kimjong—nam is thought the half brother of its leader, kim jong—un.sy to establish the exact cause of death by pyongyang has reportedly objected. residence of the indonesian capital of jakarta have voted for a new governor in an election overshadowed by the incumbent‘s blasphemy trial. private polling suggests the man known as ahok has a narrow lead. this story is trending on bbc.com. excessive weddings in india could become the new normal after the wedding of a businessman's daughter cost $7a million sparked outrage. stay with us. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.

how credible are suggestions that its agents killed kimjong—nam?really caution that we wait until the authorities come up with much more information. it's really easy to believe the most exaggerated claims about north korea and are quite likely could have been and are quite likely could have been an assassination but it might not be. i really caution that we wait and see until we draw any conclusions. what about the location that north koreans killed or assassinated kim jong—nam?|j that north koreans killed or assassinated kim jong-nam? i doubt it, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. kim jong—nam had it, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. kimjong—nam had taken himself out of the running for any political authority in north korea and wants his half brother, kim jong—un took power, he stopped criticising north korea. he was not trying to build a power base. he posed no threat. if kim jong—un wa nted posed no threat. if kim jong—un wanted to send a message to defectors, there is a much more obvious target him to and assassinate rather tha

north korea the body of the man believed to be kimjong—nam.t malaysia has refused. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the ruling body of the church of england, the synod, votes on a controversial report that said clergy shouldn't bless same—sex relationships. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. it has a terrible effect on the morale of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, russian for peace. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: pr

il, kimjong—nam happens to be the eldest son. of an inferiority comlex going on here. president trump has lost another cabinet nominee just days after his security adviser michael flynn resigned. his choice for the post of labour secretary, andrew puzder, says he no longer wishes to be considered for the role. there's been opposition to mr puzder from within mr trump's own party since he acknowledged that he'd employed a housekeeper who wasn't permitted to work in the us. mr trump has reignited his feud with the us intelligence community and the media, by accusing the agencies of illegally leaking classified information. in a series of strongly—worded tweets, mr trump denounced the leaks as "very un—american," and described as "nonsense" a report in the new york times, which claimed there'd been repeated contacts between his team and senior russian officials during the us election campaign. here's our north america editorjon sopel. these are not the best of times. not yet four weeks in, his travel ban‘s been blocked, his national

kimjong—nam jong—nam. players. the coroner ruled back in 2002 that dad'sjob had killed him. he ruled industrial disease. it was then that the footballing authorities should have taken this really seriously because people were losing their lives. author philip pullman has announced the publication of the long—awaited follow—up to his best—selling his dark materials series of novels. the new trilogy is called the book of dust and the first novel will come out in october, 17 years after the last instalment. here's reeta in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. in the last hour, malaysian police have told the bbc they've arrested two people in connection with the death of kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korean leader kim jong—un. one of those arrested is a woman holding a vietnamese passport. the other is a taxi driver who has since been released. kim jong—nam died after an apparent poison attack at the airport in kuala lumpur on monday. south korea says they believe he was killed by north k

but what it tells us about kimjong—un, come in. us about kim jong—un, his rationality, come in. but what it tells us about kimjong—un, his rationality, and his decisions... —— pyongyang. kimjong—un, his rationality, and his decisions... -- pyongyang. many people would have been in considerable danger having done this as well? they would have been, but if it was only a very small amount ona if it was only a very small amount on a cloth used against him, they we re on a cloth used against him, they were probably relatively safe as long as they did not touch the little area where the drop was. iraqi forces have made a significant breakthrough in their offensive to drive the extremist group, the so—called islamic state, out of mosul — government troops have regained control of the city's airport. they seized it in hours, against limited resistance from is militants. the airport is strategically important in the battle to recapture the western half of mosul. government forces retook the eastern side across the river tigris last month. q

the japan times covers the hunt for people suspected of killing kimjong—nam.n men who are wanted by malaysian police. and the south china morning post also leads with that story. it uses this picture of the two senior malaysian police officers briefing journalists, to show how much international interest the investigation continues to attract. a very rocky recent part in rockets? this space x rocket has been carrying cargo to the international space station. this is the first lift off from the kennedy space centre, had 39 a from where apollo 11 lifted off to put humans on the moon. you can set coming back to earth which would be used for the samejob on earth which would be used for the same job on another mission. the hollywood actress turned director angelina jolie says she hopes her new film about cambodia under the khmer rouge will help educate the world about the brutality of the regime. first they killed my father is based on the childhood experiences of cambodian human rights activist loung ung during the civil war. msjolie has also spoken for the first

