one of them, now based inon lihas agreed to meet forsythe off camera.im that i wanted to talk about de grisogono, the jewelry company, and isabel dos santos, he froze up. he said, "i have a confidentiality agreement.ta i don't like t about that." he was clear that he was quite scared, i thought. and he got up very quickly though, and said, "sorry, i can't ta to you," and left right away. um, well, that's not t best outcome for an interview, obviously. t it did give mehe impression of how sensitive this issue is. ♪ to >> nar back in the united states, forsythe gets an consulting group. from boston they say they only worked with de grisogono for a short te, on three specific projects. >> so, they're downplaying their role. but since then i've had a chance to talk to some of the ex-boston consultingroup people. you know one of the guys i it's called shadowagement",ally that we're going in and kind of pulling the strings i guess gettg this company back in order. >> narras it took steps "to ensure compliance with est with established policies and avoid corru

"new york times" investigative reporter michael forsythe is part of the collaborion... >> the story ofeen out there foa few years. there have been these ports about potential corr, this accumulating wealth from angola. but these documents, i think, really kind of connect the dots and document a lot of that. >> narrator: isabel dos ntos is one of the world's richest women. she has properties in dubai, celebrity friends.yacht; and with interests in banking, mobile phoneompanies, and oil, she is reported to be worth more than $2 billion. she has always said she's earned it on her own. >> i think that angola is merit driven, so whatever i have t achievre, i think it has been through merit. i've also started working a vert loe ago, so... (chuckles) over two decades ago, and the success that i have today is not something that came overnight. >> narrator: but there's another side to her story. she's the daughter of jose eduardo dos santos. for 38 years, he wasdent of angol under his rule, much of thela popuon liv in extreme povey while the country was widely reported to be one of the most cor

alex forsyth, bbc news.go back to judith moritz who has the latest on the arrest of a man in pakistan in connection with the murder of a policewoman in 2005.|j connection with the murder of a policewoman in 2005. i was explaining, it is nearly 15 years since pc sharon beshenivsky was murdered. she was called to this travel agency in bradford to respond toa travel agency in bradford to respond to a robbery and was shot dead outside. you can see the memorial stone standing in her memory. the murder sent shock waves around the country. she had only been a police officerfor nine months. the mother officerfor nine months. the mother of five children, she was killed on her daughter's fourth birthday. her shift partner was also shot that day, but she survived. six men have already been convicted in connection with what happened, but west yorkshire police have always said they wanted to capture a seventh man, piran dhitta khan, and infact they offered a reward of £20,000 for his capture. he was in his 50s at the tim

alex forsyth, bbc news. twitter for, but the social media site has had a dramatic affect over the last 24 hours on a small business in hampshire. a member of staff at petersfield bookshop sent out a tweet yesterday because they had one of their quietest days ever, not selling a single book. well, that tweet was seen and shared by thousands of people and retweeted by the author neil gaiman triggering a huge response and lots of orders and sales. the bookshop tweeted again today thanking the public for turning a very quiet day into one of their busiest. what's happened today is amazing, it's fantastic, and i can see the benefits and i can see, you know, the love and goodwill that's come from the internet, it's fantastic. neil, thank you for what you've done and the power of what you've done is incredible. i know your an author and you love books and we can't thank you enough as a shop personally. if i'm honest, it's absolutely blown me away. 0ne happy bookseller. now it's time for the weather with mel coles. h

alex forsyth, badminton? i'm so rubbish, i'm so rubbish.aven't played in three and a half years because i've been at work, but that sense of... it's ok, there's lots that we need to do and go around and look at, there will be stories and important policy, but it doesn't have to be like right now today, and we don't know it's going to happen tomorrow. it's variety, though. that's the thing. because i remember the end of last year when i went to look back at the review of the year—type stuff, so much has happened, and yet, nothing had happened. it was constant fever pitch of big votes. but then nothing passed, people resigned, nothing happened. it feels like it was also inconsequential, it was incredibly stressful, i think the entire country became incredibly stressed about it all. and the outcome of the election was just a sort of sense of relief. i think as a journalist, i'm now looking forward to kicking the tyres of a few other bits of public policy, welsh a&e waiting time things come out today, some of the bits of the public realm that a

alex forsyth, badminton? i'm so rubbish, i'm so rubbish.'t played in three and half because i've been at work, but that's sense of, i've been all right with her, going it's ok, there's lots that we need to do and go around and look at, there will be stories and important policy, but it doesn't have to be like right now today, and we don't know it's going to happen tomorrow. it's the variety though, that's the thing because i remember the end of last year when i went to look back at the review of the year —type stuff, so much has happened, and yet, nothing had happened. it was constant fever pitch of big votes come then nothing happened, people resigned, nothing happened. it feels like it was also inconsequential, it was incredibly stressful, i think the entire country became incredibly stressed about it all. and the outcome of the election was just a sort of sense of relief. i think as a journalist, i'm now looking forward to clicking the ties of a few other bits of public policy, welsh a&e tweeting —— waiting time things come out today, so

