generaljohn kelly will take over.llistic missile for the second time this month. neighbouring countries have condemned the launch as a "severe and real" threat. supporters of pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif say he will use all the legal options available to defend his name. mr sharif was forced to resign, after the supreme court disqualified him from office for life over corruption allegations. it's the climax of a saga prompted two years ago by the panama papers, leaks which linked mr sharif‘s three children with offshore companies that allegedly enabled money laundering or tax evasion. 0ur pakistan correspondent secunder kermani reports. they've been chanting "go, nawaz, go!" for over a year. and today he left. nawaz sharif resigned after pakistan's highest court disqualified him from holding office. judges decided he'd not been honest in dealing with a corruption inquiry. for his opponents, including cricketer turned leading politician imran khan, today's decision is an unprecedented victory for accou

but he has ——john —— generaljohn kelly. but he has come ata generaljohn kelly.order in order to deal with bigger problems. the family of rashan charles, who died in hackney in east london after police apprehended him last weekend, have appealed for calm after a night of violence there. bottles and fireworks were thrown at police following a demonstration. the independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of mr charles, who was 20 years old. richard lister reports. the tension had been building all afternoon. a peaceful protest about the death of a young man in police custody in east london beginning to turn into something else. the police were out in force trying to maintain calm, but it didn't last. by ten o'clock, a fleet of police vans was facing a burning barricade and an angry crowd. fireworks and bottles were thrown. hundreds of officers trying to keep people back. move away, the dogs are coming out. police in full riot gear repeatedly tried to clear the street. mounted officers were brought in too. it took at least another hour for s

and that is generaljohn kelly.neral, a—star general, who could impose some kind of perhaps military discipline on a rather unruly west wing. this appointment once again sets in further adrift from the republican party. the advantage to that is that when things go wrong, as they did in congress with healthcare this week, he can win the party, not the presidency. as you havejust he can win the party, not the presidency. as you have just seen, kim jong—un presidency. as you have just seen, kimjong—un in presidency. as you have just seen, kim jong—un in north presidency. as you have just seen, kimjong—un in north korea has put a bigger problem on his desk and the international community is now looking to him to take the lead. his current strategy does not look like it is working and we do not know what planned beers. so a lot is riding on how quickly he can get his own house in order. there are reports of a fire at a music festival in spain. up to 22,000 people are believed to have been evacuated from the tomorrowland

generaljohn kelly will be taking over.rump's top team. goodbye for 110w. hello there. good morning. generally speaking, the weather's been unsettled in recent days. that was certainly the case yesterday with frequent showers across scotland and northern ireland. this was taken by one of our weather watchers. more persistent rain for england and wales. that clears in the early hours of this morning, we keep a few showers in scotland and northern ireland. in between the two, dry weather. temperatures down to 14—15 degrees further south. the morning, showers around in scotland. mainly in the western side of scotland and the north of northern ireland. the further south you are, largely dry. one or two showers into the morning across northern england. some good spells of sunshine. a lovely start to the day for much of wales. one or two showers here. for the south—west of england, thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain. through the english channel, a lot of cloud and rain never too far away. this weather front may drift back in. so

reince priebus‘ replacement is the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly,ump described as a ' great american‘ and a ‘true star‘ of his administration. well, after president trump tweeted the news of priebus‘ departure, he had this to say upon returning to washington. reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. reince priebus, a good man. thank you very much. reince preibus has been speaking about his resignation which he says he offered on thursday. here's what he had to say. it was something that i have always talked to the president about, which is — i have always said to him, and he was agreed with me. any time either one of us think that we need to make a change or need to move in a different direction, let's just talk about it, and get it done. and so i think the president thought about that, and we talked about it yesterday, and i resigned, and he accepted my resignation. but this is about the president. it's about moving his a

generaljohn kelly will take over on monday.e. south korea says it will take measures of its own to tackle the threat. it has been a wild time at the white house. there have been feuds between president trump and his attorney general, jeff sessions. we are still waiting to see how that one is resolved. two of his own top staffers appeared to be at war. that has ended with reince preibus stepping down. but the chaos doesn't end there. it spreads to capitol hill, with the republican attempts to repeal obamacare. here's a look back at the week. healthcare. obamacare. repeal and replace. health insurance. the motion to proceed... legislation... the skinny bill. the legislation is not agreed to. any senator voting against starting debate is telling america you are fine with the obamacare nightmare. we have obligations to keep those commitments, both to begin the debate and bring smarter healthcare solutions to the desk of the president. it is not a good approach for legislation that affects millions of people and one sixth of the eco

