the headlines at 11:00: international development secretary priti patel resigns after a series of unauthorised meetings with israeli ministers. —— officials. the head of nhs england says without more money, one in ten of us will be on a waiting list by 2021. the mother of a teenager accuses the actor kevin spacey of sexually assaulting her son last year. and on newsnight, we know that priti patel has gone from the government, but where is the government going? jacob rees—mogg gives us his view. and we are in washington one year to the day since donald trump was elected resident. —— president. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. after a day of high political drama, a second cabinet minister has been forced to quit inside a week. today it was the turn of the international development secretary priti patel, made to rush back this afternoon from a government visit to africa and then summoned to number 10. the reason — a series of highly sensitive and unauthorised meetings with israeli ministers that she had failed to mention to the foreign office. she offered theresa may a fulsome apology. labo

priti patel resigns as international development secretary after meeting with the prime minister at downing street. theresa may says the decision was right. it follows controversy over undisclosed meetings with israeli government officials. ms patel was ordered back to the uk from africa, where she'd been on an official trip. the scandal is the latest to hit the government as it battles with the allegations of sexual harassment and criticism of the foreign secretary. in other news, the actor kevin spacey faces another allegation of sexual misconduct as a woman comes forward with accusations he abused her son. the head of the nhs pushes the government for an extra £350 million per week — as promised by the leave campaign. also ahead this hour, president trump arrives in beijing for a three day state visit of china. talks with the chinese president xijinping are likely to be dominated by tensions over north korea. and they're not as stupid as you might think — new research suggests sheep are capable of facial recognition. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, priti patel has

he sits on the international development select committee. good evening.e meets priti patel? well to be clear priti patel has made some m ista kes be clear priti patel has made some mistakes but has been a fabulous secretary of state for international development. she has taken on some of the critics of international development where money has not been spelt correctly. she has corrected the errors and provided good leadership. it is a shame if she is going to be sacked this evening, i very much hope that she gets a second reprimand. the meetings she had were not proper, simply that she did not declare them. that would have made a lot more sense if she had officials with. it is not unusualfor ministers had officials with. it is not unusual for ministers on holiday to also conduct government business, i did so when i was a minister in the foreign office. priti patel made a fatal mistake in not sharing information with the foreign office and having there. is that a sackable offence, i hope not. but when you had your meetings as you describe presumably you ha

that is what laura kuenssberg is saying about relations between number ten and the international development the hours to come. priti patel of course has left the country because she is going on business to uganda so she is going on business to uganda so she did not appear in the commons earlier when opposition mps were demanding further comments from her. with both david and dina we will start with that issue. the front of the telegraph, they are leading us where laura kuenssberg was indicating. absolutely, and as priti patel‘s international development colleague, alistair burt, said in the commons this afternoon, she is in the air. and she was literally in the airat in the air. and she was literally in the air at that time, earlier than expected, she managed to get out of the country. that is where she has gone and she is in africa and getting on with the job. but looking at these stories tonight, yes, priti patel is in deep trouble, you would have to say that and you would expect a denoument when she gets back. but it's not only her, the government looks in deep trouble tonight. and the d

international development secretary, priti patel, resigns after a series of unauthorised meetings with israeli ministers. she'd been summoned back from a government trip abroad to number 10 to explain herself. the foreign secretary paid tribute to her. it's been a real pleasure working with her, and i'm sure she's got a great future ahead of her. tonight labour called on the prime minister to get control of her chaotic cabinet. also tonight: the head of nhs england says without more money one in ten of us will be on a waiting list by 2021. the mother of a teenager accuses the actor kevin spacey of sexually assaulting her son last year. to kevin spacey i want to say this: shame on you for what you did to my son. pro—independence demonstrators in catalonia bring parts of spain's rail and road network to a standstill. and the louvre comes to the middle east in a new billion pound museum in abu dhabi. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, england's women say they're aiming for revenge ahead of their crucial ashes test with australia overnight. good evening. after a day of high political

this week, she needs a new international development secretary. and not being straight about how many there were. in a letter to theresa may issued after they met last night, priti patel says: . the episode has left theresa may's government underfire from critics and commentators. and this is how some news organisations view her predicament this morning, obviously with considerable speculation about what happens next. in a moment, we'll be talking to a former senior diplomat and crossbench peer, lord ricketts. but first, our diplomatic correspondent james landale explains how it went so badly wrong for priti patel. this story is all about a family holiday to israel by priti patel, the international development secretary, that went terribly wrong. a holiday where the lines between her public life and her private life became blurred. the correct way of doing business within government didn't happen, and had extraordinary consequences for the british government. so what happened was this. in august, priti patel went on holiday to israel. it was a 12,

