from the side of tos summit in bu aires, theb's north america editor jon sopel reports. n his brief time on the world stage, donald trump has been seen as disruptor in chief. but not this time around.th g20 is a time for world leaders to discuss matters of visual interest -- speed dating for the ruling class, if you like. after the murder of jamal khashoggi, they would like to cold-shoulder mohammad bin salman. the problem is they love his lucrative defense contracts and oil more. he and donald trump exchanged pleasantri but had no meeting. vladimir putin, on the other hand, looked overjoyed to see him. high fives all around. theresa may had a sitdown with him where she rais the murder of the saudi journalist and demanded full transparency in the investigation. esident macron of france had a slightly tense exchange. donald trump had been due to sit down with vladimir putin, but the president canceled theme ing over the seizing of three ukrainian vessels. the russian leader stared ahead impassively as his american counterpart walked past.. presump: on the basis of what too

our north america editor jon sopel has the latest. eneral james mattis is going, but not quietly. the esident announced last night he was retiring, but make no mistake, this is a resignation. the defense secretary making clear that he disagrees with donald trump's isolationism, his attacks on nato, his failure to criticize china and russia sufficiently. and his searing letter concludes, "because you have it the right to a defense secretary whose views align better with r yours on these and othe subjects, i believe it is right for me to step down for my position." the last straw was the president unilaterally announcing the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria with no consultation or coordination, against the advice of his national security staff. it has also emerged that ameri is to pull 7000 troops out of afghanistan, to the horror of america's allies. and concern has been expressed across the board. sen. schumer: secretary mattis was one of the fewymbols of strength and stability in this administration. everything that indicate stabi

the bbc news north america editor jon sopel reports. n alleged one-night stand in 2006 and then payment to buy stormy daniels' silence just before the 2016 election, still causing donald trump and those around him endless legal nightmares. the president's longtime lawye , mr.en fix-it, michael c was sentenced to three years in prison, and he has given an interview refuting donald trump's claims that he made payments to her without the president knowing about it. michael: nothing at the trump organization was donss it was run through mr. trump. he directed me, as i said at my elution, he directed me to make the payments, he directed me to become involved in these maers. jon: the pment came at a delicate time in the presidenti campaign. and when you are a ar, they let you do it. jon: a tape had emerged of tonald trump boasting ab sexually assaulting women. in the interview today, cohen said the payment was made because the president wanted to avoid fresh scandal weeks before the election. >>e was trying to hide whau re doing, correct? mich

bush gave one of the most moving tributes.er our norta editor jon sopel starts our coverage. nation prepares to bid farewell to the last of the greatest generation. those political leaders who foht in the second world w and then served their country with distinction. the exteed bush family looked on as his flag-draped coffin wa moved to the national cathedral. among the mourners, prince charles, representing the queen, sian john major, prime minister during the first gulf war and close friend of george h.w. bush. german chancellor angela merkeld come, ever grateful for the role that president bush played rin the reunification of country. in the front pew, all the living former u.s. presidents were there, and of course, the serving president donald trump, too, who until george h.w. bush's death had been so disdainful of the family. on this day of national mourning, it was also a rare day of national unity for a divided country. unity there may have been. warmth there wasn't. the body langue as chilly as the december day outside. the eulogy was delivered by his son the former p

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.s promised an independent investigation into allegations of what's described as "forced hugging" by its chief executive, ray kelvin, pictured here — he usually chooses to be photographed not showing his face. staff have begun an online petition accusing the sixty two year old founder of verbal, physical and sexual harrassment. in a statement, the company said such claims were entirely at odds with the company's values. our business correspondent joe miller had this update. an anonymous business —— petition was posted online and has already garnered around 2000 signatures. in it, employees at ted baker allege the boss of the company, ray kelvin who took them from a small stall in glasgow selling shirts to a global fashion phenomenon not only engages employees in unwanted embraces but also asked female staff if they would sit on his knee or whether they can massage his ears. they say he also engages in sexual innuendo and the creator of the petition says that then went to the human resou

