jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.eports on the fierce fighting in western mosul with our middle east editorjeremy bowen. a court in london has reduced the sentence imposed on a british marine for killing an injured taliban fighter in afghanistan, meaning he could leave jail in weeks. alexander blackman was originally given a life sentence for murder at his trial in 2013 ——a conviction that was changed earlier this month to one of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. duncan kennedy reports. cheering it was the news fellow marines had been waiting four years to hear. and, moments later, their euphoria was shared in the reaction of alexander blackman‘s wife. we are overjoyed at the judge's decision to significantly reduce our sentence such that he can be released imminently. this is the moment we've all been fighting hard for. it's hard to believe that this day is finally here. as a marine sergeant, alexander blackman had been a decisive, accomplished leader of troops, someone who'd killed 30 times f

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.e's no evidence of any link between khalid masood, who killed three pedestrians and a policeman in westminster, and the islamic state it had been their first visit out of the usa — a tour of europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. but on the final day of their trip, kurt cochran was killed on westminster bridge. his wife, melissa cochran—payne, seriously injured. today, 13 members of theirfamily spoke publicly for the first time. from utah, they are a mormon family, who have found strength in their faith. i think it's hard for most of us to imagine here what it must be like to lose somebody in this way. can you give us some sense of the impact on the family? i think it's brought us really close together. our family's been always close together, and we've also had some wonderful, wonderful times together. we just love and support each other so much, and i think it's made us even that much stronger. kurt cochran ran a music studio back home, an enthusiasm supporter of local b

and iraqis absorb more pain. jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.ed a new executive order reversing many of barack obama's executive order reversing many of ba rack obama's efforts executive order reversing many of barack obama's efforts to limit global warming. the order keeps his campaign promise to boost cell fuels and support the struggling coal industry. it is part of an effort to remove obama's clean climate plan. donald trump has described man—made climate change as a hoax. this is some of what donald trump had to say. the miners told me about the attacks on their way of life and their communities and the attempts to shut down their mines. i made them this promise, we will put our miners back to work. applause. we have already eliminated a devastating and destructive anti—coal regulation, but that was the beginning. i am following through on a campaign promise, my administration is putting an end to the war on clean coal. with the day's executive order, i am taking steps to reverse government intrusion and to cancel job killing regulations. d

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.of any link between khalid masood, who killed three pedestrians and a policeman in westminster, and the islamic state group or al-qaeda. masood's mother has spoken of her shock and sadness, saying she's cried for his victims. the family of one of the victims, the american tourist kurt cochran, have been speaking about their pain — but said they bear masood no ill will. our correspondent daniela relph reports. it had been their first visit out of the usa — a tour of europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. but on the final day of their trip, kurt cochran was killed on westminster bridge. his wife, melissa cochran—payne, seriously injured. today, 13 members of theirfamily spoke publicly for the first time. from utah, they are a mormon family, who have found strength in their faith. i think it's hard for most of us to imagine here what it must be like to lose somebody in this way. can you give us some sense of the impact on the family? i think it's brought us really close toget

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.aper is reporting that carrie lam's first move as hong kong's new chief executive is to affirm that the new cabinet will be in charge of their own work, rather than looking to beijing for help. the japan times is leading with a story that claims police have opened an investigation following the avalanche in which eight people died at the nasu onsen resort. the paper says efforts will focus now on why the group organised a mountaineering lesson, despite an avalanche advisory warning for the region. the gulf news leads with the region's biggest technology merger and acquisition. it reports amazon has secured a presence in the middle east by acquiring dubai based souq.com. the value of the deal has not been disclosed. now, rico, there's been an unexpected side effect from a sporting event last year? yes, that's right. it's all to do with iceland's historic success at euro 2016. you may remember how the team surprised everyone by knocking england out of the tournament. well, it seems the c

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. reports on the fierce fighting in western mosul, with our middle east editorjeremy bowen. germany's federal prosecutor has opened an investigation into suspected spying by turkey on turks living in germany. it follows reports that turkish intelligence handed to its german counterpart, a list of alleged supporters of the man turkey blames for last year's failed coup, the muslim cleric fethullah gulen. but german ministers say spying by ankara on turks living in germany would not be tolerated. there was no immediate response from turkish officials. sarah corker reports. since last year's failed coup in turkey, 41,000 people have been arrested and president erdogan declared a state of emergency. the turkish government blames this mad, the exiled muslim cleric and former ally of president erdogan fethullah gulen of organising the coup. now there are accusations that the turkish secret service has been spying on turks living in germany, alleged gulen supporters. translation: we repeatedly

