greg dawson, bbc news.urth birthday. the young prince has just returned to the uk, along with his parents, the duke and duchess of cambridge, and sister princess charlotte, from an official visit to poland and germany. our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. beaming george at four, a prince poised to start school soon. a happy little boy, according to the photographer who took this official portrait. once more. this isn't george let loose on a violin. rather, hamburg's young being encouraged to take up music, something kate did in her youth. yeah! one day, william will be centre stage. not this day, which was left to his wife to take up the baton he declined. music: beethoven's fifth symphony for a helicopter—mad young prince, a pre—birthday treat, being shown around one similar to the one his dad uses as an air ambulance pilot. this is the sort of moment when being on public display has its drawbacks. a sit—down protest from princess charlotte who, like any two—year—old, is not overly keen on delayed

greg dawson, bbc news.ital that's seeking to remove life support from a terminally ill baby, has called in the police after a number of its staff received death threats. great ormond street hospital in london said its employees had been subjected to a "shocking and disgraceful tide of hostility". the parents of charlie gard have been fighting a high court battle to allow him to be flown to the united states for experimental treatment. laura tra nt reports. it's a case that's touched people around the world. attracting a growing number of campaigners who disagree with medical experts over the treatment of a critically ill baby boy. a growing number of campaigners who disagree with medical experts over the treatment of a critically ill baby boy. ii—month—old charlie gard has a form of mitochondrial disease, a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and irreversible brain damage. his parents, connie yates and chris gard, want to take him to the us for pioneering treatment, but great ormond street hos

greg dawson, bbc news.l fight to defend poland. the inquisition offensive against poland can never succeed he said because hungary needs all european options in the union to show sold solidarity. it is likely that he will use his ability to potentially veto any move to punish poland for its actions in replacing supreme court judges. punish poland for its actions in replacing supreme courtjudges. that is the response from the prime minister of hungary. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. the first players are into the third round of the open but they would have to go some way to getting towards the leaderjordan spieth. the american goes out lastjust before apm. our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us. andy some of these player struggled with the conditions yesterday, but they look fare kinder today? south africa's sean norris the very first man out this morning is playing by himself and he is currently four underfor playing by himself and he is currently four un

greg dawson, bbc news.monstrations in mali's capital bamako. it's against proposed changes to the constitution. the campaign against the changes is being led by opposition parties and civil society groups. some believe the proposed reforms give too much power to the president. others say it is impossible to hold a credible referendum whilejihadist insurgent groups control territory in the north of the country. but to be made of the human contribution to climate change in recent yea rs contribution to climate change in recent years that livestock is also a majorfactor in global warming, all to do with methane that the animals admit that are just their food. now smallholders in kenya are getting together to combat the problem. christine musasia's farm only has five cows, but it is part of a new battle against global warming, because cows are a major contributor to climate change. by using a few simple techniques to change the way she farms, christine has drastically cut her cows' methane emissions. the techni

greg dawson reports.r—daily occurrence in venezuela — protesters versus police, molotov cocktails versus teargas. these people are marching towards their country's supreme court, which they believe is biased in favour of nicolas maduro, a president who they claim is turning into a dictator. translation: we have to help our children. we are fighting here for them, and these boys cannot be left alone. while others are in their houses, these people are risking their lives for us all. on friday, opposition politicians elected 33 newjudges to form a so—called "shadow supreme court". president maduro rejects them, as well is ongoing calls for a general election in his country. and he's got support, too. for every anti—government demontration, there's a rally in support of the venezuelan leader. this gathering was to back the president's plans for a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. for the last four months, venezuela has been locked in an impasse of political crisis and violent demonstration. scores of

greg dawson, bbc news.on bbc news, still to come: how a blind muslim immigrant from iraq fought the odds to get a first class law degree from cambridge university. the family of rash and charles, who died in hackney in east london, after police apprehended him last weekend, have appeared for calm after a night of violence —— appealed —— rashan. the independent police complaint commission is investigating his death, who was 20 yea rs investigating his death, who was 20 years old. richard lister reports. chanting: what do we want? justice. when do we want it? now! the tension had been building all week, but yesterday afternoon, a peaceful protest about the death of a black man in police custody began to turn into something else. the police were out in force trying to maintain calm, but it didn't last. by 10:00pm, 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. polic

