i am very disappointed that mr chilcot has popped up, disappointed that mr chilcot has popped up, 12r taking what was a reasonable decision. there are a lot of parents and loved ones of people that did die in the war who think very differently from you. do you understand where they are coming from? do you have sympathy with their view? i wake up every day and missed my son, and live with the guilt. i missed my son, and live with the guilt. lam missed my son, and live with the guilt. i am sure all of those other bereaved people are exactly the same. it is not for me to speak on their behalf. but it does have to be said, you played a clip again of a broken, bereaved relative in leading into this issue. where is the good in that? as long as there are people whose loved ones will not come home today, there will be hatred of tony blair. that is the way it is. i do wish the media would leave that well alone. kim collins, what is your perspective now? john chilcot says he believes things have changed in the military as a result of the inquiry. well, i think the iraq war was the beginning of

that was john chilcot talking to laura kuenssberg.le fire safety tests on cladding and insulation from tower blocks. until now, tests have been carried out only on the plastic core of panels similar to those at grenfell tower in west london. the new tests will involve cladding being fitted to a 9m high demonstration wall before being exposed to fire. 0ur correspondent tom symonds has been giving me more details. we've been reporting over the last few weeks that about 190 samples of cladding sent in by council building managers around the country have been given this quite specific test, of the plastic bit in the middle of the cladding, if you like the filling in the aluminium sandwich, has been taken out and exposed to fire, and it's been found wanting. now this new test that we can see here is what the government is now proposing, very different. this is actually simulating a very similar situation to what is believed to be the cause of the grenfell tower fire, so that opening there could be perhaps be the window that it's thought th

the chairman of britain's iraq inquiry sirjohn chilcot tells the bbc tony blair was not straight about his decisions in the run—up to the iraq war. i think ithink any i think any prime minister taking a country and award needs to be straight with the nation. —— into a wall. i don't believe that was the case in iraq. 300 years on, a billion dollar treasure hoard waits to be salvaged but which company will the colombian president choose to do thejob? and i did business headlines. —— and i have the business headlines. never mind brexit and trump: that's the message as the eu and japan close in on a huge free trade deal. but can it see off the rise of protectionism and nationalism? plus: high steaks scandal — why a corruption probe is carving a slice out of brazil's multi—billion dollar meat industry. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united states has warned it is prepared to use its "considerable military forces" on north korea following tuesday's long—range missile test. the us ambassador to the united nations told an emergency meeting of the security council that the test launch of an

john chilcot torquay about the level of preparedness of the armylj john chilcot torquay about the levelailure. and that is because the report has wrought in a new level of challenge.” because the report has wrought in a new level of challenge. i believe so. in fact, new level of challenge. i believe so. infact, i new level of challenge. i believe so. in fact, i am assured so. and hoping so. you were the british representative of the office of humanitarian assistance and you saw firsthand what was happening and how the army was coping. your reaction to what sirjohn chilcot said there? it is interesting that he is focusing in on what we call rules of engagement. i served focusing in on what we call rules of engagement. iserved in focusing in on what we call rules of engagement. i served in northern ireland in the 19705 and they were very clear rules of engagement. the british army train5 very clear rules of engagement. the british army trains to manage and understand warfare, things like the geneva conventions and so on. so there is a foundation of the rules of engagement. and sirjohn, i

was not straight with the nation about his decisions in the run—up to the invasion, says sirjohn chilcotthe inquiry. i think any prime minister taking a country into war has got to be straight with the nation, and carry it, so far as possible, with him or her. i don't believe that was the case in the iraq instance. fragile and precarious — inspectors warn that a quarter of social care services for adults in england are failing on safety grounds. and what a debut forjoe root as england test captain — he scores a century against south africa at lord's. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: it's not the centre court debut british number two kyle edmund would have dreamt of, as he's beaten in the second round at wimbledon. good evening. president trump has used his first major speech in europe to warn police and protesters have clashed in germany tonight, as world leaders gather their ahead of tomorrow's g20 summit. president trump flew into hamburg after a visit to poland, where he used his first major speech in europe to want the very survival of the west is at risk. addressing a large c

