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ijoined in riyadh by my colleague, long time saudi watcher, frank gardner.essages. it was a tough message wrapped in a velvet love. he lavished praise on his hosts, pretty much the whole arab world, but also painted a stark choice. you really have keane paths. if we continue on this path, we allowed terrorism, extremism and radicalisation to fester within these countries, then our children and our children's children will have a very tough future. one time he really got impassioned when he repeated himself and said, drive them out of your places of worship. he called on the muslim nations, muslim leaders to do more. that, i think, is probably... they will say, we are already doing so much, we are already victims. but he did pay credit to that, he went out of his way to praise all but one of the arab nations, he did not mention oman, because they remain very neutral. of course she also praised saudi arabia and lebanon. but he absolutely stuck it to iran. more than once, he said exactly what his hosts wa nted than once, he said exactly what his hosts wanted to
ijoined in riyadh by my colleague, long time saudi watcher, frank gardner.essages. it was a tough message wrapped in a velvet love. he lavished praise on his hosts, pretty much the whole arab world, but also painted a stark choice. you really have keane paths. if we continue on this path, we allowed terrorism, extremism and radicalisation to fester within these countries, then our children and our children's children will have a very tough future. one time he really got impassioned when he...
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frank gardner, bbc news, riyadh.'ll get the latest from riyadh and our chief international correspondent there, in just a few moments. the conservatives have defended their planned changes to social care and winter fuel payments if they win the the next election. they insisted the new system would be fairer to everyone. the work and pensions secretary, damian green, also told the bbc that he thought £100,000 was a reasonable inheritance when questioned about the moves to reform social care. 0ur political correspondent susana mendonca reports. pensioners are used to being courted by politicians, because they vote in larger numbers than younger people do. but the conservatives‘ plans for social care haven't been going down well with this crucial group of voters, leaving labour to step up its campaign to woo the grey vote. the plans would see elderly people who are cared for in their homes having to meet the cost of that care above £100,000. their property may have to be sold after their death to pay for it, meaning tha
frank gardner, bbc news, riyadh.'ll get the latest from riyadh and our chief international correspondent there, in just a few moments. the conservatives have defended their planned changes to social care and winter fuel payments if they win the the next election. they insisted the new system would be fairer to everyone. the work and pensions secretary, damian green, also told the bbc that he thought £100,000 was a reasonable inheritance when questioned about the moves to reform social care....
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frank gardner, our security correspondent, thank you very much. she confirmed that security services are trying to establish whether or not salman abedi, 22, acted alone. charlie is in manchester this morning, where thousands of people descended on the city to pay tribute and stand in solidarity, in many ways, with the people affected by the bombing on monday. he is there for us now. we are bringing you details on the police investigation in the heightened terror alert. the centre of manchester has been a focal point for people passing by. a lot of people coming along and taking a moment to look at some of the flowers. we saw you coming by, i hope you don't mind, you shed a tear as you stood here. yeah. why did you want to come here and be here in this moment? it is our route to work anyway. we walked to dean ‘s gate, we work around the corner. we came through here yesterday morning and it was so quiet. no traffic, no people, no birds. people had their heads down as well. this morning, we thought we will get off the train, get some flowers, and co
frank gardner, our security correspondent, thank you very much. she confirmed that security services are trying to establish whether or not salman abedi, 22, acted alone. charlie is in manchester this morning, where thousands of people descended on the city to pay tribute and stand in solidarity, in many ways, with the people affected by the bombing on monday. he is there for us now. we are bringing you details on the police investigation in the heightened terror alert. the centre of manchester...
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frank gardner, bbc news, riyadh., say security officials in south korea — the latest in a series of tests and launches, amid concerns about the country‘s nuclear capability. earlier this month, north korea successfully launched a long range missile — prompting protests from japan. the latest launch is being analysed by washington and south korea. the uk coastguard say they are concerned about a family of nakhi wells off the suffolk coast. 0ne aduu wells off the suffolk coast. 0ne adult washed up on felixstowe beach yesterday while a second calf is also believed to have died. —— a family of men keep wales. three more whales appear to be in trouble further out to sea, one in the water off harwich in essex. returning to the general election, the deadline to register is tomorrow. the latest figures from the electoral commission show there could be up to 7 million people eligible to vote who haven‘t yet registered. 0ur correspondent, sophie long, has been speaking to people in west yorkshire where both the conservatives a
frank gardner, bbc news, riyadh., say security officials in south korea — the latest in a series of tests and launches, amid concerns about the country‘s nuclear capability. earlier this month, north korea successfully launched a long range missile — prompting protests from japan. the latest launch is being analysed by washington and south korea. the uk coastguard say they are concerned about a family of nakhi wells off the suffolk coast. 0ne aduu wells off the suffolk coast. 0ne adult...