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.just now on general flynn's legal difficulties from the bbc‘s david willis. he went to court expecting an easy ride, having sat for 19 interviews with the special counsel, robert mueller‘s team. it was their recommendation that he not serve a custodial sentence. but the judge, emmet sullivan, was clearly in no mood to go softly, softly with michael flynn, at one point accusing him, as was said injon sopel‘s report there, report of treason. he said "i cannot hide my disgust, arguably you sold your country out." it was clear by this point that he was considering a custodial sentence for michael flynn. so mr flynn's lawyers leapt at the chance to have the sentencing deferred. sarah sanders speaking for the white house, speaking for president trump, again making the point that flynn had been ambushed or entrapped by the fbi, yet in court general flynn's lawyer specifically denied that when asked about it by thejudge. so that one does not seem to have many lakes, does it? what is going on w

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.he latest on the 620 summit later today, as it closes. —— we will. a powerful earthquake has hit alaska, causing damage to homes and businesses and ripping apart roads. the 7.0 magnitude quake hit just north of anchorage at about 8.30am in the morning local time. several large aftershocks prompted a tsunami warning to be issued, but that has now been lifted. james cook reports. alaskans are used to earthquakes, but sometimes you need luck on your side too. holy smoke. this quake struck at 8:30am in the morning... can you get out of there? ..buckling roads and leaving this car stranded, but safe. inside, there was confusion. earthquake drills are all very well, the reality can be quite different. some pupils were already at school. this boy's instinct was to start filming as the children took cover. there are tvs on the ground, you can see this right here... the first quake caused damage inside buildings, forcing all of the local tv stations off the air. many people had returned to thei

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the outskirts of the yemeni port of hudaydah, despite a un—brokered ceasefire coming into effect on friday. the saudi—backed government and iranian—backed houthi rebels agreed to withdraw their forces from the centre of the city, following a week of peace—talks in sweden. a rare moment of warmth in this most bitter of disputes. yemen's foreign minister, on the left, and envoy to the houthi rebels on the right. was this the beginning of the end of years of brutal war and the world's worst humanitarian disaster? as news of the un brokered ceasefire filtered to residents back home, relief was tempered with a large dose of scepticism. translation: the negotiations, unfortunately, from my point of view and the view of many yemeni people, are disappointing. i believe the talks will fail because the enemy, saudi arabia, does not want us to live in peace. translation: i think the talks with the leaders of the houthi coup will not have any effect on the ground. what was decided with regards to

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. to washington, dc and speak to our correspondent, david willis, sorry, los angeles. it had been looking, dealing with the michael flynn case, as though things would not go so badly for general flynn, he had been co—operating with the fbi after lying to the api, now it seems that things might get worse. yes, he went to court expecting an easy ride, having sat for 19 interviews with the special counsel, robert mueller‘s team. it was their recommendation that he not serve a custodial sentence. but the judge, emmet sullivan, was clearly in no mood to go softly, softly with michael flynn, at one point accusing him in that report of treason. —— as we said in a report. he said "i cannot hide my disgust, arguably you sold your country out." it was clear by this point that he was considering a custodial sentence for michael flynn. so mr flynn's lawyers lapped at the chance to have the sentencing deferred. sarah sanders speaking for the white house, speaking for the white house, speaking for th

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.president has been flown to texas and this is the scene live in washington. at the church, for the internment today at the library in college station in houston, texas is the big —— texas. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: is the world ready to relax about marijuana ? a major un cannabis conference gets underway in vienna. also on the programme — it's an old tradition that's been delighting malays for centuries. the miniature wooden sailboats known asjongs that are used for racing. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills ju