, and was known to be critical of kim jong—un. son, kimjong—un, and was known to be critical of kimjong—uncritical of kim jong—un. he was a poor candidate. i'm not sure if you can still hear me. i gather there have been reports that he was known for gambling and doing deals. there are suggestions in some quarters of criminal elements. no, ithink are suggestions in some quarters of criminal elements. no, i think we've lost together the moment. peter hayes, we will try to get you back but we have definitely lost that connection. the white house has rejected suggestions that donald trump's presidency is in turmoil, after the resignation of his national security adviser general michael flynn less than a month into the new administration. general flynn had admitted misleading colleagues over his contact with russian diplomats which took place before mr trump took office. our north america editor jon sopel reports. they were oh—so—close, politically inseparable. but, afterjust three weeks as national security adviser, michael flynn has gone, in a stunning fall from grace, after a day of chaos an

whilst kimjong—nam identified as kimjong—nam.t on monday he complained to staff that someone had either sprayed something in his face are placed a cloth with liquid on his face and he subsequently died. there does seem to be the case and the south koreans have a vested interest in what was on north korea. they say he was poisoned and of course that this suspicion pointing towards north korea because he was the half brother of the north korean leader. north korea is such a secretive and a p pa re ntly north korea is such a secretive and apparently repressive place. this would be taking offence to a new level if in fact the half—brother of the leader has been poisoned? level if in fact the half—brother of the leader has been poisoned7m the leader has been poisoned? it is a secretive and oppressive place and they have done things like this before and carried out tracks in south korea. —— attacks. we also see the north koreans have tried to assassinate kim jong—nam in 2012. that is some evidence to suggest this has happened before. k

kimjong nam was at kuala lumpur airport, about to catch a flight to macao, where he's been living in south korean media outlets are saying he was poisoned, authorities there say he was definitely murdered. on his way to hospital, as he was dying, he told police he'd been grabbed from behind and had liquid splashed in his face. rupert wingfield—hayes has the story. this is kim jong—nam, whose body is thought to be the one now lying in a malaysian morgue. officials there say he died after being sprayed in the face with something at kuala lumpur airport this morning. south korean media immediately claimed north korean agents had assassinated kim on the orders of his own younger brother, kim jong—un. north korea's young dictator has been tightening his grip on power, ruthlessly purging potential opponents. what's so sensitive? last year i saw for myself how strange north korea can be. i was detained and expelled for insulting the kim leadership. much more telling is what he did to his own uncle, seen here on the left. jang sung—taek was hauled away from a party meeting, accused of treach

—— kimjong—nam.e will be consequences. there a re really there will be consequences. there are really two hypotheses right now about the decision to use this nerve agent. firstly, that it was meant as agent. firstly, that it was meant as a demonstration of north korea's capabilities and its willingness to use them against its enemies. a warning that it could enhance its deterrence of south korea or the united states. another hypothesis is that the agent is so exotic, so unusual, as a tool of assassination, that it would not be detected in time by the malaysian authorities who would hand over the body to the north korean authorities and nobody would ever be the wiser. that may have been what the russians intended with polonium in london seven years ago. sorry to interrupt, joshua pollack, we are out of time, but we do appreciate your time and expertise. iraqi forces are launching attacks on a neighbourhood in the west of mosul a day after troops recaptured the city's airport. mosul is barack‘s second—

there jong—nam, the half brother of north korean leader kimjong—un.t has actually gone on in this case but malaysian police have said that until a complete investigation and an autopsy of what happened is confirmed they won't be saying much else. the white house is rejecting suggestions donald trump's presidency is in turmoil despite the resignation of his national security adviser michael flynn less than a month into the new administration. general flynn had admitted misleading colleagues over his contact with russian diplomats before mr trump took office. our north america editor jon sopel reports. they were oh—so—close, politically inseparable. but, afterjust three weeks as national security adviser, michael flynn has gone, in a stunning fall from grace, after a day of chaos and confusion at the white house. the camera—loving president suddenly becoming camera—shy when asked about his future. do you have full confidence in him? but today, the president's spokesman came out all guns blazing. the former "close friend" had lost the president's trust.