looking at these moves, greg dawson reports.en russia was once again flexing its military muscle — on this occasion, a navy parade in st petersburg — vladimir putin was getting ready to play his hand in a diplomatic tussle with the us. more than 700 staff ordered to leave their diplomatic missions. this is thought to be the largest expulsion from any country in modern history. it is a delayed retaliation after president obama expelled russian diplomatic staff from the us last year. president putin said he'd been waiting and hoping to see if relations with washington would improve. those hopes were squashed by the us congress last tuesday when, despite white house objections, it voted overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions on moscow for interfering in last november's election — something russia has always denied. it was the last drop. if the us side decides to move towards further deterioration, we will answer, we will respond in kind. we will mirror this. we will retaliate. but my call, and my whole point is do not do this. of c

greg dawson, bbc news. been made to the world—renowned iranian mathematician, maryam mirzakhani, who has died of cancer in the united states. the ao—year—old was the first woman to win the prestigious fields medal, regarded as the equivalent of the nobel prize for mathematics. while there's been much praise for her work, there's been some anger on social media at the way official media outlets have avoided showing images of her unveiled, as she chose to dress in the west. caroline series, emeritus professor of mathematics at warwick university in england, was a friend and colleague. it is just absolutely tragic news. we had known that she was ill for a long time, but it is just terrible. she was a completely brilliant and outstanding mathematician. the fact that she was iranian and the fact that she was first woman to win this prestigious fields medal, she was just such an icon and a role model and inspiration around the world. she will be sorely missed. it was the way in which she managed to combine ideas

greg dawson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.rld war i shells in belgium, 100 years after the conflict. cheering the air space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armargh, once an everyday part in the soldiers' lot, drudgery in danger now no longer after almost four decades. if someone is in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i cannot see why people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl. they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet. yeah, cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the australian government says a counter—terrorism operation has disrupted a plot to bring down an aeroplane. four people have been arrested in sydney. venezuelans are preparing to vote for an assembly which would have powers to re—write the constitution. 0pposition politicians say they'll boycott the poll. later today the belgian cit

greg dawson reports. it isa it is a day traditionally marked with fireworks.every life lost, dean of them children. earlier in the day, families of the victims placed flowers on the promenade day anglais. it was on this street were a tunisian extremist vote is 19— ton truck through the crowd. they then laid red, white and blue tiles to speu laid red, white and blue tiles to spell out france's national motto. names of the victims were read aloud and pinned at a ceremony attended by french presidents past and present. how do you find the words to comfort? how do you convince people you did everything possible in your power. it is almost an impossible exercise because as these names you've just heard, you exercise because as these names you'vejust heard, you knew exercise because as these names you've just heard, you knew their faces, their voices, bell laughs, their presence. . the anniversary was capped by a concert led by the city's philharmonic orchestra. last yea r‘s city's philharmonic orchestra. last year's attack has prompted divisive debate which continu

greg dawson reports. prison with protective clothing and riot shields, it provided a small clue as to the level of violence happening inside. it was in the early hours of thursday morning when some inmates on the maximum security wing broke out of their cells and began fighting. victims were stabbed and beaten to death. local reports claim some of the dead were decapitated. bodies were strewn around the kitchen, the prison yard, and the conjugal visits area. this most brutal attack in one of mexico's most violent cities. las cruces prison is supposed to be heavily overpopulated, with over 2000 inmates. as relatives of the inmates got word of what was happening, some tore down the security fence to try and reach loved ones. a spokesman said the fighting was triggered by a permanent feud between rival gangs within the prison. acapulco used to be one of mexico's most popular beach resorts. but tourism has given way to vicious gang warfare, and it is now ranked one of the most murderous cities in the world. t

greg dawson, bbc news.steve fish politics professor at the university of california, berkeley. relations between the unite states and russia most definetly lie in tatters. they have been in tatters for quite some time and they've been getting worse. but this does seem to represent a new low, in terms of relations. it is hard to see how much lower they can go, although president putin says this will not be the last thing he does. —— it is hard to see how much lower they can go, although president putin says this will not be the last thing he does. he's talking about taking other measures which he has not specified so far, against the united states, in addition to these diplomatic expulsions. we're used to the sort of tit—for—tat dealing of a handful of diplomats or diplomatic staff here or there but 755! that is an awful lot. these things tend to be kind of symbolic but something on this magnitude is going to have some effect. at the same time, there is something really symbolic about this as well. it is not