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. to: a brief time ago i spoke a retired lieutenant general who is now a senior fellow at the institute for the study for. -- study of war. thank you for joining us on "world news america." you trained iraqi forces in 2007, 2008. they have come a long way since then. what has the difference been to get islamic state on the back foot now? was 2010the bad period to 2013, when former prime minister maliki took deliberate steps to reduce the effectiveness of his own forces. he was selling senior positions, he was stopping all professionalization, stopping all continued training. he gutted out his own security forces. once that stopped in 2014, you could start rebuilding confidence, the main thing required for the fight. tim: these special forces trained by the united states and others, they are up to the job now. what is the split now in terms of the coalition forces? have you got american fighters and special forces on the front line actually involved? >> i would say actually yes. it is th

jermey bowen is on the frontline in western mosul.here is an alternative to this very difficult, costly street fighting,

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.th this report on the loss of police officer keith palmer. honouring a fallen comrade. at 9:33am this morning, a minute's silence for pc keith palmer. 48 years old, a husband and a father, who went to work but never came home. boxing instructor and former soldier tony davies saw the knife attack as he left a function at the houses of parliament yesterday afternoon, and immediately ran to keith palmer's aid. he brandished two knives, i had seen, attacking one of the policemen. that's the decision i took to then leap the fence and try and give assistance in any way i could. you ran towards the violence? most people were running away. yes, but it was a split—second decision and people needed assistance. tony davies was once in the same army regiment as lee rigby, the fusilier stabbed to death in a terrorist attack in 2013. he remembers how no—one went to his colleague's aid that day and thinks that is part of the reason why he ran towards danger to help pc palmer. i was the first person t

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis.he diplomatic service on negotiating brexit. it's certain we won't have resolved everything in the period before the expiry of the article 50 process. 48 hours from now article 50 will be triggered. two years after that, we'll be out of the eu picture. do the government have a plan for a half finished deal? i've been told that, on the contrary, theresa may said to nicola sturgeon that the whole brexit negotiation would be done and dusted within 18 months. also tonight: peter was most read fully frightened. he rushed all over the garden looking for the brexit. he ran straight into a messy tangle of red tape. will british farmers thrive or die without brussels looking down on them? as a fell farmer, i can't survive without subsidy. there, i've said it! i need the subsidy. and, do not adjust your sets... are you african—american? i don't understand the question. rachel dolezal, the black activist who turned out to be white — we have the uk television exclusive with her. racism is a lie, s

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.ed up around windsor castle during the changing the guard ceremony, following the westminster attack last week. thames valley police say extra barriers have been put in place around the royal residence in berkshire, which attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. pete cooke reports. windsor‘s latest line of defence against those intent on chaos. these barriers appeared yesterday. the aim to stop another westminster style attack. providing extra attention to the changing of the guard ceremony. soldiers proceeding to and from windsor castle to the sound of a military band. are they necessary or too much of an eyesore? not very pretty but we realise that they are a necessity now. which is such a shame but that's what we have to live with these days. i don't mind. people come for us, opposite the barracksjill opposite the barracks jill has lived opposite the barracks jill has lived opposite the barracks for years. she was only told last night. it's better. what was before with

this is the city of bowen and it has been locked down.ular tourist destinations like the whitsundays and airlie beach have also been evacuated. low—lying areas are at risk of tidal surges and have been evacuated. it is the biggest cyclone in australia since cyclone tracy in 1974. i think i'm glad i'm going because i have been thinking it is time to go. i am happy it is time to go. well, i saw in the news that we are going to be hit more by the cyclone so i thought, no, i have to find a way. the authorities had time to prepare. sandbags were filled, schools closed, shop windows taped up, and airports shut down, in what has been a li—s—day operation. the public have been told to judge their phones as power outages are likely. the slow—moving storm is likely to hit the mainland australia soon. queenslanders will be familiar with the risk of cyclones. now all they can do is wait. caroline davies, bbc news. now, let us get an update from the situation on the ground. we are hearing that the cyclone has approached the islands off the coast, like