the headlines: more turmoil at the white house — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chieff staff after days of public infighting. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star, has done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. fireworks and bottles are hurled at police in east london during a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. north korea says its latest intercontinental missile test is a stern warning for washington. north korea says its latest missile test proves the whole of the us mainland is within range of its weapons. also in the next hour — putting lives at risk — one in four shops are caught selling knives to children. the local government association to hear trading officers carried out the test purchases as they find are alarming. and in half an hour, day line has an eyewitness account of europe's containing migrant crisis and the trump administration. good morning and welcome to bbc news. president trump has described his new chief of staff, john kelly, as a true star of

a political outsider, generaljohn kelly. imposing some military discipline on what has been a to montrose white house, but he has no political experience. it will be kind of interesting to see how he steers this ship going forward. how distracting or all of these fractures within these relationships at the white house to getting on with the job of passing laws? when it comes to the likes of health care, it has been ratherfrustrating for donald trump and the republican party. i have travelled the country, and when you speak to people, the first thing they bring up as health care, because those who have no longer can't afford health care rely on the free health care that they got through president 0bama's measures. those are middle class, middle incomes to work really hard and are now seeing their premiums shooting up because they have to pay for those health measures. they also wa nted for those health measures. they also wanted abolished. nothing seems to be getting done. republicans say the president did not own this, he di

do you think generaljohn kelly will be able to bring some order to it? absolutely. he is the general border, and i think if anybody can do it, he can. —— general of order. donald trump has said he wants to end government payments to health insurers. he is obviously very annoyed that there wasn't, you know, that the skinny repeal didn't go through. do you think this is blackmail, that he isjust through. do you think this is blackmail, that he is just bent out of shape it is he didn't get his way? i think the underlying concern, andi way? i think the underlying concern, and i say this dripping with sarcasm , and i say this dripping with sarcasm, i mean, these poor congressmen and women, this was just thrown in ball—up. they had no idea they would have the chance to repeal and replace. it is not like we have all -- and replace. it is not like we have all —— not like we have control of all —— not like we have control of all three branches of government. i am being sardonic. they have had three years to prepare for this and nothing has cottoned on. i do not t

and that is generaljohn kelly. general, who could impose some kind of perhaps military discipline on a rather unruly west wing. he is also seen as having done a remarkablejob as head of homeland security. so how he'll do in the west wing, we'll have to wait and see. but he has no political experience. and what we are seeing is a republican party and a white house who seemed to be distancing themselves from one another. yes, and the other defeat this week was of course over health care and donald trump has been tweeting over that. what impact do you think that might have? well, the defeat of health care is something all americans are concerned about. i have travelled the length and breadth of this country and it's the one thing they all come back to. and that is because for those who rely on the free health care they now get under president 0bama's reforms, without it, they don't know how they'll cope, they don't know how they'll get their treatment. and for those who are middle class, middle income, hard—working fa

the headlines: more turmoil at the white house — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chieff staff after days of public infighting. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star, has done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. fireworks and bottles are hurled at police in east london during a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. north korea boasts its latest missile tests proves that the whole of the us mainland is within range will. in the next hour — uk universities pension fund deficit grows to more than £17 billion. a pensions expert says universities may have to reduce benefits for members or raise tuition fees for students. and in half an hour, click goes to las vegas for hackfest to find the the latest on cutting edge hacking research from the most brilliant minds in the world. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump has described his new chief of staff, john kelly, as a true star of his administration after reince priebus stood down from the post. mr trump said