greg dawson, bbc news.ey are examining a potential breakthrough in the case of the missing sheffield toddler ben needham. the child was last seen near a rundown farmhouse on the greek island of kos, 26 years ago. south yorkshire police say they believe ben died as a result of a tragic accident, but it has now been revealed soil samples taken during excavations last year indicate potential signs of human decomposition. we gathered an awful lot of information, an awful lot of intelligence about what may have happened to ben, coming to the conclusion that we did. some of the items that we took back we submitted to furtherforensic items that we took back we submitted to further forensic work, and the result of that to date, i am led to believe, shows signs that there is still some humour dcom position around those items that we did bring back from kos. —— some human decomposition. britain's economic growth forecast has been downgraded by the international monetary fund, following a wea ker—than—expected perform

greg dawson, bbc news.he area has been frequent target of government military operations. relatives of victims of mhairi bombing have gathered to commemorate. supporters and relatives took part in a march to mark the day and arrays awareness of their quest forjustice. a british man has won more than $2.5 million, after making it to the final table of poker‘s most prestigious tournament. john hesp has come fourth in the world series of poker‘s main event in las vegas. the grandfather of seven has little experience and usually plays a £10 tournament at his local casino in hull. a short while ago we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas. i wanted to do this world series poker tournament for a couple of years, it was on my bucket list. my wife kindly agreed to allow me to go, if you like, she was happy for me to go this year, and i entered with the expectation and hope that i might be able to manage to get in the top 1,000 people. over 7,000 people entered the tournament. if i got in

greg dawson, bbc news.has dismissed criticism that a law, reforming the supreme court, would undermine the independence of the judiciary. more protests have taken place this evening in the capital, warsaw. earlier, hungary's prime minister, viktor orban, said he would use all legal options to thwart eu attempts to penalise poland over the controversial legislation. translation: concerning the polish judicial reform, here we face a case of double standards. the polish did not do anything. they did not change anything on theirjustice system that does not fit the mutually accepted and shared the spoils and ideas of the european union. this is unfair. and just on principle. this is what the principles are doing today. that's why an honourable person not only because real hungarians, but because we are honourable people, cannot accept something like this. in these kinds of cases, one should always stand by the side of the attacked. so i send my word to mr scholz, we stand with poland in solidarity. a british chi

looking at these moves, greg dawson reports. 0na day on a day when russia was once again flexing itsle, on this occasion and navy parade in st petersburg, vladimir putin was ready to play his hand in a diplomatic tussle with us. more than 700 staff ordered to leave their diplomatic asians, this is thought to be the largest expulsion from any country in modern history. it is a delayed retaliation after president trump extols the sum russian diplomats. he was hoping to see if relations with washington were proved but those hopes were squashed by congress when it despite white house objections, it despite white house objections, it voted overwhelmingly to in those new sanctions on moscow to interfering on the us elections. something russia has always denied. it was the last drop. if the us side decides to move further towards further deterioration, we will respond in kind. we will mirror this. we will retaliate. but my point is, do not do this. of course, donald trump also denies any collusion with russia but on a visit to estonia, is deputy team to affirm the administration was no soft

greg dawson reports. within days he was able to make small movements.nts. thank you to their parents for giving me their son's hands because they didn't have to do that if they didn't want to. there have been serious setbacks when his body showed signs of rejecting his new hands but they were overcome with medication. more than a year after surgery he was filmed doing the simple things in life that he missed so much. nowl can get the simple things in life that he missed so much. now i can get myself dressed without anybody helping me. now i can get a snack out of the refrigerator without anybody helping me. ican refrigerator without anybody helping me. i can heat up a sandwich all by myself. doctors say the success is down to the intensive management by surgeons. they say the key has been zion and his inspiring determination. never give up on what you're doing. you will get there eventually. that is a good lesson from a 10—year—old, isn't it? the bouncing bombs used by the royal air force to destroy german dams in the ruhr valley in the second world war

