now on bbc news, it's dateline london. hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill.

now on bbc news, dateline london. and welcome to dateline london, the programme, in which some of the uk's leading columnists debate with foreign correspondents, who file their stories under the dateline "london". this week. zimbabwe holds its first post—mugabe election, but does the smile of the crocodile suggest itjust can't shake off the legacy of "uncle bob"? donald trump demands the special investigation into claims of russian meddling should stop. is he rattled orjust reckless? and theresa may is wined and dined by president macron, butjust who is seducing who? with me, vincent magombe, of africa inform international, a global network of the continent's journalists, john fisher burns, formerly chief foreign correspondent for the new york times, agnes poirier of the french magazine marianne, and from here in the uk, the conservative political commentator alex deane. thank you forjoining us. robert mugabe may have lost power last november, after 37 years in charge of zimbabwe, but he hasn't lost his political timi

now, shaun ley presents dateline london.lo welcome, the programme in which some of the most prominent journalists in the uk debate the

and in dateline london later, we'll be discussing washington's imposition of sanctions on russia and row between donald trump and turkey.

now on bbc news it's time for dateline london. hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. today we're assessing significance — of the first papal visit to ireland for nearly a0 years — and of some seismic shocks in us politics, as two key former allies of president trump face prison. with me are the columnist for the guardian newspaper polly toynbee. catherine pepinster, former editor of the catholic newspaper the tablet. suzanne lynch, the washington correspondent for the irish times. and the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. as we go to air, pope francis, the leader of the world's 1.3 billion catholics, has landed in ireland, on the first papal visit to the country for nearly a0 years. more than a million people gathered in dublin in 1979 to see popejohn paul ii, about a third of the population at that time. then, divorce was outlawed, as was homosexuality, and no—one could imagine that proposals to legislate for abortion would be one day approved in a referendum. this weekend, about a tenth of the population is expected to turn out, in a chan

now it is time for dateline london.rnalists with correspondents writing for the folks back home with the dateline, "london". this week: donald trump's trade wars rumble on as china tries to sue for peace, whilst turkey is threatened with more sanctions if it doesn't yield. and why the leader of the british labour party is finding allegations of anti—semitism hard to shake off.

that's dateline london in half an hour. rescuers in helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to reach people stranded in flood waters in the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the last ten days following the heaviest monsoon rains for a century. schools and community centres have been converted into relief camps. simon clemison reports. there is life here. you just have to find it. the houses not the only things waist—deep in water. others are high, but dry. and by road, and by air, help is coming. even then, you might have to swim for it. there are many people who are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get their help very soon. we couldn't stay there any more, and i am thankful to the people that brought us out of there. it is natural for kerala to get some of the country's highest rainfall during monsoon season, but this year there has been much more than expected. there is hope, though. iintense activity was going on in kerala for the last so many days. however

now on bbc news, dateline london. llo and welcome to dateline, the programme where some of the most prominentjournalists in the uk debate the week's events with foreign correspondents whose dateline is london. this week: donald trump chooses to put tariffs on turkey and sanctions on iran and is obliged to act against russia, but who loses? borisjohnson, britain's recently ex—foreign minister supports the freedom to cover your face but manages to insult the muslim women who do it. and how to make oscar popular again. with me to discuss those stories — abdel barry atwan, who writes on events in the arab world; portuguese journalist and academic eunice goes; henry chu, international editor with the us magazine, variety; and polly toynbee, columnist with the guardian newspaper. now, the ‘special relationship‘ is one of those phrases used so often by british ministers in governments of left and right that it must have its own short cut on press officers' keyboards. so it was on wednesday when the us state department announc

now it is time for dateline london. welcome to dateline, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading journalists with correspondents writing for the folks back home with the dateline, "london". this week: donald trump's trade wars rumble on as china tries to sue for peace, whilst turkey is threatened with more sanctions if it doesn't yield. and why the leader of the british labour party is finding allegations of anti—semitism hard to shake off. with me, ned temko is a political commentator and former editor of the jewish chronicle. thomas kielinger is a biographer and writes for germany's die welt. maria margaronis, a writer and broadcaster of greek descent, is london correspondent for the nation. the us journalist stryker mcguire writes for bloomberg markets. first, though, news which has broken this weekend — the death of kofi annan, who was un secretary general for ten years. a ghanaian by birth, he was the first man from sub—sa ha ran africa to head the organisation. having joined the un in 1962, kofi