of north korea's leader. in the death of kimjong—nam, the half brother of north korea's leader.y being poisoned at kuala lumpur airport. four people have already been arrested over the death but many questions remain unanswered, including what will happen to his body. celia hatton reports. the assasination of this man appears to have involved a widening cast of characters. four have already been detained in the poisoning of kimjong—nam, including a woman holding a vietnamese passport who could be this person from the crime scene, and this woman who says she was tricked into participating. she says she thought she was on a television prank show. one north korean citizen is in custody, thought to be the man escorted here by malaysian police. and now the authorities have asked for interpol‘s help to find at least four more north koreans, who all entered and exited malaysia using regular passports. i can confirm today they have left our country the very same day the incident happened. and more suspects are also wanted. people of interest who might know how kim jong—nam's killing was

four have already been detained in the poisoning of kimjong—nam, including a woman holding a vietnameseme scene, and this indonesian woman, who said she was tricked into participating. she says she thought she was on a television prank show. one north korean citizen is also in custody, thought to be the man escorted here by malaysian police. and now the authorities have asked for interpol‘s help to find at least four more north koreans, who all entered and exited malaysia using regular passports. and i can confirm today that they have left our country, the very same day the incident happened. and more suspects are also wanted, people of interest who might know how kim jong—nam's killing was carried out. four suspects have been identified, which could assist us very much in the investigation. but still the question of what will be done with kim jong—nam's body. malaysian law requires his family to come in person to claim his corpse. the next of kin has to come forward. i have given a timeframe. and, if still they don't come forward, then we have to look for the next option. i don't discu

malaysian police are trying to piece together exactly what happened in the death of kimjong—nam, theeader. he died on monday after apparently being poisoned at kuala lumpur airport. celia hatton reports. the assassination of this man appears to have involved a widening cast of characters. four have already been detained in the poisoning of kimjong—nam, including a woman holding a vietnamese passport, who could be this person from the crime scene, and this indonesian woman, who said she was tricked into participating. she said she thought she was on a television prank show. one north korean citizen is also in custody, thought to be the man escorted here by malaysian police. and now the authorities have asked for interpol‘s help to find at least four more north koreans, who all entered and exited malaysia using regular passports. and i can confirm today that they have left our country, the very same day the incident happened. and more suspects are also wanted, people of interest who might know how kim jong—nam's killing was carried out. four suspects have been identified, which could a

first, how did kimjong nam die?to malaysia on monday, where he was attacked and fell fatally ill at kuala lumpur airport. as for the murder weapon there are conflicting reports. one source says two women we re reports. one source says two women were behind the attack, stabbing him with poise and needles. but a malaysian police officer told reuters news agency that he felt someone grab or hold his face from behind. he felt dizzy and asked for help. police in kuala lumpur are said that the murder weapon was a cloth laced with poison. according to sources in washington, the prime suspects are north korean agents. so, why was he killed? the best text on the domestic murders on the korean regime was called macbeth. kim jong—un‘s hunger to rule leads him to kill anyone who might stand between him and his rule on power. so far, he is believed to have executed 340 officials. but kim jong—nam, here he is as a boy here with his dad, hardly cut a threatening figure. though groomed for the top, he fell out of favour in 2001 whe

she spoke to us from new york on the significance of the death of kimjong—nam. replacement for kim jong—un if there was a coup d'etat at, and so we are curious about why the north korean is, presumably it was the north koreans who took out, would have done it right now. did they see an imminent threat, or was this something that was planned for a few yea rs ? something that was planned for a few years? it is all very mysterious. you know, coming on the heels of a missile test, you know, it shows how provocative this young north korean leader really is. so how would you assess, harbrow, the claims of the that north korean agents are behind the assassination of kim jong—nam? well, i don't know that they have any, you know, secret knowledge on this, but one can't imagine who else would have taken out kim jong—nam, the north koreans had all the motivation to do it, and this was com pletely motivation to do it, and this was completely their ammo. this was exactly the way they would do it. they are very bold, they have used poison needles in the past —— m0. it just se