more turmoil at the white house — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff afterublic in—fighting. general kelly has been a star, done an incrediblejob general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody. a great american. also in the next hour — uk universities‘ pension fund deficit doubles to more than £17 billion in the last year. a pensions‘ expert says universities may have to reduce benefits for its members, or increase tuition fees for students, to fill the black hole. and in half an hour — dateline has an eyewitness account of europe's continuing migrant crisis and of course the latest troubles at the trump administration. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the family of a man who died after being apprehended by police has appealed for peace, after unrest broke out on the streets in the wake of his death. the independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of 20—year—old rashan charles. last night angry clashes broke out as protesters blocked a road in dalston, east london, and set mattresses alig

white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of publicn—fighting. general kelly has been a star. he's done an incredible job so far. he's respected by everybody. a great, great american. after violence breaks out in east london — the family of a 20—year—old man who died after being restrained by police — appeal for peace. also in the next hour — uk universities‘ pension fund deficit doubles to more than £17 billion in the last year. universities may have to reduce benefits for its members, or increase tuition fees for students, to fill the black hole. a tight squeeze — an american woman has been rescued by firefighters after a boa constrictor wrapped itself around her and bit herface. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, claims any target on the us mainland is now within striking range. it following his military‘s latest intercontinental missile test, the second test within a month. as with previous launches, the event was celebrated by north korean state media. and we'll be speaking to an expert on

president trump has sworn in his new chief of staff, the retired generaljohn kelly. ed to bring a more disciplined approach than his predecessor, reince priebus, who was fired on friday. i'm joined by our north america editorjon sopel. how much of this is about a new chief of staff, how much about the man at the top...? great question, generaljohn kelly, 45 years in the marine corps, you would expect him to want to impose that kind of discipline into the white house, proper chain of command, white house, proper chain of command , processes white house, proper chain of command, processes for who goes to meetings, who gets to see the president, who does not. all things lacking in the past six months, but the real question is, will donald trump let him in that discipline? if you think of when donald trump was a candidate, there we re donald trump was a candidate, there were various times where we saw a change of campaign manager, and speculated about whether this would mark a change in the style of the donald trump operation, it did not really, things carried on much as

the white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of publican interim prime minister is chosen by pakistan's ruling party, but he'll only stand—in until the brother of ousted leader nawaz sharif is elected.

president trump describes his new chief of staff, retired military generaljohn kelly, as a true star.up the position after reince priebus stood down from the post. north korea tests an intercontinental ballistic missile it says is capable of striking the entire united states. president trump describes the action as reckless and dangerous and carries out its own missile exercises with south korea. it's emerged that uk universities‘ pension fund has a deficit that has grown to more than £17 billion. pensions experts say universities may have to reduce benefits for members or increase tuition fees for students to fill the black hole. now on bbc news, witness. hello, i'm lucy hockings. welcome to witness, here at the british library in london. this month, we have anotherfive people have witnessed extraordinary moments of history first hand. we'll be talking about the legalisation of homosexuality in britain 50 years ago. a breakthrough for women in the men's world of racing, and, in a moment, the russian ballet star rudolf nureyev defected to the west. but first, we go back to a turning p

white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of publicn—fighting. north korea claims its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test proves any target in the us is now within striking distance. after violence breaks out in east london, the family of a 20—year—old man who died after being restrained by police, appeal for peace. we understand your anger. don't feel that the family doesn't feel the frustration and that anger too. all the family knows is taking it to the streets, doesn't give you justice. also in the next hour, the man who attacked shoppers in hamburg was a known islamist with mental health problems. german chancellor angela merkel thanks bystanders from the turkish immigrant community who stood up to the armed attacker. in half an hour — witness brings you five more extraordinary moments of the recent past, including the man who brought soviet ballet star rudolf nureyev to the west. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the main pension scheme for british universities has a deficit of more than £17 billion, the largest on

white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of public

more turmoil at the white house, donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff afters of public infighting. general kelly has been a star, done an incrediblejob general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job this far, respected by everybody, great american. uk universities‘ pension fund deficit doubles to more than £17 billion in the last year. a pensions expert says universities may have to reduce benefits for its members, or increase tuition fees for students, to fill the black hole. and in half an hour. click goes to las vegas to see the latest cutting—edge hacking technology from some of the world's greatest minds. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. violence broke out overnight in east london following a protest over the death of a man after he was restrained by police a week ago. the independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of 20—year—old rashan charles. a vigil is to be held outside newington police station the day after bottles and fireworks were thrown at officers, as richard lister reports. the tension had been building all