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.fa ns stay with us, still to come: truck fans flip their lids at the monster jam world finals. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc world news. i'm ben bland. the latest headlines: britain will begin its historic

our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from western mosul.last week or so, attack again. gunfire it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day, a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets, but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: they destroyed our homes, our cars, everything. they destroyed us. entire families are gone, they are under the rubble. translation: a lot of people died, children, women and men. houses collapsed on them. i lost both my sons. some very sophisticated modern weapons are in this fight, and so are these, locally made rockets over a short range. a blunt instrument. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it isn't necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. but they want

bowen, for some three or four hours, bringing those gusts, as you said, of around 250km/h and also heavyh rain is on the way because some areas have already had something like 650 millimetres of rain in the last 2a hours, in old money that is about two feet of rain in 2a hours. it's not just the water as well. hywel, the prime minister is warning residents on the typhoon path to evacuate immediately but some stubborn ones have refused to leave their homes? yes. because the cyclone has been forecast for days, the warnings have been ramped up for the past few days. 30,000 people around queensland have been advised to move from their homes to higher ground but only around half have complied, the other half deciding to stay in their homes and make preparations knowing where a safe place is, people here are well versed in cyclones. yasi striking in 2011 bringing some destruction, thankfully the number of fatalities from cyclones here hasn't been high in recent years but people have to prepare for the worst. there are emergency shelters bore people with nowhere to go and with no friends or rel

that was jeremy bowen in that wasjeremy bowen in western mosul reporting for us. minutes' time. —— michelle hussain. cleveland police have released the names of two boys whose bodies were found at the foot of cliffs at saltburn—by—the—sea on friday night. harry watson and alex yeoman, from east cleveland, were both aged 17. police are still trying to establish what happened, but are not treating their deaths as suspicious. divers from the irish navy have recovered a body from the wreckage of the coastguard helicopter which crashed earlier this month. a postmortem examination will be carried out later today. the aircraft was providing cover for another coastguard helicopter on a mission when contact was lost. three people are being treated in hospital after a car mounted a pavement and hit a group of people outside a pub in north london. four teenagers have been arrested. the police say the incident in islington is not terror—related. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he will oppose plans to give ministers the power to change some aspects of the law after brexit

his full-time job is taking care of his five month old, bowen.hether they are at the house or on the go, safety is always a top concern. >> it's all you think about. is he safe in a crib, car seat, stroller? yeah. all of that stuff becomes basically part of every day. >> reporter: and for good reason. a new study in the journal of pediatrics find 66,000 kids under the age of 3 go to the emergency room every year with injuries involving a child product. >> or about one every eight minutes. >> reporter: tracy meehan from children's hospital says the top products associate injuries -- associated with injuries are baby carriers, strollers and cribs. overall, injuries are up 80%, mostly from balls that leave children with face or head injuries. families are aware so they take their children to the doctor more frequently and doctors are also diagnosing it more often. >> reporter: experts say it is important to make sure children are always strapped into a carrier or stroller so they cannot climb out. >> make sure not to put anything heavy like a purse

jeremy bowen is on the frontline with iraqi and us—led coalition troops.have to convince the iraqi people that what they are doing here is justified and flattening the city and killing a lot of civilians wil not do thatjob. whether you are watching in the uk oi’ whether you are watching in the uk or elsewhere on bbc world news, you are welcome to get in touch. the contact details on screen throughout. donald trump has begun the dismantling of some of america's most high profile climate change policies. he's been explaining why. the miners told me about the tax on theirjobs and livelihoods. they told me about the efforts to shut down their minds, the communities and the very way of life. —— minds. i made on this promise. we will put miners back to work. we have already eliminated a devastating anti—cult regulation but that was just the beginning. today i'm taking bold action to follow through on that promise. my administration is going to put an end to the war on coal, we will have clean coal, really clean coal. with the executive action today i'm taking hi

our middle east editorjeremy bowen, who is near the front line, reports.tion: snipers positioned themselves on top of buildings. everybody is killed, the sniper and everybody who lives there. our middle east editorjeremy bowen, who is near the front line, reports. thousands of people have arrived, have walked out of those parts of mosul still controlled by islamic state. they need food, they need water, they need shelter. it's a massive humanitarian challenge, and not nearly as big as the one that may literally be coming down that road in the next few weeks. from where the black smoke is, which is where the islamic state positions are here in mosul. this is very much a theatre of war. the people who have been coming in have been talking about what they have been through. they have talked about air strikes that have come in in the last few days and killed, as well as killing people from is, have killed hundreds of civilians. they have complained that the jihadists have used them as human shields. but they have also, in tears and anger, spoken bitterly about