with china's president, xijinping already in germany the bbc‘s greg dawson has more.ce and are not so su btle a show of force and are not so subtle message to north korea. this is the moment us and south korean troops fired missiles into south korean waters —— north korean waters on wednesday. the pentagon called it an exercise to show precision fire capability. it came after north korea fired and icbm for the first time. the changing moments of global security. kim jong—un who personally supervised the launch has reportedly called it a gift to america on their july before the celebrations. a move he hopes will keep him in power and protect his people. it is less about using this capability first to strike the united states but more about having the capability so the alliance itself is strength between the us and south korea and also give washington second thoughts about using its military force to either decapitate kim jong—un or change the regime of together in north korea. officials believe that north korea could now buy a missile capable of reaching alaska. presid

greg dawson reports. it's being called the holy grail of shipwrecks.s of the san jose. at the time it was sunk it carried one of the world's largest maritime treasures. its cargo of gold, silver, gems and jewellery now thought to be worth at least $1 billion. cargo that will soon be salvaged, according to columbia's president. translation: the history, cultural heritage that's on our territory belongs to columbians and is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to care for and preserve this heritage site because it's so representative not only to columbia but also to humanity. the president says he's received a proposalfrom an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface, but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune, 1708, the sanjose set sail from panama before it was sunk in battle off the coast of cartagena. it was carrying treasure for the spanish king to help finance his royal succession. it was struck by a british warship. more than 300 years later, the wreckage was finally located. so far, the hid

greg dawson reports. he is hardly a man someone could be accused of being scared of technology.ering driverless cars. during his appearance at the conference for united states governments, he was talking about acting career machines outsmart humans. i think people should be really concerned about it. i keep sounding the alarm bell but until people see, like, robots going down the street and killing people, they do not know how to react. it seems so ethereal. i think we should be really concerned about it. for decades, the idea of robots threatening human life has belonged to the science—fiction. but he believes it could soon become science fact. robots will be able to do things better learners. it is a simple fight. i better learners. it is a simple fight. i am sofia. a glimpse into the future were showcased their earlier this week at the tech conference in hong kong. they were displaying models which talk and even sing. disturbing? maybe, but not threatening. musk said he does not threatening. musk said he does not have the answer on how to keep people safe, but he believes law

greg dawson has the details. their sleep, locals and tourists is on the island of kos ran into the street to see the damage. officials on the island say two people were killed when the ceiling of the building collapsed. over 100 reported injured. ceiling of the building collapsed. over 100 reported injuredm ceiling of the building collapsed. 0ver100 reported injured. it is half past one in the morning. we will work on by a tremendous shaking of the building. fans were thrown around, mirror came off, it lasted around, mirror came off, it lasted around 15 seconds. me, my wife and my children we gather dust off as quickly as we could and as we made oui’ quickly as we could and as we made our way out there was a second shock. tremors that lasted a few minutes were enough to damage buildings that had stood over a century. this british tourist was in his hotel room at the time. about 30 seconds you felt the room shaken, bottles fell off the night stand and you could not really here. and then suddenly you heard other pe

greg dawson reports.ed by war, on the brink of famine and, now, overwhelmed by deadly disease. in theory, cholera should be easy to prevent and treat. but in yemen, where there is limited access to clean water and medicine, it is thriving. translation: we are appealing to the international community to supply medicine and medical supplies as soon as possible. thousands of people are malnourished and vulnerable to the infection which causes nausea and dehydration. this hospital in the capital, sana'a, says it is treating hundreds of new cases every day. oxfam say there have been 360,000 suspected cases already this year. so far, the death toll stands atjust over 1800. it is feared that total could rise to 600,000, making it one of the largest outbreaks since records began in 19119. yemen is one of the arab world's poorest countries and in the last two years it has been devastated by a war between forces loyal to the saudi—backed government and the houthi rebel movement. a blockade imposed by the saudi—led

greg dawson reports. friday night in east london. turns violent with mattresses and bins dragged into the road and set alight. local restaurants and bars had their shutters down and locked customers inside as fireworks and bottles were thrown. the crowd had gathered to mark the death of 20—year—old rashan charles one week ago in this neighbourhood. unverified footage showed him being followed into a late—night shop. police say they saw him try to swallow something, and was tackled. just over an hour later, he was declared dead. the investigation has been handed from the metropolitan police to the independent police complaints commission. but as the footage spread on social media, so has anger, resulting in these violent protests. in a statement, rashan charles‘s family say while they appreciate the public support, any hostile actions distracting from the investigation were unwelcome. colombia's president says he won't recognise the result of sunday's vote in venezuela to elect an assembly with power to rewrite the constitution. juan