presidentjohn‘s relations may be going with kimjong—un.uclear programme and long—range missile capabilities being able to strike the united states where near completion. president trump has made it clear that he would not let this happen. if they begin to test the boundaries of presidentjohn‘s policies, the fear is that these intentions may lead to an escalation of events which could lead to real military confrontation along an already tense border. in times of difficulty is, will mr trump be able to ta ke difficulty is, will mr trump be able to take measured steps over emotional responses? that has been the question raised in the region. what is likely to be the reaction from the united states, then?” think the united states will be looking very closely to further tests because north korea tends to have multiple tests sometimes to reflect its technology. under the leadership of kim jong—un, reflect its technology. under the leadership of kimjong—un, north korea tested mole ballistic missiles last year than during the near 20 year rule of

what we remains far from clear what happened to kimjong—nam.ecalled its ambassadorfrom pyongyang and the north korean ambassador has been summoned. pyongyang and the north korean ambassador has been summonedm pyongyang and the north korean ambassador has been summoned. it has been seven days since the incident. but there is no clear evidence on the cause of the death and at the moment, we cannot trust the investigation by the malaysia and police. even though its result would be... this increases the doubt there would be someone else's hand behind the investigation. celia hatton, our asia—pacific editor, explained where we've got to with all of this. they showed the photos of four north korean men they think were involved in this killing. we see this cast of characters who may have had some connection to the death of kim jong—nam starting to grow. more people they want to question. those men are thought to have left malaysia on the day of the killing. the day it came out they probably flew to divide. and whilst they are unconfirmed reports, some

pyongyang has now asked for the body of a man believed to be kimjong—nam, and said it doesn't want anthorities have so far refused to comply. in fact, the autopsy has taken place, though the results haven't been released. kim jong—nam was at the kuala lumpur international airport when he was reportedly poisoned. police there have two female suspects in custody. karishma vaswani reports. is this one of the female assassins who carried out an audacious attack at kuala lumpur airport? these cctv images have been released by media in malaysia. they say a vietnamese woman has been detained in the investigation. and they want to find out what happened to this man. kim jong—nam is the older half—brother of north korean leader kim jong—un. he is believed to have been killed in an apparent poisoning attack on monday. he visited malaysia often, but the details of his death are murky. between the hours of 9:00am to 10:00am in the morning on monday, the man believed to be kimjong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say that he was accosted by at least one woman, who covered his

kimjong—nam, although he had been quiet and lying low for a while — not low enough, it seems — had gonebout not believing in hereditary succession. and maybe, in this kind of a system — think medieval europe — any other possible claimant to the kingship could potentially be a threat. in the 21st—century, fratricide is normally confined to history books. yet again, north korea is showing it is not a normal country. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. right, we're going to take you now to the most northerly border in nato's defences, to norway in the arctic circle. russia is building up its forces in the region. that is causing concern for the us, which has called its conduct there aggressive. hundreds of american marines had been deployed there in just the last few weeks. washington's also sending thousands of troops to poland and the baltics as part of a new nato deployment. jonathan beale reports from the arctic on a new cold war tension. winter in the arctic circle, and the days are at last getting longer. but the climate's still unforgiving. the norwegian border guard have to

malaysian police are trying to piece together exactly what happened in the death of kimjong—nam, theorth korea's leader. he died on monday after apparently being poisoned at kuala lumpur airport and four people have already been arrested. police say they are hunting for at least four more suspects. celia hatton reports. the assassination of this man appears to have involved a widening cast of characters. four have already been detained for the poisoning of kim jong—nam, already been detained for the poisoning of kimjong—nam, including a woman holding a vietnamese passport, who could be this person from the crime scene. and this indonesian woman, who said she was tricked into but is abating. she said she thought she was on a television prank show. 0ne said she thought she was on a television prank show. one north korean citizen is also in custody, thought to be the man escorted here by malaysian police. now the authorities have asked for interpol help to find at least four more north koreans who all entered and exited malaysia using regular passports. and i can confirm today that they

kimjong—nam is known to have visited malaysia often.y. here is what we do know. between nine and ten o'clock in the morning on monday, a man believed to be kimjong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he is thought to have walked over to that information counter to ask for help. and then he was taken to a medical clinic in the airport just one floor down. one man who some believe might have wanted kim jong—nam dead is the north korean leader. today kim jong—un took part in a rally to honour what would have been his father's 75th birthday. experts say he's in the middle of a purge to get rid of anyone who is a threat to his grip on power. no one is safe, not even his close uncle, who was branded a traitor for all ages and executed in 2013. in the small world of politics here maybe it does help him to have him dead, but nevertheless it is a telling reflection on the regime that in 2017 you ar

