danjohnson dan johnson there. they led danjohnson there. they led i—o danjohnson there.plate. they beat philadelphia 3—1 and will now face atalanta in the two legged semi—final. in the west incontinence, meanwhile, it is dallas versus portland. the game is set to start shortly —— western conference. on to football, and ac milan beat genoa to move into the top four in serie a. alessio romagnoli scored a wonder goal in stoppage time, to secure a 2—1 win for the rossoneri. it more than made up for his earlier own goal. in spain, santiago solari made a 1—0 at half time. —— interim head coach. they won 4—0 at third tier side melilla in the first leg of their copa del rey tie — with karim benzema and marco asensio among the scorers. the holders barcelona also beat third division opposition — but left it late with clement lenglet scoring their last minute winner at leonesa. first leg win therefore barcelona. borussia dortmund are through to the last 16 of the german cup, but needed extra—time to see off union berlin. twice, dortmund led — through christian pulisic and maximilli

danjohnson, live in washington and oui’ danjohnson, live in washington and our special coverage, thisan election special instead of newsday. stage by stage, minute by minute as the boat come let's take a look at some of the day's other news: after abandoning its nuclear deal with iran earlier this year, the trump administration has introduced what it describes as the toughest sanctions ever placed against iran. president hassan rouhani says iran is in a state of economic war with america. the us secretary of state mike pompeo says the new sanctions will be biting. the iranian regime has a choice, it can doa the iranian regime has a choice, it can do a 180 degrees return and act like a normal country or it can see its economy crumbled. we hope the new agreement with irani is possible. we will be relentless in exerting pressure on the regime. also this hour, indonesian safety officials have revealed the airspeed indicator on the lion air plane which crashed last week, had been damaged during its final four flights. all 189 people on board were killed when the flight came down into the j

danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, washington.field stadium in maryland, where the home side are taking on the atlanta falcons in the nfl in a few hours‘ time. away from the sporting contest, jane, how does the politics look where you are? well, very interesting. i‘m getting a lot of good tips on how to grill sausages at the moment! but people are really try to get away from politics for at least an hour or so, not letting them do that of course! it is a very interesting match. atlanta is in georgia and a red state. we are watching that stay closely because there is a very tight governor ‘s race, which should not be tied. donald trump took georgia in 2016 but it‘s an indication of how riled up but it‘s an indication of how riled up democrats are and how this is really a referendum on donald trump. we are watching that race closely. it is home to a number of house races. again, very tight. the democrats only need 2a seats to take control of the house. at the moment, they are odds—on favourite to do that rather than the republicans,

danjohnson, and the golden state still burns. news, california. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the families of ten people killed in what became known as the ballymurphy massacre in west belfast in 1971, have attended the opening of new inquests. they've been campaigning to clear the names of their relatives, after their deaths in three days of violence involving british soldiers and paramilitary groups at the height of the troubles. lord lester is facing suspension from the house of lords for allegedly sexually harassing a woman. the conduct committee recommended he should be suspended untiljune 2022. the peer, already suspended from the liberal democrats, described the allegations as "completely untrue". the england and liverpool footballer daniel sturridge has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the football association's rules on betting. the fa says the allegations relate to a period injanuary this year. somalia has for decades been ravaged by civil war, with tens of thousands o

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.king news today: france has said president trumps' tweets mocking his french counterpart were inappropriate and showed a lack of common decency. on tuesday, mr trump attacked emmanuel macron over nationalism, plans for a european army and the french leader's ratings. the comments follow mr trump's visit to france for armistce day. a preliminary report on the helicopter crash at leicester city's stadium, which killed five people, including the club's owner, shows the aircraft did not respond to the pilot's left pedal command. the air accident investigation branch said the helicopter started to turn right, when the pilot was trying to make it turn left. it crashed soon after taking off from the pitch last month. final counting has started in fiji's election, with provisional results suggesting former military leader frank bainimarama will remain in power. torrential rain hampered voting in some areas, with polling stations having to close. it'll be four or five days before the winner is