greg dawson has this report. days since returning from his last european trip, donald trump underfirst lady were his last european trip, donald trump under first lady were again waving goodbye to washington, this time for paris, a welcome distraction from four days that have been dominated by the subject that just won't go away and goldrush russia. on wednesday night, the president revealed he had no idea his son, donald junior, met with this russian lawyer in 2016, who he believed could offer incriminating information on hillary clinton. but the president reiterated he had no fault with his son's actions, saying many people would have held that meeting. questions about russia also dominated an interview with the christian broadcasting network in which donald trump said he enjoyed his much anticipated meeting with vladimir putin. we got along very well, and that's not a bad thing. people said, we shouldn't get along. who people saying that? i think we got along very well. he might be happy with his relationship w

greg dawson has the story of the rich is buried in the dp say. it's being called the holy grail of shipwrecks. somewhere at the bottom of the carribean sea. on the remains of the san jose. at the time it was sunk it carried one of the world's largest maritime treasures. his cargo of gold silver gems and jewelry now thought to be worth at least a billion dollars. cargo that will soon be salvaged according to colombia's presidents. like daria and but they were able to dial. the history cultural heritage the diesel now territory belongs to colombians. is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to careful and preserve this heritage sites. because it's so reps sensitive not only to columbia. but also to humanity. the president says he's received a proposal from an unnamed investor and bring it to the surface. it would also welcome other office of financial help. in june seventeen awaits the san jose set sail from panama. before it was sunken battle off the coast of costa hannah. he was carrying treasure for the spanish

greg dawson reports. in the shadow of rio‘s sugarloaf mountain, a show of force.re were preparing to welcome the world to the olympic games. 12 months on, it is a city on edge. translation: i think rio really needs this reinforcement because the violence is too much. people will feel much safer with the army in the street. walking along the shore feels safer with them here. in the first six months of 2017, an average of three people were killed each day in rio by stray bullets. many of them during shootouts between police and drug gangs. with authorities admitting much of the city is now out of their control, politicians have turned to the military. as well as the army, the country's air force and navy are also participating in the operation. translation: the objective of the mission is to defend the integrity of the people. to preserve public order and ensure institutions are functioning. the worsening of the security situation is at the forefront of our worries. the renewed violence in rio has coincided with the worst recession in brazil in decades. unemployment

greg dawson reports. the entire embassy compound was evacuated and on lockdown after the shooting. is refusing to comment on what happened here. but police in amman have been talking. they say two men, apparently working for a furniture company, entered the complex shortly before gunfire was heard. they have confirmed that two jordanians were killed, and two other men injured, one of them an israeli. little has been revealed about what sparked this incident. violence against israelis is rare injordan. but this comes at a time of rising tension in the region, all of it to do with land in eastjerusalem, sacred to both muslims and jews. jordan remains the custodian of the holy site known to muslims as the haram al—sharif and jews as the temple mount. on friday, thousands held protests in amman denouncing new security measures imposed at the site by israel. metal detectors were installed after two israeli policemen were shot dead near the site early this month. the measures triggered what was called a day of rage on friday. several people were killed and hundreds injured in violent cla

greg dawson reports. he's hardly a man you could accuse of being afraid of technology.k wants to develop rockets to send people to mars. and in the present, he is pioneering driverless cars. but at a gathering of us state governors, he talked about fears of a time when machines outsmart the humans who control them. i think people should be really concerned about it. i keep sounding the alarm bell, but until people might see robots going down the street and killing people, they don't know how to react because it seems so ethereal. i think we should be really concerned about artificial intelligence. the doctor! it is the doctor! for decades, the idea of robots threatening human life has belonged to the realm of science fiction. but elon musk says it is highly likely to evolve into science fact. robots will be able to do everything better than us. i'm included — i mean all of us. yeah... i'm not sure exactly what to do about this. laughter. i am sofia. yeah. anything else? i'm a robot. a glimpse into the future was showcased at a technology conference in hong kong with mod

