to set off —— church of england's attempts to set off — — set church of england's attempts to set offising he wants to come back to the subject. there was a proposal that church of england used its own loa n that church of england used its own loan book, but they now seem to be trying to put together a rescue consortium. which would seem to be more difficult, wouldn't it? rather than using the own money. so whether it will come to fruition, who can say? doesn't that then make them a payday lender? if they are charging high interest rates, yes, of course it does. obviously they wouldn't, would they? but presumably they would they? but presumably they would try to operate in the way of a credit union, which has much lower rates. ok, let's go to the times. i haven't had a chance to read through this. what did you get from this? an amazing story to see on the front, isn't it? a real blast from the past. suddenly we are being told mi5 believes that the former labour leader, michael foot, was a believes that the former labour leader, michaelfoot, was a paid informant of the soviet union. a

it's been revealed that the church of england has shares in the online retailer amazon — a day after e church times claimed amazon was among the 20 biggest global investments last yea r. but a statement from the church of england said it considered the most effective way of seeking change was to be "in the room with these companies" as a shareholder. madeleine davies is from the church times — and was the reporter who broke the news of the church of england's holdings in amazon. if the church thinks that the most effective way of dealing with companies like this is to be in the room with them as a shareholder, why did get rid of his shares in wonga? you could argue that wonga was a smaller state. amazon has the second—largest in the world. i would have been surprised if the church of england did not have a stake at all. and may just be england did not have a stake at all. and mayjust be the size of the investment and what we take to unwind that. but a mixed message? it isa unwind that. but a mixed message? it is a slow message that they use to fossil fuel is a slow message that they u

ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, choseefed orjust ignore facts that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... justin welby chairs the church commissioners' annual general meeting. he also heads up the archbishops' council, which provides guidance to the church of england on its investments. so, if he's so opposed to companies like amazon, why hasn't he used his influence to disinvest? unfortunately, lambeth palace has declined our request for an interview. amazon has rebutted the archbishop's criticisms, saying it paid all taxes required in the uk and every country where we operate. martin beshir, bbc news. a man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring with five others to con 170 investors out of nearly £3 million. michael nascimento ran a call centre where investors were offered shares in fraudulent companies. but instead he spent some of the proceeds of the crime on private school fees for his daughter, arsenal season tickets an

2013, if you remember he attacked the payday lender wonga and it subsequently emerged that the church of englandit small, once again, he has been critical of these companies only to find out that the church commissioners themselves invest in them. and so, what is the church saying? are we likely to hear more? the commission has issued a statement and they say we take the view it is more effective to be in the room with these companies, seeking changes and active shareholder than speaking from the sidelines. there is one other thing i would mention, the church, the archbishop of canterbury chairs the annual general meet to have church commissioner, he is also on the archbishop's council which he leads which says that council provides the church with a clear focus on making the most of their investments. if the most of their investments. if the archbishop of canterbury is so opposed to these inhavements, why isn't he used his leverage to prison staff have been taking part in protest action, after a damning report warned of a dangerous lack of control at bedford jail. according to the prison office

ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chosew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... "we take the view that it is more effective to be in the room with these companies, seeking change as an active shareholder, than speaking from the sidelines. justin welby chairs the church commissioners' annual general meeting. he also heads up the archbishops‘ council, which provides guidance to the church of england on its investments. so, if he's so opposed to companies like amazon, why hasn't he used his influence to disinvest? unfortunately, lambeth palace has declined our request for an interview. amazon has rebutted the archbishop's criticisms, saying that it paid all taxes required in the uk and every country where we operate. martin beshir, bbc news. in the world of basketball, stephen curry looms large. at six foot three he may not be the tallest in the sport but he's the highest—paid player in the nba. the superstar of american sport has been shooting hoops in east london, and our spor

