this is bbc news with ben brown.dlines: a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. at least 350 people have died. many people are still trapped in the houses in many places. i hope they get the help very soon. we couldn't stay there any more. i am thankful to the people who brought us out of that. the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a £1 million donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. now on bbc news, time for talking books. welcome to talking books. we've come here to talk to dame hilary mantel, the only woman to have won the man booker prize for fiction twice for her bestselling historical novels wolf hall and bring up the bodies. her otherfiction may take you by surprise, with books about ghosts, the supernatural, and the french revolution. the world of course eagerly awai

hello this is bbc news with me ben brown. headlines: the pope has continued his visit to ireland at the shrine in knock — where he was welcomed by around 40,000 people. this afternoon pope francis will celebrate mass in dublin, where 500,000 people are expected to attend. tributes for senatorjohn mccain, vietnam war veteran turned senator and us presidential candidate, who has died at the age of 81. former us president barack 0bama said he was an "american hero". new government plans to make it harder for businesses to break commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency — or risk being hit with fines. now on bbc news it's time for dateline london with jane hill. hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. today we are assessing significance — of the first pa pal visit to ireland for nearly a0 years — and of some seismic shocks in us politics, as two key former allies of president trump face prison. with me around the table today — the columnist for the guardian newspaper polly toynbee. cather

nigel evans speaking to ben brown earlier.garda searching the vehicle that was used, a ford fiesta. the met police have put out a statement saying there in the process of removing the cordon around the area and they thank the public for their patience and understanding because there has been a lot of disruption in the area. the immediate scene is between our and square and horseferry road, the junction with lambeth bridge, that remain cordoned off, they gave no indication for how long i could back in that immediate area, still cordoned off to traffic. a large section of a motorway bridge has collapsed in northern italy — with dozens of people feared dead. cars and lorries are thought to have fallen onto the train tracks below in an industrial area of the city of genoa. with me is our global affairs correspondent, naomi grimley. a catastrophe unfolding here, just bring us up to date. you can see from the pictures this is a serious incident. the italian transport minister is talking about it being an immense tragedy, he says he

i'm ben brown. the headlines at midday. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last 10 days. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. the government says they will investigate allegations that british world war ii shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. also coming up, a baby boom with a difference at a hospital in arizona. 16 nurses, who all work in the same intensive care unit, fall pregnant at the same time. coming up, the click team reminisce about a summer of sport. that's in half an hou

this is bbc news with ben brown.dlines: a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala where more than 350 people have died. many people are still trapped in the houses in many places. i hope they get their help very soon. we couldn't stay there any more. i am thankful to the people who brought us thankful to the people who brought us out of that. the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a one million pound donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. we have a full review of the newspapers coming up for you injust a few minutes but before that, all the sports news. for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. good morning. premier league champions manchester city are a rich club but cannot buy class, according to jose mourinho. the manchester united manager was respond

at 10pm ben brown will be here with a full round up of the day's news.t's time for our world. iraq's war on meth with yalda hakim. a hunt is under way. basra police, on the back of a tipoff, think they've found their target. a suspect they believe has been dealing in the highly addictive and illegal drug, crystal meth. kidnapping, extortion, organised crime are already part of daily life here in basra, iraq's second city. now there's a new threat, crystal meth. i've been invited tojoin the police frontline. this is the elite force that goes out every night on raids to try and crack down on organised crime in this city. they think the suspect is inside. major mithak is leading the raid. with him, officers from the counter—narcotics unit and swat team. injust two years, police have made more than 4,000 drug—related arrests. at police headquarters, they're keen to show off the results of their efforts. today, hundreds of suspects are being paraded in front of the cameras. the police want to show the local media, and i suppose the community, the arrests they

i'm ben brown.veteran mp frank field resigns the labour whip, accusing the party leadership of becoming a "force for anti—semitism in british politics" i want the labour party to change. i wa nt i want the labour party to change. i want it to be seen as a clearly anti— racist party and i want the party to be clearly seen for goal like that local thuggery going on will not control local mps. —— i wa nt will not control local mps. —— i want the party to see that the local thuggery. britain's biggest payday company, wonga, collapses after facing a growing a surge of compensation claims. an unmarried mother who was denied a widowed parent's allowance for her children after her partner died, wins a landmark case that could benefit thousands of other bereaved families. the search for new treatments to help children with a severe muscle wasting condition, scientists hope they've made a significant step towards finding one.