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.e is becoming ever more bitter, as both the republicans and democrats prepare to debate what happens next. the planned vote has been delayed until friday. i asked laura bicker what this meant for donald trump's plans. this is an embarrassing setback, not just because the vote has been delayed but the timing of the announcement was crucial because moments earlier president trump had said that there were enough votes and the deal would be done and then congress and announced that there would be no vote this evening. that is what we are here for, that is what we have expected. it has been to malta was day on capital hill as the president was once again they're trying to twist the arms of republicans to vote to these health—care reforms. and you are correct, it was a key campaign cry. he wanted to repeal and replace obama care. why? considering the numbers show that millions more are insured under obama care. in some states they don't have a choice and many insurance premiums have rocketed

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.ry to form a power—sharing government afterfailing to meet today's deadline. after three weeks of talks, there's still no sign of agreement between the democratic unionist party and sinn fein. the northern ireland secretary james brokenshire said he believes there is no appetite for yet another election, as our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. there's been a lot of talk in northern ireland about restoring power—sharing, but at times it's felt like sinn fein and the dup have been speaking a very different language. much of the funding for this class for migrant workers in dungannon comes through stormont, but with no government, there's no budget. and that means this community group can't be sure how much money they'll have once the new financial year begins, and that's just next week. if there's no funding, it would mean imminent closure within two months and alljobs lost. that's how serious it is. those concerns about budgets stretch across all departments including health

our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports now from the frontline with the iraqi army, in westerno flee. once their identities were checked, they were allowed to move away from they were allowed to move away from the war zone. it was first light and the war zone. it was first light and the children were hungry, tired and bewildered. they'd been waiting to bewildered. they'd been waiting to be processed since they crossed from is—controlled mosul around 11.00pm last night. everyone was exhausted. this woman wanted to escape with her husband and four children. translation: it was hell. they are war criminals. they are not muslims and don't connect them to islam. but she said the shelling and air strikes were not justifiably. she said the shelling and air strikes were notjustifiably. they'd spent their last day at home burying neighbours, family and friend they'd dug from the rubble. in thes last 2a—hours, 2,000 people have used this road alone to escape is, nearly 250,000 have fled in the last five weeks. at least they got out, others are kept as human shields. mosul has been broken

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.oot of cliffs at saltburn near middlesborough. cleveland police have begun an investigation and say the families of both teenagers are being supported by specialist officers. linsey smith reports. peaceful and calm, just as it was before 7.00pm last night when cleveland police received the first reports of a casualty at huntcliff. what the police and coastguard discovered on arrival was far worse, it was the bodies of two 17—year—old boys on a ledge. they were airlifted to the james cook hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival. i was walking into town and there was loads of police and ambulance which i thought was really unusual for the area, i saw loads of police first and i wonder is it the right thing to be walking into town? a popular walking spot, tonight those enjoying the area told us of the perilous nature of the cliff—tops. it does have some very sheer drops towards the edge but there is plenty of signage up advising to keep clear away from the cliff edge. but the

a special report by our middle east editor jeremy bowen.ain story this evening, the terror attack at westminster yesterday. the first victims were on westminster bridge, where the attacker drove his car onto the pavement and into many people as they were working there with walking across the bridge. 0ur correspondent matthew price has been walking the length of the bridge today to retrace the deadly route taken by the attacker. inside the white circle, difficult to spot, is the dark car driven by khalid masood. it took him about 20 seconds to drive the 252 metres across westminster bridge. at this point it was just an ordinary cardriving round a roundabout in waterloo, but he was about to enter the bridge, westminster, bridge, drive on to it and start killing people. this is where he mounted the kerb. witnesses said they thought it was an accident, as masood ran into his first victims. one man fell over the wall of the bridge here and hit the concrete towpath below. it's believed this is where kurt cochran, the us tourist on holiday with hi

