justin rowlatt, bbc news.ave more of that interview with the un's high commissioner for human rights later in the programme. and bbc world news will show a panorama special on the rohingya crisis this weekend, saturday 23rd december, at 09.30 gmt. our other top story. thousands of anc delegates in south africa are voting to chose a new leader. the result is expected to be close between these two candidates — the former foreign minister nkosazana dlamini—zuma, who is one of the president's former wives, or deputy president cyril ramaphosa. both are vying to replace president jacob zuma, whose time in office has been marked by deep divisions within the anc. sarah corker has more. beneath the singing and shows of unity, this has been of bitter leadership battle. the anc came to power 23 years ago in this election is seen as a pivotal moment for the party. soaring unemployment and allegations of corruption have fuelled frustration towards south africa's ruling party. two candidates are vying for the votes of nearl

justin rowlatt, bbc news.ave more of that interview with the un's high commissioner for human rights later in the programme. and bbc world news will show a panorama special on the rohingya crisis this weekend, saturday 23rd december, at 09:306mt. our other top story — the white house has confirmed that the cia provided intelligence to russian security services that helped foil a terror attack. russian agents raided a flat allegedly used as a base to plan an attack on the kazan cathedral in st petersburg. seven people were detained on charges of being members of so—called islamic state. president putin has thanked the us for its help. the bbc‘s david willis has more from washington. vladimir putin thanked donald trump and asked him to convey russia's thanks to the cia and to eat intelligence officials for the information that was needed to foil this attempted attack or this alleged attack on the iconic cathedral in saint petersburg and in other parts of the city which are of prime interest to tourists around th

justin rowlatt, bbc news.usands of anc delegates in south africa are voting to choose a new leader. the result is expected to be close between the two candidates vying to replace presidentjacob zuma, whose time in office has been marked by deep divisions within the anc. sarah corker has more. beneath the singing and shows of unity, this has been a bitter leadership battle. the anc came to power 23 years ago, and this election is seen as a pivotal moment for the party. soaring unemployment and allegations of corruption have fuelled frustration towards south africa's ruling party. two candidates are vying for the votes of nearly 5000 delegates, to succeed president jacob zuma as the party's leader. as things stand, comrades, we have two candidates for the position of president — comrade cyril ramaphosa and comrade nkosaza na dlamini—zuma. nkosaza na dlamini—zuma is the ex—wife of jacob zuma, and is promising to put more of the country's economy and land back in black hands. she is a former foreign and health min

here's our south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt. this boy is 11 years old.rrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in late august. "they are coming to kill us," says the man, "they are coming to kill us." the widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un chief to say that it could amount to genocide, acts intended to destroy a group of people. can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present? he wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators, and in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he does not rule out the possibility that aung san suu kyi or military leaders could end up in the dock. given the scale of the operation, clearly these would have to be decisions taken at a high enough level. and then there's the crime of omission, that if it came to your knowledge that this was being commi

justin rowlatt, bbc news.t at 7:30 on bbc one. prince harry has interviewed barack obama for bbc radio a's today programme. did you start using long pauses between sentences on purpose? it's part of harry's guest editorship of the programme, and features the former us president sharing his memories of the day he left office, and his hopes for life away from the white house. now, with all the day's sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. samoa farrah has been averted in athlete of the year. we were watching in liverpool. a warning, the report contains some flash photography. the world superbike champion arriving in liverpool with the best entrants. the toughest question was all the champion cyclist. i have been an asthmatic since i was a child. i have never taken more of the drug than i am allowed and this is quite a horrible situation. anthonyjoshua allowed and this is quite a horrible situation. anthony joshua stood allowed and this is quite a horrible situation. anthonyjoshua stood on