i'm ben brown.mpaign chief, paul manafort, is found guilty of eight criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. it's the first trial stemming from the inquiry into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. paul manafort is a good man there. he was with ronald reagan, he was with lot of different people over the years and i am very sad about that. because it involved me, but i still feel it is a very sad thing that happened. it has nothing to do with russian pollution. —— collusion. in a separate case, president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, has pleaded guilty in a manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws. we'll have the latest from washington.

i'm ben brown.off over the death of a six—year—old boy wins her appeal to practise medicine again. jack adcock died of sepsis. dr hadiza bawa—garba was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence. i can't see myself as anybody else asa i can't see myself as anybody else as a practising doctor in the community stop it when i got the news that i could be given the opportunity to work again i was very pleased. i am disgusted. opportunity to work again i was very pleased. iam disgusted. iam devastated. ijust pleased. iam disgusted. iam devastated. i just cannot pleased. iam disgusted. iam devastated. ijust cannot understand how someone can be charged with gross negligence manslaughter, struck off the register by the general medical council and then be reinstated. the murder of 25 year old model harry ozuka.

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time for the latest news — here's ben brown.ling, who's 32 and from stoke—on—trent, is reported to be the brother—in—law of herformerfiance. ms eastwood's body was discovered when police searched a rural area on saturday, eight days after she was last seen. officials in indonesia say they are evacuating thousands of residents and tourists stranded by the second earthquake in a week to hit the island of lombok and its surrounding area on sunday. more than 90 people were killed and hundreds injured in the magnitude seven quake. the indonesian disaster management agency said that the north of lombok had suffered massive damage. us president donald trump has admitted his son met a russian lawyer injune 2016 in order "to get information on an opponent", but argues it was legal. it is the president's most direct statement so far on the reason for donald trumer‘s meeting with the kremlin—linked lawyer natalia veselnitskaya. special counsel robert mueller is investigating us intelligence findings that russians conspired to sway the elec

hello this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines.ndred people have died in the last 10 days in floods in the southern indian state of kerala — but rescuers are continuing to rescue and repatriate survivors. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a million pound boost for the campaign for another brexit vote — after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this is japan's most northerly main island of hokkaido. for decades, travellers have been drawn here by its stark contrast to the rest of the country. it's anotherjapan, one that is wild, challenging and remote... it's an incredible experience! ..with distinctive communities. i've come to meet them, and to fi

i'm ben brown.ver the running of birmingham prison from the private firm g4s as prisoners and inspectors describe appalling squalor and violence in the jail with staff asleep or locked in offices. i have seen peoplejust i have seen people just beaten up in front of staff, just like. organised fights. that happens a lot, organised flight. it is not out of control, but it is not far from it. the physical conditions were amongst the worst we have ever seen. a man appears in court charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament. the group representing hospitals and ambulance services in england warns there needs to better contingency planning to deal with the impact of a no—deal brexit on the nhs. also coming up — a flying start for a baby boy born

i'm ben brown. welcome to bbc newsroom live.a say they're evacuating thousands of residents and tourists stranded by an earthquake that hit the island of lombok yesterday. 91 people are now known to have died and hundreds more injured in the second earthquake to hit indonesia in a week. the magnitude seven quake was also felt in the neighbouring island of bali, where two people were killed. lebo diseko reports. running for their lives as the earthquake struck, people at this hotel in lombok dashed to safety. 0thers simply called on god as they felt the power of mother nature. traumatised survivors faced a night outside, the buildings too unsafe after two after—shocks. at this hospital near the epicentre, patients had to be moved outside. many of the injured from across the region were transferred to nearby bali, which also felt the quake. doctors and nurses desperately tried to save lives in conditions that were farfrom ideal. translation: we will place patients here in the parking lot and also in the hallway of the hospital. we