the headlines at 11pm: penny mordaunt becomes the new secretary for international development, replacing priti patel, who resigned yesterday over undeclared meetings with israeli officials. the appointment is the second cabinet reshuffle in a week. it comes as the government prepares for the next round of brexit talks in brussels. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, defends his handling of misconduct allegations against carl sargeant, who is thought to have taken his own life. and coming up on newsnight: the former prime minister gordon brown tells us he thinks britain may face a crisis point next summer as the uk edges closer to brexit. scotla nd the uk edges closer to brexit. scotland is unstable and he says all of the rows with tony blair were about policy and not ambition. good evening and welcome to bbc news. for the second time in a week, theresa may has been forced into a mini—reshuffle of her cabinet. penny mourdaunt has been appointed as the new international development secretary replacing priti patel. she resigned last night, admitting she had not been transparent enough

|i the way that international development is run? i think that is unlikely. nt, unlike many of her predecessors has experience in this field, but i think the real question about the international aid budget has always beenin international aid budget has always been in law of course 0.7% of the output of the british economy has to be spent on overseas aid and in some quarters that isn't popular. there is no suggestion that penny mordaunt is no suggestion that penny mordaunt is likely to try to change any of that in anyway. what priti patel was working on was trying to make it an efficient process, that money was going to the most deserving to the right places. i'm sure penny mordaunt will continue in that vain. let us look at the government itself. we have talked a lot about the balance within cabinet. what do you make of today? what has changed then well, i think in many ways what theresa may has done here is to keep this as limited ed as possible. in the broader spectrum, really, she's replaced like with like. she kept the gender balance in the cabinet, which

can the international development secretary hang on to herjob? she has been ordered to fly back from a trip to africa to face the music. priti patel didn't tell the prime minister about all the meetings she had with israeli officials. is it time the secretary of state faces a cabinet office investigation or does the decent thing and just resigns. we've had exclusive access to one of the world's most hidden societies — the freemasons — famous do you use secret hand shakes? of course, do you use secret hand shakes? of course , we do you use secret hand shakes? of course, we do. can you do it with me now? no, it's a secret. what happens and when do you do it? it's a secret. it is fascinating. we will find out too if claims and corruption and collusion amongst the female freemasons is true. the number of homeless people in england has gone up according to shelter. they say there are over 260,000 home people in this country. that's around the population of newcastle. hello and welcome to the programme. we're live until iiam. are you officially homeles

and the top story here in the uk: it's being reported that the international development secretary pritiatel held two further unauthorised meetings with senior israeli political figures, which weren't attended by uk government officials, on her trip to the country. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. leaders of the world's two leading economic powers are set to meet as president trump stops off in china. and one year after india's shock de monetisation, we look at how will rural villages are coping with going cashless. welcome to asia business report. when us president donald trump arrives in china today he will be joined by the bosses of more than 200 american businesses. during their visit they will look to strike billions of dollars worth of deals, but there are many sticking points, including america's huge trade deficit with china, which dealt with over 300 billion dollars worth of goods last year. earlier i spoke to the chief investment officer for the asia—pacific at credits. i asked if mrtrump was asia—pacific at credits. i asked if mr trump was like

the international development secretary had been summoned back to london after more details had emerged while on holiday in israel, a secret diplomacy that opposition parties believe broke ministerial rules. well, what she's done it she has shown us that she hasn't got respect for the job itself, she has breached the ministerial code by not being transparent, by not making sure that all the meetings were listed, and the prime minister should have sacked her as soon as she found out that she'd breached that code. the controversy began when ms patel went on holiday to israel in august. i heard some rumours about what you have got up to, checked them out, and then last friday i reported that ms patel had held a number of meetings with officials and charities without telling the foreign office, as would be expected. that afternoon, she challenged my report, telling the guardian that the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, did know about the visit. but it emerged on monday that she had been summoned to downing street to be reprimanded by the prime minister and reminded of ministerial rules. she