the half—brother of north korean leader kimjong—un, has been killed in an attack in malaysia.r of ukip has been forced to respond to claims he made regarding the hillsborough disaster. you said you lost a close personal friend, it is on your website. in a radio interview, he said it was wrong to say he lost close friends in the tragedy. full steam ahead on the settle to carlisle line. passengers will find an old—fashioned name on the timetable for the next few days. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the white house has said it was a matter of trust that led to the president asking for his national security adviser‘s resignation, only a matter of weeks after he was appointed. michael flynn quit overnight after it emerged that he'd misled the administration about the extent of his conversations with russia's ambassador in washington. tonight, sean spicer, the white house spokesman, told reporters that mr trump was convinced that michael flynn hadn't done anything wrong. the president instinctively thought michael flynn did not do anything wrong. it is not ordinary for an inc

. —— kimjong—nam.o attack kim jong—nam in full view of at least half a dozen cctv cameras. it was a very deliberate and very public act of violence. today, we learned what killed him. and it's even more shocking. i've already confirmed it — it's the xv, the vx nerve agent, which is a chemical weapon. kim jong—nam was walking across this busy departures hall last week when he was attacked at this spot. now we know what was used to kill him — vx, one of the most deadly nerve agents ever invented. just a tiny drop, a hundredth of a gram, would have been enough to kill him. vx is also banned under international convention, yet someone decided to use it here, in the midst of this international airport. vx is colourless and odourless, with the feel of engine oil. symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, vomiting and muscle convulsions. south korea says the north started producing chemical weapons in the 1980s and has up to 5000 tons of stocks. north korea's young dictator kim jong—un already has nucle

the times reports on the death of the half brother of north korea's leader — kimjong—un — in a suspectedck at a malaysian airport. the paper reports that kim jong—nam, a critic of the regime, died on the way to hospital after claiming that his attackers were two women. toshiba chief to quit over losses — that's on the front of the japan times. shigenori shiga resigned hours after the japanese conglomerate announced huge losses linked to its us nuclear power business. the business section of times says the chair of american‘s central bank — janet yellen — risks a showdown with president trump over the white house's fiscal policy. she's warned that economic plans need to be sustainable. and india makes history as it sets a new space record. the times of india reports on the launch of 104 satellites in a single mission. joining us is kulveer ranger, vice president of strategy and communications for the global technology firm atos. good morning. good to see you. not surprising that the moscow tynes is taking this angle about us— russian relations. michael flynn was one of those who favoured

this man, kimjong—nam, is the north korean leader's exiled older half—brother, he's believed to have. between the hours of 9am to 10am in the morning on monday, the man believed to be kim jong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say that he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth, filled with some sort of burning chemical. malaysian police say these pictures may hold the key to what happened. these cctv images have been broadcast on some malaysian media networks. police have arrested one woman carrying a vietnamese passport who they say is connected to this case. kim jong—nam, seen here as a child with his father, kim jong—il, was the favourite son and next in line to take over until he fell out of favour and spent several years overseas in exile. it's not clear why or even if kim jong—nam was murdered and while south korea says it was definitely pyongyang that ordered the hit, it could also have been a disgruntled business partner, and even if it was not pyongyang that ordered the killing, i doubt if there'll be much morning in pyongya

police in malaysia have confirmed that the half—brother of the north korean leader kimjong—un has diedala lumpur. reports suggest kim jong—nam may have been poisoned. the duke it bleeder paul nuttall admits that a claim on his website that he lost close personal friends in the hillsborough disaster isn't true. —— the ukip leader.” in the hillsborough disaster isn't true. -- the ukip leader. i haven't lost a nyo ne true. -- the ukip leader. i haven't lost anyone who was a close personal friend, i lost people who i knew through football and things like that. and in the next hour: the queen opens a new national centre designed to improve britain's resilience against cyber attacks. the government says hackers are increasing in their frequency and the new centre will make britain the safest place to live and work online. and back on track, it's full steam ahead for the first time—tabled train service featuring a traditional locomotive. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the white house is facing questions about what it knew about the national security adviser's discussions on us sancti

