jonathan beale, bbc news, in the arctic circle.elations with china. "one china, one government" is now president trump's official position. he had previously threatened to re—examine that policy but then agreed to honour it in a phone call to his chinese counterpart, xijin ping, last week. one china relates to the status of the island of taiwan, which does have its own government but which beijing sees as a breakaway province. carrie gracie has been to the taiwanese capital, taipei, to see whether people still have an appetite for independence. people in taiwan have more freedom of expression than people in china. after 70 years of governing itself, this noisy democracy has a mind of its own. taiwan even has political satire. in this animation studio, they are notjust mocking their own president, but mr xi and mr trump as well. i mean, we have 1800 missiles pointed our way, but at the same time, you know, in taiwan, we have absolute freedom to do anything we want, so you know, i think satire is definitely one of the good things tha

jonathan beale, bbc news, at the royal courts ofjustice.our lead story is a us federal appeals court will hear arguments later over whether to restore president trump's travel ban on people from seven mainly—muslim countries. if you're outside of the uk, it's world news america next. they have more on betsy devos, who's been confirmed as the next us education secretary. here in the uk, the news at ten is next. they're continuing their series of special reports on the state of the national health service in england. tonight they're reporting from a hospital built to serve a population of 30,000 people — which is now serving half a million. officials in afghanistan say at least 20 people have died in a suicide bombing in kabul. it was near the supreme court which is near the embassy district. here's harun najafizada. military analyst is rushed to the scene of the attack, right and the doorstep of the afghan supreme court. police cordoned off the area, not far from the presidential palace to evacuate casualties. the suicide bomber detonated hi

jonathan beale, bbc news, at the royal courts ofjustice.ort says funding is struggling to keep pace with demand. and still to come... you shop online, the robots do the work — a peek into the future of the retail business. and in sportsday on bbc news: alastair cook speaks for the first time since stepping down as england cricket captain, saying he could no longer give his all to the role, but wants to continue breaking records for the side. "fixing the broken housing market in england" — that was the pledge from the government today as it set out new plans to build 1 million new homes by 2020. the new strategy includes putting more pressure on councils and better deals for people who rent. labour says the measures are "feeble beyond belief". from manchester, our home editor mark easton reports. this part of england could be seen as a test—bed for central government's housing ambitions. local councils recently produced a joint plan for the new homes they say must be delivered if greater manchester is to become the engine for a northern powe

our defence correspondent jonathan beale has been following the case.ward—winning human rights lawyer, tonight phil shiner‘s reputation lies in tatters. he made his name at the expense of the british army and the taxpayer, in legal aid — accusing soldiers of widespread abuse during the war in iraq. i don't know whether people were killed but i think something went wrong. we need to find out who was responsible and who in command knew what on earth was going on here. they were kept naked. they were sexually humiliated. today a tribunal upheld 12 charges of misconduct against him, including five charges of acting dishonestly. he was ordered to pay £250,000. he's been struck off and will never work as a lawyer again. the tribunal also heard shiner paid an iraqi agent more than £1.5 million, to knock on doors, trawling for business. this was the aftermath of the incident that proved his undoing. the battle of danny boy in iraq in 200a. coloneljames coote will never forget that day, when he and his men put their lives on the line. it culminated with soldiers

jonathan beale, bbc news. live to washington and our north america editor, jon sopel.of scrutiny this administration is now under tonight? i am sure there are times when donald trump sits in that famous house and thinks i am the most powerle man in the world, the king of all i survey. and there are other times when he thinks i am besieged on all sides, i have quarrelling within the white house, i have government departments that are opposing me, i have got agencies that are leaking against me, i have a hostile press, it all feels pretty unfriendly, i can't get anything done. certainly the transition from campaigning to governing is proving far more difficult than he probably imagined. i have seen some commentators saying he is not going to last four years, he will be impeached, this is going to end in tea rs. impeached, this is going to end in tears. i think that is a wildly premature, because the basic maths haven't changed. he has a republican house, a republican senate. he can govern, but hasn't got off to a very rocky start, you bet it has. it seems there could be