pressure has been growing on the international development secretary since it was revealed she had aumber of unsanctioned meetings in israel while on holiday. it is up to the prime minister what she does. she is already tightening the ministerial code even further. she is already tightening the ministerial code even further. she's due to land in london in a couple of hours‘ time. we'll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime: the boss of nhs england says the health service should get the cash boost it was promised during the eu referendum. the nhs was not on the ballot paper, but it was on the ballot boss. vote leave for a better funded health service, £350 million a week. a woman goes on trial charged with murdering her ex—boyfriend. he ended his own life in a euthanasia clinic, following a suspected acid attack. president trump arrives in china, where he will call on the chinese leader, xijinping, to put pressure on north korea over its nuclear ambitions. and it's ‘ewe‘! researchers find that sheep can be taught to recognise people's faces, proving they're cleverer th

is international development secretary preview protégé has resigned after it was revealed she failedo disclose meetings with israeli officials while on holiday but tale said her actions have fallen below the high standards expected of her position she is the second minister to quit this week so his army as well as militia from iraq have encircled and entered the eisel control tower of bochum are located on syria's border with iraq and as isis last urban area in the region this video released by pro syrian government to me shows fighting in the surrounding area on saturday on friday the iraqi army proclaim victory over the armed group in the border town of qana i'm and that the last urban stronghold in iraq police have seized twelve tons of cocaine from colombia's main drug gang it's the largest hole ever in the south american nations long running fight against drug trafficking the cocaine has an estimated value of three hundred sixty million dollars those are the headlines on al-jazeera earthrise is coming up next. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera.

she was international development secretary.his is her leaving ten downing street after resigning, under intense pressure. this was not so long ago. this isn'tjust about one minister — it's about the stability of the government, and about brexit. priti patel is a big supporter of brexit. this began with priti patel holding meetings with senior israeli officials during what was supposed to be a summer holiday — and we were told by downing street that she hadn't told the prime minister. that breaks the ministerial code. then we had an apology from priti patel. it seems theresa may accepted. then last night we found out there were more meetings. that was from a report in the sun newspaper. and it said that the pm had not been told. now while this is playing out, ms patel is in east africa. she was supposed to be heading to uganda — but instead was told to get on a plane back home from nairobi. that wasn't a good sign. that plane took off earlier. people quickly started following it on the website flight radar. at one point more tha

the international development minister, alistair burt, has defended her actions.lth office was informed during the course of the visit, but not before and the secretary of state has been very clear and absolutely contrite in her statement yesterday. she recognises of course that you should have informed the foreign office before the visit, but she didn't. that is why she has apologised. in the statement she has given full details of the meeting she had. they are not verbatim accounts that she has given details of who she saw and the subjects discussed. i don't think that that means they were particularly secret meetings, particularly secret meetings, particularly as the foreign office was aware during the course of the desert that she had been seeing people in israel. in relation to the code, the international development secretary has apologised to the prime ministerfor her secretary has apologised to the prime minister for her handling secretary has apologised to the prime ministerfor her handling of this matter and the prime minister has accepted her apology. t

pressure is growing on the international development secretary, priti patel, tonight after she held ai politicians during a holiday in israel. labour have called for an investigation, saying the 12 meetings, including one with israel's prime minister, involved serious breaches of the ministerial code. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. it began with some holiday photos from israel. not of priti patel seeing the sights, but having coffee with a politician, and visiting a charity. just two of 12 meetings she had without telling the foreign office. her most important engagement was with israel's prime minister, something theresa may knew nothing about when she welcomed benjamin netanyahu to downing street last week. this afternoon, labour summoned the international development secretary to the commons to explain herself. she's at a meeting. the speaker: minister of state alistair burt. but it turned out she was on her way to africa, leaving her deputy in charge. and she's presently — she's presently in the air. he said that ms patel had not harmed britain's interests, bu

pressure on the international development secretary after she apologises for holding secret meetingsith israeli officials during her holiday. on a visit to south korea, president trump tells all countries to stop trading with north korea, to force pyongyang to stop its nuclear activities. i believe it makes sense for north korea to do the right thing, not only for north korea, but humanity all over the world. the isle of man's chief minister insists the island is not a tax haven and defends rules reportedly used by lewis hamilton to avoid vat on his £16 million privatejet. also: plans to help people out of pocket from bank scams. we hear about the people conned into authorising their banks to pay thousands of pounds to fraudsters. and west ham appoint david moyes as their new manager — they say he's the right man to turn things around at the club. good morning. it's tuesday the 7th of november. i'm rebecca jones. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the husband of a british—iranian woman, being held in prison in tehran, has urged the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, to "retract in parliamen