joining us also is ashley-bowen murphy, who just got her phd at brown university. our focus has been the panel you did at the aha on the pbs show "mercy street." ashley, how would you describe that showed to people who have not seen it and how realistic is it? ashley: it is a scripted drama that takes place at a union general hospital. it is pretty accurate. they worked with a lot of historians. intodid a lot of research both what occupy alexandria was like an specific family members -- the green family, a major character, they were real people. some of the physicians and surgeons are composites of the various people who would have worked there, but there is a lot of reality. the new york times called it great anatomy with crinolines, pretty good description? the fabric that civil war women would have worn. ashley: which i think is pretty accurate. as much as there is medicine and history, it is also really funny and there is drama and love stories and other stuff. >> sarah, what interested the aha in putting together a discussion? why were they interested in havin

take a look at this video from queensland in bowen. t the scenene of what t plplace throughout the morning hours. the story is ununfolding right here, can y you tell,, b by they rainfall and destrtrtion from the very strongg winds blowing through the area. some gusts were reported up to 106 kilometers per hour and more than 1 125 millilimeters of rail have been reported since yesterday morning.g. so, yeah,, it's a pretty seriou situation when it comes to this particular system moving through the area. let me show you some of the other statsts of this storm tha will g give you an idea how strg debbie actually is. gusts at hamilton island were 262 kilometers per houour and m williamm we're seeing rainfall totals hitting 470 millimeters in 24 hours. that is a huge amount of water that's moving through the area. and we are concerned that this will continue to be the story as we go throughout the next couple of days. the systems moving southwest at 12 kilometers per hour, gusting to 205. and now it is a category three storm. the bigger thre

stag land owe is a stay at home dad and his full-time job is taking care of his five month-old son bowener they are in the house or on the go safety is a top concern. >> it is kind of all you think about is he safe in his crib? safe in a car seat. safe in a stroll even, yeah, all that stuff becomes basically every part of every day. >> reporter: for good reason, new study in the journal pediatrics finds 66,000 kid under age of three goes to the emergency room every year with injuries involving a child product. >> or about one every eight minutes. >> reporter: tracie meehan from nationwide children's hospital says top products associated with injuries are baby carriers, cribs, strollers, overall injuries are up 24 percent mostly from falls that leave children with head and face injuries. >> families are more aware of head injuries now and how serious they can be so they take their children to the doctor more frequently and doctors are also diagnosing it more often. >> reporter: experts say it is important to make sure children are always strapped in the carrier or stroll even so they cann

bowen reporting. in u.s.fierce fight congress. it is not the health or tax policy, it is about whether the republican chair of the house intelligence committee should recuse himself from an investigation into russian interference in the election. to a formerspoke u.s. ambassador to nato. how much international concern is there between the white house and russia? there is concern in the united states, nato, europe. is the greatest adversary. if there was russian interference in our election, there has to be an investigation. if the trump campaign had nefarious contact with the russian government, i don't know if that is the case, but if they did that ought to be investigated. tim: a lot of nato countries has said there is russian involvement in their individual countries, what do you think of that? >> it has been a concern of the macron campaign in france. marine le pen has been meeting putin in moscow. had the same concerns. i agree with our government that the russians did interfere with we american election or to have to investi

bowen cut him a 50 buck tech and went back to china and continued in the aeronautics industry. what are the other striking threads of the book? i read it i read it -- you spend a great deal of contracts and what the role of women as conveyors of value, institutions and symbols. could you tell us about the aviators and people -- the american missionariethat went over there and the difrences they made because this is a many threads that would have merited a in its own right after the civil war, a lot of americans to the north were very deeply involved in abolitionist movement and they got education. when they graduated from college, they had limited career options. they could be a schoolteacher. the opportunity to become a missionary was increasingly attractive to american women because as the american missionary experience through in china, the realization that came the only way to get to the chinese was through the family. to do that we had to have american women doing the proselytizing. the women married two pictures were too busy dealing with the family so you had to hire sin

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. refugee camps near mosul this week — she joins us live now from baghdad. thank you forjoining us. thank you for your time. can you just explain the situation as you found it when you visited the camps? what we have seen you visited the camps? what we have seenin you visited the camps? what we have seen in the last week has been an enormous spike in the numbers of people coming out. most of the families leaving west mosul whether current offence are under way, have to transit through a place called how mum lille where visited last week. —— hammam al—alil. they come off buses traumatised with almost nothing, mostly the close they are wearing. last week, with very, very heavy rainfall and it muddy so people were in a grim situation. they arrived with nothing. the conditions were bad on the ground. the site is very overcrowded and fall. after the security screening for the men and boys, families are then taken by buses to other camps. many families don't want to leave, they want to stay a