sirjohn chilcot spoke to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. as they ought to have been? i think i'd need to distinguish. they adopted different approaches. and i have to name names because these were public sessions. tony blair is always and ever an advocate. he makes the most persuasive case he can. not departing from the truth. but persuasion is everything. advocacy for my position. do you believe that tony blair was as straight with you and the public as he ought to have been? can i slightly reword that to say, i think any prime minister taking a country into war has got to be straight with the nation and carry it, so far as possible, with him or her. i don't believe that was the case in the iraq instance. do you feel he gave you the fullest version of events? i think he gave... i hesitate to say this, rather, but i think from his perspective and standpoint, it was emotionally truthful. i think that came out also in his press conference after the launch statement. i think he was under very great emotional pressure during those sessions, far

tonight at six: tony blair and the iraq war — the most outspoken comments yet from sirjohn chilcot, thean who led the inquiry. he says the former prime minister was emotionally involved in the argument and relied more on his beliefs than on facts. i think any prime minister taking a country to war has got to be straight with the nation and carry it as far as possible with him or her. i don't believe that was the case in the iraq instance. it's a year since the inquiry‘s report into the war — mr blair's supporters say that should have been the last word. i think it's unfair and wrong and notjustified by the evidence, which the 12 volume report examines in detail. also on tonight: choosing care for the elderly — why one campaigner says it's like playing russian roulette. a damning report on care services in england says one in four is not safe enough. polish crowds welcome president trump — he says the western way of life is threatened by extremists. mission to mercury — european and japanese scientists unveil their plan to explore the red—hot planet. root to the rescue — he lifts english

sirjohn chilcot spoke to the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg.te. he makes the most persuasive case he can, not departing from the truth, persuasion is everything. advocacy for my position. advocacy for my position. do believe that tony blair was as straight with you and the public as he ought to have been? can i slightly reword that to say that i think any prime minister taking the country into war has got to be straight with the nation and carry it as far as possible with him or her. i don‘t believe that was the case in the iraq instance. do you feel he gave you the fullest version of events? i think he gave... i hesitate to say this rather but from his perspective and standpoint it was emotionally truthful. and i think that came out in his press conference after the launch statement. i think he was under really great emotional pressure during those sessions, far more than the committee were. he was suffering. he was deeply engaged. now, in that state of mind and mood, you fall back on your instinctive skills and reactions i think. but he was r

that was sirjohn chilcot talking to our political editor laura kuenssberg.years apart has been sentenced to life imprisonment. robert trigg was convicted of the manslaughter of caroline devlin in 2006, and the murder of susan nicholson in 2011. both women were found dead at their homes in worthing, after a night out drinking with trigg. duncan kennedy reports. even on his way into court to be sentenced today, robert trigg's arrogance and contempt for his victims was made clear with this outburst. they should be here, not me. caroline devlin and susan nicholson were both killed by robert trigg. police initially treated him as a brief partner, not a suspect. he claimed he had accidentally rolled over on to susan nicholson as they slept in their home in worthing, but trigg never called 999, leaving it to a neighbour to talk to the operator as he lurked in the background. but susan's elderly parents were suspicious because they thought the sofa was too narrow for susan and tim palmer. they hide their own pathologist, who found susan had in fa ct pathologist, who

sirjohn chilcot spoke to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. politicians you dealt with were as straight with you as they ought to have been? i think i'd need to distinguish. they adopted different approaches. and i have to name names because these were public sessions. tony blair is always and ever an advocate. he makes the most persuasive case he can. not departing from the truth. but persuasion is everything. advocacy from my position. do you believe that tony blair was as straight with you and the public as he ought to have been? can i slightly reword that to say, i think any prime minister taking a country into war has got to be straight with the nation and carry it, so far as possible, with him or her. i don't believe that was the case in the iraq instance. do you feel he gave you the fullest version of events? i think he gave... i hesitate to say this, rather, but i think from his perspective and standpoint, it was emotionally truthful. i think that came out also in his press conference after the launch statement. i think he was under ve

