and why was galizia killed? at a makeshift memorial outside the courthouse in the capital, one of the people paying his respects is simon busuttil, a conservative politician. he was among those heavily criticised by the journalist. what does he have to say about what happened? >> she didn't have to die. she needn't have died, and all this could have been avoided, if the rule of law in our country did not collapse in the way it has. even scandals as big as panama papers that took people to justice from countries -- in countries from germany to brazil were ignored in our country, just because they involved the topmost politicians in our country. well, daphne exposed all this, and she died for it. reporter: the allegations corruption, tax havens, a refuge , for the mafia, and 70,000 offshore companies, and the sale of maltese passports. many people believe the rule of law in malta is being undermined along with press freedom. jacob borg, an investigative journalist, worked with galizia for several years, including

the country's leaders did not attend the ceremony at the request of mrs galizia's family.f corruption against leading politicians, was killed by a car bomb last month. patrice evra has been suspended after he kicked one of his own fans. the international player from after he kicked one of his own fans. the international playerfrom france who was a substitute in a europa league game in portugal was sent off after he aimed a kick at the head of one of his club's supporters before the match had even started. european football's governing body has charged him with violent conduct. the us soldier bowe bergdahl, who pleaded guilty to abandoning his post while serving in afghanistan, has been spared a jail sentence by a militaryjudge. bergdahl has instead been given a dishonourable discharge, had his rank reduced to private, and will have to pay a ten thousand dollar fine. president trump, who had previously suggested that bergdahl should be executed, reacted immediately on twitter, calling the sentence "a complete and total disgrace to our country and to our military". during th

observed a day of mourning for the funeral of the murdered anti—corruption campaigner, daphne ca ruana galiziaad made allegations of corruption against leading politicians, was killed by a car bomb last month. you can find much more on all of the stories that we are following here by going to which is all at bbc.com/news. you also have the option of downloading our news app. _by option of downloading our news app. —— by going to our website, which is all out. —— at. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: metropolitan police investigate an alleged sexual assault by the hollywood actor kevin spacey while he was working in london. the conservative party has suspended the mp for dover, charlie elphicke, after receiving what's been described as "serious allegations" that have been referred to the police. mr elphicke, has denied any wrongdoing. it follows the publication of a new code of conduct for elected representatives, in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. could the scandal of alleged misconduct in politics get much worse? it just

later, large crowds are expected in malta for the funeral of daphne caruana galizia, thejournalist murderedhe accused top politicians of corruption. now with news about the europa league and the rest of today's sport briefing, here's will perry. hello, here's what we looking forward to at the bbc sport spent on this writer, some teams have qualified to the group stages of republic, details on the way. but what league. there's a big week of european football action and now, things back to domestic matches at the weekend approaches. in the epl, manchester united travel to chelsea with jose mourinho manchester united travel to chelsea withjose mourinho suffering an embarrassed in a—0 loss when the last year. for bigger problem is that current champions chelsea, they we re that current champions chelsea, they were beaten on tuesday 3—0 at roma and their premier league season has been inconsistent so how does mourinho feel about returning to sta mford mourinho feel about returning to stamford bridge? it isn't to be king. —— it isn't a huge thing. it's normal. it's football. its professionalism.

observed a day of mourning for the funeral of the murdered anti—corruption campaigner, daphne ca ruana galizia had made allegations of corruption against leading politicians, was killed by a car bomb last month. the french footballer patrice evra, who plays for marseille, has been suspended after he kicked one of his own fans. the france international, who was a substitute in a europa league game in portugal, was sent off after he aimed a kick at the head of one of his club's supporters, before the match had even started. european football's governing body uefa has charged evra with violent conduct. the us soldier bowe bergdahl, who pleaded guilty to abandoning his post while serving in afghanistan, has been spared a jail sentence by a militaryjudge. bergdahl has instead been given a dishonourable discharge, had his rank reduced to private, and will have to pay a $10,000 fine. president trump, who had previously suggested that bergdahl should be executed, reacted immediately on twitter, calling the sentence: during the trial, bergdahl‘s lawyers argued that he had several mental health conditio

the european parliament named its press room in strasbourg after daphne caruana galizia, the malteselled last month after reporting allegations of corruption. have reports of the brexitists been exaggerated? the latest figures from the office for national statistics show the number of eu nationals working in the uk continues to rise. they say a cold shower is character—building but it's not something meps are looking to try. it was up all this week after it was announced the hot water in their offices would be permanently switched off because of health concerns. and where did you get that hat, mrjuncker? the answer: a number of academic institutions where the eu president has received honorary degrees in recent weeks. well, let's just pick up on that element about the ons figures. there is talk of ‘brexodus‘ ie figures showing that nationals fleeing the uk really is not as great as we thought because the figures released by the ons suggests that the number of eu nationals working in the uk has actually reached a record high of 2.37 million migrants. rachel, what do you make of this?

the crowds applauded when daphne caruana galizia's coffin was taken to the hearse after the service, on october 16 as she drove out of her home. the 53—year—old was known for her blog accusing top politicians of corruption and herfamily barred malta's leaders from attending the ceremony. today has been declared a day of mourning and flags are flying at half—mast to mark the day. . hello, there may be a few fog patches early this evening but rain will be developing as we head over the next few hours and through the night. developing in england and wales where it could be heavy as well. a band of rain followed by showers for scotland and northern ireland, some chillier air here, otherwise pretty mild under the rain, buta otherwise pretty mild under the rain, but a soggy start to the weekend. this rain initially heavy, will keep eastwards, eventually clearing away from east anglia in the south—east, remaining areas should get some sunshine through the day, some showers coming in on the north—westerly winds, particularly in western scotland and northern ireland, and yes there could be a