diaz-canel if he gets out of line? will admit to you i was researching him a lot yesterday because up until yesterday or the day before, i had not heard of a man. do you think his future is one that if he gets out of line he could be punished? it looks like we have lost the signal. can you hear me? john: i can hear you. i want to say as far as i am concerned which is the area of human rights, we see on a weekly basis ladies in white mother women demanding the release of political prisoners beaten down in the streets. we have seen prisoners of conscious. and the cuban people are backing some of these political listeners like the national coordinator for the christian admiration movement. he has been in prison since november 30 2016 for advocating one man, one vote in cuba and giving a critical assessment of the castro legacy. 10,000 cubans signed a petition requesting his release in the past month. that petition was wrapped up by state security along with presented into the cuban government, but there is that desire to

will diaz-canel approach them head-on? world will find out in 2021 when it will be his turn to where the boots. -- to wear the boots. helena: to france, and key economic reforms continue to come under fire from the powerful unions. more walkouts on wednesday by rail workers. only one in three high-speed trains were running, meaning misery for commuters. more strikes for tomorrow in what is adding up to be dubious test of macron's presidency today. -- to be the biggest test of macron's presidency today. reporter: outside the train station, they are feeling defiant. on a normal working day he brings thousands into paris and the suburbs. now his train is at a standstill in the garden. >> who owns the railways? >reporter: we do, comes the answer. french rail unions are well organized. they have pushed back with everything they have got to protect their jobs. >> rail workers are more than ready to fight it out. we're not ready in sitting around and talking about it during our coffee break. i am proud of being a train worker. re

president miguel diaz—canel promises to continue communist rule in the country.'m nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: drowning in plastic, how the world's waterways are being clogged by bags and bottles which will never disintegrate. i'm in indonesia, where there's so much plastic waste choking the rivers that the army has been called in to help. and acting the baddie in korea. why foreign actors are looking to south korean soap operas for their big break. good morning. thanks forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore. iam in london and eight in the evening in new york, where james comey, the former director of the fbi, continues to spill the beans on his dealings with president donald trump. in an interview for the bbc newsnight, james comey, who was fired by mr trump, says he actually feels sorry for the president. here's some of that interview with emily maitlis. if you were still the director of the fbi? would you be saying, there is stuff i don't want to share with the us president right now, because he will lead it, and that's too dangerous for nati

miguel diaz—canel has been sworn in as cuba's president.9 that a castro is not at the helm of the government. today, the new leader vowed to defend the legacy of his predecessors, and said raul castro would be involved in major decisions. from havana will grant reports. this was the image they wanted to project: castro and his chosen disciple, passing the socialised torch in an ordered and disciplined display. the new president was confirmed by a near unanimous vote by the parliament and now must try to replace the two men who first turned cuba to communism. viva! cuba! but unlike them, he has a civilian past, wears a suit rather than green fatigues and was quick to remind people of his commitment to the cause. translation: i will be faithful to the exemplary legacy of the commander—in—chief, fidel castro, historic leader of our revolution, and faithful to the example, courage, and teachings of army general raul castro, currently leading the revolutionary process. cuba will not change its course, politically. that much is clear. and as raul

and miguel diaz—canel does that. people doing theirjob. and miguel diaz-canel does that.lutionary for another might not seem like much, but the end of raul castro's presidency is a shift for many cubans, who just want to see the pace of change pick up. will grant, bbc news, havana. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: just why is stella mccartney telling the fashion industry to clea n up up its act? the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high, the school sealed off and the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. some places and have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning, next wednesday, sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope — our window on the universe. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the queen welcomes

miguel diaz—canel begins his term in office with a message for america.ranslation: we will never give into pressure or threats. the changes that are necessary will continue to be decided sovereignly by cuban people. prosecutors in minnesota end their investigation into the death of prince saying there will be no criminal charges. he died after taking an opioid 50 times stronger than heroin, thinking it was something else. and a record number of women from nepal are climbing mount everest this season, we'll find out why. hello welcome to outside source. former fbi directorjames comey has been speaking to the bbc. you'll remember he was fired by president trump almost a year ago. well he's now busy promoting the release of his new memoirs. here's some of what he had to say to the bbc‘s emily maitlis. are you convinced there are now enough sensible reasonable people around him to stop impulsive behaviour? i am not. so, you don't sleep easy at night thinking someone will contain him, the wall be an impulsive gesture or action?” will contain him, the wall be a

