gareth barlow, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news.livian senate, jeanine anez, has declared herself interim president, following the resignation of evo morales at the weekend, after weeks of protests over a disputed presidential election result. ms anez, an opposition senator, doesn't have the backing of bolivia's congress — but she says the move is constitutional. a suspected suicide bomber has attacked the police headquarters in the indonesian city of medan in north sumatra. a police spokesman said the attacker had been killed in the blast and a number of officers wounded. australia's high court has ruled that cardinal george pell will be allowed a final chance to challenge his child sexual abuse convictions. the former vatican treasurer is currently serving a six—yearjail term for abusing two boys in melbourne in 1996. workers for mcdonald's in the us have filed a lawsuit in which they allege that the fast food company has a systemic problem of sexual harrassment. they accuse the firm of allowing a toxic work culture. mcdonald's ha

gareth barlow reports.r years has left the prime minister with no choice. gunfire. this was the city of nasiriyah on friday, ordinary people running for their lives as gunfire shattered the air. around 400 people have died in weeks of protests. on thursday, at least 25 people were killed in nasiriyah when security forces opened fire. the violence and deaths continuing on friday. translation: these young men, what did they do? these are our children. i have a son lying in bed. he is injured. his life is over. why spill the blood of iraqis? enough with the shame! enough! you have destroyed the country. amid rising political pressure and criticism from the country's top shia cleric, mr abdul—mahdi has offered to step down, much to the joy of many iraqis, who took to the streets in celebration. translation: this is the first phase and it's the resignation of the government. the second one will be parliament resigning. we will not leave the square until the last corrupt person resigns! therein, though, lies the

gareth barlow reports on the world's first airport therapy pig.ut lilou is getting pretty close to taking off. at least, she's certainly taken off with passengers at san francisco's international airport. i've never seen one here, so it's interesting. it's fun. i got really excited. she can do tricks like a dog. you know the nails, the hat, just the — i don't know how to really explain it but it's actually really cool. lilou is part of the wag brigade, which uses therapy animals, including the world's first therapy pig, to ease the stress of travellers and flying. it makes them happy and pause for a second. just smiling. it makes them go "oh, it's great" and snap out of the moment. a musician. a style icon. and a social media star. the only thing lilou can't do is visit duty—free. gareth barlow, bbc news. keep her away from duty—free, all right? especially the perfume section. we have had for many of you whether we should have a ‘woke' christmas, in effect a sustainable, environmentally friendly christmas. 0ne user said didn't everyone use their r

gareth barlow reports on the world's first, airport therapy pig.she has certainly taken off with passengers at san francisco's international airport. i've never seen one here, so it's interesting. it's fun. i got really excited. she can do tricks like a dog. the costume, the hat, just the — i don't know how to really explain it but it's really cool. lilou is part of the wag brigade, which uses therapy animals, including a therapy pig, to ease the stress of travellers and flying. it makes them happy and pause for a second. it makes them go "oh, it's great." snap out of the moment. a musician. a style icon. and a social media star. the only thing lilou can't do is visit duty—free. gareth barlow, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you back to a couple of live shots from hong kong coming up to half past midday. a second day of disruption. this week is moved through monday and tuesday, one of the most violent days in the protest. we a re the most violent days in the protest. we are seeing buses and trains being held up, one buses being spray—painted in th

gareth barlow, bbc news. a climate sit—in is underway in sydney.se the fires which hit large parts of new south wales and queensland have taken lives and homes, and sent haze into sydney australia's largest city. the 2 states have never seen wildfires on such a scale, and so early in the season. the bbc‘s phil mercer is there. demonstrations have been held across australia in regional towns and cities, as well as the biggest centres such as sydney. many of the campaigners are making the link between australia's continuing bushfire crisis and global warming. protesters say that climate change is making the fires here more intense. much of the anger is directed towards the australian prime minister, scott morrison. he's being accused of doing too little while the country burns. earlier, we spoke to a young woman from northern new south wales, who lost her home in a bushfire. over ito—metre high wall of flames and fire, spinning ambers, amber attack, balls of fire. it was notjust a bushfire, it was a firestorm. over 80 houses have been lost in my comm