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thank you very much, lee doddridge, ben owen and frank gardner in the studio, and we will be talking ation coming on about him and his wider contacts. also coming up, we will be examining the government's prevent anti—terrorism programme yet again under scrutiny. is it working, does it need beefing up or do we need a drastic rethink? let us the thoughts on that. also a big night for the clu b on that. also a big night for the club atan on that. also a big night for the club at an even bigger nights of the city. that is what's david beckham had to say about manchester united's victory in the route the league last night. we will talk to one fan who was there. now to anita for a summary from the bbc newsroom. bbc news has been told that the uk has stopped sharing information with the united states. last night the new york times published photographs a p pa re ntly new york times published photographs apparently showing fragments from the bomb and a backpack used to conceal it. greater manchester police hope to resume normal intelligence sharing relationship $0011. theresa may is to raise
thank you very much, lee doddridge, ben owen and frank gardner in the studio, and we will be talking ation coming on about him and his wider contacts. also coming up, we will be examining the government's prevent anti—terrorism programme yet again under scrutiny. is it working, does it need beefing up or do we need a drastic rethink? let us the thoughts on that. also a big night for the clu b on that. also a big night for the club atan on that. also a big night for the club at an even bigger...
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as frank gardner pointed out, there are intelligence and low enforcement apparat is, i cannot rule oute leaks cannot rule out the possibility that the lea ks happened cannot rule out the possibility that the leaks happened on the other side of the atlantic. whatever happened if it impedes the investigation in a nyway if it impedes the investigation in anyway or in danger is that it is totally u na cce pta ble. anyway or in danger is that it is totally unacceptable. why would someone totally unacceptable. why would someone leek it when the investigation is still in such early stages? what is someone trying to achieve by that? it is a very difficult question to answer. it may boil down to personal relationship between the person who leaked it and the reporter who got the material. it is hard to understand. there are lots of reasons for lots of kinds of lea ks. lots of reasons for lots of kinds of leaks. it lots of reasons for lots of kinds of lea ks. it is lots of reasons for lots of kinds of leaks. it is easy to understand why intelligence officials who were appalled that president trum
as frank gardner pointed out, there are intelligence and low enforcement apparat is, i cannot rule oute leaks cannot rule out the possibility that the lea ks happened cannot rule out the possibility that the leaks happened on the other side of the atlantic. whatever happened if it impedes the investigation in a nyway if it impedes the investigation in anyway or in danger is that it is totally u na cce pta ble. anyway or in danger is that it is totally unacceptable. why would someone totally...
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frank gardner, thank you very much.the libyan community here in manchester which is one of the biggest in the country. they are putting out statements saying they reject wholeheartedly what has happened here at manchester arena, but there will be a lot of focus too as but there will be a lot of focus too as frank was saying on libya. a failed state, quentin sommerville has been to the countries in tripoli for us and sent this report. we believe salman abedi's father maybe in libya at present. this is a family that has links to radical islamist groups, that has expressed support for al-qaeda, not just for al-qaeda, but al-qaeda news ra front in syria. it's worth remembering huw that libya, it is much forgotten about it in the war against the so—called islamic state, but it has become the southern compass point of their caliphate and thousands of fighters from libya who battled against president gaddafi moved to both syria and to iraq and honed the skills further. they were then able to come back here and set—up a base he
frank gardner, thank you very much.the libyan community here in manchester which is one of the biggest in the country. they are putting out statements saying they reject wholeheartedly what has happened here at manchester arena, but there will be a lot of focus too as but there will be a lot of focus too as frank was saying on libya. a failed state, quentin sommerville has been to the countries in tripoli for us and sent this report. we believe salman abedi's father maybe in libya at present....
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joining us now live from riyadh is our security correspondent frank gardner.l this trip have been deemed a success will this trip have been deemed a success by the trump team? they are certainly calling at that. president trump said yesterday it was a tremendous day and he is saying his business deals mean jobs, tremendous day and he is saying his business deals meanjobs, jobs, jobs back home in america, and it is the kind of boost the needs given the gathering storm that awaits him back in washington. he is amongst friends here. as you can see from those pictures, it is a little bit of slightly embarrassing dad dancing going on, but even so he has gone down very well in saudi arabia. todayis down very well in saudi arabia. today is different. today is going to bea today is different. today is going to be a really tricky test for him. he is going to have to move very carefully in the way he delivers this very sensitive speech. for any western leader to come to a country like saudi arabia and address the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations about islam, their
joining us now live from riyadh is our security correspondent frank gardner.l this trip have been deemed a success will this trip have been deemed a success by the trump team? they are certainly calling at that. president trump said yesterday it was a tremendous day and he is saying his business deals mean jobs, tremendous day and he is saying his business deals meanjobs, jobs, jobs back home in america, and it is the kind of boost the needs given the gathering storm that awaits him back in...