archbishop of canterbury accused amazon "leeching off the taxpayer" it‘s been revealed that the church of england said it considered the most effective way of seeking change was to be "in the room with these companies" as a shareholder. charles walker is the mp for broxbourne, hejoins me now. what do you make of this apparent contradiction between what the archbishop of canterbury believes and what the church of england is investigating. the archbishop of canterbury should have got his facts straight before he gave his speech. i think the archbishop was more interested in getting a standing ovation when giving a fact —based speech, particularly about the gig economy and the church‘s role in it. but isn‘t he within his rights to express his own personal view, and actually potentially even if that means being at odds with the investment is the church is making? he called the gig economy evil. there are certainly difficulties with the gig economy. matthew taylor has done a report on that around six —— sick pay, but what he ignored was the fact hundreds of thousands of stu d e nts the fact hundreds o

anybody but nevertheless, they have done a bit of digging and found that the church of digging and found that the church of englandnvests in amazon, who are one of the companies being flagged, and how dare he be so hypocritical as to criticise the very thing that the organisation, the boss of which is doing. and what i think is rather ironic is the minister, who is a united reform church minister, argues the archbishop of canterbury is not the boss of the uniting church but he is called ray anglesea, which is lovely. but what i find even worse is serious this church, stop this, they say, but we do it. church of england spokesman said the guidance to parishes on the website no longer reflects the church's policy. take it off then! i imagine that they had no clue they we re imagine that they had no clue they were operating this way, bubbly way below pay grade. the buck should stop with him, especially when he is making very heavy biblical statements. should he resign? 0f course not. his job statements. should he resign? 0f course not. hisjob is far broader and far greater. not at all. you can‘t presume to speak to m

ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, choses that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... "we take the view that it is more effective to be in the room with these companies, seeking change as an active shareholder, than speaking from the sidelines. justin welby chairs the church commissioners' annual general meeting. he also heads up the archbishops‘ council, which provides guidance to the church of england on its investments. so, if he's so opposed to companies like amazon, why hasn't he used his influence to disinvest? unfortunately, lambeth palace has declined our request for an interview. amazon has rebutted the archbishop's criticisms, saying that it paid all taxes required in the uk and every country where we operate. martin beshir, bbc news. this weekend is the tenth anniversary of the collapse of lehman brothers bank, which marked the beginning of the global financial crisis. the seeds of the problems had been planted in the years before, including the selling of s

ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chose poorly briefed or just ignore facts that he knew about. the church commissioners issued a statement defending its investments, saying... "we take the view that it is more effective to be in the room with these companies, seeking change as an active shareholder, than speaking from the sidelines. justin welby chairs the church commissioners‘ annual general meeting. he also heads up the archbishops‘ council, which provides guidance to the church of england on its investments. so, if he's so opposed to companies like amazon, why hasn't he used his influence to disinvest? unfortunately, lambeth palace has declined our request for an interview. amazon has rebutted the archbishop's criticisms, saying that it paid all taxes required in the uk and every country where we operate. martin beshir, bbc news. coming up at 6:00, breakfast, withjon kay and rachel burden. but first on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's programme, seeing the world bit by bit. i've never done this before

ijust cannot understand why the leader of the church of england, the leader of the nation's church, chosetments, saying... justin welby chairs the church commissioners' annual general meeting. he also heads up the archbishops‘ council, which provides guidance to the church of england on its investments. so, if he's so opposed to companies like amazon, why hasn't he used his influence to disinvest? unfortunately, lambeth palace has declined our request for an interview. amazon has rebutted the archbishop's criticisms, saying it paid all taxes required in the uk and every country where we operate. now it's time for a look at the weather it has been a mixed picture out there with a bit of cloud and spells of rain and also some sunshine. we will keep a few showers particularly ci’oss will keep a few showers particularly cross parts of northern england and wales and the south—west of england scotland. elsewhere most of the shows are set to ease away so will become dry and largely clear. we will be down into single figures across parts of scotland saw chilly start a saturday year. more miles fu

the church of england is considering buying the loan book of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the companyhe chair of the work and pensions committee, frank field, who hopes the church might lead a group of investors willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. ministers are to announce a review of the rail industry next week, following extended periods of disruption up and down the country. details are yet to be confirmed, but the department for transport said it was committed to improving journeys for passengers. labour said it would re—nationalise the railways. the family of a former british soldier say he has been give a seven and a half year jail sentence in turkey because he helped the kurds fight against the islamic state group. joe robinson, who's 25, was arrested last year while holidaying in turkey and charged with terrorism offences. he'd previously helped kurdish fighters from the ypg, who the turkish authorities regard as terrorists. the headlines on bbc news: the strongest typhoon of the year so far hits northern phillipines with violent winds and 20 foot storm