ben brown is in westminster for us now. am in the lockdown around westminster. the police cordon has been relaxed a little bit. we have been relaxed a little bit. we have been able to get closer to the scene of where that silver ford fiesta, this morning, where it onto the wrong side of the road, hit a number of cyclists and then ramped at an accelerated speed into the security barrier —— barriers that protect westminster. the man was arrested very quickly by armed officers. you then his late 20s. he is being held great night at a police station in south london. he is not cooperating with the police. they are trying to establish who he is and why he did what he did. so far he is not answering any questions, not cooperating. in terms of the injured, we gather three people were injured, we gather three people were injured altogether, two were taken to hospital, one has been discharged from hospital. it is pretty clear that if this was a terror attack it could have been a lot worse. sirens wailing across westminster as police

hello — this is bbc news with me ben brown.s: the pope visits the shrine of knock — and says he begs for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church. this afternoon he celebrates mass in dublin, where 500,000 people are expected. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. there have been many tributes for senatorjohn mccain, vietnam war veteran turned senator and us presidential candidate, who has died at the age of 81. former us president barack 0bama said he was an "american hero". emmerson mnangagwa has been sworn in as president of zimbabwe. the main opposition party boycotted the ceremony. a search and rescue operation is under way off the coast of great yarmouth in norfolk for two fishermen after their boat sank. three other men were rescued 25 miles out at sea by a passing cruise ship. beauceron headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. mauritius, a force of nature in the middle of the indian ocean. mauritius is m

this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8: the government takes over the running of birmingham prison from the private firm gas after inspectors warn that it had slipped into a "state of crisis". it's not out of control yet. but it's not far from it's not out of control yet. but it's not farfrom it it's not out of control yet. but it's not far from it and the physical conditions there were among the worst we have ever seen. the british woman who survived ten hours in the sea after falling from a cruise ship, is due to be released from hospital in croatia this evening. a man appears in court charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament. as the venezuelan government brings in a plan to curb hyperinflation — we'll be finding out how the currency devaluation is affecting everyday life. also coming up — a flying start for a baby boy born on a coastguard helicopter. his mother went into labour while visiting the isles of scilly and gave birth while being airlifted to a hospit

hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the former police chief, sir norman bettison, accused of trying to blame liverpool fans for the 1989 hillsborough disaster, has all charges against him dropped. relatives of the victims say their devastated and will seek an independent review. the brexit secretary, dominic raab says the rights of eu nationals to remain in the uk after brexit are secure — even in the event of no deal. in his first major speech as foreign secretary, jeremy hunt has called on the eu to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the us in taking a tougher stance against russia. the home secretary, sajid javid, apologies to 18 windrush migrants who could have been wrongfully removed from the uk. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7:00pm on beyond 100 days — we'll have the latest on the trial of president trump's former campaign chief paul manafort — as jurors continue their deliberations. as the technology giant microsoft

my colleague ben brown live at westminster. f affray by a jury at bristol crown court. the 27—year—old all—rounder was arrested after a brawl hours after england played the west indies in a one—day international in the city in september last year. andy moore is in bristol. hello there. it was day seven of the trial. the jury had hello there. it was day seven of the trial. thejury had been hello there. it was day seven of the trial. the jury had been out for two and a half hours when they came back with their decision. ben stokes briefly closed his eyes and then looked up in relief as they declared him not guilty. he actually went over and shook hands with the man he was seen on over and shook hands with the man he was seen on video punching and knocking unconscious, the two men actually shook hands at the end of this case, both found not guilty of afraid. ben stokes's wife clare, who had been to the drop sitting in the courtroom with him, she started crying. let's look background of the case now would the sports editor. he is on

aand hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the latest headlines: in the zimbabwean capital harare there have been violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters alleging fraud in monday's elections. soldiers opened fire and at least one person has been shot dead. northamptonshire county council is tonight holding crisis talks amid concerns that it will no longer be able to pay for services for vulnerable children and adults. it must save up to £70 million. the former leader of the english defence league, tommy robinson, has been freed on bail after winning an appeal against a finding of contempt of court. the far—right activist received a 13—month jail term in may after he filmed outside leeds crown court during a trial. campaigners against anti—semitism have accused jeremy corbyn of failing to apologise properly — after it emerged he'd shared a platform with speakers who compared israel to the nazis. the labour leader said he didn't agree with the views and that he was sorry for the anxiety and concern he'd