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.mp has named his budget director mick mulvaney as his acting chief of staff. he replaces generaljohn kelly — after days of speculation over who would take the post. for more let's speak to bbc correspondent david willis in los angeles. there was mick mulvany? he is a hardline conservative, a tea party member who was one of the founders of the house freedom caucus. he is also a former congressman from south carolina and is currently serving as the budget chief or donald trump. a very influential man, particularly at the moment, when the president is facing a possible shutdown of the federal government if agreement can't be reached by the end of next week. he is the third person to serve under donald trump. normally, a very sought—after position but one which seemed to struggle to attract interested parties this time around. we've noticed an donald trump has named him acting white house chief of staff. why is this a temporary appointment? it's a good question. the white house is saying t

our north america editor jon sopel has more.in 2006 and then a payment to buy stormy daniels' silence ten years later — just before the 2016 elections. they're still causing donald trump and those around him endless legal nightmares. the president's long time lawyer and mr fixit, michael cohen, was this week sentenced to three years in prison. and he's now given an interview refuting donald trump's claims that he made the payments to her without the president knowing about it. first of all, nothing in the trump organisation was ever done unless it was run through mr trump. he directed me, as i said, and i said as well in the plea, he directed me to make the payments, he directed me to become involved in these matters. the payment came at a delicate time in the presidential campaign... ..a tape had emerged of donald trump boasting about sexually assaulting women. in the interview today, cohen said the payment was made because the president wanted to avoid fresh scandal weeks before the election. he was trying to hide what you wer

jon sopel is in washington. jon, how significant is this?t few moments, one from a court in new york saying that michael cohen, the president because my former lawyer, was involved in deception, which was motivated by personal greed and ambition. but thatis personal greed and ambition. but that is the less interesting document. the more interesting one is from robert mueller put my office. he is the man investigating whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and russia during the trump campaign and russia during the election campaign. and it finds that donald trump was seeking to build a tower in moscow that would have netted the organisation millions of dollars, that talks carried on through the campaign between michael cohen and who it refers to as individual one. that is donald trump. and that shows that there was far greater contact with there was far greater contact with the russians than has previously been acknowledged. does it prove there was collusion? no. but does it prove the links went further and deeper than we had

our north america editor, jon sopel, is at the white house for us. that, because what happened just after the 2016 lx was that the intelligence agencies themselves came out with the unanimous view that there had been an attempt by the russians to interfere in the presidential election. it is like taking that report and multiplying it by ten, because what these? reports for the intelligence committee of the senate have found out is that, as you say, they tried to interfere systematically on a much wider scale, on every platform, with events tailored to support donald trump and work even harder to support him while in office. they fed conspiracy theories as there to trump supporters in order to inflame them to go out to vote for donald trump, and amongst people who might not be thought likely to vote for donald trump, african—americans, for example, there was an attempt at voter suppression — it is not worth going out to vote, stay at home. now, donald trump has never bought into the conclusion that there was russian interference, particularly, oi’ rus

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.a's most unwonted import from china is the highly addictive drug fentanyl. the opioid epidemic is killing tens of thousands of american each year. president xi's deal to make it illegal in china was something donald trump has been long demanding. last night he got what he wanted. this has been a slightly fraught, fractious 620 but with the chinese and americans pulling back from the brink, that is a limited success. jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires. with nine days to go until the british prime minister's brexit deal is put to a parliamentary vote, uk members of the westminster parliament have been warned that a failure to support her could lead to leaving without an agreement, or no brexit at all. michael 6ove, who was one of the leaders of the leave campaign in 2016 said on sunday that while the deal was not perfect, voting it down could result in another referendum. the opposition labour party claimed it would push for a no confidence vote if theresa may loses on december the 11th.