it's also joined with 11 neighbouring churches to become the first inclusive deanery in the church of england opposed to the church's new direction were reluctant to appear on camera, but others have admitted the changes have taken time to accept. i did struggle initially, yes, because there do seem to be passages in the bible thatjust blanket call it wrong. i can do it now. i think the people i talk to are just lovely people. you can interpret the biblical passages differently and i think logically now, i'm there at inclusion and yet, i mean, i'm of a generation who grew up when homosexuality was onlyjust legalised. it's a huge cultural shift. but lizzie's parents believe embracing inclusion will save other teenagers. if this can happen to us, it could easily happen to anyone else — your daughter, your son, your grandchild. it's about accepting people for who they are, you know? not who we want them to be. abbiejones, bbc news, manchester. viewers in the north west can see a special report on that story on inside out, at 7.30 on bbc one tomorrow evening. and it'll be available on the iplayer

the archbishop of canterbury will lead a meeting next week to discuss calls for the church of englandga, which went into administration last month after a surge in compensation claims. the idea came from the mp frank field, the chair of the commons work and pensions committee, who says this could prevent thousands of borrowers facing higher interest rates if the loans were sold to another commercial lender. ariana grande has given an emotional tribute to her former partner mac miller, who she called her "dearest friend" and the "kindest, sweetest soul". the us rapper, aged 26, was found dead at his home in los angeles following a reported overdose. the pair performed together at a memorial concert following the 2017 manchester arena bombing. the occupation of the channel islands during world war two is generally regarded as a dark chapter in their history. but every so often a story emerges which demonstrates the humanity shown by some members of the german forces. that's what happened when workmen found a box of personal possessions during a house clearance in guernsey. from the chan

the church of england has said it will keep its shares in the online retailer, amazon, a day after they said the firm was "leeching off the taxpayer". the church times has revealed amazon was among the 20 biggest global investments by the church last year. a statement from the cofe said it considered the most effective way to seek change was to be "in the room with these companies" as a shareholder. the leader of one of the uk's biggest unions has suggested that accusations of anti—semitism in the labour party may have been started by israel to divert attention from what he called "its atrocities." mark serwotka of the public and commercial services union was speaking at a fringe meeting of the tuc conference. in a statement, the union said he also made the point that anti—semitism should be opposed. there's been a fresh warning about house prices in the event of a no—deal brexit. ben's been looking into this one. it isa it is a stark warning from the governor of the bank of england mark carney talking about what could potentially happen, a range of scenarios of a messy no—deal brexit

the archbishop of canterbury is facing controversy after it emerged that the church of england holds ompany he strongly criticised two days ago. he accused the global retailer of leeching off the taxpayer. however, the church has said it will keep its amazon shares. lets have a quick look at the headlines, if we can. this is the briefing and these are the latest headlines. wins caused by hurricane florence are starting to hit coastal parts of north and south carolina. dozens of homes in the us state of massachusetts having set on fire by gas explosions. at least one person has died. now it is that time of the day where we will have a quick look at the headlines making real waves across the world. starting with the daily telegraph in the uk and the extraordinary interview of the two men named as suspects in the poisoning of an ex— russian spy in salisbury. this pair claim they were at in the english town as tourists to see the cathedral. the british prime minister has called the explanation an insult to the intelligence of the public. in the guardian, the governor of the bank of englan

the church of england has weighed in on this. can you believe it yet though the -- believe it? urch of england says that overall, amazon does not add anything in terms of leeching off the taxpayers. it is one of the top 20 holdings of the church of england in terms of equity. they have been making money out of amazon's stock. amazon inflaming passions on both sides of the atlantic. this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg. ♪ xfinity mobile is a new wireless network designed to save you money. even when you've got serious binging to do. wherever your phone takes you, your wireless bill is about to cost a whole lot less. use less data with a network that has the most wifi hotspots where you need them and the best 4g lte everywhere else. saving you hundreds of dollars a year. and ask how you get xfinity mobile included with your internet. plus, get $300 back when you buy a new smartphone. xfinity mobile. it's simple. easy. awesome. click, call or visit a store today. mark: i'm mark crumpton, this is first word news. weakening hurricane florence is almost at a stance will over southea