kimjong—nam died at kuala lumpur airport on monday — it's suspected he was murdered. his death. karishma vaswani is in kuala lumpur. is this one of the female assassins who carried out a audacious or tack in kuala lumpur airport. who carried out a audacious or tack in kuala lumpurairport. kim jong—nam, the estranged brother of north korea's elusive leader, kim jong—un earned, but he fell out of favour and has been living in exile ever since. how he may have died in kuala lumpur airport is an clear. the facts are murky. there are a number of varying accounts of what happened. here's what we do know. between the hours of 9am and 10am on monday, a man believed to be kim jong—nam was attacked in this crowded, busy airport. police say he was accosted by at least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of burning chemical. after that, he is thought to have walked over to that information counter to ask for help. he was then taken to a medical clinic. the focus of the investigation will move to kuala lumpur hospital, where the body of kimjong—nam is

kimjong—nam is believed to have been poisoned at kuala lumpur airport — his body's now being examinedinvestigators. the white house spokesman sean spicer says the us president asked his chief adviser on national security, general michael flynn, to resign after his trust in him had eroded. and this video has been trending on bbc.com. it isa it is a sight not seen in 50 years. normal time tale —— timetabled trains to carlisle will be running for a few days to celebrate the reopening of the line. stay with us. you are up—to—date. and the top story here in the uk — paul nuttall‘s press officer has offered to resign, after saying she was to blame for "mistakes" in statements about the ukip leader's involvement in the 1989, hillsborough football stadium disaster. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. janet yellen makes her debut in front of the new congress. she hints at any rate hike in the next few months. and shares in toshiba nosedive yet again as the japanese conglomerate faces a $6 billion write—down. it is asia business report. good morning, asia. hello, w

kimjong—un, orchestrated by the half brother. throne. he executed his uncle in 2013 and by eliminating his uncle in 2013 and by eliminating his brother it shows essentially a power consolidation on top of 1a0 people who have been purged since he took power. add to that the missile test and the nuclear test and it makes a very worrying situation about north korea and its level of activity in the international arena. it has raised a lot of concern. we'll see how it unfolds. thank you very much for your time. thank you s0 very much for your time. thank you so much. you're watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: could we be less than a decade away from a human colony on the moon? we'll hear from a man from a human colony on the moon? we'll hearfrom a man part from a human colony on the moon? we'll hear from a man part of the tea m we'll hear from a man part of the team trying to make that possible. also ahead on the programme for you col on its known as the sore thumb of sydney, it

the strange half brother of the reclusive leader kimjong—un. —— kimjong—nam.ea and has been living in excel ever since. how he may have died is still unclear. the facts in this case are murky to say the least. there are a number of varying accou nts least. there are a number of varying a ccou nts of least. there are a number of varying accounts of what may have happened. what we do know is that between nine and ten o'clock in the morning on monday, a man believed to be kim jong—nam was attacked in this crowded and busy airport. police say he was accosted by a least one woman who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort of earning chemical. after that, he walked over to the information counter to ask for help and was taken to a medical clinic one floor down. how could an attack of this nature take place in broad daylight in the middle of this airport? i asked a number of people but no one was willing to comment. the police are the only one who can give you updates about the investigation. south korea insist that the man who died was a kim jong—nam, b

kimjong—nam, the the latest headlines from bbc news.im jong—nam, the half the latest headlines from bbc news. kimjong—nam, the half brother of the north korean leader was killed bya the north korean leader was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent according to police in malaysia. the exes classified by the united nations as a weapon of mass destruction. iraqi forces have moved into western mosul as they intensify their battle in driving so—called islamic state from the last major stronghold in iraq, they are responding with mortars and sniper fire. donald trump said that america will be bigger, stronger and better than ever before, speaking to the conservative wing of the republican party, she also said that the mexican wall is ahead of schedule. the french financial prosecutors have opened people enquiring, into the french presidential candidate, fillon, and he's family receiving payments. he denies it. tempi, rita chakra barty is here with a full round—up of the day ‘s news, first it is on his watch. and there and welcome to news watch

