the civil protection agency says 20 people have died this week as strong winds battered large parts of by falling trees. flooding has also caused severe damage to some areas. the genoa region alone is thought to have suffered tens of millions of euros worth of damage. 0ther have suffered tens of millions of euros worth of damage. other parts of europe including parts of spain have also experienced severe weather. 0n have also experienced severe weather. on monday hundreds of motorists in central france worse is bended —— stranded after snow shut the rose. meteorologist project more so the rose. meteorologist project more so and rain is likely to fall in italy over the weekend so more things like this are set to continue. —— more scenes. players for leicester city football club are preparing for their first match, following the death of the club's owner in a helicopter crash last weekend. the strikerjamie vardy says the game against cardiff will be in honour of vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who was one of five people who died in the accident, outside the king power stadium. natalie pirks re

counting the human and material cost of devastating storms that hit the country this week the civil protection agency says seventeen weather related deaths have been reported so far cross the country gales have left an estimated fourteen million trees up for it is the situation in the veneto region has been described as apocalyptic. centuries old forests like this one and the vonetta region destroyed within just a few days storm stuff battered the whole of eataly since last sunday but the worst hit areas are in the north. many of the dead were killed by falling trees. in the province of blue no winds reach two hundred ninety kilometers an hour and moves off houses. so those who went out here and looked upward and i shouted that the roof has blown away it shows that we were stuck five days without a phone without electricity without anything and without because nobody could regency. residents here were cut off after a landslide damaged a major mountain road. no where worried the road might collapse. because underneath the road we saw a crowd of the limited support of the last that. we pair efforts hav

killed at least twenty others this week many of them in the north and around venice italy civil protection agency has described the weather is one of the most complex meteorological situations the country has faced in over fifty years. now one of mexico's most notorious drug lords will go on trial in the u.s. on monday is the arrest of joaquin guzman also known as el chapo fighting has broken over who will take control of his drug empire john heilemann has the second part of a three part series on a chapel and takes a look at the sinhala drug cartel. the impending trial of blocking guzman the former king of mexico's criminal underworld might be stopping traffic in new york but back in his home state sin a lower things have simply moved all these camps proclaiming the wealth and fame of the man they called el chapo used to be top sellers now they're almost gone so to the protests that called for his release. even in his organization the sin aloa cartel it's more or less business as usual after a vicious succession battle there are still tensions between his brother and sons they've gone back to do

the civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the past half—centuryave decided to remain part of france. an independence vote was promised three decades ago, after a violent campaign by separatists from the indigenous kanak people. if you believe the opinion polls, it is likely that new caledonia will say no to independence. it seems economic insecurities have persuaded many economic insecurities have persuaded ma ny voters economic insecurities have persuaded many voters to stick with france. paris pumps a lot of money into its strategic south pacific territory and our concern is that if the archipelago goes it alone and then the flow of cash could impact on the way of life in this pacific paradise. it is a beautiful place but it is a place that has been scarred by ethnic tensions right since the french colonised the islands in the indigenous people, the ka na ks, islands in the indigenous people, the kanaks, have waged a separatist campaign, sometimes violently and in return now have been campaigns by the french which have further inflamed tensions

italy's civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the pastws. the businessman arron banks insists his donations to a pro brexit campaign complied with electoral law and came from his uk businesses. an investigation's begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night. none suffered serious injuries. tributes are paid to the former head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood who has died aged 56. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn. good evening. raheem sterling scored twice for manchester city as they beat southampton 6—1 to return to the top of the league. amazingly, manager pep guardiola says there's still room for improvement. sergio aguero scored his 150th league goal, that was his side's second. david silva and raheem sterling also scored in the first half to make it 4—1 at half time. the england forward who's agreed a new £300,000 pound a week deal — making him the highest paid english player in the league scored another, leroy sane adding a sixth lat

italy‘s civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the pastrance. an independence vote was promised three decades ago, after a violent campaign by separatists from the indigenous kanak people. well, if you believe the opinion polls, then it is likely that new caledonia will say no to independence. it would seem that economic insecurities have swayed many voters to stick with france. paris does pump an awful lot of money into its strategic south pacific territory. and there are concerns that if the archipelago goes it alone then the flow of cash could impact on the way of life in this pacific paradise. and it is a beautiful place. but it is a place that has been scarred by ethnic tensions, right since the french colonised the islands in the 1850s. the kanaks, the indigenous people, have waged a separatist campaign, sometimes extremely violently. and, in return, there have been retaliations by the french, that have further inflamed those tensions, over the years. so, it‘s those simmering sensitivities that have come to the fore during this vote

italy's civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the pastning with 10,000 torches, commemorating the final days of the first world war a century ago. it took around 45 minutes to light the flames in a ceremony that'll be repeated every night until remembrance sunday. the as the nation prepares to mark 100 years since the guns finally fell silent, our religion editor martin bashir has been reflecting on one element of the kit issued to serving soldiers. as young british men prepared for conflict a century ago, they received the blessing of a chaplain and were armed with a helmet, a rifle and a bible. so, this is my grandfather's bible from the first world war. so, he was carrying this with him throughout the war. steve vinall‘s grandfather, george, was on the western front when his battalion came underfire. hours later, he wrote a letter describing how shrapnel had hit his bible. where the bullet landed, he then opened it. and he said that the eighth verse of isaiah a9, where the bullet stopped, "contains these words, which caught my eye — di