that something sirjohn chilcot talks about in quite a revealing way, tony blair's advocacy, his belief was as important as the facts of the case. thanks very much. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: world leaders gather in hamburg for the g20 summit, as thousands of protesters gather. a watchdog says a quarter of adult care services in england are not safe enough, and in some cases residents are not getting enough to eat or drink. bbc research reveals that more than 100 people have now been convicted of terrorist offences related to syria and iraq. and in sport, novak djokovic eases into the third round at wimbledon but kyle edmund is out, he was beaten by the 15th seed gael monfils in straight sets. joe root leads from the front and scores a century to rescue england in his first test as captain. earlier england were some 26—4, they are now 268—5. and senior sources some 26—4, they are now 268—5. and senior sources say some 26—4, they are now 268—5. and senior sources say they have agreed over the around for romelu lukaku, with manchester united. back to our top story and the arri

the chairman of the iraq inquiry sir john chilcot has told the bbc tony blair was not straight with the nation and the inquiry about his decisions in the run—up to the iraq war. heavy rain and overflowing rivers in the southern japan have forced almost 400,000 people to leave their homes. emergency teams have been deployed to help people trapped by flood waters and search for people reported missing. now on bbc news, it's time for ben and world business report. never mind brexit and trump: that's the message as the eu and japan close in on a huge free trade deal, but can it see off the rise of protectionism and nationalism? plus: high steaks scandal — why a corruption probe is carving a slice out of brazil's multi—billion dollar meat industry. welcome to world business report. i'm ben bland. in a moment, it's 30 years since kfc launched in china, but the nation's hunger for fast food is slowing. but we start in brussels, where, in a few hours‘ time, the eu and japan will sign off a major trade deal covering everything from cars to cheese. it comes despite doubts around the world about f

sirjohn chilcot tells the bbc the former prime minister tony blair was emotionally involved in the argumentbeliefs than facts. and: it's a beach day for the leaders of israel and india. we'll tell you why they are hitting the waves. i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. there is a monument in krazinksi square in warsaw that commemorates the polish uprising of 19114, which liberated the city from nazi occupation. a classic triumph of good over evil. today donald trump stood in front of that monument to evoke a new struggle — the battle for western civilisation. and it that moment the american president committed himself to standing with europe. the fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive, do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? do we have enough respect for oui’ cost? do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? mr trump also clearly called on russia to stop its "destabilizing activities" including its support for "hostile regimes" like iran and syria. he confirmed that poland, russi

well lo despite chilcote's findings and this latest case we do know of course that for now tony blair is not going to be headed to court right this minute despite the massive death toll that this war brought with it despite the consequences it had for the region and endless calls from relatives of iraq war victims to see him be brought to justice. but one terrorist in this world well needs to be aware of these names tony but we were proud of scrooge so it was so good to sort of a country but we can be proud of the way. the streets. well law given these moods that remain quite popular it seems that this issue is not going to go away despite this latest case this latest ruling deciding that a crime of aggression is not going to be something he's going to be prosecuted for but with these calls from victims as well as opinions it seems that it doesn't mean that this could not be something that happens again in the future life in the british capital. like you. love him or putin sees the time has come for russia to show that it will not leave us on the answered he explained response to wash

crowd funded one hundred fifty thousand pounds last year and they've used that money to have this chilcotereport forensically examined to see. whether there is grounds for prosecuting tony blair the hearing is over for now there's another week being allowed just of missions to be made if it's not dismissed it will then go to the supreme court who will decide whether this crime of aggression is indeed a crime under english law but the families of those involved may yet get bad day in court with tony blair from a british ambassador all of a mile says the courts are the wrong way to go about holding blair to account i don't expect legal proceeding will get anywhere our accomplish or my my guess is that it won't lead to a result i think tony blair was a war criminal i've said that in public before but i'm not convinced that taking him to court to court is the right way to deal with an issue like this we live in a parliamentary democracy i'd like to see it don't with politically but i think the end result will be that we'll have to say if tony blair was to be dealt with as he should be dealt wi