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise. round up some of the day's other news for you now: the white house has confirmed that president trump's deputy national security adviser mira ricardel is leaving herjob, but she will remain in the administration. just a day ago, the office of first lady melania trump issued a highly unusual statement saying mrs ricardel "no longer deserves the honour of serving in this white house." police in los angeles have detained michael avenatti, the lawyer who represents the porn star stormy daniels in her lawsuit against president trump over a hush money payment. he's being questioned over allegations of domestic violence. a so—called super—earth has been discovered orbiting one of the closest stars to our sun six light—years away. the planet is thought to have a mass more than three times the earth's and is mostly rocky and very cold, with a massive atmosphere. libya's prime minister has told the bbc he expects the younger brother of the manchester arena bomber will be extradited to britain b

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.he day's other news: the white house has confirmed that president trump's deputy national security adviser, mira ricardel, is leaving herjob, but she will remain in the administration. just a day ago the office of first lady melania trump issued a highly unusual statement, saying mrs ricardel "no longer deserves the honour of serving in this white house." a so—called super—earth has been discovered orbiting one of the closest stars to our sun, six light—years away. the planet is thought to have a mass more than three times the earth's and is mostly rocky and very cold, with a massive atmosphere. libya's prime minister has told the bbc he expects the younger brother of the manchester arena bomber will be extradited to britain before the end of the year. hashem abedi has been in custody in libya since soon after the attack in may last year. it killed 22 people. he's wanted in britain for murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause explosions. this from our international corresponde

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise. news today: france has said president trumps‘ tweets mocking his french counterpart were inappropriate and showed a lack of common decency. —— trump's. on tuesday, mr trump attacked emmanuel macron over nationalism, plans for a european army and the french leader's ratings. the comments follow mr trump's visit to france for armistce day. israel's right—wing defence minister avigdor lieberman has resigned and pulled out of the coalition government in protest at the latest gaza ceasefire, which ended two days of fighting with palestinian militants in gaza. his decision leaves the coalition government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu with a one—seat majority in parliament. a preliminary report on the helicopter crash at leicester city's stadium, which killed five people including the club's owner, shows the aircraft did not respond to the pilot's left pedal command. the air accident investigation branch said the helicopter started to turn right when the pilot was trying to make it tu

danjohnson in washington there.lared martial law in part of the country, after the seizure of three of its naval ships by russia. the measures will be introduced on wednesday and, for now, will be focused on tightening security. russia claims it has acted legally, but ukraine says it's the latest in a series of provocative acts in recent years. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg reports. off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. the russians target a tug boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot at, then seize the tug, and two other ukrainian vessels. this apparently a mayday from a ukrainian sailor as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. 23 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. after the dramas at sea, the political battles over who's responsible. moscow's reaction — don't blame russia. 0fficials here have been presenting what happened as a ukrainian provocation in russia

danjohnson in washington, thanks very much indeed.rld news, still to come, why the plight of the orangutang is too political, after a british supermarket is banned from showing a tv add about the dangers it faces. this is bbc world news today. i'm martin stanford. the latest headlines. the leaders of france and germany have come together for a ceremony of rememberance in northern france to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. wildfires in california kill 11 people as they burn out of control. a quarter of a million residents are forced to leave their homes. to another part of the world now, and another deadly natural disaster. flash floods injordan have killed at least 12 people. the downpours also forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 tourists from the ancient city of petra. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. more torrents of water as the largest search operation continues in southern jordan. largest search operation continues in southernjordan. involving army helicopters. flash floods here quickly

from there, the bbc‘s danjohnson.winds, and they're doing the devil's work, a hot, dry breeze that carries a wall of flame over these hills, straight through anything in its way. thousands of homes have burnt to the ground, some gone in a matter of minutes. here in malibu, leafy coastal neighbourhoods have been charred to ash. the wind blew across it, and that firestorm started coming down, down the hill here, and we had to run to the ocean. and then itjust blew through here like a tornado. the rich and famous haven't been spared. welcome to my home in malibu. this is film star gerard butler, returning home to find there is very little left. this guy right here, tyler, saved the whole block. and on the edge of calabasas, neighbours who ran for their lives were today reunited. he put that tree out right there. tyler and his wife saw homes across the street burning, so he got his family to safety, then stayed to fight back the flames with his garden hose. there was a point when i was standing on the roof saying, "i'm no