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worldwide problem john sopel, bbc news, riyadh. this is a worldwide problem our security correspondent frank gardner the saudi capital riyadh now, frank. and the listened intently to the frank. president's and the listened intently to the president's words, but what do you think many of them are subjects and citizens made of his speech? they nearly always is a considerable gulf between what leaders and government, official media says, and what people are saying at street level. at an official level, it has gone down well, there is some relief in riyadh that somebody who shoots from the hip and goes off script has stuck to the script. and has said things that have gone down pretty popularly here. at street level people are saying, one speech isn't going to undo the prejudice they think america shows towards the muslim nations, that goes back decades in their view. people in iran are saying this is a slap in the face for their election that they had only two days ago, which has the conservatives say this policy shows if they end up back in here they will make the tough choices needed by governments. b
worldwide problem john sopel, bbc news, riyadh. this is a worldwide problem our security correspondent frank gardner the saudi capital riyadh now, frank. and the listened intently to the frank. president's and the listened intently to the president's words, but what do you think many of them are subjects and citizens made of his speech? they nearly always is a considerable gulf between what leaders and government, official media says, and what people are saying at street level. at an official...
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we're joined by security correspondent, frank gardner, who is in riyadh this morning. ust touched frank, he'sjust touched down. what are the expectations of his visit though? they are quite frankly sky high. the whole of this city is extremely excited about this trip. not everybody approves of donald trump or us policy, but the saudis are immensely proud that their country has been chosen as the first leg of this trip. in the last few seconds, you can leg of this trip. in the last few seconds, you can see leg of this trip. in the last few seconds, you can see probable i behind me —— probably behind me there, the king, in his early 805, has just greeted president trump and the first lady on the red carpet at airport here. saudis are hoping this will reset their whole relationship with washington not just will reset their whole relationship with washington notjust between their country but the islamic world a5 their country but the islamic world as well. they didn't like president barack obama. as well. they didn't like president ba rack obama. they as well. they didn't l
we're joined by security correspondent, frank gardner, who is in riyadh this morning. ust touched frank, he'sjust touched down. what are the expectations of his visit though? they are quite frankly sky high. the whole of this city is extremely excited about this trip. not everybody approves of donald trump or us policy, but the saudis are immensely proud that their country has been chosen as the first leg of this trip. in the last few seconds, you can leg of this trip. in the last few seconds,...
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frank gardner, bbc news, riyadh.t, this is something the united states cannot do, that the united states cannot do, that the islamic countries stand together against the use of the religion as an excuse against the use of the religion as an excuse for barbarism. that was what the saudi leaders are seeing here in riyadh, and that is important because that is something that we westerners, americans, europeans... do you think they have done enough? was that your message when you used to come here as the secretary of defence, it has to start at home, you are part of the problem? yes, they have to use the moral authority to stand against this religious extremism. that is something americans cannot do. we can help them militarily, but we cannot help them make that political and moral argument on behalf of islam. yes, it involves saudi arabia, but that is just one place. this religious extremism, head east, pakistan, southeast asia, north on up pakistan, southeast asia, north on up to iran and syria. when you give that mess
frank gardner, bbc news, riyadh.t, this is something the united states cannot do, that the united states cannot do, that the islamic countries stand together against the use of the religion as an excuse against the use of the religion as an excuse for barbarism. that was what the saudi leaders are seeing here in riyadh, and that is important because that is something that we westerners, americans, europeans... do you think they have done enough? was that your message when you used to come here...
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to his friend, the writer and broadcaster gyles brandreth, and our own security correspondent frank gardnere's jay wynne. good evening. it has been a lovely day for large parts of the united kingdom. you can see the satellite sequence. kingdom. you can see the satellite sequence. from the midlands north words, lots of sunshine. a bit of a breeze, yes. a lot of cloud in the south, but little rain. there will bea south, but little rain. there will be a spot or two in the next few hours over east anglia and the south—east. most places will be dry. further north, a chilly night. in rural spots in northern england and rural spots in northern england and rural scotland, freezing or a couple of degrees below. the cloud moves further south tomorrow. sunshine in the midlands. most places stay fine and dry. plenty of sunshine further north. in western scotland, temperatures get into the bird teams. quite cool in the north sea coast. 11 or 12 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines: the duke of edinburgh announces he's to retire from all public duties in autumn — a decision supported by the queen. em
to his friend, the writer and broadcaster gyles brandreth, and our own security correspondent frank gardnere's jay wynne. good evening. it has been a lovely day for large parts of the united kingdom. you can see the satellite sequence. kingdom. you can see the satellite sequence. from the midlands north words, lots of sunshine. a bit of a breeze, yes. a lot of cloud in the south, but little rain. there will bea south, but little rain. there will be a spot or two in the next few hours over east...