es miguel dÍaz canel y es el hombre de confianza de raÚl castro que puede seguir siendo el poder detrÁsrimer vicepresidente actualmente, llama la atenciÓn porque es la tercera vez que alguien que no lleva el apellido castro. >> las perspectivas que habÍa con su forma de pensar y de actuar, es una de los mÁs indicados. reportera: dÍaz lleva muchos aÑos bajo el ala de los castros y ha sido un miembro distinguido en toda la posiciones que a ocupado en el partido comunista, segÚn este analista si maÑana se anuncia como presidente, nada va a cambiar. >> constitucionalmente, el partido que gobierna cuba estÁ dominada por castro. reporter a: se espera que cambien algunas cosas, en efecto, hasta maÑana no se sabrÁ quiÉn es el prÓximo presidente cuba y si serÁ o no dÍaz canel, sÓlo el tiempo lo dirÁ. serÁ una figura decorativa mientras Él controla mantienen raÚl castro? ilia: a 73 dÍas de las elecciones en mÉxico, manuel lÓpez obrador aumentó notablemente su ventaja sobre sus contendientes. tiene un 6% mÁs que en el mes de febrero. ricardo anaya va detrÁs de Él con un 26% de la intenciÓn de voto

that falls to this man, vice president miguel diaz—canel.hardliner by others, the former education minister has the unenviable task of trying to fill castro's shoes. few cubans can recall a time without a castro at the helm. now their successor inherits an island facing some deep—seated economic problems, and must govern with none of the revolutionary past of fidel or raul. today's the anniversary of the castros‘ greatest victory, repelling a cia—backed invasion at the bay of pigs in april, 1961. these days, only a few residents of the time remember those dark days with washington. "i think raul castro should stay", says 81—year—old dolores, who fled with her children when the invaders attacked. "i guess my generation is just too old now." raul won't be leaving power entirely, he'll remain head of the communist party. however, his public life is set to end and the island so synonymous with the name castro must now built a future without them. will grant, bbc news, cuba. air safety officials are investigating exactly what happened to an airli

canel as his eventual successor. through the years on. once his ten year presidential term is over and the three years remaining until the congress he will become the first secretary of the communist party. watching the presidential handover at their home in havana these cubans believe the fifty seven year old diaz can now is what the country needs. it was a good choice he's young and innovative with a different perspective but on the streets of cuba not everyone is convinced much will change. all the same to me who have a good for the country in the people. negan diaz canal is a ponty know at least a cautious choice for a cautious country and that's a piece to be exactly what the own months. are you to think of this story now i'm joined by john as far as he is in miami florida tonight john it's good to have you on the show you are a human rights activists an advocate and i'm wondering what are you thinking when you see what is happening today in havana are we witnessing a transition of power or just more of the same more of the same and

that falls to this man, vice president miguel diaz—canel. others, the former education minister has the unenviable task of trying to fill castro's shoes. few cubans can recall a time without a castro at the helm of. now their successor inherits an island facing some deep—seated economic goblins and must govern with none of the revolutionary past of fidel castro or raul castro. today is the anniversary of the castro greatest victory. the bay of pigs in 1961. these days, only a few residents of the time remember those stuck days with washington. i think raul castro should stay, says dolores who fled with their children. i guess he is just too old now. raul castro will not be leaving power entirely, he will remain head of the communist party. however, his public life is set to end and the island so synonymous with the name castro is now facing a future without one. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a planet—hunting space telescope has been successfully launched from cape canaveral, in florida, to look for worlds be

that falls to this man, vice president miguel diaz—canel.ner by others, the former education minister has the unenviable task of trying to fill castro's shoes. few cubans can recall a time without a castro at the helm. now their successor inherits an island facing some deep—seated economic problems, and must govern with none of the revolutionary past of fidel or raul. today's the anniversary of the castros' greatest victory, repelling a cia—backed invasion at the bay of pigs in april, 1961. these days, only a few residents of the time remember those dark days with washington. "i think raul castro should stay", says 81—year—old delores, who fled with her children when the invaders attacked. "i guess my generation is just too old now." raul won't be leaving power entirely, he'll remain head of the communist party. however, his public life is set to end and the island so synonymous with the name castro must now built a future without them. will grant, bbc news, cuba. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. myanmar‘s leader