danjohnson in washington there. let's get some of the day's other news.ed for a full investigation by the united states into the use of tear gas against hundreds of migrants who forcefully attempted to cross the border on sunday. 42 people were arrested by us border patrols, after jumping over the fence that separates the two countries. the incident prompted the us to close the border for several hours. the former trump campaign aide george papadopoulos has failed in his legal attempt to delay the start of his two week prison sentence. mr papadopoulos pleaded guilty last year to lying to federal agents investigating alleged ties between russia and the trump campaign. us prosecutors said paul manafort, president trump's former campaign chairman, has reached a plea bargain agreement by lying to the fbi. special counsel investigating the russian meddling into the us election said the breach meant there was now no reason to delay sentencing. in august, paul manafort was convicted of financial fraud related to his work as a consultant in the ukraine. staying i

my colleague danjohnson devastated this fire. my colleague dan johnson has been devastated this fire. my colleague danjohnson has been here today, and here is his report. in the ruins of paradise, the president got his own clear view of just how devastating this fire was, and he offered his sympathy to the people of this town, and the families of those still missing. this is very sad to see it. as far as the lives are concerned, nobody knows quite yet. we're up to a certain number, but we have a lot of people that are not accounted for. and this is the kind of destruction — in fact, they're telling me this isn't even not as bad as some areas. some areas are even beyond this charred. a week ago, while this earth was still hot, the president sparked a debate about forest management. he had threatened to cut government funding, but after the anger of his initial reaction, today he met some of those who responded and have been searching what is left. he was asked if any of this made him think differently about climate change. no, no.

danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.eview of cancer screening programmes after letters about cervical cancer tests were not sent to nearly 50,000 patients earlier this year. all those affected have been contacted by the nhs. it comes just months after it emerged up to 17a,000 women had not been invited for breast cancer screening. saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against five people for the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. he was a critic of saudi's crown prince mohammad bin salman, and was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul last month. the prosecutor also said an intelligence officer was responsible for the killing, alleging he used a lethal injection. premier league teams have agreed to pay their departing executive chairman richard scudamore a bonus of £5 million. some smaller clubs are angry at being asked to contribute £250,000 each towards the bonus. mr scudamore has been in the role for 19 years, and will remain as an adviser. and just to stay with the world of football. england ha

danjohnson dan johnson for us in danjohnson for us in dc.he day's other news: in the wake of the larry nassar scandal, the us olympic committee has taken a first step towards stripping usa gymnastics of its status as national governing body for the sport. in an open letter, the usoc chief executive has said usa gymnastics is still struggling "to change its culture, rebuild its leadership and effectively serve its membership." since the scandal broke, 3 ceos of usa gymnastics have quit, under fire for the way they handled it. the european union's chief brexit negotiator has said negotiations with london about leaving the eu are not driven by any sense of revenge. in brussels, michel barnier said a no—deal or hard brexit would spell trouble for expatriates in both regions. britain's prime minister theresa may has said she's confident of reaching agreement on trade and security on the irish border — a big obstacle to any deal. a tourist has died after being mauled by a shark in australia's whitsunday islands. paramedics travelled by helicopter

danjohnson. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. been released from prison. of blasphemy charges. she had spent nearly ten years on death row. for her safety upon release. allowed to leave pakistan. michael kugelman is a leading specialist on pakistan. he explained the significance of asia bibi's release. well, it is a big deal. be executed. so i think this is really a big deal. it is very risky though. according to these reports, she has indeed now left the country. respond to this criticism. she is on her way to. taken place in ukraine. kateryna handzyuk died after an acid attack injuly. who ordered the attack. with their parents. 78 schoolchildren were taken from their school earlier this week. one of them said they had been held by anglophone separatist rebels. the rebels have denied involvement. violence in yemen. which is nowjust metres from the front line. children — are in serious danger. in the mid—term elections. washington and asia? and can we expect tensions over trade to grow? for southeast asia at the council on foreig

danjohnson reports from washington.

danjohnson dan johnson is danjohnson is in washington, dc. of things to sift through here. in terms of the powers that be acting adjutant —— acting attorney general takes on canada can he act on whatjeff sessions could've done yesterday? everything thatjeff could've done yesterday? everything that jeff sands —— could've done yesterday? everything thatjeff sands —— jeff sessions could've done, because he stepped back from the russian investigation. matthew whitaker does not have a restriction on him. he is now the man ultimately in charge of robert mueller‘s investigation, and as you heard the man himself there speculating, he could. he is now in position to restrict the funding to the investigation, he could sack robert mueller tomorrow if he feels like it, if that is what the president wishes. we don't expect that to happen at least right away, but there is concern that that investigation may not be compromised oi’ investigation may not be compromised or come under pressure. now investigation may not be compromised or come under pressure. no