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from riyadh, frank gardner sent this report.nto the blazing heat of the saudi summer into the blazing heat of the saudi summerand into the blazing heat of the saudi summer and from the wave of political heat from washington, president trump and his wife are right to a red—carpet welcome and greeted by the 81—year—old king. the two leaders drank free together, made small talk through an interpreter before sitting down to a heavyweight discussion about the middle east. unlike barack obama, this white house administration shares a strong antipathy towards iran. despite the sensitivities of this leg of the trip, this may well be the easiest part. donald trump is amongst friends here in riyadh but he leaves behind him are gathering political storm in washington. the questions over what he told the russians won't go away. it's emerged he disparaged the head of the fbi to them just one day after firing him. according to a document seen by the new york times, the president said, "i had just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy. a rea
from riyadh, frank gardner sent this report.nto the blazing heat of the saudi summer into the blazing heat of the saudi summerand into the blazing heat of the saudi summer and from the wave of political heat from washington, president trump and his wife are right to a red—carpet welcome and greeted by the 81—year—old king. the two leaders drank free together, made small talk through an interpreter before sitting down to a heavyweight discussion about the middle east. unlike barack obama,...
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our security correspondent frank gardner is in riyadh and joins us now. the whole world is going to beching and listening to the president's speech later, and in particular, the whole muslim world. yes, this is very sensitive, delicate territory. don't forget where we are. this is saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions. it is also home to the two sacred sites of mecca and medina. for donald trump to come here in the first place is quite something, this is somebody who has been accused of being an islamophobic, who in that package earlier —— as mentioned in that package earlier tried to restrict visitors from six muslim countries. for him to speak in a few hours' time to muslim leaders on the need to root out intolerance, he is go to have to choose his words through the careful here. i think the worry for both the ghosts and the worry for both the ghosts and the white house officials is, is he going to go off script? this is a man who tends to do exactly that. because we are getting from white house officials is that the speech will be uplif
our security correspondent frank gardner is in riyadh and joins us now. the whole world is going to beching and listening to the president's speech later, and in particular, the whole muslim world. yes, this is very sensitive, delicate territory. don't forget where we are. this is saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions. it is also home to the two sacred sites of mecca and medina. for donald trump to come here in the first place is quite something,...
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our security correspondent, frank gardner, is in riyadh. that president trump was being well received in saudi arabia, especially when compared to his predecessor. saudi officials have said to me privately that this for them is ten times bigger and more important than the last presidential visit they had from barack obama. they didn't like him fora number of from barack obama. they didn't like him for a number of reasons, that he was too close to iran and that he was too close to iran and that he was pressing so much for the nuclear deal which president trump called the worst deal ever but he has renewed it. they didn't like the fa ct renewed it. they didn't like the fact that obama in their view was wea k fact that obama in their view was weak on syria. at the same time, they have forgiven on drum for some of the things he said earlier about saudi arabia, claiming that islam doesn't like us. he will give a speech tomorrow to the leaders of over a0 muslim majority countries where he will talk about the need for a combined united front again
our security correspondent, frank gardner, is in riyadh. that president trump was being well received in saudi arabia, especially when compared to his predecessor. saudi officials have said to me privately that this for them is ten times bigger and more important than the last presidential visit they had from barack obama. they didn't like him fora number of from barack obama. they didn't like him for a number of reasons, that he was too close to iran and that he was too close to iran and that...
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our security correspondent frank gardner is in the saudi capital riyadh where he says there's been mixedn to the president's speech. predictably there is a broad is a tremor of opinion of reaction to this speech. the nearly always is a considerable gulf between what leaders in government official media says and what people say at street level. at an official level, it has gone down quite well and there is released here in riyadh that somebody who tends to shoot from the hip and go off script has stuck to the script and has actually said things that have gone down rather popularly inside saudi arabia. at the street level, people are saying that one speech will not undo the prejudice that america shows towards the muslim nations, that goes back decades, in their view. the muslim nations, that goes back decades, in theirview. people the muslim nations, that goes back decades, in their view. people in iran are saying it is a slap in the face for their election that they had two days ago which re—elected a relative reformer. people in other countries have pointed to the fact that saudi arabia
our security correspondent frank gardner is in the saudi capital riyadh where he says there's been mixedn to the president's speech. predictably there is a broad is a tremor of opinion of reaction to this speech. the nearly always is a considerable gulf between what leaders in government official media says and what people say at street level. at an official level, it has gone down quite well and there is released here in riyadh that somebody who tends to shoot from the hip and go off script...
