bbc world news. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. president robert mugabe of zimbabwe is 93 years old. his wife recently suggested he could win re—election as a corpse. but failing that, zimbabwe needs to grapple with the issue of succession. and will follow mugabe? my guest is his former vice president and one—time heir apparentjoice mujuru. she broke away from the ruling party two years ago and now leads her own opposition party, but how tainted is she by her long association with robert mugabe? joice mujuru, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. how can you persuade the zimbabwean people that you are an agent of change when for most of your adult life you've been one of robert mugabe's most loyal allies and associates? thank you very much. the way how i left zanu pf did not go down well with the rest of the country, because i never replied, i never did anything. but they know me, even during the robert mugabe government, that as much as i was loyal to my party, which i fought for, i was also loyal to zimbabweans because when i ran minis

that's all from me now stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk.elcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. for years, the israeli—palestinian conflict has been stuck, condemned to repeat itself year in, year out. but now, something has changed. the two protagonists remain deaf to each other‘s demands, but there is a new us president, who seems to care little for washington's long established quest for a two state solution. so what does that mean? well, my guess is husam zomlot, adviser to the palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas. does the trump era signal the end for the palestinian dream of statehood 7 husam zomlot in ramallah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, thank you for having me. mr zomlot, you are relatively young for a senior figure in the palestinian authority. most of your adult life you have lived with the oslo peace process. are you prepared to acknowledge today that for all intents and purposes, that notion of an oslo peace process is dead? first of all, thank you for the compliment, considering me young. i am well in my 40s

that's all from me now — stay with bbc world news. now it's time for hardtalk on bbc news.come to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. after three years of fighting, 10,000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, is it time for ukraine's leaders to acknowledge they are in a war they cannot win? geopolitics, economics, and public sentiment don't seem to be working in kiev‘s favour. my guest was ukraine's prime minister until a year ago. arseniy yatsenyuk described his own premiership as a kamikaze mission. so how does his nation avoid self—destruction? arseniy yatsenyuk, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me, stephen. seems ukraine's crisis has lurched into a new level of urgency in recent days with a blockade, which has been imposed by people who are actually nominally supportive of ukraine's government, a blockade which is restricting all trade between the eastern breakaway regions and the rest of the country. why is this happening? the reason is very clear. under the minsk deal russians had to launch a full—fledged ceasefire on the ground, to pull back its forces, and to p

that's all from me now — stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.come to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. it's the job of the journalist to speak truth to power but it can be a lonely place, defying conventional wisdom and the powers that be. my guest today has known that loneliness. irish journalist david walsh was convinced that cycling's untouchable champion lance armstrong was a drugs cheat long before the sport revealed the scale of his deceit. armstrong is now history of course but doping continues to devalue elite sport. maybe it's a problem that no amount of truth telling journalism can fix. david walsh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i wonder if you could cast your mind back to starting as a young journalist in ireland, working on sports. you memorably described yourself then as a fan with a typewriter. do you still regard yourself as a fan? in certain respects, yes, but in a general sense, no. i think a journalist has to leave that behind. i think the predominant reason why people want to be sports writers is because they love sport. in my c

that's all from me now, stay with bbc world news. now its time for hardtalk.elcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the trump presidency promises to be a fascinating test of the resilience of the system of government crafted by america's founding fathers. the new president has already slammed the courts for overstepping their authority in blocking his so—called travel ban. a new executive order on the matter is imminent. my guest today is donald verrilli, us solicitor general under barack obama. does the constitution ensure that the white house is always subject to, not above, the law? donald verrilli, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, it's good to be here. let's start with a personal perspective. having served five years as obama's solicitor general, how painful is it for you to watch donald trump pledging to undo so much of the legislative executive legacy left behind by barack obama, and of course a legacy that you defended? well, had you asked me that question two months ago i probably would have said extremely. but as time has passed, i think the r

me on capitol hill. you are watching bbc world news america. intoster storm smashes australia. heavy wind and rain that the coast. thousands of people were evacuated. korea sayin south that bone fragments found on the raised ferry our animal remains and not from the missing victims. more than 300 people died, but 9 were never found. this is from our correspondent. 304 people, of mostly children, risen to the surface. held afloat by a salvage large, it heads back to shore. 30 families prayed for those they lost, including the 9 whose bodies were never recovered. she says all they want is for the remains of their family members to be returned. see, i justut to asked that my daughter can come back to me." on april 16, 2014, it tipped over. the crew of band and ship while the passengers were told to stay on board. the bodies of all but 9 people were recovered from the vessel after it sank. the grim search is for the remains of the 9 that were never found. with the ship on the surface, some bones have been detected. on the shore closest to the boat, these yellow ribbons are symbols

me for now. stay with us on bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.ountries around the world still impose the ultimate punishment on the most serious criminals, death. what's it like to be in command of the machinery of state—sanctioned execution? navalny. today as part of the bbc‘s special freedom season, i'm going to get a rare insight from allen ault, who spent years running the correction facility in the southern us state of georgia. he organised the killing of criminals until he could stand it no more. now he's an opponent of the death penalty. why? allen ault, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it's back in the 1990s that you were the commissioner of corrections in the us state of georgia, and you were responsible for running the machinery of capital punishment. is that experience still with you today? it is still here. i still have nightmares, not every night, but on occasion i still have nightmares about it. it's a very hard pill to swallow. it stays in your psyche forever. it's the most premeditated murder possible. the manual is about that thic

bbc world news... i would be surprised but pardon me.w on a political crisis in south korea goes unexpectedly viral — after an unexpected intrusion. and in half an hour — we look at team gb‘s preparations for the 2018 winter olympic games. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a 23—year—old drug addict who crashed his car into a family during a police chase in south london has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. in august last year, joshua dobby lost control of a stolen car, killing 34—year—old rosie cooper and her ten—year—old nephew makayah mcdermott — and seriously injuring two other children. it emerged in courtjoshua dobby has 53 previous convictions dating back to when he was 13. tom symonds reports. it was a summer's day. the family had been on their way to the park when this car came skidding off the road, hitting a bollard, lifting it into the air and down on top of three children and their aunt. the aftermath was horrific. there were five bodies under one car. little kids screaming, like... people passing by, drivers tried t

bbc world news. most of us are on twitter, including me. i'm @bbcreged ahmad. hello there.d, more cloud and outbreaks of rain across the country. but at least one thing is for sure, things remaining on the mild side. we'll maintain south or south—westerly winds. mild overnight too, a lot of cloud around. most of the rain across northern and western areas. the odd heavier burst over higher ground. to start wednesday morning, quite mild in the south — 10—11, close to 6—8 in the north. a rather cloudy and damp start for wednesday. most of the rain continuing to affect north and western parts as we head through the day and in the afternoon many central, southern and eastern areas staying dry altogether. perhaps some brightness around. i suspect quite a damp afternoon for much of scotland and northern ireland, especially northwest england. heavy bursts of rain likely across higher grounds. mist and murk, temperatures in the low teens. quite breezy too, especially around irish sea coasts. some wet weather into wales. the south—west and to the midlands eastwards, quite dry. given