now she takes the role as international development secretary. i think it will be really well—suited to her. i think there was a little bit of disappointment that there was not a wider reshuffle. there is concern about borisjohnson still reshuffle. there is concern about boris johnson still and we reshuffle. there is concern about borisjohnson still and we still have some of those allegations from the sexual harassment. we will talk about boris johnson in the sexual harassment. we will talk about borisjohnson in a minute. but john, the express has a picture of penny mordaunt in her swimsuit. that is the picture they have chosen to use, what do you make of that?‘ is the picture they have chosen to use, what do you make of that? a lot of this is why not? she went like this, but she is probably better remembered for her appearance on splash than anything in politics which is probably unfair but true. it was for charity which shows her asa it was for charity which shows her as a good egg to raise money for a good cause. why not i suppose? but the exp

sinking deeper into crisis with the second resignation of a high profile minister and a week international development secretary pretty patella stepped down after admitting she held an authorised meetings with israeli politicians during what was supposed to be a holiday in israel the prime minister's defense secretary resigned last week following allegations of sexual misconduct on top of this mrs major also struggling with her country's divorce talks with the european union. let's get more from t.w. correspondent beckett to mass who joins us from london welcome back it's a pretty patel's resignation follows the departure of defense secretary michael fallon last week i watched trouble is teresa mayes government. well treason may has been under a lot of pressure since the elections earlier in the year when she came back and only had a minority in the parliament so that was the first blow and now we've seen two resignations we've seen strong criticism for boris johnson the foreign secretary after a series of gaffes and pretty patel the international development secretary effectively doing some sort of f

penny mordaunt has been named as the new international development secretary. deputy first minister carwyn jones defends his handling of misconduct allegations against carl sargeant, saying he had no choice but to sack him. mr sargeant is believed to have killed himself just days after his dismissal. i probably did all that i could to make sure that everything was being done by the book. i had no alternative but to take the action that i did and i hope that people will understand that. figures from the home office reveal children as young as nine are among the thousands being referred to the government's anti—radicalisation programme. the actor kevin spacey is being edited out of a completed film after a string of sexual harassment allegations against him. his scenes in "all the money in the world" will be re—shot with another actor. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect and fraud by detectives investigating the deaths of 12 care home residents. at least nine homes run by a private company called sussex health care are under investigation. earlier o

labour demands an investigation into the international development secretary's unsanctioned meetingsisraeli politicians. a formal apology from the first minister of scotland to gay men, convicted under legislation which made homosexuality illegal. and we speak to the first black editor of vogue about race and using young models on the catwalk. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... andy murray says he hopes to be fit again for the new year, but crowds in glasgow have got a sneak peek of his progress. good evening. tonight, more questions about how the royal family invest their millions. the latest revelations from the paradise papers — the cache of leaked documents about tax havens — show that prince charles‘ private estate — the duchy of cornwall — secretly invested in an offshore company in which a close friend was a director. that's perfectly legal, but he's been accused of a conflict of interest because he went on to campaign for international rule changes that would have benefited the company. the prince's spokesman insists he's never chosen to speak out on a topic simply bec

priti patel resigned as international development secretary last night after all those unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. the prime minister's colleagues say that mrs may has it under control. theresa may is in full charge of this cabinet, and i have no doubt at all her appointment today will reflect the nature of that, and we'll be able to get on with our business. as theresa may works on another reshuffle of her top team, do you think she can withstand this latest crisis? could virtual reality be used to treat mental health conditions? tests are under way to see whether vr can heal our minds and help conquer anxieties like fear of heights. after that session i did go out and put myself into some positions where you are sort of facing heights, and i was really really surprised at how differently i felt about it. we will bring you that film at about 9:45am. plus, is the government's anti—radicalisation programme worked? figures out later will show how many far right and islamist extremists have been referred to the scheme. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until ”am th

in westminster as the prime minister considers who to bring in to replace priti patel as international development secretary. she was forced to resign yesterday after a series of unsanctioned meetings with israeli politicians over the summer. her successor is expected to be named within the hour. we'll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime: a woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect in connection with an investigation into sussex healthcare. more than 2000 children under 15 were referred to the government's anti—terrorism programme, prevent, in just a year according to new figures. the father of a man who died after his ex girlfriend allegedly threw acid at him breaks down in court as he describes his son's injuries. edited out after a string of assault allegations — kevin spacey is being replaced in a hollywood film which opens in six weeks time. and flying a body controlled jet engine power suit — the british man who has just flown into the record books. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: england women are pegged back on the opening day of the ashes

