and gavin williamson didn't pose to this photo, surely, at in the sun.iet in british politics, as it is at the moment, to make the headlines. i don't think he is behind this story, necessarily. i think this is hostile briefing. this is an extra ordinary story in which he has suggested that to save money because of the ministry of defence facing, as they all are, funding cuts, to save money on equipment that tractors to be fitted with guns and you could have fairies turned into gunboats. it isjust the most extremely story, and i can't... and this is nothing to do with brexit, nothing to do with a no deal brexit. purely about defence. nothing to do with a no deal brexit. purely about defencelj nothing to do with a no deal brexit. purely about defence. i think this is part of the reason that the paper offered jobs on gavin williamson's stories. he often becomes a niche topic. this is a good old fashion little story that does not involve brexit. and it is simple and easy to understand. it is worth pointing out that it says in the piece the gavin williamson d

defence secretary gavin williamson has said that he is very concerned over these allegations, and iswith those governments to investigate these claims. but with defence resources under pressure, any kind of effective policing of designated naval war graves could be difficult. chi chi izundu, bbc news. now on bbc news, talking books. welcome to talking books. we've come here to talk to dame hilary mantel, the only woman to have won the man booker prize for fiction twice for her bestselling historical novels wolf hall and bring up the bodies. her otherfiction may take you by surprise, with books about ghosts, the supernatural, and the french revolution. the world of course eagerly awaits the next instalment of the thomas cromwell trilogy, the mirror and the light. hilary mantel, welcome to talking books. we will come to the mirror and the light in due course. but i want to start with the books you have written. i2 novels, short stories, a memoir, and i was very struck by how very different they are — from 800 pages on the french revolution to performing psychics in suburbia, your subje

the british defence secretary, gavin williamson, says he was very concerned to hear claims that fourd been looted. they are thought to be the graves of royal navy sailors and civilians. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. may 1939, the launch of the prince of wales, a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and american president franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on december 10th 1941. the warships had been trying to intercept a japanese invasion force headed for malaya. both vessels were sunk by bombers as they tried to return to their base in singapore. over 800 sailors were lost, making the wrecks war graves. diving experts currently think at least ten british warships are in that area. they've been ransacked for their steel, which has very little radiation and could be used to make sensitive instruments. it's thought the salvage of one ship

the defence secretary gavin williamson says he's "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwreckslooted. chi chi izundu has the details. iname i name this ship prince of wales. cheering and applause. may, 1939. the launch of the prince of wales a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and the american president franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on the 10th of september, 1941. the warships had been trying to intercept a japanese invasion force that was headed for malaysia, then called malaya. both vessels were sunk by japanese bombers as they tried to return to their base in singapore. over 800 sailors died making the wrecks war graves. as a naval officer and as a historian, i feel very disturbed about this sort of thing, because you essentially have criminals, scrap dealers going in and disturbing the graves of people who fought for their country, but also destroying his

the defence secretary gavin williamson says he was "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks are thought to be the graves of royal navy sailors and civilians. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. may 1939, the launch of the prince of wales, a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 19a1, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and american president franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on december 10th, 19a1. the warships had been trying to intercept a japanese invasion force headed for malaya. both vessels were sunk by bombers as they tried to return to their base in singapore. over 800 sailors were lost, making the wrecks war graves. diving experts currently think at least ten british warships are in that area. they've been ransacked for their steel, which has very little radiation, and could be used to make sensitive instruments. it's thought the salvage of one ship alone could fetch

the defence secretary gavin williamson says he's "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecksoasts had been looted. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. cheering and applause. may 1939. the launch of a new warship a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and the american president franklin roosevelt. in that same year, both the prince of wales and repulse were lost in the java sea. the warships were sunk trying to intercept a japanese invasion force that was headed to malaysia, then called malaya. over 800 sailors died, making the wrecks war graves. as a naval officer and as a historian, ifeel very disturbed about this sort of thing, because you essentially have criminals, scrap dealers, going in and disturbing the graves of people who fought for their country, but also destroying historical wrecks, which sometime in the future might be of significance to future generations. it is thought the salvage of one ship alone can fetch up to £1 million. t

defence secretary gavin williamson says he is very concerned over these allegations and is working withresources under pressure, any kind of effective policing of designated naval war graves could be difficult. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last ten days. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. the government says it will investigate allegations that british world war ii shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good afternoon. england have capitualted on the second day of the third test at trent bridge, leaving india well placed to reduce england's 2—0 lead in the series. after impressive performances to win the first two maches, england captainjoe root will be alarmed by the abject batting performance. having been 54 without loss, they've fallen to 151—9. hardik pandy