it is also joined with 11 neighbouring churches to become the first inclusive deanery in the church of englandyes, because they do seem to be passengers in the bible that seem to blanket call it wrong —— passages. i can do it now. i think the people i talk to a lovely people. you can interpret the biblical passengers difficult and i think logically i am there at inclusion and yet, i mean, i'm upa there at inclusion and yet, i mean, i'm up a generation who grew up in homosexuality was only just legalised. it is a huge cultural shift. lizzie's parents believe embracing inclusion will save other teenagers. if this can happen to us it could easily happen to anyone else, your daughter, your son, your grandchild. it is about accepting people for who they are. you know? what do we want them to be. abby jones, bbc news, manchester. viewers in the north west can see a special report on that story on inside out, at 7:30 on bbc one tomorrow evening. and it'll be available on the iplayer too. here's louise with a look at the weather. i will try not to disappear this time. i have kicked the machine. this i

the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the company collapsedhe work and pensions committee, who said he hoped the church might lead what he called a group of "good" people willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. the us space agency nasa has successfully launched a satellite designed to measure changes in the world's ice sheets and provide precise information on how they are being eroded by global warming. the billion dollar project will put a satellite almost directly over the north and south poles and from there it will fire a laser at sea and land ice to take measurements. our science correspondent jonathan amos reports. five, four, three, two, one... a hot and fiery start for a mission that will study the coldest places on earth. a new nasa satellite was launched safely onto a path that takes it almost directly over the poles. its quest — to determine precisely how global warming is affecting the planet's ice. icesat—2, as it's known, is equipped with a green laser that'll fire down on glaziers and sea ice. the faster the

the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the company collapsedair of the work and pensions committee, who said he hoped the church might lead what he called a group of "good" people willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. pope francis has appealed to sicily‘s mafia to abandon a life of crime and violence. during a visit to the capital, palermo, he said the island needed men and women of love, not men and women of honour. the pope urged organised crime members to change and warned they cannot believe in god and the mafia at the same time. labour will likely vote against any brexit deal theresa may secures with the eu, according to senior frontbenchers. in a newspaper article yesterday shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry said she can't see the government coming back with an agreement that labour could endorse. earlier, the bbc spoke to shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell, who reiterated the message. we cannot see that theresa may will bring back a dealfrom brussels which is acceptable notjust to parliament but even to her own p

the church of england is considering buying the loan book of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the companywork and pensions committee, frank field, who hopes the church might lead a group of investors willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. ministers are to announce a review of the rail industry next week, following extended periods of disruption up and down the country. details are yet to be confirmed, but the department for transport said it was committed to improving journeys for passengers. labour said it would re—nationalise the railways. in the last half hour, nasa has launched its most advanced laser ever into space. five, four, three, two, one. liftoff, of the final delta to. the ice sat ii will measure the condition of earth's ice cover and should provide more precise information on how these frozen surfaces are being affected by global warming. tom neumann is the deputy project scientist for ice sat 2 at nasa — he explained to our science correspondentjonathan amos what the satellite would do. as the antarctic sea ice accumulates more snow on it, that extra wei

the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender wonga after the company collapsedr of the work and pensions committee, who said he hoped the church might lead what he called a group of "good" people willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. a review of the rail industry is to be launched by the government following criticism of the way the franchising system has been run, with extended periods of disruption across the country. the department for transport said it was committed to improving journeys for passengers. labour has said it would renationalise the railways if it gets into power. pope francis has delivered an empassioned speech in sicily, appealing to italy's mafia to abandon a life of crime and violence. he visited the island to pay homage to a parish priest who was murdered by the mafia 25 years ago. courtney bembridge has more. 0n on his way to the sicilian capital with a clear message, pope francis chose the place to send it. we need men and women of love, not of honour. we need men and women to walk together, not to chase power. the ca