danjohnson, bbc news, in paradise.y of us are stuck in the mist and fog, particularly in the midlands and east england. it will stay quite cloudy, misty and maggie across england and wales this afternoon. towards south—west england, west wales, north—west england and certainly across northern scotland and northern ireland, there is more sunshine here. maximum temperature isa sunshine here. maximum temperature is a little bit lower than yesterday, especially in the highlands, it was up to 18 degrees yesterday afternoon. this evening and night, there is quite a lot of cloud, quite misty and foggy conditions into saturday morning. a few breaks in the cloud give a few clear slots. temperature is not falling too far, 7—11 degrees. 0ver the weekend, it will start to get more cold, increasing amounts of sunshine over the weekend. temperature is about 11 or 12 degrees, but it will get colder than that into next week. more in about 25 minutes. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: michael gove has indicated he will r

danjohnson, dan johnson, from washington. danjohnson, from washington.ty officials say the small plane overshot its destination in australia by almost 50km after its pilot fell asleep in the cockpit. he was the only person on board the plane from devonport to tasmania and investigations going on to find out what happened. and indeed, how he tha nkfully what happened. and indeed, how he thankfully managed to wake himself up thankfully managed to wake himself up before landing the plane safely. more now on the news that british academic matthew hedges has returned back to the uk this morning after spending six months locked up in solitary confinement in the uae. he was released after an appeal from britain led to him receiving a pardon. now, of course, attention turns again to another british person imprisoned in the middle east — nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was arrested in iran nearly three years ago and has been held ever since, in spite of pleas from the british government. her husband, richard ratcliffe, has been speaking tojohn humphrys on bbc radi

danjohnson, bbc news, washington.de are taking on the atlanta falcons in the nfl in a few hours‘ time. thank you, julian. this is a very divisive midterms season and i have to say a lot of people here don‘t wa nt to to say a lot of people here don‘t want to talk about politics! it is kind of understandable. families have been split over this. donald trump is one of the most divisive figures in history and it is hard work getting people to talk. however, i‘m delighted to say i have two people here who cannot wait to talk about politics with me. we have fran, a republican, ann taylor, a democrat. fran, how important are the midterms? very important, this isa the midterms? very important, this is a democratic state and has been for more than 50 years. we had larry who can, but hogan has done a lot for us. the governor? yes, and we need to keep him as governor. and what other issues that most important for you? that is ridiculous, hogan abolished our green tax. —— rain tax. when it rained, we paid money because it rained.

danjohnson, bbc news, in paradise.ds‘ committee for privileges and conduct had recommended that lord lester should be suspended for three—and—a—half years. he denies the allegations. during the debate a number of peers criticised the way the investigation was conducted. the woman who‘s accused him is jasvinder sanghera, a campaigner for women‘s rights and against forced marriage, who founded the charity karma nirvana. speaking earlier on the today programme — she condemned the decision to consider the case again. i have to say first and foremost that i have absolutely nothing to gain from this whatsoever. sitting there watching the debate, for me, personally, felt as if i was being subjected to being bullied from afar, yet again. i felt revictimised. it was disheartening to hear members of the house of lords straining to discussing me as an individual — what i did, what i didn‘t do. and nobody in that room, actually very few, sorry, forgive me, talked about the real issues here. the issues of sexual harassment and bull

danjohnson reports from washington. presidential plane in front of montana's snow—covered mountains. winter is coming, and so is donald trump. clocking up the miles repeating his familiar campaign themes: a strong economy, record job numbers, promises of tax cuts and tough talking on iran and immigration. remember the wall? well, it still isn't built. so instead it's troops to the mexican border and talk of tent cities. we have our military now on the border. applause. and i noticed all that beautiful barbed wire going up today. barbed wire, used properly, can be a beautiful sight. what the president doesn't say is that the current group heading through mexico is made up of only a few thousand migrants and they‘ re still a few thousand miles and probably months away. he claims this is one of america's most important elections. so do the democrats. barack obama gave the sort of criticism former presidents usually avoid. they are hopeful of taking control of the house of representatives and frustrating the president's pla