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. have arrested the husband of a woman whose disappearance more than 30 years ago has been the subject of a popular crime podcast. police say chris dawson will be charged with the murder of lynette dawson. she went missing in sydney in 1982 and her body has never been found. a podcast called "the teacher's pet" brought global attention to the case this year. earlier i spoke to hywel griffith in sydney about the latest developments, and what new evidence police may have. they say they are extremely confident. they say they have been working on this case, again, for the last three years. as you said, so much more attention has come in 2018 thanks to that pod casts, which has been downloaded more than 70 million times around the world. now, if you are not familiar with the history of the case, lynette dawson disappeared in1982, the case, lynette dawson disappeared in 1982, left no trace at all, left behind two young children and her husband, chris dawson. the very next day his teenage love

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.n incident involving stowaways on board a cargo ship in the thames estuary. the crew of the ship, the grande tema, are said to have discovered the intruders during a voyage from nigeria. a spokesman for the shipping firm says the crew locked themselves in the ship's bridge after being threatened with iron bars. england's chief medical officer has accused the food industry of failing the public, by not doing enough to cut salt and sugar in their products. professor dame sally davies says companies should face taxes on unhealthy food if they fail to improve. but the food industry has hit back, saying taxes won't change consumer behaviour. pope francis has urged roman catholic priests who have sexually abused children to hand themselves in and face justice. in his annual christmas speech at the vatican, he promised that the church would never again cover up or dismiss such cases. the comments are his strongest yet on the global scandal that has shaken his papacy and caused a crisis of con

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.what would a withdrawal mean for the us‘s allies on the ground, particularly kurdish forces who have warned that without us support they could be left in a military vacuum. they fear attacks from turkey, who view them as a terrorist organisation. kurdish military leaders warned earlier they may have to release is prisoners if the security situation deteriorates. in the last few days there have been reports of so called islamic state fighters massacring hundreds of prisoners in the eastern town of hajin, calling into question any supposed defeat of is in the country. a short time ago i spoke to the writer and former british diplomat, carne ross who has travelled to some of the kurdish controlled regions in northern syria, and spent time on the frontline with the people facing up to is on the ground. he explained the effect a withdrawal would have for the kurdish forces. it's a catastrophe for the kurdish dominated areas which should be said very clearly are democratic areas, they are ar

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.nt shutdown in washington — senate leaders have indicated a deal has not yet been reached to avoid a pending shutdown — which is due at midnight. donald trump had been trying to push through funding in the senate for his us—mexico border wall. he threatened a "very long" government shutdown if democrats did not vote through the funding. essex police say they are dealing with a complex incident in the thames estuary after a group of stowaways were found on a container ship. the italian vessel was seen circling in the estuary off the coast of essex and kent — it had left nigeria ten days ago the owners of the vessel said four stowaways had threatened the ship's staff. but police say they're not treating the incident as either a hostage, piracy or terror—related situation, and there are no reports of anyone being harmed. england's chief medical officer has accused the food industry of failing the public, by not doing enough to cut salt and sugar in their products. professor dame sally dav

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.untry continues to look for new opportunities to expand and invest overseas, and that includes the arctic region. greenland, a danish territory to the east of canada, is seen as a key staging post on a trading route linking china to europe and north america. but concerns have been raised about beijing getting a foothold in this strategically important region. from greenland, our world affairs editor, john simpson, reports. the chinese are coming. they're getting icebreakers ready to open new polar trade routes. there are minerals to be extracted, and huge scope for development. china's demanding a say in the whole future of the arctic, though it insists that its interest is entirely peaceful. greenland's the ideal place to start. it's empty, a bit neglected, and it's got a chip on its shoulder where its distant colonial masters, the danes, are concerned. now, though, everything is about to change. this tiny airport is going to disappear. so are two others like it in greenland. the comp

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.ersities minister, sam 6yimah, has resigned from his post and says he will not support the government over the eu withdrawal bill. his resignation comes after it was confirmed that britain is planning to build its own satellite navigation system to rival the eu's 6alileo project, which is in turn a rival to the us—led 6ps. the uk had wanted to stay part of 6alileo after brexit, but the eu said it would be banned from secure parts of the programme. in response theresa may, the british prime minister, pulled out of the project and confirmed the uk will instead build its own system, at a cost estimated to be more than £3 billion. a powerful earthquake has hit alaska, causing damage to homes and business. the 7.0—magnitude quake hit about nine miles north of anchorage at 8:29am local time. several large aftershocks prompted a tsunami warning to be issued, but that has now been lifted. they shattered windows and knocked power out to many homes. james cook reports. alaskans are used to earth

