next on bbc news, it's dateline london hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme which bringsether leading political commentators in the uk with the international correspondents who file their stories with dateline london. this weekend, saudi arabia announced that the journalist jamal khashoggi is dead. will that long awaited admission, dismissals and arrests be enough to restore business as usual in its relations with the outside world? and, after theresa may flirts uncertainly with the idea of an extended goodbye to the europan union, has she just hastened her own? with me, the sudanese writer nisreen malik, a specialist in arab affairs, stefanie bolzen from germany's die welt, who was at this week's eu summit, the usjournalist greg katz from the associated press, and the british political commentator adam raphael, who's been prowling the corridors of power in whitehall and westminster since the 19705. after more than two weeks of denial, saudi arabia announced that jamal khashoggi is dead. the journalist vanished after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. king salman‘s

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a very warm

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.his week we're asking what the west should do about the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, and looking forward to next week's european summit — which could produce a brexit deal. with me is iain martin, columnist for the times here in london. the frenchjournalist agnes poirier. the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. and annalisa piras, the italian writer and filmgoer. as we go to air, jamal khashoggi hasn't been seen for 11 days — since he entered saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. the saudi government says accusations that it ordered the killing of the 59—year—old, who writes for the washington post and has been critical of the regime, aren't true. the secretary general of the united nations has demanded the truth and says whoever is involved must be held legally accountable. what should be the international response? abdel bari atwan, you've known khashoggi for 30 years, so it must be a difficult topic for you to talk about. to be honest, as a middle east

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with jane hill. we're asking what the west should do about the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, and looking forward to next week's european summit — which could produce a brexit deal. with me is iain martin, columnist for the times here in london. the frenchjournalist agnes poirier. the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. and annalisa piras, the italian writer and filmaker. as we go to air, jamal khashoggi hasn't been seen for 11 days — since he entered saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. the saudi government says accusations that it ordered the killing of the 59—year—old, who writes for the washington post and has been critical of the regime, aren't true. the secretary general of the united nations has demanded the truth and says whoever is involved must be held legally accountable. what should be the international response? abdel bari atwan, you've known khashoggi for 30 years, so it must be a difficult topic for you to talk about. to be honest, as a middle eastern jour

and in half an hour: we'll discuss the big issues of the day in detail, in dateline london. fortnight of denials, saudi arabia has admitted that the missing journalist, jamal khashoggi, died during his visit to their consulate in istanbul earlier this month. saudi state tv says the initial findings of an investigation suggest he died when a fight broke out. president trump has described the latest version of events as "credible". 18 people have been arrested and two seniorfigures have been sacked, as jon donnison reports. after weeks of denials, saudi arabia is changing its tune. the admission thatjamal khashoggi is dead, finally came on state tv. more than a fortnight after the journalist walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul, never to be seen again, the saudis now say he was killed in a fight that broke out turkish officials say audio tapes prove otherwise. someone who heard the tape described it to me in great detail. what happened is unacceptable. they have arrested a large number of people. do you consider it credible, their explanation? i do. many disagree, inclu

now on bbc news, dateline london. and welcome to dateline london, the programme where some of the uk's leading journalists sit down with international correspondents who file their stories for the folks back home with the dateline london. this week: king salman promises to "punish" those responsible for killing jamal khashoggi. should the world punish saudi arabia? the plight of china's muslim minority. and as the us midterm elections aspproach, do bad words beget bad actions? with me is christina lamb, chief foreign correspondent with the the sunday times. janet daley, columnist with the sunday telegraph. mustapha karkouti from gulf news. and the us journalist michael golfdarb, host of the podcast the first rough draft of history. perhaps the most chilling image of the week shows a prince clutching the hand of a bereaved subject, offering condolences on the killing of his father. it's mohammed bin salman, crown prince of saudi arabia, meeting the son ofjamal khashoggi, a dissidentjournalist whom the saudis now admit

and at 11:30am, the dateline london panel tackles the ongoing fallout from the murder of saudi arabianurnalist jamal khashoggi as well as the impact of violent language in politics, ahead of the us mid—term elections. that's at 11:30am. a man has been charged in the us state of florida in connection with a series of letter bombs sent to prominent critics of president trump. cesar sayoc is accused of transporting and mailing explosives, and threatening former presidents. mr trump condemned what he described as "terrorising acts" and called for americans to unite following the attacks. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. armed with forensic evidence against cesar sayoc, the police moved in. their target, this white van emblazoned with stickers praising president trump and denouncing the democrats. a registered republican whose political allegiances were on display for all to see. he was active on social media, supporting the president and in person, at a trump rally. donald] trump, next president of the united states. cesar sayoc is now facing charges that could result in

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.week, we ask how theresa may fared at her party's annual conference. was there enough talk of domestic policies alongside the brexit hubbub? there's been a few positive murmurings about that this week, brexit that is, from elsewhere in the eu. we'll discuss that. and as the us senate prepares to vote on the next potential supreme courtjustice, we'll reflect on what this ugly period might mean for the midterms, and the #metoo movement. with me is the columnist for the i here in the uk, yasmin alibhai—brown, the american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, the journalist rachel shabi, and thomas kielinger, for many years correspondent for germany's die welt. welcome. mamma mia, theresa may was widely considered to have given a good speech to the conservative party conference. she shimmied onto the stage to abba's dancing queen, making some self—effacing moves. she told delegates that the chequers brexit proposal is the only one possible. she also talked of an end to austerity, and an

