i'm gavin grey. our top stories: a diplomatic row intensifies between the netherlands and turkey after the dutch government stops two turkish ministers addressing a rally. the move sparks protests in both rotterdam and istanbul. president erdogan wades into the row calling the dutch nazi remnants and fascists. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous, and they are cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the un warns of the largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years, 20 million people face starvation in parts of africa. a boost for india's prime minister as his bjp party wins a landslide in key state elections. and we have a special report from brazil and one city's 30—year battle to clear a valley of pollution and give its children a better future. turkey and the netherlands are locked in a furious diplomatic row after turkey's president erdogan described the dutch as nazi remnants and fascists. the dutch prime minister

i'm gavin grey. our top stories: china's premier, li keqiang, tells the opening session of parliament in beijing that economic growth for 2017 will be a slightly less optimistic figure than last year. barack obama rejects claims from president trump that he ordered the tapping of his phones during the us election campaign. the french presidential candidate, francois fillon, urges his supporters not to give in amid calls from some within his own party to stand down. north korea's ambassador to malaysia is expelled for criticising the investigation into the murder of the half—brother of north korea's leader. and — argentina's football stadiums fall silent — as players go on strike over unpaid wages. china's premier says his country's growth target will be reduced to six—point—five % and that policy makers will focus on reducing pollution with major reforms involving its steel and coal companies. premier li keqiang was speaking to more than 3,000 chinese lawmakers at the annual national people's congres

i'm gavin grey. our top stories: we are lies in beijing. china's annual national people's congress gets underway in beijing, where the communist party leadership will announce its priorities for the coming year. barack obama rejects claims from president trump that he ordered the tapping of his phones during the us election campaign. the french presidential candidate, francois fillon, urges his supporters not to give in amid calls from some within his own party to stand down. north korea's ambassador to malaysia is expelled for criticising the investigation into the murder of the half—brother of north korea's leader. the californian school that reaped a fortune on a small tech investment. hello. the meeting is taking place in the great hall of the people and will last for 10 days. the congress is the body which debates and approves government policy. these are live pictures. high on the agenda is the state of the chinese economy, and concerns about economic growth. they are also expected to discuss w

i'm gavin grey. tens of thousands of civilians are trying to flee mosul as iraqi forces reclaim the city block by block from islamic state militants. the pentagon promises a full investigation into military personnel who shared nude photographs of female colleagues on social media. many hundreds of people — members of the standing rock sioux nation and their supporters — have marched through washington to protest against the controversial dakota access pipeline. native american tribes say leaks from the oil pipeline will pollute water supplies and endanger sites they consider sacred. chase iron eyes with the lakota people's law project led many of the protestors. he told me what he hoped to achieve in washington. today's gathering was another in a long—lasting struggle against big finance and big extraction. native nations have an international claim to protect the water and the lands. and right now even though the oil company has announced plans to have oilflowing very soon, we still want to let the

i'm gavin grey. our top stories: the iraqi army retakes a third of western mosul from so—called islamic state but at a huge cost to the civilian population. translation: three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they were buried. a second day of protests — turkey's president calls for sanctions as the diplomatic row with the netherlands intensifies. a crowd surge at an open—air concert in argentina leaves two people dead. officials say the event was completely overrrun. officials say the event was completely overrun. and — south korea's ousted leader— park geun—hye — leaves the presidential palace promising that the truth will emerge. iraqi government forces say they are making further advances against islamic state militants, in mosul, and have now recaptured around a third of the west of the city. about 600,000 civilians are thought to be trapped about 800,000 civilians are thought to be trapped in the area still held by extremists. 0ur correspondent 0

i'm gavin grey. the diplomatic row between the netherlands and turkey has worsened as the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing a rally in rotterdam. the turkish family affairs minister said on twitter that she was being escorted by police to the german border after being stopped from driving to her consulate in the city. dutch riot police have used water cannons to break up hundreds of turkish supporters who'd gathered to demonstrate against the dutch government's decision. sarah corker reports. in the centre of rotterdam, a tense stand—off between hundreds of pro— turkish demonstrators and dutch riot police. officers on horseback and water cannon were used to disperse the crowd who had gathered for many hours outside the turkish consulate. it was a show of anger and frustration after the dutch authorities stopped the turkish family minister and her convoy from entering the consulate. she travelled to the city by car after the dutch government barred turkey's foreign minis