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defence secretary gavin williamson says he is very concerned over these allegations and is working withs under pressure, any kind of effective policing of designated naval war graves could be difficult. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last ten days. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated and in sport: england fall to 98—4 in reply to india's first innings total of 329 on day two of the third test at trent bridge. cap injoe root given an for that catch, one he thought made contact with the ground —— captainjoe root. the hosts under real pressure now at trent bridge. sergio aguero scores twice as manchester city beat/lead huddersfield 4—1 in one of three premier league matches today. the champions maintaining their

defence secretary gavin williamson has said that he is very concerned over these allegations, and isrnments to investigate these claims. but with defence resources under pressure, any kind of effective policing of designated naval war graves could be difficult. chi chi izundu, bbc news. president trump has again called the special counsel robert mueller‘s probe into the 2016 us election "a witch hunt", after news that the top white house lawyer has been cooperating with it for months. in the past week, the administration has faced further negative headlines after a book published by a former trump aide. but as nick bryant has been discovering in tennesee, the president's support among evangelical christians remains strong. it wasn't just the post—industrial landscape of the rust belt that provided lush political terrain for donald trump, but the southern bible belt as well. congregations such as the thousand hills cowboy church in central tennessee. making sausage, i love it! white evangelicals, who in the presidential election gave the new york billionaire a higher level of support

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from britishrks defense secretary gavin williamson on the nato alliance and the u.k.'s role in the world. he addressed military aggressiveness and military modernization. hosted by the atlantic council, this is one hour. host: good morning, everyone and , welcome to the atlantic council. my name is jim jones. i am the interim chairman of the atlantic council. i work with the skull crop kocroft center as well. i have been a big fan of the council for many years. i am honored to be here especially for this very great day. we are pleased to welcome the secretary of state for defense of the united kingdom, the honorable gavin williamson. welcome to washington. there is no secret in this room about the fact that the u.s., -- the u.s.-u.k. relationship has for many years been the anchor of the transatlantic relationship since world war ii. my own experience with the u.k. has more to do with the royal marines, which i have had many great expeditions with around the world, and we have a very tight relationship as does the navy, air force, and the army. where more than allies,

secretary gavin williamson. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] :: [inaudible conversations] >> i have the honor of introducing the administrator mark green. the private sector appreciates the work that

gavin williamson seems to have a plan of action, he is working with the leisure and the indonesian governmento? we can't go there. that was a quick look through the observer, the express , quick look through the observer, the express, the telegraph, and the daily mail. you will be back in 45 minutes, if you don't mind? thank you very much indeed. that's it for the papers. we will be back atjust after 11:30pm the mob. next, it is su btle after 11:30pm the mob. next, it is subtle case click. next, it's click. this week, it's a look back at click‘s summer of sport. we'll start with our trip to f1 from july, which has been at the cutting edge of technology and design since its creation in 1946. welcome to the pit. every year, teams compete fiercely to outdo each other in aerodynamics, data communication and materials, all with one aim — to make their cars go really, really fast. and they do a really good job of making them that, as we are finding out here at the austrian grand prix. lewis hamilton's ride. what's even more impressive is that this whole show is permanently on the road, with car, te

gavin williamson says it is wrong that people should try and disturb the designated war graves of sailorsorking with the indonesian and malaysian governments to investigate these claims further. chi chi izundu reporting. the indonesian island of lombok has been hit by another powerful earthquake, measuring magnitude 6.3 it comes measuring magnitude 6.3. it comes just two weeks after an earthquake killed 460 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. there are no reports of any injuries after the latest tremor although landslides have been triggered in the east of the island. a scottish man accused of running a precious metals fraud scheme in the united states has been placed on the fbi's "most wanted" list. 65—year—old james ward is alleged to have offered investors bogus deals involving precious metals. the fbi allege he received more than £300,000. he's been on the run since 2012. non—smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to us research. the study said childhood passive smoking was "likely to add sev

there's been talk of a relatively new defence secretary gavin williamson being in favour of an amnesty the whole peace process. obviously there are concerns, brexit comes up in almost every story we talk about, but there are concerns about the northern ireland border and so on and that will cause tensions to the peace process. what the northern ireland secretary, whose job it process. what the northern ireland secretary, whosejob it is process. what the northern ireland secretary, whose job it is to make sure of that isn't disrupted, the point that she's making is if you give an amnesty to a former british soldier, then you would in effect have to give an amnesty also to former members of the ira and how accessible would that be? interesting. now, we're going back to the times, i shall have to rifle through. in some ways to me slightly extraordinary headline, lance, former kkk wizard, this is the clue cla ps cla n former kkk wizard, this is the clue claps clan of course, praised corbyn victory. —— ku klux klan. this is the head of the ku klux klan who made this comment in 2015. the hea