the international development secretary has resigned after it was revealed she failed to disclose with israeli officials while on holiday but said her actions have fallen below the high standards expected of her position. iran's president hassan rouhani is warning saudi arabia that it will achieve nothing by threatening his country of the escalating war of words between tehran and those. tahn of eleven and the other says the lebanese group hezbollah which is backed by iran has committed acts of aggression against it iran says saudi forced the resignation of lebanon's prime minister. mandatory i've never seen in history so far a situation whereby a country interfered with the affairs of another country like this bringing on his soil a leader from another country and keeping him of course we do not know whether he stayed willingly or whether they kept him against his will but they forced him to resign and told him what to say this action is on presented in the history of our region well the tensions have left papal eleven and fearing the worst as a whole the reports from they were. poste

and this lunchtime the international development secretary priti patel is also under pressure, as questionsn parliament about her meetings in israel. also this lunchtime: donald trump has urged north korea to "come to the table" and discuss giving up its nuclear weapons. the united states stands prepared to defend itself and its allies, using the full range of our unmatched military capabilities, if need be. the tax affairs of british crown dependencies and overseas territories are coming under scrutiny, after the leak of confidential documents known as the paradise papers. and the apes rescued from the illegal pet trade. conservationists celebrate the first baby born in the wild. coming up in the sport on bbc news: david moyes will take training for the first time as west ham boss, as work begins to keep them in the premier league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the foreign office says that boris johnson could have been clearer in his comments over a british woman in prison in iran. borisjohnson has spoken to his iranianp counterpart on the phone and says he will now vi

penny mourdaunt has been appointed as the new international development secretary — replacing priti patelst night, admitting she had not been transparent enough about high level meetings with israeli politicians. like her predecessor, ms mourdaunt backed the leave campaign in the eu referendum. with brexit talks at a crucial stage mrs may will be hoping that's the end of her cabinet woes. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. 0ne one for sorrow, two for joy. one for sorrow, two forjoy. 0ne brexit minister departs through the back door and another is about to arrive. even the driver of the shiny ministerial car was expecting penny mordaunt as the favourite but neither he all we knew for sure, until gates opened up. so a little bit before half past two, the carefully choreographed arrival of the newest recruit to theresa may's cabinet. a promotion for penny mordaunt, another brexiteer around the cabinet table. her appointment was not a surprise. her wikipedia page was changed before the official announcement. unusually she arrives at her new department with experience. congratulati

international development secretary person patel has resigned after it was revealed she failed to disclose meetings with israeli officials while on holiday but tel said her actions are for the high standards expected of her position a departure follows the resignation of the british defense secretary after claims of sexual harassment. pretty paternal arrived at the back door of downing street her government career hanging by a thread the international development secretary was hold back from an official trip to africa to face her boss prime minister to resume a moments later to tell resigned. she was forced to apologize on monday after holding twelve secret meetings with this radio officials including prime minister benjamin netanyahu all while she was meant to be on a family holiday to israel in august it also emerged she discussed giving some of britain's aid budget to the israeli army to help wounded syrians being treated in the israeli occupied golan heights a wednesday it surfaced patel had visited an israeli field hospital in the area despite protocol against british officials travel

s international development secretary pretty patel has resigned after it was revealed that she failed to disclose meetings with israeli officials while on holiday tel said her actions of fallen below the high standards expected of her position pope francis has taken aim at worshippers who take pictures with their mobile phones during mass the leader of the roman catholic church has urged the faithful to be more spiritual and his priests and bishops to be more humble and those are the headlines we'll have more news here on al-jazeera after today's inside story next. news has never been more i think but the message is a simplistic and misinformation is rife listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging mainstream media narrative at this time on al-jazeera it was a decision that shocked many indians he ever got prime minister narendra modi with several high denomination bank notes as a way to combat corruption but as he succeeded and what's been the fallout for the economy this is inside story.