crowd funded one hundred fifty thousand pounds last year and they've used that money to have this chilcote report forensically examined to see whether there is grounds for prosecuting tony blair the hearing is over for now there's another week being allowed to fester admissions to be made if it's not dismissed it will then go up to the supreme court who will decide whether this crime of aggression is indeed a crime under english law but the families of those involved may yet get their day in court with tony blair. discuss the issue with former british ambassador all of the miles on the science of coming onto the program here i suppose let's look at the responsibility issue. it does appear that people who are responsible for the ins. agent of iraq those who made the decisions they appear to be untouchable don't they. or do you think that's a statement gone too far. well you know i'm not a lawyer i don't expect to see legal proceeding will get anywhere i can't be sure my my guess is that it won't lead to a result i think tony criminal tony blair was a war criminal i said that in public befor

fifty thousand pounds and they use that money to do a forensic analysis of the findings of that chilcote report to see whether a prosecution would be possible they're just waiting for this immunity to be lifted so that they can see tony blair in court after all these years. ok artie's laura smith thanks for the update in our london studio. my to our top story now c.n.n. stands accused of blackmailing the person behind the trumps and wrestling video the channel is threatening to reveal his identity and we're going to discuss this further with a dutch journalist he used to. thanks for joining us here on r.t. . i suppose we should start by getting all sots on what you think of c.n.n. statement about holding private information on this man. does it look like blackmail to you. yes it is when you're say you've got as an important news media you say you've got the name of a person and you still don't want to mention the name you can say you can mention it any time and there's a threat in any way now that they're claiming that the video was wrong in its production. and i suppose we have to quest

crowd funded one hundred fifty thousand pounds last year and they've used that money to have this chilcote report forensically examined to see whether there is grounds for prosecuting tony blair the hearing is over for now there's another week being allowed for submissions to be made if it's not dismissed it will then go up to the supreme court who will decide whether this crime of aggression is indeed a crime under english law but the families of those involved may yet get their day in court with tony. all of the miles says the court's all the wrong way to go about how to account i don't expect this legal proceeding will get any well i can't be sure my my guess is that it won't lead to a result i think it was a war criminal i said that in public before but i'm not convinced that taking him to court to court is the right way to deal with an issue like this we live in a parliamentary democracy i'd like to see it dealt with politically i think the end result will be that we'll have to say if tony blair was to be dealt with as he should be dealt with it would have to be by parliament and that

crowd funded one hundred fifty thousand pounds last year and they've used that money to have this chilcote report forensically examined to see whether there is grounds for prosecuting tony blair the hearing is over for now there's another week being allowed for submissions to be made if it's not dismissed it will then go up to the supreme court who will decide whether this crime of aggression is indeed a crime under english law but the families of those involved may yet get their day in court with tony blair. and that does it for us for now for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash r.t. america also check out our website r t dot com powered class america you can also follow me on twitter out on your part until like. for decades the american middle choir so it's been railroaded by washington politics. big body corporate it has grown a lot of voice that's how what is the culture in this country. i would still. argue america i'll make sure you don't get railroaded you'll get a break in the break. for. reporters who cover the white house are having some trouble with the ne

crowd funded one hundred fifty thousand pounds last year and they've used that money to have this chilcote report forensically examined to see whether there is grounds for prosecuting tony blair the hearing is over for now there's another week being allowed first of missions to be made if it's not dismissed it will then go up to the supreme court who will decide whether this crime of aggression is indeed a crime under english law but the families of those involved may yet get their day in court with tony blair thanks laura this certainly an ongoing saga saga artie's laura smith reporting from london more news is coming your way right after this short break. income inequality wage stagnation gerrymandering of political districts polarization you know the lack of effectiveness in congress there are these are well documented trends going back decades and now they're really acute and manifest to the point where people describe the system is being seized with a kind of paralysis. it's called the feeling of. every the world should experience freedom and you can get it on the old. the old accordi

in his first interview, sirjohn chilcot, says the evidence the former prime minister gave was ‘emotionallyggested that he relied on his own belief rather than the facts. any prime minister taking the country into war has got to be straight with the nation and carried so straight with the nation and carried so far as possible with him or her. i don‘t believe that was the case in the iraqi instance. good morning, it‘s thursday sixth july. also this morning: a quarter of care homes in england are not safe enough —