the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the company collapsede chair of the work and pensions committee who said he hoped the church might lead what he called a group of ‘good' people willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. the headlines on bbc news: at least 14 people in the northern phillipines have died in the strongest typhoon of the year so far, with violent winds and 20—foot storm surges. in the united states, tropical storm florence is causing significant flooding on the east coast — five people have died. a former british soldier is jailed for seven and a half years in turkey for helping kurdish forces in the fight against the so—called islamic state group. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjeanette. good evening. britan's simon yates is set to become only the second britain to win the vuelta a espana. he's extended his overall lead to one minute 46 seconds after the 20th and penultimate stage today, and will be crowned champion after the processional finale in madrid tomorrow. joe lyn

the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the company collapsed who said he hoped the church might lead what he called a group of ‘good' people willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. this coming week across bbc news, we're marking 6 months to go until the uk leaves the european union. we'll be answering some of your questions about brexit. today, jon kay has been to birmingham, one of the most polarised areas of the country, to find out what people there want to know. i really can't get my head round what's going on. absolutely no—one knows what's happening. so what's brexit? confusion. it's dominated the news for more than two years but we still have so many questions, wherever we live, however we voted. kimberly is exhausted by the whole thing. how confusing is the brexit process for you? it hurts my brain cells, it irritates my soul. it's like... it hurts, it really hurts. like, on the news, brexit is going this way, brexit is going that way. do you get it? do you understand where we are with brexit? no. so we gathered quest

the church of england is considering buying the loan book of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the companysions committee, frank field, who hopes the church might lead a group of investors willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. the family of a former british soldier say he has been give a seven and a half yearjail sentence in turkey, because he helped the kurds fight against the islamic state group. joe robinson, who's 25, was arrested last year while holidaying in turkey and charged with terrorism offences. he'd previously helped kurdish fighters from the ypg, who the turkish authorities regard as terrorists. the liberal democrats are discussing a major shake—up of the party as their conference gets under way in brighton this morning. the changes, set out by the leader sir vince cable earlier this month, include allowing supporters — as well as fullyjoined—up members — to vote for a new leader. the lib dems are also urging disillusioned labour and tory supporters to join them to help stop brexit. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is at the conference in bright

the archbishop of canterbury will lead a meeting next week to discuss calls for the church of englandnder wonga, which went into administration last month after a surge in compensation claims. the idea came from the mp frank field, the chair of the commons work and pensions committee, who says this could prevent thousands of borrowers facing higher interest rates if the loans were sold to another commercial lender. young people heading off to university this month are being urged to make sure they have been vaccinated against meningitis. the local government association, which represents councils in england, is warning that students are at particular risk due to them mixing closely and living with new people who may not know they're carrying meningitis—causing bacteria. 15 to 19—year—olds, a quarter of students, carry the meningitis bug in the back of their throat and whilst they may not get meningitis they can spread it. in the general population it's only about one in ten of us that carry the bug so students are in close contact with each other, people are getting to know each other

the church of england is discussing whether to buy payday lender wonga, which went into administrationmonth. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here is mike. news of britain's new world champion in triathlon. vicky hall came second in this race in australia, but that was enough to claim the title. holland has to beat her american rival to become world champion for 2018. holland had considered retirement after winning bronze at the 2016 olympics, fought back on the 2016 olympics, fought back on the bike on the gold coast, but the final transition to be running shoes gave holland the advantage. although she finished second on the actual run to australia's ashley gentle, she could celebrate the world crown. i can't believe it. i thought at 1.1 was done, there was quite a big gap, andi was done, there was quite a big gap, and i can't believe i brought it back in. but this season as a whole has been incredible. it is so much more than i thought i would get. cricket australia are to investigate claims by england all—rounder moeen ali that an australian player calle

the church of england is to discuss whether to buy heyday loan company wonga, which went into administration —— pay day loan company wonga. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. today, we're discussing the movement in the brexit talks against the backdrop of leadership rumblings, whether enough lessons have been learnt ten years after the global financial crash, and if you had two russian friends visiting the uk for 48 hours, what would you tell them are the must—see sights? with me is the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister, longtime correspondent for germany's die welt, thomas kielinger, the italian filmaker and writer annalisa piras, and the british columnnist and keen political observer iain martin. a warm welcome to all. a curious week of mixed messages regarding brexit — the president of the european commission jean claude juncker, in his state of the union address, said the eu will work day and night to achieve a deal, but reminded everyone that it's not only britain that has red lines. meanwhile, an increasingly vocal

