gordon corera, bbc news, langley, virginia.or of the fbi, andrew mccabe, is stepping down. wanted him removed. headquarters in washington. how is this being interpreted? on one level you could say what's the big deal? the big deal? to retire in march and he's gone a few weeks early, does it matter? few weeks early, does it matter? president thought he was partisan, pro—democrat. pro—democrat. and it looks now like andrew mccabe has gone under pressure. has gone under pressure. investigation we were just hearing about. about. allege that there is corruption in the robert mueller investigation. the robert mueller investigation. very few facts apart from the one andrew mccabe stood down today. andrew mccabe stood down today. thank you very much. to have a better system for emergency contacts. chris died while looking after their two daughters. was absent from school. she's been speaking to our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. chris daykin was devoted to his girls. he took photos, almost every day. with their dad. it was on a tr

security correspondent gordon corera has traveled to stockholm to find out more. gordon: as fears of fake news and foreign influence spread, sweden has been a prime target. a general election is this year, and officials say the country has already been under attack. the head of the swedish security service, its version of mi5, told me where he thought the threat came from. >> we are not shy in sweden to say that the biggest threat to our security in that perspective is russia. they have long-term plans. if they want to do that, if they want to make uncertainty -- they are doing that. we see it from time to time. that is not real. we have seen news, fake news and so on for a long time. gordon: this lecture is one example, supposedly about an arms deal with ukraine. it used a forged signature of sweden's defense minister. allegations of russia's interference have been growing in a number of countries, including the u.s. and u.k. but sweden feels closer to the front line with russia just across the baltic sea. it is thought that russian fears over sweden's closer rela

gordon corera, bbc news, langley, virginia.or of the fbi, andrew mccabe, is stepping down, even though he was due to retire within weeks. he's been the focus of intense criticism from president trump and his republican allies for what they claim is political bias towards hillary clinton. from fbi headquarters in washington, our north america editorjon sopel explained how much political pressure andrew mccabe has been under. on one level, you can say, what is the big deal? andrew mccabe, he was due to retire in march. he has gone a few weeks early. does it really matter? well, yes, it does. because he has been under sustained pressure and attack from donald trump because the president thought he was partisan, pro—democrat. his wife had stood for the state senate in virginia. and, of course, this comes after the firing of the fbi director james comey, and it looks now that andrew mccabe has gone under pressure. it depends whether you are a democrat or republican. the democrats are saying this is a sustained assault on the indepen

gordon corera. it is one of the most famous and yet secret buildings in the world.eadquarters of the central intelligence agency. everyone‘s seen this, it's in all the movies. as its head, a tumultuous time around the world and in washington. the agency to take more risks. proud of that. secrets on behalf of the american people. in america's election as well as in europe. do you see signs of russian activity lessening? i haven't seen a significant decrease in their activity. do you have concerns they might try and interfere in the us midterms? of course. that the impact they have on our election won't be great. who has said talk about particularly russian collusion is fake news? i don't do fine lines. i do the truth. the most exquisite truth that we know. have the faculties. with him on many mornings? it's absurd. saddens me that someone would have taken the time to write such drivel. about a foreign policy issue. and might lead to some kind of excavation? in the way that he does today. there are many audiences for it. kim jong—un understands the message that americ

gordon corera. it is one of the most famous and yet secret buildings in the world. secret buildings inhe world. headquarters of the central intelligence agency. intelligence agency. it is in all the movies. the movies. year as its head, a tumultuous time around the world and washington. around the world and washington. saying he has unleashed the agency to take more risks. to take more risks. world's finest espionage agency and i am proud of that. i am proud of that. secrets on the half of the american people. people. claims it interfered in last american election as well as europe. american election as well as europe. you see signs of russian activity is lessening? lessening? i haven't seen a significant decrease in activity. significant decrease in activity. have concerns they might try and interfere in the us midterms? of course. course. impact they have on our election would be great. would be great. about particularly russian collusion is fake news? i don't do fine lines. i do the trick. personally to the president the most exquisite truth that we know. exquisite truth that we kno