> para presidente de los consejos de estado de ministro, se propone al compaÑero miguel mario dÍaz canel que --reportera: asÍ se nombrÓ al presidente de cuba. es el primer vicepresidente actualmente, llama la atenciÓn porque es la tercera vez que alguien que no lleva el apellido castro. >> las perspectivas que habÍa

amy: who is miguel diaz-canel?he reality is, over the decades, there have been many supposed successors that emerged in the cuban government to the castro brothers, but they all sort of fell by the wayside in different carries of time. could you give a thumbnail sketch of who is? s wereother potential purged along the way for various problems that arose. when it was clear that neither fidel or raul castro are ready to anoint the next generation of leadership. miguel diaz-canel is the next generation of leadership. he has risen set of glee through the commonest -- steadily through the communist party. in electrical engineer by training but he went into party politics and became the provincial leader of santa clara during the special period after the collapse of the soviet union, gained reputation of being accessible and kind of an everyman. .e rode his bike to meetings people were able to talk to him. he encouraged debate. he was an accessible person. he was kind of picked for the success of that to be minister of e

canel as his eventual successor three years on. once his ten year presidential term is over and the three years remaining until the congress he will become the first secretary of the communist party the. people watching the presidential handover at their home in havana these cubans believe the fifty seven year old diaz can now is what the country needs. the only it was a good choice he's young and innovative with a different perspective but on the streets of cuba not everyone is convinced much will change. all the same to me who have as good for the country in the people. miguel diaz canal is a party loyalist a cautious choice for a cautious country and that appears to be exactly what the old guard wants. you know where is cuba headed tonight to talk about that i'm joined now by jorge dewani he is director of the cuban research institute at florida international university in miami and mr dorney it's good to have you on the day we don't really know much about this handle for how this handoff from the castro family to the new presid

amy: who is miguel diaz-canel?he reality is, over the decades, there have been many supposed successors that emerged in the cuban government to the castro brothers, but they all sort of fell by the wayside in different carries of time. could you give a thumbnail sketch of who is? s wereother potential purged along the way for various problems that arose. when it was clear that neither fidel or raul castro are ready to anoint the next generation of leadership. miguel diaz-canel is the next generation of leadership. he has risen set of glee through the commonest -- steadily through the communist party. in electrical engineer by training but he went into party politics and became the provincial leader of santa clara during the special period after the collapse of the soviet union, gained reputation of being accessible and kind of an everyman. .e rode his bike to meetings people were able to talk to him. he encouraged debate. he was an accessible person. he was kind of picked for the success of that to be minister of e

momento histÓrico >>> escuchÓ la television desde temprano para escuchar el anuncio >>> miguel dÍaz canelinstante usted es el nuevo presidente >>> no conocÍa nada de ello, por mi parte no lo conocÍa como tal >>> como muchos cubanos tienen dudas >>> podrÁ dÍaz canel solucionar los asuntos inconclusos que deja sa raÚl castro >>>? >>> se va emple enfrentar a una situaciÓn de pÉrdida de valores en la sociedad, una deuda externa descomunal, se va a enfrentar a la reunificaciÓn de la moneda >>> ademÁs una relaciÓn est estancada con estados unidos dice germÁn gonzalez que se opone al gobierno de su paÍs >>> no todo el mundo de las calles de la habana comparte el mismo sentimiento >>> muchas personas alrededor mÍo tienen hoy por hoy negocios emprendedores y despuÉs estas personas viajan, antes era muy complicado >>> ademÁs aquÍ muchos le atribuyen a raÚl castro el que ra dÍaz canel dijo que continuarÁ con decisiones de trascendencia, tener mÁs acceso a internet, y mayor margen para los pequeÑos negocios de emprendedores >>> aunque el gobierno dejÓ de dar esta asistencia el gobierno pasado >>> est

canel is definitely a product of his time he's an electrical engineer by training and he followed every step within the party has appointed as minister for higher education before serving as vice president yes canel was selected as the unopposed candidate to replace weld castro and in his thirty minute speech he made it very clear that although changes are needed there will be no space for those who want to bring capitalism to cuba the levels are good enough to monitor the have not the first thing that we want to change is the economic it makes prices too high. i want the new president to think more about young people is he doing what you have i mean you have my country become a better place i want to stay here the new president said the country needs to advance in its economic model and adjust to the new context of modern technologies as far as cuba's foreign policy diest canel said that in these times of uncertainty and threats to international peace and security cuba's foreign policy will remain an ultrabook. thousands of french public sector workers have been protesting in paris aga