is going into his bunker, surrounding himself with family, anthony scaramucci and people like generaljohn kellyoned loyalty, more than anything. john kelly has been quite vocal about supporting the anti—immigration policies. he likes whipping up the idea that america is under threat. if kelly serves as a yes—man for trump, or whether he lives with other military, hr mcmaster of the security council, the only way for trump to stop causing further damage is military alliance within the executive. you heard mr priebus talking about a reset of the administration. did he need that? he's only six months in! we are not talking about a systematic reset or anything is coherent, it's just something where trump scapegoats people. it wasjeff sessions, who was being humiliated by trump because trump blames him for not controlling the trump— russian investigation. right now, trump is denouncing republicans in congress who turned against the health care bill. trump, who has a lwa ys health care bill. trump, who has always tried to run this like a business, cannot understand politics where you do not get what

the current director of homeland security, generaljohn kelly, will be the new chief of staff.th korea says it will prepare independent measures to curb the nuclear threat posed by north korea. the united states and south korea have staged a joint missile exercise, in response to the latest test firing by north korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile hours earlier. charlie gard, the terminally ill baby at the centre of a long legal battle in britain between his parents and hospital authorities has died. charlie had been moved from a hospital in london to a hospice where his life support equipment was withdrawn. here, council workers in birmingham are stepping up industrial action in are stepping up industrial action in a dispute that has left rubbish piling up on the streets. members of the unite union have been refusing to do overtime and have been carrying out two hour stoppages every day, which rose to three hours a day. it looks bad and smells even worse. piles and piles of rubbish strewn gci’oss piles and piles of rubbish strewn across birmingham streets. on this ro

generaljohn kelly, the head of homeland security, takes over.ental ballistic missile. the usa and south korea react with a live—fire exercise of their own. charlie gard, the terminally ill british baby whose medical care was the subject of a lengthy court battle, has died. and the volunteers trying to save the wild horses of alberta before it's too late. remembering the fallen of world war i. commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaele.

viewers the scene at the white house at the moment, the cameras seem to be pointing towards generaljohn kellyual story that these cameras are meant to be covering tonight is a medal honouring ceremony. all eyes will be onjohn kelly. we don't do this very often, this is president trump's first medal of honour presentation and it would surprise me if the press misbehaved by shouting out questions to the president at an event like this, until maybe on his way out of the room but not while the is going on. as we can see, the cameras are very much focused onjohn kelly, thatis very much focused onjohn kelly, that is what people want to talk about. that cannot be the big story every day when the world is in the balance. what do you think needs to be done to stop that? we will see how well the president and the chief of staff get on each other‘s wavelength. i think donald trump realises that he'd just had the worst week of any president in modern history, at least since august of 1974 when richard nixon had to resign, but that has a long time in between really bad weeks, and it may well be that the p

president trump has sworn in his new chief of staff, the retired generaljohn kelly.lett usher is in washington. the president has spoken to the japanese prime minister about the latest intercontinental ballistic missile test by north korea. he said they are both committed to increasing economic and diplomatic pressure on pyongyang. the president had this to say. we will handle north korea. we will be able to handle them. it will be handled. we handle them. it will be handled. we handle everything. thank you very much. let's speak to barbara plett—usher, who is in washington. the start of another potentially turbulent week for donald trump after last week. all eyes on the new staffing at the white house. donald trump clearly hoping this can reassert his authority and control over what he is trying to achieve? yes, that's right. i think the republican party also hoping that, given what looked like a meltdown in the white house last week with the ousting of the chief of staff. the new one is a retired military general from the marine corps. he has a good reputation for

but now, irony of ironies, generaljohn kelly, on the first day as new chief of staff, had changes hes the president lavished praise on him. so i want to congratulate you on having done a fantasticjob and we look forward to, if it's possible, and even better job as chief of staff. i'll try, sir. the general had demanded the head of scaramucci, and the president served it up on a platter. after a dizzying few days, the president's press secretary tried to sound calm. the president certainly felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position, and he did not want to burden general kelly, also, with that line of succession. before all this unfold at the president tweeted. .. well, actually, still quite chaotic, as the president went to a ceremony in the east wing to honour those who were prepared to lay down their lives for their comrades and their country. commemorations have been taking place to mark 100 years since the start one of the bloodiest battles of world war i. over three months, british and allied troops clashed with german soldiers in what became kn