and in dateline london in half an hour, we'll be discussing kofi amman as well as discussing donald trump'srade wars with china, potential sanctions on turkey, and anti—semitism in the labour party. hello, good morning, welcome to bbc news. some breaking news. the former un secretary general kofi annan has died. he was from ghana by birth, held the post of secretary general, january 1997 to december 2006. he was the first black african to hold the position. he later served as the un special envoy for syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. mr annan won the nobel peace prize in 2001, for helping to revitalise the un. he also famously founded the un global health fund and campaign for action against hiv. let's get a statement that has been issued within the last half—hour by the kofi annan foundation. it says, with immense sadness, the family of kofi annan has announced that the former general secretary of the united nations and nobel peace prize laureate died peacefully on saturday 18th of august after a short illness. his wife and their three children were by his

now, shaun ley presents dateline london.lo welcome, the programme in which some of the most prominent journalists in the uk debate the weeks event. donald trump chooses to put tariffs on turkey, and sanctions on iran, and obliged to act against russia, who loses? boris johnsonjohnson, insults muslim women who he is defending. and how to make 0scar popular again. the special relationship is one of those phrases used so often, like british ministers in governments left and right over the years that it must have its own short cut on keyboards, it was on wednesday when the us state department announce fresh sanctions against russia for the nerve agent attack in soulsby five months ago. uk government lauded this as evidence of the strength of the special relationship. 0nly it wasn't, it was the consequence of a law passed in congress when george bush senior was president, a quarter of a century ago. the uk government duly lauded this as evidence of the strength of the special relationship. 0nly it wasn't. it was actually the cons

now, shaun ley presents dateline london.

with foreign correspondents, who file their stories under the dateline "london".uggest itjust can't shake off the legacy of "uncle bob"? donald trump demands the special investigation into claims of russian meddling should stop. is he rattled orjust reckless? and theresa may is wined and dined by president macron, butjust

and in dateline london later, we'll be discussing washington's imposition of sanctions on russia and row between donald trump and turkey. hello, very good morning to you. a passenger plane has crashed after being stolen from seattle airport in the united states. the aircraft was operated by horizon air — a sister company of alaska air. the airline said a mechanic had taken the plane. n0 passengers or crew were on board at the time. andy moore reports. what the hell? the stolen plane was filmed by shocked witnesses flying low over the islands of puget sound. what is happening right now? 0k, why does it havejets? it was pursued by two f—15 military jets, the planes escorted the plane out of harm's way but were not instrumental in bringing it down. whilst he was performing acrobatic manoeuvres the 29—year—old man at the controls was talking to air traffic control. we are trying to find a place for you to land safety. i'm not quite ready to bring it down just yet, but holy smokes, i've got to look out for the fuel because it is going down quick. 0k, rich if you could just do a left—hand

hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london, i‘mjane hill.d of some seismic shocks in us politics, as two key former allies of president trump face prison. with me are: the columnist for the guardian newspaper polly toynbee. catherine pepinster, former editor of the catholic newspaper the tablet. suzanne lynch, the washington correspondent for the irish times. and the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. as we go to air, pope francis, the leader of the world‘s 1.3 billion catholics, has landed in ireland, on the first papal visit to the country for nearly a0 years. more than a million people gathered in dublin in 1979

that's it for dateline london for this week — we're back next week at the same time. goodbye.s western areas later on. but nothing on the scale of the rain that we had yesterday which across eastern england brought 49 millimetres in east sussex. that is over three quarters of a months worth of rain. in contrast of that we have had skies like these for many of us this morning. plenty of sunshine. as we go on through the rest of the day, we will see crowd coming in from the south west. we've already seen the cloud arrived from parts of wales and south—west england. that cloud will continue to thicken up. outbreaks of rain here turning heavier and thicker as we head into the morning —— as we head into the afternoon. by the time ago to four this afternoon. the rain will get heavy in places. some of that bad weather will arrive over england's, it and eventually over merseyside. scotland with a largely dry day. and the eastern area of england and scotland is where the best afternoon sunshine will be with highs of 23 degrees in harlem —— hull. and a good part of scotland will keep so

and in dateline london, shaun ley and the panel discuss washington's imposition of sanctions on russiahe row between donald trump and turkey. the manufacturers of britain's most widely—used weed killer — round—up — are insisting that it's safe, after a court in the united states awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a man with terminal cancer, who says it caused his illness. the jury in california decided that the us agro—chemical company monsanto knew the herbicide spray was dangerous, but failed to warn consumers. the company insists the product does not pose a risk to health. from california, james cook reports. dewayne johnson applied monsanto's roundup and ranger pro herbicides up to 30 times a year. now 46 years old, and dying of non—hodgkin's lymphoma, he held his head in his hands after the judge related the jury's verdict. glyphosate did present a substantial danger. monsanto had been negligent in failing to warn users and had acted with malice or oppression. mrjohnson said he hoped the verdict would bolster thousands of similar cases. since the beginning of th