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. resignation comes amid wider impending chaos in washington, donald trump has threatened a "very long" government shutdown if democrats do not vote through funding in the senate for his long—promised us—mexico border wall. the government will begin a partial shutdown at midnight if no budget deal is reached. it is totally up to the democrats, totally up to the democrats as to whether or not we have a shutdown. it is possible we will have a shutdown, i would say the chances are probably very good because i don't think democrats care as much about maybe this issue, but this is a very big issue. it is an issue of pride, it is an issue of safety, it is an issue of, least importantly, dollars. 0ur washington correspondent gary 0'donoghue sent us this update. at the moment the senate is going through the process of trying to decide whether or not to vote on a bill that went through the house yesterday, this build contains $5 billion for the wall, plus another 8 billion for the wall, plus ano

our north america editor jon sopel has more.t in the second world war and then served their country with distinction. the extended bush family looked on as his flag draped coffin was moved to the national cathedral. among the mourners, prince charles representing the queen, and sirjohn major, prime minister during the first gulf war and close friend of george hw bush. the german chancellor angela merkel had come am ever gratefulfor the role president bush played in the unification of her country. and in the front pew, all the living former us presidents were there, and of course, the serving president, donald trump, who until george hw bush‘s death had been so disdainful of the bush family. but on this day of the bush family. but on this day of national mourning, it was also a rare day of national unity for a divided country. unity there may have been, warmth there wasn‘t. the body language as chilly as the december day outside. the eulogy was delivered by his son, the former president george w bush. it was pitch perfect, mixing

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.d of raping and murdering a 14—year—old girl in a wolverhampton park. viktorija sokolova had arranged to meet the boy in the city's west park last april. he can't be named because of his age, but faces a mandatory life sentence. after a week in which allegations of racism in football have grabbed the headlines, england's premier league has urged fans to report unacceptable behaviour. chelsea have strongly condemned supporters who chanted anti—semitic abuse during a match in hungary last night — saying they have "shamed the club" as our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports. at their home ground, chelsea present a welcome to the world. but this is a football club shamed by a section of its supporters — chelsea made that clear today. last night some chelsea fans used a match in hungary to chant anti—semitic words about a rival club in london — tottenham. it's not an isolated example. educationalfilms have been made, endorsed by chelsea, showing previous incidents of fans making anti—tot

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.emporary white house chief of staff. it comes after newjersey governor chris christie withdrew his name from consideration for the post. mulvaney will replace john kelly who steps down in early january. let's get more on this from our north america correspondent, david willis. why is the poster vacant? it is vacant, martine, becausejohn and kelly is standing down at the end of the year, allegedly after he and donald trump fell out cash post. it got to the point apparently where they weren't speaking to each other —— post. clearly that working relationship was untenable. since the news broke ofjohn kelly's imminent departure, donald trump has been casting around and this is normally one of the most prestigious, most coveted jobs in government, that of white house chief of staff but surprisingly there have been very few takers. neck hairs, mike pence's vice president... he didn't want to do it for the full two years so that when the ways. governor chris christie, the ways. governor chris

north america editor jon sopel reports. jon: election night 2016, and donald trump is soaking up the wapplauseas rendered by his children. but they are also trustees in his charity, the donald j. foundation. fort from being a vehicle flynn to become of the new york attorney general described in the most scathing terms how the trumps were using this for their own purposes. there was a shocking pattern of illegality, includingat unlawful nation with the coordination with the trump presidential campaign, amounting to the trump foundation functioning as little one than a chkbook to serve mr. trump's business and potical interests." here in washington, the president's formertyational secu advisor michael flynn has been appearing in court over coersations he had with the russian ambassador at around the time of the election. he lied to the fbi about it. the sentencing should have been routine. nyit was aing but. michael i flynn arrivedcourt this morning hoping he would be judgea sentence, but thema r that he took the offenses far