mr trump has appointed the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly, as his new chief of staff. south korea says it will prepare independent measures to curb the nuclear threat posed by north korea. the united states and south korea have staged a joint missile exercise, in response to the latest test firing by north korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile hours earlier. charlie gard, the terminally ill baby at the centre of a long legal battle in britain between his parents and hospital authorities, has died. charlie had been moved from a hospital in london to a hospice where his life support equipment was withdrawn. here, council refuse workers in birmingham are stepping up their industrial action in a dispute that's left rubbish piling up in the streets. members of the unite union have been refusing to do overtime, and have been carrying out two hour stoppages every day — which rose to three hours today. the dispute is about planned changes to working practices. our correspondent sima kotecha reports. it looks bad and smells even worse. piles and piles o

generaljohn kelly is currently in charge of homeland security.p revealed he was replaced at the end of a tumultuous week in washington. earlier, they travelled together to an event in long island, where donald trump lavished a lot of praise onjohn kelly. john kelly has done an amazing job as secretary of homeland security. incredible. a real star. one of our best. it was when he was heading back to the white house that donald trump tweeted news about the job change. he spoke briefly to reporters. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. reince is a good man. generaljohn kelly will be a star. he is respected by everybody. a great, great american. reince priebus, a good man. there was a time when they seemed so close. ever since the election, the right—hand man, reince priebus, rarely far from the president's side. but he said after several days of discussions, he wanted to resign. the president wanted to go in a different direction. i support him in that. the president has a right to change directions and hit a reset button. i think it is a good time to

white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of public deficit on record of any retirement fund in the uk is run up by the main pension scheme for british universities. also in the next hour, a key vote in a venezuela, a country on the brink of civil war. after months of protests, the country's assembly is elected tomorrow, with broad powers to rewrite the country's constitution. and also this hour, we bring you the story of one woman's lucky escape from a boa constrictor which clamped itself to her face.

white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of publicfighting. north korea says its intercontinental ballistic missile test brings all parts of the united states within its range. the family of a 20—year—old man who died after being restrained by police a week ago appeal for peace after angry clashes in east london. are very personal tale of love in the romantic comedy the big six. find out what james the romantic comedy the big six. find out whatjames king mate of this and the other releases this week in the film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror, and political commentatorjo phillips. al polite tourists reviewers, so twitter tells us! you may disagree. i left my knuckle duster that home. to be polished! let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages. the observer leads with donald trump's decision to sack his chief of staff. the telegraph leads with an ally of borisjohnson attacking philip hammond's approach to bre

donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief—of—staff after days of public fighting.eral kelly has been a star. he has done an incrediblejob thus far and respected by everybody. a great, great american. fireworks and bottles are hurled at police in east london during a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. pope francis leads tributes to 11—month—old charlie gard after his life support was switched off at a hospice. also in the next hour, north korea says its latest missile testis north korea says its latest missile test is a stern warning for washington. president trump said it was dangerous. in half an hour, as pakistan prepares to celebrate 70 yea rs of pakistan prepares to celebrate 70 years of independence, the travel show goes to karachi and asks if the city offers anything for tourists? good morning and welcome to bbc news. president trump has described his new chief—of—staff, john kelly, as a true star of his administration after reince priebus stood down from the post. mr trump said mr kelly, a retired military general, had do

the headlines: more turmoil at the white house — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chiefo a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star, has done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. fireworks and bottles are hurled at police in east london during a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. north korea says its latest intercontinental missile test is a stern warning for washington. north korea says its latest missile test proves the whole of the us mainland is within range of its weapons. also in the next hour — putting lives at risk — one in four shops are caught selling knives to children.