worked in orphanages in romania, she has a background in international development as well.ing at the door of the cabinet she moved in this week partly because of her ministerial experience, partly also because it's not going to upset the brexiteers in the cabinet who will feel that theresa may is trying to pull a fast one. this particular crisis is over, i'm sure downing street is happy to draw a line under it. it's been a wiet quite a week. is the prime minister plain sailing now?|j wiet quite a week. is the prime minister plain sailing now? i think chaosis minister plain sailing now? i think chaos is the new normal at westminster. it's difficult to predict. we can see a few clouds on the horizon for theresa may. there is pressure on borisjohnson over comments made regarding iran. some suggesting he would have stepped aside had things not been so chaotic in the first place for theresa may. criticism will follow. secondly, two of her ministers are facing internal inquiries, one of the most senior figures in government, effectively her deputy, damian green, the first secreta

is international development secretary pretty to tell has resigned after it was revealed that she failed to disclose meetings with israeli officials while on holiday police patel said her actions had fallen below the high standards expected of her position. so he will be able to use out a little over twenty five minutes on al-jazeera right off the fault lines next. germany is hosting this year's climate talks the president from the united states out of the paris agreement what now for the global effort to tackle climate change in depth analysis on live reports from the climate conference in bonn and from the frontlines of global warming climate s.o.s. on just zero.

international tax agenda forward. the isle of man has consistently been prepared to step out in front to support developing internationaltigation, for using private information. this is in my view a politically inspired campaign which has been long—running, which is using stolen data in order to pursue an agenda which has nothing really to do with tax or the morality of tax. this is about privacy, this is about seeking to ensure that there is public access to private financial information. while crown dependencies and overseas territories have some independence, westminster is ultimately responsible. if her majesty's government chooses to impose new rules or laws, —— laws, it can. our correspondentjudith moritz is on the isle of man. what's the reaction, as they read in detail what the claims are in the paradise papers? there's been a range of responses, but i think if you talk to people on this island, they say they do not recognise the picture that has been painted by the paradise papers and by panorama. they resist being called a tax haven, they say that is not how they see themselves here, and they said that they wa

reshuffles a re international development secretary.ales, carwynjones, is to issue a statement today amid criticism of the way he handled misconduct allegations against a welsh cabinet member, who is believed to have taken his own life. the family of carl sargeant — who‘d been accused of inappropriate touching — says he was denied naturaljustice because he wasn‘t given details of the allegations which led to his sacking. 0ur reporter thomos morgan is at the welsh assembly for us this morning. we had those comments from carl sa rg ea nt‘s we had those comments from carl sargea nt‘s family we had those comments from carl sargeant‘s family and this is the first opportunity for the first minister to respond. yes, this is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges carwyn jones undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges carwynjones has had to face as the first minister of wales during his eight—year tenure as first minister. he has faced criticism from within his own party over the handling of the process. he has faced calls from politicians fr

s international development secretary predict to tell has resigned after it was revealed she failed to disclose meetings with israeli officials while on holiday tells her actions have fallen below the high standards expected of her position spain's constitutional court has officially in all the cattle on parliaments and dependents declaration the ruling was issued as an dependent supporters blocked roads and some public transport routes into barcelona many parts of catalonia to a standstill they want the region's jailed leaders to be freed. those are the headlines the news continues right here on al-jazeera after inside story keep it or . it was a decision that shocked many indians the year ago prime minister narendra modi withdrew several high denomination bank notes as a way to combat corruption but as he succeeded and what's been the forelock for the economy this is.

we're awaiting news on the international development secretary, priti patel‘s future.he is now in downing street to meet with the prime minister. ms patel‘s cabinet position hangs in the balance following unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. the head of the nhs in england has challenged the government to find more cash for the health service following the promise of an extra 350 million pounds a week during the eu referendum campaign. simon stevens told the nhs providers‘ conference that health funding must rise to avoid escalating waiting lists. hollywood actor and theatre director kevin spacey faces fresh allegations of sexual misconduct tonight. the us journalist heather unruh has told reporters that her son was sexually assaulted by mr spacey last year. and tributes have been paid to chef, restaurateur and cookery writer antonio carluccio, who has died at the age of 80. dubbed the godfather of italian gastronomy, he was known for his popular television programmes and the chain of restaurants he co—founded. let's have a look at what else is coming up this

now the british prime minister treason may is widely expected to international development secretary over undisclosed contacts with senior israeli figures pretty battell has been summoned to london for failing to report meetings with the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu and all those what she said also holiday to israel. out is there is need back as i think now in the studio he's following events for us and what explaining i think needs why exactly she's in so much trouble well first of all let me clarify exactly where she is we know she's back in the country we assume that she was heading directly to number ten to. all important face off with her boss to reason may she's been hold back from a shared trip to africa and the assumption has always been that she probably wouldn't last in that role and that should be out of a job by the end of the day there's been a tremendous amount of focus on her in the last couple of days she was forced on monday to apologize for children undisclosed meetings with twelve israeli officials including as you said the israeli prime minister benja