greg dawson reports. the entire embassy compound was evacuated and on lockdown after the shooting.o far israel is refusing to comment on what happened here. police in amman have been talking. they say in an man, apparently working for a furniture company, entered the complex shortly before gunfire was heard. they do have confirmed that two jordanians were killed, and two men injured, one of them in israeli. liddell is revealed about what sparked this incident as violence against israelis is rare in jordan. but this is a time of increasing tension. jordan remains the custodian known to muslims as the custodian known to muslims as the sharif and to jewish the custodian known to muslims as the sharif and tojewish people as the sharif and tojewish people as the temple mount. thousands held protests in amman denouncing security measures put in place. the measures triggered what was all the day of rate on friday. several pill oi’ day of rate on friday. several pill or were killed and hundreds injured in violent ushers. despite pressure from palestinians, israeli officials are refusing to

documentary for the british broadcaster itv, they also reflect on princess diana's charity work as greg dawsonat sums up the sense of fun princes william and harry described about diana in a new documentary. nearly 20 years on from her death, rinse william, now a pa rent her death, rinse william, now a parent himself, talks of reminding his children of the grandmother they never met. i have more photos up around the house of her and we talk about her and it's hard because catherine didn't know her so she can't really provide the level of detail so i do regularly put george to bed and talk about her and tried to bed and talk about her and tried to remind them that there are two grandmothers in their lives. prince henry was a boy ofjust 12 when he lost his mother. in a conversation with one of her friends, the elton john, they reflect on her compassion, particularly her work with hiv charities. everybody in that photograph is smiling. because of her. yeah. she had an energy, she had a residents. in every photograph the route the positive global and she had an incredible ability which he in credi

greg dawson, bbc news.lled or injured on both sides will be remembered this weekend. up to three months of brutal fighting weekend. up to three months of brutalfighting ended weekend. up to three months of brutal fighting ended when they gained five miles of territory. just a metre beneath this fertile topsoil, the dense clay, through which water doesn't drain. we called at the slaughterhouse. even the most seasoned veteran at the slaughterhouse. even the most seasoned veteran felt you were lucky if you went out there and came back. if you're wounded and you slip off the duckboards, you just sank into the mud. not only that, but every pool you'd fall in with decomposed bodies of humans and mules. the point was to break through and capture the belgian channel ports, to stop german u—boat attacks. but, like the battle of the somme a year earlier, the breakthrough never came. the iconic images of the battle, the moonscape, the water—filled craters, "they died in hell and called it passchendaele", has really su

greg dawson reports. a mother's photograph of her two boys.w a parent himself, talks of reminding his children of the grandmother they never met. we've got more photos up round the house now, of her, and we talk about her a bit and stuff. and it's hard, because obviously catherine didn't know her, so she can't really provide that level of detail. so i do regularly, putting george or charlotte to bed, talk about her and try to remind them that there are two grandmothers — there were two grandmothers — in their lives. prince harry was a boy ofjust 12 when he lost his mother. in a conversation with one of herfriends, sir eltonjohn, they reflect on her compassion, particularly her work with hiv charities. everybody in that photograph is smiling. because of her. yeah! i mean, she had an energy, she had a radiance. look at her face. in every photograph, there's a positive global, wonderful glow. also, she had this incredible ability which he kind of inherited — and i told him that, and he said "thanks very much" — to make people feel at ease and mak

greg dawson reports.under attack. rot testers gathered outside poland's supreme court, the focal point of an argument which has split the country. friday night's vote makes it more likely that all of its judges will be removed. the fear of these people is that they will be replaced with judges sympathetic to the ruling law party. translation: unfortunately, we're going back to the old days, to the communism when they were shutting our mouths, whenjudges communism when they were shutting our mouths, when judges gave verdicts that the authorities wanted. then there's donald tusk, european council president and former polish prime minister who has called the changes backwards. the european commission has expressed concern that one of its member states is abolishing judicial independence. on wednesday it threatened to strip poland of its voting rights, the first time such a sanction would be used. the eyes of europe now fall on the president here, who as an ally of the ruling party is likely to approve these

greg dawson reports. he's hardly a man you could accuse of being afraid of technology.pace rockets to send people to mars. in the present his pioneering driverless cars but during his appearance at a governing —— gathering, he spoke about fears for a time when machines outsmart the humans who control them. for a time when machines outsmart the humans who control themlj for a time when machines outsmart the humans who controlthem. i think we should be really concerned about it. i keep sounding the alarm bell but until people see robots going down the street killing people, they don't know how to react because it seemed so ethereal. and i think we should be really concerned about al. the doctor, it is the doctor. for decades, the idea of robots threatening human life has belonged to the realm of science fiction but elon musk says it's highly likely to evolve into fact. the robots can do everything better than us, i mean all of us. yeah. i'm not sure exactly what to do about this!|j all of us. yeah. i'm not sure exactly what to do about this! i am sofia. anything else? a g