eighty six decades under the leadership of the castro family cuba has a new president miguel diaz canel who was the man chosen to succeed raul castro we take a look now at his path to the top job on the caribbean island. a new chapter has opened in cuba as miguel de can a live was officially named the country's new leader on thursday with a final vote in cuba's national assembly it's the first time in nearly sixty years that cuba is being led by a man not named castro that gives us an idea of the magnitude this change will have on the island the s.q.l. is fifty seven years old and wasn't even born when fidel castro led his revolution in cuba d.s. canal is definitely a product of his time he's in an electrical engineer by training and he followed every stepped within the party has appointed as minister for higher education before serving as vice president yes canel was selected as the unopposed candidate to replace weld castro and in his thirty minute speech he made it very clear that although changes are needed there will be no space for those who want to bring capitalism to cuba the le

the new leader will be the current vice president, miguel diaz—canel.he head of the communist party, and is expected to remain a powerful influence. also making news today: turkey's president has announced that elections will be held injune, more than a year earlier than planned. tayyip erdogan said developments in syria and throughout the region meant his country urgently needed an executive presidency. us defence secretaryjim mattis is accusing the syrian government of delaying a visit by chemical weapons inspectors to the site of an alleged gas attack in douma. he said syria had used such delays in the past to remove evidence. the alleged attack led to us, french and british air strikes on saturday. indonesia has proposed a new law to limit cash transactions as a way of curbing corruption. the regulation would ban payments for anything costing over $7,000. officials say the widespread use of cash makes it harder to control money laundering, bribery and terrorist financing. air safety officials are investigating the death of an airline passenger who w

the new leader will be the current vice president, miguel diaz—canel. head of the communist party and is expected to remain a powerful influence. our cuba correspondent, will grant, is in havana. absolutely a disciple of the castros. he was a regional party leader in the via kara province, he was education minister. you know, there's no plan to in anyway unpick there's no plan to in anyway unpick the socialist project of the i—party communist state in cuba, we can be sure of that. but economically he's facing some quite difficult choices and he's going to have to take some decisions quite quickly, there is a dual currency here, for example, that spreads those paid in the local currency and those played in a currency and those played in a currency tied to the dollar. that's not very workable, it's not working very well, it's hurting a lot of ordinary cubans, he needs to deal with that quickly but it could cause inflation. has a series of quite important economic choices to make very soon and that will be his first obvious step that would differentiate hi

miguel diaz—canel was sworn in at the national assembly a few hours ago.anch ally of the out—going president raul castro and he says he has a mandate to continue the cuban revolution. as our correspondent in havana will grant explains relations with the us have deteriorated, since donald trump came to power. miguel miguel inherits an island thatis miguel miguel inherits an island that is so far removed on one level than the place that was in a very good relationship between president obama and president raul castro, that has almost been forgotten now it is so rocky, we know that the embassy here has been all but closed. it is still open, so there so us diplomats with various ailments that they say were health attacks that may or may not have been carried out by the cubans, the cu ba ns been carried out by the cubans, the cubans roundly deny that. things are ata cubans roundly deny that. things are at a very low ebb. what we do know is president trump made reference to the new president here when he was asked about him, he said we love cuba and we want to h

berlin a changing of the girl in her that now you bomb swears in its new president meet with the us canel they hand-picked the same successor to rahul castro diaz canel vows to continue the country's revolution more than sixty years on from the communist uprising also coming up israel turns seventy as the nation celebrates its founding their prime minister calls on israelis to make sacrifices to ensure the country's future safety and french presence in many of my current brings his charm offensive to berlin in search of your four but chance on clerical gives his crazy proposals a lukewarm reception. at the moment the body . lay iraq thanks so much for your company everyone. cuba has a new president and his name isn't castrato for the first time since the communist revolution more than a half century ago the country's leader does not heal from the castro family made well the us has been sworn in as the country's new president replacing britain castrato lawmakers have decided to elect yes can only could rule for a maximum of two five year terms this canal climb to the ranks of the communist