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donald trump is putting his emphasis on the bilateral meeting, here is frank gardner with report on whatappened so far today. into the blazing heat of the saudi summer, and away from the political heat of washington, president trump and his wife emerged from air force one to a red carpet welcome. they were greeted by saudi arabia's king salman. the two leaders have a lot to discuss, specifically iran, the threat of terrorism and the problem of religious intolerance. the us president is due to address over a0 muslim leaders on the subject. going on past performance many will be watching closely to see if he goes off script. this us presidential trip to saudi arabia could still go either way. if it goes according to plan it will be judged a either way. if it goes according to plan it will bejudged a great success plan it will bejudged a great success but this is sensitive territory that donald trump is treading on, is long, extremism and the need to combat intolerance. given his propensity to go off script there is a great deal that could go wrong. laura beckett reports now on what donald
donald trump is putting his emphasis on the bilateral meeting, here is frank gardner with report on whatappened so far today. into the blazing heat of the saudi summer, and away from the political heat of washington, president trump and his wife emerged from air force one to a red carpet welcome. they were greeted by saudi arabia's king salman. the two leaders have a lot to discuss, specifically iran, the threat of terrorism and the problem of religious intolerance. the us president is due to...
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we have been reporting on with frank gardner, who is there.s to be dealt by controversy at home. he is probably turning up, a good time for him to get at the country. focus on other things. the world is collectively holding its breath about this speech. anything, literally anything could happen. when donald trump opens his mouth. when donald trump opens his mouth. when he sends a tweet. we have to hope it happens without incident. he will be glad to leave washington behind, the whole rusher, james coney controversy. that will still be there when he gets back. he's supposed to not like long foreign trips. saying i want to do fewer days, shorten the trip. at the same time, quite before him. he feels relieved to be getting out of washington, dc. i think relieved to be getting out of washington, dc. ithink so, most us presidents spend more time on their second term on long trips. he is going to italy as well. he prefers staying at home, murad home in the trump property a cheeseburger. he is out there talking aboutjobs. cheeseburger. he is out ther
we have been reporting on with frank gardner, who is there.s to be dealt by controversy at home. he is probably turning up, a good time for him to get at the country. focus on other things. the world is collectively holding its breath about this speech. anything, literally anything could happen. when donald trump opens his mouth. when donald trump opens his mouth. when he sends a tweet. we have to hope it happens without incident. he will be glad to leave washington behind, the whole rusher,...
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frank gardner sent this report from riyadh.ing in the heat of arabia, and leaving behind the political heat of washington, president trump and the first lady had been welcomed with full honours by their royal saudi hosts. they were greeted by king salman, now in his eighties, and escorted to the vip terminal. they have a lot to discuss, specifically iran, the threat of terrorism and the problem of religious intolerance. the us president is due to address over a0 muslim leaders on this subject. going on past performance many here will be watching closely to see if he goes off script. inside the king's palace, president trump was given a token of the high esteem he is held in by his hosts, the collar of king abdulaziz. accompanied by his wife and much of his white house entourage, the president seemed at ease despite his troubles at home and the gruelling schedule that still lies ahead. this us presidential trip to saudi arabia could still go either way. if it goes according to plan it will be judged a great success. but this is
frank gardner sent this report from riyadh.ing in the heat of arabia, and leaving behind the political heat of washington, president trump and the first lady had been welcomed with full honours by their royal saudi hosts. they were greeted by king salman, now in his eighties, and escorted to the vip terminal. they have a lot to discuss, specifically iran, the threat of terrorism and the problem of religious intolerance. the us president is due to address over a0 muslim leaders on this subject....
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our security correspondent frank gardner has the latest. the face of salman abedi.ce of salman abedi. identified as a manchester city fire bomber. he is now thought to have had helped quite possibly from an expert bomb maker pulled this amateur footage taken maker pulled this amateur footage ta ken yesterday maker pulled this amateur footage taken yesterday is believed to show his brother being arrested in manchester. at the family home nearby, police used explosives to gain access and then search for clues. but there are international connections to this plot. from manchester, abedi is believed to have gone to libya, a failed state. today, the french interior minister said war—torn syria was also a country he had probably spent time in. increasingly, investigators have been coming round to the conclusion that the bomber, salman abedi, was not working alone. you are simply the mule, carrying a device designed and built for him by somebody else. the bomb maker would still be at large which is why the uk terror threat level has been raised to critical. m15, the securi
our security correspondent frank gardner has the latest. the face of salman abedi.ce of salman abedi. identified as a manchester city fire bomber. he is now thought to have had helped quite possibly from an expert bomb maker pulled this amateur footage taken maker pulled this amateur footage ta ken yesterday maker pulled this amateur footage taken yesterday is believed to show his brother being arrested in manchester. at the family home nearby, police used explosives to gain access and then...