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.er top stories for you: here in the uk, the cabinet has agreed to step up plans for a possible no—deal brexit. $2.5 billion is being allocated to government departments to help them prepare. in addition, britain's defence secretary says 3500 troops are to be put on standby to deal with potential disruption. our europe editor katya adler has the view from brussels. you will have heard about this idea of a managed no—deal brexit, so watch out tomorrow for plans by the european commission to maintain the status quo in certain key areas in case of a no—deal brexit, so like transport, for example, to make sure that planes can and land between the eu and the uk, also the movement of finance, but brussels will be keen to find out that this is not in the uk's favour, it's to protect them from the more catastrophic consequences of the uk crashing out of the eu without a deal. these mini deals, if you like, will be strictly time—limited to a few months, and they'll be ended without any consultat

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.ever been worse', that's that's the warning given to over 200 countries attending crucial climate change talks at a united nations conference in poland. they're hoping to agree on rules to implement the paris agreement of 2015 — the international treaty designed to tackle global warming. scientists say that, at the moment, the world is on course for warming of three to five degrees celsius by 2100 and that the greenhouse gases we're adding to the atmosphere need to be cut by 45% by 2030. one of the biggest sources of pollution is coal, and poland, the host country for these talks, produces more of it than any other in the eu. our science editor david shukman reports. a mountain of coal lies freshly dug at a mine, one of many here in southern poland, at the centre of arguments over what to do about global warming. ok, so we're on our way down and i'm starting to feeel the air pressure in my ears now. our first sight of the mining process. this coal is used to make steel, but most is bur

here's the bbc‘s north america editor, jon sopel.ppened just after the 2016 election was that the intelligence agencies themselves came out with the unanimous view that there had been an attempt by the russians to interfere in the presidential election. it is like taking that report and multiplying it by ten because what these two reports for the intelligence committee of the senate have found out is that as you say, they have tried to interfere systematically on a much wider scale on every platform with events tailored to support donald trump and work even harder to support him while in office. what they did was they fed conspiracy theories out there to trump supporters in order to inflame them and go out and vote for donald trump. and amongst people who may not be thought to vote for donald trump, african—americans, for example, there was an attempt at voter suppression, is not worth voting, don't bother and stay at home. donald trump has never bought into the big conclusion that there was russian interference or that it affected t

our north america editor, jon sopel, looks back at his life.hfully execute the office of president of the united states. that george herbert walker bush had reached the highest office in the land almost seemed predestined. so help me god. congratulations. he was born into a family of wealth, privilege and politics. his father was a us senator. george attended yale before volunteering for the navy in world war ii. he was shot down over the pacific, his rescue remarkably caught on film. peacetime took him to texas, where he made a fortune in the oil business. and then came the lure of politics. he was elected to congress, served as an ambassador and became head of the cia, before pitching to become the republican presidential candidate in 1980. he lost to ronald reagan, but reagan put him on the ticket and served as vice president. in 1988, he had another crack at the presidency — this time successfully. but there were new uncertainties, notably iraq's surprise annexation of kuwait in 1990. margaret thatcher told him to stand firm, apparently say

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. across spain, where appealjudges have upheld a lower court's decision to clear five men of gang—raping a woman. the group, who have become known as the wolf pack, were convicted of sexual abuse rather than rape. the verdict has prompted widespread condemnation and calls for legal reform. georgina smyth has the story. they chant, it is not abuse, it is rape, but a court in northern spain disagreed again, upholding a decision to send the five men known as wolf pack to prison for abusing but not gang raping an 18—year—old woman during the 2016 running of the bulls. the men were found guilty of the lesser crime of abuse in april, sparking nationwide protest. and the latest court decision brought protesters back onto the streets, voicing disbelief in barcelona. translation: we are so angry because we believe that justice translation: we are so angry because we believe thatjustice is in favour ofa we believe thatjustice is in favour of a patriarchal system, and there is no justice of a patr