he's handing over the baton to miguel diaz—canel. and this video is trending on bbc.com.idents in victorville, california have been facing a very prickly problem. their neighbourhood has been beseiged by tumbleweed. around 150 homes were covered by the bushes after strong desert winds. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the prime minister apologises again, this time to mp5, for the government's treatment of caribbean migrants. she offers reassurance to the windrush generation but continues to face criticism of her time as home secretary. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the us and japan agreed to intensified talks of free, fair and reciprocal trade. anjonathan an jonathan head from anjonathan head from the white sands of barrack i, the island resort that president duterte has vowed to shutdown in a week, he says to save it from ruin. —— baracay. good morning, everyone. glad you could join us for this thursday edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon in singapore and as you've been hear

in his acceptance speech, as it were, they sort of confirmation speech, if you like, miguel diaz—canelo legacy, if you like. so we will not see anything move there, but economically, as you know, there are a series of important questions facing cuba at the moment, and given time he will have to tackle them, with or without raul castro by his side. will, president obama broke many of the taboos when it came to cuba, he demolished a psychological barrier that they would talk to cuba, but the current president, president trump, has started to roll back some of the work that was done. what sort of relationship do you think cuba and the united states will have going forward? well, in its current place, it is extremely rocky. so miguel diaz—canel inherits an island that is so far removed on one level than the place that was in a very good relationship between president obama and raul castro. that has almost been forgotten now, it is so rocky. we know that the embassy here has been all but closed. it is still open, there are still diplomatic ties, but virtually unstacked. there was this stran

dnominado para reemplazar a raÚl castro en la presidencia es el actual vicepresidente miguel dÍaz canelonomÍa estancada y la d e deteriorada relaciÓn con el gobierno de donald trump entre otras cosas >>> otros como este habanero que no quiso revelar su identidad espera que hayan cambios mÁs drÁsticos como libertad de expresiÓn >>> si existiera una red donde yo pudiera hablar con una libertad de expresiÓn que diera paso a una soluciÓn >>> se trata de la primera vez desde la dÉcada de los 60 y un castro no formarÁ parte de un consejo de estados y de minis o ministro, un paso histÓrico, por su parte raÚl castro se quedarÍa como primer secretario del partido comunista de cuba hasta 2021, este miÉrcoles, en la sesiÓn especial de la asamblea nacional se eligiÓ al presidente de este poder legislativo al igual que las personas que ocuparÁ la vicepresidencia y el secretariado general de la asamblea por los prÓximos cinco aÑos >>> se espera que el jueves dÍaz canel sea elegido oficialmente, de ser asÍ podria gobernar un mÁximo de dos mandatos, o sea 10 aÑos >>> los cubanos tiene preguntas, quiere

dÍaz-canel has already deferred to raul castro, as you would expechim to.en i tnk will be interesting is as the years pass, see himli create more pocal space for smself and exert more of own power over proceedings, and raul castro will step back from public life and allow his successor to take ntlittle more l. jane: do you think cubans themselves will see any change? will: not politically they won't, at leasrmin the short but i think they are basically more concerned about ecogemic chthat they want to earn a little more as a family, that ey want a little more flexibility in terms of, for example, private enterprise. they are interested in more internet, the ability to get online as students or businesses, things that really affect daily life in cuba. that, from the conversations i had having, ever since we knew that raul castro wou standing down and we believed it esuld be dÍaz-canel, are the things that ordinary cubans flag as the greatest concerns. it is not about multiparty politics particularly. it is about earning more and making life easier for your f

the window dressings of an orderly staged communist transfer of power today a man named miguel diaz canel became the new president of cuba the first man without the name castro to leave the island since the one nine hundred sixty s. it was then that fidel castro led a revolution that would for the rest of the twentieth century steer cuba into the arms of its communist comrades the soviet union and away from its closest neighbor the united states cuba much like berlin became a volatile even till of the cold war its hosting of soviet intermediate ballistic missiles in one thousand nine hundred sixty two brought washington and moscow the close as they have ever been to nuclear annihilation of the warming of relations under us president barack obama gave many hope that finally a democratic cuba could emerge but those hopes appear to have been dashed and that brings us back to that window dressing now once you cast your glance inside the halls of power in havana you quickly see what is really happening a gradual slow and somewhat reluctant passing of the one party of thora terry in baton presi