now on bbc news — dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill.is party conference season here in britain. we are going to look at labour's week and forward to the conservatives'. we will also turn state—side to see the bitter divisions around the nominee for the supreme court in the us. stephanie baker, senior writer at bloomberg news. marc roche, correspondent for france's le point magazine and many years at le monde as well. alex deane is with us and eunice goes. a warm welcome to all of you. jeremy corbyn told the labour faithful, meeting in liverpool, that he was ready to rebuild a divided country put up e—commerce to renationalise the railways and create 400,000 jobs in the green economy. delegates also voted to keep options open when it comes to brexit. political watchers spoke with more confidence compared to the year before. will the mood be similar among the conservatives about to meet in birmingham? brexit is the inevitable backdrop and borisjohnson has stuck his neck in againjust before curtain up. lets take time to discuss labour as w

now it is time for dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. there enough talk of domestic policies alongside the brexit hubbub? there's been a few positive murmurings about that this week, brexit that is, from elsewhere in the eu. we'll discuss that. and as the us senate prepares to vote on the next potential supreme courtjustice, we'll reflect on what this ugly period might mean for the midterms, and the #metoo movement. with me is the columnist for the i here in the uk,

good morning and a warm welcome to dateline london, i‘mjane hill. brexit hubbub? there‘s been a few positive murmurings about that this week, from elsewhere in the eu, we‘ll discuss. and, as the us senate prepares to vote on the next potential supreme courtjustice, we‘ll reflect on what this ugly period might mean for the midterms, and the metoo movement. with me is the columnist for the i, here in the uk, yasmin alibhai—brown, the american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, the specialist on middle eastern affairs rachel shabi, and thomas kielinger, for many years correspondent for germany‘s die welt. mamma mia, theresa may was widely considered to have given a good speech to the conservative party conference. she shimmied onto the stage to abba‘s dancing queen, making some self—effacing moves. she told delegates that the chequers brexit proposal is the only one possible. she also talked of an end to austerity, and an immigration

now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london.about the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, and looking forward to next week's european summit, which could produce a brexit deal. with me is iain martin, columnist for the times here in london. the frenchjournalist agnes poirier.

and at 11:30am, the dateline london panel tackles the ongoing fallout from the murder of saudi arabian

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and in half an hour we'll discuss the big issues of the day in detail, in dateline london. f thousands of protestors are marching in london this afternoon calling for another referendum on brexit. the event, organised by the campaign group the people's vote, involves a march and then a rally in parliament square. let's take a look at some live pictures showing the crowds in westminster. that is a platform close to parliament square west speakers have been addressing the march. most of the main speakers have had their say by now, hence the more informal gathering. that gives you more the sense of the scale of this event. there is talks of hundreds of thousands, organisers claiming over half a million people who joined the march initially at a marble arch and then moved down park lane, to trafalgar square and then eventually down to parliament square to hear those various speakers. our reporter chi chi izundo is in central london for us. indeed, as you say, organisers have suggested that more than half a million people have come today. as you say, the speeches are starting to

on that note, that is where we end dateline london for this week. we might be discussing around the table this time next week. we have seen torrential and in places disruptive rainfall over the last 24 others. more today. still some strong wind. for south—east england it will be very warm. storm callu m england it will be very warm. storm callum is now well to the north of the uk but it has left in its wake this almost stationary front, going nowhere fast, more rain piling into that through the day, particularly for south wales, where we still have a valid until 6pm this evening and burke weather warnings from the met office. the rest of saturday, always wettest be farther north and west you are. the further east you are, mainly dry, with the best of the sunshine. he at temperatures up 20 four celsius. windy for all of us. 50 or 60 mph quite widely. further rain across south—west england and wales into north—west england. more patchy in northern ireland but becoming more persistent through scotland in the afternoon. matters windy for scotla nd the a

on that note, that is where we end dateline london for this week.and see what we might be discussing around the table this time next week. join us then if you can. thanks for watching. hello. i think the main message is that the weather will improve over the next 2a hours, but until then, we still have some very heavy rain on the way. hopefully this next spell of rain is not going to last as long as the one we have had currently. the good news is also that the winds are starting to ease so as we go through tonight, we really are going to lose those gale force winds, as this tail end of storm callum slowly starts to clear away from the uk, but for the time being, there is still an amber warning in force from the met office for southern parts of wales. this is where we have seen very troublesome weather with all of that flooding rain, and untilaround 6pm, there is a chance of encountering heavy falls of rain in the south. also heavy rain in the north west of england, wales, northern ireland as well. to the east and south—east that has been a completel

and coming up on dateline london: the panel will be discussing those talks of a breakthrough in the brexitions. thejudge nominated by donald trump to serve on america's supreme court, looks set to be confirmed today despite allegations of sexual assault. brett kavanaugh is expected to receive a formal endorsement in a vote in the us senate. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. with the final vote nowjust hours away, campaigners have made clear they intend to keep up the pressure on america's politicians. i am so angry. i do not want to leave this place or leave the streets. they are not listening to women and they are not listening to survivors. four days, the senate's corridors of power have been filled with protesters, each one trying to influence the few senators still wavering over whether to support brett kavanaugh‘s nomination to the supreme court. he has angrily denied claims that he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford decades ago when they were both teenagers. after wrestling with her political beliefs, the simple question of who to believe. republican senato

and at 4—30 — the dateline london panel looks at saudi arabia's response to the murder ofjamal khashoggict of violent language in politics, ahead of the us mid—term elections. good afternoon. the former cabinet minister, lord hain, says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. sir philip says he'll make a formal complaint to the authorities in the house of lords — because lord hain used parliamentary privilege to identify him. earlier, our political correspondent nick eardley told us more. under parliamentary rules, mps and peers can say whatever they want in parliament and will not be sued for it. sir philip is accusing lord hain of potentially breaking another rule because since this all came out, it has transpired that lord hain has worked for a legal firm who were representing the daily telegraph. the telegraph is the newspaper who wanted to publish some allegations against sir philip. sir philip told the bbc last night that failure to disclose that could be a breach of parliamentary rule