just days after the international development secretary was forced to apologise over secret meetings in israel, downing street is examining new claims about her trips overseas. good morning, it is wednesday 8 november. also this morning: prince charles‘s finances face scrutiny following fresh revelations in the paradise papers. the prince's advisors deny suggestions of a conflict of interest. on his trip to south korea, president trump warns the north it is time to come to the table and make a deal. the weapons you are acquiring are not making you safer. they are putting your regime in grave danger. two of the big six energy companies are looking to merge. i'm taking a look at what that will mean for their millions of customers. in sport: andy murray targets a return to competitive tennis next year. the former world number one has been out of action with a hip injury, but faced roger federer in a charity match in glasgow last night. carol has the weather. good morning. it is a cold start to the day, there is quite a bit of frost around, some patchy mist and fog but for most it will b

penny mordaunt has replaced priti patel as the new international development secretary.n transparent enough about high—level meetings with israelis politicians while on holiday. penny mordaunt spoke with reporters after her appointment. holiday. penny mordaunt spoke with reporters after her appointmentlj am reporters after her appointment.” am delighted to have been appointed by the prime minister to be the new secretary of state at the department for international development, looking forward to working with the tea m looking forward to working with the team to continue building a safer, more secure, more prosperous world for us all. really giving the british public pride in what we do. are you going to protect britain? british public pride in what we do. are you going to protect britain7fi is my first day here, i am delighted to be here, i have already met some of the staff, we are doing terrific job, building a more safe, more secure, more prosperous world for us all. i want to continue doing that, and also give the british public confidence and pride in what we are do

she is still the international developer and secretary.d in the next few hours to africa for a long planned trip. but some very, very serious questions are being asked in the heart of government about priti patel and what actually she declared for this trip to israel. and priti patel will be very, very lucky if she is still in the gambit micro by the end of this week. i think the thinking is —— if she is still in the cabinet. if new details emerged about this visit, perhaps elements of this trip that she didn't declare fully to the prime minister, i think she will no longer be a member of the cabinet. that information has not yet been presented, it is not yet there are, as i understand it, at the highest levels of government. but they are thinking that if there is more information that wasn't the clare... can use tag a cabinet minister whilst they are overseas on official business, what happens? —— can you sack a cabinet minister. there would be a discussion between said, by criminals than the premise that, as i understand it. that informa

minister for international development is about to get the sack after it came to light she held an official meetings with key israeli officials during a holiday if confirmed pretty would become the second cabinet minister for in just a matter of days and see if the reports from london. more scandal potentially indicating that to resubmit hasn't necessarily been keeping her house in order now the latest right rumors around westminster are that international development secretary pretty patel is potentially about to be sacked by theresa may following what has been described as a cover up scandal following revelations that she had met with israeli officials of leaders or actually held twelve meetings while being on vacation back in august as well as held two more meetings in september without appropriately disclosing this information to theresa may herself as well as the foreign office and the british government this has led to lots of archy's ations of rebellious behavior acting in defiance with existing process as well as calls to not just sack her but also u.k. foreign secretary boards john

the international development secretary, priti patel, has resigned following the disclosure of furtherth israeli politicians. vicky young has more on the resignation, and what it means for the british government. in the letter from priti patel, in the letterfrom priti patel, it is clear she acknowledges what she has done wrong, saving her actions we re has done wrong, saving her actions were meant with the best of intentions, but fell below the standards of transparency and openness which she says she promotes and advocates. so she offered a fulsome apology to the prime minister and the government, and offered her resignation. i guess, having had so long to think about it on the aeroplane, maybe that is what she had decided to do. what is interesting is the response from theresa may, in which she talks about the uk and israel being close allies, but pointing out that work has to be done formally, that there are ways of doing this. that is why you have a system in place, that is why you have the civil service, that is why meetings like this are documented, so that they are transparent a