my name is gavin grey. our top stories: the desperate plight of tens of thousands of iraqi civilians trapped in mosul, as they flee from so—called islamic state. we hear from some of those who've escaped. translation: we got our freedom but it cost us a lot. i lost my house and my children were injured. the pentagon promises a full investigation into military personnel who shared nude photographs of female colleagues on social media. volkswagen pleads guilty to us emissions charges and agrees to pay fines of $4.3 billion. divide and conquer — with nine songs in the the uk's top 10 even ed sheeran says it's time to have a rethink about the charts. fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraq's second city of mosul as government forces try to recapture it from so—called islamic state. fifty thousand people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. the iraqi army is now pushing deeper into the extremists‘ stronghold in the city. our correspondent orla guerin and

my name is gavin grey. our top stories: riot police deploy a water canon at turkish protestors in rotterdam after the dutch government stops two turkish ministers addressing a rally. the political fallout sparks protests in both rotterdam and istanbul. president erdogan wades into the row calling the dutch nazi remnants and fascists. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous, and they are cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. after abandoning its one child policy, china says 18 million new babies last year is still not enough to prevent the ageing of its population. and a special report from brazil and one city's 30 year battle to clear its valley of pollution and give its children a better future. a diplomatic row between the netherlands and turkey has worsened as the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing a rally in rotterdam. dutch riot police used water cannons to break up hundreds of turkish supporters

i'm gavin grey. our top stories: we're live in beijing as china's annual national people's congress gets under way. the communist party leadership is announcing the main priorities for the coming year. hello. more than 3,000 chinese lawmakers are meeting for the annual national people's congress. it's got under way in the last hour in the capital beijing. the meeting is taking place in the great hall of the people and will last for ten days. the congress is the body which debates and approves government policy. high on the agenda is the state of the chinese economy and concerns about economic growth. they are also expected to discuss ways to reform finances, the future of international trade policies and how to tackle pollution. chinese premier, li keqiang, is delivering the country's economic report card to the npc. 0ur china editor, carrie gracie, is in beijing. what will be the main policy priorities that will be announced at this year's congress? well, they are all being announced writenow. premi

i'm gavin grey. our top stories: we're in beijing as china's annual national people's congress gets under way. the communist party leadership is announcing the main priorities for the coming year. barack obama ba rack obama rejects barack obama rejects claims from president trump that he ordered the tapping of his phones during the us election campaign. and francois fillon urges his supporters not to give in amid calls from some within his party to stand down. also, north korea's ambassador to malaysia is expeued korea's ambassador to malaysia is expelled for criticising the investigation into the murder of the half rather of north korea's leader. —— half—brother. hello. more than 3,000 chinese lawmakers are meeting for the annual national people's congress. it's got under way in the last hour in the capital beijing. the meeting is taking place in the great hall of the people and will last for ten days. the congress is the body which debates and approves government policy. high on the agenda is the s

i'm gavin grey. our top stories: riot police deploy a water cannon at turkish protestors in rotterdam after the dutch government stops two turkish ministers addressing a rally. earlier, the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing the rally. president erdogan described the dutch as "fascists". translation: do you know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are nervous and they are cowards. they are fascists. after abandoning its one child policy — china says 18 million new babies last year is still not enough to prevent the ageing of its population. joni sledge — a founder member of the iconic pop group sister sledge — has died aged 60. the group's hits included we are family and he's the greatest dancer. a diplomatic row between the netherlands and turkey has worsened as the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing a rally in rotterdam. dutch riot police used water cannons to break up hundreds of turkish supporters who'd gathered to d

i'm gavin grey. cost to the civilian population. translation: three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they were buried. a second day of protests — turkey's president calls for sanctions as the diplomatic row with the netherlands intensifies. a crowd surge at an open—air concert in argentina leaves two people dead. officials say the event was completely overrrun. officials say the event was completely overrun. and — south korea's ousted leader— park geun—hye — leaves

my name is gavin grey. of iraqi civilians trapped in mosul, as they flee from so—called islamic state. we hear from some of those who've escaped. translation: we got our freedom but it cost us a lot. i lost my house and my children were injured. the pentagon promises a full investigation into military personnel who shared nude photographs of female colleagues on social media. volkswagen pleads guilty to us emissions charges and agrees to pay fines of $4.3 billion. divide and conquer — with nine songs in the the uk's top 10

my name is gavin grey. canon at turkish protestors in rotterdam after the dutch government stops two turkish ministers addressing a rally. the political fallout sparks protests in both rotterdam and istanbul. president erdogan wades into the row calling the dutch nazi remnants and fascists. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous, and they are cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. after abandoning its one child policy, china says 18 million new babies last year is still not enough to prevent the ageing of its population.