gareth barlow reports. swarming around the justice minister's car, chanting "assassin", "mafia", "get out". they must shoulder political responsibility. there is so much going on. how can they let this happen? angry at the investigation into ms ca ruana galitzia's murder, they accuse politicians of protecting those responsible. they are all in it together. they must shoulder political responsibility and resign instantly. we cannot go on like this. earlier on wednesday, armed police arrested a prominent businessman, yorgen fenech, aboard his yacht. the prime minister, joseph muscat, has promised to leave no stone unturned in the investigation. daphne caruana galitzia's son welcomed to the arrest. the arrest of yorgen fenech is obviously a welcome development in the investigation into my mother's assassination. it's overdue and it's very important. the 2017 car bombing that killed the prominent investigative journalist and anti—corruption blogger rocked the small mediterranean state. three men have been charg

gareth barlow reports.liament, swarming around the justice minister's maltese parliament, swarming around thejustice minister's carr, chanting assassin, mafia, get out. political responsibility, they must shoulder. there is so much going on. how can they let this happen? angry at the investigation into daphne caruana galitzia's at the investigation into daphne ca ruana galitzia's murder, at the investigation into daphne caruana galitzia's murder, they accuse politicians of protecting those responsible. they are all in it together. they must shoulder political responsibility and resign insta ntly. political responsibility and resign instantly. we cannot go on like this. earlier on wednesday, armed police arrested a prominent businessman, jurgen pfennig, aboard his yacht. the prime ministerjoseph muscat has promised to leave no stone unturned in the investigation. daphne caruana stone unturned in the investigation. daphne ca ruana galitzia's stone unturned in the investigation. daphne caruana galitzia's son w

gareth barlow, bbc news.ense pressure as protests continue over the murder of the journalist daphne caruana galizia. a determined investigator of corruption, she was killed two years ago by a car bomb. her death shocked maltese society, and her family have led the calls for justice. malta's prime minister is facing calls to resign, and three senior figures from his government have stood down. all deny any wrongdoing, including any involvement in the murder. damian grammaticas reports. chanting "mafia", they shout. "corruption". the targets of their anger — the politicians inside malta's parliament. why are you here tonight? because not only they have killed a journalist, just for money and power, but they have also brought the country to its knees. that journalist and mother of three sons was daphne caruana galizia. two years ago, three men were arrested for planting the bomb that blew up her car. but who ordered the killing, and have investigations been slow because they've been protected from high up? in th

gareth barlow has more details.ands to free a young boy trapped by rubble. his solitary cry an expression of the pain felt by albanians as they come to terms with the most powerful earthquake in decades. as after—shocks continue, teams from a dozen countries are working tirelessly, with special equipment and sniffer dogs, to find those still trapped in ruined buildings. we're waiting for the police and the rescue team to find... because i'm his friend, and his cousins are lost. and it's also a girl that is not found yet. she's young, and it was his... yeah, 20 years old, and we're waiting for the rescue team. whole families have perished in the disaster. for those who escaped, the fear of further tremors saw hundreds prepare to spend a second night sleeping in tents. translation: six of us crammed into a car, and we hardly slept at all. it was so tight. we had to sleep in a car because we couldn't get a place in a tent. we registered today, and now we're waiting for a tent. states of emergency have been declared in

gareth barlow reports on the world's first, airport therapy pig.ty close to taking off. at least, she's certainly taken off with passengers at san francisco's international airport. i've never seen one here, so it's interesting. it's fun. i got really excited. she can do tricks like a dog. you know the nails, the hat, just the — i don't know how to really explain it but it's actually really cool. lilou is part of the wag brigade, which uses therapy animals, including the world's first therapy pig, to ease the stress of travellers and flying. it makes them happy and pause for a second. just smiling. it makes them go "oh, it's great" and snap out of the moment. a musician. a style icon. and a social media star. the only thing lilou can't do is visit duty—free. gareth barlow, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. there is more persistent rain on the way for some, during the second—half of this week. the next 24—hour is, a respite for the majority. showers continuing to ease into the night, most continuing to ease into the

gareth barlow reports.ed outside the maltese parliament, swarming around the justice minister's car, chanting "assassin", "mafia", "corrupt". somebody needs to shoulder political responsibility. there is so much going on. how are we letting this this happen? angry at the investigation into daphne caruana galitzia's murder, they accuse politicians of protecting those responsible. they are all in it together! they must shoulder political responsibility and resign instantly! we cannot go on like this. earlier on wednesday, armed police arrested a prominent businessman, yorgen fenech, aboard his yacht. the prime minister, joseph muscat, has promised to leave no stone unturned in the investigation. ms caruana galitzia's son welcomed to the arrest. so the arrest of yorgen fenech is obviously a welcome development in the investigation into my mother's assassination. it's overdue and it's very important. the 2017 car bombing that killed the prominent investigative journalist and anti—corruption blogger rocked the s