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a little earlier i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner, who's in riyadh.told me why donald trump making a speech on islam is gaining such worldwide attention. this is very sensitive, delicate territory. this is saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions. and of course the focus of attention for over 1.5 billion muslims. it's also home to the two sacred sites of mecca and medina. the donald trump to come here anyway in the first place is quite something. this is somebody who's been accused of being an islamophobia. he tried to restrict the entry to the united states of visitors from six muslim majority countries. but for him to deliver a speech in a few hours‘ time to islamic leaders on the need to root out extremism in their mosques and religion, he‘s going to have to choose his words really carefully. i think the worry for both the saudi hosts and white house officials is, is he going to go off script? he has a propensity for doing exactly that. the clues we are getting from officials is that this speech is going
a little earlier i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner, who's in riyadh.told me why donald trump making a speech on islam is gaining such worldwide attention. this is very sensitive, delicate territory. this is saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions. and of course the focus of attention for over 1.5 billion muslims. it's also home to the two sacred sites of mecca and medina. the donald trump to come here anyway in the first place is...
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he'll take in four countries starting in saudi arabia. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, reports like no other. president trump is coming to saudi arabia and his hosts have high expectations. saudi officials tell me privately that this is ten times bigger than the last us presidential visit they had from barack 0bama. they are hoping it will reset the whole nation ship with washington, forming a combined front against the twin threats they see coming from iran and the so—called islamic state. the invitation came from this march meeting in the white house with saudi arabia's deputy crown prince and defence minister. under president trump the us is drawing closer to saudi arabia and the gulf arab states. at this press conference i asked foreign minister what help he was expecting from washington in confronting iran?|j believe the president has made it very clear that iran's violations of the un security council resolutions related to ballistic missile isles must have consequences. the president has been very clear that iran's support for terrorism also must have consequences. but s
he'll take in four countries starting in saudi arabia. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, reports like no other. president trump is coming to saudi arabia and his hosts have high expectations. saudi officials tell me privately that this is ten times bigger than the last us presidential visit they had from barack 0bama. they are hoping it will reset the whole nation ship with washington, forming a combined front against the twin threats they see coming from iran and the so—called...
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let's talk to frank gardner. what do we let's talk to frank gardner.bout him. but he was born in manchester in 1994, that he had spent sometime in libya. the exact dates are not certain, but it's thought that he came back in the last few days from libya and this is a worrying thing because the device that he detonated was relatively sophisticated. as well as using a viable explosive that worked obviously, it contained nuts and bolts, this is a complete sea change from the kind of low tech rather amateurish attacks that we saw across continental europe last summer. this took planning and it would have taken reconnaissance, they selected their target carefully, it maybe no coincidence that it was an american singer so that's why the security service and the police are thinking that there must be other people involved here possibly an expert bomb maker and thatis possibly an expert bomb maker and that is their nightmare scenario, that is their nightmare scenario, that it that is their nightmare scenario, thatitis that is their nightmare scenario, that it
let's talk to frank gardner. what do we let's talk to frank gardner.bout him. but he was born in manchester in 1994, that he had spent sometime in libya. the exact dates are not certain, but it's thought that he came back in the last few days from libya and this is a worrying thing because the device that he detonated was relatively sophisticated. as well as using a viable explosive that worked obviously, it contained nuts and bolts, this is a complete sea change from the kind of low tech...
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with me is our security correspondent frank gardner. the president is not denying it?est to do what he did. he has taken to twitter and he is no stranger to it. you can read them, simon. how good is your eyesight? obviously, better than yours! basically he is saying, i have the right to do it but the security agencies are saying, well, what are they saying? some can assume they will not be happy. actually, the agencies have not commented on it yet. his republican critics have and they say this is extremely dangerous. they say what was discussed last week in the oval 0ffice was discussed last week in the oval office in the white house between president trump and the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and the ambassador was classified intelligence at the very highest order. there is confidential, secret, top secret and code worded intelligence. this relates to the discovery of a suspected plot by jihadis in syria to use that tops as bonds. president trump said to the russians i get great intelligence briefings every single day, and he then went on to talk a bit about
with me is our security correspondent frank gardner. the president is not denying it?est to do what he did. he has taken to twitter and he is no stranger to it. you can read them, simon. how good is your eyesight? obviously, better than yours! basically he is saying, i have the right to do it but the security agencies are saying, well, what are they saying? some can assume they will not be happy. actually, the agencies have not commented on it yet. his republican critics have and they say this...
