ian paisley has made a mistake, he has admitted it, you know. i respect ian paisley for that.just like everybody else. the government relies on ten dup mps for its majority in parliament. the suspension of one could affect tight brexit votes. but whatever the wider implications of his exile, ian paisley now has an unenviable place in westminster history. chris page, bbc news. the white house has announced a $12 billion emergency aid package for american farmers affected by an escalating global trade war. president trump had introduced tariffs on steel, aluminium and a range of chinese goods, but retaliation from around the world has seen prices for us produce slump. our north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. the president is on record as saying trade wars are easy to win. what do you think the mood is at the white house tonight? well, it is turning out to be a little more complicated. the president is having to resort to depression—era policies to come to the aid of farmers across the midwest, the very people who voted for donald trump, who now see their industri

ian paisley has undoubtedly brought immense shame upon himself through this.on a knife edge. and that's because the ban, if approved by the house of commons tomorrow, will come into effect in september. it's significant for the electorate of north antrim. the people of north antrim. the fact that now — towards september, october, november, the end of this year — we'll have an abstentionist mp as well. and it's the voters in north antrim who may have the final say, as they could soon be sending a petition to oust their mp. or maybe not. he's loved by these people here and the whole of the community. it will never happen. i personally think he didn't really do much wrong. he's deserved to go through what he's done. he should pay the punishment, no doubt. yeah. he knew what he was doing, certainly. i never found anything wrong with ian paisley, to be honest with you, because i had to go to him on a couple of occasions and he helped me out, so he did. so i probably would vote for him again. it wouldn't cost me any thought. if he was forced to stand down, ian paisl

ian paisley, mp.m weather it's not just moorland fires and hosepipe bans causing issues — but also toxic algae. 0ur correspondent alison freeman explains more from ullswater in the lake district. it is a glorious day here in the lake district, but despite that beautiful view of ullswater, the warning signs are still up, telling people about blue green algae. it is toxic, it is in the water and it can cause problems for people and animals. here to tell me a little bit more about those problems and what it can do are cath tanner from the environment agency and fiona, a local vet. we can't see it in the water today, does that mean it is not there? it is there all the time, it occurs naturally in lakes like this one. but when you get the weather conditions right, the hot weather we have seen recently, the algae then forms a bloom, or a scum and that can be toxic to people and animals. what should people be looking out for? when it forms a blooming, it is very visible on the surface — it can be foamy or lo

ian paisley suspended for 30 sitting days.n on alleged human rights breaches in strong anchor and he did not tell mr cameron about the hospitality received from the sri lankan government. the daily telegraph broke the story and mr paisley then said it was divide of facts and logic. now the parliamentary standards commissioner has investigated, the common standards committee has said he is guilty of serious misconduct of bringing the house of commons into disrepute so today mps have rubber—stamped the committee's recommendation that mr paisley should be suspended for 30 sitting days at his pay will be stopped for 30 days. the wider significance of this you will be the first mp to face this particular type of petition. of of 10% voters in his constituency sign it then mr paisley will have to stand down and there will be a by—election but he said he will want to stand in that by—election should it happen. trees may has confirmed she is taking personal control of the eu we re taking personal control of the eu were stronger station

mps have voted to suspend ian paisley mps have voted to suspend ian paisleer after his failure to declare by the sri lankan government. —— declare at two family holidays. it will reduce the government's working majority. the british divers who helped rescue 12 boys from a flooded cave in thailand have been thanked by theresa may at downing street. the boys themselves have been preparing to spend time in a buddhist monastery, to thank those who freed them. chi chi izundu's report contains flash photography. it's just one of a series of ceremonies of thanks the rescued thai boys will now participate in. in thailand, 11 have become novice buddhists. as is customary, the boys have had their head shaved. for nine days, a thai lucky number, they will meditate, pray and clean their temple as well as pay tribute to the diver who lost their life trying to save theirs. how many of you? 13? the coach and 12 boys spent two weeks trapped in the cave network before a constipated mission to free them was launched. this afternoon at downing street, the british rescuers were honoured at the reception by t