correspondent, gordon corera. and our president and our senior leaders are very mindful of that. other and 22 wanted to do father ted. and 22 wanted to do father ted. is impossible, because we can‘t come up with any more questions. up with any more questions. i was turned down for friends. turned down for friends. i have seen every episode so many times. every episode so many times. said, you have to pick something else. else. since i have been on, i keep seeing people. seeing people. they only allow it once a year. over the years. irvine welsh. linton travel tavern. pituitary gland. 127 hours. he has a 12—inch plate. keratin. fallopian. icarus. a dead cow. and you were all right up to there. you knew that, didn‘t you? absolutely. somali, you are very cool under pressure. pressure. asked the names of my children and i wouldn‘t have remembered. asked the names of my children and i wouldn't have remembered. wouldn't have remembered. that was what happened to me. what happened to me. wrong, you keep thinking about that and the pressure of the chair. and the pressure of the chair. it is ve

our security correspondent gordon corera has travelled to stockholm, to find out more.a general election is due here this year. officials have said the country is already under attack. head of the security service, its version of mi5, security service, its version of mis, told security service, its version of m15, told me where he thinks the threat comes from. we are not shy. we think the biggest threat comes from russia. if they want uncertainty, they will do that. we have seen that from different ministers. we have seen fake news. it has been going on for a long time. this is one example. supposedly about arms deals with ukraine, it used the forged signature of the defence minister. allegations of russian interference have been growing and a number of countries, including the united states and united kingdom. but sweden views closer, with russia just across the baltic sea. it is thought that year, russian fears over sweden's closer relationship with nato could influence and even intimidate. it is notjust about disinformation. three years ago, a russian submarine was t

gordon corera has been tiss .com. sweden has been a prime target as fears of fake news spread.rvice, its version of m15, told me where he thinks the threat comes from. we are not shy. we think the biggest threat comes from russia. if they want uncertainty, they will do that. we have seen that from different ministers. we have seen fake news. it has been going on for a long time. this is one example. supposedly about arms deals with ukraine, it used the forged signature of the defence minister. allegations of russian interference have been growing and a number of countries, including the united states and united kingdom. but sweden's feels closer to the front line, with russia just across the baltic sea. it is thought here that russian fears over sweden's closer relationship with nato may lie behind attempts to influence, interfere even intimidate. it is notjust about disinformation. three years ago, a russian submarine was thought to have been seen in swedish waters. today, the concern is about fake news. this false story about a church being vandalised by muslims was spread by

he sat down with our security correspondent, gordon corera. the headquarters of the central intelligence agency. everyone‘s seen this, it's in all the movies. as its head. a tumultuous time around the world, and in washington. the agency to take more risks. we're the world's finest espionage service. i'm incredibly proud of that. secrets on behalf of the american people. election, as well in europe. in terms of subversion in europe and the united states? i haven't seen significant decrease in their activity. midterms, which are coming up? of course. and do that. and fair election. that the impact they have on our election won't be great. that there were attempts in 2016 to influence the election? i do the truth. the most exquisite truth that we know. have the faculties. with him many mornings? it's absurd. on these important issues is dangerous and false. to write such drivel. about a foreign policy issue? kind of escalation? to the world in the way that he does today. that america is serious about this. should diplomacy fail. that are short of all—out war? and loss of life. well, they'r

he had been speaking exclusively to our security correspondent gordon corera. gordon: it is one of the most famous and yet secret buildings in the world, the headquarters of the central intelligence agency. showing me around is mike pompeo, who has just marked a year as its head. a tumultuous time around the world and in washington. he is not shy about the cia's mission, saying he has unleashed the agency to take more risks. mr. pompeo: we're the world's finest espionage service. i'm incredibly proud of that. we will go out there and do our damnedest to steal secrets on behalf of the american people. gordon: in the room where america's most secret operations are planned, i asked him about russia and the claims it interfered in america's last election as well as in europe. do you see signs that russian activity is lessening in terms of subversion in europe and the united states? mr. pompeo: i've not seen a significant decrease in their activity. gordon: do you have concerns that they might interfere in the u.s. midterms? mr. pompeo: of course. i have every expect