i'm ben brown. the headlines at one. president maduro of venezuela has blamed right—wing opponents and colombia for what he says was an attempt on his life involving drones carrying explosives. there has been an attempt to assassinate me. i have no doubt this points to the extreme right in venezuela, in alliance with the right in colombia. juan martel santos is behind this attempt, i have no doubt. "no place for anti—semitism in the labour party — jeremy corbyn releases a video on social media to try and allay concerns. adults in england will automatically become organ donors unless they opt out, under plans unveiled today. just under 40% of people are currently signed up — despite the number of people who say they support it being double that we walked to theatre, castor dubai, and said go and save some lives. the government is publishing its plans to change organ donation in england to an "opt—out" system from 2020. at present, donors have to sign up to the nhs register. also this hour, hundreds of firefighters are tac

i'm ben brown. the headlines at one.ia for what he says was an attempt on his life involving drones carrying explosives. there has been an attempt to assassinate me. i have no doubt this points to the extreme right in venezuela, in alliance with the right in colombia. juan martel santos is behind this attempt, i have no doubt. "no place for anti—semitism in the labour party — jeremy corbyn releases a video on social media to try and allay concerns. adults in england will automatically become organ donors unless they opt out, under plans unveiled today. just under 40% of people are currently signed up — despite the number of people who say they support it being double that

and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour.ernment plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. and coming up in 30 minutes on the bbc news channel... whether world and this time we are in scotland. we will discover what scientists are doing to protect one of scotland's's most famous products... whiskey! hello, and welcome back to dublin. phoenix park in dublin, although the pictures you saw seconds ago were from knock in west ireland, where pope francis has arrived in the last few minutes. we will explain what will be happening here later in phoenix park at three o'clock. pope francis will say mass in front of an estimated crowd of 500,000 people. some hardy souls already arriving with their rain macs on because the weather is very inclement here. this will be t

aand hello, this is bbc news with ben brown.e been violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters alleging fraud in monday's elections. soldiers opened fire and at least one person has been shot dead. northamptonshire county council is tonight holding crisis talks amid concerns that it will no longer be able to pay for services

hello this is bbc news with ben brown. trying to blame liverpool fans for the 1989 hillsborough disaster, has all charges against him dropped. relatives of the victims say their devastated and will seek an independent review. the brexit secretary, dominic raab says the rights of eu nationals to remain in the uk after brexit are secure — even in the event of no deal. in his first major speech as foreign secretary, jeremy hunt has called on the eu to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the us in taking a tougher stance against russia. the home secretary, sajid javid, apologies to 18 windrush migrants who could have been wrongfully removed from the uk.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 103m: the venezuelan president says he has survived an assassination attempt involving explosive drones during a live televised speech. dozens of soldiers were seen fleeing. nicolas maduro has blamed columbia for the attack translation: there has been an attempt to assassinate me. i have no doubt that it's all points to the extreme right in venezuela, in alliance with the right in colombia and thatjuan manuel alliance with the right in colombia and that juan manuel santos alliance with the right in colombia and thatjuan manuel santos is behind this attempt to. i have no doubt. adults in england will automatically become organ donors unless they opt out, under plans unveiled today. just under 40% of people are currently signed up, despite the number of people who say they support it being double that. we walked haley to theatre, said goodbye, i kissed her and ijust said go save some lives, hayley. police investigating the disappearance of a midwife from staffordshire f