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a year after his report on the iraq war, sirjohn chilcot says tony blair wasn't "straight with the countryabout his decisions. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. just taking you back briefly to hamburg. this is theresa may's plane that has arrived on the runway there at hamburg airport. the royal air force plane, it has been for a few minutes. no sign of the prime minister yet but pretty surely she will be coming down the steps there and joining the otherworldly users who have already arrived.... already there, he has been meeting angela merkel. the prime minister taking her time to get off that plane but the red carpet waiting for her and elsewhere in hamburg this evening we have been seeing demonstrations. these are live pictures of riot police with their white helmets and early on were charging some of the protesters. many of these protesters anti—capitalist protesters. welcome to hell was the name of one of the demonstrations. the police broke up a dem

a year after his report on the iraq war, sirjohn chilcot says tony blair wasn't "straight with the countryhe head of the cbi joins us to defend her vision of a brexit so soft that it could almost be called "remaining".

special correspondent ryan chilcote reports. >> reporter: president trump kicked off his second tripeurope by doing something he was criticized for not doing on his first: offering america's full commitment to the nato alliance. >> the united states has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind article 5, the mutual defense commitment. words are easy but actions are what matters. >> reporter: mr. trump was addressing a friendly crowd of some 15,000 in warsaw, poland, some of the spectators bused in by the country's center-right governing party. to the delight of poles concerned about russia, their neighbor to the east, he declared the west would triumph over its many adversaries. the fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive. i declare today for the world to hear that the west will never, ever be broken. our values will prevail, our people will thrive, and our civilization will triumph. >> reporter: the president, though, reiterated criticism of some nato allies in western europe for not committing more to d

ryan chilcote reporting from germany. thank you. we will hear from britain's defense secretary michael fallon on syria, russia and other issues, after the news summary. in the day's other news, the u.s., japan and south korea have agreed to apply "maximum pressure" after north korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test. in a joint statement, they said they will push for a u.n. security council resolution, to apply new sanctions on pyongyang. but, if the north "chooses the right path," the countries "stand ready to offer a brighter future." experts believe the missile launched tuesday could hit alaska. and today, north korean state tv broadcast a message aimed at the u.s. >> ( translated ): north korea makes it clear once again that its development of an inter- continental ballistic rocket is an option taken to defend itself. the test is a "gift package," addressed to none other than the u.s. the u.s. will receive more "gift packages" as it tries harder to destroy, by means of sanctions and pressure, the overall national power a

english law this attempt to private prosecution is based on the findings of last year's chilcote inquiry report was published last year and it concluded that the war at the time wasn't a last resort which of course it should be that the consequences of the invasion were severely underestimated and that post conflict planning in iraq was wholly inadequate despite all this though tony blair has been in public life off and on ever since then in fact earlier this year he announced that he would be making a comeback to politics because of broke that now when he said that he faced the now familiar cries of war criminal but he remains utterly unfazed by those listen to this legacy of the iraq war and he's responsible for crimes of the mean spirited regard him as someone who should step back into politics which reputation for being a war monger. so he really should be imprisoned these war criminals the reaction to the war has kind of destroyed your preschooler. not for me it's not i mean you know people say that. with this immunity being lifted or of course the relatives of those who died in the