he was speaking to our security correspondent gordon corera. presents to the world in the way that he does today. is kimjong—un who is presenting this risk. this risk. understands the message that america is serious about this. even though he was due to retire within weeks. bias towards hillary clinton. mr mccabe quitting. not a day goes by without a headline about so called cryptocurrencies. into effect in south korea. century tech. but also you can give us your insight into this. insight into this. thing that south korea is banning the conundrum at training? the conundrum at training? bitcoin, theory in and block in general. general. knows the identity of that individual. individual. this has been used for money laundering and chrome. laundering and chrome. into this and say regulation is the topic of the day, really. topic of the day, really. who are doing the transactions too, which is an issue. which is an issue. is obviously really moving far away from what it was meant to. from what it was meant to. first place, those who cannot with this idea? this idea? assets freely within p

gordon corera, bbc news, langley. signal" about the kind of brexit deal she wants. to provide reassurance the eu. he's been speaking to our china correspondent robin brant. in a distinctly british place. of the billionaire who now controls the british retail chain. why did you want to buy british? of course, brexit. of the european union? worse? what do you think? way to get access to this country. many other british firms, it can be a very challenging experience. one way in, though, is this. this thomas cook china ad is touting tailor—made trips. one of the foreigner complaints about market access in china. the uk has a new deal to send more pigs‘ trotters here. with china in the post brexit world. robin brant, bbc news, nanjing. and west bromwich footballer cyrille regis. players into the game. andy swiss reports. player they gathered in emotional tribute. tribute. of his life, a chance to say goodbye to a footballing hero. to a footballing hero. wanted to do was play football and as a young black man he led the way. as a young black man he led the way. man and i love them, ijust love t

november. in the united states and europe. to become a super power. to our security correspondent gordon coreragnificant decrease in their activity. decrease in their activity. robust and that the impact they have on our election will not be great. on our election will not be great. attempts in 2016 to influence the election? election? i do not do fine line, i do the truth. do the truth. president, the most exquisite truth that we know from the cia. that we know from the cia. he like during those meetings, is he inquisitive? yes, lots of questions. that he is curious about the fact that we present. that we present. that the president not quite up to it —— a recent book. it —— a recent book. what is your response to that? it is absurd. is absurd. i have not read the book and i do not intend to. and i do not intend to. things to read that are accurate and truthful. truthful. not have a grasp on these important issues is dangerous and falls. issues is dangerous and falls. saddens me that someone would have taken the time to write this. taken the time to write this. come out and there might be some

gordon corera, bbc news, langley. news in a moment but first the headlines. whatever deal is struck.ing to official figures. the economy of the 19—nation bloc grew by 2. since the 3% rate seen in 2007. eurostat also said that the eurozone grew by 0. three months of 2017. according to a report from reuters. that‘s despite the challenge of higher leather import costs. let‘s talk pizzas and burgers. let's talk pizzas and burgers. your favourite food? favourite food? results and guess what they have credited it to? credited it to? they got a slice of the x factor action! i love it! rather than eating out which is impacting the restaurant chains. impacting the restaurant chains. crust, figures coming out from mcdonald‘s. crust, figures coming out from mcdonald's. mcdonald's. six months ago mcdonald‘s started doing home delivery in the uk. doing home delivery in the uk. i did not know that. not know that. so far, what do you think, don‘t look at the script? look at the script? i have already seen it, chicken nuggets. no! i have missed red that! it was newsday. -- new year‘s day. new year‘s

he was speaking to our security correspondent gordon corera. the risk that he presents to the world,go straight to the commons. there is an urgent question on that leaked analysis. leaked analysis. that report about the economy costs of brexit. the economy costs of brexit. be hearing from the shadow brexit secretary at the moment. secretary at the moment. think, actually, we are quite ready for that statement. for that statement. we thought it was about to be called. was about to be called. whole row over that government brexit analysis. thank you, mr speaker. speaker. analysis of the long term economic impact of brexit on the economy? impact of brexit on the economy? approach to publishing economic analysis, i hope, once and for all. analysis, i hope, once and for all. i can confirm that when we bring forward... forward... gentleman might want to listen to this. this. the public domain before that analysis has been completed. analysis has been completed. would misrepresent our views, mr speaker. speaker. continue, which would surely harm the national interest. the national interest.