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9am: the venezuelan president says he has survived an assassination attempt involving explosive drones during a live televised speech. dozens of soldiers were seen fleeing. nicolas maduro has blamed columbia for the attack translation: there has been an attempt to assassinate me. i have no doubt that this all points to the extreme right in venezuela, are lined with those in colombia. i have no doubt. adults in england will automatically become organ donors unless they opt out, under plans unveiled today. the government says it could save 700 lives a year. we walked her to theatre, i kissed herandl we walked her to theatre, i kissed herand i said, goal save we walked her to theatre, i kissed her and i said, goal save some lives. police investigating the disappearance of a midwife from staffordshire find a body and arrest three people. more than 700 firefighters battle a major wildfire in portugal, as southern europe continues to swelter in near record temperatures. als

i'm ben brown. the headlines at midday.ost 200 people have died in the last 10 days. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. the government says they will investigate allegations that british world war ii shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. also coming up, a baby boom with a difference

and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. new government plans ensure businesses keep commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. emerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president of zimbabwe. the main opposition party boycott the ceremony. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like and their genetic structure is close to living birds. and, later, we'll be visiting america's first sustainable solar—powered town and going down under to see how technology is being used to protect the world's largest coral collection at the great barrier reef. that's in click. welcome back to phoenix park in dublin. this huge space in dublin, where, this afternoon, 3pm, pope francis will be saying mass in front ofan francis will be saying mass in front of an estimated crowd of half a million people. you can't see the entire area behind me here where i'm standing, but it is huge. and it is filling up, despite the inclement weather from hours ag

you're watching bbc news with ben brown. let's return to the pope's visit to ireland.my colleague, annita mcveigh, spoke to marie collins, a clerical abuse survivor and campaigner. a colleague is in dublin. she was one of eight abuse survivors who met pope francis yesterday. she told us what happened. the meeting was eight survivors representing different areas where abuse had occurred in institutions and schools, etc. the meeting went on much longer than was expected. pope francis gave as much time as was needed. everyone was very frank and very clear to him, in what had happened to them and what had happened in the institutions that they were in or they belgoned to, or the people that they were representing. he spoke very freely, in exchange. there was no formalities. it was a very open discussion. did you feel there was any progress, though? for me, personally, i think there probably was, for some of the other survivors present, because they asked him specific things he might say. he promised to incorporate some of the things they asked him to do and say into his ma

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: the government takes over the running of birmingham prison from the private firm gas as prisoners and inspectors describe appalling squalor and violence in the jail with staff asleep or locked in offices. i have seen peoplejust i have seen people just beaten up in front of staff, just like. organised fights. that happens a lot, organised flight. it is not out of control, but it is not far from it. the physical conditions were amongst the worst we have ever seen. a man appears in court charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament. the group representing hospitals and ambulance services in england warns there needs to better contingency planning to deal with the impact of a no—deal brexit on the nhs. also coming up — a flying start for a baby boy born on a coastguard helicopter. his mother went into labour while visiting the isles of scilly and gave birth while being airlifted to a hospital in cornwall. and at 11:30 we'll be tak

hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines. almost 200 people have died in the last 10 days in the indian state of kerala, but rescuers are continuing to rescue and repatriate survivors after the devasting floods there. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. a million pound boost for the campaign for another brexit vote — after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. now on bbc news, click. this week, it's a look back at click‘s summer of sport. with cars, balls, bikes and bots. we'll start with our trip to f1 from july, which has been at the cutting edge of technology and design since its creation in 1946. welcome to the pit. every year, teams compete fiercely to outdo each other in aerodynamics, da

i'm ben brown. these are the top stories developing at 11am... mps call for rules around e—cigarettes to be relaxed so they can be more widely used and accepted in society. new plans to improve security and conditions at some of england's worstjails — the prisons minister says he'll resign if things don't improve. i will quit if i haven't succeeded in 12 months in reducing the level of drugs and violence in those prisons. house of fraser, which was bought last week, has cancelled all online orders after a dispute with its warehouse operator investigations continue into the genoa bridge collapse. the italian government is now formally looking into the private company that ran the motorway bridge. at least 38 people died after it suddenly collapsed on tuesday. and research finds a low—carb diet could shorten life expectancy by up to four years. good morning. it's friday the 17th of august. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the nhs should do more to promote e—cigarettes as a way of helping people stop smoking, according to a group of mps. the report by

i'm ben brown. good morning from westminster. a man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a car crashed into barriers outside the houses of parliament during the morning rush hour. he was going pretty fast, in my opinion. i think it is a 20 to 30 mph zone, he was going at maybe 40 to 50 mph. two people were hurt, they've been taken to hospital by london ambulance who say their injuries aren't serious. it was very strange because once he hit cyclist, he accelerated. you would have thought he would have tried to put the brakes on but he swerved across and accelerated towards the barrier. a man in his 20s was arrested at the scene, and the police say they are treating it as a terrorist incident. prime minister theresa may said her thoughts were with those injured and thanked the emergency services for their "immediate and courageous" response. hello from westminster. where there isa hello from westminster. where there is a lockdown at the moment. roads sealed off around the houses of parliament as is the undergr