the democratic unionist mp ian paisley is to be suspended from parliament for 30 days.register two family holidays paid for by the sri lankan government. he could also face a by—election if 10% of the electorate in his constituency sign a recall petition. google has been fined a record £3.9 billion by the european commission for using its android operating system for phones and tablets to squeeze out rivals. google has denied any wrongdoing and says it will appeal. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is with me. explain more about what they actually did. this is about the tight control google exerts over their android operating system which i’u ns their android operating system which runs on over three quarters of all phones in europe. they're accused of forcing phone makers to install google search if they want access to the app store, paying them to use google search, and preventing them from tinkering with their android operating system and this is said to be harming competition. google says it does this in the interest of consumers who are happy and have

the dup's ian paisley made an emotional apology to the commons forfailing to register and declare two an estimated £50,000, were paid for by the sri lankan government. the commons standards committee recommended that mr paisley be suspended from the commons for 30 days. it is to my constituents, mr speaker, who have sat me here since 2010, that i make the profoundest of all apologies. they have honoured me with unwavering support to be their voice and i hope they will continue to have that confidence in me in the future. the brexit campaign group vote leave was fined more than £60,000 and referred to the police. the electoral commission said the organisation exceeded its spending limit by funnelling money through a pro—brexit youth group, breaking electoral law. in the commons, there was clear anger. i never thought i would see the day when a government minister would come to this house and seek to downplay one of the most serious attacks on our democracy in history. this isn'tjust about overspending, as important as that is. this is about dark money, this is about foreign interferenc

the dup‘s ian paisley has made an emotional apology to the commons forfailing to register and declareys, worth an estimated £50,000, were paid for by the sri lankan government. the commons standards committee has recommended that mr paisley be suspended from the commons for 30 days. that proposal will be debated by mps. i say sorry and apologise for the feelings that were identified in the standards committee report. i am disappointed that i was not able to persuade members of the committee of the weight of my arguments on some of the major matters of mitigation, especially on the issue of paid advocacy. however, i accept the report, but i do so regret it sanctions. i believe i conduct myself with colleagues with integrity, openness, and that is why i have such remorse about the matter as i believe it goes against the grain of who i am, especially how it is portrayed. he may face a by—election under the new recall arrangements. it is to my constituents, mr speaker, who have set me here since 2010, that i make the profoundest of all apologies. they have honoured me with a unwavering su

i can talk now to ian paisley, the dup mp who is very much in favour of this visit. well, we hope this is the first of many visits and the ceiling of a very positive future relationship and growing relationship with the united states of america. america is one of our true world friends and only a nutcase, a crank, a complete idiot, would say that everyone is supportive... who is supportive of the president of the united states isa the president of the united states is a fascist and this is crazy talk. we have the president of the most powerful nation in the world, we are hoping to trade deals and a number of things with the us and we should be welcoming them with open arms and making sure that this is a very successful and positive relationship and of course we will have all of the idiots of the day having their right to protest and inflating huge balloons. isn't it unreasonable to call the protest is idiots? —— protesters. they have a number of objections to the president.” protesters. they have a number of objections to the president. i have just been called by you

the dup mp ian paisley has apologised in the house of commons today for failing to declare two luxurynkan government. the north antrim mp has been suspended from the commons for 30 days starting from september and is facing calls to stand down from westminster. he says it was a genuine mistake and emotionally apologised to his constituents. i have apologised to the house and to colleagues, and i understand that, subject to the decision of this house, i may from september be subject to a suspension lasting 30 days. i take my duties, mr speaker, as a member of parliament seriously. i believe i conduct myself with colleagues with integrity, with openness, and that is why i have such remorse about the matter, as i believe it goes against the grain of who i am, especially how it is portrayed. you're watching outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our top story: israel passes a law that defining the country as a uniquelyjewish state. the israeli government says it's a defining moment, but it's fuelling anger among its the arab minority. other stories from the bbc world service: the come

mp5 have voted to suspend the democratic unionist mp, ian paisley, from the house of commons for thirty declare two family holidays paid for by the sri lankan government. the north antrim mp could face a by—election if 10% of his constituents sign a recall petition. raf scampton, the home of the red arrows di5play team, is being sold by the ministry of defence as part of budget cuts. the base was also home to 617 squadron as they prepared for the dambusters mission in world war ii. 0ur correspondent katy austin is at the base. this sounds like sad news. ye5, this sounds like sad news. yes, this news has not gone down very well in the local area but the ministry of defence i5 the local area but the ministry of defence is trying to save money and thati5 defence is trying to save money and that is why the decision to close the base is being made. it is trying to cut down on one third of its estates to save £3 billion by 2040. the decision has been made to get rid of what is currently the red arrows. it is a very hi5toric airbase with its a55ociations arrows. it is a very hi5toric airbase w