for more on this, i am joined now by the bbc‘s danjohnson in washington.and donald trump exhausting just watching them go from one rally to another. i think donald trump is making his way to missouri for the final one for the day? yes, indeed. one last chance to get his voters to turn out to the polling stations tomorrow, if they have not already voted. early votes, postal votes is a record already. 35 million americans have a ready—made vets —— of their choice. this has generated more interest and excitement than any mid—term election that anyone can remember here. what are the key points they have been focusing on? donald trump's message has been the same at all the rallies, he has talked about how strongly the economy is performing, record numbers ofjob, record low unemployment, tax cuts for the middle—class are promised, and talking about immigration and the threat it pauses on law and order and fairness. he promises that morejobs, lower crime order and fairness. he promises that more jobs, lower crime and says that the democrats will deliver exactly t

danjohnson in los angeles.arabia. their discussions in the capital riyadh, focussed on the war in yemen, and the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. james comey the uk ramping up the saudis over the death of this journalist? yes, ramping up and keeping it there. it is six weeks since this saudi journalist was murdered in the consulate in istanbul and they want to make it clear that the international pressure will not go away, just because it hasn't been in the news as much as recent days. jeremy hunt is making it clear. he wants to know what the saudi authorities are doing to bring those responsible to justice, and secondly also what they will do to demonstrate that it is not going to happen again. i think what will be absolutely crucial it is meeting tonight with the country's de facto ruler, king salman, because he is so central to this. once we see that meeting, we will get a sense of where the saudis are. and they are of course or instrumental in wag

the bbc‘s danjohnson in washington says voting turnout is high.erican politics has been very polarising of the koster readers. many are very much in favour of him or against —— ebi jamaat—e—islami rears. they are likely to come out and vote in record numbers —— two years. about 35 million americans have already done a postal vote. that is up on the last mid—term elections four yea rs the last mid—term elections four years ago. there is an excitement and energy that no one can remember at any other previous midterms. american opinion is polarised. it is a cliche. but it absolutely is. there is very little middle ground be found. the strategy from both sides of being just to just to appeal to their core natural supporters and try to get as many of those who actually turn out and vote as is possible in the hope that that will enable the democrats, in their rain to turn over the house of representatives and take control that, that would let them frustrate the president's lands of the next couple of years, they would have the control of key committees

danjohnson sent us this update from malibu.utely everything. this was a wall of flame that taught through this community, driven by the hot, dry winds that blow over these hills. the ferocity of this fire was so hills. the ferocity of this fire was so intense that many people just had to run for their lives, but some decided to stay and fight. they used their garden hose to fight back the flames. they've managed to save some properties, so there are some homes here that are safe, others com pletely here that are safe, others completely destroyed that will have to be rebuilt. a few hundred miles further north around paradise, it's a scene of total destruction there, absolute wipe—out and the death toll continues to rise. there's been a i’ow continues to rise. there's been a row about the president's first response to this, blaming poor forestry management. people here say it's a much worse issue connected to climate change and drab conditions they've enjoyed for many months. president trump has tweeted support for firefighters a

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.s discovered a huge impact crater underneath an ice glacier in north—west greenland. it's believed to be the result of a giant meteorite, around a kilometre in diameter, that crashed into the earth. this may be one of the most recent such craters anywhere on the planet's surface. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. maybe 3 million years ago, maybe just 12,000 years ago, no one knows for sure, just 12,000 years ago, no one knows forsure, a just 12,000 years ago, no one knows for sure, a huge meteorite crashed into the earth. for much of the time between then and now, the impact crater was hidden beneath millions of times of ice. only when it was finally discovered did we begin to understand its size and scale. there you have it metres deep, 31 kilometres wide, much bigger than washington, dc, even biggerthan paris, and it is probably one of the youngest large impact craters on earth. it may have been covered up by the relentless spread of the greenland ice sheet, but in some ways, the crater

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. the tightest controls on information in the world — so why are its authorities so worried about fake news? also on the programme. rico gets a schooling from singapore's gold medal—winning swimmer. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is newsday on the bbc.

the bbc‘s danjohnson is following this story from washington.t the latest developments might mean for the candidates, starting with republican, rick scott. he is alleged that this is an attempt at voter fraud, to try and keep him from office because the number of votes has kept increasing since election day with more ballots being counted, late votes coming in and more of those late votes seem to have gone to the democrats than the republicans, so that means the race between him and bill nelson, his senate opponent, has narrowed. the margin is nowjust not .15%, the difference between the votes for the two candidates. so that's why a recount has been triggered, and it's not just for the senate recount has been triggered, and it's notjust for the senate race. the race to be state governor will also go to race to be state governor will also gotoa race to be state governor will also go to a recount, that one too has narrowed even though the candidate therefore the democrats had conceded defeat on wednesday night, he is now still in with a chance bec