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 10. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala, at least 350 people have died. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get out very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankful for the people who us out of there. the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a 1 million pound donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. also coming up — a baby boom with a difference at a hospital in arizona. as 16 nurses, who all work in the same intensive care unit, fall pregnant at the same time. and coming up — rebecca jones meets dame hilary mantal in talking books — that's at 10:30 on bbc news. a 29—year—old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, after a car hit people outside the houses of parliament on tuesday

and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator ands presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. emmerson mnangagwa arrives at a stadium in zimbabwe's capital harare, where he is due to be sworn in as president. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. hello and welcome to dublin to our viewers in the uk and around the world, as we continue our coverage of the visit by pope francis to ireland, the second day of this two—day visit. pope francis isjust leaving knock in the west of ireland in county mayo. he arrived just a little earlier today. the purpose of that visit, to visit the shrine of knock, which attracts 1.5 million pilgrims every year. crowds of several tens of thousands to greet him. in his speech, he delivered, perhaps, one of the most significant statements, so far, in this visit on theissue statements, so far, in this visit on the issue of abu

i'm ben brown.d an assassination attempt involving explosive drones during a live televised speech. dozens of soldiers were seen fleeing. nicolas maduro has blamed columbia for the attack translation: there has been an attempt to assassinate me. i have no doubt that it's all points to the extreme right in venezuela, in alliance with the right in colombia and thatjuan manuel alliance with the right in colombia and that juan manuel santos alliance with the right in colombia and thatjuan manuel santos is behind this attempt to. i have no doubt. adults in england will automatically become organ donors unless they opt out, under plans unveiled today. just under 40% of people are currently signed up, despite the number of people who say they support it being double that. we

he told my colleague ben brown he was sceptical of the motives of those arguing for another public voteourse, people are free to give money to whatever political campaigns they feel they wish to donate to. but let's be clear, and your viewers should be clear, people's vote talk about democracy but what their declared intent is to overturn the democratic decision of 2016 to leave the european union. they want a second vote only to remain in the european union. just to be clear, very hypothetically, if there ever were a second referendum in the coming couple of years, would you be confident of winning it again for the leave said? i have spent the last week on doorsteps in north west leicestershire, my seat voted 61—39 to leave the eu. what i am hearing from people who tell me they voted remain is that they have watched the negotiations and people are frustrated we have not made more progress, but the way the eu have dealt with the uk government in these negotiations, a large number of former remain voters have come to the conclusion we couldn't possibly stay in this relationship any longe

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: donald trump's former campaign chief, paul manafort, is found guilty of eight criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. it's the first trial stemming from the inquiry into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. paul manafort is a good man there. he was with ronald reagan, he was with lot of different people over the years and i am very sad about that. because it involved me, but i still feel it is a very sad thing that happened. it has nothing to do with russian pollution. —— collusion. in a separate case, president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, has pleaded guilty in a manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws. we'll have the latest from washington. in other news, sir norman bettison, the former police chief accused of trying to blame liverpool fans for the hillsborough disaster, sees all charges against him dropped. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt calls on the european union to stand shoulder to shoulder with the

and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour.om commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9. senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. tributes have poured in from around the world — former us president barack obama said he was an "american hero". pope francis continues his visit to ireland — after expressing shame over the church's handling of sex abuse crimes. following a meeting with the pope last night, one man said the pontiff had ‘promised consequences‘. i got the strong impression that no one will be exempted from just penalties. i'm at phoenix park in dublin were rehearsals are under way for a mass, where the pope will speak in front ofa where the pope will speak in front of a million people. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. zimbabwe gets ready for newly elected president emmerson mnangagwa to be sworn in. and our sun