i'm gavin grey.lamic state. we hear from some of those who've escaped. translation: we got our freedom but it cost us a lot. i lost my house and my children were injured. the pentagon promises a full investigation into military personnel who shared nude photographs of female colleagues on social media. volkswagen pleads guilty to us emissions charges — and agrees to pay fines of $4.3 billion. and if you need to escape reality, step into infinity. we go on a journey of the senses.

my name's gavin grey.ry session opens in the great hall of the people, with the communist party leadership setting out its priorities for the coming year. barack obama rejects claims from president trump that he ordered the tapping of his phones during the us election campaign. the french presidential candidate, francois fillon, urges his supporters not to give in amid calls from some within his own party to stand down. north korea's ambassador to malaysia is expelled for criticising the investigation into the murder of the half—brother of north korea's leader. plus — argentina's football stadiums fall silent — as players go on strike over unpaid wages.

i'm gavin grey.erlands and turkey has worsened as the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing a rally in rotterdam. the turkish family affairs minister said on twitter that she was being escorted by police to the german border after being stopped from driving to her consulate in the city. dutch riot police have used water cannons to break up hundreds of turkish supporters who'd gathered to demonstrate against the dutch government's decision. sarah corker reports.

i'm gavin grey. our top stories: we are lies in beijing.s congress gets underway in beijing, where the communist party leadership will announce its priorities for the coming year. barack obama rejects claims from president trump that he ordered the tapping of his phones during the us election campaign. the french presidential candidate, francois fillon, urges his supporters not to give in amid calls from some within his own party to stand down. north korea's ambassador to malaysia is expelled for criticising the investigation into the murder of the half—brother of north korea's leader. the californian school that reaped a fortune on a small tech investment.

i'm gavin grey.n the netherlands and turkey after the dutch government stops two turkish ministers addressing a rally. the move sparks protests in both rotterdam and istanbul. president erdogan wades into the row calling the dutch nazi remnants and fascists. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous, and they are cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the un warns of the largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years, 20 million people face starvation in parts of africa. a boost for india's prime minister as his bjp party wins a landslide in key state elections.

i'm gavin grey. protestors in rotterdam after the dutch government stops two turkish ministers addressing a rally. earlier, the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing the rally. president erdogan described the dutch as "fascists". translation: do you know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are nervous and they are cowards. they are fascists. after abandoning its one child policy — china says 18 million new babies last year is still not enough to prevent the ageing of its population. joni sledge — a founder member of the iconic pop group

i'm gavin grey.orsened as the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing a rally in rotterdam. the turkish family affairs minister said on twitter that she was being escorted by police to the german border after being stopped from driving to her consulate in the city. dutch riot police have used water cannons to break up hundreds of turkish supporters who'd gathered to demonstrate against the dutch government's decision. sarah corker reports. in the centre of rotterdam, a tense stand—off between hundreds of pro—turkish demonstrators and dutch riot police.

i'm gavin grey. as china's annual national people's congress gets under way. the communist party leadership is announcing the main priorities for the coming year. barack obama ba rack obama rejects barack obama rejects claims from president trump that he ordered the tapping of his phones during the us election campaign. and francois fillon urges his supporters not to give in amid calls from some within his party to stand down. also, north korea's ambassador to malaysia is expeued korea's ambassador to malaysia is expelled for criticising the investigation into the murder of the half rather of north korea's leader.

i'm gavin grey. china says its economy will grow by around 6.5% this year. the figure, announced at the opening of the country's annual parliamentary session, represents a softening of last year's target — an indication of the major challenges facing the country. president trump has accused his predecessor, barack obama, of having the phones at trump tower tapped during the election campaign. in a series of messages on twitter, mr trump said it was "a new low" and suggested it might have been illegal. a spokesman for barack obama has issued a strong denial. the beleaguered candidate for the french presidency, francois fillon, has urged his supporters not to give in. he has defied calls from some within his centre—right republican party to stand down, amid a scandal about payments he made to members of his family. mr fillon denies any wrongdoing. coming up at six o clock breakfast with ben thompson and katherine downes but first on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. a setback for the government, as the lords gives t

i'm gavin grey. economic growth for 2017 will be a slightly less optimistic figure than last year. barack obama rejects claims from president trump that he ordered the tapping of his phones during the us election campaign. the french presidential candidate, francois fillon, urges his supporters not to give in amid calls from some within his own party to stand down. north korea's ambassador to malaysia is expelled for criticising the investigation into the murder of the half—brother of north korea's leader. and — argentina's football stadiums fall silent — as players go on strike over unpaid wages.