kimjong nam died after apparently being attacked at malaysia's kuala lumpur airport last week. something over his face. four people are currently being held by police investigating the killing, including one north korean man. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has more details on kimjong nam's movements within the check—in hall at kuala lumpur airport. this is where this bizarre story began, when kim john nam walked into this check—in area for the budget airlines just across here. it was at this spot that he was attacked from behind. now we knew what was used to call him, vx, probably the most deadly nerve agent ever invented. 100th of a gram would have been enough to kill him. and yet somebody decided to use it in this busy departures hall. the government said that they we re hall. the government said that they were going to decontaminate displays but there is no sign of that yet. in the short space of time it took to get to the information desk here, he was complaining of irritated feeling on his face. he was taken downstairs the medical clinic. this is the medical clin

the latest twist in the murder of kimjong nam: north korea accuses malaysia of killing its citizen last week. and the dresses that defined diana — outfits worn by the late princess of wales go on display in london. glad you could join us. it's 9am in singapore and 1am in london and 8pm in the evening in washington, where nasa has announced the discovery of seven planets, all of which have the potential to hold life. the cluster of new worlds orbit a smaller star less than a0 light years away. now, more research is planned to discover whether conditions on the planets are likely to support living organisms. our science editor, david shukman has the details. an artist's impression of a startling discovery deep in space, around a faint and distant star, much weaker than our sun, is a collection of planets that are surprisingly similar to earth. in all, seven of these worlds have been spotted, and astronomers think it may change the way we look at the night sky. the discovery gives us a hint that finding a second earth is notjust a matter of if, but when. an array of telescopes kept watch o

south korea insists that the man who died was kimjong—nam, brutally murdered on the orders of the north certainlyjudging that the murdered person is kim jong—nam. since this case is still being investigated we should wait for details until the malaysian government makes an announcement. the focus of the investigation will now move to kl hospital where the body of the man believed to be kimjong—nam is being autopsied. malaysia says it can't confirm his identity or the cause of death until the postmortem is released, which may not happen for another day. let's ta ke let's take you straight back to the white house, the east room to be specific. we are expecting, in the next few seconds, the president of the united states and his israeli counterpart, benjamin neta nyahu, could take to those two podiums. sean spicer, the white house press secretary, checking the notes on the desk. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and the prime minister of israel. thank you very much. thank you. today i have the honour of welcoming my friend, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, to the w

a second woman is arrested over the suspected assassination of the brother of north korean leader kimjong—unns of thousands of elderly people are not receiving the help they need to get out of bed, dress or eat, according to a leading charity. we're still paying more than we should to banks, energy firms and phone companies because we don't shop around. i'm looking at how changing a few financial habits could save more money than we think. in sport, arsenal look destined for another early exit from the champions league as they're thrashed 5—1 by bayern munich. hi, fair. i am a door—to—door poet. i write poems for them. and we meet the door to door poet who'll write a few verses especially for you. he is great. and carol has the weather. good morning. for some of us it is a cold and frosty start with fog around and a fair bit of cloud, but the cloud will break, we will see sunshine but expect showers or aim for northern ireland and scotland where at the moment it is also quite windy. i will have more details in about 30 minutes. thank you. more than three million people could avoid getting co

under the leadership of kimjong—un, attention.he leadership of kim jong—un, north korea attention. under the leadership of kimjong—un, north korea has tested more ballistic missiles last year than during the last 20 years rule of his father and many believe that there are various reasons behind this but there may be true intentions of north korea want to protect. thank you very much for the update. this is bbc news. stay with us update. this is bbc news. stay with us for more on the wales stranded in new zealand. donald trump says the usjustice new zealand. donald trump says the us justice system is new zealand. donald trump says the usjustice system is broken. in a tweet, he quoted a newspaper ‘s assertion that 77% of refugees allowed in since the travel ban was suspended came from the seven suspect countries, calling it so dangerous. president trump has spent most of the day in the company of shinzo abe, who has spent the day in what has become known as the winter white house, president trump's florida retreat. the two men took

about the only thing we know for sure is that kimjong—nam must have died in excruciating pain, his bodyur. do stay with us on bbc news. still to come: ready for rio — the world famous five—day carnival gets underway in brazil. this is bbc news. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: president trump's administration steps up their attack on what they call the "fake media." among the targets, the bbc and the new york times. iraqi troops have faced fierce resistance in the battle for control of western mosul — is‘s last major stronghold in the country. in the aftermath of two by—elections, prime minster theresa —— dozens of coptic christian families in egypt have fled northern sinai after a number of killings this week by suspected islamist militants. at least seven copts have been killed since the end of january. russell trott reports. an exodus of christian families taking flight from egypt's north sinai province after the so—called islamic state group killed the seventh member of their community in just three weeks. families gathered with their belongings at the evangelical church in th