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise. plenty more to come.n ireland could still lead to choppy waters for britain's brexit deal. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: doubts an operation to begin sending back thousands of displaced rohingya muslims to myanmar will go ahead as

danjohnson california. dan johnson in california.ate department says no final conclusion has been reached, as to whether or not crown prince mohammed bin salman of saudi arabia ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. there had been reports the cia believed the crown prince had authorised the killing. mr kashoggi was killed last month while visiting the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia insists the crown prince knew nothing about plans for the murder. more than 250,000 people have taken to the streets of france in protests over high fuel prices and the rising cost of living. one person was killed when a woman taking her child to see a doctor tried to drive through a blockade. more than 200 others have been injured. lucy williamson reports from paris. car horns beeping. there are those in france who say they feel invisible to their leaders. not today. high visibilityjackets, the new uniform of a leaderless nationwide movement, blocking roads across the country in protest at rising fuel taxes and the rising cost of

danjohnson, bbc news, in paradise. conflict have promised to come put peace talks in sweden. he said this could be a crucial moment in the war between houthi rebels. said this could be a crucial moment in the war between houthi rebelslj have in the war between houthi rebels.” have heard that they are committed toa have heard that they are committed to a committee consultations. i believe they are genuine and i expect them to continue in that way and to appear for those consultations and indeed so do the yemeni people. they are desperate for a political solution to a war in which they are the main victims. 0ur correspondent nada twafik — who's at the united nations headquarters in new york — told us, the talks appear to be a signicant breakthough. according to martin griffiths it is a major development, we have to remember that in september there were peace talks planned in geneva, and they collapsed when the houthi delegation did not turn up and made last—minute demands. what martin griffiths said to the security counc

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.emature to conclude that saudia arabia's crown prince, mohmmed bin salman, ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. he was killed last month at the saudi consulate in istanbul. mr trump said he had been "fully briefed" on an audio recording of the murder, provided by the turkish authorities. but he told fox news that he'd decided not to listen to it himself. we have the tape, i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it, in fact i said to the people, should i? they said, you really shouldn't. there's no reason, i know exactly, i know everything that went on on the tape without having the tape. and what happened? it was very violent, very vicious and terrible. live now to our correspondent in washington, chris buckler. what else do we know about where the administration has got to in terms of who it

the bbc‘s danjohnson has more from los angeles.ies have been found today in what remains of paradise and the villages around it. every day the search teams have made more grim discoveries, but conditions, the weather, is getting worse, making the job conditions, the weather, is getting worse, making thejob harderfor them. there has been some rain this afternoon and there is more forecast over the next few days into the weekend. and the fear is that if the rain is really heavy and causes flooding there, then it may get almost impossible to dig through what is left and actually find any human remains, and the sheriff has emphasised how difficult the job was a nyway emphasised how difficult the job was anyway because of the intensity of the fire, because of how little is left, certainly worsening weather conditions are not going to make life any easier. but on the other hand, the rate has helped firefighters tackling the wildfires, and they are now all but contained, so and they are now all but contained, so that is one positive. but,

danjohnson, bbc news, in paradise.irds of local bank branches across the uk have closed in the last 30 years, according to the consumer group which? the research found that one in five people are now almost two miles away from their nearest branch. people in rural communities have been hit the hardest. of course, online banking is a bigger part of the picture than it used to be, but the serious outages and it failures we have seen over the last couple of years show that those services can't be relied upon to the extent that they need to be. banks need to give people access to their money. they need to stop cutting cashpoint at the same time as reducing banks as well. these frustrated by the flu vaccine for over 65s been told the final delivery batch will arrive tomorrow. nhs england said there will be enough vaccines to protect everyone before winter. more guidance should before winter. more guidance should be given to gps and patients to avoid disruption over the phased delivery of supplies. 0lder avoid disruption ove

let's go live to washington and the bbc‘s danjohnson.uppose it doesn't matter what he says, whether it is shocking to some and clearly false in other cases, he is playing to the people that are already supporting him. he will not win any new voters? that seems to be his strategy committee is determined to get out as many core republican voters as he can by using those m essa 9 es voters as he can by using those messages around how well the economy is doing. we can argue about whether certain statistics are actually accurate or not but certainly unemployment is at 819 year low so there is a lot to celibate —— a 49 year low. the messages about immigration, the threat of migrants, something he has returned to again and again and the troops he is sending to the mexican border, something that whole operation is a political stunt to shore up that message. he has talked about barbed wire because there is not a wall. all the talk about the war, it has not been built so it is troops and barbed wire for the time being even though the stream of mig