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.rfrom the un's refugee agency, who has spent part of the last week in refugee camps just near mosul. the government will publish a significant part of its brexit legislation on thursday, a day after theresa may formally tells brussels that britain intends to leave the european union. the great repeal bill will give ministers the powers to change some aspects of current european laws, without needing the approval of parliament. our political correspondent mark lobel is in our london newsroom. mark, this could prove to be controversial couldn't it? that's right. what could be controversial is this power given to ministers to translate parts of eu law into domestic law rather than seeking the approval of parliament and having parliament scrutinise it as well. and the committee of laws and a former attorney general are seeking assurances from the government that that power will be used in that way and that they weren't just try and change the used in that way and that they weren'tjust try

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jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul.lone has flooded streets and toppled trees on the whitsunday coast. tens of thousands of people have been told to leave their homes along coastal areas, with warnings of dangerous tidal surges. hywell griffith reports. coming to land with a mighty roar. cyclone debbie's 30—mile—wide core ripped through everything in its path, tearing into the queensland coast. australia's biggest evacuation plan in over a0 years meant people here were prepared, but that didn't lessen the impact. we have more than 115,000 homes without power, we have major trees down, we are hearing reports of some quite severe structural damage. this is a dangerous cyclone. people must stay indoors. please do not go outside. at airlie beach, normally a picture postcard scene, a bbcjournalist on holiday found herself at the centre of the story. what i can see is trees bending over. there's debris flying all through the air. trees are starting to be ripped up now and there's a huge amount of water flying through the air.

that is our middle east editorjeremy bowen.rogramme for driverless cars after an early model crashed on a roadway in arizona. the accident is the latest in a series of crashes involving autonomous vehicles. it's not yet known whether the car was in self—driving mode at the time of the crash. uber said it caused no serious injuries. in hong kong, at least 18 people have been injured, one seriously, after an apparent escalator malfunction in a shopping centre. take a look at these pictures. the escalator was packed with shoppers when it apparently went in to reverse at high speed and dozens of people were thrown to the bottom. one man received a serious head injury. a spokesperson for the langham place centre said the escalator had passed a recent safety inspection. in germany, polls have closed in the state of saarland's recent election. an early indicator is that mrs merkel‘s party has strengthened its position. the first dinosaurs may have originated in the northern hemisphere, and could even have lived in the area that's now

iraqi military requested the attack against islamic state militants. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowenent this report. thousands of people have arrived, have walked out of those parts of mosul still controlled by islamic state — and it's a big area — in the last couple of days. and they've arrived really with just the clothes they're standing up in, and maybe a few spare odds and ends. they need food, they need water, they need shelter. it's a massive humanitarian challenge, and it's not nearly as big as the one that may be coming literally down that road in the next weeks. from where the black smoke is, which is where the islamic state positions are here in mosul. they are apparently about 800m, a kilometre down that way. explosions this is very much a theatre of war. the people who have been coming in have been talking about what they have been through. they have talked about air strikes that have come in in the last few days and killed, as well as killing people from is, have killed hundreds of civilians. they have complained that the jihadists have used them as human shields. but t

the bbc‘sjeremy bowen is there. he's been tweeting updates over the weekend.nts just trying to get on with life. here's more from jeremy. this is the iraqi solution to an offensive that's stalled over the last week or so. attack again. it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets. but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: they destroyed our homes, our cars, everything. they destroyed us. entire families are gone, they are under the rubble. translation: a lot of people died. children, women and men. houses collapsed on them. i lost both of my sons. some very sophisticated modern weapons are in this fight. and so are these. locally made rockets used over a short range, a blunt instrument. that is an inaccurate weapon. it m

