our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. for tasuku honjo in tokyo, it was late afternoon when celebrations began. but forjames allison in texas, the time difference meant a very early start. my son called at 5.30. then pretty soon i started getting calls from other people, and then a bunch of people came to the room, to the door. beating on the door at six in the morning with champagne. so we had a little party early this morning. the two professors discovered how to take the brakes off the immune system to fight cancer. our immune cells are there to destroy foreign invaders like viruses, but cancer cells have several ways of hiding from the body's defences. the scientists discovered some

fergus walsh has more. ingus: for tasuku honjo too, it was late afternoon when celebrities began, but for james allison in texas, the time difference meant an early start. >> pretty soon i started getting calls from other people, and a bunch of people came to my room, to the door, beating on the door , 6:00 in the morning with wechampagne. ad a little party this morning. professorswo discovered how to take a break soft immune system to fight -- f the immune system to fight cancer. our immune cells are there to destroy foreign invaike viruses, but cancer cells haveays of hiding. the scientists discovered that some tumors have a handshake. this led to drugs that block the handshake and enable them in cells to kl the cancer. immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of some cancers. it is producing stunning results in patients with melanoma, ung, and, kidney, l bladder cancer. the psychologist told me many patients a living much longer. >> i have people in my clinic who are alive five from 6, 7, 10 years

fergus walsh, bbc news.een announced. milkman by anna burns is a coming of age novel set in a dystopian future similar to northern ireland's troubles. ms burns herself is the first writer from northern ireland to win the award, which is in its 50th year. one feature of the book is that the characters don't have names. anna burns has been explaining to the bbc what lay behind that decision. the bookjust didn't work with names. i think it's something to do with — there's a lack of safety in being straightforward within the book, in declaring who you are. so i think that's part of it. but really the — the names, if i put in names, it lost power, it lost atmosphere. this's world wildlife photographer of the year has been revealed at a gala in london. this photograph of two snubnosed monkeys in china has been named the overall winner. mr van oosten followed a troop of the animals for days to follow their behaviour. other shots which at won individual categories including underwater amphibians and reptiles and an

fergus walsh, bbc news.ed in america's worst—ever mass shooting. it happened in las vegas when a man opened fire on crowds attending a country music festival. my colleague clive myrie has returned to the city to speak to some of the 400 people who were shot in the incident and survived — people whose lives were changed forever that night. woven in the fabric of the stars and stripes is a profound belief in the power of firearms, to promote liberty and maintain freedom. but that devotion carries a price. the bullet went through my chest, into my stomach. my liver, my spleen... there was so much shrapnel in my right eye that it broke the machines that they were suctioning it out with. gunfire i can hear the sounds, i can feel the bullets. the bullets were six inches from my head. this is a story not about the dead, but about those who lived. meet rosemary melanson, a survivor of the worst mass shooting in american history. for close to a year, her home has been this hospital room, because of a gunman‘s bullet.

fergus walsh, bbc news.s just been announced. milkman by anna burns is a coming—of—age novel set in a dystopian future similar to northern ireland's troubles. ms burns herself is the first writer from northern ireland to win the award, which is in its 50th year. among the other books that were shortlisted for the prize were richard powers's the overstory and everything under, by daisyjohnson, who is the youngest writer to have ever made it to the final selection. ms burns has been explaining to the bbc why she chose not to name her characters. the bookjust didn't work with names. i think it's something to do with — there's a lack of safety in being straightforward within the book, in declaring who you are. so i think that's part of it. but really the — the names, if i put in names, it lost power, it lost atmosphere. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. coming up on asia business report: as canada legalises marijuana for recreational use, we speak t

fergus walsh, bbc news.d for a thorough and transparent investigation into the disappearance of the us based saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. he was last seen alive entering the saudi consulate in turkey two weeks ago. mr pompeo met saudi arabia's ruler king salman, and he also talked to the crown prince, mohammed bin salman. jamal khashoggi has not been seen since he went to get paperwork for his forthcoming wedding. our turkey correspondent mark lowen is in istanbul. and the consultate in turkey was searched yesterday — what's the latest on his disappearence? the saudi consul general‘s residences being searched and he has been recall to rehab. the president said that the search of the consulate unearths material that had been painted over. this comes its report that saudi authorities might be preparing to say the jamal khashoggi was killed by accident after a botched interrogation, possibly by unauthorised officials. that will be met with scepticism given that the saudi team sent here, labelled the hit s

fergus walsh, bbc news.sing too late that your vehicle is too big to get through. that's what happened in perth today when a car transporter carrying luxury cars ran into a spot of trouble. at least two range rovers were crushed when they were smashed into the railway bridge in perth, causing thousands of pounds of damage. the bridge came out unscathed. huge crowds have turned out to see the duke and duchess of sussex on the second day of their visit to the south pacific island of fiji. so many people tried to catch a glimpse of meghan at a local market that they had to cut the visit short for security reasons. earlier, the duchess made her first speech of the royal tour, as jonny dymond reports from fiji. she is one of the most famous faces in the world, but since she married, we have heard almost nothing from her until today. at the university of the south pacific, the couple watched a dance about climate change, and then, for the first time in a long time, it was meghan's turn to speak. she spoke about th

fergus walsh, bbc news.te images from the region of shin—jang that have been seen by the bbc suggest that a vast network of internment centres are being constructed. china denies it is detaining uighurs but says they are attending vocational training for re—education. our china correspondent john sudworth has been hearing the stories of some of those who have fled the region. you don't see long beards in xinjiang any more. they have been banned. mosques have fallen silent, with no sign of prayer. huge fences all around it. and walls are going up. this former school is what china calls a vocational training centre, but it looks more like a prison. from above, the grim details can be picked out. last year, the school had a football pitch. today, it's covered with what looked like accommodation blocks. watchtowers are visible. just reciting an islamic verse was enough, this man says, to put him in a chinese detention camp. he has now fled to turkey, but fears for his family back home. translation: i don't know

fergus walsh, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.alls for the commons speaker to resign following a report about bullying in parliament, the bbc understands he'll stand down next year. a further delay to the roll—out of the government's flagship welfare reform, it says to prevent claimants suffering hardship. an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. screen figures everywhere. the dow and nasdaq are getting along reasonably well, so far. three british writers are among the six shortlisted authors vying for this year's man booker prize for fiction. the competition is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in london's guildhall in the next hour. 0ur arts correspondent rebecca jones is there for us. welcome to the splendid surroundings of guildhall, here in the heart of the city of london, where within the next hour, we will find out who has won one of the world's most famous and important literary prizes, the man booker, —— awarded to the novel of

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human body's own immune system could be turned against cancerous cells. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walshin tokyo, fortasuku honjo, in tokyo, it for tasuku honjo, in tokyo, it was late afternoon when celebrations began, but forjames allison in texas, the time difference meant a very early start. my son called at 5:30 a.m., and then pretty soon i started getting calls from other people. a bunch of people came to the room, to the door, beating on the room, to the door, beating on the door at 6am in the morning with champagne, and... we had a little party early this morning. the two professors discovered how to take the brakes off the immune system, to fight cancer. 0ur immune cells are there to destroy foreign invaders like viruses, but cancer cells have several ways of hiding from the body's defences. the scientists discovered some tumours used a chemical handshake to disable immune cells. this has led to drugs which block that handshake, and enable immune cells to kill that cancer. immunotherapy immune cells to kill that cancer. immunothera py has revolutionised immune cells to kill that