gareth barlow reports.om a single chicken to a single bottle of gas. this, the impact of the roadblocks set up by supporters of evo morales, who has urged them to maintain their blockades. in doing so, the interim government argues mr morales committed treason and sedition. translation: the people don't deserve to be enclosed. i deeply regret what we‘re going through here in the city of la paz. its people do not deserve a blockade on getting fuel. evo morales, who fled to mexico following the disputed election, is keen to maintain a presence in politics back home but the interim government is working to hold fresh elections to quell weeks of division and instability. translation: people are still worried because they blame the current president. i believe if she calls for elections, people will relax, and hopefully this time, there won‘t be any kind of fraud. translation: we can't leave the nation in a vacuum. the president has a time limit and the political hole must be filled. dozens of people have died i

gareth barlow reports.g the government's announcement on friday that petrol prices would rise by 50% continues. days of widespread protests responded to with widespread force. we're especially alarmed that the use of ammunition has allegedly caused a significant number of deaths across the country. we urge the iranian authorities and the security forces to avoid the use of force to disperse peaceful assemblies. amid a government—imposed internet blackout, the bbc has managed to obtain this footage, which appears to show security forces firing directly on protesters from behind a wall and from behind a tree. demonstrations have taken place nationwide with security personnel using lethal force. some iranians have told the bbc the authorities have refused to release victims‘ bodies. what began as a protest against a rise in fuel prices has developed into a far more serious and deadly situation. iran's supreme leader has blamed enemies and declared victory over the protesters. the government does have support.

gareth barlow, bbc news.ef you on some of the other stories making the news: there have been renewed demonstrations in malta where protestors are demanding the resignation of the prime minister, joseph muscat, over his handling of the murder of the anti—corru ption journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. protesters sat in the road near the parliament building and chanted, "muscat out". hong kong is braced for a fresh round of protests over the weekend, as police said they would withdraw from a university on friday that has been the site of some of the worst clashes between protesters and security forces in nearly six months of unrest. the protests are planned from friday, through the weekend and into next week. hong kong has been relatively calm since local elections last sunday delivered an overwhelming victory to pro—democracy candidates. president trump has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, claiming to american troops at bagram airbase that the taliban wants to agree a ceasefire. it's his first visit t

gareth barlow reports.llowing the government's announcement on friday that petrol prices would rise by 50% continues. days of widespread protests responded to with widespread force. we're especially alarmed that the use of ammunition has allegedly caused a significant number of deaths across the country. we urge the iranian authorities and the security forces to avoid the use of force to disperse peaceful assemblies. amid a government—imposed internet blackout, the bbc has managed to obtain this footage, which appears to show security forces firing directly on protesters from behind a wall and from behind a tree. demonstrations have taken place nationwide with security personnel using lethal force. some iranians have told the bbc the authorities have refused to release victims' bodies. what began as a protest against a rise in fuel prices has developed into a far more serious and deadly situation. iran's supreme leader has blamed enemies and declared victory over the protesters. the government does have sup

gareth barlow has more details.king by torchlight, rescuers dug with their bare hands to free a young boy trapped by rubble. his solitary cry an expression of the pain felt by albanians as they come to terms with the most powerful earthquake in decades. as after—shocks continue, teams from a dozen countries are working tirelessly with special equipment and sniffer dogs to find those still trapped in ruined buildings. we are waiting for the police and the rescue team to find... because i'm his friend and his cousins are lost. and it's also a girl that is not found yet. she's young. and it was his... 20 years old. and we are waiting for the rescue team. whole families have perished in the disaster. for those who escaped, the fear of further tremors saw hundreds prepared to spend a second night sleeping in tents. translation: six of us crammed into a car and we hardly slept at all. it was so tight. we had to sleep in a car because we couldn't get a place in a tent. we registered today and now we're waiting for a tent.