italy‘s civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the pastporter and businessman, aaron banks, insists all his brexit donations complied with electoral law and came from his uk businesses. an investigation‘s begun into how eight children fell from an inflatable slide at a fireworks display in woking last night — seven of them have now been discharged from hospital. and the former head of the civil service, sirjeremy heywood, has died of cancer, less than a fortnight after stepping down from government. and in sport... wayne rooney will come out of international retirement, to make a final farewell appearance for england, next month. he‘s is expected to play against the united states at wembley to earn his 120th cap and raise money for his charity foundation. justin rose has reclaimed his world number one ranking, after winning the turkish 0pen. he beat li haotong of china, in a play—off for his 19th career win as he returned to the top of the rankings. and in rugby legaue, england are playing their second test against new zealand. england won

italy's civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the paststian woman acquitted of blasphemy after eight years on death row has pleaded for asylum from the uk. asia bibi's husband, ashiq masih, said they were in great danger in pakistan. the supreme court overturned her conviction on wednesday, saying the case against her was based on flimsy evidence, but she has yet to be freed. her acquittal sparked violent protests, and the government has now agreed to try to stop her leaving the country. earlier, we spoke to tom tugendhat, who chairs the foreign affairs committee in parliament. he's calling on officials here and in pakistan to urgently review mrs bibi's safety. well, look, this is an innocent woman who has already spent many years in prison, for something that we wouldn't even begin to consider a crime. and even the pakistan courts say is not a crime, because she didn't do anything. so, i think she should be released. but, sadly, notjust released to home. because, the reality is, as we've seen in recent days, that there is a very great da

italy's civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the paster, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come. back on land and into the record books, the first person to swim all the way round britain. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak ramdin, the architect of the middle east peace process has been a saturday it. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish man has been arrested and an extremist jewish organisation man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths through the country they voted on an historic day for australia. as the results came in it was clear that the monarchy would survive. the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound and student leaders have threatened much of the americans attempt a rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe and it seems to keep on going. tonight we pr

the country's civil protection agency says 20 people have died this week as strong winds battered partserious damage to some areas. the genoa region alone is thought to have suffered tens of millions of euros worth of damage. 0ther millions of euros worth of damage. other parts of europe including france and spain have also experienced their share of extreme weather. 0n experienced their share of extreme weather. on monday, hundreds of motorists in central france were left stranded after slow close the roads. —— snow. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter. i'm @chrisrogersbbc. from me and all of the team, thank you for watching. good evening. there have been plenty of dry fireworks displays but the damp squib as well. pretty mixed this saturday evening. you can see on the satellite, this afrin will of cloud cover an area of low pressure passing to the north—west —— catherine wheel. it has been bringing some rain but to the north—west and south—east there were some clear spells at the end of the day. that was east sussex earlier. this was how it looked

killed at least twenty others this week many of them in the north and around venice italy civil protection agency has described the weather is one of the most complex meteorological situations the country has faced in over fifty years. now one of mexico's most notorious drug lords will go on trial in the u.s. on monday is the arrest of joaquin guzman also known as el chapo fighting has broken over who will.

killed at least twenty others this week many of them in the north and also around venice italy civil protection agency has described the weather as one of the most complex meteorological situations the country has faced in over fifty years new caledonia will remain a part of france after a vote has shown the pacific territories independence referendum but emery results show more than fifty six percent of voters chose to remain the archipelago is a strategic military foothold for france in the south pacific the poll saw a record turnout of more than eighty percent of registered voters its last independence referendum thirty years ago ended in violence well the french president said he felt immense pride at the vote is promising a full dialogue on the region's future does it have to impress with zeal some of the vote is related to make a sovereign choice with full knowledge of the facts and the relationship between new caledonia and france today the majority of them express themselves for new caledonia to remain french have to tell you how proud i am that we have finally passed the story stay together w

italy‘s civil protection agency describes it as one of the most complex weather situations of the pastdgley crossed the finish line off the kent coast, after swimming 1800 miles. he‘d been in the water for up to 12 hours a day since the start ofjune. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire is live in margate where ross has reached dry land. this is the moment ross edgley set a new world record and became the first person to swim around britain and set foot on dry land for the first time in more than five months. great britain is big, isn‘t it? you tell me. you have swum round it. yeah, it‘s much bigger than i thought. scotland is big. yeah. people don‘t realise how big that is. yeah. the highs are so high but the lows are so low. like, scotland is probably the best example, the scenery is stunning, but it‘s also very humbling just getting slapped in the face byjellyfish every single day. so it feels weird now to sort of be looking back and almost reflecting, because for 157 days i almost didn‘t allow myself to do that, so now it feels quite nice. swimming twice a day, every day, for up to 12 hou