the church of england to discuss whether to buy pay—day lender wonga which went into administration last, one. nasa has launched its most advanced space laser ever — the ice sat 2 — a billion dollar mission aimed at studying the extend of the earth's melting ice. now on bbc news, facebook is the world's biggest social media platform but it's faced intense scrutiny in recent months. in this special programme, facebook bosses take questions from bbc newsbeat listeners. here's steffan powell. walk down any street in the uk today and people will have their heads down looking at their phones. chances are a fair few of them will be on the world's biggest social media platform, facebook. carnaby street is a busy place in central london and is no different. but here today are some of the top bosses responsible for the content that people are scrolling through. it has been a tough year in the news for facebook, but this is a rare opportunity to put a face to the platform and ask the questions that you want answered. hello, my name is steffan powell. and joining me in central london are some liste

the about everyone in new england was a congregationalist or a puritan, another term for congregationalist, and just about everyone everywhere else was a member of the church of england. but suddenly, during the time of the great awakening, there are baptists, there are methodists, there are presbyterians, and all these people, all these members of these new, insurgent faiths recognize that their governments are wrong about something very important. all of these colonial governments had official, established churches. ll of these colonial governments had laws on the books, sometimes rigorously enforced, other times not, but laws on the books compelling people to attend worship services at the government-mandated church. all of them had laws compelling people to contribute monetarily to the government-sanctioned church. so all these baptists, methodists, presbyterians, members of other minority faiths came to a very powerful realization. the government was wrong about god. and if the government could be wrong about god, then the government could be wrong about taxes. if the government could be wrong about god, could the government be wrong about trade polic

the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender wonga after the company collapsedted by frank field, the chair of the work and pensions committee who said he hoped the church might lead what he called a group of "good" people willing to run wonga without charging high interest rates. cycling and britain's simon yates is set to create history by winning the vuelta a espana. after the penultimate stage, he still leads the race ahead of tomorrow's processional finish in madrid. it means britain will be the first country to have three different winners of cycling's three biggest races in the same year. football, and at the top of the premier league there were wins for both chelsea and manchester city this afternoon. but it's liverpool who lead the way after they beat tottenham hotspur 2—1 at wembley, as patrick gearey reports wembley may be london's most famous rented home but tenants tottenham had hoped to have moved out by now. this was supposed to be the first game at their new ground before it was delayed. liverpool came closer to a grand opening. on 44 seconds, th

the church of england has decided not to get involved in a buyout of the pay day lender wonga, which nto administration. informal talks between the church and potential investors have ta ken place during the week. five years ago, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, vowed to put wonga out of business. racing driver billy monger is preparing to return to donnington park today less than 18 months after a near fatal crash there cost him both of his legs. aided by a specially adapted car which hits speeds of up to 150mph, the 19—year—old is hoping to finish on the podium. reporter angela rafferty has been to meet him. it's hard to believe it's been just 18 months since the horrific crash that almost cost him this life and left him a double amputee. billy monger‘s recovery has been truly remarkable. this weekend he returns for the first time to race at the track where this life was changed for ever. really from the accident __ my for ever. really from the accident —— my memories from the accident and donington are quite strong, i remember it quite well, i don't remember it quite wel

the church of england has decided not to get involved in a buyout of the pay day lender wonga, which ta ken place during the week. five years ago, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, vowed to put wonga out of business. those are this morning has passed main news stories. alina will be here with the weather for the weekend shortly. —— this morning's main news stories. you know what strikes me about that story anthony joshua's list compared to povetkin's? madgen those knuckles in the chops! no thanks! -- imagine those knuckles in the chops. and the headphones! they're those knuckles in the chops. and the headphones! they‘ re not those knuckles in the chops. and the headphones! they're not part of him, they're not going to hit you in the face! they could be getting wet but the fans are expected to fill up wembley stadium for anthonyjoshua's latest world title defence. he looks in pretty decent shape too ahead of his fight with russian alexander povetkin. the forecast is a little indifferent so fans can expect to be a bit soggy. one of the sponsors has stepped in to help though!