gareth barlow, bbc news. that main news story again.es and queensland face catastrophic bushfires. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello there. it's been a very unsettled start to november, even indeed before november, we've seen a lot of rainfall around. low pressure's been firmly in control and it's been quite cold as well. the rest of the week stays unsettled thanks to low pressure, it will be quite windy too and we will see some snow around as it will remain cold, particularly over the higher ground. lower pressure firmly in control of our weather for tuesday, bringing fairly strong wind from the north—west there will be a lot of showers circulating around it. early on tuesday, it looks like most of the showers will be across parts of scotland and northern ireland, northern england, some wintriness over the high ground of scotland but further south, it should be dry with lengthy clear skies. but that does not mean it won't turn quite chilly here. 1—3 degr

gareth barlow has more.sands tarnished by oil and tar. for months, workers and volunteers have removed tonnes of black sludge, and now the president is warning the worst is yet to come. it's painstaking work, but vital for the environment, and brazil's tourist sector. the authorities suspect a greek tanker that sailed from venezuela is to blame. translation: oceanographic calculations of previous activity were made, and according to the modelling, it is believed that only one ship could have left that oil spill. on sunday, hundreds of people hugged the sea to show that brazil's beaches are still open. the worry is there could be more oil about to wash ashore. gareth barlow, bbc news. you may not have heard of it but saudi aramco is the world's most profitable company. the state—owned oil producer is to list its shares or float on the riyadh stock exchange, in what could be the world's biggest initial public offering. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. saudi arabia produces a tenth of the worl

gareth barlow has more. brazil‘s tourist sector. the authorities suspect a greek tanker that sailed from venezuela is to blame. translation: oceanographic calculations of previous activity were made, and according to the modelling, it is believed that only one ship could have left that oil spill. on sunday, hundreds of people hugged the sea to show that brazil‘s beaches are still open. the worry is there could be more oil about to wash ashore. gareth barlow, bbc news. hundreds of minicab drivers may be working fraudulently after buying qualifications for cash, the bbc has found. drivers in london must sit mandatory exams to get a licence to work. but an undercover bbc investigation has exposed colleges cheating the required tests. london‘s licencing authority tfl now says it‘s put on hold nearly 2000 applications. guy lynn reports. it‘s supposed to be a btech under strict exam conditions. this is the reality here. i will give you the answers here. eight wannabe cab drivers at this college, vista training sol

gareth barlow, bbc news. some breaking news now.n has gone down to 1.5% in october, from 1.7 in september. that comes from the office for national statistics. so the ons says the rate of consumer price index inflation has gone down from 1.7% to1.5%. price index inflation has gone down from 1.7% to 1.5%. more on that later. sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. we're going to start with some breaking football news this morning with the announcement that women's super league leaders chelsea have completed the signing of australia striker sam kerr. i'm joined now byjane dougall, and jane, as signings go, this is right up there? this is a massive coup for chelsea, and of course for chelsea's manager emma hayes. every club in europe was after sa m emma hayes. every club in europe was after sam kerr, including the six time champions league winners lyon. but the reason she has gone to chelsea is because she wants to win the champions league, and so do they, and she will go some way to helping them do

gareth barlow reports.jamin netanyahu, israel's longest serving prime minister, has been indicted with fraud, breach of trust and bribery. after months of deliberation, the attorney general and former political ally said he made the decision with a heavy heart. translation: with a heavy heart i decided to indict him. with a heavy heart but also wholeheartedly, out of a deep sense of duty for the rule of law and the public interest. the accusations that he had accepted gifts of cigars and pink champagne and gave favours to get positive press coverage have dogged the prime minister in recent years. but this is a marked development. reacting to the news, benjamin netanyahu was defiant. translation: we are witnessing an attempted coup against a serving prime minister, based on fabrications and a tainted, biased investigative process. i will not let them triumph. i will continue to leave the country according to the letter of the law with responsibility, devotion and concern for the security and future of us all

gareth barlow reports.ure inside, donald tusk seems happy to say what he really feels about written and brexit. one of my english friends is probably right when he says with melancholy that brexit is the real end of the british empire. a central figure ina end of the british empire. a central figure in a unit negotiations with westminster, he had a message for those who don't want the uk to leave the european union. the only words that come to my mind today are simply do not develop. in this match we have had added time and now we are in extra time. perhaps it will go to penalties. as the uk prepares to go to the enrol election next month and politicians campaign for vote, brexit is a key issue. and mr tusk‘s comments will open him up to accusations of interference. with the prime minister promising the uk will leave the eu by the end of january, the labour proposing another referendum and the liberal democrats preparing to —— pledging to scrap brexit altogether, there is little to guess about who will or w