instead, cuba's parliament has proposed miguel diaz—canel.was the only candidate to replace raul castro — and he's cut from the same cloth — he's been a fixture in cuba's current political hierarchy for years. indeed it's all he's ever known. he was born after fidel and raul castro overthrew the government in the 1959 revolution. and he's from a generation that grew up under their leadership. will grant is in havana and told us what we know about the person is about to take over control. well, he was the education minister but he's perhaps best known as well into blow for running the communist party in the province, he's been vice president for a while and now he's set to take over the top job so quite clearly he is loyal, he's clearly backed by raul castro, he's decided that he will be his replacement. and it's really all that done by the shouting, the parliament needs to confirm it. this isa parliament needs to confirm it. this is a parliamentary body that has never crossed what the top leadership says in the past. it's a lwa ys leadership

cuba's vice president, miguel diaz—canel, has been named as the next leader.s 57 and expected to take office on thursday. the handover will bring to an end nearly six decades of rule by the castro family. fidel castro led the revolution in 1959. air safety officials are investigating the death of a passenger who was almost sucked out of a plane in mid—air. an engine exploded on the southwest airlines flight from new york to texas, shattering a window. now on bbc news, click. old mackelly had a farm, e—i—e—i—o. and on his farm, he had a robot tractor, a flower picker and, oh, it looks like we're taking on a new member of the team! if i'm honest, i'm as comfortable on a real farm as a cow would be in a data farm, but i'm here to see a world first. as farming gets more automated, it might not come as a surprise to know that many modern tractors will drive autonomously in a straight line. nearly all of them, though, need a human operator to turn the corners and generally be the brains of the operation. what's interesting is that in this one field in shropshire in

canel said that in these times of uncertainty and threats to international peace and security cuba's foreign policy will remain an alter of all the thousands of french public sector workers have been protesting this week in paris against president micron's a labor of forms several groups including transport workers are refusing to back down in their long running striker to trial dubinsky is at the demonstration on thursday. this is yet another day of protests to be turning into clashes between the police and the protesters unhappy with many of the reforms that the maqam government wants to make and they determined to make every sees heard and it seems that what we see is oh but yet again it's just clashes that what most people are speaking about. process that he doesn't care about our movement but if he wasn't afraid at all he would not send so many national police officers here. unhappy with the government because the poorest classes are always the ones who are forced to give them their weakest are always the ones who are being given today were fighting for public services from medi

cuba's vice—president, miguel diaz—canel, has been named as the next leader.57 and expected to take office on thursday. the handover will bring to an end nearly six decades of rule by the castro family. fidel castro led the revolution in 1959. air safety officials are investigating the death of a passenger who was almost sucked out of a plane in midair. an engine exploded on the southwest airlines flight from new york to texas, shattering a window. it is just after half four. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to the dole with me zeinab badawi. elections are due in pakistani in july and badawi. elections are due in pakistani injuly and running for a seatin pakistani injuly and running for a seat in the national assembly is the airto the seat in the national assembly is the air to the country's main political dynasty. —— welcome to hardtalk with me. my guess is the world that while bhutto zardari, son of benazir bhutto, the two—time prime minister of pakistan who was assassinated in 2007. he is chairman of the pakistan people's party, founded by his grandfather

canel said that in these times of uncertainty and threats to international peace and security cuba's foreign policy will remain an altar of all. terrorist investigations in aside western german state have skyrocketed and it seems that many of the cases actually involve refugees turning themselves in but why people all over tries to get to the bottom of it. the number of asylum applicants coming here to cheer me decreases what we have seen is an actual increase in the number coming here saying that they were part of a terrorist outfit and it has politicians absolutely baffled i can't understand why someone would accuse himself of a serious crime in the hope of gaining an advantage in his asylum claim to particular reasons in the southwest of the country jump out because it's there that one hundred fifty nine people have declared themselves as members of a terrorist organization already in twenty eighteen if we kill back to twenty seventeen while three hundred people saying exactly the same thing why would anybody claim to be a member of a foreign terrorist group well because maybe tha

cuba's vice president, miguel diaz—canel, has been named as the country's next leader.e's 57 and is expected to take office on thursday. the handover of power will bring to an end nearly six decades of rule by mr castro and his late brother fidel, who led the revolution in 1959. air safety officials are investigating the death of a passenger who was almost sucked out of a plane window in mid—air. the southwest airlines flight, which had taken off from new york, made an emergency landing in philadelphia after a window, wings and fuselage were damaged in the incident. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone half—past two in the morning. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to our look back at the day in westminster. coming up... the government suffers its first defeat in the laws on its flagship eu bill, as ministers demand it try to keep the uk in the customs union, but peers told the upper house not to interfere. this amendment and other amendments, are part of a campaign, which is putting peers against the people. this amendment is abo