going to be reversed by the supreme court we have to say that the defense team did argue that the chilcote reports the massively controversial report published last year justified bringing tony blair to justice because if you remember this is a report that underscored the questionable intelligence used when it comes to the issue of weapons of mass destruction in iraq as well as brought to light information on not all peaceful alternatives having been considered before the iraq war was launched let's take a listen in the house of commons on september twenty fourth two thousand and two mr blair presented iraq's past current and future capabilities as evidence of the security to civility of the potential threat from iraq's w m d the judgments about iraq's capabilities in that statement and in the dossier published the same. well presented with a certainty that was not justified. despite the fact that tony blair is not going to clearly be appearing in court in this particular case the issue of the massive death toll as well as the consequences that this war has had for the region and the rest

to reverse we do know that the defense team that brought this case forward argued that it's the chilcote reports that justifies prosecuting tony blair of course let's keep in mind that this was a major massively controversial report that was released last year basically saying that among other things saddam hussein did not pose a threat to the u.k. that's questionable evidence was used when it came to when it comes to weapons of mass destruction as well as things such as the u.k. and the west did not pursue a more peaceful alternatives before kickstarting the invasion let's take a listen. in the house of commons on september twenty fourth two thousand and two mr blair presented iraq's past current and future capabilities as evidence of the security civility of the potential threat from iraq. the judgments about iraq's capabilities in that statement and in the dossier published the same. were presented with a certainty that was not justified. well despite the fact that tony blair in this particular case is not going to be appearing in court with the massive death toll in the consequences

ryan chilcote has the story from london. >> charlie gard's parents arrived seeking permission to take their son to the u.s. when it was over, they slipped out the back door, hoping for a ruling. >> let's pray that british justice known throughout the world for being fair, decent, and compassionate comes through for baby charlie. >> charlie gard suffers from mitochondrial depleted of syndrome, a typically terminal disease. unable to breathe without life-support. his london hospital says his ventilator should be turned off. any further treatment they say would only put the boy in pain. inside the courtroom, new evidence presented by the famil family. testimony from an expert telling the judge in new york hospitals experiment on treatment is worth trying and would offer a 10% chance of improving the voice quality of life. charlie's parents have brought their arguments nearly every court in the land. it's been an emotionally charged campaign. twice today out of the sight of cameras, charlie's parents stormed out of the courtroom. it parallels the case of terri schiavo, the case in florida

newshour weekend special correspondent ryan chilcote is there with more. >> reporter: today, president trump met with key asian allies to discuss the ongoing threat posed by north korea and its long range missile program. japanese prime minister shinzo abe called the situation "increasingly severe." in a separate meeting with chinese president xi jinping, president trump said of north korea's continuing weapons tests, "something has to be done about it." the leaders also discussed trade deals and the $30 billion-a- month u.s. trade deficit with china. >> many things have happened that have led to trade imbalances, and we're going to turn that around. >> reporter: meeting with british prime minister theresa may, mister trump said the u.s. and u.k. were also working on what he called a "very powerful" trade deal, as the u.k. plans its exit from the european union. >> prime minister may and i have developed a very special relationship, and i think trade will be a very big factor between our two countries, so i want to thank you very much. >> reporter: in the summit's final communique, 19

the chairman of britain's iraq inquiry sirjohn chilcot tells the bbc tony blair was not straight aboutr taking a country and award needs to be straight with the nation. —— into a wall. i don't believe that was the case in iraq. 300 years on, a billion dollar treasure hoard waits to be salvaged but which company will the colombian president choose to do thejob? and

the chairman of the inquiry into the iraq war, sirjohn chilcot, speaks exclusively to the bbc for theas got to be straight with the nation and carry it, so far as possible, with him or her. i don't think that was the case in the iraq instance. we will have all the details and reaction. also, standards in some residential care homes and home care services are branded fragile and precarious following thousands of inspections in england. the situation is worse in nursing homes, where more than a third are failing on safety. and we will find out why scam marriages are being used by some british asian gay men and women to mask their sexuality.

a year after his report on the iraq war, sirjohn chilcot says

was not straight with the nation about his decisions in the run—up to the invasion, says sirjohn chilcot