gareth barlow reports.crutiny, they are taking a proactive approach. the new rules will prevent advertisers using political preferences and voter records to target their messages. they will, however, still be able to filter by age, gender and location, however, still be able to filter by age, genderand location, and however, still be able to filter by age, gender and location, and that might offer a way to avoid the controls. the new restrictions to allow political advertisers to target ads at the level or postal code, and advertisers can be very skilled at using these postal codes asa skilled at using these postal codes as a proxy for other demographics, such as race, income or education. political adverts are a relatively small part of google‘s total advertising revenues, which are worth $116 billion in 2018. google‘s policy puts it between twitter, which is banning political advertising, and facebook, which says it won‘t fact check political ads. angry protesters in malta have demanded the resignation of

gareth barlow has more details.t planned taxes on mobile phone apps. the plans were scrapped and the prime minister resigned. these protesters want more. translation: we achieved part of our demands which was ousting the government did now we demand a neutral technocrat government, not a political one. translation: how am i supposed to get married and teach the children i've not had yet? my entire salary goes on electricity and mobile phone bill. they take all our money and leave us in there. nothing is changing. it has been 30 years and they have not done a thing. these demonstrators disagree. supporters of the president filled central beirut on sunday morning, adamant the head of state remains in power to guide the country through the crisis. lebanon's foreign minister, the son—in—law of the president, vows to bring about change. translation: we have long and difficult days ahead. we are racing against time to prevent collapse. but corruption and public debt beat us. this revolution is feminist was the chant. angr

gareth barlow has the story.ls show ukrainian separatists and russian officials were in frequent contact before the attack, with russia directly aware of and influencing administrative, financial and military matters. translation: what we see are separatist leaders, almost on a daily basis, were in contact back then they used secured phones and unsecured phones. we suspect these had been provided by the russian intelligence service, fsb. the transcripts appear to show ukrainian fighters were following russian orders. in one released call, a separatist leader alexander borodai told an unknown figure, well, your plans are far—reaching. mine are not. i‘m carrying out orders and protecting the interests of one and only one state, the russian federation. that‘s the bottom line. despite a key aide to president putin being heard on one of the calls, and the russian defence minister being directly referenced, russia rejects allegations it was involved. 298 people died when the malaysia airlines flight was struck en route

gareth barlow has the story.ildfires in the united states, floods in somalia, droughts in the andes, typhoons in asia. symptoms and signs of a changing climate, i climate emergency, according to 11,000 scientists. they have backed a report based on a0 years of data which says humans are facing untold suffering, amid a climate emergency, caused by issues such as booming populations, a rise in air travel, and three numbers falling as forests are felled. our planet is in crisis. you know it, we know it. claim changes are key social and political issue, and the report's authors say governments, businesses and the public must do more to tackle the causes of climate change. extinction! rebellion! the global protest movement does offer hope, but as scientists warn of a changing climate, on monday, donald trump began the formal process of withdrawing from the paris climate accord, the landmark agreement meant to curb a rise in temperatures.” announced the withdrawal of the united states from the horrible, costly, one—sid

gareth barlow has more.sands tarnished by oil and ta. for months, workers and volunteers have removed tons of black sludge, and now the president is warning the worst is yet to come. its painstaking work, but vital for the environment, and brazil's tourist sector. the authorities suspect a greek tanker that sailed from venezuela is to blame. translation: oceanographic calculations of previous activity we re calculations of previous activity were made, and according to the modelling, it is believed that only one ship could have left that oil spell. on sunday, hundreds of people went to the sea to show that brazil's beaches are still open. the worry is they could be more oil about to wash ashore. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. including of course the incredible results from lewis hamilton. hello, i'm mark edwards lewis hamilton has become the second most successful formula 1 driver of all time after winning his sixth world title on sunday. the brit finished runner up at the us

gareth barlow has more details: as they burned his image, demonstrators chanted "catalonia has no king: i live in a republic, not a monarchy. i don't agree with a foreign king coming to barcelona, even less now that the catalans are suffering. inside the venue, king felipe vi called on catalans, many of whom seek independence for the region, to put aside violence and seek a new reality. translation: a reality in which there can be no place for violence, intolerance, and the disregard for the rights and freedoms of others. spain has become increasingly divided, especially after catalonia's thwarted independence attempt in 2017. this weekend, the country will hold its second general election of the year, its fourth in four years. on monday night, the candidates vying to become prime minister clashed over how to handle catalonia's independence drive. the leader of the far—right vox party labelling the region's desire to break away as a "permanent coup d'etat. " whether called a coup d'etat or an independence campaign, the question over catalonia's future continues to fuel passions and div