the church of england has decided not to get involved in a buyout of the pay day lender wonga, which administration. informal talks between the church and potential investors have taken place during the week. five years ago, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, vowed to put wonga out of business. the supermarket chain co—op is scrapping plastic carrier bags from 1,400 of its uk shops today, and replacing them with a compostable version. it's the latest retailer to cut down after the government laid out plans to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in britain within 25 years, as emma simpson reports. plastic waste — we're drowning in it. around a million tonnes of plastic is generated by uk supermarkets every year, and they've been coming up with a host of measures to try to stem the tide. take iceland, where plastic packaging is on the way out. from fruit and veg to plastic dishes for ready meals. all its own branded products will have paper or biodegradable packaging within five years. at morrisons, you can take your own container when you buy meat and fish, and there are now

particularly because it was at washington cathedral, it's the episcopalian, the equivalent of the church of englander and in real shock, i felt, what elite, gathering together and in real shock, ifelt, what was really moving wasn't just the real shock, ifelt, what was really moving wasn'tjust the particular individual but the shock of the soul group of people, democrats, republicans, gathering together in shock at their country but also disbelief that their country could have been so dusty dasher seduced by populism and seduced by this particular president. it's a really interesting reflection of what is happening across the whole world weather is this sense of populism versus the academic elites. we are losing the left right divisions, evenin losing the left right divisions, even in the uk and france and germany for this new model of doing politics which is about inclusion and intellectualism versus fear and populism and nationalism. not to wa nt to populism and nationalism. not to want to put to negative spin on it. whatever your politics are surrounding donald trump, it's the fa ct surrounding d

the church of england says it won't take on the loans of the failed payday lender wonga, which has goneher lender might take on the debts of thousands of borrowers and still charge high rates of interest. but the church now believes it isn't as well placed as others, to take on the loans. a man has been rescued from a ferry, two days after it capsized on lake victoria in tanzania. he's thought to have survived in an air pocket under the upturned vessel. more than 200 people are now known to have died in the accident. jessica parker has more. an anxious wait from the shore, relatives unable to hold back their tea rs. relatives unable to hold back their tears. divers and rescue teams, attempting to bring more bodies to shore at lake victoria. the ferry capsized two days ago. officials say it was filled to four times its maximum capacity and tipped when passengers moved from one side to the other. divers resumed their search for survivors today after hearing knocking from inside the vessel, rescuing an engineer. he said to have survived in an air pocket inside the mv nyerere and is a serio

here is andy mellor who is the president of the naht and also the headteacher of st nicholas church of englandent introduced new arrangements for supporting pupils with pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, that need more than normal educational funding, they set out that there should be funding coming in from education budgets but also from health and social care, and our survey of 650 headteachers has shown that actually 83% of them are saying that actually 83% of them are saying that they are getting no financial support from health and social care at all. what does that mean in pounds and pence? in pounds and penceit pounds and pence? in pounds and pence it depends on the child but what it means is they are not getting funding for things like medical needs, not getting funding for speech and language therapy, not getting funding for psychological services, educational psychology, all of those essential requirements, and schools are having to try and cope within the normal mainstream education budget and are seriously struggling with that. we know that education budgets ar

of the docks russia. certainly proper respect for the dogs he has in england this respect for the anglican church but not not of the periodic table of the ducks for other religions and i think he's trying to leave a legacy of multiculturalism and i talk about that quite a lot. he's trying to leave you know as thought up this question. what is the russian motherland if you're not if you're not off the docks what is the road enough to you and who's trying to help broaden that concept we have to do this in australia too because when i was young australia was basically what i think was sex and now we think we're well on the way to being a genuinely multicultural country and in that respect i think russia and australia have a lot in common already older as you point out in your book many commonalities between russia and australia being the outsiders being territorially expansive countries perhaps sometimes struggling to defined who they are but i want to bring you back to the question of lodging a pretense and sergey lavrov a long political career is because there is now a rumor in moscow that sergei lavrov fo