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: the veteran mp frank field resigns the labour whip, accusing the party leadership of becoming a "force for anti—semitism in british politics" i want the labour party to change. i wa nt i want the labour party to change. i want it to be seen as a clearly anti— racist party and i want the party to be clearly seen for goal like that local thuggery going on will not control local mps. —— i wa nt will not control local mps. —— i want the party to see that the local thuggery. britain's biggest payday company, wonga, collapses after facing a growing a surge of compensation claims. an unmarried mother who was denied a widowed parent's allowance for her children after her partner died, wins a landmark case that could benefit thousands of other bereaved families. the search for new treatments to help children with a severe muscle wasting condition, scientists hope they've made a significant step towards finding one. and at half past eleven, we'll be taking an in—depth look

earlier my colleague ben brown spoke to saffron amis — who was staying in a hostel when the earthquake there was a lot of us there, and at first it was just very small shakes, and then the power cut out and someone actually shouted "earthquake" and then the shakes just got really, really big. people were shouting and screaming and hiding under the tables in the courtyard of our hostel until it ended. it was only about ten, 15 seconds, but it was really strong and it was quite hard to stand up throughout it. and then afterwards, our hostel kept us quite calm, but we didn't really realise how bad it was because our hostel was relatively 0k, luckily, until we left the hostel and went into the street, and saw the rubble in the street. the walls had collapsed into the street, and that was when we realised how bad it was. and there was a tsunami warning as well, wasn't there, and of course there was the dreadful tsunami in indonesia back in 2004 that killed so many people. what did you do when you heard that tsunami warning? yes, so our hostel first took to us a big field, in case of aftersh

this is bbc news with ben brown.eadlines: the president of venezuela, says an attempt has been made on his life using drones carrying explosives. it happened during a live televised speech in the capital caracas. the president has blamed columbia. the government is publishing its plans to change organ donation in england to an "opt—out" system from 2020. at present, donors have to sign up to the nhs register three men remain in custody after a body was discovered in a field near stoke—on—trent by police searching for the missing midwife, samantha eastwood. hundreds of firefighters are tackling a blaze in southern portugal, as temperatures in the country climb to near—record levels. children's entertainer, barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, has died at the age of 73. his comedy partner and brother paul said he'd lost his very best friend. now on bbc news, a talking books cookery special. gavin esler meets chef and restaurateur, rick stein. hello, and welcome to talking books, with me, gavin esler. we are

the police and crime commissioner for surrey, david munro, told ben brown failures relating to disclosureus flaws of the wily trial, and i'm very concerned about that. i is an independent review. and how i can put it right. notjust for this trial but for any other issues that the police are dealing with. i'm very concerned and we need to ta ke with. i'm very concerned and we need to take urgent action. what kind of laws 7 -- what kind of flaws? what went wrong? the issue of disclosure. is the same information given to be defended and prosecution? it was seen that in hindsight, there were inadequate blogs of contact with some of the complainants, a failure to disclose earlier reports which were material evidence and cellular disclose medical evidence for that is an example, years of work and that is why i want this independent review to the matters in detail to see what actually happened. there was no doubt about it. now we have a trial that has collapsed. complainants and of course defendants now in limbo and that is why it happened and why it associates. we have seen fairly as an essenti

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: a doctor who was struck off over the death of a six—year—old boy wins her appeal to practise medicine again. jack adcock died of sepsis. dr hadiza bawa—garba was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence. i can't see myself as anybody else asa i can't see myself as anybody else as a practising doctor in the community stop it when i got the news that i could be given the opportunity to work again i was very pleased. i am disgusted. opportunity to work again i was very pleased. lam disgusted. i opportunity to work again i was very pleased. lam disgusted. lam devastated. ijust pleased. lam disgusted. lam devastated. i just cannot pleased. lam disgusted. lam devastated. ijust cannot understand how someone can be charged with gross negligence manslaughter, struck off the register by the general medical council and then be reinstated. the murder of 25 year old model harry ozuka. two men are found guilty at the old bailey. labour's antisemitism row. nowjeremy corbyn