the arrest warrant that has been issued, and the request for the extradition of hashem abedi comes after us that there are still two people in hospital being treated for their injuries. they've also told us that in all more than 500 people were injured, including people physically injured, including people physically injured in the bombing but also people who police say have suffered severe and long—term psychological and mental trauma. as a result of what happened. as for this extradition request, i do not think we should expect that this will be simple or straightforward. bearing in mind the difficult situation in libya at the moment. but, police say that the authorities and libya are engaging with them. they say that they are grateful to the authorities in libya for considering this extradition request and clearly detectives are hoping that by going through this process, it will result in hashem abedi being brought to the uk so that he can stand trial here. claire, thank you. a man accused of causing the deaths of eight people in new york by mowing them down in a truck has been charge

hashem abedi is currently in jail there. the federal reserve holds interest rates steady after a key decision at the us central bank. social media giants return to capitol hill for more questions over the involvement of russia in the us presidential election. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. it's a thursday. thank you for joining hizon. it's a thursday. thank you forjoining me. we start off with the federal reserve and the central bank decided to keep the cost of borrowing unchanged following a two—day meaning. they cited solid labour market positions. but it is not the decision everyone is focusing on it. later today, us president donald trump is expected to announce his nominee for the fed share before departing on a long trip to asia. for more on who the choice could be, we arejoined by oui’ choice could be, we arejoined by our business reporter. well, this could be the last few months for janet yellen as fed chair. people are saying the cat is out of t

greater manchester police have issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi, the brother of the suicidei, in relation to murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. the libyan militia group had earlier refused to consider the request. two 14—year—old boys have appeared in court in leeds and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to murder. the teenagers from northallerton in north yorkshire were arrested on saturday by counter—terrorism officers. since the arrests, searches have been carried out ata number of properties in the area. supporters of catalan independence have been protesting in barcelona after spain's high court ordered the detention of eight former members of the regional catalan government. the demonstrations happened as prosecutors said they were also seeking a european arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader, carles puigdemont, and four members of his former cabinet, who've travelled with him to belgium. these pro—independence campaigners have come out to protest against the remanding into custody of eight former ministers. "libertad, libertad," they c

greater manchester police have issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi, the brother of the suicide ation to murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. the headlines on bbc news: labour suspends its mp kelvin hopkins while it investigates allegations made against him. the new defence secretary is former conservative chief whip gavin williamson, following the resignation of sir michael fallon. the bank of england raises interest rates for the first time in a decade, the rise to 0.5%. two men have been charged with negligence following the deaths of three soldiers after an sas selection march in the brecon beacons. lance corporal craig roberts, lance corporal edward maher and corporaljames dunsby died on the hottest day of 2013. but the parents of lance corporal roberts say many more should be held to account. paul heaney has the details. craig roberts, edward maher and james dunsby, they were trying to join the sas, to do so they had to com plete join the sas, to do so they had to complete a timed 16 mile march on one of the hottest days of the year, in the brecon

hashem abedi is currently detained by authorities in tripoli.er, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. the british defence secretary, sir michael fallon, has resigned, caught up in the sexual harassment allegations that are swirling round the houses of parliament. it emerged this week that he'd apologised for putting his hand on a journalist's knee at a dinner fifteen years ago. she has said she is sad and thinks it absurd that someone should lose theirjob for touching her knee. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg. quiet outside the ministry of defence tonight, but inside, turmoil. the secretary of state quits. in recent days, allegations have been made about mps‘ conduct, including my own. many of these allegations have been false. but i realise that in the past i may have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that i have the honour to represent. i have reflected now on my position in government, and i am therefore resigning as defence secretary. his resignation comes only the da

hashem abedi is currently detained by the authorities in tripoli.t warrant for him in relation to murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. former members of catalonia's devolved government are expected at spain's high court in madrid this morning. the regional parliament voted for independence on friday, but spain's government responded by stripping the region of it's powers and sacking its president. caroline davies has more. crowds gathered at barcelona's main train station to see these politicians. less than a week after declaring independence, they are facing charges of rebellion. if found guilty, they could face 30 yea rs found guilty, they could face 30 years injail. found guilty, they could face 30 years in jail. i do need is found guilty, they could face 30 years injail. i do need is fair. we voted for these politicians in the democratic elections. now they are being called to court because they did something that is supposedly not democratic, which isjust defending the people's vote. draped in catalan flags, supporters

greater manchester police have issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi, brother of the suicide bomberr and conspiracy to cause an explosion. the first major exhibition looking back at the work of malian photographer malick sidibe has opened in paris. he died last year, and is best known for his black—and—white photos of bamako night life in post—independence mali. but his studio portraits of the west african country's fashionable youth are also much admired. mayenijones reports. malian photographer malick sidibe has won numerous international prizes. however, this is the first major retrospective of his work. translation: malick sidibe was mostly known for his nightlife pictures, but he was also a studio photographer, as well as taking pictures of young people on the banks of the niger river. so for the first time, we've brought together his nightlife pictures, the niger river pictures, his studio portraits, in all his archives — 270 pictures altogether. alongside sidibe's photographs, separate artworks have been commissioned from congolese painterjp mika. and from ghanaian sculptor p