more turmoil at the white house — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff afterone an incrediblejob general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody. a great american. also in the next hour — uk universities‘ pension fund deficit doubles to more than £17 billion in the last year. a pensions‘ expert says universities may have to reduce benefits for its members, or increase tuition fees for

mr trump has appointed the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly, as his new chief of staff. south korea says it will prepare independent measures to curb the nuclear threat posed by north korea. the united states and south korea have staged a joint missile exercise in response to the latest test firing by north korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile. charlie gard, the terminally ill baby at the centre of a long legal battle in britain between his parents and hospital authorities, has died. charlie had been moved from a hospital in london to a hospice where his life support equipment was withdrawn. let's have a look at the front page of this morning's papers. the daily mail leads on the death of charlie gard. it says the baby, whose battle for survival captured the hearts around the world, lost his fight for life a week before his first birthday. a picture of charlie's dad with the baby dominates the front of the daily mirror. the paper says both of charlie's parents were at his side as his life support was switched off. the daily express reports on th

white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of public incrediblejob general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job so far it general kelly has been a star, done an incrediblejob so far it is respected by everybody. a great, great american. a great, great american. after violence breaks out in east london — the family of a 20—year—old man who died after being restrained by police — appeal for peace. also in the next hour — uk universities‘ pension fund deficit doubles to more than £17 billion pounds in the last year. a pensions‘ expert says universities may have to reduce benefits for its members, or increase tuition fees for students, to fill the black hole.

mr trump has appointed the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly, as his newef of staff. the united states and south korea have staged a joint missile exercise, in response to the latest test firing by north korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile hours earlier. the us military said the exercise had involved live firing of surface—to—surface weapons. charlie gard, the terminally ill baby at the centre of a long legal battle in britain between his parents and hospital authorities has died. charlie had been moved from a hospital in london to a hospice where his life support equipment was withdrawn. that is it from me. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, the team are in vegas, making faces for cash. packing for cash. and free cash! —— hacking for cash. vegas: home to casinos, elders — sort of — superfast knot tying, wide open spaces, limos, the strip, and this week, at the largest hackfest on the planet. —— elvis. this is the week where hackers rub up against law enforcers and everybody picks over each other‘s shoulders and networks. so let's

white house war — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief of staff after days of publice us is now within striking distance. after violence breaks out in east london, the family of a 20—year—old man who died after being restrained by police, appeal for peace. we understand your anger. don't feel that the family doesn't feel the frustration and that anger too. all the family knows is taking it to the streets, doesn't give you justice. also in the next hour, the man who attacked shoppers in hamburg was a known islamist with mental health problems.

generaljohn kelly, the head of homeland security, will take over. north korea has test—fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the second time this month. the usa and south korea have responded with a live—fire exercise of their own. charlie gard, the terminally ill british baby whose medical care was the subject of a court battle, has died after a judge ruled his life support system be switched off. pakistan's ruling party will choose a new prime minister on saturday following the resignation of nawaz sharif. he was forced to step down after the supreme court disqualified him from office. now on bbc news, time for talking books. hello and welcome to talking books from hay festival here in wales. it's a celebration of culture with around 500 events across ten days. the aim of the festival is to bring together some of the world's greatest writers and thinkers to share their stories and ideas. i'm speaking to the egyptian author ahdaf soueif. her novel the map of love made her the first muslim woman to be nominated for a booker prize. her late

the headlines: more turmoil at the white house — donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chiefral kelly has been a star, has done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. fireworks and bottles are hurled at police in east london during a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. north korea boasts its latest missile tests proves that the whole of the us mainland is within range will.

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generaljohn kelly will be a star. he is respected by everybody. a great american.priebus is a good man. there was a time they seemed very close. since the election, the right—hand man, reince priebus, rarely farfrom election, the right—hand man, reince priebus, rarely far from the president's side. but he said after several days of discussions, he wa nted several days of discussions, he wanted to resign. the president wa nted wanted to resign. the president wanted to resign. the president wanted to go in a different direction. the president has a right to change directions and hit a reset button. i think it is a good time to do so and he was right to do so. it was something that i think the white house needs. i think it is healthy. and i support him in it. asked about an interview in which he was described by the new white house communications chief, anthony scaramucci, as a paranoid schizophrenic, rinse reeva's said he did not want to get on to the mud —— reince priebus. next week, a new general is in charge. bbc news. violence has broken out in east london during