greg dawson, bbc news.harassment and stalking in england and wales are being left at risk because of failings by police and prosecutors, according to an official report. two watchdogs found that crimes were not being recorded, investigations were poorly conducted and legal protection was not offered to enough victims. iamjoined by i am joined by two guests. what do you think about this? are you surprised? not at all. the damning report simply mirrors the experiences of victims of stalking every day of the week. what sort of things to you here? people virtually been terrorised every day. people following them, threatening them, threatening to kill them. that is exacerbated by the fact that when the report it, the hit something of a brick wall. why is that? why are individual complaints treated as individual complaints treated as individual complaints treated as individual complaints rather than the dots being joint? as rachel said, it is damning and hugely disappointing. i started a conversation with groups

greg dawson reports.ficials on the island said two people were killed when the ceiling of a building collapsed. more than 100 are reported to be injured. 1:30am in the morning we we re injured. 1:30am in the morning we were woken by a tremendous shaking off the whole building. the fans we re off the whole building. the fans were thrown around, a mirror came off, lasting approximately 10— 15 seconds. myself, my wife and two childrenjust got ours seconds. myself, my wife and two children just got ours tough as quick as we could and as we made our layout there was a second shop. tremors that lasted a few minutes we re tremors that lasted a few minutes were enough to damage buildings that have stood for more than a century. british tourist ricky shah was in his hotel room at the time. it was around 30 seconds you tell the whole room shake. a couple of bottles fell off obviously from the night stand and you couldn't really here. and then suddenly you hurt other people kind of... there was commotion. children w

greg dawson reports it has become a near daily occurrence in venezuelan. protesters versus police.icholas madero. the president who they claim is turning into a dictator. we have to help our children. we are fighting for them and these boys cannot be left alone. while others are in we are risking our lives should like these people are risking their lives for us all. on friday opposition politicians elected 33 newjudges to form a so—called shadow supreme court. president maduro rejects them as well as ongoing calls for a general election in his country. and he has support, too. for every anti—government demonstration there isa anti—government demonstration there is a rally in favour of the venezuelan leader. this particular gathering was to back the president‘s plans for a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. the last four months, venezuela has been locked in an impasse of political crisis and violence demonstration. scores of people have been killed since the protests began. nicholas doro says they are about by right—wing extremists. 0n doro says they are about by right—wing e

greg dawson has this report for us.ng shaken from their sleep, locals and tourists on the island of kos ran into the streets to see the damage. many holiday makers chose to camp outside their hotels. officials on the island said two people were killed when the ceiling of a building collapsed. most of the injured are not in a serious condition. some were airlifted to the larger island of rhodes for treatment. at 1:30am in the morning, we were woken by a tremendous shaking of the whole building. the fans were thrown around, a mirror came off, lasting approximately 10—15 seconds. myself, my wife and two children just got our stuff as quick as we could. and, as we made our way out, there was a second shock. tremors that lasted a few minutes were enough to damage buildings that have stood for more than a century. british tourist ricky shah was in his hotel room at the time. it was for about 30 seconds, you could feel the whole room shake. a few bottles fell off, obviously from the night stand, and you couldn't really hear. a

it follows another night of protests in the city, as greg dawson reports.streets of hamburger. —— homburg. a number of demonstrators were set on confrontation with police. chancellor merkel‘s insistence on bringing controversial world cities —— world leaders to a city centre, not a countryside retreat, has come ata not a countryside retreat, has come at a cost. the sound of rioting was drowned out by the music of beethoven in a special concert last night. but this is far from a relaxed atmosphere with major disagreements on trade and climate change. those are the two topics likely to dominate the one—on—one meetings teresa may well have with donald trump later, as the trimester seeks to work on a deal for a post— brexit prison. the president's decision to withdraw from the paris treaty on climate change is also set to be discussed. —— post— brexit britain. i believe the collective message that will be given to president trump around the table is the importance of america coming back into that agreement. and i hope we will be able to work to ensure that will