danjohnson, bbc news, in paradise.ior peer of groping her says it's a disgrace he isn't being immediately suspended from the house of lords. jasvinder sanghera claims that lord lester, a former liberal democrat front bencher, also offered her a peerage in return for sex. a parliamentary committee recommended his suspension, but that's been blocked by the house of lords. ms sanghera, an author and women's rights campaigner, says it makes her feel likes she's been "abused all over again". lord lester strongly denies the claims against him. lucy manning reports. jasvinder sanghera has fought for women's rights, but she didn't expect she'd be fighting so hard for her own — accusing lord lester, a member of the house of lords and human rights lawyer, of harassing her 12 years ago. he sexually harassed me. he bullied me. he exerted his power and influence over me. he said to me, if i was to sleep with him, he would make me a baroness within a year. he... ..physically groped me. a house of lords investigation decided lord les

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.udges at the khmer rouge tribunal in cambodia are about to deliver a verdict on the genocide charges against the two leaders of khmer rouge, nuon chea and khieu samphan. they are accused of carrying out a policy of targeting and eliminating two ethnic minorities in the country. we are joined now by our southeast asia correspondent, jonathan head, in bangkok. are these very likely to be the last ever verdicts? yes, they are, the end of a very long process that has lasted well over a decade of hearings, and much longer than that, if you think about the first negotiations to hold this international tribunal. these two leaders have already been convicted and sentenced to prison for life for crimes against humanity. that's related to the mass deaths and killings of cambodians under the extreme rule of the khmer rouge. this is a far more specific charge of genocide, and it doesn't relate to the killings of cambodians because of the definition of genocide, it relates to specific minorities, t

danjohnson, bbc news, paradise. the margins" on how behaviour is tackled in the education system. tonight, we look at informal exclusions, that's when a child is sent home without it being formally recorded. it's illegal and has been recently described by the education select committee as a "scandal" and part of an alarming increase in ‘hidden' exclusions. the bbc has spoken to the parents of children who've been informally excluded, and a number of schools who have admitted using the practice, even though its unlawful. our special correspondent, ed thomas, has this exclusive report. my my daughter has been informally excluded from school on many occasions. their head teacher started to call me at work on a daily basis asking me to pick up. go in fora daily basis asking me to pick up. go in for a meeting, daily basis asking me to pick up. go in fora meeting, no daily basis asking me to pick up. go in for a meeting, no letter. we've spoken to dozens of parents who claim their children were informally excluded last ye

danjohnson, bbc news, washington.side the fedex field stadium in maryland, which has traditionally been a strong state for the democrats. the partisan divide is alive and strong here. just as much as it is anywhere across the country. this is a very polarised election. we know that both sides are galvanised. democrats are turning out in this blue wave we're talking about. the polls indicate that they could well hit a wall on the other side. there's a lot at stake. the democrats desperately trying to take control of at least the house and they are odds—on favourite now to do that. but the senate could well stay republican. we could end up with a divided congress, and a realjamming up of the works of donald trump's presidency because he will not be able to get any partisan legislation through. so play for for both sides but this really is becoming a referendum about donald trump himself. going back to your use of the word divided. as you speak to people through this campaign, are you getting that sense of a divided coun

danjohnson, bbc news, in paradise.paradise who lost his home in the californian wildfires, but managed to rescue a horse found in a backyard pool. he told us his story. we were going up there expecting the worst, i was up there with my friend and he said his dad did not leave. he is 76 years old and he is just too old to rebuild his entire life so too old to rebuild his entire life so he will fight and we can to save his house. so we walked up, we had heard that property had burned, that neighbourhood had burned, that we we re neighbourhood had burned, that we were expecting, you know, the worst, and when we walked up and his house was still standing, we were very surprised and off in the distance where the pool was in the backyard we saw a mule who was pacing back and forth. if the animals don't know you they usually get spooked and run—off, it raised their attention when he wouldn't leave. so we walked closer, thinking he was hung up on something or somebody tied into a tree or whatever, and as we got closer he saw h