under the leadership of kimjong—un, north korea has tested more ballistic missiles last year than duringher and many believe that there are various reasons behind this but there may be true intentions that north korea may wa nt to true intentions that north korea may want to perfect its missile technologies. we saw president trump at a news conference with shinzo abe. before meeting with the japanese prime minister, he had some harsh words to say about the us legal system. he thinks it's broken in fact. it was the latest attack onjudges who've blocked his controversial travel ban. 0ur washington correspondent — david willis — reports. president trump has spent most of the day in the company of shinzo abe, who has spent the day in what hasfbegeme ifs.“ as the winter white house, president trump's florida retreat. the two men took to the trump golf course in the morning. that hasn't prevented mr trump from tweeting. in his weekly address to the nation, mr trump said he believed urgent action was needed to protect the united states from the threat of terrorism. in his weekly address to the

malaysian police have named a north korean diplomat as a suspect in the murder of kimjong—nam, the half—brotherh korea's leader. and a new study shows that average life expectancy in south korea could reach over 90 by 2030. nasa has announced the discovery of seven earth—sized planets beyond our solar system. they're called exoplanets — that's any planet that circles a star other than our own sun. they're circling an "ultracool" dwarf star called trappist one, located about 39 light years away from the sun. astronomers detected three others in the system last year using nasa's spitzer space telescope. the planets are thought to be capable of having oceans, increasing the likelihood of life. the full report has just gone live on the website of international science journal nature. bbc science editor david shukman explains why this discovery is so exciting. what this latest report does is look ata what this latest report does is look at a particular star about a0 or so light years away, it is quite faint, much smaller than our sun, so it is quite easy for astronomers to look at, they have watched

under the leadership of kimjong—un, there we re leadership of kimjong—un, there were more tests lastis father, kim jong—il. many believe the north is serious about becoming a nuclear weapons state. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromised after a video emerged showing him commenting on political issues. the uk parliament website states that "spea kers must be politically impartial." mr bercow is already facing calls to stand down after saying last week that he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump. the latest comments, published in the sunday telegraph, were made at an address to students at reading university three days earlier. this may not be popular with some people in the audience. i voted to remain for economic reasons, because we are in a world of power blocs, and for all the weaknesses and deficiencies, adding it is better to be part of it. he is supposed to be impartial? he is. on the parliament website, it clearly states that the speaker should not express political views, even on re

but three days on from the death of the man believed to be kimjong—nam at on from the death of the manto be kim jong—nam at kuala lumpur airport, there is not an idea over whether it was even kim jong—nam at all. i am where the body was brought for a postmortem investigation. malaysian police have said until the investigation is completed they cannot confirm the identity of the man who died at the airport on monday or what caused that death. we have been told the postmortem has been completed. but the results of that investigation have yet to be released. do you see international implications for this story? is clearly a domestic affair for malaysia? —— is it. if a foreign government is found to have directed the killing on foreign soil, would that country where the killing happened be able to take some sort of action? well, currently i think the investigation is at such an early stage that those sorts of considerations have not been fully thought through. yesterday we do know that embassy officials were at the hospital behind me we understand they visited the body for many hours. mala

kimjong nam died after apparently being attacked at malaysia's kuala lumpar airport last week. by police investigating the killing, including one north korean man. police investigating the escape of a convicted murdererfrom custody have arrested two people on suspicion of assisting an offender. merseyside police detained a 27—year—old man and a 26—year—old woman in liverpool in connection with shaun walmsley‘s escape. walmsley went on the run when two armed men confronted prison officers guarding him at a hospital on tuesday afternoon. home to one of the other big stories of the day. gary lineker has called the leicester city decision to sack manager claudio ranieri inexplicable, unforgivable and that wrenchingly sad. he was sacked last night nine months after leading the clu b to night nine months after leading the club to an unlikely league title, the first in its history. leicester are still in the champions league with a good chance of reaching the quarterfinals. we can speak to rob tanner, a football writer for the leicester mercury. thank you for joining us. the emotion a