minister for international development is about to face the chop after it came to lunch he held an official meetings with key israeli officials during a holiday if confirmed pretty patel would become the second minister to go in just a matter of days let's get the details now from our london correspondent honesty is . it doesn't seem to be going to total well for the conservatives at the moment does it. well again if you're absolutely right there's more scandal yet again indicating that theresa may potentially hasn't been keeping her house in order very well this time around we have a big scandal unraveling following this international development secretary potentially about to be sacked by theresa may following a scandal that was described here as a cover up involving over a dozen meetings with israeli officials without appropriately disclosing this information to theresa may and the rest of the government in the appropriate manner we do know that pretty fertile has been summoned to appear at downing street leader today her trip to africa was cut short and she said to be on her way to lond

s international development secretary prithee patel has resigned after it was revealed she failed to disclose meetings with israeli officials while on holiday but hale said her actions have fallen below the high standards expected of her position she is the second minister to quit and this week. barack obama returned to his hometown chicago on wednesday for a civic obligation jury duty for the two term us president was assigned to a case that wasn't cauldron and was dismissed for the day less than two hours after turning up is not the first former president to be called to serve george w. bush and bill clinton have both reported for duty in the past and they weren't picked for any actual juries either a reminder now that you can always keep up to date with all the news on our web site that said al jazeera dot com. and again i will of the problem and oh how the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump says he and his chinese counterpart believe there is a solution to the north korean crisis trump called on china to put more pressure on pyongyang over its nuclear weapons pro

secretary, priti patel. 0f international development secretary, priti patel. ng row around damian green, who is, of course, her closest ally in the cabinet. the first secretary of state, essentially her deputy prime minister. pressure building there, and then of course, this row around boris johnson, and there, and then of course, this row around borisjohnson, and today's intervention from michael gove as well. it has been a difficult period for theresa may, and as we head into this week, where the government is facing the scrutiny of the eu withdrawal bill, she is good to be really hoping that she can stabilise things as brexit comes back front and centre onto the political agenda. veterans, politicians, and members of the royal family have taken part in remembrance sunday services, commemorating those who've lost their lives in conflict. a two—minute silence was held across the country at 11:00 prince charles led tributes by laying a wreath at the cenotaph, with the queen watching on from a nearby balcony. it's the first time she's not carried out the symboli

version's international development secretary has resigned over undisclosed contacts with senior israeli figures but she patel is the second minister that theresa may as last now in a week tell us someone to london for failing to report meetings with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and others on what she says was a holiday. saudi arabia has allowed yemen's port of aden to reopen just days after ordering the closure of all the country's air land and sea ports the closures have already inflated the prices of basic goods in a worsening a major fuel an oil shortage saudi arabia announced measures in response to an attack by yemen's hoofy rebels who fired a missile towards riyadh earlier this week. meanwhile human rights watch is calling on saudi arabia to release evidence for the arrests majoring its anti corruption crackdown it says the detention of dozens of prominent saudi businessmen and princes it raises human rights concerns. spain's constitutional court is officially in all the catalan parliaments declaration of independence ruling comes as pro independence protesters blocked roads

international development secretary pretty to tell as resigned it's the second high profile departure from prime minister teresa mayes cabinet in just a week to tell admitted to holding at least twelve on authorized meetings with israeli politicians including prime minister benjamin netanyahu during what was supposed to be a vacation in israel tell has apologized for her actions but this is yet another major blow for teresa mayes government which is facing several crises including sexual harassment allegations and a stalled brags that. are there i asked our london correspondent there good mass how important pretty patel was to teresa mayes government. well it's in every cabinet it's like a balance so you're trying to balance men and women she was a woman she was also the only woman in the cabinet of ethnic minority also she was a bricks a tear she is a bricks a tear and pretty much on the right of the conservative party and as such of course it is feared and possibly also the reason why to reason may didn't force her to resign straight away that there is the fear that she could cause

the international development secretary, priti patel, has resigned following the disclosure of furtheract with israeli politicians. vicky young has more on the resignation, and what it means for the british government. her report contains flash photography. in the letter from priti patel it is clear that she acknowledges what she has done wrong, saying her actions were meant with the best of intentions but they've fell below the standards of transparency and openness that she advocated. she offers a fulsome apology to the prime minister and to the government and offers her resignation. i guess, having had so long to think about it on the aeroplane, maybe she decided that was what she was going to do. what is interesting is the response from theresa may in which she talks about the uk and israel being close allies, but pointing out that work has to be done formally. there are ways of doing this. that is why you have a system in place and that is why you have the civil service and that's why meetings like this are documented so they are transparent and everyone knows who has access. inte