hashem abedi is currently detained by the authorities in tripoli.ester police has issued an arrest warrant for him in relation to murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. britain's defence secretary, michael fallon, has resigned over his personal conduct, following a wave of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against members of parliament. mr fallon admitted his behaviour in the past may have fallen short of the standards expected. on tuesday, he apologised for putting his hand on a journalist's knee at a dinner 15 years ago. myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi has made herfirst visit to the troubled rakhine state since hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims fled the area. ms suu kyi has been criticised for condoning a military campaign against the group, which the un has described as ethnic cleansing. dustin hoffman has become the latest a—list hollywood star to face sexual harassment allegations. a production assistant who worked with him in the 80s claimed he touched her inappropriately and made crude sexual remarks

greater manchester police have issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi, the brother of the suicidettempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. the libyan militia group had earlier refused to consider the request. two 14—year—old boys have appeared in court in leeds and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to murder. the teenagers, from northallerton in north yorkshire, were arrested on saturday by counter—terrorism officers. since the arrests searches have been carried out at a number of properties in the area. two soldiers have been charged with negligence, following the death of three servicemen during an sas selection test in the brecon beacons. craig roberts, edward maher and james dunsby were taking part in a i6—mile march on the hottest day of 2013. an inquest found that neglect contributed to the deaths. the case will be heard in a military court, where the maximum sentence for negligence is two years in prison. theresa may has been dining tonight with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, to mark a century years since the balfour declaration, the moment in 191

greater manchester police have issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi, the brother of the suicideion to murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. two soldiers have been charged with negligence, following the death of three servicemen during an sas selection test in the brecon beacons. craig roberts, edward maher and james dunsby were taking part in a 16—mile march on the hottest day of 2013. an inquest found that neglect contributed to the deaths. the case will be heard in a military court where the maximum sentence is two years in prison. theresa may willjoin israel's prime minister at a dinner in london tonight to mark 100 years since the balfour declaration, the moment when britain endorsed the establishment ofa britain endorsed the establishment of ajewish britain endorsed the establishment of a jewish homeland in britain endorsed the establishment of ajewish homeland in palestine. but the meeting has been criticised by palestinian leaders who have called for the uk to apologise for failing to protect their rights. james robbins reports. two prime minister

on wednesday british police issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi and prosecutors asked libya to extradite him he's facing charges of murder attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion hashim his brother cylon killed twenty two people at the end of an hour on a grand day concert in may is being held by the radical special to terence force in libya british prime minister to resign may has named chief whip gavin williamson as the new defense secretary he replaces michael fallon who quit a relegations of inappropriate sexual behavior is the first resignation over the sexual harassment scandal sweeping british politics in recent days are legations have been made about m.p.'s conduct including my own many of these allegations have been false but i realize that in the past i may have fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces that i have the honor to represent i have reflected in our my position in government and i am therefore resigning as defense secretary jonah hole has more. well things are getting extremely uncomfortable now for the prime ministe

they've issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi, who's currently being held in libya.lice say authorities there are considering the request. police also revealed 512 people are now known to have been injured in the blast back in may. dustin hoffman has been accused of sexually harassing an intern on the set of one of his films in 1985. the writer anna graham hunter says the oscar—winning actor groped her and made inappropriate comments to her when she was 17 years old. hoffman has apologised, and said he was sorry if he "put her in an uncomfortable situation", adding "it is not reflective of who i am." there are warnings over the way mental health therapy is being regulated and that it could be putting vulnerable patients in harms way. currently, no statutory regulation of counsellors or psychotherapists exists and anyone can legally give themselves the title. the government is launching a consultation on the issue and has pledged £1.3 billion to transform mental health services and create 21,000 new posts. children from blackburn are four times more likely to have fil

they've issued an arrest warrant for hashem abedi, who's currently being held in libya.ction march in the brecon beacons. craig roberts, edward maher and james dunsby were taking part in a 16—mile recruitment exercise on the hottest day of 2013. a coroner ruled they died from neglect. dustin hoffman has been accused of sexually harassing an intern on the set of one of his films in 1985. the writer anna graham hunter says the oscar—winning actor groped her and made inappropriate comments to her when she was 17 years old. hoffman has apologised, and said he was sorry if he "put her in an uncomfortable situation", adding "it is not reflective of who i am." police it's been made famous by donald trump, amongst others, and accused of influencing elections, but today ‘fake news‘ is legitimate news — as it‘s been named collins‘ word of the year. the term was adopted by the us president trump during his election campaign, and has seen its usage soar by over 300% since 2016. let‘s cross over to the bank of england now where the governor, mark carney, is speaking to journalists fo