jonathan beale, bbc news.body, the general synod, has voted against adopting a new statement on homosexuality. the report by the house of bishops called for the church to welcome gay people, but not to change its opposition to same—sex marriage in church. the outcome has been welcomed by gay rights campaigners, who said the document didn't go far enough. police in malaysia have arrested a 28—year—old woman in connection with the suspected poisoning of kimjong—nam, the half brother of north korea's leader kim jong—un. kim jong—nam died yesterday after he was attacked at kuala lumpa airport. he'd been critical of the north korean regime, and had been living in exile after being passed over for the leadership. our correspondent karishma vaswani reports from kuala lumpur. it's business as usual in pyongyang, everything moving at clockwork precision. today, north korea's reclusive leader, kim jong—un, made an appearance at a rally celebrating the 75th anniversary of his father's birth, but away from the pomp and th

our defence correspondent jonathan beale has been following the case.e an award winning human rights lawyer, tonight, phil shiner‘s reputation lies in tatters. he made his name at the expense of the british armies and the taxpayer in legal aid. accusing soldiers of widespread abuse during the war in iraq. i don't know whether people we re iraq. i don't know whether people were killed but i think something went wrong. we need to find out who was responsible and hugh in command yuriko koike going on here. they we re yuriko koike going on here. they were kept naked, they were sexually humiliated. —— who in command and what was going on. there were five charges of acting dishonest leave. —— dishonestly. he was ordered to pay £250,000. he has been struck off at will never work as a lawyer again. the tribunal also heard china paid an iraqi agent almost £i.5 million, to knock on doors trawling to business. this was the aftermath of the incident that proved his undoing. the battle in iraq in 200a. coloneljames coote will never forget that day when he and his me

jonathan beale, bbc news, at the royal courts ofjustice. the headlines on bbc news.able. as us government lawyers head to the courts to try and re—impose donald trump's travel ban — america's secretary of homeland security says no more countries will be added to the banned list. doctors' leaders say ten minute gp appointments are "crazy" — and plans to move more care out of hospitals will leave even less time for patients. tax rises and spending cuts are set to continue into the next decade according to leading economists at the institute for fiscal studies. the amount of government income raised through tax is now at its highest level in 30 years. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity has more details. after having the 10% real terms cut in public service spending we've still got the deficit which is one of the highest it has been in 60 yea rs of the highest it has been in 60 years so it hasn't helped, the national debt is still there. we are spending beyond our income, the government spends more than it has in taxes and that happens with most countries most of th

jonathan beale, bbc news, at the royal courts ofjustice.t on private palestinian land in the occupied west bank. the knesset passed the law arguing it will protect israeli homes. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, says it's an attack against his people. stephane dujarric, spokesman for the the un secretary general antonio guterres said the move would harm the peace process. the secretary general insists on the need to avoid any action that would derail the two tax state solution. all core issues should be resolved between the two parties through direct negotiations on the basis of relative security council agreements. the united nations stands ready to support this process. the housing market in england is broken and needs fixing — that was the message from ministers today as they announced new plans to meet a target of building a million new homes by 2020. the strategy includes putting more pressure on councils to plan for local housing needs and a fund forfirst time buyers. labour says the measures are ‘feeble beyond belief‘. from

here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale.hts lawyer, tonight, phil shiner‘s reputation lies in tatters. he made his name at the expense of the british army and the taxpayer, accusing soldiers of widespread abuse during the iraq war. i don't know whether people were killed but i think something went wrong. we need to find out who was responsible and who in command knew what was going on. today a tribunal upheld 12 charges of misconduct against him including five charges of acting dishonestly. he was ordered to pay £250,000 and has been struck off, so he will never work as a lawyer again. the tribunal also heard shiner paid an iraqi agent more than £1.5 million to knock on doors trawling for business. this was the aftermath of the incident that proved his undoing, a battle in iraq in 200a. acts of bravery were soon followed by allegations that they murdered, mutilated and tortured iraqis. a five—year enquiry costing £30 million found those claims were based on lies and without foundation. the process of going through the last t

our defence correspondent jonathan beale has sent this report from the arctic circle. norwegian border guards have to go out in all kinds of weather, keeping an eye on their neighbour, russia. this is the nato alliance's most northerly border. it is pretty inhospitable. every day, all year round, the norwegian army is patrolling this border. round, the norwegian army is patrolling this borderlj round, the norwegian army is patrolling this border. i don't think we can say that there are a lot of increased activities. they have had high activity here in the north or long. they are training and preparing themselves —— all along. russia's flexing its military muscle in the high north, staking claim on a region thought to have more oil and gas reserves than saudi arabia. the new us defence secretary has called on russia's moves in the arctic aggressive. —— called russia's moves. it has not reached the levels of the cold war, but the temperature is dropping. to the south, us marines are being trained by the british. learning how to survive and fight in the arctic. for many,