gareth barlow has more. evo morales was a socialist president. now, he is an asylum seeker. leader arrived in mexico, saying he fled in fear for his life. translation: they ransacked and burned my sister's house. the day before, they ransacked my home in cochabamba. they tried to burn it, but thankfully, my neighbours defended it. back in bolivia, supporters of the country's first indigenous president took to the streets of the capital, as police and the military worked to restore calm. translation: the opposition will never be able to govern as evo morales has done. evo morales was our leader. we miss and love you, evo. we've been left orphaned. as the barricades grow higher, the power vacuum deepens. the deputy leader of the senate has declared herself interim president, despite failing to receive enough support from senators. meanwhile, at a special meeting, the organisation of american states called for fresh elections. translation: the auditor team cannot validate the results of the present election, and recommends another electoral process. likewise, we would like to p

gareth barlow has the story. states, floods in somalia, droughts in the andes, typhoons in asia. symptoms and signs of a changing climate, a climate emergency, according to 11,000 scientists. they have backed a report based on a0 years of data which says humans are facing untold suffering, amid a climate emergency caused by issues such as booming populations, a rise in air travel, and tree numbers falling as forests are felled. we arejust we are just starting to see storms becoming more intense. frequency of hurricane‘s and cyclones and droughts, and tornadoes, and raising seas and storm surges, so droughts, and tornadoes, and raising seas and storm surges, so we droughts, and tornadoes, and raising seas and storm surges, so we are concerned seas and storm surges, so we are concerned that this is just starting and there has not been enough action. 0ur planet is in crisis. you know it, we know it. climate change is a key social and political issue, and the report's authors say governments, businesses and the publi

gareth barlow reports.ren are doing too much sitting down and not enough running around. according to the world health organization, 81% of children failed to do enough daily exercise. girls, globally, were less active than boys. we found a percentage of 85% of girls that did not meet the recommendation versus 78% in boys, so a 7% gender difference at the global level. bangladesh has the lowest levels of inactivity, but 66% of children there still don't do an hour'sdaily exercise. in south korea, the worst performing country, that rises to a staggering 97%. the who says physical health is being harmed and that brain development and social skills are being affected, too. that brain development and social skills are being affected, toom could be active play, walking or biking to school, it could be physical education class, could really be anything but they have to do 60 minutes, that's the who recommendation. exercise levels marginally improved during the years the report studied, but increasing focus on aca

gareth barlow has the story. investigators say the intercepted calls show ukrainian separatists and russian officials were in frequent contact before the attack, with russia directly aware of and influencing administrative, financial and military matters. translation: what we see our separatist leaders, almost on a daily basis, were in contact back then with officials in the russian government. they used a secured phone is an unsecured phones. we suspect these had been provided by the russian intelligence service, fsb. the transcripts appear to show ukrainian fighters were following russian orders. in one released call, a separatist leader told an unknown figure, well, your plans are far—reaching. mine are not. i'm carrying out orders and protecting the interests of one and only state, the interests of one and only state, the russian federation. that's the bottom line. despite a key aide to president putin being heard on one of the calls and the russian defence minister being directly referenced, russia rejects a

gareth barlow reports.onal campaigns against that. the hope is that rasmiya awad will provide vital information. it is unlikely she will have knowledge of the group's strategy but she may provide insight into the life of the former leader abu bakr al—baghdadi. she might know networks that abu bakr al—baghdadi trusted. more people that he trusted. people who facilitated her travel. that should be able to give allied intelligence officers if you entered the isis network and to the trusted. for turkey this is an important moment. criticised for a campaign against the kurds in northern syria but the ca ptu re the kurds in northern syria but the capture of the central is vigour and territory turkey controls allow for vital justification for its operations. spain goes to the polls this weekend for its second general election of the year. in barcelona on monday, as politicians took part in a televised debate, demonstrators burned images of spain's king who was visiting the region's capital. alex cairns has more de

gareth barlow has more.lled following a second day of cross—border strikes. the violence triggered after israel killed a senior military commander from the group palestinian islamic jihad. senior military commander from the group palestinian islamicjihad. in response, militants fired a barrage of rockets into israeli territory, causing damage to homes and factories. israel's iron dome missile defence system intercepted many of the rockets but it has been israeli airstrikes proving deadly for people in gaza. translation: every terrorist should know he carries a timer on his back for the rest of his life. and every person has to decide whether he chooses terror and to end his life or to leave terror. a similar decision goes for islamicjihad as an organisation. both sides have called on the other to stop strikes before talks can start, despite mediation effo rts talks can start, despite mediation efforts by egypt and the united nations. i do get a sense of frustration from the diplomats on the un and. for us, t