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there is a report from frank gardner, our security correspondent, that the bomber is thought to havecording to this report, he was provided with the device by someone was provided with the device by someone else which will be of concern to the authorities because it suggests that a bomb maker is still at large and maybe that bomb maker's identity is not known. the chief constable said the families of all 22 had been contacted. he also confirmed today that a serving female police officer, who was off duty and was at the manchester arena was one of the 22 that was killed. we also understand that her husband was severely injured as were the two children who they were with at the concert. the terror threat level as you were just hearing from michael fallonks the defence secretary has been raised to critical and almost 1,000 troops now have been deployed to protect key sites around the country. there are plenty more troops available should senior police officers require them in the coming days as and when the threat level is sustained. well, let's get more on today's development from rich
there is a report from frank gardner, our security correspondent, that the bomber is thought to havecording to this report, he was provided with the device by someone was provided with the device by someone else which will be of concern to the authorities because it suggests that a bomb maker is still at large and maybe that bomb maker's identity is not known. the chief constable said the families of all 22 had been contacted. he also confirmed today that a serving female police officer, who...
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we'll be speaking to the bbc‘s security correspondent frank gardner who's in saudi arabia in about 10utes. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two year period, officials told the paper. it's being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. the labour party is stepping up its drive for older voters, claiming that conservative manifesto proposals are amount to an attack on the elderly. but the conservatives accused labour of running a scare campaign. it looks like labour may be benefiting from a bit of a balance on the back of this campaign to try to highlight the tory ma nifesto to try to highlight the tory manifesto pledges as being anti—elderly? what can you tell us? there are certainly seeing a boost in the poll ratings, they have gone up in the poll ratings, they have gone up from around 26% last week to something aro
we'll be speaking to the bbc‘s security correspondent frank gardner who's in saudi arabia in about 10utes. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two year period, officials told the paper. it's being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined...
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frank gardner reports from the saudi capital, riyadh.no other. president trump is coming to saudi arabia, and his hosts have high expectations. saudi officials tell me privately that this is ten times bigger than last yea r‘s this is ten times bigger than last year's presidential visit from barack obama. year's presidential visit from ba rack obama. they year's presidential visit from barack obama. they hope this will reset the relationship with washington, forming a combined front against the twin threats they see coming from iran and so—called islamic state. the invitation came from a march meeting at the white house with saudi arabia's deputy crown prince and defence minister. under president trump, the us is during closer to saudi arabia and the gulf arab states. at this press conference, i asked the foreign minister what help he expected from washington in confronting iran. the president has made clear that iran's violations of the un security council resolutions relating to ballistic missile ‘s must have consequences. the president
frank gardner reports from the saudi capital, riyadh.no other. president trump is coming to saudi arabia, and his hosts have high expectations. saudi officials tell me privately that this is ten times bigger than last yea r‘s this is ten times bigger than last year's presidential visit from barack obama. year's presidential visit from ba rack obama. they year's presidential visit from barack obama. they hope this will reset the relationship with washington, forming a combined front against...
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the bbc understands that the bomber is thought to have been, coming from our security guard or frank gardnerld've brought it, but it would have been built by somebody else. that is probably why the terror threat level for the uk has been raised to critical, meaning more attacks may well be eminent. it has been raised from severe. almost 1000 troops are thought to have been deployed around the country to key sites around the country, so they are outside new scotland yard, the uk parliament, they'll also be a transport hubs and other sensitive sites around the country. let's get oui’ sites around the country. let's get our first report from our correspondent. of those killed in the attack on monday night, seven have now been named, including 0livia campbell, who was 15 years old. her family had been desperately searching for her, hoping she was still alive. amongst the victims was kelly brewster from sheffield. and martyn hett, a pr manager, his friends described him as wonderful, iconic and beautiful. much more is also now known of the person who detonated a powerful bomb, filled with metal n
the bbc understands that the bomber is thought to have been, coming from our security guard or frank gardnerld've brought it, but it would have been built by somebody else. that is probably why the terror threat level for the uk has been raised to critical, meaning more attacks may well be eminent. it has been raised from severe. almost 1000 troops are thought to have been deployed around the country to key sites around the country, so they are outside new scotland yard, the uk parliament,...
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let's speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner, in riyadh this morning.of how important this occasion is and the next few days of this visit. for the middle east, this is hugely important. people in this part of the world are hoping for a complete turn around in relation was washington, notjust in terms of the whole perception of us policies, but that the whole business of relations between the islamic world, the muslim majority countries and the west. donald trump is perhaps a slightly unlikely ambassadorfor that is perhaps a slightly unlikely ambassador for that big resetting, but they've got high hopes about him here. people in saudi arabia and the gulf arab states didn't like his predecessor, barack gulf arab states didn't like his predecessor, ba rack obama, gulf arab states didn't like his predecessor, barack obama, very much. they predecessor, barack obama, very much. the on syria and that he iran, weak on syria and that he wasn't really interested in this pa rt wasn't really interested in this part of the world. he was more interested in asia. the
let's speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner, in riyadh this morning.of how important this occasion is and the next few days of this visit. for the middle east, this is hugely important. people in this part of the world are hoping for a complete turn around in relation was washington, notjust in terms of the whole perception of us policies, but that the whole business of relations between the islamic world, the muslim majority countries and the west. donald trump is perhaps a...