but now, irony of ironies, generaljohn kelly, on the first day as new chief of staff, had changes heake, as the president lavished praise on him. so i want to congratulate you on having done a fantasticjob, and we look forward to, if it's possible, and even better job as chief of staff. i'll try, sir. the general had demanded the head of scaramucci, and the president served it up on a platter. after a dizzying few days, the president's press secretary tried to sound calm. the president certainly felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position, and he didn't want to burden general kelly, also, with that line of succession. before all this unfold at the president tweeted. .. well, actually, still quite chaotic, as the president went to a ceremony in the east wing to honour those who were prepared to lay down their lives for their comrades and their country. anthony scaramucci's departure follows one of the rocky is periods of donald trump's presidency. shortly after a major republican effort to overhaul the healthcare system failed, and both his spokesman

mr trump has appointed the current director of homeland security, retired generaljohn kelly, as his new chief of staff. south korea says it will prepare independent measures to curb the nuclear threat posed by north korea. the united states and south korea have staged a joint missile exercise in response to the latest test firing by north korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile. charlie gard, the terminally ill baby at the centre of a long legal battle in britain between his parents and hospital authorities, has died. charlie had been moved from a hospital in london to a hospice. let's have a look at the front page of this morning's papers. the daily mail leads on the death of charlie gard. it says the baby, whose battle for survival captured the hearts around the world, lost his fight for life a week before his first birthday. a picture of charlie's dad with the baby dominates the front of the daily mirror. the paper says both of charlie's parents were at his side as his life support was switched off. the daily express reports on their fears that brexit could be delayed after th

donald trump names generaljohn kelly as his next chief—of—staff after days of public fighting. g a protest over the death of a man who was restrained by police last week. pope francis leads tributes to 11—month—old charlie gard after his life support was switched off at a hospice. also in the next hour, north korea says its latest missile testis north korea says its latest missile test is a stern warning for washington. president

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president trump names retired military generaljohn kelly as his new chief of staff after reince priebuse test proves the whole of the us mainland is within range of its weapons. president trump describes the action as reckless and dangerous. let's get more now on the news that president trump's replaced his chief of staff after reince priebus stood down from the post. john kelly was heading up the homeland security department. earlier i spoke to the london based american commentator and trump supporter charlie wolf. i asked him why president trump has appointed the former general as his chief of staff. the president seems to like military men. he likes people with a sense of urgency and what he's not seeing out of the political classes that same sense of urgency. of the political classes that same sense of urgency. these are the same quys sense of urgency. these are the same guysin sense of urgency. these are the same guys in the background, the civil service here or the same in the states, they get things done when they get things done and itjust rolls along. trump is a businessman, he

but mr priebus‘ replacement, generaljohn kelly, demanded mr scaramucci's removal in turn.r scaramucci's attack last week may have made that an easier sale. the president certainly felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position. and he didn't want to burden general kelly also with that line of succession. mr scaramucci was actually the second communications director, following mike dubcic, who resigned in june. the current national security adviser, hr mcmaster, is also the second. the first, mike flynn, resigned after misleading the vice president on issues around the russian influence scandal. irritation with the investigation into that scandal eventually led to president trump firing the fbi director, james comey. we also know the president may about be about to fire his attorney—general, jeff sessions, because mr sessions recuesed himself from that investigation. maybe general kelly will make the white house work. but they've had a humiliation on health care in congress, that russian links investigation is rumbling on, and it's still not a

mr trump has brought in some on here demise very much, generaljohn kelly, the former director of homelandr of homeland security. this is a man who could potentially impose order on the chaos of the white house, because he has a history of enforcing it. he is a former military general from the marine corps. he has worked in government before and he would be somebody who would want to put ina would be somebody who would want to put in a single chain of command three him to the president which is what a chief of staff is supposed to do. it will not only be up to him. there are different factions in the white house who have their own lines to the president. will the president allow himself to be disciplined, even though he likes military men, will he let mr kelly do his job? that is what many people are wondering and many people are hoping. on top of that we have a tit—for—tat retaliation in moscow, picking out a number of those who work in the us embassy there. we'll donald trump react? i have not looked at twitter in the last 30 seconds, i don't know if he has done anything yet but you don'