a video recording of the shooting was shown in court today, as our defence correspondent jonathan bealent an apache helicopter opens fire on two taliban insurgents. all filmed by one of the marines on patrol who wait and then cheer. yeah! sergeant blackman‘s defence team called it a tough tour in an austere place. helmand, in their words "a breeding ground for mental health problems". we can only show what happened before the insurgent was killed. sergeant blackman and one of his patrol cautiously approached the wounded man. the court refused an application by the bbc to release the clips of the next moments, when he was dragged across the field and then shot. in 2013, a military court found alexander blackman, also known as marine a, guilty of murder. today, his wife arrived at court at the start of a fresh appeal from the wiltshire prison where he is serving an eight—year sentence. his new defence team argued to a panel ofjudges that he was mentally ill at the time. in court, blackman was described as very reserved, a john wayne—like a character who downplayed his mental health proble

here's our defence correspondent, jonathan beale.an award—winning human rights lawyer, tonight, phil shiner‘s reputation lies in tatters. he made his name at the expense of the british army and the taxpayer, accusing soldiers of widespread abuse during the iraq war.” accusing soldiers of widespread abuse during the iraq war. i don't know whether people were killed but i think something went wrong. we need to find out who was responsible and who in command knew what was going on. they were kept naked, they we re going on. they were kept naked, they were sexually humiliated. today a tribunal upheld i2 were sexually humiliated. today a tribunal upheld 12 charges of misconduct against him including five charges of acting dishonestly. he was ordered to pay £250,000 and has been struck off, so he will never work as a lawyer again. the tribunal also heard china paid an iraqi agent more than £i.5 million to knock on doors trawling for business. —— shiner paid an iraqi agent. this was the aftermath of the incident that proved his undoing, a b

here's our defence correspondent, jonathan beale.shiner‘s reputation lies in tatters. he made his name at the expense of the british army and the taxpayer, accusing soldiers of widespread abuse during the iraq war. i don't know whether people were killed but i think something went wrong. we need to find out who was responsible and who in command knew what was going on. they were kept naked, they were sexually humiliated. today a tribunal upheld 12 charges of misconduct against him including five charges of acting dishonestly. he was ordered to pay £250,000 and has been struck off, so he will never work as a lawyer again. the tribunal also heard shiner paid an iraqi agent more than £1.5 million to knock on doors trawling for business. this was the aftermath of the incident that proved his undoing, a battle in iraq in 200a. it culminated with soldiers in hand—to—hand combat, fixing bayonets and fighting through heavily defended positions. acts of bravery were soon followed by allegations that they murdered, mutilated and tortured iraqi

he's been speaking to our defence correspondent, jonathan beale.standards and values to their profession. and personally? personally, the important thing now is to ensure that they continue to do so as we look at other cases in the future. but a huge cloud has lifted, hasn't it? yes, but we can't turn the clock back. nothing can undo the decade or so that my soldiers, theirfamilies undo the decade or so that my soldiers, their families and undo the decade or so that my soldiers, theirfamilies and my family have been through as a result of this. left scars? inevitably. personally speaking, it has been difficult. but i feel now that a chapter is certainly behind us. clearly, there is still one chapter open, which i will not comment on now. but yes, it has been a harrowing experience. and you're relieved now? i am not sure what my emotions are the moment. i am certainly very reassured that they have. with this in the appropriate manner. that was army coloneljames kuyt, talking tojonathan beale. quite a bit of weather around today. the wettest and wind

military muscle, notjust in eastern europe, but also to the north. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan bealeweather, keeping an eye on their neighbour, russia. this is the nato alliance's most northerly border. it is pretty inhospitable. every day, all year round, the norwegian army is patrolling this border. i don't think we can say that there are a lot of increased activities. they have had high activity here in the north all along. they are training and preparing themselves. russia's flexing its military muscle in the high north, staking claim on a region thought to have more oil and gas reserves than saudi arabia. the new us defence secretary has called russia's moves in the arctic aggressive. it has not reached the levels of the cold war, but the temperature is dropping. to the south, us marines are being trained by the british. learning how to survive and fight in the arctic. for many, it is their first time on skis. i am going through another method of moving. this training is serious and has become a regular rotation, a persistent presence of us forces in norway, a key nato ally. it