gavin williamson said it is wrong that people should try and disturb the designated war graves of sailorsre working with the indonesian and malaysian governments to investigate these claims further. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala, at least 300 in the flood—hit southern state of kerala, at least 350 people have died the boss of the fashion label superdry has given a one million pound donation to the campaign for another eu referendum. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. premier league champions manchester city are a "rich club" but "cannot buy class" according tojose mourinho. the manchester united manager was responding to a question about city's new behind the scenes documentary which was released earlier this week. pep guardiola's side won the title last season with a record 100 points. mourinho sa

gavin williamson says it is wrong that people should try and disturb the designated war graves of sailorsre working with the indonesian and malaysian governments to investigate these claims further. as venezuela's economic problems deepen, the effects are being felt across south america. ecuador has now banned venezuelans from entering without a passport, trapping thousands of people trying to flee hardship at home. and in one border town in brazil, residents drove out hundreds of venezuelan migrants following a robbery. bill hayton reports. the town of pacaraima, on brazil's border with venezuela, soldiers on the street protecting hundreds of venezuelan migrants being pushed back over the frontier. it followed a robbery which local people blamed on the new arrivals. in response, they burnt down the migrant shelter. anti—migrant feeling is growing across south america. ecuador the latest to impose restrictions on venezuelans. the sudden announcement left thousands of people stuck at border crossings. translation: we were on the road already when they put out that news, just like that, boo

are pleased to welcome the secretary of state for defense of the united kingdom, the honorable gavin williamsonwelcome to washington. there is no secret in this room about the fact that the u.s., you kate relationship has for many years been the anchor of the transatlantic relationship. since world war ii. my own experience with the u.k. has more to do with the royal marines. great had many expeditions with around the world. we have a very tight relationship as does the navy, air force, and the army. where more than allies, where friends. we think the same way and the threats that face us same way. these are crucial times that we live in the 21st century as announced itself as a messy century full of different changesof gravity big in what defines national security. more than just about armies, navies, and air forces. but also what defines us as a people in our economic strength and culture and the rule of law. though several things working together hopefully will lead toward a peaceful world. in europe, our friends in europe a russia that by is increasingly disruptive in what it seeks to do. t

. >> live tuesday on c-span, gavin williamson, the british secretary of state for defense, alks about the alliance. then we hear from reporters who worked on the harvey weinstein sexual misconduct story. on c-span2, the anniversary of the bombings of the u.s. embassies in nairobi, kenya, and tanzania, at 8:00 a.m. eastern. after that, a look at the health insurance costs. later, the american enterprise institute hosts a discussion on u.s. policy in southeast asia. that's live at 12:30 p.m. eastern. >> next, lori wallach talks about the ongoing negotiations between the u.s., canada, and mexico on updating the north american free trade agreement, or nafta, hosted by the national press foundation, this is about 45 minutes. >> the stuff that's in nafta and part of the reason the fights are so fraught and why so many groups who wouldn't think we have a stake in the trade fight, like consumer groups like mine, is because of what's actually in the agreements. number one, with nafta, the core provision is investment protections. this gets to the whole job outsourcing thing, and i'm going to e

gavin williamson demanding an investigation.nan. we have been talking about you and him on this programme, a man who made an extraordinary contribution but it's an incredibly difficultjob to do. he's had his critics in the past, hasn't he? that's right. he was the first secretary of the united nations became from subsector —— sub saharan africa. usually when great people die, we spend an awful lot of time looking at things done differently. he was also very honest about the mistakes that he made. he was the head of the peacekeeping directorate when when there were people in rwanda and srebrenica. he said it was a difficult time. the united nations and peacekeeping, it's a very fine line between peacekeeping and peace enforcement. a massive contribution. it's important to remember that people are human. he is perhaps the best example of somebody making the best decision in very difficult circumstances. difficult task in setting himself more peace around the world. unachievable and thankless tasks. united nations is a complicated

. >> live tuesday on c-span, gavin williamson, the british secretary of state for defense, alks about the alliance. then we hear from reporters who worked on the harvey weinstein sexual misconduct story. on c-span2, the anniversary of the bombings of the u.s. embassies in nairobi, kenya, and tanzania, at 8:00 a.m. eastern. after that, a look at the health insurance costs. later, the american enterprise institute hosts a discussion on u.s. policy in southeast asia. that's live at 12:30 p.m. eastern. >> next, lori wallach talks about the

visit ncicap.org] >> live tuesday on c-span, gavin williamson, british secretary of state for defense, talks about the nato alliance. then we hear from reporters who worked on the harvey weinstein sexual misconduct started on c-span2. marking the 20th anniversary of the bombings in kenya and tanzania. after that, a look at the cost of health care benefits, for 2019. the american enterprise institute hosted a discussion on u.s. policy in southeast asia, live at 12:30 p.m. eastern. coming up in about one hour, george mason university's richard kauzlarich

from britishrks defense secretary gavin williamson on the nato alliance and the u.k.'role in the world. he addressed military aggressiveness and military modernization. hosted by the atlantic council, this is one hour. host: good morning, e