our north america editor, jon sopel, looks back at the life of the forty—first american president. office of president of the united states. america's 43rd president served through some of the most momentous times on the 20th century. so help me god. congratulations. thank you. the cold war ending, the berlin wall coming down, the soviet union collapsing, turmoil in the middle east and the first gulf war. yet by today's brutal standards he seemed to embody a more noble sense of politics rooted in duty, respect and public service. that george herbert walker bush should reach the highest office in the land almost seemed predestined. he was born into a family of wealth, privilege and politics. his father was a us senator. george attended yale before volunteering for the navy in world war ii. he was shot down over the pacific, his rescue remarkably caught on film. peacetime took him to texas, where he made a fortune in the oil business. and then came the lure of politics. he was elected to congress, served as an ambassador and became head of the cia, before pitching to become the repub

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.here his body is lying in repose. he will be buried on thursday at his presidential library in texas alongside his wife, barbara bush, who died almost seven months ago. and, if that wasn't enough, we want to share one sweet moment with you from the funeral that has been making the rounds on social media. and that was former president george w bush apparently handing a sweet, or mint, or gum to michelle 0bama before the service. he made a similar gesture to the former first lady at senatorjohn mccain's funeral earlier this year. the two couples have become quite close since their white house days, and often describe each other in affectionate terms. protests have reignited across spain, where appealjudges have upheld the decision of a lower court to clear five men of gang—raping an 18—year—old woman. the five, who have become known as the wolf pack, will now go to jail for the lesser offence of sexual abuse. the case has prompted widespread condemnation and calls for legal reform. georg

here's the bbc‘s north america editor, jon sopel.t happened just after the 2016 election was that the intelligence agencies themselves came out with the unanimous view that there had been an attempt by the russians to interfere in the presidential election. it is like taking that report and multiplying it by ten because what these two reports for the intelligence committee of the senate have found out is that as you say, they have tried to interfere systematically on a much wider scale on every platform with events tailored to support donald trump and work even harder to support him while in office. what they did was they fed conspiracy theories out there to trump supporters in order to inflame them and go out and vote for donald trump. and amongst people who may not be thought to vote for donald trump, african—americans, for example, there was an attempt at voter suppression, is not worth voting, don't bother and stay at home. donald trump has never bought into the big conclusion that there was russian interference or that it affect

trump's attempt to reshape the world's trading system to america's benefit. 0ur north america editor jon sopels in buenos aires. in his brief time on the world stage, donald trump has been seen as the disruptor in chief. but not this time around. the 620 is a chance for world leaders to discuss matters of mutual interest. speed dating for the ruling class, if you like. but after the murder ofjamal khashoggi, they'd quite like to be able to cold shoulder the saudi leader, mohammad bin salman. the problem is they love his lucrative defence contracts and his country's oil more. he and donald trump exchanged pleasantries but had no meeting. vladimir putin, on the other hand, looked overjoyed to see him. highfives all round. theresa may had a sit down with him, where she raised the murder of the saudi journalist and demanded full transparency in the investigation. and president macron of france had this slightly tense exchange. donald trump had been due to sit down with vladimir putin, but the president cancelled the meeting over the seizure of three ukrainian vessels. the russian leader stares ahe

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.ge have begun at a major united nations conference in poland — the most significant since the landmark paris agreement in 2015. scientists say that — at the moment — the world is on course for warming of three to five degrees by the end of the century, and that the greenhouse gases we're adding to the atmosphere need to be cut by 45% by the year 2030. one of the biggest sources of pollution is coal, and poland — the host country for these talks — produces more of it than any other in the eu. our science editor david shukman reports. a mountain of coal lies freshly dug at a mine, one of many here in southern poland at the centre of arguments over what to do about global warming. ok, so we're on our way down. i'm starting to feel the air pressure on my ears now. we arrive in an underworld, nearly one kilometre down. our first sight of the mining process. this coal is used to make steel, but most is burned to generate electricity. we are led through a series of long, dark tunnels, picking