protections are under the law. along those lines, i mentioned our website. there is a lot of information there. within the agency, there is an weernal database where provide a lot of information about civil rights and protections. i created a new position called a whistleblower coordinator. not very creative. that people could go to and we created an email address for that person. and there is a link on the website. if the public wants to ask questions, they can go to that person. that is not an intake person. not the person that will do an investigation but it is their job to make sure that people know their rights and protections that are available. i wanted people to have that. i also brought a prop. i have one in my wallet. we created these little cards we give out to people. briefings with new employees, contractors and you." -- it says "we need it talks about our office and how whistleblowers are critical. and on the back it says that we want to hear from you and it has contact information. we have done this. we have put up posters. we have given posters to other agencies. there are electronic ill boards. we are trying to do everything we can to get the word out so people know what

civil rights and his department of education. in particular, these agencies actually undermined campus free-speech in a key respect through a distorted concept of sexual harassment that encompassed even constitutionally protected expression about sex or gender as some leading civil rights and women's rights activists complained about the justice department under the obama administration. that said, the ocr in the current administration recently also took some other action that also undermines campus free-speech. this was referred to this morning by professor eugene . namely, it endorsed an overly broad definition of anti-semitism, which would stifle debate on crucial issues about israeli and middle east policy. i, of course abhor , anti-semitism, particularly as the daughter of a holocaust survivor. but i convinced that free speech am is ultimately the strongest weapon, the only effective potential weapon against any form of hatred, including anti-semitism. two weeks ago, i had the honor of sharing the stage with no am chomsky at the university of arizona. it was a terrific program about campus free-speech. i would like to quote chomsky's transient -- trenchant comment about another overbroad definition of ant

protect are they? are they just a regular civil service who can be moved around an agency, or what's going on? >> so from cigie's standpoint, i'll put my cigie hat again, we certainly take the view that acting igs or principal deputies who are serving in the capacity as leading the organization because the 210 days has run should of all the protections that an ig has and not be renewed without 30 days notice to congress, provided for in the act and should all the abilities to hire personnel themselves. this again is within the ig act, make decisions on what oddest to conduct. it's not a legal question. fortune over the years we have been working with the administrations past and current, there's been a respect for that ability to allow the acting or principal deputy who is serving as acting to continue in that function. it's an issue again that congress is there to conduct oversight and to conduct hearings on, and if there was ever an issue like that, i think the ball would then be in their court to sort through that. we have tremendously talented, acting igs and deputies threat the ig communi

agencies and organizations can receive an official whistleblower complaint. second, it substantially increases protections for whistleblowers, third, increases the civil penalty for whistleblower retaliation. the fourth element that is -- to protect the identity of whistleblowers and keeps their reports confidential. this legislation was originally introduced by then supervisor, london breed, in a different form which triggered a meet and confer for several months. this version that i have before you is very clean and very elegant. it reflects a delicate compromise between the department of human resources, the ethics commission and of course, the talented controller 's office. i would like to request a single amendment on page 12, line three i want to change the effective date from january 1st, 2019, to january 1st, 2020. i would like to thank susan gard from the department of human resources, pat forward from the ethics commission, the city controller and his entire team, everyone who participated in the meet and confer legislation. i also want to acknowledge mayor breed for advancing this issue and the advocates, particularly patrick. is he here? he may no

increased authority for an expert agency in the rule making civil penalty authority and greater resources. then i -- i also think that we may need heightened protections as it relates to things -- on your question of uses that might be prohibited, as i mentioned in my testimony earlier, information about consumers should not be used to discriminate against them, right, information about consumers should not be used to deny access to or awareness of opportunities that relate to things like education, finance and health care. right now that is going on and i think that we need more than just privacy to deal with that. we need regulations that prevent use of information for those purposes or at the least that create great protections or transparency about how information may be used for those purposes and accountability for consumers. we may need heightened standards as well in other areas as my other -- as my colleagues have mentioned. heightened standards around children's information, heightened standards around biometric information. >> what about election meddling? i'm reading stories about the israeli company that was promoting these concepts of he

protected spaces. realignment,990's congress added substantial new mandates to the agency including support for historically black colleges and universities, resources along the chesapeake ,ay, civil war battlefields historic lighthouses and sites associated with the underground railroad. in 2001, they engaged with an eye towards the upcoming centennial, recognizing the opportunity presented by the university. the board led by historian franklin, recommended that the agency embrace its commission as an educator, while also enhancing the continued study of american history. one of my duties when i was with the national historic landmark program was to make presentations to the national park system advisory board. i can recall presenting sites to dr. franklin. it was kind of like your dissertation defense all over again. think about it, i had to do it every six months. contextn describing the of an auditorium, the side of the grand ole opry, dr. franklin remarked -- son come i know whether balcony was called the confederate gallery, i was made to sit in that balcony. scope of thethe mandates beyond traditional parkland boundaries, paralleled the deficit vacation of certain places. t