my name is gavin grey.—called islamic state, but at a huge cost to the civilian population. translator: three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they were buried. a second day of protests — turkey's president calls for sanctions as the diplomatic row with the netherlands intensifies. a crowd surge at an open—air concert in argentina leaves two people dead. officials say the event was "completely overrun". and south korea's ousted leader park geun—hye leaves the presidential palace, promising that the truth will emerge.

i'm gavin grey.munist party leadership is announcing the main priorities for the coming year. hello. more than 3,000 chinese lawmakers are meeting for the annual national people's congress. it's got under way in the last hour in the capital beijing. the meeting is taking place in the great hall of the people and will last for ten days. the congress is the body which debates and approves government policy.

i'm gavin grey.alled islamic state, but at a huge cost to the civilian population. three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they were buried. a second day of protests — turkey's president calls for sanctions as the diplomatic row with the netherlands intensifies. a crowd surge at an open—air concert in argentina leaves two people dead. officials say the event was "completely overrun". and south korea's ousted leader park geun—hye leaves the presidential palace, promising that the truth will emerge.

gavin hewitt, reports in more detail on the attack on westminster bridge. early afternoon with the traffic flowing over westminster bridge. to the right, a grey starts crossing the bridge and then swerves onto the pavement. a woman jumps into the thames. others are knocked to the ground and under traffic as the vehicle races towards parliament square. left behind on the bridge, a group of horrified visitors. on the ground, dozens of injured people, some lying on the pavement, many bleeding, one trapped under a bus. some of the injuries were described as catastrophic. a big sort of crunch, sounded like a car crash, but almost that crunch of a wheel on a kerb. i saw the vehicle mount the kerb and it was coming out so quickly, and i saw some people being hit in front of me. ijumped to the left into the road. i think one of the guys had been hit, but fortunately was kept past me. and then looked around me in shock because i could see bodies, and it was all, yeah, real shock. some people trying to escape the vehicle ended up in the road, cared for by bewildered passers—by. we heard what sounded like metal on metal, and we assumed it was a collisio

gavin hewitt reports in more detail on the attack on westminster bridge. early afternoon with the traffic flowing over westminster bridge. to the right, a greyossing the bridge and then swerves onto the pavement. a woman jumps into the thames. others are knocked to the ground and under traffic as the vehicle races towards parliament square. left behind on the bridge, a group of horrified visitors. 0n the ground, about 20 injured people, some lying on the pavement, many bleeding, one trapped under a bus. some of the injuries were described as catastrophic. a big sort of crunch, sounded like a car crash but like the crunch of a wheel on a kerb. i saw the vehicle mount the kerb and it was coming out so quickly and i saw some people being hit in front of me, ijumped to the left into the road. i think one of the guys had been hit, but fortunately was kept past me. and then looked around me in shock because i could see bodies, and, yeah, real shock. some people trying to escape the vehicle ended up in the road, cared for by bewildered passers—by. we heard what sounded like metal on metal, and we assumed it was a collision. but then we looked outsi

gavin rossdale to really make his mark in britain. he‘ll be here to tell us about their new album. and matt has the weather. good morning. we swap the blue skies for greyation because the process which begins today is truly historic. the process will set in train changes that will affect our lives and our laws for decades to come. we‘ve already seen last night that picture of the prime minister signing the letter which is the formal notification of britain‘s decision to leave, but also setting out the key points of the prime minister‘s negotiating stance and in the last half an hour or so, we have seen the last half an hour or so, we have seen the entire cabinet arriving here in downing street to be briefed in person by the prime minister on the contents of that letter. we know that the prime minister is going to set out her determination to leave not just the set out her determination to leave notjust the eu, but the single market, that she wants to control immigration, that she wants a new free trade deal with the eu, but clearly, the contents of that letter will be considered very closely indeed to see what signals it sends out about what britain is