i think about reeva jennings in forsythe county. you know reeva. she is as hard core -- for folks who don't know, forsythe is one of the most conservative counties in the state of georgia. conservative state, conservative county. reeva jennings has been building the republican party up there for as long as anyone can remember. . lost her in an untimely way but while everybody loves you on your way out the door, senator, you might remember a tough primary season or two where folks might come to you and say, johnny, why aren't you more angry about this? why aren't you doing this? why aren't you -- as republican primary seasons are, we tend to eat our own. and reeva jennings, the first time i met her, was fielding one of those questions. somebody came up and said, we've got to get somebody to challenge that johnny isakson in the next primary. he's soft for a republican. you know reeva. she doesn't have any soft innocence her. she went right to your steel backbone, she went right after it. she took to that whole crowd of republicans saying, you can poo

alex forsyth, bbc news. swansea magistrates' court heard that the dish being served at the city's branch of ask was actuallyjust over a third lobster and an equivalent amount of whitefish formed to look like shellfish. the chain was found to have misled customers and were caught out by a trading standards officer. ask apologised for what it described as a "labelling mistake". you might not expect that an antiquarian book shop would have much to think social media for but it has had a major effect on a shop in hampshire. a member of staff tweeted yesterday because i had one of their quietest days ever, not selling a single book. that tweet was seen selling a single book. that tweet was seen and shared by thousands of people and retweeted by the author neil gaiman, triggering a huge response and lots of orders and sales. the book shop we did again today that in the public for turning a very quiet day into one of their busiest ones. the managing director of the book shopjohn at busiest ones. the managing direct

and at 1: lord forsyth reminds lord mann of his interesting views on the house of lords.ina seth reporting. many of the new mps first elected at last month's general election have made their first — or maiden — speeches in the commons. by tradition, these are non—controversial and include a tribute to the mp's predecessor, even if they came from a different political party. mark fletcher is a conservative whose victory in derbyshire ended the parliamentary career of labour's dennis skinner, who was widely known as the beast of bolsover. dennis also became known nationally for his uncompromising contributions in this chamber and his heckling in the queen's speech. feared, admired and respected, dennis skinner is synonymous both with this house and with the constituency i now represent. and i think it would only be fair and a great tribute if we can arrange for a statue of dennis to be built in the constituency, to honour his service and to inspire the next generation in bolsover that they too can help shape the world. new mps are also advised to say nice things about their

departure from the eu tonight has prompted a whole range of emotions. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth remain voters. with their flag is unfurled, brexit backing students were preparing to mark the moment at warwick university today. it's finally here, after three and half years. the festive feel isn't universal. you can see over there they've got the flag. i don't know what they are cheering about. but members of the university's conservative association will be out for a curry later, celebrating what many see as the biggest political event of their lifetime. in terms of our political generation, it's the main issue, brexit was that change that we wanted. the british ballot box will decide the future of this country, not some european commission or the council of ministers. how do you think you will feel at 11pm? council of ministers. how do you think you will feel at “pm? i'm probably going to be a bit tipsy. just feel like a real meaningful end to little. for some, today is more because the sorrow. nearby instructed, this local pro—europe group will meet for a candlelit vigil before

we have had in the past, two programs in this event area and in forsyth county to encourage people to come out and be poll workers. we would love to encourage more people to become poll workers. it is going to be a big turnout, so we are going to need more coworkers than in the past. thank you for your question. >> you referenced 18-year-old election systems as being outdated. what is the average life expectancy when you purchase an election system? >> life expectancy are what it should be or how it is used? -- todayalked about has been the $380 million from fy 18 and the $425 million. part of the reason that money has been so important is the underfunding of elections. -- thethe help of erica help america vote act. you had the nationwide equipment. that was the first time you had that broad scale equipment change across the country. we have seen a lot of that equipment start to age out or be replaced. one of the things that is really challenging is you have jurisdictions that have had to patch that equipment together or find spare parts where they can because they do not have the fun

we've had in the past two programs down in the is a sflan area and also up in forsythe county to encourage young people to come out and be poll workers. it's a new system and we're expecting a big turnout. we are going to need more poll workers than we have had in the past. thank you for your question. >> in the front. >> retired federal employee. you had referenced 18-year-old election systems as being very outdated. what is the average life expectancy when you purchase an election system? >> life expectancy or what it should be or how it is used? in the sense of i think one of the historic issues, obviously a lot of what we've talked about today has been the $380 million from fy '18 and the $425 million but, you know, part of the reason that that money has been so important is the underfunding of elections. you know, we had to help america vote act and it was essentially $3 billion and you had a nationwide replacement of equipment and, you know, that was sort of the first time that you had that broad scale equipment change across the country. you know, we've seen a lot of that equipment

alex forsyth, bbc news, warwickshire.arch, which means they we re busy until march, which means they were will be a really crushed period. i think so, were will be a really crushed period. ithink so, but were will be a really crushed period. i think so, but what is interesting as well is looking forward pastjuly, interesting as well is looking forward past july, we interesting as well is looking forward pastjuly, we talked to the german ambassador in berlin earlier, the germans have a rotating presidency which could coincide with that. they've been pragmatists when it comes to brexit, so when things start towards that new deadline... it may mean things move a bit faster. we'll be going live to the celebrations in parliament square. in about half an hour. those on the leave side have been looking forward to this day. those on the remain side, obviously haven't. layla moran is a liberal democrat member of parliament, she joins us from oxford. what will you be spending the evening doing tonight, apart from speaking to us, th