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legacy of can talk to our security correspondent, frank gardner.at intelligence and what you are hearing about that. it is very damaging indeed. it comesjust hours after amber rudd, the home secretary, had said how irritated she was that the name of salman abedi had came out before they were ready for it. now it is very damaging indeed. it comesjust hours after amber rudd, the home secretary, had said how irritated she was that the name of salman abedi had came out before they were ready for it. now these very government's forensic explosives laboratory down in kent, it is disrespectful to the families of the victims and is possibly also giving away to the very people they are hunting how much they know. that is why greater manchester police have said, that is it, we will not want anything more shared with the americans. this is damaging because us intelligence is vast. they have got 16 agencies and a massive intelligence budget, many times bigger than britain. for britain to say that we will not share stuff with you until we can be sure you will n
legacy of can talk to our security correspondent, frank gardner.at intelligence and what you are hearing about that. it is very damaging indeed. it comesjust hours after amber rudd, the home secretary, had said how irritated she was that the name of salman abedi had came out before they were ready for it. now it is very damaging indeed. it comesjust hours after amber rudd, the home secretary, had said how irritated she was that the name of salman abedi had came out before they were ready for...
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there are security correspondent frank gardner has said that he understands that he was operating asf information coming out and this will be a process as we go through the day. thank you very much. tom simon reporting. and just to they we're hearing from greater manchester police who say they are confident they now know the identities of all of those who died in the attack, so 22 people lost their lives. the police know all of the identities. they have named a few but they say it will take four or five days before they are able, formally, to name of those victims, all those people who at the manchester arena wendy suspected suicide bomber salman abedi detonated the device. let's talk more about what this attack means in terms of security for this country. we don't buy a professor of political economy at manchester metropolitan university. taylor's first of all, we have been hearing a lot about this man salman abedi and the question of how he was radicalised. it is a question of the authorities. it is the conservatory authorities. it is the conservatory authorities in everybody‘s wel
there are security correspondent frank gardner has said that he understands that he was operating asf information coming out and this will be a process as we go through the day. thank you very much. tom simon reporting. and just to they we're hearing from greater manchester police who say they are confident they now know the identities of all of those who died in the attack, so 22 people lost their lives. the police know all of the identities. they have named a few but they say it will take...
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but first of all our security correspondent frank gardner is here, what do we know about the sheer scalew about, so—called persons of interest, of whom salman abedi, the bomber, was a former person of interest, and i think that will spark some serious questions being asked at whitehall as to why they we re asked at whitehall as to why they were not on his tail a bit more closely. but 500 investigations currently with the manchester investigation, ten people arrested, two have been released, eight in custody, plus remember that the bombers‘ brother and father have both been detained in libya by what is called a deterrent force, basically in militia that is loyal to the un recognised government. jeremy corbyn made these comments about the war on terrorism not working, and some people may be scratching their heads thinking, where are we on the war on terrorism? where are we on the war on terrorism ? update where are we on the war on terrorism? update us on what the uk's terrorism? update us on what the uk‘s role is right now. 0k, uk‘s role is right now. ok, personally i have never liked tha
but first of all our security correspondent frank gardner is here, what do we know about the sheer scalew about, so—called persons of interest, of whom salman abedi, the bomber, was a former person of interest, and i think that will spark some serious questions being asked at whitehall as to why they we re asked at whitehall as to why they were not on his tail a bit more closely. but 500 investigations currently with the manchester investigation, ten people arrested, two have been released,...
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a little earlier i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner, who's in riyadh.e told me why donald trump making a speech on islam is gaining such worldwide attention. this is very sensitive, delicate territory. this is saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions. and, of course, the focus of attention for over 1.5 billion muslims. and religion, he's going to have to choose his words really carefully. i think the worry for both the saudi hosts and white house officials is, is he going to go off script? he has a propensity for doing exactly that. the clues we are getting from white house officials is that this speech is going to be uplifting, unifying, but also blunt. he's going to tell leaders there can be no room for aiding and abetting extremism. it all depends on the way he delivers this.
a little earlier i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner, who's in riyadh.e told me why donald trump making a speech on islam is gaining such worldwide attention. this is very sensitive, delicate territory. this is saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions. and, of course, the focus of attention for over 1.5 billion muslims. and religion, he's going to have to choose his words really carefully. i think the worry for both the saudi hosts and...