the dup's ian paisley could be forced to stand down as an mp, forcing a by—election, after being foundn 2013 paid for by the sri lankan government. the labour mp margaret hodge faces action by the party after reportedly calling jeremy corbyn an anti—semite. the alleged confrontation came after labour adopted new guidelines on anti—semitism, which were criticised by somejewish leaders and some mp5. it's being claimed poor government estimates suggesting traffic on britain's roads could increase substantially in the near future, will encourage ministers to build more roads and damage the environment. research from the department for transport due out next week, says traffic could increase between 20 and 60% by 2040. but critics say this is a wild overestimation. our environment analyst roger harrabin has the story. how bad will gridlock get? the government is understood to be forecasting increases in traffic of between 20 and 60% by 2040. is this realistic? it is difficult to forecastjust how congested the roads will be in the next 20 or 30 years but research indicates people are more re

mps in the uk have voted to suspend the democratic unionist party's ian paisley junior following hiso family holidays paid for by the sri lankan government. his suspension lasts 30 days and he will be absent from some key votes on brexit, reducing the government's working majority. ivanka trump is closing her fashion brand — a year after she stopped working with the company to serve in her father's administration. mrs trump said she was hoping to avoid any potential conflicts of interest in the future and planned to focus on her role in washington. last week the uk's new brexit secretary went to brussels promising to ‘intensify‘ the negotiations with michel barnier. but today the prime minister wrote to parliament to inform them she would be taking personal responsibility for the negotiations. mr raab will deputise in her absence. in truth that formalises a reality we have known for some time. it is the cabinet office that has been leading the negotiation for months, reporting directly to the pm. number ten has been accused of running a "shadow, parallel operation" and keeping offici

the last few minutes with particular reference to the democratic unionist member of parliament ian paisleyspended for 30 days from the commons and ten. this is after he failed to declare a luxury trip to sri lanka that had been paid for by the sri lankan government —— from the sri lankan government —— from the house of commons. it was said, "mr paisley breached the rules of the house by failing to register within 20 days the two visits made to sri lanka with family members." these were unmarked 2013 dead subsequently in july 20 these were unmarked 2013 dead subsequently injuly 2013. the commission further found the hospitality he received with his family in sri lanka constituted a financial interest which "might reasonably be thought by others to influence the speech, representation oi’ influence the speech, representation or communication in question," and then concluded that mr paisley had breached the rules of the house on declaration by failing to declare the personal benefit and hospitality received in his letter to the prime minister. that was in march 2014. the conclusion of that re

leaders like david trimble and john hume, ian paisley and martin mcguinness have made history and myme minister have played their part. sirjohn major helped to start the peace process. tony blair helped to bring it to fruition, making power—sharing which for so long seemed a prize beyond reach a reality. gordon brown saw the overseeing of policing an devolution power and i saw how hard david cameron worked on the stormont house and fresh start agreements. i think everyone who has the honour and responsibility of holding the office of prime minister of the united kingdom feels a special responsibility to the people of northern ireland. the historic achievement that the belfast agreement represent is something we should all be proud of. i am determined to protect it, and to up hold the rights it enshrines. the fa ct hold the rights it enshrines. the fact that the current deputy chief co nsta ble of fact that the current deputy chief constable of the psn. it will shortly become commissioner. is an amazing symbol of the progress made over the last 20 years. and we will continue to work w

the dup mp, ian paisley, has made an emotional apology in the house of commons for failing to delcareo the house and to colleagues. and i understand that subject to the decision of this house, i may from september be subject to a suspension lasting 30 days. i take my duties, mr speaker, as a member of parliament seriously. i believe i conduct myself with colleagues with integrity, with openness and that is why i have such remorse about the matter, as i believe it goes against the grain of who i am. especially how it is portrayed. it is to my constituents, mr speaker, who have sent me here since 2010 that i make the profoundest of all apologies. they have honoured me with unwavering support to be their voice and i hope they will continue to have that confidence in me in the future. the new brexit secretary travels to brussels for the first time today — with a message that more needs to be done to reach an agreement. the russian ambassador to the uk has said the country has no evidence linking it to the novichok poisoning. russian suspects are said to be identified by the police. knife