jeremy bowen, bbc news, mosul. i have been speaking to kenneth roff from human rights watch.he thinks a full and just investigation will be conducted by the us. we don't know. this, and have to say, is part of a pattern that we have seen in the last couple of weeks. there have been american attacks which have caused substantial civilian casualties in rural aleppo and outside raqqa in syria, and now this awful tack in western mosul in the iraqis up we know that president trump came into office and said he wanted to ease the rules of engagement that the obama administration have used. he felt they were too concerned with preventing civilian casualties. the pentagon insists the rules have not yet changed, but something seems to be happening. we know, for example, there does seem to be a push down there does seem to be a push down the chain of command to apply those rules of engagement. so lower—level officials are making decisions which, under obama, were made by more senior people. frank, we also don't know how those lower officials are taking the signals from the white house t

our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is in west mosul, and he has spoken to civilians who say that thereut it, but that is militants are also using them as human shields, positioning snipers within their homes, as well as on their rooftops. police have named the boys who died in north yorkshire yesterday, alex yeoman and harry watson from east clevela nd yeoman and harry watson from east cleveland wage 17 and their bodies we re cleveland wage 17 and their bodies were found at the bottom of the cliffs on friday and enquiries are ongoing. police say they are not treating it as suspicious. voters in the german state of saarland go to the polls today. in a regional election seen as an indicator of angela merkel‘s chances of staying on as chancellor in the german general election in the autumn. jenny hill reports. not a vote cast yet, but already a victory march. the social democrats think the saarland, and germany, is ready for change. translation: he is a breath of fresh air for the party, he has many new ideas, and i think he can deliver them. she is talking about martin schultz the man fr

the bbc‘s middle east editorjeremy bowen has the latest from mosul.e standing up in. they need food, clothing and shelter. it's a mass of humanity but not as big as the one that may be literally coming down that may be literally coming down that road in the coming weeks. from where the black smokers, which is where the black smokers, which is where islamic state positions are. maybe some thousand kilometres that we. this is very much a theatre of war. people are talking about what they have been through. they have talked about air strikes that have come in the last days and killed, as well as people from the islamic state, hundreds of civilians. they have complained that the jihadists have complained that the jihadists have used them as human shields, but they have also in tears and anger, spoken very bitterly about the effects of air strikes on civilians. i spoke to multiple witnesses who said that there are perhaps hundreds of bodies still lying in the rubble and that people can't get to them. if you take it all together, the effect of the war, the

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this is the city of bowen. it's been locked down. tourist resorts like airlie beach and the whitsundays have also been hit. windspeeds reached 260 kilometres per hour here. 30,000 people were told to evacuate from low—lying areas. they are at risk of tidal surges. it is the biggest evacuation in australia since cyclone tracy in 1974. i think i'm glad i'm going because i have been thinking it is time to go. so yeah. i'm happy to go. well, i saw in the news that ayr's going to be hit more by the cyclone, so i thought, no, i have to find a way. the authorities had time to prepare. sandbags have been filled, schools have been closed, shop windows taped up, and airports shut down, in what has been a four to five day operation. the public have been told to charge their phones. power outages are likely. the slow—moving storm is likely to hit the mainland australia soon. queenslanders will be familiar with the risk of cyclones. now all they can do is wait. caroline davies, bbc news. amelia butterly is a reporter for bbc radio i newsbeat and

with the city still divided between is and the iraqi army, our middle east editorjeremy bowen is in westernnsive that's stalled over the last week or so. attack again. it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets. but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: they destroyed our homes, our cars, everything. they destroyed us. entire families are gone, they are under the rubble. translation: a lot of people died. children, women and men. houses collapsed on them. i lost both of my sons. some very sophisticated modern weapons are in this fight. and so are these. locally made rockets used over a short range, a blunt instrument. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation but it isn't necessarily good for preserving c

the bbc‘s middle east editorjeremy bowen has the latest from mosul.of those parts of muscles still controlled by islamic state and it is a big area, in the last couple of days. —— mosul. they have arrived in just the clothes they standing up in and a few spare odds and ends. they need food and water and ends. they need food and water and shelter, it is a massive humanitarian challenge, not nearly as big as the one that may be literally coming down the road in the next weeks. where that black smoke is, that is where the islamic state positions are here in mosul, about 800 metres —— 800 kilometres down that way. —— 800 metres, a kilometre down that way. this is very much a theatre of war, people who have been coming in have been talking about what they have been through. they have talked about air strikes that have come in the last few days, and killed, as well as killing people from islamic state, have killed hundreds of civilians. they have complained that the jihadists have used them as human shields. but in tears and anger, they have also spoken ver