justin rowlatt, bbc news.l report for panorama, myanmar: the hidden truth. it's on bbc one this evening at 7.30, except for viewers in scotland. it will also be available on the bbc iplayer. votes are being counted in the election of a new leader of south africa's governing party, the anc. activists say the bitterly—fought contest remains too close to call, with delegates casting a secret ballot to choose either the deputy president cyril ramaphosa, or nkosazana dlamini—zuma a former cabinet minister and the ex—wife of president jacob zuma. 0ur south africa correspondent milton nkosi is injohannesburg. is there a result yet? not yet. we are all waiting with bated breath. the delegates, you can see around me, have been coming out of the dining hall. everyone is in speculating mode, speculating on social media. 0thers speculating mode, speculating on social media. others say they cannot ta ke social media. others say they cannot take the anxiety, they are waiting for this result because the leader of the anc wil

justin rowlatt, bbc news. hidden truth‘; it's on bbc one this evening at 7.30, except for viewers in scotland. it will also be available on the bbc iplayer. the duke and duchess of cambridge have announced that their daughter, two—year—old princess charlotte, will attend a london nursery from january. the royal couple have also released a new family photograph of themselves and their children — which will feature on their christmas card. breaking news to bring you now. regarding an raf base that is in lockdown we are told. a spokesman for the 48th fighter wing of the us air force has told colleagues of... they have said there is a security incident, there are no further details at this stage, pity if you are familiar with that part of the world, it is a huge military base in suffolk. it is in lockdown because ofa suffolk. it is in lockdown because of a security incident, we will bring you the details as they come in. time frame look at the weather forecast, foggy for a lot of people! in fact it is forming earli

justin rowlatt, bbc news.a factor in the feelings of avon and somerset co nsta bula ry the feelings of avon and somerset constabulary and bristol council. the report says they repeatedly sided with the abusers of the man, after wrongly been accused of being after wrongly been accused of being a paedophile. bijan ebrahimi‘s sisters have been giving reaction to their brother‘s death. sisters have been giving reaction to their brother's death. we were shocked, after all these years, there is institutional racism still existing in the council place or other organisations, but they should never see this sort of behaviour. it's never see this sort of behaviour. it‘s really disappointing. i acknowledging that is a huge relief. we have been looking for over four yea rs we have been looking for over four years to tell people we believe him and he was always saying this was happening to him and now this report is out saying the race was at an institutional level in both the police and the council. it is shocking. we ass

justin rowlatt, bbc news.w figures show that one in eight people in the uk is projected to live to at least 100. that's around 8.5 million people. it's part of a global trend. but how do we make sure more of us remain healthy becoming so—called super—agers? in the first of a series of reports our medical correspondent fergus walsh has been to california, to a centre for research into ageing. on your marks... to me, i don't think about age as being a handicap. set... it's just a process. you live, you die. so, why not live? irene o'bera is 8a. she makes old age look like an irrelevance. irene's been breaking world records for four decades. it takes effort. when she's not training at this track near san francisco, she's in the gym. her philosophy is simple. live the life you love, and love the life you lead. and a quitter never wins, and a winner never quits. and i want to be a winner. we're living in an ageing world. by 2050, the number of people aged 65 and over is projected to triple globally to 1.5 billion.

we asked aung san suu kyi for a response, but she has not replied. justin rowlatt, bbc news.an 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. prince harry has interviewed barack obama for his guest edit of bbc radio 4's today programme, with some innovative questioning techniques. that was the warm—up to the encounter. do i have to speak faster? no, not at all. ok, will i need a british accent? but if you start doing long pauses between answers, you will probably get this face. the interview, recorded at this year's invictus games in canada, will be broadcast for prince harry's guest edition of the programme on 27 december. he was always one of the great orators. there is a difference between giving a speech in giving an interview, i suppose. between giving a speech in giving an interview, isuppose. giving between giving a speech in giving an interview, i suppose. giving a speech you are allowed to do more pauses, dramatic gaps.|j speech you are allowed to do more pauses, dramatic gaps. ithink speech you are allowed to do more pauses, dramatic gaps. i think there is r